*Official* SG Challenge #1

[rpvankasteren]

Based on a totally random draw, I came up with Halmstad BK in the Swedish Premier Division.

So here's the challenge:

Finish the season as good as you can in league and cup with the following line up:

            GK
            SWC
DR      DC      DC       DL
            
MR                       ML
       AMC      AMC
            SC

If you don't have the players required, get them. Use only the database that came in the box - no updates - small database - Swedish Premier only. Time limit: 15th of August, 23:59 GMT SG clock time.


Original database:
http://rapidshare.de/files/3103521/Original_DB_FM_2005.exe.html
or
http://members.home.nl/hvkasteren/Original DB FM 2005.exe.
Point it to the correct folder, and overwrite your current database. AFTER BACKING IT UP.


One thread per challenger. Report on every game.
5 points for a win, 3 for a draw, 2 per goal scored, -1 per goal against
70 points for league championship, 50 for top 3, 30 for top 5, 10 for top 10.
30 for winning a cup, 10 for reaching a final.
10 points for selling a player for over £ 5 million / € or $ 7.5 million.

Match points only awarded for competitive matches. No friendlies.
Good luck.

I'll keep the score in this post, update with every update posted.

[b][color=blue]rpvankasteren: 43 matches  483 points  final[/color][/b]
Andrejs:       40 matches  362 points  final
SuRFy:         41 matches  323 points  final
Fernandez:     24 matches   86 points  final
garlei:         7 matches   50 points
Dazmania:      10 matches   39 points
TROD:           9 matches   34 points
kickin_kyle:    7 matches   29 points

 

[Zlatan]

Cool Ruud, I was just looking for something new...

Does it only last for one season or will we play beyond that?

 

[rpvankasteren]

Only one season was my idea. We'll go deeper with #2.

 

[Tom]

i dont agree that we should, keep all the chalenges to 1 season encourages other people to join. E.g. i cant do this one but maybe i will be able to soon.

TROD.

 

[rpvankasteren]

Maybe we should limit it to two weeks, as it's only one season. One could finish in one or two days.

 

[Tom]

no, keep the limit at 15th but when we then just stop it anyway when people have finished. Know what i mean?

TROD.

 

[Tom]

why do we have to use that lineup btw?

TROD.

 

[Daz]

how do i get back to the original ddb that came in the box??

and how should we post results?

 

[Tom]

post results like Ruud is doing, the only way of getting the original database is to reinstall isnt it?

TROD.

 

[rpvankasteren]

I'll upload the db to rapidshare in a bit. Unpack it into the "..\Football Manager 2005\data\db" folder. Backup your current db, so you can move it back later (as you should have done with the original ).

 

[Daz]

ok i did that all already in preparation

i tried installing the game again but XP won't allow me to have 2 installations of the same game

cheers rude.

 

[rpvankasteren]

why do we have to use that lineup btw?

TROD.

That's the challenge really. So you don't use someone elses tactic.

 

[rpvankasteren]

So... no need to upload the db?

 

[Daz]

yeah i do need it please

i was just saying i'd backed up my existing ddb ready to put this one in, but i forgot with the original

 

[rpvankasteren]

Ok, in progress.

 

[Kulixs]

Id of been up for it, but i have the updates, and im not going back to original. Ill keep looking at how everyone is doing though, should be cool .

 

[rpvankasteren]

If you don't want to interchange databases for the whole while of starting a 1 league small database game (took me less than a minute), that's your loss.

 

[Daz]

quality, cheers ruud

 

[rpvankasteren]

Original database: http://rapidshare.de/files/3103521/Original_DB_FM_2005.exe.html.

Point it to the correct folder, and overwrite your current database. AFTER BACKING IT UP.

 

[Daz]

aww crap

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