Rikulec Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Thankfully we kept a clean sheet against the Canadians. Next up, the US of A in the semis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 The closest one so far, but we got what we wanted. More importantly, we didn't concede. It's Costa Rica in the final. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 This is going to be interesting! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 We made it so difficult for ourselves with our atrocious finishing, but Mungaray's header won it for us. Our first piece of silverware in North America! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Boo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wynter Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Remembered a few awesome Yute Prospects for Mexico @Rikulec any particularly nice ones coming through that we can use for the WC/Next few years? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 10 hours ago, wynter said: Remembered a few awesome Yute Prospects for Mexico @Rikulec any particularly nice ones coming through that we can use for the WC/Next few years? We definitely have some very, very good young players available! These ones I regularly call up for the senior team: These play for the U23 team: And we also have a couple of decent Mexican prospects at Nashville: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 World Cup qualification sealed with two games to go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Yes! For the first time in the club's history we've won the Supporters' Shield with a game to spare! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 And we've also won some cup I've never heard of before. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy42 Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 congratulations! though I am starting to worry this kind of success puts the pressure of moving into my season! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 17 minutes ago, Mandy42 said: congratulations! though I am starting to worry this kind of success puts the pressure of moving into my season! Thanks! And don't worry, I'm sure you'll do well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 (edited) Alright, so the regular season's over now. Let's see... ...but first, the US Open Cup... ...where we fell at the first hurdle in a very, very disappointing fashion. We missed a penalty, they got a last gasp equaliser playing with 10 men and, well, you can all see what happened. We nearly went the half-season unbeaten, that game against FC Dallas was a horrible day at the office. Still, we scored the most goals and conceded the least, equalling Seattle's record point tally from 2024 with a better goal difference (they had +27). Into the play-off semis we go! Edited May 17, 2020 by Rikulec Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 (edited) Great job so far, now please win the MLS so I don't have to figure out how that all works. edit: actually wait, even if we win the MLS, we kind of need to go for the CONCACAF Champions League to then move on, don't we? It'd feel a bit incomplete otherwise. Edited May 17, 2020 by noikeee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, noikeee said: Great job so far, now please win the MLS so I don't have to figure out how that all works. edit: actually wait, even if we win the MLS, we kind of need to go for the CONCACAF Champions League to then move on, don't we? It'd feel a bit incomplete otherwise. It's actually quite simple once you get going. Remember you have the glorious virtual money and that trying to figure out the logic behind the schedule is pointless, you just have to accept what you get. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 The play-offs are just around the corner, but first things first (I'm a terrible tease, I know). We finished off the job in the World Cup qualifiers. We also have this beautiful man joining us in December. And our first choice goalkeeper is out for the play-offs. In the Western Conference semis we've been drawn at home against Colorado. We beat them 2:0 twice this season, I'd be happy to do it again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranks39 Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Yes, even as an MLS fan some of the mechanisms are quite strange. There is Targeted Allocation Money(commonly referred to as TAM) - equal amounts given to each club - this money is only to be used for essentially buying down contracts that are over the DP threshold. This allows you to reduce their contract under the DP level in order to open up space for another DP to come in - i.e. infusing more talent into the league. General allocation money is allotted to clubs based on certain criteria but is essentially additional money to the salary cap via buying down contracts. Just think of this one as excess funds to the salary cap. Essentially the reason behind all of this was due to the history of American "soccer" - many leagues have founded and folded due to lack of financial restriction. So, when MLS was founded, the way to preserve the financial viability and longevity of the league was to make measured investment and cap the spending, thus reducing risk and essentially guaranteeing that the league wouldn't fold. As the league has grown, they've introduced mechanisms to increase the spending of teams(TAM/GAM/DP's/etc.) which allows a talent infusion but still lessens the risk of financial disaster. Also, since the buy-in fee to the league is so high, the league, itself, takes on the financial risk by regulating salary cap and distributing allocation monies, rather than leaving it to the owners to invest their own money in the sides(obviously, the more money and owner has, the more they can invest into the team but the league makes sure that at least every team is on somewhat level ground, financially) and this also creates parity in the league. If anyone has specific questions about any of the mechanisms, I should be able to shed some light. Anyways, good luck in the playoffs, @Rikulec! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 1 hour ago, ranks39 said: Yes, even as an MLS fan some of the mechanisms are quite strange. There is Targeted Allocation Money(commonly referred to as TAM) - equal amounts given to each club - this money is only to be used for essentially buying down contracts that are over the DP threshold. This allows you to reduce their contract under the DP level in order to open up space for another DP to come in - i.e. infusing more talent into the league. General allocation money is allotted to clubs based on certain criteria but is essentially additional money to the salary cap via buying down contracts. Just think of this one as excess funds to the salary cap. Essentially the reason behind all of this was due to the history of American "soccer" - many leagues have founded and folded due to lack of financial restriction. So, when MLS was founded, the way to preserve the financial viability and longevity of the league was to make measured investment and cap the spending, thus reducing risk and essentially guaranteeing that the league wouldn't fold. As the league has grown, they've introduced mechanisms to increase the spending of teams(TAM/GAM/DP's/etc.) which allows a talent infusion but still lessens the risk of financial disaster. Also, since the buy-in fee to the league is so high, the league, itself, takes on the financial risk by regulating salary cap and distributing allocation monies, rather than leaving it to the owners to invest their own money in the sides(obviously, the more money and owner has, the more they can invest into the team but the league makes sure that at least every team is on somewhat level ground, financially) and this also creates parity in the league. If anyone has specific questions about any of the mechanisms, I should be able to shed some light. Anyways, good luck in the playoffs, @Rikulec! Great post, cheers mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 It definitely wasn't as dominant as the scoreline would suggest. Things got a bit nervy in the second half, especially after their goal, but that glimmer of hope caused them to open up and we tore them apart with two counter attacks. We beat them twice in the regular season, but those were two close games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 We're through! It was a really ugly and controversial game to be honest. I wasn't sure we should have got our penalty as I felt the foul was outside the box, and then in the 92nd minute Michael Armstrong brought a Seattle player down inside our area and VAR only gave them a free kick. We've only played them once and that game ended with a draw at our place. It's them or us, lads. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Boom! An incredible performance to end the season with a sensational Perry Kane free kick to sum up our campaign brilliantly. We've won almost everything we could have, shame about the US Open Cup. I think it's been a great season and I've had a lot of fun managing both Nashville and Mexico. We still have two friendlies left to play this year with Mexico, against Venezuela and Algeria, but I figured it would be better if I left them for @noikeee to allow him more room for experimentation ahead of the World Cup. The save should be up in 15 minutes or so. Best of luck! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidthekid Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Great job @Rikulec Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Great work @Rikulec! Just loaded the save. I've got my tactics and will load them up as plans B and C, but am tempted to just stick to what we have as it's clearly working. But I'll study this better tomorrow. What I see at first glance is some surprisingly strong players at Nashville for what I believed were the MLS standards, and Mexico... holy **** Alexis Tadeo is good. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 2 hours ago, kidthekid said: Great job @Rikulec Thank you! 16 minutes ago, noikeee said: Great work @Rikulec! Just loaded the save. I've got my tactics and will load them up as plans B and C, but am tempted to just stick to what we have as it's clearly working. But I'll study this better tomorrow. What I see at first glance is some surprisingly strong players at Nashville for what I believed were the MLS standards, and Mexico... holy **** Alexis Tadeo is good. I was surprised at the quality of the players in the MLS too, you'll see that especially some of the wingers other teams have are really good. And you're right, that Mexico team is beautiful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andychar Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 Excellent work @Rikulec I knew it wouldn't take long to come and beat the MLS. Good luck @noikeee. Don't worry about the rules. Just stick to the salary cap and you can't really go wrong! Champions League will be interesting because historically its been Mexico's trophy. 11 hours ago, Rikulec said: Also @Mandy42 ooooooo Quadruple....that's gotta sting just a little a bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andychar Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 So the quick update to keep everybody (including me) up to date. Wynter Andychar Rikulec Noikeee <--------- We are here Mandy42 Jimbokav1971 Makoto Nakamura Smp20 Manutd1 Benjoe Deisler26 henri.melo00 TheLutterworthFox Oldmangravz So I think we are unoffically (very offically) going for the Pentagon Challenge. We have the UEFA Champions League and the AFC Champions League in the bag. Noikeee will be the first to have a crack at the CONCACAF Champions League. Obviously this is isn't set in stone and its very much up to the person in charge. If you want adding let me know and you'll be added to the back of the list behind Oldmangravz. If you want removing I will be giving you a dishonourable discharge and you will be removed from the list. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henri.melo00 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Great job, @Rikulec. Total dominance in US football. Let's see how Nashville fares against the mexicans powerhouses in the Conca Champions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy42 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 can't complain too much, the lad did exactly what I asked him to do, which was don't win a treble! so: IT AIN'T A TREBLE THOUGH IS IT! eye twitches ever so slightly great season @Rikulec ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 This starts great, I've just ruined @Rikulec's record of 100% wins this season for Mexico. I took over just before the Venezuela match, started with a win, was well on course to beat Algeria as well having gone 2 goals up but then they drew late on. On the MLS front it looks like we're tight on wages so there may not be much going on. I'd get rid of Jesús Maria Aizpurua since he's paid more than twice the others in the squad and already aged 31, however if I learnt anything from Australia the last way the save was in my hands, he's a "designated player" therefore his wages come out completely outside the salary cap, basically a free player. I must sell someone to free up salary cap allowance for striker Michael Galvan who is about to arrive, he's very good so completely worth it of course. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Oh I've just read that designated players DO count, albeit at a maximum of 40K each. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 I think this group could've been easier, given we were top seeds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) We're facing the ****ing cavalry! That's if we have enough players, I've sold Mr. Overpaid JM Aizpurua and we're still way above the salary cap, I think the game is considering his salary still as part of the cap! I did spend more money on wages that we were on, with a couple contract renewals and the arrival of new man Michael Galvan, but we're now down to 18 players and still above the cap. Apparently there's some option to bribe MLS to give us more salary cap (seriously, I think it's "general alocation" money or something) but I can't find the button anywhere. Fun. Edited May 19, 2020 by noikeee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Wow, great team names. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Oh, now I understand why we're above the salary cap. Wtf is this ****? Players whose cap impact is much bigger than their wage? What? I might have to sell good players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) Oh, I've found where can we bribe the MLS, it's per player. Why did this player count 40K per month towards the cap? Absolutely no idea, he's not designated or anything. Nonsensical. I hope you guys are enjoying my detailed "I hate the MLS, grrrrrrrr" posts. Edited May 19, 2020 by noikeee 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 I actually managed to sign a player, in one of the multiple neverending drafts. He shall now be retrained to RB. Given that, I might've, uh, sold our rightback due to salary cap concerns. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Did you extend Marquez's loan? Because when I brought him in, I figured a good way to manoeuver around the salary cap would be paying Flamengo a monthly fee instead of wage contribution. For some reason he was still making £1K p/w then, but even more bizarrely it didn't even count towards the limit. So yeah, figuring all this out can be tricky. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Rikulec said: Did you extend Marquez's loan? Because when I brought him in, I figured a good way to manoeuver around the salary cap would be paying Flamengo a monthly fee instead of wage contribution. For some reason he was still making £1K p/w then, but even more bizarrely it didn't even count towards the limit. So yeah, figuring all this out can be tricky. Yes I renewed! They asked me for a sizeable monthly fee, I took the gamble it wouldn't count and it appears it doesn't. I'm now trying to exploit the loans market and search for young players with very low wage demands. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Ok which of you guys has been fining players 6 months of wages and telling them to run 30 miles at night as punishment for missed passes in training? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, noikeee said: Yes I renewed! They asked me for a sizeable monthly fee, I took the gamble it wouldn't count and it appears it doesn't. I'm now trying to exploit the loans market and search for young players with very low wage demands. Good idea, but I think you should be careful with this because there's a limit for the number of players who don't count towards the salary cap. It should be on the squad registration page. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andychar Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 7 hours ago, noikeee said: Ok which of you guys has been fining players 6 months of wages and telling them to run 30 miles at night as punishment for missed passes in training? I told you not to question my methods! 3 days in the box for you! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy42 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 not sure I can commit to that level of discipline! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 TLDR of the transfer window: we've hired the Garza brothers on loan for depth at the back and that's it. Squad looks like this now with a tentative starting 11: Season kicks off now as we meet the Cavalry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 We beat Canada's finest no problem, and are set to face Orlando City next. It's already the quarterfinals, wtf. I started the first match with the 4-2-3-1 from last season but half-time I said **** it and went to my "champagne" tactics. I bet overall it'll perform worse because it really isn't suitable to this team (I'm playing LD Marquez the wonder Mexican winger adapted to a complete wingback role) but hey at least I feel like I'm playing the game here instead of being on automatic mode. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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noikeee Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 So apparently there was still another draft so I used it to get another crappy player - after finding another player to bribe MLS with to tone down salaries. One of my tactics uses a IW on the left so we were a little short on that. Idk didn't really think much about it on the draft screen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 14 minutes ago, noikeee said: I'm playing LD Marquez the wonder Mexican winger adapted to a complete wingback role Last season I had to play him at LB due to injuries and suspensions and he did quite well there, he should adapt fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Aaaand another crappy backup player on some waiver thing. If I was smart I'd have not signed all of these backups and just spent the wage on 1 single good player. I may not be as smart as I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Onto the Champions League semi-finals. The first leg was tough and we were kinda lucky to draw 0-0 away, but on the 2nd leg we just smashed them with a Galvan hat-trick. America from Mexico next seems a tough draw. We'll try our best. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noikeee Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Another 5-1 win, another Galvan hat-trick. We look to be in a great position as we head to Mexico for the 2nd leg. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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