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Lewes FC sends 230k
to Cardiff City FC for Boško Pletikosa (SBY/4 Fw; 170k)
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Leeds United sends 525k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Danny Rose (APP/8 Fw; 435k)
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Undoubtedly
We probably have
Anyone ever had 42 attacks with no goals scored before?
Lewes FC sends Jean Diouf (III/11 Fw; 360k), Edson Blanco (APP/5 Fw; 255k)
to Cardiff City FC for 65k, Héctor Vasquez (II/13 Fw; 550k)
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Lewes FC sends 100k
to Derby County for Reimundo Almada (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Tranmere Rovers sends 700k, Santiago Ramos (IV/12 Sw; 300k)
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Blerim Omlin (I/10 Sw; 480k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends Nick Jacobs (APP/5 Df; 210k)
to Cardiff City FC for 600k
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Bristol City FC sends 400k
to Wycombe Wanderers for Mathieu Song (V/4 Fw; 40k), Volodymyr Kushnir (V/3 Fw; 20k)
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Wycombe Wanderers sends Stephan Schär (V/2 Mf; 0k)
to Oldham Athletic AFC for 175k
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Queens Park Rangers sends 200k
to Plymouth Argyle FC for Syam Arfaoui (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Swansea City AFC sends 400k
to Dorchester Town for Jonathan Acosta (V/3 Df; 20k), Boris Rudenko (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Swindon Town FC sends 400kk
to Plymouth Argyle FC for Bassirou Mbaye (V/2 Df; 0k), Nenad Kovtun (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 725k
to Leeds United for Federico Zanetti (I/10 Df; 480k)
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Lewes FC sends 410k, Ethan Maddison (III/13 Gk; 440k)
to Brighton & Hove Albion for Samir Bouaziz (II/13 Gk; 550k)
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Tranmere Rovers sends 200k
to Dorchester Town for Mikkel Fly Lindstrom (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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Tranmere Rovers sends 650k, Mohammed Zakari (IV/12 Gk; 300k)
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Alexander Bach (III/13 Gk; 440k)
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The following teams receive a bonus for Season 50:
| TEAM | BONUS | BANK TOTAL |
| Nottingham Forest | 835 | 3480 |
| Southend United | 715 | 2746 |
| Lewes FC | 575 | 1893 |
| Preston North End FC | 415 | 3792 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 375 | 4016 |
| Sheffield United | 280 | 2398 |
| Lincoln City FC | 250 | 3768 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 200 | 3572 |
| Weston-super-Mare AFC | 200 | 2553 |
| Brentford FC | 185 | 3274 |
| Northampton Town FC | 165 | 1401 |
| Watford | 160 | 1951 |
| Carlisle United | 150 | 990 |
| Plymouth Argyle FC | 140 | 1507 |
| Chesterfield FC | 135 | 1584 |
| Dorchester Town | 60 | 983 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 60 | 1280 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 60 | 3627 |
| Oldham Athletic AFC | 50 | 2280 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 40 | 1940 |
| Crewe Alexandra FC | 40 | 2662 |
| Leeds United | 40 | 1391 |
| Bristol City FC | 35 | 2716 |
| Swansea City AFC | 30 | 1042 |
| Port Vale FC | 30 | 2319 |
| Leicester City FC | 0 | 1216 |
| Coventry City | 0 | 1915 |
| Cardiff City FC | 0 | 1490 |
| Swindon Town FC | 0 | 2259 |
| Blyth Spartans AFC | 0 | 2125 |
| Hereford United FC | 0 | 1447 |
| Derby County | 0 | 130 |
Bonuses are given for division and tournament finishes along with top division scorer, weekly prediction league winner, and season prediction league winner. See the rules for more details. You can also check your teams page and choose the Team/Player Log tab to see what you earned a bonus for from the prior season.
https://www.olmec.org/mswl-united/coaches_poll.php?type=11
Well...I was late on this...but after reloading the post-session 8 database it looks like no one gets taxed. Sorry folks...
Brighton fans were amazed when their 'Gulls app squawked twice within minutes. This seasons it hasn't squawked much at all. Fans were greeted with the news that the club had parted ways with soon-to-be-a-superstar-somewhere-else Takao Soma (FW), then moments later saw the team shuffled Ahmed Usman (MF) to the Wanderers. Both deals were cash heavy, with the Soma deal sending Breno Freda (MF) to Amex Stadium. No one will be surprised if another player is shipped out as these types of things tend to happen in 3's.
Brighton & Hove Albion sends Ahmed Usman (IV/11 Mf; 270k)
to Wycombe Wanderers for 625k
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends Takao Soma (II/13 Fw; 550k)
to Watford for 1150k, Breno Freda (IV/7 Mf; 150k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends 500Kk
to Dorchester Town for Torben Thygesen (III/10 Fw; 320k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends 500Kk, James Aminu (I/10 Df; 480k)
to Leicester City FC for Sven Skog (I/12 Fw; 600k)
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Cardiff City FC sends John Kosowski (APP/6 Gk; 280k)
to Brentford FC for 500k
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Southend United sends Kenzie McDonald (V/5 Fw; 60k)
to Northampton Town FC for 200k
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Watford sends 192k
to Swansea City AFC for Maximillian Hoffmann (V/3 Fw; 20k)
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Southend United sends Claes Östberg (V/2 Mf; 0k)
to Wycombe Wanderers for 200k
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Wycombe Wanderers sends 625k
to Carlisle United for Ben Ince (V/2 Mf; 0k), Jorge Diaz (V/2 Fw; 0k), Duško Kolomyets (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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Tranmere Rovers sends 200k
to Carlisle United for Noah Zimmermann (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Hereford United FC sends 220k
to Carlisle United for Damir Vasilj (V/3 Df; 20k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 190k
to Nottingham Forest for Kian Clarke (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Carlisle United sends Owen Sansom (V/2 Df; 0k)
to Crewe Alexandra FC for 30kJoshua Samed (I/Coach; 160k)
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The following teams receive a bonus for Season 49:
| TEAM | BONUS | BANK TOTAL |
| Weston-super-Mare AFC | 660 | 1798 |
| Southend United | 495 | 3078 |
| Nottingham Forest | 475 | 1348 |
| Swansea City AFC | 435 | 1473 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 410 | 3388 |
| Port Vale FC | 405 | 2031 |
| Brentford FC | 325 | 2207 |
| Bristol City FC | 310 | 2406 |
| Watford | 295 | 3873 |
| Oldham Athletic AFC | 205 | 1691 |
| Lewes FC | 205 | 1208 |
| Preston North End FC | 190 | 3886 |
| Cardiff City FC | 145 | 370 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 135 | 2707 |
| Chesterfield FC | 100 | 3677 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 60 | 2926 |
| Hereford United FC | 60 | 1017 |
| Dorchester Town | 55 | 1087 |
| Sheffield United | 45 | 2495 |
| Plymouth Argyle FC | 40 | 1840 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 40 | 2719 |
| Leeds United | 40 | 1317 |
| Crewe Alexandra FC | 40 | 2783 |
| Northampton Town FC | 40 | 1993 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 25 | 3707 |
| Derby County | 25 | 185 |
| Carlisle United | 10 | 1722 |
| Lincoln City FC | 5 | 3490 |
| Coventry City | 0 | 1915 |
| Blyth Spartans AFC | 0 | 2125 |
| Swindon Town FC | 0 | 2011 |
| Leicester City FC | 0 | 850 |
Bonuses are given for division and tournament finishes along with top division scorer, weekly prediction league winner, and season prediction league winner. See the rules for more details. You can also check your teams page and choose the Team/Player Log tab to see what you earned a bonus for from the prior season.
The Tax Man visited Lincoln City and was able to pry away 369k this week...
Surely it might help calm his nerves as he seems somewhat stressed of late ?
Weston-super-Mare AFC sends 250k, José Drummond (APP/6 Mf; 310k)
to Lewes FC for Valentyn Tymoshenko (SBY/3 Gk; 100k)
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Dorchester Town sends Reuben Lennon (V/7 Gk; 100k)
to Plymouth Argyle FC for 200k
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 180k
to Dorchester Town for Simon Schmidt (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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If anyone needs an APP/5 FW, I have one who is surplus to requirements. Looking for a reserve GK or cash.
Weston-super-Mare AFC sends 50k, Javier Jimenez (III/9 Fw; 280k)
to Carlisle United for Kristoffer Lagerbäck (III/10 Df; 320k)
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Bristol City FC sends 1786k
to Tranmere Rovers for Gavin Wright (II/14 Fw; 600k)
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I don't know if BRB for less than 200k it's a given... but I just wanted to help. The Nottingham manager came crying. His club was allegedly almost bankrupt! What was I supposed to do ? ;-)
Rob says it's a bad thing that BRBs are going for less than 200k but there's only been five needed so far (there's been 7 but one reversed and another wasn't needed really) and there's hardly any more teams needing any.
I had three surplus age V so needed to lower the price to get sales.
I still have one but might keep my GK just in case.
Nottingham Forest sends Moez Mhedhebi (V/7 Df; 100k)
to Cardiff City FC for 190k
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Nottingham Forest sends Josh Watson (V/4 Fw; 40k)
to Oldham Athletic AFC for 190k
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Martin Rodríguez (I/10 Df; 480k)
to Bristol City FC for 800k
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Looking at Chris Sutton's Key Events it looks like he was converted to a BRB before he was traded to me based on the order these are shown in his Events. I checked other players and they were traded first then converted.
I assigned 3 of my 6 eligible players to BRBs and put the other 3 age V/VI up for sale. Hazel offered a trade, which I didn't read too closely and accepted (it looked odd the way it was worded but didn't click and I never noticed he wasn't my player). Today I noticed I had 7 BRBs, two coaches. I didn't assign two coaches.
I went back to the trade and noticed it looks like Hazel sent me 190k and Chris Sutton and got nothing in return. Sutton was a Leicester player last season. I can't tell if my k went up 190k or not as I can't find way to check. I still have the three age V/VI
Hazel now has a full set of BRBs as she bought two others (I commented on the fact that she could have bought all she wanted from me buyt "spread the love").
As it would be rather complicated to give Leicester one of my players, then trade back one of their BRBs, I'm happy to give Hazel the 190k back. The extra BRB I have doesn't help me at all.
I'd still like to sell mine however...
Crewe Alexandra FC sends Osvaldo Raphinha (V/2 Df; 0k)
to Hereford United FC for 190k
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Tranmere Rovers sends 200k, Maciej Piechniczek (IV/11 Gk; 270k)
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Wayne Carroll (IV/12 Gk; 300k)
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Crewe Alexandra FC sends John Taylor (V/2 Sw; 0k)
to Wycombe Wanderers for 190k
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I still have 2 for sale as Hazel decided to spread the love.
Leicester City FC sends 190k
to Bristol City FC for Bryan Deshayes (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Leicester City FC sends 190k
to Dorchester Town for Ayrton Bielsa (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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I have three BRBs for sale. Willing to provide a bulk discount.
Leicester City FC sends 190k, Barry Sutton (V/2 Fw; 0k)
to Nottingham Forest for
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The following teams receive a bonus for Season 48:
| TEAM | BONUS | BANK TOTAL |
| Bristol City FC | 790 | 4171 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 745 | 1468 |
| Dorchester Town | 505 | 965 |
| Crewe Alexandra FC | 445 | 2542 |
| Watford | 325 | 3223 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 305 | 3422 |
| Cardiff City FC | 260 | 2665 |
| Lewes FC | 240 | 1870 |
| Lincoln City FC | 220 | 3350 |
| Port Vale FC | 215 | 1567 |
| Plymouth Argyle FC | 210 | 1946 |
| Weston-super-Mare AFC | 200 | 1865 |
| Southend United | 180 | 2674 |
| Chesterfield FC | 155 | 3574 |
| Leicester City FC | 75 | 1041 |
| Brentford FC | 75 | 2386 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 60 | 2804 |
| Nottingham Forest | 55 | 1643 |
| Northampton Town FC | 55 | 2171 |
| Sheffield United | 35 | 2681 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 30 | 4170 |
| Oldham Athletic AFC | 25 | 3257 |
| Derby County | 20 | 2665 |
| Carlisle United | 0 | 702 |
| Swansea City AFC | 0 | 1390 |
| Blyth Spartans AFC | 0 | 2125 |
| Coventry City | 0 | 1915 |
| Preston North End FC | 0 | 3683 |
| Swindon Town FC | 0 | 1973 |
| Leeds United | 0 | 2160 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 0 | 2494 |
| Hereford United FC | 0 | 1961 |
Bonuses are given for division and tournament finishes along with top division scorer, weekly prediction league winner, and season prediction league winner. See the rules for more details. You can also check your teams page and choose the Team/Player Log tab to see what you earned a bonus for from the prior season.
Our first World Cup tournament is complete. Everyone can (hopefully) view details of the tournament at the link below:
https://www.olmec.org/mswl-united-wc/index.php
Cheers Brian, feels rather odd to have secured the title with a session to spare when all my previous wins have gone down to the final game.
The Robins haven't had a particularly good league season but Olmec seems to have taken against James (possibly after a certain someone's kiss of death - thank you Al) and Alon's GK getting completely wiped out (thank you Colin) removed Tranmere from the equation.
Best of luck in your promotion push / multiple trophy chase!
I am terrible at math, but I think it's time to congratulate Roger on his third consecutive league title.
Well done Roger!
Tax Man comes to Tranmere.
Tranmere's balance is reduced by 439.
Germany had so many chances that were so short of the goal. I am devastated once again. I really just wanted a semifinal appearance. Fingers crossed '26 will be far better.
Lewes FC sends Fredrik Engberg (APP/7 Fw; 350k)
to Nottingham Forest for 490k
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I had an idea for when/if we implement one or more new BRB's: Perhaps we only add one and let it play out for one to two seasons. We can then evaluate its impact and decide how to move forward with a second new BRB.
Winning!
Swansea City AFC sends Arwyn Collins (IV/11 Gk; 270k)
to Dorchester Town for 700k
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 170k
to Leicester City FC for Van Gullit (IV/6 Mf; 120k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 750k
to Derby County for William Gomez (I/10 Mf; 480k)
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Leeds United sends Daniel Becker (V/5 Fw; 60k)
to Brentford FC for 201k
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Dagenham & Redbridge sends Dag Hansen (V/4 Fw; 40k)
to Brentford FC for 201k
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Some quick adds tonight if you click Auctions then the Auction 1 or Auction 2 tab.
- Added the player name
- Added the flag of the player's nationality (thanks to Brian for getting me all of those)
- Added the logo of the winning team.
All cosmetic stuff, but trying to give it some visual appeal.
Brentford FC sends 201k
to Watford for Oribe Arellano (V/6 Mf; 80k)
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Oldham Athletic AFC sends Kyle Hughes (V/4 Mf; 40k)
to Chesterfield FC for 200k
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Swansea City AFC sends 200k
to Plymouth Argyle FC for Hayden Kerr (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Swansea City AFC sends 200k
to Cardiff City FC for Maksym Kovalchuk (V/5 Gk; 60k)
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If anyone is feeling generous this season, please feel free to start your lowest SL players against BHA. It will be greatly appreciated, and I suspect other managers will applaud your efforts. If you have any questions about this process, message me.
I see a lot of deals have happened during the week. Plymouth still have 2 Brb-eligible players for sale. First come, first serve.
Weston-super-Mare AFC sends 560k
to Oldham Athletic AFC for Rik Schipper (III/11 Fw; 360k)
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Bristol City FC sends 250k, Hwangbo Min-sung (APP/5 Fw; 225k)
to Leeds United for Mbark Sabiri (I/10 Fw; 480k)
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Tranmere Rovers sends 1000k
to Wycombe Wanderers for Santiago Ramos (I/10 Sw; 480k)
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Bristol City FC sends 100k
to Dorchester Town for Ashley Brown (IV/4 Df; 60k)
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Bristol City FC sends 100k
to Dorchester Town for Sean Marshall (IV/4 Gk; 60k)
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Wycombe Wanderers sends 400k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Filip Gustafsson (V/4 Sw; 40k), Andrew Young (V/4 Df; 40k)
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Wycombe Wanderers sends 425k
to Dorchester Town for Jurica Rapaic (V/3 Mf; 20k), Ferjani Marzouki (V/5 Mf; 60k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 325k, Reuben Lennon (IV/12 Gk; 300k)
to Dorchester Town for Jonas Lien (III/13 Gk; 440k)
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Bristol City FC sends 800k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Dafydd Chapman (I/10 Fw; 480k)
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Hi everyone, Bristol are on the look out for any unwanted players. I'll pay more than NL value. All ages and skill levels considered.
Carlisle United sends Alexander Schwarz (V/3 Fw; 20k), Dafydd King (V/2 Fw; 0k)
to Nottingham Forest for 420k
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The following teams receive a bonus for Season 47:
| TEAM | BONUS | BANK TOTAL |
| Brentford FC | 785 | 3975 |
| Bristol City FC | 560 | 3066 |
| Plymouth Argyle FC | 530 | 1696 |
| Weston-super-Mare AFC | 450 | 1380 |
| Chesterfield FC | 400 | 2339 |
| Dorchester Town | 300 | 1439 |
| Watford | 270 | 2218 |
| Port Vale FC | 250 | 2143 |
| Swansea City AFC | 235 | 1574 |
| Preston North End FC | 170 | 3613 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 160 | 3674 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 150 | 3664 |
| Crewe Alexandra FC | 150 | 2794 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 115 | 2132 |
| Derby County | 110 | 1934 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 105 | 1074 |
| Lincoln City FC | 100 | 3616 |
| Leeds United | 80 | 2854 |
| Oldham Athletic AFC | 75 | 2573 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 65 | 2750 |
| Leicester City FC | 60 | 907 |
| Southend United | 60 | 2212 |
| Cardiff City FC | 45 | 2306 |
| Northampton Town FC | 40 | 1855 |
| Lewes FC | 35 | 1251 |
| Nottingham Forest | 10 | 3708 |
| Sheffield United | 10 | 2927 |
| Carlisle United | 5 | 1097 |
| Hereford United FC | 5 | 752 |
| Coventry City | 0 | 1915 |
| Swindon Town FC | 0 | 2001 |
| Blyth Spartans AFC | 0 | 2125 |
Bonuses are given for division and tournament finishes along with top division scorer, weekly prediction league winner, and season prediction league winner. See the rules for more details. You can also check your teams page and choose the Team/Player Log tab to see what you earned a bonus for from the prior season.
Our 'Gulls rank 29th in money at 969k. We might not be able to buy even one decent player this coming season. ??
Elliot Wilkins brings home my first Golden Boot! Very exciting.
Just ask Phil. And Ian.
After Reuben Lennon suffered a near career ending injury in a 8-0 win over Oldhan Athletic, Brighton were forced to bring up an untested youngster to finish out the season: Ko Endo. While expectations were low for a SL2 keeper, Endo was able to put together a respectable 1-2-1 record. Go figure.
...but found Nottingham Forest JUST under the 3500 taxation level (at 3478) and thus no tax was levied... ?
Cardiff City FC sends 287k
to Watford for Arouna Geremi (APP/5 Fw; 210k)
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Nottingham Forest sends 150k
to Cardiff City FC for Salomon Ngono (IV/5 Sw; 90k)
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Bristol City FC sends Damien Watkins (IV/12 Gk; 300k)
to Hereford United FC for Marco Vedder (III/11 Gk; 360k)
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Lewes FC sends 140k
to Carlisle United for Jefferson Marquinhos (V/3 Fw; 20k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 90k
to Plymouth Argyle FC for Samuel Rooney (IV/2 Mf; 0k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 150k
to Swindon Town FC for Matthew Hill (IV/3 Df; 30k), Luke McCarthy (IV/5 Fw; 90k)
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Leeds United sends 20k, Brynmor Harding (APP/5 Gk; 210k)
to Wycombe Wanderers for Hayden Redmayne (APP/5 Mf; 210k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 160k
to Dorchester Town for Frank Dohm (IV/6 Mf; 120k)
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Bristol City FC sends 200k
to Oldham Athletic AFC for Pablo Luna (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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Watford sends 210k
to Swansea City AFC for Alexander Öberg (V/7 Fw; 100k)
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Brentford FC sends 315k
to Brighton & Hove Albion for Alberto Mariani (IV/6 Mf; 120k), Leon Martin (V/3 Sw; 20k), Jean Mbengue (V/4 Mf; 40k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 315k
to Brentford FC for Alberto Mariani (IV/6 Mf; 120k), Leon Martin (V/3 Sw; 20k), Jean Mbengue (V/4 Mf; 40k)
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Brentford FC sends 202k
to Carlisle United for Jean Mbengue (V/4 Mf; 40k)
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Brentford FC sends 202k
to Carlisle United for Leon Martin (V/3 Sw; 20k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends Domingo Crespo (III/10 Fw; 320k)
to Bristol City FC for Victor Araújo (III/10 Mf; 320k)
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Southend United sends 210k
to Carlisle United for Paul Benjamin (V/2 Df; 0k)
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Nottingham Forest sends Radamel Cardenas (V/3 Gk; 20k)
to Brentford FC for 200k
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Lewes FC sends Lucas Harvey (V/2 Df; 0k)
to Tranmere Rovers for 200k
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Bristol City FC sends 750k
to Cardiff City FC for Mario Rojas (I/10 Df; 480k)
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Southend United sends 210k
to Queens Park Rangers for Nigel Lennon (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Bristol City FC sends 800k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Armand Songo'o (I/10 Fw; 480k)
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Port Vale FC sends Mael Davies (II/10 Fw; 400k)
to Hereford United FC for 50k, Ivan Renteria (II/10 Mf; 400k)
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Bristol City FC sends 45k
to Hereford United FC for Takeshi Maeda (III/3 Fw; 40k)
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Crewe Alexandra FC sends Roberto Herrera (V/6 Fw; 80k)
to Hereford United FC for 195k
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Crewe Alexandra FC sends Douglas Souza (V/3 Fw; 20k)
to Hereford United FC for 195k
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Bristol City FC sends 750k
to Leeds United for Steven Simons (I/10 Mf; 480k)
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Preston North End FC sends 200k
to Dorchester Town for Mael Pearson (V/4 Mf; 40k)
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Bristol City FC sends 700k, Jacob Gray (V/2 Df; 0k), Ederson Santos (V/2 Mf; 0k)
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Alberto Flores (I/10 Gk; 480k)
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The following teams receive a bonus for Season 46:
| TEAM | BONUS | BANK TOTAL |
| Lincoln City FC | 575 | 3448 |
| Bristol City FC | 540 | 4131 |
| Sheffield United | 515 | 2936 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 455 | 3945 |
| Leeds United | 410 | 2115 |
| Port Vale FC | 360 | 1159 |
| Brentford FC | 355 | 3156 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 310 | 3990 |
| Southend United | 285 | 2923 |
| Dorchester Town | 240 | 1016 |
| Preston North End FC | 180 | 2834 |
| Crewe Alexandra FC | 170 | 2390 |
| Plymouth Argyle FC | 165 | 1071 |
| Swansea City AFC | 145 | 1500 |
| Northampton Town FC | 115 | 2632 |
| Watford | 85 | 3374 |
| Leicester City FC | 85 | 640 |
| Weston-super-Mare AFC | 55 | 2035 |
| Nottingham Forest | 55 | 3177 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 40 | 2453 |
| Chesterfield FC | 40 | 1210 |
| Cardiff City FC | 40 | 3496 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 40 | 1200 |
| Oldham Athletic AFC | 25 | 2186 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 25 | 3499 |
| Lewes FC | 25 | 1077 |
| Carlisle United | 5 | 1327 |
| Hereford United FC | 0 | 1410 |
| Blyth Spartans AFC | 0 | 2125 |
| Coventry City | 0 | 1915 |
| Swindon Town FC | 0 | 1867 |
| Derby County | 0 | 900 |
Bonuses are given for division and tournament finishes along with top division scorer, weekly prediction league winner, and season prediction league winner. See the rules for more details. You can also check your teams page and choose the Team/Player Log tab to see what you earned a bonus for from the prior season.
No, what is rude is that the Pilgrims went W-D-L-D-L in our final 5 games. The floor totally fell out from underneath us. There was a huge Olmec conspiracy that allowed Swansea to overcome 10 points and Dorchester to run away with things.
I had 5 wins this year - that might be a record!
...to point out that Rob came third in his two horse race? ?
Andy's Dorchester just leads the I-Man for now.
But I like this view! Also, I was told Olmec doesn't like John? What happened Mr. Holden?
Coming down to the final 2 sessions and it seems like it's going to be a 2-horse race in D3. Plymouth (35pts) and Dorchester (34pts) have been neck and neck all season long. They'll meet for the 2nd time this session in Match 35 in what might be the D3 championship match. The entire league is invited to Home Park to watch the spectacle.
I have not yet heard the screech of rusty knives on metal, but I suspect that's right around the corner. Some highlights from Session seven that illustrate our absolutely pathetic season:
TOTAL ATTACKS: 62
TOTAL SHOTS: 28
TOTAL SHOTS ON TARGET: 18
TOTAL GOALS: 1
In case you are curious, that comes out to ~6% success rate from our SOT.
?
...Dave and Ian are already part of the league ?, but I agree it would be good to see the real Evil Empire managers give TMVL a whirl. I must admit I prefer it over United and I still don't understand volleyball.
If only we could persuade 1or 2 of the next 3 managers to apply for a TMVL team.
Anyone else noticed that the top of Division 1 looks almost exactly the same as the top of the Big 8 in TMVL?
Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Roger Compton (I/10 Fw; 480k)
to Cardiff City FC for 800k
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Our Brighton Seagulls have scored 12 goals in 12 matches, while giving up...wait for it...are you ready...are you sure...ok...25 goals. Yep, that's a -13 in 12 matches. Ugh. ?
Cardiff City FC sends 400k
to Brentford FC for Carlton Fox (III/11 Sw; 360k)
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Coaches Poll should function reasonably well after some changes I made this evening. The only To Do I have is to add the media bonus. It is on my list, but I'm not sure yet when I'll knock it out. I believe I have it setup in TMVL as 5 (k in this case) to vote and 5 to comment. Again though, its not there yet. I'll let you know when it is.
Deadline will now show at the top of the page for each session.
The new stats page I worked on recently will be, for now, called NEW STATS and appear in the 2nd menu at the top in lighter gray. That also will have a 5k media bonus for comments. Hoping to add that media bonus piece soon.
Once I get that in place I'll probably do a pause on updates for United for a bit.
Bristol City FC sends 290k
to Dorchester Town for Adam Miles (III/9 Df; 280k)
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Watford sends Ederson Santos (IV/7 Mf; 150k)
to Bristol City FC for Luke Taylor (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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Swansea City AFC sends 210k
to Port Vale FC for Sean Cameron (V/6 Sw; 80k)
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Bristol City FC sends 600k, Sean Brees (APP/5 Sw; 240k)
to Cardiff City FC for Reece Gregory (I/11 Sw; 540k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 210k
to Dorchester Town for Thomas Bakken (IV/6 Gk; 120k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 200k, Dag Hansen (III/13 Fw; 440k)
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Ryan Brady (II/13 Mf; 550k)
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Bristol City FC sends Krystian Zewlakow (APP/5 Fw; 210k)
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for 500k
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Brian. try the Option A or Option B link in Green (I think)
Does anyone else see a problem with the orders page? Only about half my team is shown.
Leeds United sends 60k, Cássio de Oliveira (APP/5 Sw; 210k)
to Hereford United FC for Steven Simons (APP/5 Mf; 240k)
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Wycombe Wanderers sends 200k
to Oldham Athletic AFC for Alf Eriksson (V/5 Df; 60k)
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The rules say you cannot trade a BRB.
Here's the reality. You can. This comes up every few years. I believe the original intent was that we didn't necessarily want people swapping like "Age II" BRBs or something.
The trade page does allow it. I'm not interested in manually enforcing it. Automating it would take me 10+ hours of changes/testing the trading page which I have absolutely no interest or priority in doing. Right now I'm working in the background to add some more U1/U2 features (something I haven't done in years) and I'm not keen on being derailed by something like this. So...trading BRBs is now allowed officially from this moment in time forward! ?
Who has some occasional time and an excellent attention to detail to take ownership of the rules set so we can update things like this and I can post the updates on the website. The rules can be worked on if you have Google docs or MS Word, either should work. I need a volunteer.
Thanks!
Wycombe Wanderers sends 600k
to Plymouth Argyle FC for Jørgen Dahl (V/4 Sw; 40k), Giovanni Marino (V/4 Fw; 40k), Ryan Ryan (V/7 Mf; 100k)
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Lewes FC sends 400k
to Plymouth Argyle FC for Oscar Mason (V/3 Df; 20k), Samuel James (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Hereford United FC sends 585k
to Watford for Laise Robertson (V/7 Df; 100k), Ze'ev Azulai (V/3 Df; 20k), Cameron Kelly (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Vincent Monin (V/2 Fw; 0k)
to Hereford United FC for 190k
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Wycombe Wanderers sends 200k
to Dorchester Town for Cameron MacKay (V/3 Fw; 20k)
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Wycombe Wanderers sends 200k
to Carlisle United for Nathan Brudenell (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Aires, I think you will get 2.5 wins, most likely in the last 2-3 sessions. Make it happen!
Will Wycombe get 2? 3? 4? - we will be happy with 1
Bristol City FC sends 800k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Tyler Page (I/10 Mf; 480k)
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Bristol City FC sends 825k
to Nottingham Forest for Marcus Bergman (I/10 Df; 480k)
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The 'Gulls will only sign three SBY's this season. If anyone is interested in an additional SBY with a QNL of 1, please message me with your offer, and let me know what position you would like. Cheers.
Tranmere Rovers sends 200k, Cole Brown (V/9 Gk; 140k)
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Laurence Ludley (V/5 Mf; 60k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 190k
to Nottingham Forest for José Pacheco (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Crewe Alexandra FC sends Frans De Vlieger (V/4 Df; 40k)
to Cardiff City FC for 190k
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The following teams receive a bonus for Season 45:
| TEAM | BONUS | BANK TOTAL |
| Nottingham Forest | 530 | 3053 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 505 | 4119 |
| Lincoln City FC | 450 | 3796 |
| Bristol City FC | 430 | 3930 |
| Watford | 375 | 3274 |
| Lewes FC | 345 | 1345 |
| Carlisle United | 300 | 1339 |
| Preston North End FC | 285 | 3711 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 280 | 3408 |
| Crewe Alexandra FC | 265 | 2402 |
| Dorchester Town | 210 | 928 |
| Derby County | 200 | 850 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 115 | 3156 |
| Chesterfield FC | 110 | 1837 |
| Brentford FC | 80 | 3041 |
| Sheffield United | 80 | 2749 |
| Leicester City FC | 75 | 447 |
| Blyth Spartans AFC | 75 | 2125 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 60 | 1019 |
| Northampton Town FC | 60 | 1862 |
| Swansea City AFC | 55 | 1540 |
| Weston-super-Mare AFC | 50 | 2512 |
| Leeds United | 45 | 2006 |
| Southend United | 40 | 3476 |
| Port Vale FC | 20 | 774 |
| Plymouth Argyle FC | 15 | 1049 |
| Swindon Town FC | 0 | 1617 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | 2843 |
| Hereford United FC | 0 | 1991 |
| Oldham Athletic AFC | 0 | 909 |
| Coventry City | 0 | 1915 |
| Cardiff City FC | 0 | 2466 |
Bonuses are given for division and tournament finishes along with top division scorer, weekly prediction league winner, and season prediction league winner. See the rules for more details. You can also check your teams page and choose the Team/Player Log tab to see what you earned a bonus for from the prior season.
Half the league has responded to the recent Workd Cup poll. Please be sure to respond before the poll closes this weekend. Thanks!
This season I have noticed that my keeper is not having the best of seasons. In some games he seems incapable of stopping anything. Notably stopping 1 out of 6 against Port Vale last session (not injured or sent-off). I checked the Golden gloves and he is indeed ranking near the bottom and certainly the worst of any SL 15+ GK with just 64% save rate.
I am trusting that regression to the mean will result in some magnicient performancs in the run-in...
John - The answer is nothing. This happens once every 2-4 seasons. Sometimes a couple of teams are above 3500. It is fairly infrequent.
I wouldn't be surprised if those funds go to one of the Big Four/Five via a Swiss bank account.
Or maybe not. ?
What does the league do with that additional funding Al?
Bristol's balance was at 3589 at the conclusion of session 8 and taxed at 10% of that balance.
Bristol's new balance is 3230.
If any managers have questions on how the taxation works please let me know. Thank you!
Weston-super-Mare AFC sends 675k
to Cardiff City FC for José Sánchez (APP/8 Fw; 450k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends
to Cardiff City FC for 675k
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends 675k
to Cardiff City FC for
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Lewes FC sends 500k, Carlos Viana (SBY/3 Fw; 100k)
to Cardiff City FC for Juan Carlos Parra (APP/8 Fw; 450k)
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Northampton Town FC sends 675k
to Cardiff City FC for Frank Wheeler (APP/8 Mf; 450k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Lachlan Brown (III/9 Gk; 280k)
to Hereford United FC for 220k
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends 280k
to Hereford United FC for Lachlan Brown (III/9 Gk; 280k)
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Coaches, be sure to get your chequebooks out this session. Sure Ian has two Gk's.
But he wants BOTH of those II/13 Gk's.
And frankly he'd prefer two IV/12 Gk's instead, but here we are...
Brighton & Hove have a seriously challenging session this coming weekend. First we travel to The Dripping Pan to face Lewes who are sitting at #2 in table. Next we host Tranmere's Rovers who are currently #3 in Division One. Yep, you read that right - #4 BHA play the second and third teams in D1. Two huge matches that can go either way. ?
Brighton & Hove Albion sends 800k, Federico Acuña (APP/5 Gk; 240k)
to Cardiff City FC for Reuben Lennon (I/10 Gk; 480k)
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Preston North End FC sends 200k
to Chesterfield FC for Frank Marsh (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 175k
to Dorchester Town for Ze'ev Bisk (V/6 Mf; 80k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 450k
to Oldham Athletic AFC for Jermaine Birks (V/5 Sw; 60k), Benjamin Anderson (V/6 Df; 80k), Derek Bate (IV/3 Mf; 30k)
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Brentford FC sends 200k
to Chesterfield FC for Aaron Moore (V/3 Fw; 20k)
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Bristol City FC sends 35k
to Swindon Town FC for Vincent Begue (IV/3 Mf; 30k)
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Bristol City FC sends Sean Marshall (I/9 Gk; 420k)
to Dorchester Town for 575k
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Lewes FC sends 20k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Marcos Cruz (SBY/2 Gk; 15k)
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Lewes FC sends 375k, Reece Gregory (APP/5 Sw; 240k)
to Cardiff City FC for Geoffrey Pilkington (I/10 Sw; 480k)
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Oldham Athletic AFC sends Filippo Bruno (V/2 Fw; 0k)
to Queens Park Rangers for 200k
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Bristol City FC sends 400k
to Lewes FC for Jørn Nielsen (APP/5 Fw; 210k)
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Hi Al,
There's something wrong with the homepage. I don't see the issue with other pages.
Brighton & Hove Albion sends 875k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Domingo Crespo (I/10 Fw; 480k)
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Oldham Athletic AFC sends Frank Marsh (V/4 Fw; 40k)
to Chesterfield FC for 200k
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Oldham Athletic AFC sends Eduardo Marin (V/2 Mf; 0k)
to Brentford FC for 200k
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Carlisle United sends Paolo Parisi (V/2 Fw; 0k), Danny Terry (V/2 Df; 0k), Gregg Scott (V/2 Mf; 0k)
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for 540k
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 200k
to Dorchester Town for Corey Parker (V/5 Df; 60k)
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The following teams receive a bonus for Season 44:
| TEAM | BONUS | BANK TOTAL |
| Preston North End FC | 585 | 3346 |
| Bristol City FC | 580 | 3470 |
| Lewes FC | 460 | 1762 |
| Brentford FC | 335 | 3291 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 330 | 3948 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 310 | 2427 |
| Weston-super-Mare AFC | 300 | 1957 |
| Carlisle United | 230 | 2321 |
| Port Vale FC | 225 | 1745 |
| Plymouth Argyle FC | 220 | 2692 |
| Sheffield United | 210 | 1479 |
| Chesterfield FC | 175 | 1751 |
| Leeds United | 170 | 926 |
| Watford | 160 | 3574 |
| Dorchester Town | 155 | 1010 |
| Northampton Town FC | 140 | 1934 |
| Leicester City FC | 115 | 721 |
| Lincoln City FC | 90 | 3386 |
| Nottingham Forest | 65 | 3448 |
| Oldham Athletic AFC | 50 | 476 |
| Southend United | 50 | 2569 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 20 | 2896 |
| Cardiff City FC | 20 | 507 |
| Hereford United FC | 20 | 1490 |
| Crewe Alexandra FC | 20 | 2238 |
| Swansea City AFC | 10 | 1151 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 3594 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 10 | 1903 |
| Swindon Town FC | 5 | 1367 |
| Coventry City | 0 | 1915 |
| Blyth Spartans AFC | 0 | 2050 |
| Derby County | 0 | 3281 |
Bonuses are given for division and tournament finishes along with top division scorer, weekly prediction league winner, and season prediction league winner. See the rules for more details. You can also check your teams page and choose the Team/Player Log tab to see what you earned a bonus for from the prior season.
Lewes FC sends 200k
to Brighton & Hove Albion for Sean Turner (SBY/4 Fw; 140k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 450k, Julio Gutiérrez (IV/9 Fw; 210k)
to Leeds United for Lewis Sutton (III/12 Fw; 400k)
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Lewes FC sends 200k
to Plymouth Argyle FC for Kian Munro (IV/7 Mf; 150k)
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It's part of his 10 year rebuilding plan.
How did Dr Dohm get relegated?!
Correct, Brian.
Is this current:
An Age I player may be raised a maximum of 5 Skill Levels in a season.
Older players may be raised a maximum of 3 Skill Levels in a season.
New to me so I want to be sure.
PS Thanks for the welcome, Vinny!
Welcme back, Brian! BRI continued totorture LIN in your absence, inclduing beating us out of our best-ever shot at a league title a couple of seasons back.
Not long to go now! Hope you enjoy your first season back!
Cheers Rob. It's good to be back. I see Alon has continued his dominance while I was away. History repeats itself.
Glad to see you back Brian! Welcome back to the inner rings of Olmec's inferno!
Hereford United FC sends 200k
to Oldham Athletic AFC for Marty Forster (V/4 Mf; 40k)
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Hereford United FC sends 400k
to Carlisle United for Guang Liáng (V/2 Mf; 0k), Taylor Gibson (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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I've only been back a couple of weeks and I'm already checking in on the league a couple of times each day, and itching to start the season. Seems I missed this more than I thought.
Nottingham Forest sends Ariza Fita (V/4 Fw; 40k)
to Hereford United FC for 200k
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Wycombe Wanderers sends 200k
to Preston North End FC for Jed Clarke (V/3 Mf; 20k)
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Wycombe Wanderers sends 200k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Greg Gordon (V/2 Df; 0k)
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Tranmere Rovers sends 950k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Algernon Rooney (I/10 Sw; 480k)
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Cheers e-Friends!
I'm excited to return to United, and even more excited to get back to Brighton. Think of me as the Ted Lassso of the league: I have very little experience and I know just about nothing of football (what's an RNG?!).
Let's have some fun.
- Beer
P.S. The rivalry is renewed, Mr Dohm.
Brighton & Hove Albion sends 200k
to Nottingham Forest for Manuel Hernández (V/5 Fw; 60k)
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The following teams receive a bonus for Season 43:
| TEAM | BONUS | BANK TOTAL |
| Watford | 645 | 2999 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 610 | 4254 |
| Bristol City FC | 610 | 3130 |
| Dorchester Town | 575 | 1318 |
| Brentford FC | 500 | 2153 |
| Port Vale FC | 350 | 1816 |
| Northampton Town FC | 330 | 1995 |
| Weston-super-Mare AFC | 310 | 2052 |
| Chesterfield FC | 200 | 864 |
| Nottingham Forest | 185 | 2739 |
| Swansea City AFC | 165 | 1631 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 100 | 2634 |
| Sheffield United | 95 | 2646 |
| Carlisle United | 85 | 1601 |
| Southend United | 75 | 3526 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 65 | 3730 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 65 | 3654 |
| Leeds United | 50 | 1926 |
| Preston North End FC | 25 | 3665 |
| Oldham Athletic AFC | 20 | 617 |
| Lincoln City FC | 20 | 3208 |
| Lewes FC | 20 | 1360 |
| Cardiff City FC | 20 | 2278 |
| Crewe Alexandra FC | 20 | 3127 |
| Plymouth Argyle FC | 10 | 1416 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | 1308 |
| Swindon Town FC | 0 | 993 |
| Blyth Spartans AFC | 0 | 2050 |
| Hereford United FC | 0 | 740 |
| Leicester City FC | 0 | 686 |
| Coventry City | 0 | 1915 |
| Derby County | 0 | 2631 |
Bonuses are given for division and tournament finishes along with top division scorer, weekly prediction league winner, and season prediction league winner. See the rules for more details. You can also check your teams page and choose the Team/Player Log tab to see what you earned a bonus for from the prior season.
Here's the table:
Compo leads.
Phil and Roy are level on points in 2nd with Phil getting the differential nod.
Diamond Dave and Tim are in the hunt.
Will Compo be lifting the 3rd Division trophy?
Or will it be Phil or Roy or Dave or Tim?
Is there a 3rd Division trophy?
There's a lot of questions to be settled today...
...and then I saw that Mr. James Tucker's team has won 17 (SEVENTEEN) matches this season...
Methinks the Hornets are thriving with the adversity... ?
I have never known a season like this. You expect the odd injury, but my forward line has had a torrid time. 9 injuries for a fitness loss of 24. That 24 is spread over just 4 top players. A new definition for Targetted Attack!?
The rest of the team has 3 injuries for a loss of -3.
Cardiff City FC sends Ruairi Nolan (II/13 Df; 550k)
to Lincoln City FC for 1100k
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If folks could stay away from the auction this week, I would appreciate it. There are a few lots I plan on bidding on. I plan on bidding high, so you won't win anyway, so why even bother. just skip this auction, okay? Great, thanks!
Plymouth Argyle FC sends Juan Manuel Marin (III/11 Df; 360k)
to Sheffield United for Michael O'Neil (III/11 Sw; 360k)
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Cardiff City FC sends 775k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Michael Simpson (I/10 Fw; 480k)
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Oldham Athletic AFC sends Nicolas Fuentes (V/4 Gk; 40k), Takeshi Ishikawa (V/2 Df; 0k), Randy Mendoza (V/2 Mf; 0k)
to Swindon Town FC for 525k
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Southend United sends 175k
to Oldham Athletic AFC for Gerry Scott (IV/7 Gk; 150k)
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Brentford FC sends Gabriel Rodriguez (V/2 Fw; 0k)
to Queens Park Rangers for 190k
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Carlisle United sends Javier Gallardo (V/2 Fw; 0k), Leon Newton (V/2 Fw; 0k)
to Queens Park Rangers for 380k
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Bristol City FC sends 325k
to Wycombe Wanderers for Joe Murray (I/7 Fw; 300k)
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...Roger. ?
U1 and U2 are identical with the code base that runs the games.
There might be a couple of minor differences with some web pages but its pretty small.
The big difference can be with data (like teams at that 18 player minimum can throw things off/create some side effects). Other than the items I dealt with at this end of season aging (and with the new approach I think they should no longer be an issue) they are pretty much the same though.
Northampton Town FC sends 380k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Jae-Sun Jang (V/3 Mf; 20k), Luiz Ribeiro (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Cardiff City FC sends Bryan Boivin (V/3 Df; 20k)
to Tranmere Rovers for 189k
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Hi Al, reading your post (because I care ?) it made me wonder whether U1 and U2 are identical games or slightly different in some ways. I just assumed they were the same.
One of the issues I had in the end of season processing was a mundane, boring (except it would break things) detail that was annoying. Essentially I have some code in the database (a function) that gets called everytime a player is added or has stats updated. That caused me a lot of U2 headaches. I've moved the code from the DB to a web page so that should help keep it up to date and avoid these weird DB issues I get (and have to police) where teams might drop below (or just near) 18 players after end of season aging.
Again, you won't care about this update, but it should prevent issues like the U2 "had to fix the RSD and QNL" thing. More updates/improvements to come as I have time.
Swansea City AFC sends 190k
to Dorchester Town for Yael Adrei (V/7 Mf; 100k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 200k
to Lewes FC for George Cole (V/4 Mf; 40k)
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Crewe Alexandra FC sends Geoffrey Fox (V/2 Mf; 0k), Felix Mayer (V/2 Fw; 0k)
to Bristol City FC for 390k
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The following teams receive a bonus for Season 42:
| TEAM | BONUS | BANK TOTAL |
| Tranmere Rovers | 690 | 4047 |
| Plymouth Argyle FC | 565 | 2806 |
| Brentford FC | 505 | 2493 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 505 | 4500 |
| Nottingham Forest | 350 | 3828 |
| Watford | 340 | 2376 |
| Southend United | 310 | 1949 |
| Bristol City FC | 280 | 3943 |
| Lewes FC | 275 | 1181 |
| Preston North End FC | 245 | 3338 |
| Northampton Town FC | 240 | 1751 |
| Weston-super-Mare AFC | 235 | 3792 |
| Lincoln City FC | 150 | 3644 |
| Crewe Alexandra FC | 100 | 2705 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 80 | 3080 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 70 | 3363 |
| Dorchester Town | 45 | 1679 |
| Chesterfield FC | 30 | 1884 |
| Cardiff City FC | 20 | 1701 |
| Sheffield United | 20 | 658 |
| Port Vale FC | 15 | 1644 |
| Carlisle United | 10 | 1614 |
| Hereford United FC | 5 | 504 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 5 | 1077 |
| Swansea City AFC | 5 | 996 |
| Leeds United | 0 | 2830 |
| Blyth Spartans AFC | 0 | 2050 |
| Coventry City | 0 | 1915 |
| Leicester City FC | 0 | 718 |
| Swindon Town FC | 0 | 868 |
| Oldham Athletic AFC | 0 | 408 |
| Derby County | 0 | 1981 |
Bonuses are given for division and tournament finishes along with top division scorer, weekly prediction league winner, and season prediction league winner. See the rules for more details. You can also check your teams page and choose the Team/Player Log tab to see what you earned a bonus for from the prior season.
I am doing a pool if you are interested you can reach out for info at [email protected]
Such a poor finish to the season by SU. One win in the last ten matches including two semifinal cup defeats and a slow slide down the division one table. What happened.
Strangely this slide coincided with SU hitting the top of the rankings and SU are still 5th on that table. Bizarre.
We'll be back!
With 2 away matches in the final season, Plymouth have zero hope. That's 18 SL we have to make up. And our top DF is injured. We're toast.
One of these two managers is getting promoted to 1st Division football. Which one will it be?
They are 3rd/4th place respectively.
Level on 26 points.
Plymouth is +1 and John is -2 on Goal Differential. The + is only there because John suggested I do it. And it was a good suggestion.
Because we're all victims and should always feel as such let's look at session 10:
Rob is away vs. Leicester (8th) and Bristol (2nd). Hazel and Roger aren't interested in doing Rob any favo(u)rs.
John is at home versus Cardiff (4th) and Nottingham Forest (1st).
Maybe the design committee can mandate no more than 1 home and 1 away match per session?
Who do you like?
Speaking of victims, let me tell you a story about Graham Wilkes.
Graham and Cardiff are not in the subject line and have had very little mentions in this post so far. So Graham is also a victim.
BUT, Cardiff are 5th on 23 points (3 behind Rob and John) and with a +6 goal differential.
Graham is at Port Vale (4th) and home versus Dorchester Town (7th).
Oh and here's another victim: Steve Turner
Steve has won 10, tied 6 and lost 0 (that's ZERO) in league play. Why aren't we talking about Steve?
Good luck Rob, John, and Graham...
Clearly Steve does not need any luck...
An increase in the rate of tax is clearly due!
The following teams were taxed these amounts for end of session 8 banks above 3500:
BHA (-414) DAG (-352) FOR (-363) TRA (-350)
Northampton Town FC sends 865k
to Cardiff City FC for Cameron Ferdinand (APP/8 Fw; 465k)
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It's no surprise to any manager that's been around a few seasons... I covet the Youth Cup. Getting knocked out in the first round is disappointing to say the very least. Having to play my youth players in league matches is devastating to our promotion chances.
Here's hoping the rest of the league takes it easy on us the rest of the season!
Am I to believe there will now be several star SWs featured in upcoming U1 auctions, where I don't need an SW ?
I asked Ian for javascript coding help this week. My expectation was that he would just write it for me and make it work. ?
Sadly, he did not. I've had something I've been puzzing over (to the tune of spending 2-3 evening hours on it for 2 weeks with no results) in TMVL to enhance a viewer that has frustrated me.
Please allow myself to let me be perfectly clear. Ian did not fix the issue (as I hoped). ?
However he did have some inspiring/helpful words that allowed me to rethink a couple of things. I had a breakthrough on this today and made some good progress.
What does that mean to you and why do you care? Good Karma may mean the shackles are coming off the code that has prevented Sweepers from showing up in any auctions. Maybe.
Cardiff City FC sends 219k, Andrés Martínez (III/9 Mf; 280k)
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Nahuel Ramos (III/10 Sw; 320k)
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Rob and John asked about the SL for one of the non-league teams.
In the past these teams were always manually updated by me (meaning before aging I'd bump a player up from like 5 to 9 or something so after aging they would not auto-retire). They don't use CP, so without manual intervention each season they would have otherwise aged off too many players resulting in more headaches.
It was always a pain in the neck and meant I had to allocate extra time to run end of season. That in turn meant I didn't always have a large block of time to run end of season so we'd delay 1, 2, or 3 weeks for example.
The NMR teams are now automated to the extent that I don't have to touch them each season which is a big win for me (and speeds up the delay between seasons).
I'll take a look at the current approach and see about tweaking the numbers/growth a bit.
From a T-11 overall perspective I'd say the non league teams are better than they used to be but still near the bottom:
U1 - #28-#29
U2 - #25-#26
It's broke, Al. Shows CHF in D-III.
Click the tables link at the top menu for an update to the League Tables page.
You'll get to see:
- Team Nicknames
- The lines representing relegation/promotion
- League form (most recent result is on the far right; I looked that up at a couple sites to see what was consistently done). This will eventually show the last 5 LEAGUE matches.
Watford sends 30k, Kai Henderson (IV/8 Df; 180k)
to Crewe Alexandra FC for Oscar Lewis (IV/9 Gk; 210k)
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Lewes FC sends 175k
to Brentford FC for Ricardo Costa (V/2 Df; 0k)
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Lewes FC sends 175k
to Plymouth Argyle FC for Sean Garcia (V/3 Mf; 20k)
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Much appreciated!
That is correct at SL2s are worthless, but if you have a youth player who has been partially trained at SL2, they're worth 15k*the number of points towards their next level.
The formula for working out NL sales value is (7-age) x (SL - 2) x 10k. As anything multiplied by zero is zero, I take this to mean that any SL2 player - whatever their age - is valued at zero. Can anyone confirm if this is correct please?
Many thanks in advance.
Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Dominic Hall (III/13 Gk; 440k)
to Leeds United for 340k, Devon Ruby (IV/12 Gk; 300k)
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Bristol City FC sends Ryan Cockayne (APP/5 Gk; 210k)
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for 40k, Rafael Santos (III/9 Fw; 280k)
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Lewes FC sends 199k
to Brentford FC for Billy Gill (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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Dorchester Town sends 200k
to Brentford FC for Luke Murphy (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Hereford United FC sends 200k
to Bristol City FC for Fred Bailey (V/3 Gk; 20k)
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The following teams receive a bonus for Season 41:
| TEAM | BONUS | BANK TOTAL |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 945 | 4612 |
| Brentford FC | 585 | 1886 |
| Nottingham Forest | 440 | 2171 |
| Lewes FC | 420 | 2013 |
| Lincoln City FC | 325 | 3794 |
| Southend United | 250 | 3573 |
| Leeds United | 240 | 2743 |
| Dorchester Town | 240 | 1498 |
| Weston-super-Mare AFC | 225 | 1425 |
| Chesterfield FC | 205 | 2051 |
| Plymouth Argyle FC | 185 | 1775 |
| Bristol City FC | 160 | 3460 |
| Preston North End FC | 115 | 3372 |
| Watford | 100 | 1978 |
| Crewe Alexandra FC | 100 | 2053 |
| Cardiff City FC | 95 | 863 |
| Leicester City FC | 90 | 899 |
| Northampton Town FC | 40 | 3390 |
| Swansea City AFC | 30 | 1110 |
| Hereford United FC | 20 | 150 |
| Derby County | 20 | 1547 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 20 | 3452 |
| Port Vale FC | 20 | 2125 |
| Carlisle United | 10 | 864 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 4655 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 5 | 3136 |
| Sheffield United | 0 | 3050 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | 1307 |
| Coventry City | 0 | 1915 |
| Blyth Spartans AFC | 0 | 2050 |
| Swindon Town FC | 0 | 840 |
| Oldham Athletic AFC | 0 | 1143 |
Bonuses are given for division and tournament finishes along with top division scorer, weekly prediction league winner, and season prediction league winner. See the rules for more details. You can also check your teams page and choose the Team/Player Log tab to see what you earned a bonus for from the prior season.
Early notice that I'll have both a APP GK SL5 and an age V level 2 for sale when the transfer market opens for next season. Drop me a message with an offer if you're interested in either.
Turns out I was only talking dirty
There is a dirty play option?
I don't see anything in the rules about DP carrying over to the next season and I don't believe it does.
Suspensions though do carry over to the next season.
And as a Public Service Announcement...
Leicester and Swindon: any injuries you incur from your Bristol City match will not carry over to next season.
..do DPs earned in the final session carry forward to the next season? Or is it just suspensions?
Brighton & Hove Albion sends 200k, Nathan Quinn (IV/6 Df; 120k)
to Plymouth Argyle FC for Harrison Hunter (IV/7 Mf; 150k)
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Watford sends 200k, Reuben Richardson (II/8 Mf; 300k)
to Southend United for Simon Burton (APP/7 Df; 350k)
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Your commish is temporarily tied tof first in the prediction league. Can all the teams I predicted to win please ensure they try to win? I know some teams (like Lewes) might try to lose just to spite me. But, for this week, I'm supporting BOTH Outlaw Dave AND the I-Man. Get those Ws gentlemen...
Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Saburo Nishimura (I/10 Df; 480k)
to Tranmere Rovers for 800k
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Cheers Al, that makes sense.
Three division one teams and us.
Definitely the group of death for Dorchester.
Hey Roger, you can use all of them. The Forum and Team News allow you to do posts that will get discussions going on topics. Random comments are good for the Blog or Comments Wall.
Chesterfield FC sends 200k
to Oldham Athletic AFC for Zachary Duckworth (V/4 Gk; 40k)
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...the Forum and the Blog? And I have I put this question in the right place?
well its good to know you are on a par with Blythe and Coventry at least!
...to OLMEC for posting the bonus amounts and making sure to list the teams that received a bonus of ZERO. Yes, thank you for reminding some of us that, as OLMEC lines the pockets of some peoples, there are others of us that earned ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
Thank you again. Thanks for NOTHING.
:-)
Similar to our U2 squad, Crewe have a weak squad and will also have to make captures in the early Auctions.
Nottingham Forest sends 400k
to Carlisle United for Oscar Cox (V/2 Df; 0k), Cesar Ibañez (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 200k
to Dorchester Town for Patrick Terry (V/2 Df; 0k)
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Northampton Town FC sends Alex Burgess (V/3 Fw; 20k)
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for 200k
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The following teams receive a bonus for Season 40:
| TEAM | BONUS | BANK TOTAL |
| Lewes FC | 560 | 1975 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 530 | 4176 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 530 | 3095 |
| Southend United | 405 | 2814 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 380 | 4190 |
| Weston-super-Mare AFC | 325 | 1854 |
| Cardiff City FC | 275 | 3784 |
| Port Vale FC | 250 | 1421 |
| Northampton Town FC | 240 | 2218 |
| Sheffield United | 210 | 1645 |
| Watford | 175 | 3561 |
| Crewe Alexandra FC | 160 | 3060 |
| Oldham Athletic AFC | 150 | 1745 |
| Plymouth Argyle FC | 110 | 1430 |
| Leicester City FC | 95 | 1649 |
| Brentford FC | 50 | 3198 |
| Nottingham Forest | 30 | 3101 |
| Derby County | 20 | 2381 |
| Dorchester Town | 20 | 1670 |
| Preston North End FC | 15 | 1556 |
| Bristol City FC | 10 | 3271 |
| Carlisle United | 0 | 3150 |
| Coventry City | 0 | 1915 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | 953 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 0 | 3391 |
| Swindon Town FC | 0 | 1511 |
| Blyth Spartans AFC | 0 | 2050 |
| Chesterfield FC | 0 | 1807 |
| Hereford United FC | 0 | 2532 |
| Leeds United | 0 | 2445 |
| Lincoln City FC | 0 | 3477 |
| Swansea City AFC | 0 | 956 |
Bonuses are given for division and tournament finishes along with top division scorer, weekly prediction league winner, and season prediction league winner. See the rules for more details. You can also check your teams page and choose the Team/Player Log tab to see what you earned a bonus for from the prior season.
Lewes FC sends 700k
to Cardiff City FC for Henry Wood (APP/8 Fw; 450k)
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Be forewarned! Forewards GALORE in this week's auction. I expect a bloodbath!
Watford sends 875k
to Cardiff City FC for Noah MacKenzie (I/11 Df; 540k)
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Cardiff City FC sends Paul Guibert (I/10 Fw; 480k)
to Carlisle United for 750k
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Fixtures
Always assume the commish is trying to pit managers against each other when you perceive any scheduling shenanigans.
Remember, the schedule is always "random"... ????
Predictions
Big start for Cowboy Carl Oakes and Mr. Andy Shaw this week as they are your U1 prediction league pacesetters...well done gentlemen!
Follow the money Vick! Who could benefit from us clashing so much. Here's a hint... he's always trying to pit managers against each other...
Olmec is clearly trying its best to stuff Rob Peterson and me by pitting us against each other in both cups in both MSWL 1 1 and 2. One wonders what the statistics of such an outcome are. It all seems very suspicious!
Weston-super-Mare AFC sends 693k
to Leeds United for Théo Levasseur (II/12 Sw; 500k)
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Northampton Town FC sends 190k
to Plymouth Argyle FC for Florian Maier (V/5 Fw; 60k)
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Northampton Town FC sends 190k
to Leeds United for Napoleon Ferry (V/4 Gk; 40k)
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Oldham Athletic AFC sends 200k
to Southend United for Nuno Botelho (V/3 Df; 20k)
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Queens Park Rangers sends 400k
to Plymouth Argyle FC for Jose Angel Ramos (V/4 Df; 40k), Dave Williamson (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Southend United sends Lucas Chaffersey (V/3 Fw; 20k)
to Swindon Town FC for 195k
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Lewes FC sends Alexander Payne (II/12 Df; 500k), Kong Li (IV/12 Gk; 300k)
to Watford for 100k, Gianluca Lombardo (II/13 Df; 550k), Pedro Salas (V/10 Gk; 160k)
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Carlisle United sends Federico Garcia (V/2 Fw; 0k)
to Bristol City FC for 190k
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One day I will get out of the basement one day!!
Brighton & Hove Albion sends 195k
to Carlisle United for Harvey Williamson (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Watford sends 190k
to Nottingham Forest for Thomas Smith (V/3 Mf; 20k)
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Crewe Alexandra FC sends 380k
to Nottingham Forest for Tristan Bouchet (V/5 Df; 60k), Jed Begum (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Stewart Lee (V/4 Df; 40k)
to Watford for 200k
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Dorchester Town sends 200k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Isak Hermansson (V/3 Fw; 20k)
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Dorchester Town sends 200k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Manuel Pérez (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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The following teams receive a bonus for Season 39:
| TEAM | BONUS | BANK TOTAL |
| Plymouth Argyle FC | 725 | 2437 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 535 | 4098 |
| Brentford FC | 435 | 1379 |
| Lincoln City FC | 365 | 3884 |
| Preston North End FC | 330 | 3630 |
| Lewes FC | 280 | 1650 |
| Southend United | 270 | 2837 |
| Port Vale FC | 255 | 807 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 250 | 3000 |
| Chesterfield FC | 245 | 1449 |
| Nottingham Forest | 225 | 2895 |
| Leicester City FC | 220 | 1695 |
| Watford | 215 | 3315 |
| Weston-super-Mare AFC | 190 | 1855 |
| Sheffield United | 140 | 2043 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 95 | 3559 |
| Cardiff City FC | 95 | 2837 |
| Leeds United | 90 | 3627 |
| Northampton Town FC | 60 | 3142 |
| Bristol City FC | 55 | 2833 |
| Dorchester Town | 40 | 540 |
| Derby County | 20 | 3517 |
| Hereford United FC | 5 | 597 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 3695 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | 2615 |
| Coventry City | 0 | 1915 |
| Blyth Spartans AFC | 0 | 2050 |
| Swindon Town FC | 0 | 1547 |
| Carlisle United | 0 | 2425 |
| Oldham Athletic AFC | 0 | 735 |
| Swansea City AFC | 0 | 602 |
| Crewe Alexandra FC | 0 | 768 |
Bonuses are given for division and tournament finishes along with top division scorer, weekly prediction league winner, and season prediction league winner. See the rules for more details. You can also check your teams page and choose the Team/Player Log tab to see what you earned a bonus for from the prior season.
Yep that's the new Lincoln crest. Actually went to watch them play yesterday and thought I saw C-Ball, but it was just Poacher:
...not so deep...
Again, congratulations to the winners, you know who you are!
I see the 1st Division will be welcoming back Mr. John Holden despite the total lack of respect from Olmec. Good luck John!
Thank you Abe, David, and Outlaw Dave for the praise. Praise and thanks are always appreciated.
Back to Mr. Holden...which crest is that John for the Imps? This one: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f1/Lincoln_City_FC_logo.svg/1200px-Lincoln_City_FC_logo.svg.png
It is really hard to win this league. Tranmere, Lewes and Preston have a monopoly on this title so nice to see so nice to see Rob win it in a hard fought campaign. As we are now back in division two we will cheer them on next year for back to back wins!
PS: Rob how much do you want for Harley Drinkwater?
Well done Rob.....hats off to Plymouth
If you made teams pay in SL you would have fewer violations...
As my right honorable colleague Mr. Blair pointed out there seems to be a void as to where the taxation money went to.
Please rest assured that it has gone to the Al Has Yourmoney fund...
Thank you!
????
If all else fails, Allan, Mossley are happy to bank the cash you have suddenly found yourself with... :-)
Due to Bank Balances over 3500k these two clubs have been hit with a 10% tax:
- Lincoln City is taxed 364k
- Dag & Red is taxed 369k
I hav on occassion resorted to 10 hardness on Evil Empire Teams. IMPACT-NEGLIBLE. In fact it was worse as the stretchers only caame out for my players!
0 penalties 39.7%
1 penalty 37.6%
2 penalties 16.8%
3 or more 5.9% (near enough to 100 for me)
I believe the chance of giving up a penalty when not playing hard is 5%. So what are the chances of giving up three in 18 games?
If you're "Olmec" Steve it appears to be 100%
Only for Evil Empire teams, Al.
Check out the Evil Empire Team Rosters (Tranmere, Lewes, and Preston). They have basically all their players at FIT 2.
And that's why its so important that you injure their players.
Is it time to make the FIT a max of 1 instead of 2?
It is really two quotes I guess...from the Watford at Lewes FA Cup Quarterfinal (Rooks won 2-nil):
Watford fans have sewn him a headbrace to help aid his recovery. Wait a minute they forgot to embroider in any eye sockets....
Love the whole Vick getting in Dave's business for a match Vick's team isn't in. I love it!
And then Dave pointing out a Weston player his team injured last weekend is a great response.
This is a brewing rivalry and BOTH managers have November 20th circled on their calendar...I've already commented on it!
https://www.olmec.org/mswl-united/match_report.php?schedule_id=72&type=preview
Just thinking that your comment about C-Ball gets you a payment. Good on you - now I should be getting my last payment for this one. I love the participation. :-)
You all (or as some would say "y'all") are doing a great job with all the posts this season. I am enjoying it.
My favorite post of the day (and there were may) was C-Ball in the Lewes - Preston North End matchup:
Well done Mr. C-Ball!
Watford sends 50k, Lincoln Whelan (II/12 Gk; 500k)
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Tomas Molina (II/13 Mf; 550k)
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Southend United sends 300k
to Cardiff City FC for Nuno Botelho (IV/8 Df; 180k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 900k
to Cardiff City FC for Noah Albrechtsen (I/11 Fw; 540k)
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Lewes FC sends 250k, Kenny Wood (I/10 Fw; 480k)
to Cardiff City FC for Lucas Lamour (II/13 Fw; 550k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends 1123k
to Cardiff City FC for Jonas Bauer (II/12 Gk; 500k)
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Current V/10 Gk David Docherty for Vick's Weston-super-Mare is closing in on the most match appearances in the illustrious 39 seasons of MSWL U1 football. Can he get in enough matches before he retires to a BRB role?
Watford sends Mehdi Lacaze (IV/7 Mf; 150k)
to Bristol City FC for 50k, Jeff Bennett (V/7 Sw; 100k)
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Hereford United FC sends 220k
to Leeds United for Lennard Mayer (V/6 Mf; 80k)
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Brentford FC sends 385k
to Dorchester Town for Ellis Ruby (I/8 Mf; 360k)
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Hereford United FC sends 200k
to Dorchester Town for Arthur Evans (V/2 Df; 0k)
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Hereford United FC sends 200k
to Dorchester Town for Lennard Hartmann (V/5 Df; 60k)
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Oldham Athletic AFC sends Oscar Lindberg (V/5 Gk; 60k)
to Hereford United FC for 200k
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Brentford FC sends 205k
to Dorchester Town for Eric Flores (V/5 Gk; 60k)
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Coming off arguably our best season in MWSLU1 History, the Argyles saw their end season bonus total 50% of their bank. That's CRAZY!
Lewes FC sends Zachary Barmby (IV/12 Gk; 300k)
to Bristol City FC for 500k, Emile Harrison (IV/5 Df; 90k)
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Oldham Athletic AFC sends Fernando Cáceres (V/4 Df; 40k)
to Tranmere Rovers for 200k
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Tranmere Rovers sends 1000k
to Southend United for Ashley Coleman (I/10 Gk; 480k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends 380k
to Carlisle United for Burr Halvorsen (V/2 Fw; 0k), Luca Clark (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Sheffield United sends 200k
to Oldham Athletic AFC for Harold Baldwin (V/4 Mf; 40k)
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Sheffield United sends 200k
to Brighton & Hove Albion for Chung-Hee Lim (V/3 Fw; 20k)
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Swansea City AFC sends 400k
to Oldham Athletic AFC for Jay Trickelbank (V/2 Df; 0k), Greg Hanny (V/2 Df; 0k)
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Brentford FC sends 201k
to Oldham Athletic AFC for David Chen (V/2 Sw; 0k)
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The following teams receive a bonus (Season 38 Financial Bonuses):
BRE (345) BHA (465) BRI (145) CRD (175) CAR (125) CRE (200) DAG (40) DER (20) DOR (145) LEI (190) LEW (525) LIN (240) NOR (45) FOR (220) OLA (140) PLY (850) PV (100) QPR (250) SHU (220) SU (240) SWA (20) TRA (700) WAT (370) WES (75)
Thank you Stewart for compiling this!!
Lewes FC sends 578k, Ignacio Alvarez (V/7 Gk; 100k)
to Derby County for Kong Li (II/13 Gk; 550k)
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So this pops up in my email today. I think I sent it to the I-Man a month ago. Glad he's processing those offers quickly. I assume he was just waiting to May the 4th though...
From: Ian Lindsay
Date: Tuesday, May. 4th, 2021 at 2:54 PM
Subject: Rejected Trade
Message:
Automated Notification:
The following trade offer was rejected:
Brentford FC sends 201k
to Preston North End FC for Logan Hayes (V/3 Df; 20k)
Southend United sends William Mitchell (V/7 Gk; 100k)
to Queens Park Rangers for 220k
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The following teams receive a bonus (Sponsorship, Rules, and Prediction League volunteer work):
BRI (50) CHF (50) WES (50)
Wycombe Wanderers sends 237k
to Swansea City AFC for Jean Pasquier (V/7 Gk; 100k)
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Leeds United sends Edvin Lundgren (V/4 Mf; 40k)
to Wycombe Wanderers for 200k
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Leeds United sends Luca Watson (IV/4 Sw; 60k)
to Lewes FC for 100k
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Crewe Alexandra FC sends 400k
to Preston North End FC for Robbie Graham (V/4 Fw; 40k), Logan Hayes (V/3 Df; 20k)
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Plymouth Argyle FC sends Jannick Weber (V/4 Fw; 40k)
to Oldham Athletic AFC for 200k
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Carlisle United sends Stewart Hanny (V/3 Fw; 20k)
to Lewes FC for 200k
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Brentford FC sends 201k
to Carlisle United for Rory Kennedy (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Lewes FC sends 50k
to Dorchester Town for Carlton Humphreys (IV/2 Df; 0k)
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Tranmere Rovers sends 210k
to Southend United for Fabio Bruno (V/6 Fw; 80k)
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Dorchester Town sends 200k
to Bristol City FC for Robert Edwards (V/6 Df; 80k)
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Watford sends 200k
to Bristol City FC for Luca Whelan (V/5 Mf; 60k)
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Dorchester Town sends 200k
to Brighton & Hove Albion for Joel Charlton (V/4 Sw; 40k)
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Dorchester Town sends 200k
to Southend United for Carleton Jackson (V/5 Fw; 60k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Euan Alexander (V/3 Mf; 20k)
to Dorchester Town for 180k, Nick Kaiser (III/3 Mf; 40k)
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Season 37 Financial Bonuses:
BRE (183) BHA (400) BRI (208) CRD (500) CHF (100) DAG (168) DER (200) DOR (4) HER (104) LEE (4) LEI (14) LEW (550) LIN (4) FOR (600) OLA (300) PLY (225) PV (398) PNE (100) QPR (150) SU (133) SWA (114) TRA (675) WAT (75) WES (625) WYC (100)
The prize money won by each club for Season 27, in alphabetical order, is given in the table below:
| Club | Prizes | Sponsors | Prediction | Totals |
| Brentford | 150 | 33 | 183 | |
| Brighton | 300 | 100 | 0 | 400 |
| Bristol City | 75 | 125 | 8 | 208 |
| Cardiff | 400 | 100 | 0 | 500 |
| Carlisle | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chesterfield | 100 | 0 | 100 | |
| Crewe | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dagenham & R | 25 | 125 | 18 | 168 |
| Derby | 50 | 150 | 0 | 200 |
| Dorchester | 4 | 4 | ||
| Hereford | 100 | 4 | 104 | |
| Leeds | 4 | 4 | ||
| Leicester | 14 | 14 | ||
| Lewes | 550 | 0 | 550 | |
| Lincoln | 4 | 4 | ||
| Northampton | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nottingham F | 450 | 150 | 0 | 600 |
| Oldham | 200 | 100 | 0 | 300 |
| Plymouth | 225 | 0 | 225 | |
| Port Vale | 250 | 125 | 23 | 398 |
| Preston NE | 100 | 0 | 100 | |
| Queens Park R | 150 | 0 | 150 | |
| Sheffield Utd | 0 | 0 | ||
| Southend | 125 | 8 | 133 | |
| Swansea | 100 | 14 | 114 | |
| Swindon | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tranmere | 675 | 0 | 675 | |
| Watford | 75 | 0 | 75 | |
| Weston -S-M | 500 | 125 | 0 | 625 |
| Wycombe | 100 | 0 | 100 |
Please let me know if you think I have made an error.
The Sponsorship table has now been completed for MSWL1. So you can all see how well you (or not) you did! If anyone thinks they should have got their money but are not liseted as doing so then let me know. Forest just claimed their cash with a final session league shut out against Sheffield so congrats to them. Lewes also secured a third away league shut out against Champions Tranmere. Sadly they needed 4 so it was not quite enough, but an impressive end to the season at least.
Please find a list of each team and how much additional awards money earned this season. This does not include prediction league as I don't know if that's manual or automated. If a team had more than one award it's listed in the parentheses next to their name so you can check my workings, apologies if there's an error
B&H=300
BRC=75
CAR=400 (200 200)
DAG=25
DER=50
LEW=550 (150 400)
NOT=450 (200 250)
OLD=200
PLY=225 (200 25)
PNE=100
PV=250
QPR=150 (75 75)
SWA=100
TRA=675 (500 150 25)
WAT=75
WES=500 (300 200)
Please help out Colin if you are able to as a caretaker...
John: I think you are advocating for the "B1G Ten Basketball" rule of giving the title to the team that had the best winning percentage...well...I went to Illinois, so... And plus, no one ever lets the commish win anything! 
Roy: Thank you. And yes, John and your prediction league results are pretty amazing. Nice work gentlemen.
Guys, as you know I run Sanctuary League and our season has just kicked off but one of the lads has had to pull out for a while. I'm not sure for how long but I suspect he will out for the season. So I am looking a volunteer to caretake his team until his return. As we have just started it would be over the close season here at United but if, as suspected, he won't be back before the end of the season I would be looking for someone to be in a position to caretake until June.
If you can help me out that would be great and you can either message me here or email scootieATe-mile.co.uk
Thanks just for reading this, Colin
Congratulations to Al for winning the league - persistance pays off
Kudos to John though - he will have to have predicted his own Port Vale to win in each round and they haven't had the best season.
Percentage of correct results - this is something that is being done over in SESL (along with not having to predict your own team winning) but it takes a lot of work to run whereas here in MSWL Utd it's simpler - and let's face it -if you've put your orders in it doesn't take long to put a set of predictions in as well.
If we've learned anything from COVID, it's that you have to do prediction league winners based on percentage or points per game and not overall wins!
I feel like Phil is complimenting me, but in a backhanded slap across the face way! 
And its not just the talented Mr. Holden right behind us. It is also Mr. Rolsten who also decided to give us a free session's head start.
We don't normally win anything in United, so it will likely be a race between John, Roy, Stewart, Vick, Jeff, and Hazel.
Flash Poll...do you like Suited Phil or Cowboy Phil?
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Excellent Prediction League battle going on as we wrap us this season. Al Sellers has a slim lead over John Holden, as seven manager are within two points of the top spot. Interesting that Mr. Holden sat out a session but still is pressing Al for the title...
Phil
You can never have too many keepers.
I make it a 0.11% chance of that happening - pretty high for me.
Over in SESL I did once get a shot whilst stalling. The shot chance said 0% but my OFF was a smidge more than Colin's DUM's GP. Turned out to be a 1 in 10,000 chance. Just a pity we didn't score.
Has there ever been a season where there haven't been any keepers in the Auctions?
We didn't get a single one in the 8 auctions this season.
With 8 players available in each one that's 64 players with a 10% chance each of being a keeper
Last season there were 3.
Leeds United sends 200k
to Oldham Athletic AFC for Paul Werner (V/7 Gk; 100k)
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Watford sends Ryan McAdam (APP/5 Gk; 240k), Bradley Miller (II/8 Fw; 300k)
to Swindon Town FC for Giovanni Marino (I/6 Gk; 240k), Hayden Davies (APP/5 Fw; 210k)
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Port Vale FC sends Paul East (II/12 Sw; 500k)
to Hereford United FC for 135k, Edvin Nyberg (I/9 Sw; 420k)
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Watford sends 1200k, Bruno Ramírez (IV/11 Gk; 270k)
to Bristol City FC for Pedro Salas (II/13 Gk; 550k)
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Southend United sends 200k
to Plymouth Argyle FC for Roger Nicholson (V/2 Sw; 0k)
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Brentford FC sends 190k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Samuel Britt (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Port Vale FC sends 804k
to Derby County for Reece Milner (I/10 Df; 480k)
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Watford sends Mats François (V/4 Df; 40k)
to Swindon Town FC for 200k
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Port Vale FC sends 200k
to Carlisle United for John Fletcher (V/2 Df; 0k)
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Leeds United sends 700k
to Port Vale FC for Ben Atkinson (APP/5 Fw; 225k)
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Brentford FC sends 201k
to Carlisle United for Tom Ball (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Brentford FC sends 202k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for João Valente (V/4 Df; 40k)
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Brentford FC sends 202k
to Oldham Athletic AFC for Joe Miller (V/5 Df; 60k)
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Lewes FC sends Denis Marshall (V/2 Fw; 0k)
to Leeds United for 150k, Gustavo Carvalho (IV/2 Mf; 0k)
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The following teams receive a bonus (Season 36 Financial Bonuses):
BRE (170) BHA (95) BRI (225) CAR (125) CHF (250) CRE (175) DAG (210) HER (175) LEE (175) LEI (125) LEW (675) LIN (65) NOR (170) FOR (620) PV (175) PNE (115) QPR (400) SHU (250) SU (345) SWA (40) TRA (300) WAT (225) WES (1010) WYC (100)
Thank you Ellis for compiling all of this!!
Southend United sends 250k
to Oldham Athletic AFC for Jake Daly (IV/7 Fw; 150k)
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Derby County sends Alfonso Villalobos (I/10 Mf; 480k)
to Swindon Town FC for 800k
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Lewes FC sends 650k, Domingo Torres (IV/12 Gk; 300k)
to Derby County for Zachary Barmby (I/14 Gk; 720k)
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Wycombe Wanderers sends Diego Azevedo (APP/4 Sw; 170k)
to Watford for 225k
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Watford sends 140k, Ian Byrne (IV/8 Df; 180k)
to Bristol City FC for Ellis McAdam (IV/11 Sw; 270k)
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Sheffield United sends Jack Brennan (V/2 Fw; 0k)
to Wycombe Wanderers for 200k
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Plymouth Argyle FC sends Aidan Barry (V/2 Df; 0k)
to Hereford United FC for 200k
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Derby County sends 595k
to Port Vale FC for Emilio Testa (APP/5 Df; 240k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends 270k
to Leeds United for Bailey Begum (IV/9 Mf; 210k)
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Carlisle United sends Reis Bar (V/2 Df; 0k), Craig McDonald (V/2 Fw; 0k), Jonathan Black (V/2 Mf; 0k)
to Wycombe Wanderers for 500k
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Derby County sends 177k
to Preston North End FC for Sean Davis (V/4 Df; 40k)
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Watford sends 200k
to Oldham Athletic AFC for Zak Lorimar (V/3 Fw; 20k)
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Brentford FC sends 176k
to Bristol City FC for Lennon McMillan (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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Brentford FC sends 176k
to Bristol City FC for Lennard Fischer (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Brentford FC sends 176k
to Bristol City FC for Arthur Johnson (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Please click Sponsors for more info. Deadline is September 12.
Brentford FC sends 531k
to Lewes FC for Arthur Gil (APP/5 Gk; 225k)
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The following teams receive a bonus (Season 35 Financial Bonuses):
BRE (360) BHA (457) BRI (223) CRD (50) CAR (387) CHF (23) COV (25) DAG (123) DER (23) LEE (84) LEI (322) LEW (469) LIN (99) NOR (390) FOR (405) OLA (40) PLY (319) PV (47) PNE (403) QPR (87) SHU (78) SU (744) SWA (23) TRA (696) WAT (625) WES (742) WYC (100)
Dag & Red loses 362 for a balance over 3500 (3621).
Southend United sends 125k, Finn Dunn (IV/6 Gk; 120k)
to Brentford FC for Jonas Jensen (APP/5 Mf; 225k)
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Just noticing that the PL for this week that I posted Sunday night are not showing up on the site. Probably user error, but I will get that re-posted during lunch. Sorry for the delay!
Phil
Funny you should say that, because your photo is a dead ringer for a local lawyer!
Is Phil a corporate lawyer or an estate agent? Whichever he looks smart I will give him that ????
Expect MSWL UNITED 1 Prediction League selections to go up in about 8 hours following this post. I try to hit these on Saturday or early Sunday, but Micki had a softball tournament yesterday and there's some household chores to tackly this afternoon and evening. I appreciate your patience!
Head To Head Meetings
• Crewe Alexandra FC and Chesterfield FC have met 32 times with 1 of those occurring in the AP Cup.
• Chesterfield FC have won 20, lost 3 and drawn 9 of 32 matches against Crewe Alexandra FC.
• Crewe Alexandra FC has a 22 game winless streak in this fixture, having lost their last 5 in a row.
Does Bill have the lads ready to end the streak today?
Watford sends 440k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for George Durman (II/10 Fw; 400k)
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While Vick's right the auction doesn't look that great, it's 109th out of the 273 auctions in Olmec history in average auction price by minimum bid.
The worst of all time, Season 13 Auction 8, also had the second-lowest amount of money spent on it:
| Yr | A | Bid | PL | Sk | Pos | Name | Nat | Club | Min | Bid |
| 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 I | 10 | Gk | Bryan Parsons | ENG | Weston-super-Mare AFC | 480 | 552 |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 I | 8 | Df | Tony Hawkins | ENG | Leicester City FC | 360 | 362 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 III | 10 | Df | Mark Compton | USA | Brighton & Hove Albion | 320 | 351 |
| 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 IV | 11 | Df | Wayne Hammond | ENG | Crewe Alexandra FC | 270 | 421 |
| 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 IV | 10 | Sw | Alberto Ricci | ITA | Dagenham & Redbridge | 240 | 250 |
| 13 | 8 | 6 | 4 IV | 9 | Fw | Ross McKenzie | SCO | Brentford FC | 210 | 217 |
| 13 | 8 | 7 | 0 APP | 5 | Mf | John Wilkinson | ENG | Hereford United FC | 210 | 237 |
| 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 APP | 4 | Fw | Juan Marin | ESP | Lewes FC | 140 | 141 |
Season 18 auction 7 takes the cake as the auction with the lowest amount of money spent though, as three of the five players went for the minimum bid and the other two went for two dollars over the minimum bid - a record which will be very hard to beat!
This sessions auction does not look particulary mouth watering. Three under par age 1 players who will not be setting th world alight are little more than two season CP fodder buys, whilst the apprentice is a renowned delinquent who missed his training sessions as a schoolboy after being detained for drink driving in his bubble car. The age 3 FW has some potential but is likely to be a one season wonder, whilst the level 12 midfielder is maybe the one player worth paying a little over the odds for. Even then he is perhaps no more than an average journeyman. A Nicky Butt/Sammy Lee type of player. Manager Hall has confirmed his team won't be making any bids for this dross. QPR and PNE will be particularly dissappointed not to have anyone to spend their giant warchests on.
No, it wasn't just you Paul, I saw an anomaly too. I believe I have corrected it back to the proper matches for selection/review.
Al
Is there a problem with the Prediction League or is it just me?
Brentford FC sends 203k
to Carlisle United for Harley Morrissey (V/3 Fw; 20k)
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Brentford FC sends 191k
to Crewe Alexandra FC for Tim Baumann (V/3 Sw; 20k)
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Oldham Athletic AFC sends Riley Holland (V/4 Gk; 40k)
to Brentford FC for 200k
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Lewes FC sends 185k
to Crewe Alexandra FC for Ignacio Gomez (V/3 Df; 20k)
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Oldham Athletic AFC sends Thomas Veart (V/4 Df; 40k)
to Leeds United for 200k
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Wycombe Wanderers sends 325k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Nico König (V/2 Df; 0k), Fernando Vazquez (V/2 Df; 0k)
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Port Vale FC sends 205k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Joe Santiago (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Oldham Athletic AFC sends Reece Curtis (V/3 Mf; 20k)
to Sheffield United for 200k
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Nottingham Forest sends 400k
to Watford for Owen O'Brien (V/3 Mf; 20k), Joe Lennon (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Oldham Athletic AFC sends Harvey Charlton (V/2 Df; 0k)
to Northampton Town FC for 200k
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Lewes FC sends Aaron Coppell (V/3 Gk; 20k)
to Northampton Town FC for 100k, Jamie Jackson (IV/6 Fw; 120k)
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The following teams receive a bonus (Season 34 Financial Bonuses):
BRE (83) BRI (12) CHF (325) DAG (108) DER (4) HER (150) LEE (75) LEI (47) LEW (754) LIN (56) NOR (104) FOR (422) PLY (75) PNE (300) QPR (150) SHU (200) SU (262) SWA (200) TRA (400) WAT (204) WES (295)
Taxation from session 8
Dorchester at 3955. Taxed 396.
QPR 4410. Taxed 441.
Tranmere 4588. Taxed 918.
Nice tribute by Dave Dohm.
Rest in peace Dave Dowson. We'll remember you.
I am trully saddened to hear of Dave's passing. Dave was a great player in the league and showed enthusiasm for the MSWL and other football leagues. At one point he tried to recruit me into some other leagues, but I declined due to time constraints. When I first joined the MSWL I quickly employed the hardness strategy that Dave thouroghly enjoyed using. It was soon after that I was compared to "Dr. Death" and it was fun to try and challenge Dave for the hoodlum award in those early years. I quickly learned that it was hard (pun intended) to win consistently playing that style, but it was fun. I am all for naming the "hoodlum" award after Dave Dowson.
My thoughts and prayers are with Dave's family. I know he will look down on the MSWL this weekend and smile the next time someone gripes about the hardness strategy being deployed against them.
Be safe everyone!
Northampton Town FC sends 400k, Reuben Carroll (III/10 Mf; 320k)
to Oldham Athletic AFC for Curtis Cunningham (APP/9 Mf; 490k)
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Lewes FC sends Brandon Brady (APP/7 Df; 350k)
to Leicester City FC for 475k
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Last session was a bit of a struggle for the side and saw some mised fortunes. The worst of it being knocked out of the FA cup by Lewes. Games against members of the unholy trinity are never easy and Lewes in particular can never be underestimated. Lewes have a formidable Sweeper/Keeper formation and with keeper Torres ramped up to 23, getting anything past him was not going to be easy, even with a bountiful 52 attacks. Our own aged keeper was slightly easier to score against alas. Still the team came back from this demoralising setback to knock Sheffield United out of the running for the Alan Parr Cup. The cup efforts also weakend our sides put out in the league games and one point from two games firmly establises us for mid table obscurity again, especially with two hard away games coming up. On the positive side young Docherty's performances in goal seem to be improving since his move from Lewes and he looks set to become a star performer in years to come.
Lewes FC sends David Docherty (APP/6 Gk; 280k)
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for 120k, Paul Compton (III/6 Df; 160k)
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| COACH | W | L |
| Allan Sellers | 7 | 3 |
| Vick Hall | 7 | 3 |
| Simon Compton | 6 | 4 |
| Ian Lindsay | 6 | 4 |
| Abe Hamdali | 6 | 4 |
| Mike Cabral | 5 | 5 |
| James Tucker | 5 | 5 |
| Dave Dohm | 5 | 5 |
| Steve Turner | 4 | 6 |
| Jeff Hawker | 4 | 6 |
| Graham Wilkes | 4 | 6 |
| Hazel Hawker | 4 | 6 |
| Roy Rolsten | 4 | 6 |
| Dave Dowson | 3 | 7 |
Hereford United FC sends 180k
to Brentford FC for Kieran Lloyd (V/3 Fw; 20k)
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Lewes FC sends 700k, Kapolcs Simon (IV/12 Gk; 300k)
to Leicester City FC for Domingo Torres (II/13 Gk; 550k)
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Selection of Cup matches for your delictation Gentlemen
Game on
Leeds United sends Aaron Mitchell (V/2 Fw; 0k)
to Wycombe Wanderers for 200k
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Derby County sends Logan Jackson (APP/5 Fw; 210k)
to Leeds United for 650k
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Watford sends 190k
to Carlisle United for Noah Carroll (V/3 Fw; 20k)
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Wycombe Wanderers sends 175k
to Southend United for Edward Johnson (V/3 Fw; 20k)
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Wycombe Wanderers sends 437k, Reece Charlton (APP/5 Df; 210k)
to Leeds United for Marvin Krüger (I/10 Sw; 480k), Kian Hamilton (V/3 Df; 20k), Tony Begum (V/3 Df; 20k)
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Watford sends 390k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Patrick Porter (V/3 Df; 20k), Jake Shrimpton (V/7 Fw; 100k)
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Southend United sends Finlay Neville (V/3 Fw; 20k)
to Swansea City AFC for 200k
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Southend United sends Filippo Costa (V/2 Fw; 0k)
to Swansea City AFC for 200k
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We have 3 Ready BRB's for sale. Don't start the season without your full compliment of Backroom Stakk it will be very detrimental to your teams fortunes this season! Several Teams need to bring in some BRB's so check your trade page or send me a trade deal for 1,2 or 3 BRB's ASAP
Don miss the bus on this deal!
Going.....Going........
The following teams receive a bonus (Season 33 Financial Bonuses):
BRE (500) BRI (154) CHF (54) CRE (200) HER (23) LEE (448) LEW (929) LIN (41) FOR (154) PLY (125) PNE (8) QPR (250) SU (29) SWA (100) TRA (300) WAT (350) WES (525)
Thank you Steve for documenting the financials!!
League - Lewes (Crocodile Tears wins ANOTHER league crown) get #11
FA Cup - Lewes gets FA Cup # 7
FA Shield - Brentford gets their first title in 30 (THIRTY!) seasons. And I thought this was the "Mostly Sellers Wins League"... 
AP Cup - Weston wins #4
Youth Cup - Leeds gets their first title.
Congratulations to the winners.
It's for golden boot not team total.
Sorry Alon
Hi Steve
Thanks for all the work .
I think I found a tiny mistake.
Even thoiugh Lewes has the best Goal difference the award for most goals scored should go to Tranmere who scored 33 as opposed to Lewes 32.
so 25K from Lewes to Tranmere if I am correct?
Totals
LEW 929
TRA 300
WAT 350
BRE 500
LEE 448
PLY 125
CRE 200
SWA 100
CHF 54
QPR 250
WES 525
BRI 154
FOR 154
SU 29
LIN 41
HER 23
PNE 8
(I've given 15 for 2nd and 3rd= in prediction league above)
Div 1 LEW 500 TRA 300 WAT 150
Div 2 BRE 300 LEE 200 PLY 100
Div 3 CRE 200 SWA 100 CHF 50
FA Cup LEW 400 QPR 250 WAT 200 WES 200
AP Cup WES 250 BRI 150 LEE 75 FOR 75
FA Shield BRE 200 FOR 75
Youth Cup LEE 150 WES 75
Leading scorers LEW PLY SU 25 each
Prediction LEW 4 LIN 16+25 LEE 8+15 (13) HER 8+15 (13) SU 4 CHF 4 FOR 4 BRI 4 PNE 8
Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Itzhak Chen (I/10 Df; 480k)
to Southend United for 650k
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| TABLE | AFTER | 6 RNDS |
| COACH | W | L |
| Ellis Simpson | 36 | 24 |
| David Blair | 35 | 25 |
| Mike Cabral | 35 | 25 |
| Allan Sellers | 34 | 26 |
| Abe Hamdali | 33 | 17 |
| Vick Hall | 32 | 28 |
| Dave Dowson | 31 | 29 |
| Phil McIntosh | 30 | 30 |
| Jeff Hawker | 29 | 31 |
| Hazel Hawker | 29 | 31 |
| Dave Dohm | 27 | 13 |
| Ian Lindsay | 19 | 21 |
| Simon Compton | 18 | 22 |
| Steve Turner | 17 | 23 |
| Roy Rolsten | 17 | 23 |
| Graham Wilkes | 12 | 18 |
| COACH | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Abe Hamdali | 33 | 17 |
| Mike Cabral | 32 | 18 |
| Ellis Simpson | 32 | 18 |
| Allan Sellers | 31 | 19 |
| David Blair | 29 | 21 |
| Jeff Hawker | 28 | 22 |
| Dave Dohm | 27 | 13 |
| Dave Dowson | 27 | 23 |
| Hazel Hawker | 27 | 23 |
| Vick Hall | 27 | 23 |
| Phil McIntosh | 25 | 25 |
| Simon Compton | 18 | 22 |
| Steve Turner | 17 | 23 |
| Ian Lindsay | 15 | 15 |
| Roy Rolsten | 15 | 15 |
| Graham Wilkes | 12 | 18 |
| TABLE | AFTER | 4 ROUNDS |
|---|---|---|
| COACH | W | L |
| Abe Hamdali | 28 | 12 |
| Mike Cabral | 27 | 13 |
| Dave Dohm | 27 | 13 |
| Allan Sellers | 26 | 14 |
| Ellis Simpson | 26 | 14 |
| David Blair | 24 | 16 |
| Jeff Hawker | 24 | 16 |
| Vick Hall | 23 | 17 |
| Dave Dowson | 22 | 18 |
| Hazel Hawker | 22 | 18 |
| Phil McIntosh | 21 | 19 |
| Simon Compton | 18 | 22 |
| Steve Turner | 13 | 17 |
| Ian Lindsay | 12 | 8 |
| Roy Rolsten | 12 | 8 |
| Graham Wilkes | 9 | 11 |
| TABLE | AFTER | 3 ROUNDS |
|---|---|---|
| COACH | W | L |
| Abe Hamdali | 23 | 7 |
| Allan Sellers | 21 | 9 |
| Mike Cabral | 21 | 9 |
| Dave Dohm | 21 | 9 |
| Ellis Simpson | 20 | 10 |
| Jeff Hawker | 19 | 11 |
| David Blair | 18 | 12 |
| Hazel Hawker | 17 | 13 |
| Vick Hall | 17 | 13 |
| Dave Dowson | 15 | 15 |
| Phil McIntosh | 14 | 16 |
| Simon Compton | 13 | 17 |
| Steve Turner | 7 | 13 |
| Roy Rolsten | 6 | 4 |
| Graham Wilkes | 5 | 5 |
| Ian Lindsay | 4 | 6 |
|
AFTER 2 ROUNDS COACH |
W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Cabral | 16 | 4 |
| Dave Dohm | 16 | 4 |
| Allan Sellers | 14 | 6 |
| Abe Hamdali | 14 | 6 |
| Jeff Hawker | 13 | 7 |
| Ellis Simpson | 13 | 7 |
| Vick Hall | 12 | 8 |
| David Blair | 11 | 9 |
| Hazel Hawker | 11 | 9 |
| Phil McIntosh | 10 | 10 |
| Dave Dowson | 9 | 11 |
| Simon Compton | 9 | 11 |
| Steve Turner | 7 | 13 |
| Graham Wilkes | 5 | 5 |
| Ian Lindsay | 4 | 6 |
Brentford FC sends 201k
to Cardiff City FC for Ahmed Akhrif (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Hereford United FC sends 200k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Bailey Ruddle (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Wycombe Wanderers sends 300k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Harvey Bishop (V/7 Mf; 100k), James Thompson (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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Hereford United FC sends 195k
to Carlisle United for Filippo Negri (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Watford sends 2k
to Hereford United FC for 280k
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Watford sends 140k, John MacDonald (V/7 Sw; 100k)
to Hereford United FC for Thomás Futre (IV/6 Mf; 120k)
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Leicester City FC sends
to Watford for 200k, Fionn Quinn (V/5 Fw; 60k)
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Hereford United FC sends 200k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Benjamin Rowbotham (V/2 Df; 0k)
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Northampton Town FC sends 200k
to Lincoln City FC for Abe Austin (V/7 Fw; 100k)
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Plymouth Argyle FC sends Jakob Halvorsen (V/2 Fw; 0k)
to Northampton Town FC for 200k
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Oldham Athletic AFC sends Greg Pastor (V/6 Mf; 80k)
to Northampton Town FC for 200k
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Leeds United sends 380k
to Oldham Athletic AFC for Tomer Ayalon (V/5 Mf; 60k), Carl Henriksson (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Leeds United sends 185k
to Crewe Alexandra FC for Victor Jensen (V/6 Fw; 80k)
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Brentford FC sends 202k
to Carlisle United for Kyle Bruce (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Brentford FC sends 201k
to Carlisle United for Gregg Birks (V/2 Df; 0k)
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Brentford FC sends 189k
to Crewe Alexandra FC for Felix Falk (V/5 Df; 60k)
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Brentford FC sends 211k
to Nottingham Forest for Mason Mitchell (V/3 Mf; 20k)
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Swansea City AFC sends 400k
to Oldham Athletic AFC for Thomas Murray (V/6 Df; 80k), Logan Martin (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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The following teams receive a bonus (Season 32 Financial Bonuses):
BRE (35) BHA (12) BRI (155) CAR (112) HER (106) LEE (63) LEI (104) LEW (592) LIN (79) NOR (670) FOR (104) OLA (204) PLY (310) PV (200) PNE (504) QPR (206) SHU (50) SU (9) SWA (29) TRA (253) WAT (665) WES (58)
Northampton Town FC sends 550k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Gerry Ellis (I/10 Fw; 480k)
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Brentford FC sends 350k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Fernando Lebre (II/8 Df; 300k)
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As in MSWL2, I'm inaugurating a new cup competition. It's called the Olmec Cup. You win it by being knocked out of any other cup competition, and by suffering a worse reversal - against the odds - than any other team.
I'll start things off.
AP Cup. Carlisle United v Bristol City.
Both teams use 0 hardness. No penalties, so 0-0.
Carlisle generate 1 attack against a GK/SW pairing of 14/13. They score! So, 1-0.
Bristol generate 17 attacks against a GK/SW pairing of 12/12. The SW stops 11 attacks. 0 are off target. The GK saves 6. So, 1-0.
Carlisle go to 7 points in the AP Cup table. Bristol stick on 3 and go out of the AP Cup thanks to Olmec. (A win for Bristol would have reversed those fates.)
Can anyone do 'better'?
|
COACH |
W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Batth | 5 | 5 |
| Dave Dohm | 5 | 5 |
| Ellis Simpson | 4 | 6 |
| Abe Hamdali | 4 | 6 |
| Roy Rolsten | 4 | 6 |
| Allan Sellers | 4 | 6 |
| Ian Lindsay | 4 | 6 |
| Simon Compton | 4 | 6 |
| Mike Cabral | 4 | 6 |
| David Blair | 4 | 6 |
| Vick Hall | 3 | 7 |
| James Tucker | 2 | 8 |
| Paul Cockayne | 2 | 8 |
| Hazel Hawker | 2 | 8 |
| Dave Dowson | 2 | 8 |
| Jeff Hawker | 2 | 8 |
Queens Park Rangers sends 444k
to Carlisle United for Mason Carter (V/2 Fw; 0k), Paul Bunyan (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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Bristol City FC sends Harley Bentinck (V/3 Fw; 20k)
to Leicester City FC for 200k
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Brentford FC sends 227k
to Carlisle United for Nigel Nicholson (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Derby County sends Barry Barry (I/9 Gk; 420k)
to Leeds United for 358k, Clifton Hart (IV/4 Fw; 60k)
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Southend United sends Simon Forsberg (V/3 Fw; 20k)
to Oldham Athletic AFC for 200k
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Plymouth Argyle FC sends Ben Kahn (V/2 Df; 0k), John Wilson (V/2 Fw; 0k)
to Nottingham Forest for 480k
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Lewes FC sends 1100k, Eduardo Parra (V/11 Gk; 180k)
to Hereford United FC for Kapolcs Simon (II/13 Gk; 550k)
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Leeds United sends 30k, Finlay Heskey (APP/5 Gk; 210k)
to Wycombe Wanderers for James Roberts (APP/5 Df; 240k)
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The following teams receive a bonus (Season 31 Financial Bonuses):
BRE (355) BHA (61) BRI (104) CAR (73) DAG (28) DER (23) DOR (3) HER (304) LEE (146) LEI (33) LEW (246) LIN (391) NOR (229) FOR (138) PLY (26) PV (6) PNE (310) SHU (5) SU (496) SWA (85) TRA (662) WAT (626) WES (697)
| COACH | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Abe Hamdali | 49 | 31 |
| Allan Sellers | 48 | 32 |
| Jeff Hawker | 48 | 32 |
| Mike Cabral | 47 | 33 |
| Roy Rolsten | 47 | 33 |
| Vick Hall | 46 | 34 |
| Paul Cockayne | 46 | 34 |
| Dave Dowson | 41 | 29 |
| Dave Dohm | 41 | 29 |
| Hazel Hawker | 39 | 21 |
| Ellis Simpson | 39 | 41 |
| Ian Lindsay | 36 | 44 |
| Mike Parnaby | 34 | 46 |
| James Tucker | 33 | 27 |
| Tim Batth | 33 | 47 |
| Steve Turner | 24 | 16 |
| Simon Compton | 19 | 31 |
Prediction League Table After 7 Rounds
| COACH | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Abe Hamdali | 44 | 26 |
| Jeff Hawker | 43 | 27 |
| Allan Sellers | 42 | 28 |
| Mike Cabral | 42 | 28 |
| Paul Cockayne | 41 | 29 |
| Roy Rolsten | 41 | 29 |
| Vick Hall | 40 | 30 |
| Dave Dohm | 37 | 23 |
| Dave Dowson | 36 | 24 |
| Ellis Simpson | 36 | 34 |
| Hazel Hawker | 33 | 17 |
| Ian Lindsay | 33 | 37 |
| James Tucker | 28 | 22 |
| Mike Parnaby | 28 | 42 |
| Tim Batth | 28 | 42 |
| Steve Turner | 19 | 11 |
| Simon Compton | 15 | 25 |
CONGRATULATIONS MR JEFF HAWKER FOR CORRECTLY PREDICTIMG ALL 10 OF TODAYS MATCHES
AWESOME!
| COACH | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Cabral | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 38 |
| Abe Hamdali | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 38 |
| Allan Sellers | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 37 |
| Jeff Hawker | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 37 |
| Dave Dohm | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 37 |
| Roy Rolsten | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 36 |
| Paul Cockayne | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 36 |
| Vick Hall | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 35 |
| Hazel Hawker | - | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 33 |
| Ellis Simpson | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 32 |
| Ian Lindsay | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Dave Dowson | 5 | 5 | - | 6 | 5 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 28 |
| Tim Batth | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 25 |
| Mike Parnaby | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 24 |
| James Tucker | 5 | 5 | - | - | 6 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 23 |
| Steve Turner | - | 7 | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| Simon Compton | 5 | - | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 13 |
The base table, which I think may be the most accurate record of which teams Olmec loves, likes and hates is based on additional points won and lost on what should have happened in each game. The adjusted version of the table adds and subtracts a few additional points, based on injuries, penalties, red cards, home cup draws and drawing non-league teams.
It's interesting to note that the 3 teams with the best T11 are in the bottom 7 of the Olmec table. So clearly Olmec is not fond of teams that are just too good!
| Chesterfield | 8 | 5 |
| Cardiff | 5 | 8 |
| Watford | 5 | 8 |
| Leeds | 5 | 7 |
| Lincoln | 4 | 3 |
| Northampton | 3 | 6 |
| Southend | 2 | 7 |
| Hereford | 2 | 4 |
| Brentford | 2 | 2 |
| Brighton | 2 | 2 |
| Plymouth | 1 | 2 |
| QPR | 0 | 5 |
| Dagenham | 0 | 4 |
| Weston S Mare | 0 | 2 |
| Bristol | 0 | 0 |
| Wycombe | 0 | 0 |
| Notts Forest | 0 | -1 |
| PNE | 0 | -1 |
| Crewe | 0 | -2 |
| Port Vale | 0 | -2 |
| Carlisle | -2 | 0 |
| Swindon | -2 | 0 |
| Derby | -2 | -3 |
| Lewes | -2 | -3 |
| Oldham | -3 | -1 |
| Dorchester | -4 | -2 |
| Swansea | -5 | -2 |
| Leicester | -5 | -6 |
| Tranmere | -6 | -1 |
| Sheffield | -8 | -4 |
Bristol City FC sends Noah Godart (IV/9 Gk; 210k)
to Watford for 285k
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Oldham Athletic AFC sends Ethan Chambers (V/5 Gk; 60k)
to Chesterfield FC for 200k
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Dorchester Town sends 190k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Charles Harper (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Thinking caps on guys
Its Prediction time again ....
Brentford FC sends 240k
to Northampton Town FC for Joaquin Báez (IV/9 Sw; 210k)
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Queens Park Rangers sends 370k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Vicente Castillo (V/2 Df; 0k), Louis Oliver (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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Leeds United sends 360k
to Oldham Athletic AFC for Douglass Ford (V/3 Df; 20k), Carlton Bailey (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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Swindon Town FC sends 180k
to Swansea City AFC for Tommaso Bruno (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Tranmere Rovers sends 350k
to Nottingham Forest for Michael Stretch (V/4 Gk; 40k), Joseph Smalls (V/5 Sw; 60k)
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Swindon Town FC sends 200k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Harley Stephenson (V/3 Df; 20k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Rodrigo Alves (V/2 Fw; 0k)
to Swindon Town FC for 200k
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The following teams receive a bonus (Season 30 Financial Bonuses):
BRE (25) CRD (200) CHF (200) DAG (10) DER (50) LEE (15) LEI (25) LEW (900) LIN (100) FOR (200) PV (400) PNE (375) QPR (75) SHU (100) SWA (200) TRA (500) WAT (325) WES (475)
Thank you Ellis for putting in the finances!
Al
Here is my attempt. I am not sure about bonuses for contributions (postings etc). Are they awarded throughout the season?
MSWL 1 Financials
LEAGUE
Lewes - 500
Tranmere - 300
Preston North End 150
Port Vale - 300
Nottingham Forest - 200
Lincoln City - 100
Chesterfield - 200
Sheffield Utd - 100
Derby County -50
FA CUP
Lewes - 400
Weston-super-mare - 250
Swansea - 200
Preston North End - 200
AP CUP
Watford - 250
Weston-super-Mare - 150
Port Vale - 75
Queens Park Rangers - 75
FA SHIELD
Cardiff - 200
Watford - 75
YOUTH CUP
Tranmere - 200
Weston-super-Mare - 75
LEADING SCORER
Preston North End - 25
Port Vale - 25
Leicester - 25
PREDICTIONS
Brentford - 25
Leeds - 15
Dagenham & Redbridge - 10
TOTALS
Brentford - 25
Cardiff - 200
Chesterfield - 200
Dagenham & Redbridge - 10
Derby County -50
Leeds - 15
Leicester - 25
Lewes - 900
Lincoln City - 100
Nottingham Forest - 200
Port Vale - 400
Preston North End - 375
Queens Park Rangers - 75
Sheffield Utd - 100
Swansea - 200
Tranmere - 500
Watford - 325
Weston-super-Mare - 475
I thought it might be interesting to have a little look at the amount of gpp's that were played against other teams in the top flight and then relate the amount used for and against to the actual league position. This is just one factor of many but it's interesting to compare how teams actually did in relation to gpp's used in the league.
| Leaugue Position | Gpp's For | GPP's Against | Effect | League Position based on GPP Effect |
| Lewes | 11 | 15 | 0.73 | 5th |
| Tranmere | 2 | 12 | 0.17 | 8th |
| PNE | 4 | 9 | 0.44 | 6th |
| Cardiff | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | 7th |
| Carlisle | 15 | 7 | 2.14 | 3rd |
| Dorchester | 23 | 4 | 5.75 | 1st |
| Brentford | 1 | 7 | 0.14 | 9th |
| Weston | 0 | 19 | 0 | 10th |
| Plymouth | 12 | 10 | 1.20 | 4th |
| QPR | 20 | 7 | 2.86 | 1st |
You can see that the biggest underperformers based on gpp's used and agains were QPR who should have been top of the table but ended up bottom, but to be fair they used their 20 gpp's in the last few matches at which point they were already rooted to the bottom of the table. Plymouth and Dorchester were the next biggest underperformers, followed by Carlisle, whilst everyone else overperformed. Tranmere show the biggest overperformance by 6 places with Lewes on 4 and Preston and Cardiff on 3 places. From this it's possible to conclude that had Tranmere spent as many gpp's in the league as Lewes then the league title would most likely have been theirs! Dorchester's use of gpp's did swing a few games their way including a good early away win at QPR, but the trickle approach of using 2-3 gpp's in games overall failed them. Plymouth can also feel agrieved about using 12 gpp's but only garnering 1 drawn point in those games. Carlisle also used a lot of gpp's and did not get a good return for their use. In their early game against Tranmere where they used 5 gpp's they were unlucky, but other times the use was wasted. Still they stayed up so overall the strategy ultimately paid off for them. Weston can (and do) feel aggrieved at having 19 points of gpp's played against them. The highest in the league! Only Lewes and Tranmere (the league leaders) came close to this number (15 and 12 respectively) played against them. Dorchester suffered the fewest gpp's used against them, despite the amounts they were piling on everyone else. Even so they might have had more than Brentford as only Lewes and Preston were not afraid to use gpp's against them and risk the wrath of Olmec.
| COACH | W | L |
|---|---|---|
Allan Sellers |
51 |
39 |
| Vick Hall | 50 | 40 |
| Jeff Hawker | 48 | 42 |
| Mike Cabral | 47 | 43 |
| Abe Hamdali | 47 | 43 |
| Roy Rolsten | 46 | 44 |
| Hazel Hawker | 46 | 44 |
| Ellis Simpson | 45 | 45 |
| Tim Batth | 41 | 49 |
| Dave Dowson | 39 | 41 |
| Mike Parnaby | 39 | 51 |
| Phil McIntosh | 37 | 53 |
| Dave Dohm | 36 | 34 |
| Ian Lindsay | 36 | 44 |
| Simon Compton | 28 | 32 |
| James Tucker | 26 | 24 |
| Graham Wilkes | 26 | 34 |
| Steve Turner | 20 | 30 |
| Paul Cockayne | 15 | 15 |
| Christer Kallin | 9 | 1 |
| Aires Martins Jr. | 5 | 5 |
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| COACH | W | L |
| Allan Sellers | 47 | 33 |
| Vick Hall | 47 | 33 |
| Abe Hamdali | 45 | 35 |
| Mike Cabral | 43 | 37 |
| Jeff Hawker | 42 | 38 |
| Roy Rolsten | 41 | 39 |
| Hazel Hawker | 41 | 39 |
| Ellis Simpson | 40 | 40 |
| Dave Dowson | 37 | 33 |
| Tim Batth | 37 | 43 |
| Dave Dohm | 36 | 34 |
| Mike Parnaby | 35 | 45 |
| Phil McIntosh | 35 | 45 |
| Ian Lindsay | 32 | 38 |
| James Tucker | 26 | 24 |
| Simon Compton | 23 | 27 |
| Graham Wilkes | 21 | 29 |
| Steve Turner | 14 | 26 |
| Paul Cockayne | 11 | 9 |
| Christer Kallin | 9 | 1 |
| Aires Martins Jr. | 5 | 5 |
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| COACH | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Vick Hall | 41 | 29 |
| Allan Sellers | 40 | 30 |
| Abe Hamdali | 40 | 30 |
| Mike Cabral | 39 | 31 |
| Roy Rolsten | 38 | 32 |
| Ellis Simpson | 37 | 33 |
| Jeff Hawker | 37 | 33 |
| Hazel Hawker | 36 | 34 |
| Tim Batth | 34 | 36 |
| Dave Dowson | 33 | 27 |
| Phil McIntosh | 33 | 37 |
| Dave Dohm | 31 | 29 |
| Mike Parnaby | 31 | 39 |
| Ian Lindsay | 28 | 32 |
| Graham Wilkes | 21 | 19 |
| James Tucker | 20 | 20 |
| Simon Compton | 18 | 22 |
| Steve Turner | 11 | 19 |
| Christer Kallin | 9 | 1 |
| Aires Martins Jr. | 5 | 5 |
| Paul Cockayne | 5 | 5 |
Southend United sends Arjen Hogarth (SBY/4 Mf; 155k)
to Leeds United for 400k
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Thanks to Dancin' Dave for running the predictions league and keeping it fair to the extent that your beloved (?) commissioner is tied for first!
| COACH | W | L |
| Allan Sellers | 37 | 23 |
| Abe Hamdali | 37 | 23 |
| Vick Hall | 37 | 23 |
| Mike Cabral | 35 | 25 |
| Roy Rolsten | 35 | 25 |
| Jeff Hawker | 35 | 25 |
| Hazel Hawker | 34 | 26 |
| Ellis Simpson | 31 | 29 |
| Dave Dowson | 29 | 21 |
| Tim Batth | 28 | 32 |
| Ian Lindsay | 28 | 32 |
| Phil McIntosh | 28 | 32 |
| Mike Parnaby | 27 | 33 |
| Dave Dohm | 25 | 25 |
| Graham Wilkes | 21 | 19 |
| James Tucker | 16 | 14 |
| Simon Compton | 14 | 16 |
| Steve Turner | 11 | 19 |
| Christer Kallin | 9 | 1 |
| Aires Martins Jr. | 5 | 5 |
No you are not Halucinating !
El Presidente is TopOf the League!
What happens if you don't have 8? It doesn't allow you to play the other games?
| COACH | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Hawker | 33 | 17 |
| Vick Hall | 33 | 17 |
| Abe Hamdali | 31 | 19 |
| Hazel Hawker | 31 | 19 |
| Allan Sellers | 31 | 19 |
| Mike Cabral | 30 | 20 |
| Roy Rolsten | 30 | 20 |
| Dave Dowson | 29 | 21 |
| Dave Dohm | 25 | 25 |
| Ellis Simpson | 25 | 25 |
| Mike Parnaby | 23 | 27 |
| Phil McIntosh | 23 | 27 |
| Ian Lindsay | 22 | 28 |
| Tim Batth | 22 | 28 |
| Graham Wilkes | 19 | 11 |
| James Tucker | 16 | 14 |
| Simon Compton | 14 | 16 |
| Steve Turner | 11 | 19 |
| Christer Kallin | 9 | 1 |
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Derby County sends Gregg St.Hubbins (APP/7 Fw; 380k), Tristan Lemaire (APP/4 Gk; 185k), Charlie Gascoigne (SBY/3 Fw; 100k)
to Wycombe Wanderers for 1k, Baptiste Lemmens (SBY/3 Fw; 70k), Dave Fields (I/8 Mf; 360k)
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| COACH | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Vick Hall | 27 | 13 |
| Jeff Hawker | 26 | 14 |
| Mike Cabral | 26 | 14 |
| Abe Hamdali | 26 | 14 |
| Roy Rolsten | 25 | 15 |
| Hazel Hawker | 24 | 16 |
| Allan Sellers | 24 | 16 |
| Dave Dowson | 23 | 17 |
| Dave Dohm | 21 | 19 |
| Ian Lindsay | 20 | 20 |
| Ellis Simpson | 20 | 20 |
| Graham Wilkes | 19 | 11 |
| Phil McIntosh | 18 | 22 |
| Tim Batth | 18 | 22 |
| Mike Parnaby | 17 | 23 |
| James Tucker | 16 | 14 |
| Christer Kallin | 9 | 1 |
| Simon Compton | 9 | 11 |
| Steve Turner | 8 | 12 |
Watford sends Ollie Baker (IV/12 Gk; 300k)
to Dorchester Town for 200k, Lee Daugherty (IV/9 Fw; 210k)
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| COACH | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Vick Hall | 21 | 9 |
| Jeff Hawker | 20 | 10 |
| Mike Cabral | 19 | 11 |
| Roy Rolsten | 19 | 11 |
| Abe Hamdali | 18 | 12 |
| Hazel Hawker | 18 | 12 |
| Allan Sellers | 17 | 13 |
| Dave Dowson | 17 | 13 |
| Dave Dohm | 16 | 14 |
| Ellis Simpson | 15 | 15 |
| Graham Wilkes | 13 | 7 |
| Ian Lindsay | 13 | 17 |
| Phil McIntosh | 13 | 17 |
| James Tucker | 12 | 8 |
| Mike Parnaby | 12 | 18 |
| Tim Batth | 12 | 18 |
| Christer Kallin | 9 | 1 |
| Steve Turner | 6 | 4 |
| Simon Compton | 4 | 6 |
Standings after Round 2
| COACH | W | L |
| Jeff Hawker | 14 | 6 |
| Graham Wilkes | 13 | 7 |
| Mike Cabral | 13 | 7 |
| Vick Hall | 13 | 7 |
| Dave Dowson | 13 | 7 |
| Roy Rolsten | 13 | 7 |
| Hazel Hawker | 12 | 8 |
| Abe Hamdali | 11 | 9 |
| Allan Sellers | 11 | 9 |
| Dave Dohm | 10 | 10 |
| Ellis Simpson | 10 | 10 |
| Phil McIntosh | 10 | 10 |
| Christer Kallin | 9 | 1 |
| Ian Lindsay | 9 | 11 |
| Mike Parnaby | 8 | 12 |
| Tim Batth | 8 | 12 |
| Steve Turner | 6 | 4 |
| James Tucker | 6 | 4 |
Lewes FC sends 180k
to Wycombe Wanderers for Rayan Baudin (IV/7 Gk; 150k)
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Round 1 Results
| COACH | W | L |
| Christer Kallin | 9 | 1 |
| Vick Hall | 8 | 2 |
| Mike Cabral | 7 | 3 |
| Dave Dowson | 7 | 3 |
| Roy Rolsten | 7 | 3 |
| Jeff Hawker | 7 | 3 |
| Hazel Hawker | 6 | 4 |
| Graham Wilkes | 6 | 4 |
| Abe Hamdali | 5 | 5 |
| Allan Sellers | 5 | 5 |
| Dave Dohm | 5 | 5 |
| Ian Lindsay | 4 | 6 |
| Ellis Simpson | 4 | 6 |
| Mike Parnaby | 4 | 6 |
| Phil McIntosh | 3 | 7 |
| Tim Batth | 3 | 7 |
Crewe Alexandra FC sends William Gascoigne (V/2 Df; 0k), Mohamed Gil (V/3 Sw; 20k)
to Derby County for 390k
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Wycombe Wanderers sends 310k
to Carlisle United for Tobias Mayer (V/2 Fw; 0k), Douglas Rodrigues (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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For your deictation gentlemwn
Enjoy
Sheffield United sends 200k
to Plymouth Argyle FC for Glenn Heskey (V/2 Df; 0k)
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Derby County sends Joseph Lane (APP/5 Mf; 210k)
to Leeds United for 420k
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Lewes FC sends Cliff Cooke (APP/2 Gk; 0k)
to Brentford FC for 10k
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Leeds United sends 250k
to Wycombe Wanderers for Stephen King (IV/7 Df; 150k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends 175k
to Preston North End FC for Ellis McAllister (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends 175k
to Preston North End FC for Toby Barnes (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Southend United sends Nuri Peretz (V/3 Fw; 20k)
to Dorchester Town for 190k
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Leeds United sends Nigel Cox (I/10 Fw; 480k)
to Cardiff City FC for 550k
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Leeds United sends Alexander Isaksen (V/3 Df; 20k)
to Wycombe Wanderers for 175k
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Leeds United sends Ollie Butcher (I/10 Fw; 480k), Carlos Allen (V/3 Fw; 20k)
to Wycombe Wanderers for Arthur Annesleyy (APP/5 Fw; 210k), Cong Yáng (II/6 Sw; 200k), Lincoln Collins (II/6 Df; 200k)
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Leeds United sends Thibault Lafon (V/3 Fw; 20k)
to Derby County for 175k
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Leeds United sends Finley Lowe (APP/2 Sw; 30k), Jake Sharp (APP/3 Fw; 100k), Rayan Baudin (IV/7 Gk; 150k)
to Wycombe Wanderers for 100k, Thibault Lafon (V/3 Fw; 20k), Carlos Allen (V/3 Fw; 20k)
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Wycombe Wanderers sends Jake Sharp (APP/3 Fw; 100k), Finley Lowe (APP/2 Sw; 30k), Rayan Baudin (IV/7 Gk; 150k)
to Leeds United for 100k, Thibault Lafon (V/3 Fw; 20k), Carlos Allen (V/3 Fw; 20k)
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Swansea City AFC sends 210k
to Cardiff City FC for Jed Butler (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Brentford FC sends 195k
to Southend United for Jack Harrison (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Oldham Athletic AFC sends 200k
to Cardiff City FC for Jack Norman (V/5 Mf; 60k)
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The following teams receive a bonus (Season 29 Financial Bonuses):
BRE (489) BRI (325) CRD (527) CAR (62) CHF (400) CRE (75) DAG (75) DER (59) DOR (12) HER (137) LEE (68) LEI (200) LEW (348) LIN (340) NOR (300) FOR (184) OLA (100) PLY (349) PV (28) PNE (242) QPR (412) SHU (3) SU (36) TRA (12) WAT (12) WES (349) WYC (3)
Prediction League Results
| COACH | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vick Hall | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | - | 60 |
| Allan Sellers | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | - | 51 |
| Mike Cabral | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | - | 48 |
| Hazel Hawker | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | - | 47 |
| Ellis Simpson | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | - | 46 |
| Jeff Hawker | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | 45 |
| Christer Kallin | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - | 45 |
| Roy Rolsten | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | - | 43 |
| Dave Dohm | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | - | 3 | - | 41 |
| Abe Hamdali | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | 4 | - | 40 |
| Mike Parnaby | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | - | 39 |
| Dave Dowson | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | - | 39 |
| Tim Batth | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | - | 5 | 2 | - | 39 |
| Graham Wilkes | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - | 36 |
| Ian Lindsay | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | - | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - | 31 |
| Simon Compton | - | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 20 |
| Steve Turner | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | 19 |
| James Tucker | - | 5 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| Rob Baptiste | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Matt White | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Aires Martins Jr. | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Table after 8 ROUNDS
COACH
Vick Hal l53
Allan Sellers 47
Mike Cabral 43
Ellis Simpson 42
Christer Kallin 42
Hazel Hawker 42
Jeff Hawker 40
Dave Dohm 38
Tim Batth 37
Roy Rolsten 37
Abe Hamdali 36
Mike Parnaby 35
Graham Wilkes 34
Dave Dowson 34
Ian Lindsay 27
Simon Compton 20
Steve Turner 19
James Tucker 11
Rob Baptiste 7
Matt White 5
Aires Martins Jr. 3
COACH
Vick Hall 46
Allan Sellers 40
Dave Dohm 38
Hazel Hawker 37
Mike Cabra 37
Abe Hamdali 36
Ellis Simpson 35
Jeff Hawker 35
Christer Kallin 34
Tim Batth 32
Roy Rolsten 31
Mike Parnaby 30
Dave Dowson 29
Graham Wilkes 28
Ian Lindsay 27
Simon Compton 20
Steve Turner 19
James Tucker 11
Rob Baptiste 7
3Matt White 5
Aires Martins Jr .3
It is a shame that Dave Dohm will not respond to a fair and balanced trade deal from Vick "Monty" Hall...
SAD!
Parra prefers to stay in the top divison ;)
Weston today made a shock bid for unsettled Lewes keeper Eduardo Parra. It seems the Lewes stopper has been unhappy with the extensive training regime he has been placed on and feels his talents and abilities would be more appreciated at the relaxed seaside base at Weston. Angel Rodriguez has been offered as part of the deal in an attempt to prize Parra lose!
Derby County sends Matty Ruby (III/2 Gk; 0k), Arthur Annesleyy (SBY/3 Fw; 100k)
to Wycombe Wanderers for Tristan Lemaire (SBY/2 Gk; 15k), Daniel Dias (III/5 Mf; 120k)
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Plymouth Argyle FC sends 50k, Rory Smith (III/9 Df; 280k)
to Preston North End FC for Rhys MacDonald (V/10 Gk; 160k)
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Plymouth could be interested in aquiring a backup GK. Any Age, SL 9-11 desired.
| COACH | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Vick Hall | 16 | 4 |
| Christer Kallin | 15 | 5 |
| Allan Sellers | 14 | 6 |
| Abe Hamdali | 14 | 6 |
| Ellis Simpson | 13 | 7 |
| Tim Batth | 13 | 7 |
| Dave Dohm | 13 | 7 |
| Ian Lindsay | 12 | 8 |
| Hazel Hawker | 12 | 8 |
| Roy Rolsten | 12 | 8 |
| Steve Turner | 12 | 8 |
| Mike Parnaby | 11 | 9 |
| Jeff Hawker | 11 | 9 |
| Mike Cabral | 11 | 9 |
| Dave Dowson | 10 | 10 |
| Graham Wilkes | 10 | 10 |
| Simon Compton | 7 | 3 |
| Rob Baptiste | 7 | 3 |
| James Tucker | 5 | 5 |
| Matt White | 5 | 5 |
| Aires Martins Jr. | 3 | 7 |
Round 3 Matches up & ready for your selections
Chesterfield FC sends 220k
to Watford for Luís Silva (V/7 Fw; 100k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Edinson Castillo (V/7 Fw; 100k)
to Brighton & Hove Albion for 300k, Xavier Martin (IV/2 Df; 0k)
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After an apalling opening session that saw the SEVENTEEN participating managers score a Grand combined total of 8 Correct from 170 predictions forecast 
Who knows what will happen this week
Ive tried to make it easier guys!
By choosing all Final games in AP CUP Group round
Sheffield United sends 200k
to Carlisle United for Noah Thomson (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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Swindon Town FC sends 450k
to Watford for Derek Fox (V/4 Df; 40k), Zachary Pastor (V/2 Df; 0k)
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Swindon Town FC sends 250k
to Tranmere Rovers for Ezequiel González (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Good luck all
Iv gone for 10 FA CUP 1ST ROUND MATCHES TO START US OFF!
Crewe Alexandra FC sends Kian Hamilton (APP/5 Df; 240k)
to Leeds United for Harrison Holland (APP/5 Gk; 210k)
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Wycombe Wanderers sends 300k, Tony Begum (APP/5 Df; 210k), Aaron Mitchell (APP/5 Fw; 240k)
to Leeds United for Stephen King (III/11 Df; 360k), Leonid Bogdanov (III/12 Sw; 400k)
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Swindon Town FC sends Diogo Ventura (I/10 Gk; 480k)
to Dorchester Town for 700k, Mark Patel (V/10 Gk; 160k)
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Lewes FC sends 180k
to Southend United for Tiago Quaresma (III/6 Mf; 160k)
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Lewes FC sends 175k
to Cardiff City FC for Ashley Duckworth (V/2 Df; 0k)
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Oldham Athletic AFC sends Archie Harewood (I/10 Gk; 480k)
to Tranmere Rovers for 750k, Matías Abreu (IV/12 Gk; 300k)
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Leeds United sends 200k
to Cardiff City FC for Dmitriy Golubev (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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Leeds United sends 220k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Paul Robertson (V/4 Mf; 40k)
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Brentford FC sends 204k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Leif Tveit (V/3 Fw; 20k)
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Brentford FC sends 203k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Darren Evans (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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Brentford FC sends 201k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Alistair Mason (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Southend United sends 200k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Giles Turner (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Hereford United FC sends 200k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Steve Fisher (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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The following teams receive a bonus (Season 28 Financial Bonuses):
BRI (4) CRD (325) CAR (575) CHF (258) CRE (125) DAG (8) DOR (300) LEE (208) LEI (75) LEW (286) LIN (23) NOR (200) OLA (18) PLY (250) PV (25) PNE (8) QPR (75) SU (4) SWA (4) TRA (650) WAT (200) WES (608) WYC (4)
Thanks Dave van Dohm!
TRA 650
WST 608
CAR 575
CRD 325
DOR 300
LEW 286
CHF 258
PLY 250
LEE 208
NOR 200
WAT 200
CRE 125
QPR 75
LEI 75
PV 25
LIN 23
OLD 18
PNE 8
DAG 8
WYC 4
SU 4
BRI 4
SWA 4
As always....check me
Please help with financials and I'll then try to get the next season turned around soon.
Congratulations to Dave Gittens on the 1st Division title!
Congratulations to Sandbaggin' Dave Dohm on the AP Cup Title! The 4th for the Rooks.
Congratulations to Vick and Weston on the FA Cup Title (their 2nd).
Congratulations to Alon and Tranmere on the FA Shield title (#4).
And finally...
Congratulations to Boston Rob Peterson on the Pilgrims 2nd Youth Cup Title. Please donate some of those 63 CP points to me please.
Al
Whos gonna Win ther Predicto Champions Crown? Dave Dohm's to lose....
| COACH | W | L |
| Dave Dohm | 44 | 46 |
| Mike Cabral | 40 | 50 |
| Tim Batth | 39 | 51 |
| Vick Hall | 38 | 52 |
| David Blair | 37 | 53 |
QPR fined 10% (392) on a 3917 bank account.
Hi guys
Some of you may know I am Commissioner for an OLMEC SOFTWARE based Footie Manager game (OASL) OnLine Americam Soccer League.
The current seasopn is 3 games in & we are short of one manager.The role involves managing two teams a Parent team in Division 1 or 2 & a Youth(Feeder) Team in Division 3. The vavancy is ast Minnesota Thunder & their Youth Team Golden Gophers. We play games twice a week, one on a Sunday afternoon (15.00 BST) the other on a Wednesday evening(21.00 BST).
If anybody is interested in taking the role please e-mail me ASAP ([email protected])
Its a competitive Free to play league with a good community spirit & active participation by most coaches.
I did get Al's permission to advertise in here.
Hope to hear from somebody soon
( First come first served but I will keep any surplus applications on record for future appointments.
Cheers
Dave Dowson
Hereford United FC sends 48k, Noah James (IV/7 Df; 150k)
to Crewe Alexandra FC for Valentin Antoine (IV/8 Gk; 180k)
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Wish I could get a new player in!
I LOVE the outrage Mr. Dowson!
WHY OH WHY OH WHY
AM I NOT IN THE TOP 5 HOODLUMS LIST????
ITS ABSOLUTYELY SCANDALOUS SORT IT OUT AL
IM OUTRAGED!
Carlisle United sends Louis McIntosh (V/2 Fw; 0k)
to Chesterfield FC for 180k
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Tranmere Rovers sends 800k, Louie Parsons (IV/12 Gk; 300k)
to Brentford FC for Matías Abreu (III/13 Gk; 440k)
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Leeds United sends Douglas Araújo (SBY/2 Mf; 0k)
to Derby County for 35k
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Douglas Araújo (SBY/2 Mf; 0k)
to Leeds United for 30k
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Lewes FC sends Robert O'Neil (III/13 Gk; 440k), Jack Byrne (IV/9 Mf; 210k)
to Leeds United for Max Chapman (II/13 Mf; 550k), Louis Kerr (IV/3 Mf; 30k)
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Brentford FC sends 200k
to Queens Park Rangers for Mason Hall (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Lewes FC sends Seiichi Nakagawa (V/4 Fw; 40k)
to Wycombe Wanderers for 200k
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Matches for session 1 are up & Live
Good Luck All
DD
Plymouth Argyle FC sends Mason Anderson (V/2 Fw; 0k)
to Wycombe Wanderers for 200k
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Dorchester Town sends 200k
to Plymouth Argyle FC for Kieran Parker (VI/4 Gk; 20k)
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Brentford FC sends 200k
to Nottingham Forest for Freddie Gray (V/2 Df; 0k)
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Plymouth Argyle FC sends David Russell (V/2 Mf; 0k)
to Oldham Athletic AFC for 175k
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Leeds United sends Owen Murphy (V/4 Fw; 40k)
to Leicester City FC for 200k
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends 500k, Ryan Thomas (IV/8 Gk; 180k)
to Oldham Athletic AFC for Luis Ángel Rodríguez (III/12 Gk; 400k)
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Oldham Athletic AFC sends 600k
to Crewe Alexandra FC for Magnus Johansen (V/4 Mf; 40k), Giles Hussain (V/5 Fw; 60k), Gerald Smith (V/3 Fw; 20k)
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Derby County sends 648k
to Leeds United for Arthur Lepage (VI/2 Gk; 0k), Nathan Lampton (V/3 Fw; 20k), Daniel Williamson (V/3 Fw; 20k)
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Dagenham & Redbridge sends Alfie Thomas (V/2 Mf; 0k), Cristian Orlando (V/2 Fw; 0k), Jared Harewood (V/2 Fw; 0k)
to Wycombe Wanderers for 400kk
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Derby County sends Christopher Blair (IV/4 Mf; 60k), Bailey Gerrard (IV/4 Fw; 60k)
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for 144k
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Brentford FC sends 775k
to Oldham Athletic AFC for Tom Lang (I/10 Gk; 480k)
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Dorchester Town sends 40k
to Hereford United FC for Axel Jönsson (V/3 Mf; 20k)
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The following teams receive a bonus (Season 27 Financial Bonuses):
BRE (200) BHA (5) BRI (10) CRD (135) CAR (100) DAG (5) DOR (575) LEE (15) LEI (5) LEW (870) LIN (310) NOR (300) OLA (10) PLY (200) PNE (555) QPR (150) SHU (55) SU (355) TRA (25) WES (345) WYC (10)
LEW 870
DOR 575
PNE 555
SU 355
WES 345
LIN 310
NOR 300
PLY 200
BRE 200
QPR 150
CRD 135
CAR 100
SHF 55
TRA 25
LEE 15
WYC 10
OLD 10
BRI 10
BHA 5
LEI 5
DAG 5
Watford sends Victor Silva (V/10 Gk; 160k)
to Wycombe Wanderers for 325k
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Daniel Dias (I/10 Mf; 480k)
to Wycombe Wanderers for 600k
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Dorchester Town sends 500Kk
to Cardiff City FC for Evan White (APP/7 Fw; 350k)
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Lewes FC sends Oscar Ford (I/10 Sw; 480k)
to Swansea City AFC for 625k, Tyrone Mills (IV/2 Mf; 0k)
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Tranmere Rovers sends 199k
to Dorchester Town for Thomas Kristoffersen (V/4 Mf; 40k)
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Oldham Athletic AFC sends Mattéo Babin (V/6 Df; 80k)
to Tranmere Rovers for 200k
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Tranmere Rovers sends 950k, Fearghas King (IV/13 Sw; 330k)
to Cardiff City FC for Pedro Muñoz (I/10 Sw; 480k)
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Sheffield United sends 200k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Stephen Brown (V/4 Mf; 40k)
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Crewe Alexandra FC sends Alistair Mason (III/11 Fw; 360k), Giles Turner (III/11 Fw; 360k)
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Matthew Watson (V/6 Fw; 80k), Trevor Armstrong (V/5 Df; 60k), Giles Hussain (IV/10 Fw; 240k)
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Tranmere Rovers sends 350k, Valentin Antoine (III/12 Gk; 400k)
to Crewe Alexandra FC for Louie Parsons (III/13 Gk; 440k)
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Southend United sends 200k
to Hereford United FC for Shay Page (VI/2 Fw; 0k)
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Northampton Town FC sends 200k
to Carlisle United for Jordi Alonso (V/2 Sw; 0k)
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Willing to pay 200k
Send me a trade proposal or message ASAP please
Cheers
DD
Southend United sends 200k
to Swansea City AFC for Walter Bailey (V/6 Gk; 80k)
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The following teams receive a bonus (End of Season 26 Financial Bonuses):
BRI (205) CRD (165) CRE (200) DAG (10) DOR (275) LEE (30) LEI (40) LEW (510) LIN (100) NOR (655) PLY (200) PV (275) PNE (305) QPR (225) SU (75) SWA (110) TRA (425) WAT (85) WES (255)
Any news on when new season is starting ?
NOR 655
LEW 510
TRA 425
PNE 305
PV 275
DOR 275
WST 255
QPR 225
BRi 205
PLY 200
CRE 200
CRD 165
SWA 110
LIN 100
CHF 100
WAT 85
SU 75
LEI 40
LEE 30
DAG 10
Southend United sends 360k
to Leeds United for Calum Hughes (APP/5 Gk; 240k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Alex Campbell (I/9 Gk; 420k), Valeri Golubev (I/10 Mf; 480k)
to Swindon Town FC for 680k, Jay Spencer (I/9 Gk; 420k)
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Brentford FC sends 225k
to Hereford United FC for Daragh Johnston (V/5 Sw; 60k)
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Leeds United sends Jeremy Peters (V/2 Mf; 0k)
to Cardiff City FC for 220k
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Carlisle United sends Frank Bunyan (V/4 Mf; 40k)
to Dorchester Town for 225k
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Cardiff City FC sends Gordon Lowe (I/10 Fw; 480k)
to Dorchester Town for 600k
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Lewes FC sends Victor Legras (V/6 Fw; 80k)
to Brentford FC for 250k
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Lewes FC sends 240k, Luiz Silva (APP/5 Gk; 240k)
to Cardiff City FC for Robert O'Neil (I/10 Gk; 480k)
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Crewe Alexandra FC sends Filippo Rossi (I/9 Mf; 420k)
to Watford for 520k
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Dorchester Town sends 410k
to Leeds United for Shawn Scott (V/2 Df; 0k), Adam McLachlan (V/3 Gk; 20k)
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Lincoln City FC sends 225k
to Lewes FC for Andrew Quinn (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 255k
to Tranmere Rovers for Kevin Conner (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Cardiff City FC sends 380k
to Dorchester Town for Pedro Muñoz (APP/5 Sw; 210k)
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Carlisle United sends Elias Möller (V/2 Mf; 0k), Christopher Maguire (V/2 Fw; 0k)
to Oldham Athletic AFC for 400k
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 225k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Diego Herrera (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Tranmere Rovers sends Benjamin Green (V/5 Fw; 60k)
to Oldham Athletic AFC for 200k
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Watford sends 400k
to Southend United for Harold Lucas (V/7 Df; 100k), Raphael Moshe (V/6 Fw; 80k)
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The following teams receive a bonus (Season 25 Financial Bonuses):
BRE (20) BRI (100) CRD (25) CAR (100) CHF (205) DAG (5) DER (200) DOR (200) LEE (175) LEI (50) LEW (745) NOR (350) FOR (510) PV (500) PNE (255) SU (100) TRA (375) WAT (5) WES (285) WYC (5)
LEW 745
NOT 510
PV 500
TRA 375
NOR 350
WST 285
PNE 255
CHF 205
DER 200
DOR 200
LEE 175
BRI 100
SU 100
CAR 100
LEI 50
CRD 25
BRE 20
WAT 5
DAG 5
WYC 5
As always, please check my Math.
We had such a great season but at the end of it all have nothing to show for our endeavours.
Got 6 points anda shed load of goals from last two league games but Leicester beat Cardif 4-2 in Wales and that was good enough to hold on to 3rd place and go up ¬!
Threw everything at Phils Chesterfield in FA TROPHY FINAL with 46 Attacks resulting in 15 shotrs but his Sweeper & Keeper were on Fantastic form and they beat us 3-0
Cest la vie !
Lewes FC sends 330k
to Watford for Percy Morgan (APP/6 Mf; 295k)
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Brentford FC sends 400k
to Cardiff City FC for Zachary Johnson (APP/6 Sw; 310k)
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Dorchester Town sends 200k
to Cardiff City FC for Nathan Conner (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Dorchester Town sends 200k
to Carlisle United for William Dixon (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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Dagenham & Redbridge sends Adam McLachlan (IV/8 Gk; 180k)
to Leeds United for 360k
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Southend United sends 80k, Ewan Davidson (III/10 Gk; 320k)
to Lincoln City FC for Leo Burroughs (II/10 Df; 400k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends 180k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Ramon Vidal (V/5 Df; 60k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Finley Williams (I/10 Df; 480k)
to Carlisle United for 700k
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Brentford FC sends 500k
to Cardiff City FC for Matías Abreu (APP/5 Gk; 225k)
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Brentford FC sends 200k
to Plymouth Argyle FC for Lennon Duncan (V/5 Gk; 60k)
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Leicester City FC sends 120k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Joshua Perez (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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Southend United sends 200k
to Plymouth Argyle FC for Ellis Collins (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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Lewes FC sends 345k
to Cardiff City FC for Liam Neville (APP/5 Df; 210k)
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Southend United sends 205k
to Sheffield United for Jens Müller (V/4 Df; 40k)
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Nottingham Forest sends Max Anderson (V/2 Df; 0k), Luca Schulz (V/2 Mf; 0k)
to Crewe Alexandra FC for 415k
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The following teams receive a bonus (Financial Awards for Season 24):
BHA (205) BRI (5) CRD (5) CHF (335) DAG (85) DOR (155) HER (225) LEE (300) LEI (15) LEW (405) LIN (10) FOR (275) OLA (5) PLY (275) PV (175) PNE (500) QPR (350) SU (25) SWA (5) TRA (300) WAT (130) WES (430)
Thanks to Dave Dohm for compiling these!
PNE 500
WST 430
LEW 405
QPR 350
CHF 335
TRA 300
LEE 300
PLY 275
NOT 275
HER 225
BHA 205
PV 175
DOR 155
WAT 130
DAG 85
SU 25
LEI 15
LIN 10
CRD 5
BRI 5
OLD 5
SWA 5
Congratulations to Ian and Preston NE on their 3rd league title. I can remember a time when certain negative people would talk about Ian never winning a league title. I can't remember who those people were...
Dave's Lewes overcame James' QPR in the PK Shootout to take the AP Cup.
QPR came back to take the Shield though in a 1-0 win over John's Port Vale.
Paul's Dorchester club defeated Steve's Nottingham Forest 2-1 to take the Youth Cup. Paul's rebuilding plans seem to be working with two teams in the Youth Cup finals.
Vick's Weston-super-Mare took the FA Cup Final over Phil's Chesterfield 1-nil on an 88th minute goal. Sadly for Ian he predicted a draw.
Lewes FC sends 40k, Louie Parsons (APP/5 Gk; 240k)
to Crewe Alexandra FC for Viggo Håkansson (II/7 Gk; 250k), Louie Morris (IV/3 Fw; 30k)
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Lewes FC sends Magnus Andersen (IV/12 Gk; 300k), Barry Kennedy (I/10 Sw; 480k)
to Swansea City AFC for Nikolai Semyonov (II/13 Gk; 550k), Francesco Mazza (IV/8 Mf; 180k)
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Watford sends Felix Schultze (IV/8 Fw; 180k)
to Swindon Town FC for 30k, Domingo Vicente (IV/7 Gk; 150k)
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Northampton Town FC sends 150k
to Southend United for João Pena (V/3 Fw; 20k)
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Hereford United FC sends Kai McLaughlin (SBY/2 Df; 0k), Liam Neville (SBY/2 Df; 0k)
to Cardiff City FC for 125k
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends 120k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Nyék Vörös (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Message me ASAP
Dorchester Town sends 175k
to Carlisle United for Diogo Costa (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Zachary Johnson (SBY/2 Sw; 0k)
to Cardiff City FC for 70k
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Dorchester Town sends Fabio Donati (SBY/2 Sw; 0k)
to Cardiff City FC for 70k
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Brentford FC sends 210k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Freddie Miller (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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Cardiff City FC sends 75k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Gordon Lowe (SBY/2 Fw; 15k)
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Cardiff City FC sends 75k
to Brighton & Hove Albion for Geoffrey Pearson (SBY/2 Mf; 15k)
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Cardiff City FC sends 850k
to Brighton & Hove Albion for Leo Brady (III/14 Fw; 480k)
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Southend United sends Don Rooney (V/2 Df; 0k)
to Brentford FC for 150k
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Crewe Alexandra FC sends 325k
to Wycombe Wanderers for Jay Ross (V/4 Gk; 40k)Harrison Clarke (II/Physio; 80k)
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Brentford FC sends 175k
to Brighton & Hove Albion for Robin Van Zandt (V/4 Mf; 40k)
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Oldham Athletic AFC sends 400k
to Brighton & Hove Albion for Luiz Oliveira (V/5 Fw; 60k), Sang Kyu Jeon (V/6 Fw; 80k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Oscar Pagett (VI/2 Gk; 0k)
to Oldham Athletic AFC for 200k
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The following teams receive a bonus (Season 23 Financial Bonuses):
BHA (19) BRI (193) CAR (50) CHF (512) DER (200) DOR (4) HER (550) LEE (4) LEI (4) LEW (308) NOR (475) FOR (108) PV (150) PNE (150) QPR (250) SWA (29) TRA (525) WAT (404) WES (287)
Thanks to Dave Dohm for putting the financial totals together!
These financials can't be right... PLY isn't listed.... ... ... 
HER 550
TRA 525
CHF 512
NOR 475
WAT 404
LEW 308
WST 287
QPR 250
DER 200
BRI 193
PNE 150
PV 150
FOR 108
CAR 50
SWA 29
BHA 19
DOR 4
LEI 4
LEE 4
Hereford United FC sends 600k
to Brighton & Hove Albion for Stansislav Lebedev (IV/12 Gk; 300k)
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Brentford FC sends 489k
to Port Vale FC for Oleg Volkov (APP/5 Fw; 225k)
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Dorchester would like to swap a FW app for either MF, DF or GK. Straight swap - level 4 or 5. Anyone interested?
Lewes FC sends 300k, Nigel Jones (IV/12 Gk; 300k)
to Northampton Town FC for Magnus Andersen (III/13 Gk; 440k)
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Bristol City FC sends 225k
to Plymouth Argyle FC for Leonardo Ferrara (V/3 Df; 20k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 585k
to Cardiff City FC for Luke O'Brien (APP/5 Df; 225k)
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Does anyone have a level 4 apprentice they would sell me.....?
Craig has resigned at Leeds. I hope you come back down the road Craig.
We've filled the opening with Abe Hamdali who has managed Leeds for most of their history in U1.
Welcome back Abe!
Brentford FC sends 205k
to Cardiff City FC for Gabin Nicolas (V/3 Fw; 20k)
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Maybe Just Maybe In fact a big maybe i can win something this season
Brentford FC sends 225k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Calum Lynch (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Brentford FC sends 205k
to Brighton & Hove Albion for Bradley Butcher (V/5 Mf; 60k)
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Lewes FC sends 205k
to Brighton & Hove Albion for Jake Wilson (V/3 Fw; 20k)
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The following teams receive a bonus (Season 22 Financial Bonuses):
BRE (4) BHA (575) BRI (258) DAG (37) DER (200) DOR (4) HER (250) LEE (225) LEI (237) LEW (554) LIN (169) NOR (154) FOR (97) OLA (4) PLY (43) PNE (500) SHU (4) SU (275) SWA (14) TRA (150) WAT (204) WES (304) WYC (15)
Thank you Dave!
Check me as usual.................
BHA 575
LEW 554
PNE 500
WST 304
SU 275
BRI 258
HER 250
LEI 237
LEE 225
WAT 204
DER 200
LIN 169
NOR 154
TRA 150
NOT 97
PLY 43
DAG 37
WYC 15
SWA 14
OLD 4
DOR 4
BRE 4
SHF 4
Brentford was taxed at 20% of 4975 for exceeding the 3500k threshold.
Apologies for the NMR. I was absolutely 100% sure I had put the orders in, that I didn't check the e-mails. A valuable lesson there!
Costly mistake though; thrashed in the league, harming my goal difference, and a thrashing in the youth cup, which leaves a hole in the youth development programme androids of avoiding the drop back to Division 3. Avoiding relegation being a priority, but very tight indeed.
Live and learn.
Brian - Click History then the "All" tab and it shows the competition and the season and who won each season.
Al,
Where is the history that shows how many cups teams have won, e.g. who has won the FA Cup, AP Cup, etc.?
Queens Park Rangers sends 150k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Hayden Jones (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Preston North End FC sends Kenneth Anderson (V/2 Fw; 0k)
to Swansea City AFC for 180k
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Northampton Town FC sends 150k
to Southend United for Joshua Ferdinand (V/4 Df; 40k)
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Dagenham & Redbridge sends Steven Berry (V/2 Df; 0k)
to Brentford FC for 150k
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Lincoln City FC sends 675k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Gordon Warren (I/10 Df; 480k)
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Tranmere Rovers sends 180k
to Plymouth Argyle FC for Jacob Ryan (V/2 Df; 0k)
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The following teams receive a bonus (End of Season 21 Financial Bonuses):
BRE (112) BHA (400) BRI (8) CHF (204) DER (300) DOR (8) LEE (75) LEI (4) LIN (208) FOR (8) OLA (212) PLY (133) PV (200) PNE (704) QPR (225) SHU (14) SU (304) SWA (225) TRA (525) WAT (187) WES (154) WYC (19)
Small error in the figures Dave gives, I think.
Predo League rd 9 was won by James Tucker, looks as if Dave overlooked his winnins score.
I think the affected clubs and their correct totals are
BRE 112 (-4)
LEI 4 (-4)
OLA 212 (-4)
WAT 187 (+4)
WYC 19 (-4)
PNE 704
TRA 525
BHA 400
SU 304
DER 300
SWA 225
QPR 225
OLA 216
LIN 208
CHF 204
PV 200
WAT 183
WST 154
PLY 133
BRE 116
LEE 75
WYC 23
SHU 14
NOT 8
BRI 8
LEI 8
DOR 4
Watford sends 150k, Jared Neville (I/8 Mf; 360k)
to Brighton & Hove Albion for Max MacDonald (IV/8 Sw; 180k), Eugene Nichols (IV/7 Fw; 150k)
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Watford sends 260k, Daniel Edwards (IV/5 Sw; 90k)
to Preston North End FC for Kevin Doherty (IV/9 Fw; 210k)
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Southend United sends Dylan Lewis (APP/4 Fw; 185k)
to Leicester City FC for 500k
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Dylan Lewis APP Fw 4 2 3 2
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500k + BIDS PLEASE
Southend United sends 500k, Fernando Perea (III/10 Gk; 320k)
to Hereford United FC for Jose Ramon Garcia (III/16 Gk; 560k)
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Chesterfield FC sends 200k
to Plymouth Argyle FC for Lilian Metais (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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Swansea City AFC sends 400k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for William Dowson (I/8 Sw; 360k)
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Queens Park Rangers sends John Cox (V/2 Df; 0k), Thomas Whiteside (V/2 Fw; 0k)
to Brentford FC for 200k, Doron David (II/3 Mf; 50k), Leon Lynch (IV/4 Df; 60k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends 570k
to Sheffield United for Ramon Vargas (III/11 Sw; 360k)
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Brentford FC sends 180k
to Preston North End FC for Leo Clapinson (V/3 Fw; 20k)
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Thanks for the clarification Steve. I had never NMRd in United, so I was a bit perplexed to only see 28 GPPs.
You lose 1 per NMR the previous season.
Al,
I notice a few teams have less than 30 GPP. Is that accurate?
Thanks for the call out Brian. Looks like the program decided to create the league schedule twice.
It should be resolved now.
Al
Al,
The schedules are all amiss. Take a look and you'll see repeats every week.
Lincoln City FC sends 170k
to Leicester City FC for Reuben Burroughs (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Lincoln City FC sends 200k
to Tranmere Rovers for Lucero Araya (V/5 Fw; 60k)
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Lincoln City FC sends 180k
to Sheffield United for Daire Nolan (V/4 Gk; 40k)
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Southend United sends 200k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Luke Fox (V/2 Sw; 0k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends Graham Roberts (APP/5 Gk; 225k)
to Dorchester Town for 400k
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Cash waiting - will pay 180k for each...
Looking for a 1/10 FW to join the Seagulls before opening matches. Will pay cash only.
Lewes FC sends Oliver Scott (IV/12 Gk; 300k)
to Dorchester Town for 500k
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Cardiff City FC sends 340k
to Tranmere Rovers for Giorgio Parisi (V/7 Gk; 100k), Filippo Ricci (V/6 Df; 80k)
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Watford sends 170k
to Tranmere Rovers for Joshua Graham (V/5 Mf; 60k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends Dennis Gordon (V/6 Df; 80k)
to Southend United for 200k
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Looks like all four (was five until Abe departed) coaches from Meditech Massachusetts are living season 21 in D2. Let the 10 HRD commence and may you all see countless red cards and injuries thrust upon you.
Cheers!
The following teams receive a bonus (Season 20 Financial Bonus):
BRE (418) BHA (250) BRI (79) CAR (225) DAG (100) DOR (4) HER (700) LEE (26) LEI (4) LEW (704) LIN (4) NOR (304) FOR (37) OLA (8) PLY (79) PNE (358) QPR (150) SHU (12) SU (50) SWA (4) TRA (150) WAT (79) WES (279) WYC (223)
LEW 704
HER 700
BRE 418
PNE 358
NOR 304
WST 279
BHA 250
CAR 225
WYC 223
TRA 150
QPR 150
DAG 100
WAT 79
BRI 79
PLY 79
SU 50
NOT 37
LEE 26
SHU 12
OLA 8
LEI 4
DOR 4
LIN 4
SWA 4
As always....check my math!
Three points separate second from Ninth, Northampton still hoping in this almighty close division, good luck all on the run in
Out of fairness and respect to team BHA, Crewe Alex captain Bryan Lane will not be making the trip to Withdean Stadium so that each team will play without a captain. In somewhat related news, Bryan Lane will be serving his one game suspension versus the Gulls rather than versus the Rovers. When coach Baptiste was asked about this he responded with, "The league mandates when suspensions are carried out. Apparently this league is run under a strict dictatorship where a player cannot even appeal his suspension as only OLMEC is allowed to "participate" in that decision." Of Lane's 46 career goals, none have come against BHA. This season Lane has been an utter disappoinment thus far with only one measly goal scored out of fifteen on target attempts.
Interesting...if anyone should NOT have a captain that would be comrade Rob, right?
If you closely, you still will not find our Captain.
Apparently the team didn't feel anyone was worthy this season.
It's very quiet here these days.
Watford sends 185k
to Chesterfield FC for Logan Ross (V/4 Mf; 40k)
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Crewe Alexandra FC sends 123k
to Leeds United for John Banks (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Watford sends 200k, Marko Müller (IV/4 Mf; 60k), Ethan Doherty (IV/4 Fw; 60k)
to Lincoln City FC for Ashley Brown (V/7 Sw; 100k), Liam Howard (V/4 Mf; 40k)
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Watford sends 150k
to Brighton & Hove Albion for Andres Correa (APP/4 Fw; 140k)
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Watford sends 180k
to Cardiff City FC for Derek Clarke (V/6 Fw; 80k)
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Selections are up for week 1, so get your predictions in!
Leicester City FC sends Matthew Wilson (V/3 Mf; 20k), Wayne Rowbotham (V/5 Fw; 60k)
to Dagenham & Redbridge for 350k
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Leeds United sends James Adams (V/2 Df; 0k)
to Nottingham Forest for 100k
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 100k
to Leeds United for Fionn Ryan (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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As of today there are twenty (20) teams with a T11 at 11.00 or higher. Of those ten (10) are in D1. Yes, the lowest T11 in D1 right now is 11.00. The highest is 12.18, not a very large margin between tom and bottom. I would think this means we're in for a dog fight season as parity may rear it's ugly head over the next 10+ weeks.
I'll leave the more thorough analysis to Comrade Rob and his mighty abacus.
Cardiff City FC sends Julian Walter (V/5 Mf; 60k)
to Dorchester Town for 230k
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Southend United sends Gunnar Engen (V/3 Gk; 20k)
to Nottingham Forest for 180k
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 175k
to Southend United for Nathan Lane (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 190k
to Southend United for Ben Morrison (V/6 Fw; 80k)
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Nottingham Forest sends Alexander Morrison (III/6 Mf; 160k)
to Lewes FC for Brian Brennan (APP/4 Fw; 155k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Tyler Griffin (V/6 Fw; 80k), Jose Antonio Torres (V/6 Df; 80k)
to Nottingham Forest for 400k
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Kieran Wright (V/7 Fw; 100k)
to Swansea City AFC for 230k
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Get yours now before the Rush 
Northampton Town FC sends 400k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Darren Thompson (V/3 Mf; 20k), Michael Bates (V/4 Mf; 40k)
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Mike McLeod has moved to Cardiff City
James Tucker has rejoined the league at Watford.
Thanks Mike!
Welcome back James!
Al
Roy Rolsten has moved to Swansea City
Steve Turner has joined U1 at Nottingham Forest
The following teams receive a bonus (Season 19 Financial Bonuses):
BRE (129) BHA (500) BRI (8) CRD (79) CAR (150) CHF (225) CRE (100) DAG (32) DOR (4) HER (354) LEE (154) LEW (658) LIN (58) OLA (4) PLY (4) PNE (575) QPR (97) SHU (404) SU (254) SWI (404) WES (12) WYC (28)
I just noticed that those upstarts at Crew Alexander have displaced the Blues at the top of the two most prestigeous Stats tables
Most TEAM DP 
Most Injuries caused 
How Very Dare You Mr. Baptiste 
I challenge you to a duel you Scandalous Rogue 
Lewes gets 650k and Plymouth gets 4k?! Where's the justice I tell you?!
Have checked these - I think DAG should have 5k less and WYC 5k more as the prediction league was tied for first place. Otherwise looks perfect to me.
Someone please check.......
LEW 658
PNE 575
BHA 500
SWI 404
SHU 404
HER 354
SU 254
CHF 225
LEE 154
CAR 150
BRE 129
CRE 100
QPR 97
CRD 79
LIN 58
DAG 37
WYC 23
WST 12
BRI 8
PLY 4
DOR 4
OLD 4
Lewes now has 7 league titles, tied with Tranmere.
Kuddos to the Beerman for 2 consecutive winning posts.
Enjoy it while it lasts, Peter!
| ALL-TIME PCT | |||||||
| Pl. | COACH | W | D | L | GF | GA | PCT |
| 1. | Peter Costa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 0.714 |
...of seeing Dave Dowson's face on the front page.
Andy Bate
Dave Dowson
| HER Win (18) | Draw (0) | SU Win (1) |
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Paul (WYC) Roy (FOR) Ellis (BRI) Vick (WES) Abe (LEE) Derek (DOR) James (QPR) Jeff (DAG) Andy (HER) Christer (SHU) Simon (NOR) Peter (OLA) Graham (CRD) Allan (BRE) Mike (LIN) Rob (PLY) Phil (CHF) |
Andy Bate 1
Dave Dowson 2
Our 5-1 win over Coventry was my 200th win. Cheers to me!
Brighton & Hove Albion sends 1000k
to Crewe Alexandra FC for Dennis Gordon (III/13 Df; 440k)
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Brentford FC sends Hayden Rooney (I/10 Df; 480k)
to Dorchester Town for 625k
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Alex Gallaher (V/4 Df; 40k)
to Chesterfield FC for 200k
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Anyone interested in selling an age II or III, SL 11+ defender to the Gulls?
Southend United sends 650k
to Hereford United FC for Tyler Whitehead (I/10 Df; 480k)
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Cardiff City FC sends 185k
to Hereford United FC for Paul Green (V/2 Df; 0k)
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Lewes FC sends Riley Bateman (V/5 Mf; 60k)
to Brentford FC for Noah Simpson (III/3 Mf; 40k), Ryan Alexander (III/3 Df; 40k)
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Brentford FC sends 185k
to Tranmere Rovers for Mark Fergusen (V/4 Mf; 40k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends Kenny Kelly (V/2 Fw; 0k)
to Chesterfield FC for 120k
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends Brandon Taylor (V/2 Fw; 0k)
to Sheffield United for Emile Stretch (IV/6 Fw; 120k), Luca Costa (IV/6 Fw; 120k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 200k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Kenny Kelly (V/2 Fw; 0k), John Doherty (V/2 Mf; 0k), Brandon Taylor (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Wycombe Wanderers sends 700k
to Cardiff City FC for Percy Dowson (I/10 Df; 480k)
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The following teams receive a bonus (Season 18 Financial Bonuses):
BHA (250) CRD (204) CAR (75) CHF (400) CRE (25) DER (75) DOR (4) HER (300) LEE (237) LEI (225) LEW (318) LIN (8) FOR (104) PLY (300) PNE (908) QPR (200) SHU (4) SWA (75) TRA (300) WES (104) WYC (73)
Al...Are you holding off on Aging to prevent Ian getting his treble?
Are Sheffield United's abbreviation PNE?
if not please let them be!
I'm almost certain BHA is missing a zero at the end.
The numbers look right to me, but then again, I thought I had the right numbers to beat Chesterfield.
PNE 908
CHF 400
LEW 318
PLY 300
HER 300
TRA 300
BHA 250
LEE 237
LEI 225
CRD 204
QPR 200
NOT 104
WST 104
CAR 75
SWA 75
DER 75
WYC 73
CRE 25
LIN 8
SHF 4
DOR 4
Check as always...I did this quickly!
BHA do indeed have the best T-11 and are tied for 1st in T-16 as well in the second division.
Unfortunately for Brian his club are out of the Youth Cup and that hurts.
But before you get that Kleenex box out, remember that the Gulls are in the FA Cup Final.
And they are the defending FA Cup Champs...
And they face Chesterfield in a repeat of last seasons final that BHA won 4-3 on PKs.
If there's anyone in this league that is vindictive and wants revenge at all costs, that person is...
...you guessed it!
P H I L M c I N T O S H
But back to BHA for a moment...
Yes, I think we're all disappointed that they are in 8th place in the 2nd division and 'temporarily' in the drop zone.
However, their next 4 opponents have a lower T-11. So shouldn't they win all these games? If they do they could still promote to the first division.
So again, let's not jump off the deep end yet.
Al
BHA: top T11 and second T16, but 8th place an soon to be relegated.
Any thoughts? Anyone?
Plymouth has quite a number of Age V players that will be sold to non-league if they are not sold to another team by the end of the day on Friday.
100k for each.
PNE's t-16 (13.12) is better than 28 teams' t-11 right now.
Enough said.
Leeds and Plymouth square off in an all-MEDITECH tilt this afternoon. Leeds sits #1 in D2 with Plymouth just 3 points behind in 2nd place. Had there been predictions this week, surely this would have been one of the top draws! Leeds has the advantage with the better squad, but Plymouth has the advantage of the better manager. Several of Leeds' players are injured/suspended as well.
Who will prevail in this key matchup?!
After successive weeks without a win Northampton sell doff some players to the non league, back to drawing board said Compton as the knives were out for him at last nights press conference
Not this year, Ian. Preston is destined to win at least one trophy this season. Al showed me the special pro-Ian code he added for this one season. Looks snazy.
I see a couple of managers here getting a bit over excited about our prospects. Both of these managers are men who should know better. They have been in the league long enough to know that we've shown this kind of promise before, and it has always ended the same way...
Team Awards
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Look at this team, Al. It's all but pefect. This could legitimately be a no loss season for Ian.
I don't particularly care for this 8 win, 1 draw, 0 loss start from the I-Man...
C'mon 1st Division...let's get it together!!
Al
Sorry all, couldn't do the prediction league this week. RL is getting pretty busy.
Weston-super-Mare AFC sends 100k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Marvin Hoffmann (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Sorry for the lateness here, but Prediction League is ready to go.
Northampton Town FC sends Gunnar Engen (III/12 Gk; 400k)
to Southend United for 610k
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Nottingham Forest sends 120k
to Cardiff City FC for Tyler Cook (V/5 Fw; 60k)
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Lewes FC sends 550k
to Cardiff City FC for Sang Kyu Lim (III/12 Mf; 400k)
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Lewes FC sends Leon Burgess (V/4 Gk; 40k)
to Dorchester Town for 100k, Ernest Reyes (IV/6 Df; 120k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Henry Russel (V/7 Sw; 100k)
to Dorchester Town for 200k
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Matthieu Tissot (I/10 Mf; 480k)
to Brentford FC for Archie Potter (APP/5 Df; 240k), Thomas Holland (APP/5 Fw; 240k)
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Looking to purchase an APP 5 defender. Willing to pay premium price (that alliteration was intentional).
Brentford FC sends 175k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Alexander Duncan (V/3 Df; 20k)
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Plymouth has plenty of BRBs available for the coming season.
Vegas has Brentford as 2:1 odds as youth cup champions......anything less will be a huge disappointment.
...here's a link to the historical champions.
In it, under FA Cup Champions, you can see how Dave Dohm and Lewes did NO HEAVY LIFTING AT ALL in winning the FA Cup in Season 13.
Lewes played 6, won 4, scored 5 goals, and allowed 0.
Unbelievable...
...and yet a reminder why all teams should play 10 hardness against Lewes (and PNE for that matter) this season...
Al
PS: The history link at the top menu has a lot of tidbits like this you can glean (although the commissioner's office doesn't directly state on the pages that Dave Dohm is the luckiest man on the face of the earth)...
Come on Brian. You were here for the final session of last season...and yet you still ask that question? 
Lewes FC sends Joshua Marsh (I/9 Mf; 420k)
to Southend United for Nicola Esposito (III/9 Gk; 280k), Lars Birkeland (IV/4 Mf; 60k)
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Does that mean Ian gets a trophy?
Ian was right on pretty much all of his MSWL Title write-up on the origins of the "MSWL" name.
Nice going Ian.
Al
The following teams receive a bonus (Season 17 Financial Bonuses):
BHA (400) CRD (250) CAR (200) CHF (275) CRE (75) DER (400) HER (225) LEE (14) LEW (575) LIN (4) NOR (83) OLA (325) PLY (400) PNE (504) SHU (45) SU (12) SWA (108) SWI (4) TRA (150) WES (152) WYC (12) completed teams_logs insert
I believe the story is something along these lines:
There was a coroner in Illinois somewhere named Wayne and he was once called out to a dead body. When he arrived he mistakenly ran over the body with his car as if to make sure he was dead, leading to the term "Make Sure Wayne". The slightly tenuous link here is that when a goal is scored and bounces out of the net and another player follows up and boots the ball back into the net again, that is also "Making Sure Wayne" (apparently).
After hearing this bizarre "car accident" story in 1989, a young "gentleman" named Allan Sellers decided to name his new Play By (Paper) Mail league, the Make Sure Wayne League (MSWL). Over the years, the league moved from deciding results by rolling dice, to a C++ program running in MS-DOS, to a Visual Basic program running on Windows, and finally onto the web. The original league is still going from the address http://www.mswl.org, although it's currently the off-season.
History Lesson...one little known fact is the inaugural 1989 season of MSWL was won by none other than current Chesterfield FC manager, Phil McIntosh. This fact is notable because of Phil's own record of bizarre car accidents, and more so because Phil hasn't won anything since in MSWL, in the 25 years that have followed. I believe Lewes coach (and my long time nemesis) Dave Dohm, is also an original MSWL manager from 1989.
As always, please check my math
LEW-575
PNE-504
BHA-400
DER-400
PLY-400
OLA-325
CHF-275
CHA-250
HER-225
CAR-200
WES-152
TRA-150
SWA-108
NOR-83
CRE-75
SHU-45
LEE-14
WYC-12
SU-12
LIN-4
SWI-4
Better late than never, but thanks for answering my question Rob :)
Can someone please post here what MSWL stands for and how it came about. I know the truth but my wife refuses to believe me.
Thank you.
Phil
Either LEW or PNE will win Division 1 with the other being the bridesmaid (I'm not making another picture but if Ian's team loses then you can click on the link to see what I am referring to) as no other team has enough points to catch up. If LEW wins, easy they win the Division 1 title. If PNE wins, easy...uh oh, no so easy...I meant if PNE wins both matches then surely...ummm, no not necessarily. In a manner that could only strike Ian, it is possible for him to win both matches and STILL NOT win the Division 1 title. LEW could lose both matches and STILL WIN the Division!? Yes but only if PNE loses to Southend United, the (for now) worst record team in Division 1 (don't worry Mr. Dowson, CRE is looking to have its worst record ever).
If TRA wants 3rd place, he is going to have to go through me to get it BUT unfortunately for him that's the same path HER needs* to take. Speaking of TRA and CRE, only 2 teams have never been relegated - those are the two teams. A handful of teams have finished with 20+ points in the standings for more than 10 consecutive seasons but it looks like one less team will be in that group. If CRE could possibly win both league matches, they'll still need the help of HER and QPR to prevent the 6th and 7th place teams from maintaining their positions in the standings. Should be an interesting Saturday afternoon.
Ready for the last submissions of the season.
Yes!
Definitely continue to play your SBY. I always expect that my APPs are going to get injured/suspended at some point during the season. Having the extra 1 or 2 QNL gives you the wiggle room needed to not play them in a session.
Just slipped my mind......if a SBY has achieved his 3 levels in a season, it's still worth hiom playing/being coached in the final session because the extra games are carried over aren't they?....or is it just one of the games that is carried over?
Cheers
Ready for selection!
Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Vincenzo Moretti (APP/8 Fw; 450k)
to Northampton Town FC for 530k, Fabio Greco (IV/6 Fw; 120k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Daniel Lee (APP/7 Fw; 350k)
to Leicester City FC for 450k
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Ready for orders!
Prediction entries for Session 7 are available. Happy predicting!
Brentford FC sends 180k
to Brighton & Hove Albion for Riley Knight (SBY/4 Df; 140k)
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Yes, PK Shootout order is based on SL descending and does not filter out the Gk or Sw position. An example is at the very bottom of this link where the Gk, Lindsay, took the first PK.
http://www.olmec.org/mswl-united/match_report.php?schedule_id=355&type=report
Al
I forget if SW's and GK's are eligible to take PK's in a shoot out.
Anyone?
Nottingham Forest sends 250k
to Hereford United FC for Kenny Edwards (V/5 Mf; 60k)
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Watford sends 250k
to Hereford United FC for Jack Dunn (V/2 Gk; 0k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Sean Marshall (SBY/3 Fw; 70k)
to Brentford FC for 100k, Giuseppe Colombo (IV/2 Df; 0k)
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Northampton Town FC sends Santiago Castillo (III/7 Df; 200k)
to Brighton & Hove Albion for 250k
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Northampton Town FC sends 175k
to Leeds United for Jose Herrero (V/3 Df; 20k)
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Brentford FC sends 720k
to Carlisle United for David Barton (I/10 Sw; 480k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends 120k, Mehdi Godet (III/4 Mf; 80k)
to Lewes FC for Logan Reid (V/4 Df; 40k)
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Nice to see the Crewe have found some good stock with the recent signing of keeper James Dohm!
Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Esteban Molina (III/4 Mf; 80k), Théo Bon (I/10 Mf; 480k)
to Wycombe Wanderers for 800k
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Lewes FC sends Steven Phillips (APP/4 Fw; 170k)
to Brentford FC for Matthieu Philippon (III/4 Df; 80k), Nicola Mancini (IV/4 Fw; 60k)
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Cardiff City FC sends Thomas Holland (SBY/2 Fw; 15k), Hayden Rooney (SBY/2 Df; 15k)
to Brentford FC for 50k
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Southend United sends Facundo Ortiz (V/5 Gk; 60k)
to Brentford FC for 150k
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Preston North End FC sends 685k
to Southend United for Simon Gray (APP/6 Mf; 325k), Leo Hunter (APP/6 Mf; 310k)
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Northampton Town FC sends 225k
to Plymouth Argyle FC for Benjamin Thompson (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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The following teams receive a bonus (Season 16 Financial Bonuses):
CHF (237) DAG (19) DER (279) DOR (108) HER (608) LEE (4) LEW (500) LIN (204) NOR (404) FOR (200) OLA (100) PLY (75) PV (75) PNE (83) SHU (304) SU (100) SWA (204) SWI (14) TRA (450) WES (272) WYC (27)
One thing I was surprised to realise this season is that the AP Cup and FA Shield finals are not played on neutral grounds. Given it's a hard job for both teams to get to a final, I can't help thinking it's a bit of a unfair advantage for one team to be playing the final at home. It worked for and against me this year as I had an away cup final in MSWL and a home final in MSWL 2. Both games were actually quite close, but the home advantage is a big boost going into such a game and I can't help but feel it would be more honourable to win these games at a neutral venue.
Not sure what everyone else thinks about this?
Brighton & Hove Albion needed only two points int heir last four matches to clinch promotion. The team apparently was unable to handle such daunting pressure and gained only one point (a 0-0 draw with D2 winner Sheffield).
What a pitiful display by the lads from BHA.
Now I can see where the figures come from, they look correct apart from some teams seem to have 10k too much : Hereford, Weston, Wycombe, Dagenham and Leeds. Probably I am missing something.
There was also 200k available for players who updated their bio/pics etc. Not sure that this was ever paid out?
Paul, most of the financial totals come from this table in Page 15 of the rules:
Income
The following table showsincome received:
Event Income (K)
League Winner(Division 1/2/3) 500/300/200
League Runner-Up (Division 1/2/3) 300/200/100
League Third Place (Division 1/2/3) 150/100/50
Each Regular Session (Division 1/2/3) 95/80/65
FA Cup (Winner/Runner-Up/Semi-Finalist) 400/250/200
AP Cup (Winner/Runner-Up/Semi-Finalist) 250/150/75
FA Shield (Winner/Runner-Up) 200/75
Youth Cup (Winner/Runner-Up) 150/75
Leading Scorer(Each Division) 25
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Also there are prediction league rules on that page.
http://www.olmec.org/mswl-united/prediction_league.php?type=landing
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Can someone please confirm Mr. Dohm's numbers?
Also, help remind me here? Do I need to give Ian any trophies?
Awesome Post Comrade Rob!
Al
Can someone explain these numbers, please, not sure where they come from at all...
Here's what I have for the dollar totals, as always someone check my math..............................
HER 608
LEW 500
TRA 450
NOR 404
SHF 304
DER 279
WST 272
CHF 237
LIN 204
SWA 204
NOT 200
DOR 108
SU 100
OLD 100
PNE 83
PLY 75
PV 75
WYC 27
DAG 19
SWI 14
LEE 4
These are probably achievements that should have been noted during some milestone season like 10th or 20th but I thought of it now so the list is going out now. The following is a collection of career record and goals-based stats. I do not think any further explanation is needed :
| Award | Coach | Explanation |
| Evil Empire | Alon Atie | His Tranmere Rovers make the Yankees look like the Minnesota T-Wolves. (NOTE: This year the Yankees made themselves look like them without any help.) What has Alon done? He is approaching 300 career wins, has scored over 1,110 goals and has NEVER been relegated. Well he hasn't won a single title... only because each title he has won - he had done so multiple times. I'll just list what he hasn't done - win the FA Cup or beat Crewe Alexandra enough times yet. |
| Ebenezer Scrooge | Kevin Martin | How can one of the most generous coaches when it comes to providing statistics, knowledge and strategy to all while seeking nothing in return (well maybe a few 'k' from Allen)? Doc Martins goalkeeping play over the seasons have been quietly astounding. I believe he is the only coach to have given up less goals than matches played, a career GAA under 1.00 with only 443 to make it past his netminders in 468 career matches. |
| Buffett/Gates (or Mother Teresa) | Derek Purvis | Is Derek rich beyond belief? Maybe, I do not know. Does he travel the world helping those that are ill or poor? Perhaps. What he has been doing in United for many seasons is helping others score goals while rarely [in comparison] saving any of those for himself. The other teams in the league have collectively benefit from 1,169 goals in 392 matches. As for himself, he has less goals scored (247) than losses (285). |
| Charlie Brown | Mark Stretch | "He's a clown. That Charlie Brown. He's going to get caught. Just you wait and see." "Why is everybody always pickin' on me!?" Sorry, I was remembering to listening to my Coasters cassette. Oh...United. Mark has outscored his opponents 477 to 413 however due to bad luck that C.B. is all too familiar with he is the only coach with a sub .500 record yet a plus goal differential. The only thing more painful than that was my singing. |
| Bill Parcels | Mike Cabral | This is the "You Are What You Are" award. A nearly .500 record at 166-171 (-5) and unsurprisingly a goal differential of -6 (757 GF to 763 GA). Well, I guess he "Houdini'd" an extra win somehow. |
| Jumbo Shrimp | Rob Baptiste | I'm probably considered successful however I believe I have the worst record of any repeat Division I team. 18 games below .500 and a -66 goal differential yet have never been relegated and only trails Alon with most consecutive seasons in Division I with 9. |
We face PNE on Saturday in a Youth Cup Semi. Should the Magpies defeat Ian's club (in regulation, penalty kicks, or cheat codes) it will continue a 16th straight season where Ian's trophy cabinet stays empty. Please support your Magpies on Saturday!
Fill yer Boots
They must go B4 Deadline!
| Leo Hunter | APP | Mf | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Simon Gray | APP | Mf | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Why are people selling II/12 DF's to non-league? I'd consider spending money on some of these guys!
Lewes FC sends Yoshio Fujiwara (APP/5 Fw; 225k)
to Dorchester Town for Liam O'Neil (V/10 Gk; 160k)
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Compo recently writes:
unbelievable I say given that we stick a pin into a voodoo doll resembling Dave Dohm
I like the way you are thinking Simon...
Us I believe compos got 7 correct this weekend out of 8 games, unbelievable I say given that we stick a pin into a voodoo doll resembling Dave Dohm!! Yes compos lucky prediction roulette wheel came up trumps shame there was not a bonus for it!!
Lewes FC sends Bradley Ali (IV/12 Gk; 300k)
to Hereford United FC for 40k, Wilhelm Nyman (IV/12 Df; 300k)
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So far the title is up for grabs by all teams...except for Dorchester. The Magpies have NO chance. Repeat, NO chance. Take it to the bank!
I am doing that Dave (using an excel sheet), I think I selected the wrong match.
Makes it easy to keep track of how many times each team appears in Predo league
Dave, you are right about Hereford. By the time I noticed it, it was already to late
3 Games selected with HEREFORD playing ? Not good !
Northampton Town FC sends Zak Hill (IV/9 Gk; 210k)
to Brentford FC for 375k, Mateo Masse (IV/3 Mf; 30k)
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Cardiff City FC sends Martim Ponte (II/12 Gk; 500k)
to Northampton Town FC for 500k, Gabriel Lima (IV/8 Mf; 180k)
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Crewe Alexandra FC sends 232k, Vincenzo Esposito (I/10 Fw; 480k), Sebastian Hernández (APP/5 Gk; 210k)
to Swindon Town FC for Joe O'Brien (II/14 Gk; 600k)
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Dorchester Town sends 125k
to Leeds United for Max Gordon (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Wycombe Wanderers sends 100k
to Sheffield United for Mads Mørup (V/7 Fw; 100k)
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Southend United sends Paolo Costa (IV/5 Df; 90k)
to Dorchester Town for 150k
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Dorchester Town sends 125k
to Watford for Ryan Kelly (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Dorchester Town sends 125k
to Watford for Dominic Kaur (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Northampton Town FC sends Joshua Rooney (V/4 Fw; 40k)
to Crewe Alexandra FC for 150k
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Dorchester Town sends 105k
to Queens Park Rangers for Diego Pinto (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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Dorchester Town sends 105k
to Queens Park Rangers for Zadok Yitzchak (VI/2 Fw; 0k)
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Southend United sends 300k
to Brighton & Hove Albion for Fernando Ventura (IV/9 Sw; 210k)
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Wycombe Wanderers sends 420k
to Southend United for Oisin McDonald (III/7 Mf; 200k), Euan Boyle (III/6 Mf; 160k)
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If anyone has any surplus age 4 players, SL 6 or higher, give me a shout, I am looking to buy two of these characters.....
Weston-super-Mare AFC sends 380k
to Southend United for Giorgio Ferrari (V/6 Fw; 80k), Elliot Ince (V/6 Gk; 80k)
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Lewes FC sends Max Doherty (V/5 Df; 60k)
to Wycombe Wanderers for 0150k, Diego Cunha (IV/2 Fw; 0k)
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Hi all, a few familiar names among you.....Vick Hall! Must be over 25 years since we first played postal Diplomacy?
I have a challenge on my hands with Wycombe.....who can help me a little? I urgently need an age V+ player for conversion to BRB. Not much cash....anyone willing to release someone for 150k?
Also urgently need 11 SL15+ players or a lot of luck....
The Comptons tackle the Hulk, well Katie and I as Tom and Sophie werent tall enough and Lynne possibly thankful had to stay and look after them although she is considering it, it takes off like the Arrowsmith roller coaster super fast and in the dark that one, but the Hulk is massive and spins just as you leave the entrance, its awesome, when we met with the rest of the crew they had been on rip saw falls whilst we did the hulk, boy i have never seen any of them so wet coming back from a ride, the photo was tremendous, may try and get it on here at some point.
As you can guess a fantastic time is being had by all, Animal Kingdon superb with a ride called Everest, really cool, Universal had some great rides we were all tall enough to get on, The mummy in the dark well recommended, The Ride Rockit was awesome also with a space launch take off before it went into various loops and inverted turns.
The evening light shows were superb and fantastic at Magic Kingdom and Epcot, Epcot has the excellent simulator ride called Soaring.
Anyway i could go on, the driving is easy as the roads are large, the cars are comfortable and all automatic but still there appear to be a alot of drivers losing concentration as we see cars bumping into each other on the side roads.
Another week left yet and apologies to those who play in mulitple games
Good Luck everyone and be back soon.
DaveDohm the super hero. Bloody well done with those figures, its a Saturday night and he has worked and calculated he monies already, some sort of star you are that man, it will be remembered in high places I tell you!!
well done
DOR-545
SWA-500
LEW-404
NOR-400
LEE-352
PLY-350
PNE-300
WST-204
BHA-200
TRA-175
QPR-150
HER-118
CAR-100
LEI-79
DER-75
SHU-75
PV-75
CRD-75
NOT-18
SU-8
BRE-8
CHF-4
WAT-4
OLD-4
LIN-4
SWI-4
Someone feel free to check my addition!
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| Allan Sellers | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | - | - | 52 |
| Andy Bate | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | - | - | 49 |
| Roy Rolsten | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | - | - | 48 |
| Abe Hamdali | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | - | - | 48 |
| Dave Dohm | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | - | - | 47 |
| Derek Purvis | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 46 |
| Ian Lindsay | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | - | - | 45 |
| Rene Wilkens | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | - | - | 44 |
| Mike Mcleod | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | - | - | 44 |
| Vick Hall | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | - | - | 43 |
| Kevin Martin | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | - | - | 42 |
| Jeff Hawker | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | 41 |
| Dave Dowson | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | - | - | - | 40 |
| Trevor Taylor | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 39 |
| Simon Compton | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 39 |
| Jose Freitas | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | 38 |
| Fred Wilkens | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | 4 | - | - | 37 |
| Brian Beerman | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | - | - | 36 |
| Graham Wilkes | 6 | 2 | 7 | - | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | - | - | 35 |
| Phil McIntosh | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 34 |
| Rob Peterson | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Mike Cabral | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | 5 | - | 6 | 3 | - | - | 29 |
| Mike Parnaby | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | 29 |
| Mark Stretch | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 28 |
| Jake Hanny | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
Just a note for those who are interested, Toms under 9s side today won 4-0 against a team from Billing to reach the cup finals, they have played really well this season and they will play at the local ground of Northampton on Saturday 18th May, should be a great day for the boys to play at a club ground.
Cardiff City FC sends João Fernandes (III/12 Gk; 400k)
to Carlisle United for 400k, Aaron Black (SBY/4 Fw; 155k)
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| Allan Sellers | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | - | - | - | 48 |
| Andy Bate | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | 44 |
| Roy Rolsten | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | - | - | - | 43 |
| Dave Dohm | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | 42 |
| Abe Hamdali | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | - | - | - | 42 |
| Derek Purvis | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | 41 |
| Jeff Hawker | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | 41 |
| Dave Dowson | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | - | - | - | 40 |
| Ian Lindsay | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | 40 |
| Mike Mcleod | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | 39 |
| Rene Wilkens | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | 39 |
| Jose Freitas | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | 38 |
| Kevin Martin | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | - | - | - | 38 |
| Vick Hall | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | - | - | - | 37 |
| Trevor Taylor | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | 35 |
| Simon Compton | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | 34 |
| Fred Wilkens | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 33 |
| Graham Wilkes | 6 | 2 | 7 | - | 5 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | 31 |
| Phil McIntosh | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | - | - | - | 31 |
| Brian Beerman | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | 31 |
| Rob Peterson | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Mark Stretch | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 28 |
| Mike Parnaby | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | 27 |
| Mike Cabral | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | 5 | - | 6 | - | - | - | 26 |
| Jake Hanny | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
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| Allan Sellers | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 39 |
| Andy Bate | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 37 |
| Dave Dohm | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 36 |
| Jeff Hawker | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 36 |
| Derek Purvis | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 36 |
| Ian Lindsay | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 34 |
| Roy Rolsten | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 34 |
| Abe Hamdali | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 34 |
| Mike Mcleod | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 33 |
| Rene Wilkens | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 33 |
| Kevin Martin | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 33 |
| Fred Wilkens | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 33 |
| Jose Freitas | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 32 |
| Dave Dowson | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 31 |
| Rob Peterson | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Vick Hall | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Trevor Taylor | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 29 |
| Simon Compton | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 29 |
| Mark Stretch | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 28 |
| Phil McIntosh | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 26 |
| Graham Wilkes | 6 | 2 | 7 | - | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 24 |
| Brian Beerman | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 24 |
| Mike Parnaby | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 22 |
| Mike Cabral | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Jake Hanny | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
Cardiff City FC sends 550k, Giuseppe Gallo (SBY/3 Fw; 100k)
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Derek Clarke (APP/7 Fw; 380k)
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So Allan takes a 7 out of ten and takes the top spot from Jeff who hits a 4.. Jeff who won 2 years ago will be back with a better session so sharpen your pencils and have a bash... We are half way through but never too late too have a little prediction...
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| Allan Sellers | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 33 |
| Jeff Hawker | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 31 |
| Derek Purvis | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 31 |
| Dave Dohm | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Andy Bate | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Roy Rolsten | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 29 |
| Jose Freitas | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 29 |
| Ian Lindsay | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 28 |
| Rene Wilkens | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 28 |
| Mike Mcleod | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 28 |
| Fred Wilkens | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 28 |
| Abe Hamdali | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 27 |
| Dave Dowson | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 27 |
| Kevin Martin | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 27 |
| Rob Peterson | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 26 |
| Simon Compton | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 24 |
| Vick Hall | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 24 |
| Trevor Taylor | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 23 |
| Mark Stretch | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 |
| Mike Parnaby | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 22 |
| Graham Wilkes | 6 | 2 | 7 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Brian Beerman | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Mike Cabral | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Phil McIntosh | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 19 |
| Jake Hanny | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
Brighton & Hove Albion sends 725k
to Cardiff City FC for August Nordström (I/10 Df; 480k)
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ï»So here we are round 3 is open for you to predict... Happy days and peace to all
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| Derek Purvis | 8 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| Dave Dohm | 6 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| Jeff Hawker | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| Jose Freitas | 7 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| Allan Sellers | 7 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| Andy Bate | 5 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| Ian Lindsay | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| Fred Wilkens | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| Abe Hamdali | 6 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| Vick Hall | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Mark Stretch | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Roy Rolsten | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Mike Cabral | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Mike Mcleod | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Graham Wilkes | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Kevin Martin | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Rene Wilkens | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Mike Parnaby | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Jake Hanny | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Simon Compton | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Rob Peterson | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Brian Beerman | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Trevor Taylor | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Phil McIntosh | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Dave Dowson | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
Vacation time is ahead of us soon, boy we need it, I am still coming to terms with tonight. A bucket full of beer is required tonight!!
Vacation time is ahead of us soon, boy we need it, I am still coming to terms with tonight. A bucket full of beer is required tonight!!
Northampton Town Manager Compton was outraged tonight following the AP Cup results, he says referees have it for them and Olmec deserves a good overhaul, Sheffield scored last week in the final minute to beat us and tonight Southend Utd don't have a shot on goal but still win 2-1as the ref concedes that possibly the two decisions which allowed Southend to score were possibly dives!!
Are you kidding me, Compton was embarrassed for refs everywhere tonight and hopes Dave Dowson will send a bargain bottle of champagne our way as he must feel lucky tonight!!
Absolutely gutted we are here and close to resignation!!
Derby certainly wouldn't want to switch out of the Meditech group!
Those odds on Port Vale qualifying are a lot shorter now. All The Valiants need is to beat Tranmere and they'll be through...
Northampton Town FC sends Harrison Ross (V/4 Fw; 40k)
to Brentford FC for 200k
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Do we have a problem!!
Too bad you couldn't switch Lincoln for Derby... then you'd have the full sweep!
This one looks like the group of death, with three of the top eight T11s in the same group!
What odds Port Vale to qualify?
Group F is 3/4 Meditech Third Shift. Should be a fun series.
Hereford United FC sends Lennon Paterson (III/13 Mf; 440k), Callum Ritchie (I/10 Mf; 480k)
to Preston North End FC for Wayne Henderson (III/13 Fw; 440k), Borg Fredriksen (I/10 Fw; 480k)
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Southend United sends Jay Scott (III/6 Df; 160k)
to Swansea City AFC for Noah Thomas (V/4 Mf; 40k)
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Weston-super-Mare AFC sends 120k, Niels Christensen (I/7 Fw; 300k)
to Lewes FC for Patrick Dunn (III/10 Fw; 320k)
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Thought i would assess my divisional rivals for promotion this year and now wish I hadn't as a promotion push is going to be hard. Favorites for promotion have to be Cardiff, Derby and Leicester. Both Derby and Leicester are quality sides in this division and although neither have much cash, they both have strong enough T11's to get out of this division without the need for reinforcements. The interesting side are Cardiff and their cash cow, which if invested wisely could turn them into a powerhouse. Early results for Cardiff could be key, whilst their young keeper and sweeper mature, but if they can stay in touch with the leaders, then you might make them favorites to overhaul any deficit in the run-in. Contenders in which I also include Weston are Oldham, Carlisle, Swindon and Dagenham. Carlisle have some very good players and a wily manager, but lack of cash could see them consigned again to the basement this year. Olham also have a sprinkling of very good players and cash to invest, as do Swindon (with some good apps coming through, so maybe next year for them). Dagenham have a versatile Fw line with no real stars, but enough to ensure they will clock up a decent number of wins this season. Inexperience at the back could see them struggle early on until keeper and sweeper gain experience. Weston will need to rely on their defence to secure points, but midfield quality is no-existant and not enough I feel up front either. In the Bottom tier we currently have Brentford and Wycombe with only 1 lvl 10 player each, they will currently have a hard job to fight for anything other than the wooden spoon. At least Brentford have some cash...... Prediction: 1)Cardiff, 2)Derby, 3)Leicester, 4)Oldham, 5)Weston, 6)Carlisle, 7)Swindon, 8)Dagenham, 9)Brentford, 10)Wycombe.
Northampton Town FC sends 550k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Cameron Johnstone (I/9 Df; 420k)
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Southend United sends 380k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Emile Barber (II/8 Mf; 300k)
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Crewe Alexandra FC sends 150k
to Watford for Samuel Rodier (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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Cardiff City FC sends Ye Zhào (APP/5 Gk; 210k)
to Lewes FC for Simen Kristiansen (III/10 Mf; 320k)
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Dorchester Town sends Arran Campbell (V/4 Fw; 40k)
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for 120k
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Lewes FC sends 202k
to Leicester City FC for Daniel Hamilton (IV/5 Fw; 90k), Morgan Jackson (IV/5 Df; 90k)
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Cardiff City FC sends Danny Lowe (I/10 Fw; 480k)
to Brentford FC for 750k
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Cardiff City FC sends James Johnson (I/10 Mf; 480k)
to Brighton & Hove Albion for 750k
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Cardiff City FC sends Ian Rooney (I/10 Fw; 480k)
to Nottingham Forest for 750k
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A very Merry Christmas to everyone!
The following teams receive a bonus (Season 14 Financial Bonuses):
BRE (4) BHA (204) BRI (27) CHF (654) CRE (500) DER (25) DOR (204) HER (237) LEE (14) LEW (483) LIN (58) NOR (75) FOR (4) PLY (104) PNE (275) QPR (325) SWA (304) TRA (475) WAT (75) WES (150) WYC (4)
Thanks to Dave Dohm for compiling the information.
Al
Well done Andy... Prediction winner by 7 points and in no2 Jake Good effort boys final tanle below
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| Andy Bate | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 61 |
| Jake Hanny | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 54 |
| Abe Hamdali | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 53 |
| Roy Rolsten | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 52 |
| Mike Cabral | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 51 |
| Kevin Martin | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 50 |
| Brian Beerman | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 48 |
| Graham Wilkes | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 48 |
| Allan Sellers | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 48 |
| Phil McIntosh | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 48 |
| Rene Wilkens | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 47 |
| Dave Dohm | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 47 |
| Jose Freitas | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 46 |
| Derek Purvis | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 45 |
| Rob Peterson | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 42 |
| Fred Wilkens | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 40 |
| Mike Mcleod | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - | 5 | 40 |
| Dave Dowson | 5 | - | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | 4 | 5 | 7 | 38 |
| Vick Hall | - | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | 36 |
| Simon Compton | 5 | 4 | - | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 25 |
| Mike Parnaby | 4 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| Ian Lindsay | 5 | 4 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| Rob Baptiste | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Bill Bushby | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| John Holden | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Here is what I came up with, as always.....someone please audit!
| CHF | 654 |
| CRE | 500 |
| LEW | 483 |
| TRA | 475 |
| QPR | 325 |
| SWA | 304 |
| PNE | 275 |
| HER | 237 |
| BHA | 204 |
| DOR | 204 |
| WES | 150 |
| PLY | 104 |
| WAT | 75 |
| NOR | 75 |
| LIN | 50 |
| BRI | 27 |
| DER | 25 |
| LEE | 14 |
| LIN | 8 |
| BRE | 4 |
| NOT | 4 |
| WYC | 4 |
Great to see Comrade Rob's eight-season plan finally pay off in a league trophy!
That deserves some Maggie Greene.
ï»Andy Bate - This is your to loose!!! 5 gets you the title by default but i reckon 3 will!!
Thanks all those that took part. the 3 cup ties are on the list.. who will win what .. man up and enter
| Andy Bate | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | - | 52 |
| Abe Hamdali | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | - | 46 |
| Roy Rolsten | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | 46 |
| Phil McIntosh | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | - | 45 |
| Jake Hanny | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - | 45 |
| Mike Cabral | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - | 43 |
| Graham Wilkes | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | - | 43 |
| Allan Sellers | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | - | 42 |
| Rene Wilkens | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | 42 |
| Dave Dohm | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | - | 41 |
| Jose Freitas | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | - | 41 |
| Kevin Martin | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | - | 41 |
| Brian Beerman | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | - | 40 |
| Derek Purvis | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | - | 40 |
| Vick Hall | - | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | 36 |
| Rob Peterson | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | 36 |
| Fred Wilkens | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | 35 |
| Mike Mcleod | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - | - | 35 |
| Dave Dowson | 5 | - | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | 4 | 5 | - | 31 |
| Simon Compton | 5 | 4 | - | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 25 |
| Mike Parnaby | 4 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | 4 | - | 18 |
| Ian Lindsay | 5 | 4 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| Rob Baptiste | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Bill Bushby | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| John Holden | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
"Bringing Alice the Meat" Sam "the" Butcher has been suspended one game during the final week when the Golden Gloves winner could be determined. "I don't what I did.", said Samuel with a bewildered look on his face and shrugging his shoulders. "Perhaps I was demonstrative in displaying my displeasure with myself while giving up that last PK goal." Coach Bobby Baptista offered his opinion of the Golden Gloves with this, "Hey if they give it to someone else despite Sam's play I say good enough. Sammy would have earned the Velcro Gloves award with his play... looks like Adam [Shaw] is attempting to challenge Dylan [Kerr of WAT] for looking most like the goalkeeper playing with gloves made out of gold."
So Andy leads the pack by 5... Its a consistant performance from Mr Bate. What an effort.. With 2 weeks to go, Cant see him being caught. This week we see the AP Cup Final and the 2 youth semi finals should be a good week
| Andy Bate | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | - | - | 45 |
| Abe Hamdali | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | - | - | 40 |
| Phil McIntosh | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 40 |
| Roy Rolsten | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - | - | 40 |
| Jake Hanny | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | - | - | 38 |
| Graham Wilkes | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 38 |
| Rene Wilkens | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 38 |
| Mike Cabral | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | - | - | 38 |
| Dave Dohm | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | - | - | 37 |
| Kevin Martin | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 36 |
| Allan Sellers | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - | - | 35 |
| Derek Purvis | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | - | - | 35 |
| Mike Mcleod | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - | - | 35 |
| Jose Freitas | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | - | 34 |
| Brian Beerman | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 33 |
| Rob Peterson | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 32 |
| Vick Hall | - | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 31 |
| Fred Wilkens | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - | - | 29 |
| Dave Dowson | 5 | - | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | 26 |
| Simon Compton | 5 | 4 | - | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 25 |
| Ian Lindsay | 5 | 4 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| Mike Parnaby | 4 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | 14 |
| Rob Baptiste | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Bill Bushby | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| John Holden | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
End of Session 8 Rankings
| Rk | Pr | Chg | Name | Record | Points | Previous | Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1. |
±0
|
 Chesterfield FC |
14-7-6 | 114 | 108 |
+6↑
|
| 2. | 2. |
±0
|
 Lewes FC |
16-3-7 | 112 | 100 |
+12↑
|
Soluthend United Recent Results
| M | DATE | SCORE | OPPONENT | COMP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Dec 01 | W | 1 - 0 | @ | Lewes FC | 1st Division - R14 |
| 29 | Dec 01 | W | 4 - 0 |
|
Chesterfield FC | 1st Division - R1 |
Cardiff City FC sends 465k, Derek Clarke (SBY/4 Fw; 155k)
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Ruslan Vinogradov (APP/8 Fw; 465k)
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As I seem to have the severe misfortune of playing Tranmere in the Youth Cup every season, Plymouth is out of the Cup. I'll send you a message with the guys I have in surplus.
(spoiler from last weekend included in post)
If anyone is out of the Youth Cup and is looking to sell off a Youth player (App or Sby), contact me first! Mr. Hawker's thugs mercilessly cut down Df Craig, who won't be available for this week's clash versus Ian's Lilywhite army. As opposed to signing a new App fresh off the farm, if anyone is selling off a Youth Player for cash before the non-league sales deadline this weekend, we're interested. Any position other than Gk will be considered, and we'll beat the non-league price by 25k per SL over 2 to make it worth your time.
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| Andy Bate | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | 39 |
| Phil McIntosh | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | 36 |
| Roy Rolsten | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 35 |
| Graham Wilkes | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 35 |
| Abe Hamdali | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | 35 |
| Rene Wilkens | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 34 |
| Kevin Martin | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | 33 |
| Mike Cabral | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | 32 |
| Jake Hanny | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 32 |
| Mike Mcleod | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | 31 |
| Dave Dohm | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | 31 |
| Brian Beerman | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 30 |
| Allan Sellers | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 30 |
| Derek Purvis | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 30 |
| Jose Freitas | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | 29 |
| Rob Peterson | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | 29 |
| Vick Hall | - | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 28 |
| Simon Compton | 5 | 4 | - | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 25 |
| Fred Wilkens | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 24 |
| Dave Dowson | 5 | - | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 22 |
| Ian Lindsay | 5 | 4 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| Mike Parnaby | 4 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | 14 |
| Rob Baptiste | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
ï»So round 7 is open, andy at the top with 35 .. 3points clear...
ï»Top score this week 5 .. worst score 0 lets get back on track this week
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| Andy Bate | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 35 |
| Graham Wilkes | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 32 |
| Rene Wilkens | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 32 |
| Abe Hamdali | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 32 |
| Roy Rolsten | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 31 |
| Mike Cabral | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Phil McIntosh | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Jake Hanny | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Kevin Martin | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 28 |
| Brian Beerman | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 28 |
| Rob Peterson | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 27 |
| Derek Purvis | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 27 |
| Dave Dohm | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 27 |
| Vick Hall | - | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 26 |
| Allan Sellers | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 26 |
| Mike Mcleod | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 26 |
| Jose Freitas | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 25 |
| Simon Compton | 5 | 4 | - | 6 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 23 |
| Dave Dowson | 5 | - | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 22 |
| Fred Wilkens | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| Ian Lindsay | 5 | 4 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| Mike Parnaby | 4 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Rob Baptiste | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Bill Bushby | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| John Holden | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Southend United sends Jean Lafon (III/5 Df; 120k)
to Carlisle United for 200k
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Lewes FC sends Daniel Davidson (VI/2 Fw; 0k)
to Carlisle United for 170k
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Swansea City AFC sends Sebastian Arnold (V/5 Sw; 60k)
to Crewe Alexandra FC for 50k, Roberto Torres (IV/5 Mf; 90k)
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Plymouth Argyle FC sends 100k, Kai Gray (IV/4 Mf; 60k)
to Swansea City AFC for Killian Carrere (IV/10 Gk; 240k)
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ï»
Guys,
Every November I grow my mo for cancer awareness...
This year I am doing the same and adding a twist where I will have my head shaved & back waxed at the end of it (& believe me it is hairy.. infact very hairy) and on the 18th november i will run a 10k by crawling, running and putting my all into it.. ( this will be my 1st run in over 4 years)
If you fancy chipping a few quid that would be great..
Thanks for reading and if you sponsor me that would be great ..
Love to all
Fancy!
The n in the preceding post needs to be / n.
Thanks for your work in putting this together, and please fire up the pro-PV code.
Thanks
John
Al,
Would it be possible to add a newline character to the penalty kick code?
I see:
Chance of scoring: 85% | Random Number: 39 (PENALTY KICK GOAAAAAL! PV 1 :
in my browser;
Could this be changed to:
Chance of scoring: 85% | Random Number: 39n
(PENALTY KICK GOAAAAAL! PV 1 : WAT 1)
ï»Lets be having you!!!
ï»2nd round of predictions are ready to go
ï»Come on guys lets get a better response than yesterday
ï»G
It means that the Non-League teams didn't lose today...interesting...
Hereford United FC sends Alexander MacLeod (V/3 Mf; 20k)
to Brentford FC for 100k
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ï»Good Evening Guys.... So here we are turned around pre season auctions complete, Just the final tweeks now convert your age V to BRB and add your schoolboys to the ranks for the seaosn.
ï»Put your team list in and best of all predict the matches.. 10 matches each session as before so lets get cooking!!!
Glad you're on board now, Alon. Though perhaps for the sake of the rest of the league, we should cap Tranmere at a maximum of one FW for a couple of seasons.
Tranmere Rovers sends 100k
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I have finally clicked that the new rules about forwards is a minimum of 1 as opposed to a maximum of 1. I realise that all the posts always said a min not a max but somehow I got it mixed up in my head. Now that I understand the new rule I am quite happy with it.
Lincoln City FC sends 100k
to Southend United for Sean Dowson (V/2 Sw; 0k)
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Lincoln City FC sends 100k
to Lewes FC for Romain Lacaze (V/4 Mf; 40k)
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Lincoln City FC sends Owen Smith (I/10 Gk; 480k)
to Leeds United for 225k, Maximillian Schulz (APP/5 Gk; 225k), João Almeida (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Lewes FC sends 1000k
to Cardiff City FC for Bradley Ali (II/13 Gk; 550k)
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Tranmere Rovers sends 100k
to Cardiff City FC for Gabin Lebreton (V/3 Fw; 20k)
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Tranmere Rovers sends 100k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Finn Black (V/6 Gk; 80k)
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Leeds United sends 210k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Gustavo Costa (IV/7 Df; 150k), João Almeida (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Plymouth Argyle FC sends 90k
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 100k
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Northampton Town FC sends 100k
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In a fairly close vote, the Evil Empire, Dave Van Dohm, wins the Coach of the year vote. "Congratulations" Dave!
Results here:
http://www.olmec.org/mswl-united/forum_topic.php?topic_id=213
Dave has been given his 25k blood money.
Al
I'm giving out a bonus to teams that completed the Survey. If you have a team in each league your bonus was given to your team in this one.
BRE (20) BHA (20) BRI (20) CRD (20) CAR (20) CRE (20) DER (20) HER (20) LEE (20) LEI (20) LEW (20) NOR (20) FOR (20) PLY (20) PV (20) PNE (20) QPR (20) SHU (20) SU (20) SWA (20) SWI (20) WAT (20) WES (20) WYC (20)
Thanks,
Al
The following teams receive a bonus for season 13:
BHA (85) BRI (250) CAR (75) DER (79) DOR (354) HER (304) LEE (258) LEW (973) NOR (462) FOR (54) PV (100) PNE (4) QPR (350) SHU (75) SU (225) SWA (4) TRA (525) WES (4) WYC (4)
Thanks to Dave Dohm for putting this together.
Al
Yes, Leeds is on its way back to the level they were in few seasons ago. We used to be the team that was feared in every game.. The master of OST, the game spoiler for good teams, the surprise creator, the king of hardness..etc.. These were all surnames of coach Abe Hamdali. But, somehow the engine stalled and before we knew it, Leeds found itself in the bottom of the barrel (aka Div 3). With a limping squad and a bunkrupt bank account, the coach's mission to bring confidence to the hearts of the angry fans seems almost impossible. It took us however 2 seasons to prove that with hard work and determination, nothing is impossible.
In fact, Leeds achieved the following this season:
1- Leeds won the Div 3 title for the first time under the management of coach Abe Hamdali. This may not be a great deal to some but the 200 K is vital to us at this point.
2- Leeds forwards scored 55 goals this season. This is the highest number of goals scored in all 3 divisions combined.
3- Leeds top scorer Daniel Russo scored 16 goals and won the Div 3 golden boot this season. This is an honor for the team.
4- Coach Abe Hamdali won this season's Prediction League title. Although this is the second time around the team won this title, this time seems special with the team cruising to Div 3.
With a very decent bank account, we are looking forward to being a force in Div 2 next season. Our goal is to cruise to Div 1 and compete with the elite once more!
Here is what I calculated for season13 payouts, as always someone please check my math
| LEW | 973 |
| TRA | 525 |
| NOR | 462 |
| DOR | 354 |
| QPR | 350 |
| HER | 304 |
| LEE | 258 |
| BRI | 250 |
| SU | 225 |
| PV | 100 |
| BHA | 85 |
| DER | 79 |
| SHF | 75 |
| CAR | 75 |
| NOT | 54 |
| WYC | 4 |
| SWA | 4 |
| PNE | 4 |
| WES | 4 |
ï»This season has seen a real Jeckyl and Hyde performance from Tranmere.
ï»We have clearly been the worst cup team exciting all 4 cups at the earliest opportunity.
ï»In the league however we have coasted to the title with a session to spare.
ï»As the league is always my no 1 priority I am not complaining but it is strange the way the season has turned out.
Thanks Al, yes in essence 15cps can be carried over, got it and sorry as the rules are on the top line of information instead of at the bottom like the other leagues OASL for example, its a getting old thing i think
Regarding Mr. Compton's question...
Think of Season 14, Session 1, like ANY next session. Whatever you earn in session "n" for CP, you get in session "n + 1".
The part about only carrying over 15 CP occurs whenever your CP spend for a given session would result in you having an excess of 15+ on your orders.
So lets say you had 25 CP for a session and you spent 9. In that case only 15 (not 16) are added to whatever you earn that session for the next session.
Typically when you go NMR, this 15 CP carrover hurts you.
Hope that helps.
Mr. S
Sorry cannot see the rules currently, please remind me is it 15 CPA that can be carried over to the new season and 10 between sessions?
Northampton Town FC sends 515k
to Hereford United FC for Henry Barnes (APP/8 Mf; 420k)
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Lewes FC sends 310k, Robert Maguire (SBY/4 Sw; 155k)
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Northampton Town FC sends 635k
to Cardiff City FC for Charles White (II/13 Fw; 550k)
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ï»So here we go guys Round 6 is open!!!
ï»Brian Still leads the way with a 30/20 split and Dan F takes up 2nd with a 29/21 Split
ï»But Whoah Neddy Jose Freitas Predictor of the week 9/10.. Good times well done
ï»Jeff Hawker last years winner at the mid way stage is only on a 9/11 so a new guy will be the predicting champ this year!!
ï»On another note Brian can only score 6 can he buck the trend this week!
ï»Peace Out and Love to All
G & his Cupcakes x x
Okay, that is probably not possible. However, how about a few more trends to track? There are the already considered Golden Gloves and T8+Y3 (or something like that or maybe it was Y8). How about the ol' team vs. team record from the ol' TMBL? That was always fun to look at. Not really sure what else - mybe Kevin can come up with suggestions as it seems there are times where he takes it upon himself to compile statistics (things similar to W-L by strategy type or formation) for our benefit. Mabe he can spend more time in the batting cages if some of the "burden" is relieved.
ï» So Here we are guys. sorry its late in the week its been a busy one.. Brian takes the lead with 18, Roy comes in with 17.. Game on its all still wide open lets get predicting boys!!
ï»
Roy Rolsten
17
13
Kevin Martin
16
14
Abe Hamdali
16
14
Dave Dohm
16
14
Trevor Taylor
15
15
Dan Fitzgerald
15
15
Bill Bushby
14
16
Rene Wilkens
14
16
Graham Wilkes
13
17
Jose Freitas
13
17
Ian Lindsay
12
18
Dave Dowson
12
18
Phil McIntosh
11
9
Andy Bate
11
9
Allan Sellers
11
9
Mike Cabral
10
20
Mike Parnaby
9
21
Fred Wilkens
8
12
Derek Purvis
8
12
Simon Compton
7
3
Jeff Hawker
3
7
Mike Mcleod
3
7
John Holden
1
9
A couple folks had asked about this. In short I didn't get a couple things behind the scenes organized for this poll this season. I've removed it so it shouldn't appear this season. I will see about reinstating it next season.
Al
Lewes FC sends 15k, Fernando da Costa (I/10 Mf; 480k), Rodrigo Cohen (APP/6 Fw; 280k)
to Preston North End FC for Patrick Dunn (I/10 Fw; 480k), Leonardo Ferreyra (APP/6 Mf; 295k)
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ï»So here we go round 3 is open for business see the leader board below. Brian takes top spot with trvor, abe & Dave hot on his heels... Good times.... Lets get rocking only 20 people entered last week.. so lets get the number up!!
ï»
Trevor Taylor
11
9
Abe Hamdali
11
9
Dave Dohm
11
9
Roy Rolsten
10
10
Dan Fitzgerald
9
11
Bill Bushby
9
11
Jose Freitas
9
11
Fred Wilkens
8
12
Kevin Martin
8
12
Graham Wilkes
8
12
Derek Purvis
8
12
Rene Wilkens
8
12
Mike Cabral
7
13
Phil McIntosh
6
4
Mike Parnaby
6
14
Ian Lindsay
6
14
Dave Dowson
6
14
Andy Bate
5
5
Allan Sellers
4
6
Jeff Hawker
3
7
Mike Mcleod
3
7
John Holden
1
9
Weston-super-Mare AFC sends Lewis Fisher (IV/6 Df; 120k), Theo Griffin (II/5 Fw; 150k)
to Queens Park Rangers for 325k
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Genuinely, PNE do need an SW, ideally a decent one. Please.
We can offer you cash, or possibly an FW player if you need one. We'll also promise to vote for you in future coaches polls (like anyone cares about those though right?)
Crewe Alexandra FC sends Ben Adams (IV/4 Df; 60k)
to Tranmere Rovers for 80k
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Crewe Alexandra FC sends Robert Higgins (II/13 Gk; 550k)
to Hereford United FC for 950k, Derek Hall (IV/7 Gk; 150k)
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Northampton Town FC sends Shay Reid (V/6 Sw; 80k)
to Port Vale FC for 200k
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Lewes FC sends 105k
to Cardiff City FC for Jamie McDonald (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Leicester City FC sends 520k
to Southend United for Muhammed Hill (II/8 Mf; 300k), André Cardoso (III/7 Mf; 200k)
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Northampton Town FC sends 480k
to Bristol City FC for Shane O'Neil (I/9 Df; 420k)
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Northampton Town FC sends 550k
to Brighton & Hove Albion for Aidan Johnstone (III/12 Fw; 400k)
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Lewes FC sends 115k
to Cardiff City FC for Evan McCarthy (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Lewes FC sends Jamie Robertson (IV/3 Df; 30k), Charles Patel (IV/3 Fw; 30k), Wayne Barrett (IV/3 Mf; 30k)
to Wycombe Wanderers for Daniel Davidson (V/8 Fw; 120k)
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Lewes FC sends Daniel Davidson (V/8 Fw; 120k)
to Wycombe Wanderers for Jamie Robertson (IV/3 Df; 30k), Wayne Barrett (IV/3 Mf; 30k), Charles Patel (IV/3 Fw; 30k)
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Cardiff City FC sends 150k, Louie Barry (IV/12 Gk; 300k)
to Hereford United FC for Zak Ford (III/11 Df; 360k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 425k
to Cardiff City FC for Lewis Turner (APP/5 Fw; 225k)
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The following teams receive a bonus (Financial Awards (math error by Dr. Doom....not to point fingers)):
DOR (50)
The following teams receive a bonus (Season 12 Financial Awards):
BRE (14) BRI (275) CRD (204) CAR (125) CHF (404) CRE (325) DAG (37) DER (150) DOR (275) HER (4) LEE (37) LEI (58) LEW (719) LIN (4) NOR (4) PNE (4) QPR (325) SHU (254) SU (400) SWA (323) TRA (250) WAT (4) WES (4)
Well done Jeff - Who takes the Prediction Challnge Winning trophy!!
Good final week left him on top and the Sole Winner
Great effort there from the beginning, joined in the middle and there at the end!!
Well done !!!
Crewe Alexandra, although not winning the division, was happy to complete what they felt was a successful [5th] season [in Division I]. Nobody believed in us (okay, well my 3rd shift compadres did) but we persevered to end up with a top 3 finish. Despite being slated to finish a relegation zone 9th place, the Motley Crewe gave 110% and outperformed the their lowest ranked starting 11 (T-11). Ownership did their part by bringing in Cruz Gonzalez, the Crewe's go-to guy, even at a top-dollar price. Many a time, CAFC found themselves listed as the underdog for their matches but that never deterred the team from going out and playing their hardest. The youth on this team, some would say, even went a step farther by winning the Youth Cup. Despite finishing with a hardness average above 6, this team was more focused on gameplay than malice. This blog to be continued as bedtime beckons for this nightwalker.
So this is it guys, We are in the last week now of the season!! The last predictions are ready to be entered!!
ï»We have a 3 way split up the top, Jeff, Dave D & Kevin All 3 are on 52/90 for the season.
The seasons Leader Jeff will want a good result as hes been there all season. howver just round the corner is Derek & abe on 50 & mike P on 49.
any 6 can win!! So come on guts take a punt. All 3 finals are on the list to predict!!
great effort all x x
As opposed to the ho hum nature of yet another Lewes runaway season in Div 1, and Carlisle's unwavering march toward the Div 3 title, Division 2 looks to be the most exciting this season. The top two teams are tied on points and goal differential with just 4 games to play. Third place is just two points back, and then the next three teams are all just one win or less behind third, and can overtake any of the teams above them with one dominating session. On the flip side, the team currently in 8th (LIN) is just 4 points behind third place and could bounce all the way up to 4th with a 2-win session.
I expect the top 3 to all promote. They each have at least two winnable matches left, with QPR having the edge by playing the bottom 3 teams still (though all are on the road) and still having 15 GPP to use where they see fit (most in the division). The bar for promotion is set at 29 pts right now. NOR and SHU have a shot at hitting that, though it's slim. The Blades have the best bet, as they are still in the Youth Cup and that frees up the T11 for league play. They are @ DER this session though, and home vs. a stout CHF team that still has 11 GPP points to use at home to get wins or on the road in goal to steal a draw somewhere. Dan will need a W-D session to have a shot of overtaking SU the following weekend, as they face Dave's team in the opener, followed by a very winnable home match vs. FOR. Not needing to save Fitness, they can T11 SU, use youth vs. FOR, and still have a T11 for Lewes in the Shield Final. CHF & PV are trailing heavily in goal differential and even if they catch up on points with a great closing run (3-1-0), they'll likely lose on the tie breakers.
Things are looking grim for the Pilgrims at this point, even though they have 3 home matches remaining. NOR, SU, and QPR are all current top 4 teams for the division though. Their road match is against the best defense in the division (PV, 10 GA in 14 matches). 4 draws still leaves them relegated. Their best chance of victory lies in a team playing youth and hoping for a draw on the road against them, or Dave's luck with hardness giving out and getting 2 PK goals vs. SU. Even so, they must win at least three matches to get to out of the relegation zone. I can't find the third win in that schedule unless they completely ignore the youth, which they won't do since that would hinder the team next year regardless of whether they're in Div 2 or Div 3.
NOR is likely to get at least one more win, SHU is penciled in for at least two (home vs. CHF & FOR), CHF can beat FOR at home and get at least a draw vs. LIN or NOR on the road in the last session, and Vale can pull one win from their three remaining home matches (vs. LIN, PLY, SU) with the others likely ending in draws. That puts the bar for 7th place all around at 24 pts. LIN can make that with a W-L session stacking the T11 in one and the youth in the other. Play the Sbys and Apps in one match, YC two Apps to free up the T11 for the other match. @ PV could easiliy be a draw with Vale's goal scoring woes (8 in 14 matches). Home to QPR will be rough. In the last session, @ DER doesn't look promising, so home to CHF is the more likely win. 2 wins could see them on 24 points even with another team, and having the GD edge over NOR, CHF or PV. The Imps aren't out yet. They are going to be sorely tested though.
Forest is relegated. Even 4 wins is likely to leave them short of 7th place by at least one point.
Final prediction:
QPR wins the division, with DER & SHU promoting. QPR has the easier schedule despite more road matches, more GPP to help in goal or in scoring goals, and Derby plays in the AP Final this session to distract the T11 some. SU & NOR miss out by a point - Dave because he has no easy matches left on the schedule and Simon because he's perpetually jinxed and will get a draw where a win would have been deserved. CHF settles comfortably mid-table. LIN overtakes PV's one point lead and wins on goal differential. Vale's scoring woes leave the best T11 in the division relegated along with FOR and the Pilgrims, whose late charge leaves them 1 points shy of escaping the clutches of Div 3. With their goal differential, they have to pass LIN & PV outright and can't just tie on points. It'll take a 3-1-0 run to end things. While the 11 GPP will help, that might just net draws instead of wins, which would leave them just short. Best of luck, Rob.
Looking forward to the last two sessions as all these managers reach deep up their sleeves to pull out the last remaining tricks. Should be fun. As opposed to yet another Dave Dohm victory speech. Think he'll even bother to write a new one, or just reuse last season's telecast and edit in different team names for those he crushed along the way?
Northampton Town FC sends 180k
to Brighton & Hove Albion for Fabio Greco (SBY/4 Fw; 140k)
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ï»We really are at the business end Guys.. Jeff leads with 39 form Dave Dohm on 37 and a cluster on 33-35
ï»Jeff had a poor week only picking up 4 correct. So he can be caught.
ï»So Sharpen your pencils and look at the form book boys. Predictions are up and ready to bet.
ï»2 Hot matches to look at this week. Swansea vs Lewes for obvious reasons and for me personally Dagenham (My step father) vs Cardiff
ï»Good luck boys!!
Swansea City AFC sends Thibault Voisin (IV/9 Mf; 210k)
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for 290k
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A few thoughts on Session 5 for Dorchester...
Hosting Lewes FC
Dave Dohm should be ashamed of himself. Of course his wife must be wondering "why is my normally grumpy husband so happy this weekend". The answer Mrs. Dohm is that your husband just had the luckiest game of his life...UN...BELIEVABLE...
We outshots (so actual shots on the goal) the Rooks 18-11.
Dave did have an a 23 at the Gk area while we had 18. (so about a 15% better shot stop rate)
Of course NONE of our 18 chances went in while nearly half (5) of Dave's 20% chances went in. Next time and every time we play Lewes from now on the hrd row will be set to 10...you can take that to the bank. I'm not bitter. :-) 
At Swansea
We really never had a chance in this one...so a 2-nil scoreline was pretty good actually. This was a warm up game for our Youth Cup squad.
Hosting Lincoln City
Michael Tiberius C-Ball Cabral has our number in the original MSWL. We simply cannot beat him. So it felt good to get a 3-nil win to advance to the FA Cup Semis. We outshot the Imps 14-9 (on goal) and won 3-nil. Lincoln probably deserved 1 goal, but no more with our 23 Gk level. And of course like the Lewes game another player was injured. This time a really good Df, so we're paying a price. I may just have to set the hrd row to 10 the rest of the season.
We are looking forward to session 6 and will only be playing to win 1 game...the youth cup.
Swansea City AFC sends Luke Flynn (IV/9 Df; 210k)
to Nottingham Forest for 250k
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Southend United sends 255k
to Swansea City AFC for Ryan MacDonald (IV/9 Mf; 210k)
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Swansea City AFC sends Kieran Scott (IV/10 Fw; 240k)
to Leicester City FC for 150k, Alex Brooks (IV/6 Fw; 120k)
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First off a big THANK YOU to Kevin Martin for his division previews and comments. I think you are right in that they are probably a good forum post, but again they are awesome with incredibly insight and detail.
Can anyone catch Dr. Jeff Hawker in the prediction league? With a 4 point lead, it could be tough. Interesting to see Graham Wilkes calling 9 of 10 correct last week...nice going G.
As for me, I'm 12 points back in the prediction league standings (right where I want to be) and wil be sneaking up on people soon with some good results. 
Hey Guys...
Last weeks Predictions are up and ready to go!!!
Jeff Tops the League Still. Well Done mate
This week Im away from Wednesday to Monday so Predictions will not be up till Tuesday unless I find some net access before.
Have a great week
G
Is on the forum Div 3 predictions page so as to not further flood the blog.
Well, Jeff Hawker Leads after 3 sessions. With 21/9 Record hes looking an early favourite for the Prediction Crown.
I didnt really have chance to look at the Predictions in all honesty. So I have gone for a NEw Approach this week and will continue the next 2 sessions
I have chosen all the 1st round of fixtures from the 1st Division to Predict. & the following weeks it will be D2 and D3 Respectively, then I have chosen 5 cup games. Thought I would spice it up and make it easier for me as I am in the throws of packing up my house ready to move and have a holiday Pending.
Well done Jeff... Come on Guys we can catch up
Also Great League Reviews Kevin!!!
Oh yea. We're saving Kevin's blog post. It's been printed out and is hanging up in the locker room at Home Park. FW Dominic Buckley, the Argyle's leading active scorer was seen recently taking PKs, striking a photo of Mr. Martin in the upper-90. The Pilgrims may not have the best team in the division.... it is definitely a rebuilding year... but in the history of MSWL, Plymouth has never seen Division 3 - we intend to avoid relegation, while fully training up all Youth Players.
As with Division 1, this one was researched before the opening games and latest auction. Complaints can be forwarded to my boss about having to be on-call instead of being able to take care of important matters like completely arbitrary rankings for a league full of imaginary players that perform in simulated matches. And we wonder what’s wrong with the American economy these days…
Teams are listed in anticipated order of division finish with the following info:
Name. Overall Division Two record (with ranking based on # of Div 2 wins). Win % (with rank). Total Div 2 pts (with rank). Breakdown of quality players on the rosters - at SL 9 or above for Div 2 - listed in order by Gk-Sw-Df-Mf-Fw. Highlights & review.
#1. Port Vale.
The Valiants have what is quite likely the best defense in all of United, headlined by one of the rare +1 SL players in Ahmed (II/14 to start the season). They have quality coming up in the ranks as well with 4 SL 10 players ready to make waves. While they are 2nd in T11, it’s by just 1 SL. They are tops in T16, by 4 SL, so their depth shines out and will carry the team to some Cup success as well. The team has a strong history of solid defense in Division Two play. Most impressively, that quality defense carries over to road matches as well. While many teams can boast an impressive goals against average at home, it typically jumps at least one goal on the road. PV’s goes from 1.53 to just 1.72. The .19 goals increase is the lowest in league history for the division. For those who wonder what that translates to, it means that Vale is probably going to win at home and have an easy time getting draws on the road if not outright wins there as well. That’s a good recipe for success and makes them the division favorites to walk away with the title this season.
#2.
#3.
The Blades have good depth at Df & Fw, strength everywhere (4th in T11 & T16), and an apprentice at Sw that will improve as the season progresses to fill their only roster hole. The manager also has plenty of experience scraping out points in tight divisional races against Div 1-quality opponents. The worst thing about
#4.
#5.
Over 3000k in the bank will help them get another T11 pickup this season and build on a team starting at 5th in T11 and 7th in T16. One more solid player is needed to content in the divisional race. They have 5 max-SL players on the roster currently, with 3 at Fw. Going offense-heavy isn’t a horrible plan, yet they could use a star or two elsewhere to help carry the load. The upcoming Sw App will be that for them starting next season. This year another good auction pickup will make the difference between mid-table mediocrity and promotion zone success. I’m going with mid-table until the cash produces a top Df or Mf to keep the four teams ranked higher from running rampant on them.
#6.
They have 4 max-SL players ready to peak out this season, and a balanced and flexible lineup with good depth. Their T11 starts ranked 7th in the division, so T11 clashes on the road won’t fare well for them. However, their T16 jumps to 3rd. With a solid backup in goal as well, they really don’t have a weakness. I expect them to be able to compete in Cups and the league without having to sacrifice much SL from either campaign. That allows them to spread the youth out more and keep from throwing a match for the sake of developing the future players. I have them at 6th despite all that due to T11 strength. It’s hard to win on the road in this league, and it will take some luck to overcome the SL advantage of the teams above them on this list. More importantly, CHF needs to fare better protecting the home turf. While longevity counts for rankings such as this one (and few teams have played more Div 2 seasons than CHF), no team has more home losses than CHF. At 16, that accounts for nearly half their total losses. That ratio needs to dramatically improve for them to compete for promotion. Taking only 2 of every 3 home matches will lead to a mid-table finish, with relegation not a significant concern for this deep squad more equipped to handle injury and random suspension than anyone else in the division.
#7.
The Imps are a team in transition. They have a history of dominating in Division Two. Only
#8. Southend United. 31-20-39 (9th), .456 win % (21st), 113 pts (8th). 2-1-3-3-5.
While the 14 players at SL 9 and above looks impressive in the first line there, it’s deceiving. They’re all SL 9-11 with the only top-SL players on the roster at age I, SL 10 to start out, and there’s just 3 of those. That leaves SU at 8th in T11 and T16. Worse yet, 3 of the T11 are already out injured and down for at least two sessions. While SU focuses on out-scoring and out-injuring the competition, perhaps a little planning on stopping goals and not giving up as many PKs would help. Southend is currently tied for most ever Div 2 losses at 39. Strongly contributing to that is their 181 goals against (2nd behind HER’s record of 185, which will be passed in a session or two). SU’s 109 away goals against is another record they hold. With top keepers rounding into form and some impressive defenses (headlined by Vale’s squad), Southend’s “intimidate and out-punch” strategy will be hard-pressed to find road goals. Road losses plus a few PK-aided home losses against the top sides could leave this team fuming. Increased carding odds won’t help their league chances either, which is why I have them slipping to 8th when they might otherwise merit a 6th or 7th place spot. Cards kill in league games. SU will be the top victim this season.
These next two teams are having down seasons on the talent level. Both managers are crafty and can easily find a way to escape relegation with a shrewd auction pickup or trade. Going by what’s on paper alone, they have readily apparent issues that can’t merit ranking them higher right now. Rob in particular has to be loving it. I think every ranking where I’ve picked the Pilgrims to relegate they’ve done great, and every time I’ve liked their chances they’ve had a lousy season. As the league’s worst well-published prognosticator (which is easy to pull off as the only one!), no less can be expected of this season as well.
The problem? T11 and T16 are tied at 9th-worst in the division. You start low, you finish low. Both Plymouth Argyle FC and
#9.
The formation strength numbers are again a bit deceiving here. The 3 defenders are all SL 9. The top teams will steamroll at home vs.
#10.
Odds of winning Division Two (for entertainment purposes only):
PV 2:1
QPR 12:1
CHF 20:1
SU 45:1
FOR 100:1
Kevin, you always make me smile with your reviews, not sure where you find the energy, I receive emails that long from my boss and stop reading half way down but I promise to crack open a beer tonight and inwardly digest everything that you have said, promise!
Its a cracker, god bless Frank Carson.
Looking forward to the division two and three reviews.
You win my vote by the way to increase your bonus participation amount, but somehow thing the mighty Al will not go for it somehow, you know how he can be fickle sometimes!
The following was written prior to session 2 running, however I didn’t get it posted in time due to time constraints and work getting in the way of recreation again. Didn’t feel like revising to account for the opening weekend, so I’ll just post this and pretend it didn’t happen. The huge auction purchases by
Listed in order of all-time Division 1 victories with the following pre-season thought to humble the majority of us:
There have been 900 matches in Div 1 United history prior to this season. 703 resulted in a win-loss result, and 197 were draws. Of those 703 wins, Alon accounts for 104 of them. That’s nearly 15% of all victories, or more than 1 in every 7. The next highest manager in terms of Div 1 wins is James T., with 58 wins at
Listing order:
Team. All time Div 1 record and ranking on most Div 1 wins list. All time Div 1 winning percentage and rank. Total Div 1 points and rank. Last season’s outcome.
Tranmere Rovers. 104-30-28 (1st). .735 winning % (1st). 342 pts (1st).
Alon appears to have a simple strategy going. Overpower. Outscore. Make them beat me at my own game. They run at 1-x-2-3-6 for players at SL 10+. They have the forward depth to play for goals in every match all season long. However, they have no sweeper and the early auctions drought on them has left the team thin along the back lines. With a suspect backup Gk and little depth at Df, one bad injury or run of suspensions could derail their season if they start giving up more goals than they can score. Then again, with that front line, it might take two -5 injuries to make that happen. Expected finish: 3rd place. A few teams have comparable front lines and better Sw/Df combos to prevent more goals. It will come down to luck on scoring chances, though with Tranmere’s overall T11/T16 falling off the top pace, certain teams may make their own luck with a T11 blitz over a thin backline.
Lewes FC. 53-21-34 (3rd). .588 winning % (3rd). 180 pts (3rd).
Brighton & Hove
Odds of League Championship (for entertainment purposes only):
LEW 2:1
BHA 7:1
HER 10:1
SWA 15:1
AP Cup seedings after group play (1st place group, more points, better GD, more GF, then repeat for 2nd place finishers):
1. WES, 9 pts
2. CRD, 7 pts, +7 GD, 12 GF
3. TRA, 7 pts, +7 GD, 9 GF
4. CAR, 7 pts, +7 GD, 8 GF
5. DER, 7 pts, +5 GD
6. BRI, 7 pts, +2 GD
7. WAT, 6 pts, +2 GD
8. SWA, 6 pts, -1 GD
9. NOR, 6 pts, +6 GD
10. LIN, 6 pts, +3 GD
11. PNE, 6 pts, +2 GD
12. SHU, 5 pts, +4 GD
13. PV, 5 pts, +3 GD
14. LEW, 5 pts, +2 GD
15. PLY, 4 pts
16. SWI, 3 pts
Leicester City FC sends 650k
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Nothing like spending in excess of 3000k during the preseason, only to see the team drop to 7th in the D1 T11 standings after one session. It's going to be a rough season.
Queens Park Rangers sends Jack Dowson (I/9 Mf; 420k)
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Still cant see the Cunning plan Sorry it must be me !
You are absolutely right .
Fred, each BRB-eligible player that you left on your roster to earn a CP did just that; each gained you 1CP. Not having a coach in Session 1 cost you 2CPs, since you coached two players for level gains. So leaving the player as a CP earner instead of converting him into a Coach actually cost you a CP!
It's very easy. I chose to leave them as a CP-earner for session 1, as I didn't had a home game in the FA Cup. For the injuries you have to ask Al, he wrote the software for this great game, my team just was unlucky to get those 2 injuries
Why would a team with 4 AGE V Players on their roster only have 3 BRB's (No Coach & No Physio) & then get a -3 & -5 Injuries in first session?
Fred ? Any insight into your cunning plan?
Lewes FC sends Toby Begum (III/10 Fw; 320k)
to Chesterfield FC for Örkény Deák (III/10 Df; 320k)
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Ian wins Manager of the Year in MU2.
Dave Dohm wins in MU1.
Al must be pulling his hair out by the fistful trying to find out why the cheat codes aren't working anymore!
The following teams receive a bonus (Season 11 Coach of the Year (Dave Dohm...is a winner!?!?!)):
LEW (25)
Southend United sends Gordon Bell (III/4 Df; 80k), Bobby Elliott (III/4 Df; 80k)
to Dorchester Town for 210k
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Hi Al,
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It seems to me that the game previews have gone slightly wrong, they looked to have been doubled up for each time we have played a team, just checked the facup game versus Leicester and thought that I played them last season but not as many times as have been listed!
Lewes FC sends 80k
to Southend United for Dylan Morrison (III/3 Fw; 40k)
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Southend United sends Arturo Soto (V/4 Sw; 40k)
to Brentford FC for Jay Fitzgerald (APP/5 Fw; 225k)
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Bristol City FC sends James Scholes (V/5 Mf; 60k)
to Northampton Town FC for 125k
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Lewes FC sends Charlie Daly (V/5 Mf; 60k)
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Johan Rønning (IV/4 Gk; 60k), Ryan Begum (IV/4 Fw; 60k)
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Cardiff City FC sends 208k, Jake Murphy (I/9 Df; 420k)
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Alfie Allen (II/12 Mf; 500k)
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Derby County sends Harris Clark (I/10 Fw; 480k)
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While the case can be made that Group E is a Group of Death (QPR, LEI, PLY and WAT), I think Group G trumps that line up:
GROUP G |
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| TEAM | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |||
| 1. | Dorchester Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2. | Sheffield United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3. | Swansea City AFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4. | Hereford United FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
All four teams could legitimately contend for this trophy, yet only two will escape the group stage. I predict the the trophy will go to one of these four teams.
Cardiff City FC sends 250k, Orlando Almeida (APP/5 Df; 225k)
to Plymouth Argyle FC for Jamie Douglas (II/11 Df; 450k)
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Northampton Town FC sends Lucas Dickson (V/5 Df; 60k)
to Bristol City FC for 175k
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Here are the final tables from season 11
Al
| DIV | TEAM ID | TEAM | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Lewes FC | 12 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 17 | 24 | 41 |
| 1 | 7 | Dorchester Town | 10 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 24 | 35 |
| 1 | 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 21 | 35 |
| 1 | 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 22 |
| 1 | 18 | Preston North End FC | 6 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 21 |
| 1 | 28 | Crewe Alexandra FC | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 25 |
| 1 | 31 | Cardiff City FC | 8 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 37 | -7 | 26 |
| 1 | 21 | Sheffield United | 5 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 43 | -13 | 17 |
| 1 | 30 | Plymouth Argyle FC | 6 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 20 |
| 1 | 15 | Lincoln City FC | 3 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 50 | -26 | 11 |
| 2 | 26 | Hereford United FC | 11 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 37 |
| 2 | 23 | Swansea City AFC | 11 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 35 |
| 2 | 16 | Watford | 9 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 32 | 8 | 30 |
| 2 | 8 | Port Vale FC | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 29 |
| 2 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 27 |
| 2 | 3 | Leeds United | 5 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 20 |
| 2 | 22 | Chesterfield FC | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 22 |
| 2 | 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 23 |
| 2 | 5 | Carlisle United | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 33 | -19 | 12 |
| 2 | 29 | Weston-super-Mare AFC | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 35 | -21 | 16 |
| 3 | 34 | Derby County | 14 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 16 | 44 | 44 |
| 3 | 33 | Northampton Town FC | 10 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 24 | 20 | 33 |
| 3 | 32 | Bristol City FC | 6 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 34 | 11 | 25 |
| 3 | 1 | Southend United | 7 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 33 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | 13 | Leicester City FC | 8 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 27 |
| 3 | 25 | Swindon Town FC | 7 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 27 |
| 3 | 17 | Oldham Athletic AFC | 7 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 24 |
| 3 | 20 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 8 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 26 |
| 3 | 11 | Wycombe Wanderers | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 32 | -22 | 16 |
| 3 | 4 | Brentford FC | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 73 | -67 | 1 |
Swindon Town FC sends 180k
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I think one factor that contributes to a greater number of age V+ players is the relatively low turnover rate among managers. As managers play this game longer, they realise they can groom BRB's themselves so there is less need to purchase from other sources. Gone are the days when BRB's regularly sell for 200k+.
That being said, I expect we will see more non-league sales prior to session eight each season as managers look to secure gauranteed cash on age IV players instead of holding them until they turn age V.
Brighton & Hove Albion sends 205k
to Leeds United for Alfred Lindholm (V/2 Mf; 0k), Noel Björk (V/2 Df; 0k)
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Plymouth Argyle FC sends Lucas Mason (I/10 Mf; 480k), Aidan Johnstone (II/13 Fw; 550k)
to Brighton & Hove Albion for 2000k
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends Petter Jacobsen (V/3 Mf; 20k)
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Its very interesting to me how teams are now "building their own" BRBs for the most part. I wonder if we'll see more of a selloff of players at some point so that fewer become BRBs and teams buy the surplus from others...interesting supply and demand going on. 
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to Cardiff City FC for Oliver Paterson (APP/5 Mf; 225k)
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The following teams receive a bonus (Season 11 Financial Awards):
BHA (404) BRI (4) CRD (79) CRE (4) DER (233) DOR (325) HER (475) LEE (37) LEW (704) LIN (4) NOR (300) FOR (4) OLA (4) PLY (4) SHU (164) SU (139) SWA (631) SWI (8) TRA (350) WAT (354) WYC (8)
What about some recognition in kkk's for the TOP HOODLUM of the Season ?
Yikes........glaring omitions that were unintentional. My spreadsheet failed me when I failed to include DER and NOR in the sort! Appologies to Trevor and Simon. Thanks for catching my error Kevin.
Dave's list is accurate by my count as well.
However, in what Al will assure us was a deliberate slight that deserves 10-hardness retaliation when next they meet, Dave left off Derby Co (Trevor) & Northampton (Simon) from the list!
DER - 3rd Div champ (200) + leading scorer Div 3 (25) + Prediction league weekly winner weeks 1 & 10 (8) = 233k.
NOR - FA Cup semifinalist (200) + Div 3 2nd place (100) = 300k.
So add to Dave's listing:
NOR 300
DER 233
LEW 704
SWA 631
HER 475
BHA 404
WAT 354
TRA 350
DOR 325
SHF 164
SU 139
CRD 79
LEE 37
SWI 8
WYC 8
LIN 4
PLY 4
BRI 4
NOT 4
CRE 4
OLA 4
As always somoene better check me!
The curtain has closed on the 10th season of MSWL-U. Here are some statistical oddities from the first "decade" of seasons.
- every team has been promoted at least once, thanks to Northampton's last session this season.
- Crewe and Tranmere have never been relegated. They are also the only teams to never have been relegated from the first division, though Swansea City will join this group next year.
- Tranmere, with six league titles, leads the all-time table. Watford, who have only spent two seasons outside the top flight, are in 2nd place overall; Cardiff are in 3rd.
(though it must be noted inconsistencies with some of the positions on team's history pages makes the all-time table tenuous).
- Eight teams (TRA, WAT, CRD, LEW, SHU, PlY, PNE, and HER) have never played in the third division.
- Seven teams (SU, SWI, WSM, D&R, SWA, LEI, WYC) have neve played in the first division, though again Swansea have almost already out of this group.
- Only three teams in the top ten of the all-time table have ever played in the third division.
- Tranmere has stayed in the same division for the longest period of time with 9 going on 10 consecutive seasons in the top flight.
- Carlisle spent the first seven seasons in the bottom tier, and Dagenham will tie them next season for longest consecutive stint in the bottom flight.
- No team has spent more than four consecutive seasons in the second division. WMS, SU, and LEW all accomplished four. A team promoted or relegated into the middle tier has played in a different division the next season 56% of the time.
- Port Vale, Dorchester and Derby County are the "averagest" teams, all tied for 14th place in the all-time table.
- Crewe Alexandra had the biggest change in their all-time table position over the past five seasons, rising 12 spots to 13th. Brentford dropped 15 spots to 19th. Brighton and Cardiff also improved greatly, while Bristol City, Southend and Northampton fell off the pace a little. (That represents teams who tended to play in a lower division than normal.)
Northampton celebrate in style tonightas they gain promotion with two exiting wins in the final session of the season, at last Manager Compton was heard to say, a string of wins help us win promotion to the 2nd division and we have high hopes that this team can continue next season with the same success.
Manager Compton was overheard in the dugout saying it was a shame that BHA had won today as it would have been nice to have met up with his old foe in next seasons campaign!!
Well done to them in the FA Cup, Swansea in the Youth Cup, Tranmere in the Shield Cup and of course Lewes, 2nd title in two seasons.
Looking forward to the start of the new season within the next few weeks.
Hi guys,
I often send out email updates to remind folks of what is upcoming. Some are the automated variety (which I will try to tune/revisit soon).
I'm counting on you to maintain your email addresses so you are in the loop on everything.
Please take a moment to click the User Info link and double check your:
- email address
- and while you are there your CURRENT TIME.
Regarding email address, I just accept one per team, so please don't put in two.
You can change it whenever you want. When I send out league wide emails I always grab the latest email you have updated.
In addition on this page you can ensure it shows the current time (select from the drop down list). This gets used for the times you see in the game (I store all time in GMT and then use your timezone offset to show your current time).
Ideally I'll modify that later to some javascript function so you don't have to update it.
If you have any questions on the above, just let me know.
Thanks,
Al
Graham you may need to revisit that statement, "Swansea have not won any cups yet" as they have just defeated Sheffield in the Ap cup final and a great match it was too.
Well this is getting to the final biscuits in the tray now with 2 sessions left and the prediction title up for grabs..... Its time to fine tune your thoughts
Biggest game of the week is Swansea v Sheffield United in the AP Cup Final
So what do we think... Sheffield have won the FA shield but SWansea have not won any cups yet...
Swansea have won one of the five games they have played each other Sheffield have won the otherfour.
SWansea have a 4 game session as they head for promotion to the top flight and sheffield are in a dog fight to pull away from relegation.
This game is gonna be a belter i think 3-1 to the welsh team personally but have your say as still 10 teams not predicted this week!!!
Also there are 9 other games to have a crack at and no one has got all 10 right this season.
Good Luck All
Hey give that man an award Mr S he deserves it, he is just too clever by half and there is little old me trying to fly under the radar!!
Maybe this year we will change all that Kevin, it then again!
Oh the irony that Simon would not know who is the one league team in all of United that has never achieved promotion!
Our renowned and loved/reviled (no middle ground allowed!) Cobblers made the Div 1 cut after season 1, and remained in the top flight through season 7 (including 4 straight 2nd place finishes). After being relegated at the close of season 7, they played Div 2 ball for three seasons, finishing in the relegation zone for season 10's close being tied on points and losing out on goal differential. Season 11 could very well be Simon's first ever promotion in United.
As for managers that have never achieved promotion, my history pages are silent. I failed to diligently record managerial swaps in the early seasons and can't recall exactly when some current managers took the helm. We may have another manager or even two that haven't yet capped a successful league season, yet Northampton Town FC remains our only club to have fallen without yet getting back up.
The following teams receive a bonus (Tax Assessment):
PNE (-357)
Yes, every club has had at least one season outside the third division. But that does not answer the question -
Which MSWL-U team has never been promoted, either from the 2nd division to the 1st, or the 3rd division to the 2nd?
If you don't want a hint, stop reading now...
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but this team may finally achieve promotion this year.
Simon's post got me curious. I took a look - there have been ZERO teams that have never been promoted out of D3.
These have been the most consistent teams throughout league history:
Tranmere Rovers - Started in D2, promoted to D1 after 1 season, never dropped down.
Leicester City - In D3 for 4 seasons, promoted to D2, immediately dropped back down to D3 (where they have been for the past 5 seasons)
Swansea City - In D3 for 2 seasons, promoted to D2, immediately dropped back down to D3 for 6 seasons. Regained promotion to D2 last season.
Watford - In D1 for 3 seasons, relegated to D2, immediately promoted back to D1 for 5 seasons. Relagetd back to D2 last season.
Wycombe - Started in D2, demoted to D3 after 1 season, spent 4 seasons in D3 before being promoted back tot D2 for a mere 1 season, then dropping back down to D3 for the past 4 seasons.
Sorry that should say un-promoted, that's he iPad for you.
Seeing johns quote in the home page, made me take a little look out of curiosity, Kevin I am sure will do this piece more detailed than I but I cannot see anyone who has not at least been promoted up a division at least once, WighWycombe look to be the closest team to have been in division 3 the longest with spells in division 2 in season 2 and 7.
However over to Kevin.
If you like formulas, read it. If you don't, or don't have the time, just scroll to the table so you can see what it's all about in its simplest form.
in case you need it, or were losing heart this season.
Three sessions left to find the miracle in the mundane mass. Yours will come too.
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7472021/brian-phillips-soccer-boredom
Northampton Town FC sends 505k
to Cardiff City FC for Brandon O'Neal (III/13 Df; 440k)
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Cardiff City FC sends Reis Peretz (APP/8 Mf; 450k)
to Plymouth Argyle FC for 250k, Bryan McDonald (SBY/4 Mf; 155k)
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Apologies for the delayed REviews of the Prediction League.
Olmec has had to take a backstep due to Work commitments the last few weeks apologies for the neglect.
so lets review whats been happening then shall we
well done Abe in session 7 with a total of 8 correct and was closely followed by allan and Ian with 7 correct.
So where does it leave the standings then??
Abe & Myself head the charts with 39 correct and just behind on 36 is Mr MSWL Kevin.
Plenty of people in the 30's so with 30 games still to go there is the chance to take the title!!!
Good Luck all this session
Graham
Yes Dave, my lad and his other 18 under eights team mates went along today after a football tournament, and yes made them all cry , feeling proud of your team now!!
They had a great chance of hanging on to a famous 2-1 victory until Southend scored 4 in twenty mins i think?
Now to watch my beloved SAINTS thrash the upstart Niners at Candlestick Park!
It just keeps getting better !!!
NORTHAMPTON TOWN 2 - 5 SOUTHEND UNITED
Come on you BLUES Top of League 2
Yes stay tuned as Northampton Town boss back in favour with the Chairman sits down to review the team selections, results and finds out whether the rest of the weekend will be sweet or sour!
Yes Kevin, a nice cup of tea along wtih some biscuits, nice(sounds like niece), plain or chocolate digestive, hobnobs you name them i can eat them with a good cup of tea, the only problem following a dunking session is the bits at the bottom of the cup when you sip the last dregs of tea!!!
Simon, don't you guys have a scheduled tea time every 15 minutes or so? With different kinds of biscuit or finger sandwich protocol for each one? Most of us New World savages have never mastered the finer niceties of finger foods that don't involve a deep fryer.
Glad to see you feel as sorry for yourself in united 2 as the original united here!
For those who are wondering cast your eye over to united 2! It's great poor old IMan he really does not have any love going his way, looking forward to seeing what happens in 2 days time?
hey on those blogs of Kevin, I was scrolling, scrolling and still scrolling when it got to tea time!!!
Kevin,
Well written piece, sir. Glad to see you are a student of the game - we'll have to meet up someday and share a few pints over some Sunday NFL goodness.
I would contend two more points in New England's favor: the return of healthy Logan Mankins and Sebastian Vollmer to the offensive line. Combined with very strong play from rookies Nate Solder and Marcus Cannon, the o-line should be in superb condition to protect Brady all night.
Second, a name that I believe went unmentioned in your analysis: Rob Gronkowski. Hernandez burned the Broncos last month since he was, as Tom Terrific likes to say, "the open receiver" and his match up that day played out well. I believe Gronkowski will be a much greater presence in Foxboro tomorrow evening.
The defense is a problem for New England but something they have learned to live with the past two seasons (more or less). As bad as their overall defense has looked most of this season, they have adjusted in multiple games when trailing and found a way to halt or reduce the opposing offense after/by halftime. And to be fair, it is subjective to call this team the (almost) worst defense in the league. Yes, they did surrender the second most yards per game, but ranked 15th in points allowed per game (ahead of Green Bay, Denver, NY Giants who still remain in the playoffs). More importantly, the team is +17 in turnovers (best in AFC), third behind San Francisco (28) and Green Bay (24). I hate watching the poor tackling I've seen from this team the last two seasons, but for whatever reason, they seem capable of stopping teams inside/near the red zone a majority of the time.
Regardless of the outcome Saturday night, I expect a well fought and enjoyable game. I just wish it didn't start at 8.00pm EST. As much as the Patriots game, I am very eager to watch the NO/SF game, too. I think that game has the potential to be quite memorable.
P.S. Sorry for the oversized Brady image earlier - I made a mistake when I posted it.
As a Bronco fan I remain (very, very) cautiously optimistic about our chances in Foxboro this weekend due to the following reasons:
1) The Pats defense sucks.
2) In the earlier game this season the Patriots got lucky on fumble recoveries (both of Denver's in Denver territory and recovering Brady's fumble on his own 11 AND the ridiculous punt receiving fumble by the [now-cut from the team] Quan inside his own 20 with 12 seconds left in the half that gave the Pats free points) any of which led to 3-14 point swings in the final score after Denver rolled out to an early lead by scoring on their first three possessions.
3) No Carter for the Pats pass rush, which already sucked. Losing their best DE didn't help that any.
4) The Broncos started 3 rookies against the Pats in their secondary for the first meeting, two of whom had their first starts, only one of which should get playing time this weekend as the starters they replaced are back. Brady had his way with the Bronco babies (including Ochocinco's blown coverage TD and nearly every pass to Hernandez), and those guys won't be out there to abuse this time.
5) Von Miller is over much of his late season slump thanks to the cast he's wearing, and has adapted his game to get back into the backfield more often.
6) The Pats defense really, really sucks.
On the flip side,
1) The Pats offense is really good.
2) No Eric Decker (their best deep threat to capitalize on lousy Pats CBs and Tebow's better-than-average throwing ability for the deep out pattern [his only consistently good pattern to hit]), leaving the Broncos WR depth chart at Thomas, Royal, Willis, and a slot guy I had to look up last week when he started getting snaps against Pittsburgh.
3) More importantly, G Chris Kuper broke his leg. All those great option runs by Tebow/McGahee this season on a roll to the left? That's Kuper pulling and opening the big holes they gash through. That's gone. As is the goal-line go-to option of Tebow going short yardage dive to his right, straight behind Kuper each time. Huge loss for the O-line and the single most important reason the Broncos are worse off than the first time.
4) Fullback Spencer Larson is gone. Excellent lead blocker, good hands out of the backfield, and very nice protection blocker in the backfield. Replaced by a backup TE against the Steelers to disasterous effects (including blown blocks leading to two sacks). They don't have anyone to replace Larson either, just like Kuper.
5) McGahee is worn out and shot, making our best RB Mike Bell or Tebow himself.
6) To recap the above that's our top WR, top FB, top RB, and perhaps our best lineman all done for this season (though McGahee will still play with a fork in his back).
7) John Fox is still coaching, so the game planning will be conservative and predictable. How exactly is that going to get us to 36 points (what it would take to win this game)?
8) Pats get Chung back at safety (who was out the first game), a huge step up in talent level from whoever was getting toasted at Mile High. Chung provides a lot of help for the sub-par CBs in the Pats secondary, so they can go back to a cover-1 or cover-2 and not give up deep throws down the middle like Denver got in the first matchup.
9) The Pats offense is really, really good and Denver cannot win a shootout.
So...
In considering all of the above, the only player that I'm willing to wager from the Swansea team is the most appropriately named guy for the anticipated end result:
Mf Kieran Butcher(ed)
From a fan that still believes his favorite team is only in the playoffs because of three things (fellow AFC West coaches Haley, Jackson, and Turner - all of whom had better teams more capable of winning the division this year yet didn't thanks mostly to their own making and partially to bad injuries to key players - two of which were appropriately fired and the third of which improbably has kept his job despite repeated ineptitude over the past half-decade only because his GM is more overmatched than the coach at this point), and if any of those had been different all season we'd be sitting at 7-9 or 6-8 and 4th in the division, the Pats should win this game. With both teams finishing first in their divisions, they're guaranteed to play next season. I'm hopeful for a healthy team (and home field) for that matchup, and we should do a better job then with another year removed from McDaniels and his myriad personnel mistakes.
Enjoy the victory and next weekend's as well. You'll get Yates (or even better, Delhomme!?!) or else Flacco and the road-fraud Ravens. Win-win and bring on Green Bay, the only team with a worse overall defense than the Pats. Unfortunately, I am in a lousy place as a fan headed into this weekend. "I believe; please help my unbelief" (Mark 9:24).
I heard recently one of our managers is a "huge Broncos fan." For the sake of this conversation, I'll call him Kevin M., oh wait...that's too obvious...how about K. Martin (that's better).
I am not one to display hubris, but I am rather optimistic the Patriots will defeat the Broncos Saturday night. Cautiously optimistic at the least. Once Brady shifts into a higher gear and starts to move the ball, there is little chance Tebow and his teammates can keep up in a shoot out with one of the best QB's to ever play this wonderful game.
That leads me to the reason for my post: Dr Martin...would you be interested in betting a player (or two) on this game?
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Thanks for the reminder Dave. I should have done this to start the season and would have forgotten otherwise.
Al
We get the idea, Dave - some teams have missing youth squads. Thanks.
Coventry,Dorchester,Leicester & Preston
All need to purchase Schoolboys or Apprentices before Saturdays first Round Youth Cup games to field legal Youth squads!
Coventry,Dorchester,Leicester & Preston
All need to purchase Schoolboys or Apprentices before Saturdays first Round Youth Cup games to field legal Youth squads!
Coventry,Dorchester,Leicester & Preston
All need to purchase Schoolboys or Apprentices before Saturdays first Round Youth Cup games to field legal Youth squads!
Hi Guys,
Hope this is okay Al?
Promised Mark from SESL that i would pop a blog in about the vacancies within the other Olmec leagues, anyone fancy taking up another challenge then please visit the sites and take a look at them.
I appreciate some of you guys play in them already but for those who fancy it and have some time then why not give it a go.
Any queries then please get in touch with the Gms or ask here.
Thanks for listening Simon
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My Opponents in the 1st round of the Youth Cup (Leicester City) have big problems fielding a legal squad
They only have 6 Youth players & 1 of those is injured & out of the next round of games, they have a full quota of 30 players so are going to have to offload at least 3 players & bring in 3 Schoolboys to be able to field the regulation 8 youth players in the match !
Easy pickings!
What a week... Some Big Scores and some New guys at the top!!!
Well done Rene, Kevin & Dave Dohm who all got 8 correct this week.
Kevin & Dave now Top the Bill with 28 for the season, Abe and myself sit just behind on 27. So all to play with after 5 rounds
Apologies for the reviews last few weeks 15 hour days back to back have wiped out alot of my spare time!!
Hopefully should die down now
Only 22 teams took part this week please please take part new year if we can get 28 plus people predicting every week im sure Al caould get some more K's for prizes put in the Prediction League pot!!!
Love to you all and Happy New Year
G G xx
At what cost victory, I ask? In handing Lewes their first defeat of the season this last week, we were assaulted all over the pitch and ended up with 3 injured players. The worst of those came in extra time as our one and only good Gk went down and sits barely useable this week. Less than 1% chance and we nailed it. Olmec must really have a crush on Dave, as the team that beat him may have ended up worse off after the match than if we had quietly lost without injury. Our push for a Div 2 title this season just took a major hit as we now have to recover Fit while fending off the raving hordes behind us. Trevor has to like his chances now.
ï»Hey Guys,
Seasons Greetings to you all. Hope you had a great yuletide celebration and I wish all you and your families a lovely christmas
Also hoping that you have got the results you needed as you push for the various titles!! (Thanks AL again for this great game)
So 23 people Predicted this week (come on the other 7 it tkaes 2 mins!!!) 5 people got 6 right .. Kevin, Abe, Jake, James T & Rob.. Well done all!!
Top of the leader board on 21 now is ROB, ABE & MYSELF!!!
Never too late to get involved chaps
Only 2 people got the Wycombe v Dagenham Draw!!! One of the lowest correct predictions on a game this season!!!
Cheers to the entire league. I hope you all have a happy weekend!
So with another week of mental deliveries at Royal Mail my Prediction note will be short again...
What an awesome few games.... We have this week
Swansea v Lewes... They have only met 4 times and last time was way back in S3.. Lewes have won 2 and the others were drawn. Its a real clash of the titans here to be honest. The Up and Coming Swansea vs the Powerhouse of Lewes.. could this to be close to call?? Everyone has an opinion so cast your vote on this awesome match.
Other classicos to look out for this week. Cardiff v Tranmere were 1 and 2 a few seasons ago as Alon look sto get back to the top and Graham looks to get some silverware these are two managers looking for a win. Forest v Hereford 3rd and 4th in D2 a real 6 point battle here for promotion hopes. There are 7 other matches to have a stab at as well
Good luck all!!!
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Was this written before or after you sent Elias Beerman to Carlisle? The public has a right to know...
Lewes has taken heat the past couple days and been accused of abandoing youth development. I beg to differ and offer up the facts on the rest of the sqauds in division I. Below you will see how many youth players each division I team has that are on target to be developed to the maximum. A bit surprising that DOR and TRA are actually the ones "abandoning" the youth movement while LEW is in the middle of the pack!
Team # Max SBY # Max APP
CRE 5 4
CRD 4 4
PNE 4 4
PLY 4 4
LEW 3 4
SHF 4 3
LIN 4 3
BHA 5 2
TRA 3 3
DOR 4 2
I'd be watching out for TRA and DOR and expect to get their top 11!
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Only 24 Entries this week.. Come on guys takes 2 minutes and its only a bit of fun. A chance to see which one of your rivals will win/lose or draw.
Would be great to get 30 people predicting every week, As can be done as part of your orders!! Get Involved Gents!!!
Well Done Roy & Mike C who got 7 results each both those managers seeming to be improving each week and have predicted all 3 weeks so not only well done but thanks for the commitment!!
so whos top of the tree?? Well Roy storms to 17 and 1st place. On 2nd lace tied are:- Mark Stretch, Fred & Myself...
James White is bottom with 2 but not too late mate to get climbing up the tree!!!
21 people out of 24 predicted Lewes to beat Brighton
Only 3/24 Got Crewe would beat Tranmere (Seriously Alon What happened here) & southend to draw with Swindon
Hardest one to PRedict i think this week was Tranmere v Swansea and the votes where split but well done to the 13 that got Tranmere.
Next Matches up soon .... Lets get the Numbers back up in the High 20's please x x x
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Don't be fooled, Lewes is the luckiest team in the league. we all know it, even Ian knows it! But you are correct in that the start means nothing if we don't bring some hardware home. Our good buddy Ian has proven this time and again.
Lewes 9 0 0 means nothing unless they win something!!
He is flying under the radar though all that 'we wont win anything this season chit chat' you boys in division 1 cannot be trying hard enough, little old Lewes dominating affairs!
It just wont do, wakey wakey otherwise hes going unbeaten all season
Hey love these smileys here, just keep forgetting what key operates them we i chat!!
Lets have a campaign for bringing these smileys from the blog entries into the chat boxes, work your magic Sir Al
Just noting Lewes' current record after three sessions:
Current Season: 9-0-0 (1.000)
Is it possible that a mention of the above could be put out at the beginning of the week either with the usual Auction, Orders, and Prediction news.
I think that's twice I have missed putting it in because it slipped my mind - only me you understand....!
Please accept my apologies for a very very brief round up to the Prediction League. I have torn my cruciate Ligaments and juggling work and hospital appointments this week has been a bit of a mission to be honest. As well as working for Royal Mail you can imagine work is a likkle mental this week. Trying to co-ordinate mail moving in and out of a depot with oever 260,000 items a day just in my depot its a little but fun!!!
So I have highlighted 2 matches that I chose this week and why
Lewes & Brighton - I just caouldnt decide who might win this as its two teams who fight for success.
Then we have Tranmere the undisputed Kings of United and Swansea who have been on a major rebuild and look like they could be D1 champions next season!!! so New v Old
Normal Round Up resumes next week!!!
Too focused on the tie to notice the obvious...
#1 overall seed is actually Dagenham & Redbridge, as the glaringly obvious +10 goal differential shows.
Tied at #2 is Hereford & Derby County.
Sorry.
Knockout seedings to determine home field after group stage completion:
A tie! Should the top two teams end up playing each other, a coin flip will determine the home field. Make that two ties! Should the bottom two teams face each other, a coin flip will determine home field.
Tie 1st: DER 9 pts, +8 GD, 9 GF
Tie 1st: HER 9 pts, +8 GD, 9 GF
3rd: DAG 9 pts, +10 GD, 14 GF
4th: SWA 9 pts, +7 GD, 7 GF
5th: LEW 9 pts, +4 GD, 4 GF
6th: PNE 7 pts, +5 GD, 6 GF
7th: NOR 6 pts, 0 GD, 3 GF (over 9th-16th due to 1st place rule)
8th: QPR 5 pts, +1 GD, 4 GF (over 9th-16th due to 1st place rule)
9th: LEE 6 pts, +9 GD, 16 GF
10th: OLA 6 pts, +7 GD, 11 GF
11th: CRD 6 pts, +7 GD, 8 GF
12th: DOR 6 pts, +4 GD, 7 GF
13th: SHU 4 pts, +2 GD, 4 GF
14th: TRA 4 pts, +2 GD, 3 GF
tie 15th: SU 4 pts, +1 GD, 4 GF
tie 15th: WAT 4 pts, +1 GD, 4 GF
We had 26 people predicting this week 2 for the 1st time but 3 who predicted last week didnt this week. I know its not alot of cash involved in this but its free money like walking past an itm and get a free couple of quid/dollars?? You wouldnt turn that down would you??
Big well done to Rob and Phil who got 8 and 7 respectively this week to claw themselves further up the table. Trevor and myself top the table with 11/20 for the season. But a good or poor week from anyone can move them plenty of places up the table. Derek came bottom this week with 2 correct and well done Brian for a vast improvement of last weeks 1 with a 5 this week,
Only 3 people got the Wycombe v Leicester as a draw in contrast to a massive 22 people who got the Northampton v Brentford Result right
Round 3 is up and ready to go!!!
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Good Evening Gents.
Posting the review earlier this week as I am away from home on a course this week with limited net access.
Have posted the Prediction Entries already 10 people are in so only 20 to go.
So heres my review of this weeks matches to assist you with your picks
1st Up Preston v Sheff United - Preston have Won 5 to United's 3 and there has never been a draw.. could this be the year?? Last time out Preston won 1-0 in the youth Cup in season 9
2nd up Crewe v Cardiff - CArdiff have won 8 to Crewe's 2 and there has been 2 draws. Last time out in the league in season 9 Crewe trounced the Bluebirds 5-1
3rd up Forest v Leeds - Forest Lead the series 5-4 and there again has never been a draw. Last Season they met and Forest won 1-0
4th Up QPR v Chesterfield - They have both won 3 a piece with 2 draws thrown in the mix. QPR won the last fixture 1-0 last season
5th up Wycombe v Leicester - Leicester lead the series 9-3 with 2 draws. They met in the AP Cup this season and Leicester won 5-0
6th Up Brentford v Oldham - Series even at 3 wins each with 2 draws thrown into measure. they last met in S10 when Oldham won 3-0
7th up Southend v Bristol - Match Of Hardness!!! Bristol Lead the series 8-5 with a draw thrown in. Bristol won 4-0 last time out
8th up Dorchester v Brighton - Big Pair up here!! Brighton Lead the Series 6-2 and theres been 2 draws. They meet twice this session as well!! Caould Brighton make it 10 wins by the end of the session. Last time out Brighton won 2-1
9th up Swindon v Plymouth - Plymouth Lead 3-1 and there has been 3 draws. Plymouth won last time out 1-0
10th in the mix and last - Northampton v Brentford - northampton Lead this 9-6 with the only draw coming in the fa cup 1st round 1-1 this season which this is the replay of.
so an exciting week. On paper some obvious choices but football is a funny old game so who knows what will happen. Looking forward to the outcome of the Dorchester v Brighton and the battle of the Cards at Bristol v Southend!!
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Quote of mr. Dowson : "We will of course Win Both!"
FA CUP R1: OLDHAM ATHLETIC AFC 4 - SOUTHEND UNITED 3
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I rest my case
Well, Not a bad turn out for the 1st week 27!!. but lets go for a full house next week please all.. Especially as you should be able to take over Brian and not be last!
so Trevor & Mike top the league with 6 each.. Well done both
At the bottom though Brian Holds us all up with 1 correct (Whoops!!!)
So where did it all go wrong Only 2 people got the Swansea v Lincoln Draw Correct ( Well done Abe & Mark), There where 3 other games where only 3 people got the result right as well.
So Next weeks predictions Loom can Trevor & Mike stay at the Top?? Or will Brian score a perfect 10???
André Cardoso (9)
Peter Scholes (48)
Jean Lafon (50)
Howard Jones (59)
Sean Dowson (80)
Sean Dowson (87)
Now thats Really Bad Luck !
Sweeper Sean Dowson gets sent off in the 80th minute & then gets injured getting into the Shower!
...most of it on my roster, I'm sure.
Al and several others have noted that it really appears to be a buyer's market for BRB's this season. If you have any left to sell, you will find this to be especially true. In looking through the stats page and the individual teams, there are only 7 teams that do not have a full complement of BRBs right now.
Of those 7, 2 (Watford and Chesterfield) have the guys on the roster to convert and obviously haven't gotten around to it yet. Lewes has two on their roster to convert, and just needs the Groundsman. With no home matches in the first session, Dave is keeping the old guy around on the roster for a free CP or two before converting. The Magpies have a player to convert, and a Coach spot open, which makes little sense to me if they are raising the SL of at least two players. Keep a guy to get 1 CP, yet spend at least 2+ CP? Perhaps Al entered lineups early to throw others off the scent and is going to convert and save himself some CP prior to the deadline (and remembering to re-enter orders after the conversion).
That leaves just 3 teams that actually need a BRB. Leicester is short just one. Oldham is short 2, as is Brentford. While OLA could stand to get at least one this season, Brentford may be better off waiting. Given that they will be going all-youth this season and have little need to save CP, it may be better to save cash and get the other 2 BRBs next season when they can start a 2-3 pattern of age I/II BRBs instead of needing to replace 5 in the same off-season. If Brentford is wisely waiting, that means the league (not counting the non-league teams) is really just 3 conversions away from having no more need of BRBs at all this season.
So good job all around on the team development and retention. Now we may have to look at adjusting the age and/or SL of convertable players to make it a challenge to get a full slate of BRBs again! Or if I ask real nicely can I ship a few over to a certain United 2 team that could really use a Coach, Physio, and a hug about now?
Welcome All to the Review for the Prediction League. I have taken over the responsibilty of running the prediction league this year. Every Thursday I will post a review of the matches on the Prediction List for the weekend & Highlight some of the key matches:-
Ok So from 1st Matches which are the 1st Round FA Cup games We have:-
Oldham Athletic v Southend United - Match tied at 4 matches each and one draw ( Last game out was a 2-2 draw in Season 8)
Leeds United v Port Vale - Port Vale have won all 3 games ever played ( Last game out was Season 10 where Vale won 2-0)
Swansea v Lincoln City - Linoln lead the series 4-1 and there has been 1 draw (Last time out it was back in season 4 when lincoln won 2-0)
Chesterfield v Dorchester - Dorchester Lead the series 6-4 with one draw (Chesterfield won the last game 2-0 in Season 9)
So the 2nd Matches which are the 1st AP matches from the group qualifying
Weston Super Mare v Bristol City - Weston have won 3 city have never won and 2 draws ( last time out 3-3 season 10)
Brighton v Lewes - Lewes have Won 7, Brighton 6, and 6 draws (Brighton won S10 2-1 -- can they level with lewes)
Carlisle v Dagenham - Mark introduced Jeff to United, they have both won 4, drawn 2 (manorcon bragging rights up for grabs here)
& Finally 3 rd Matches which are 2nd AP Matches
Tranmere v Northampton (Big Players bragging rights here and Key match of the 1st Prediction week)
Tranmere have won 8, northmapton 3 and theres been 5 draws (Northampton won in S10 4-2)
Plymouth v Watford - There has been 7 draws but plymouth lead 4-2 on wins (last time out 4-1 in S10)
Swindon v Derby - 4 draws here over the time but Swindon are 3-2 ahead on wins ( last time out derby won 5-2 in S10)
good luck all with your predictions!! lets see who goes top in 1st week of predicting!!!
G
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Southends First Game in United on Saturday is v OLDHAM in FA CUP Round 1
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| Sat Dec 3 | 15:00 | H | Oldham | FACUP-R2 | |||||
Southends next game in Real Life on Saturday is v OLDHAM in FA CUP Round 2
We will of course Win Both!
Port Vale FC sends Brandon Boyle (II/Coach; 80k)
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Bristol City FC sends Otto Mattsson (I/Coach; 160k)
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Southend United sends 550k
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Dorchester Town sends Bradley Walters (SBY/2 Fw; 0k), William Harris (SBY/2 Fw; 0k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 700k
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Preston North End FC sends Patrick Fox (V/3 Df; 20k), Morgan Patel (V/2 Df; 0k), Reis Levi (V/3 Mf; 20k)
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How many trades is Dancin' Dave Budvar Dowson going to make this offseason? Seriously?! Will there be anyone left on the squad from last season to start S11??
Southend United sends Alex Mason (SBY/2 Df; 0k), Egidio Ayala (SBY/2 Mf; 0k)
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Leeds United sends 40k, Robert Clarke (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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Southend United sends 80k, Finlay Stevenson (III/5 Df; 120k)
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Plymouth Argyle FC sends 300k
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Southend United sends André Gomes (II/Youth Coach; 80k)
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Northampton Town FC sends 130k
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Swindon Town FC sends Kieran Miller (II/12 Sw; 500k)
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Why is no one buying my outstanding home produced age 5 / BRB players. They're a bargain at 200k a piece, all decent offers of cash and/or players considered!
Southend United sends Dylan Ahmed (II/Coach; 80k)
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Cardiff City FC sends 50k, Stuart Johnstone (V/5 Df; 60k)
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They're on the transfer list and be quick, they won't be around for long at this price!
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I thought if Dave can advertise here so can I.
I have one age V lad (V5) for disposal - and don't I have a more trusting face than Dave (hasn't everybody?)
Just get in touch, please!
I have 2 Age 5 players ready to convert to Age 1 Back Room Boys Apply within
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Southend United sends Paul Brown (III/10 Gk; 320k)
to Brentford FC for Zachary Fletcher (V/2 Gk; 0k), Mohammad Barnes (V/2 Fw; 0k)
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Southend United sends 160k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Matthew Clarke (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends Joseph Byrd (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Kind of ironic they're called Backroom Boys isn't it, since they've retired?
Anyways
Brandon Boyle II/Coach is available for 65k, earliest bid or best bid gets him.
Wow, there definitely look to be two death groups this season in the AP Cup:
Group C...Includes Port Vale, Lincoln City, Tranmere and Northampton Town. Without trying to offend anyone, might Northampton be the weakest squad in this group? Scarey, that's all I can say.
Group G...Include Nottingham, Dorchester Town, Lewes and Brighton. Defending league champion Lewes, defending AP Cup champion Brighton and the man who writes the code from week-to-week to keep Ian down. Makes me thinkg Nottingham will come in and shock at least one team in the group stage.
The following teams receive a bonus (Season 10 Financial Awards):
BHA (250) BRI (150) CRD (200) CAR (150) CHF (200) DAG (4) DOR (150) HER (208) LEW (925) LIN (300) NOR (8) OLA (8) PLY (158) PV (50) PNE (79) QPR (37) SHU (300) SU (29) SWA (219) SWI (208) TRA (300) WAT (254) WES (18)
I just wanted to take a moment to congratulate the champions this season.
A BIG Congratulations to Dave Dohm and Lewes FC for a fantastic double. I don't think anyone has ever won the two most prestigious titles in the same season: 1st Division and FA Cup. Nice going Dave!! In particular its a REPEAT of the FA Cup!
Dan Fitzgerald's Sheffield won their first title this season by taking home the FA Shield. Congratulations Dan!
Plymouth won their 3rd trophy in their history this season. Boston Rob Petereson's club won the Youth Cup. Nice going Rob!
Last but not least, Brian Beerman's BHA won their 2nd trophy in the past two seasons by taking winning the Alan Parr Cup. Nice Job Brian!
Al
Adding to Rob's analysis, it seems only Chesterfield and Wycombe had a better away record than home - 28 of 30 teams had better home than away. Seems to show the value of the "home advantage" coach.
Chesterfield only gained 1 point more away but Wycombe had more.
Only one team in the league was winless on the road AND undefeated at home. That team would be the Railwaymen... I think. Is that one of our nicknames? I'm sticking with the Motley Crewe. With mirror image records of 6-3-0 and 0-3-6 at home and away respectively had an 18 point differential when comparing league matches played @ Gresty Road versus those played elsewhere. The great disparity in record was heavily influenced by the equally as polarized goal scoring, 22 goals at home and a mere 2 goals scored on the road. Other factors could be the level of hardness employed by coach Baptiste where the 7.3 average was nearly double the next highest average in Divison I (Champion Lewes with a 3.7) or the inexperience as this team was the youngest of the division (Lewes once again with the second youngest squad). Well, I am tired now so no conclusion nor summary.
Well at least we have Tranmere to sort that award money problem out next season :)
Kevin, thanks for catching that....I missed session 6 predictions for QPR. Sorry James!
Unfortunately, Lewes's money total is correct. Someone went and let him win the two biggest payouts: Div 1 Champ (500k) and FA Cup Champ (400k). Add in the 25k for Div 1 top goal scorer for the last 25k. No wonder he's anxious to start next season. When the top earning team nets more than the next three highest winners COMBINED, that's a guaranteed T11 auction player in the pocket for next season's campaign.
One discrepancy on the rest of the list though:
I show James White at QPR having won the prediction league this season (25k) and having a share of the best week for weeks 1, 6, and 10 (4k each). That would be 37k, not 33k as Dave lists.
Apart from that 4k, the rest of the listing is accurate.
Thanks Dave! And yes, can someone please double-check Dave's numbers to figure out why Lewes has gotten all the money. 
Al
| LEW | 925 |
| TRA | 300 |
| SHU | 300 |
| LIN | 300 |
| WAT | 254 |
| BHA | 250 |
| SWA | 219 |
| SWI | 208 |
| HER | 208 |
| CRD | 200 |
| CHF | 200 |
| PLY | 158 |
| BRI | 150 |
| DOR | 150 |
| CAR | 150 |
| PNE | 79 |
| PV | 50 |
| QPR | 33 |
| SU | 29 |
| WSM | 18 |
| OLA | 8 |
| NOR | 8 |
| DAG | 4 |
This is what I came up with, someone please check me for accuarcy as I believe I made an error last year :)
With only 1 league loss in the 2nd half of the season WES managede to retain their 2nd division status by goal difference today.
The management were understandably happy with the final result but will look at Mr Blair's performance as a whole later on once the champagne has finished.... 
Thanks Brian - should have read it a lot earlier than now. No matter - its the last session now so it will all be sorted next week, I guess.
Only ever use the transaction page at the very beginning of the season to get the SBYs and APPs - my fault!
You cannot sell to the non-league after session eight deadline. Visit your Transactions page and you'll see a note indicating as much.
Cheers.
Gents, do I sell the players to the NON League before the last session to get the best price or can I wait till after the session and still sell at their existing skill levels?
Thanks for the help I am sure to get.....
Here's what we know with one to play (SPOILERS WITHIN FROM 10/29 GAMES):
Div 3: Swansea has clinched #1. PV & CHF have clinched promotion. They can still swap positions if PV stumbles in the last two games and CHF wins out. Both are promoting anyway though, so it's only a small cash prize at stake.
Div 2: Bristol City is going down. Lincoln City is going up. The Imps can clinch #1 with just one win or two draws. Playing at home vs. Southend in the league close, there's an excellent chance that Mike gets the crown this season. The Blades are all-but-in themselves, as Dan realistically needs just a draw at home vs. WES or on the road vs. NOR to hold out the goal differential edge over Leeds and promote. Cardiff City and Leeds will have a great clash to conclude things which may determine the final promoter. The rest is up in the air (more on that in a minute).
Div 1: Lewes has clinched #1! Congrats, Dave. Alon has two at home and a very good chance of holding on to the #2 spot. PNE has a rougher go, with two road games @ BHA and @ CRE. BHA could overtake PNE for the cash spot, but then again (more on that in a minute as well)... Carlisle is not officially dead yet. Survival would require beating Tranmere on the road after beating Watford at home. Tall task for anyone - let alone when both teams have everything to play for and no need to worry about Fitness. Not good. QPR and WAT have some hope if they can win their openers (QPR v PLY & WAT @ CAR). If that happens, then WAT-QPR for the league closer could also be the elimination game. Great drama building for the final set.
So, about those "more on that" notes...
I cannot recall any prior season where heading into the final session BOTH of the 4th place teams in the First & Second Divisions could end up being relegated! And it's not really all that improbable.
Div 1 - Match 15: WAT-CAR & QPR-PLY are two matchups where everyone has to win to avoid relegation. That opens the door for pure T11 throwdowns, loser is done. Let's say WAT & PLY win. DOR beats CRE. PNE gets lucky and beats BHA on an unjust PK in injury time. TRA-LEW outcome doesn't matter. Then in Match 16: WAT (at home) beats QPR to push out of relegation. LEW-DOR doesn't matter, nor does TRA-CAR at this point. PLY wins at home over BHA as Rob cackles merrily for the next several months around the office, because when CRE (and the other Rob who will cackle merrily) beats PNE at home suddenly the BHA squad finds itself in 8th place despite having 22 points. That's how competitive the first division was this season. Great job by all, guys, to keep things competitive. Except for that whole, "letting Dave run away with the title" thing. We'll work on that for next year. This year though? 4th place could still relegate with just 2 games to go. Love it!
Div 2 - Match 15: WES over SHU as our elder statesman's luck finally squares away and the Blades focus on winning the Shield having all-but assured promotion. Forest at home hangs another close defeat on NOR and Simon's nightmarish luck continues. Southend at home pulls out a win over Hereford as they avoid giving up a PK. LIN-CRD has no bearing on this outcome. The key to everything is what the team with nothing to lose or gain - Bristol City - can do on the road at Leeds. If Jake can turns 10 hard into a no-PK victory, then suddenly Abe is in rough shape. Bristol in an undeserved, injury-aided win. Match 16: BRI-WES won't matter at this point. LIN-SU ends in a draw. Then all that needs to happen is that the home teams pull out wins. How likely is that? NOR over SHU, HER over FOR, and in what could otherwise be the promotion clincher, CRD comes out with the T11 and hangs another loss on Leeds. That would leave Leeds on 23 points and no better than a 0 Goal Differential even if they only lose both games by 1 goal. Since the next 5 teams below them (FIVE!) are all 3 points or less back, everyone who got a win or win-draw or big win to overcome a slight GD edge passes up Leeds. And again, we have a scenario where the 4th place team could stumble and get relegated - potentially as low as 9th place. The only unlikely outcome that has to happen is that Bristol must beat Leeds. If Abe wins the first one, then he's safe and might promote if he can beat Graham in the 2nd. If Abe loses Match 15, then suddenly things start looking very dark indeed.
So why should you care particularly? Here's why:
If you're DOR, CRE, PLY, HER, WES, or FOR, you can see how easily the 4th place team could get relegated. You're below them, so imagine how much simpler it would be for you to go down instead of BHA or LEE. Yep. It's officially "must-win" time. If you're WAT, QPR, NOR or SU, then you are officially still in the hunt. CAR has a prayer, though only just that much. Everyone else is playing for bigger cash prizes or simply for more CP heading into next season. Still, remember that a win now means one SL next season for that age I, SL 10 star in the making. Don't let the big dogs get theirs for free.
...is tight this season.
The bottom eight (yes, 8!!) teams are separated by only five total points heading into session eight. The top two squads, Lewes (26 points) and Tranmere (24 points), are both clear of possible relegation. Current third place side Preston sits at 18 points, but with six divisional matches still to play and the bottom three teams all sitting at 13 points thus far, anything could happen before the season ends on 5 November.
Goal Differential
An amazing six teams currently have a goal differential of zero or better. Division leader Lewes FC currently has the best GD in the premier division sitting at 15 (28 GF over 13 GA). While the Rooks may have the inside track on claiming the League Championship trophy this season, it is unlikely coach Dohm's squad will threaten the record for highest goal differential during a single season in D1. That record is held by Tranmere during the 3rd season when the Rovers scored an astounding 58 goals and allowed only 18.
Brighton & Hove Albion sends 100k
to Hereford United FC for Kieran Barry (V/6 Fw; 80k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends Evan McCarthy (II/13 Fw; 550k)
to Cardiff City FC for 580k
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 580k
to Cardiff City FC for Evan McCarthy (II/13 Fw; 550k)
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Anyone want to sell any for a reasonable price?
Dave's post below is a desperate cry for help. How can the 2nd Division be so cruel and disrespectful to one of its more colorful managers? He mocks and taunts the fact that he's currently coasting out ahead of most of you despite a woefully inferior team. Why does he taunt? Because he cares. And he wants to be loved in return. SHAME ON YOU, SECOND DIVISION! How could you be indifferent to Dave's needs?
Take the way you play him between the sticks, for example. Southend has faced an average SL in goal of 14.6 through the 10 league games so far. That's the second lowest in the division. Only Leeds (14.4) is lower. On the other end, Weston has faced a 15.7 average! Really? The Elder Statesman Blair deserves your A-line and some hardness to boot and Dr. Death doesn't? And it's even worse at Sweeper! The mockery of the position is more like it. The Blues have faced an average SL of just 9.88 at Sw against them. That's well over a point lower than the next closest (11.4, NOR & BRI). GIven the number of shots he's taken so far, that's like giving Dave an extra 5 league goals in the first ten matches. Just giving them away like he's some drunk, homeless bum on the street corner! Dave wants your respect, gentlemen. He demands to earn his goals the United way!
But it's not just there that you have failed him. If you add up the area totals against Southend this season and compare them against the lines that everyone else has had to play against so far, the results are shocking. Only the Cobblers have faced weaker lines so far this season, and that's just 1008 to 1031 (23 SL over 10 matches, or 2.3 per match less). Instead, the Bluebirds of Cardiff City have faced the toughest lines at more than 11 SL higher per match. That's an entire SL per player on average that everyone loves Graham more than they respect and admire our own Double-D?!? Oh the shame.
In fact, it appears that only Olmec loves Dave this season. His league scoring percentage is ridiculously high (thanks in part to facing weaker Gk-Sw combos than some Div 3 teams have so far this season, yet still well above the standard deviation from expected norms). It currently sits at 13.9% on league goals (not counting PKs) per scoring chance. That's better than 1 in every 8 shots. No one else is higher than 9.8% except Sheffield (12.4% for the Blades). In fact, the Blues are shooting more than twice as well as poor Mr. Blair (6.6%). Even with Weston facing tougher Gks, it's obvious who Olmec loves more. The team with the most scoring chances so far (Leeds, at 242, nearly a third again more than SU at 187) has just 23 league goals while Southend has 26 (PKs not included in those numbers).
The same is true on the goal-saving end as well. Your neglect has forced Olmec to shower love on the Blues (don't call 'em Shrimpers) in previously unseen fashion. Southend's goals-against rate is 5.94%, second in the division only to the Imps' 5.73%. Yet Dave pulls this off with an average SL in goal of just 13.8, the second lowest in the division! Mike at Lincoln City is just barely doing better with a Gk average nearly 3 points higher (16.5), the 2nd highest in the division. For comparison sake of how much affection Olmec has for Dealin' Dave, Roy at Forest consistently plays a better Gk (14.6 average SL), yet has a save rate more than 3 times worse. Not 3%. 3 TIMES worse. 18.18% of scoring chances go in against him, or nearly 1 in every 5.
Thus the sad truth is as follows:
You don't love Dave. You don't respect his team, playing weak lines against the Blues filled with youth and B-line players that you can afford to have injured and not worry too much for a session or two. You save your best lines for other clubs, forgetting that his team is by far the weakest in the division and goal difference matters as the first tie break (having decided the 2nd division title once and promotion twice). You play your youth at Gk and Sw, making your disrespect clear to even the casual observer. You have forced Olmec to a point that the Stone-Faced One nearly shed a tear for poor Dave. The program has blessed him with both scoring conversions and save rates so far off the norms that we're reaching "never before in United has a team been this lucky" territory if they hold up for the final eight games.
Only you can prevent this, 2nd Division. Right the wrong. Show Dave the love. Bring the T11. Let Olmec go back to paying attention to Ian and keeping his team beat down. Can it be coincidence that Ian's success has happened at the same time that Olmec is being distracted by Dr. Death's plight? Let's fix this, United. I know we can. Wrongs need righting. Share the goal-scoring, shot-saving, injury-causing love that you have for the rest of your fellow managers with Dave. He demands your respect. Why withhold it any longer?
Weston-super-Mare AFC sends 160k
to Dorchester Town for João Cunha (APP/4 Fw; 155k)
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Northampton Town FC sends 390k
to Brighton & Hove Albion for Aaron Hawkins (APP/7 Sw; 350k)
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Cardiff City FC sends Mason Clarke (III/11 Mf; 360k)
to Plymouth Argyle FC for 425k
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Lewes FC sends 400k
to Cardiff City FC for Bae Yoon (APP/7 Fw; 365k)
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I'm never fully satisfied unless I win every match in a session Brian.
This whole season is showing that PLY clearly was not ready for D1. We have some really good players, but we do not have the depth to be able to compete this year. My only hope is to dig in deep and survive the rest of the season and make a better mark next season.
As 'EL PRESIDENTE' used to exclaim when anyy DD team won a game! Thats Outrageous!
How can a team that has the lowest T11 in Division 2 , The 4th Lowest T11 in the whole League, in fact their T11 is Lower than the rest of Division 2's T16!, ermmm what was I saying ?...
Oh yes How can Southend United be in 3rd place in Division 2?
Outrageous, Amazing,Stunning, I couldn't possibly comment!
Not so sure RobP will be happy with his performance against us fellow Meditechers.
And holy wow!! How does TRA have 72 CP...?!?!
Just realized that this is a pretty special week for Plymouth. Three matches, all against fellow MEDITECHers!
Match 20 - League @ BHA - Brian Beerman
Match 21 - League vs CRE - Rob Baptiste
Match 22 - Youth Cup vs LIN - C Ball
Wow... these guys are all going to be out for blood... Hope I can get out alive.
Cardiff City FC sends Averiy Lebedev (III/10 Gk; 320k)
to Wycombe Wanderers for 365k
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Hi David,
Your team was NMR in session 4 (see transactions page here).
Here was the transaction (it shows 'my time' as I'm logged, your time may show different; but this is 80 mins before kickoff):
Alfie Higgins WES Sw SL 3 September 24th 11:41 non-league sale is sold to the Non-League for 40.
My assumption is, that you made the sale and did not re-enter your lineups. Existing lineups for the session are always deleted whenever a transaction like this is made. You will get a mulligan (see rules) to help with some of the SBY/APP youth coaching at the end of the season should you desire to use it.
Al
Ian, Allan has remarked on many an occasion you seem very confused full stop - but I don't subscribe to that. From my part I am trying to train up kids to do a man's job - in United they have to grow up quickly - quick fixes are not for me any more..
On another tack, Al? WES is down for a NMR - to my knowledge I have never NMR-d in United even by accident. I have gone through the games and see ticks beside every game we have played.
This is a slur on my "good" name - I demand satisfaction or my money back... :-) (Or at least take away the NMR, please?)
Brighton & Hove Albion sends 415k
to Cardiff City FC for John Mitchell (III/11 Mf; 360k)
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The following teams receive a bonus (Fixes session 3 auction glitch):
PLY (600) SU (-600)
Blimey they dont half put a strain on the players, the managers a reck following late changes and I thought refereeing Thomas's under 8s match today was going to be diffficult
Good luck to all today except of course to Carlisle, Port Vale, WSM and Southend!!!!!
Preston North End FC sends Denis Coppell (IV/7 Df; 150k)
to Watford for 250k
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So you have unearthed my masterplan Dr Dohm, a whole team of Dowsons to take over United & ve vill vin everyting dare is to vin, Success vill be mine do you hear Mine All Mine!hahahohohumhumbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrletme out of here you idiots Im not mad ...cuckoo,cuckoo,cuckoo! Mabel vere are my braces, my pants are falling down again! I know de answer to de question, I just cant remember it right now, 2 sugars please matron ...Next!!!
The players I have on the transfer list are BARGAINS, and yet I've had no offers. I'm very confused by this...
Dr. Death has now added a second Dowson to the stable, Ryan, who joins Sean. Gives a whole new meaning to "family practice" while they injure and mame opposing players.
It's a random draw, but the higher seed gets home advantage.
I forget how matches are decided in Round Two of this competition. Is it 1v16, 2v15, 3v14, etc., or is another format used?
The AP Cup draw has not been made yet, Phil, but if it will cheer you up, I can confirm that you'll get a very warm welcome at Edgar Street in the FA Cup!
Am I to read this as CHF facing PV again? Thrilling...not.
First place finishers:
1. BHA 9 pts, +11 GD
2. DOR 9 pts, +10 GD
3. SWA 9 pts, +7 GD
4. BRI 9 pts, +3 GD
5. CRD 7 pts, +9 GD
6. PNE 7 pts, +6 GD
7. CHF 7 pts, +4 GD
8. CAR 6 pts
2nd place finishers:
9. WAT 6 pts, +7 GD
10. NOR 6 pts, +6 GD, 10 GF
11. TRA 6 pts, +6 GD, 8 GF
12. PV 6 pts, +4 GD
13. DAG 6 pts, +3 GD
14. SHU 6 pts, -1 GD
15. PLY 4 pts, +2 GD
16. HER 4 pts, -4 GD and a team that made their one and only goal in group play count for a whole lot...
Please avoid Chrome for the Orders page for now. Once I've addressed whatever issue is there I'll let you know.
Can someone please post the AP Cup Rankings? And by that I mean the Top 16 ordered by:
1) Place
2) Points
3) Goal Differential
4) Most Goals Scored
Basically the same thing as previous seasons. I'll then schedule the session 4, 2nd round. I just use the rankings to determine the home team after the pairings are randomly drawn. Thanks!
Anyone else having issues with slow load and save times on the orders page (Chrome, 13.0.782.220 Windows)? Just curious.
Port Vale FC sends 150k
to Dorchester Town for Ashton Davies (IV/6 Mf; 120k)
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The following teams receive a bonus (Coach of the Year):
BHA (25)
Who's in, who's out, and who needs what to advance:
Group A - Blyth is out. Cardiff City advances with a win or draw, or a loss + DAG loss. DAG advances with a win, or a draw + CRD loss. Lewes advances with a win or draw, or can lose only if CRD also loses by at least as many goals as Lewes loses by. In short, for all teams in the group: Win and you're in. Lose and you're probably out. As CRD plays BLY, odds are very good for a Bluebird victory. That puts all the pressure on the other match. DAG must win, and Lewes needs at least a draw. Lewes will probably need at least a 3-goal win to keep the top group spot.
Group B - Chesterfield has the easiest path. All they need is a draw to ensure advancing. They can even lose by two goals if Plymouth draws or loses to get in. They would still advance on more goals for over COV. And since they do play the non-league team, a draw or better looks highly likely. Still, COV already has one point and multiple injuries caused, so Phil stands warned about both taking COV lightly and against playing his youth who might suffer SL-killing injuries early on in the season. COV meanwhile, has to win by at least 3 goals and have PLY either draw or lose; or win by 2 or more goals. Leicester advances with a draw or win or even a 1-goal loss, so they just have to keep it close. The Pilgrims have to win by at least 2 goals to advance. At least they control their own fate as if they can do that, it doesn't matter how the CHF/COV match ends up.
Group C - Another group in which no one is dead yet. Brentford easily has the toughest route though, having to somehow manage a win against a far superior Carlisle side and have Leeds draw or lose, or else beat CAR by more goals than Leeds beats Sheffield by. Carlisle advances with a win, or a draw and Leeds draw or loss. Sheffield, meanwhile, are for all purposes already in as they are up by 7 goals in the goal differential column. That leaves Leeds having to win and have Carlisle draw or lose, but if Carlisle loses then Leeds has to win by more than Brentford won by. As CAR-BRE is the 3rd most lopsided matchup of the fixture (behind only BLY-CRD & TRA-WYC), CAR is the likely victor, meaning Leeds is all but done barring a monumental upset. With Sheffield so sure of advancing anyway though, perhaps Leeds can at least steal the CP for a victory before bowing out of the AP Cup this season.
Group D - Swansea is in and Tranmere is so far up on goal differential (+9) that this group is all but set already for who is advancing. Alon needs just a draw to seal it. Wycombe has to beat Tranmere and have Forest lose or draw or win by the same or fewer goals than WYC wins by. Forest, meanwhile, has to win and win in style. They either have to win by at least 12 goals over Swansea while the TRA-WYC match ends in a draw, or else win and have WYC win, only Forest has to win by at least two goals more than WYC wins by. For both WYC & FOR, I'm going with "play the youth and T11 the league for a better chance of CP and a good season."
Group E - Bristol is in. Southend is out. That leaves QPR & PV playing each other to advance. Vale is up currently, so they only need the draw to advance. QPR must win, by any margin. And if you think that group is easy to preview...
Group F - Swindon & Crewe are out. BHA & NOR are in. BHA & NOR play, with BHA currently up, so 1st in the group is BHA's with a draw. Otherwise, winner gets the #1 spot.
Group G - PNE is in. The rest gets all kinds of fuzzy. PNE's opponent, Hereford, needs to win and get a LIN loss or draw. Or Hereford can get a draw if LIN loses. Lincoln plays Derby County and is in with a win OR draw + HER draw or loss OR 1- or 2-goal loss + HER loss. Derby has to win by at least 3 goals and have HER lose to earn a playoff spot. So only the Imps control their own destiny.
Group H - One matchup is decided. The Magpies are in. Weston is out. Watford/Oldham will determine the other advancing position, with Watford currently ahead on the table and needing just a draw. Oldham best bring their A-game or not come at all.
While it will probably all end in anti-climatic fashion, half the groups could come down to goal differential to see who advances. Kudos to all on trying to keep things competitive this season!
Northampton Town FC sends 105k
to Dorchester Town for Jayden Stewart (III/4 Fw; 80k)
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Bristol City FC sends 200k, Andrew King (IV/7 Gk; 150k)
to Dorchester Town for Oscar Clark (IV/12 Gk; 300k)
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Southend United sends Ross Sullivan (V/6 Sw; 80k)
to Brentford FC for 270k
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Lewes FC sends Kian Owen (I/10 Gk; 480k)
to Dorchester Town for 510k, Vidar Gustafsson (IV/5 Df; 90k)
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Wycombe Wanderers sends 250k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Dae-Ho Park (V/5 Mf; 60k)
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Lewes FC sends 1529k
to Swansea City AFC for Seiichi Ito (II/14 Gk; 600k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends Alex Hill (III/12 Fw; 400k)
to Swansea City AFC for Oscar Wallace (I/10 Sw; 480k)
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Dorchester Town sends 350k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Oscar Clark (IV/12 Gk; 300k)
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And to get in the First Division preview before the opening weekend which will undoubtedly prove (once again) that I am and will remain to be clueless in these regards, I offer this mishmash for at least your hopeful amusement. Here are the teams listed in my ordering of potential for being able to wrest the crown from their foes this season. With apologies to T.H.White...
The Once and Future King
Tranmere Rovers. Alon Atie, manager.
#2 in T11 & T16. 6 deep at Fw, headlined by 2 SL 13s and 2 SL 12s. The Gk and Sw are solid again and the supporting cast at Df & Mf start out well and will end stronger. All the pieces are in place as the original model of dominance will show all the imitators how it is done once again. A highly favorable AP Cup grouping will leave ample opportunity to T11 as needed in the opening two sessions, as well as compile the CP early on which they weren't able to do last season. They continue to have one of the healthiest bank balances in the league, and Alon will undoubtedly add another key player to this team to wreak havoc on the hordes chomping for the Title this season. Most importantly, I believe Alon will be pushing hard to show that last season was an anomoly and not the signal that his reign over this league is crumbling. The only hope for the rest of us lies in fearlessly facing down the legend by all involved. Fortune favors the bold, and too many teams in the past have thrown down their arms and ran to fight battles elsewhere rather than be defeated in fair combat by the champion. We'll see if United's kingdom is up for the challenge of stalking the Questing Beast once again.
The Wizard
Dorchester Town. Allan Sellers, manager.
Disappearing from the sight for several seasons after perpetually pushing for top honor amongst the league, the Wizard has returned again. He brings with him a full table, well-rounded and stocked. The best midfield in the league runs six deep and is highlighted by a trio of brothers at 14-13-13. Four deep at the front and back behind them, there isn't a weakness in the outfield. There is just a sole figure guarding the portal to victory, however many teams in the first flight appear to have that pattern going for them (or against them) this season. The war chest still has ample surplus for another purchase if desired, though there may be no need for any further depth unless multiple four-game sessions appear imminent. Overall, the Magpies are tops in the league in T11 & T16, with a balance and depth that have them poised for seizing the throne this season and beyond. The question which only the mysterious manager can answer for us though, is how badly does he want the title? Is he willing to sacrifice Cup questing for the sake of ruling the division when the T11 is called for in mulitple matches? Will developing the future be risked in assuring victory for the present day? Will his own schemes be his undoing once again? That page awaits to be written...
The Unloved Heir Apparent
Preston North End FC. Ian Lindsay, manager.
Take Tranmere's team. Shift one SL 12 player from Fw to Mf. Now you have PNE. Just one total SL behind the Rovers in T11 strength, Ian's team is poised to repeat on last season's successes in the league and the Cups. Could this be the season he overthrows the expected king, outsmarts the wizard, and defies the other knights seeking the throne for themselves? All the pieces are in place. #3 in T11 & T16 in the league. Good starting CP balance. 2nd most cash on hand in the league. The strikers run five deep starting at 13-13-12, with three good midfielders and two stalwart defenders backing them up. The protection on the home front is set with a top Gk and good Sw. There is ample older fill-in depth in the SL 7-10 range for Cup play or to spell the starters who may need a rest for a session against weaker foes. With his ability to cherry pick any one or two players this season to add to the roster wherever he proves to be weakest, Ian could indeed bring about the downfall of all that the Wizard has worked for in this league by sitting atop the standings and lording over the realm for what would be a mercifully short offseason of discontent to come.
The Castle of Hope
Lewes FC. Dave "Dr. Doom" Dohm, manager.
The Rooks have the balance and power to not be overmatched in the outfield. Four deep at Fw and Mf, they can adjust as needed to exploit weaknesses in their opponents or shore up their own deficiencies if desired. Their two II/14 stars on the roster could peak at 17 heading into session 4 and create countless headaches for opposing managers. With a good Sw in the mix, the only glaring hole in the Rooks' defenses lies in goal. Their young star in the making will need to max out his SL in a hurry to keep up with all the arrows that are let fly each week in the top division. Fortunately, the opening weekend fares well in that regard as they start out facing two of the four weakest teams in the league. Leaving as much of the T11 as he would like for the 3rd match, Dave could begin on a 3-win roll and build off of that to some early season success. While the T11 is several SL below the top pace, their T16 is 4th best. They have the depth to sustain four-game sessions with a strong likelihood of winning every match. Should more depth be needed, there is enough money on hand to buy or barter another footsoldier for the lines. Those attempting to assault Lewes at home this season had best bring as much might as they can bear, or else they'll find themselves hurtling ineffectively against the rising towers of Doom.
The Sword
Brighton & Hove Albion. Brian Beerman, manager.
The seeming impossible having been done and won, it remains to be seen if this weapon of victory has another campaign left or has been sheathed for rest and repair. The offensive might of Brian's cutting front line is unrivaled this season, and perhaps in league history. 13-13-13-13-12-9-9-9. Their fiercest opponent may be the Orders page and that pesky 3:1 rule. Anyone without a stalwart keeper in goal has little to no chance of surviving that onslaught. And yet, if a team can minimize the damage done in the frontal assault, the defenses behind the Gulls' attack are vulnerable. They have two good midfielders, yet no depth to sustain the ranks in case of 4-game sessions or injury. The next best at Mf currently is SL 6. The defense runs deeper, yet less powerful at 10-9-8-8. Behind that, the Sw is SL 9 with an apprentice coming up. So that leaves the defending almost solely on the shoulders of the Gk, who is as good or better than anyone else in the league. At II/14 to start this season, the posts are well covered. Barring a trade for some help in front of him, they will need to be unless Brian is looking forward to 5-4 or 7-6 shootouts each week. While entertaining, at some point the luck may not hold out. All it takes is the guard to slip for one session and the swordsman fighting alone may suffer a mortal wound. The danger in wielding a sword is that it cuts both ways. This team is built so that the hand of the wielder will be exposed as either masterful or still in need of training.
The Ill-Made Knight
Carlisle United. Mark Stretch, manager.
A mixed complement in the titling, I know Mark can take it. White's wording is too good not to use on somebody and Carlisle fit the role for this season's play bill. An impressive T11 force when fully flexed, they drop off to 7th in Div 1 (having the largest numerical loss in the division) and behind a few Div 2 and 3 teams in T16. The top Gk will need to be in high form all season as there is currently no sweeper on the roster to help out. The top lineup looks to be a 3-4-3 formation that can easily overpower 2/3 of the league. That format will also sustain them should they desire to play a lot of Offside Trap in the absence of a sweeper. They also retain ample resources in the coffers for an auction splash or raiding the lesser divisions for a key player. All told, they possess the ability to overtake any team in one-on-one clashes. Still, this league requires a sustained campaign that can absorb more than just a flurry of physical prowess. From within, the teams rings hollow at points. There is only one decent backup at each position for 4-game sessions or to survive injuries/suspensions. Having just two apprentices on the roster with six schoolboys in training, there is little help coming up from within to rely on in the late season clashes. Depth of characters is needed to keep this team from fading at the end when they are needed most. Can Mark push through to obtain the Grail, or will he faint on the doorstep outside the final chamber?
The Steadfast Knight
Watford. James Tucker, manager.
Every season, you can count on certain things happening. Tranmere will be a nasty draw, Northampton will make some Cup noise, Preston North End will be kept from winning anything by the cheat codes, and Watford will quietly go about slaying manager after manager without getting his deserved billing as one the four to five best longterm players of this game. Having won the league before, James knows what it takes. Never take a match off. Give everything you have without making needless sacrifices so that future battles will be lost before you begin to fight. Know where your foe is weakest and assault them there instead of forcing your own strength into every situation heedless of opponent. Never back down. You'll find that here. Watford has strength at all positions, well-matched for division one at 5th in T11 and T16. The Gk and Sw are solid, as are the top 3 at Df and 4 at Fw. There are 3 talented players at Mf that will need to mature in a hurry to sustain the power up front, as the forward lines have depth to use if desired in any given match. The hurtle for James to overcome this season is starting well behind the division average in CP (only 19 to start; next lowest is 34). That's one SL he'll fall off pace already. He also faces a brutal opening weekend (@ CAR, then DOR & WES in his AP group) and could easily come out without a victory. Finding the early wins will be crucial in developing this roster. Otherwise, Watford may end up being just a role player this season, though a key one that cannot be overlooked, to someone else's title part.
The Siege Perilous
Queens Park Rangers. James White, manager.
There is a vacany in the ranks. As opposed to many of the foes they will be clashing against this season, QPR has only three top players (SL 13 or 14) on their roster. Those empty seats at the table of high honor need immediately filled for James to make a successful campaign this season. T11 clashes will not be kind to them early on. They will have to choose their battles wisely and survive on what can be gleaned from draws and surprise attacks. Having a good keeper and two decent sweepers to hold out the attacking hordes will help. The 3-2-4 lineup in front can hope to gather some draws as the younger players develop in hopes of overtaking at least one team above them in the division. Still, I see pushing for a title too far out of this team's reach for now. Instead, while they may not have great power compared to the title contenders, they do have the depth needed to sustain them in a quest for a Cup this season. They can gather the experience and CP they need to build up by taking on lesser teams than their Div 1 opponents. I expect that at least a quarterfinal appearance in each Cup is well within this team's ability if they can avoid second round matchups against the usual title contenders. If they can advance early and gather a draws and rare win by mid-season, then the team can develop and make a late push to avoid relegation. If they falter in the Cups as well, I have visions of them falling back.
The Candle in the Wind
Plymouth Argyle FC. Rob Peterson, manager.
Rob knew this was coming. Picked to relegate. And yet starting the season with the lowest T11 & T16 in the division, what else could I do? Careful sheltering of this roster that runs with talent in a 1-1-2-2-4 lineup will be needed. Yes, I know that's only 10 players. Which is part of the problem. Protecting the 11th spot from being exploited by the storming wilds of this division will be key until a player can be found to man the gap with the kind of skill needed in Div 1. If it can be done, then this team that defied all expectations last season by winning Div 2 can be the ones to warm to the task. Helping in that regard is a very favorable opening weekend. They already have 50 CP in the bank, and get to open with a non-league side and two division three clubs in Cup play. While they lack power now, they might be able to close the gap by session three with some early skill and a tad bit of fortuitous backwind in the second session. Flames need fuel to sustain themselves. This team might just find enough to get a fire burning. If they falter early though, the flame will likely be extinguished as they can't afford to risk it all without passing what they have gained on to the youth awaiting in the wings. The developing youth will be the depth needed to carry them through suspensions or injuries late this season. Even with that, I don't see peace and contentment in this team's near future.
The Prince of Air and Darkness
Crewe Alexandra FC. Rob Baptiste, manager.
8th in T11. 9th in T16. They have a top Gk, as does nearly everyone else in the division. The Sw is comparatively weak though. What sets this team apart from all the others is being a polar opposite in styling and color. They boast four good players at Df highlighted by an SL 14. The midfield duo of 14-13 will be able to play most matches without needing any support. However, they have just two good players at Fw currently, SLs 13 and 10. With under 500k in the bank, they cannot afford to pick up another T11 player until late this year. By then, one player won't be enough to change their fortunes. Instead, this team will have to rely on nothing or everything. Nothing, in that their Gk, Df, and Mf can help earn some clean sheets against anyone except the top 3-4 teams. The flip side to that will be their own inability to generate more than 5-10 chances per game. Against the caliber of Gks you see in Div 1, that's not enough to count on getting any goals yourself. Praying for a clean sheet and getting a PK in return is not a sustainable battle plan. So they may be forced to turn to the dark side and take up the use of 10 Hardness every match to pad the Fw lines and generate scoring chances until the youth develop. The five good Apprentices on the roster will be of big help by season's end. In order to survive relegation this season though, the team will have to be within a win or two of 6th & 7th place by session 6. More than that will probably be too much to overcome. At test here is whether or not there is a path to victory apart from the pre-established pattern shown by those currently on the throne.
Good fortunes to all not facing the Swans this season. And so I leave you with these two quotes to ponder as this season's themes, one for the philosopher and poet at heart, and one for the more practical amongst us:
"A chaos of mind and body - a time for weeping at sunsets and at the glamour of moonlight - a confusion and profusion of beliefs and hopes, in God, in Truth, in Love, and in Eternity - an ability to be transported by the beauty of physical objects - a heart to ache or swell- a joy so joyful and a sorrow so sorrowful that oceans could lie between them..."
"You run a grave risk, my boy," said the magician, "of being turned into a piece of bread, and toasted."
Odds of wining the league (for entertainment purposes only)
TRA 1:1
DOR 2:1
LEW 7:1
BHA 10:1
CAR 15:1
WAT 20:1
QPR 30:1
PLY 50:1
CRE 75:1
PNE 1,000,000:1 (Vegas must be on to the anti-Ian coding...)
Yes Kevin I have a fantastic early season strategy - I'm also going to go on honeymoon for 2 weeks!
I should point out it's not with Graeme, I got married in May and we decided to visit the States in September - Vegas and then New York.
i think I may have better luck on the tables than in MSWL Utd this season!
Three managers are within sight of their 100th career victory in this league.
C-Ball is at 99 wins, Phil at 98, and Brian is at 95. The next manager to hit 100 will be the 13th in league history. Based on games played, C-Ball will be last on the "fastest" list as he's already at 247 games. Phil can come in 12th if he wins 2 in the next 5 matches or sooner. The BHA boss needs to win 5 of the next 15 or less to come in at 5th fastest, as he's at just 193 games played right now.
At the 75 win mark, Dave "Dr. Doom" Dohm is at 71 wins in 166 matches. If he wins 4 of the next 9, he can slide into 12th fastest just ahead of C-ball, Jake & Phil. He'd be the 20th manager to hit the 75 win mark. Closely behind is Abe at 69 wins in 182 matches. Abe will be the 20th or 21st on the list depending on whether or not he can overtake Dave.
The only other mark that might be hit in the first three sessions is by Mark as he approaches 50 wins. 42 and counting for the Carlisle boss, in 108 matches to date. If he wins the next 8, he can jump into 17th place ahead of Jake. 8 in 13 nets 18th in front of Dr. Doom. 8 in 16 bests Rob B, and 8 in 19 would be 20th place and just ahead of Phil.
Bragging rights are at stakes gentlemen. So in the spirit of one my favorite football cheers from my college days: "Blood makes the grass grow! Kill! Kill! Kill!" I'll miss that cheer. It just doesn't have the same effect now that the team plays on field turf...
The second division has it all. Teams on the rise overtaking fallen giants. Rebuilding squads trying to hold off the newly forming league powerhouses. Managers used to winning easily in the third division suddenly having to scrap for every goal against those who have no interest in making a second straight drop. As this madcap division settles into form each season, the one constant has been the inability to make any predictions based on T11 or past trends. Funny things just happen in that world between worlds. In season 5, Bristol City promoted in third place despite having a negative goal differential, the only team ever to manage that. Last season, Port Vale finished in 8th despite having a positive goal differential. As the seasons have played on though, two trends have emerged that I find interesting:
Defying all logic as to relative strength of the teams involved, over the past four seasons the team in fourth place has gone down while the team that finished the prior season in seventh place has moved up. Common sense would tend to indicate that the division favorite would be the team that finished in 4th place the prior year. Strength and experience should see through, right? Apparently not. Only once has the 4th place finisher gone on to win the division the following season, and that was way back in season 3 when Cardiff City topped the division after finishing one point away from promotion in season 2.
So what's gone on with the surviving good teams (4th & 5th place) each year that causes them to stumble the following season? The teams dropping from division one have had less CP due to fewer wins the prior season, so their SL is off pace from the top clubs. The teams promoting typically have a good T11, however they lack the depth to sustain a season-long push for the top spot and typically settle into the 4th-7th range. In fact, only three teams ever have promoted two seasons in a row. Port Vale did in seasons 4 (2nd place Div 3) and 5 (2nd place Div 2). And then both Dorchester and Carlisle bucked the trend last season by promoting in 2nd & 3rd place. It should be noted that no team promoting from Div 3 has gone on to win Div 2.
Does this mean that the relegated teams from Division 1 have dominated instead? Nope. Of the 21 teams relegated since season 2 (there was no Div 1 in season 1 for those who weren't around then), only 4 have been able to immediately bounce back up. Four. I don't have the full rosters from start to end of season saved anywhere, though it would be interesting to take a good look and figure out exactly where things are going wrong for them. My guess is that in desperation to avoid the drop the teams ended up sacrificing future SL for the youth players and then not having a stable of A-list players to develop and rely on. Can't prove it, though it is something to keep an eye on in the division this season to see if that trend holds up.
Along with each team preview then, you'll see an additional line noting the prevailing trend of all other teams who finished in the same place the prior season. It will be up to the managers to live up to or overcome their inherited expectations...
The Alpha
Northampton Town FC. Simon Compton, manager.
Four of the last five teams finishing in 4th place in the 2nd Division the prior season have been relegated within two seasons. The other promoted, as did the first two teams that finished in 4th (CRD & LIN). All or none, for NOR then...
The Cobblers will bring plenty of offensive firepower to the field this season. 5 deep at Fw, 4 at Mf. With quality players (SL 13 & 14) in two Dfs and a Sw, the backend should be able to hold their own as well. The only "weak" spot on the entire roster is that the Gk is 1 SL below the developmental max. Really, that's the best I can do for finding the rest of you a glint of weakness when playing them. Simon has hung out in the mid-division for long enough. This season his team should finally flex their muscles in the league along with their usual deep Cup runs. If they fail to promote yet again despite topping the division in T11, T16, and player value, Compo could find himself being asked to take a more permanent holiday.
The Hunters
Should the Cobblers falter, I would expect one of these two teams to step up into the top spot. Should NOR hold out, these two are the most likely candidates for promotion along with them.
Hereford United FC. Andy Bate, manager.
5 of the 7 teams finishing in 5th place went on to be promoted in 2nd or 3rd place the following season. Only one has been relegated.
Andy's squad is just 1 total SL off of NOR's pace at T11 to start the season. However, they are near the bottom in cash available to add another player and don't have the frontline strength that NOR can muster. Still, the Bulls have an enviable balance all across the roster. They run 3-deep in the outfield positions and have a good Gk/Sw combo. Their T11 can match up with almost anyone else's and would require overloading at one position to get any advantage over them. That would leave you exposed to a counter in the opposite end, so expect tactical choices to figure heavily into the Bulls' matches this season. If most of the division just tries to match them strength-for-strength, expect Andy to come out on top.
Cardiff City FC. Graham Wilkes, manager.
Teams finishing 9th in the 1st Division have not fared well the following season. 3 of 7 have gone on to be relegated a second straight season, and just one has rebounded to the top flight (Watford, Div 1 9th, S4. Div 2 1st, S5).
The Bluebirds are in good shape to buck the historical trend. Their entire roster is dotted with I/10 and II/13 players. Young guns ready to take top form should anchor this squad well through this season into the following two years. Of the top three, they are also the only team with enough cash to make a splash for another top-notch player in the first two to three sessions. If they focus on the division, they might win it. In order to sustain success though, this team will need more CP to spread around than just the league matches can bring. Expect them to push to advance to the semis of at least one Cup this season to net the extra 3-4 wins and 30-40 CP that will bring them. There is too much talent for this team to be overtaken by the opposition this year. Poor luck and untimely injuries hurt them last season. If they can survive the first session mostly intact, the luck should even out this year and let skill win out.
Running with the Pack
Sheffield United. Dan Fitzgerald, manager.
No team finishing 6th in Div 2 has ever gone on to be relegated the following season. Then again, only one team has ever gone on to be promoted (Lewes FC, who finished in 6th place in seasons 5, 6 AND 7 before finally deciding to give up their favored spot and going on to win the division in season 8). Betting odds say it's a rebuilding year with next season being the moving year, with up or down depending on how well the youth/age I's turn out.
The Blades have a solid T11 to start the season, with good distribution. They have a nice Gk/Sw combo and at least two players at each outfield spot worth investing max CP into. With four maxed apprentices moving up this season, they should be in great form by mid- to late-season. For those looking to overtake them this year, you had best find them early in the schedule. Right now, their only weakness appears to be a lack of quality depth. A three-game session will force them to be weak somewhere, and a four-game session would sorely test Dan's managerial mettle. In fact, Sheffield has the highest dropoff from T11 to T16 in the division, losing more than a point and a third on average (4th T11, 8th T16). A veteran of this league, I have no doubt that Dan is up for the challenge. Still, it should be interesting to see what he can pull out if Sheffield has to play an FA Cup replay match. I expect the Blades to finish mid-tables again this season, though higher in 4th or 5th place and in great shape to be a promotion favorite next season.
Lincoln City FC. Mike "C-Ball" Cabral, manager.
The team finishing 8th place in Division 1 and being relegated is the wild card of the division. Three times, the team has gone on to be relegated. Twice, they've gone right back up. The other two teams finished in mid-table obscurity. While I'm sure Mike wants to be back in the big pond as soon as possible, a quiet rebuilding season wouldn't be a bad thing.
The Imps are still not favored by Olmec. Nothing new there. They get a nasty opening weekend to the season (@ CRD then PNE & HER in AP group play). If they can get through with a 1-1-1 and nobody out with an injury, they should be happy and ready to pounce on the divisional matchups they can overwhelm. Another team with great balance in a 1-1-3-3-3 or 1-1-3-2-4 formation, their weakness lies in their top players being a few SL off max. T11 clashes against the top 2 to 3 teams in the division will leave them scrambling for tactical advantages or forced to gamble with hardness. As the season progresses though, the better age II players and the maxed age I's will start to run with anybody. Another team that might make a late surge up the tables, those wanting to promote had better circle the dates with the Imps as must win matches at home to keep this good team down for another season. If they can claw their way into the promotion spots by session four or five, they will be hard to dislodge barring catastrophic injury to key players.
Weston-super-Mare AFC. David Blair, manager.
The team finishing in 7th place in Division 2 has always had a very interesting following season. 5 times in 7 years of play, the team has gone on to be promoted - winning the division in 3 of those seasons. In the other 2 years, the team ending 7th has gone on to finish 10th the following season, by a wide enough margin that there was never any real doubt. Since I don't have them pegged to win the division, perhaps this is a bad omen for our Elder Statesman...
Clark, Heskey & Black. The three Gks on the roster for WES. Whoever ends up the starter by session 4 is going to make or break the season for this team. Of those three though, only the age IV can reach SL 15. The others can peak at 14, which leaves ample wiggle room for shots to trickle through. They have a respectable T11 and T16, however that is almost entirely bolstered by the Fw line that goes 12-12-10-10-10-9 in SL. It's further padded by a 12-11-9 Gk trio, only one of which can play any match. Behind the awesome strikers for this squad, they have a hole in the midfield where it goes SL 13-9-eh and at defense where it goes 12-10-8-youth. Current tops in the sweeper department is an SL 5 apprentice. Anyone willing to run 1-1-2-2-5 with this team who has a quality Gk/Sw combo stands a good chance of beating them at their own game. When three of the five areas are so comparatively weak to the promotion contenders in this division, I just can't see David pulling out a ticket to Division 1 from the bag. If he can get his Fw line to carry this team to the promised land, he'll get my vote for Manager of the Year.
Bristol City FC. Jake Hanny, manager.
Only once has the Division 3 champ gone on to be immediately relegated. Only once has the champ gone on to be promoted again though (Carlisle, last season). 4th or 6th is where the other 5 teams have settled. Jake should be happy if his team can make it up that high.
While the Robins aren't weak anywhere, they also don't have an area of strength. 2-3 decent to good players in the outfield, with respectable starters around the goal. Nothing to make a team stop and plan for. While this may get them a win from those overlooking Bristol, you won't find many managers that are overlooking anybody in this division. Instead, Jake may have to rely on hardness to get the upper hand on anybody. That's a gamble that rarely seems to pay off over the course of a season outside of Div 3. Down there, where there are lots of youth players every match, 10 hardness is like having two extra guys on the field. By this division, where the average T16 is approaching 10, it's down to just one guy who is likely to kick an own goal in addition to whatever else he does that match. Instead, five quality apprentices need to contribute well by season's end, with the SL 8-9 role players contributing in big matches to give the front lines a break when needed. Surviving this season to push for promotion next year will be a victory in itself. Promoting again would be a very impressive achievement indeed.
The Hunted
Regardless of technical measurements of strength, all things are relative in a world of predators and prey. It doesn't matter if you're a wolf pup or a prairie dog. If you're the smallest critter in the forest, everything else is going to try to take a bite out of you.
Nottingham Forest. Roy Rolston, manager.
The Reaper stalks the team promoting in 3rd place from Division 3 each season. Only twice has a team earning the last promotion spot survived relegation the following season, and the last four to try have all failed. Forest has a better chance than most of those squads, yet the uphill climb is going to be brutal and agonizingly long.
Their T11 is not bad. Their top 3 at Fw and Df are alright, with a good Gk to anchor the team between the sticks. The problem lies in having no depth. They have a total of just 5 Fws on the roster, and two of those are youth. They can't handle a four-game session without sacrificing fitness. At Mf, they have lots of players, yet only three that are better than the top youth to start the season. The defense runs deeper, yet remains shallow outside the front line. They can't cover for the weaker areas elsewhere, let alone overpower any of the front lines in the rest of the division to generate their own shots. Roy will need to develop the age I players and the youth in a hurry. Maxing the Gk to pull the team out of the fire match after match will be crucial. Even with that, I expect that scoring goals of their own is going to be hard at home and of Herculean effort on the road against any other team outside of the bottom three. Playing for draws might be their only hope of surviving the first four sessions until depth can be built up. If they aren't within a win of 7th place by session 6, they won't be making a late surge as their T11 can't max out high enough to challenge the return legs of the divisional matchups. Roy will need to pick a strategy for success before the opening whistle and give it everything he has to avoid being the 5th straight victim of relegation from the 3rd promotion spot.
Leeds United. Abe Hamdali, manager.
The whipping boy of Div 1 the prior season has fared well only once. In season 5, Lincoln City FC had a disasterous campaign only to turn things around and win Div 2 the following year. Of the other six teams, four ended up relegated a second straight year, and the other two finished no higher than 5th.
Leeds is built the opposite of many teams in the division. They have a greak Gk, a decent Sw, and then run 4-deep at Df and 6-deep at Mf while having only two decent Fws (an aging ex-star and an SL 9 age I could-be star) on the roster. The deep youth at Fw will take up most of the playing time though, so the starting Fws will rarely see the field during two-game sessions. That will leave the scoring duties to the midfield. This team will have to control possession and overpower from the center of the field while keeping some clean sheets to come away with points each week. I don't see this team being able to generate more than 2 goals a game. At the same time, they are well built to avoid giving up more than 2 goals a game. Every week should be a tactical experiment as the teams going 2-2-5 run into the team playing 4-4-2. In order to max the youth, this is a team that will have to do well in at least one Cup to keep the 3-game sessions coming. The depth will serve them well there as the other teams will start spreading out their T11 and can't match the Df and Mf depth of Leeds. In a straight T11 clash, expect lots of draws and one-goal losses for Abe. The rebuilding plan will serve them well, so it should be kept up. It might have to serve them well from Div 3 next season though, with a return to glory in the works for seasons 12 and beyond.
Southend United. Dave "Dr. Death" Dowson, manager.
The team finishing 2nd in Div 3 the prior season typically finishes mid-table. Only two promotions in 7 prior tries, and just one relegation. This team is poised to be the second barring another season of sub-par SL magic from the King of Cleats High Contact.
Lowest T11 and T16 by over a full point. Only three players on the entire roster in double-digit SL (Gk & 2 Fws at SL 12). No midfielder higher than SL 7. No established Sw to take the pressure off the Gk to perform each week. The forward line isn't so overpowering that this team can afford to give up three goals each match, yet that is what I see them doing. The lack of defensive power and the gaping hole in midfield will leave the team open to scoring chance after scoring chance. Once again, this team will have to rely on hardness to overcome their shortcomings. This season, I don't see it panning out well for them. Even if 5 Hard on the Gk can keep the score close, the Mfs won't be doing any scoring themselves. The top 3 at Fw will need a ridiculous conversion rate to pull this season out, as well as being lucky on giving up fewer PKs than shots generated by cutting down the opponent's Df and Mf. Dave thought he should have received more credit for over-achieving with last season's squad. He'll get earmarked for Managerial Feat of the Decade if he can pull off a successful campaign with this roster, in this season. Goal differential matters, and I just see too many teams trying to pad that column total against SU this season. Only fear of injury will keep the top Fw lines away. And since fear of relegation trumps fear of injury to any one player, the Shrimpers might be shelled early and often.
Odds of Promotion (for entertainment purposes only)
NOR 3:5
HER 3:2
CRD 3:2
SHU 5:1
LIN 8:1
WES 15:1
BRI 25:1
FOR 30:1
LEE 50:1
SU 100:1
Then allow me to be the first to congratulate you on the blog, even though the event is still in the future.
Cardiff are in full excitement at there new season however there will be a small change for sessions 2 & 3
Manager Wilkes will be in Full charge until Thursday evening and has submitted turns for the 1st session however with the marraige to fiance on 2nd september and subsequent honeymoon till 18th september. I will be passing the reigns over to Martin Burroughs for 2 sessions.
Have no fear though we will be gunning full on for promotion and cup success.
So for now good luck all in your 1st matches and Martin enjoy
Speak to u all on my return, I'm sure allan will fill in the full details after the weekend!!
Look forward to returning 1st in D2
...And yet we are still missing twelve (12) sets of orders. How shocking.
P.S. Great job on the season preview for D3, Dr Martin. I look forward to the other two previews.
Two. Vale last season from Div 2 at +1 and Hereford from Div 1 in season 6 at +7.
How many teams have been relegated with a positive GD in 9 seasons?
Stop calling us the Spireites. It sounds like a Tinkerbell.
OK. You may not be as excited as some. Still, it's good to be getting lineups made up and submitted for United once again, isn't it? Starting off this year's previews with Division Three, please remember that all odds are for entertainment purposes only...
The Favorite
Port Vale FC. John Holden, manager
Best T11. Best T16. Enough cash to add at least one more T11-quality player. Desire to get back to Div 2 after a very disappointing and unlucky end to last season's campaign that saw them finish in 8th place and get relegated despite having a positive goal differential. This team has it all to be the clear-cut favorite. Lots of one-goal losses that could've/should've been draws came back to haunt them as the final whistle sounded last year. This season they have shored up the defense and run four deep at each outfield position. While Gk could be stronger, they have a potential star in the works at sweeper to hold out until the apprentice takes over next season. The front line and midfield will give them enough goals to coast through most of their division matches and allow the team to make some Cup noise this season as well. Division 2 & 1 teams are on notice that the Valiants should not be overlooked on the fixture list. Easily the top team in the division, anything less than 1st place will have the home crowds up in arms.
Promoting
Chesterfield FC. Phil McIntosh, manager.
Quality players at Gk & Sw behind a good Df line should be able to easily hold off most of the division's attacks this season. Their own forward line, running four deep with some power, should overwhelm half the teams and put enough pressure on the others to create chances. Only the Vale can run with their T11, and the few teams able to exploit an advantage at Mf would have to give up some Df or Fw power to do so and leave themselves exposed. If Phil can find a way to outmanuever John in the head-to-head matches this season, the Spireites might be celebrating another division trophy this November. We'll see if they live up to potential or if they throw the T11 at defending their AP Cup trophy at the cost of division wins instead.
Contending for Runner-Up status
Leicester City FC. Chris McDougall, manager.
Despite his early blog post giving up on this season already - as his title shows that season 10 is already a waste despite not starting yet! - this wily manager has a good Mf built up for Div 3. With ample depth in the SL 9-11 range everywhere else (and just a .39 drop off between T11 & T16), Leicester should be able to contend in any division match regardless of how the Cups are playing out. If they can avoid the tendency to play 10 Hard 'just because,' and thus injuring as many of their own players as they did the opposition, they will be in the promotion hunt all season. Balance and depth should win through for them, regardless of what the manager may think of their chances.
Swansea City AFC. Kevin Martin, manager.
This is the building season for the Swans. With the roots laid from the past two years of youth development, now the SL has crept up to being able to run with the top teams in the division. After leading the league in draws in season 8 and the division again in 9, the front office expects this team to shift a lot of those matches in the win column. While last season's AP Cup semis appearance shows that they can make a splash one match at a time, the depth will need to come along more if they are to be able to ride out the season-long divisional campaign. If they can't nab the 3rd promotion spot, then they will need to be pushing the Foxes every step of the way or this season will go down as a major setback.
Restoring the Balance
The next two teams could push for promotion if they make a savvy trade or auction pickup. Barring that, they share a glaring weakness that will be their undoing against the top four division contenders and will ensure at least one more season in the bottom division.
Derby County. Trevor Taylor, manager.
While the T11 is not far off the promotion favorites, the T16 drops off in a hurry. The depth at Fw will have a hard time this season covering for a very thin Df crew. They also have the least cash in the division, so a quick auction fix is not in the cards. Picking battles wisely and getting some stellar Gk play will be critical to have any hope against the front lines of Vale and Chesterfield. Playing for a draw might be their only hope of stealing a few key points. Without luck on their side though, I think the jump back to Division Two will be too much to accomplish this season.
Dagenham & Redbridge. Jeff Hawker, manager.
Different team, same song. Three nice Fws at SL 10+ help push the T11 up to respectable levels. Only four Df on the roster, and none higher than SL 7, will bring smiles to the face of every opponent this season. They do have plenty of cash for a Df purchase this year, however just one player can't fill a whole that big. Rebuilding from within will be necessary. As will a flak jacket for the keeper. It could get ugly in Cup matchups against higher division teams, or even in league matches against the top two this season.
Look to the Future
Neglected youth = neglected depth = suffering in future seasons. It's time to right the past oversights at these clubs.
Oldham Athletic AFC. Fred Wilkins, manager.
All the age II players on the roster are SL 10-11. Not the best, however respectable enough to build around for this division. The age I and Apprentices are all way too far off pace to be worth salvaging as possible stars though. This team will struggle this season due to lack of depth, and will be in even worse shape next year if there is not an immediate investment in long term building. The solid Gk (SL 13) will be sorely pressed to carry the team all alone at times. Finances are in good shape for some trades, though instead of buying a T11 perhaps investing in some top apprentices this season or some Age I, SL 9 or 10 players might be the better way to go so next season won't start out in the same shape as this one.
Swindon Town FC. Rene Wilkins, manager.
One good player at each position is all they can throw out in a T11 clash. The rest of the roster fades to under SL 10 immediately. They won't be able to win enough matches with this roster to build up with CP, so the future is in the Apprentices. Unfortunately, this where they are weakest. They have just two, and those are SL 2 & 3. That neglect will come back to haunt them immediately. Without depth building from within, they have a hard choice to make. Push for immediate wins and try to salvage some players with CP from winning, or let the few stars fade off as they sign on six Schoolboys and max playing time each session. No one likes to lose. Sometimes you have to swallow the bitter pill so you can look forward to less losing next season.
Wycombe Wanderers. Mike Mcleod, manager.
24 players on the roster. 12 of them are youth. Mike is going all-in with the rebuild this season and I see if paying off for this team in season 12. The rest of his roster is all age I and II players, so they should be around for at least one more season to build some depth around. There are really only 3-4 players worth investing max CP in, so they have a decent chance of getting all they need despite a high likelihood of a low win percentage this year. If they can stay the course and get those youth all maxed out, they will have some valuable depth and trade pieces in the offering for next season - and a lot more hope than they currently have when checking the fixture list each week. Watch for a few upsets as the season progresses and the youth start rounding into form. By mid-season next year, they won't be a walkover any longer.
Brentford FC. Derek Purvis, manager.
I don't want to come across as being mean to Derek. He seems like a genuinely nice and fun guy in the times I've interacted with him across this league and a few others. And yet I have to ask again if this is the season he will finally commit to rebuilding the youth and stop trying to make some noise with 10 hardness and playing SL 6-8 older players while the youth rot on the benches. Brentford starts the season with a T11 lower than the non-league teams, so there really isn't more of a rock bottom you can go (until division 4 becomes a reality). They are more than 2.5 SL on average off the pace of the next-worst team in T11. For those struggling with the math, that will translate to 15-20 more scoring chances PER GAME that the Bees will give up than any other team in the league this season. 6 Schoolboys, playing every session, and trading for or buying some SL 4-5 Apprentices to max out as well is the only hope for a better outlook to next season. Last place is all but assured again this year. Avoiding some "worst ever" marks may be the season highlight. Please, for the sake of league competitiveness and having some fun when making up lineups each week, let this season be the one where the Bees finally follow through on a youth movement. It's four seasons overdue.
Odds of Promotion
PV 3:5
CHF 1:1
LEI 2:1
SWA 5:2
DER 10:1
DAG 12:1
OLA 15:1
SWI 20:1
WYC 50:1
BRE 1000:1
Cardiff City FC sends 1018k, Dave Murphy (APP/4 Mf; 170k)
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Robert Lloyd (II/13 Mf; 550k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 25k
to Swansea City AFC for Kian Jackson (IV/2 Fw; 0k)
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Season 10, a season which promised so much and delivered zip - was a massive disappointment for the manager of the Foxes. The newbie manager decided in his widsom not to select a BRB Physio and as the injuries mounted up, the quality of player being asked to pull on the Leicester City shirt was low to say the least. This compounded the fact that we were not able to draw, let alone win games, and as a result a squad that was looking promising in terms of youth/potential, is now a shadow of a great team as we couldn't get the CP's into them. A big lession learnt!
A two statistic's which makes me hang my head in shame is 1) PLR Value - 8400 (2nd across the 3 divisions), 2) T-11 - 10.45 (23rd and 4th in Division 3).
Leicester City FC sends 200k
to Tranmere Rovers for Johannes Månsson (V/7 Fw; 100k)
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I noticed it last night Brian. Its not clear why its an issue as the page itself hasn't changed, just the data as we move to a new season.
I'll be investigating to see if I can pin it down, but in the meantime please try another browser.
Al
Anyone else having this problem today? About half of the orders page loads and nothing else. Eventually googleChrome tells me the page is unresponsive. All other league pages load fully without issue.
Problem with the code or server, or on my end?
The newest Rook, Elias Beerman, recently discussed his soccer lineage with the press. Elias credited all of his soccer talent to his father Brian who of course recently won the premier division in United. Although his father has more of an "offensive" philosophy, the youthful Elias said he always had an interest in defense and looks forward to advancing his skills this season with Lewes. Elias went on to say that his brother is just plain rude. Elias is speaking of course of his older brother Ruud who is a midfielder for Brighton. Apparently the two have not spoken for almost 8 years dating back to when Ruud left the Beerman home to attend college. Elias indicated there might be some "sparks" when Lewes meets Brighton and that he fully expected to play "hard" against his older sibling.
Wycombe Wanderers sends 150k, Archie Green (III/4 Mf; 80k)
to Watford for Mateo Bonnet (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Much to the dismay of Lewes management Kian Owen reported to camp today with the goggles in tow. It appears the lasik surgery was a bust and the goggles will be worn once again this season. Relegation this season is pretty much guaranteed.
from che compton castle mansions in torquay we say its great to be holidaying!! catch up saturdayn its hard on this blackberry
Not so sure things will be that bleak for Dr Doom and his squad of Rookers as the team still has several SL10+ players on the roster. Although Mr Dohm did propose one intersting idea in his recent blog entry: the idea that the Seagulls might play a 1-0-2-2-6 versus Lewes this season. I had not thought of that possibility before....
Lewes is very uneasy going into Season 10 with the current keeper Kian Owen. At one point last season coach Dohm called Kian "blind" as he couldn't stop anything from going into the net. Dohm has made repeated attempts to acquire another GK to no avail and it appears we will be stuck with Kian. We hope the lasik surgery in the off season that eliminates Kian from having to wear "coke bottle" size goggles will help, but upper management is still concerned. Please go easy on Kian and expect the Rooks to employ 5 defenders and a sweeper this season as Kian needs all the help he can get. Kian is not looking forward to the 6 FW line that BHA will bring to the table.
The idea of anti-Alon code to help handicap Tranmere is always something I support. However, the current method seems a bit half-hearted. I truly doubt Tranmere will be significantly impacted by the loss of one (1) GPP this season:
| Pl. | TEAM | COACH | BANK | PLR VALUE | CP | GPP | T-11 | T-16 | AGE | NMR | PLAYERS | BBs | HRD | ||||
| 1. | Tranmere Rovers | Alon Atie | 1994 | 7840 | 62 | 29 | 12.00 | 11.06 | 2.07 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 0.00 | ||||
Crewe Alexandra FC sends Evan Russell (APP/5 Df; 210k)
to Brighton & Hove Albion for 484k
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Port Vale FC sends 150k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Jamie O'Donnell (V/4 Df; 40k)
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Bristol City FC sends 450k
to Brighton & Hove Albion for Aiden Robertson (APP/5 Df; 225k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 450k
to Bristol City FC for Aiden Robertson (APP/5 Df; 225k)
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Bristol City FC sends 225k
to Hereford United FC for Tony Griffiths (V/2 Df; 0k)
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After a few weeks of suspicion, Preston North End has released the team carpenter as there is no need for a trophy cabinet.
Why has no one asked the real question from this trade: Why was Dr Doom at a Taylor Swift concert?
Mr. Dohm, I thought the terms of the deal was the Taylor Swift concert. "Here's a ticket. You're signed!"
The Rooks are happy to announce the acquisition of Mr Beerman's long lost son Elias to the club. Lewes finalized the deal with Southend last week and agreed to terms with Elias while Mr. Dohm was in St.Louis for the Taylor Swift concert. Elias apparently was ready to return to his job at the brewerey in St. Louis upon hearing Southend was prepared to release him. Southened felt that Elias didn't have the "toughness" to play their brand of football and the fact that he wasn't a forward didn't help his cause. When Lewes received word of this they gladly welcomed the young Beerman into division I. Elias looks forward to helping Lewes defend the juggernaut forward line that his father has put together at BHA and hopes to dethrown his father of the division I crown.
BHA management was unavailable for comment.
Lewes FC sends Theo Robertson (SBY/2 Df; 0k)
to Southend United for Elias Beerman (SBY/2 Df; 0k)
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Nottingham Forest sends Charlie Shaw (I/9 Mf; 420k)
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Harry Jimenez (I/8 Gk; 360k)
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Port Vale FC sends 150k, Jack Johnson (APP/3 Mf; 85k)
to Tranmere Rovers for Brandon Boyle (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Wycombe Wanderers sends 150k, Jamie Scott (IV/5 Fw; 90k)
to Tranmere Rovers for Oscar Marin (V/3 Fw; 20k)
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Leeds United sends 80k
to Southend United for Reuben Robinson (III/3 Mf; 40k)
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Surely someone needs to remind Compo that he is on holiday this month, lounging at the beach and unavailable to his MSWL-U colleagues. WHO is this impostor!?!?!
Yeah i know, but its always worth while taking a trip down memory lane especially when the trip is oh so nice!!
Simon...The past means nothing in sports. You, being of a much greater age than I, should know that quite well, sir. 
Argghhhh
, found them, Crewe, Swindon and some unknown team called BHA!!!! Thanks alot Al/Olmec another great difficult set of matches are upon us!
Mind you seem to recall beating BHA once before in this competition and knocking them out!
Hi Brian
Where is the AP Cup draw then or are just messing with my head???
I can see last years cup matches listed under the date september 2nd but not any new matches yet?
While there are a few heavy groups this season that could contend for the title Group of Death, perhaps none are more fitting than Group E which contains Southend United, Queens Park Rangers, Port Vale FC and Bristol City FC. If any group might produce an actual death (or two), this would be the one! It might be necessary for QPR and PV to play 10 HRD just to compete with the likes of Dave and Jake who will surely look to injure as many opponents as possible in the opening weekend.
As for BHA's group, I am just excited we get to play Crewe Alexandra at least three times this season!
Brighton & Hove Albion sends 250k
to Brentford FC for Brian Hughes (III/4 Df; 80k), David Clemence (II/4 Mf; 100k)
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Vale will pay good cash money for your age IV or V players. An APP3 is also available to trade.
Dorchester Town sends 205k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Zachary Bradley (V/2 Gk; 0k)
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Lincoln City FC sends 75k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Frank Taylor (IV/2 Mf; 0k)
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Lewes FC sends 25k
to Southend United for Henry Richardson (IV/2 Df; 0k)
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Lewes FC sends Wayne Hill (VI/4 Sw; 20k)
to Dorchester Town for Rhys Hunter (IV/7 Mf; 150k), Luke Clarke (IV/4 Fw; 60k)
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Preston North End FC sends Owen Page (V/2 Fw; 0k)
to Dorchester Town for 225k
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The following teams receive a bonus ():
BHA (537) BRI (204) CRD (4) CAR (200) CHF (250) CRE (4) DOR (125) HER (25) LEE (98) LEW (404) NOR (350) FOR (54) OLA (18) PLY (375) PNE (475) QPR (300) SU (129) SWA (75) TRA (375) WAT (204) WES (4) WYC (8)
When C-Ball wins his 100th match, his team will be in Division 2. Not Division 3, and most definitely not Division 1; just good ole Division 2.
Please remember to congratulate C-Ball next season in true MSWL-United fashion.
For those keeping track at home, this season saw the fewest ever draws in the first division. Either teams are going more all-out for wins and conceding losses at a far higher rate, or it was just a fluke season headlined by both Watford and Cardiff City FC getting exactly zero draws in the league. First ever goose egg in the column for division one final tables, and this season we got two of them.
In other draw news, Dagenham & Redbridge tied the Division 3 mark for fewest league draws at 1. Apparently the trend is going league-wide.
Other fun notes to pick on my friends:
Congrats to Rob at Plymouth for taking home the Division 2 Championship. The rest of the division should be ashamed of themselves. Apparently Rob picks his battles well and eked out narrow victories. His goal differential of +5 is the lowest of any division champ, from any division, in the history of this league. The prior lowest? +18.
And in a final note for the current defending AP Cup Champion Phil and Chesterfield FC: they finished 6th in division three. And yet they had a +27 goal differential for the season. That was the third highest goal differential in the whole league! No team in the second or third division that had a goal differential of 22 or higher has ever failed to get promoted until now. In their defense, much of their offense came through a great auction pickup and development, peaking about the time of their AP Cup success and capped by a 10-0 league win in the final weekend. Still. It's fun to taunt. When you're in the third division and will be again all next season to, it's really hard to find a way to get in jabs at anybody with an immediate and thorough beat down in return...
In response to Mike's queries:
The highest point total earned by any team being relegated from the first division is 21. The Imps tied the mark previously set by Sheffield United last season (8). However, the Imps tallied a -8 goal differential on the season to Dan's Blades' -7 last season. So in terms of best finish yet still going down, the Imps can't even win that one, finishing a very close second to the Season 8 Sheffield United squad.
The fewest points earned by any first division team without being relegated is Season 2's Oldham United squad, which amassed 18 points and a -3 goal differential and remained up.
For the 2nd Division, the marks exceed the first division's efforts. In Season 7, Bristol CIty FC totalled 22 points (with a -1 GD) and was still relegated. In Season 8, Plymouth Argyle FC survived the final weekend that saw the bottom four teams all finish at 17 or 18 points. The Pilgrims eked out survival on goal differential, finishing at 18 points and a -10 goal differential.
Asterisks (*) indicate corrections from Dave Dohm's original:
D1: BHA (500), QPR (300), PNE (150)
D2: PLY (300), CAR (200), DOR (100)
D3: BRI (200), SU (100), NOT (50)
YC: TRA (150), PNE (75)
FAS: TRA (200), LEE (75)
FAC: LEW (400), PNE (250), NOR (200) & WAT (200)
AP: CHE (250), NOR (150), PLY (75) & SWA (75)
GB: TRA (25), HER & DOR (25), SU (25)
PL: BHA (25), LEE (15), OLD (10)
1: WW (4), LEE (4)
2: CRD (4)
3: CRE (4), SU (4)
4: BHA (4)
5: BHA (4), BRI (4), OLD (4)
6: NOT (4)
7: WAT (4)
8: LEE (4)
9: LEW (4), WSM (4), OLD (4), WW (4)
10: BHA (4)
Totals:
BHA (537)* TRA (375) WW (8)
QPR (300) LEE (98) CRD (4)
PNE (475) LEW (404) CRE (4)
PLY (375) NOR (350) BRI (204)
CAR (200)* WAT (204) WSM (4)
DOR (125) CHE (250)
BRI (204) SWA (75)
SU (129) HER (25)
NOT (54) OLD (18)
BHA-533
PRE-475
LEW-404
TRA-375
PLY-375
NOR-350
QPR-300
CHF-250
CAR-204
WAT-204
BRI-204
SU-129
DOR-125
LEE-98
SWA-75
NOT-54
HER-25
OLD-18
WYC-8
CRE-4
WES-4
Someone should double check these #'s, I gave both DOR and HER 25K for tying on the DII golden boot and I awarded 4K to each prediction winner if there was a tie. Congrats to all on a fun season!
Could a couple folks please write up the end of season financial awards and post them here? Please include the prized for predictions (weekly winners and overall). Thanks!!
Having just been relegated on 21 pts got me to wondering what the highest ever pt total is/was that has been relegated? How about lowest total ever to avoid relegation?
Look out D2, here come da Imps!
Dr Dave, wicked poor old Ian is in therapy after that session, he will need some help recovering from that during the close season!!!!!!!!!
Entering the final two matches, the top 3 are already sealed into their promotion spots. They can still mix up the order for prize money, however DOR, CAR & PLY are all going swimming in the big pond next season.
Outside of that, any other team could finish in the relegation zone. 4th through 8th are separated by just 4 points, with the 8th place team (Port Vale) having the best goal differential of the five teams. HER & WES are just 1 point above PV, making it possible that just a draw is enough to rescue Vale's season.
Even the team in 4th right now (NOR) isn't fully safe. Here's a fun scenario:
Match 38: HER beats OLA, DER beats NOR, WES & PV draw, CAR & SHU draw.
Match 39: HER beats/draws DER, PV beats PLY, SHU beats NOR by 2 goals, WES beats CAR by 2 goals.
End result?
4th. SHU. 5th HER. 6th WES. 7th PV (22 pts, 4+ GD). 8th NOR (22 pts, -1 GD or lower).
Having seen the way the 2nd division matches have been all over the place, the above scenario is not that far-fetched. Nobody outside the promotion zone is safe.
Because of that, here are the clashes that I am expecting the top lines in because losing is not an option:
Match 38: WES v PV. 7th & 8th on the tables. Both teams need at least a draw here to survive. With a draw though, they need help through a 2-loss session from NOR, SHU or HER. They would also have to beat their final opponents. Both play a top three squad (WES v CAR & PV v PLY) who is trying to win the division crown. I wouldn't gamble on winning that match to save me from relegation. So I see this match as being the decider as to who will be on the relegation brink come the final league match. Loser stands a very, very good chance of going down.
Match 39: SHU v NOR. If they draw, both are safe. Winner is guaranteed to breathe easy before looking at the other results. Loser will be hoping for something other than the worst-case scenario I outlined above. This one should be a big match as no matter what else happens in the division, a draw or win here guarantees safety for both teams.
Match 39: DER v HER. For Derby to escape relegation, they need to overtake two teams. With WES and PV beating up on each other and then playing one of the top teams in the division, there is a decent chance of one of those teams losing both games. If DER can get at least a draw vs. NOR in match 38, then this is their chance to catch the second team. Admittedly, it would take a DER draw and HER loss vs. OLA in match 38 to set up this scenario. Still, if that happens then DER would pass HER (20 pts to 19) by beating the Bulls here. Andy currently has a significant goal differential edge (+13) over Trevor, so he will probably be safe if he can manage at least a draw versus OLA in the earlier match.
For Oldham, there is really only one path to avoiding relegation at this stage. And yet the fact that the current team in 10th place could slide all the way up to 6th is incredible in itself and testimony to a wild season in the second division! OLA beats HER, NOR beats DER, WES beats/draws PV in match 38. OLA winning would be the biggest upset there, so not too far out of reach. Then for match 39: OLA beats DOR on the road (ending at 20 pts), DER beats HER (ending at 19 points each), PLY beats PV (PV finishing at 18 or 19 pts). Again, the longest odds against would be the Oldham road win over the current top team in the division. Because of that, OLA's fate lies primarily in their own hands. Pull off the double-road-victory weekend and they only have to hope for things to fall their way in 4 other matches. It could be worse, right?
Not a Bad season for the 'Old Man' & the Blues of Southend United.
Started season with 7th or 8th best T11 & T17, still have 8th best T11 & T17
But have Youngest average age, just 1.07...
Who said Youth never wins anything in Football?...
Won us promotion... Come on you Blues!!!
1. Brighton declared "uncatchable" in league title race.
2. Brian Beerman declared "lucky manager", by peers.
Today.
If anyone is still listening, that's when we last conceded a goal.
That's the last time we lost a game, in case anyone is interested.
What collosall event last occurred on June 25th 2011?
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Any Ideas???
Thats the date that the old man of UNITED last won a game ...!!!
| 12 | Jun 25 |
Weston Super Mare |
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Northampton Town FC |
Have a heart guys let the old boy win again soon 
Ive set up an OLMEC League with Fantasy premier league
Anybody interested in joining click on this link to set up your team & select your players >:
http://fantasy.premierleague.com/
When you have set your team click the leagues link on the toolbar & click 'Join League' & enter the code below
86109-31035
Its free to play & is great fun
hope to see as many of you there as possible
Cheers
Dave D
Matches are confirmed for the prediction league. Best of luck to everyone.
Brighton & Hove Albion sends 390k, Frank Cole (IV/7 Df; 150k)
to Cardiff City FC for Grigoriy Ivanov (APP/8 Df; 450k)
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Tranmere Rovers sends Wayne Hill (V/10 Sw; 160k)
to Lewes FC for 200k
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Northampton Town FC sends 450k, Dave Murphy (SBY/3 Mf; 100k)
to Cardiff City FC for Leon Robinson (APP/8 Mf; 465k)
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Southend United sends Zachary Fletcher (III/10 Gk; 320k)
to Brentford FC for 200k, Dylan Ahmed (IV/8 Gk; 180k)
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Cardiff City FC sends Jake Clemence (IV/12 Gk; 300k), Cormac McDonald (I/12 Mf; 600k)
to Hereford United FC for 650k, Rafael Melo (APP/7 Fw; 380k)
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Cardiff City FC sends Roger Clarke (II/11 Mf; 450k)
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Owen Lloyd (APP/7 Df; 395k)
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Division 1 - Well BHA lead by 9 points at nearly the half way stage, are Watford to be runners up again, blimey James if its not Tranmere its someone else, always to be a bridesmaid!!! Can Tranmere make a recovery as they step up to 4th spot with some good results this session and they take on Brighton at home this session, should be a cracker and will Brighton crack as its understood that Beerman does not work well when the pressure is on ( well thats what i hear from some of those Meditech boys!!). At the bottom Leeds you can understand being a firm fan of theres its just too hard for them to cope in Division 1, but then all around them from Crewe to QPR only 5 points seperate them, the only surprise is that Lincoln arnt at the bottom with Leeds
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Division 2 - Surprise Surprise Plymouth lead, what the devil is going on there? Closely followed of course by the recently defeated Dorchester ( have I mentioned that the Cobblers have just knocked them out of the FA Cup!), but this will just make them more determinded to win the title now. Its all very close at the top with any 3 from 6 who could be promoted. The question is what are Northampton doing at the bottom , yes we are not happy but the Cup runs are going well, Semi Finalists in the AP Cup and the FA Cup but that doesnt keep the fans happy, the red card for the manager one was heard to say but he was in the minority as the majority fans love the prospect of a trophy from the Cups.
Division 3 - Somewhere we are likely to be next year! But this season see's Bristol and Nottingham Forest battling for the title, both only have mid level T11 stats so its a surprise not to see hotly fancied Swansea and Chesterfield winning this league. Wooden spoon looks likely to head to Brentford although closely followed by Wycombe, as they entertain Wycombe this session it could be a massive decider.
Good luck to all as the second half of the season kicks off, Cardiff set to be the favourites for the Youth Cup with all the wheeling and dealing trading thats has seen them pull in some youth stars from a few clubs, but they have not done as well as the manager had hoped this season, so whats in store tune in next saturday to see if Swindon can pull a rabbit from the bag and stun them
Well Brian...I'm not sure it was a great strategy...I was just not spending enough apparently.
I just don't want to pay too much over NLS value.
Hopefully everyone forgets about this auction...
Brighton & Hove Albion sends 400k, Grigoriy Ivanov (APP/7 Df; 350k)
to Cardiff City FC for Hayden Higgins (II/14 Fw; 600k)
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Bristol City FC sends 350k, Timothy Jones (APP/7 Mf; 350k)
to Cardiff City FC for Sean Russel (II/12 Df; 500k), Aiden Robertson (SBY/3 Df; 85k)
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Anyone want to wager at how many players from the above auction the Magpies end up with? I would say three including that interesting I/11 FW who can still be coached to full potential this season and end up a I/16. The Magpies might not have easy non-league competition this season, but saving their money until this auction was an excellent decision.
And my how the truth can sting! That's some tough love from a good friend who would call us out like that. With such inspiration how can we not T11 the Magpies the next time we face them? Does such a noble opponent deserve any less than our best? What say you all?
Kevin,
I think Al is saying that Swansea is worse than a non-League team...
LAUGHING!
Kevin, I've played Blythe...and I've played Coventry City (virtually every season the FA/AP/YC Cups)...and let me say, SWANSEA IS NO NON-LEAGUE TEAM!
Good stuff sir!
Of course its sad that I haven't, in reality, played a non-league team this season...
While I am pleased that Swansea is still alive in both Cups as of this post (soon to be irrelevant following tomorrow's matches), the rest of the league should be worried. Should by some miracle we advance, I am expecting to face the Magpies in both competitions. I believe we still hold "first alternate" status to the non-league teams in the pecking order of automatic win clubs for a certain team to "randomly" draw as their next opponent.
Hereford United FC sends 830k
to Cardiff City FC for Giuseppe Bianchi (III/13 Mf; 440k)
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Hello Dr. Blair! Actually, the seeding is there to help me identify the 'home team' in the knockout. The AP Cup draw for all knockout rounds is random, however the home team isn't. After the random draw occurs, then the team that 'did better' in Group play gets the home field advantage.
Part of the process too is to ensure Dorchester draws a non-league team in all knockout rounds. Unfortunately I felt like I couldn't bring in a team to the AP Cup that didn't qualify for the knockout round...too many people paying attention you see...
Probably just me, but wasn't the idea of preparing the Alan Parr Cup qualifiers in a list to allow a degree of seeding so that all group winners would play a runner up (or alternatively the top qualifier would play the 16th rated one, 2nd v 15th etc).
I just noticed WES (3rd qualifier) play Chesterfield who won their section well - who do I send the protest letter bribe to, in order to get that changed?
Oh, alright I will play it - only a game - not life or death or anything... probably nobody listening anyway!
Enjoy this day, gentlemen - we are truly lucky to be father's.
-Brian
P.S. I just had to get rid of Dave's mugshot from the homepage....
Top 5 Hoodlums Coaches // Injuries Caused
How refreshing to be back at the top of the only table that really Matters!
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All of you so-called Hoodlums out there who pride yourself on bringing terror and weak knees to opposing players and old ladies everywhere should be ashamed! Is this the best you can muster? Has this league gone soft, or has there been some kind of memo passed around from the commissioner's desk that we missed about fines being leveled for unsporting play? What travesty is befalling our fair game?
What else could explain how the gentle, peaceful, loving, and zero-hardness using Swans are topping the tables in most Fitness loss caused to our opponents? We're tied for second on injuries caused and leading the charge in damage done. And we haven't even really tried yet! We're saving that for rivalries and Cup clashes against vastly superior foes. If this is what you can expect when we're playing nice, fear the Swans when we crank up the dial to... 1!
The gauntlet has been thrown. Who amongst you dares to overtake us in havoc strewn amidst the writhing forms of freshly fallen foes?
My advice to anyone playing against Alon is to use OST and he won't stand a chance. OK then, with that out the the way his FWs are useless and he will surely sell a couple. I'm waiting for his offer to land in my inbox...
Hi Ian, Try Tranmere he seems to have bought a whole eleven man forward line, surely they cannot all play, try and tap him up!!! Good luck.
We need your FWs - can offer cash, or swap for MF/DF. Get your offers in...NOW!
I agree with Dr Doom's rankings. Interesting to see that no team progressed with less than six points. No draw yet, Compo; I'm not sure if we'll see that before the next deadline...
Well thats a shock , 2nd for the Cobblers thanks Dave. By the way anyone see the fixture list draw for the next round or has that yet to be scheduled?
Dorchester possibly putting together a cunning plan with Olmec to match up with a non league team!!!
For AP rankings I come up with the following:
1. Sheffield
2. Northampton
3.Weston
4. Lewes
5.Chesterfield
6. Preston
7. PLymouth
8.Dorchester
9. Port Vale
10. Hereford
11. Cardiff
12. Swansea
13. Carlisle
14. Lincoln
15. Leeds
16. Swindon
Coach Baptiste recently sold several injured players to the non-league. I guess the message is clear: If you play for Crewe and you suffer a serious injury, start packing your bags 'cause that pink slip is surely coming your way.
Watford sends 180k
to Southend United for Ben Henderson (III/6 Mf; 160k)
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Northampton Town FC sends 135k
to Southend United for Aaron Fraser (III/5 Fw; 120k)
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Queens Park Rangers sends Joel Thompson (V/4 Df; 40k)
to Dorchester Town for Vincent Ferrier (III/7 Fw; 200k)
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Group H |
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| TEAM | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |||
| 1. | Northampton Town FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2. | Port Vale FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 3. | Tranmere Rovers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 0 | ||
| 4. | Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | -17 | 0 | ||
Well, Northampton manager Compton did not see this table materialising after two games, as we expected this to be a group of Death, but oh no Alons Tranmere side dumped out as they are defeated by the Cobblers and the Vale, Tranmere are not sure what has hit them recently, defeated by Dublin in the Olmec Cup you had to be there it was fantastic, and now the mighty Cobblers manage to defeat the team that has been such a thorn for the past 5 seasons.
Compton who decided to stay with Northampton following some difficult and challenging meetings with the board in the close season said we could not have wished for a brighter start and the Cup win against Cardiff has yet again shown our desire to do well in this prestigious tournament.
Maybe later in the week more reviews on this Cup, as some groups are mighty close and some further top names could see themselves dumped out the Alan Parr Cup.
...are posted now. A few interesting match ups in the AP Cup still, and is anyone else surprised there are no FA Cup replays this next session? Unusual.
Any plans to reset the hardness stats on the stats page before the season starts?
Also I need one BRB... best offer will be taken.
Cardiff City FC sends 180k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Nathan Ward (III/5 Df; 120k)
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Dorchester doesn't draw a non league squad but does get the the fourth lowest top 11.
Leeds United sends 20k, Kai May (APP/5 Gk; 210k)
to Southend United for Roger Simpson (APP/5 Mf; 210k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 525k, Adam Peters (III/6 Df; 160k)
to Lincoln City FC for Charles Greene (III/12 Df; 400k)
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What an absolutely fantastic bunch of games today !
If you have not watched them on the Match viewer yet
Pour yourself a Large Drink
Click on the No spoilers link on the match 2 results page & sit back & enjoy ! 
Absolutely Bluudy Fantastic Lads 
I'm proud to be in OLMEC & Extra proud to be Commissioner of the OLMEC CUP 
Cheers !
Cardiff City FC sends 100k, Kieran Butcher (II/11 Mf; 450k)
to Swansea City AFC for Evan McCarthy (I/10 Fw; 480k)
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Leeds United sends Oscar Wallace (APP/5 Sw; 210k), Tom Robinson (SBY/2 Mf; 0k)
to Swansea City AFC for Thomas James (APP/5 Mf; 225k)
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Lincoln City FC sends 634k
to Swansea City AFC for Taylor McMillan (I/10 Sw; 480k)
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Watford sends 500k
to Cardiff City FC for Sofiane Doucet (III/10 Mf; 320k)
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Northampton Town FC sends Sam Lawrence (II/7 Fw; 250k)
to Brentford FC for 445k, Fabian Wagner (II/3 Mf; 50k)
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Lewes FC sends 110k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Billy Cooper (IV/5 Df; 90k)
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Cardiff City FC sends 118k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Craig Wilson (III/4 Df; 80k)
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Bristol City FC sends 125k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Tyler Hart (IV/5 Gk; 90k)
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Preston North End FC sends Ben Gibson (VI/2 Gk; 0k)
to Watford for 220k
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Bristol City FC sends 415k
to Preston North End FC for Darragh Daly (V/4 Fw; 40k), Owen Shah (V/3 Df; 20k)
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Leicester City FC sends 40k
to Brentford FC for Sofiane Dubost (IV/2 Df; 0k)
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Swansea City AFC sends 200k
to Leicester City FC for Ben Watson (V/2 Mf; 0k)
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Hereford United FC sends 175k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Theo Brown (IV/6 Sw; 120k)
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Northampton Town FC sends 200k
to Leicester City FC for Quentin Hamon (V/2 Df; 0k)
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Hereford United FC sends 240k
to Lewes FC for Sam Scott (III/5 Gk; 120k)
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Lewes FC sends 100k
to Northampton Town FC for Oliver McDonald (IV/2 Mf; 0k)
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Lincoln City FC sends 125k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Domingo Santana (IV/4 Df; 60k)
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Cardiff City FC sends Ali Lindqvist (IV/9 Df; 210k), Justin Vogel (IV/9 Fw; 210k)
to Dagenham & Redbridge for 100k, Leon Robinson (APP/5 Mf; 225k)
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Lewes FC sends 130k
to Southend United for Sam Scott (III/5 Gk; 120k)
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Cardiff City FC sends David David (V/7 Sw; 100k)
to Southend United for Henry Bird (III/5 Mf; 120k), Aarron Pastor (III/5 Fw; 120k)
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Southend United sends 100k
to Plymouth Argyle FC for Luca Bianchi (APP/3 Mf; 85k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends Angelo Herrera (V/5 Mf; 60k)
to Leeds United for 225k
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Cardiff City FC sends 25k, Dominic King (V/6 Fw; 80k)
to Dorchester Town for Denis Hunter (II/6 Fw; 200k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 10k, Aaron Robson (SBY/2 Mf; 0k)
to Port Vale FC for Ruud Beerman (SBY/2 Mf; 0k)
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Port Vale just signed a new player.................Ruud Beerman?
Lincoln City FC sends Charles Murphy (V/3 Fw; 20k)
to Leeds United for 150k, Sam Thomson (III/2 Mf; 0k)
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The following teams receive a bonus (End of Season 8 Bonuses):
BHA (240) BRI (4) CRD (469) CAR (229) CHF (75) DAG (4) DER (4) DOR (604) HER (204) LEE (129) LEW (558) NOR (4) FOR (4) OLA (304) PLY (204) PV (150) PNE (200) QPR (229) SU (4) SWA (8) SWI (33) TRA (575) WES (8)
Thanks to Brian and Dave Dohm for providing end of season info. Between the two I have these numbers (taking into account coach of the year and the money awarded for prediction league):
DOR 604
TRA 575
LEW 558
CRD 469
OLA 304
QPR 229
BHA 240
CAR 229
PLY 204
HER 204
PNE 200
PV 150
LEE 129
CHF 75
SWI 33
WSM 8
SWA 8
NOT 4
DAG 4
NOR 4
DAG 4
NOR 4
BRI 4
DER 4
SU 4
Does not look correct to me, Northampton did'nt receive anything, sack sack him shout the county end fans.
Season Prize Money all looks write to me!!!
Tick Tick Tick
Graham
Yes Graham is it a dream was it real, Oh no it was Swansea racing to the Premiership to meet up with Norwich and QPR, what a nightmare that would be for a fun loving Cardiff supporter!!!
With MSWL Uniteds Cardiff City choking in the run in to the Division 1 title. I hope my season ticket at the Real CCFC will be repaid with a play off win to join QPR in the premiership!!!
Here is the list I compiled. Would someone please review for accuracy? Thank you.
MSWL-U Season 8 Prizes:
D1: TRA (500) CRD (300) QPR (150)
D2: LEW (300) PNE (200) LEE (100)
D3: CAR (200) DOR (100) OLD (50)
Golden Boot: BHA (25) LEE (25) CAR (25)
Coach of the Year: DOR (25)
YC Runner up: TRA (75)
FA Shield Runner up: QPR (75)
AP Cup Semis: CHE (75) DOR (75)
YC Winner: PV (150)
AP Cup Runner up: CRD (150)
FA Shield Winner: HER (200)
FA Cup Semis: BHA (200) PLY (200)
FA Cup Runner up: OLD (250)
AP Cup Winner: LEW (250)
FA Cup Winner: DOR (400)
TRA (575) CRD (450) QPR (225) LEW (550) PNE (200) LEE (125) CAR (225) DOR (600) OLD (300) BHA (225) CHE (75) PV (150) HER (200) PLY (200)
With Swansea, Forest and Cardiff in the play-offs another one is likely to go to....
Queen's Park and Norwich City will be in the Premiership next season. With James at the helm of QPR, he's got to pick a new team and start all over again, right?
Hi guys,
I'm planning on running the aging and end of season code in 2 weeks (Saturday May 13th).
I'll let you all know once I start that up and then when the trade flood gates can open.
Al
Pathetic. That pretty much sums it up. If you need a more in-depth explanation - see stories regarding the NBA's Boston Celtics 2011 season ending.
Lost 1st round in the Youth Cup. The coach totally ignored youth development. A horrific record on the road and we lost games at Gresty Road which is supposed to be rare. For the most part the team did show up in front of the home crowd and withered on the road. How successful was their Division I run? See the first word of this blog. The coach admits to the bad use of hardness instead of PFD in one of the losses but most of the other game plans were right on target only to be rendered useless by this floundering group of kickers. Finished 4th!? Not acceptable even when discounting Sheffield's perfect game plan for the season finale. A less than .500 season, no titles, no cups... not even being a runner-up in anything is sheer embarrassment for this squad.
Greetings Press Office!!
Well If you had said to me Runner Up In Div 1 and a Cup Final Appearance The Board of Directors and Management team would of ripped your arm off at a successful season. However All the Cardiff Board and Management Feel it was a season lost.
Having Challenged Tranmere for 80% of the season and being a few points behind them and at one point moving into Pole Position taking 4 out of a possible 6 points against the Rovers. With One session to go lying in 3rd place and 7 points behind tranmere. The title had slipped away with crewe slipping in the last session cardiff rose to 2nd but with an ageing squad this was possibly there best chance of a title!! On a plus point though unbeaten at home in the league all season. Next season need to crack the away games
The Cups started with a Loss in the F a cup to leicester and then a loss in the 1st round of the shield ended abruptly with dissapointment, In the Youth Cup only 2nd round was achieved not bad with a lack of youth in the squad. However the a p cup was a great run and cardiff reached there4th final in 8 years and looking favourates against 2nd division lewes it looked like the ap cup was travelling to wales for the 2nd time in its history. But a brillaint lewes performance took the cup on the day. Wilkes was seen in tears at the final whistle.
So the boys have all flown off to Iceland for close season break to freeze then warm in the thermal pools. And next season major rebuilding takes place!!
Wilkes has also signed an additional 1 year contract extension with the option of a further year. A deal believed to be worth £1 a year!!
One match session after enduring a painful, relegation-clinching loss against Watford, the Port Vale lads stepped it up with a 4-1 win over perennial league winners Tranmere Rovers to win their second youth cup, and first in three seasons.
Only Tranmere had won more than one youth cup, even though PV's chances were not great at the start of the year as the Vale manager decided to train up only three schoolboys.
"When we do well in Youth Cup, we beat Tranmere and win the tournament, other years it's not so good," said Holden.
"We finished right where we should have in the league but there are a lot of good teams and you are going to have two to three good teams go down each year now the league has matured a little bit.
"We will need a good auction buy in order to defend our trophy though. It would be great to be the first team to win the Youth Cup 3 times.
"Next year we should be able to push for a championship, we need to get the T11 up a little bit and that comes with winning and a good auction purchase so we're still excited even though we're going down."
So that's it - we finished with 2 good wins on the road, not conceding a goal, but end up in 4th missing promotion by 2 goals!
Never mind, the fault lay with training up Apps and SBYs and suffering losses early on.
We did not compete in any of the Cups apart from winning our section, so we can say it has not been a successful season for the West Country boys....
Congratulations to all the winners, spare a thought for the rest of us. What's that, you won't? No, neither would I.
Jason Quinn met an unfortunate end to his season versus arch-rival but great friend Brighton & Hove Albion. If it seems like deja vu to him - it's because it is! Coming up as an apprentice, Quinn was playing periodically as a rookie earning some playing time behind Crewe's clear-cut #1 Gk Sammy Blake. A few matches into the season Quinn was injured while aggressively defending his team's goal. Being a young lad, he was able to quickly return from the injury only to be maimed by another injury this time due to unscrupulous play by the opposition. Jason Quinn's season was over and his chances of becoming a #1 Gk seemed to over right along with it. But then as only can be seen in the MSWL-United league, the great OLMEC HEAD had other ideas as the season was put to a halt. Most speculate it was due to the poor start of a certain OLMEC programmer or the great start to team C-Ball (Mike Cabral alleges that there has been code built in from the start that self destructs the league if he succeeds). During the "lost season", upper management became very impressed with Quinn's goal stopping ability and more so his mental and physical toughness displayed returning from injury. Some outside the organization questioned why Blake was benched so often but the team understood that Quinn was the future - now. During his first full season, he split Gk duties with new apprentice Brian Harper. Harper posted a mere 54% save rate in Season 6 which made him expendable (he went on to post a near 80% save rate as a rookie with Northampton in 44 matches). For Season 7, Jason was named the #1 Gk with Mr. Blake returning for his 5th year (3rd full season) with the Crewe as the backup. Quinn didn't disappoint has he posted nearly an 85% save rate and a 50% PK stop rate (8/16) in 38 matches. This season, he posted an 81% save rate playing a light schedule as to let newcomer Alfie Dean get in some work in preparation for Season 9. Now with session 10 having Crewe's most important match of the season, Quinn is forced to watch from the sidelines as the mighty Rovers play host to Dean and the rest of the Crewe. Jason has faith that Alfie can perform well on the big stage, "He was 1 goal saved from going undefeated in 4 straight matches when he and [Steve] Christie were just stopping everything." With his off time, J.Q. mentioned that he has begun compiling a list of Gk stats that'll show he is (editor: was?) one of the elite Gk along with some other unheralded players from other teams.
If you haven't looked by now, you may not have noticed but Tranmere is merely 8 goals from tying the record. He has the fortune of going up against a rooke Gk and an Andy Bate who at this point might like nothing better but to see The Crewe have to stewe about missing both the title and goals record.
I won't be able to set the predicitons until Sunday sometime as I have family obligations this afternoon.
4 league matches to play and the following records have at least a decent shot at being tied or broken:
Division One
Hereford United FC could really use one win. They currently sit tied for fewest wins (2), fewest points (9), and could tie the mark for most losses (13) if they lose out the last four. Not exactly where Andy planned his season to end up at. I have faith that we won't be seeing the Bulls next to any of those marks by season's end. The extra motivation for one more elusive win should be just the touch they need.
Lots of action in the Draws department this season. Watford currently sits at 7 draws, within reach of the record 9. On the other end, both CRE and BHA are at just one draw, which would tie the record if they avoid any more. Of course, they could just draw each other this weekend and take care of any further suspense.
And finally, in the Goals For category, CRE leads the division with 48 goals. The record is 58. 10 goals in 4 matches is not an easy feat to accomplish against some quality sides, so Lady Luck will need to be in their corner to claim this mark.
Division Two
With two sessions left, it appears that just three marks have a chance of being tied, though none appears to be a safe bet.
Chesterfield needs to draw all four matches to get to 9 draws and tie the division mark. Without much hope of avoiding relegation, playing for a draw in every match and aiming to get some CP saved up for next season may not be a bad idea though.
On the opposite end of that record, Preston North End has yet to get a league draw. That ties them with the mark of 0 draws for the division. If Ian stays in All or None mode, he could claim a share of that unbreakable record.
And Leeds United can tie the mark for fewest losses at 2 if they can avoid any further defeats this season. I'm getting the impression that Abe would welcome that result as he tries to chase down Lewes for the division crown.
Division Three
Wycombe needs to scrap together enough luck to get just one win to avoid a tie with the record for fewest wins at 0. This session looks bad in that regard, as they play the top two teams in the division. Best of luck next weekend.
In the Draws department, teams currently sit tied for the top marks for fewest draws (1) and most draws (7). DAG's at 1, and SWA is at 7. Jeff's promotion hopes aren't quite dead yet, so playing all out for wins could easily have DAG avoiding draws. Swansea, on the other hand, has nothing to play for except some extra CP and a shot at the record, so playing for a draw may be in the cards from here out.
And finally, Carlisle can cap off a great league campaign with a tie of the record for fewest division three losses at 1. Since they still have to play the worst three teams in the whole league in their final four matches, odds are looking pretty good.
Congratulations Al! You have created a tax code more complicated and less sensical than the US Government!
Next, please tackle the NFL labor negotiations....
It has taken me over a decade to work it out, but I think I finally know why Alon always wins and I always lose. Alon bothers to read the rules!
ï»Ian is right the way the tax is worked at the moment is weird.
ï»If necessary it could be a higher percentage but it should only be of the amount over the threshold.
ï»Luckily I did read the rules so I resisted selling another player which would have taken me above 4500 before tax but to a lower total than I ended up with after tax which does not make much sense.
Hmmm, I thought it was only 10% of any balance over 3500k? I've now got less money that DOR, who had less money than me to start with but didn't pay any tax. Would the point of this tax not be to reduce the balance as far as the stated "bad" threshold of 3500k and no further, or was that just my warped, twisted and self-centred view of it? Should I just read the rules next time?
I wish Comrade Jay were here, he would be loving this 
Ian
The following teams receive a bonus (10% tax for balance above 3500k):
PNE (-360) TRA (-429)
Hereford United FC sends Johan Aas (APP/7 Mf; 350k)
to Plymouth Argyle FC for 375k
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Plymouth Argyle FC sends 550k
to Cardiff City FC for Jason Brown (III/13 Fw; 440k)
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Cardiff City FC sends 650k
to Leicester City FC for Andrew McLean (II/11 Fw; 450k), Svyatoslav Vasilyev (III/2 Df; 0k)
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Dorchester Town sends 110k
to Brighton & Hove Albion for Ryan O'Neill (SBY/3 Mf; 100k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends Hugo Baudouin (IV/5 Df; 90k), Jay Jenkins (IV/9 Df; 210k)
to Swansea City AFC for Harrison Peters (IV/2 Sw; 0k), Fabio Ferrari (APP/7 Df; 395k)
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Tranmere Rovers sends Luke Clarke (II/11 Fw; 450k)
to Dorchester Town for 650k
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Cardiff City FC sends 100k, Ben Stewart (III/12 Mf; 400k)
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Jake Scott (APP/8 Df; 435k), Mason Kennedy (IV/5 Mf; 90k)
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Since Rob asked on the scores pages:
Current most matches vs. same opponent that I can find.
Tranmere v. Watford 17
Tranmere v. Cardiff City 17
Northampton Town v. Plymouth Argyle 16
Queens Park v. Lincoln City 16
Sheffield United v. Tranmere 16
Carlisle v. Wycombe 16
In each case, there is at least one more match to be played between the teams this season.
ï»This behavior from Max is shameful. If the ref isn't heeding your advice from the sideline, Max clearly needs to take it to the next level. Make it personal with the ref. Where does he bank? What did he have for lunch? Is that hair line receding since last week? After that, we talk about flinging objects onto the court. After, that, flinging the ref.
ï»But, he's young. He'll learn.
ï»Meow,
ï»Clyde
I can't believe Dave would say that...actually yes I can...
Brian: yes, Mad Max did seem to see more than the refs. Its an "upward" league (christian run) so its more about having fun and getting the kids involved and so on...everyone's a volunteer, so the refs don't see everything but they try. We may have to get Max refereeing soon. :-)
My favorite is "foul? where was the travel BEFORE that?". 
I'm pretty sure those were NBA refs warming up for the playoffs.
The lad certainly knows traveling when he sees it. Good thing his father was in attendance to help point out the blatant double-dribble that was not called. What kind of officiating crews do your towns and communities employee in Missouri, Al?
Yelling at a female referee no less! Just like his father raised him!
This has echos of the earlier video when Mad Max was himself a player. All we're missing is the lovely Mrs Sellers screaming "that's my boy" in the background!
You have to love Mad Max, he's everywhere, even the video of Curt playing the Oboe began with "sit down Max"
And great to see 1999's classic "where did those flowers come from" make another appearance...
If you need a laugh...
Max is passionate about the teams he supports.
Al
The prediction league is up and accessible for session six. Sorry for the delay and not getting it open last night.
Best luck to everyone.
Southend United sends Matthew Begum (III/7 Fw; 200k)
to Lincoln City FC for David Williamson (APP/5 Fw; 210k)
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Here's two tidbits from the studying that Simon is alleging I've been doing of late:
Just one team has played at least 3 matches and won them all: James at QPR. Just three teams are 2-0-0. One of those is James's opponent this week: Graham and CRD. This one is not just a Cup clash; it may also determine who the Prediction League Performer of the Year will come out to be. Tons on the line when the cameras start rolling under the bright lights.
On the flip side, just one team has compiled a 0-0-3 record so far. No names to protect the guilty. Yet this same team has managed to put together a good record otherwise. Makes you wonder what's going on that they can't get away when all eyes turn toward their match...
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Well here is the top ten of the prediction league, i was languishing in the bottom half until this weekend so some correct results must have been forecast, Rene heads the table probably as he had no choice but to choose his own side to defeat Northampton and despite a 4 4 at the back he came up trumps, can you tell it still hurts! The two old boys Dave and David have too much time on there hands(should'nt you both be gardening or something!!) and so keep up the tradition of correctly predicting results, lets see how things pan out this week? Kevin comes in at tenth spot and i am sure he will be studying form this week to see if he can improve on his position and the Commish, well he puts in some predictions and then whilst no one is looking quickly changes them once the results come through so hes looking good!! Great bit of fun and lets see where we lie next week. |
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Hereford United FC sends Louie Cox (APP/6 Mf; 310k)
to Carlisle United for Logan Green (APP/6 Fw; 310k)
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Keep your chin up - I am sure (like myself), once you get over the demise of Calvin you will want to have a replacement pretty quickly.
We love cats here in our house - do we in Olmec get to choose a name or will Clyde get a new companion with a very familiar one?
It's a sad day here at our household. Calvin passed away just shy of his 14th birthday. He has had some struggles with his heart and kidneys lately, but last week the vet gave him a clean bill of health. He was an awesome companion who will not be forgotton. He loved the indoors, he loved the outdoors...depending on which was on the other side of the closed door. His hearty purr will reverberate in the walls of our hearts for years to come!
Hereford United FC sends Gavin O'Neal (APP/6 Df; 310k), Romain Lacaze (SBY/3 Mf; 70k)
to Lewes FC for Charlie Thompson (SBY/3 Df; 70k), Louie Cox (APP/6 Mf; 310k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 40k
to Brentford FC for Archie Holland (VI/2 Df; 0k)
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I am a pretty creative guy, but even I don't think I can top a reference to a stork with leprosy. Well done, Kev, I was pretty well in stitches reading that.
"...inflatable dating partners..."
Love it! That's the post of the season, Dr Martin.
I figured they were are hell-spawned demons or the like judging by playing style, vocabulary, and general body odor. If human, then surely they were found under the rotting vegetation in the proverbial cabbage patch, the slug-ridden ones in the back corner or maybe left under the compost heap by mistake or more likely by deliberate planning in hopes they wouldn't be found. Most likely brought by a stork with leprosy to boot. I'm thrilled to be down in Division Three simply so we can avoid having to use bleach and delousing powder in the showers after playing the league matches against them. That's the kind of stink that lingers for days and makes passing skunks wander over to see if it's mating season already. Mothers? Sheesh. I'm pretty sure that the only mother who claims a child on the LIN squad was in the advertisement raising awareness for the need for post-natal birth control.
(How's that, Mike? Enough material for the boards this week? I could probably come up with plenty more - you know, to help out a friend and all. Always the giving kind, that's me!)
Still, not to be too negative: Happy Valentine's Day to LIN and all their inflatable dating partners tonight! (management's lovely wife excluded from any such slanderous comments, of course)
We need to crow now cuz we won't get to do it much (read, at all) this season...10 pts for LIN today!
Kev, thanks for the bulletin board material. Feel free to insult our mothers before next week's matches!
Wayne Rooney placed a masterful ball into the back of the net to help MUFC win today, and if you did not see it I recommend visiting youtube.com (or the like) to watch. For Red Devil fans like myself, we're hopeful this starts a scoring drive by the Bulldog the rest of the 10/11 season.
On a side note, look for BHA players to score a few times today in an effort to make an early mark in Division 1.
I wish I could say Kevin was just trrying to hurt our feelings at LIN, but he's not that kind of guy. Well, maybe he is, but we also fear he is right about us. Figuring out how to build a sustained D1 team has definitely eluded LIN management to date. With Simon and RobP down in D2, along with compatriot Abe, it looks like a comfy place to be next season. Now don't go getting promoted guys!
I promise to keep this one shorter than the Division 1.
The Paper Champion
1. David at Weston-super-Mare AFC. Tops in the division in T11 and T16 with 7 players on the roster starting the season at SL 13. No one else can match that kind of firepower in the division. If they want to go T11 all the time, the division crown is all but theirs. However, how much of the future are they going to gamble away on the present? They have just one age I, SL 10 player on the roster to start this season, and all of their Apprentices are already at least 1 SL off max pace. Without some commitment to the future generation, this team is going to be gutted from within by season 9 and not have the depth to compete at a Division 1 level. Even so, it's hard to see anyone else making a grab for the top spot if David is committed to winning it.
The Contenders:
2. Preston North End FC. You may think that Ian is just up at #4 in the rankings because of all his cash. While that certainly helps, this team also has a T11 averaging right at SL 12, making them #2 in the division for T11 and tied for 3rd at T16 with easily the most cash left over to get even more power at auction as the season rolls along. They have a young Gk coming up behind a decent Sw. They run 3 deep at Df and Mf and 4 at Fw without any glaring weakness on the roster. They go all-Fw, heavy-DF and stall, or OST as needed/desired. And did I mention how much cash they have to spend if Ian can remember where the auction bids page is? If Ian wants to be promoted, I don't see too many teams able to contest him for long.
3. Simon at Northampton Town FC. 3rd at T11 and 2nd at T16, Simon has the players to make a promotion push. Not too sure if that's in the cards though. Check out his roster. What's going on at Gk for starters? CP for both the age I AND the age II? While bringing up a Sby as well? Either someone is getting sold off this season, or that's a lot of CP for one roster position that's going to bleed the SL out of the guys you need to score goals. On the other end of the field, they are very, very deep at Fw. Which they need to be to make up for being very thin at Mf. Mostly, we just see a lot of age I players hungry for lots of CP. There are 8 on the roster from SL 9-11 currently. Plus, 10 youth are getting playing time based on session 1 action. That might well be too much young talent to sustain a promotion charge this year. With the investment in age I players and youth though, perhaps Simon's team might be better lumped in with the next group. With the rest of the division having obvious reasons for concerns though, this spot is NOR's until further notice.
One Season Away
4. Rob's Pilgrims at Plymouth Argyle FC will be the top contender if any of the above three stumble out of the gate. 4th in T11 and tied for 3rd in T16, they can throw down with almost anyone in the division when needed (WES is the only one well above them). They have a good Gk/Sw combo and nice depth at Mf and Fw. A good opening session leaves some CP to play with and get the team moving in the right direction quickly. Just 7 youth on the roster? Well, that's one less spot to suck SL from. In fact, all that being said they could easily push for a promotion spot. However, Olmec is always mean to Rob. Still not sure why. He's already got 2 players down to injury at -5 Fit. Worse yet, one is his top Df. The #5 Fw will be missed, yet can be covered for. Losing the top defender in a thin starting squad for at least two sessions really hurts though. Cash is too short for a quick fix either, unless a trade can found. All together, this team will come together late this season. Expect that to be 4-6 points too short for promotion though, and for Rob to be in the next season's top 3.
5. Same story here. Phil and the lads at Chestefield FC also caught the injury bug early. 2 of their 3 good forwards are already well down in Fit. The Gk and Sw will need to max out fast to cover for a Df that is too thin to handle 3 and 4-game sessions well. With the Fws down to start, the Mf may have to carry this team, and I'm not sure they can do it for long. If Phil focuses on the age I players for this season, they should survive just fine in Div 2 around 5th-6th place and be prepped for a better run next season. Hopefully with a bit more luck at avoiding or minimizing injury to key players in the opening weekend.
Hanging Around the Relegation Line
Three teams that all have something good going for them while lacking that something great to push them over the edge. Whoever has the worst luck of these three is going to be relegated. If luck evens out, I see them settling into...
6. Lewes FC. Dave has a nice, deep roster. He'll have a good Gk/Sw combo to rely on once they are developed. Early on, it could be dicey, yet by mid-season this will be an area of strength. The T11 elsewhere can't run with the top 3-4 teams for the division though. So hardness will have to be relied on in the early goings. That is always a risky affair. Once the age I and II players are CP'd up though, this team is in good shape for a late run of draws/wins to avoid relegation fairly easily. Unless they are the luckiest team in the league for the opening two sessions though, a late push won't be enough to reach the promotion spots.
7. Balance without power is the story for Abe at Leeds United. Their T11 and T16 are within a half-point of each other. They run 4 deep at Df, Mf & Fw, and all the starters are SL 10 or 11. Add in another SL 10 player at Sw and the only guy who sticks out from the pattern is the one you most want to: the Gk at SL 14 currently, likely SL 16 by session 3's close. With just 3 Apps on the roster, I expect this team to put out evenly-powered lineups across all matches every session. Unfortunately, evenly powered does not always translate to well-powered. All that balance translates to starting out 9th in T11. There's a decent amount of cash sitting there that might net this team a top Fw to build around for next year...
8. Power without balance is the opposite story for Swindon Town FC and Rene. They have 10 defenders, 5 of them at SL 10+. On the flip side, they have just 5 Fws on the roster. Age I players at Gk and Sw need attention quickly to stave off relegation, though having just 6 youth players leaves ample room for all those defenders to hold the line until the SLs can be built up. This team could easily lead the division in draws, though it's doubtful that they'll be able to steal many wins with such a thin front line. Maybe a trade is in the works? A team with an early injury at Df (see: PLY) could maybe spare a Fw to help both teams out this season and beyond.
Feeling the Heat
9. Trevor at Derby County has the least cash in the division. At 140k currently, this roster is going to have to make the most of what they've got as extra help isn't coming this season. Unfortunately, this roster is the thinnest in the division currently as well. Just 23 players (tied for league lowest), and 1 of those is at -5 Fit already. Only 1 Max SL player on the whole roster (age I Sw) is not too promising. They'll have an OK GK/Sw combo, with little Df depth in front of them though. Just 5 defenders is too few, especially since 2 of those are SL 2 youth players! In fact, they have just 1 max SL Apprentice on the roster this season. So this season is likely to end poorly with next season not having a lot of silver lining in the clouds either unless the Schoolboys get attention and the age I players worth salvaging get max attention. In any case, planning on a Division Three rebuild and re-promotion push when plotting CP totals seems very realistic.
10. Roy has it worse right now though. His T11 comes in soundly in last for the division. It's worse than every other team's T16 score by way of comparison. His T16 is nearly a point and a half below 9th as well. Having just 6 players at SL 10+, they will definitely have to pick and choose their battles to have any hopes of avoiding relegation. The Gk/Sw will need to max out and save the day with some undeserved draws to hold out that hope. Just 2 Df players are over SL 5, and the front lines will have trouble covering for that with just 3 Fws over SL 5. Goals will be hard to come by and hard to keep out of their own net. That's too tall a tree for Forest to climb to escape relegation. The pessimist in me says save up the cash because one good auction buy can't save this team from going down. The optimist says gamble with a top Df or Fw to shoulder the load and risk 10 Hardness with a T11 to try for 16-18 points while praying for a collapse by someone else. We'll have to see whether Roy prefers his cup half-full or half-empty by what he does with bids and lineups in the opening league weekends.
Odds for Division Two Promotion (for entertainment purposes only)
WES 3:5
PNE 2:3
NOR 2:1
PLY 4:1
CHF 8:1
LEW 12:1
LEE 25:1
SWI 50:1
DER 200:1
FOR 500:1
Lots of teams looking pretty similar in the top flight this season. A few SL here and there are all that makes the difference between playing for bonus money and playing for your survival from relegation. This year is shaping up early to be one of the best yet, with a clear cut contender to Tranmere's grip on the title and a dark horse waiting in the wings as well.
The Champ Until Proven Otherwise
1. Hard to go against Alon and Tranmere. His patented 1-1-2-2-5 lineup is ready to roll for yet another season, though this will definitely be a year of transitions. At age IV, his top Gk and Sw will give a final effort to keep the team on top of the heap. The rest are interchangeable parts as the new kids step up to replace the old. Even though he's 3 SL of CRD's T11 and twice that in T16, Alon has more than 5 times the cash available for a top player or trade. With the tax kicking in this season, I expect to see some loose purse strings from a normally fiscally conservative manager. With AP Cup advancement already assured, the only question for this season's pattern of action is whether or not Alon is going to make a real effort in the FA Cup or just use it to keep the youth out of the league matches as the Shield has been in past years. In any case, it will take multiple teams giving their full effort to unseat the Champs. How many managers are willing to risk it all vs. throwing out their backups and youth is going to make the difference this season.
The Contender
2. Graham takes over Cardiff City in great shape and made a lot of moves to make them even stronger. Leading the league in T11 and T16, and still having some cash free for a late auction buy if needed, the pressure is on for Graham to take his home team to new heights. Having a Gk 1 SL better than most, and also a top Mf peaking higher than average, the stars are in place to carry a squad that runs 3 deep at Df and Mf and 4 at Fw. Having just 3 Apps to steal playing time also lends itself to stronger league lineups. Having AP Cup advancement secured, and some Shield teams possibly looming as easier matchups than the FA Cup squads, the cards are falling into place for a good season already. Last year the Bluebirds got a win and draw against Alon and still fell short. They'll need to at least match that to pull off the upset this season. Opening the league with two roads matches doesn't help though. With SL and Fit lower now than later in the season, home bonus has more impact in the earlier sessions. If they can overcome a tough start within striking distance of the top, watch out.
The Wild Cards
3. Brighton & Hove Albion has the pieces in place to do some damage for Brian this season. The 'Gulls have a good Gk/Sw combo to cover for a deeper Df line that lacks any standout stopping power. Plenty of Fw power and depth will also help make up for a few extra goals over the course of the season. Currently sitting at 3rd in T11 (just 1 SL behind TRA) and tied with TRA for 2nd in T16, the talent is there. It's a good thing, as they have the least cash in the division to add another key player as the season progresses. Instead, we'll have to see if they can advance in the AP Cup to have an extra match to spread out the youth in. The weekend's key clash vs. NOR (winner advances, or BHA if they draw) will definitely sway how the two powerhouses' seasons play out. If either TRA or CRD stumble early on, expect the 'Gulls to pounce and fly off with the choice pickings in league position. In any one match, they can go toe-to-toe with anyone. We'll see how their luck holds when they gamble with hardness against the top teams.
4. James has the Queens Park Rangers poised in a good spot. Tied for 6th in T11 and 5th in T16 for the division, they come in with some power yet lacking the bullseye currently sitting on the top squads. They're trailing some other teams in the rankings that I've got below them for reasons you'll read in a minute. For QPR, ending up in the fight for the payoff spots (1st-3rd) is going to come down to overcoming their weaknesses. Unlike the 3 teams above them in this preview, they do have a glaring weakness at a position, namely Midfield. Their age I Gk will get his SL soon enough to keep the season alive, especially with a top Sw in front to help shoulder the burden on the back end. 3 good defenders and 4 nice forwards will help out as well. Mf is weak though, and with 2 Mf Apps needing playing time that gets even weaker if they can't advance well in at least one Cup. Securing AP advancement already definitely helps the cause. As it stands, they may need to start using players out of position or incorporate hardness into the regular plans to not run afoul of 3:1 rules when the forwards all need to come out for the big matches. I'm sure James has a plan for how to cover up this potential problem, so I'm eager to see what's up his sleeve. In the mean time, any weak spot at all is enough to knock him down below the title contenders this season. Still, I don't think the Rangers are going to be hanging out in the relegation zone come season's end.
Running Mid-Pack
5. Andy has the Hereford United FC team consistently tough year in and out. In fact, the only thing missing from their trophy cabinet is the cup for the league title. While they'd like to get it this season, I think that's a bit beyond their reach currently. 4th in T11 & T16 is a good thing, as is the nearly 2000k in the bank. They've got a young Gk that will need to come up in talent fast, while their solid Sw can hold the fort in the sessions until then. Unfortunately, they'll be seeing lots of action this season. Only one good Df (by Div 1 standards) will lead to some higher scoring affairs. Their complete lack of Midfield depth (just 5 on the roster) will also hurt in any 3 or 4 game session. Already being out of the AP Cup removes some of that problem. However, their sub-par Apps at Mf and Fw (just SL 3 to start the year) will really hurt the area totals if they need a lot of league time to develop - assuming they aren't just going to be ignored and cast off as damaged goods being already 2 SL behind peak levels and possibly seeing injury or suspension hurt them even more. While that's not a good prognosis, I still see this team keeping alive with some good T11 play and picking their battles wisely. Equal on wins and losses sees them settling in the 5th - 7th range while they reload for a possible push next season.
6. Sheffield United. The Blades. Dan's army of overachievers. Whatever you want to call them. Yes, I know they come in at 10th in the Div 1 T11 list. I also see that their Sw is well off-peak and they have just one Mf worth talking about. Their depth is spread around well though (tied for 5th in T16), and they have a good Gk to help cover weak spots elsewhere. 4 good forwards can carry the team in a match, and they spent the CP on Fitness early to pad all the area totals that the T11 scores don't take into account. They're also assured of moving on in the AP Cup already, so they can afford to T11 a team or two to open league play and get some early points. Mostly, Dan's team has hovered above the relegation zone despite being bottom 3 in T11 each of the last few seasons. They just seem to find wins and upset draws session in and out. If you're looking for a team that is always flying under the radar yet consistently in Cup quarterfinals and semis while surviving the brutal first division slate, this is them. Few managers would throw out the term rival, yet any of us who have played them more than once take pause when we see them on the schedule for the next session. That kind of respect is well-earned and they get the other middle-of-the-pack nod to start this season.
The Mystery Men
I have no idea how things will play out for these next two teams. Could be really good. Could be disasterous. Splitting the luck 50/50 means one has a good season and settles into a 4th-7th place role. The other could be in the division cellar with no way out by mid-season. So I'm lumping them together in a tie for 7th place because the opposite extremes I'm seeing early on still have me scratching my head as to what these veteran managers have in mind for their season-long plans.
t7. First off, Rob at Crewe Alexandra FC. For the last few seasons, people have picked out the division winners from Div 3 and 2, and almost all of us overlooked Rob in our predictions. They've handled everything the other teams have thrown at them with style and grace (well, both are relative compared to the rest of us in this league, so it's easy to look good by comparison). This season though, they might be their own worst enemy. 5th in T11 (just 1 SL off 4th), tied for 7th in T16, and having enough cash for at least one top SL player if they so desire, the raw strength is there to win enough matches and reach the safety zone of 20-22 points to avoid relegation. They run 3 deep at each outfield position, so they can handle an injury or suspension without their season falling apart. And yet they really have just 4 top SL players to rely on for a T11 throw down. If they absolutely must win a match, I'm not sure they can muster the lineup strength to pull it off without gambling everything on 10 hardness not giving up a PK goal. Even more troubling for their winning chances though, is what happened in the first session. The team has 12 youth players, all of whom got max attention in the first session. No Div 1 team has pulled that off all season and survived relegation. In fact, they lost their first session matches because of the youth attention, knocking them out of the AP Cup already and putting them behind the rest of the division in the CP department, which translates to at least 3 SL less than some teams have already earned. If Rob keeps that pattern up, they're going down. Maybe that's in the plans for now. If not, then some of the youth have to be sacrificed or sold off in a hurry and the T11 giving some attention. Another session or two of 2-3 losses and the SL gap will be too big to overcome with a late season charge.
t7. And the other mystery team is John Holden and the Port Vale FC squad. 8 of the Div 1 teams are pretty similar in makeup. Change a player or two at most and they look alike in composition and intended lineup formations. PV is going the other direction this season. Hasn't been seriously tried in two seasons, so John gets the big ? to start things out while we all watch his grand experiment. To start with, this team is just 9th in T11 and T16 for Div 1. That's not a good opening number to be at. Their top Gk is their age I, so it will take some time to be at max form. They have no good Sw to cover while development occurs either. That's because this team appears to be set up for some OST action. They have the outright best player in the league right now (Age II, SL 15 to start, potentially the first SL+Fit 20 player we've seen) heading up a solid Mf crew. 3 deep at Df helps hold down shots that the Sweepers won't be stopping. Only 2 at Fw, and not top-line either, means that the opposing defenses may be taking shots that OST won't reduce though. Fortunately those are always fewer in number. They also have just 7 youth players on the roster currently, so adding one late for the Youth Cup will be a must. No help in SL there, though at least that's one less player to worry about getting into a league match. That leaves some extra room for higher SL players, which makes up a bit of the SL gap against the rest of the division. Mostly, OST hasn't proven effectively at the top level yet. We'll see if John can show us how to get it done this season.
In Trouble
9. James at Watford has some definite work to do to avoid relegation. 8th in T11, 10th in T16. They are the only Div 1 team with a T16 below SL 10. Admittedly, they have the second-most cash to add some depth and power in the auctions. It's not good to start out needing to do that though. They have just 24 players on the squad. While the Gk and Sw are good, likely keeping them in many matches they might otherwise lose, their top 3 at Df and 2 at Mf are all at SL 10 or 11. That's hard to build a winning team around in Div 1. The 4 Forwards are good, yet there isn't any solid depth behind those guys (hench the low T16 score). While they are likely to advance in the AP Cup this season, this is a team that is going to struggle in a 3-match session, while having serious issues should they end up with a 4-game set. I don't think they can pull off a 4-game session without either sacrificing Fit from half their team or choosing a match to throw and putting all the youth and scrubs there. If James can pull off surviving the league and advancing well in a Cup this season, he's going to get a special place in my future rankings of "Survivor until proven otherwise." That being said, Watford always found a way to beat me while I was leading up CRD, more often deservedly than not. So while I'm starting them at 9th place, I'm mostly just glad not to be facing them this season.
10. Somebody always has to be picked last. Hope they're up for the challenge this season! Of course, if you've been following along you'll already know that it's Lincoln City FC and the Imp's fine manager Mike, a.k.a. C-Ball. While tied for 6th in T11 and 7th in T16 might seem to give them a nod in the middle-of-the-pack grouping, I don't see that sustaining very long. First off, their Fitness is in rough shape already with all the starting Midfielders at Fit -1. While they have a good Gk, their Sw is only so-so and won't be pulling off draws single-handedly as some others in the division can. They go 3 deep at Df and Mf (without much behind them), yet their forward line is very weak compared to the rest of the division. Even though they get to face BLY for their final AP group match, they need help to advance even with a win. Mostly, I'm concerned about them having just 23 players - tied for fewest in the league including the non-league teams. That's a lot of CP that won't be coming from an empty bench. Over the course of the season, 7 CP x 9 sessions = an SL 10 player getting to SL 15 with a little left over for Fit. They'll miss out on a T11 player this season and next. By session 7, 8 & 9 when teams are desperate for points, unfortunately this is the team that is going to be circled for the T11 and push for 3 points while whatever other team being faced get the youth. Sad to say, yet it happens every year. The only thing that could prevent that is the Imps tendency to injure others at key positions at really bad times. Perhaps a bad reputation can persuade other managers to hide their best guys from this team. Otherwise, I foresee a long season and a focus on building up for a good re-promotion push next season. If Mike can pull off avoiding relegation while making noise in a Cup or two, he'll likely get my Manager of the Year vote. Best of luck, my friend.
Title Odds (for entertainment purposes only)
TRA 2:3
CRD 3:2
BHA 4:1
QPR 6:1
HER 10:1
SHU 15:1
CRE 20:1
PV 20:1
WAT 30:1
LIN 50:1
I can only assume that it is Mr Tucker's Watford you would rather have thrown into the premiership wilderness rather than my own QPR as you have been much more of a thorn in my side than the other way around.
Having enjoyed the double over over Watford last season we would be the first to vote to keep them in the league :-)
Kevin I think you will be putting up with me at Watford for a little while yet. Despite doing surpisingly well I don't think they will get promoted. The squad is too thin and our nice passing game ruined by a home pitch that looks like it is ready for planting out with potatoes. There is no way I am going to jinx them by being confident, no way whatsoever.
(Tomorrow though I will be shouting myself hoarse trying to get another win against Burnley so look out for that)
Come on the Hornets
When this league was created, everyone deliberately chose or was given teams below the Premiership in the English leagues. Looks like that is about to change going into next season. Two-thirds of the way through league play in the Championship level, Queens Park Rangers are riding high with Nottingham Forest right behind them. Cardiff City is sitting in third, top of the playoff spots, with Swansea City in 5th. And Leicester City and Watford aren't out of it yet.
So since it looks very likely that at least two of our fair clubs will be playing Premiership ball in the 2011-2012 season, does that mean they also 'promote' out of our little league?
Of course, this wouldn't be gamesmanship at all. No way I'd be taking not-so-subtle jabs at getting rid of James and Roy, two good managers who have served to be perpetual thorns in my side. Nope. Just an honest question here... 
Thanks Compo!
We had 10 guests over on Super Bowl Sunday including a Marine who just returned from the Middle East after a 9-month deployment. He was literally off the plane and 3 hours later watching Green Bay-Pittsburgh in the Super Bowl. Pretty cool stuff (he's from Wisconsin…so..).
Amy stayed up all of Saturday night making stuff. She literally didn't sleep. Since it was a Super Bowl she made Soup. Homemade Chicken Noodle, Chili, and Broccoli-Cheddar Soup. Lots of snacks, lots of beer, etc.
Oh yeah and we had Brats (bratwurst) as well…a Wisconsin favorite (Ian had that during MSWL Reunion #1).
Anyway…the game was great. We had a kids TV going and a grownups one (in rooms next to each other).
The kids TV (not on the TIVO) was 2 seconds ahead of the grown-ups one. And Mad Max REALLY gets into it. He's in their yelling "c'mon ref that's a horrible call"…or "TOUCHDOWN!"…and two seconds later…yep we see that too.
So eventually I had to go in and watch it with all the kids.
All in all a great experience for Phil's godson and one that I think Max will remember the rest of his life as he and I high-fived each other after all the great plays.
Though…I'm not sure we made any favorites with the neighbors. I told Curt he had to go and play his French Horn every time the Packers scored…and that was often…and our neighbors are Steelers fans…so…we'll see what happens…
Its been a long time since I got to watch a Super Bowl that had meaning…a great night! :-)
The Black Eyed Peas…well…not really a fan…I'd just assumed U2 do the Super Bowl halftime every year…
Al
I can see four tiers of teams this season, with no doubt as to where teams are falling right now. Of course, in a division with so few standout players even one max-SL player can have a significant impact. Because of that, I expect teams to make some headway up or down in the current rankings as auctions and trades continue throughout the first half of the season. Even so, I'll be shocked if someone outside the current first five listed ends up promoted this season.
The Title Contenders
1. Dorchester Town
Tied for #1 on T11, yet just #3 on T16, the Magpies get the nod due to managerial mettle, experience, and being a full season farther along the rebuilding plan than the other two contenders. There is precious little difference in the probability of any of the top three teams winning the division this season. Because of that, I see the hidden decider being in the team makeup. Sure, DOR has a star Gk and Fw in the making that will take some time to get into full swing. However, in the mean time they already have a top Sw, two great Mf, and are deep at Df (at least by Div 3 standards).
What they also have is 5 max-SL Apps and 3 Sbys. Compare that with Carlisle's 5 Apps (1 off max SL already) and 6 Sbys who got attention in the first session. Similarly, Bristol City has 6 Apps (one already off the max-SL track and another already injured and soon to be 1 SL down) to find time for in addition to just 2 Sbys. If you add up the number of youth slots needed for each session, Dorchester will be able to throw out an extra 4-5 SL per match during the course of this season. That should result in an extra 2-3 shots per match average, which will likely mean one more win than the other guys and could be the final difference in the tables, assuming that Allan can at least split the league games against the top two contenders for his title.
Oh yeah, Al also has lots and lots of money to go out and get another top player or three if he chooses to. If it's just going to go away as a tax if he doesn't, why not spend a little extra to get a player that might otherwise slip to another team?
2. Carlisle United. Mark Stretch tops the Div 3 stats table at #1 on T11 (tied) and #1 on T16. While a little weak at Gk and only having a Sby for backup, this team runs four deep at Df and three deep at Mf and Fw. They also have ample young depth at the Fw position (3 apps, 2 sbys) to develop as the season progresses. Unfortunately, unless he's planning on running a 1-x-2-2-6 formation, that's also his weakness this year. No time to get all the youth developed unless the older, higher SL players sit on the bench. This team is at the dividing line between full youth rebuilding mode and SL-sustaining mode with some youth development. Figuring out how to straddle that line could take a few sessions, which means Carlisle might drop a match or two that would otherwise be winnable. At least they start out with two home matches to help pad the area totals while a plan comes together.
3. Bristol City FC. Everyone's favorite current second generation manager, Jake Hanny comes in at #3 on T11 and #2 at T16. My first draft noted a few weak spots on the roster to shore up. Prior to any posts though, Jake went out and picked up two players last week that plugged those holes nicely. And he still has the cash left to go get one more top flight player if he really needs the help. Every position except Sw has a star in front and at least one good backup. He'll push the division leaders all season. Unfortunately, he has a short roster (just 23 players) which is going to hurt him. Not only is he not getting as many CP as the other guys from bench players, he also is going to start scrambling for players as the injuries and suspensions mount. Jake likes 10 hardness. 10 hardness does not like Jake apparently. Going into session 2, he already has three players injured. While having 6 Apps and 2 Sbys does give more SL than the usual 4-4 setup, it also requires two more youth slots each session to get the max points in. That could take care of itself though, as one App is already out for a session due to medical reasons. It could be survivor of the fittest for advancing to age I in Bristol this year. That's a scary prospect for next season as the team will need a good core to build out of to survive in an increasingly competitive Division Two.
The Promotion Hopefuls
Leading the division is likely out of reach for these teams. However, if another team slips up or one of these managers makes some shrewd moves to improve lineup strength, they could slip into the promotion zone and spoil someone else's season.
4. Leicester City FC. Chris McDougall takes over the team sitting at #4 in T11 (tied) and #6 in T16. Not much cash to work with, yet with 29 on the roster already there is trade/sale bait in the offing if moves are needed. Good depth at Df will have to cover for a lack of stars at the Gk/Sw spots for this season. The main thing holding LEI back will be their own teams plan though. A whopping 13 youth players got full attention in the first session. With no max-SL, age 1+ players on the roster, that is understandable. They even managed two wins, including one over a division one side! That being said, it's not sustainable. In a two-match session there just isn't enough time to go around without playing all youth. And that makes it hard to get wins and the points needed for promotion. Again, something has to give. Looks like LEI is not planning on making a promotion push this season. If all those youth develop though, this is going to be a very dangerous squad next season.
5. Oldham Athletic AFC. Fred Wilkins leads this team that comes in solidly at #4 on T11 (tied) and T16. A lot of that is built on a high ceiling with a weak foundation though. They have two decent to good players at each position with no depth behind them. All their players are 2-3 SL off peak levels, with just one age I coming up that can reach max SL. They also have only one BRB for support staff. I expect to see the apprentices maxing out this season so the team can make a good promotion push next season. If Fred has other ideas, he'll need to make a move quickly to upgrade from B-list stars to some A-list players, or find some cheap depth.
Also-Rans
6. Southend United. Dave Dowson's decent Gk/Sw combo can (and will have to) cover for a very sub-par Df unit. They'll need plenty of help from the deeper Fw lines to stay in matches. The tendency to play hard and give away the occasional PK won't help that situation. Dave may be playing a 1-1-2-2-5 lineup frequently this year, supplementing the Df and Mf with some Hardness to meet 3:1 rules in an attempt to generate more goals and keep the team in contention later on. Not sure what direction this team is heading in. Dave is crafty as a manager, so I'll be watching to see what he's got up his sleeve.
7. Jeff Hawker (the currently bio-less mystery man) at Dagenham & Redbridge will have his work cut out for him. He's already made some stop-gap moves, picking up SL 11 players at Gk and Df to fill obvious areas of need. Starting the season with just one Gk on the roster, and that one at SL 6, looked ugly. Now there's at least hope and some stability until the Gk of the future gets developed. Depth without strength still exists at Df and Mf though. The roster currently lacks any future stars, and has just two Apps to develop. Investing in the youth this season can't hurt, and maxing out the age I, SL 8 or 9 players so there is hope for next season will likely be the priority. There just isn't the firepower to take out the top three or four teams in the division consistently. This is definitely a team that will pick its battles for some CP and limp home from other matches happy to escape without injury.
8. Swansea City AFC. With just four players at SL 10+, good cash reserves won't help this season. One good auction buy, or even two, won't make a difference. The only good max player is at Gk, as all the age I players are already one to two SL off max pace. On the bright side for this season, Graham's development plan last season sees the team in good youth shape with six maxed Apps. Another full slate of Sbys and this team's plans are set. All youth, all the time. With no hope of promotion or plans for anything resembling winning matches, I think we can pull that off this season.
Battle for Not-Last
9. Wycombe Wanderers. Mike Mcleod starts with a very bad situation at Gk. SL 4, SL 3, and a Sby. No Sw on the roster. No Df over SL 7 or Mf over SL 5. They are going to leak goals all season, if by leak you mean opening the faucet to full. While they have two players at Fw worth noting (SL 11 & 10), there is not enough depth behind them to force some high scoring draws. It's going to be a long season while the youth develop. Finding a decent Gk or Sw at auction/trade would definitely help.
10. Derek Purvis at Brentford FC will have an even rougher road. With only one player on the entire roster over SL 6, and just two Apps topped off to start the season, this roster needs overhauled now. The Apps at Df and Mf can get max playing time (since they are just 1-2 SL+Fit off the starters anyway) while 6 Sbys need maxed out this year. Possibly some more youth can be bought from other teams with excess to speed up the rebuild. The cash is there for that kind of move. Buying a player or four at auction won't help get this team off the bottom of the rankings. A good youth development plan for the next two seasons will... if it starts here at session 2 of this season. Converting the age V and VI players on the roster to Youth Coaches would also help the cause, or a Youth Coach and Physio so the youth players are more likely to be able to take the field all season. CP alone can't help this team enough to generate wins, so they're not doing much good on the bench. If the team continues all this season functioning under an apparent lack of long-term direction, we could be looking at a very real prospect for the "Reset Button." That's not to be insulting to Derek as much as it is a hopefully inspiring remark to him to sit down with the rules, figure out how SL development works, and stick with a plan that makes trying to win take the back seat for now, in order to build a team capable of winning later.
Div 3 Odds (for entertainment purposes only, of course):
DOR 5:4
CAR 3:2
BRI 2:1
LEI 8:1
OLA 10:1
SU 15:1
DAG 20:1
SWA 50:1
WYC 100:1
BRE 1000:1
Yes Mr S was seen dancing around with Mr S just a few minutes ago as the Superbowl Final ends.
Congrats and wont say too much more for fear of a spoiler.
Cardiff City FC sends 190k, Dominic Cox (II/8 Mf; 300k)
to Carlisle United for Cormac McDonald (APP/5 Mf; 255k)
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Dorchester Town sends 91k
to Lewes FC for Patrick Oliver (III/4 Df; 80k)
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Dorchester Town sends 225k
to Cardiff City FC for Gabriel Cooper (II/6 Mf; 200k)
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Cardiff City FC sends 150k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Charlie Parry (IV/3 Df; 30k), Adam McGregor (IV/4 Fw; 60k)
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Lewes FC sends Florian Huber (III/10 Mf; 320k)
to Watford for Zak Wilkinson (III/10 Fw; 320k)
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I am going out on a limb and declaring Group D the Group of Death for the AP Cup group draw this season. Any objections?
Brighton & Hove Albion sends Sean Begum (I/10 Mf; 480k)
to Preston North End FC for Jake Woodward (I/10 Fw; 480k)
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Leicester City FC sends Ben Stewart (III/12 Mf; 400k)
to Cardiff City FC for 75k, Gonzalo Gonzalez (APP/5 Mf; 225k)
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Wycombe Wanderers sends 200k
to Bristol City FC for John Barber (V/6 Mf; 80k)
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Dorchester Town sends 400k
to Cardiff City FC for Harvey Rees (APP/5 Fw; 210k)
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Southend United sends 15k, Ryan MacDonald (APP/5 Mf; 210k)
to Swansea City AFC for Paul Brown (APP/5 Gk; 225k)
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Wycombe Wanderers sends 350k
to Sheffield United for Rafael Azevedo (V/3 Df; 20k), Brandon Young (V/3 Mf; 20k)
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Leicester City FC sends 55k
to Queens Park Rangers for Joel Kelly (III/2 Mf; 0k)
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Nottingham Forest sends 250k
to Sheffield United for Lewis Bailey (V/3 Fw; 20k)
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Carlisle United sends 150k, Adam Cole (III/2 Fw; 0k)
to Tranmere Rovers for George Roberts (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Plymouth Argyle FC sends Daniel Pereira (V/2 Mf; 0k)
to Hereford United FC for 200k
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I never realised how much trading there was in a single Olmec game till I looked down the Blogs below this entry!
No wonder Dodgy Dave (aka Dave Dowson) loves United - trading is his life blood - I am still surprised his wife Avril has not been offered for a trade. Oh, she has!! Obviously it wasn't to Dave's liking as she is still with him!
My money was it was Simon that made the offer - he seems to make offers for anybody that moves... just kidding, or am !?
Thanks to all who fancied taking my MF age 4 lad - I waited as long as I could and it was Katie's successor Chris who got the nod by 6k from about 3 others.
Chris needs players like real life Hibs needs points - urgently!
Preston North End FC sends 220k
to Cardiff City FC for Rhys Harper (II/6 Mf; 200k)
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Nottingham Forest sends 225k
to Watford for Zachary Page (V/3 Mf; 20k)
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Dorchester Town sends 25k
to Nottingham Forest for Oliver Fisher (IV/2 Mf; 0k)
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Leeds United sends 180k
to Southend United for Sam Thomson (II/5 Mf; 150k)
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Chesterfield FC sends 225k
to Watford for Josh Robertson (V/5 Fw; 60k)
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Leicester City FC sends 81k
to Weston-super-Mare AFC for Quentin Hamon (IV/4 Df; 60k)
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Southend United sends Lennon Campbell (III/5 Df; 120k)
to Leicester City FC for Santiago Dominguez (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Northampton Town FC sends Ross Sullivan (III/12 Sw; 400k)
to Southend United for 600k, Alexandre Motte (III/5 Df; 120k)
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Carlisle United sends 445k
to Brighton & Hove Albion for Logan Green (APP/5 Fw; 210k)
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Southend United sends 90k
to Port Vale FC for Riley Shepherd (APP/3 Mf; 85k)
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Northampton Town FC sends 300k
to Dagenham & Redbridge for Luca Giordano (APP/5 Fw; 225k)
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Steven Richards was seen leaving the Cobblers ground tonight heading off to South of England Capital Brighton, he commented that he was once again looking forward to taking on MSWLs finest teams in Div 1, hoping to cause havoc to the defences and get back to doing what he does best scoring goals, displeased that manager Compton did not bring the best out of him last season was not looking forward to second division football.
Compton whilst sad to see him go, said the offer put on the table by the Brighton manager Beerman was too good to turn down and negotiations between Richards and the club had broken down so it was best for all parties really, Brighton will be hoping that his goals will help to keep them in the first division for the foreseeable future.
New blood is required at Northampton, so if anyone has any Youth players for sale then the senior director of football would like to hear from you.
Northampton Town FC sends Steven Richards (II/13 Fw; 550k)
to Brighton & Hove Albion for 1302k
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Southend United sends 500k
to Carlisle United for Marc Molina (I/8 Df; 360k)
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Brighton & Hove Albion sends 35k
to Carlisle United for Rhys Lawrence (III/2 Mf; 0k)
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Leicester City FC sends 95k
to Carlisle United for Svyatoslav Vasilyev (III/2 Df; 0k), Leo Akhtar (III/2 Fw; 0k)
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Plymouth Argyle FC sends Riley Thomas (IV/2 Df; 0k), Joe Ferdinand (IV/2 Df; 0k)
to Hereford United FC for 80k
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Northampton Town FC sends 380k, Alex McDonald (III/10 Fw; 320k), Gareth Baker (IV/7 Mf; 150k)
to Leeds United for Daniel Gerrard (III/12 Sw; 400k), Diego Barbosa (I/10 Fw; 480k)
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Watford sends Luke Anderson (V/2 Mf; 0k), Nathan Baudouin (V/3 Fw; 20k)
to Carlisle United for 450k
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Northampton Town FC sends 176k
to Carlisle United for Oliver McDonald (III/6 Mf; 160k)
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The board despite rumours about Compton leaving the club earlier on this season have actually today renewed his contract for a further 2 seasons.
Board Director Toothless was seen driving in a new Maserati to which Compton was looking forward to driving after signing on the dotted line, no new talent out there was the behind the scenes wording, Compton has yet again brought home the coverted FA Cup for a 3rd time in their history. Recognition was given that not many other managers have the talent to achieve such a feat.
Compton has some money to spend and albeit second division football does not have the high profile games that Division 1 has, he has confirmed a commitment to the club by saying I will lead us back to the top flight, maybe not this season but by the end of the 2nd year of my new contract Division 1 should beckon otherwise it will be time to get my P45.
Compton has stated the board require a rebuilding season with some new players coming in and some leaving but in essence expectations for this season are fairly low.
Dorchester Town sends 145k
to Port Vale FC for Elliot Davis (IV/6 Mf; 120k)
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Cardiff City FC sends Harrison O'Connor (V/4 Fw; 40k)
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Dorchester Town sends 25k
to Leeds United for Daniel Ferreira (IV/2 Fw; 0k)
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Lewes FC sends 180k
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Dorchester Town sends 115k
to Carlisle United for Hayden Slater (II/4 Gk; 100k)
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Lewes FC sends 45k
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Preston North End FC sends Antoine Armand (V/5 Sw; 60k), Megyer Barna (V/5 Df; 60k)
to Dorchester Town for 372k
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Lincoln City FC sends Ashton Davies (II/13 Mf; 550k)
to Dorchester Town for 100k, Luca Schäfer (I/10 Mf; 480k)
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An age V player is wanted for the upcoming season
I can trade you cash or an age IV player.
Cheers
Holden
It was a disappointing league season for the Argyles. We found ourselves outgunned in a lot of matches, but at the same time, our GKs were simply UNLUCKY (I would love to see Kevin's stats on how teams fared against the numbers for this season). However, the season was not a total loss as Plymouth doubled the trophy cabinet, securing Season 7's FA Shield trophy. For those who don't know/remember... chasing shiny objects is a particularly favorite pastime of mine. Securing another trophy eases the hurt of being relegated to D2.
PLY now has 2 trophies... both championships coming against 2 of the best managers MSWL-U has:
* Season 4 - Plymouth defeats Kevin Martin's Cardiff City to secure the AP Cup championship
* Season 7 - Plymouth defeats Alon Atie's Tranmere Rovers to secure the FA Shield trophy
In Season 8, the team's top goal is to win D2 and get back up to the top flight. It's dark and cold in D2...
But yes it did make me laugh, keep it up though Ian, its all meant in the nicest possible way.
Maybe next season! Then again who wants trophies when you have all that money?
And check the trophy case...
I think it will bring a smile to your face...
Al
Official word came down from the board earlier this week. Prior speculation on the topic turned out to be accurate, as Manager Martin has been given a severence package and cleaned out his office this morning. The team is tight-lipped on the firing at this time, noting only that, "We believe it is in the best interest of the club to look for a manager more attuned to our history and fan base. We wish Mr. Martin the best of luck... somewhere else, of course." The team apparently has a new manager in mind already and is in the negotiation process for transfer from another United club. Martin was unable to be reached by phone for comment.
Al, Andy, Simon, et al
...Sorry I missed a couple of bonuses. Glad to see everyone received the correct value in the end. Enjoy the off season...unless you are a NY Jets fan.
The following teams receive a bonus (Season 7 Financial Bonuses - addendum #2 ):
DER (75)
I believe that DER should have received 100k (75k AP Cup Semifinalist + Division 2 Golden Boot 25k).
Also, shouldn't Compo have received 425k? He was joint top in the Division 1 Golden Boot. I know it's traditional to do him down, but surely that's a bit OTT?!
The following teams receive a bonus (Season 7 Financial Bonuses - addendum):
NOR (25)
The following teams receive a bonus (Season 7 Financial Bonuses):
BHA (200) CRD (300) CAR (300) CHF (50) CRE (300) DER (25) DOR (25) HER (350) LEW (200) LIN (75) NOR (400) FOR (25) PLY (200) QPR (75) SHU (150) SWI (100) TRA (575) WAT (200) WES (450)
Div 3 WSM 150k, Swindon 100k, Chesterfield 50
Should this not be 200k, according to the Rules I have - this extra 50k could get me a holiday or 5, you know!!
As Northampton see it, this is how the money seems to be allocated.
Div 1 Tranmere
500k, Cardiff 300k, Sheff Utd 150k
Div 2 Crewe 300k, Brighton 200k,
Hereford 100k
Div 3 WSM 150k, Swindon 100k, Chesterfield 50
Fa Cup
Northampton 400k, WSM 250k, Watford and Lewes 200k
Ap Cup Hereford 250k
Carlisle 150k, Lincoln and Derby 75k
Ap Shield Plymouth 200k Tranmere
75
Youth Cup Carlisle 150k, QPR 75k
Leading goalscorers
Div 1 Nottm F
Wolfe and Northampton Connoly 25k each
Div 2 Derby Harrison 25k
Div 3
Dorchester Ferrer 25k
Just thought I would point out that I do not have a single player in the Top 10 for disciplinary points but somehow lead the league as a team. I wish to commend my team for coming together by means of teamwork for a job well done in the maiming of other teams' players.
Pretty sure the first one summed things up nicely! We'll see how nicely after watching this coming weekend as Phil and the Cats try to hold off the other two promotion contenders in SWI & OLA.
We wake up, lick ourselves, and get down to the business of ruining the team.
Surely that should be running the team, or is this another small difference in Anglo/US spelling.
There are two stories this season in 2nd Division. First, the marvelous and dominating season Crewe Alexandra FC have put together to walk away with the division title. Crewe are one of three teams with not much to play for this final weekend (the other two being Wycombe and Brentford who are both guaranteed a trip down to 3rd Division). Coach Baptiste, who is a nominee for coach of the year, can begin early preparations for how his team will approach their first season at 1st Division.
The second story in our division this season is the extremely tight race for second and third position and a trip to 1st Division. Currently, positions #2 through #8 are separated by only six (6) points. Any one of those seven teams has a chance to finish top three. With so many possible scenarios this weekend, it is clear almost every 2nd Division game holds implications for how the table finally stands after 15 January.
Perhaps the league's next poll should be, "Who Else Will Promote to 1st Division?"
Andy, Trevor, Abe, Brian, Dave or Ian care to go over the different promotion scenarios? I'm on my 24th straight hour of being awake and being peppered with tasks @ work during on-call.
LIN management is happy to report that OaD has been officially laid to rest for this season...unless NOT can win both matches next week with a minimum of a +17 goal diif (and two LIN losses). The moneky is, at last, off our backs!
Did we have a "Who Will Win Division x?" poll this season?
I've got a couple of losses this season plus four cup round losses and have given up way too many goals at home this season.
Well I am sure no one but me was going to pick me anyway.
Andy, sorry for not mentioning your appearance in the AP Cup Final, but I expected you to be there. Same as Northampton are odds on favourite for the FA Cup Final next week....
Reason for missing you out can be expressed this way - guess how many results involving teams outwith the Premier League will managers like Ferguson and Ancelotti look at in a given week? Correct, none! Same as Rangers and Celtic bosses care for how Brechin City and Elgin City are getting on.
WSM are in the 3rd division and I will confess I only skip over the other Division results whilst concentrating on my own divisional opponents' games. I do watch the Cup ties but only more so if WSM are still in them, same way as when Man U etc go out of the Cups playing with duff squads my money is on they never look at any further results. I can't be the only manager in this situation, can I? Oh, so it's just me, then!!
Anyhow good luck to every Cup team today - and while I am here, to every team playing in a league game today - except my direct opponents. At least that should restrict the lawyers at my door to just 2 for now!
That should read..."running" the team.
Gads, how embarrassing.
Whassis Board of Erectors thing you all keep mentioning? Here at Chesterfield it's just us cats. We wake up, lick ourselves, and get down to the business of ruining the team. Not a bad life for a cat.
Meow,
Clyde & Calvin
Former Oasis groupie, Take That singer and Port Vale majority shareholder Robbie Williams acknowledged Vale manager John Holden has not been performing to the team's expectations this season.
Williams indicated to a reporter Vale's league position of 7th was worrisome and that changes may need to be made if the team slips down a level.
The majority owner did not indicate Holden was in any immediate peril despite "poor development principles" and a "lack of commitment to winning in the past two years".
While no team finishing 3rd in the top division has ever survived relegation the previous season, poor performances in the cup and relatively poor squad development has meant Port Vale are in danger of continuing the streak.
Holden even acknowledged the problems the club has faced the last two seasons.
"Finishing third last season, that was brilliant," said Holden. "But managing a rebuilding team and managing a top flight team are two completely different things. I don't think I've quite figured the latter out yet."
When asked if there were other places he would be willing to manage, Holden dodged the question. Holden did he would be willing to go back to a rebuilding squad if the Vale job crumbles beneath him.
"Right now I'm only focused on Port Vale," said Holden. "I haven't thought about the future at all except I hope to remain at Vale. I do enjoy a project though, but I would not leave Vale unless Robbie [Williams] asked me to."
"I'm not worried about losing my job," said Holden.
Vale will try to survive relegation on the road, with three of their last four games away from Vale Park.
After several months of searching and advertising, Lewes FC has been unsuccesful in assembling a board of directors that would hopefully lead the team to better results and prevent them from being relegated to the third division. There were only three applicants, Larry, Moe, and Curly, better known as the three stooges, that showed interest in "running" the team. After an hour meeting with coach Dohm at a local eatery, which ended abruptly with a food fight, it has been decided that the stooges really would have no better judgement than coach Dohm. Reports are that Dohm had no issues with turning over team personnel decisions to the stooges but he objected that he would lose control over choices for team buffets and selecting the lady Rook cheer leaders. An angry coach Dohm hurled his pasta at Moe which promptly began the all out food fight. Authorities arrived to find coach Dohm with a concussion and a pie in his face.
With no other applicants on the horizon it will be status quo for the Rooks, or should I say relegation. I am sure the rest of MSWL United will rest easy with this news and continue to enjoy watching Lewes footbol. Young up and coming MF, Axel Costa, was quoted as saying, "he looked forward to playing for this inept franchise and was all for the "cleats" high approach that coach Dohm brings." Axel went on to say that, "he thought it was great every Lewes player had contract bonuses based on the number of DP's they accrue. That was an ingenious move on Dohm's part. That's why alot of mid level average players want to play for Lewes. You play hard and no matter what the results are you get paid."
With the concussion and less than 24 hours before kickoff for a pivotal session 9 which sees Lewes at Hereford and home to Brentford it is unknown if coach Dohm will be on the sidelines. If he cannot be revived in time and has to stay home to watch his beloved Seattle Seahawks beat the Saints, this team might be able to pull off a couple victories and avoid releagtion! The legend of the Rooks rolls on!
The Swansea Jacks Board has come out declaring a Vote of Confidence for Manager Graham Wilkes. After mounting press speculation that Wilkes being a Cardiff Fan had been losing games on purpose. The Board have leaped to Wilkes Defence. Chairman Mr Jack Swan was qouted as saying " I fully stand by my manager and his team selection during his 1st season however he did say they expected silverwear at Swansea in the Near Future and Wilkes Tenure would be monitored closely over the next few weeks"
In Response Wilkes Said " I am dissapointed that the Board feel they need to back up my decisions to Progress Youth Development this season with a view to building a team that had no backbone and that is capable of winning the Youth Cup next season" After a grilling from the Press Wilkes also went on to say" IF the board feel they need to monitor me perhaps I should be watching my back and keeping my options open"
South Wales Echo Football Writer Jim Swansea closed his back page article with the comment" Lets keep our options open but back wilkes in the next few matches but please could Wilkes stop playing the Cardiff theme tune I'll be there when the Jacks enter the field"
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Rumors swirl that CRD manager Martin is on his way out. Team officials have contacted the league office seeking approval to negotiate terms of possible terms of employment with a new manager, "more in line with the team goals of actually winning something," says an unnamed source due to not being authorized to disclose terms of the missive to league HQ.
CRD's press officer and team president refuse to answer their phones, leading speculation to only increase that big moves are afoot.
Manager Martin's only response to questioning? "I'll worry about that in the off-season. Right now this team still has a shot at a top three finish and would like to give Tranmere a solid run for thier money on Saturday as well. Talk to me after the final league match when the situation is more clear."
Yes Compton sees 6 of his current side out the door this week as he decides some of his players have failed to impress this season, some good solid players over the years in Bradley (GK), and Kyle Watt (Fw) prolific goalscorer were seen leaving via the backdoor, they have given Northampton some good years comented Compton but it was there time to go.
Whilst the future of Compton was still in doubt it was improved last weekend with the FA cup Semi victory over Watford, 3-0 a great result and one which could still see me here for a few more weeks as Compton goes for an unprecented 3 FA Cup trophies, its been rumoured that a new trophy should be made if Northampton were to defeat WSM as the FA have considered letting them keep the current one.
The local Herald though, outside the Chairmans office had overheard discussions between senior members of the board saying that whilst it was an impressive record he has, its still not the league title and relegation this season will hurt this club and should not be taken lightly, reporter Goby Thebackdoor said its a difficult call whether they let him go, who could they bring in new who may have that cutting edge to try and get Northampton back into top flight football and win the league?
Compton as usual, not phased by events has stated whilst i am still in charge, the team will be managed by me and i have a job to do to get these players motivated for 5 more games, then we will see where we go.
I think you should be mortified.
How slighted should we feel that we are not being credited with making our second AP Cup Final by Mr Blair...?
I appear to be very good at that animal illness - what do you call it - ah yes! Foot in the Mouth disease! Sorry Mark!
It says a lot you have done so well in the 2 Cups AND you have improved your League position - good on you!
Carlisle look to be heading for their best ever league finish this year you know. We are currently 2 places higher than our previous best, you know.
Mark
Whereas mostof us have a 2 game match day - WES's 1st I can remember this season without checking, Mark's Carlisle has 4 games.
An indifferent league season has still meant he plays in a Cup Final and a Semi Final this weekend
No disrespect to your opponents (Brighton and Tranmere) but have a good day out - a fine pay day for your Cup endeavours.
Happy Mew Year from Clyde & Calvin!
Happy New Year MSWL United friends!
Happy holidays, my friends. Stay warm. Stay safe. Lose to CRD.
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Now that we've been uncerimoniously dumped from the AP Cup (congrats, Mark!), it's time to unload some excess weight to build the bank and/or get younger. We're looking to sell off a few players and/or make deals for younger ones.
And we're not talking about guys you don't want. We're looking to deal A3/SL11 kind of players to he