FM08: A Race Odyssey

[Whoopy D]

Originally posted by kingmike666:

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Drivers Championship - going to try some coding, if it goes wrong I'm sorry

Loic Flamilson 46

Mike Wildlife 34

Who's this Mike Wildlife fellow?

Good to see me getting back amongst the goals, was starting to get worried. Constructors Championship is looking pretty good now that Billy Hawkins is playing regularly (not to mention grabbing a couple of goals). Joint top there. 'mon the Killy!!! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

he'd be Mike Billcliffe's alter ego that spell check changes his name to every time I type it

[aaberdeenn]

Originally posted by Whoopy D:

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by aaberdeenn:

Nothing to add to my 2 points as of yet, ach well.

James Knowles has a fairly action packed February but I won't say anymore until the race report </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

ooo, top stuff.

[PaulHartman71]

Wow! Won a race out of nowhere! Going on loan certainly has it's pay offs

[billybo_h]

best finish, points for me and points for the team.

things are looking up.

[fmfulhamfan]

Oh dear, one sub appearence.

[Whoopy D]

Race 6 - January

At the turn of the year 7 players were still awaiting their debut, but by 17:00 on the 2nd of January that number had been reduced by one.

Lewis Hamilton has already made his debut but would still have been happy to get another sub appearance for St Mirren in a 0-1 win at Gretna where Loic Flamilson overshot the first corner picking up a concussion keeping him out for a week. Mark Cator's heroics last month weren’t enough to earn him a start at Motherwell but he came on in the 90th minute, just 10 minutes after Alex Rodgers had been introduced for the visitors, neither could change the 2-1 score line. Mike Billcliffe and Billy Hawkins appear to be the first choice striking partnership at Kilmarnock but they couldn’t find the net in a 1-1 draw with Falkirk where Mikael Schøler came on to set up Falkirk’s goal.

So the debut, Inverness CT were away from home and 1-0 up with 60 minutes to go, Aberdeen were desperate and looked to Marky Mark to save them from defeat. With 7 minutes remaining the Australian’s deflected shot found its way past the keeper for his first club goal. “Not a bad way to introduce himself†were the commentators words, if he thought that was good things were about to get even better, almost two minutes into injury time a cross from the left wing found Marky at the far post where he climbed high above two defenders to head home his second and grabbing 3 points for Aberdeen.

Quick Nick missed out on any midweek action but soon made amends, scoring in a 0-2 win for Clyde. Jack Villeneuve, Elliot Druce and Mark Cator all made appearances but failed to score,Villeneuve and Druce were on the losing teams against Inverness CT and Rangers while Hibs drew 2-2 with St Mirren. Kilmarnock lost 3-1 to Hearts but can take hope from the fact Mike Billcliffe came up with a goal as well as a yellow card, Billy Hawkins only managed an appearance. Monday night saw Marky Mark follow up his brilliant debut with a sub appearance in a 0-0 draw with Falkirk.

Saturday saw the Scottish Cup take priority, Loic Flamilson returned as Gretna went through, Elliot Druce also played as Dundee Utd progressed. Mark Cator sat on the bench as Hibs went down to Hamilton. Mikael Schøler and Arthur White made sub appearances in Falkirk’s win, Mike Billcliffe proved he was back in form with another goal helping Kilmarnock to a 3-0 win. He was partnered as ever by Billy Hawkins although his place may be under threat if he doesn’t start scoring a few more. The Sunday games saw two all SPL clashes, Celtic played an Aberdeen side that had Marky Mark in the starting 11. A close game saw Celtic run out 1-0 winners with Mark Webber making a substitute appearance. The last game saw St Mirren take on Motherwell, who chose to use both their young strikers from the bench. Alex Rodgers and Jack Smithston came on and although Smithston got his first goal for the club, they couldn’t turn around a game that ended 4-2.

Quick Nick's loan meant he wasn’t available for Clyde in the cup but on Wednesday he was in a side that lost 2-0 to Hamilton in the league.

Saturday came around and Quick Nick played again and again he failed to score as Clyde won 2-1. Mike Billcliffe and Billy Hawkins played and were lucky to avoid yellow cards in a fiery match away at Celtic who struggled to a 1-0 win. Elliot Druce was again present in a Dundee Utd team that beat Aberdeen 2-0, Marky Mark was not even on the bench which came as a surprise after his recent good run. An early red card for Falkirk saw them slump to a 3-1 defeat at Gretna, Loic Flamilson back on the scoresheet in the 90th minute. Motherwell used both strikers from the bench again but neither Rodgers or Smithston could make any difference away at St Mirren. Nicky on the other hand came on as a sub to score the winner five minutes from time. On Sunday Hibernian were already 3-0 down at Hearts when Mark Cator came on so he can hardly be blamed for the 5-0 full time score and on Monday Inverness CT had Moony on the bench for a 0-3 loss to Rangers.

Quick Nick turned his poor month around in the lower league, scoring to earn Clyde a 2-2 draw. Another man who is clearly impressing his manager is Elliot Druce, despite only scoring 1 goal all season he’s made 11 appearances including one this weekend away at Kilmarnock, Hawkins and Billcliffe were again the stikers for the home team but they had to rely on an own goal to get a 1-1 draw. Falkirk won’t have been too surprised to have lost 0-2 to Celtic but Mikael Schøler will have been happy to make an appearance. St Mirren also failed to cause an upset as they lost 4-0 to Rangers but Nicky started once again and Lewis Hamilton was on the bench. By far the best game of Saturday was Hibernian vs. Gretna, Mark Cator started the game and opened the scoring. Hibs scored again and at half time it was looking like an easy win. Gretna weren’t finished though and within 7 minutes of the second half starting it was 2-2 with Mr Reliable, Loic Flamilson getting the second. Hibernian didn’t give them much time to celebrate as they regained the lead just a few minutes later but Flamilson was on hand to score his second and earn them a point.

The last lap came about and once again it was the league cup that could change things about. Celtic beat Hibs 1-0 while Mark Cator watched from the bench, Mike Billcliffe closed right up on Loic Flamilson but couldn't pass him as Billcliffe and Hawkins were again up front for Kilmarnock as they lost 0-3 against Hearts.

Final Positions

1st - Loic Flamilson

2nd - Mike Billcliffe

3rd - Quick Nick

4th - Marky Mark

5th - Mark Cator

6th - Billy Hawkins

7th - Jack Smithston

8th - Elliot Druce

- Mikael Schøler

- Alex Rodgers

- Nicky

Drivers Championship

Loic Flamilson - 56

Mike Billcliffe- 42

Billy Hawkins - 21

Mikael Schøler - 19

Quick Nick - 16

Andrew Billen - 16

Nicky - 13

Elliot Druce - 11

Arthur White - 9

Mark Cator - 8

Fuzzy Lightning - 8

Alex Rodgers - 6

Lewis Hamilton - 6

Jack Villeneuve- 6

Marky Mark - 5

Mark Webber - 4

Jack Smithston - 2

James Knowles - 2

Constructors Championship

Team 9 - 63

Team 5 - 62

Team 4 - 28

Team 7 - 24

Team 3 - 19

Team 12 - 19

Team 6 - 16

Team 10 - 8

Team 1 - 7

Team 2 - 4

Driver of the Day - Would be easy to go for Loic Flamilson again who managed to hold off a late charge from Mike Billcliffe, the deciding factor in the end was Billcliffe’s yellow card. Quick Nick followed up his win with a podium place but I’m going for Marky Mark. Just like Quick Nick last month he hadn’t even registered a point up until now. Maybe his performance wasn’t as impressive as Nick’s win last month but his first finish was in 4th place in a month that saw the competition get tougher than it’s been all season and his heroics on his debut for Aberdeen certainly won’t be forgotten anytime soon.

[Whoopy D]

So the debut, Inverness CT were away from home and 1-0 up with 60 minutes gone, Aberdeen were desperate and looked to Marky Mark to save them from defeat. With 7 minutes remaining the Australian’s deflected shot found its way past the keeper for his first club goal. “Not a bad way to introduce himself†were the commentators words, if he thought that was good things were about to get even better, almost two minutes into injury time a cross from the left wing found Marky at the far post where he climbed high above two defenders to head home his second and grabbing 3 points for Aberdeen.

[fmfulhamfan]

appearences

goal

points

Great updates btw

[super_lampard]

Only appearing from the bench

Great updates again though KUTGW

[Marky Mark!]

Wow, a stunning performance and then driver of the day, Marky Mark is finally showing his talent!

Whilst our team is way down the bottom of the table, with James Knowles, may partner in crime, having a good Feb Im sure Aberdeen can climb up the Constructors Championship.

Just a small sugestion by me, is it possible to have the names of the teams when you are doing the constructors championship, just so we can see whether big clubs or smaller clubs are doing better?

[MikaelS]

Team 1 - Aberdeen

Driver 1 - James Knowles (aaberdeenn)

Driver 2 - Marky Mark (Marky Mark!)

Team 2 - Celtic

Driver 1 - Mark Webber (pluckaduck)

Driver 2 - bob mcbob (SJ234)

Team 3 - Dundee United

Driver 1 - Fuzzy Lightning (spartans5)

Driver 2 - Elliot Druce (Aqnfiqw)

Team 4 - Falkirk

Driver 1 - Arthur White (super_lampard)

Driver 2 - Mikael Schøler (MikaelS)

Team 5 - Gretna

Driver 1 - Jack Villeneuve (Jack)

Driver 2 - Loic Flamilson (PoopyPants)

Team 6 - Hearts

Driver 1 - Brendan Petersen (BP_Doosra)

Driver 2 - Nick Heidfeld (PaulHartman71)

Team 7 - Hibernian

Driver 1 - Mark Cator (markcator3006)

Driver 2 - Andrew Billen (atbuk08)

Team 8 - Inverness CT

Driver 1 - Howard Moon (weeman27bob)

Driver 2 - Pablo Gonzalez

Team 9 - Kilmarnock

Driver 1 - Billy Hawkins (billybo_h)

Driver 2 - Mike Billcliffe (kingmike666)

Team 10 - Motherwell

Driver 1 - Alex Rodgers (crewe_york)

Driver 2 - Jack Smithston (fmfulhamfan)

Team 11 - Rangers

Driver 1 - Haowan (Haowan)

Driver 2 - Michael Schumacher (Woody)

Team 12 - St Mirren

Driver 1 - Nick Harvey (el sid)

Driver 2 - Lewis Hamilton (ridleys)

[PaulHartman71]

KUTGW

[atbuk08]

Billen seems to have been dropped from his team, been stuck on 16 points for ages now.

[Whoopy D]

Originally posted by Marky Mark!:

with James Knowles, may partner in crime, having a good Feb Im sure Aberdeen can climb up the Constructors Championship.

I said he had an action packed February not a good one Race report will be up soon

[aaberdeenn]

Great month for our team at Aberdeen, hopefully a sign of things to come.

[Whoopy D]

Race 7 - February

Two transfer windows gone and thankfully, or not for some of you, all 24 of you are still at your starting clubs, the exception of course is Quick Nick who although still under contract at Hearts is on loan at Clyde.

And it was to be Quick Nick who got the new race underway, an early kick off gave him the chance to get a good start from pole position, unfortunately Dunfermline had other ideas as they won 0-2, Nick only managing an appearance. Everybody else turned their attention to the Scottish Cup except only 3 players were involved on the Saturday, Elliot Druce played for Dundee as they drew 1-1 with Hamilton. Lewis Hamilton came on for St Mirren drew 2-2 with Inverness CT but it was team mate Nicky who got a good run into the first corner and took the lead with a goal. Sunday saw 2 more games and Loic Flamilson quickly progressed through the field with his sides only goal in a 1-3 loss to Celtic. Mike Billcliffe's yellow card last month cost him the race but clearly he hasn’t learned as he started this month with another as Kilmarnock lost 1-3 to Rangers, Billy Hawkins also played.

Early leader Nicky pushed on and pulled away from championship leader Flamilson, Nicky scored in a convincing 3-1 win over Inverness CT while Loic could only manage an appearance in a 4-0 loss at Hearts. Meanwhile Kilmarnock’s striking pair, Mike Billcliffe and Billy Hawkins managed no goals again in a 1-1 draw at Motherwell. Quick Nick also failed to get on the scoresheet as his Clyde team lost their second game in as many weeks 2-0.

Scottish Cup replays on Wednesday saw Fuzzy Lightning make his first appearance for some time as he came on in the 2nd half for Elliot Druce in a shock 1-2 loss to Hamilton. In the other game Inverness CT played St Mirren, Nicky continued his fine run of form scoring the winner and far extending his lead out in front.

Saturday brought a change in fortunes for Quick Nick , after a slow start the German put himself back in contention with both goals in a 3-2 defeat at Livingston taking him past Loic Flamilson who couldn’t find the back of the net in Gretna’s 1-1 draw with Motherwell. Nicky failed to take advantage of Flamilson's slip up as he failed to score in a 0-0 draw with Falkirk where he was replaced by Lewis Hamilton, Mikael Schøler made an appearance and was replaced in the second half by Arthur White. On Sunday a cold kept Mike Billcliffe out of Kilmarnock’s game with Rangers, Billy Hawkins was certainly in the side though and scored the winner from a tight angle in a thrilling 3-2 win for Kilmarnock. Monday evening saw Hibs welcome Aberdeen in a game that saw action for 3 of our players, Andrew Billen returned from injury to make a substitute appearance, to many peoples surprise it was James Knowles who came on as a sub for Aberdeen as again Marky Mark was unexplainably absent. The third player to be involved was Mark Cator, again he came on as a sub but unlike the others he managed to grab himself a 90th minute goal to make the final 1-2 score seem closer than it was.

Obviously James Knowles did something right as on Thursday night he became the first one of the 24 to play in Europe, Aberdeen went into the second leg of their Uefa Cup game against Bayern Munich with a two goal cushion and Knowles was given a starting place. The Germans pressed their home advantage and pulled back to 2-2. With 3 shots on target Knowles might have been disappointed not to have won the game for his beloved Aberdeen but he was given the chance to make up for it when the game went to penalties. Bayern took first and 8 penalties later the score stood at 5-4 to Bayern with James Knowles taking the penalty to keep Aberdeen alive. Surely whoever made the decision to allow the 18 year old with a penalty taking of 1 to take the 5th penalty wanted sacking as unsurprisingly he cracked under pressure, blazing his shot way over the bar and sending Aberdeen out.

The weekend saw Quick Nick's last chance to score points for the month, he gladly accepted scoring for Clyde as they went down at home to league leaders Morton. This was also the case for Elliot Druce as he accepted a loan offer from Partick Thistle and made his debut but couldn't score. Mikael Schøler played the whole match as Falkirk won away at Dundee where Fuzzy Lightning came on late in the game. Andrew Billen was another second half sub as Hibs beat Inverness CT 4-2 and Alex Rodgers could only managed the same as Motherwell lost at home to Hearts. Championship leader Loic Flamilson played in a 4-0 loss at Rangers but the man currently sitting in 3rd place has cause for concern as a he picked up a bruised head possibly keeping him out for the last match of the month. A goal for Quick Nick on Saturday had seen him almost pass Nicky, but almost losing his position seemed to be a wake up call as Nicky picked up another appearance against Celtic. Kilmarnock decided Billy Hawkins was best off up front without Mike Billcliffe , he sat on the bench as Hawkins scored a simple tap in to beat Aberdeen 1-0. James Knowles had a miserable game midweek but was given the chance to make up for it, on Thursday he’d suffered immense physiological pain when he missed his penalty. On Sunday he suffered great physical pain, a huge crash sprained his ankle and he may miss the next two races.

As we entered the last lap there was a sense of opportunity amongst the field, Loic Flamilson's injury seemed to have acted as an inspiration for the chasing pack, all with renewed hope of scoring some points.

The first man to take advantage of an injury was Marky Mark he started for Aberdeen as they beat Motherwell, a goal for Mikael Schøler would have given him a chance for some points but he couldn’t find the net in a 1-4 loss to Hibernian. Dundee Utd bought on Fuzzy Lightning in the 89th minute as they beat St Mirren 3-2 but the real winner was Nicky who also came on as a sub to score both St Mirren goals and secure himself the race win. Jack Villeneuve was happy to make his return for Gretna, Billy Hawkins who played against him for Kilmarnock had plans of spoiling his return but it was the man pushing for the Drivers Championship who stole the show, Mike Billcliffe coming up with both goals to get Kilmarnock a 2-2 draw.

Final Positions

1st Nicky

2nd Quick Nick

3rd Billy Hawkins

4th Mike Billcliffe

5th Loic Flamilson

6th Fuzzy Lightning

- Elliot Druce

- Mikael Schøler

- Mark Cator

- Lewis Hamilton

Drivers Championship

Loic Flamilson - 60

Mike Billcliffe - 47

Billy Hawkins - 27

Quick Nick - 24

Nick Harvey - 23

Mikael Schøler - 22

Andrew Billen - 16

Elliot Druce - 14

Fuzzy Lightning - 11

Mark Cator - 11

Lewis Hamilton - 9

Arthur White - 9

Alex Rodgers - 6

Jack Villeneuve - 6

Marky Mark - 5

Mark Webber - 4

Jack Smithston - 2

James Knowles - 2

Constructors Championship

Team 9 - 74

Team 5 - 66

Team 12 - 32

Team 4 - 31

Team 7 - 27

Team 3 - 25

Team 6 - 24

Team 10 - 8

Team 1 - 7

Team 2 - 4

Driver of the Day - Nicky was on fire this month scoring 5 in 6 games and finishing way out in front of his nearest rival and the race was his well before Loic Flamilson’s injury.

[spartans5]

finally appearances for Fuzzy Lightning, now lets just add some goals to his tally.

[MikaelS]

argh I feel the podium slipping away

Woody: Any chance for a screenie og app and goals for all players?

[PoopyPants]

Not so good a month for Flamilson

Still top though

[markcator3006]

Another goal for me, I'm happy with that.

[FootballManagerMike]

Great reading.. even though im not involved (y) I'm backing Flamilson to have a disaster and Mike Billcliffe to take the championship in the very last race

[MikaelS]

Originally posted by FootballManagerMike:

Great reading.. even though im not involved (y) I'm backing Flamilson to have a disaster and Mike Billcliffe to take the championship in the very last race

I'm voting for a broken engine or a tailpipe gone missing

[el sid]

woohoo ! 5 goals in 6 games !

finally, a race winner !

kutgw !

[Whoopy D]

Race 8 - March

Over the past few races we’ve seen the benefits of going on loan to a lower league side, Elliot Druce clearly intended to continue that pattern as he scored twice for Partick Thistle in a 4-2 victory and catapulted himself into a surprise early lead. Not wanting to be left behind, last months winner Nicky wasted no time getting his first goal of the month. He scored what turned out to be the winning goal in a 3-4 win over Kilmarnock where Mike Billcliffe partnered Billy Hawkins up front but both failed to score. Returning from injury Loic Flamilson played against Dundee Utd where Fuzzy Lightning was a surprise inclusion in the starting 11 however neither got on the scoresheet in a 1-1 draw. After his disappointment at being left out nearly all of last month Marky Mark will have been pleased to get back in the Aberdeen squad, he came on for the last ten minutes as they drew 0-0 with Rangers. The final Saturday game between Inverness CT and Hearts saw another of player make his debut. With Quick Nick on loan at Clyde, where he made an appearance but didn’t score the odds were that it would be Inverness who handed out the debut but this is football after all and it was Hearts who gave Brendan Petersen 9 minutes, unsurprisingly he had little affect on the game. On Sunday Hibernian caused an upset beating Celtic 3-2, Mark Cator started the game but will be disappointed not to have been on the score sheet. Monday saw Falkirk beat Motherwell 2-1 Mikael Schøler played and after 4 shots on goal gave up trying to score and set up the winner.

The following weekend meant the return of the Scottish Cup for some players, Quick Nick wasn’t one of them though. He played and scored in a much needed 3-2 win for Clyde. The other player on loan Elliot Druce was unable to play in the cup game between St Mirren and Partick Thistle, Nicky on the other hand was certainly able to play as he picked up a goal and man of the match, team mate Lewis Hamilton came on from the subs bench. Sunday saw Rangers and Hearts progress with none of our players involved, Falkirk lost at home against Celtic with Mikael Schøler being involved from start to finish.

After missing out at the weekend Elliot Druce got back to business on Wednesday night, Partick Thistle pulled of a surprise 2-1 win over league leaders Morton with Druce scoring the first and extending his surprise early lead.

Elliot Druce was involved again at the weekend but couldn’t score and the same was true for Quick Nick although he picked up a booking. Mikael Schøler Schøler played for Falkirk as they lost away at Inverness, the Dane has now made 18 appearances for the first team but only produced 2 goals. The Saturday would conclude with a thrilling game as Aberdeen played host to Gretna, all eyes would have been on Loic Flamilson to set the game alight but he failed to do so despite playing the entire game. Marky Mark however started the scoring in the 4th minute and finished it in the 51st for Aberdeen as they ran away to a 4 goal lead before Gretna pulled 3 back, Mark's Mark’s second ended up being the winner.

Sunday was the League Cup final and Celtic recorded an easy 2-0 win over Hearts, unfortunately none of our players were on hand to pick up a medal.

Monday night came around and Andrew Billen Billen made his return to the Hibernian team from the subs bench, Mark Cator didn’t feature and he’ll hope Billen's return doesn’t mean an end to his run in the team. The opposition were Kilmarnock who had Billcliffe and Hawkins upfront, that was until Hawkins spun into the gravel track and put himself out for a month.

After their participation in the league cup final Hearts travelled to St Mirren on Wednesday evening looking for a win, the defeat at by Celtic had clearly knocked their confidence as Nicky starred in a 3-0 victory for the home team, scoring the second goal although with all 7 of his shots being on target he probably should have scored more.

Two of the high flyers faced off but neither Marky Mark or Nicky score in a 2-0 win for Aberdeen, Mikael Schøler couldn’t score for Falkirk either but he did pick up a yellow card against Hearts in a 0-0 draw. Mike Billcliffe played for Kilmarnock in a 0-1 loss to Inverness CT and any worries Mark Cator Cator had about losing his place were eradicated as he played in a 3-1 loss to Rangers. Quick Nick was also on the losing side for Clyde. So it was left to Elliot Druce to put some spark into the Saturday and he didn’t disappoint, scoring twice to give Partick Thistle and 2-1 win at Dundee increasing his lead by even more. On Sunday Loic Flamilson's barren month continued in a 0-1 loss to Celtic.

Coming into the last lap there was a 4 way battle for 1st: Marky Mark, Quick Nick and Nicky all had a chance but it was Elliot Druce who looked to have it in the bag.

Nicky proved his credentials as a race winner with a goal from the bench in a 3-0 win over Loic Flamilson and his mates at Gretna. Marky Mark was given the opportunity by his manager as he played the whole 90 minutes against Inverness CT but couldn’t score in a 2-0 loss. Andrew Billen showed why the manager was so keen to give him a place in the team straight away as he scored the winner for Hibs as they beat Motherwell 1-2. The final SPL game of the Saturday saw a late charge from Mike Billcliffe as he scored two goals in a 1-2 win over Mikael Schøler’s Falkirk. With SPL games out of the way we go to the first division where our two loan players faced off, the stage was set for them to shine and they didn’t disappoint. Quick Nick got things started in the 14th minute with a powerful effort finding its way past the keeper. Not wanting to be shown up Elliot Druce stepped up and produced an incredible display scoring 4 times to give Partick Thistle a 2-4 victory and gave himself a huge push towards the race win. With only 2 games left in the month and none of the players getting regular first team football it would take nothing short of a miracle to displace him.

The miracle wasn’t to be as the none of the players got in on the action, Haowan and Bob Mcbob were surprise inclusions on the bench for Rangers 1-0 win over Celtic and Fuzzy Lightning could only make the bench for Dundee Utd in a 1-0 loss to Hearts.

Final Positions

1st - Elliot Druce

2nd - Nicky

3rd - Quick Nick

4th - Mike Billcliffe

- Marky Mark

6th - Mikael Schøler

7th - Loic Flamilson

8th - Andrew Billen

Drivers Championship

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">

Loic Flamilson 62

Mike Billcliffe 52

Nicky 31

Quick Nick 30

Billy Hawkins 27

Mikael Schøler 25

Elliot Druce 24

Andrew Billen 17

Fuzzy Lightning 11

Mark Cator 11

Marky Mark 10

Arthur White 9

Lewis Hamilton 9

Alex Rodgers 6

Jack Villeneuve 6

Mark Webber 4

James Knowles 2

Jack Smithston 2</pre>

Hopefully that worked

Constructors Championship - I’ve been asked to use the club names so that it’s easy to compare the big clubs to the small clubs, if one of the players is on loan I’ll put the team he’s on loan at in brackets. And this will probably be a one off as some players will probably move clubs in the summer.

Kilmarnock - 79

Gretna - 68

St Mirren - 40

Dundee Utd (Partick Thistle) - 35

Falkirk - 34

Hearts (Clyde) - 30

Hibernian - 28

Aberdeen - 12

Motherwell - 8

Celtic - 4

Rangers - 0

Inverness CT - 0

Driver of the Day - No doubts about this one, Elliot Druce by far and away the best player this month. Surely he is too good for the first division scoring 9 goals in 5 games this month and becoming the record high scorer for a race. Druce probably needs a good start next month as his loan ends on the 14th of April.

[aqnfiqw]

9 goals in 5 games!!! woohoo!! and driver of the day!! lts hope i do as well next month.

[BP_Doosra]

Hooray, 9 minutes for Brendan

I now average more than a minute per race with 9 minutes in 8 races

Hopefully more to come from Brendan as Hearts may have finally seen the light.

[el sid]

2nd place for nicky

3 rd in overall drivers championship

[Whoopy D]

Race 9 - April

Elliot Druce was on pole position for the April race after an incredible race last month and he continued in much the same way with a brace for Partick Thistle as they won 3-0. However after two poor races Loic Flamilson was in no mood to mess around, he knows a win in this race will secure him the drivers championship. In the 24th minute he halted his goal drought and went on to smash home 4 goals, the last coming in the 49th minute to help Gretna beat Incerness CT 6-3 and Loic to the front of the race. Marky Mark continued in the Aberdeen starting 11 as they beat Falkirk 1-0, Mikael Schøler Schøler retained his place in their starting 11 despite a serious lack of goals this season. Fuzzy Lightning came off the bench again for Dundee Utd as they lost 1-2 to Rangers, Andrew Billen and Nicky were involved in a 1-1 draw between their two sides and Mike Billcliffe played in a 0-1 loss to Hearts. Quick Nick failed to replicate the form from previous races as he failed to score for Clyde.

If Loic Flamilson wins this race he’ll have only his fantastic start to thank, the Frenchman picked up a strained his neck as he hit the tyre wall keeping him out for 1-2 weeks in a 2-0 win for Gretna over Falkirk. Elliot Druce was quick to take the initiative as he scored for Partick Thistle in a comfortable win, Quick Nick played as Clyde lost confirming either a 9th or 10th place finish in the first division. The Scottish Cup semi final was a disappointing game for Nicky as he failed to make any impression in a 4-0 demolition by Hearts.

Sunday meant the second semi final and it was another Rangers vs. Celtic affair, anybody expecting a high scoring game was disappointed, but there was drama aplenty. After 90 minutes it was 0-0 and the biggest surprise of all was Mark Webber coming on in the 75th minute. Rangers took the lead on the stroke of half time in extra time. Within 2 minutes of the restart it was 1-1 with Webber becoming a hero for the Celtic fans, unfortunately his efforts were wasted as his team mates failed to put their penalties away and Rangers progressed.

On Wednesday the teams involved in the cup played their game in hand, Marky Mark started for Aberdeen in a 1-3 win over Hearts, and Mark Cator started for Hibs in a 2-0 loss to Rangers.

A short race was coming to an end as the first game in the Championship/Relegation groups came about. Rangers got off to a great start with a 1-2 win over Aberdeen who had Marky Mark in the starting 11, rivals Celtic were even more impressive as they recorded a 1-4 win over Mark Cator and his Hibs team mates. In the relegation group Kilmarnock drew 2-2 with Gretna, Jack Villeneuve made a rare start for Gretna and Mike Billcliffe a less surprising start for Kilmarnock. Falkirk got a valuable 2-0 win over Dundee Utd, Elliot Druce returned from his loan and was straight onto the subs bench where he failed to make an impression from. For the opposing team Mikael Schøler was the hero as he scored the opening goal from a poor back pass that didn’t reach the keeper. Back in the championship group Nicky came on as a second half substitute and scored to rescue St Mirren from defeat as they drew 3-3 with Hearts. In the lower league Quick Nick rediscovered his goal scoring touch with two goals in a 2-1 win for Clyde.

The final game of the month was played in the lower league as the SPL teams rested for the weekend, Quick Nick managed to score for Clyde in a 3-3 draw.

Final Positions

1st - Loic Flamilson

- Quick Nick

3rd - Elliot Druce

4th - Mark Webber

5th - Mike Billcliffe

- Nicky

- Marky Mark

8th - Fuzzy Lightning

- Mikael Schøler

- Jack Villeneuve

- Mark Cator

- Andrew Billen

Drivers Championship

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">

Loic Flamilson 72

Mike Billcliffe 56

Quick Nick 40

Nicky 35

Elliot Druce 30

Billy Hawkins 27

Mikael Schøler 26

Andrew Billen 18

Marky Mark 14

Fuzzy Lightning 12

Mark Cator 12

Mark Webber 9

Lewis Hamilton 9

Arthur White 9

Jack Villeneuve 7

Alex Rodgers 6

James Knowles 2

Jack Smithston 2</pre>

Constructors Championship

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Team 9 83

Team 5 79

Team 12 44

Team 3 42

Team 6 40

Team 4 35

Team 7 30

Team 1 16

Team 2 9

Team 10 8</pre>

Driver of the Day - Loic Flamilson only managed one and a bit games but his 4 goals were enough to bag him joint first place and with only one race to go he put himself so far in front even if he doesn’t play next month he is our first drivers champion. His incredible performances have also ensured that Team 5 is well in with a chance of doing the double.

Congratulations Loic Flamilson

[aaberdeenn]

Great, cracked under pressure, fell apart when it mattered most, etc, etc. Horrendous.

Can't get much worse next season for me, well done to my team for keeping up the good effort.

Sorry. :*(

[spartans5]

well, i can't seem to get on the field, maybe next year

[el sid]

congratulations loic flamilson

quick nick and nick harvey (nicky) seem to be havin quite a nice battle for 3rd place

KUTGW !

[PoopyPants]

Yey!!!

I might even get a transfer to celtic next year

[super_lampard]

Two non finisher in a row

[super_lampard]

Originally posted by super_lampard:

Two non finishers in a row

Apologies for double post great updates again Whoopy D

[atbuk08]

Great stuff, Billen finally got off 16 points as well, what was he out with for so long.

[Whoopy D]

Originally posted by atbuk08:

Great stuff, Billen finally got off 16 points as well, what was he out with for so long.

A torn groin muscle

Final race update to come in a few hours when I get back from my brothers football match

[BP_Doosra]

I'm going away on holidays so I won't be able to post for the next week.

Hopefully Brendan will get more than 9 minutes of game time while I'm gone

[PaulHartman71]

3rd for Quick Nick KUTGW

[Whoopy D]

Race 10 - May

After winning the Drivers Championship in the last race nobody would blame Loic Flamilson for taking a break, but clearly he had his sights set on the Constructors Championship as well. His 2 goals helped Gretna to a 3-2 win over Motherwell where Jack Smithston was a surprise member of the starting 11. Marky Mark played for Aberdeen but failed to have the same impact as Andrew Billen who scored for Hibs in a game that ended 3-3. Mike Billcliffe Billcliffe played for Kilmarnock but couldn’t score as he looked to help Team 9 on their way to the constructors championship, the oppositions hero was Mikael Schøler who equalised for Falkirk in the 23rd minute. Quick Nick played but couldn’t score in a 0-1 win for Clyde in the Relegation Playoff Semi Final 1st Leg. Rangers handed St Mirren a footballing lesson as they smacked 5 past a helpless team containing Nicky and later Lewis Hamilton

On Wednesday however Quick Nick became the hero as his 39th minute goal earned Clyde a 1-1 draw to put them into the final.

Saturday came and Aberdeen were grateful to welcome back James Knowles as they drew 1-1 with Celtic. Elliot Druce, Fuzzy Lightning, Jack Villeneuve and Loic Flamilson all played in a 2-0 win for Dundee Utd with Champion Flamilson picking up a broken arm which will keep him out for a month. Kilmarnock and Mike Billcliffe were disappointed to lose 4-2 to Motherwell but Mark Cator was more than happy to score for Hibs in a 1-3 win over St Mirren where Nicky scored the home teams consolation goal. Mikael Schøler played for Falkirk as they beat Inverness CT 2-1 and although he didn’t do anything of note anything he might have done was hugely overshadowed by a long awaited debut for Moony who came on in the 90th minute.

The final weekend of the season approached and with only the Constructors Championship to be decided things were not as tense as they might have been, with Flamilson's injury Villeneuve looked to be getting some game time and it looked like Team 5 might steal the title from Team 9’s grasp.

Villeneuve did his best as Gretna beat Inverness CT 3-2 but he couldn’t score, would it be enough?... It looked like it would be as Mike Billcliffe came on as a sub in a 0-1 loss to Elliot Druce's goal for Dundee Utd. Sunday saw the last 3 games of the season and Andrew Billen's booking looked to be the only action worthy of note. Marky Mark had other ideas though, he scored just 12 seconds into Aberdeen’s game with St Mirren, surely the quickest goal we‘ll see in this competition. Mark went onto score another in the 28th minute as his team recorded a 2-0 win over a disappointed Lewis Hamilton who played the whole game.

Final Positions

1st - Loic Flamilson

- Marky Mark

3rd - Andrew Billen

4th - Quick Nick

- Nicky

- Elliot druce

7th - Mikael Schøler

- Mark Cator

- Mike Billcliffe

Drivers Championship

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Loic Flamilson 82

Mike Billcliffe 57

Quick Nick 45

Nicky 40

Elliot Druce 35

Mikael Schøler 27

Billy Hawkins 27

Marky Mark 24

Andrew Billen 24

Mark Cator 13

Arthur White 9

Fuzzy Lightning 9

Mark Webber 9

Lewis Hamilton 9

Jack Villeneuve 7

Alex Rodgers 6

James Knowles 2

Jack Smithston 2

Moony 0

Pablo Gonzalez 0

Bob Mcbob 0

Brendan Petersen 0

Haowan 0

Michael Schumacher 0</pre>

Constructors Championship

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">

Team 5 89

Team 9 84

Team 12 49

Team 3 47

Team 6 45

Team 7 37

Team 4 36

Team 1 26

Team 2 9

Team 10 8

Team 8 0

Team 11 0</pre>

Driver of the Day - Once again it’s Loic Flamilson, despite picking up a serious injury the Frenchman did enough to secure himself joint top spot and help his team to the Constructors title. From day one Loic looked a threat, winning the first race of the season and going on to record 6 wins overall he was a worthy winner of the Drivers Championship and was the main reason for his teams Constructors win. Special mention also for Marky Mark who came from nowhere to finish level with Flamilson.

07/08 Drivers Champion - Loic Flamilson

07/08 Constructors Champion - Team 5

[MikaelS]

KUTGW! This is fantastic reading. Keep it up

[el sid]

4 th in drivers standings and 3rd in constructors standings

keep updating, kutgw !

[Ridleys]

Not doing very well unfortunately

Maybe a move in the summer would get me some more first team football

Great updates though Whoopy

[Whoopy D]

OK a few pics to keep you up to date with the goings on. Firstly the SPL finished like this for those who care, as you can see from the date I'm in August now so the new season will be underway soon.

I have a summary of appearances/goals etc here. Unfortunately it doesn't show Elliot Druce and Quick Nick's loan stats. And I have a summary of wages/values here

As I said I've got a bit ahead of myself so I can't tell you who was interested in your players at that time but you'll soon see what happens in the transfer window. However I can tell you that Bob Mcbob is learning from Scott McDonald and Mark Webber is learning from Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink. Lewis Hamilton is being tutored by Craig Dargo.

[PoopyPants]

Team 5 are Gretna right?

Can you post a screenie of the league table please?

[PoopyPants]

Damn, you beat me to it

Flamilson is top on Apps, goals, assists, Mom's, average Rating and Value.

Not bad

[Ridleys]

How did St Mirren finish 6th when they had less points than Inverness in 9th

[Whoopy D]

Originally posted by ridleys:

How did St Mirren finish 6th when they had less points than Inverness in 9th

During the course of a season, which runs from August until May, each club plays the others at least three times, either once at home and twice away or vice-versa. After this first phase of matches, by which time all clubs will have played 33 games, the league splits into a 'top six' and a 'bottom six'. Each club then plays a further five matches against the other five teams in their own section. Points achieved during the first phase of 33 matches are carried forward to the second phase, but the teams will compete only within their own sections during the second phase. After the first phase has been completed, clubs cannot move outwith their own section in the league, even if they achieve more or less points than a higher or lower ranked team, respectively.

Courtesy of Wikipedia

[Ridleys]

Originally posted by Whoopy D:

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by ridleys:

How did St Mirren finish 6th when they had less points than Inverness in 9th

During the course of a season, which runs from August until May, each club plays the others at least three times, either once at home and twice away or vice-versa. After this first phase of matches, by which time all clubs will have played 33 games, the league splits into a 'top six' and a 'bottom six'. Each club then plays a further five matches against the other five teams in their own section. Points achieved during the first phase of 33 matches are carried forward to the second phase, but the teams will compete only within their own sections during the second phase. After the first phase has been completed, clubs cannot move outwith their own section in the league, even if they achieve more or less points than a higher or lower ranked team, respectively.

Courtesy of Wikipedia </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Oh yeah, I think I uderstand now

[kingmike666]

Great Stuff!

Been away for a week so haven't been able to post, but it's been good reading to catch up on. Gutted about the constructors championship though, all down to that last race and we lost it! But I'm happy with 2nd in the Drivers Championship

Looking forward to a busy summer and the new season now.

Couple of small requests if I may. A screeny of the 'stats' screen for all the drivers (so them all on a shortlist or something with the years stats shown) would be great.

Also a summary of the summer transfer activity when i's done would be great.

Really exciting stuff here though KUTGW!

[SJ234]

great updates

at least celtic havent forgoten bob