After wrapping up a fourth consecutive Primeira Liga with Sporting Lisbon a massive summer of change was coming, including selling our oldest player for the third transfer window in a row.
The first two months of life in Aswijan saw us get acquainted with Zagora Athletik and, eventually, settle into a formation and style that suited our players. And the relentless schedule of playing every Wednesday and Saturday was set to continue for a considerable time to come, which would eventually take its toll.
Our fourth campaign as Sporting Lisbon manager had plenty of drama, including a board intervention that had me questioning my position at the club. However, it soon became our best season so far in the save.
Last time out, we selected the team that we will take charge of in Aswijan - Zamora Athletik. And we gave you a brief overview of the club, its league competition Liga Dukh, and introduced you to some of its better players and exciting youth prospects.
Sporting Lisbon moved into March 2023 still unbeaten in Primeira Liga and, for the first time in this save, having progressed past the first knockout round of the Champions League.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the brand new country of Aswijan for a Football Manager 2020 save that's a little bit different. If you haven't read the introduction to this series then go and give it a read here. If you have, then let me introduce you to our new life in Aswijan.
The eagle-eyed among you may have noticed a subtle difference to my ongoing Saving Sporting series. That's because I discovered the work of Laura, aka Chilled Moose, with her awesome looking regen faces and a really exciting database she's created.
Last time out I was fuming with the Sporting Lisbon President's decision to sign two players behind my back for huge money on huge wages. I was keen to put it behind me and move on, and would deal with it when the two signings arrived in January.
I've built some exciting young teams during my time playing Football Manager but this new-look Sporting Lisbon side has to be one of the most inexperienced but exciting. However, all of my good work could come to a dramatic ending after a ridiculous move by the club's incumbent President.
I normally like to summarise the season just gone within the last post of the season, but this time around the finale to Primeira Liga was too frantic for that!
Football Manager Addict 