And so it begins...

I had recently in-inherited some money from a long lost relative which was around ?30,000 courtesy of the BBC program Heir Hunters and I was sat in my cold, lonely flat in Derbyshire surrounded by nothing but fields trying to make a decision what i could do with this amount of money, do i put the money down for a mortgage and carry on with the 9-5 job for the rest of my life? or do i travel the world for a few years taking in the views and meeting new people?

Then i thought to myself.. I could visit some of the nations beginning with the letter "A" and work my way through the alphabet, but obviously with plane tickets and hotels ?30,000 would only get me so far...

Then it come to me! Football Manager, i could go around some of the smaller nations and see if they have any vacancies for a Football Manager, surely in the whole of the letter A i would be set on by some club, surely? I mean I know it's a long shot and i have minimal experience but they don't know that, they wouldn't find me on Google of course but a few white lies here and there wouldn't be too bad!

So that was it, i was ringing, emailing clubs looking for a interview via Skype to see if there was any possibility of me starting my dream.

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And so it begins...
 
The "A" Journey Begins


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Algeria - Africa - Biggest Club - JS Kabylie
Afghanistan - Asia - Biggest Club - Toofan Hariord
Australia - Asia - Biggest Club - Melbourne Victory
Albania - Europe - Biggest Club - KF Tirana
Andorra - Europe - Biggest Club - Santa Coloma
Armenia - Europe - Biggest Club - FC Pyunik
Austria - Europe - Biggest Club - SK Rapid Wien
Azerbaijan - Europe - Biggest Club - PFC Neftchi Baku
Argentina - South America - Biggest Club - River Plate

 
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Season 1 - The Club

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It starts now, I've been offered a contract at KS Burrelli on a 1 year contract work ?275 per week which is very steady but I've only got a season to impress and try and build a foundation straight away, luckily for me i started at Albania in FM13 versions on the challenge so i know how the teams work and which tactics to inforce and the first season is always usually the best in this challenge as no teams have got any managers nor many players so there is some hidden gems ready to be signed, my plan is pretty much the same as previously, try and get promoted, win a cup and get a move to a bigger club in the Superleague which is what happened last time.

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What it says on the tin basically! A very poor club with really no expectations to do well and just sit mid-table for the rest of the season but i plan to change this. They was founded in 1952 and never really had any success whats so ever, i don't think they've ever been in top league of Albania so that alone will be a achievement. Very poor training and youth facilities so i cannot rely on the club to produce youngsters.

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Not a lot to work with at all compared to KS Elbasani last time but it's a start and I'll just move what i can into wage budget but if not by the end of it I'll probably be around ?400 over the wage budget as i have to spend and try to reach the top league it's a risk but a risk i probably have to take to get close or I'll be stuck in Albania forever. I can't rely on loan as it's impossible to get any loans in this division so it will just be free transfers.

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A quick insight of the club and it's not the best sight, unbelievably poor club but most clubs are the same in Albania. I'm predicted to finish 12th but that's not true, this league someone predicted to finish 16th would probably win the league especially in the first season when all the new players come in and managers it's just impossible to say where you will finish which is probably the exciting, yet nervous element about this challenge in the first year.

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So I've only been given 5 players and a few of them aren't very good, by the looks of them I'll be keeping Flogert Hima and probably one of the goalkeepers, I always play the same tactic on every FM game which is a 442 attacking with AMR and AML so usually once i join a club i release all ML, MR, WBL, WBR, AMC and implement my own style of play.

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I don't expect any of you to know many of these teams so I'll tell you a few clubs to watch out for. Apolonia, Dinamo Tirana, Tomori. It's a decent size league with a Super Cup (FA Cup style cup i added) as well as the Albanian Cup.

 
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