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[biscuit]

we are going through a transitional period lads!!:o
Relying on a massive change report to help me bounce back up! At least its easy to bet against myself in the pools now!!:D

[passinginterest]

Anyone get any retirements?
My 7 rated 30 year old midfielder that I only signed at the start of the season is going, as is my 35 year old backup striker.
Pretty gutted about the midfielder, he's been good for me.

[dfx-]

None here..indeed I have only got 1 retirement like that ever and it's my own league team this season. A good player who is only 29 now :mad:

[DmanDmythDledge]

I've been lucky enough never to have a retirement. Glad my Demian and Klingström didn't retire after emptying my bank balance on them.

[Bluebeard]

Just the one - Stjarndahl 8 skilled 36 yo defender, I got in as cover lasrt season - still worth 2m+. Hopefully Lumintang will be up to the knocker by the end of the season.

By the way - well done, Steno. Credit where it is due, we were absolutely wallopped by yis last week. Cup of hot Vengeance to be delivered next season!

[sligoman]

2 retirements:

Patrick Jennings-37 year old, 3rd choice goalie.
Caolan Boyne-30 year old, 6 skilled midfielder. Only made 3 appearances this season.

[ollie]

3 away games to finish....that's tough!!!

Vital I pick up all 3 points tonight against lofty's..3 point head start that will be needed if not more if I'm to get out of my current position.

only one person retiring in my squad...Feri Romhányi, a 6 rated 35 year old defender....was only a back up defender really...giving game time to my 20 year old 5 rated defender instead this season.

[Cici900]

My 36yr old super midfielder stig olof cederhag is retiring:rolleyes:

[DmanDmythDledge]

Two new interesting changes:


Change of manager in private leagues
A modified "Job center" is now added to the private leagues. When a team gets inactivated it will still be replaced by the manager in the queue. If there are no managers on the waiting list, then anyone in the league can apply to take over the inactivated team. This can be done at the inactivated team's team page. When an application for the inactivated team has been made, then the league admin will be able to approve the change of manager. The applicant with the highest manager skill in the league will get the job. As this "Job Center" has no deadlines the manager changes will take place when and if the league admin decides to accept the application. You can find inactivated teams in the league at the members page.

Cup seeding
When you create a new cup for your league you will be able to choose how and if the cup should be seeded. Default is that the cup will be seeded based on how far the teams made it in the previous cup. If there hasn't been any previous cups in the league then the seeding will be based on the division levels of the teams. You can also decide from which round you want to have random cup draws.

[dancinpants]

Two new interesting changes:

Change of manager in private leagues:

....If there are no managers on the waiting list, then anyone in the league can apply to take over the inactivated team....


That reads like you can have two teams in the league? :confused:

[dancinpants]

UCD AFC - Flynny Alberts 1 - 2
Patsys Fags - Loftys Lazy 11 1 - 0
Sligo Starlets - Institute 0 - 3
Wexford Boys - Lost in Portugal 0 - 3
Provisional SRFC - Landenstown Forest 1 - 3 :eek:

What a result for Forest, walloped Alberts AND Provos. Whatever about 3rd place, 2nd place is now do-able for Forest, only 4 points back. Only 2 points back of 2nd spot ourselves - interesting times. Bad result for Loftys, slip into the relegation zone. Really weird to see themselves and UCD down there.

And Alberts only 1 win away from clinching back to back titles.

First Div:

Workington AFC - Burton Albion FC 0 - 3
Sligo Superstars - Lee FC 2 - 0
Looprevil FC - Sligo Rovers F.C. 1 - 3
Club 18-30 - Cobh Ramblers F.C 2 - 5
The Winning Team - Badger Gravy 1 - 4

Sligoman, regretting not taking the bid? 18-30 starting to wobble.

[lofty9]

No retirements. I normally get shot of them at 30/31. Tried to get rid of 1 but he refused to move.

Need to win my next three. Will have to log on whilst on hols to have a chance. The squad is in good shape to have a go at Stenos lot.

If we go down, the season update should be good for key players and I'll be back to win the Premier league in style the season after :p

[DmanDmythDledge]

Need to win two from my three games remaining and that might not even be enough.

Promotion next season should be no bother. Will save a bit of money dropping a division too as won't have to spend as much money to keep form high, no need to buy players and prize money. When I get promoted I'll have a starting XI of 8 skilled players so should challenge for the title.:cool:

[passinginterest]

Can't believe how badly we performed. Disaster of a result. Had I won I'd have been pretty much safe, now I'm in trouble with form taking a massive hit.

Must win or at very least take a point from the next game. Not going to be easy. I have a bad feeling now. :(

[ollie]

Great result for me but i could easily pick up no more points as i'm on the road for the rest of the season however a win against wexford boys would put me in a great position.

12 goals scored all season but 5 wins and 3 draws are not a bad return from that.

[dfx-]

:o

Ambushed in the last 15 minutes. Could be a squeaky bum last few games. Boyle is finally back and form has dipped recently throughout the team, though wasn't expecting that bad a game from Silverspjut.

Fags 5 wins and a draw in 7 have really thrown relegation open, but the amount of players on 2 yellow cards :eek:

[ollie]

pretty wreckless amount of lads in yellow card trouble all right...7 in all. bound to be missing a few players for a few games

[Bluebeard]

The ref for our game with UCD was card happy too - two sendings off and a further 6 cards. I'm thinking of hiring Maxi and sending him up to Sligo to protest at the standard of reffing!

[sligoman]

Sligoman, regretting not taking the bid? 18-30 starting to wobble.Not really, just delighted for BGR for thinking he'd get through the season undefeated:D

[dfx-]

Some shameless sales pitch...

In case you're looking for a striker in your Xpert League side, I'm selling Matt Stallard from Lazy Dentist again..

Age: 27
Position: Striker
Skill: 8
Form: 9
Av. Form: 11
SQ: Shooting power and quick
Asking Price: 12 450 000econ

33 goals in 85 league games. Great striker that I've had for 8 seasons.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Donegan and Sligo suspended for the trip to the Pantywell. Lost every game I've played there too. Torn between giving it one last shot or trying to get everyone to 100%...

[dfx-]

:eek:

A monumental, cataclysmic, spectacular and complete utter failure of every single player on the pitch.

[dancinpants]

The league results just get weirder and weirder.

Starlets 4-0 Provos, eclipses even the Forest/Alberts result a while back.
Forest 0-1 Loftys, MASSIVE result for the fellow Derry lads.
Alberts win over LiP expected.
Patsys 1-2 Wexford....shocker TBH
I think we've consigned UCD to relegation.

[biscuit]

too late, but theres life in the old dog yet!!:D

[dfx-]

Wome - 2
O'Leary - 4
Harte - 4
Di Napoli - 6 :eek:
Gabrilovic - 4
Boyle - 5 :eek:
Maynooth - 5 :eek:
Haggander - 6

[DmanDmythDledge]

Patsys 1-2 Wexford....shocker TBH

I think we've consigned UCD to relegation.
I actually thought that was expected.:p

Consigned long ago, was never going to get anything of this game or against Provos so needed the points before then. Thought the scoreline flattered you tbh though.

[dancinpants]

Thought the scoreline flattered you tbh though.

You are being sarcastic aren't you? 58-42 posession, and 7-4 on chances? :confused:

[DmanDmythDledge]

You are being sarcastic aren't you? 58-42 posession, and 7-4 on chances? :confused:
Not at all. 4-0 is hardly a reflective scoreline based on that imo.

[lofty9]

too late, but theres life in the old dog yet!!:D

Hope it was one last puff ;) We need to beat you in the next game.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Record at the Empress:

3-2
4-2
5-2
5-1
5-0

And I need a win.*

Couldn't have asked for a better time to face the Provos though. We will wait and see...

*also need Forest and Starlets to do me a favour... A point for Loftys or Fags mean I'm mathematically down.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Loftys Lazy 11 2-2 Sligo Starlets :(
Landenstown Forest 3-1 Patsys Fags
Provisional SRFC 2-1 UCD AFC :(
Wexford Boys 2-0 Flynny Alberts
Lost in Portugal 0-1 Institute

Shouldn't have played bruise, shouldn't have played bruise. Worst thing about it was that I thought I had changed it back... That's all ifs and buts though...

[sligoman]

BGR and I guaranteed promotion now(I know you all missed me not being in the Premier:p). No shocks tonight apart from Burton slipping up to Sligo Superstars which means that Cobh are now in the promotion driving seat again with a superior goal difference. Title decider next Saturday between ourselves and Club 18-30, I'm not confident but doesn't matter now because the main thing for me was to secure promotion and we've done that...need to build on that for next season by avoiding relegation, whereas Club 18-30 are coming straight back down;)

[biscuit]

if some of my players had played as well throughout the season as in the last few games, i wouldnt find myself back in the doldrums...:(

[dancinpants]

Delighted with the finish to the season so far. 3rd spot gauranteed, and a win away from successive runner up finishes....but Wexford aren't the form side for nothing. But even 3rd would be great. Pity the season didn't have a few more rounds to go, who knows maybe Alberts could have been caught ;)

Anyway, congrats to Bluebeard again, thoroughly deserved it this season too. :ball:

[passinginterest]

Surprised to win tonight. Delighted to be safe now. I have a feeling I'm definitely going down next season, unless I have a fantastic change report. I've no money to replace the couple of retiring players. Ah well I'll bask in my mid-table glory tonight!

[biscuit]

Congrats to Bluebeard, comiserations to UCD, hopefully we both come straight back up next season. Will be interesting to see who joins us...
Im confident of a good change report too, a good few young players on good form and getting games for the last few weeks.

[lofty9]

Disaster of a collapse tonight. 2-0 up and cruising and should've lost at the end with the many chances the Biscuits missed. Goalkeeper out and a 4 skill rated 17 year old in against UCD, who has a solitary form bar to his name :(

Captain Bluebeard, you really should be getting over that 40 point mark man!!

[Bluebeard]

Thanks folks, though I am disappointed in the amount we conceded this season, it was a cracker and very tight up to about three games back. I fear it will be way harder again next season, as 'Stute and the Provos are hungry looking hoors - three in a row is surely impossible.

Commiserations to Biscuit, and in particular Dman - seriously thought you'd be one of the main challengers this year. Crazily enough, one of the two giants of times gone by are guaranteed the drop.


Captain Bluebeard, you really should be getting over that 40 point mark man!!

Still have a week to do it, Lofty. In fact, I'm pretty sure that you are praying that I do...

[Block G Raptor]

Title decider next Saturday between ourselves and Club 18-30, I'm not confident but doesn't matter now because the main thing for me was to secure promotion.

So it all comes down to Saturday. I would Love it really really Love it I mean I would really really love it really Love it if we beat them

[ollie]

Still have a week to do it, Lofty. In fact, I'm pretty sure that you are praying that I do...

I think you should play your reserves to get their form up;)

I'm on the way down I'd say....not looking good...A season in the basement to build again is on the cards

[SligoBrewer]

Sligoman..
Ahem.

Could I be let in for the summer?

[sligoman]

Yeah, you can replace a FD team. Let me know when you want in and who ya want to take over. Theirs currently no sacked managers but a lot of ones not active so pick one of them and let me know and I'll sack them.

[SligoBrewer]

I applied for the winning team today.

[SligoBrewer]

But who's not active anyways..

[sligoman]

But who's not active anyways..Along with the winning team, Looprevil, Lee FC and Workington.

We've had one application for a new team too, Finn Harps FC

[SligoBrewer]

i'll take the winning team and rename it

[sligoman]

i'll take the winning team and rename itRight, you have access to them now. Keep active;)

[ollie]

Who would have thought a few rats could bleed money from a club?
"While some work was being carried out on an nearby landfill site, a plague of rats where disturbed. Unfortunately during the week the local health and safety authorities paid Patsys Fags's kitchen a visit and some rat droppings where found in the food cupboard. A full investigation was carried out and a rats nest was found behind a wall in the store cupboard. The club where consequently found 346 500 econ."

[sligoman]

The club where consequently found 346 500 econ."The rats must have been saving the money up for you:D.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Last game in the top division for a season. ;) Looking to go out with a bang, confident of getting the win. Playing my strongest team available, only fair on the Fags. Lucky for them they have an easy match...