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In my headcanon Kristian Bale is Christian Bale's actual son in this universe, I mean he's young enough. I also suggest naming him the Welsh Psycho in reference to Patrick Bateman.
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Dreamsicle posted:In my headcanon Kristian Bale is Christian Bale's actual son in this universe, I mean he's young enough. Then watch he get an obscene amount of Red Cards.
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KDavisJr posted:Then watch he get an obscene amount of Red Cards. *Strings up the referee* "WHERE'S THE RED CARD?"
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Going to sneak in at the end of the prediction contest to guess... 38 pyramid games +44 goal difference 2.3 average
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It's good to see that FM apparently models Sheff Utd's frequent tendency make deep cup runs despite not being in the top flight.
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Out of curiosity, what is our away support like?
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Dreamsicle posted:Out of curiosity, what is our away support like? Good question and one I don't know how to find an answer to. Anyone have an idea, other than just checking our away match attendance and comparing it to the opponent's average? eta: On the basis of our six league away matches so far Wrexham visits see a +2.6% increase in attendance above the average, but I have no way of telling whether that's because of our fans traveling or not. eta2: Man U by comparison causes a 4.9% uptick when they visit. eta3: And while I'm at it, I should add that we've flown all the way up to 5th in average attendance from 10th-12th, behind only the Manchesters, Chelsea, and Arsenal. We're also 4th in percentage of seats filled, with an average of 97% capacity. Of course, Manchester United are still drawing more than twice as many people as we are, 88k per match vs. 38k for us. habeasdorkus fucked around with this message at 07:44 on Feb 12, 2015 |
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This was a few updates ago but if possible I'd like to see a close-up of the Dortmund head coach's ridiculous haircut.
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Feb 12, 2015 12:59
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 It looks like Pedro Carmo here was in the midst of getting his cornrows done and suddenly realized he had someplace else to be.
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Two board positions have come open, they were last held by ThePenIsMightier and benzine. Anyone who isn't them may apply for the spots, first come first serve. As always, let me know what nationality you want.
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I'll take one. Make me American to push you to liberate more yanks from the poo poo mls development system.
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Feb 12, 2015 20:12
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I'll take the other. Make my nationality Canadian.
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AJ_Impy jr, English. Following his father's footsteps and engendering some frosty conversations when Wrexham play Reading.
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If there is a spot left, I would like a seat on the board (USA)
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Goodbye cushy board spot! Time to start looking for a not quite as successful position. VV Yeah, since August. With the sabbatical right in the middle, it ended up being half a year. ThePenIsMightier fucked around with this message at 03:21 on Feb 13, 2015 |
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Feb 12, 2015 23:26
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You were on the board for ages, it seems like.
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Something for people to think about now that the LP is alive again and most people have caught up reading. I'd like to set up a Goon Cup for this summer's update, with people using their own teams in a single elimination contest. So I'd like to gauge people's interests for one that'd run in 2-3 weeks.
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Yeah I'm down for that. I haven't played much but I thankfully have a Man City save with fake players. If I was playing more I would have had my Telford side going.
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Wow, that sounds like fun. I'm awful at this game, but I might try to get a Tottenham team started up.
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Eh, 14 is the devil because they took away my sliders, but I can probably have a team ready.
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I'm down. I haven't played all that much since the inter-dimensional friendlies, probably only about a year in game and my team has barely changed, but we won another treble.
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Man, three Americans to the two Welsh, plus the other foreigners. I thought Wrexham liked THE American/God-King of Whales, not all Americans.
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habeasdorkus posted:Something for people to think about now that the LP is alive again and most people have caught up reading. I'd like to set up a Goon Cup for this summer's update, with people using their own teams in a single elimination contest. So I'd like to gauge people's interests for one that'd run in 2-3 weeks. I have a team that at least wouldn't get me outright destroyed so I'd like to take part
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Chapter the Fifth: Of Mice and Men and Zombies. November 10, 2027-December 14, 2027 After withdrawing all of our players from their national teams, I give them a week to just relax and recuperate. I'm sure nothing exciting will happen in that time.  The Red Keep Player's Lounge November 12, 2027 (STRINGEL, LOSEILLE, and LAUX are sitting around a table with THE SETTLERS OF CATAN arrayed in front of them. The game is set up, but they have not begun playing.)  : Sacre bleu, why is he always late? : Ja, I told him yesterday that we would get started at 1pm.: Can we just play with with the three of us? I don't want to miss the improv class that Koji is running.: Nein, mein bruder. : Everyone knows you can't play Catan properly without four players. We're stuck.(THE COACH enters the room, with a PUZZLED LOOK on his face)  : Hey, have you guys seen Zouaghi? He was supposed to be running the Mario Kart tournament this morning, but he never showed up.(PAUL WILLIAMS enters the room from the door opposite THE COACH)  : Boss, I think we have a problem. The Red Keep, Warroom Later that day (THE COACH, MATEO MUJKIC, JUSTIN BAILEY, MICHAEL COULSON, and SCOTT SHIRRA are looking at a map of PARIS, FRANCE, as PAUL WILLIAMS points to a location to the east of the city) : … In sum, we don't know how they were taken from Wrexham, but we have credible reports that Kamel Zouaghi and Mohamed Yilmaz were seen being taken inside the Sleeping Beauty Castle yesterday evening after the close of business.: Damnit. How did this happen? : You don't think it could be... : No. It couldn't have survived... : I warned you guys!quote:
: First things first, we need to get down to Paris immediately. Coulson, Shirra, Mujkic, I need you three to tell me everything you can remember about the layout of the dungeon. : Just don't make me go back there, boss. I still get flashbacks every time I see a picture of that accursed mouse. The Tower Suite at the Sleeping Beauty Castle (The next evening) (MOHAMED YILMAZ and KAMEL ZOUAGHI are tied to chairs, back to back.)  : This is all your fault, Mohamed. : Well excuzez-moi, Kamel! How was I supposed to know that it wasn't actually a message from the Coach telling us we could go visit our parents in Paris?: Was it spelled entirely in Emoji?: Well, no...: That's how you should have known.(The door opens, and a hideous creature enters with a large set of shears) : What do you want with us you rongeurs monstre? : You have been chosen to pay for your master's destruction of my master. An eye for an eye, as is right.: Master? What are you talking about?: Has your beloved Coach never told you about the assault perperated by your very captain and the one you call The Golden Boy?: Huh?: Oh ho, do I have a story for you children.(THE MOUSE begins to monologue) The Gates of Eurodisney (The same time) (THE COACH and JUSTIN BAILEY stand by a hedge, seemingly searching for something) : Where is it? Where's the secret entrance?!: Maybe they removed it after we broke out last time?: We don't have any other way in! Who knows what that fiend is doing to them?!The Castle's Tower Suite (Five hours later) (THE MOUSE has been talking non-stop, with ZOUAGHI and YILMAZ torn between INTENSE TERROR and EVEN MORE INTENSE BOREDOM) : ...And so you see, this is why I must kill you. So that I might use your bodies to restore my master!(A flash of lightning reveals a CAPED CRUSADER lurking outside of the window just as he crashes through the door)  : Hello, Mickey.: The Bat Man?! What are you doing here?! (THE MOUSE knocked out, the CAPED CRUSADER strides to the door and unlocks it. Outside waits the FAMILIAR FACES of CARLOS MATIAS CARDOZO and TONCI CIRJAK) : Were you seen? : Of course not. We play for Paris Saint-German. The owner has his own network of secret passages all over the city and surroundings.(CIRJAK and CARDOZO rush to free YILMAZ and ZOUAGHI, while THE MOUSE stirs weakly) : But why? Why would you help them? Wrexham sold you! Sent you away! : Because once you're a dragon, you're always a dragon. The Red Keep Two days later  (THE COACH and MATEO MUJKIC are speaking to RODRIGO MOCTEZUMA)  : What's this meeting about?: Recent events have lead me to the conclusion that it's it's time to start bringing the younger generation in on some of the dangers that comes with wearing our jersey. The other youth players look up to you, Rodrigo, and I trust your judgment. Meteor here will be mentoring you on everything you need to know.: Alright mate, first things first. There's this guy named Ed Phillips...In Caverns Deep Below The Red Keep (Moments later) (MUJKIC and MOCTEZUMA can be heard with perfect clarity discussing the secrets of WREXHAM FOOTBALL CLUB as KRISTIAN BALE sits at a large monitor while a man in a butler's suit approaches, bearing a cup of tea.)  : And you're not the least bit jealous of Mr. Moctezuma, sir? : No, it's better that there's someone else who can prepare for the threats that face the club in the next generation. Plus, what would the spoiled scion of the Bale family want with responsibility?: What indeed, sir. A great opportunity to cap some dual national players and get them to commit to the USMNT.  Hurrah Wales! Tough result for Belgium, who were the pride of Europe back in 2016.  Brony Hunter 2028 is all systems go, I'll be sure to inform you if he loses on January 6th.  The team still doesn't fully understand how the Pyramid is supposed to work, probably because it's pretty different from just about every other style that we've played.  None of our players are front-runners? That seems unlikely. vs Liverpool, November 20, 2027 Premier League  Liverpool have become Aston Villa. That is to say that they're a club with a ton of support and money, but nothing to show for it. At least they're back in the Premier League. Starting Formation: The Pyramid Starting 11: Kocsis, Tounkara, Quiboulaz, Lewis, Shirra, Bailey (c), Bale, Stringel, Rickard, Thiago, Mujkic (c). Subs: Landgraf, Laux, Zouaghi, Bouzid, van Leeuwen, Rouissi, Pickee. Ellis Rickard puts us ahead in his first match back since his injury. Quibs makes a mistake to allow the equalizer, but two minutes later the goddamned Batman shows up out of nowhere in the penalty box and thumps a Golden Boy pass into the net. We're not in the clear, as Liverpool respond with two more goals to retake the lead, both of which our defense should have been able to handle. Damgaard gets credit for a fluke goal when a cross meant for Rickard sails into the net as Liverpool's defenders crash into each other on the goal line in the second half to pull us even again. When the game ends we've been let down by our two best strikers, who go goalless and consign us to a draw.   Wrexham 3-3 Liverpool  I don't know if I'd call a home draw to the 10th placed team “impressive.” On the bright side, though, Manchester United lost to Arsenal in the early game.  Callum Allan is the Taylor Swift of the footballing world. It's not that he's bad, far from it, but he's got an inordinate number of screaming fans out there, apparently enough to make him a contender for the Ballon d'Or despite not being able to regularly crack our starting XI.     As anticipated the Club World Cup is playing havoc with our fixture list. At AS Roma, November 23, 2027 Champions League, Group G  Depending on what happens in Portugal between Braga and Fener a loss could end Roma's dreams of advancement. Starting Formation: 4-2-3-1 Control Starting 11: Kocsis, Reed, Hammatt, Laux, Loseille, Zouaghi, Allan, Moctezuma, Bouzid, Mujkic (c), Thiago. Subs: Landgraf, Leandro, Quiboulaz, Brown, Damgaard, van Leeuwen, Rouissi. All Ali Bouzid Does Is Score. This time he's off the mark in 32 seconds, finding space for himself in the box as Thiago threads him a pass between two defenders. Thiago follows up with a goal six minutes after our first as he mugs a centerback and races towards the net. When the keeper comes off his line to close down his angles Thiago artfully chips him. Scarcely two minutes later Roma concedes again, this time with Ali Bouzid sending the ball in to Callum Allan, who turns and fires a strike inside the near post for a dominating three goal lead just as the clock ticks past eight minutes played. Roma are able to staunch the bleeding, though it's requiring acrobatic saves from their besieged keeper, but they're already mortally wounded. Then the ref gives one of their defenders two yellows in the span of two minutes, and their fans avert their eyes to the carnage. At halftime I substitute off Mujkic and Reed to give Kais Rouissi and Leandro some playing time, and fifteen minutes later pull Thiago for Ferdi van Leeuwen. Rouissi and Leandro don't impress, but van Leeuwen scores his first goal of the season in stoppage time as we coast to an easy victory. The Roma players despair in their locker rooms upon hearing of Braga's victory over Fenerbaçhe, because Braga had taken four points from their two matches against Roma the Portuguese club has clinched second place. They'll now need at least a draw against the Turks to finish third and avoid being knocked from continental competition entirely. Man of the Match: Callum Allan   Roma 0-4 Wrexham  You better not get hurt in the next two weeks, Kocsis, because we've only got one other keeper on the roster... League Two quality teenager Joe Glazier.    The Group stage still has some wide open contests, the most surprising of which is Group C where Manchester United could be knocked out of European competition entirely if they lose to AFG at New Old Trafford. Group B is also a fight between three teams for advancement, with Juve at risk of slipping down to the Europa League if they can't handle Rangers. I would love to see both of those things come to pass, but even one would fill me with gleeful schadenfreude.  I'm not sure what it is about Japan, but they're awful at taking care of their players. I looked at their other major stars after Minami went down, and all had suffered serious injuries while on international duty. I don't know if that's just because they tend to play a lot more international matches than most other countries, or what.  You've gotten into eight games so far, with six starts. You haven't scored a single goal and have provided a lonely assist... and you're certainly not adding value on the defensive end of things.  I'm giving you five weeks to perform, or I'm selling your rear end to the highest bidder.  Speaking of unsuccessful players... I'm going to stall on this and see if anyone else is willing to offer full value for Ikeda.  He's still rated as having 4.5 star potential, but right now he's just a Championship quality player, albeit one that could certainly find work as a rotation option for lower half EPL clubs. Given our glut of attackers, he's definitely someone who's going to be on their way out.  It's a shame, considering the potential he had when he first came to the club. At this point, though, I highly doubt he'll ever come close to realizing it. At Nottingham Forest, November 27, 2027 Premier League  Next up is Manchester United, hence the heavy squad rotation. I want our best available in three days to face our title rivals. It's still a lineup that can be counted on to defeat Forest, who are currently 17th in the league, and we're not using the pyramid to assure our victory. Starting Formation: 4-2-3-1 Control Starting 11: Kocsis, Reed, Leandro, Hammatt, Loseille, Lewis, Damgaard, Bale, Allan, Mujkic (c), Thiago. Subs: Glazier, Quiboulaz, Tounkara, Zouaghi, Bailey, Pickee, Stringel. The Batman breaks the rules and has his goal called back for it in the fifth minute. We could have used the goal, as Nottingham Forest straight up outplay us in the first half, holding the squad to three shots and take a justly deserved lead into halftime. I am not a happy camper then, and I don't brighten up when our slack performance continues into the second half. When it's clear that our play has not improved I move us into the Pyramid. Bale is fouled ten minutes later, and Stringel converts the penalty to tie things up. Mitchell Pickee picks a good time to score his first goal of the season and we move into the the lead with fifteen minutes left. But the comeback doesn't hold. A huge error by Lajos Kocsis allows Nottingham Forest to tie it up again, and then a heartbreaker of a strike in the 89th minute sends us down to a shocking defeat in a game where we were thoroughly outplayed by a club that will struggle to avoid relegation.   Nottm Forest 3-2 Wrexham  Again?  Just for once I'd like to see one of the candidates go crazy making promises. vs Manchester United, November 30, 2027 Premier League  This is essentially a must win match. United are eight points ahead of us, but they're on our turf right now and we absolutely must take advantage of that. Weaker men than me would revert to the tried and true 4-2-3-1, but this is the year I impose my will upon the game, and that means building a monument to match those in Giza. Starting Formation: The Pyramid Starting 11: Kocsis, Tounkara, Quiboulaz, Zouaghi, Shirra, Laux, Moctezuma, Stringel, Rickard, Thiago, Mujkic (c). Subs: Glazier, Loseille, Hammatt, Allan, Damgaard, Bale, Rouissi. It's a ding-dong battle from end to end, but United's superior finishing leaves them up 1-0 until the very final moments of the first half, when Isaac Stringel atones for an earlier miss with the equalizer. Five minutes after the match begins anew Ellis Rickard uses his 6'2” frame to win a contested Meteor cross and redirect it to Scott Shirra, who's playing despite having the flu, and we take the lead. We hold it through the end of the match, and secure a massive result that keeps us right in the thick of the title chase. Man of the Match: Scott “Michael Jordan” Shirra   Wrexham 2-1 Manchester United  West Ham are apparently not going to take my advice about hiring a fresh face, instead choosing to go with the manager that Leeds fired not two weeks ago.  I turned down the Qatari offer for Ikeda, I want to get back at least the 575k that we spent on him five years ago. But the failed prospect is a good reminder that not all young players with potential become stars, and we can consider ourselves incredibly lucky that so many of ours have grown to their full potential.  Arsenal vault into first place, with 32 points through fourteen matches. We're sitting on 26, in fourth place behind Chelsea and United. Manchester City has had a rough opening third of the season, all the way back in tenth, but as they're only six points behind us they have every possibility of recovering to fight for a top four position.  Let's go Meteor! I'm saving my vote until the last minute, to see which of my players perform best in the final month. With seven Wrexham players on the 35 man shortlist I've got my choices. Thiago, Loseille, Stringel, Reed, and Shirra all deserve consideration alongside Mateo, and then there's also Allan.   Wales has a good chance of making it out of that group, the four best third placed teams advance above and beyond the top two of each group, while I'll eat my hat if England doesn't make the second round. At Aston Villa, December 4, 2027 Premier League  The success of the Pyramid against Manchester and the failure of orthodoxy against Nottingham Forest means that we're going to be using the Pyramid again, this time against Aston Villa. Oddly enough, this means I consider the Pyramid the safer formation to play. Starting Formation: The Pyramid Starting 11: Kocsis, Tounkara, Hammatt, Zouaghi, Allan, Laux, Zouaghi, Moctezuma, Stringel, Rickard, Thiago, Mujkic (c) Subs: Glazier, Reed, Quiboulaz, Damgaard, Lewis, Bale, van Leeuwen. If we were able to put away even a quarter of our chances we'd be winning at halftime. Instead it's a dead heat despite our dominance of possession and opportunity. Hammatt, tired of seeing our five forwards fail to find joy, finally puts us ahead by out-leaping three defenders for a Thiago free kick that was delivered from all the way back near the midfield line. We double that advantage ten minutes later when Rickard threads the ball out wide to Mujkic, leaving the keeper watching as Meteor passes the ball into the open net. Rickard adds a second assist, this time by using his keen vision and anticipation to give Stringel all the room he needs to put away our third goal. After a scoreless and frustrating first half we finally break through in a big way, earning a convincing win. Man of the Match: Hammerin' Ed Hammatt   Aston Villa 0-3 Wrexham  Look who it is. Our new nemesis. The only team to have beaten us twice in a row in God only knows how long.  What did he say about me?  Eh. Not worth spitting fire over.  I hope our press department put out a release talking about the squad we're going to be putting on the field, or some fans might come away disappointed. vs Braga, December 8, 2027 Champions League, Group G  There's nothing at stake in this match, so it's an opportunity to let our teenagers play. If we win, yay. If we lose, meh. The oldest starter will be Ellis Rickard, he'll also be the only player in the starting lineup who's over twenty. Even so, I wouldn't be at all surprised if we win. Starting Formation: 4-2-3-1 Control Starting 11: Landgraf, Leandro, Sadula, Spyropoulos, Lewis, Bale (c), Brown, Moctezuma, Bouzid, Rouissi, Rickard. Subs: Kocsis, Davies, Hunter, Zouaghi, Damgaard, van Leeuwen, Pickee. Our kids sure know how to play in the Wrexham style, with tons of possession and shots from dangerous positions but nothing to show for it, while holding the opponents to only a couple shots yet still conceding goals. In the end our unbeaten streak is at an end, but we held our own and can come away without being too disappointed.   Wrexham 0-2 Braga    The good news is that there's some unfamiliar faces who will be playing next spring. The other good news is that no clubs from the top leagues finished third, meaning that the Europa League should be wide open for some smaller club to win for the second straight year instead of a behemoth like Real Madrid. Manchester City and Milan are the biggest clubs in the Europa League, and so long as they're taken out someone interesting will win.  Atlas are a comparatively good club given their location in the Western Hemisphere, having won four of the last eight Liga MX titles while also winning the CONCACAF Champions League and getting to the quarterfinal of the Copa Libertadores in 2025. Once again the South American champion gets to play the club from Africa... and we've yet to play an African club in our history.  I'm not sure what to say. Our defense appears to have collapsed, allowing multiple goals in four of our last seven matches after only having done so three times in the 18 prior matches. We've earned a measly 7 points from our last five EPL fixtures. At the same time our offense is still chugging along, the last time we were held goalless when using our first team was back in August against Crystal Palace. And we beat Manchester United, keeping our title defense in good shape. 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i'd have to reinstall but i think i saved my main game to the cloud so my manchester united team should be up to the test. you are playing on fm14 right?
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I'd be worried about our league position if you didn't make a habit of winning close title/promotion races (2024-25 not withstanding). Just get on close by the end of March and we should win. And holy poo poo we just killed United with the Pyramid. Fake Edit: Also I noticed you're calling this season Volume 14 when it should be 15. Just letting you know.
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Chapter the Sixth: An expensive victory. December 14, 2027-January 10, 2028 The Club World Cup has moved from Tunis to South Africa, it spends two years at each host nation before moving on to the next. It's also always held in Africa, Asia, or North America, and the host nation has their league's best team automatically qualify for a playoff against the Oceanic (i.e. New Zealand) contender. We get a bye through to the semi-final, of course, meaning that we only have to play two matches before we can get back to what's important. vs CD Atlas, December 14, 2027 Club World Cup, Semifinal  This tournament would be much more interesting if more clubs were involved, but I can see how the scheduling is a mess to figure out. But a true Club World Cup with multiple aspirants from each continent would be exciting. Make it a sixteen team tournament, give 6 spots to Europe, 4 to South America, and two each to North America, Asia, and Africa. The qualifiers can be the semifinalists of the Champions League and Libertadores, and the finalists of the Europa, CONCACAF, AFC, and CAF Champions Leagues. No charge for that idea, FIFA, even though it's a license to print money.  Atlas has a backup who's on vacation. I've never seen that before, and it means they're playing with a six man bench. Starting Formation: The Pyramid Starting 11: Kocsis, Tounkara, Quiboulaz, Zouaghi, Allan, Bailey (c), Bale, Stringel, Rickard, Thiago, Damgaard. Subs: Landgraf, Leandro, Hammatt, Laux, Brown, Mujkic, Moctezuma. A great pass by Stringel catches Rickard in stride and the young target man sees us to yet another lead inside of ten minutes. Rickard continues to show how integral he is to the Pyramid scheme by picking up an assist twenty minutes later with a quick flick to a slashing Damgaard, who beats the keeper with an excellent finish over his shoulder and inside the top corner of the far post. Atlas hits back immediately, their man wide open because Batman wandered away transfixed as if he had sniffed some type of pheromone in the stands. Then Allan has to be carted off the field after suffering some sort of horrific hallucination just before halftime, and the Dauphin of Wrexham takes the pitch for the second time in as many matches. Our injuries continue to mount in the second half when Thiago suddenly finds his lower half wrapped entirely in ice, it'll take hours to chip it all away. Atlas complete their comeback with an excellent volley from outside of the box two minutes after Thiago's removal, but Isaac Stringel shows his countrymen what's what after the Batman returns to action with half of his rogues gallery in shackles on the side of the pitch. Then, with a minute of stoppage time remaining, a man in clown attire appears behind the Atlas net with a tied up police officer decked out in a suicide vest. Bale sprints down the pitch as the clown counts down to the end of the match, and launches the ball with such violence that it blows through the netting and knocks the killer clown clean out. We're through to the final, and over the next month Johannesburg will notice a significant drop-off in it's crime rate.   Wrexham 4-2 Atlas  The complaints about mind games are rich, coming from you:   Losing a good player is a high price to pay to win a low-importance competition. Still, so long as Thiago isn't badly hurt-  poo poo. This one expensive minor trophy. Stringel will play the advanced forward role in the 4-2-3-1 just fine, but it makes going to the Pyramid more difficult. A broken ankle is also the sort of injury that can seriously damage a player's ability, and Thiago ain't getting any younger- he was injured on his 30th birthday.  I think I'd rather have faced Arsenal. I like our chances better in a two legged fight than in a single match on neutral ground. Plus, I'd have no hesitation breaking out the Pyramid on Southampton or West Brom in a final.  To say that I'm pleased with this draw would be an understatement. Extremely short travel time (especially compared to drawing, say, the Dagestani club Anji) and one of the three clubs in the pot that isn't in a top five league. Much better than Arsenal, which has to play last year's finalists Napoli, or Chelsea, who are up against Juventus, or even Manchester United, who face Borussia Dortmund.  That is an exceedingly large crowd. Maybe in 2027 the Club World Cup has become a huge deal? If so I really wish you could modify leagues ingame, I'd totally set up a real Club World Cup. vs Palmeiras, December 18, 2027 Club World Cup, Final  A Brazilian club representing South America. What an uncommon sight. The whole nation must be bursting with pride.  Starting Formation: 4-2-3-1 Control Starting 11: Kocsis, Reed, Hammatt, Laux, Loseille, Zouaghi, Shirra, Moctezuma, Bouzid, Mujkic (c), Stringel. Subs: Landgraf, Quiboulaz, Tounkara, Lewis, Damgaard, Bale, Rickard. We have six corners in the first quarter hour, and not a thing to show for it. Later in the first a two minute stretch of play sees Reed hits the post, Pameiras counter attack and hit the crossbar, and Bouzid hit the post. We're winning 2-1 on bonus points. We have the upper hand throughout, after an hour we've had 16 shots to the Brazilian's one. As time starts ticking down I'm becoming concerned that this will be One Of Those Games where we'll lose despite our opponents having two shots all day. My fears seem realized as the Palmeiras striker bears down on Kocsis during a counter attack, but Kocsis is able to make the save. We then benefit from an own goal as a Mujkic cross intended for String is put into the back of the net by the man marking him. It's enough, we can tell our charter flight to stock up on some champagne. Man of the Match: Steve Reed   Wrexham 1-0 Palmeiras  Hooray.  Nope, not extending that loan. I'm selling him this window. I don't even know why QPR would want him, he's been wretched all season.  Blyth, on the other hand, can stay out on loan.  You're not going to find enough money behind the couch cushions to buy Arsenal for its one and a quarter billion pound valuation. vs West Ham United, December 21, 2027 League Cup, Quarterfinal  Ain't got nothing to say other than win this, and win it commandingly. Punch our ticket to the semis. Starting Formation: 4-2-3-1 Control Starting 11: Kocsis, Reed, Hammatt, Quiboulaz, Loseille, Laux, Shirra, Moctezuma, Bale, Mujkic (c), Stringel Subs: Landgraf, Leandro, Tounkara, Lewis, Damgaard, Bouzid, Rickard. Moctezuma gets our first shot on target in the 19th minute. He also gets our first goal. At the half the Hammers have had 27% possession, and no shots. Our dominance isn't as complete in the second half, but West Ham can't get their best chance to go in and Meteor adds the finishing touch to give us a clean two-nil victory and a berth in the semifinal. Our opponents are Southampton, who I'd give a 20% chance of upsetting us. Man of the Match: James Loseille   Wrexham 2-0 West Ham   Whoever's in charge of informing people of changes in our fixture list has got to be overwhelmed with constantly letting ticketholders know that the match they're planning on attending has had it's date changed for the third time.  I had to get moving on this early, as Ikeda's contract ends in June, and he could have been signed on a pre-contract for no compensation as of December 30th.   Will there be a Christmas miracle to save the Gunner's sale?! At Huddersfield Town, December 26, 2027 Premier League  It's down to crunch time for players like Rouissi, van Leeuwen, and Pickee. They need to show me something soon or they're on their way out of Wrexham. Starting Formation: The Pyramid Starting 11: Kocsis, Hammatt, Tounkara, Zouaghi, Shirra, Laux, Moctezuma, Stringel, Rickard, Rouissi, Mujkic (c). Subs: Landgraf, Quiboulaz, Bailey, Damgaard, van Leeuwen, Bale, Pickee. The announcer says it best after the first forty-five, it's all square in Huddersfield despite our dominating play. You could say the same after the second forty-five. We're held scoreless despite terrorizing the goal all day. It's frustrating to draw like this, and combined with our performance against West Ham and Palmeiras I'm concerned that our offense has started to falter just as our defense is finally rounding into shape. Man of the Match: Dramane Tounkara   Huddersfield 0-0 Wrexham  Go Revs! My local squad made it to the MLS Cup this past December, but lost in Landon Donovan's swansong. It's slightly disappointing, and the third time the Revs have lost in the MLS Cup final, but I can't begrudge Donovan going out on a high note considering that he's by some margin the best American player ever. Jurgen Klinsmann cost us a victory over Belgium at the World Cup by leaving him off the roster!   ♪A never-ending stooooory♫  At least we turned a profit. Good luck, Ikeda. I hope you turn into a late bloomer, because you sure weren't an early one.  And another good young American player suffers serious injury. He'll be back in time for the summer Olympics and World Cup qualification, but this could set back his development into a star quality European player. At Bolton Wanderers, December 28, 2027 Premier League  The Wanderers have a sieve for a defense, giving up nearly two a game, which means that I'm expecting goals. I'm also not expecting their offense to impress, they've poached 11 goals through 18 matches. Starting Formation: 4-2-3-1 Control Starting 11: Kocsis, Reed, Hammatt, Quiboulaz, Loseille, Lewis, Bailey (c), Moctezuma, Bouzid, Damgaard, Stringel. Subs: Landgraf, Leandro, Laux, Bale, Brown, Rouissi, Rickard. Stringel misses a sitter in the 11th minute, but comes right back and makes a much more difficult shot a minute later. Weird how that works. Then String misses another sitter, but comes right back again to score his second goal. Then he misses ANOTHER sitter, and this time it's Claus Damgaard who shows up right away to score the goal. String should be working on his double hat-trick instead of his hat trick, but two goals is hardly a poor return. Ali Bouzid wraps up the scoring in the 89th minute, and Bolton's now lost to us twice by the aggregate score of eight-nil. Man of the Match: Isaac Stringel   Bolton 0-4 Wrexham  The transfer window is almost open, and the question is not whether but when Ellis Rickard gets a new contract. No one is sniffing around him right now, so I'm going to leave it be and try to wait until the end of the season before giving him a new contract. We're down to £35m in the tank, after starting the season with £66m.  Stephen Cooke will also be getting a contract offer, right now he's on only £80/wk. Davies and Weeks may or may not get professional deals depending on their contract demands, if they want less than £2k/wk I'm liable to let them develop for a few years and then sell them.  Paul Williams now has a Continental reputation a decade after we plucked him from obscurity, I wonder how large a raise he'll be asking for.  It's also time to decide who we should cut bait with.  Mitchell Pickee has gotten the most time on the pitch of the three, appearing in 11 matches so far, but he's also been a non-factor, with just one goal and one assist.  Kais Rouissi has the longest term with the club, we signed him as a 15 year old wonderkid out of Auxerre's academy eight years ago, but if anything he's been less impressive than Pickee in his 10 appearances this year.  Ferdi van Leeuwen has performed best of the three, but he's also the oldest and least likely to become more than he is.  van Leeuwen and Pickee were both free transfers, while Rouissi only cost £125k. If we get half the listed price we've made a tidy profit.  Please pull a Javert and toss yourself into the Seine, PSG.  Hey, just as the Transfer Window opens the Arsenal sale finally goes through. I was secretly hoping that AJ_Impy would buy them.  Within hours of offering Pickee he has suitors. I'm waiting to see if we can get someone to buy him straight up rather than going off on loan with a future fee, I want to make sure he sells. If that doesn't happen by the final week of the window then I'll reconsider.  We also welcome Jacob Lundbye, our newest Danish phenom. Like Claus Damgaard five years ago Lundbye arrives on a free transfer from FC Københaven. He's impressive for a teenager, outstripping the other U18 players we have at that position, and if he can get his Anticipation and Composure up he's going to be deadly in front of the net. At West Ham United, January 1, 2028 Premier League  I hope no one stayed up too late past midnight. We've got a game to play here. Starting Formation: 4-2-3-1 Control Starting 11: Kocsis, Reed, Tounkara, Laux, Loseille, Zouaghi, Shirra, Moctezuma, Stringel, Mujkic (c), Rickard. Subs: Landgraf, Quiboulaz, Hammatt, Bailey, Bouzid, Damgaard, Bale. Moctezuma, Shirra, and Laux score within ten minutes of each other in the first half, and it's looking like we're going to make up points on the clubs ahead of us. Moctezuma adds another after halftime, and for the second game in a row we look like the monster club we're supposed to be. Man of the Match: Rodrigo Moctezuma   West Ham 0-4 Wrexham  Moctezuma sacrificed them to his greater glory, you could say.  It's a tough battle for the final spot on my ballot behind Meteor and String, but I go with James Loseille, who has been otherworldly all year at left back. Defenders never win these awards, but if one ever did it should be someone like him who plays the whole length of the pitch and is ferocious on both offense and defense. He's like La Marseillaise in footballer form, he leaves the pitch well watered with impure Prussian blood.  The awards season kicks off with a Moctezuma victory, which comes as zero surprise.  I have to admit, I thought Padilla was a huge bust for the first three years I ran the USMNT. Then I finally stopped playing him as a defensive midfielder and he's become one of America's three best players. He's 27 now, so he should still be in his prime when the next World Cup rolls around.  Meteor didn't make the World XI, that does not bode well for his Ballon d'Or chances.   Luis Revilla? Really? 15 goals and 34 assists is impressive, but is it more impressive than 30 goals and 20 assists? In eight fewer games? Just another sign of the voter's anti-Welsh bias.  Mujkic didn't even win the AFC Player of the Year award, the first time since 2023 that's happened. And I don't see how Selimovic was better than Meteor, he had a grand total of 11 goals and 5 assists compared to Mujkic's 14 and 17, and he played 33 matches in a much weaker league. At least this I can justify this as the AFC voters wanting to give it to new blood, but it's a tough pill for the former five time champion to swallow.  With the Golden Boy going to a Brazilian playing in Russia, we are shut out of the major individual awards. Tounkara and Loseille were both overlooked, despite their making the World XI and Odair not even being an alternate.   Joe “John Bender” Patel is the only player I'm trying to sell at the moment who isn't drawing interest.  Meanwhile I didn't even have to try and sell Rhys Davies, one of our youth players who would be out of contract come June. I'm more than happy to take £1m from West Ham instead of letting him walk for nothing. At Southampton, January 4, 2028 League Cup, Semifinal Away Tie  Howdy, old friend. I hope you don't mind if we win these two matches commandingly so's as we can defend our cup. Starting Formation: 4-2-3-1 Control Starting 11: Kocsis (c), Quiboulaz, Tounkara, Hammatt, Loseille, Lewis, Shirra, Bale, Bouzid, Damgaard, Stringel. Subs: Landgraf, Reed, Laux, Bailey, Coleman, Mujkic, Rickard. Two goals are scored in the first six minutes, one for each side. The Southampton goal was significantly more impressive from an artistic standpoint, it was launched from well outside the box, curled over Kocsis's outstretched hands, and then dove back under the crossbar thanks to the wicked spin put on it by Willie Kelly. Then Kelly scores again, and we're trailing at the half in what seems to be happening all too frequently. We capitulate utterly after that, unable to get any type of coordinated assault going in the second half as the Saints lock us down in the second half, and we meekly take our away goal and leave without even trying to pull out a draw. Of our nine shots on the day only one was on target, our lowest percentage all season and far below the 45% rate we've held all season.   Southampton 2-1 Wrexham  Moctezuma will be eligible for this, the question is whether Wrexham will be able to spare his services. He's our starting right winger at this point, and unless I think the Batman can fill his shoes for a month he'll be serving club over country.    I've had my scouts combing through the American youth academies for potential Partizan projects and they've turned up some exciting players. McClung is so good that he'd get a work permit based upon his potential, which is incredibly rare for an American. He's the sixth American with “star Premier League” potential, trailing only the “World Class” potential of Rodrigo Moctezuma. Sadly, we cannot sign him until he turns 18, and his 18th birthday is after the next World Cup.  Meanwhile, Peachey grades out as having the potential to be a “leading Premier League goalkeeper” - meaning that he is definitely the keeper of the future. I considered signing him to Partizan, but the Sounders Academy has “great” facilities, so leaving him where he's comfortable is for the best. The only question about McClung and Peachey is how quickly they can develop, the World Cup is in two-and-a-half years and they're unlikely to be ready for it.  Here's another perfectly good teenaged American, who could become a top level star in MLS, and who didn't even have a club. Now that I've offered him a trial all the MLS teams are suddenly interested, so hopefully one of them give him a real contract.  Congratulations on winning your third term, Mr. President. You're eligible to run one more time before term limits bounce you out. At Crystal Palace, January 8, 2028 FA Cup, Third Round  Crystal Palace have defeated us twice in a row. I can't even remember the last time a club has beaten us twice in a row, looking back at our schedule it would appear to be Arsenal in 2025 and 2026. It can't possibly happen again, can it? We play Crystal Palace again in three days, in a league tilt that will take place in Wales rather than London. Starting Formation: 4-2-3-1 Control Starting 11: Kocsis, Reed, Hammatt, Laux, Loseille, Zouaghi, Damgaard, Moctezuma, Shirra, Mujkic (c), Stringel. Subs: Landgraf, Quiboulaz, Tounkara, Bailey, Bouzid, Bale, Rickard. After a quarter-hour we're having very little success playing our possession style against Crystal Palace, they're pressuring our attackers and forcing turnover after turnover. I make an executive decision to go back to the 4-5-1 and let Palace have possession. It pays off, preventing Palace from earning easy attempts on our goal, and leading to an early second half one of our own by Moctezuma on a fast break. Stringel scores a second as we enter the final thirty minutes, and things are looking bright. A third goal, this time from Matthias Laux on a set piece, finishes our day and we've vanquished Crystal Palace. Things are once again right with the world. Man of the Match: Matthias Laux   Palace 0-3 Wrexham  Let's go Torquay! I'd love to get a League Two opponent.  Stumbles against Southampton and Huddersfield aside, that was a very good run of matches. So long as we win our games in hand we're not far back from Manchester United at all, and we're still in line for a septuple. Or octuple, if you want to include the Mini-Cwp. Our next match will be against Crystal Palace, again, as we face them at the Red Keep and look to start a new winning streak. Then we have Manchester City, Arsenal, and Chelsea all within a month of each other. I wouldn't be concerned about how we've slipped to fourth on the table, the main reason for that is our three games in hand. 
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Feb 14, 2015 16:57
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My boys are ready. Also, I found this insane contract in my game:  He isn't even that good. 
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Feb 14, 2015 19:19
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 $40m a year is Mike Trout in 2019 money. Or rather, 20% more than Mike Trout in 2019 money.
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Feb 14, 2015 19:33
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Whoo! Victory is mine! Our continuing success and me being President is not a coincidence, I assure you. Oh yeah, has Dreamsicle got a new job in game yet? What about old board members?
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Brony Hunter posted:Whoo! Victory is mine! Our continuing success and me being President is not a coincidence, I assure you. Whatever it is I'm doing, I'm doing a weekly podcast called "Talk is Dreamsicle" on the side where I talk to footballers, managers, owners and anyone Chris Jericho interviews on his podcasts. Mainly wrestlepeople and metaldudes.
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poo poo. Thiago's Broken Ankle is a serious blow to our offense. Let's hope our other superstars can pick up the slack. We may have to start considering his future replacement. Don't worry about the Revs. If they're like the Patriots, they'll pick up some unknown wonderkid from the Midwest and win 3 in four years. Jurgen Klinsmann left Donovan 'cause he didn't want to let the team think they could win it all, cause even with him, they couldn't. I think. I have no idea what that guy is thinking... Also it seems the one guy you really want gone no one is making bids for. Maybe everyone knows how much of an insufferable little poo poo Patel is. habeasdorkus posted:
MVP Money to average talent. Sounds like when some teams
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habeasdorkus posted:
I feel like my game has gotten more out of control as the years have gone on (currently 2032). I just sold a backup fullback to PSG for $40 million and while trying to replace him I found one transfer listed at a mid table Spanish club for $1 million. All well and good until he demanded to be a key player and get $300k p/w. Good luck with that buddy. Also the Czech Republic won the 2032 Euros in a final vs. Ukraine. Zero One fucked around with this message at 06:07 on Feb 15, 2015 |
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Feb 15, 2015 06:04
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Who did Sligo Rangers win against?
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Feb 15, 2015 08:02
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Sligo beat Rubin Kazan 1-0 in their home game.
habeasdorkus fucked around with this message at 18:06 on Feb 15, 2015 |
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Feb 15, 2015 16:39
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Zero One posted:I feel like my game has gotten more out of control as the years have gone on (currently 2032). I just sold a backup fullback to PSG for $40 million and while trying to replace him I found one transfer listed at a mid table Spanish club for $1 million. All well and good until he demanded to be a key player and get $300k p/w. Good luck with that buddy. Surprising Euro results can happen in real life, though. The Czech's won in 1976 and made it to extra time in 1996 against the Germans, and more recently the Danes (1992) and Greeks (2004) have both won. I do wish there was an inflation coefficient, though. Baseball Mogul has it's faults, but I appreciated that the game modeled increasing television revenues, ticket prices, and salary inflation. It's kind of weird that the best players 23 years from now are earning less than Messi and Ronaldo are now, or that the EPL TV contract is still only a billion a year when the real life TV contract was just renegotiated for 5 billion pounds over three years... meaning that Stoke is going to start raiding Milan, Atletico, and Dortmund for players. The relegated EPL teams will get more TV money when the new deal starts than the 3rd placed team in La Liga.
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habeasdorkus fucked around with this message at 19:20 on Feb 15, 2015 |
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