Season 77 - Week 4

[El Pistolero]

I'll post this here to avoid cluttering up El Pistoleros' striker comparison thread.

At the end of last season I posted this as the Palace Casuals' end-of-season report.

In the League, the first half of the season was reminiscent of the Level 26 'dark days', the team at times couldn't buy a win, and after the 14th Round were languishing in 11th place and looked like losing touch with those above them. The Management had decided on a gradual replacement of older and lower-Q players, but the offer of a ST/AMR from the sponsors and the appearance of a greatly-needed DC/DR in the scout list prompted a double purchase which went on to both shore up a leaky defence and increase the rate of scoring at the other end. After a win and a loss in the next two matches, Casuals went on a 9 match unbeaten run (8W1D) which saw them climb from 11th to 6th, and with a little more luck, would have seen them in a Champions League spot. The ST/AMR notched up 16 goals in 12 matches, but also forged a partnership with the other two dual-role STs on the books in a triple threat attack which were equally accomplished in both AML/AMR/ST and AMC/ST/ST formations. If this continues the Casuals should be an attacking force to be reckoned with next season.

The players in question (and whom I had come to know as 'The Three Musketeers') were:



Unfortunately, an early long-term injury to Andre Faisca and the purchase of a triple-role attacking midfielder changed the composition of the 'Three Musketeers' but the promise of a force to be reckoned with came true:



With Faisca in the role of 'D'Artagnan', the hope is to keep up the current form to the end of this season and beyond...

Weigman and Musto look lethal and most consistent of the attackers. A bit like an MSN attack while mine is ML, ST, MC