Season 118 - Are you ready?

[talisman]

Desert Rats FC struggled to overcome their -24%Q opponent in their League match yesterday, wingers Thomas Arvehed and Oliver Schenkel scoring one each in a three minute period just before the hour mark, but the hosts got one back and made the last 19 minutes of play very uncomfortable for the Rats Management. The struggles continued against a -7%Q team in the 1st Leg of the Round of 32 in the Cup, Desert Rats going down 0-1 to a 52nd minute goal by the home side.



Today the matches were a little easier on the heart, a -19%Q team dispatched 4-0 with goals from the wingers again, the third goal in a purple patch for central defender John van Hintum and a final goal from striker Luis Moules. The striker also managed a brace in another away trip, this time in the Champions League against a team with +1%Q over the Rats, who ran out 2-0 victors to keep themselves at the top of the Group.

[talisman]

Nouvion FC had two tough matches yesterday, the first an away League match against a -13% team, and their cause wasn't helped by their second winger injury of the season, this time to left-winger David Dorizon. Left-wingback Celio Pita was the face-saver with a 58th minute strike that gave Nouvion all three points. In the 1st leg of the Round of 32 in the Cup, -11%Q was the order of the day for the home side, and Nouvion got off to a flyer with goal in the 9th minute from striker Yala Johnson. A straight red card for defender Louis Nwodu put a spanner in the works for the visitors and caused a bit of a reshuffle in the side after the hosts equalised from the resulting free-kick. Despite a good period of pressure early in the second half, Nouvion failed to find the net again in the match and take a 1-1 draw and an away goal into the 2nd Leg.



Today the order of service was a home Champions League match and away in the League, and a couple of good results achieved. A good 29%Q separated the sides in the first match, Nouvion capitalising on their Quality advantage to boss the opposition off the park. It was a pity all the first half effort failed to advance the scoreline, but that was rectified early in the second half when relief left-winger Thomas Lukastik provided a subtle pass for striker Yala Johnson to slot into the net for the first goal. Lukastik got himself on the scoresheet after a good run and cross from opposite number Gary Sampson, and the defensive resistance of the visitors was finally ended with a penalty by Federico Benitez. The Quality difference was smaller in the evening match, and after a period of intense pressure by Nouvion for the first 15 or so minutes, an entertaining end-to-end contest followed. Four minutes into the second period a freshly-healed David Dorizon opened the scoring, and he had a hand in the second goal, providing a pin-point accurate corner for Celio Pita to nod into the net.

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[Kelpie Grant]

Anyone else noticed the Auctions seem to have a lot less good/decent 18-19 yo players cycling through ? A couple of seasons ago you would get 2 or 3 good 18-19yo every 4 minutes , now its 1 if your lucky. I sat watching the auctions last night looking for 1 specific positional player , in three hours I never saw a player even close to what I wanted.

More Nordeus tactics to get us all to spend money or at least greens by the bucketload to get the players that are on offer up to acceptable levels ? Probably.
I might try something different next season and just leave my players at the -20% starting point and just train them through the season and bank all my greens and tokens. Then instead of trying to get overpriced ,under developed 18 yo I might just replace players with cheap older players each season and just take my chances on the wheel of mediocrity , might even just make sure I finish top 8 and concentrate on Asso coin. Sounds like a good plan eh Nordeus ,another player turning to the dark side through necessity.

[EastsiderSG]

Anyone else noticed the Auctions seem to have a lot less good/decent 18-19 yo players cycling through ? A couple of seasons ago you would get 2 or 3 good 18-19yo every 4 minutes , now its 1 if your lucky. I sat watching the auctions last night looking for 1 specific positional player , in three hours I never saw a player even close to what I wanted.

More Nordeus tactics to get us all to spend money or at least greens by the bucketload to get the players that are on offer up to acceptable levels ? Probably.
I might try something different next season and just leave my players at the -20% starting point and just train them through the season and bank all my greens and tokens. Then instead of trying to get overpriced ,under developed 18 yo I might just replace players with cheap older players each season and just take my chances on the wheel of mediocrity , might even just make sure I finish top 8 and concentrate on Asso coin. Sounds like a good plan eh Nordeus ,another player turning to the dark side through necessity.

Yep, ditto. Facing the same problems. I was forced to buy slower trainers or lower quality players to stay within budget. Maybe it wasnt a good plan since i just got eliminated from the cup. Its been at least 10 seasons since i got eliminated at the round of 32. Anyway i dont think you should go for older players as we also need the profits from selling our younger players to meet our stadium building demands. Probably can milk your current lineup for a longer stretch to mitigate. Till 23-24 perhaps?

[Kelpie Grant]

Yep, ditto. Facing the same problems. I was forced to buy slower trainers or lower quality players to stay within budget. Maybe it wasnt a good plan since i just got eliminated from the cup. Its been at least 10 seasons since i got eliminated at the round of 32. Anyway i dont think you should go for older players as we also need the profits from selling our younger players to meet our stadium building demands. Probably can milk your current lineup for a longer stretch to mitigate. Till 23-24 perhaps?

I have set my team up so at worst I need to replace 3 players at the start of any season , mostly only 2. Trouble is trying to get that 18 yo in the position you need at the level you need for easy transition into the team. Then when a player comes along you just about have to mortgage your house to get him , especially if he is AM or ST.

[EastsiderSG]

I have set my team up so at worst I need to replace 3 players at the start of any season , mostly only 2. Trouble is trying to get that 18 yo in the position you need at the level you need for easy transition into the team. Then when a player comes along you just about have to mortgage your house to get him , especially if he is AM or ST.

Haha yeah I get what you mean. I wasted quite a few hours waiting for that 1 position last season. This season I gave up and trained the position instead. Won’t cost too many greens if he is 18 and Low quality.

[iansyorkcityfc]

Anyone else noticed the Auctions seem to have a lot less good/decent 18-19 yo players cycling through ? A couple of seasons ago you would get 2 or 3 good 18-19yo every 4 minutes , now its 1 if your lucky. I sat watching the auctions last night looking for 1 specific positional player , in three hours I never saw a player even close to what I wanted.

More Nordeus tactics to get us all to spend money or at least greens by the bucketload to get the players that are on offer up to acceptable levels ? Probably.
I might try something different next season and just leave my players at the -20% starting point and just train them through the season and bank all my greens and tokens. Then instead of trying to get overpriced ,under developed 18 yo I might just replace players with cheap older players each season and just take my chances on the wheel of mediocrity , might even just make sure I finish top 8 and concentrate on Asso coin. Sounds like a good plan eh Nordeus ,another player turning to the dark side through necessity.

and then you could troll everyone

[Kelpie Grant]

Yet another wasted 4 minutes , just look at this crap auction , no 18 or 19 yo at all.

[Chai]

My top scorer not scoring.
4 league matches - big duck egg, zilch
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