anagain

Gutted

Not another penalty wait though... I'm too old for this sh*t

Well thank god for that...

Clear penalty

Saka is fouled almost every time he gets the ball

Saka is the man to win this...

That penalty was a netbuster!! We deserve that.

This referee from the outskirts of Paris, or something?

We ain't gonna get a call in this, are we?

Both teams are a little suspect defensively, but great up front. My money has been on 4-3 all week. This could be the best game of the tournament.

I'm just glad it's not Jon Champion...

Scandalous...

True, I suppose we have nothing to lose today. I'm always a nervous wreck watching football when it's my teams, for some reason. I do think we can do it though. Have to believe.

How nervous are well all...on a scale of 1 to 10? I'm fluttering somewhere around 350!

Tuesday 22 November 2022 There have been eight world cup matches now and I have actually had the lads watching some of the football to show them how it's done at the top of the game. I've watched the later games at home. Day 2 was a borefest, to be frank, the Battle of Britain a dull affair with 2 shots on target. Day 3 was better. France looked incredible stuffing Oz and Tunisia got a good win. Pandora asked when the world cup ends. "Not till the 18th of December, my love." She said she'd cope for me. Qatar 2022 Watch France really did destroy Australia, Mexico got a comfortable win and Poland defied Messi and co. Thank god for the Dutch on day 2. One goal in three games. Matchday 17 Preview Soroksar have relegation possibilities looming over them and this reportedly strong and aggressive squad will be a challenge for us. Soroksar are known to sit back and play with wing backs. I hope they come at us a little, but I won't be surprised if we have to break them down. Matchday 17 - Soroksar SC vs MTK Budapest FC Just the two changes today for MTK. Zsombor Nagy returns to the team after injury, replacing Benedek Varju. Patrik Poor is prefered at right back. "I just wanted us to be a little more secure at the back today." Said Nagain. 27 mins: ⚽ Soroksar 1-0 MTK Adam Halmai MTK have been poor and they have let Soroksar in way too much. Adam Halmai breaks the defence and the home side are gifted the lead. 32 mins: ❕ PENALTY! Kovacs brings down his man and Soroksar have a spot kick 32 mins: ⚽ Soroksar 2-0 MTK Attila Lorinczy Lorinczy converts the penalty. Nagain is furious. 38 mins: ⚽ Soroksar 2-1 MTK Zoltan Stieber Stieber gets MTK back in the game with a lovely free kick that the keeper can't stop. 46 mins: ⚽ Soroksar 2-2 MTK Zoltan Stieber Stieber gets MTK level with a deft finish on the half volley following Kovacs ball from deep. HT: Soroksar 2-2 MTK A tremendous first half. MTK will expect better after the break though. FT: Soroksar 2-2 MTK Soroksar will be the happier team here. MTK pressed and pressed in the second half but couldn't find a breakthrough. After all the praise we had for clean sheets that was a terrible way to start a game away to a struggling side. Nagy was poor on his return and, to be honest, so were the rest of the defence. Nemeth was also poor, as he has been for a few matches now. I had a word after the game and he was a little offended that I should say his form was declining. I don't know what games Krisztian thinks he has been part of but from where I've been stood he's been off the pace. It's true Krisztian's pace has almost deteriorated to the point at which he can't chase balls but I do expect him to look like he cares. I'll drop him deeper and see if he can find form in a different role. MTK Player of the Match: Zoltan Stieber was the man to make a difference for us today. Without his two fantastic goals we would have lost that game. I certainly expect more against Szeged but I was pleased to see Nyiregyhaza lost and we went top regardless of our result. It's a shame those gaps have squeezed up though. Friday 25th November 2022 I wish we could break away in this league. I never thought it would be easy, and injuries have hit us hard at times, but our start yesterday was hard to watch. I wish Nemeth was young still. I have no luck with the evening kick offs in this world cup. Tonight I had Iran vs Wales - another 0-0. Yesterday was Serbia vs Brazil and that finished 0-0. Morocco stuffed Canada 4-0 on Wednesday but that was our matchday. Germany, the team of my ancestors, lost to Spain in their first game. It was a close game but Germany will have it all to do now. In the other match in Group E, Japan stuffed Costa Rica 3-0. Matchday 17 Preview Szeged are a better team than they are proving this season. Expected to be fighting for promotion the south eastern team find themselves just a couple of points off the relegation places. Would you believe we look to be facing another side that will sit and let us probe them, and they'll be sure to counter attack like Soroksar did a few days ago. Qatar 2022 Watch What a performance from Heung-Min Song, scoring four in Korea's humbling of Ghana. Two goals from Harry Kane, too, as England got going with a 2-0 over the States. Netherlands qualified from Group A with a 2-1 win over the hosts. Brazil were stifled by Serbia and Germany have it all to do after losing to Spain. Matchday 18 - Szeged-Csanád Grosics Akadémia vs MTK Budapest FC Just the two changes for MTK. Kovacsreti replaces Torocsik, who took a knock in training. Stieber moves inside to play behind Nemeth. Varju returns in place of the poorly performing Nagy at centre back. 7 mins: ❕ PENALTY! Stieber is brought down in the box and MTK will have a chance from the spot. An opportunity for Nemeth to get back to scoring ways? 7 mins: ⚽ GOAL! Szeged 0-1 MTK Krisztian Nemeth It is Nemeth...and he converts with ease to put MTK into the lead early. HT: Szeged 0-1 MTK 56 mins: ⚽ GOAL! Szeged 1-1 MTK Bence Biro Poor defending by MTK allows Biro with just Somodi to beat and he levels for Szeged. 78 mins: ⚽ GOAL! Szeged 1-2 MTK Mate Krisztian Kovacs A lovely ball from the now wide playing Stieber falls into the path of Kovacs who almost side foots the ball into the far corner. Can MTK hold on this time? FT: Szeged 1-2 MTK A tight game, but a win for MTK that keeps them top. We weren't dominant, by any means, but a team performance got us a win we deserved. It was a lovely feeling when Kovacs slotted home the winner. I had wondered if it would come. Nemeth was better today. He wasn't always a threat, but playing deeper he wasn't lagging behind balls in behind the defence. I would wager that wing backs is our nemesis. Both Soroksar and Szeged have lined up with three at the back and it's tested us. The goal we conceded today doesn't happen against four across the back. MTK Player of the Match: Zoltan Stieber wins a second PotM in a row after another assist to help us win the game. The wide man won the penalty too. Sunday 27th November 2022 It was good to get back to winning ways today but the butterflies were flutering throughout. Stieber has been wonderful of late but I have a real dilemma about how best to line up in attack. I am wondering if Nemeth would benefit from a man up top with him, but do I lose the benefit of the segundo volante in midfield. It is a role that has served us well, with players getting in to the box to support the attack. My tactical knowledge is getting there. I bounce a lot of ideas off David Horvath, my B team manager, and Zsolt Kulcsar, but my intellect is serving me well in making changes that aid us. I do want to be the best football manager I can. We watched today's late world cup games as a group in the social club. We managed to catch much of a cracking game in which Morocco stunned Croatia and then saw Spain held by Japan. Germany are in real trouble after being held by Costa Rica. They need to beat Japan. My mother's ancestry will not be pleased. Nyiregyhaza lost again and have slipped to fourth. Our win gives us a three point gap over Gyor and Haladas. Mid-table Gyirmot next weekend, this time at home. We have to keep the form going and stop conceding stupid goals. We're 11 unbeaten now but the 3 goals conceded in the last two games is concerning. After next week we have just the one game, home to curent bottom three team Csakvar, before a long winter break. Qatar 2022 Watch Argentina demolished the Saudis on Saturday. Poland then beat Mexico to make the final games in Group C crucial. In Group D, Australia stunned Tunisia, the victors over Denmark in the first round of games. Denmark lost to France and will need to beat Australia to qualify. All eyes will be on Germany in four days. Can they beat Japan to rescue their world cup? In Group F, Morocco's resounding victory over Croatia means they will top the group - the North Africans have scored 8 goals so far. Belgium could only draw with Canada and will have to beat Morocco, a team who will surely rest players.

Monday 13th November 2022 I am shattered. With a gameless week and some heavy training we decided, at shortish notice, that we'd have a team bonding training camp on the shores of Lake Balaton. The board stumped up for the short trip down the E71 for most of the first team and we travelled down for some motivational team boosting. The weather wasn't quite as nice as the photos in the brochure - it's November after all - but we had a cracking time. Food, football and relaxation. It's birthday time for Bence Somodi and Patrick Poor in a week and we even went so far as to have an early celebration for the two lads. I think it was an excuse for a few drinks, if I'm totally honest. Not me, I've never been a drinker. Of course there were a few sessions at uni, but they just brought out my spots. I'm hoping it gives us a boost as we welcome Siofok in a week. Not the weather in November The world cup starts in six days. I do love world cups...or have done since I discovered the beautiful game. Of course, Hungary haven't qualified since I was 2 months old. I didn't watch that one, unsurprisingly, but Hungary went out in the first round after a 6-0 defeat to the Soviets. That was a time when we were still under the shadow of the east, of course. I don't really remember much of those days, and my parents don't speak of it too much, but my homeland changed rapidly in my early years. By the time I was old enough to start developing memories that I might still recall my homeland was freer. Whoah, I went deeper with that than I planned to. I was talking world cups and got into politics. Must be my love's new interests rubbing off on me. But, it wasn't until I was 22, and the 2010 world cup in South Africa that I really took notice of the world's biggest competition. Hungary weren't there and I supported my new love's Slovenia in that tournament. I'd not all that long known Pandora and I don't think she was truly interested in the football. More me! Hungary nearly made the play-offs in 2014 but it's been pretty barren for my homeland. Slovenia only lasted three games in 2010. Pandora and I have lasted 12 years in our love. With some German in me I suppose I should cheer them on. I rambled, dear diary. It's been a while since we talked though. We take more breaks these days, don't we? *We did do some team bonding but I don't know if it's possible to arrange training camps for a weekend in FM (it should be) so that weekend at Lake Balaton was fabrication. I felt I should address Anton growing up in an eastern bloc country. I do believe the end of communism in Hungary was probably the most peaceful transisition of all the countries of the eastern bloc but it's been a while since I did school history. I'm a bit good bit older than Anton (my own first world cup was 86 but I got into football much younger) and I prefer my history much farther back. It's just a bit of fun...I'll live with it. The Newest MTK Internationals There are three new young internationals at the club (yes, they're links) - and Yurii Matviiv got some more appearances for Ukraine. Nathaniel Almomani played 90 minutes against Norway and 27 minutes gainst Czechia. A fit lad, Nathaniel needs to work harder on his technicals to progress. Mate Balogh played 90 minutes for the U19s (despite that graphic showing 'main') as they drew 1-1 with Serbia. Mate is progressing better than Nathaniel. Kristof Lepo is a talented 17 year old and he managed 90 minutes against Norway and 26 minutes against Czechia for the U18s. Yurii managed two full games as Ukraine U19s beat Switzerland 1-0 (with Yurii getting an assist) and then lost 1-2 to Germany. ~~~~~ Goddamn it! Now Horvath has to start to fulfill U20 rules. Matchday 16 Preview Siofok are 6th in the Merkantil Bank Liga but haven't won for three games. A loss on penalties to Dorog in the cup was followed by a loss to Kozarmisleny and a draw with Pecs. The team are organised and very used to working with each other and Peter Horvath is the second best scorer in the division currently. Siofok are a pacey bunch and I expect them to utilise that pace on Sunday. Let's not be under any illusion that they won't sit deep though. Thursday 17th November 2022 I don't like the U20 rules. I know it is best for the development of Hungarian football but we have a young squad and still it's hard to put an U20 qualifier on the pitch. This is a chance for Horvath to really shine like he did in pre season though. I worry about the development of the young players at the club. The club could do with better youth facilities to make the most of our ability to attract young stars. I am going to approach the boss with a proposal tomorrow. I had called an end to training today, and was thinking about a nice warm apartment and the comfort of my love, when Bence Balogh asked to see me. Bence wants more first team football. I said I'd speak to him but wanted a quick word with our club captain first. I asked Zsombor if he might be able to have a word with Bence but he felt it wasn't his duty to get involved. Feeling like I might be backing out of a difficult situation I called up my courage and told Bence he had to be patient as Krisztian Nemeth was a starter on merit. Bence hasn't played a minute of football at this level since he was a lad but I said he just needed to be ready in case the chance came up. Bence is a lovely guy but he's not at this level. He was very understanding so I'll see if I can't give him some minutes from the bench on Sunday. If we're winning. ~~~~~ Another round of matches for our young stars. Yurii has had a busy week, as he gets another 90 minutes in a loss to Italy. Nothing spectacular for Almomani, Balogh or Lepo though. Matchday 16 - MTK Budapest FC vs BFC Siófok Changes to the MTK squad are as follows. Mate Kovacs moves to the left wing and replaces the injured Matyas Kovacs. Peter Torocsik starts behind Nemeth in the same role as the injured Bognar. Artur Horvath replaces the unlucky Szabolcs Mezei so that MTK can abide by U20 player rules. Bence Balogh and Akos Zuigeber are on the bench and Gergely Kapronczai returns to the 23 after injury. Nagain said, " I had hoped to include Zsombor Nagy but the defender is a little further behind in fitness than I hoped. He got one more game for the B side yesterday and may play Wednesday. Mezei is unlucky to be replaced, so as we can abide by league rules, but this is a chance for Artur to shine." HT: MTK 0-0 Siofok The first half is a bit of a borefest. MTK have been slightly better but they need to improve. 55 mins: ⚽ GOAL! MTK 1-0 Siofok Zoltan Stieber There is good pressure from MTK now and Stieber fires home a thunderbolt after being setup by Torocsik. 68 mins: ⚽ GOAL! MTK 2-0 Siofok Peter Torocsik Great work by Mate Kovacs on the left of the box finds Torocsik and the playmaker pokes home. 78 mins: 🟥 SENDING OFF! David Forgacs receives his marching orders for Siofok. FT: MTK 2-0 Siofok A much better half from the Budapest team. Torocsik was excellent after the break. I urged the lads to do better at half time and they did. Torocsik was so much better and turned in a match-winning performance. I was even able to do as I suggested and bring Balogh on late. Truth be told, Nemeth is off his game and never looked liked scoring. Stieber's opener was a real screamer...I've had the grounds staff check the net. It is apparently now 300 minutes since we, well Somodi, conceded. And nine unbeaten. Let's keep it going. MTK Player of the Match: Today I shall give this award to Peter Torocsik. Peter has a lot to live up to in replacing Bognar but today he showed he has the ability with a goal and an assist. Sunday 20th November 2022 I had fears of another 0-0 at half time today, and I won't lie about that. We had possession first half but we were woeful with it. I am worried about Nemeth, and that is another thing I won't lie about. He's not performing. We play midweek and he will start. I shall urge him on. I'm being very honest today, dear diary, so I will say that I have concerns about Pandora's new political career. A while ago I spoke about the typical politician I found myself having lunch with. Pandora thinks he's 'such a good influence on her' and 'he's been in the game for quite some time now and knows a thing or two'. She winked when she said that last one. I'm sure she did. Should I speak to Rosina about this? What am I saying? I shall trust my love for now. We'd be top of the table if it wasn't for two very late goals from Nyiregyhaza. And the world cup of Qatar started today. Qatar won! Nobody thought that would happen. Everyone thought the world cup would be a political disaster, socially, but not that the hosts would win a game. I won't get into poitics though...it reminds me of my Pandora worries. Yes, Nyiregyhaza (I'm starting to be able to type that first time, but I still get the s and the c the wrong way around in names) scored two late goals to win. We're still behind them by a goal. We have a 3 point gap to Gyor and Haladas now and then it's 5 points to Dorog. I like it when gaps develop as it make promotion much more likely. We should win this division but I, personally, would take second. I'd like first, obviously. Two games this coming week. We travel Soroksar, who play here in Budapest, midweek and then entertain Szeged, down near the border with Romania, at the weekend. Both are low down the table and I expect wins. Our opposition may be a bit more open at home, making our chances easier. Qatar 2022 Watch As I told my diary, Qatar won their opener. They beat Senegal 2-1.

How do you get rid of the player change banner on the tactics screen? I can click the in possession, in transition and out of possession boxes underneath the banner but there is no simple way to remove the banner. The only way I have ever found is to move players slightly on the pitch, though this is never perfect because even the slightest move of my midfielders can change their position, if I'm not careful, and that changes their setup. Is there a possibility of just a little cross, as below, to remove the banner? I am pretty sure I bugged this before, but I'll stick it in the bug forums again. I am sure it is not working as intended. It's the UI, of course, I feel I have bugged more than my fair share of UI issues on here.

I'm torn tbh. I have no direct way to compare the smallest teams in Belgium's top division with those from England but my 'feeling' is that they might be mid Championship at most. Eupen are annual relegation fodder in the Juliper. I don't think it would be a huge huge surprise if a NS coach got a job in L1. It may be seen as risky. Best thing you can do is to bug it, with a save from before the event. I would suspect that SI make it a little easier to get a job like that to boost the 'fun factor'. In the real world a complete unknown 'Sunday league' footballer might struggle to get a manager job at Chippenham. You may have a harder time convincing the players that you're right for the job. Tbf, I tend not to apply for jobs I don't think I should get. Sometimes you do have to put limits on yourself for the sake of realism. Have you tried the suggested workarounds? https://support.sega.com/hc/en-gb/articles/11164849702417-What-should-I-do-if-I-m-experiencing-lagging-or-stuttering-within-the-Match-Engine-since-the-23-2-Update-for-Football-Manager-2023-#text

Pretty sure that leaving on a free is definite. Dont think you're even able to offer him a contract at that point.

Aren't the answers you get to choose just simple answers with a flourish provided by the devs? It probably is true that sometimes they don't make sense but even if you stick to simple answers - and let the user use their imagination - then you'll have answers that probably don't fit. It's the behind the scenes that needs tidying up. There are some strange responses in the game. I have said before that I would be happy to see SI take one year's release to just work on all the systems that are currently in game and tidy them up to the best possible state they can be. By all means work on the match engine, because progress there has been great, but all the time they add new features they introduce more that needs polish. But it's not the answers that are the problem. Whether you or SI provide the imagination with the text it is the answers in the background that matter. Where there may be issue is with understanding the responses. I have asked before, "what does player conduct include?". To be honest, I still don't really know exactly what it covers. Plus, I will reiterate what has been said by a number of devs, and other users, here. If you think the answers are wrong then bug it. The more sources of issue thata re bugged the more SI can improve the system.

Tuesday 1st November 2022 It has been a strangely quiet week. Pandora doesn't seem to want to talk politics, and has in fact been out late a lot. She comes home and either slouches in front of TV or goes to bed. When I suggested she looked a little pasty and should eat better she scolded me. My love has always been of a tanned complexion...and irritable. I should be careful, but I care. Not only am I an intellect and cultured, but I am also a very caring individual. I phoned my mother yesterday and said I hoped she and father were happy. "He's drunk," she said. I wasn't surprised. I didn't phone just because I was bored...even if that's what my mother suggested. Matchday 15 Preview And so we face another home game against another team that will likely sit back and make things difficult for us. Let's score 5! No, no. We must not become complacent. I have actually been told, this time, that we can expect Mosonmagyarovar to play long balls in to the box. My scouts are learning. Monthly Updates Injuries Board Performance Review Come on... Supporter Confidence Better... Report From Head Performance Analyst Harsh to single out Palinscar like that, but noted. ~~~~~ Is that it? Matchday 15 - MTK Budapest FC vs Mosonmagyaróvári TE 1904 A number of changes for MTK this week. Benedek Varju had a knock in training and is replaced by Poor in the middle of defence. A knock for Mezei, too, and he is replaced by Horvath. Mate Krisztian Kovacs replaces the injured Bognar. HT: MTK 0-0 Mosonmagyarovar It's all MTK but they can't find the breakthrough 81 mins: ❕ CLOSE! Szepe hits the bar with a header...will the breakthrough come? 95 mins: ❕ CLOSE! A long range shot from Mosonmagyarovar slips through the hands of Somodi...and falls just wide of the post. FT: MTK 0-0 Mosonmagyarovar MTK had all the ball but couldn't find a goal. Stubborn defence from Mosonmagyarovari, and they could have stolen it at the end. Credit to Mosonmagyarovar. They sat deep and really frustrated us today. It is true that we didn't play as well as we could but well done to them. MTK Player of the Match: This was a game where defenders ruled the roost. Miknyoczki played well again but I'll give this one to Mihaly Kata. I probably held Mihaly back too long because he was often looking like the player who might be able to play the pass that unlocked their defence. Sunday 6th November 2022 Well, that was a bummer, to quote my sister. Not on the match. I doubt she cares a jot. If Rosina watches football then it's to rate the looks of the players. It's just something she seems to love saying. I had ice cream after the game. I don't care if I get a spot. How long has it been since I said something like that? I used to fret daily about spots once upon a time. Thanks to the diet of my youthful home I got more than my fair share. I think I have self-control because I really don't eat a lot of chocolate or ice cream. My skin still ain't all that good... Oh...Mint Choc Chip. Is anything in life better? What is even more frustrating is that Nyiregyhaza lost to Gyor and we didn't punish them. With Haladas winning it's all square at the top; a three-way battle. Look at Szentlorinc getting a point against Ajka. Well, four points is better than three. Diosgyor back to winning ways against another struggling team. We face Siofok next. They could only draw at Pecs. A week off first though. Shooting practice.

Saturday 22nd October 2022 Having a free weekend, I decided I should make more effort to look at the younger players at this club. That meant a busy Saturday of football. Sadly, our U19s were playing up in Miskolc against Diosgyor and our second team were in Budapest, but away to Ujpest II. I devised a plan. Vaszilisz Teodoru would be sent to watch the U19s, with our head performance analyst, Daniel Vakaj, sent along with a camera. I would travel to the quite modern looking Szusza Ferenc Stadion to watch our second team, and I would be joined by the rest of my coaches and the MTK II staff. I had this well planned...but maybe we'd also find a gem on the opposition side. I saw a cracking game of football on a surpisingly stable bit of footage later on Saturday. I was very impressed with Bence Varga as he dominated against the Disogyor U19s, scoring twice from central defence. I was also impressed with the movement and link up play from 17 year old forward Guiseppe Lauri. I am told he was born in Tradate in Italy, so that explains the name. I was equally impressed with Daniel's camera skills. I picked the wrong game, of course, as I watched a 1-1 draw between our seconds and Ujpest II. Bence Balogh seemed keen to show me what he could provide the first team as he opened the scoring. Despite a great performance from Bence Varkonyi at the back MTK II couldn't hold on. Gergo Szoke was great but first team back ups Torocsik, Palincsar and Kovacsreti didn't seem to care that I was there* and put in subdued performances. We must make sure we get the best from these young stars. *I must confess I didn't actually watch the game. It takes me long enough to get through seasons as it is, without watching youth games. It's in there for dramatic effect. Just go with it... MTK Youth Catchup MTK U19s The U19s are having a good season, losing just the once so far. Our young lads are also top scorers in the NB I U19s seeded group where, as one of the top acadamies in the country, we play against the likes of Honved and Ferencvaros. I mentioned Lauri. He has scored 5 times this season in 8 appearances. The battle for star man for the team is between Bence Varga and midfielder Aurel Gyuris. I have had conversations about Aurel with the youth coaches and have toyed with the idea of moving the lad up to the MTK II team. He may be best doing great stuff for the U19s at the moment though. MTK II Our second team lead the NB III - Kozep-Csoport after 9 games, unbeaten and top scorers. Bence Varkonyi and Akos Zuigeber have been the star performers this season to date. Matchday 14 - Preview Ajka are having a good season and are currently 5th with just one defeat, despite being tipped to be firmly mid table at the start of the season. Tactically, Ajka are similar to ourselves but may look to play for set pieces against us. They'll likely also sit back and play a more defensive formation, putting the onus on us to break them down. We need to play on the front foot and break this resolute side down with pace. I have been impressed with Adam Miknyoczki and he may well start over Poor. We must be sure to not let complacency slip in if we find ourselves ahead. Wednesday 26th October 2022 Over dinner Pandora offered me a very strong opinion on nuclear power and how the right leaning party in power are not safeguarding our children's future by pushing new nuclear sites**. "Children?" I asked. "Oh, not us, dear. I hardly have time in my life to change nappies and feed helpless infants." Pandora looked so steadfast in her resolve. "The political process must continue, my Anton." I assured her I was not asking for children. I do, however, remember a time when Pandora wanted six children, three dogs and a cat. Maybe even a parrot. When I mentioned this she told me we were all young once. When she reminded me that I once had ambition to join a cycling team I found myself wondering what was so wrong with wanting to ride the route of the 2008 Tour of Hungary and live in the shadows of Balazs Szoradi, who got a commendable 10th that year. Atila Valter looks even better. Yes, dear diary, I still follow cycling. Just don't get time to do much. I'll start cycling to work, instead of the tram... ...better buy a bike. **I have been using my limited knowledge of Hungarian politics and a lot of Google translate to try and find something Dialogue For Hungary (the party I associated Pandora with, if you don't remember) have been talking about. You Tube has shown me Hungarian is a very different language to hear than I expected. Pretty sure it is most closely related to Finnish. I never thought I'd do this much research for a FM Career Updates post. I do enjoy this though. Salivates my desire to write. ~~~~~ Update on the leading clubs for development of young players. Honved have pulled out a bit of a lead but it is so nice to see us second. ~~~~~ I just wanted to take a moment to highlight Gergo Szoke. The 18 year old has really come on in leaps and bounds of late. It is amazing what a few first team appearances can do for a player. Gergo is definitely a ball winner. I wonder if he should be moulded in to my segundo volante role though. I can't stop praising the lad. ~~~~~ Matchday 14 - MTK Budapest FC vs Futball Club Ajka Been at this week for a couple of hours now...must get on and actually play a match! But first, Zsombor Nagy really got going on his recovery from injury and played 62 minutes as MTK II lost 3-2 to Szolnok. It may be telling that we conceded twice after Nagy went off. Yurii Matviiv's red card in the 28th minute won't have helped. That boy! Changes for MTK are as follows. Szepe is back in for Lehoczky. Matyas Kovacs replaces Mate Kovacs to fullfill U20 requirements. Nemeth is back in to the starting line up in place of Zsori. New on the bench are Bence Varkonyi and Adam Merenyi (from the seconds to provide left back cover - Barnabas Nagy and Kapronczai both injured). Nagain spoke to the media. "It is hard to leave Krisztian Nemeth out despite Daniel [Zsori] scoring a hattrick in the cup. Other than that we are pretty much unchanged from the last league outing. I pick squads to win." 10 mins: ❕ INJURY MTK lose a key man to injury as Bognar is forced off after a heavy tackle 24 mins: 🟥 RED CARD! Ajka are down to 10 men. Richard Zsolnai is shown a second yellow card for a foul on Matyas Kovacs. 34 mins: ⚽ GOAL! MTK 1-0 Ajka Krisztian Nemeth An easy tap in for Nemeth after fantastic work down the right from Miknyoczki puts the ball on a plate... 35 mins: ❕ CLOSE Close for MTK as Mate Kovacs hits the bar with a header. MTK are so on top. 36 mins: ⚽ GOAL! MTK 2-0 Ajka Mate Krisztian Kovacs But that is a goal for MTK. Determined play from Miknyoczki as he threads a ball into the box and Mate Kovacs tucks the ball past the keeper. This is dominant. But it's disallowed for offside. Nagain is furious, he clearly thinks that was a valid goal. Replays show Stieber was offside...but he didn't touch the ball. CORRECTION: MTK 1-0 Ajka HT: MTK 1-0 Ajka 51 mins: ⚽ GOAL! MTK 2-0 Ajka Benedek Varju That one definitely counts. Varju rises highest to meet a corner. He powers the header home. 68 mins: ⚽ GOAL! MTK 3-0 Ajka Krisztian Nemeth Miknyoczki's lofted cross cum pass lands on the feet of Nemeth who calmly slots past the keeper. The Ajka defenders had no idea where that ball was. Nemeth's 10th of the season! 76 mins: ⚽ GOAL! MTK 4-0 Ajka Janos Szepe It's four. Janos Szepe gets on the end of Kovacsreti's free kick into the mix...the header loops in to the goal. But it's another late call to disallow the goal! There were suspcions of offside in the melee but it wasn't Szepe, who scored. Nagain questions the 4th official. CORRECTION: MTK 3-0 Ajka 79 mins: Somodi makes a save. Nagain is urging his players to keep their heads on. FT: MTK 3-0 Ajka MTK win but should it have been by more? A win is a win. That was such a hectic game. Ajka played very deep and didn't have a shot on target until late in the second half. The disallowed goals annoyed me and the first should definitely have stood. Stieber was offside but he never touched that ball. I wasn't even asked about the disallowed goals. MTK Player of the Match: I have to give today's award to Adam Miknyoczki. The wing back was superb and a constant threat to Ajka. Adam won Player of the Week in the Mercantil Bank Liga. That means plaudits in training Tuesday. ~~~~~ Injury News I am sad to say we lost Istvan Bognar to a broken foot in that game. It was a heavy tackle that actually injured the Ajka player as well. Istvan faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines. Szabolcs Mezei came off in the second half but he could be good to go for the next game in a week. Sunday 30th October 2022 Today's game was frustrating as hell. I am still seething some hours later, as I write this. Yes, we won, but I wanted more goals. I'm being greedy, I know. Three points is what matters. Losing Istvan will be hard on us. It gives me a chance to give Mate Kovacs much more game time, though he is not the same player as Istvan. How I'll sleep, I have no idea. I almost feel like becoming my sister and going out dancing. Not sure I have an outfit small enough. Ugh...I really said that... Nyiregyhaza stuffed Tiszacekcske and still top us...by a point and four goals. Haladas got a good win over Disgyor, who still remain in a position where the drop zone looms over them, to stay in touching distance. We have the firmly mid table Mosonmagyarovar next week - at home again. Nyiregyhaza have 4th placed Gyor. Can they do us a favour?