Well for 99% of FMV, it needs no introduction. But for any of you new faces on the site I will explain. The R-League is a league set in a fictional country of Romacia. Romacia is the most advanced country in the world and is building a league to rival the rest of the world by buying up all the best players in the world. Effectively if you have any knowledge of cricket, a little bit like the IPL. Once you sign up your team then a draft occurs which allows you to pick your players, however, the order of the draw is completely random meaning that you may have to pick after everyone else picks or you could be first meaning that the pressure is straight on your shoulders to do well. After the draft has occurred then you send in a tactic or tactic set along with specific instructions such as Preferred First 11 and any other information I may require. Then we play out the season, or rather I play it out on your behalf and report back the results, generally one round of fixtures at a time giving you time to change things if you’ve lost or players have been injured etc. Along with this there are many other elements to keep up to date with such as the R-League Managers League which logs points gained across a number of variables, giving a reflection of how well you’re doing. Of course all that matters is the league but the manager scoreboard is also useful to log overall performances over many years and across many cups. There is more intricate details to know about the R-League such as transfer rules, draft rules etc but this will be made available at a later date. You think you’re the best manager on the boards well now is your chance to prove it.

Where is Romacia?

In previous incarnations it has been in Asia, which was good because it gave people a chance to be exposed to other teams in continental competitions, but realistically did not maximise the potential to prove the power of the league. This time Romacia is in Europe allowing the best teams in the league qualification to the Europa League and the Champions League. This should add an increased element of competition for the very best teams. Romacia geographically is an island just of the Dalmatian coast with Italy on one side and Croatia on the other.

What is the history of Romacia?

Romacia was formerly settled upon by Greek colonists at around 452BC. It formerly conquered in 89BC by the Roman Empire and stayed as part of the later Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire) until the fall of Constantinople. At which point, it passed to become a Venetian colony. In 1612 Spain conquered the island and retained it until 1845 when it passed into British hands. It remained in British hands until the end of the First World War at which point independence was declared. During World War II, Romacia was conquered by the Italian forces, but was liberated by an American-British coalition and its independence was given back, but bombing runs had gutted the island. A large amount of investment was given by the American’s to rebuild Romacia, which was put to good use. By 1996, Romacia had the highest GDP per capita in the world, primarily through the dominance of financial services which remains to this day unchallenged.

Map of Romacia with area names

The Map is provided to add some realism to the R-League in general. In the past people have just called their teams whatever they want and placed them wherever they want but this time, I am providing a map so that people no what the districts are in the city and can choose to incorporate this into the name of the club they make. It is strictly you’re choice however and all names with be accepted within reason. I am just addressing that most clubs are named from where they come from. i.e. AC Milan, Manchester United, etc etc.

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