SRL88 Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Nice win there. Good luck in the Semi's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 In a fun parallel, I went to a real life US Open Cup Quarterfinal game last night and watched my beloved Philadelphia Union take on the Harrisburgh City Islanders (who I've played 3 times this season as Dover). It was a blast of game where the Union came out on top 5-2. Here are the highlights of the exciting game. [video=youtube;cDUKuXC07W4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDUKuXC07W4 September Update Table Dover's Remaining Games We need to win our next game if we want a shot at the title. Both games are at home but we have had miserable home form in the league of late. Chicago doesn't play either us or Jersey so only Jersey controls its own fate. Its going to be close. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerud Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 A win against Jersey would be huge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted June 27, 2012 Author Share Posted June 27, 2012 Yes!!! I finally got the board to agree to stuff. I've got to put the prize money that I've won from the NAOC towards new youth facilities and a higher payroll budget (though its kind of useless now if they go low budget at the start of next year). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarman Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Looks like it will be a tough end to the season, hopefully you can beat Jersey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancer890 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 As every Kings fan said earlier this month, BEAT JERSEY!!! Nice to see the facilities upgrade as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 Dover Mustangs July/August 2015 To Playoffs We Go Matches USL-Pro East We ended up 3rd on goal differential. We only tied Jersey but it wouldn't have mattered anyway as Chicago took home the trophy. We've lost all ability to win at home in the league and it continued in the promotion playoffs that saw us draw at home but a strong away game kept us alive for a rematch against Jersey to see who goes up to the USL Pro next year. North American Open Cup A tough fought game against seattle that saw us lose a very close game on the scoreline but not very close in actuality. A Milestone during the promotion playoffs! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.W.G Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Good to see the youth facilities get improved as well as increase in the wage budget.As for the playoff,come on dover!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Take Jersey down! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 2015 USL-Pro East Promotion Playoff Final 1st Leg I want from very to pissed off in almost no time. We had the fixture locked up, and then we decided to not play during the last 4 minutes and ta-da 2-2 tie. 2nd Leg We were staring the loss in the face when Giezen, in his second game back from a long term injury, returns the favor from the 1st leg and scored a stoppage time to win us promotion to the 3rd Tier!! Final Table So despite going 0-5-2 against Jersey in my career we promote ahead of them to the USL Pro Division! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexcharliemann Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Watched the highlights of that game, some cracking goals! I must be rather off on my perception of football in America, I'd have thought outside of the MLS it wasn't well supported but that was a cracking atmosphere! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerud Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Nice promotion! And in style too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulHartman71 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 congrats on the promotion, how do you think you'll get on in the USL Pro? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 It was close but great promotion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 alexcharliemann-Soccer is definitely on the rise on the US. It was a very fun game to be at, funnily enough the stadium was only 1/4 full (about 4.5k people there, stadium holds 18.5k, usually sells out for league games). The open cup isn't really well followed or well attended. I'm hoping it'll be better in the semi final since we'll be playing an MLS team. cerud-Thanks. I may have been quite exuberant in my reaction. PaulHartman71-I don't know. We've beaten some USL Pro teams this year but never controlled a game. First goal is avoiding relegation but I think we might go top half if we can get a strong start. Promoting to the NASL requires finished in 1st and with a playoff with 3 NASL teams. I don't think we're ready for that unless we make some impressive signings. deltablue-Thanks! I'm excited for the next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 Dover Mustangs 2013 Review USL-Pro East Results | League Table | Most Valuable Player | Golden Boot | Defender of the Year | Goalkeeper of the Year | A very good season the saw us to promote to the 3rd tier USL Pro league with a promotion playoff win. No award winners but Jimenez finished 3rd in the golden boot race. North American Open Cup Results | Final | A fantastic run saw us go all the way to the semi final where we went out against the eventual champion Seattle Sounders United States Open Cup Results | Final | Unlucky draw saw us go out in PKs to a NASL side. USL Cup Results | Final | Lost in the 1st round, no to upset about it. Other Competitions MLS | Club World Championship: Final | Colonial Division 2 Reserve League | NEPL Academy Division | A Canadian 1-2 finish in the MLS and Man United win the CWC. A strong showing by our reserves that left 3 points out of third promotion wile our academy failed again to promote out of the bottom tier. Fan Awards Fan's Best XI | Fan's Player of the Year | Rafao takes the fan player of the year this season, and the pest eleven is shown on the left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerud Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 So, now just one below the NASL? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 Dover Mustangs 2016 Season Preview Board Expectations: USL Pro: Avoid Relegation (Media Prediction 20th, Promotion Odds 200-1) North American Open Cup: 1st Round United States Open Cup: 1st Round USL Cup: Learn from the experience My Expectations: USL Pro: Avoid Relegation North American Open Cup: Make a run. United States Open Cup: Have Fun USL Cup: Make a run. USL Pro 28 games in the and the league splits after the 1st 19 games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 cerud-yes. Though I had it backwards top 3 USL teams and bottom 1 NASL team go in to the playoff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.W.G Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Congrats on the promotion.Good luck in the new season avoiding relegation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexcharliemann Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 alexcharliemann-Soccer is definitely on the rise on the US. It was a very fun game to be at, funnily enough the stadium was only 1/4 full (about 4.5k people there, stadium holds 18.5k, usually sells out for league games). The open cup isn't really well followed or well attended. I'm hoping it'll be better in the semi final since we'll be playing an MLS team. Damn, well you guys made some noise. You can get kicked out for that at my club, these days we abide by library rules... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 Dover Mustangs Preseason 2016 Season 6: Revenge of the Board Youth Intake Another very good intake with a few players the will be able to contribute shortly. Acuna is going to challenge Jimenez for the starting role with Rafao very quickly I think. Friedlies I set up as many friendly against MLS squads as I could. Most of the games were pretty close possession and chance wise and we just need to have better finishing to be able to top them. Transfers We took a lot of players from our intake which meant that dead weight had to go. I had been trying to shop May and a few others all last year without much success. I am still trying to sell Marin because now his pay is up to $5.5k/week and I've tried negotiating lower but now he wants $10k! I'm also trying to move Giezen because this level is probably one step too much for him and he's one of the top earners at the club as well at $1.4k/week. I've brought in a AM® (Appleton) for the 4-3-3 and a Back up GK (Jordan) who is around the same ability as Fenner and is 5 years younger. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerud Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 That's pretty much an entire squad you got rid of there! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 Dover Mustangs March/April 2016 A Fine Start Matches USL-Pro A very respectable start to the season. We sit in 8th place, 6 points out of the playoff positions. A very disappointing loss against Cincinnati though, the players definitely got a piece of my mind. USL Cup Strong win propels us into the 3rd Round of the cup. In fantastic player news, I talked to Marin and got him to lower his salary demands and signed a two year deal at $2.9k per week. I now have also signed a few more extensions and now have almost 3kp/w to work with as well as 2 more international spots. I'll post any new additions to the squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerud Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Why is Victoria United playing in the USL Cup?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 cerud-They are in the USL Pro West division. Of the people I released the top 4 were back ups that hadn't played in more than 5 games over the last two seasons the rest were former youth players that didn't have potential worth staying around and were replaced by most of the youth squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.W.G Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Solid start to the league and cup,hopefully you can have a successful cup run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarman Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Pretty good start to the season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatTraveler Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 So 5 promotions in 5 seasons? not bad Great start to this season too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK22 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Well done on getting promoted- you've made a solid start to the new division too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Again doing alright in a new level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRL88 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Doing quite well at this level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 7, 2012 Author Share Posted July 7, 2012 B.W.G-Thanks it's looking to avoid relegation Scarman- Thanks! TheGreatTraveler-Its been incredible so far. I'd say the first 4 were expected since I kept bringing in better talent and usually had the highest salary in the league but the 5th was a definite surprise when I couldn't add much to due budget restrictions. It's pretty much certain that it won't happen this year though. AK22-Thanks, its been a good start but we've fallen a bit since. deltablue-I think the squad doesn't know how to have a bad season SRL88-Thanks, if I finished in this position I'd be very happy with the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancer890 Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Great work getting to the USL Pro division. Hope you're in the top 10 after 19 games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 7, 2012 Author Share Posted July 7, 2012 Dover Mustangs May/June 2016 Cup Success, League Mediocrity USL-Pro Our performances has slipped and we stand in 12th place. I really want to sneak into 10th place in the next four games to guarantee us a spot in the top 10 and a $2M payout at the end of the season. It's possible and my next four games are against the 4th, 6th, 14th, and 18th placed teams. We'll need at least two wins in those four games and likely more to pass SGM and Puerto Rico. USL Cup We continued our progress this cup and have reached the quarterfinal with a close win over a USLE side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerud Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 A 10th place finish is very possible. The Railhawks in the USL Cup may be a bit more difficult. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 7, 2012 Author Share Posted July 7, 2012 North American Open Cup We got our first win over an MLS side! We're back in the 4th Round but we will be facing another MLS side, Columbus Crew, away from home and it will take another great performance to move on. The win over Chivas was especially impressive when you see the general stats below, and Andrew Trevino only got the start because Renzo Marin was tired. Stats from the game In other news our board has agreed to attempt to buy our stadium! Updated facilities after the improvment to the youth facilities Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 7, 2012 Author Share Posted July 7, 2012 Transfers New Signings Jimmy Montgomery Quincy Promes Joshua Levey Javier Nunez A Current Real Life MLS Player Signs with Dover! He will join for the next season and I'm excited to have the current RL captain of Montreal . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 7, 2012 Author Share Posted July 7, 2012 rancer890-Definitely the goal for the season. Also I have attempted to make the Marauders my feeder club just waiting to see if the board can make a deal. cerud-I have to play them twice in the next 2 months Wins in both would be greatly beneficial. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarman Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Great win over Chivas! 10th is definitely achievable, good luck! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.W.G Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Hopefully you can pull away from any relegation battle.That win over Chivas is simply brilliant Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 7, 2012 Author Share Posted July 7, 2012 The Euro's have ended and 14 different coaches left their positions/were fired so I applied to all of them. England repeats as Euro Champions (probably due to avoiding any penalty shootouts) Well there goes any ego I had Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 I find that a bit of a cruel addition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cswalk08 Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 Hey Guys, I haven't been having as much fun as I would like playing this save of late so I'm going to take a short break from it and start up a journeyman career. I only think I'll take a few weeks off before I go back to it but I want to play a different save and see if I can have a bit more fun. I've also been busy the past week or two since I found a new job and have been getter ready to relocate in 2 weeks. I did play the save til the 19 game league split point and managed to sneak into 9th place thanks to a few teams having amazing crashes into the bottom half. Hopefully I'll be back to this thread soon but look out for my journeyman thread! -cswalk08 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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