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XaW - Marine FC - Season 2027/28 (Season 4) - Sky Bet League Two Squad | Transfers | Finances We are professional, and most of the players I want to keep has signed new contracts, as well as a new stadium that's going to be finished during the summer. Things are looking good for the club, and we are now currently the 4th biggest club in Merseyside, after Liverpool, Everton, and Tranmere. So we are aiming at 3rd soon, as Tranmere just got relegated from League One. This season went excellently for us, as we finished in a very strong 10th place. A main issue is that we are conceding a lot of goals, but the reason is that we've been lacking in talented central defenders, so we've used players from the original squad too much for this level. We are slowly transitioning over now, though, but we still need more talent there. For the next season, I think I'd be happy for more of the same. We need more quality, and the intakes are still quite good, so for now, we just need time and development to happen. It's also interesting to note that Rochdale, who got promoted alongside us last season by winning the playoff in the Vanarama National, also got promoted again this season by winning the playoff. So they did a back-to-back promotion! Well done, Rochdale! FA Cup: We beat Chesterfield before we lost to Peterborough in the 2nd round. Carabao Cup: We lost to Oxford United in the 1st round. EFL Trophy: We got a group with Manchester City u21s, Rochdale, and Burton Albion. We finished a decent 3rd and got knocked out. Best players from the academy: Rakeem Hughes-Mason 26e - A great season for us leading the line and scoring a lot. Also scored in every one of his 3 caps for Antigua & Barbuda. Raphael Hughes 26b - He is now a first team regular in the midfield, and also likes to pop up with some goals. Kevin Gallagher 27a - A bit up and down, but with double digits in both goals and assists from out wide, I can't complain much. New club records: Most league apps - Sol Solomon - 227 apps Most league goals - Manassé Mampala - 95 goals Fastest goal - Freddie Sass - 1 minute, 4 seconds No new upgrades accepted this season, but got a new youth category! U18s They moved to the U18 Youth Alliance League North-West this season and finished in a strong 4th place. FA Youth Cup: They beat Atherton Colleries and Wigan before they lost to West Brom in the 3rd round. U18 Youth Alliance Cup: They drew Blackpool, Salford, Guiseley, and Bradford City in the group stage and finished 1st to qualify for the knockout rounds. There they beat Stockport in the quarter final before they lost to Rochdale in the semi final. Around the world Youth intake: Trophy cabinet Vanarama National League - 2026/27 Vanarama National League North - 2024/25 FA Trophy - 2025/26 (U18s) U18 National League North West - 2026/27 Player statistics: Most apps for the club Name Nation 2nd Nation Time at club Apps ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ David Overton 25a England <N/A> 2025-Present 158 Rakeem Hughes-Mason 26e Antigua & Barbuda England 2026-Present 91 Raphael Hughes 26b England <N/A> 2026-Present 84 Charlie Rowlands 26c England Wales 2026-Present 83 Lewis Pritchard 26m England Ireland 2026-Present 70 Most goals for the club Name Nation 2nd Nation Time at club Goals ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rakeem Hughes-Mason 26e Antigua & Barbuda England 2026-Present 50 Raphael Hughes 26b England <N/A> 2026-Present 16 Kevin Gallagher 27a England Ireland 2027-Present 14 Isaac Morgan 26d England <N/A> 2026-Present 11 Jordan Hazeldine 25b England Northern Ireland 2025-Present 6 Most assists for the club Name Nation 2nd Nation Time at club Assists ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kevin Gallagher 27a England Ireland 2027-Present 14 Raphael Hughes 26b England <N/A> 2026-Present 10 Rakeem Hughes-Mason 26e Antigua & Barbuda England 2026-Present 10 Abdoul Kader Bamba 26a Germany Ivory Coast 2026-Present 8 Charlie Rowlands 26c England Wales 2026-Present 6 Supporters: Bingo: Summary:

I think I've outed myself as Norwegian here before!

Just a comment about this, as I've done the same in Norway, it's a pain to get the regions correctly. And even if you do, the teams will move regional leagues to even out the numbers it seems. This seems to happen when say multiple teams from one region is relegated from the national level into the regionals, while the regions have fewer promotion spots. So it leads to certain regions being overcrowded and others lacking teams. I guess the game tries to even out the numbers, but it screws up regional leagues massively in my Norway file. If you know of a way around this, feel free to enlighten me!

First international player is Rakeem Hughes-Mason 26e and he even scored in his debut for Antigua & Barbuda.

Well done, @glennuk!

As far as the youth intake, I think SI have said the level of correctness also depends on a few other parameters, and age is a factor. The younger the player, the higher the inaccuracy. It will also be more correct the longer the staff member has scouted or coached the player, to mirror them getting more and more knowledgeable of their skills. So to summarize, older players who have been at the club for a long time will be more accurate than newly arrived players from the youth intake. All depending on the attribute of the staff, of course. As for Man Utd and recruitment, I don't disagree, it was just one example. If you want older Man Utd players from when they were better, how about Bebe?

Do you use a VPN?

XaW - Marine FC - Season 2026/27 (Season 3) - Vanarama National League Squad | Transfers | Finances This season started as we did last season, we were winning matches. And with a few more youth players part of the team after the good intake last year, we had less issues with rotation, even if a few spots on the team were lacking quality backups. But when our first 8 matches included 7 wins and a draw it was apparent we were onto something big. And as the season progressed we stayed around the top spot, fighting with a few other teams. Along side this good league form, we had quite the run in the FA Cup too, so fixture congestion was a bit of an issue in January onwards. So we did have certain troubles there, but we overcame them pretty well. Going into the final matches of the season it seemed to be down to Rochdale or us for the top spot with us leading by a few points. However, we lost two matches to find ourselves level with them when both had 3 matches left. Both won the first two to go into the final match on equal points, but we had a slght advantage in goal difference. So essentially we had to equal whatever Rochdale did. They were away to an Altrincham side who was already relegated, while we faced a playoff bound Swindon at home. Luckily, one of our new players, Kevin Gallagher 27a, decided to have an amazing match for us, scoring and assisting in a very strong 3-0 win to clinch the title, and promotion to League Two! After the promotion was secured, we also finally turned professional, so things are looking promising for us now! And a few days later the board has decided to build a new stadium. FA Cup: We beat Hemel Hempstead, Mansfield, Chelmsford City, and Luton Town before we lost to Portsmouth in the 4th round. An excellent run that garnered in enough cash to allow an upgrade to our youth facilities! FA Trophy: We beat Rochdale and Aldershot Town before we lost to Swindon Town in the 5th round. Best players from the academy: Rakeem Hughes-Mason 26e - Our first choice striker this season and scored quite a lot of goals. David Overton 25a - A strong season from our main goalkeeper. Charlie Rowlands 26c - Started as a rotational option, but grew more and more into the first team as the season rolled on. New club records: None. Got a few more upgrades accepted this season. U18s They won the National U18 League North West this season. FA Youth Cup: They beat Accrington Stanley, Atherton Colleries, and Chester before they lost to Fleetwood in the 2nd round. Around the world Youth intake: Trophy cabinet Vanarama National League - 2026/27 Vanarama National League North - 2024/25 FA Trophy - 2025/26 (U18s) U18 National League North West - 2026/27 Player statistics: Most apps for the club Name Nation 2nd Nation Time at club Apps ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ David Overton 25a England <N/A> 2025-Present 111 Rakeem Hughes-Mason 26e England Antigua & Barbuda 2026-Present 51 Raphael Hughes 26b England <N/A> 2026-Present 43 Isaac Morgan 26d England <N/A> 2026-Present 43 Jordan Hazeldine 25b England Northern Ireland 2025-Present 41 Most goals for the club Name Nation 2nd Nation Time at club Goals ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rakeem Hughes-Mason 26e England Antigua & Barbuda 2026-Present 28 Raphael Hughes 26b England <N/A> 2026-Present 7 Isaac Morgan 26d England <N/A> 2026-Present 7 Jordan Hazeldine 25b England Northern Ireland 2025-Present 6 Juwan Francis 25l Antigua & Barbuda England 2025-Present 2 Most assists for the club Name Nation 2nd Nation Time at club Assists ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rakeem Hughes-Mason 26e England Antigua & Barbuda 2026-Present 5 Abdoul Kader Bamba 26a Germany Ivory Coast 2026-Present 4 Isaac Morgan 26d England <N/A> 2026-Present 4 Ayrton Dittmer 26h England <N/A> 2026-Present 4 Fran Clair 25i England <N/A> 2025-Present 3 Supporters: Bingo: Summary:

The staff doesn't see the _actual_ CA or PA. They see a PCA/PPC, perceived PA/CA. This is a number based off of PA, but also incorporates the reputation and the attributes of the coaching staff, as well as some randomisation I would assume. So even the perfect staff can be wrong in the game, as they can in real life. Some players can be overvalued and some can be undervalued. All AI staff, both at your club and at the clubs run by AI staff, use this. I've posted here before examples of staff being wrong in both directions, but the best staff will more often than not be close to the real value. Think of it like this, there have been a million "next Messi's" around, hyped and bought by big clubs only to fail, but some got thrown away and found success at other teams. Let's take Martin Ødegaard as an example. Was projected to be a superstar, got bought by Real Madrid at 15 for lots of money, but never made it there. So the sold him for ~£30M to Arsenal after being loaned to them. Big money, but nothing compared to what he would be worth now. And Real Madrid doesn't have poor staff, they just made a wrong choice regarding how good he was. We can also look at Man Utd refusing to buy Haaland (as Solskjær said in various interviews) and probably plenty of other examples of scouts, coaches, and managers getting it wrong. The game replicates this by not being 100% correct in regards to actual ability and potential.

Nah, but they are a good Championship side, so still a giant killing.

We did a thing!

Ok, let's get real oldschool with this from various older games, and I'll try to pick the less obvious one that everyone remembers like Tsigalko. Also, parden the spelling, I'm doing this from memory. Orri Freyr Oskarsson Dionysis Chiotis Eldar Hadzimemedovic Kim Källström Haruna Babangida To Madeira Andri Sigthorsson Peter Prospar Sixto Peralta Kennedy Barkaciuglu (I butchered this spelling, I'm sure of it) Samuel Okworonkwo Those are the ones I can remember from the top of my head that I think haven't been said.

A bad one, but not as bad as it looked from the score. Guess you got double unlucky then!

Ouch! That's a painful one! What was the xG?

Wow! I know it's possible in theory, but never seen it happen before!