The Boot Room (new managers zone)

[Zangy]

Dammit knocked out the cup now.
Already 2-nil down to that money man, I didn't log-in in time to change my team up from the last game.
My fresher, better LB sitting on the bench and only 2/3 of my front 3 in the team
I switch to a counter formation, I go 1 goal up. Then the guy I beat from the last round, who added me as a friend, comes and supports him. What a douchebag. I'm gonna play a friendly with him JUST before his game and tire him out, support his opponent then unfriend his ass.
Who needs enemies huh

[Mas Bro]

Dammit knocked out the cup now.
Already 2-nil down to that money man, I didn't log-in in time to change my team up from the last game.
My fresher, better LB sitting on the bench and only 2/3 of my front 3 in the team
I switch to a counter formation, I go 1 goal up. Then the guy I beat from the last round, who added me as a friend, comes and supports him. What a douchebag. I'm gonna play a friendly with him JUST before his game and tire him out, support his opponent then unfriend his ass.
Who needs enemies huh

poor of you, try to wacth on time next

[Saransh Vatsa]

Where are u Mo????? Not even 1 update for us??? Not even a 'Hi'??? Did u forget us all becoz of that dreaded Redsnoopy??? Please come back.....

[Zangy]

Ended the season 2nd place to someone who hardly played.
She drew her last game so I would have won the championship by goal difference, but it was not to be.
I was away with work so couldnt make my last game vs mid table team, and looks like a dodgy result, they scored on 6min however, so not completely a troll result.
I ended with 56% possession and 16shots, 9 on target but their keeper got a 9 rating with 2 saves

Oh yeah, the girl who won, has 6Q less than me and valued at only 15-19M where as my team is around 40M
However, most if not all her squad has SA... so maybe these do make a difference

[Zangy]

OK, so a new season begins.

I saved all my Skill Pts of my 2 players who's contracts were expiring. However, they played atrociously in the last qtr of the season, could this be due to an expiring contract? (I didnt notice a significant rapid fall in their morale, just topped them up as & when like a normal player. So is this coincidental or a usual occurrence to players who have bulk SPs waiting to be assigned? I can imaging a player with stunted growth not playing to his best but I doubt this game is as sophisticated lol

Ideally, I'd want to hold onto my SPs until the start of next season as the lower Q your player, the faster they train.
And while this may be a frowned upon thing, I'm going to make the most of this in that it'll give me an easier cup run perhaps. So does this also apply to placing you in a league? In which case, I may even hold onto my SPs until after my League has been assigned.

[Cat Harrison]

Once they have got the SPs enough to get to the next star they slow down.

I do find that if I am witholding points for awhile, and the player gets ucky ratings, if I assign some points, they play better.. for what it's worth.

Spornybol is king of saving points, ask him for expert advice.

[fugazi]

Hi all. I'm starting my 2nd full seaon now on lvl 3. I don't count the 2 or 3 matches in my 1st. I was kinda shocked to see my just assembled team lose a star after season 1. lol So I scraped by enough tokens to get me a bankloan for season 2, the smallest available. That's the only investment I have made. I made some money buying free agents and selling them during the season and around half way through the season my team was 5+ lvls stronger, by the end 10 then the runner up. Endresult season 2: League 1st, CL 1/4 finals, Cup prelims knocked out.

Season 3. Got my team about ready now and am somewhat happy about my new players. Judging by the quality of the teams in my CL roster I have a good chance. One team comes close to mine, the rest seems much weaker. Then again, I had the highest quality in the roster last season too.... The Cup was a total disaster. Home 3-2, away 1-0, knocked out by conceded home goals. Against an illegal (3N-1-3N-3N) formation no less. I countered with 4-3-2W-1. What I particularly don't like about it, is that the Cup is the only competition to play vs teams with similar quality. I dont feel there's much to learn from just playing much weaker opponents. Anyway, my avg team quality is 27,5 atm, if anyone with 25-30-ish quality is in need of a sparring partner (like me), feel free to send me a PM.

I do have a few things I wonder about. I get the feeling that the stronger my team became and thereby the qualitydifference in matches, the more my team underperformed. My best matches were played with mostly subs last season. Further, looking at my recent loss in the Cup, it seems that very small details can make a very big difference, and that a team who has all his quality in his 3 strikers is never to be underestimated (as I didn't watch it), no matter how poor or illegal his formation is.

Cheers and Good Luck all

[Zangy]

LOL
Last night I set up my team for my CL match and now that I log in, there were new League matches posted so had one this morning and didnt change my team around.
Had 3 injuries in those 2 matches also, my Top ST, and top 2 midfielders. Oh well, only 2, 3 & 4 days without my attacking threat

[Cat Harrison]

Yes, I had a rash of injuries too.. the full schedule lets you see who is weakest.

[Zangy]

LOL my Club's star player for (4seasons) out for the season with only a Grade 3 Hamstring Strain (11 days). its not even an ACL injury FGS.
Is that equivalent of a torn hammy or something? (Just assuming the devs were too lazy to put in a variety of injuries so just put in grades to make them seem more serious.
Anyways, healed him straight away at a bargain of only 15 med packs so he can gain some skills for the rest of the season.