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AJ_Impy posted:Just call it 'The Cwp' I second this.
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Cityinthesea posted:I dunno, I just got promoted to League 1, and I'm finding myself having better luck with teams near the top than ones near the bottom. Maybe it's a complacency thing? More likely your team is better suited to counter-attacking play and is therefore able to deal with the better teams easier. A Tartan Tory fucked around with this message at 16:28 on Mar 26, 2014 |
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Man U, Cardiff or West Brom fan? Want a copy of FM2014? An excellent new deal has surfaced that you should look in to.
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Mar 26, 2014 17:40
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Marathoned through this thread. This is great.
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AJ_Impy posted:Just call it 'The Cwp' Fedule posted:Man U, Cardiff or West Brom fan? Want a copy of FM2014? An excellent new deal has surfaced that you should look in to.  Shame about the Derby defeat.
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Hey Habeas I've been inspired by the awesome goon supporters and would like to run a contest if its okay with you. I'd send a PM but you don't have plat so email me at brainster 31 at gmail.com
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Just FYI Boudicca doesn't really work as she was Iceni and lived in what's now Norfolk/Suffolk. Personally I like Cwp Cymraeg, or just the Cwp.
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Can I get a ruling from a Welshman or Welsh speaker on the accuracy of it being called the Cwp? It does seem perfect. It's back to being anyone's Cwp, Cardiff beat Swansea in November. Next match is us vs. Cardiff in December.
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My uncle and cousins are Welsh. Strictly speaking it would be 'Cwpan' but abbreviating it to 'Cwp' gives it a certain distinctiveness.
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habe, you heartbreaker. Why did you make me pick this game back up and start suffering? York, newly-promoted to League One. I need one point in the last game to secure a play-off position. Lose the last game 2-3 (the winning goal coming in the last minute), and miss the play-offs on goal difference. ...then I show my chops as the least charismatic manager in the league by telling my ridiculously overperforming boys that we can totally get promoted next season, them whining about that being way too ambitious, I go "okay fine top half might be better", and then they get even more annoyed at me changing my mind...so now everyone has red morale... ...gonna go on vacation and sob now. Blogkb - because you too like video games, old and new (it's just a blog)
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Dwarsen posted:habe, you heartbreaker. Why did you make me pick this game back up and start suffering? The fickle, feeble mind of the professional footballer.
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That's okay, when I gave FM a go like four years ago I got confused by the captaincy assigning and ended up with everyone on "abysmal" morale for like quarter of a season. I am not very good at sports sims.
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I think Wrexham have been channeling Habeus in my game. Both times we played they injured my two star players (both in both games). Just got promoted to league 2 (Thanks to this LP for teaching me the 4-5-1!) But now my star Goalie and Striker I've been training want to leave for bigger clubs. After everything I've done for them, those lousy ungrateful...  Also to those saying Spurs never win: They won the Prem in the first season in my game. Maybe it's bugged.
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I have got to the point where I am just fine with savescumming captaincy decisions and team meetings, because they're one of the few parts of the game where for me all logic breaks down and you're pressing random buttons.
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Just got through reading this in its entirety, and I have to say that once I got past the point where Wrexham made it to the premier league I actually threw my hands into the air as if a real team had won. Fantastic LP Habeusdorkus.
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Fedule posted:I just noticed that on the first day at Tackleford, the last thing that team is recorded as having done before Scott Brown showed up was getting drubbed 5-0 by Wrexham. Good times. Good times. Before Scott Brown: Wrexham's Bitch After Scott Brown: Wrexham's Bitch Obviously Scott Brown is/was the best thing to happen to Wrexham/Tackleford in at least half a century, and firing him is the worst mistake Tackleford has made. But we already know that don't we? 
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This LP is absolutely fantastic! I think it's rekindled my interest in soccer. I want to buy this game, but I'm unsure if I want to drop $50 on it. Does anyone have the handheld version on iOS or Android or whatever, and Is it worth it or should I wait for it to go on sale on Steam?
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I wonder, is there an equivalent game (or even a mod) for a Hockey Manager?
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bunnyofdoom posted:I wonder, is there an equivalent game (or even a mod) for a Hockey Manager? Yep. Eastside Hockey Manager. Sadly, the series was discontinued after the 2007 version. I believe there are fan updates for it, though. It was never really as good as Football Manager, to be honest. I remember a lot of things that just didn't work right (how contract years were counted for NHL prospects playing in junior, for example), and overall it just never had the polished feel of Football Manager, probably because there had (for understandable reasons) never been as much time or effort put into it. Still, I remember having a lot of fun with it back in the day. Since this is my first post in the thread, I'll just chime in to say that this LP is great and I hate it for making me want to waste even more time and money on these games than I already have in the past.
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Guys. We have arrived: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Le1wO7KCqw Suck it, AU-Chelski.
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bunnyofdoom posted:I wonder, is there an equivalent game (or even a mod) for a Hockey Manager? There's also Franchise Hockey Manager, but I haven't tried it to see if it's any good or not. I've heard it's really buggy but has promise?
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habeasdorkus posted:Guys. We have arrived:  Emergency Board MeetingSo guys, we need to decide on what triumphant pose we choose for the Scott Brown statue outside the Scott Brown Stadium we are going to build. Your choices are a) Majestic, b) Regal or c) Imposing Of course this poll will be disregarded when we decide to just Bioshock Infinite the choice and go with all 3. ...seriously though, holy poo poo.
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habeasdorkus posted:Guys. We have arrived: Man, they looked lazy as poo poo on that second goal. I've seen better defense from the Bulgarian women's hockey team.
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habeasdorkus posted:Guys. We have arrived: Aw man, Bailey's gone from playing non-League footie to getting assists in the Premier League against Chelsea, it's kind of weird how happy I am for a fictional player. 
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Its times like this when I imagine I'm an au Wrexham fan your teams known nothing but lower level footie. Then in 5 years you bring Chelsea FC to Wrexham and win. It must be the best feeling.
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Chapter the Fourth: Draws are boring. October 28, 2019-December 4, 2019 I expect us to slide into the relegation zone for at least part if not all of November. We're facing off against Liverpool at Anfield, and then Manchester City is coming to the Racecourse grounds. Those two clubs are very likely to hand us losses. After that we have a two week international break, and then fixtures against Blackburn Rovers, Wigan Athletic, and Norwich City, which are all teams that we have a chance of taking three points from. But first, we need to repay Everton for beating us at the start of the season in the Capital One Cup.  Buck up, y'all. If we play Everton like we did in our first match we've got a great chance. At Everton, October 29, 2019 Capital One Cup  We should have beaten Everton in August, but this match is arguably more important to us. Unfortunately, we have to head up to the Mersey river to face them this time, and as such we could be in for a rough day. Still, we've proven we can beat quality teams, so winning this match isn't out of the question. Starting Formation: 4-4-1-1 Counter Starting 11: Higgs, Hurst, Lewis, Todd, Mejasic, Matko, Mair, Bailey, Mujkic (c), Shirra, Bastable. Subs: Love, Durand, Vaillant, Simpson, Petts, Djurovic, Harrison. It's trouble for Everton from the kickoff, our duo from down under combine for a goal before I can blink. They're able to equalize early on a cross from the byline, but we take the lead back less than two minutes later when Mair gets his head on a corner kick from Bailey. Bastable adds a second goal just after the half hour, and we cruise to victory from there. Bastable is denied his hat trick late in the game despite being clearly onside, but Bailey scores as time ticks down, and earns his his first goal and assist of the year in this game. Man of the Match: Rocky “the Bastard” Bastable   Everton 1-4 Wrexham  The goal happened so quickly I didn't even have time to change the camera options to my preferred setting for watching the match.  Really, everyone was great today. The defense was exceptional after halftime, locking down Everton completely and never giving them any chance to get back into the game. I'm very happy with Hurst, after a poor start to the season he's now racked up a 7.1 and 7.6 rating in the last two games.  Liverpool was knocked out by Man U, Tottenham was knocked out by Aston Villa, and Chelsea was knocked out by Stoke. That leaves only two megabastard clubs (Man U and Arsenal) left in the competition. If luck favors the underdog and they also go down in the coming rounds it could be anyone's cup.  Well, it won't be our cup, if our first match at Old Trafford is any indication.   I'm confused, he realizes that he's lucky to be playing at this level, right?  We are raking in so, so much money.  Not nearly as much as this consortium has behind them, though. Arsenal should be called Mint, because owning it is a license to print money. At Liverpool, November 2, 2019 Premier League  It's right back to the Merseyside for our next match, against giants of English football Liverpool. In the 1980s Liverpool were the best team in the world, bar none. They haven't won a first division title since 1990, though, and in recent years have been deeply disappointing to their fans, not having qualified for the Premier League since 2009. They happen to be the team I support in real life, I first started following them when they were purchased by the same man who brought my beloved Boston Red Sox back to glory. It's taken a couple years for him to work that same magic at Anfield, but it appears to be working this year as the Reds will almost certainly book their first return to the Champion's League in half a decade and have an outside but very real shot of winning the league title this season. In our AU, however, Liverpool remains mired in mediocrity, reaching the Champion's League just twice since 2013. It's a pity, in real life the Reds look stacked to compete for years to come with excellent young talent like Raheem Sterling, whereas in the 2020-2021 they're coming off of 8th and 7th place finishes. That doesn't change the fact that Anfield is still a remarkably difficult place to play for outsiders, though we're catching Liverpool as they seek to end a three game losing streak and a five game winless streak. Oh, and as the game is at night on a Monday, is everyone ready for some Monday Night Football? Or should I leave the bad country music in America? Starting Formation: 4-4-1-1 Counter Starting 11: Higgs, Vaillant, Lewis, Todd, Durand, Matko, Mair, Bailey, Mujkic (c), Petts, Bastable. Subs: Love, Youssouf, Johansen, Simpson, Troelsen, Shirra, Harrison. Liverpool do a thoroughly professional job against us. They strike in the fifteenth minute when their target man slips away from Todd to get on the end of a cross, and it's only sheer luck that we don't concede more goals afterwards. We manage just one shot on target all game, and our best chance ends with Daniel Matko putting the ball into the side netting at 71 minutes. I can't complain about a 1-0 loss when it could have been so much worse.   Liverpool 1-0 Wrexham  That's overestimating us a bit, buddy.  Walley is getting regular playing time, while Novotny is sitting on the bench as expected.  I've set Sky Shadowing's morale very low, so he should be stepping down. Regardless of whether he does or not, we're going to have a new president. Everyone is eligible to run, but they have to make their own argument as to why they should be picked. People can announce their candidacy from the time that this update is posted until the next update goes up. After that, we'll have a vote as to which candidate should win. The winner of that vote will become the next chairman. I won't make us use Condorcet voting, but I probably will institute Alternative Vote/IRV because I'm a huge nerd and if we have 20+ candidates first past the post voting would be silly. vs. Manchester City, November 9, 2019 Premier League  This game is at home, but we're up against a preseason title contender. It's time to batten down the hatches and hope for a little luck.  Maybe more than a little luck. Starting Formation: 5-4-1 Defense Starting 11: Higgs, Hurst, Lewis, Todd, Johansen, Durand, Djurovic, Mair, Shirra, Mujkic (c), Bastable. Subs: Love, Youssouf, Vaillant, Simpson, Bailey, Matko, Harrison. Our play is much better than I expected and we hold our own in the first half, but Man City are able to take the lead from a corner. Man City adds another early in the second half, but we hit back less than a minute later on yet another Bastable goal. Despite looking dangerous throughout the entire game, and frankly outplaying our opponents for large parts of the game, we just can't find an equalizer. It's a loss we can be proud of. We came in massive underdogs, but City were very lucky to escape with points despite the scoreboard.   Wrexham 1-2 Man City  The Saints are still for sale, apparently.  Sky Shadowing is out! Long live Sky Shadowing! vs. Blackburn Rovers, November 23, 2019 Premier League  Blackburn are an old club with a long history, they're the oldest extant club to have won the FA Cup, and they won the top division title twice before World War I. They had a long period outside of the top division after World War II, but were back in the top flight when the Premier League was born. In the 1990s they were bought by a local industrialist and he brought them the glory of a Premier League title, making them the only club outside of Man U, Man City, Arsenal, and Chelsea to win it. Their crest has the phrase “arte et labore” - “by skill and labor.” Starting Formation: 4-5-1 Attack Starting 11: Higgs, Youssouf, Todd, Lewis, Mejasic, Mair, Petts, Djurovic, Matko, Mujkic, Harrison (c). Subs: Love, Durand, Johansen, Troelsen, Shirra, Argenti, Bastable. Blackburn is given a penalty just two minutes into the match where I can't even make out what the referee saw. At worst it was a slight tug on the jersey, and a very soft call. Blackburn converts, and we're down one-nil. We respond in short order, with Youssouf playing an excellent ball into space that Harrison can run onto and plug into the top left corner of the net, beyond the outstretched arms of the Blackburn keeper. We give up another go ahead goal in the 33rd minute, though, when Chris Todd is too busy complaining that his mark is offside to actually play defense. From there we meekly submit to Blackburn, showing no spark after halftime and have a final indignity of another bullroar penalty called against us in the third minute of stoppage time. It was our worst game in a month, our fourth league loss in a row, and leaves us in 18th place.   Wrexham 1-3 Blackburn  That goal drought is part of the reason why Billy the Kid is now Billy the Backup.   Come at me, FA.  That's what I thought.  Everyone. My house. Thanksgiving. We need to get our heads screwed on straight, and gorge ourselves on some pumpkin pie.  Pass the gravy, Lewis. I told you guys that brining the turkey was for the best, and so easy too!  Now it's time to start a fire, pour some wine, and play charades until we all pass out full, drunk, and happy. At Wigan Athletic, November 30, 2019 Premier League  We're starting to fall off the back of the midtable pack. We need to win in order to avoid putting ourselves into a hole that we'll have to dig out of. Playing against the equally woeful Latics is a good opportunity to pick up three points, even playing in Wigan. Starting Formation: 4-4-1-1 Counter Starting 11: Higgs, Hurst, Lewis, Durand, Djurovic, Mair, Petts, Mujkic (c), Shirra, Bastable. Subs: Love, Mejasic, Johansen, Troelsen, Bailey, Matko, Harrison. Mathias Durand makes a vital intervention at the very start of the match, making an inch perfect tackle in the penalty area to snatch a big chance from Wigan's grasp. Djurovic follows up shortly thereafter with a goal. We pile on more pressure and create a number of additional chances early in the game, but can't add a second goal. Wigan gets a couple opportunities of their own but are largely punchless, and when Bastable scores at 30 minutes we attain a safe two-nil lead despite the excitement. In the second half we're awarded a penalty, which would have salted away the victory, but Shirra misses. It doesn't matter, our march to victory continues unabated. I'm only slightly irritated that we didn't do more given the myriad chances we created, but we looked a superior class of team than our opponents. Man of the Match: Dejan Djurovic   Wigan 0-2 Wrexham  He can rest when he stops scoring so many goals.   Our players will be picking these up regularly. The team's average age is only 22, more than half our first team regulars are eligible for the award.  The same names are up for this award year after year. The only person not to have been shortlisted for this award in the past is Charles Asante, who is AU-Andre Ayew of Marseille. Still, it does show that the game is largely moving on from the stars of today, only Messi/Morales and Bale/Davies are huge stars in our world. The name breakdown is below: Matias Mercado = Erik Lamela, Tottenham Hotspur Cristian Reartes = Lucas Romero, Velez Joaquin Morales = Lionel Messi, Barcelona Shaun Davies = Gareth Bale, Real Madrid Alberto = Thiago Alcantera, Bayern Munich Charles Asante = Andre Ayew, Marseille  It's been a while since we've seen our players make the team of the week.   England doesn't have it too bad, but Wales is doomed. Scotland, sadly, did not qualify.  Mujkic is now drawing interest from around Europe. I need to make up a plaque that says “£50m or GTFO” to instagram at the clubs sniffing around him. At Norwich City, December 3, 2019 Premier League  The last time we went to Norwich we thumped them 3-1. I'm hoping for another result of that like, it would keep us from falling back into the relegation zone. Starting Formation: 4-4-1-1 Counter Starting 11: Higgs, Hurst, Lewis, Todd, Durand, Djurovic, Mair, Bailey, Mujkic (c), Shirra, Bastable. Subs: Love, Youssouf, Johansen, Troelsen, Petts, Matko, Harrison. We come out on fire, but all those early chances promise much but come to nothing. Norwich recovers to play better after the half hour, and they play quite well at times after the break, but we prevent them from doing any damage despite 11 shots on goal. Then 19 year old Scott Shirra takes over the game after missing a big chance in the 70th minute. In the 82nd minute he plays the ball forward to Bastable ten yards from the penalty area. Three Norwich defenders collapse towards Bastable, leaving Shirra to continue his run forward, as Bastable passes to the now wide open Scotsman. Shirra's first touch shot doesn't miss, and we're up 1-0. Not seven minutes later he locks the result down, this time scoring from a free kick from 25 yards out, curling it inside the wall and behind the near post for a gorgeous goal. Man of the Match: Scott Shirra   Norwich 0-2 Wrexham  We're more than a third of the way through the season and look like we're going to be able to avoid the drop. The oddest thing about the season thus far is that we haven't had a single draw. Maybe they know that I'm American and thus am constitutionally opposed to them. Our next set of matches takes us through the new year and won't be easy, with league fixtures against Arsenal and Chelsea and our Capital One Cup Quarterfinal match at Manchester United. Our players have been good for the most part; Rocky Bastable has been even more brilliant than I expected while Scott Shirra is a budding superstar. I may approach the board at Christmas-time for an expansion of our budget, we could use an improved defense and more depth at the wing position, while our coffers are overflowing at £8,908,115.  CHAIRMAN ELECTIONWe are now accepting candidates for chairman of the club. Anyone may put their hat in the ring except for Sky Shadowing, and candidacies may be announced at any time prior to the posting of the next update. Candidates are expected to explain why they, and no one else, deserve to be the Chairman of Wrexham FC. After the next update I will post the candidate list and hold an election to determine who among you will be raised to the most august position in Wales. habeasdorkus fucked around with this message at 09:21 on Mar 28, 2014 |
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Cripes the league is tight this year. One loss away from being in the relegation zone, one win away from being in the top 10.
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I throw my hat into the ring to be the next chairman. I come from a solid background in I want to see us win the league. I want to see us win the Champion's League. I want us to knock the oil oligarchs off their loving perch. I want to see Arsenal relegated. If elected, I will do my utmost to guarantee all these things, and more, happen. Beneath the banner of our God-King Brown, our legion of prodigies shall rampage across the premier league! So, to recap: Money for the team and stadium, huge dragon statue, win the top competitions, crush Arsenal. Vote for me, and
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d) Astride a dragon, triumphantly atop a mound of battered rivals
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I am putting my hat in the ring. I have no appreciable skills, which makes me a better candidate than Sky, who was a net negative for the club.
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habeasdorkus posted:Guys. We have arrived: D-did you ust beat Chelsea?  Guys...I...I think this season may go better than we think... As for the vote, while Majestic and Regal is fitting for the God-King of Wales, Scott Brown is not a mythical figure, neither has he been knighted (yet). Anyway, Scott Brown-like the Red Dragons-must strike fear in all who oppose us. Therefore we must go for Imposing, holding the bloody carcass of Tackleford's Manager by his neck. Speaking of Chairman, I'd like to once again apply for Chairman. I'm just a black man from DC, but I shall help Scott Brown lead The Red Dragons to International Glory! I have a proposal for the stadium name: "The EDIT: OH GOD! I just realized it dammit! 
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Imposing is the way to goquote:"The Ream of the God-King" The typo makes it so much better 
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Cielo Shadowing would like to run for election to take the place of my cousin, Sky Shadowing. No, I am not just Sky Shadowing wearing a fake mustache and pretending to be Spanish. I am Sky Shadowing wearing a fake mustache and pretending to be Spanish. In any case, we BOTH vote for C. The Regal statue must be saved for the inevitable statue of Sky Shadowing, handsome devil that he is.
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I am throwing my hat into the ring. Now I ain't got none of these high-falutin' city boy funds, but I know how to turn a dirty buck and promise not to pull a Cardiff unless it'd make me an absurd amount of money betting the club's annual revenue against the price of Egyptian cotton in a double-way bind. I also promise to distract the media from all these unsightly managerial spats by calling each and every one of my fellow League chairmen absolutely unspeakable things every time I am on air, for which I can assure you I will be blackout drunk EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. My suggestion for a stadium name is 'The Wales Stadium'. I understand that's the province your soccer team plays in? 
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Niric posted:d) Astride a dragon, triumphantly atop a mound of battered rivals With his arm in the air, triumphantly giving the middle finger pointed squarely in the direction of Tackleford.
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I am also throwing my hat into the ring! If elected I promise the following! - Ban the use of vowels within the stadium limits. - Change the team colour to red and the nickname to dragons...wait what? - Not get arrested and end up with 6 years in a Thai prison. - Bring in that rich, rich Arabian oil money. What do you mean human rights violations? - Accept any and all requests of the God-King, including revamping our Stadium now that we are getting crowds. I also promise to A Tartan Tory fucked around with this message at 16:50 on Mar 28, 2014 |
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I am throwing my hat in the ring! As an American I know how we can leverage the story of Scott Brown to the masses in the states. I'm seeing the next MLS All Star game vs Wrexham. Also I have a unique cultural perspective to LionYeti fucked around with this message at 17:21 on Mar 28, 2014 |
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blakout posted:As for the name of the stadium I will spend all of the off season bothering Sir Alan Sugar until we can get a sponsorship for the Dragons Den. No. Bad idea. Really bad idea. Never get Alan Sugar involved in the running of your club, unless you really like mediocrity, terrible managers, worse players, constant faux pas, legal disputes and everything done in a cheap and tacky way.
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