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[The Lambs]

Nakano has a strong left foot and very strong right foot (like rl ).

I've played left back and right back before without any problems, so the virtual me should be fine.

Your training for that position now, your not very versatile or adaptable, so it might take a while.

[rancer890]

Your training for that position now, your not very versatile or adaptable, so it might take a while.

Ok. Maybe Nakano isn't as close to his real life counterpart as I thought...

The next update coming soon?

[RUFC4eva]

not a bad start have got into the 1st team squad only on the bench but hopefully will progress to first team

[Terras-FM]

Whens the next update son.

[The Lambs]

Two matches to play until the December up date.

[tomsmith1989]

cool. looking forward to it.

[The Lambs]

December Season 07 Key Matches and Events

Gazza under pressure

The 30 point penalty is messing with the boards head, lets hope I survive to get the job done.

FA Cup second round: Leicester 0-2 Luton

Match Stats

Leicester are expected to pile on the misery for Luton Fans and take a comfortable win from the meeting. Hopefully we can turn this confidence against them.

To add extra spice, the Leicester GK is Conrad Logan who was sold from Luton at the start of the season.

We also met in pre-season where they took a 1-0 lead away.

11 mins. Stig throws him self in front of a shot and stops a certain goal.

15 mins Chris Small picks up a knock (potential head injury - 57% condition) and is substituted, Haowan comes onto the centre of the pitch and Giovani goes out wide.

18 mins. Nakano is penalised for holding and Leicester get a free kick in a dangerous place and force a brilliant save from Paglicua.

18 mins. From the goal kick Smith, Dawson and Haowan combine in the centre of the pitch before feeding the ball through to Hasslebaink on the edge of the box. Hasslebaink chips the rushing out keeper, GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLL!

33 mins. Delgado working the right side of the pitch crosses the ball into the box, Leicester scramble to clear the ball and the home fans hold their breath before the ball pops out of the melee and is cleared to safety.

41 Nakano is called over by ref Steve Bratt for his third foul, this time it is a card. Yellow.

44 mins. Nakano and Stig are working over time to guard the Luton goal as Leicester pile on the pressure, another great interception from Stig.

45 +2 mins. Stig penalised for holding, Yellow. Both central defenders are on Yellows now.

Half Time. Gazza is very happy, but tells his team to not get complacent despite his Assistant urging him to praise them.

49 mins. Stig clears the ball behind for a corner and then clears the corner cross, he is having a good game.

52 mins. McCarthy fouled 25 yards out in prime Haowan territory, but the dead ball doesn't clear the wall.

60 mins. A free kick from 40 yards out finds Nakano in space on the edge of the box, he wheels round his defender and shoots into the far left of the net. Two Nil!!!! Nakano is delighted with his first ever goal, what a time to score it.

61 mins. Substitution, Sanchez on for a tired Smith.

64 mins. Hasslebaink shoots and it takes a great save to prevent another goal.

65 mins. Time to inject some fresh legs at the front, Soder on for Hasslebaink.

70-80 mins. 10 minutes of constant Luton pressure, but no goal to show for it.

83 mins. A Haowan corner finds Soder who puts the ball in the net, but the assistant raises his flag for a foul on the GK.

Full Time and Gazza is dancing with the fans.

Nakano gets a well deserved MoM.

League Match: Luton 3-1 Dag & Red

3 mins. Small under pressure from 3 defenders threads a great ball through to Hasslebaink who makes it count. 1-0.

10 mins. Luton have Dag & Red pinned in their own half, small has been deadly through out.

12 mins. Dag & Red counter attack and the ball goes from one end to the other before ending in the Luton goal. 1-1, great play by the visitors, but it is ruled out for off side. 1-0.

22 mins. Hasslebaink goes down from a challenge and is injured (no injury icon, but 67% condition, may need subbing.

25 mins. Hasslebaink goal, his injury doesn't seem to ba problem. The goal came from some fantastic build up play, Smith, Dawson, Delgardo and Small passing the ball through midfield to creat the space.

32 mins. Stig wins a courner and Small almost scores from the kick.

36 minutes. Dag & Red miss an open goa, terrible marking from Nankano and Stig. The visitors strike partnership are causing Luton problems, time for some man marking.

37 mins. Jones throws him self in front of a strike and stops a goal.

Half Time. Hasslebaink replaced by Soder.

48 mins. Goal for Dag & Red, great through ball, Luton are struggling to control the visitors attacking midfield 2-1.

62 mins. Haowan on for Dawson and Sanchez on for a very tired Nakano.

74 mins. End to end football results in Haowan winning a free kick on the edge of the box, the kick is deflected and the keeper can only parry it. Luckily the Dag & Red defence pick it up clear it.

80 mins. Soder tripped up in the box, Penalty! Stig calmly steps up and scores. 3-1.

89 mins. Dag & Red hit the woodwork.

Full time, Luton end Dag & Reds 10 match unbeaten run.

Luton reach 22nd place, this puts them safe from relegtion

League Match: Grimsby 1-4 Luton

Frith is handed his début to rest a tired Nakano, Giovanni is benched in favour of Haowan and Samuel Page is handed a start.

2 mins. McCarthy crosses under pressure for Hasslebaink to head in. Great start.

14 mins. Another McCarthy cross is met by a diving header of Haowan. 2-0! The Luton fans are taunting the opposition.

35 mins. McCarthy! It is all about him today, his cross into the box is deflected into the pass of Dawson who runs with the ball and has his shot deflected into the net. 3-0.

41 mins. Sage saves a great free kick.

42 mins. Sage parries another great free kick and Stig clears the ball into safety.

46 mins. Roy of the Rovers stuff. A Haowan corner is met by début boy Frith and he scores.

60 mins. Soder, Pieterzoon and Sanchez on for Hasslebaink, Jones and Delgardo.

63 mins. Another great block from Sage. Every starting player has an 8 rating at the moment.

64 mins. Stig body checks Rhodes and gives away a penalty. Sage hardly moves. 4-1.

83 mins. End to end football with shots being saved at both ends.

Another 3 points in th bag and Haowan is MoM.#Luton are up to 20th.

Page and Frith in the team of the week.

McCarthy injured.

Crawford is brought into the squad as a replacement.

League Game: Luton 1-1 Macclesfield

Luton are favourites for this one.

Half Time, Macclesfield have come here for a draw and are defending deep and stifling the Luton game.

65 mins. Giovanni and Soder on for an tired Crawford and a unimpressive Hasslebaink.

65 mins. Dawson brings down a Macclesfield striker in the box. Penalty is awarded, but it looked like a dubious decision. Sage the hero saves the shot!

A bore draw, Luton really should of won this one, points lost.

MoM Delgado gets MoM.

League Game: Chesterfield 1-2 Luton

Chesterfield are on a poor run and moral is low.

23 mins.Luton have been totally dominant, but a Haowan mistake in midfield gives Chesterfield a break and a chance at goal. Only an great interception from a tracking back Jones stops a goal shot.

24 mins. Haowan tries a long range shot, but it is closer to the corner flag than it is to the goal, the Chesterfield fans taunt him.

28 mins. Haowan silences the opposing fans with a great shot after being set up by a selfless Small pass. It is the Luton fans turn to shout Haowans name.

Half time. Jones is not impressing, lets hope a good talk can raise his game.

46 mins. Hasslebaink forces a great save after some brilliant midfield build up play.

53 mins. Chesterfield are playing long balls over the Luton back four and it is taking some desperate tracking back to prevent the break.

60 mins. Chris Small is taken out by a dangerous challenge, Gazza has to be restrained by the 4th official when the ref doesn't even award a yellow card.

Substitutions. Small has a potential knee injury and is replaced by Pieterzoon who is playing out of position in the AMR role. Sanchez and Soder come on for Hasslebaink and Jones.

66 mins. Brilliant one touch football by Sanchez, Crawford, and Haowan sets up Soder who drills the ball under an out stretched keeper. The assistant rules it out, but it was never off side.

71 mins. Constant pressure by Chesterfield is rewarded with a goal, to rub salt into the wound it is off side but the assistant keeps his flag down. 1-1. Gazza spits his dummy out of the pram, he is clearly not happy with the assistant.

80 mins. Chesterfield go 4-2-4 in an attempt to get the winner. Both sides are playing very attacking football now, this could go either way.

92 mins. Penalty! Derek Niven holds back Dawson and is sent off with his second Yellow. Stig steps up and keeps his calm to make it 2-1.

Full time. Haowan gets MoM.

Merry Christmas!

We are 19th, how is that for a present?

League Game: Luton 0-0 Wycombe

Wycombe are in 7th place, which is our new target, so we must win this game!

Hasslebaink is out of form and is dropped. Soder starts and Griffiths-Smith goes onto the bench. Nanko replace Stig in defence and Haowan sits this one out on the bench as he looks tired, Giovanni fills his boots.

Pre-match. Soder is told he needs to perform if he wants to keep his spot.

20 mins. Luton start well, Soder in particular is working his socks off.

25 mins. Wycombe start to work their way into the game and win a succession of corners and free kicks in dangerous positions.

33 mins. Luton get back on top and win a brace of corners with no return.

39 mins. Dawson gets the ball in the net, but play is brought back for a Soder foul.

Half time. Gazza is disappointed with the first half performance and lets them know as much. In particular Soder and Nakano feel his fury.

66 mins. Haowan replaces Soder up front. Sanchez replaces Nakano.

94 mins. Wycombe get a corner with seconds left on the clock, it is cleared for another corner by Sanchez and it is all over. 0-0.

Another MoM for Delgado.

League Game: Bradford 2-4 Luton

Bradford are top of the table, so this will be a bloody hard match. A loss here will seriously dent any promotion hopes. Our last five games away form is currently the best in the league, so we have a glimmer of hope.

Soder keeps his place in hope of an improvement in form.

1 min. Giovanni blasts one at goal, it goes into the top row of the crowd.

2 mins. Giovanni lets fly with another shot, this one is a sweet as a peach and we are ahead, great vision from Soder to pick him out.

9 mins. The ball falls kindly to Soder, who under pressure lets one rip and wins a corner from the diving keeper.

10 mins.TWOOOOOOOO-Nil! Giovanni gets his second.Smith picks him out in space and the rest is simple for the Brazilian.

17 mins. Bradford force a greay save from Sage after a deflected shot hits the post and falls to their striker.

38 mins. Against the run of play Bradford win a corner. Sage gets a finger to the shot but only tips it into the goal. Bradford are back in the game. 1-2

43 mins. Lutons turn. Crawfords corner is met with a diving header from Dawson and it is 3 for Luton.

44 mins. Jones crosses to Giovanni who flicks it on to Soder, Soder takes a couple of touches then shoots. GOOOOOAAAAAALLLL! Soder kisses his badge and thumps the air, you can see what that goal means to him.

51 mins. Small is on a mission, he is chasing every ball and making some fantastic tackles. Great play by the youngster.

62 mins. A through ball by Smith allows Soder to beat the off side trap but after running half the pitch he shoots right into the keepers arms.

65 mins. Jones is having a nightmare on the left. Luckily Frith, Nakano, Delgado and Smith are balling him out. Sage is doing fantastic saving every thing that gets through him.

Subs: Sanchez, Pieterzoon and Haowan on for Jones, Giovanni and Small.

75 mins. Gazza is waving good bye to the Bradford fans who are leaving in disgust.

82 mins. Soder has another goal ruled out for off side. Some cracking build up play is forcing fantastic saves from the Bradford keeper as Luton look for a 5th.

(NOTE TO SELF) put some one on the near post for corners.

85 mins. A rare miss-understanding in defence. Delgado plays a pass the ball across the goal mouth to Sage who miss reads it and the ball runs onto Riza who scores what can only be a consolation at this point.

A great victory for Luton to Bring December to a close.

December Fixture List

First team Squad

Jonny Dean on Loan

Goal of the month award

Manager of the Month

No Luton player won any awards this month.

League Table

Player Stats

Overview

Points above 2nd place and safety = 6

Points difference to a play off position = 16

[ssestig]

i've scored two pens in december and helped us up the table. not happy with giving away the pen vs grimsby. kutgw mate.

oh and by the way i'm on holiday from tomorrow until the 16th so won't be posting.

[Charlesbeams]

injured twice, but nothing serious , seems like ive been doing ok

KUTGW!!

[Guest roberto922]

I'm back! KUTGW, this is the one I'm enjoying the most atm tbf, will you be doing this for a few seasons?

[The Lambs]

injured twice, but nothing serious , seems like ive been doing ok

KUTGW!!

I am not surprised at your injuries, you have a big rating there.

I'm back! KUTGW, this is the one I'm enjoying the most atm tbf, will you be doing this for a few seasons?

Thanks, I am enjoying this as well. I intend to keep going for as long as my interest lasts and your support keeps me excited to post.

[tomsmith1989]

Great stuff. Luton would be running away with the league title without a 30 point defecit. Happy with my performances. Still only one red card through out the whole team. Kutgw.

[blowcrapup]

2 goals this month 1 disallowed goal and I gave away a penalty. Ahh a fun month for me.

[Guest roberto922]

Good to hear. BTW when I said 'I'm back!' I meant my forumite not myself the poster btw

[rancer890]

Good to see Nakano is contributing well.

Updated Projections

Projections tell us we would be 2 points behind 7th.

[Guest roberto922]

Will you follow players careers if they leave like Kipfizh did in 'what would happen if...'?

[Charlesbeams]

Will you follow players careers if they leave like Kipfizh did in 'what would happen if...'?

i was wondering this aswell

[The Lambs]

Random Thoughts

1) I never expected us to be in with a chance of promotion in the first year, I chose the 80 CA as this was a good level of ability for a top half team and with development you would all be awesome in the second season in League 2.

2) Development, to reach your potential of 170 PA (or higher) I need you all to gain a minimum of 12 CA year (if you start at 16 years old). My predictions were:

07/08 League 2, CA 80 average age 16

08/09 League 2 CA 92 average age 17

09/10 League 1 CA 104 average age 18

10/11 League 1 CA 116 average age 19

11/12 Championship CA 128 average age 20

12/13 Championship CA 140 average age 21

13/14 Premiership CA 152 average age 22

14/15 Premiership CA 164 average age 23

So by this stage of the season you must all have a CA of at least 86 to be on target, obviously promotion in the first year will screw this up.

3) Reputation. I started with a reputation of 3000 (lowered from 4000 to stop me being sacked). Because of our current league placing we have only gained 11 points in half a year.

[The Lambs]

Will you follow players careers if they leave like Kipfizh did in 'what would happen if...'?

I think I stated on the first page that I will follow the players who leave and try and recapture them.

They will be limited to updates like I do for the players who are on loan.

I will also try and get them back at the team in the future, they will only leave with a buy back clause.

[The Lambs]

Good to see Nakano is contributing well.

Updated Projections

Projections tell us we would be 2 points behind 7th.

I agree, after 23 games we are 16 points behind, so we have gained 14 points, that means we are on target for 28 by years end. We need the 5th to 9th place teams to have a poor run.

[rancer890]

I agree, after 23 games we are 16 points behind, so we have gained 14 points, that means we are on target for 28 by years end. We need the 5th to 9th place teams to have a poor run.

Which teams have the hardest schedule in the Top 9?

[Proccy]

As I'm not currently in the first team, can you send me out on loan to Stevenage?

Cheers

[The Lambs]

As I'm not currently in the first team, can you send me out on loan to Stevenage?

Cheers

Your too young, but you are currently in the team in an all changed central defence.

[The Lambs]

Which teams have the hardest schedule in the Top 9?

Only 23 of 46 games played, so every one has the same schedule.

[frithleeds]

46 mins. Roy of the Rovers stuff. A Haowan corner is met by début boy Frith and he scores.

YES! haha, my career is off to a good start, lets hope it continues

KUTGW

[The Lambs]

January Season 07 Key Matches and Events

Happy New Year

League Game: Chester 1-0 Luton

Match stats

Chester are below us in the League so this should be a sure win.

36 mins. Famous last words, Chester win a free kick on the edge of the box from a Nakano foul and they score from the dead ball.

66 mins. Subs, Frith, Griffiths-Smith and Sanchez on for Haowan, Nakano and Jones.

Rubbish match, we played like a team of school boys. Gazza rants at the players, he then goes on to criticise several of them in the press in the following week.

Gleballs loaned to a rival

Gazza has loaned out Dan Gleballs to play-off rivals Bournemouth. Gazza refused to comment on his reasons for strengthening a rival to promotion.

FA Cup Third Round: Yeovil 0-1 Luton

Match stats

Luton visit League One Yeovil who are expected to win with home advantage.

Gazza changes his central defence and rotates a few other players.

1 min. Proctor commits a foul on the edge of the box and gives a free kick in a dangerous position. The wall does its job.

10 mins. Yeovil continue to apply the pressure.

30 mins. Proctor gets a yellow card after another foul. Yeovil are still on top of the game. Luton can't get a shot on target.

38 mins. The Chopper on his return to the team rewards the manager with a great goal, a ball from Pieterzoon finds him on the box with space and he releases a fierce shot.

50 mins. Haowan forces a great save from a direct free kick from over 30 yards out.

60 mins. Luton are playing with a lot of confidence, the midfield are knocking the ball around well.

61 mins. Subs Frith and Griffiths-Smith on for Smith and Haowan.

87 mins. Despite having the best of the rest of the match, Luton could not put the game beyond Yeovil.

89 mins. Spuckler has to react quickly to smother a dangerous ball.

93 mins. Yeovil throw every thing at Luton, including the kitchen sink, but to no avail.

Chopper gets MoM.

League Game: Luton 2-0 Barnet

Match Stats

Next up is 4th place Barnet, who Luton managed a draw against earlier in the season.

Luton fielded an unchanged side.

10 Mins. Small is hacked down with a two footed challenge from Gillet, who receives a red card for his troubles.

Half Time. Barnet have been besieged in their own half as Luton make their extra man count, but they go in on equal terms.

52 mins. Haowan feeds the ball to Hopper who gets into space and shoots with power from distance. Dead lock broken.

60 mins. Subs Haowan moves up front and Soder is replaced by Griffiths-Smith. Frith replaces Smith.

66 mins. frith wastes a great chance to make it two by shooting wide.

84 mins. Crawford crosses and Hopper heads it in following a long spell of constant pressure.

A great result, 10 men Barnet were limited to 1 shot at goal. Chopper (who is playing remarkably cleanly) gets a MoM.

League Game: Luton 5-1 Port Vale

Next up is another team we drew 1-1 against earlier in the season. Vale are languishing in 17th in the league.

Nakano comes into defence for suspended Proctor (5 yellows)

Giovanni replaces a rested Hopper.

6 mins. In the torrential rain Holt plays a brilliant long ball over the Vale Back four for Soder to run onto, despite having yards to make up he gets to the ball first. Jinking right he blasts the ball from outsider the area. Soder slides across the soaked grass in celebration.

24 mins. Soder finds him self some space for Giovanni to pass into and after taking a few touches shoots. 2-0. Vale claim it is off side and they might have right to be aggrieved.

40 mins. Sloppy defending by Nakano as he loses his man and gives him a free shot at goal. 2-1

45 +1 mins. Crawford moves inwards dragging his marker with him, Sanchez runs into the space, He receives the ball from a Haowan pass and with all the time in the world crosses into the box. The high ball is met by a leaping Soder who earns his hat trick.

62 mins. Luton start the second half dangerously and Vale have to clear their line several times. The Luton attacking force are dwelling on the ball, inviting fouls from the Vale defence who earn two yellow cards for their cause. So the Gaffer makes some changes.

Subs. McCarthy, Delgardo and griffiths-Smith on for Pieterzoon, Haowan and Crawford.

68 mins. A Griffiths-Smith shot clatters of a Vale defender into the path of an on rushing Giovanni. 4-1.

88 mins. It is all Luton. A Sanchez free kick is deflected by the wall, the Vale GK parries it and Griffiths-Smith picks up the loose ball and fires at the keeper who can only push it into the net.

No prizes for guessing that Soder is MoM

Three Luton players in the team of the week.

Stig turns 17 and signs a professional contract

League Game: Bournemouth 2-4 Luton

Luton have met Bournemouth twice already this season and have one both games, so confidence is high that they can beat the 9th placed team.

2 mins. Bournemouth allow, Captain for this match, Haowan to run 40 yards with the ball un-challenged, even when he reaches the box, no one attempts to challenge him. Haowan does not squander the gift and scores. A slightly bemused Luton side celebrate.

15 mins. Luton have several good scoring chances denied them before Soder picks up on a bad defensive pass. He runs into the box and chances a shot at the rushing out keeper, the ball is parried but Soder leaps over the now stricken keeper and fires into the empty net. Great solo effort.

18 mins. From the restart Bournemouth come alive and their attacking play is rewarded with a headed goal from a free kick.

23 mins. Another Bournemouth free kick results in a goal, terrible marking as the goal scorer had acres of space and time.

31 mins. Spuckler belts the ball up pitch and Haowan latches onto the ball, beats the off side trap and drives in a low right foot effort. Luton are back ahead.

44 mins. Pieterzoon to Crawford, Crawford to Small, Small to an unmarked Haowan and it is a Hat trick for the young Spaniard. The smile on his face tells the whole story.

53 mins. Bournemouth hit the bar, the rebound falls to their forward who blasts it at goal, Spuckler reacts quickly to tip it over. Gazza is yelling at his defenders to get organised and the Luton bench are warming up.

Subs. Frith on for Nakano, Delgdo on for Pieterzoon and Dawson on for Soder.

60 mins. Gazza experiments and asks the front 3 Luton plaers to rotate positions as they wish.

(Note to self, corner routines are still not working, I refuse to use the challenge keeper flaw).

65 mins. Luton press and are rewarded with 4 corners, all of them come to nothing.

73 mins. Sanchez makes a great sliding tackle to deny a goal.

74 mins. Bornemouth are throwing it all at Luton. It is Proctors turn to get in a key tackle.

90 +1 mins. Sanchez show boats on the ball and loses possession, The GK has to dive to save the resulting shot, luckily Proctor is there to tidy up the parry.

Brilliant result as 4th and 8th lose and 5 place draws, leaving Luton 12 pints off a play off place.

MoM for the hat trick hero.

No prize for guessing who makes the team of the week.

Sanchez and Soder both share the same birth date. Turning 17 they sign professional contracts. They are joined by Spuckler 2 days later.

FA CUP 4th Round: Luton 1-1 Man City

A big game and no one thinks Luton can be Lion Killers, still worth a £100 bet on Luton to win as it will net you a £1000 return.

Can Luton or Port Vale make it into the next round to keep League 2 hopes alive?

Gazza plays safe and names and unchanged side, choosing continuity over fresh legs.

2 mins.Luton start brightly enough and even have the first shot by Soder which is well wide.

3 mins. At the other end Nakano takes the ball off Robinho's feet to prevent a shot.

8 mins. The visitors are allowing Luton too much time on the ball and Giovanni forces a save from Hart.

17 mins. Sanchez sends Wright-Phillips sprawling and Man City are awarded a free kick on the right. Petrov crosses the ball into the box and Pandev goes down under a Proctor challenge. The ref and lines man look at each other before awarding a penalty. Sanchez and Gazza are not happy. Elano stepped up and slots it home.

22 mins. Soder lets fly with another long range shot, at least he is getting closer to the goal.

45 +2 mins. Wright-Phillips gets fee in the box only to have his shot saved by Spuckler.

47 mins. A Robinho shot beats Sanchez, but proctor is there to clear it off the line.

51 mins. Luton have switched off. A Pandev shot clatters off the upright and is cleared by Nankano.

69 mins. Subs. Frith, Jones and Dawson on. Sanchez, Nakano and Haowan off.

74 mins. Unbelievable! One of the substitutes, Dawson, picks up the ball in midfield, under pressure from Ben-Haim and Garrido, he muscles past them both to fire a shot across goal. Soder holds off Richards and passes the ball into the left of the net. Luton are level and we have a game on our hands.

80 mins. Man City go 4-2-4 to try and snatch a goal

81 mins. A Johnsone corner meets Micah Richards head, but Sanchez is alert to the danger and pushes it over the bar. The repeat corner is a carbon copy of the first, but Sanchez holds it this time.

Full Time. Luton earn a replay, Gazza is ecstatic, you would of thought he had won the cup.

MoM for Soder, but I would of given it to Dawson for his assist.

Port Vale are knocked out by Birminghm.

Let us hope the ban is not when we get the replay.

Frith turns 17 and signs a professional contract

League Game: Luton 1-1 Exeter

The last game of January sees struggling Exeter visit. Luton beat them away 4-0 earlier in the season.

Gazza names a heavily changed side as he prepares to sit this one out in the directors box. As the match begins he can be seen to be propping up the bar.

4 mins. Gazza orders a pint of Bitter as Giovanni passes the ball to Soder, who under pressure takes his time to shoot and score. Goal!! Gazza leaps around the box.

25 mins. Gazza starts his second pint. On the pitch Soder and Giovanni are combining very well, they have now had 7 shots at goal.

Half Time. Exeter have yet to have a shot, unlike Gazza who is now on Whiskey chasers.

60 mins. Still no goal attempts for Exeter, Gazza is now trying to get some of the bar staff to repeat he infamous "Dentist Chair". Luton are in command, but can not get that second goal to kill the game off.

67 mins. Soder needs physiotherapy and looks to be labouring. Gazza needs the toilet and looks to be staggering.

70 mins. Exeter finally force a save from Page and win a corner.

71 mins. sanchez on for Soder?? Our Ass man is an idiot. DM for FC! Gazza calls him several unpleasant names.

83 mins. Luton still can't get the ball in the net when Exeter break and Sage has to pull off a brilliant save to keep a clean sheet.

88 mins. The inevitable happens. Exeter score with only there second shot on target, Holt blocks the shot but it still pitches into the goal mouth.

90 mins. Ass man waists time by making a double substitution, f-ing idiot.

Points dropped for Luton, Pints downed for Gazza.

MoM for Soder.

At least our Ass Mans contract is up at the end of this season. He will not be getting a new one.

Pieterzoon gets an international call up, good for him

January Fixture List

First team Squad

Jonny Dean on Loan

Dan Gleballs on Loan

Goal of the month award

No Luton player won any awards this month.

League Table

Player Stats

Overview

Points above 23nd place and safety = 9

Points difference to a play off position = 13 (Game in Hand)

[Charlesbeams]

not mentioned alot, but still seems like im playing quite well, looks like im some sort of Ronaldo, getting taken out all the time haha

KUTGW!!

[blowcrapup]

Wish I could see the replay of that assist. Im in about the top five or six for form as well.

[The Lambs]

not mentioned alot, but still seems like im playing quite well, looks like im some sort of Ronaldo, getting taken out all the time haha

KUTGW!!

You are rather delicate, so the opposition try and break you.

You have a great work rate, so you run up and down the wing all match, I play with zero Creative Freedom so it limits you to a one dimensional role. I am just getting you to cut inside, which gives space on the wings for the DR behind you.

CA wise you have grown well, one of the biggest improvements, not a huge jump in Mini Scout ratings, but Genie likes you.

It is hard to mention every ones role in the game, the wingers only really get written about when they get a good cross in.

You are also worth £325k, 7th highest in the squad, no one wants to buy you yet.

[Charlesbeams]

awesome, hopefully i wont have any serious injuries.

hopefully i can get my first goal for the club soonish , also how many Assists do i have?

£325k, not bad, who is highest out of the people that signed up? and how much is he worth?

KUTGW!

[The Lambs]

awesome, hopefully i wont have any serious injuries.

hopefully i can get my first goal for the club soonish , also how many Assists do i have?

£325k, not bad, who is highest out of the people that signed up? and how much is he worth?

KUTGW!

Tom Crawford is worth £475k.

Only 4 assists from 23 damage, you played much better in pre-season.

I will post the season stats up after the last game.

[ZJ]

Woohoo, I keep scoring. Given the formation I suit it very well. high jumping for crosses, high anticipation to take rebounds from other people's shots and good composure and technique once I get fed in the box. Hopefully I can keep improving a bit and stay in the team, I much rather be there than with any AI teams and go back on their general training scheme. I need heavy strength/aerobics and finishing/technique training at the moment.

How am I lasting through-out a game, in % terms? How much do I normally have left after a game? I think my low Stamina should mean I'll be useless the last 30 mins or so.

KUTGW!

[ZJ]

Just discovered I'm not either footed, just reasonable with my left. The game must have lowered that as well. Weird, hope it increases the same as the other stats although I've never seen it happen.

[cletus]

Nice to see that you are rotating the goalkeepers. Or has Pagliuca been injured?

Well, I'm happy with my 11 appearences so far and really excited about the match against Man City. Important save in 1st half overtime and also in the last 10 minutes when City was pilling on the pressure. (I assume that you are referring to me when you write Sanchez, since he was subst. in the 69. minute)

Cletus Spuckler

[chopper99]

Glad to see Chopper playing well when he gets a chance, feel free to re-train him as an AMC as he should have the passing and the long shots for it.

Overall the youngsters are doing really well so far. KUTGW mate.

[~Ian~]

Solid month for Sanchez, looks like he's improved his consistency. KUTGW

[The Lambs]

Woohoo, I keep scoring. Given the formation I suit it very well. high jumping for crosses, high anticipation to take rebounds from other people's shots and good composure and technique once I get fed in the box. Hopefully I can keep improving a bit and stay in the team, I much rather be there than with any AI teams and go back on their general training scheme. I need heavy strength/aerobics and finishing/technique training at the moment.

How am I lasting through-out a game, in % terms? How much do I normally have left after a game? I think my low Stamina should mean I'll be useless the last 30 mins or so.

Just discovered I'm not either footed, just reasonable with my left. The game must have lowered that as well. Weird, hope it increases the same as the other stats although I've never seen it happen.

Your lasting remarkably well and are by far the best straight forward in the team after Hasslebaink and I have decided to limit the 3 older players involvement as much as possible. I tend to sub you at around 60 mins to inject more pace. You are on a heavy fitness schedule but it has little effect, I was confused about the feet as well, it let some stay both footed and lowered others, no idea if it can increase, can't say I have ever tracked it before.

The front man is a target man who should lay the ball off for the rushing forward AMC, You need to get stronger to fill this role in higher leagues, but at this level you are great.

Nice to see that you are rotating the goalkeepers. Or has Pagliuca been injured?

Well, I'm happy with my 11 appearences so far and really excited about the match against Man City. Important save in 1st half overtime and also in the last 10 minutes when City was pilling on the pressure. (I assume that you are referring to me when you write Sanchez, since he was subst. in the 69. minute)

Cletus Spuckler

Your correct, I did mean you not Sanchez, I have made the decision to play youth over the older players where ever possible. I am currently rotating you both on 10 match schedules, you obviously got one match extra. This does mean you miss the Man City replay, which is good news for your record as it was not pretty.

Glad to see Chopper playing well when he gets a chance, feel free to re-train him as an AMC as he should have the passing and the long shots for it.

Overall the youngsters are doing really well so far. KUTGW mate.

He is now unconvincing as an AMC, but he does suit the role very well, I am surprised at how little you foul, I thought you would be a lot more dirty. I am going to start using you to replace Giovanni in the AMC role over the next few matches as I am led to beleive you need to play the position you are training in to develop correctly.

Solid month for Sanchez, looks like he's improved his consistency. KUTGW

To be honest, Sanchez is the second best player in the sign up squad based on mini scout ratings, only Hawan beats you. I like your versatility which is why you are on the bench rather than starting. You are rather injury prone and terribly inconsistent, but that might develop with time.

[blowcrapup]

Just out of interst how is Robert Dawson developing?

[ZJ]

Your lasting remarkably well and are by far the best straight forward in the team after Hasslebaink and I have decided to limit the 3 older players involvement as much as possible. I tend to sub you at around 60 mins to inject more pace. You are on a heavy fitness schedule but it has little effect, I was confused about the feet as well, it let some stay both footed and lowered others, no idea if it can increase, can't say I have ever tracked it before.

The front man is a target man who should lay the ball off for the rushing forward AMC, You need to get stronger to fill this role in higher leagues, but at this level you are great.

Don't worry about the fitness schedule, it will take about 2-3 seasons for it to take real effect and the only difference then will be 1, possible 2 points higher than if you would go for a "average" training schedule. I've noticed that with training youngsters that they are slow to gather the points in physicals than in other areas but they will get there eventually. It does however make a difference in the end, that much I'm sure off.

I agree about subbing me at around 60 on or off which is roughly what I think the player can handle. Combined with the training schedule I think I might be tired towards the end of the season, be sure to give me a 3 day rests every 2-3 weeks so I'll stay fit.

I don't think I'll function to well in holding the ball up. I might be alright now but later my passing/creativity/decisions and strenght isn't good enough to make it work. However, with my good Off the Ball and decent on both feet I will probably have time on the ball once I get it so that makes up for a bit. Other than that I think I'll do well just generally being alone up there, feeding of crosses, rebunds and passes the AMC can slid into the box.

Enjoying this, especially the gazza reflections to it as well.

[The Lambs]

Just out of interst how is Robert Dawson developing?

Pretty well, almost as good as Giovanni now, you and Haowan are first first choice AMC's

Enjoying this, especially the gazza reflections to it as well.

Cheers, It has perked my interest in the game again.

If you believe the start up screen, this season has taken me 32 hours so far. Up dates will slow down Tuesday to Saturday as dictated by my work schedule.

[The Lambs]

More random thoughts.

1) I am thinking of allowing all the players to choose one PPM to add to their profile each season for the first 5 or 6. How do you all feel about this?

2) You are all developing about the correct speed, some of you have gained your target of 12 CA already, others have a few points to go and one or two have managed 15 plus already. Ironically it looks like tutoring has slowed a Theo Stigs development even though it went well. The full backs are going slowest.

3) Start thinking of any screens you want to see in the end of season update, I will do all the obvious club and player screens, but anything obscure you all want? I guess end of season will be around Wednesday/Thursday at this rate.

4) How do we deal with sign up players who have not posted, what do you all recommend I do with these, so far I have one person who has not posted? I was thinking if you don't post for a whole season (unless you are away or otherwise busy) I will lower their PA to +20 above their current CA and pop them into the reserves. If they return I can restore your previous PA, but it will harm their development. I can then replace the missing sign up player with a new Youth player who can come through the ranks.

Any other ideas of how to deal with them? I obviously do not want people to post for the sake of posting, but I do like the idea that sign ups are interactive and not passive.

[blowcrapup]

Yeah I'm good with adding PPM. You could make it reward based but this would mean one player could end up with loads of them.

I just kicked them out in my sign up when I decided enough was enough as 2 rarely posted and 1 had never posted.

[ZJ]

Like PPMs, I'd love to have one or two as long as I can choose em . Don't think we should be allowed to add too many PPMs though, maybe 1 every other season or so so we'll end up with 1-3. 6 is slightly excessive.

Regarding those that don't post, do as you please. I'm not too bothered about anyone else as long as the team is doing well. If it allows others to have more players or get new active poster in I'm all in favour of getting rid of them.

[Guest roberto922]

I'd love to have my Personal and Transfer screens please. Also for club could we have the records (all at the end of the season.)

[chopper99]

More random thoughts.

1) I am thinking of allowing all the players to choose one PPM to add to their profile each season for the first 5 or 6. How do you all feel about this?

2) You are all developing about the correct speed, some of you have gained your target of 12 CA already, others have a few points to go and one or two have managed 15 plus already. Ironically it looks like tutoring has slowed a Theo Stigs development even though it went well. The full backs are going slowest.

3) Start thinking of any screens you want to see in the end of season update, I will do all the obvious club and player screens, but anything obscure you all want? I guess end of season will be around Wednesday/Thursday at this rate.

4) How do we deal with sign up players who have not posted, what do you all recommend I do with these, so far I have one person who has not posted? I was thinking if you don't post for a whole season (unless you are away or otherwise busy) I will lower their PA to +20 above their current CA and pop them into the reserves. If they return I can restore your previous PA, but it will harm their development. I can then replace the missing sign up player with a new Youth player who can come through the ranks.

Any other ideas of how to deal with them? I obviously do not want people to post for the sake of posting, but I do like the idea that sign ups are interactive and not passive.

1 - I like the idea of some PPM's but agree that one every other season is enough.

2 - Excellent, Gazza's drunken ramblings are obviously not having a negative effect on the progress of the players.

3 - I currently can't think of any screenshots except the obvious ones that I would like to see.

4 - I think anyone who hasn't posted at all this season should be impeded in some way so that the people taking part in the sign up and posting now and again have more chance of their players getting into the first team. Your idea of reducing their CA is a good one, you could also send them out on loan to the feeder club to ensure they don't start over someone who posts in the thread.

Loving the updates so far Lambsy, excellent stuff

[BamaToon]

Didn't check this at all yesterday, but I'm back today.

Anyway, a PPM sounds good to me if it's good with everyone else. If not, no big thing.

As for the no-posters, here's my take. Part of the entertainment is reading various people's reactions to their created players' (mis)fortunes. I'd be in favor of adding another active player/poster.

Anyway, here's hoping we can pull the magic upset in the replay.

[Guest roberto922]

What's a PPM? I've forgotten :o When's the next update? I need my fill

[chopper99]

What's a PPM? I've forgotten :o When's the next update? I need my fill

PPM = Players Preferred Moves such as 'Places Shots' or 'Tries Tricks' that can be found in a players positional info.

[Guest roberto922]

Oh yeah, thanks

[Proccy]

If I'm playing then don't worry about the loan

God I commit a lot of fouls and get loads of cards