john2799

Hello all,

My first foray into serious LLM, after playing since CM2 I have decided to truely try my hand at managing a small town club.

I have never played CM with the really big boys but with clubs like my beloved Ipswich, with some decent players and money hanging around.

So, I've decided to plumb for a quality Div2 side in the Swedish Division, I closed my eyes and hit the mouse button to find I had chosen Forward from the West Svealand league.

What a god awful squad but at least I have some coaches and a couple of scouts.

Managed to pick up a couple of big name (well kinda) loan signings and also a few freebeies in pre-season as well (one Brazilian looks quite useful actually!)

We are six games in and are doing OK, which is what the board wants! P 6 W 3 D 1 L2 F 12 A 8.

I am playing a 4-4-2 tactic with an attack minded midfield, it's doing OK at the mo!

So onwards and upwards in my first foray in LLM!!!

john2799

Apologies! Not meant to be

How embarrasing, my first post and this happens.....I'm distraught!

Fitness Matt

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by CJB:
Isn't that classed as tactic tipping?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I'd say that it was just a general description rather than detailed explanation, so that it's just the right side of OK. But only just. Best not to describe it at all really though.

retired_nekh_20

What Glyn Said. Newbies see somone posting a formationn and then they decide to post theirs which is some poofish cheating tactic and the floodgates open.

However, I would like to welcome you to LLM and good luck for the rest of the season.

john2799

Thank you for your support, much appreciated.

I promise not to mention anything further about my tactical or non-tactical situation!!!

retired_insjat

Welcome!

I've got to say Sweden is by far the best league I have played on 01-02, I took on Barrikaden, newly promoted to the SD2 in season 3 - brilliant experience!

I liked the short seasons and it's a very tough league to get out of with 3 out of 72 going up! Enjoy and keep us posted!

retired_sandra

3 out of 72 promoted? Bloody hell! Can you tell a Swedish league virgin how that works then?

retired_insjat

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Rekwob Toille:
IIRC there's 6 leagues of about 12 (can't remember if they're all 12 or some are a bit smaller and some are a bit bigger), the top team in each league goes into a knockout playoff with another top team and the three winners of the games get promotion.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Exactly 12 in each regional division! (And two go down, with the third bottom facing a playout to stay in League footy!)...

Even if you manage to win the league - you've still gotta beat another Champion to go up!

Especially hard when it seems all the big teams get drawn in your group.. and you, a team from Malmo (the South), have to play Stockholm teams week in week out [/not really bitter - was a great challenge!]

retired_sandra

And there was I thinking the Conference is hard!

john2799

OK - well we've got 8 games to go in the first season and it's going ok.

The board are currently 'delighted' with my general performance and we are sitting in second place but 9 points off Degerfors. Promotion is a possibility but just recently our winning streak of 2 games in a row has been puntuated by draws, on two occasions, last minute equalisers have cost us dearly!

My two loan signings (strikers) are doing a grand job for me - however being a temporary solution I am worried about next season as my scouts cannot find anyone even remotely decent!!!

I've managed to pick up three (what appear to be) very good Croation midfielders but at 16,17 and 18 respectively, I'll have to use them sparringly or burn out will occur .

League tables so far (it ithis works!!! sorry if it doesn't).

<UL TYPE=SQUARE>West Svealand

Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts
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1st Degerfors 14 8 0 0 23 6 3 1 2 14 11 34
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2nd *Forward* 14 3 1 3 11 9 4 3 0 16 9 25
3rd Sleipner 14 3 3 0 7 4 3 4 1 11 9 25
4th Eskilstuna Södra 14 5 1 2 16 13 2 1 3 7 11 23
5th City 14 5 0 1 9 3 1 3 4 5 12 21
6th Värtan 14 4 2 2 17 12 2 0 4 5 11 20
7th Ölme 14 4 1 2 18 12 1 2 4 12 15 18
8th Spårvägen 14 4 2 2 12 6 1 1 4 6 11 18
9th Syrianska 14 2 3 2 16 14 2 1 4 16 21 16
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10th Rynninge 14 3 1 2 11 12 1 2 5 10 16 15
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11th KB Karlskoga 14 2 2 3 10 8 1 0 6 7 17 11
12th Nyköping 14 1 2 3 8 13 1 0 7 3 15 8</UL>