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Post by hornet on Aug 16, 2007 10:34:53 GMT
Horn's manipulation of the media has my interest piqued, though... Even more fun is the opportunity to call players c0cks to their faces. Pretty decent set of results there, Pops. Especially in Europe. Do the winners of the WAFER automatically qualify for next season? KUTCSW! :thumb:
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Post by floplexter on Aug 16, 2007 11:04:37 GMT
Not sure about the wafer, but definitely sure it won't be an issue.
Old Inca Snail has played one game so far and delivered a massive 5.
So he's a star in the making. :moop:
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Post by Moo on Aug 16, 2007 11:23:26 GMT
For East Stirling?
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Post by floplexter on Aug 16, 2007 11:34:01 GMT
I'm not known for my CM patience, it has to be said.
Biscuit Steve, for example. I noticed in my update that he scored a few goals, but he put in a couple of 6s lately and lost his place to Dimeball Rivet.
No mercy.
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Post by Sonic on Aug 17, 2007 2:35:13 GMT
Can't remember his real name, so dunno. It's probably "Machu Pichu Slowcoach" or something. ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) See, that's more like it.
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Post by floplexter on Aug 22, 2007 15:10:31 GMT
I had a look at his real name. It's not very interesting at all.
I have many many updatey things to write. Don't hold your breath, or you will die.
Thrills, spills and a packet of ginger nuts.
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Post by coffers on Aug 22, 2007 15:22:18 GMT
Not ,The Ginger Nuts?
I'll put the kettle on.
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Post by floplexter on Aug 22, 2007 15:54:17 GMT
An update the likes of which you could stick a tail on and call a crocogator.
QF League Cup A v Hibs: 3-2: Hope Springs Infernal 2; Montrose Brewery (and this accidentally playing a DMRL in the DC). Draw Cellik in the semi.
A v Aberdeen: 2-5: The Mighty Anorak ; Nearly a Nonce Ouch. The directors are unhappy with the performance- no shit.
UEFA Cup H v Fiorentina: 0-1: lost on penos, aet. Having done the hard bit in the away leg... Three of our four peno takers missed- Hope Springs Infernal, Slavering Beastie and Trick Baby. Rainy Rock missed a peno in the 119th minute. B'stardos.
H v Livingston: 2-1: Montrose Brewery ; Healthy Fondlings (p) H v Kilmarnock: 2-3: Slavering Beastie; Donkey Bellow A v St Mirren: 1-1: Rainy Rock A v Rangers: 1-1: Slavering Beastie
I put Brussels Grout on the transfer list- I'm approaching one of those clearout periods, methinks.
A v Cellik: 1-3: Skywalker They went down to ten men at 1-1 and then their new signing, Alan "I Love Leeds, I do" Smudger Smith scored 2 debut goals.
Brussels Grout is quickly off to St Mirren.
H v Hearts: 5-3: Healthy Fondlings ; Hope Springs Infernal; Slavering Beastie 2; Trick Baby
I sign up Not the Messiah on a free- SPA, DMRC, 33.
Also coming in are Camberwick Spleen, 26, SCO, D/DM LC, 775k from Dundee and Partly Sedimentary, 28, ENG, SW/DRC, 1.5m package from Notts County, a player I'd been watching for some time.
A v Hibs: 2-2: Slavering Beastie 2
Sign Boxer Rebellion, MRC, Free from Chesterfield, 26 and English.
Cup H v Berwick: 2-1: Impure Nigel ; Treatment Rope Largely a second string and nearly paid for it.
H v Partick: 4-1: Rainy Rock 4 I think he was a wee bit miffed at being left out.
Get Manager of Month and Slavering Beastie is Player of Month.
I loan Obsidian Plinth, 21, SCO, SC from Huddersfield.
A v Dundee Utd: 4-1: Donkey Bellow 2 ; Montrose Brewery; Treatment Rope H v Dundee: 2-2: Slavering Beastie ; Rainy Rock The Dundee games have become us v John Hartson as he bangs in another 2.
The meeja slag off Ancient Loo Roll and I defend him, all the while secretly plotting to give him 2 games to improve before he gets the bullet.
Cup H v Clyde: 3-0: Rainy Rock 2; the Mighy Anorak
I release Gunmin on a free tfr.
A v Kilmarnock: 2-2: Slavering Beastie ; Healthy Fondlings
League Cup, SF N v Cellik: 1-2: Healthy Fondlings And the obligatory 92nd minute Cellik winner. You've got to larf.
h v St Mirren: 5-2: Montrose Brewery 3; Slavering Beastie; Inca Snail (1st ever)
Cup H v Rangers: 0-2
A v Livingston: 4-0: Montrose Brewery; Healthy Fondlings (p); Rainy Rock; Dimeball Rivet
On the coaches recommendation, I make Obsidian Plinth's stay permanent by paying 230k to Huddersfield.
I let Bal Die go on a free.
Then...
The Mighty Anorak is late for training. I give him a wee warning- he's mightily miffed and requests a transfer. I deny his request, he is unhappy with me and about eight other squad members suddenly decide he's an arrogant twat, needs to leave and are happy I've dealt with him properly.
Happy days.
I sign Thong for Europe, FLC, SCO, 21, 850k from Southampton. This laddie is not Scottish, by the way, though he has played all his footie in Scotland. In real life he is something of a Rangers hero, which makes the fact that he signed for Celtic this summer a little incongruous.
H v Aberdeen: 2-2: Thong for Europe (deb); Healthy Fondlings
I get Manager of the Month for March.
More to come soon, pop-pickers.
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Post by coffers on Aug 22, 2007 16:07:34 GMT
Camberwick Spleen and Thong for Europe ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) :thumb:
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Post by Sonic on Aug 23, 2007 0:19:22 GMT
Thong For Europe is generally underrated in all versions of this game. I bet his hero rangers status came about because of a last game of the season sort of thing a few seasons ago :checkit:
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Post by floplexter on Aug 23, 2007 8:15:15 GMT
Thong For Europe is generally underrated in all versions of this game. I bet his hero rangers status came about because of a last game of the season sort of thing a few seasons ago ![](http://www.geocities.com/jacquesdebohun/smilies/checkit.gif) Give that man a ginger nut.
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Post by Moo on Aug 23, 2007 8:28:51 GMT
Stu will be along shortly.
Some fine looking results there, Pops, but still the Old Firm has the sign over you. Any chance of you being able to get at them? Any positives? Or is it just a case of the AI cheating, as per?
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Post by floplexter on Aug 23, 2007 8:41:44 GMT
Some more delight. H v Rangers: 0-4 Pasting. I sign up Montrose Brewery to a new contract. Something of an engima, the boy, but has done enough to warrant his new pot of dosh. H v Cellik: 0-2 Major Meejer departs in the 19th minute of his debut start. What is 'two-footed challenge' in Spaiaiash? St Mittens are relegated (originally a typo, but I like it). The Mighty Anorak comes out and slags me in the press. I call him a tosspot- 65% of fans agree with me. I list the coont. A v Hibs: 1-0: Montrose Brewery celebrates his new contract with the winner. Injuries are really kicking in, despite the size of the squad. Trick Baby does the cruciate thing and will be out for 18 months. A v Aberdeen: 1-1: Thong For EuropeH v Rangers: 3-2: Slavering Beastie ; Rainy Rock 2 (1p)Hairless Plunder is out for three months. H v Dundee: 2-1: Rainy Rock 2 (1p)So we receive 450k for finishing 4th again, as Cellik once more clinch the title, although this year it is a clinch. 1: Cellik- 83 (+50gd) ; 2: Rangers- 83 (+48gd) ; 3: Dundee- 67 ; 4: Motherwell- 66 ; 5: Aberdeen- 63 ; 6: Hibernian- 50 Ancient Loo Roll and Slavering Beastie make the team of the year. St Johnstone and Dallas failed to come up. As a final blow to the season, Slavering Beastie announces that he feels he needs to leave to further his career. Dang. ************************************************************************************************ Motherwell - Saturday 10th May 2008 ************************************************************************************************
================================================================================================ Squad ================================================================================================
No Name Position(s) Nat Born Age Caps Gls Wages Expires Value ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Ancient Loo Roll GK SCO 26.11.75 32 - - £1.4K 22.6.09 £950K 6 Biscuit Steve D/DM C DEN 24.12.81 26 1 - £6.75K 18.6.11 £900K 48 Boxer Rebellion M RC ENG 2.3.81 27 - - £5K 20.6.13 £1.1M 18 Brussels Grout D/DM RL SWE 20.9.83 24 - - £2.3K 18.6.08 £35K 43 Camberwick Spleen SW/D/DM LC SCO 20.3.81 27 - - £1.6K 4.6.13 £950K 23 Cat Girl Tights DM C SCO 15.10.79 28 - - £900 26.6.10 £600K 40 Chain of Rivalry D/AM/F RLC IRL 10.3.81 27 - - £7.5K 7.6.13 £950K 4 Consonantless D RC FRA 29.3.76 32 - - £2.1K 3.6.09 £425K 28 Derek's Socks AM/F R SCO 5.2.83 25 - - £2K 9.6.09 £475K 10 Digital Bumhole S C SCO 16.6.81 26 - - £950 11.6.09 £750K 22 Dimeball Rivet D/DM C SCO 19.1.82 26 - - £1.2K 10.6.11 £625K 30 Donkey Bellow S C FRA 11.8.83 24 - - £850 21.6.11 £1.1M 20 E's a Ippo AM/F C SCO 8.4.87 21 - - £1.1K 6.6.12 £750K 26 Flumpsville USA M RC ENG 19.12.79 28 - - £5K 17.6.10 £1M 2 Hairless Plunder D/DM RC SCO 23.1.82 26 - - £1K 16.6.12 £550K 32 Healthy Fondlings S C CHI 6.3.81 27 24 4 £4.8K 26.6.10 £1.2M 9 Hope Springs Infernal F RLC SWE 16.11.81 26 3 - £1.1K 28.6.10 £1.3M 29 Impure Nigel AM C SCO 16.3.83 25 - - £975 28.6.10 £375K 41 Inca Snail AM RL SWE 9.9.82 25 - - £3.2K 17.6.12 £875K 27 Kitty Jay AM RC SWE 1.11.82 25 - - £1.2K Rolling Free 36 Lank Piper GK ENG 30.11.87 20 - - £3.6K 16.6.13 £675K - Little Handouts DM C SCO 18.3.90 18 - - £120 11.6.10 £190K 38 Major Meejer SW/D/DM RC ESP 22.3.88 20 - - £4.1K 28.6.12 £450K 7 Massive Moustache M RC SCO 26.4.79 29 - - £2.8K 6.6.12 £1.2M 21 Montrose Brewery F C SCO 6.10.78 29 - - £7K 2.6.11 £2.2M 19 Nearly A Nonce F C NIR 21.3.78 30 20 1 £525 15.6.10 £575K 14 No S for Free D R SWE 8.1.85 23 - - £500 6.6.11 £350K 47 Not the Messiah DM RC ESP 26.11.74 33 - - £3K 28.6.10 £300K 13 Obsidian Plinth S C SCO 23.7.86 21 - - £950 17.6.13 £625K 44 Partly Sedimentary SW/D RC ENG 23.11.79 28 - - £5.5K 3.6.14 £750K 35 Poofy Offspring D/M C SWE 14.5.85 22 - - £1.3K 13.5.09 £250K 5 Railroad Cistern D C NIR 1.4.80 28 31 1 £1.2K 28.6.10 £550K 31 Rainy Rock S C ENG 29.5.80 27 - - £950 6.6.10 £1.4M 37 Russ Scabbott GK SCO 3.10.87 20 - - £275 16.6.11 £120K 3 Skywalker D/DM L SCO 18.2.82 26 - - £2.8K 2.6.10 £1.2M 11 Slavering Beastie AM/F RC FIN 5.8.80 27 1 - £2.1K 18.6.11 £3.2M 12 Solitude D C POR 6.2.83 25 - - £500 6.6.11 £650K 17 Son of the Carpenter D RLC SCO 17.9.85 22 - - £1.6K 6.6.13 £650K 25 Soup Kitchen Control AM RL SCO 9.6.86 21 - - £130 4.5.09 £180K 15 The Mighty Anorak M C SCO 7.1.84 24 - - £725 8.6.09 £975K 45 Thong for Europe F LC SCO 21.8.83 24 - - £6K 25.6.14 £1.3M 16 Treatment Rope M/F LC AUT 20.4.84 24 21 5 £1.4K 4.6.12 £1.2M 8 Trick Baby M C SCO 25.1.81 27 - - £3.1K 16.6.11 £1.5M 33 Very Banana AM LC SCO 7.11.78 29 - - £1.1K 11.6.13 £600K 34 Willie! Willie! Way! S C SCO 23.7.84 23 - - £300 20.6.10 £450K
================================================================================================ 2007/8 Senior Club Stats ================================================================================================
No Name Apps Gls Con Pens Asts Yel Red MoM Av R -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Ancient Loo Roll 33 0 47 0 0 0 1 1 7.12 6 Biscuit Steve 18 (2) 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 6.95 48 Boxer Rebellion 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.25 18 Brussels Grout 3 (5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 43 Camberwick Spleen 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 23 Cat Girl Tights 12 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 7.00 40 Chain of Rivalry 10 (15) 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 6.88 4 Consonantless 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.93 28 Derek's Socks 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 10 Digital Bumhole 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.43 22 Dimeball Rivet 24 (2) 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 7.00 30 Donkey Bellow 6 (7) 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 6.92 20 E's a Ippo 39 5 0 0 11 3 0 3 7.23 26 Flumpsville USA 15 (3) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.06 2 Hairless Plunder 22 (4) 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 6.81 32 Healthy Fondlings 29 (2) 13 0 3 (3) 6 0 0 3 7.42 9 Hope Springs Infernal 26 (5) 12 0 0 7 0 0 3 7.39 29 Impure Nigel 3 (1) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 41 Inca Snail 7 (6) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.77 27 Kitty Jay 8 (2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.70 36 Lank Piper 17 (3) 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 7.45 - Little Handouts - - - - - - - - ---- 38 Major Meejer 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.00 7 Massive Moustache 9 (1) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.70 21 Montrose Brewery 14 (7) 8 0 0 4 0 0 1 7.33 19 Nearly A Nonce 8 (5) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.00 14 No S for Free 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---- 47 Not the Messiah 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 13 Obsidian Plinth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 44 Partly Sedimentary 12 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 7.17 35 Poofy Offspring 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.33 5 Railroad Cistern 21 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 6.67 31 Rainy Rock 15 (13) 19 0 4 (3) 4 0 0 4 7.61 37 Russ Scabbott - - - - - - - - ---- 3 Skywalker 32 5 0 0 1 1 0 1 6.72 11 Slavering Beastie 42 (1) 23 0 0 14 6 0 9 7.67 12 Solitude 20 (1) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6.90 17 Son of the Carpenter 20 (3) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.87 25 Soup Kitchen Control 34 3 0 0 6 1 0 2 6.79 15 The Mighty Anorak 29 2 0 0 11 3 1 1 7.31 45 Thong for Europe 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.60 16 Treatment Rope 15 (14) 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 6.93 8 Trick Baby 24 (1) 2 0 0 7 3 0 0 7.12 33 Very Banana 12 (5) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 6.65 34 Willie! Willie! Way! - - - - - - - - ----
================================================================================================ 2007/8 Transfers ================================================================================================
Date Player In From Fee ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.6.07 Treatment Rope Rangers £825K 2.7.07 Boris Panov Rotor £8K 11.10.07 Chain of Rivalry Millwall £1M 22.11.07 Inca Snail Free Transfer Free 4.1.08 Not the Messiah Free Transfer Free 5.1.08 Camberwick Spleen Dundee £775K 6.1.08 Partly Sedimentary Notts Co £1M 25.1.08 Boxer Rebellion Chesterfield Free 1.2.08 Obsidian Plinth Huddersfield Loan 18.3.08 Obsidian Plinth Huddersfield £230K 27.3.08 Thong for Europe Southampton £850K
Date Player Out To Fee ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 17.6.07 Arab Ship Partick Thistle Bos 19.6.07 Dallas Ploughboy St. Johnstone Bos 21.6.07 Derek Adams Released Free 1.7.07 Erectile Nonsense St. Mirren £800K 11.7.07 Soup Kitchen Control Dumbarton Loan 23.7.07 Middlesex Jam Stenhousemuir Loan 9.8.07 E's a Ippo East Fife Loan 11.8.07 Poofy Offspring Cowdenbeath Loan 23.11.07 Middlesex Jam Elgin City £45K 18.12.07 Poofy Offspring Clydebank Loan 23.2.08 Gunmin Released Free 18.3.08 Bal Die Released Free 4.5.08 Stephen Gibson Released Free
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Date Opposition Ven Competition Res Attend Scorers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28.7.07 Hibs A Premier Division 4:0 14968 Slavering Beastie, Healthy Fondlings 2 Cat Girl Tights 4.8.07 Hearts H Premier Division 3:2 13110 Slavering Beastie, Hope Springs Infernal Donkey Bellow 11.8.07 Celtic A Premier Division 2:2 38074 Slavering Beastie, Biscuit Steve 18.8.07 Dundee H Premier Division 1:2 15279 Hope Springs Infernal 25.8.07 Dundee Utd A Premier Division 2:0 12639 Biscuit Steve, Treatment Rope 8.9.07 Partick Thistle H Premier Division 3:0 10032 Kitty Jay, Hope Springs Infernal Healthy Fondlings 13.9.07 Sliema Wanderers MLT H UEFA Cup 1st Rnd Leg 1 5:1 7174 Slavering Beastie, Biscuit Steve Hope Springs Infernal 2, Healthy Fondlings 16.9.07 Livingston A Premier Division 2:2 9294 Flumpsville USA, Impure Nigel 19.9.07 Livingston A League Cup 3rd Rnd 3:1 3081 Healthy Fondlings, Slavering Beastie Hairless Plunder 22.9.07 St. Mirren H Premier Division 2:0 11256 Biscuit Steve, Hope Springs Infernal 27.9.07 Sliema Wanderers MLT A UEFA Cup 1st Rnd Leg 2 2:1 3279 Slavering Beastie 2 30.9.07 Kilmarnock A Premier Division 4:1 13446 Slavering Beastie, Hope Springs Infernal Healthy Fondlings, Skywalker 13.10.07 Aberdeen H Premier Division 0:3 17944 15.10.07 Hearts A Premier Division 2:1 12798 Rainy Rock, Hope Springs Infernal 18.10.07 Hertha BSC GER H UEFA Cup 2nd Rnd Leg 1 3:1 15254 Trick Baby, Slavering Beastie, Park Kang-Jo og 21.10.07 Celtic H Premier Division 3:3 13832 Rainy Rock, Skywalker, Hope Springs Infernal 27.10.07 Rangers H Premier Division 1:1 15290 Skywalker 1.11.07 Hertha BSC GER A UEFA Cup 2nd Rnd Leg 2 4:0 39135 Healthy Fondlings pen, Slavering Beastie 3 4.11.07 Hibs H Premier Division 2:3 16551 Nearly A Nonce, Flumpsville USA 10.11.07 Partick Thistle A Premier Division 4:1 7997 Rainy Rock 3, Slavering Beastie 17.11.07 Dundee Utd H Premier Division 1:0 11535 Skywalker 22.11.07 Fiorentina ITA A UEFA Cup 3rd Rnd Leg 1 1:0 47321 Rainy Rock 25.11.07 Dundee A Premier Division 2:2 10590 Laursen og, Treatment Rope 28.11.07 Hibs A League Cup Qtr Final 3:2 15911 Hope Springs Infernal 2, Montrose Brewery 1.12.07 Aberdeen A Premier Division 2:5 15910 The Mighty Anorak, Nearly A Nonce 6.12.07 Fiorentina ITA H UEFA Cup 3rd Rnd Leg 2 0:1 15251 9.12.07 Livingston H Premier Division 2:1 11810 Montrose Brewery, Healthy Fondlings pen 12.12.07 Kilmarnock H Premier Division 2:3 11616 Donkey Bellow, Slavering Beastie 15.12.07 St. Mirren A Premier Division 1:1 7490 Rainy Rock 22.12.07 Rangers A Premier Division 1:1 39058 Slavering Beastie 26.12.07 Celtic A Premier Division 1:3 38112 Skywalker 1.1.08 Hearts H Premier Division 5:3 13353 Healthy Fondlings, Hope Springs Infernal Slavering Beastie 2, Trick Baby 19.1.08 Hibs A Premier Division 2:2 15246 Slavering Beastie 2 26.1.08 Berwick H Scottish Cup 3rd Rnd 2:1 5179 Impure Nigel, Treatment Rope 30.1.08 Partick Thistle H Premier Division 4:1 8987 Rainy Rock 4 2.2.08 Dundee Utd A Premier Division 4:1 11929 Donkey Bellow 2, Montrose Brewery, Treatment Rope 9.2.08 Dundee H Premier Division 2:2 13235 Slavering Beastie, Rainy Rock 16.2.08 Clyde H Scottish Cup 4th Rnd 3:0 5196 The Mighty Anorak, Rainy Rock 2 (1 pen) 23.2.08 Kilmarnock A Premier Division 2:2 15847 Slavering Beastie, Healthy Fondlings 27.2.08 Celtic N League Cup Semi Final 1:2 47947 Healthy Fondlings 1.3.08 St. Mirren H Premier Division 5:2 10186 Montrose Brewery 3, Slavering Beastie, Inca Snail 8.3.08 Rangers H Scottish Cup 5th Rnd 0:2 12929 15.3.08 Livingston A Premier Division 4:0 9776 Montrose Brewery, Healthy Fondlings pen Rainy Rock, Dimeball Rivet 29.3.08 Aberdeen H Premier Division 2:2 17511 Thong for Europe, Healthy Fondlings 7.4.08 Rangers H Premier Division 0:4 15271 12.4.08 Celtic H Premier Division Champ. Grp 0:2 12402 19.4.08 Hibs A Premier Division Champ. Grp 1:0 14344 Montrose Brewery 26.4.08 Aberdeen A Premier Division Champ. Grp 1:1 17214 Thong for Europe 3.5.08 Rangers H Premier Division Champ. Grp 3:2 15283 Slavering Beastie, Rainy Rock 2 (1 pen) 10.5.08 Dundee A Premier Division Champ. Grp 2:1 10489 Rainy Rock 2 (1 pen)
One more stab at winning something proper and then time to look further afield. The OF stranglehold is quite tight. I still have around 11/12M in the bank, so no harm spending some of that to fuel the attack on the title. A wee adjustment to the formation and tactics as well, which I will test on a tour of Ulster. Avaunt! (more to come...) P.S - Don't know about AI cheating, but the OF do get a disproportionate number of last minute penos. But bottom line is they can pay 20-30-40k a week, when my upper limit is 8. Makes a difference.
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Post by coffers on Aug 23, 2007 8:51:56 GMT
That's still a good season Pops. the acheivable aim surely has to be to overtake Dundee United.
KUTGW! :thumb:
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Post by Moo on Aug 23, 2007 9:07:29 GMT
Aim well and truly achieved then.
KUTGW!
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Post by floplexter on Aug 23, 2007 10:25:09 GMT
So onto the new adventures. I get Manager of the Month for May and go into the market with my purse. In comes Quorn Substitute, MRLC, 23, ENG, 550k from Livingston. Also Vegas Mutton, FC, 2.6M from Dundee. A 25 yo Scot, ex-Celt and currently with Aston Villa IRL. And yes, that does say 2.6M, and yes, my nose did bleed a little. 12618 is a new record average attendance and Slavering Beastie is the fans POY. I get 500k tv money and my directors expect both European and domestic success. Which means..... what, exactly? The 2008 Ulster TourA v Bangor: 0-1. So much for the yoofs. A v Limavady: 2-0: Donkey Bellow 2Time for Lank Piper to step up to the plate. He's served his apprenticeship and will henceforth swap roles. Last year, I played him in all the cup games, with Ancient Loo Roll in the league, but that role will now be reversed. A v Portadown: 3-0: Healthy Fondlings; Montrose Brewery; Vegas MuttonMinorly useful tour. Few more friendlies: H v Morton: 3-1: Healthy Fondlings; Rainy Rock 2H v Odra Opole: 3-2: Slavering Beastie ; Massive Moustache; Vegas MuttonH v Grimsby: 3-1: Quorn Substitutel; Digital Bumhole; Vegas MuttonI sign Coastal Kentish Town, SWE, 18yo, D/AM/F RLC, 575k from OIS. And the league begins. I'm using a 2-1-4-1-2 with the two wingers advancing (one arrow on the left, two on the right) and the DMC arrowing back to DC and the left-sided DC arrowing to the left. Erm... yeh. Attacking style with Pressing and Offside Trap on, and I usually switch to "Normal" style after a couple of minutes. And Tannadice, spookily enough, is our startpoint... A v Dundee Utd: 6-3: Vegas Mutton (deb); Rainy Rock 2; Thong For Europe; Quorn Substitute (deb); Slavering BeastieThat'll do, pig, that'll do. H v Cellik: 0-2 And.... back to normality. I have a couple of players now whose contracts are unprotected, but they won't sign new ones- a result of my rotation policy, methinks. But when they are players like Rainy Rock and Hope Springs Infernal, you have to be a little concernated. A v Aberdeen: 1-1: Thong For EuropeI sign a new scout. Bruce Arena. ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) H v Partick: 3-0: Cat Girl Tights; Healthy Fondlings; Donkey BellowThe new formation seems to be delivering a mixed bag at the moment. A v Hearts: 1-0: Poofy Offspring (1st ever)A lad who spent the last two season on loan and staked a claim during the pre-season. Now delivering. I sign Windy Facade, DRC, 22, SCO, 475k from St Mirren. We draw Dnipro in the UEFA Cup and I sell Nearly a Nonce to Darlington for 575k. New number one, Lank Piper gets Young Player of the Month for August. The press build him up, I agree, he thanks me. H v Dundee: 2-3: Very Banana; Hope Springs InfernalBig Bad John with his obligatory 2. UEFAH v Dnipro: 4-0: Hope Springs Infernal; Healthy Fondlings; Slavering Beastie; Inca SnailNice. I sell Consonantless to Preston for 300k. H v Livingston: 4-2: Healthy Fondlings 2 (1p); Montrose Brewery 2H v Raith: 5-2: Healthy Fondlings; Very Banana; Poofy Offspring; Cat Girl Tights; Slavering BeastieFive different scorers, that can't be bad. A v Dnipro: 2-0: Slavering Beastie; Poofy OffspringExcellent set of results and we face Herenveen in the next round. Could have been easier. A v Kilmarnock: 5-1: Poofy Offspring 2; Vegas Mutton; Hope Springs Infernal; Donkey BellowEstablishing some credentials now- great display. With this, I get Manager of Month for September. League CupA v Dundee: 2-4: Healthy Fondlings; Hope Springs InfernalOh well, I can 'concentrate on the league'. Guess who gets 2? I'm suspecting backhanders now. To be fair, Dundee are streaking ahead in the league. A v Rangers: 0-6 Gah. A new club record defeat. And, perhaps surprisingly, the directors are "happy with the effort, despite the result". WTF? I spread a rake of bids across Europe, attempting to squander my millions. 200k buys Not That One, No, a 24yo MRC, ENG, from Rushden. Randomly, St Johnstone bid 450k for Ancient Loo Roll, who is currently unhappy that he is not first choice keeper. I ask for 550k, they come back and he's out of there. Wow. End of an era. H v Hibs: 3-0: Rainy Rock 2; Cat Girl TightsA second-string, really, so good result. It's when the next game arrives, I suddenly realise I had only two keepers registered for UEFA squad. Or, rather, make that now... one. UEFA CupH v Herenveen: 3-1: Hope Springs Infernal; Slavering Beastie; Donkey BellowWell, home job done. As cover, the free French 24yo keeper, Sounds Like A Bees Song comes in. But not eligible for UEFA. H v Dundee Utd: 2-1: Donkey Bellow 2 (1p) (5th)A lad I've been chasing a while, though Aberdeen wouldn't sell him, has been on loan at St Mirren and I finally persuade the Skanky Dons to part with him for 1.5m inc addons. Staunchly Humdrum is 21, AMRC and a Scottish U21. A v Partick: 3-2: Rainy Rock; Hope Springs Infernal 2UEFA CupA v Herenveen: 2-1: Slavering Beastie 2Through nicely and draw AS Monaco in the next round. Not so nicely. H v Aberdeen: 4-1: Obsidian Plinth 3; Vegas MuttonGreat result. And Obsidian Plinth's first ever start. Given me a selection headache. [/cliché] A v Dundee (top of the table): 1-1: Not That One, No (1st ever)And yes, it was BBJ. H v Hearts: 2-1: Slavering Beastie; Donkey BellowPoofy Offspring is ruled out for 3 months. Gah. Currently 3rd behind Dundee and Rangers. Not too far away from them either and have built up a 5 point gap over Cellik in 4th, though they have one game in hand. 15 games played. I fear for my UEFA life as all it will take is one injury to Lank Piper and I have no European keepers.
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Post by coffers on Aug 23, 2007 10:35:54 GMT
A nice set of results in there Pops. Excellent work, Keep it Up! :thumb:
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Post by hornet on Aug 23, 2007 10:51:31 GMT
Yay for beating So Graham Morton. Even in a friendly. Tossers.
5-1, 2-4, 0-6, 3-0 - You really do go up-diddly-up-up, then go down-diddly-down-down. Are you Terry Thomas?
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Post by floplexter on Aug 23, 2007 10:58:02 GMT
I do possess something of an ornate facial sproutage when in the manager's seat. I think that is down to, basically, 2 defenders. Bit harsh on them, really, whoever ends up in the centre-back slots, as more often than not, they are the ones likely to get pish ratings, especially when BBJ comes a-calling. But hey ho.
The 0-6 was right out of the blue, especially when Kenny Miller scored 4 of them. I mean, come on, Kenny Miller, for fuck's sake.
Arjen Robben got one of the others.
24k a week. Can't be bad.
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Post by Moo on Aug 23, 2007 11:22:55 GMT
Well of course he has to score... he is a man of principle....
Arf!
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Post by Moo on Aug 23, 2007 11:23:53 GMT
Oh and notwithstanding the OF, supoib set of results there. I am also worried about your keeping situation though. Possibly a blunder on your part there...
However... KUTGW! :thumb:
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Post by floplexter on Aug 23, 2007 11:47:22 GMT
To be fair, there should be (and yes, I am aware there probably is in the dot$ land) a way of registering more players when you sell some. There is in real life.
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Post by Moo on Aug 23, 2007 12:59:46 GMT
IIRC, the main Euro 25 player squad is to be made up of first team and reserve team players. You can call in a yoofer if you're short, but they have to be of a certain age. 15 yo yoofs are "INE" I think. But aye, you wouldn't be able to name a reserve keeper if he wasn't part of your original 25.
But once you get to a certain stage of the competition (groups of LAC, QFs of Wafer, possibly) you can register more and there may be only a certain amount of swapsies that would be players you have just bought for useless reservists.
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Post by floplexter on Aug 23, 2007 13:58:00 GMT
I think it must be bugged anyway, because apparently, my yoofish DMC, Little Handouts, is eligible to play, and I certainly didn't pick him as he's never kicked a ball for us.
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Post by Moo on Aug 23, 2007 14:17:35 GMT
Hmmm... in that case I dunno. Maybe Sping dropped a clanger there.
I know, I know, controversial it may be, but it's just my opinion.
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