2013 iScout. Do you?

[Archie Graveluth]

Thank you all for voting. The poll is now closed.

 

Now all I need to figure out is which team to pick. At first glance into Brazil, my eyes fall upon Esporte Clube Bahia, since it's a club I like because I did a long career with them some years ago. But they are in the top division and I wanted to start lower. Looking at the bottom division there's Palmeiras, a fallen giant. They have the financial power and good facilities, allied with good rep to attract good players. But, and it's a big but, they play in the São Paulo State and I'm not sure I can handle 5 seasons with trillions of matches. 

 

All other teams in the lower division mean nothing to me. Only Icasa could be fun since they only have 11 players, which meant I'd have to get several players but they have a bad rep and close to no money so they'd all have to be old free transfers.

 

So basically, I have two choices:

 

 

       

1. Pick Icasa and sign a lot of old free transfers and some loans.
2. Pick Palmeiras and if I get bored of the São Paulo State I can apply to a new job on a team that doesn't play in the SPS.

 

Please share your thoughts and vote at the poll above.

[Archie Graveluth]

ITALY EDITION

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Alas, time to say goodbye to Il Grande Torino. It has been a good journey and, in the future, I see myself managing them again. In this final season I let several players go because, to be honest, I wouldn't use them after this since this ends now.

 

So, the transfers:

 

 

 

Our biggest signing was Adryan, who we bought in January from Flamengo.

 

Adryan showing his parkour skills and his amazing choice of colour for his boots

 

Idrissa Gueye, who joined from Roma, also has time stopping skills

 

Guido Marilungo will be taking Caraglio's place

 

With a refreshing new team we would attack all competitions in our final season with Torino. But then again, that's what we always do and fail miserably...

 

So, we start with the Supercup against Inter. We usually do good against them and this was no different.

 

 

One trophy down, three more to go! Inter was easy, but then there was Juventus...

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfh4Mhp-a6U

Guest starring anfieldsquirrel

 

The lower team from Turin would make this an epic ending to the career. If you recall, Juventus are Torino's biggest rivals because they're both based in Turin and they even shared their stadium. We would meet them in the Italian Cup, the Champion's League and they'd be our biggest opposition in the Serie A. 

 

 

 

Two out of four competitions done, two more to go. In the quarter finals of the Champions League we'd face, who else, Juventus.

 

 

Selassie with the late equaliser sent Juventus packing

 

And Torino conquers Europe!

 

 

 

We won it all! And we beat Juventus several times while doing it. Wonderful! Marilungo, the leagues Player of the Year, was the league's top scorer with 41 goals, while Vladimir Weiss, who we bought from FC Porto was the top assister, with 19 assists. Once more I was Manager of the Year.

 

In 5 seasons I improved Torino as much as possible. No more planning permits for the stadium which means it has reached top capacity. I was also able to reach the number one spot in the manager ranks.

 

 

 

So there you go, the final update to my little stay in Italy. Hope you enjoyed this and I hope you feel tempted to manage there, in Torino or some other club. Thank you for following and don't forget to vote in the above poll!

[anfieldsquirrel]

Now, that's what I call a class season!!

Thanks for putting my YouTube video on, selfie!

[Ashez]

Awesome stuff mate

[Franco]

Least Inter won't be losing to you again

[Archie Graveluth]

Now, that's what I call a class season!!

Thanks for putting my YouTube video on, selfie!

 

You're welcome

 

Awesome stuff mate

 

Thanks, glad you liked it.

 

Least Inter won't be losing to you again

 

I'll miss them We're also missing a Inter career from you Franco!

[Franco]

I've just started one with them actually to try and get me back into playing, so thought Inter would give me the most enjoyment, lets hope it works

[Archie Graveluth]

Don't forget to share.

[MerlionMaple96]

AMAZING Season Grav  

 

Extremely well done career and I love the humour! Can't wait for your next team

[J-savage]

What a fantastic way to end the season! Good luck next year!

[Archie Graveluth]

Poll stays open until the end of the day so keep your votes coming lads!

 

 

 

 

AMAZING Season Grav 

 

Extremely well done career and I love the humour! Can't wait for your next team 

 

Indeed, I saved the best for last. And without reloading!

 

Thanks Jay-S, I'll go back in time now, to 2013

 

What a fantastic way to end the season!   Good luck next year!

 

[Archie Graveluth]

Come on people. This is tied!

 

Please vote in the poll above if you haven't already.

[Archie Graveluth]

Bumpity bump for poll votes, or else I'll consider my vote double to untie.

[Archie Graveluth]

BRAZIL EDITION

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The story of SE Palmeiras (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras) goes all the way back the the 26th of August, 1914, when the club was founded by italian immigrants in the city of São Paulo. Back then its name was Palestra Italia. After winning several state titles and getting more and more fans, Palmeiras was forced to change its name to Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras in 1942 because of the Second World War when the Brazilian President, Getúlio Vargas, declared war against the Axis countries (Germany, Italy and Japan) and sided with the Allies.

 

 

Badge evolution through time, from Palestra Italia to Palmeiras

 

The first World Club Championship was held in 1951 in Brazil. Eight teams participated: Vasco da Gama (Brazil), Austria Viena (Austria), Nacional (Uruguay), Sporting Lisbon (Portugal), Juventus (Italy), Red Star (Yugoslavia), Olympique (France) and Palmeiras. In the final, held over two matches, Palmeiras would face Juventus and after one win and one tie, Palmeiras were the first ever World Club Champions.

 

The club would have many domestic and continental successes over the next decades. By the year 2000 their main sponsorship with Parmalat ended, leaving the club in dire straits. In 2002 the club got relegated to the Série B (second tier in Brazilian footbal) but it got back to the Série A the following year. Last season, under management of Luis Filipe Scolari, Palmeiras got relegated once more.

 

Palmeiras biggest rival is Corinthians, and it's one of the most intense rivalries in the country. The club's mascot is a green parakeet. During the 1960s, fans of Corinthians would mockingly refer to the team as Pig and other teams followed, but during the 1986 São Paulo State Championship playoffs the Palmeiras supporters adopted the pig as their mascot, which now they prefer over the parakeet.

 

Club mascots

 

Palmeiras is the Brazilian team with most domestic titles, but they also have a few continental ones.

 

 

World Club

• Copa Rio

Winners (1) : 1951 International

• Copa Libertadores

Winners (1) : 1999 Runners-up (3) : 1961, 1968, 2000

• Copa Mercosul

Winners (1) : 1998 Runners-up (2) : 1999, 2000 National

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A:

Winners (8): 1960, 1967, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1993, 1994 Runners-up (3): 1970, 1978, 1997

• Copa do Brasil

Winners (2) : 1998, 2012 Runners-up (1) : 1996

• Copa dos Campeões

Winners (1) : 2000

• Série B (1): 2003

Inter-state

• Torneio Rio-São Paulo (5): 1933, 1951, 1965, 1993, 2000

• Champion Cup Rio-São Paulo State Tournament (4): 1926 1934, 1942, 1947

State

• Campeonato Paulista (22): 1920, 1926, 1927, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1950, 1959, 1963, 1966, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2008
• Campeonato Paulista Extra (2): 1926, 1938
• São Paulo City Cup (4): 1945, 1946, 1950, 1951

 

 

In Football Manager Handheld 2013 we find the team in the Brazilian Second Division. Their squad is almost full. Most of you will notice Kléber, on loan from FC Porto. Others will notice Leandro, from Grêmio (you know who you are!). Their financial state is ok so we can adjust the budget to get more money, but not a lot. The stadium has a good capacity which will result in some revenue and the facilities are excellent.

 

 

The Palmeiras squad

 

 

Financial state

 

 

 

Club information

 

 

 

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All info taken from Wikipedia

[anfieldsquirrel]

Wow they seem to have a great team, you should destroy the 2nd division!!!!

Good luck mate

[J-savage]

Good luck to

[Archie Graveluth]

Thanks. First thing I dead was to recall everyone and send Kléber away

[Ashez]

Great update

[MerlionMaple96]

I love reading your work Grav, always detailed and very well written

[Archie Graveluth]

Thanks guys, you make me blush. But honestly, I just look up info on Wikipedia, although I try not to copy literately.

[Archie Graveluth]

Season one of Brazil is done and will be posted today perhaps. I'll only play two seasons in Brazil because:

 

A) The São Paulo State Championship has a penalty bug

B) Low transfer budgets in Brazil in the first few seasons means I'll have to play a lot to get the budget I want for this challenge

C) Way too many games!

D) Actually, not a lot of players in Brazil!

[Archie Graveluth]

Sorry for not having updated this yet. I have a lot of players to iScout and I want to do them all at once. Didn't have time to sit down and do them all. I have two seasons worth of players and that will be it in Brazil.

 

In the meanwhile I'll do a new poll to see where to go next.

 

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The poll is up so you can vote now.

 

Added a new option. With FMH14 just around the corner I started to think that doing iScouts now doesn't make much sense because there will be new players, current players will have updated CA/PA, etc. Also, apart from me there are now less and less iScouts, which shows that people have started to lose interest in doing them and I believe there isn't a high demand for them anymore. I also want to do other things before FMH14 comes out so I would be a bit pissed if FMH14 would come out in October (like the PSP leak mentioned) and here I am iScouting players nobody will care about

 

So, give me your feedback please.

[dirtboy]

Think I can tell who voted for a bottom half top division team in Scotland

[anfieldsquirrel]

Think I can tell who voted for a bottom half top division team in Scotland

Hmm, I wonder :unsure:.

[Prosherry]

Ireland Dundalk