ManUtd1 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 1 hour ago, thehazeofspades said: A pretty good way to clinch the league if you ask me. There's a pun in here somewhere...Glentoran Galacticos Gazump Glenavon for the League! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 16 hours ago, ManUtd1 said: There's a pun in here somewhere...Glentoran Galacticos Gazump Glenavon for the League! Well I've been put to shame with all my so called puns and self proclaimed pun ability Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto Nakamura Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 17 hours ago, ManUtd1 said: There's a pun in here somewhere...Glentoran Galacticos Gazump Glenavon for the League! 7 minutes ago, thehazeofspades said: Well I've been put to shame with all my so called puns and self proclaimed pun ability How about 'Glenavon't got a clue!' Either way congrats on the title Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 1 minute ago, Makoto Nakamura said: How about 'Glenavon't got a clue!' Either way congrats on the title 17 hours ago, ManUtd1 said: There's a pun in here somewhere...Glentoran Galacticos Gazump Glenavon for the League! We Glento-ran over them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 The cup runneth over with puns Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted February 21, 2017 Author Share Posted February 21, 2017 Glentoran FC 2020/2021 End of Season Update Schedule and League Position A disappointing season as we only secured the treble. Not sure if I'm joking or not honestly, as our form in the first half of the season was very inconsistent but when Europe was over we picked up and had an almost perfect second half of the season on the turn of the new year. Better in Europe as we were more solid in our defeats, and I really feel next year is the year we make it to the CL group stages. Squad and Key Players And obviously the ratings improved as our form improved, as the players picked up their play when it was weekly matches only. Rhys McCabe: I definitely did him dirty. From not a great player to our best player this season (by average rating) and best player in the league, Rhys really thrived in the advanced playmaker role. John Gray YP1A: The fans' and my player of the year, John continues his emergence as a superstar in this team, and gives me no reason to look for a right midfielder in the transfer window. His great season culminated with him winning Northern Irish Player of the Year, but coming second in Young Player of the Year again for about the 46th time. Curtis Allen: But there's always a spot for Curtis. No longer the alpha dog, he still had a good season and was top goalscorer amongst our striking inconsistencies. Might be the last season we see him in this section of the update. Sad tear. Transfers Peter Arkinson was a great success, and will be a mainstay in the defence for years to come hopefully, as will Ciaran McNally. KBN has the capabilities to be great if he just sorts out his consistency. Rhys McCabe can definitely be termed a great success in Borat's voice. Angus Beith was very solid as our ball winning midfielder, showing Robbie Garret and Stephen McAlorum that you can play the role without being sent off 8 times a season. Jordan Stewart was confusing. He's a good player, but he disappears in some matches. It might be due to him still not being fully comfortable in the central midfielder role I've given him (on attack obviously), but I'll give him one more season and see where we stand on him. Player Watch Everybody Loves Raymond: A season of first team football under his belt (although not very good football seeing his ratings) is always good for development. Need to see what Celtic do with him next season, as I feel like time is running out on him to take that next step in his development. Screenshot when he left. Northern Ireland in Europe We got to the EL group stage and ended up with 4 points in 3rd place. Coleraine lost in the 1st EL Qual. Round 0-5 to Valerenga (NOR). Glenavon also lost in the same round, very disappointingly though to Cork City (IRE) 1-6. Cliftonville faired better and beat Skenderbeu (ALB) 2-0 before falling to Malmo (SWE) 0-7 in the 2nd EL Qual. Round. Finances Slowly building a finance empire, and then we'll buy the whole of Northern Ireland... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 Glentoran FC 2021/2022 Pre-Season Update Our great European showing last year helped improve us as a club, but more importantly helped the league immensely. We're now 10 spots and 9 coefficient points off Serbia which would give us a team directly in the 2nd round of EL Qualification. Breezed past the Icelandic champions. As scary as a prospect as this was, I had hope as we've beaten some sound teams in Europe and generally our performances are very respectable. Did things the difficult way but did them nonetheless. Squeaky bum time after they scored the fourth in Belfast, but we hung on to advance and face.. Probably the best team we could have drawn, especially as we played them before back when we were semi-pro and beat them. And it was the same result this time round, and we're into the Champions League! Dreamy nights in *enter famous European footballing city here* await us. (Last team to be drawn was Feyenoord) Definitely not a horrible group, as Shaktar are one of the worst first seeds and there were stronger teams than Sporting. We might be able to get a point or two in this group. How I'll react when I come 4th in the group.. Peter Arkinson set his heart out on leaving and made a big fuss and I just couldn't keep him, so we collect a nice 250k for him. Hopefully the league gets a rep boost soon so my payers' values go up and I stop losing them for peanuts. James McIlhagga: Signed to be re-trained to a right midfielder, I really like his stats distribution. The only problem is we can't play him until he learns that position. David McCarthy: A step up on our current left midfielder, David was signed for a measly 155k (which is nothing when you're a CHAMPIONS LEAGUE team) and hopefully will stay for longer than a season and a half. Scott McClean: I actually feel bad for this, because I've just got an excellent striker (our top rated striker in the team now) for 11.5k. Starting from next season I'll start overpaying for Northern Irish players and pump money into N. Irish teams in the hope of turning them pro and improving European performances. Scott McMann: Signed to replace the loss of Peter Arkinson, he has good attributes and is still young, so it'll be interesting to see how he does. Jim Foley: Another player to compete for our 3 defender spots, I like the look of him the most from all of our central defenders. Calum Denholm: Brought in as backup in case of an injury crisis. Sean Black: See above. Player Watch Everybody Loves Raymond: Another season on loan in Scotland, hopefully he'll do better. Contract expires at the end of the season, and I'm considering signing him if Celtic don't renew. Screenshot when he left. Peter Pan in Our Hearts: He looks beautiful doesn't he? Played 4 matches for Hearts and has started off really well for them. I miss him. Screenshot when he left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Congrats on reaching the group stage! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 On 2/22/2017 at 23:22, ManUtd1 said: Congrats on reaching the group stage! Cheers ManUtd! I'm finding this FM easier finance wise than the previous versions, which makes this save much easier to advance and progress in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted February 24, 2017 Author Share Posted February 24, 2017 Forgot to mention this, but Celtic came in for another of our players, and I accepted to sell him. Stupid Hazem moment, he was valued at about 36k and I negotiated up to 300k with a 10% future sale clause. BUT, I forgot (or rather didn't know) that under 18 players aren't sold till their 18th birthday. So if I refused to sell his value would have gone up and I would've been able to sell him for even more later. Bollocks. Still, I have one more season of him to take advantage of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkehwbu Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Congrats on the group stages, hopefully you can get something and sneak a 3rd place finish Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted February 24, 2017 Author Share Posted February 24, 2017 4 hours ago, clarkehwbu said: Congrats on the group stages, hopefully you can get something and sneak a 3rd place finish Cheers mate! The update will reveal all. Glentoran FC 2021/2022 Mid-Season Update Schedule and League Position No domestic sweep this year, but we're running away with the league and already won a cup. Europe was respectable, with the biggest loss being by a 3 goal margin. Squad and Key Players Curtis Allen is below a 7.0. That's all I'm gonna comment on. Jordan Stewart: Producing the type of performances I expected of him when I signed him, Jordan has finally grown into his central midfield role and takes control of games now. Scott McClean: Not sure where to start here. Scott has been magnificent, contributing both by goalscoring and assistmaking (he leads our team in both categories). But he requested a transfer when he found out of Dundee's interest in him, and I told him I'd sell him for an acceptable price. He wanted to know how much that was and I said 450k and he said 200k and we couldn't agree on a price. Now he won't talk to me and his contract expires next season so...oops. David McCarthy: He might not have the third best average rating, but keep in mind my starters play in all the European matches and the backups play in the cups and weaker league matches, so the average ratings for the starters are "worth more" than the ones by the backups. Regardless, David has been good and is 3rd in assists after both Jordan and Scott and is having a good first season. Transfers Ciaran McNally left and will join our player watch section soon, couldn't do anything about it as they met his release clause. 2 players bought in to replace him. Ryan Gaffney: Maybe slightly overpriced, but we met his release clause as that was the only way to get him. Good potential and a good personality, can't wait to give him his debut. Mark McConville: Bought in from Cliftonville and I intentionally overpaid for him, but he actually looks to have good potential and will get some games as backup this season. Player Watch Everybody Loves Raymond: Sheesh, things have not been going to well for Raymond. I guess he made the move too quickly, and I doubt Celtic will renew his contract. If not, we'll be there sniffing a move out for him. Screenshot when he left. Peter Pan in Our Hearts: Hasn't been too great either, but better than Heaney for sure. Has glimpses of being good (as his Europa League and domestic cups average rating shows) but needs to add consistency to his game. Screenshot when he left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted February 24, 2017 Author Share Posted February 24, 2017 Glentoran FC 2021/2022 Youth Intake A very decent intake. 3 players signed to see if they make the first team, and 2 others signed in the hope of making them good enough for other teams in the league. Chris McMahon YP6A: Good CA? Good PA? Good personality? Good hair? In a position that we have about 16 different players in? Yay. Sean Higgins YP6B: I like him but that casual personality irks me. Not sure any of our players can tutor him, so that might be an issue. Aaron Lemon YP6C: We produce centrebacks. Shane Kelly YP6D: Will hopefully be good enough for other clubs. Alan Morrow YP6E: See above. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted February 27, 2017 Author Share Posted February 27, 2017 Glentoran FC 2021/2022 End of Season Update Schedule and League Position A record breaking season for us in the league. We couldn't quite replicate that in the cups and ended up with "only" a treble. But we more than made up for it with a very respectable showing in Europe. Squad and Key Players A better season squad wise as we had star players spread all over with some great average ratings. Everyone chipped in this season and it showed in the performances as the players would drop in in different roles and in different partnerships yet still perform admirably. Rhys McCabe: Continues to defy his critics and be our best player in my opinion. Mixes his attacking and creating and defending duties perfectly in the middle of the park. Jordan Stewart: Finally got to the form I had in mind when I signed him. Became our key creative outlet in the centre of the pitch and chipped in with more goals than last season. Scott McLean: Oh Scott how I don't want you to leave. Built up a deadly partnership with KBN and they had 60 league goals between them. He's still complaining and still wants to leave and we only have him for one more season. ****. KBN: All of the above but he doesn't want to leave. Transfers Another successful window in my opinion. After he got accustomed to the right midfielder role, James McIlhagga performed really well and has a bright future. David McCarthy and Scott McCann were good players as well. Scott McClean was a star, as was Jim Foley. The two Scottish loanees were only brought for cover. Ryan Gaffney was an instant starter and Mark McConville was solid when he played and still has room to improve. Player Watch Everybody Loves Raymond: Well he definitely played more, but no improvement in his performances. His contract runs out in the summer and Celtic have placed him on the transfer list....Screenshot when he left. Peter Pan in Our Hearts: Probably the best performer of the bunch, and the one who played the most. Peter still looks bloody brilliant for a 22 year old, so I envision improved performances next season. Screenshot when he left. McNally? More Like McNenemy: Ouch. Dreadful performances for a Hibernian side that finished a disappointing 8th. Not surprised, as his technicals are nowhere near ready the Scottish Premiership. Screenshot when he left. They'll be followed by Jim Foley, who had his release clause activated by Rangers. Ffs my defenders. Northern Ireland in Europe We reached the CL group stage picking up a point. Ballymena United lost to Hajduk (CRO) 1-7 in the EL 1st Qual. Round. Cliftonville fought bravely against Cork City (IRE) only to lose 1-3 in the same round. And Coleraine rounded up the 1st round exits by bowing to FH (ISL) 1-3. Not happy with this. Finances Improve EVERYTHING. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 1, 2017 Author Share Posted March 1, 2017 Glentoran FC 2022/2023 Pre-Season Update Almost broke into the top 100 for in club coefficient, and 9 points off Bulgaria which is the first improvement in qualification places. Oh boy. Disappointing first leg, battered in the second. Dispatched off easily. This would be a challenge. They beat us comfortably a few years back, so this would be a real marker to see where we've come as a team. Alrighty then. Guess we've improved. We were the last team to be drawn. Bollocks. But honestly no easy groups bar maybe group E, but we'll do our best. I forgot to take screenshots for the player watch section, so I'll do that in the midseason update. Rangers activated Foley's release clause, and I got tired of McClean's nagging and squad disharmony so we received 650k and 20% of his next transfer fee for a player valued at 70k with an expiring contract. Raymond Heaney: He's back. After a very unsuccessful trip up north, Raymond comes back an improved player and a star defender for us. Can't wait to sell him back to Scotland. Antony Wood: A bit of a steal at 85k in my opinion, Antony was bought in for cover in the central midfielder spots and should do an ample job. Brian Ward: Our starting keeper Gavin McCrea YP5A moves to Celtic this January, so we bought the best keeper in our league. Obviously paid Coleraine a really good amount for him, and we should nurture him well. David Smith: The star signing, David was on the transfer list in Liverpool and looked like a right good player. Comes in and competes with Rhys McCabe and Jordan Stewart for the creative spots in our midfield. I'll buy each player a yacht. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjaferrie Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Amazing results in Europe, nice one! That bank balance is also making my eyes water at the moment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 Glentoran FC 2022/2023 Mid-Season Update Schedule and League Position No unbeaten season and no domestic sweep of the titles=disappointing season. Honestly that should be the goal every season from now on, and there shouldn't be any excuse to why we're losing to teams when we can set out a strong 11 every match. Squad and Key Players 20 players with an average rating over 7. Good stuff. KBN: Manages to find a way of scoring goals no matter who he's playing against, and will probably be our top goalscorer this season. Also managed to get a face after the new update, so that's more comforting to the eye. John Gray YP1A: Back to his rich vein of form, he lads the assists charts and is an all round menace to opposition. Welcome back Johnny boy. Dylan Smith: A member of the Adebayor Football Players Association, he plays averagely all the time until his contract is in its last season where he becomes Ronaldo and scores goals and provides assists forcing me to hand him a new contract at which he'll go back to his poor form. Transfers No one new came in, but Gavin McCrea YP5A finally completed his move to Celtic as we waved a goodbye to him. Player Watch (Also known as prepare for the worst puns ever section) Peter Pan in Our Hearts: So after being slightly rubbish for Hearts, he managed to secure a move to Rangers and is now valued at 1.2 million and earns almost 3k in wages. Screenshot when he left. McNally? More Like McNenemy: Another slightly rubbish defender in Scotland, he has at least improved ever so slightly. Screenshot when he left. I'm Foley Against This: Wow, and I thought he'd be the best of the bunch. My tip to Northern Irish defenders: DON'T ****ING GO TO SCOTLAND. Screenshot when he left. Great Scott!: The least disappointing of the bunch, but I'm probably just being too critical of him (because I loved him). 3 goals in 6 appearances is fine for a 19 year old accustoming to a new league, and his performances in the cups and the under 20's league show he has potential here. Screenshot when he left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 Glentoran FC 2022/2023 Youth Intake The good: Those top two players are cracking, especially the striker. The bad: The personalities aren't that good. It's been difficult finding HoYD with good attributes AND personalities, so I've been settling for good intakes with bad personalities. The problem is we don't have any good tutors (bar maybe in defence) so it's a bit of a ****** situation tbh. Gary Morris YP7A: Ignore the determination, the average physicals and the fact that he doesn't really suit the AF role. 18 finishing at 15 years old. ****. Gary Murray YP7B: A good foundation to work on, will be retrained ASAP. William Armstrong YP7C: Another defender to add to our annual defender intake. Andrew White YP7D: I don't think he's good, but I'll sign him to improve him so other teams can have him. David Reid YP7E: I really like the looks of him and rate him more than my assistant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 Glentoran FC 2022/2023 End of Season Update Schedule and League Position l So the record points total made up for losing in the cup, as Linfield proved to be the most bothersome team to us all season long. Looking for an improvement in Europe though. Yes our team is definitely nowhere near the other teams but we are still to produce a shock against one of the big boys and the coefficient is going nowhere till we can get a couple of wins in the group stage. Squad and Key Players No player over 30 (bar Curtis Allen, but more on that later) isn't a route I planned to go to, but it seems the younger players are more willing to sign for us. This leave us in a tutoring conundrum but at the moment as we're still improving the calibre of the team I can't force myself to sign players based on personality alone. John Gray YP1A: Finally wins best player. After being second best for so long John finally stepped up to lead the team, topping the assists chart with ease and chipping in with a few goals as well. I triggered a 3 year extension clause in his contract to top things off. Dylan Smith: I don't know if he's good or not. His stats for us say yes, but they've come in bunches and he goes missing in some matches. I have no clue. KBN: Our top goalscorer, also inconsistent. But less inconsistent that others, so he's consistent in the amount of inconsistency he has. Transfers Raymond Heaney was good and is back to being our best defender. Antony Wood was underrated as he quickly stole Jordan Stewart's spot this season. Brian Ward was immense in goal after taking Gavin McCrea's place. David Smith emerged as our best midfielder and has started piping up about leaving. Player Watch Peter Pan in Our Hearts: Things didn't get much better for Peter, who's still struggling in Scotland. Could well do with a loan move to a lower league but at 23 I don't see him getting any better in Scotland. Screenshot when he left. McNally? More Like McNenemy: Not only has he not had a good time in Scotland, I also don't think his attributes have improved much seeing as he's had one and a half season's worth of first team football now. Another bad move? Screenshot when he left. I'm Foley Against This: Yuck. Screenshot when he left. Great Scott!: The only shining light? Maybe so. 6 in 17 isn't too shabby, should get more play time next season and then we'll fully judge him. Screenshot when he left. You Gavin a Laugh?: Didn't play for the first team, but some seriously impressive performances in the under 20's league and in one game for Northern Ireland. Has had tiny nudges of improvement in his attributes as well. Screenshot when he left. Northern Ireland in Europe Ballymena United lost in the EL 1st Qual. Round to Cork City (IRE) 1-7. Glenavon beat Dundelage (LUX) on penalties after drawing 2-2 before bowing out to Hapoel Be'er-Sheva (ISR) 3-4 in the 2nd EL Qual. Round. Cliftonville followed them in the same manner, albeit more impressively, defeating Dundalk (IRE) first 2-1 then losing 1-3 to Split (CRO). Great performances this year, and this is without me having fully pumped money into the teams. The real fun is when someone turns pro. Finances Still rich. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 Curtis Allen Appreciation Post Today, I was greeted with bittersweet news. It wasn.t unexpected as he had hinted to it, but it was still a hard pill to swallow. Our maestro, our legend, and my lover Curtis Allen has retired. A great man, and a legend in our eyes (regardless if the ******** game calls him an icon), Curtis will never be forgotten. I love you too Curtis. Goodnight sweet prince. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyGFC Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Brilliant to see someone playing as the Glens! Definitely watching this closely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 18 hours ago, AndyGFC said: Brilliant to see someone playing as the Glens! Definitely watching this closely. I shall bring you honour. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 6, 2017 Author Share Posted March 6, 2017 Glentoran FC 2023/2024 Pre-Season Update Baby steps. We're about 3-5 points away from the big boys. 5 places and 3 points off of Norway, and 17 spots and 12 points off of the Czechs which would give us another CL spot. Should be easy. And it wasn't. That draw is lost coefficient points. Not happy. A trip to Scandinavia. That's more like it. And we'll stay in Scandinavia. Not happy with Europe at all this year. There was a lot of squad disharmony so I'm not sure if that was what was affecting us but the team really wasn't playing well and we'll be getting no points in the group if we keep this up. (Rangers were the least team drawn.) Maybe points off of Fenerbache? All of those third seeds (bar maybe Kiev?) are miles ahead of us. Chris McMahon YP7B came in a couple of years ago and Celtic paid me 100k for him and a future transfer fee clause for someone who was valued at 10k at the time being, so couldn't say no to that. Raymond Heaney and David McCarthy kicked up a fuss each so they're off. KBN has a bid on deadline day leaving me without enough time for a replacement so let's hope I did well. David Adams: A bald professional at 20. Hehehehe. Corry Evans: I was a bit late with the screenshot, but he got sent off in his very first match. Nice one Corry. Stephen Byrne: A panic loan at the end of deadline day, let's hope he fills the KBN shaped hole in the squad. Player Watch Peter Pan in Our Hearts: Meh start, good in Europe yet not domestically. Screenshot when he left. McNally? More Like McNenemy: Not a good start for him at all, he's far too out of his depth here. Screenshot when he left. I'm Foley Against This: A decent enough start after getting a move to St. Johnstone. Screenshot when he left. Great Scott!: 5 goals in 5 appearances is a trick of barder. You Gavin a Laugh?: Brian has been the best of the lot in my opinion and has kept 2 clean sheets in 2 appearances and a sub appearance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheelf Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Welcome to the grind!!...where your team is way too good for the domestic challenge but not good enough for the Champions League. You've been unlucky with some of the groups you have been drawn into and have put some respectable performances though. You've made great progress and made Glentoran rich so I can see it being only a matter of time before you make the breakthrough. Incidentally, what's your game setup? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 9, 2017 Author Share Posted March 9, 2017 28 minutes ago, pheelf said: Welcome to the grind!!...where your team is way too good for the domestic challenge but not good enough for the Champions League. You've been unlucky with some of the groups you have been drawn into and have put some respectable performances though. You've made great progress and made Glentoran rich so I can see it being only a matter of time before you make the breakthrough. Incidentally, what's your game setup? What a grind it is....The issue is that all the groups are like this in the CL, and we still aren't in a position where we're able to sign high calibre players. For example I'm being rejected by low end Championship players, so realistically I'm competing with the likes of Arsenal and Monaco and all these teams with some League 1 and Scottish Championship level players. Which is why I think I'm going to add England up to League 1 to my setup, as I have Ireland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland all fully loaded but I'll need more. Also generally sorry for the lack of updates guys, midterms have been horrible. I should be able to get half a season (or more) done over this weekend (yes Arab weekends are Fridays and Saturdays) so hopefully updates will come. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 9, 2017 Author Share Posted March 9, 2017 23 minutes ago, pheelf said: Welcome to the grind!!...where your team is way too good for the domestic challenge but not good enough for the Champions League. You've been unlucky with some of the groups you have been drawn into and have put some respectable performances though. You've made great progress and made Glentoran rich so I can see it being only a matter of time before you make the breakthrough. Incidentally, what's your game setup? What a grind it is....The issue is that all the groups are like this in the CL, and we still aren't . in a position where we're able to sign high calibre players. For example I'm being rejected by low end Championship players, so realistically I'm competing with the likes of Arsenal and Monaco and all these teams with some League 1 and Scottish Championship level players. Which is why I think I'm going to add England up to League 1 to my setup, as I have Ireland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland all fully loaded but I'll need more. Also generally sorry for the lack of updates guys, midterms have been horrible. I should be able to get half a season (or more) done over this weekend (yes Arab weekends are Fridays and Saturdays) so hopefully updates will come. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 Just to show how easy life is in Northern Ireland when you play for us. David Adams came to us bald without a hair in the centre of his head, and has no managed to grow a full set of hair that looks quite good if I may say so myself. You're welcome David. Now start playing better you dickhead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keano16 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 42 minutes ago, thehazeofspades said: Just to show how easy life is in Northern Ireland when you play for us. David Adams came to us bald without a hair in the centre of his head, and has no managed to grow a full set of hair that looks quite good if I may say so myself. You're welcome David. Now start playing better you dickhead. We've done our end of the bargain, now you do yours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 14 minutes ago, Keano16 said: We've done our end of the bargain, now you do yours. *David Adams' press conference when he signed* Journalist: David you come in with lots of potential, even though manager Victor Goncalves has said he will gauge if you're worthy to start at your young age. How do you feel about this? DA: Well obviously I have a lot of respect for the gaffer but it's true, everyone comes in with the hope of being a starter. And with no heir apparent to that with all the youngsters around, I just need to be bold and have a clear head and I'll have a shining chance to make it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 Glentoran FC 2023/2024 Mid-Season Update Schedule and League Position A very conflicting season. On the one hand we've lost far too many matches in the league (twice to Armagh!) and we've lost in THREE cups, so we'll be only achieving a double (which is considered a pretty **** poor season for us). This and the poor European qualifying has opened my eyes to how much we used to depend on KBN (he was injured for a few of the first matches). On the other hand, we got our first win in Europe and we aren't drawing as much in the league. We also hopefully won't play Armagh anymore this season. Squad and Key Players And in the absence of KBN, our youth has stepped up. A very pleasing site to see, but if I could be constructively critical, it's that they aren't really "big time" players. A lot of the goals and assists have been bunched in the 6-2 and the 5-0 wins, and sometimes we've found it hard to hit the net in other matches. But I still love all of them and in a way I'm glad KBN left so I can give these guys more playing time. Sean Higgins YP6B: Our deep lying forward, my biggest regret is not letting our lord and saviour Curtis Allen tutor him. But 19 goals and 8 assists in 22(6) matches is a great return. Gary Morris YP7A: And his partner in crime. Gary WAS actually tutored by our Jesus. 16 year old Gary has 19 goals and 9 assists in fewer matches than Sean. Blooming hell. Peter Collins YP5B: And our leader in assists, Peter doesn't seem to have much about him apart from being very fast (which shows as his performances in Europe haven't been that good), yet he finds himself topping our assists chart with 13. Transfers We've gone money mad. David Smith was sold with a 30% of future transfer clause arranged as he was starting to moan, and I don't deal with players who moan. Lewis Parslow: Our record buy, and what a good one it is. Comes in to be our immediate starter at our creative midfield spot, and as Antony Wood will be off to Burnely on a Bosman, one of Rhys McCabe and Angus Beith will probably not have their contract renewed this season. Sorry boys. Tarek Maaloul: My first non-British signing and I just couldn't resist. Unfortunately both him and Lewis would only agree on one year deals with release clauses, so we'll have to renew their contracts as ASAP. Player Watch (For player watch I'm going to start to only watch former youth players, as keeping an eye on all former important players would be far too much of a hassle. Sorry to anyone interested in seeing my former defenders getting 6.7 ratings in Scotland.) You Gavin a Laugh?: Very respectable. 14 clean sheets in 22 matches for an 18/19 year old in a new league and country is nothing to be ashamed about, hopefully things will kick on for him from here. N. Ireland have 2 great goalkeepers in Gavin and our Brian Ward. Screenshot when he left. Laying Down the Smackdown: Chris McMahon YP6A was the surprise move that went to Celtic, but was loaned to Cliftonville this season where he's played very well so far. Still a traitor. Screenshot when he left. The Marksman: Grant Marks YP3A was a favourite of mine, but couldn't find a place for him in our 3 at the back formation, and he couldn't learn to play left midfield. He was unfortunately sold, but he's been amazing for Hearts, and has gone up in value immensely. About a million percent up. Screenshot when he left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 11, 2017 Author Share Posted March 11, 2017 Glentoran FC 2023/2024 Youth Intake Bloody hell that's a good intake! And a Brazilian in there as well. Peter Berry YP8A: The diamond of this intake. Fairly professional personality with 2 star CA and 5 star PA. The real question is do I retrain him as a striker or as a midfielder, seeing that I have no space to play him in either Jamie Murray YP8B: Bad personality but seems to have decent potential. Will be retrained as a left midfielder. Solivan Roberto YP8C: Or Solivan Roberto McIntyre if we go by his full name. A Brazilian with casual personality? We've found the Northern Irish Ronaldinho boys. Grant McLellan YP8D: Again, I rate him higher than my assistant. Or at least I think he has more potential, because all he's missing is improving his heading and he's already as good as some of our starters. Grant Hall YP8E: Signed in the hope of improving other teams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 11, 2017 Author Share Posted March 11, 2017 Glentoran FC 2023/2024 End of Season Update Schedule and League Position A real meh season. Disappointing domestically by our standards, but I guess getting a win in the group stage was something to be proud of.Also disappointing that Linfield could not qualify to Europe, as them and Cliftonville are the only two teams with the finances to be able to turn pro (bar a consortium or tycoon takeover). Squad and Key Players The rise of the youth. Higgins and Morris played out of their skins this season and unless I find a superstar talent, I'll be sticking with the both of them for the next few seasons. Sean Higgins YP6B: Our top goalscorer and best player. You don't need tutoring when you're this good. Gary Morris YP7A: Scoundrel number two. Slowed down a bit since January, but will only get better from here, as he's only going to turn 17 this year. Dylan Smith: Continues to deceive I guess. No clue if he's good or not but put it this way; if someone came in with a bid for him I wouldn't hesitate to sell him. Ironic that our best 3 players are strikers in one of our most disappointing seasons to date. Transfers David Smith has been a questionable transfer but I'll give him next season to fully assess him. Corry Evans (bar the red cards) has been a good player and great for tutoring. Stephen Byrne was always a panic stop gap option and he did well all things considering. Parslow and Maaloul impressed in the short time they were here, but Maaloul really caught my eye so he gets the nod over Parslow next season. Player Watch You Gavin a Laugh?: I really like him. 21 cleansheets in 36 games is seriously impressive. Screenshot when he left. Laying Down the Smackdwon: As our players, slowed down a bit since January. Rumours are spreading that Cliftonville are trying to sign him, and although that would be a great coup for them, I'm not sure how I feel about that. Screenshot when he left. The Marksman: The one that got away. Screenshot when he left. Northern Ireland in Europe Dungannon Waste of a spot. Linfield Great results, and this is the reason I'm disappointed they're not in Europe. Cliftonville But hopefully Cliftonville can carry the torch from Linfield and keep on winning games. One of these two HAS to turn pro soon. Finances Slightly down because of upgrades and increased salaries and transfers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 11, 2017 Author Share Posted March 11, 2017 Glentoran FC 2024/2025 Pre-Season Update And I seem to have missed the other screenshot, but we're up to 52nd from our previous position of 61st. We're the new sheriffs in town. Trencin next. Easy. Slavia Prague up. Weird why we're so much better away than home in European Qualifiers. Also missed the draw. But this is a decent group and maybe points off Zenit? Jordan Stewart ****ing leaves for moaning. So mad. Andrew Harvey: Backup for our young strikers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 I mean I know he's a good player but two players on the pitch.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 Glentoran FC 2024/2025 Mid-Season Update Schedule and League Positioning We were having an excellent season till mid-Ocotber where things started crumbling slightly, and we lost our unbeaten streak in the league and were knocked out of the League Cup. But on the other hand, post-Christmas European football! A draw and a win against Zenit has given us a tough draw against Porto where we'll hope things go better than they did against Benfica. Squad and Key Players Well, we have a new Curtis Allen. Gary Morris YP7A has gone absolutely mental and is scoring goals left right and centre, while the rest of the team is doing well. Bar of course our defenders, who have been rubbish this season, and I'll be looking for more solid reinforcements in the summer. Gary Morris YP7A: Already favoured personnel at the age of 17, he has a chance of being a legend here. I renew his contract annually adding optional contract extension clause of 3 years every time. This is a 17 year old who has 32 goals in 32 matches this season. ****ing hell. Sean Millar: I really do like him. Yes his ratings are inflated because he's mainly played in the league but there's a special spot for him in my heart seeing that we got him for free ages ago and he's grown quite nicely. A good backup with a good personality. Dylan Smith: Mixing goals and assists, Dylan does well as the near 2 metre deep lying forward. Our own little Zlatan. Transfers Nothing of importance has happened. Player Watch You Gavin a Laugh?: Really good in cup games for the first team and for Northern Ireland, bad in the U-20's league? Sorry what? Screenshot when he left. Laying Down the Smackdown: On loan in the Scottish championship, he hasn't been to stellar. His contract expires in 3 months from Celtic and I expect they won't be renewing. Screenshot when he left. The Marksman: Average rating has been diluted by poor European performances, but Grant has been very solid for club and country. Screenshot when he left. Finances Not sure why I show you guys this; we're rich as ****. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjaferrie Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Wow, YP7a could be a monster! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 39 minutes ago, mjaferrie said: Wow, YP7a could be a monster! It'saa doing my head in how incredible he is...and then I see a little Wnt sign next his name Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 Glentoran FC 2024/2025 Youth Intake One of your better intakes of the past few years depth wise, with me signing 6 players in the hopes of being in and around the first team in a few years. Mark Wright YP9A: Will be retrained to a right midfielder, but great starting attributes for a 15 year old. Colin Crawford YP9B: More of a target man, but will be training him to be an advanced forward to fit our tactic. Can be a backup from now in my opinion. Kieran Heasley YP9C: Not sure about the hair, but looks like he'll be a good creative midfielder. Matt Walsh YP9D: Our other striker, and he'll be trained to be a deep lying forward. Jimmy Hamilton YP9E: A backup keeper was needed so that we can play him in the cups. Warren Allen YP9F: Not a fan of his attributes but my coaches say he has considerable potential so we'll see how that goes. The tie against Porto went as planned, with us being utterly spanked in Portugal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 Glentoran FC 2024/2025 End of Season Update Schedule and League Position What started off as a season that had the chance to be truly groundbreaking really tailed off in the end. League form went to **** and we were knocked out of the Challenge Cup and only completed a treble. We reached new pastures in Europe, but I doubt it will be achievable again as we were lucky with an easier group than others, and finding players to improve the team is proving far too difficult. Squad and Key Players We now depend on Gary Morris YP7A. Things haven't changed from the Curtis Allen days. Gary Morris YP7A: Here he is in all his glory. Not sure how long I can hold on to him as the vultures have started circling, but I made him sign a new contract till 2028 with a 3 year optional extension. He won't leave. Sean Millar: A bit of a surprise as I didn't know quite how good he was. He'll definitely be getting more chances next season. Dylan Smith: Finally settled and adapted to the DLF role I think, mixing goals and assists. Transfers The season where we make the least upgrades, we have our best season in Europe. #Logic Player Watch You Gavin a Laugh?: Played some first team matches for Celtic and did reasonably well, and has become the first team keeper for Northern Ireland. Should be getting more chances next season. Screenshot when he left. Laying Down the Smackdown: Went back to Celtic and while his attributes have improved, not sure if he's worthy of being there. Still, they've given him a new one year deal to give him a chance to show his stuff. Screenshot when he left. The Marksman: Improving as usual, and performing solidly for a Hearts team that has consistently been in European contention in Scotland for a few years now. Screenshot when he left. Northern Ireland in Europe Ballymena United A draw and a win is good enough for me. Cliftonville One up, and 2 wins before coming up against Rijeka is very respectable. Glenavon The best of the lot, with 2 wins and a draw, including a big won over Goteborg of Sweden! Hopefully Glenavon keep on keeping on, as they've emerged as good rivals, and their points total from this season is the highest a challenger has gotten since we've started winning the league. Finances I'm waiting to max out all the finances, and for me to reach legendary status, to ask for a new stadium as I want it to be named after me. No ego at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 Glentoran 2025/2026 Pre-Season Update Spot on. We've moved up a bit, and now are 11 spots off of the Czech Republic who get another CL place. Hopefully we'll have a team turn pro before that, but if not then we'll definitely have pro teams once we get there. Right? A good smashing done here. Would've been looking for bigger wins, but qualification is qualification and the coefficient points are the same. Hmmm, also not that great of a performance, but we're through I guess. (Olympiakos were the last team to be drawn) Not too horrible of a group, with us hopefully nicking points off Fiorentina and Dynamo. Mark McConville had got on my nerves last season so I wasn't too angry when Inverness chucked a deal at me. Lewis Parslow refused to sign a new deal last season and signed on a Bosman. Gary Murray YP7B was a good player but Reading came in and I didn't want to stand in his way as we have lots of good midfielders. The rest were youngsters loaned to other teams to improve them and give the players some match experience. Tyrone Sutton: A new central defender and hopefully someone we can actually depend on to ****ing defend. Paul Talbot: Brought in as an immediate replacement to Lewis Parslow, he'll hopefully do well in his midfield role. M O N E Y Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 Glentoran FC 2025/2026 Mid-Season Update Schedule and League Position Looking for our first Invincibles season in the league, and things are going as planned. The cups have not, as we've been dumped out of most of them and have only the Irish cup left. Europe has been where amazing progress has been made. 7 points in our group, and we've been drawn against Basel where I think we might be able to spring a surprise. Fingers crossed for an even further increase to our coefficient. Squad and Key Players Our youth continue to be amazing and carry this team. At this point I'd rather not waste money on transfers and have two intakes instead. Gary Morris YP7A: 39 goals he's been a part of in 36 games, 9 of which he's come off the bench. I guess that's what being tutored by the Glen God does to you. Sean Higgins YP6B: Higgins has discovered some old lost form, and leads the league in assists. He's taken Dylan Smith's spot and partners Gary up top now. Michael McClurg YP2C: He might not have the best average rating, but Michael performs brilliantly as our ball winning midfielder (in a role that has always been criminally underrated in FM), even if his attributes don't exactly scream Claude Makalele. Transfers Peter Berry YP8A drew big interest from the big boys, as Spurs, Everton and Leicester all fought for his signature. I could've kept him, but I didn't want to stand in his way. Goodbye sweet Berry. Lloyd Redman: A like for like replacement for Peter Berry YP8A as our advanced playmaker, a steal at 50k. Benoit Malandin: To be honest....I have no clue how I signed him. I mean I signed him on a Bosman and appealed his work permit rejection, and then it got accepted and I pressed accept without reading anything, and it says I signed him for 1.3 million. Whoops. Player Watch You Gavin a Laugh?: Really expected him to assert himself and make that goalkeeping position his own, but I guess Celtic had other plans. He is undoubtedly N. Ireland's starter though. Screenshot when he left. Laying Down the Smackdown: On loan at Blackburn in the Championship and he's been poor. Moved way too soon in my opinion. Screenshot when he left. The Marksman: Has been brilliant, and with no disrespect to Hearts, I think it's time he moves on to a bigger team. Screenshot when he left. He's No Andy, But He's Quite The Murray Fellow: Still hasn't had much time to really play, as he's still 18 and acclimatising to English football. A couple of cup appearances and good performances at U-21 level in Europe are hopefully good signs. Screenshot when he left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 Glentoran FC 2025/2026 Youth Intake Brilliant. 7 players signed here with the hopes of being first teamers/important squad players. Andy McKAy YP10A: Not really sure what the fuss is about, he must have really high PA because he doesn't look all that. Kevin Pierce YP10B: Very good mentals and physicals to start off with, but needs work on those defending attributes. Barry McBride YP10C: Joins the list of good young strikers to come out of our youth system recently. Still not sure if I'll play him as a DLF or an AF. David McClurg YP10D: Unfortunately not the brother of our McClurg, but we have a rule that McClurg's make for good midfielders. Sam Lyons YP10E: You see a left back, I see a great left wide midfielder. Peter Logan YP10F: Not too sure what the fuss is again, but he has a great foundation of personality, mentals and physicals so I have a feeling in my gut we can make a good player out of him. Keith Smith YP10G: Great starting technical attributes? Check Already 2 star CA, and well suited for football in our league? Check Professional personality? Check I think I've found my favourite player of this intake boys. On the European front, we defeated Basel on away legs after drawing 0-0 in Belfast and scraping a 1-1 in Switzerland. We got rewarded with CSKA Moscow, and seeing there were the likes of Chelsea and PSG in the draw, I got excited. Then I saw their form. Yikes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 So this happened.... Bloody brilliant. All we need to do is not choke (as some people do so well in these forums ) and we're through to the Quarter Finals of the Europa League. Let that sink in. But it didn't come without a casualty, as Gary Morris YP7A is out for the away leg and possibly the QF as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 We've only gone and ****ing done it. After we scored our goal things went quiet a bit but then they scored right before half time and the whistle couldn't have come at a better time. They started off slow in the second half till about the 60th minutes, where the onslaught began but we held firm and we're off to the quarter finals, where we'll be facing... Sacre bleu. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 And the run is (unsurprisingly) over. A 4-0 loss in Paris but a very, very respectable draw in Belfast caps an incredible season in Europe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 Glentoran FC 2025/2026 End of Season Update Schedule and League Position https://i.gyazo.com/f68df2448d520f026a0fa8ad4bc37a52.png (Last result was a 2-0 win over Linfield) Mixed season in honesty. Europe was brilliant, as was the unbeaten season, but the cups not so much and we ended up in only a double. But a great platform for next season for us to reenact the European and league for and improve the cup showings. Squad and Key Players Really encouraging to see all these YP at the top here. I've been toying with the idea of turning this into a youth only save, but decided on waiting till teams in the league are pro and we're more consistent in Europe. Gary Morris YP7A: Slowed down a bit, which is a shame because he was heading to a truly magnificent season. Onwards and upwards for next season hopefully. Sean Higgins YP6B: Has fully taken Dylan Smith's spot, as he continues to contribute immensely in attack; 2nd in goals and 1st in assists. Paul Talbot: Not the best rating-wise, but 2nd in assists from midfield is nothing to scoff at. Transfers Tyrone Sutton was also a success. Lloyd Redman didn't have time to really assert himself, but Benoit won signing of the season in the quarter of the season he played in. Player Watch You Gavin a Laugh?: Really disappointing the lack of games he's played in. Not sure what Celtic have in mind for him with this 4 year deal. Screenshot when he left. Laying Down the Smackdown: Horrible performances, but Celtic have renewed his contract. Screenshot when he left. The Marksman: Continues his great performances, and is no wanted by Swansea in the Premier League. Time for his big break? Screenshot when he left. He's No Andy, But He's A Murray Fellow: Disappointing performances as well, but he is only 18, and we'll see where he goes from here. Screenshot when he left. Bittersweet Berry: Wow. I didn't think he'll kick on this quickly, but absolutely brilliant performances with Spurs in the cups, and surely he'll get some league action next season. Screenshot when he left. Northern Ireland in Europe Glenavon 2 wins and a draw, couldn't as for more. Glenavon were looking the most likely to do something in Europe, till their manager was taken to Scotland. Coleraine Lucky draw with HB, Coleraine have no business winning 2 matches in Europe. Cliftonville And Cliftonville are a close 2nd to Glenavon. I really can't wait till a team goes past the 2nd round, and we're going to have a team in the 2nd round starting from next season, so fingers crossed something good happens. Finances RICHIE RICH. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 This is ridiculous. Like honestly some of the things that happen on FM make me really question the integrity of it, and ruins the experience of us when we play the game. How the hell did England get to a World Cup final? No seriously, England are always overrated on FM (and I support England), so for them to beat Italy, Belgium and France to get to the final is really out there. But for the US to beat Germany, Netherlands and Spain AND England? Wow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 Glentoran FC 2026/2027 Pre-Season Update Moved up to 19th, with us knowing that 15th gives us another CL spot. We're 4 coefficient points away from it, so 2 more seasons? We need to repeat last season's efforts. Dispatched off easily. Only 3-0, but wins are wins. Only 2-0, but wins are wins. (Last team to be drawn was Anderlecht) All things considering, not a bad group. Would've preferred Group F, but not the worst possible group. Brian Ward wouldn't stop moaning, but to be honest he was rated at 4 and a half stars for us and was looking to move 2 seasons ago. David Reid YP7E had his head seduced by Hull and came moaning to me, so off he went as he wasn't irreplaceable. Wolves also suddenly came for William Armstrong YP7D, so he was sold as well for a reasonable fee as he was valued at 26k. Both our youth players had future transfer clauses; 20% and 30% respectively. Andy Carrington: Our new starting left midfielder. Is he the long term answer? Not sure, but he's better than what we've got. Frederick Adam: Needed to replace Brian Ward, so replaced Northern Ireland's goalkeeper with Ghana's goalkeeper. Luke Hyam: Needed someone to tutor the kids and be our backup ball winning midfielder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 Glentoran FC 2026/2027 Mid-Season Update Schedule and League Position A strange season. WE've lost 3 times, but we're on course for a record points total. Out of 2 cups on penalties but should be good value for the other two hopefully. We continue being solid in Europe, but I'm not too sure about us getting a result against Villareal. Squad and Key Players 3 of our top 6 rated players (and our top 2) are youth players. Yay. Gary Morris YP7A: Definitely a down season for him, but I can't not put up someone with 20 goals and 10 assists on here. Benoit Malandin: Our top scoring player that isn't a striker, Benoit has settled in and taken Tarek Maaloul's place in the centre of the park. John McIlhagga: Really came on this season, and has been a consistent performer throughout. Transfers 3 centrebacks might be a bit much, but first I got Gardyne and Naismith as 2/3 centrebacks have been kicking up a fuss. But then I remembered White, a player I've tried to buy twice before but had his work permit rejected. It was accepted this time, and I couldn't say no to a player of his calibre. The outs then. Matt Walsh YP9D was signed about 2 seasons ago, but Preston needed to wait till he was 18. John Gray YP1A. This one hurts, but I couldn't say no. 26 now, and this could be his final chance of a move away from us. He came to me to talk about it and this was the only player of all those that came to me in the last 10 seasons that I accepted to sell without arguing with him. Goodbye John. Tyrone Sutton was kicking up a fuss and I argued with him but then sold him Scott Gardyne: Still 21 and has good base stats, but probably an unnecessary signings, as the other 2 show there were players of a higher calibre available. Jim Naismith: Older, but a better personality and stats (especially mentally) and he's become my highest rated centreback. Peter White: Until Peter came along. Incredibly only 21, so there might be room to grow, and incredibly still not capped by Ireland. I plan on keeping him and not letting him go. Player Watch You Gavin a Laugh?: Got his big break. A 14.5 million pound move to West Ham, where he now starts, and is doing alright. Not setting the world alight, but it's still the 22 year old's first season in England. Screenshot when he left. Laying Down the Smackdown: What do you get when you play poorly for Blackburn in the Championship and get relegated with them? Why a move to Premiership side Burnley and 3 international appearances! This absolutely baffles as I am really struggling to see what's good about him. Screenshot when he left. The Marksman: Another player who got his break to the EPL, a 2.1 million move to Swansea. Doesn't play much, and when he does he's very average. Which is fine as long as he's in the EPL. Screenshot when he left. He's No Andy, But He's A Murray Fellow: Gone on loan to League 1 side Burton, where he's still not good. a 6.72 rating for a team that's 3rd in the league is horrible. Screenshot when he left. Bittersweet Berry: The big boy. Isn't a regular on loan, but when he does play he's brilliant. 2 goals and 7 assists in 13 games, resulting in 2 player of the matches. No clue why he hasn't played for Northern Ireland, I can't wait to get that job. Screenshot when he left. If You're Reiding This It's Too Late: Does it feel good David? To play in the EFL cup and the U23 matches when you could've been playing for us in the Champions League? Twunt. Screenshot when he left. Armstrong Mindstrong: Wow. Not sure I've seen a rating that bad for someone who plays that much, especially when you factor in that Wolves are 10th and not exactly doing horribly. Crazy. Screenshot when he left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehazeofspades Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 Glentoran FC 2026/2027 Youth Intake The gift that keeps on giving. More players with future first team chances, luckily not many centrebacks so my transfer OD on defenders doesn't look too stupid. Mark Adams YP11A: Wow. The diamond of the bunch, Mark looks good enough to start now. Will get some games definitely. James McGowan YP11B: ANOTHER striker to add to our list, almost like the spirit of Curtis Allen is in our club from our youth intakes. Gary Wilson YP11C: Has potential to be retrained to centreback in my opinion. George Morris YP11D: Potential to be a good advanced playmaker with some tutoring. Phillip Halliday YP11E: Going to be retrained as a left midfielder. Brian McCormack YP11F: Fairly professional and decent attributes, thought might as well take a punt on him. Peter Dillon YP11G: Attributes aren't good, but a good personality so I thought to sign him and eventually he'll be good enough to play for someone else. A very, very admirable performance against Villareal, but they just proved to be too much for us. We're improving in Europe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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