Dev'o Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 (edited) My Island Home So, recently I made a friend who hails from the small island nation of Guam, well, it's not technically a nation, it's a US Island Territory. After reading what their football set up was like, I discovered that interestingly, they are part of the AFC, despite the native Chamorro's being polynesian. Nationally, Rovers FC have been the dominant force with six consecutive championships, against sides such as Guam Shipyard and Sidekicks FC. But that's all about to change, the Guam football landscape is about to be changed forever. Starting in Lower Division Group A, FC Beercelona (I sh*t you not) are about to make their mark on the Guam football scene forever. Edited December 5, 2019 by Dev'o 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 Saved for HOF. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 A warm welcome, less than stellar expectations Within five years they want us to still be in the second tier? Nah mate, I've got my eyes on the biggest prize of all - continental football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 Our squad of champions If there's one thing I've noticed, it's that I'm going to have to invest heavily in the defense if we're going to have any chance of getting out of the second tier. Our one goalkeeper is absolute tripe - so we'll definitely be looking to replace him as soon as we get an opportunity. The 'Now' Men Devin Quinata is my first choice centre-back. He literally has no other skills other than tackling, marking, heading and a bit of pace. He's going to be my "Kevin Muscat" of the side, me thinks. Nolan Tomblor is already in Guam camps for hte national team, so it's only good that he'll play DM for us and hopefully provide decent cover for the backline. He's strong yet resilient, and couldn't play on the wing if I paid him. The 'next gen' - for now... Aaron Sakaye will likely lead the front line for us as we strive to get promoted. The Guam U-23 star can hopefully take his game to the next level and plunder us plenty of goals. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 My Island Home October 2019 FC Beercelona Couldn't have asked for a better start in front of 72 fans at home. Kirk Thomas has put his hand up to lead the line with Sakaye away on international duty. The game against Crushers B was never in doubt but Hiro Asoshina managed to give us that extra GD bump with two late goals and give me some selection headaches when Sakaye comes back from duty. Our first real test came at the hands of De Yo, but captain Pele Torres (henceforth known as Guami Pele) managed to finally equalise after De Yo took the lead, before a last gasp winner by Julian Ada gave us two wins from two. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 Solving out Goalkeeper dilemma Imagine, to my surprise, after getting rid of Baza and signing interim keeper Jeff Giramar, this fella pops up in my scouts radar. Of course he's no Schmeichel or De Gea, but he might just prove the difference in our promotion tilt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 My Island HomeNovember 2019 FC Beercelona Hiro just can't stop scoring right now, and we are loving it! With our 4-2-4 formation we are dominating teams, especially with strong performances from our DM pairing. The only annoying thing is now it's one match a month for the next five months. Terrible scheduling! We're still a long way away from being promoted, so lets take it for what it is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 My Island Home December 2019 FC Beercelona Another game, another dominating performance as we move six points clear (albeit with the team behind us having two games in hand). Our profligacy is a huge issue though, with ten shots off target. Still, a great way to see out the year - on top! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 The transfer window opens.. It begins... Whilst Thomas' three goals in six games have been crucial, I'd be more disappointed to lose Yeingst. He may have only started two games, but he's got some pretty good potential in a side that has no width. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 And the poaching continues.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 My Island Home January 2020 FC Beercelona The scoreline flattered us in truth, but I'm glad to put a bit of breathing space between us and the chasing pack. Our first half was flawless but little cracks creeped into our game in the second half, and even our outstanding top scorer Hiro Asoshina missed a few glorious opportunities. But maybe, just maybe, I feel we might be able to sneak home a promotion here. In a poetic twist of fate, I play 4th, 3rd and 2nd on the table in the last three games before the promotion playoffs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 My Island Home February 2020 FC Beercelona How. Did. We. Not. Score. Throws us back into the dogfight for promotion, and for once we actually looked the second rate team. One thing is for sure, we need to work out stat what the issue is - we have two CRUCIAL games against Rovers II and Southern Cobras coming up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRL88 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 FC Beercelona is a team I could get on board with! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 My Island Home March 2020 FC Beercelona The captain steps up again! We probably didn't deserve to win this one either, but a well place volley on the edge of the box from Guami Pele has slammed the door shut. If the results go our way, we may even have qualified for the playoff! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxGe1994 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Will follow your journey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 What a team name Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 My Island Home April 2020FC Beercelona Well that was nerve wracking. 2-0 down, then 3-2 up, then 3-3 then 4-3 and a scary end to the game at 4-4. Kirk Thomas, who turned down the Cobras in January puts the knife to them and that means... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 WAIT WHAT?! Undefeated season, qualified for playoffs. WHAT ELSE DO THEY WANT?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 May 2020 Youth Candidates Bit of an average pull, but we pick up another midfielder and defender to add to our burgeoning squad. Lee Min-Woo is also a surprise packet with 13 finishing and 11 technique! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 My Island Home May 2020 FC Beercelona Now we're really hitting our straps with Tomblor back from NT duty and Hiro again establishing why he's been our number 1 striker this season. We have one game to go, and it's safe to say that we're pretty much odds on for promotion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 Ignore the bug but... 4 goals and an assist. Hiro Asoshina is a god amongst Guamese men as we perform arguably our best performance all season. I'll definitely be trying to keep him at the club next year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maw74 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I like the badge but just think it should have pint of beer on it lol Recycling, Frank Cable and Disasters ? well yeah Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted January 10, 2020 Author Share Posted January 10, 2020 My Island Home June 2020 FC Beercelona Uh, okay. So despite winning the promotion playoff, I don't win the title? Safe to say I'm confused and Hiro Asoshina will have etched his name into Beercelona folklore. 14 games, 15 goals. You might be retiring and becoming our scout this season Hiro but we'll never forget what you did for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted January 10, 2020 Author Share Posted January 10, 2020 Ladies and Gentlemen, your team of the season! Ryota Nault naturally the signing of the season, coming in and being an absolute rock in goal. Hiro of course snared the player of the season. WIth a 6.91 aqverage, Joe Mateo did alright and looks to settle into the side going forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted January 10, 2020 Author Share Posted January 10, 2020 June 2020My Island Home FC Beercelona We took that good form into the GFA Cup and I'll be honest, after the smash and grab job on Rovers, I thought we were legitimately a chance of snaring the silverware. It wasn't to be and we ran out of puff in the quarter final, but a great end to the year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted January 10, 2020 Author Share Posted January 10, 2020 Appearances and Goals Probably one of the key results here was that THREE of our four defenders started every game this season. Joe Mateo and Hiro Asoshina also played every other game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted January 10, 2020 Author Share Posted January 10, 2020 Looking forward to next season Top flight football baby! Hopefully no weird fixture matchdays should see us quickly establish where we fit into the whole football landscape next year. That said, I feel that with 24 games we should be able to stay up. 25 points was the magic number last year, so we'll be gunning for 30 (comfortable mid table) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted January 10, 2020 Author Share Posted January 10, 2020 What the hell man? Record breaking season. Two losses all year (one in the cup). Nah Dev'o, you're s****e! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuy600 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Holy cow, this is done in my database and I didn't even notice untill now Great read so far, this looks really fun despite the small issues it seems to have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 19 hours ago, Minuy600 said: Holy cow, this is done in my database and I didn't even notice untill now Great read so far, this looks really fun despite the small issues it seems to have. Thanks for the feedback @Minuy600, yep it's your editor data! Hopefully I can continue on and get somewhere in Asia! August 2020 Fixtures Released Guam, where the highlights of the season are the first and final days! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 Off-season movements We've released three players but the big movements are the ones coming in from our rivals... David McCallum and Ryan Quitugua are arguably my best pieces of business. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 August & September 2020 My Island Home FC Beercelona Undefeated pre-season sees some regular names appear on the scoresheet as well as some new ones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 Unfortunately, after reading one of Makoto's threads I've discovered that we will never qualify for the AFC Cup. Oh well, I probably should have looked this up first! :P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuy600 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 I kinda realised that too but would've liked to see you continue either way. Ah well. At least you made me much more inspired to continue working on it, thanks for that. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev'o Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 6 minutes ago, Minuy600 said: I kinda realised that too but would've liked to see you continue either way. Ah well. At least you made me much more inspired to continue working on it, thanks for that. Oh yeah man, no doubt it's great work. Just kinda cut the story short when I couldn't bring any money into Guami football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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