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[Buffs Mad]

Season 6 Start

Buffs Mad had a quiet start to the opening day of Season 6. An early look at the market threw up some tempting prospects but just not quite good enough to merit entering the fierce competition.

Transfer Targets

Buffs Mad remains on the look out for a good young DL/DC and an AMR/MR. Non urgent targets include an additional Striker and new MC cover.

Training Priorities

Buffs Mad has it in mind to experiment with a multi-role winger. 19 yo Jimmy Johnstone, AMC/AMR has been selected for that role. 19 yo Jim Baxter will also be asked to focus on Shadowing the Striker and will receive specialist training in that area.

Prospects in the Cups

Champions League

The Group Phase looks routine. However there is one stand-out contender for the trophy - a 6* Canadian side, 5Q average above the Buffs. It is however hoped that the Buffs will have closed the quality gap by at least half before the Group phase ends.

So the Buffs are not favourites but they will be contenders.

Cup

Buffs Mad breathed a sigh of relief when he was informed that they had drawn a Level 9 Cup (and avoided a Level 10 like the Gypsy fortune-teller had predicted).

Who knows what will happen.

[Buffs Mad]

D1 Cup P   Kenny Dalglish (ST)   Hamstring   3 Days   Healed Full
D1 Cup P   Alex McLeish (DL/DC)   ACT Tear   5 days   Not healed
D2 Cup P   James McFadden (AMC) Ankle Strain 2 Days   Not Healed
D5 League  Bobby Murdoch (MC)   Ankle Strain 2 Days   Not healed

Not kept this up todate. I've had 1 more in-game injury to GK McGregor, 2 days and 3 training injuries since D5.

[Buffs Mad]

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[Alfyan]

Best of luck in your new season mate!

[Buffs Mad]

Best of luck in your new season mate!

Thank you Alfyan, and you too, all the best.

Update

Bit of a mixed but acceptable start.

Cup: Karsiyaka were set out in 3N-2W-2N-1-2 and Buffs marched on in a ND. An 8-0 win with 4 goals in each half was enough to plan for the next round. Dalglish hit a hat-trick and was stretchered off in the 1st half. Buffs Mad relaced him with another AMC to go 4-1-2N-2N-1 DL Alex McLeish was stretchered off in the 2nd half and repleced by OOP DC.

Goals: Dalglish (4, 26, 40), McFadden (19, 66, 76), McCoist (81), Gemmill (86).

Cup: Buffs FC step out at home for the second leg of the Cup preliminary and lose 2-1. The Buffs don't have a shot at goal (never mind on target) until 40 mins. -.- Buffs score in 43 mins and concede in 54 and 69.

3rd injury in 2 matches as McFadden strains his ickle ankle and has to leave. Buffs Mad said "Man up, lightweight!" The Cup statisticians throw 6 ratings around like confetti to both teams.

Goals: McCoist (43).

The Buffs Barmy Army chant "You stick your effing troll up yer *toot* *toot*. You can...."

PS. We're through

League: Buffs FC stutter and misfire in the new league campaign with a 2-2 draw at home.

Dalglish put the Buffs ahead on 15 mins and it stayed that way until HT. Not long after the restart the visitors levelled. It took until 80 mins for the Buffs to regain the lead after intense pressure on the vistors saw one of the corners converted. But the Buffs threw away 2 points when they were hit straight from the restart. 2-2 after a tight end to end game.

Afterwards Buffs Mad said "Everyone rated 7 or 8 so there were no complete failures but that little something extra was missing. However, 5 FKs without a goal is unforgivable - that must change or heads will roll."

No team won by more than 2 goals today so this might be the shape of things to come in this league this season - the Buffs sit 8th.

Goals: Dalglish (15, 80)

PS: Hopefully no-one noticed that Buffs Mad forgot to include FK Specialist McStay in the starting line-up. O.o

Champions League: The Buffs get off to a winning start with a 5-0 win.

Having neglected his favoured 4-5-1V recently Buffs Mad got the wingers on and AML Jim Baxter helped himself to a hat-trick. Striker McCoist seemed to tire badly suddenly so Dalglish came off the bench for last 18.

Goals: Baxter (15, 49, 55), McCoist (25), Dalglish (78).

Next rounds the Buffs take on a slightly higher Q team in the Cup and an equal quality, long-time rival, in the league.

[Alfyan]

Come to think of it, I'm only one league above you lol. Lucky I can avoid you for now haha

Do you do matchday reports on both the general discussion forum and here too?

[Buffs Mad]

Come to think of it, I'm only one league above you lol. Lucky I can avoid you for now haha

Do you do matchday reports on both the general discussion forum and here too?

I used to do short bits in the General and bigger write ups on here but it got to be too much. So I just write in General (which I use as a kind of Results Service ) and then copy here so I've got them in one place.

[If I have an intersting game or get inspiration I do a bigger write up here. (Until then I'll just copy 2 days worth over here in the one post).]

[Buffs Mad]

Catch-up

Cup Qualifying: Having not been impressed by def c-a on 4-5-1V on the very few occasions he had tried it, Buffs Mad decided to give it a proper go this Season in the Cup.

Opposition set up in a 4-5-1 Flat and Buffs, as above, went 4-5-1V in a Defensive (Force) Counter-attacking stylee.

Buffs FC won 4-0 at home. Buffs Mad was quite impressed given that his Left and Right Backs scored alongside the Left Winger and Left MC. Lone Striker McCoist gave 2 assists. But its early days yet.

Goals: Baxter (28), Gemmell (32), McGrain (59), Gemmill (76).


League: Buffs FC gain a valuable 2-1 away win vs same Q opponent - a fierce rival from past seasons (and one who had a sneaky practice friendly in the wee small hours this morning).

Opposition started in a 4-4-1-1 and Buffs remained in their 4-5-1V from earlier. With a 0-0 stalemate, at half time the opposition switched to 4-3W-1-2 and Buffs changed to Normal and stopped forcing c-a.

Baxter came off the bench to replace McFadden on the left but the home side took the lead in 60 mins after a cross from a FK was nodded home. McCoist soon levelled it as he half-volleyed a Johnstone cross in off the bar. Johnstone was then replaced by Henderson and Murdoch came on for the over-worked McStay in midfield.

In 80 mins Buffs hearts sank as McGrain got a straight red for a shirt-pull on the edge of the box but the shot skimmed the bar. The Buffs were now forced ito a 3-5-1V but upped the pressure and Baxter found Henderson with a through ball but it was blocked. The home side just couldn't get out and Henderson once more picked up the ball on the egde of the box, shimmied right and rifled the shot into the top corner.

The Buffs had to withstand 2 more FK scares and Gemmell was booked. At the death McCoist missed a 1-on-1 when through on goal and as the ball slid past the whistle went.

A tough match and although Buffs shaded possession and shot chances were the same, the Buffs have McGregor to thank for 2 good saves from the 5 FKs they conceded.

Buffs go 4th.


League: *sings* "The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round....."

..........then they fall off and the Buffs plunge into a precipice of despair as they crash 2-0 away from home.

The Buffs just never got going in a game they should've won.....but didn't. The Buffs are 6th, all is not lost. But.....

Another injury today and MC Paul McStay picked up his 3rd booking of the season.


Champions League: In a pre-match interview Buffs Mad announced that stability and consistency were the watchwords and no radical formation changes would be made with a return to 4-5-1V where possible.

Jaws therefore dropped as the Buffs lined up in a 3-5-2 for the away match vs FC Black White who would play in a 4-1-3W-2. O.o (the idiot just can't help himself)

The Buffs took a quick 2 goal lead inside 10 mins as they went on the rampage. But their fragility to counterattacks, leaving too much space to exploit, saw the Buffs concede many corners and a dbl corner in 24 mins pegged them back. But the Buffs went 2 ahead again just before ht to go into the break 3-1 up. Again a dbl corner from the opposite side this time saw it pulled back to 3-2. It wasn't until the 84th minute before the nerves were settled and Dalglish scored the final goal of the match for a 4-2 win.

Buffs 3-man defence performed well rating 8s and the strike pair rated 9s. But surely the Corner Count at 9-2 to the home side will force Buffs Mad to steer a more stable course? (Doubtful )

Goals: McCoist (1, 37), Dalglish (8, 84).

[Buffs Mad]

With the Buffs struggling we look to Affiliate Teams to bring some good cheer today.

Today Thomson managed 4 goals and 5 assists in a league match.
(Not quite as good as Shangalang FC Lee Low's 5 goals and 4 assists of 2 seasons ago but.....promising.)

[Buffs Mad]

League: Buffs FC lose consecutive league matches for the first time with a 2-0 loss at home.

The 4* opposition set up in 4-5-1V but, as they were unmanaged and had a red card, they fielded no right MC. Buffs went 4-3-3.

The Buffs were 2-0 behind at HT to a dbl corner in the 3rd minute of a 6 minute flurry of attacks and a headed goal from FK in 43. Buffs Mad changed to hex but the Buffs could've played all day and not scored.

Defender Hutton picked up the Buffs 9th yellow card of the Campaign.

When interviewed later Buffs Mad said "It wisnae me."

Cup Qualifying: With a 4-0 lead from the home leg, the Buffs looked for a confidence boost in the Cup. The opposition had trained hard since the 1st leg and boasted 2 more Scouts in their line-up to field 8 Scouts and 1 World Class.

The home side started 4-4-2 and Buffs Mad put his managerial reputation on the 4-5-1V Defensive Counter-attacking system.

Buffs FC opened the scoring on 25 mins when Gemmill volleyed in a floated McCoist FK. The home side were finding no way to carve out the chances they needed so off went a Striker and on came an AMC for a 4-4-1-1. It remained 1-0 to the Buffs at HT.

For the second half Buffs Mad freshened up the wings - Baxter off for McFadden on the left and Henderson off for Johnstone on the right. 2 FKs came and went for the homeside - McGregor tipped them both over and Johnstone was denied when their keeper parried a driven shot. The tiring McCoist was replaced up front by Dalglish on 68 minutes as the Buffs seemed certain to hold on.

There had been nothing much between the sides all game apart from the Buffs greater accuracy around goal and McFadden reinforced that with a superb solo effort and curled finish at the back post on 89 mins.

So 2-0 on the road and a 6-0 aggregate win.

Buffs Mad later slaughtered a goat as an offering to the Gods in exchange for a kind draw.

Champions League: Buffs FC get a 3rd win, away from home - 5-1 to make things comfortable.

Home side went 3N-3W(DMs)-2N-1-1 so the Buffs started with a modified ND (2 AMCs and 1 Striker) before changing to ND at HT.

Goals: McStay (6), Johnstone (20), McFadden (47, 89), Gemmill (55).

There is still concern about the number of cards being picked up with another yellow today taking the total to 11 yellows and 1 red.

League: WOW! Buffs FC and the words 'league' and 'win' share the same sentence. Shockerooni! A 4-1 league win.

Buffs FC travelled to Iraq to take on a 4-2(DMC)-3N-1 and stepped out in a 3N-3N-2W-2. But Buffs Mad was too busy chatting to notice the oppositions change to 4-1-3N-2.

Opposition took the lead on 30 minutes against the run of play after they got 2 bookings and an injury and before their sub got on. Buffs Mad switched them to 3-1-3-2W-1 and the Buffs hit back quickly with 2 goals from either winger just before half-time. Baxter got his second from the left before GK McGregor was stretchered off (2 days) and Henderson got his second from the right on the final whistle.

Goals: Henderson (37, 90), Baxter (41, 66).