A bit more professional (scenarios part 2)

Ah… that’s better, looking a bit more professional, I dare say. I got this blog about two months ago, but, alas, have been tightly restricted to using it (ie, not at all). By the way, in case you care, the header is my own, taken at the Queen’s House in Greenwich last summer.

I should say a few words about myself to formally introduce this blog. I’m 17, lived in Scotland until I was 9, then my family moved to the Northeastern United States, where I’m currently attending one of the hardest schools in the country. I probably won’t be updating this very often, weeks, months on end, becuase I’m swamped with work and the like (I’ve got a huge French exam I should be studying for right now, but I’m taking a little break.). And, I’m probably not just going to limit this to FM, it’ll involve the Premiership and other interesting articles I see on the web. Also, I’ve just started a game with York City in the Conference, so you may see some stuff about that.

But anyway, without further ado, FM scenarios part II:

We’re going to a place fairly near home, yes, it’s the beautiful Wales. This is perhaps my favorite league, I play it all the time in FM becuase of the striking similarity it has to my Sunday league (and yet, these teams play in Europe). Until about 15 years ago, Wales didn’t even have its own league, but now teams in Wales are well established and performing well. So, here we go:

Lloyd-William’s Revenge: Perhaps the greatest player and deadliest goalscorer to play in the Welsh League is Marc Lloyd Williams. The 32-year-old began his career at Porthmadog in 1992 before moving to Bangor City in 1994. At Bangor City, he enjoyed great success: in five years, he scored a record 107 league goals! The Citizens did just as well as Lloyd-Williams, enjoying unprecedented success, winning the league in 1994, 1995 and winning the Welsh cup in 1998 and 2000. By 2002, Lloyd-Williams had moved on to Aberstwyth Town and then full-timers TNS, plunging Bangor into seasons of mid-table obscurity and constant defeat in the face of opponents with better resources (TNS, Llanelli, Rhyl). This year, however, Lloyd-Williams is back to the Citizens after being released by TNS, and better than ever, despite his later years. Your job: regain the Citizen’s winning ways while beating bitter rivals TNS and Rhyl, and Llanelli on the way.

And now, for perhaps the most difficult challenge we go to an island off the coast of Malaysia. That’s right, it’s Singapore. Although I haven’t yet played in this league, this looks like the most difficult challenge and only for an experienced player. Some info about the leauge: all the teams share their stadiums, the most successful team is Singapore Armed Forces, winning the title five times. Sounds alright? Here’s the challenge:

African Blues: This year, a new club has been added to the league, to “make the league more exciting” in the words of the league’s director. The club? Sporting Afrique. What’s so difficult? you ask. The team consists solely of African players from Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon and Kenya. With a top-three finish target set, in real life the team is currently 9th out of ten teams and in great danger of relegation. Do you overhaul the squad with more experienced players from the Singaporean league and destroy the tradition of the team? or do you stick with your current, high-potential squad and hope they come together and gell as a team? The choice is yours.