The Return To Treasure Island: The Ultimate Rivalry Lives Again!

[Robert_296]

still not getting picked. Am I not in the squad? Injured? Crap? Or what?

[DodgeeD]

Is Blanco unavailable for NTI, or just not being picked? Good win nonetheless...

Blanco was picked for the squads but not for the matches. I guess being a League 2 player counts against him a little.

still not getting picked. Am I not in the squad? Injured? Crap? Or what?

Boyle broke his toe in April and was unable to recover in time for the internationals in June.

[DodgeeD]

2014 World Cup Qualifying (NAM):
Second Phase Group Draw

With both sides of the Treasure Islands through to the second phase, there was great interest in the group draw. STI were drawn in Group 2 and will be hoping to grab at least second spot behind favourites the U.S.A. Canada and Guatemala provide potentially tricky opposition but the Southerners will be expecting to beat them.

NTI were placed into Group 3 and will face a tough test against Mexico. Guyana should be beatable so the battle for the second qualifying spot will come down to the boys from the North and Gold Cup 4th placed side Netehrlands Antilles.

Alas, there will be no head-to-head clash. That may change however should both sides make the third phase.

The draw in full:

Matches begin in August 2012.

[Blanco]

Should be able to grab second place quite comfortably there... Harder for STI

[Whoopy D]

Harder for STI

Luckily we're a better team so shouldn't cause any troubles

[PaulHartman71]

should be able to beat Canada, although Guatemala will certainly not be easy opposition. Netherlands Antilles to thrash NTI though

[DodgeeD]

I will get the end of season round up and player profiles (of those who have posted this season) done tomorrow.

2 people are currently in danger of being axed from the sign up as they haven't posted for several weeks - you know who you are

[ssestig]

Can I ask how The Stig is doing? Is he still at Houston and winning cups?

[spartans5]

Yes, and we are through

[Lower Leagues Rule]

Woohooo Northerners are making the 3rd Round

[BP_Doosra]

Disappointing that van Pieters isn't getting much gametime in either the internationals or at Arsenal. I was hoping that the national team boss could at least given him some gametime in the 2nd game considering we started with a 3 goal advantage.

Draw for the next round of qualifying is slightly harder although we should have 2nd spot in the bag and only USA should pose any threat.

[PluckaDuck]

Guatemala are a difficult nation, but hopefully we will be able to overcome them and get 2nd place in the group.

KUTGW DodgeeD!

[AB-forever]

Loving the video highlights even though my player isn't playing international football yet

[el sid]

Goals in both the legs against Trinidad & Tobago for Kreoger Jnr, and STI are through. Excellent

Also, expecting us to trash Guatemala, get a difficult win against Canada and a hard fought draw against USA in the first round of matches of the group stages

KUTGW Dodgeed

[coldkohmew]

NTI will top the group =)

[Cardiovascular]

expect USA to be leaving the STI ground with sores arses after we whip them (not in the way your thinking unless its in terms of football)

[hamilton162]

I'm expecting NTI to get through to the next stage, that group is much easier than STI's

DD - I may be absent for the next few weeks/not posting regularly as i have many pieces of coursework to do and a couple of exams coming up Wanted to let you know so that you don't exclude me from updates

KUTGW as well DD

[DodgeeD]

2011/12 Season Review: Competitions

Before the profiles, here’s the annual round up of who won what in the world of football:

International
African Cup of Nations: Morocco
European Championship: Spain

Worldwide Club
Club World Championship: FC Bayern*
Pan-Pacific Championship: Adelaide Utd

Europe
Champions League: Man Utd
UEFA Cup: Tottenham
Super Cup: FC Bayern*

*Two more medals for Gonzalez JR as he was on the bench for the Super Cup and World Club Championship wins.

South America
Copa Libertadores: Vasco
Copa Sudamericana: Boca
Recopa: River

North America
Champions League: DC United
Superliga: Houston*

*The Stig guides Houston to another trophy.

Asia
Champions League: Al-Shabab (KSA)
Confederations Cup: Ansar (LIB)

Oceania
O-League: Waitakere Utd

Australia
Regular Season: Perth Glory | Grand Final: Perth Glory
Pre-Season Cup: Melbourne Victory*

*A win in the Pre-Season cup for Brookes’ new team but no medal as he was not picked for the final despite playing in the Group Stages.

England
Premier League: Arsenal* | Championship: Hull** | League 1: Southend | League 2: Yeovil**
FA Cup: Arsenal* | League Cup: Arsenal*

*Arsenal follow up last season’s double with a treble. Still no medals for van Pieters or McBob Jnr. although they do retain the Reserves Group 1 title.
**Relegation for three Treasure Island stars as Boyle's Reading are relegated from the Premier League, Stigarakis and Peterborough drop down from the Championship and Cristobal Blanco and Barnet are demoted to the BSP once again.

Germany
1st Division: FC Bayern* | 2nd Division: Gladbach**
Cup: Leverkusen
*More action for Gonzalez JR at Bayern but not enough to earn a winners’ medal.
**Philippens was left frustrated at his club’s refusal to sell him but at least he will be back in the 2nd Division next season.

Holland
Premier Division: Ajax*
Cup: PSV

*A season of underachievement for Roda JC and Gingerbread Jnr. Still not much in the way of first team football for Tner at Ajax.

Italy
Serie A: A.C. Milan* | Serie B: Mantova**
Coppa Italia: Roma

*A.C. Milan are champions but Castagnoli and Flash are rarely used once again as is Gus Crazy at Brescia.
**Hasek looks set to leave Perugia as they fail to stay up in Serie B.

Mexico
Champions Trophy: Chivas
1st Division Apetura: League Table | Apetura Final: Necaxa
1st Division Clasura: League Table | Clasura Final: Necaxa

1st Division A Apetura: League Table | 1st Division A Apetura Final: Leon
1st Division A Clasura: League Table | 1st Division A Clasura Final: Dorados
1st Division A Promotion Play-Off: Leon

*Expect Hawkini to leave Zacatapec when his contract expires (July 1st) after his side fail to challenge for the titleç

Portugal
Liga Sagres: Sporting CP* | Liga Vitalis: Vit. Setubal**
Cup: Sporting CP* | League Cup: Sporting CP*

*Sporting CP win everything but no medals for Blackbeard. Alvaro Brown has expressed his frustration following a trophyless season at Porto while Healy has expressed his frustration following a gameless season.
**Vit. Setubal managed to turn their season around in the new year to move up from 7th at the halfway stage to 1st come the end of the season. Jonathan could only watch from Bulgaria as they did so however.

Scotland
Premier League: Rangers*
FA Cup: Hearts | League Cup: Hearts

*Rangers hold onto their title with two Treasure Islanders (Dodgson and Lazewski) picking up medals as a result.

Spain
Liga BBVA: Real Madrid* | Liga adelante: Celta**
Copa del Rey: Villarreal

*Not much happening at Betis for Tom Smith but he has Barcelona and Champions League football to look forward to for next season.
**Likewise, not much happening for Tom Hamilton at Murcia and it seems the player may be getting itchy feet.

U.S.A.
MLS: Conference Tables | MLS Final: Chicago

*Chivas USA make the play-offs again but are knocked out in the first round.


Player profiles coming later on for those of you who have posted this season.

[SJ234]

Another great season for arsenal, who is their manager?

[el sid]

LOL @ the Euro Cup Final and the Champions League final, not a single CCC for either team in either match but still 5 goals in both the games

How did Levski do in the Euro Cup Dodgeed?

[DodgeeD]

I'm expecting NTI to get through to the next stage, that group is much easier than STI's

DD - I may be absent for the next few weeks/not posting regularly as i have many pieces of coursework to do and a couple of exams coming up Wanted to let you know so that you don't exclude me from updates

KUTGW as well DD

Thanks for letting me know and good luck with the exams!

[DodgeeD]

Another great season for arsenal, who is their manager?

Still Arsene Wenger (the France job hasn't become vacant yet )

LOL @ the Euro Cup Final and the Champions League final, not a single CCC for either team in either match but still 5 goals in both the games

How did Levski do in the Euro Cup Dodgeed?

4th Qualifying Round but they'll be back for more next year.

[SJ234]

Still Arsene Wenger (the France job hasn't become vacant yet )

Good, Good

[DodgeeD]

2011-12 Season Review: The Players, Part 1 (NTIers)

Alex Barkley
Didn’t feature as much as last year as Sunderland look to more experienced headds to help them stay in the Premier League. The midfielder is said to be rated highly by the Sunderland coaching staff thoug
Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• Sunderland Best XI (2010/11)
• Inverness CT Best XI (2009/10, Overall)

Records

• N/A

Cristobal Blanco
Again plenty of playing time but suffered the blow of relegation from the Football League for the second time in his short career.
Medals won

• BSP Champions (2009/10)

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• Barnet Best XI (2008/9, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12)

Records

• Barnet Youngest Player (16 years, 228 days)

Robert Boyle
Could only sit and watch from the sidelines as Reading were relegated from the Premiership. Could be on the move in the summer with Burnley, Cardiff, Ipswich, QPR, Sheff Utd and French side Stade de Reims all rumored to be interested in the player.
Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• Crewe Best XI (2008/9)

Records

• N/A

Juan Alvaro Brown
Had a great season for Porto as he featured regularly in the first team and won the Liga Sagres September Player of the Month award as well as finishing 2nd in the assists chart and being chosen as the Porto Fans’ Player of the Year. Personally, the versatile player was unhappy at the clubs lack of success though and has expressed his desire to leave, which has caught the attention of Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.
Medals won

• Liga Sagres Champions (2009/10)
• Portuguese League Cup (2010/11)

Awards

• Porto Supporters’ Player of the Year (2011/12)

Other Acheivements

• Porto Best XI (2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, Overall)

Records

• Porto youngest player (17 years, 57 days)

Jack Browne
Had a decent season at Sevilla featuring on a semi-regular basis and scoring a few goals (including the Goal of the Season) but was disappointed to find himself transfer listed at the end of the season. A move to Italy could be on the cards with Lazio and Torino said to be prepared to meet Sevilla’s ₤7million asking price.
Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• Liga BBVA Goal of the Season (2011/12)

Other Acheivements

• Sevilla Best XI (2010/11, 2011/12, Overall)

Records

• NTI All-time Topscorer (5 goals)

Ben Flash
Following his first team debut last season, Flash was hoping for a breakthough this year but it never materialised as he spent the entrie time in the reserves again.
Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• N/A

Records

• N/A

Pablo Gonzalez JR
Two more medals this season but still no regular first team action. Nevertheless, the striker signed a new three-year deal at the end of the season. He will be happy to have broken his duck at international level too.
Medals won

• UEFA Champions League (2010/11)
• European Super Cup (2011)
• Club World Championship (2011)

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• Bayern Munich Best XI (2010/11)

Records

• Bayern Munich youngest player (17 years, 76 days)

Tom Hamilton
A decent but unspectacular season at Murcia. Wigan, Frankfurt, Brescia and Torino are all tracking the player, who has told the press he is flattered by the interest.
Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• Real Madrid youngest player (17 years, 39 days)
• Murcia Best XI (2010/11, 2011/12)

Records

• N/A

Jack Harrow
Immediately established as first choice keeper at his new club and has settled in Buşgaria well enough to sign a new 5 year contract.
Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• Swansea Best XI (2009/10, 2010/11, Overall)

Records

• NTI Youngest Player (16 years, 44 days)

Hawkini
Featured throughout the season for Zacatapec but became frustarted at the club’s failiure to challenge for promotion and announced his intention to leave the club when his contract expires on July 1st. First Division sides Moreila, Santos Laguna and Tigres are monitoring the situation.
Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• Zacatapec Best XI (2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12)

Records

• N/A

Benat Fernandez Iglesias
Played regualrly as Chivas made the MLS play-offs and had an eye for goal as he picked up the Goal of the Week award on 4 ocassions. Still wants out and Preston, Reggina and Las Palmas are rumoured to be interested.
Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• Chivas USA Best XI (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
• MLS All-Star (2010)

Records

• NTI most capped player (16 caps)
• Chivas USA Youngest Player (16 years, 282 days)

Jonathan
Left Vit Setubal for Levski in January, making 10 appearnces. May be on the move again though with various clubs from Belgium, Greece, Holland and Turkey interested as well as Santos Laguna of Mexico.
Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• Vit. Setubal Best XI (2011/12)

Records

• N/A

Lawrence Lazewski
Slotted straight into the first team at Rangers, making 50 starts in all competitions. Impressed sufficeintly to be voted as Premier League Young Player of the Month for February and Young Player of the Year.
Medals won

• Scottish Premier League (2011/12)

Awards

• Ösnabrück Supporters’ Player of the Year (2010/11)
• Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Year (2011/12)

Other Acheivements

• Ösnabrück Best XI (2009/10, 2010/11, Overall)
• Rangers Best XI (2011/12, Overall)

Records

• Ösnabrück youngest player (18 years, 103 days)

Jerome Le Quack
Yet to make his debut at Academica and has been listed for loan for next season.
Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• N/A

Records

• N/A

Bob McBob Jnr
Same old story as McBob Jnr. spent the year in the reserves. Enjoyed his learning experience with Theo Walcott though.
Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• NTI captain (2008 to present)

Records

• N/A

Molind Tner
Got his first team chance in a Champions League match against Rosenborg but didn’t help his cause by getting sent off. No further first team appearances followed but the defender was offered anew three year contract at the end of the season, which he accepted.
Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• VVV Best XI (2009/10, Overall)

Records

• N/A

[el sid]

New updates are fantastic Dodge

[DodgeeD]

2011-12 Season Review: The Players Part 2 (STIers)

Now for the profiles of the STI boys:

Blackbeard
Made appearances in all competitions for Sporting but was again overlooked for the cup finals and didn’t make enough league appearances for a medal there either. The keeper’s contract expires on July 1st and he is ‘considering his options’ with an unnamed English Premier League side said to be inetrested.

Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• Gil Vicente Best XI (2008/9)
• Sporting Best XI (2010/11, 2011/12)

Records

• N/A

Fred Brookes
Only managed 2 appearances (one each in the Pre-Season Cup and Pan-Pacific Championship) as he wasn’t given a squad number for the A-League. Could be on the move as Central Coast Mariners are said to be considering abid for the player.

Medals won

• BSP Champions (2010)

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• Barnet Best XI (2008/9, 2009/10, 2010/11)
• Melbourne Victory Best XI (2011/12)

Records

• N/A

Tyler Burrows
A move to Queensland Roar only brought more of the same for Burrows as he failed to make a single appearance for his new team.

Medals won

• Aussie Pre-Season Cup (2008)

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• N/A

Records

• N/A

Cardiovascular
Made more regular appearances for Wigan as they escaped relegation on the last day on goal difference.

Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• Inverness CT Best XI (2008/9, 2009/10)
• Wigan Best XI (2011/12)

Records

• Inverness CT youngest player (16 years, 236 days)

Claudio Castagnoli
Stayed at A.C. Milan this season and made his first team debut in the Champions League but spent the rest of the season in the reserves.

Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• Triestina Best XI (2010/11)

Records

• N/A

Gus Crazy
Limited to just two sub appearances as a torn calf muscle kept him out for 4 months.

Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• Brescia Best XI (2009/10, 2010/11, Overall)

Records

• N/A

J.D. Dodgson
A good first season at Rangers with fairly regular play and a few goals with a Premier League medal to boot. Hull are interested in bringing the striker back to England.

Medals won

• Scottish Premier League (2011/12)

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• Chivas Best XI (2008/9)
• Swansea Best XI (2009/10, 2010/11, Overall)
• Rangers Best XI (2011/12)

Records

• N/A

Captain Gingerbread Jnr
A average season at Roda JC but still a regular for the STIs.

Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• Roda JC Best XI (2008/9, 2010/11, 2011/12)

Records

• N/A

Paul Hart Jnr
Was a first team regular until his January move to Fulham. First team chances were more limited at Craven Cottage but the winger is entusiastic about his future there.

Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• Southend Best XI (2009/10)

Records

• N/A

Ondrej Hasek
Played as first choice left back at Perugia but suffered relegation from Serie B. Hasek is out of contract now and keen to move on.

Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• Perugia Best XI (2011/12)

Records

• STI most capped player (22 caps)

Craig Healy
More of the same as reserve team action was the only football Healy got to play at Porto this season. Gil Vicente, Vit. Setubal and Nacional da Madeira are rumoured to be interested in signing the midifielder for next season.

Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• N/A

Records

• N/A

Heinrich Kroeger Jnr.
Got more playing time at Levski but lacked in goals somewhat. Could be on the move again with several German clubs interested as well as Sparta Prague.

Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• Gimnastic Best XI (2008/9, 2009/10)

Records

• Gimnastic youngest player (17 years, 140 days)

Loic Philippens
Suffered a season of frustration stuck in the German 3rd Division. Ösnabrück will be back in the 2nd Division next season but Philippens may be in the 1st Division if Wolfsburg follow through on their reported interest.

Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• Ösnabrück Best XI (2009/10, 2010/11)

Records

• N/A

Tom Smith
Played on a regular basis for Betis as they stayed in the bottom half of the table for most of the season. Smith stood out at Betis but will he be able to make an impact at one of the world’s biggest clubs, Barcelona?

Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• Castellon Best XI (2008/9)
• Betis Best XI (2010/11, 2011/12, Overall)

Records

• N/A

Theo Stigarakis
Took at short cut out of League 1 with a transfer from Crewe to Peterborough but will find himself back where he started next season as his new side were relegated.

Medals won

• League 2 Champions (2009/10)

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• Crewe Best XI (2008/9, 2009/10, 2010/11)
• Peterborough Best XI (2011/12, Overall)

Records

• STI Oldest Player (21 years, 154 days)

Marcus van der Cook
Got a couple of run outs in the cups and made his international debut but spent most of the season in the Spurs reserves. Currently listed for loan.

Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• N/A

Records

• N/A

Rufio van Pieters
Managed one appearance against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League but was stuck in the reserves apart from that.

Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• N/A

Records

• STI youngest player (16 years, 50 days)

Az Toscani
The latest potential star to come through the ranks has made his way to the MLS with New England. No action as of yet but this is one to watch.

Medals won

• N/A

Awards

• N/A

Other Acheivements

• N/A

Records

• N/A

[el sid]

Levski aren't playing me well 6 goals in 33 games is very poor though Hoping a move to Germany or Sparta will help him to kick start his career

KUTGW mate

[DodgeeD]

ANNOUNCEMENT

I rushed all the updates through this morning as I'm off on holiday tomorrow until July 12th (but depending on circumstances I may be away for longer) so the 2012/13 season won't start for another 2 weeks or so.

Also, mikeytwigge and blowcrapup have failed to post for over 2 seasons of game time and therefore, I will be offereing their places out.

Hope you enjoy these updates. See you in a couple of weeks

[Whoopy D]

Have fun on holiday mate

Hopefully Wolfsburg take Philippens away and give him some decent time on the field.

[el sid]

ANNOUNCEMENT

I rushed all the updates through this morning as I'm off on holiday tomorrow until July 12th (but depending on circumstances I may be away for longer) so the 2012/13 season won't start for another 2 weeks or so.

Also, mikeytwigge and blowcrapup have failed to post for over 2 seasons of game time and therefore, I will be offereing their places out.

Hope you enjoy these updates. See you in a couple of weeks

Have a good holiday Where are you going btw?

[DodgeeD]

Finike on the south coast of Turkey. 5* all-inclusive hotel - plan is to do nothing but swim, sunbathe and drink beer fro the duration

[PaulHartman71]

Hopefully Hart Jnr will have a better season in his first full Premier League season

have fun on holiday DD

[el sid]

Finike on the south coast of Turkey. 5* all-inclusive hotel - plan is to do nothing but swim, sunbathe and drink beer fro the duration

Sounds nice Meet up with/Bang a few women and everyone's dream holiday is complete

[ssestig]

Enjoy your hols mate. Good to see The Stig winning another trophy. Pity Theo got relegated.

[PluckaDuck]

I really am having a rough time of it in Australia, hopefully going to get away in the not to near future.

Have an awesome holiday mate!

[az09456]

im taking new england back to the playoffs, and STI FTW D:<

[Blackcats]

Excellent season for Gonzalez, few more medals and closer to becoming a regular at Bayern. Perhaps even better is my first international goal and the first NTI goal at home

Kutgw and have a good holiday

[Robert_296]

mikeytwigge has disappeared off the face of the earth. Hasn't been on msn, on the forums or on batracer.

I should be in the squad for the August internationals then. Reading relegated

[AB-forever]

Hopefully Le Quack will impress on loan next season...

[hamilton162]

Decent season and stats, hopefully Wigan come in for me when you get back from holiday. I'll still have a week left of school when you get back

Have fun and KUTGW

[cookie15]

Have a great time mate! Just to let you know i'll be away from July 10th til August 3rd, so please don't give Van Der Cook's place away!

Cheers.

[coldkohmew]

First choice keeper =)

[brambleten]

Didn’t feature as much as last year as Sunderland look to more experienced headds to help them stay in the Premier League. The midfielder is said to be rated highly by the Sunderland coaching staff thoug

hopefully next season will yield more game time for Barkley. he looks good enough anyway. KUTGW

[Denther]

No wonder Fred's not playing for STI, he looks rubbish

Hopefully he can move somewhere, get some decent football and improve!

I think STI should come 2nd and we may even upset the USA

Have a good holiday DodgeeD, KUTGW

[Hamuel]

Really like the new update style and can't wait to find out whats next for J.A.B. Have a great holiday

[~Ian~]

Bit of a waste of a season for Claudio. Making his first team debut is good, but since it was in the Champs League it was probably a meaningless game once they'd already qualified. And no other matches, and just one non-competitive game is a big setback.

[GazTheDoood]

Marmaris = fb

Damn rate
Best week of my life so far.

Anyway, good to see teams form, even if Gingerbread isn't.

T.I.T.S, quality!

Have a great holiday Dodgee dude!

[whitehead.10]

I'm back; and cheers for mailing me that link.
Loving the system mate, KUTGW

[jack.browne]

Still the NTI all time top goalscorer! Excellent! KUTGW mate!

[AB-forever]

I'm going in holiday tomorrow (till the 15th) and maybe won't be able to get internet access. Just in case you return before I do

[crhealy]

I'm going away on Sunday and won't be back until next month.

Look forward to catching up on the updates when I return!

KUTGW

[whitehead.10]

only a few days left, hope you've had a good hol DD

[DodgeeD]

Hi guys!

As you may see me posting on the forum over the next few days, I thought I'd better let everyone know that my holiday has finished and I'm now visiting relatives so I have internet access. However, I can't guarantee having the time at the moment to write full updates. I was able to take the game up to the August round of World Cup Qualifiers so I will try to get a mini update of transfers up to August 1st 2012 posted over the weekend (and there are a couple of big ones )

DodgeeD

[bergtaur]

Hi guys!

As you may see me posting on the forum over the next few days, I thought I'd better let everyone know that my holiday has finished and I'm now visiting relatives so I have internet access. However, I can't guarantee having the time at the moment to write full updates. I was able to take the game up to the August round of World Cup Qualifiers so I will try to get a mini update of transfers up to August 1st 2012 posted over the weekend (and there are a couple of big ones )

DodgeeD

Cool news Dodgee... how was holiday?

[jack.browne]

Welcome back Dodgee...

[DodgeeD]

Cheers guys. The holiday was awesome - lots of sun, a great beach and plenty of all-inclusive food and beer. I was the only English person in the hotel too (full of Turks, Poles and Dutch), which resulted in me getting some extras as well! By that I mean, extras in terms of food, drink, facilites etc and not any other 'extras' (thought I should make that clear in case my wife sees this! )

[jack.browne]

plenty of all-inclusive food and beer.

This is all that matters.

[el sid]

Welcome back mate

[tomsmith1989]

I'm back. Hoorah! Just read through what i'd missed. I had an awesome game against Costa Rica, and it's great to see us progress in the World Cup Qualifying despite the little home defeat at the hands of Trinindad and Tobago. The group isn't too bad. Second place is definitely within our reach.

Very much looking forward to my move to Barcelona. Hopefully i'll get the games to aid my progression as a player.

Also glad to see our two holidays clashed so that I don't have to experience too much 'downtime' of this thread whilst you're sunning it abroad

Kutgw!!

[hamilton162]

Glad to see you back DD Now let's get down to business. Who'll get through to the WC? NTI of Course

Kutgw

[Mlo]

Cheers guys. The holiday was awesome - lots of sun, a great beach and plenty of all-inclusive food and beer. I was the only English person in the hotel too (full of Turks, Poles and Dutch), which resulted in me getting some extras as well! By that I mean, extras in terms of food, drink, facilites etc and not any other 'extras' (thought I should make that clear in case my wife sees this! )

Welcome back DD! Now please give NTI some good karma, we need it

[az09456]

good to have you back DD.

[Man City Supporter]

Welcome back DD.

Sorry I haven't been posting in a while, I just haven't been able to think of anything to say.

[DodgeeD]

Still visiting relatives and internet access is limited. A cat knocking my laptop onto the floor didn’t help but I’ve got a quick update ready to tide you all over. I thought I’d cover the transfers up to August 1st as my next update will be covering World Cup Qualifiers that take place in mid-August. Following on from there, we’ll have an update after the close of the transfer window.

August 2012 Transfer Update

Done Deals
· Tom Smith completed his move to Barcelona on July 1st, a move which earned Josep Guardiola praise from the fans. The boss has got Smith staright into training asking him to work on hitting shots with power.
· Another big move came about as Barcelona’s arch-rivals Real Madrid made a ₤24.5million move for Juan Alvaro Brown, the NTI utility man joining on a 4 year, ₤68k per week deal. The stage is set for the wonderkids from opposite sides of the Islands to clash on opposite sides of one of the world’s biggest club rivalries.
· Ondrej Hasek has joined the ever-growing Treasure Island contingent in Bulgaria, negotiating a deal with CSKA Sofia following the expiry of his Perguia contract.
· Another free transfer move came as something of a surprise: Blackbeard decided to walk out on Sporting CP as they failed to offer him a satisfactory deal and was immediately snapped up by Manchester United on a 2-year deal.
· Hawkini also made an end-of contract move, leaving Zacatapec after 3 seasons at the club and joing Mexican 1st Division side Tigres.
· Jack Browne decided there was no point staying where he wasn’t wanted and left Sevilla to join Italian side Torino in a ₤6.25million deal.
· Two loan moves have also been agreed for a couple of the up-and-coming stars as Marcus van der Cook heads to Ireland, joing Drogheda Utd on a season-long deal and Jerome Le Quack head to Portuguese 2nd Division outfit Tourizense for the season.

Rumours

· Robert Boyle is being chased by a whole host of Championship sides including the likes of Burnley, Cardiff, Ipswich and Sheff Utd with French club Stade de Riems also şnterested.
· Hull are said to preparing a move for Rangers striker J.D. Dodgson.
· Loic Philippens is still being tracked by Duisburg and Wolfsburg.
· Sunderland are after STI captain Gwilym J. James II but are thought to have concerns over whether he can work with NTIer Alex Barkley in the centre of midfield.
· James Almond is a target for Croatian side NK Dinamo.
· Jonathan is being persued by clubs from all over Europe, all over the world infact with Mexican and South Korean sides also keeping tabs.
· Preston seem to be favourites to end Benat Fernandez Iglesias’ torment at Chivas USA.
· Central Coast Mariners are interested in taking Fed Brookes off Melbourne Victory’s hands.

Next Update: World Cup Qualifiers

Guatemala v. Southern Treasure Islands
Northern Treasure Islands v. Mexico

[Hamuel]

Wow! J.A.B is a Galáctico! Fingers crossed for a decent share of first team action.

Also hope all these moves don't effect the teams focus for the qualifier although I'm not sure Mexico will trouble us much at home

[jack.browne]

Sold for 6.25m, cant complain. KUTGW mate!

[SJ234]

Bob mcbob

[hamilton162]

No transfer for Hamilton I really need a move to further my career. Hopefully i'll move in August after some great performances in the WC Q's

KUTGW

[bergtaur]

CSKA Sofia... very interesting to say the least.

[el sid]

No club interested in Heinrich Kroeger Jnr

[Whoopy D]

Come on Wolfsburg, make your move already. Philippens needs to move on in order to progress.

Oh and welcome back DD, KUTGW.

[Denther]

Central Coast Mariners are interested in taking Fed Brookes off Melbourne Victory’s hands.

But I don't want to stay in Australia

[whitehead.10]

could do with a loan move before i rot for another year in the reserves

[AB-forever]

I sense Le Quack will do great at Tourizense!

[DodgeeD]

Finally, I am back home and ready to get back into things full speed (until August 7th when I'm going away again ).

If all goes to plan, I'll have those match reports up tomorrow - I will save myself some time by dispensing with the videos as, according to the counter on the website, hardly anybody's bothered watching them

[coldkohmew]

can't wait ......

[el sid]

Brilliant news Dod

[AB-forever]

I will save myself some time by dispensing with the videos as, according to the counter on the website, hardly anybody's bothered watching them

I quite liked them

[az09456]

no videos? that sucks. i liked watching them even when i wasnt involved in this D:

[DodgeeD]

Sorry for the lack of updates this weekend but I got into one of my saves and couldn't pull myself away for long enough to get the reports done. Best not to put any definite time on it but the updates will come throughout the week.

[coldkohmew]

take your time, =)

[DodgeeD]

2014 World Cup Qualifying:

Southerners Make Their Chances Count | NTI Battle Hard But Lose Out

Guatemala v. Southern Treasure Islands

Date: 22.08.2012
Competition: World Cup Quals (NAM), 2nd Phase, Group 2
Venue: Estadio Carlos Salazar hijo, Mazatenango

Previous Meeting: N/A
Guatemala Form: LDLWD | World Ranking: 153rd
STI Form: WLWWL | World Ranking: 93rd

Pre-Match News: Marcus van der Cook is set for his first start as Tom Smith’s injury requires Cardiovascular to play in midfield. Brookes returns to the STI goal following a training ground injury for Blackbeard.
Injuries – Bobinho Jr (torn groin muscle), Blackbeard (sprained wrist), Tom Smith (groin strain)
Suspensions - None

STI Line-up (4-4-2): Brookes; van Pieters, van der Cook, Stigarakis, Castagnoli; Hart Jnr, James II (c), Cardiovascular, Gingerbread Jnr; Dodgson, Kroeger Jnr.
Subs: Villar, P. Smith, Puckett, Philippens, Crazy, Whalley, Montoya

STI came into this game confident of a win against a team ranked 60 places below them and that is exactly what they got courtesy of a first half brace from Heinrich Kroger Jnr. After an even opening period, the first goal came on 23 minutes as van Pieters played the ball down the right for Hart Jnr to run onto. The Fulham winger then ran to the byline before hittig a cross to the far post which Kroeger Jnr powered in. That led to 10 minutes of STI dominance culminating in another goal. This time, it came from a free kick taken James II, flicked on by van der Cook and headed home once again by Kroeger for whom the powerful short-range headers are becoming a trademark. That was the end of the scoring but credit where it’s due to Guatemala who did their best to make a game of it as they created some chances but Brookes made some fine saves and van der Cook was claiming everything in the air. Kroeger Jnr and Dodgson both had further chances to extend the lead but were denied by the keeper each time. In the end, a satisfying performance and a good result for STI, the only downside being an injury to Cardiovascular who had to go off in the second half with a pulled hamstring.

Final Score: Guatemala 0, STI 2 | STI Player Ratings & Stats
Man of the Match: Heinrich Kroeger Jnr. (8.6)
Attendance: 9,986
Milestones: - Heinrich Kroeger Jnr. scored his 10th goal for STI and his 5th goal in the last 4 games.
- Cardiovascular won his 20th cap.

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Northern Treasure Islands v. Mexico

Date: 22.08.2012
Competition: World Cup Quals (NAM), 2nd Phase, Group 2
Venue: Capital City Stadium, Capital City

Previous Meeting: N/A
NTI Form: LDLWD | World Ranking: 132nd
Mexico Form: WLWWL | World Ranking: 28th

Pre-Match News: NTI have a full selection of players to choose from. Jerome Le Quack is called up to thje squad for the first time.
Injuries – None
Suspensions - None

NTI Line-up (4-4-2): Almond (c); Jonathan, Hamilton, Hawkini, Lazewski; Bojangles, Barkely, Alvaro Brown, Iglesias; Browne, Gonzalez JR
Subs: Harrow, Twigge Jr, McNally, Flash, Blowcrapup, Webster, Gray

The Northerners had a much tougher task as they faced Mexico. However, with a full house of screaming loyal fans, could they pull off an unexpected win? For a period at the start of the match, it looked like they could as they applied pressure down the flanks with Jonathan and Lazewski pushing up and Bojangles and Iglesias firing in the crosses. Barkley was orchestrating things in the centre of the park too and nearly opened the scoring with a spectacular long range drive which Ochoa in the Mexican goal just tipped over. Alas for NTI, the opening goal was to come against the run of play as a free kich given away wide on the right led to a cross which Barrena headed past Almond. The NTIers seems unsettled by the goal and struggled to contain their opponents afterwards and were lucky to go into the break just a goal down as Almond had to make two athletic saves. In the second half, NTI again started well with Gponzalez JR going close but again they conceded from a free kick which was sent in high and headed into the goal by Castillo. This time, NTI kept thier composure though and set about getting back into the game. They pulled one back on 67 mins as Hamilton claimed the ball outside his own area and played it to Barkley, who in turn played it to the substitute Flash. Flash made a run forward before threading a perfect through ball to Browne who placed his shot beyond the keeper. Mexico tried to play a tight game after that as NTI, spurred on by the home support, looked for an equaliser. Their best chance fell to Bojangles, who found himself free in the area but hit his shot wide. That meant NTI would lose but they could take confidence from their performance ahead of their next game.

Final Score: NTI 1, Mexico 2 | NTI Player Ratings & Stats
Attendance: 89,888
Milestones: None

* Colour code:
Grey = ‘greyed-out’ player
Blue = regen
Green = naturalised player

[PaulHartman71]

good result for STI that. Was Hart Jnr's injury a major one, or just a knock?

[hamilton162]

Tought break for us there, but we can do better and knock out those Mexican's Dominant in the air as usual for NTI

KUTGW DD

[brambleten]

Solid Performance from Barkley
was the knock actually a full injury, or is he fit for the next game?

[DodgeeD]

good result for STI that. Was Hart Jnr's injury a major one, or just a knock?

Solid Performance from Barkley
was the knock actually a full injury, or is he fit for the next game?

Both players just picked up minor knocks and were only out for a few days after the game.

[DodgeeD]

September 2012 Player Update


Lowest Valued Players

No.  Player             Nation  Club        Value
 
1.   Cristobal Blanco   NTI     Barnet      ₤16k
2.   Jack Harrow        NTI     Levski      ₤30k
3.   Fred Brookes       STI     Melbourne   ₤50k
4.   Az Toscani         STI     New England ₤65k
5.   Tyler Burrows      STI     Queensland  ₤95k
6.   Trevor Tobago      NTI     Dundee Utd  ₤100k
7.   Robert Boyle       NTI     Reading     ₤150k
8.   Liam Hurst         NTI     Coventry    ₤170k
9.   Ondrej Hasek       STI     CSKA Sofia  ₤200k
10.  Bobinho Jr         STI     Wehen       ₤210k

Interestingly, Robert Boyle was number 7 last season, but that was on the Highest valued Players list!

Transfers
There were two further deals completed before the transfer window closed on Sept 1st:
· Tom Hamilton swopped the Liga adelante for the Bundesliga as he completed a ₤4mil move from Murcia to Frankfurt.
· J.D. Dodgson decided to exchange a title race in Scotland for a relegation scrap in England as he joing Premier League side Hull from Scottish champions Rangers in a ₤2.4mil deal.

A round up of all the summer moves can be found below:

Player                Nation  From        To           Fee
 
Juan Alvaro Brown     NTI     Porto       Real Madrid  ₤24.5mil
Tom Smith             STI     Betis       Barcelona    ₤17mil
Jack Browne           NTI     Sevilla     Torino       ₤6.25mil
Tom Hamilton          NTI     Murcia      Frankfurt    ₤4mil
J.D. Dodgson          STI     Rangers     Hull         ₤2.4mil
Ondrej Hasek          STI     Perugia     CSKA Sofia   Free
Blackbeard            STI     Sporting    Man Utd      Free
Hawkini               NTI     Zacatapec   Tigres       Free
Marcus van der Cook   STI     Tottenham   Drogheda Utd Loan
Jerome Le Quack       NTI     Academica   Tourizense   Loan

New Faces
Following failiure to post by a couple more slackers, NTI now have two new 17 year olds joining their ranks:

Liam Hurst – a left back who has signed a deal with Championship side Coventry City. The player was quoted as saying “It doesn’t matter where I play as long as I get into the NTI team”.

Trevor Tobago – his predecessor in the previous sign up spectacularly failed to make an impact but can this guy fare better? He thinks so having already spoken to the media about his desire to make an impact in Europe this season as Dundee Utd enter the Europa League.

[hursty2]

Have I been added yet DD?

Nice Update

EDIT: Doesn't matter

[hamilton162]

September 2012 Player Update
Transfers
There were two further deals completed before the transfer window closed on Sept 1st:
· Tom Hamilton swopped the Liga adelante for the Bundesliga as he completed a ₤4mil move from Murcia to Frankfurt.

Get in At last a move to a higher league

[tomsmith1989]

A good result there for STI. Shame I missed out through injury. Will I be back in time for the next game?

[Robert_296]

my value has plummeted or just other players values have increased.

[bergtaur]

oh no... not even on the squad for STI. this isn't good

[el sid]

Man of the Match, yeah! 10 goals for the country now. Such a proud day

DodgeeD, I see you've switched to Klasa Welcome to the club

[brambleten]

DodgeeD, I see you've switched to Klasa Welcome to the club

I noticed that as well. its a nice skin, but its too dark for me to work with, so I dumped it

[jack.browne]

Great updates mate!

Another appearance, another goal Cant complain! (thup)

KUTGW mate!

[az09456]

looks like i have to work my way into the squad. shouldve been expecting that >_>

[BP_Doosra]

Finally a start for van Pieters which was good to see and that, combined with the win to STI and NTI's loss, means that was pretty much a perfect round, if only I could have scored a goal or at least had a higher rating.

KUTGW DD

[DodgeeD]

DodgeeD, I see you've switched to Klasa Welcome to the club

As far as the sign-up goes, the only problem with Klasa is that the bookmarks tab has gone - I've only ever used it in my sign-ups for the national teams, fixtures, and stats pages... I can manage without it I guess.

looks like i have to work my way into the squad. shouldve been expecting that >_>

Keep an eye out for the next updates - you might not have to wait too long

[Blackcats]

New players for NTI looking a bit good, that foward better not take my international place although i don't really think I would blame the manager as I consistently play awful.

kutgw, the updates are top notch mate

[coldkohmew]

NTI getting better,just need to keep up fast...