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eagle eye

Well finished second for the second season in a row to the Chickens. Need a good change report if I am going to give them a run next season. Well done Chickens.

GuanYin

wardie wrote: »

Well done on getting your 14 wins out of 14 but you do know that none of your youth players will improve now in the Change Report as they didnt play ?

I only got my youth players in the last transfer week, they could only have played 3 games anyway.

Ste05 wrote: »

Fair play to Bhoys of 69 and Stanley Victor for pipping me to the promotion places in Division 5...

And also congrats to GuanYin on his 100% record, the final match was quite immense, it seemed pretty even looking at the stats, but he deserves the 1-0 victory, at least I'm happy my lads didn't leave anything on the pitch... next year my team should be alot stronger again, with my youth developing well although I will be losing one of my top defenders to retirement...

My condolences, I did put out my best team against everyone though, although to be fair, I may have tried to trhow you off my tactics with the last press release

You should manage easily next season.

Ste05 wrote: »

Oops... apologies, and it just makes the achievement all the more impressive

Why would that be? :mad:

roryc

Finished 3rd in the League for promotion... threw out the reserves for the meaningless last match and the card happy ref dished out 7 yellows! I had a feeling something was up when I noticed the ref's name was 'Frank Redkard', so I put aggression on 'Careful'... didn't make any difference and I now have 2 lads missing the first game of next season and a further four on two yellows...

Is there any other way to avoid picking up cards other than putting aggression to careful?

Ste05

GuanYin wrote: »

Why would that be? :mad:

LOL

I knew you'd play a full strength team, and you should have too TBH, it wouldn't have been fair on the other 2 guys, it was a good match, your damn keeper playing a 9 didn't help though... :rolleyes:

niallk

Trippie wrote: »

all 3 teams for the original division 2 getback to back promotions although the final positions are slightly changed this time out. One of them for the premier league title next season?

Ditto with the promotees from the original Division 4. We'll be tearing up Division 2 next season. It may take another 4 or 5 seasons to stabilise with the cream rising to the top and the mud sinking to the bottom and other such cliches. Maybe 7 seasons with Guan Yin looking quite impressive. (Although I'd imagine it's not that hard to look impressive in the bottom division:P. {Why is there 2 identical "Stick Out Tongue" smilies [I digress...]})

~Rebel~

niallk wrote: »

Ditto with the promotees from the original Division 4. We'll be tearing up Division 2 next season.

not quite, i came second in the original Div 4, but just missed out on promotion from 3 to 2 by goal difference.

wardie

roryc wrote: »

Finished 3rd in the League for promotion... threw out the reserves for the meaningless last match and the card happy ref dished out 7 yellows! I had a feeling something was up when I noticed the ref's name was 'Frank Redkard', so I put aggression on 'Careful'... didn't make any difference and I now have 2 lads missing the first game of next season and a further four on two yellows...

Is there any other way to avoid picking up cards other than putting aggression to careful?

All Yellow and Red Cards will be cleared at the change Report on Sunday morning.

Some refs have a high Harshness value and even when playing Careful will dish out a lot of cards.

A point to note is that the average of both teams is taken into account so if you play careful but your opponent plays bruise then both values are taken together to decide what happens in the game.

wardie

Trippie wrote: »

One of them for the premier league title next season?

The Chickens and the Eagles might have something to say about that ;)

roryc

wardie wrote: »

All Yellow and Red Cards will be cleared at the change Report on Sunday morning.

Some refs have a high Harshness value and even when playing Careful will dish out a lot of cards.

A point to note is that the average of both teams is taken into account so if you play careful but your opponent plays bruise then both values are taken together to decide what happens in the game.

cheers

dfx-

Careful and Bruise are risky tactics.

George Buske, S2H9, has a notorious reputation and even Charlie Fender S2H1 is risky to Bruise nowadays..

niallk

~Rebel~ wrote: »

not quite, i came second in the original Div 4, but just missed out on promotion from 3 to 2 by goal difference.

There were 5 promotees from division 4 to 3 last season due to the great manager cull of season 1. 3 were again promoted and unfortunately 1 was relegated. The other (you) languishes in the Plains of Mediocrity.

~Rebel~

niallk wrote: »

The other (you) languishes in the Plains of Mediocrity.

thats a bit harsh...only missed out on goal difference

niallk

~Rebel~ wrote: »

thats a bit harsh...only missed out on goal difference

Yeah... Keep languishing.:P

ITT-Pat

~Rebel~ wrote: »

thats a bit harsh...only missed out on goal difference

very harsh.... especially from a guy who only got into Div 3 by default:p

niallk

ITT-Pat wrote: »

very harsh.... especially from a guy who only got into Div 3 by default:p

From a guy who took over the team half way through the season and took them to within goal difference of automatic promotion actually.

Whereas you and your "Stars" had to rely on goal difference to get promotion this season. Do not try to dis the most talented and modest up-and-coming coach in the game. Look forward to wiping the floor with you again next season.:P

ITT-Pat

ah now i think i'm equally modest in my press releases, apart from when i called one of Rebel Athletic's players 'fat and clown, a fat clown for all to see'

ITT-Pat

also i look forward to getting promoted alongside you this season..... dont fancy Rayo's chances tho

niallk

ITT-Pat wrote: »

ah now i think i'm equally modest in my press releases,

Nope. I have to disagree here I'm afraid. I'm fairly sure I'm the most modest person in the league if not the world.

~Rebel~

ITT-Pat wrote: »

ah now i think i'm equally modest in my press releases, apart from when i called one of Rebel Athletic's players 'fat and clown, a fat clown for all to see'

hey! I missed that...bastard...

really pissed off with my player Georg 'One Nil' Nilssen. Gave him a big entrance in a conference and his attributes are cool and goal scorer, and he didn't get a single goal! Not cricket.

niallk

Nice change report there yesterday for Division 3 champs Clondalkin Athletic. 12 skill increases, 6 visible. Only 2 skill reductions, both invisible. 3 no changers and disappointingly no change for promising 17 year old Dubhghlas Sullivan who remains on 4 blocks after turning 18. I blame this on my goalkeeping crisis. I stuck him in goal for a couple of games and ruined his average form. A nice 8 figure transfer kitty to work wih in pre-season. Have to bring in a new striker to replace retiree Haris Wright.

~Rebel~

mine was awful. 2 of my best players went up a block, but most dropped. My second best striker dropped 2 full blocks!

Drag00n79

I don't know what to make of it. I pumped serious money into players' training this year but the stats are disappointing. I did better last season by doing less.

wardie

Super CR for me.

16 +, with 10 visible increases including 1 double jump.

Was going to use most my budget to get a good young midfilder but my youth scout finally vame up with a good player. Will save the money to train players now.

KevIRL

New Season will start next Monday Nov 3rd. This means the season will finish on the 21st Dec, so just before the xmas hols.

12 managers were booted out for inactivity, and 4 new managers admitted. So we now have 6 divisions in total. Good luck all

roryc

madness...

All I have been offered since day one through the youth system is 3-bars. Last month I got my first 4-bar... Yesterday, another 3-bar...

Yet Rolly United, a team which somehow already has one 9-bar player, two 8-bars, four seven bars and EVERY other player a six... what does he get offered? A feckin SIX BAR 18 yr old, prob worth 10 million already! Fair my hole


EDIT: Just got offered another 3 bar... no talent for 28 days then I get offered two sh*t players... yippee!!

staker

how do ye set up a friendly lads?:o:o

wardie

staker wrote: »

how do ye set up a friendly lads?:o:o

As the first league game is on Monday its too late for friendlies.

In the off season, you click on the team you want to play and choose the Challenge button

KevIRL

Reminder that the new season starts today.....

wardie

Still time to get those Pools picks in folks...

Xavi6

I would but all my funds are tied up in a transfer bid

KevIRL

0-0 draw to start the season :rolleyes:

Xavi6

Drew 1-1

GuanYin

Lost 3-2, my first competitive defeat in 14 games

All my players form had dropped low and I couldn't afford training for them all.

roryc

oh dear... the ridiculousness has returned

Just lost 5-1 in my first match at home, against a team which I should really have hammered 6 or 7-0. I have a much better squad, all fully fit, and decided to play offensive as I wanted to knock in a few goals in the first match. At worst I though I might concede ONE goal, my defense has been strengthed the last few weeks.

I forgot that for some reason in this game you cant play offensive at home (?????), last time I did this was again versus a much, much weaker team and again the result was ridiculous. The fact that I have a 7-bar keeper, two 7-bar defenders etc doesn't matter... so word of advice, don't play offensive at home! Must be a glitch in the game...

Seems that 'normal' and '4-4-2' are the way to win at this game, I've won 90% of my matches when I use this boring tactic... ah well, I won't be trying to mix it up again!

Xavi6

GuanYin wrote: »

Lost 3-2, my first competitive defeat in 14 games

All my players form had dropped low and I couldn't afford training for them all.

KevIRL

roryc wrote: »

oh dear... the ridiculousness has returned

Just lost 5-1 in my first match at home, against a team which I should really have hammered 6 or 7-0. I have a much better squad, all fully fit, and decided to play offensive as I wanted to knock in a few goals in the first match. At worst I though I might concede ONE goal, my defense has been strengthed the last few weeks.

I forgot that for some reason in this game you cant play offensive at home (?????), last time I did this was again versus a much, much weaker team and again the result was ridiculous. The fact that I have a 7-bar keeper, two 7-bar defenders etc doesn't matter... so word of advice, don't play offensive at home! Must be a glitch in the game...

Seems that 'normal' and '4-4-2' are the way to win at this game, I've won 90% of my matches when I use this boring tactic... ah well, I won't be trying to mix it up again!

BBV thread imo

wardie

roryc wrote: »

oh dear... the ridiculousness has returned

Just lost 5-1 in my first match at home, against a team which I should really have hammered 6 or 7-0. I have a much better squad, all fully fit, and decided to play offensive as I wanted to knock in a few goals in the first match. At worst I though I might concede ONE goal, my defense has been strengthed the last few weeks.

I forgot that for some reason in this game you cant play offensive at home (?????), last time I did this was again versus a much, much weaker team and again the result was ridiculous. The fact that I have a 7-bar keeper, two 7-bar defenders etc doesn't matter... so word of advice, don't play offensive at home! Must be a glitch in the game...

Seems that 'normal' and '4-4-2' are the way to win at this game, I've won 90% of my matches when I use this boring tactic... ah well, I won't be trying to mix it up again!

His team is as strong as yours and in much better form (11 v 15). Why would you beat him 6-0 ??

His attack played to an 11 while your defence was 4 !!! and his midfield played better than yours too. Your keeper had a mare aswell only playing to 2 skill.

I play offensive at home 95% of the time and have only lost once (when Xavi came and mugged my team) so you can play it

wardie

The chickens open their Premier Div title defence with a good 5-2 win over new boys Meh. Next up are fellow newboys Durrus

roryc

wardie wrote: »

His team is as strong as yours and in much better form (11 v 15). Why would you beat him 6-0 ??

His attack played to an 11 while your defence was 4 !!! and his midfield played better than yours too. Your keeper had a mare aswell only playing to 2 skill.

I play offensive at home 95% of the time and have only lost once (when Xavi came and mugged my team) so you can play it

Thats what I mean, I'm not sure why every single one of my players decided to play so bad... looking at the skill levels of our teams overall, Im well ahead of him, all my players were well in form, just decided to play absolutely rubbish on the day?? As you said my keeper is a 7 bar and for some reason decided to play as a 2... go figure... Spent over 1.5 million on form training last week, glad to see it paid off

This kind of c*ck up where the squad decides not to turn up has only ever happened when I play offensive at home so I won't be doing this any more...

roryc

KevIRL wrote: »

BBV thread imo

yep... also see my earlier post RE: youth players... some people get all the luck eh! Think I have a cold account

genericgoon

3-2 defeat. All the statistics suggested I should of won but their entire offense,defense and midfield performance was maxed out negating all else. Still confident of doing well this season though. My squad is strong enough anyways.

~Rebel~

Lost 3-1, disappointed to concede 3 as I payed fairly defensively with 5 at the back. ah well, such is life, my team had no training before the new season and form wasn't great anyway...onwards and upwards from here!

niallk

Won 2-0 away in my first game which is a slight relief as I hadn't logged in for a week or so. Good to see the players can handle me being away for a few days.

kronsington

is it possible to get a cup going or is it all leagues?

KevIRL

kronsington wrote: »

is it possible to get a cup going or is it all leagues?

Just league. Reason is that if we have a cup going its only 1 game in the league each week, and 1 in the cup. It mean the league takes a lot longer to finish and after a few weeks most people would be out of the cup, one game a week would cause people to lose interest

wardie

Game day 2 today !!

KevIRL

A second 0-0 draw for me. Thrilling stuff.

roryc

KevIRL wrote: »

A second 0-0 draw for me. Thrilling stuff.

Yeh I played fairly defensively after my shocking first week. At least most of my players actually played to their skill bars this week!

Ah well, I've lost both my first games every season and still managed to win a league and get promoted last year, so technically this is my best start yet

I've another tough away game next week vs Getouttathagarden


btw, how do you ensure your team is 'prepared'...

~Rebel~

roryc wrote: »

Yeh I played fairly defensively after my shocking first week. At least most of my players actually played to their skill bars this week!

Ah well, I've lost both my first games every season and still managed to win a league and get promoted last year, so technically this is my best start yet

I've another tough away game next week vs Getouttathagarden


btw, how do you ensure your team is 'prepared'...

pick the oppositions formation in the "defence against" catagory.

first win of the season today, a handy 3-0. Both strikers are on 2 from 2 now so far, which is promising!

roryc

~Rebel~ wrote: »

pick the oppositions formation in the "defence against" catagory.

huh?

what made you think i wasn't doing this every game?? Its not exactly hidden!