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LAboog4

I have not seen much about the create a club, I know it's not for everyone. I wanted to give it a shot, see if I could build a club up to the Premier League, adding a new stadium along the way to give myself budget constraints. After messing around with fake teams and trying to come up with something new, I decided to go with a small club that everyone has probably heard about from the FA Cup run when they lost to Tottenham.

This career is starting with Marine being promoted to league 2 after updating their facilities following the money raised during the FA Cup run when 40 million people watched on BBC worldwide.

Starting with simple kits, I plan to improve kits as we move up the ranks. Going month by month for results, if/when I reach the Premier League I might switch to going match by match like I have in previous careers.

Marine FC

The Club was formed in 1894 by a group of local businessmen and former college students, taking its name from the hotel on the River Mersey sea front at Waterloo, seven miles to the north of Liverpool, where the founders met. They moved to their present ground The Marine Travel Arena (formerly known as Rossett Park) in 1903.

Club Honours
2015-2016 – Northern Premier League Cup Winners
2009-2010 – UniBond League Club of the Year
2009-2010 – Football Foundation Community Club of the Year
2008-2009 – Football Foundation Community Club of the Year
2007-2008 – Liverpool Senior Cup Winners
2002-2003 – Northern Premier League Cup Winners
1999-2000 – Liverpool Senior Cup Winners
1999-2000 – Lancashire Trophy Winners
1995-1996 – Northern Premier League Shield Winners
1994-1995 – Northern Premier League Shield Winners
1994-1995 – Northern Premier League Champions
1993-1994 – Northern Premier League Champions
1993-1994 – Liverpool Senior Cup Winners
1991-1992 – Northern Premier League Cup Winners
1990-1991 – Lancashire Trophy Winners
1989-1990 – Liverpool Senior Cup Winners
1987-1988 – Liverpool Senior Cup Winners
1987-1988 – Lancashire Trophy Winners
1984-1985 – Northern Premier League Cup Winners
1984-1985 – Liverpool Senior Cup Winners
1978-1979 – Liverpool Senior Cup Winners
1978-1979 – Lancashire Junior Cup Winners
1977-1978 – Cheshire County League Champions
1976-1977 – Liverpool Senior Non League Cup Winners
1975-1976 – Liverpool Senior Non League Cup Winners
1975-1976 – Cheshire County League Shield Winners
1975-1976 – Cheshire County League Champions
1974-1975 – Cheshire County League Shield Winners
1973-1974 – Cheshire County League Champions
1971-1972 – Liverpool Challenge Cup Winners
1970-1971 – Liverpool Amateur Cup Winners
1968-1969 – Liverpool Senior Non League Cup Winners
1968-1969 – Lancashire Combination League Cup Winners
1963-1964 – Lancashire Combination League Cup Winners
1952-1953 – Liverpool Amateur Cup Winners
1946-1947 – Lancashire Combination Cup Winners
1944-1945 – Liverpool Challenge Cup Winners
1944-1945 – George Mahon Cup Winners
1943-1944 – Liverpool County Combination 1st Div Champions
1943-1944 – George Mahon Cup Winners
1942-1943 – Liverpool Challenge Cup Winners
1934-1935 – Liverpool County Combination 1st Div Champions
1933-1934 – Liverpool County Combination 1st Div Champions
1933-1934 – Lancashire Amateur Cup Winners
1932-1933 – Lancashire Amateur Cup Winners
1931-1932 – Lancashire Amateur Cup Winners
1930-1931 – Liverpool County Combination 1st Div Champions
1930-1931 – Liverpool Amateur Cup Winners
1930-1931 – Lancashire Amateur Cup Winners
1930-1931 – George Mahon Cup Winners
1928-1929 – Liverpool Amateur Cup Winners
1927-1928 – Liverpool County Combination 1st Div Champions
1927-1928 – Liverpool Amateur Cup Winners
1926-1927 – Liverpool Amateur Cup Winners
1925-1926 – Lancashire Amateur Cup Winners
1922-1923 – Liverpool Amateur Cup Winners
1922-1923 – I Zingari League Cup Winners
1922-1923 – I Zingari League 1st Division Champions
1921-1922 – Lancashire Amateur Cup Winners
1921-1922 – I Zingari League Combination Cup Winners
1920-1921 – Liverpool County Medal Competition Winners
1920-1921 – I Zingari League Cup Winners
1920-1921 – I Zingari League Combination Cup Winners
1920-1921 – I Zingari League 1st Division Champions
1919-1920 – Liverpool Amateur Cup Winners
1919-1920 – I Zingari League Cup Winners
1919-1920 – I Zingari League Combination Cup Winners
1919-1920 – I Zingari League 1st Division Champions
1909-1910 – Liverpool Amateur Cup Winners
1909-1910 – I Zingari League 1st Division Champions
1903-1904 – I Zingari League 1st Division Champions
1902-1903 – I Zingari League 1st Division Champions
1901-1902 – I Zingari League 2nd Division Champions

LAboog4

Steffolovitch

This is great, looking forward to see what you'll achieve here! I have to say you've been gifted with a squad that looks ready for more than league two football. Perrier at 73 and Taylor at 70. Holmes, Lawson, Myers 69. Obviously overall rating isn't everything, but it seems to me this lot is ready for an instant promotion.

Good luck with this!

LAboog4

Steffolovitch wrote: »

This is great, looking forward to see what you'll achieve here! I have to say you've been gifted with a squad that looks ready for more than league two football. Perrier at 73 and Taylor at 70. Holmes, Lawson, Myers 69. Obviously overall rating isn't everything, but it seems to me this lot is ready for an instant promotion.

Good luck with this!

You are right. I am surprised by some of the ratings because I am only 1.5 stars overall. I do have a very poor depth in the squad though. I have 3 CBs, 2 LB, 2 RB, 1 true CDM and one 2 players at each attacking position. With how busy the lower leagues schedule is, a few injuries and I’m in trouble.

I spent nearly all my budget money on three low level scouts.

LAboog4

A perfect start to the season and life as a professional club for Marine. Winning four of the first five league matches as well as knocking out Championship side QPR in the Carabao Cup before being eliminated by League 1 side Charlton Athletic.

Midfielder Jenson Lawson scored the first goal of the season for Marine in the first half of a 2-2 draw against Stevenage. Marine went ahead 2-0 before allowing goals in the 68' and 87' minute to end with only a point.

The second match of the year was the first home match for Marine in front of a sold out crowd at Rossett Park of 9,124 fans. Marine came out on a mission scoring three goals in the first 40 minutes against a weakened QPR side. The highlight of the match was 35 year old Richard McNamee scoring from way outside the box for Marine.

Three 1-0 victories followed with striker Harrison Harrington scoring the winning goals in back to back matches including a 87' goal against Hartlepool. Harrington, 31, is tied with Harley Holmes and Jerome Perrier with 2 goals each to lead Marine.

The only defeat of the month came at Charlton Athletic, a league 1 side in the Carabao Cup. Chartlon scored in the 15' to take an early lead and held on until the 90' when Connor Washington added a second to put the game away.

Defense has been the key for Marine in the opening month. Three clean sheets for goalkeeper Charlie Harris in five games. Marine are outscoring their opponents 8 to 3 so far this year.

LAboog4

The Squad

After one month into the season we have a better idea of the squad provided. We did have to sign 2 CB's from free agency just to have enough players for the busy schedule of 7 games this past month.

Goalkeepers
Charlie Harris, 26, 64 Ovr, England - number 1
Jaxon Salmon, 29, 63 Ovr, England
Thomas Shaw, 22, 57 Ovr, England

Fullbacks
Taylor Hubbarb, 31, 66 Ovr, England - starting RB
Elliot Hull, 35, 61 Ovr, England - backup RB
Reggie Meyers, 28, 69 Ovr, England - starting LB
Felix Rogers, 32, 63 Ovr, England - backup LB

Centerbacks
Lloyd Taylor, 27, 70 Ovr, Wales
Leon Green (c), 28, 68 Ovr, England
Elliot Brewer, 22, 64 Ovr, England
Thomas Lam, 27, 68 Ovr, Finland - signed as free agent
Ryan McGowan, 31, 67 Ovr, Australia - signed as free agent

Midfield
Jude Poole, 26, 64 Ovr, England
Jerome Perrier, 28, 73 Ovr, France
Jenson Lawson, 24, 69 Ovr, England
Marcus Platt, 28, 68 Ovr, England
Peter Lord, 18, 52 Ovr, England - future star
Richard McNamee, 35, 57 Ovr, North Ireland - final year
Ben Cartwright, 23, 67 Ovr, England - left wing
Benjamin Herbert, 22, 51 Ovr, England - left wing
Alex Fowler, 26, 64 Ovr, England - right wing
Dylan Clifford, 23, 60 Ovr, England - right wing

Strikers
Harley Holmes, 26, 69 Ovr, England
Cathal Kerrigan, 17, 50 Ovr, Ireland
Harrison Harrington, 31, 58 Ovr, England

LAboog4

A terrible month for Marine following the great opening month of the season. Starting with the loss to Oldham Athletic, a goal in the 7' minute of the match was the only goalmouth action for 90 minutes. Three draws followed with only 2 goals all month being scored.

Looking at the positives, Marine took 3 points from four matches against the top teams in the league but will feel they lost points against Newport County in a match Marine completely dominated but could not score. Newport ended with more yellow cards (5) than shots on goal (3) but still had the best chance to score with a penalty that Charlie Harris saved.

More bad news for Marine, starting right midfielder Alex Fowler tore his ACL and will miss 7 months. The already thin attacked will need to find a way to keep the attack going until January when Boog will look to strengthen the squad through transfers or the academy.

CHYP2074

Good luck. I was the pioneer with create a club on this forum but luck wasn't on my side! Hopefully your save will be more successful.

Ashy

Good luck, yeah hopefully you can get far in this career and be the first person to get a created club in the top flight on here, honestly so far so good seeing you are 4th in League two.

Steffolovitch

Damn, I just hate these 7 months injuries. I've just endured this myself with a promising young 18 year old. It really smashes up plans, and 7 months is a really long time!

Tough luck with a poor month for Marine FC. However, in my experience the game is more fun, when you're chasing something in stead of being runaway league leaders with an almost certainty of winning it all. So I wouldn't be too upset about a poor run of results.

I like your buildup here, a text-based story with a few graphics to visualize it. Well done so far.

LAboog4

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