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Post by Mr Bismarck's Electric Donkey on Dec 12, 2006 12:42:26 GMT
Buy a 30-something striker with heading specialty and solid scoring and roughly passable form. It'll only cost you a few grand, if that.
In the off-season you can fire him.
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Post by Mr Bismarck's Electric Donkey on Dec 12, 2006 22:33:59 GMT
English Cup Round Two The second round of the cup was one of those creditable performances against much better opposition that doesn't dent team morale too badly, if at all, while still being a bit one-sided.
King Coles Blues rarely broke stride in easing two a 2-0 win at The Shipyard, but had to wait until the 48th minute to open the scoring, the second coming in 77th minute.
Bismarck's Barry Patil could have opened the scoring when he broke from midfield in the 14th minute, but his shot was saved by Sebastien Siegler in the Blues' goal.
Resurgent winger Dhaumaketu Agarwal was once again voted the Bismarck's best player.
Sink the Bismarck 0-2 King Coles Blues Correal (48), Jimenez (77)
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Post by Sonic on Dec 12, 2006 23:53:19 GMT
As predicted, you got your moop I using the excue of 800's 6-0 win for the second :cab:
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Post by coffers on Dec 13, 2006 8:42:49 GMT
Good effort stu.
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Post by Boony on Dec 13, 2006 9:19:29 GMT
It was Twist we beat 6-0. At their place. We really should walk this league. I need to get some money in to improve all over, though, as I want a team that's capable of staying up next season too.
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Post by Mr Bismarck's Electric Donkey on Dec 13, 2006 10:03:06 GMT
It does look like a walk in the park for you this season 800, aye. You want to get your personal scouting going to find big teams who don't mind playing small teams in friendlies and make sure you have a friendly nailed down each week for extra money.
The aim really needs to be to get a solid coach, which with "poor" leadership will set you back about £400,000...
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Post by Boony on Dec 13, 2006 10:13:04 GMT
That's money I just can't afford right now. I have about £70k swilling around in the coffers. I need to pick out which players I can afford to sell without leaving too much of a hole in the team, and who will get me the most revenue. And then sell them at the right time in the day to maximise profits.
For example, do I sell my second highest TSI player? He's got inadequate playmaking and passing, with solid defending. Added to excellent stamina, and he makes a fine defensive inner midfielder, who can also play at centreback (he plays there in friendlies, as I train defending), and his TSI is up at 1530 at the moment. However, transfer compare says I'll be lucky to get more than £60k for him. I guess it's a slow road to financial improvement.
Perhaps I should switch to training keepers, like you do, as this method seems to get faster improvement and therefore faster profit... I already have a passable and an inadequate keeper, so training both of those each week, they're both likely to pop at some point. Sell the guy who moves to solid, and I don't weaken the team, buy another inadequate, and keep going like that?
What do you reckon?
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Post by Moo on Dec 13, 2006 10:22:09 GMT
That sounds like the best way to do things, Boony. But as s1ut says, it'll be a long road, as you need the coach in place to get yourself moving up the (proper) levels.
As I was a tit when we first started off, I found myself about 45k in the red before yesterdays cup game which netted me 28k, so the bank manager is a little happier now. The problem I have is that I can't afford to buy anyone really and I can't really sell my recently popped defender as he's my star performer. I'll probably be going down a level at the end of the season and selling off a couple of my key men to try and get some money in the bank.
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Post by Mr Bismarck's Electric Donkey on Dec 13, 2006 10:27:36 GMT
I started off as a playmaker trainer, because I was lured by the chance to train six people a week at full strength, plus four others (wingers) as half strength - 10 people a week on a training scheme that takes 7 weeks a pop* sounded great. But there was no way I could afford 10 decent trainees, or a solid coach, or the full assistants, so it was a bit of a pipe dream and a real slow start.
So with my my friend's US team changed to keeper training, popped up the existing guy to excellent, sold him for $209,000, bought a replacement passable, trained him to excellent, got another $240,000, bought a Solid for $68,000 and then with the money from the two sales, plus money for finishing top and the qualifier, went out and stuck $600,000 on a solid trainer.
The solid trainer means that the current keeper, (the solid bought for $68,000), is about four weeks from popping to Formidable, which will then be worth about $500,000. (He's 20 years old.)
The drawback is you can only train two people a week. But that's it, really. The positives are that the training is quick. You can pick up passable/solid teenage keepers for a reasonable amount, ($35,000-$70,000) and the jump in price to Excellent is nice and to Formidable is great.
It also means you can carry a smaller squad, thereby lowering wages, (because you don't need two people in five other positions to ensure you get full training), it means you can have an older outfield, thereby lowering cost and raising experience.
I suppose there's a second drawback, in that if your keeper gets injured you either have to train just one guy or, buy in a crap third keeper from your home country, (so you're not paying the 10% bonus wages for a foreigner), and if you're lucky you can pop him a level while your main guy is injured.
Keepers are also the easiest to "read" on TIS*Form, to predict when they're going to jump a level. I've become quite good at buying keepers one or two weeks before the jump up a level and if I can spot the trend then I know a maths monkey like you can.
*For a 17-19 year old player, with a solid trainer and eight assistants
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Post by Boony on Dec 13, 2006 10:44:08 GMT
I have a weak trainer, with one assistant coach and one goalkeeping coach.
Kenny Rutland is 20 years old, passable form, passable keeper, at 1770 TSI. Dain Vintiadis has a silly name, is 28 years old, weak form, inadequate keeper, at 1200 TSI.
In your experience, are my keepers close to popping?
I have £70k in the bank.
I can get an inadequate trainer with poor leadership for £6,667, or with weak leadership, for £15,200.
It might be time for a coach upgrade.
How many goalkeeping coaches do you have?
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Post by Mr Bismarck's Electric Donkey on Dec 13, 2006 10:49:20 GMT
The only coaches worth having are Passable and Solid ability. If you have to get a poor/weak leadership, passable ability, then do that.
Bismarck has a passable coach, (it should really be the first thing you spend your money on), five keeper trainers and two outfield trainers. (Even though I don't train outfield players, have trainers keeps their form up a bit).
The US lot have a new solid coach, 8 keeper trainers and 1 outfield trainer.
As for your keepers, I'd say the 20 year old is only just passable, while the old git is probably a couple of weeks away from hitting passable himself. Maybe more because of your poorer coaching staff.
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Post by Mr Bismarck's Electric Donkey on Dec 13, 2006 11:24:53 GMT
I wouldn't just change training though - wait until someone (or two someones) pops on your current scheme and then change - no point wasting training you've already started.
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Post by Boony on Dec 13, 2006 11:36:59 GMT
OK, so I signed a passable trainer with poor leadership, for about £53k. He's also now my third best central defender Since Dawson, my best defender, plays in midfield, this new fella might actually play in my first team... I'll wait for one more pop, then I'll switch to keeper training. I don't have much money now, though. The good thing is that I don't need to improve the squad during this season, just grab as much cash as I can. Cheers for the useful advice, stu!
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Post by Mr Bismarck's Electric Donkey on Dec 17, 2006 21:41:32 GMT
Season 31 Week 2
The Bismarck's division got a bit of a shake up this week, as two new teams came in, in the shape of London side Los Hooligans For Ever and Zohar United from Cambridgeshire. These two new additions should virtually assure Bismarck will avoid relegation.
The Bismarcks then helped themselves toward their target for the season, with their second convincing win in two games, crushing visitors Leeds City 5-0.
Dhaumaketu Agarwal continued his good form for the year with two goals in the 12th and 49th minute, after Danny McCarthey had opened the scoring in the 2nd minute and Simon Hollander made it 3-0 on 27.
Captain Paul Baker nabbed the fifth with a storming 35 yard shot on 54 minutes.
Bad news came as two more defenders were forced off the field, in the shape of Danny McCarthey and Stuart Moore, bringing to five, the total number of injured defenders on Bismarck's squad.
Sink the Bismarck 5-0 Leeds City McCarthy (2), Agarwal (12, 49), Hollander (27), Baker (54)
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Post by Moo on Dec 18, 2006 9:10:28 GMT
Defenders are for poofs. That's why I use five of them. Just a shame none of them could help me against the Sunjackals, recently relegated into our league who humped us 5-0. :cab:
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Post by Boony on Dec 18, 2006 9:30:10 GMT
We won 3-0, our new coach making his debut in central defence and gaining three stars in his first game, and pushing our central defence rating up to a staggering inadequate (low). Two goals from stand-in fullback Broderick won this game, with another goal from striker Howard Bill. Bill has been with us from the start, initially sitting on the sidelines, but he has slowly risen his game to become our one first choice striker, with a TSI of around 1500.
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Post by Mr Bismarck's Electric Donkey on Dec 18, 2006 9:53:58 GMT
I've met his brother, Portland.
That 5-0 isn't too bad a result against the Jackals, Moo. I wouldn't want to play against them.
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Post by Mr Bismarck's Electric Donkey on Jan 3, 2007 18:34:40 GMT
Season 31 Week 3
The Bismarck's winning streak to open season 31 continued, as the battleships travelled to sunny Essex and humped FC Basildon 4-2, despite playing against the mighty Aarumugham Gnanasambandan.
Thankfully neither Aarumugham Gnanasambandan or the more succinctly stupidly-named Boris Pickles could do anything about the hot form of winger Dhaumaketu Agarwal, who opened the scoring on the half hour.
Captain Paul Baker made it 2-0 shortly afterwards and then forward Simon Hollander extended the lead just after halftime.
Basildon mounted a spirited comeback with two goals in four minutes, as Bismarck's players tired. Their management had misread the weather report and sent the team out in white vests and flip flops, so the squad were struggling mightily in the downpour that covered the entire game.
Thankfully Somerland MacRob finally settled matters with his first league goal of the season on 74 minutes, to seal the 4-2 win and keep the Bismarckians top!
FC Basildon 2-4 Sink the Bismarck Mahmood (66), Palit (70) || Agarwal (30), Baker (34), Hollander (47), MacRob (74)
Season 31 Week 4 In week four the Bismarcks travelled to play a game in a stadium called "The Masturbation Experience" and this would have led to many, many funny jokes if the game had been as one-sided as was expected.
Unfortunately, the Battleships crashed the pun-party and actually fought for a very creditable draw against a Nicci's Biccis team with some very noticeably better players.
Maurice Terrell gave the Biccis the lead on 13 minutes and the hosts had several chances to increase their lead, being denied by Bismarck's excellent keeper, Jordan Hillary.
Then came a sudden Bismarck fightback as Simon Hollander let fly with a stunning 35 yarder to tie the game, leaving the Bicci keeper with no chance. Four minutes later, tall man Barry Patil made it 2-1 to the visitors, as he rose to head home a Paul Aspinwall corner.
At the start of the second half, Aspinwall could have sealed the game for the Battleships, but his freekick bounce back off of the crossbar. This disappointment was compounded when the Biccis attacked, and Anders Sunesson grabbed an eqauliser. That was it for the game though and the Bismarcks remain in second place, two points behind the runaway Brockham Badgers who have yet to allow a goal so far, scoring 21 in their four games.
Nicci's Biccis 2-2 Sink the Bismarck Terrell (13), Sunesson (49) || Hollander (27), Patil (31)
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Post by coffers on Jan 3, 2007 23:39:01 GMT
A good season is in the offing, I can sense it.
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Post by Sonic on Jan 4, 2007 9:53:41 GMT
Nice set of results you had there.
Nicci's Bicci's expected experience proved to be a bit of a deflaiter. Maybe if they tried it with the left hand next time...
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Post by Moo on Jan 4, 2007 14:58:13 GMT
Due to me being in Leeds, I have been unable to see WTF is going on with my lot. I guess we got thrashed again and I'm looking at relegation.....
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Post by Sonic on Jan 6, 2007 9:18:26 GMT
Possibly, though Stu not being around couldn't email you anything either. Though how he could do anything with your team is another thing he might know about.
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Post by Mr Bismarck's Electric Donkey on Jan 7, 2007 19:24:55 GMT
Season 31 Week 5
In week five we faced a tricky game against the best-of-the-rest in the shape of fourth-placed Zohar United. The even ability of the teams was shown as the two sides battled out a cagey start, with Simon Hollander's shot the only effort of the first half hour.
On 36 minutes the battleships got their break though, as Dane Melker Granbratt notched his 11th career goal and fourth of the season to open the scoring.
The real game-changing moment came in the 43rd minute as Zohar's Richard Reynolds was sent off for shoving Granbratt to the floor from behind.
Playing down a man, we quickly capitalised, with goals from Simon Hollander and big man Barry Patil to wrap up a 3-0 halftime lead.
Annoyingly, the Zohars grabbed a goal on their own on 65 minutes, but defender Jonathan Wells restored our three goal lead and then the captain, Paul Baker, grabbed the final goal in a 5-1 win.
Sadly, toward the end of the game hot winger and Errol Brown lookalike Dhaumaketu Agarwal was kicked up in the air and had to come off to join about 85 defenders in our medical facility. Agarwal will miss at least two weeks with an ankle injury.
Sink the Bismarck 5-1 Zohar United Granbratt (36), Hollander (43), Patil (45), Wells (73), Baker (78) || Shaw (65)
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Post by Sonic on Jan 8, 2007 3:53:59 GMT
How many weeks are in a season? That seemed to be a good win too, with the sending off very helpful of the Zohar. It must be a unity thing.
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Post by Mr Bismarck's Electric Donkey on Jan 8, 2007 8:03:48 GMT
There are eight teams in each division, so each season is 14 weeks long. At the start you play a league game on a sunday and a cup game Tuesday or Wednesday. Then, when you chose to no longer participate in the cup, because cups are for girls, you play a friendly midweek instead of a cup game. All told, you should be able to squeeze out about 30 games a season. I'm not bothering to report on the friendlies.
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