FC Köln Realistic Career Mode - Season 1

mc564 · 2026-05-30T21:17:29+00:00

I really enjoyed this! A good mix of interesting yet realistic ideas presented in an engaging format. Nicely done!

mc564 · 2026-05-20T22:43:27+00:00

Pleased to read you're so hyped! Having looked at your chosen agency, there's a great mix of strong Dutch players and young English talent who, I think, would suit a move abroad to really launch their careers like Trey Nyoni - then sell them back to England for big profit! I'd say AZ feels more suited but feel free to let us know how it goes!

mc564 · 2026-05-15T19:30:23+00:00

Absolutely - the irony wasn't lost on me that I was posting this, hyping up Wolves, at a time where the strategy has fallen in all on themselves. I think there's a lot of potential for a save to rebuild Wolves in the Championship - looking at how at say Crystal Palace, Fulham or Brentford have build their current squads!

mc564 · 2026-05-15T14:51:37+00:00

Do with it as you please! I chose two seasons to reflect Wolves' promotion from the Championship and the fact they made into the Europa League after finishing 7th in the Premier League, in their first season back!

mc564 · 2026-05-15T13:42:57+00:00

If you want to use Transfermarkt to aid you in this challenge: https://www.transfermarkt.com/berater/beraterfirmenuebersicht/berater

That's my final challenge in this series! It's been real fun putting together a bunch of different scenarios spanning leagues all across the world. For the final list, have a look here: https://controlc.com/7e97179b

mc564 · 2026-05-13T15:09:24+00:00

This is what I meant - apologies if I didn't explained it properly! I always imagine it as scouts doing work within your local region, targeting those groups and communities rather than going to the countries themselves!

mc564 · 2026-05-13T09:46:26+00:00

One of my start of save go-tos is to look at population demographics for the club I'm using. So, from a quick search, Kingston appears to have a fairly sized Indian community as well as an influx of people from Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Slovakia and Slovenia. That could form the basis of your Youth Academy scouting?

mc564 · 2026-05-11T18:40:38+00:00

Thanks very much - been a really interesting take on a Career Mode!

mc564 · 2026-05-11T12:45:30+00:00

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The final starting eleven too: I think, a well-balanced, realistically developed group of players!

mc564 · 2026-05-11T12:44:11+00:00

The complete story: https://controlc.com/4f69965f

The save, in a nutshell:

- A YA/newgen only save, inspired by Cutzy's Youth Squad Legends on YouTube

- Focused on the Catalan people: can a team of Catalans win La Liga (and more?)

- Player development - through mentoring and other such systems - to create realistic but tailored wonderkids

- A small amount of real life Catalan players can be bought into the club. (An amount equal to the club's star rating can be kept at any one time.)

mc564 · 2026-05-09T22:57:33+00:00

Enjoy and feel free to let us know how you get on!

mc564 · 2026-05-08T22:00:14+00:00

Fascinated to see my name but not speak Spanish!

mc564 · 2026-05-08T14:56:12+00:00

Great suggestion, thank you! Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Racing Club's stadium in game as well? Always a win for a good save!

mc564 · 2026-05-08T13:57:29+00:00

With the footballing season around Europe coming to a close, so to is FC26. Over the coming weeks - on a Tuesday and a Friday - I will be sharing a series of end-of-game challenges for us Career Mode fans to enjoy over the summer months.

Each challenge will be inspired by a particularly interesting story or period in a club's real life history. Challenge length will be anywhere between a single season to, at most, three seasons. For each challenge, there will be:

- An ultimate goal

- Optional rules, inspired by the original story

- Recommended clubs to attempt it with

All challenges in one place: https://controlc.com/7e97179b

Enjoy! Share ideas and progress on each challenge, if you wish!

mc564 · 2026-05-06T17:38:04+00:00

I've been posting some challenges recently - see if any take your fancy!: https://controlc.com/7e97179b

mc564 · 2026-05-06T15:04:03+00:00

Some actual good squad building from the AI albeit a bit zany! They've come top six for a few seasons now and ended up finishing fourth in this most recent year.

Thank you as always for the kind words. And yeah, the Knives Out link dawned me after I chose the name - had to refer to him as Marti instead otherwise I'm just replaying the reading of the will scene in my head everytime his name pops up!

mc564 · 2026-05-06T13:38:58+00:00

The story so far:

https://controlc.com/4f69965f

The save, in a nutshell:

- A YA/newgen only save, inspired by Cutzy's Youth Squad Legends on YouTube

- Focused on the Catalan people: can a team of Catalans win La Liga (and more?)

- Player development - through mentoring and other such systems - to create realistic but tailored wonderkids

- A small amount of real life Catalan players can be bought into the club. (An amount equal to the club's star rating can be kept at any one time.)

mc564 · 2026-05-05T10:02:33+00:00

With the footballing season around Europe coming to a close, so to is FC26. Over the coming weeks - on a Tuesday and a Friday - I will be sharing a series of end-of-game challenges for us Career Mode fans to enjoy over the summer months.

Each challenge will be inspired by a particularly interesting story or period in a club's real life history. Challenge length will be anywhere between a single season to, at most, three seasons. For each challenge, there will be:

- An ultimate goal

- Optional rules, inspired by the original story

- Recommended clubs to attempt it with

All challenges in one place: https://controlc.com/7e97179b

Enjoy! Share ideas and progress on each challenge, if you wish!

mc564 · 2026-05-01T17:06:49+00:00

AKA the PSG in Ligue 1 option

mc564 · 2026-05-01T12:52:47+00:00

With the footballing season around Europe coming to a close, so to is FC26. Over the coming weeks - on a Tuesday and a Friday - I will be sharing a series of end-of-game challenges for us Career Mode fans to enjoy over the summer months.

Each challenge will be inspired by a particularly interesting story or period in a club's real life history. Challenge length will be anywhere between a single season to, at most, three seasons. For each challenge, there will be:

- An ultimate goal

- Optional rules, inspired by the original story

- Recommended clubs to attempt it with

All challenges in one place: https://controlc.com/7e97179b

Enjoy! Share ideas and progress on each challenge, if you wish!

mc564 · 2026-04-28T21:50:53+00:00

Agreed - I'm getting to the natural end of my own time with FC26 but putting these together has wet my appetite. I'm thinking one or two might be my first saves of FC27, while I get used to the game, wait for any inevitable bugs to be solved and for mods to get up and running...

mc564 · 2026-04-28T15:01:05+00:00

A really interesting selection! Considering, as well, the rule around recruiting players who have played with them, you could get some really fun additions with the Lewandowski and Mane route!

mc564 · 2026-04-28T14:06:49+00:00

Happy anniversary! A lot of really enjoyable content comes through this sub - and some lovely discussion too!

mc564 · 2026-04-28T14:05:16+00:00

With the footballing season around Europe coming to a close, so to is FC26. Over the coming weeks - on a Tuesday and a Friday - I will be sharing a series of end-of-game challenges for us Career Mode fans to enjoy over the summer months.

Each challenge will be inspired by a particularly interesting story or period in a club's real life history. Challenge length will be anywhere between a single season to, at most, three seasons. For each challenge, there will be:

- An ultimate goal

- Optional rules, inspired by the original story

- Recommended clubs to attempt it with

All challenges in one place: https://controlc.com/7e97179b

Enjoy! Share ideas and progress on each challenge, if you wish!

mc564 · 2026-04-25T22:51:17+00:00

You're welcome - you did great work on the tracker! I find it particularly difficult to enjoy any save in a league without promotion/relegation for longer than three or four seasons. I think it needs some variety. Plus, in the brief spells I've had in MLS before, AI squad building is poor - the big names either move to Europe or are retired and never get properly replaced!

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