After the promotion to League One £350.000 was invested to improve the youth facilities, a huge investment yet again for the club, but nevertheless something that hopefully will take the academy to the next level. There where some transfers this season as well, with several players leaving on a free and a new club record … More The Dorking Way #7
After turning it around when it looked over and out against Leyton Orient, we now find ourselves in the playoff final. Our opponents in the final are Chesterfield, who also got promoted from National League last season through the playoffs. No matter the outcome, the winner will get back-to-back promotions and go from the National … More The Dorking Way #6 – The Play-Off Final
Welcome back to the second half of season two with Dorking Wanderers. Even though we were predicted to finish last in the league, we were top of the table going into the new year. That changed quickly in January when the players looked like they still were on vacation. The first game of the new … More The Dorking Way #5
With the surprising promotion last season, several significant changes occurred before the players returned for pre-season. First, the club is now professional, and every player and staff member needs to be handed new contracts to get the most out of a professional setup. That affects the financial side of things with a much higher wage … More The Dorking Way #4
As you can see below the my first youth intake was far better than I could’ve expected and simply exceptional. With five elite talents and three top talents the future looks bright. While there are several players with high potential here, the one that stands out and everyone are talking about is Alex Chudy. The … More The Dorking Way #3 – Youth Intake 2023
With the project I’ve set out for being an academy challenge, the first season won’t be the most important one when it comes to involving youth in the first team. Therefore, I decided to play through it without going into too much debt on the blog. However, many things happen during the season, and I … More The Dorking Way #2 Season one
Welcome back to the third post in this blog series. If you missed the introduction posts you can find them here. As described in the opening post, the aim of this save is a Youth Academy Challenge. Unfortunately, with a club at this level, there is a lack of youth and reserve players in the … More The Dorking Way #1
Why Dorking, you ask? My love for this beautiful football club started in FM20 when I did a challenge with a friend during a lockdown. We picked a club each in the National League South, and the race to the Premier League was on. While I didn’t quite make it that time, and my friend … More The Dorking Way – Why Dorking
After falling in love with this beautiful club through FM22 and Bunch Of Amateurs on YouTube, I enjoyed blogging and playing with them last year. If you want to read the blog, you can find it here. I had decided on doing a Youth Academy save for FM23 and set some strict criteria before I … More The Dorking Way – Introduction
After the blog post about Norwegian players to look out for, I got the feedback that Stabaek deserves a post for themselves. Why not make it a post about one team each from the top three divisions in Norway then? There are multiple exciting teams in Norway with great traditions, talents and players, but to … More Norwegian teams to manage on FM23
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