Season 63 - Week 4

[Staggy Stagg]

Todays game is against this team that have played 3 won 3 and against proper teams as well, Level 17.



This is my team



If I lose I may have to think about my options. Will update after the match.

Lost 2-1, 2 bloody 1. This team is now 4 out of 4 and 3rd in the league on GD. What the flip is happening.



Maybe this should be transferred to the Vent Thread. Flipping ridiculous result,

Update - this abandoned team has now won 5 out of 5 and is top of the league. T11 WHAT IS GOING ON

[Steppenwolf]

Day 6 summary...



Match of the Day... Away win after 2-2 at home...

[pcmacdaniel]

League: Perfect 12 points through 4 matches. Picked up a big away today against the same CF Busqn squad which handed us our lone league defeat last season. They also got us two seasons ago for one of our two league defeats.

Champions: Sitting atop the group on goal differential with 4 points through 2 matches.

Cup: Cruised to a 4:0 home victory to safely secure advancement to the playoff round of the cup.

[cookizzz]

What have you learned from last season?
* If I want to keep detail records of competitions, I must remind myself to capture screens before season end.
* The competition prizes of L10 team and L18 teams are very close. But the wage cost difference is huge.

Some further recent observations through L19 team:
* In these seasons, wages & match bonuses increase quickly while competition prizes, sponsorship, and even player values increase slowly. Now it is silly to train players solely aiming at selling him with a better price.
* While it's not easy to save little money on buying players or maximize revenue on selling players, money can be easily spent on win bonuses. A winning team may be sooner to face financial crisis.
* I finally realize that ticket income is not unimportant. If stadium is not upgraded when the team is still financially healthy, a team will probably bankrupt earlier (unless there is investment).
* Average ratings no longer clearly indicate competitiveness of teams. Average rating ratio for a 5* to a 4* L19 team, say 114:109, is not large. Moreover, many teams have strong starting lineup but average rating is lowered because of some low star back up players.

What are your goals for this season?
L11 Team - win league and CL.
L19 Team - this team will not be strong and I will spend less time on it in this season. If initial results are good, I will spend some time to keep it in top 3 with a weak team. If initial results are bad, I will try to keep pride of the team while keeping it below 7th in league. In any situation, the team will try to maintain breakeven as far as possible especially on CL & Cup.

After day 6:
L19 Team: Performances are surprisingly well. It won all 4 matches in league, led in CL, and advanced to playoff in Cup. The team defense has suddenly improved. It's still a good scoring team even though it's defensive minded. Roster has been enlarged but this team still does not have adequate rotation players to handle 3 competitions. My green packs have been consuming quickly.

L11 Team - Also did as well in all competitions. Squad upgrading progress is also satisfactory. All but one remaining 4* players are 1 skill point away from 5*. In last season, my team unluckily lost both league matches to rival team even though it controlled the matches. Hope my team will defeat this much younger and better quality team in coming matches.

[munchen]

We continue with the good results



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[Steppenwolf]

Day 7 summary...



Match of the day... Substitute Roca scores winner in 84. minute...

[PricopGeorgeCătălin]

We never had such a horrible start, only 8 points in 5 games.... today just a 2-2 after we had 2-0...

[munchen]

Cup





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[Peter Renn]

Going smooth ,played 2,4 n 6 already,7 points out of this games,going strong. Cl 9 Out of 9, cup out vs a 4 lvl higher guy,I'm not too bothered

[Buffs Mad]

*adopts Geordie accent*

Day 8 in the Buffs Mad house and everyone is getting along fine.

First up the Buffs travel on league business to Germany where the home manager has the World Cup on display. Buffs win 3-0 to retain a 5pts lead at the top and a decent +15 gd to 2nd.

In the first half, although it was one-way traffic, it looked like the Buffs could play all day and not score. But, after the break, Gordon Strachan opened the scoring, left back Steve Nicol added a 2nd and Right Winger Willie Henderson finished the job. Main Striker Denis Law missed 2 FKs and saw little action as he slumped to a 7 rating and saw his MVP challenge hit a bump early.



Next up, with a minimum rest period the Buffs were on their travels again, this time to Indonesia for the Cup. Again Denis Law was not up to speed and missed 1 FK but, fortunately, strike partner Maurice Johnstone bagged a brace (with 1 volley from a Law FK) and Willie Henderson scored again (this time from AMC). Alan Hansen added the other in a 4-0 win.



When asked after the match about whether the form of Denis Law was a concern Buffs Mad said

"We win 2 matches scoring 7 goals and conceding none and you dig for dirt. Denis Law has my 100% confidence. You reporters are scum."

Rumours coming out of Abbey Park however indicate that Law will be dropped for the next match and has the petted lip.