JoseRR's FM09 Big Euro Nation Challenge!

[rancer890]

Nice job at Savona iacovone. Need more space in the trophy cabinet.

First post of new page.

[iacovone]

Oh and in other news that Lorenzo Kwakman (the outrageous Napoli forward) scored 28 Serie A goals - the most since Luca Toni way back in 2005/06. V. Impressive.

[iacovone]

First post of new page.

[Lower Leagues Rule]

I got 5 cause I thought you finished in 5th haha, but I want that, if it was 4 then I could've made it in during my last season on Fafe haha.

[iacovone]

Well my Fafe loving friend am I right in thinking there are fewer teams than in Serie A (20)? If so that would explain it a little. I'd also say that the Italian league is far tougher to finish top 4 than it is to finish top 2 of Portugal

Although in reality it probably isn't much different!

[rancer890]

Well my Fafe loving friend am I right in thinking there are fewer teams than in La Liga (20)? If so that would explain it a little. I'd also say that the Spanish league is far tougher to finish top 4 than it is to finish top 2 of Portugal

Although in reality it probably isn't much different!

WHS. Except I corrected some things in bold.

[Lower Leagues Rule]

18 teams in Liga Sagres, so thats 1 in 9 that make it to Europe. 1 in 5 in Spain & Italy (4 of 20). Also in my Fafe game Portugal sucked so much they dropped to 1 CL team haha. Well I dunno about easier to make top 2 in Portugal, still have Sporting, Benfica & Porto, I would call those the Big 3. Spain only really has a big 2 in Real & Barca, Italy has who Inter, Milan, Roma, Juve. So probably similar to Italy for difficulty, I must be missing someone in Spain haha.

[rancer890]

18 teams in Liga Sagres, so thats 1 in 9 that make it to Europe. 1 in 5 in Spain & Italy (4 of 20). Also in my Fafe game Portugal sucked so much they dropped to 1 CL team haha. Well I dunno about easier to make top 2 in Portugal, still have Sporting, Benfica & Porto, I would call those the Big 3. Spain only really has a big 2 in Real & Barca, Italy has who Inter, Milan, Roma, Juve. So probably similar to Italy for difficulty, I must be missing someone in Spain haha.

There's also Valencia, Villarreal, Atletico, Zaragoza...who give me fits from time to time...

In my Real Oviedo game, the big 4 is basically Real, Barca, Real Oviedo, and Zaragoza...

[Lower Leagues Rule]

Oh I forgot Braga, they always came fourth before I dislodged them, but they are still the only team in Portugal who I haven't beaten...

[Lower Leagues Rule]

Anyway its now time to get back to my Alcobaca game after watching Marty get his 101st Shutout as the Devils won 4-0

[rancer890]

Although tbh, the last few years, the other team beside Real, Barca, and Real Oviedo is either Atletico, Zaragoza or Valencia. Switches every year.

I'll post my season update tomorrow. Having a bit of fun with a no player db.

EDIT: getting closer to Sawchuk's shutout record.

[Lower Leagues Rule]

Yes only needs two more and then he has both that and the wins record. Go my boys for another Stanley Cup

No Player Databases are great fun, Can't wait to see your update again

[Lower Leagues Rule]

Well I just absolutely dominated Marinhense, yet they got up 2-0 thru two offside goals, and I could only pull back one. a 2-1 loss, but I managed to use that to climb from 10th to 9th haha.

[rancer890]

Gutted you lost. Refs never get it right.

I think the Bruins, Caps, Red Wings, and Sharks will have a little about that Stanley Cup!

[Lower Leagues Rule]

Pfft the Bruins are all over when we beat them on Sunday and then take top of the East.

But yeah i reckon its going to be a good run in, and it just has to be close at the end. I think the Caps are going to go Belly up in the Playoffs, but I think the rest will make it close :P

Well turned it around the next game a 2-0 victory over Hospital which takes me up to 8th, only 2 pts off 6th now.

[Lower Leagues Rule]

Des Tiny's Alcobaca
First Phase
Halfway Point

Matches in November

02/11 at Marinhense 1-2
Marco (72)

09/11 vs O. Hospital 2-0
Russo (49), Marco (85)
Att: 609

23/11 at U. Lamas 3-3
Marco (38,72), Pinto (49)

30/11 vs Maritimo B 0-1

Att: 1083

Well not my best month, but coming back from 2-0 down against the Lamas (5th) was a delight, and showed me that we can compete against the best teams. It was a disappointing loss to Maritimo, and we could've taken that, but knowing that at any time they can be playing a star it doesn't help.

The Standings

 Pos Team         Record GolDif Points
 1st Espinho      11-0-2   +27    33

 6th Infesta       6-3-4    +7    19 (PS)
 7th Marinhense    5-2-6    -6    17
 8th O. Bairro     5-1-7    -3    16
 9th Alcobaca      4-3-6    -6    15
10th O. Hospital   4-2-7    -8    14
11th Lourosa       3-4-6    -9    13

Well sitting in 9th spot and still in touch with 6th which is my main aim, if in the next 13 games we can improve up to 6th then we will avoid relegation. Anything less than 6th while acceptable means I have to fight in the Relegation series.

Marco's Goal Hunt

Marco managed to pick up 3 more during November which was a delight, but it was still not enough as others managed to pick up more. he needs to work harder, and the rest of the team need to start giving him some support.

Top Goalscorer
Paulista  (U. Lamas)    15
Marco     (Alcobaca)    13
Pedras    (Marinhense)  12
Akpala    (Maritimo B)  11
Barreto   (O.Bairro)    10
Mendes    (Espinho)     10
Gomes     (Fatima)       8
Mercio    (Espinho)      8

All around that month was reasonable, but if I want a shot at promotion this season I need something special come January.

[d-machine]

Halfway through the first stage here in my first season at Fafe, currently 6th after 12 games on 20 points, 4 away from 7th placed. Hopefully we'll keep winning and making the gap larger s we have a shot shot of getting promoted.

[LordMeister]

right... time to try this 3rd season for the third time... extreme saving time... here is come! :P

[rlipscombe]

and here at the Neuvo Carlos Tartiere, it's half time in the game between Real Oviedo - Real Madrid game.....

Real Oviedo 1 - 0 Real Madrid
Gorro (pen) 4

gonna be a long second half.....

[rlipscombe]

Full Time Result

[LordMeister]

wd rlipscombe, good thing you got that second goal or could have been 1 point rather than 3 there :O

[LordMeister]

thank goodness i saved it... Sant Andreu... who beat me 5-2 first time round... almost had that result reversed on them this time with me winning 4-2 :O

[rlipscombe]

cheers. what it doesn't show is that they had a last-minute goal disallowed!! shame...

[max1994]

How unlucky can i get Andreoletti has finnally conceeded after going 2108 minutes unbeaten the record in the records thread is 2109

[LordMeister]

How unlucky can i get Andreoletti has finnally conceeded after going 2108 minutes unbeaten the record in the records thread is 2109

Ouch!... hope you gave him a long grilling for that :O

[max1994]

it wouldn't have been so bad if it had been a wonder goal.It was a Massive **** up between him and my defender and there striker just tapped it in then just 3 minutes later he conceeds again i won 4-2 though

[TaylorB]

First game of the season is a tough one against Numanica. Pretty Pessimistic.

Edit: Lost 3-4 how stupid is that

[LordMeister]

took 13 games for us to finally be defeated... by a b-team :/

[Lower Leagues Rule]

They were probably playing a couple of senior players, when I faced Maritimo B I had to fight to keep the score to 1-0 as they had their senior MC playing, but when a team below me played them they beat them 2-0 because there were no senior players in there. The B teams is a bit of a farce and really unfair on the other teams in the division.

[LordMeister]

grrrr... looks ike its over for me... all my forwards are out on long term injuries :S

[LordMeister]

finally... after 2 consecutive league losses, and getting knocked out of the federation cup to a lower league side, Alex Fernandez, our top scorer, is back

EDIT: So is Charles ... top of the league... here we come... again!

[iacovone]

Savona End of Season 15 Update (2023/24)

Serie A:
Predicted Finish: 3rd
Actual Finish: 4th|Graph

Italian Cup: Semi Finalists (Lost to Roma 2-0 on agg)

End of Season Notes:
A big improvement this year as we found a settled team capable of winning away and competing with the top 4/5 in Italy. We came close to mounting a title challenge but in reality Napoli's phenomenal start and AC Milan's strong 2nd half of the season meant we were to fall short. Thankfully a great final day victory at Lazio meant we just clung on to the final CL spot for next season . In the Italian Cup we were expected by the board to win it. However a very disappointing 2-0 home defeat left us with too much to do in the 2nd leg. A semi final defeat this year. Top goalscorer was Riccardo Rotunno although his first half of the season was pretty dismal. With the sale of Zaninelli to AC Milan it means one of Kumar or Michele Badini need to step up to the plate next season. For my player of the season it was split between these two:

Jimmy Blixt - Blixt with another excellent season to follow up an incredible year last time out. He's not the highest rated player in my squad, but his expert dribbling keeps defenders on their toes and he always delivers.

Tommaso Cilona - Captain Marvelous sent one of his trademark 30 yarders crashing in at the Olimpico to secure our CL spot. Hero. Fans seem to agree with me - Fans Player of the Year.

Best XI
No changes to the Best Ever XI

No youth academy players came through of note. Another barren year.

Quick note on the importance of loans in young player's development. Here is Alessio Bartoli before and after a loan spell at Serie B side Vicenza:
Before
After

Next Season:
The board now want me to qualify for Europe through the league, so the pressure is off a little bit. I don't plan on buying anyone major in the summer as I'm fairly happy with our squad. The only men coming in at the turn of the football year are that 17 year old keeper form United (Andrew Williams) and a strong Italian CM (Vincenzo Fabrizi) from rivals Genoa. Only the few youth products that haven't quite fulfilled their potential will be allowed to leave. Bring on the new year

EDIT: Liguori, Secco, Cilona and Giannini were part of Italy's 2024 Euro's winning squad

[Lower Leagues Rule]

Well our run had two opposite ends of the spectrum in late December, a huge 1-0 victory over Ac. Viseu (2nd) & a huge 1-0 loss to Fatima (12th), this leaves us in 8th place with 8 points to catch 6th and only 7 games remaining, it is just a little stretch too far, but I am going to fight all the way to the end.

[Lower Leagues Rule]

Good work Iacovone, keep it up and you may finish the challenge first

[LordMeister]

Quick note on the importance of loans in young player's development. Here is Alessio Bartoli before and after a loan spell at Serie B side Vicenza:
Before
After

i assume thats more aimed at the skill improvements compared to the fact he had a very big hair cut :P

[rancer890]

Nice work iacovone. But unlike Des, I hope you finish the challenge second. (no worries, I have no interest in the naming rights. )

[iacovone]

Nice work iacovone. But unlike Des, I hope you finish the challenge second. (no worries, I have no interest in the naming rights. )

Good I'll take them then

And yes LordMeister the comparison is meant at his technical improvements!

Quite a haircut though

[Lower Leagues Rule]

I said MAY, I hope he finishes 3rd behind Me and then you :P But I am looking forward to the Tiny Big Euro Challenge

[iacovone]

Erm you know when you sign a player that you think will be awesome, then when he signs you see him again and think "oh crap what a waste of money"??

That just happened with the 17 year old keeper :embarrassed:

[Lower Leagues Rule]

Hahaha Yeah I know the feeling, at the end of the season I will post screenshots of my Alcobaca reserves, they are carp...I thought they might be good at the time, but keeping injuries low is my only saviour haha.

[rancer890]

Erm you know when you sign a player that you think will be awesome, then when he signs you see him again and think "oh crap what a waste of money"??

That just happened with the 17 year old keeper :embarrassed:

Reminds me of the time I bought that US$15 million Swedish striker.

Reminder to self: Don't buy strikers from Liga Sagres. Inflated goal scoring numbers.

[iacovone]

Did your reserves cost you £7m?

[max1994]

My scout just found this japanese goalie playing for an austrian club he looks fb hopefully i can sign him when i get promoted

[Lower Leagues Rule]

My reserves cost me nothing Haha knew the money flinging would come back to bite you later.

As for the inflated goalscoring in the Liga Sagres, I never noticed that. mind you I had such a defense orientated team that no one could score on me :P (Except Sporting & Porto)
Yeah ok they are inflated if the player plays for Sporting or Porto haha.

[iacovone]

Reminds me of the time I bought that US$15 million Swedish striker.

Reminder to self: Don't buy strikers from Liga Sagres. Inflated goal scoring numbers.

Rancer how did you do the first smiley?? I was trying to do it earlier...

[rancer890]

My reserves cost me nothing Haha knew the money flinging would come back to bite you later.

As for the inflated goalscoring in the Liga Sagres, I never noticed that. mind you I had such a defense orientated team that no one could score on me :P (Except Sporting & Porto)
Yeah ok they are inflated if the player plays for Sporting or Porto haha.

Or maybe it's me.

The Swedish striker began his career at Djurgarden, and signed with Helsingborg on a free, scored 22 in 26 games, and left for Braga for US$2.1 mil. In 4 seasons, he racked up 59 goals in 99 games. I sign him for US$13.75 mil, and scores only 21 in 120...transfer listed him at $6 mil, get off to Malaga, and tallied 11 in 27.

Oh well, I was going to sell him anyways, too many strikers on my team.

[rancer890]

Rancer how did you do the first smiley?? I was trying to do it earlier...

I use advance reply. I don't know the exact way to type the smiley out...I just click on the smileys to the right of the message box.

You are using enhanced interface right?

[Lower Leagues Rule]

it seems to be a : o without the space...weird..

is what I would say should be : o but it is :eek :

[iacovone]

Yeah I am but I've got into the habit of knowing all the 'code' for each smiley. Thought I could rely on you rancer...what a let down

[iacovone]

it seems to be a : o without the space...weird..

is what I would say should be : o but it is :eek :

Ah there we go, a real friend! I knew we'd always get on Des

[rancer890]

Yeah I am but I've got into the habit of knowing all the 'code' for each smiley. Thought I could rely on you rancer...what a let down

Who needs codes anyways. Do it the lazy way.

Maybe I should reconsider whether to finish the challenge off quickly to get those naming rights. I'm no let down.

[LordMeister]

yay, all those injuries are finishing now ... less than 7 of them for a while :P

[Lower Leagues Rule]

Ah there we go, a real friend! I knew we'd always get on Des

We will always get on, but part of that will be having a stunning rivalry at the same time
And having the codes makes it easier cause then you can create a fancy post without having to go advanced

[LordMeister]

falling behind the top 4 now after that 1-0 loss... starting to make a promotion look unlikely

[GazTheDoood]

Nice one Iacovone, on retaining Champions League football.

Max, looks as though you'll be joining me in Serie B, it seems your squad must be in far better shape than mine with they way you seem to be dominating the league.

Back to my normal posting and playing rate it seems, work life has somewhat taken back over

[GazTheDoood]

Unlucky Lordmeister, hopefully one or more of the teams above you lose some form during the run in.
Good luck anyway.

[LordMeister]

just gotta hope i find that start of season form again soon, hasn't been going well since the striker injuries

[GazTheDoood]

I don't want to go back to our old stadium!
This temporary one is allowing me to make a profit of about 150-200k per month, we'll just spiral back into making losses at our actual stadium..

[max1994]

Currently leading by 19 points at the end of march lowest place i can finish is the playoffs

[Razer82]

With just 2 games to go we've secure our position in Liga Adelante for next season.

Final two games are against sides in the relegation zone so I'm hoping for a couple of wins to end the season.

[GazTheDoood]

Well done both Razer and Max.

[max1994]

Mighty Messina Secure title with six games to spare

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Messina have secured there second consecutive league title as they win promotion back to Serie B 3 years after being Demoted to Serie D due to financial reasons.

Max's Messina team sit 21 points clear at the top of the Serie C1B table with an unbeaten record thus far the main reason for their sucess has been the performences of there key players Abdoulaye Tine, Tsevtomir Todorov, Antonio De Mattis, Angelo Corsi,Marco Croce, Edgar Gauracs and super keeper Matteo Andreoletti who went 2108 without conceeding a goal.

[GazTheDoood]

Fantastic performance Max, how do you reckon you'll fair in Serie B?

[max1994]

Fantastic performance Max, how do you reckon you'll fair in Serie B?

I'm hoping for a higher mid table possition promotion again would come to soon

[GazTheDoood]

Fair enough.
My teams nowhere near ready for the top flight, plenty of team building seasons in Serie B should do it though!

[max1994]

Fair enough.
My teams nowhere near ready for the top flight, plenty of team building seasons in Serie B should do it though!

Good luck mate have you started the season yet.

[GazTheDoood]

After half of the season gone, the table looks like this.

Pretty proud of the team so far, however it is fairly misleading, it may seem as if the draws could have been turned to wins, however in most cases, we were lucky to snatch a point. I think we'll be safe now though.

[rancer890]

Great job max and Gaz.

In completely unrelated and off-topic news, MLS season is underway, and TFC's first game of the season is tonight at 8:30 pm on the road against the Kansas City Wizards. Totally pumped. Watch out KC!!!

[max1994]

Well a near perfect season for Messina is toped off by having a godd serie A DM coming threw the youth ranks

[rancer890]

Well a near perfect season for Messina is toped off by having a godd serie A DM coming threw the youth ranks

Sweet mate. Mind posting up a screenie?

And is he as good as Javier?

[GazTheDoood]

Have a good night rancer.

Great stuff Max, hopefully he'll be in your team for years to come.

[GazTheDoood]

And is he as good as Javier?

In your eyes mate, no-one ever will be

[GazTheDoood]

This pretty much shows how consistently inconsistent we are.

The record of 9-9-9 is literally the only time this has ever happened to a team i'm managing.

[iacovone]

Great job max and Gaz.

In completely unrelated and off-topic news, MLS season is underway, and TFC's first game of the season is tonight at 8:30 pm on the road against the Kansas City Wizards. Totally pumped. Watch out KC!!!

I spent last fall in California and saw San Jose vs Kansas City - they were awful! Although they did have the legendary Claudio Lopez in their side! Saw the Seattle Sounders won their first ever franchise game

[rancer890]

I spent last fall in California and saw San Jose vs Kansas City - they were awful! Although they did have the legendary Claudio Lopez in their side! Saw the Seattle Sounders won their first ever franchise game

Was that before Huckerby came to San Jose?

Didn't see the Sounders game, but quite a nice sight at Qwest Field. Nice dominant win over the RBNY.

Watching KC vs TFC reminds me of FM. Chad Barrett totally messes up a 1 on 1 on GK Kevin Hartman...shot it right to him.

Will probably post up my season update soon btw.

[iacovone]

No it was during the GREAT Huckerby's time. He actually looked embarrassingly superior to the rest of the players around him. Think San Jose won 2-0.

So Savona news: Remember Gianluca Coco the guy I resigned for £20m? Well Roma have just bid £41m . That was a short stay then

Now who to spend all that money on?!

[rancer890]

No it was during the GREAT Huckerby's time. He actually looked embarrassingly superior to the rest of the players around him. Think San Jose won 2-0.

So Savona news: Remember Gianluca Coco the guy I resigned for £20m? Well Roma have just bid £41m . That was a short stay then

Now who to spend all that money on?!

Expanding the stadium?

I have a lot of money (the exact amount will be seen in the next update ), but got no idea who to spend it on (and I want to play my youths too)...

Toronto FC 0-0 KC Wizards (29th) - Refs missed a handball from TFC defender Serioux.

33rd minute: GOAL BY TFC. SCORED BY CAPTAIN JIMMY BRENNAN. ASSIST BY DWAYNE 'DE RO' DeROSARIO!! 1-0 TFC!

[iacovone]

Well I have an idea. I want an AMC. There is an incredible AMRC who would be perfect from Inter. He will cost a LOT though.

Like you rancer I still want to blood through my youth talents. The guy I showed in my end of year report who went on loan to Vicenza - Bartoli - will be the next big thing imo. V.talented CB.

[rancer890]

2019-2020 Real Oviedo S.A.D. (Season 11)

Media Prediction: 6th
Finishing Position: 4th
Spanish Cup: Lost in Quarter Final to Sevilla
Champions League: Qualifying Group E Lost in First Knockout Round Fixtures


Squad

Squad

Transfers

Transfers

Centre back and American Neil Herrera in (of note), many players out.

Key Players

MC - Arnau

DL/DC - Javier

MC - Jesus

ST - Matias Rodriguez

ST - Riccardo Villa

Finances

Finances

Awards

• Riccardo Villa - European Striker of the Year - 2nd place
• Matias Rodriguez - 3rd place

Club Information

Affiliations

Club Overview

Club Facilities/Stadium - Board has agreed to upgrade training and youth facilities

Goals for the next year

• less draws
• get to the First Knockout Round of Champions League
• top 3 finish

Domestic League

Season       Team          League                   Finished  Notes
2009-2010    Real Oviedo   Spanish 2nd Division B1      11th  
2010-2011    Real Oviedo   Spanish 2nd Division B1       2nd  Promotion
2011-2012    Real Oviedo   LIGA adelante                10th
2012-2013    Real Oviedo   LIGA adelante                 5th
2013-2014    Real Oviedo   LIGA adelante                 3rd  Promotion  
2014-2015    Real Oviedo   LIGA BBVA                    14th
2015-2016    Real Oviedo   LIGA BBVA                     8th
2016-2017    Real Oviedo   LIGA BBVA                    13th
2017-2018    Real Oviedo   LIGA BBVA                     3rd  Qualified for UCL  
2018-2019    Real Oviedo   LIGA BBVA                     4th  Qualified for UCL
2019-2020    Real Oviedo   LIGA BBVA                     4th  Qualified for UCL

Champions League

Season       Qualifying          Group Stage                         Finished
2018-2019           N/A              Group H       Lost in 1st Knockout Round
2019-2020       Winners              Group E       Lost in 1st Knockout Round

European Club Rankings

Season       Ranking          Change          Coefficient
2017-2018       95th             N/A                  N/A
2018-2019       70th             +25               41.802
2019-2020       53rd             +17               53.110

[TaylorB]

Great season again Rancer, closing the gap at the top every year.

can take some positives out of the fact you lose to Liverpool who lost to Real Madrid who won the CL; So, could say you got beat by the team taha got beat by the winners if its any consolation?

Curious as how Villa hasn't got a Senior international cap yet?

[rancer890]

Great season again Rancer, closing the gap at the top every year.

can take some positives out of the fact you lose to Liverpool who lost to Real Madrid who won the CL; So, could say you got beat by the team taha got beat by the winners if its any consolation?

Curious as of how Villa hasn't got a Senior international cap yet?

Yup, just gotta keep winning the games we should be winning, and maybe beat Real at home...I think I can beat Real.

Not sure why Villa hasn't be capped yet...looks better than the current group. Weird thinking by the Italians, not calling up Villa.

[TaylorB]

Media Prediction: 19th
Finishing Position: 15th
Spanish Cup: Lost in Second Round to Numancia.

Squad - Average ratings are a bit generous for some players. Not generous enough for others.

Squad Ratings - Few stand out star sbut need a few more if I want promotion.

Finances -

Top Goalscorer - Signed last season and finally come into his own - fighting off bids for him as we speak.

Most Assists - Liked the look of this player but not one stat has gone up in two years at the club despite his leading BBVA striker coach report.

Best Performer - 'Organised' the midfield well - signed on a free - bargain.

Seasonal | Overall

Goals for the next year
Top half.
Cup run would be nice.

Year               League                      Position                 Notes
2009-2010       Second Division B1       6th
2010-2011       Second Division B1       3rd           Promoted Via Play-offs
2011-2012       Liga Adelante              18th
2012-2013       Liga Adelante              15th

[rancer890]

Signed a new contract till 2023 worth $3.9 million a year.

[TaylorB]

Yup, just gotta keep winning the games we should be winning, and maybe beat Real at home...I think I can beat Real.

Not sure why Villa hasn't be capped yet...looks better than the current group. Weird thinking by the Italians, not calling up Villa.

Anyone can beat Real. Just look at the CL Final..

Not excatly the most Italian sounding name, could that be the reason?

Toronto losing yet?

[rancer890]

Anyone can beat Real. Just look at the CL Final..

Not excatly the most Italian sounding name, could that be the reason?

Toronto losing yet?

Hehe Villa...

TFC leading 3-1 now. 63rd minute.

And Spain wants me now....hmm 2nd best team in the world...and I can cap every single Real Oviedo player. Will save for later.

EDIT: TFC wins 3-2!!! De Ro missed a penalty though...I wouldn't have been crewing my nails for the last 20 mins if he scored lol

[max1994]

Sweet mate. Mind posting up a screenie?

And is he as good as Javier?

Probably not as he is only rated as decent Serie A but still he is my best Youth product yet.

Screenie of him the Japanese goalie and the Ukrainian striker will be posted later

[LordMeister]

*cries*... David managed to brake his finger in training and so will be out for 2 months , means i have to rely on Jesus...

EDIT: an all important win over Izarra sees us back level on points with 4th position who lost

[rlipscombe]

iacovone - congrats on Champions League football again. as fopr the Man U keeper, i've been there too

max - congrats on promotion. Sure you'll find your feet ok in Serie B. Seriiously unlucky with the record too.

rancer - another good finish. just need to make that breakthrough to challenge the top spot.

TaylorB - more progress made which is good. hopefully you can kick on next season. Keep the faith with Albert - i think he'll develop pretty well.

[max1994]

I just had a look through my squad and comapred them to the others i believ i have a real shot at promotion

[LordMeister]

close battle for 3rd position at the moment, i'm just 3 points behind 3rd, and a point behind 4th

also, David is back, so hopefully we'll win those big games

[GazTheDoood]

Good luck Lordmeister.

[Lower Leagues Rule]

Well I think I broke Portugal...:O I finished the First Phase in 8th. Now the other 3 second divisions have started their promotion leg, but my group hasn't and its now been over a month since my last game. And the Relegation stage hasn't started either, going to continue when I get home from work but I think it is broked.

[GazTheDoood]

Thats not good news Des, are you gonna report it in the Bugs Forum if it doesn't work properly?

[TaylorB]

Just signed a Midfielder from Inter for a staggering £1.3 million which is all my transfer budget and considering my highestbuy before that was 350k it's a big risk. He's rated as a decent BBVA player which is great but sinceI've signed him I've seen some flaws. For example positioning is only 10 and all but Pace Fitness and Stamina in Physical Attributes are lower than 10..

[rancer890]

Just signed a Midfielder from Inter for a staggering £1.3 million which is all my transfer budget and considering my highestbuy before that was 350k it's a big risk. He's rated as a decent BBVA player which is great but sinceI've signed him I've seen some flaws. For example positioning is only 10 and all but Pace Fitness and Stamina in Physical Attributes are lower than 10..

That's a big risk. Hope it pays off Taylor...

[rlipscombe]

yeah, it sounds a gamble.... how old is he? screenie?

[TaylorB]

Franco Taormina

He's just 20..

[rancer890]

Franco Taormina

He's just 20..

I think you'll be fine.

Reminds me of Cesar - YP7...

[GazTheDoood]

Physically he's poor, but technically he seems gifted, maybe more of a Riquelme than a Gerrard..

[rlipscombe]

i think you'll be alright too. definately need to work on his strength but technically he's solid for his age. Mentality will come with experience too. he can't be that bad if he's an Italian U-21......

Also, for those that remember the early years of my Como save on Fm08, joining the club next seaon is Mattia Destro, the man who fired us to promotions in the early seasons.