BoxToBox Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 16 hours ago, Sheriff7 said: Very stable season mate. Your promotion-contenders made good season too but you were just amazing... Cheers! Hopefully it continues next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpillBlood Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Great read! Loving the cup runs! That new stadium is horrible though, especially at that capacity! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 27 minutes ago, SpillBlood said: Great read! Loving the cup runs! That new stadium is horrible though, especially at that capacity! Cheers! Gutted about the stadium, I mean, even at 10k, I'd say fair enough, but I guess we don't have the fanbase for it yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 Germany joins France in the bonkers column. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjericho Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Awesome read! What are your scouting assignments? I assume you only search for Welsh players... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Too easy. Llanelian Road is a very old stadium, so that's probably why the board are building a new one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 5 hours ago, kingjericho said: Awesome read! What are your scouting assignments? I assume you only search for Welsh players... Pretty much, Nation: England, Duration: Ongoing, Additional Conditions - Nationality = Partially Welsh. & Nation: Wales, Duration: Ongoing, Additional Conditions - Nationality = Partially Welsh. I'll add Scotland etc as our scouting range increases. 1 hour ago, Nobby_McDonald said: Too easy. Llanelian Road is a very old stadium, so that's probably why the board are building a new one. Good point! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixPointer Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Just caught up on all of this. Fantastic rise so far! Board has made a ludicrous decision with that stadium Also two golden generations in a row I’ve still never had one great work as usual champions league winner in 5 seasons Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 6 hours ago, SixPointer said: Just caught up on all of this. Fantastic rise so far! Board has made a ludicrous decision with that stadium Also two golden generations in a row I’ve still never had one great work as usual champions league winner in 5 seasons Cheers! I guess the golden generation thing is most due to the low level of the first team players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 Been a very long summer, once I'd gone through the entire player list deciding who to offer professional terms to, and who to replace, finding replacements and doing the same with the staff(which is an ongoing project). Not to mention in the middle of it all deciding I wanted to try some new tactics, as I use 4-3-3's far too much. The board expect us to finish in the playoffs, and media prediction is top. I can't say it's unfair either, we've a fine squad for this level. The one relatively serious bit of money spent was buying Gibson outright, after 38 league goals, how could I not? Lot of business, both in and out. They're some of the key deals. Neco Williams is considered the star man now. This is the new system we're working with, will probably need tweaking over the next few seasons, but I like it as is so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobbly007 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Will be interesting to see how the change of formation works, especially with the use of a Libero Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpillBlood Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Ohhh Mitch Clark. I had him on loan for my Rotherham team. He did alright in the Championship. Hope he does well for you! Hopin' Neco Williams racks some up assists! Had to check him out on my save(beta db). Mine has 11 tackling but only 7 flair and 9 technique and is "right" not "right only", odd. I'm hoping he does well for you, very different kind of player then I play in my teams, it's cool. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 37 minutes ago, wobbly007 said: Will be interesting to see how the change of formation works, especially with the use of a Libero Indeed! So far it's a bit more fragile, and less free flowing but wonderful when it works. 10 minutes ago, SpillBlood said: Ohhh Mitch Clark. I had him on loan for my Rotherham team. He did alright in the Championship. Hope he does well for you! Hopin' Neco Williams racks some up assists! Had to check him out on my save(beta db). Mine has 11 tackling but only 7 flair and 9 technique and is "right" not "right only", odd. I'm hoping he does well for you, very different kind of player then I play in my teams, it's cool. Williams must have a lot of randomized attributes then, no assists yet, but he did score on his debut. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjericho Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 What was your final setup for the 4-3-3? You use a winger and an inside forward? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 4 hours ago, kingjericho said: What was your final setup for the 4-3-3? You use a winger and an inside forward? Yup! That's the 4-3-3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 Very hap[pAugust was a brutally long month. We were up to the task for the most part, in spite of the misfortune of having our star keeper miss most of the month with a lower back stress fracture. He'll miss most of September too. Very happy with the tactical switch so far, a lot of fun when it's in full flow, despite not having quite the players I'd ideally want. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantine Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Haven't won FA Cup yet?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallimuse Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Fantastic read, follow added. What a rise! I kind of do the same with all my saves and have only players from whatever country I'm in be my squad in the hopes of one day finally being able to say I won the champs league with home grown players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 On 13/12/2018 at 13:18, metallimuse said: Fantastic read, follow added. What a rise! I kind of do the same with all my saves and have only players from whatever country I'm in be my squad in the hopes of one day finally being able to say I won the champs league with home grown players. Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 Another month down, much slower lately, with me watching the matches in extended as I work the tactic, and real life getting in the way. Still, form is good, and our defence is sturdier with Rees back in between the sticks. At least it feels sturdier, might be my imagination. Board injected 400k into the coffers, so we're only 700k in debt now. Coventry providing super stiff competition. We play them at the end of November, and in mid April(as 3rd last game overall, away), they could be massive games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Massive games? Come on, you're going to win the league anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 21 minutes ago, Rikulec said: Massive games? Come on, you're going to win the league anyway. If they keep this close with us, it might be tricky, though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Just now, BoxToBox said: If they keep this close with us, it might be tricky, though. No one said it was going to be easy! Oh, wait, actually everyone in this thread did. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BoxToBox Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 Another month, much of a muchness, as when Coventry dropped points we mostly failed to capitalize. Not too happy seeing Newport dead last, want all the Welsh clubs to stay strong, Wrexham have been solid in League One, and Cardiff have become a decent PL side. Swansea are letting us down, being a below par Championship side so far. Merthyr have done pretty much nothing yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Somehow I thought I'd pop back in the thread to find you in the Championship by now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 1 hour ago, deltablue said: Somehow I thought I'd pop back in the thread to find you in the Championship by now I'm clearly not doing well enough at the moment! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 Another month down, and still no separation from Coventry. Doing well in the FA Cup, and given what is probably the greatest reward possible especially considering we're almost a million in debt. A trip to Old Trafford. In this timeline they've quickly recovered to become one of the leading forces in word football, appearing in the CL final last season(and winning it the year before) and the last two Premierships, along with a few FA Cups. Should help massively with our financial issues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpillBlood Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 That's a heck of alot of clean sheets, I wonder what that's like . I always try and outscore my opponent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 1 hour ago, SpillBlood said: That's a heck of alot of clean sheets, I wonder what that's like . I always try and outscore my opponent. I'd prefer to smash teams apart, but I'll take what I can get right now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 The Man Utd game pushed us back in the black, for a whole day, January came and we're already 150k in debt again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 Another month down, 3 wins, 3 draws, every chance to gain separation from Coventry sundered. At least we're miles ahead of the playoffs. Brought in one new guy on loan, and had one big sale. Brought in this lad on loan from Cardiff, to add depth to the wings. Ellis here, who was brought in on a chance, quickly became quite important as he learned to play LW, still, Swansea gave us 1m in a lump sum, 50% of profit and a loan back. That puts us on solid ground again, for a while at least. This popped up after the sale, a message I've never seen before. Sadly none of the answers were adequate for the situation, would have liked to reply "We couldn't say no to that sum of money." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Gato_In_Goal Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 It really is a two horse race for the title. Bit harsh to only be clear by 2 points despite losing only a single match. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 4 hours ago, The_Gato_In_Goal said: It really is a two horse race for the title. Bit harsh to only be clear by 2 points despite losing only a single match. No one to blame but ourselves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 February was a perfect month, with four wins in four, and ideally, Coventry lost a game! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 Youth Intake Day. If he can go straight into the senior side, he's instantly a starter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Gato_In_Goal Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 That's a player! What does your ass man think of him ability-wise Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 10 minutes ago, The_Gato_In_Goal said: That's a player! What does your ass man think of him ability-wise "Well suited to League Two". That said, I'd happily start him for a Championship side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjericho Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 With such a solid beard at the tender age of 16 I'd say he's more than ready for the senior team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallimuse Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 What?!?! What?!?!? That's not a real regen, that doesn't happen in game?!?! What?!?!? WHAT?!?!? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 9 hours ago, kingjericho said: With such a solid beard at the tender age of 16 I'd say he's more than ready for the senior team. Luckily he was eligible, so instantly becomes starting striker. 8 hours ago, metallimuse said: What?!?! What?!?!? That's not a real regen, that doesn't happen in game?!?! What?!?!? WHAT?!?!? They're really rare, but it does happen, last time I got a kid that looked near this good this young though, he'd already near peaked, so praying this guy isn't the same! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 Promotion sealed with plenty of time, which leads to one notable, early bit of business for next summer. The return of Jack Evans. Lynch played two games, hasn't scored yet but is playing well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Lynch is quite a player at a tender age. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 On 17/12/2018 at 22:45, Nobby_McDonald said: Lynch is quite a player at a tender age. If he has some growth in him, he'll be outstanding. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 Finally got around to finishing the season, and all is good, barring the finances. They're already back in the red. Brutally harsh on Wimbledon, 3rd all season long, only to drop points in the last two games and miss out on automatic promotion. Still, they're in the playoff final. Rees is becoming a real decent player. 150 games for us already. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Nicely done, man. Unstoppable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby_McDonald Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Very well done Box. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjericho Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 2 losses in 46 matches is quite the feat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andychar Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 The Welsh revolution continues! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkybike1 Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Da iawn! Not long before you'll be in Europe at this rate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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