rodesire Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 time for a 20-goal GK season then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 OK I think I am going to do a youth only save. I can't keep reading this and not do it! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 35 minutes ago, rodesire said: time for a 20-goal GK season then I can dream. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 52 minutes ago, deez0r said: OK I think I am going to do a youth only save. I can't keep reading this and not do it! Honestly, it's just so liberating because you just get on with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 Oct 2039. Conference National. We're struggling with injuries and a lack of depth, especially on the left flank and up front. Despite that we're still grinding out results and sit 3rd. What's different this season though is that there is no side running away with it. Everyone is in contention. We need to keep it like that and aim for the title and automatic promotion rather than the playoffs. Cup games. We've drawn League 1 Coventry in the next round. We're at home though so just like we had a go at West Ham last season, (and drew), we're going to go strong against them and see if we can turn them over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 Devastated. Nov 2039. Not me, but our first choice right back (36d) Rey Thomas (BEL)(F.Det)*. He hasn't been willing to even enter negotiations with regards to him converting his part-time contract to a full-time one. He's actually been playing reasonably well with 5 assists from 11 games so far this season, but his average rating is lower than I would expect it to be and I certainly think that his performances have suffered as a result. I was hoping that I would get him to change his mind, but it hasn't happened yet and I don't think I'm going to be able to change it now. I turned down bids of about £350k earlier in the season, and he's particularly not happy that I wouldn't let him join Crewe, but there are other clubs interested too. There are about 20 months left on his contract so I'm tempted to see if we can get him through this window, (ends in March), and then make a decision then. If I sell him now then I weaken the side and it might effectively weaken us in our attempts to get promoted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Jimbokav1971 said: Honestly, it's just so liberating because you just get on with it. It has begun! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesl Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 I think Thomas is definitely someone on you should hold on to until next summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 11 minutes ago, wesl said: I think Thomas is definitely someone on you should hold on to until next summer. Yeah. I'm determined that I don't want to let decent players go on a free where I can help it. I think I will be giving it some time, but he will be sold at some point if he won't re-sign. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 Job offer #28. Nov 2039. In different circumstances I would love to take this job, (and it's a lot of money), and significantly is my characters favourite club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 Nov 2039. Conference National. We're doing really well and if we have a weakness it's up front, (despite the number of goals scored). Despite that, the youngsters are developing well and after missing the last 3 games through injury, (32c) Declan Barry (IRL) * will be back for the next game. Cup games. We were actually decent in this game and with 2 proper forwards I think we might have won. Having said that, 5 goals is too much to concede if you expect to win. Transfers. I have decided to get rid of (36d) Rey Thomas (BEL)(F.Det)*. I have sold him to Notts County, who are actually in the Championship, and not only did I get our now standard 50% re-sale clause in there, but I also got him back on loan for the rest of the season. It seems strange that they wanted us to pay £180 of his wages. He will join them on 1st Jan and then come back on loan to us. Hopefully that will cheer him up a bit and his performances will improve still further. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 Youth Intake preview. Dec 2039. I could do with a good striker, or a left winger, and I suppose I'm going to lose my right back so I wouldn't say no to one of those either. They don't have to be good though. In some ways a high PA but low CA player might be better for us. We could always do with a centre-half too. I don't want much do I? A full back and a central midfielder by the looks of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 1,000 up. Dec 2039. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 Dec 2039. Conference National. An unbeaten month. We're still conceding too many goals and we're not completely firing in front of goal ourselves, but we are getting the job done. Cup games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 Job offer #30. Jan 2040. Our 1st job offer in the Championship. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 2nd fine of the season. Jan 2040. 9 yellows is fine, but it's quite hard to win when you only have 9 players on the pitch at the end. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 We are desperate for a good left winger. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 Jan 2040. Conference National. Cup games. Transfers. We've lost 3 out of our best 4 players, but each of them have also come back in on loan until the end of the season. The idea is that we get promoted and then consolidate in League 2 next season. We just have to see if we can get the job done though. These fees look relatively modest considering all the money that has been flying around in recent seasons, but when I list the biggest transfers in this save to this point, it will perhaps put them in perspective. Jan 2040. £500,000Jan 2040. £350,000 rising to (£550,000)Jan 2040. £190,000 rising to (£350,000) Jan 2038. £100,000 rising to (300,000) Feb 2038. £62,000 rising to (£78,000) Jun 2037. £20,000 rising to (£80,000) Jan 2037. £14,000 Aug 2036. £23,500 Jun 2036. £4,000 rising to (£4,900) Jan 2036. £3,100 Jan 2036. £14,250 Jan 2036. £23,000 Jun 2034. £14,740 Mar 2034. £825. Jul 2033. £30,000 There is just no avoiding the fact that these transfers are significant in their own right, (within the context of this save), never mind the fact that each of them included a loan-back clause and a 50% re-sale clause. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Could be a big make or break season here! That game in hand above could be massive! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure9 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 What is JFC’s minimum release clause on his Valencia contract? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 3rd fine of the season. Feb 2040. Again, 6 yellows is ok, but 1 red in the 35th minute...... not so much. (2nd loss on the bounce). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 (edited) 55 minutes ago, deez0r said: Could be a big make or break season here! That game in hand above could be massive! Wheels are coming off. Edited August 3, 2020 by Jimbokav1971 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 30 minutes ago, Figure9 said: What is JFC’s minimum release clause on his Valencia contract? Good question. £12M. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 Feb 2040. Conference National. This is bad. This is really bad. We're forgotten how to put the ball in the net. Cup games. Really annoyed at going out of this. If we get promoted, (and it's a big if now with our current form), we're not going to play in this tournament next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, Jimbokav1971 said: Youth Intake preview. Dec 2039. I could do with a good striker, or a left winger, and I suppose I'm going to lose my right back so I wouldn't say no to one of those either. They don't have to be good though. In some ways a high PA but low CA player might be better for us. We could always do with a centre-half too. I don't want much do I? A full back and a central midfielder by the looks of it. Youth Intake day. Mar 2040. Squad by PPA. Nations already represented in previous youth intakes. New Nations represented in this intake. None. (40a) Sjoberg (Bal). (40b) Gilchrist (SCO)(L.Heart). (40c) Paul Stovell (F.Amb). Edited August 3, 2020 by Jimbokav1971 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ben_ Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 11 minutes ago, Jimbokav1971 said: Squad by PPA. Image removed in case you want to remove it, too... Any reason for reverting to showing CA and PA again? Also - what is 40(a) Sjoberg (Bal) real name? Sounds very Scandinavian, yet no second nationality? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, _Ben_ said: Any reason for reverting to showing CA and PA again? Also - what is 40(a) Sjoberg (Bal) real name? Sounds very Scandinavian, yet no second nationality? Oh damn. Yes, I've used the wrong view. Thanks. I'll change it now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodesire Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 that's a very balanced intake, league 1/2 potential on most? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 Youth Intake changes. My error has given me a good opportunity to show this by accident This is the original picture I posted. The squad has been sorted by PPA and you can see that PPA is not the same as PA. This is the squad a couple of days later after @_Ben_pointed out my error. The intake happened on 19th March and today is 24th March, so there is only a gap of 5 days, but the difference in PPA is significant in some cases. Because we can see the actual PA score on the 1st image, it gives us the opportunity to compare the changes. The big change in particular seems to be (40g) Danny Doyle (Unamb) who has gone from 4.0 PA to 5.0 PA and this fits in with his actual PA of 108 It's only 1 change, but it again confirms the sense in signing all players and making a decision at a later date. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 1 minute ago, rodesire said: that's a very balanced intake, league 1/2 potential on most? I'm not really sure. I've said that I will look at CA/PA of ex players when they reach the age of 30, (and we have 4 on the list now), but they are not really of the required quality to get a good opinion. (27d) Unwin is 29 so I will be able to look at him in July and I think he will offer a good comparison. (22i) Ilan Duckett (WAL) has a CA of 11 and a PA of 17. (24g) Martin Black (SCO) has a CA of 23 and a PA of 39. (25d) Simon King (WAL) has a CA of 43 and a PA of 87. Oh wow, we missed out on him I think. I think that 87 CA, (which would have maxed out his PA), is League 2 isn't it? (26k) George Anderson. (NIR) has a CA of 23 and a PA of 52. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ben_ Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, Jimbokav1971 said: It's Unwin, Chance and Tembo that are interesting, really. Particularly comparing their PA with the level that you were at when they generated. Surely you could have a look at James too, as he's never coming back nor never likely to face you?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodesire Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Having seen the PA screenshot, that's 6 who could easily play in Championship (100+ PA) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 (edited) What level of CA is what? Mar 2040. I'm struggling to work out what level of CA equates to what level of league. I'm going to look at the to goal-scorers in each league, (who are 30+ years old), and I'm going to look at their CA to act as a guide. Premier League. Boris Lusamba is 32 years old and is the 2nd top scorer in the Premier League at the moment. His CA is 176 and PA is 177. Championship. Jordan Neville is 30 years old and 5th top goal-scorer in Championship. He has a CA of 126 and PA of 136. League 1. Kevin Murphy is the 13th top scorer in League 1, (there is nobody on the list 30+). His CA is 111 and his PA is 123. League 2. Taylor Greenwood is the 7th top goal-scorer in League 2. His CA is 105 and his PA is 125. Conference National. Greg Colwell is only 29 but there are no 30+ players on the list. His CA is 79 and his PA is 102. Edited August 3, 2020 by Jimbokav1971 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 29 minutes ago, rodesire said: that's a very balanced intake, league 1/2 potential on most? I'm not sure. I've just posted some older players CA/PA to act as a guide but not sure it helps too much. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 12 minutes ago, _Ben_ said: It's Unwin, Chance and Tembo that are interesting, really. Particularly comparing their PA with the level that you were at when they generated. Surely you could have a look at James too, as he's never coming back nor never likely to face you?! (28c) Ryan Chance (JAM) is a big one for me, particularly because he has so many International Caps, (69). I could look at (30a) James (DMA) * but I'm enjoying seeing how he's developing. I really don't want to look at players until they are 30. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 5 minutes ago, rodesire said: Having seen the PA screenshot, that's 6 who could easily play in Championship (100+ PA) I know it's only 1 player in each league I've posted, but Greenwood in League 2 has a CA of 100+ so I'm not sure that 100+ is Championship, (although I appreciate he's only 1 player). He's played at League 1 & League 2 all through his career. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deez0r Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Jimbokav1971 said: I know it's only 1 player in each league I've posted, but Greenwood in League 2 has a CA of 100+ so I'm not sure that 100+ is Championship, (although I appreciate he's only 1 player). He's played at League 1 & League 2 all through his career. I guess its relative really but when I did the FMCU Wanderers youth only save my average CA of the squad was around 115-120 in La Liga and I was finishing top half. I did have 1 or 2 big standouts but leagues can vary quite a bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 1 hour ago, _Ben_ said: Any reason for reverting to showing CA and PA again? Also - what is 40(a) Sjoberg (Bal) real name? Sounds very Scandinavian, yet no second nationality? Sorry, missed the 2nd bit of your post. Double-barrelled name but yeah Sjoberg is definitely Scandi. Born here in Irchester though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebaker Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 22 minutes ago, Jimbokav1971 said: I know it's only 1 player in each league I've posted, but Greenwood in League 2 has a CA of 100+ so I'm not sure that 100+ is Championship, (although I appreciate he's only 1 player). He's played at League 1 & League 2 all through his career. this is what i think each level is in terms of ca from what i have seen World class - 170+ Continental - 150+ Premiership - 135+ Championship - 120-140 L1 - 110-125 L2 100-115 National conf - 80-100 National N/S - 60-80 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 (30a) James (DMA) *. Mar 2040. @_Ben_mentioned him so let's have a look at how he is doing. His average rating in the league has rocketed, despite the fact that he hasn't scored as well. Obviously there are no French domestic trophies on this list. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 Mar 2040. Conference National. Our form improved from last month, but we still dropped 8 points. Thankfully, none of the top 7 did any better than us, although most of them have a game in hand and Rochdale have 2 games in hand on us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 4th fine of the season. Apr 2040. I know the game says it's the 2nd fine of the season, but it's actually the 4th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodesire Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 i enjoyed the fact 23rd side has been relegated but 24th hasn't been yet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRobert Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 You are so close to promotion. It would be so awful to lose her Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 Season on a knife-edge. Apr 2040. I'm about to play what I hope is the last game of the 2039/40 season. If we win we are Champions. If we draw we are most likely dropping into the Playoffs. We're not in great form, but neither seemingly is anyone else. Kidderminster, (who sit 7th), are the only side who have won 3 of their last 5 games. Our opponents Darlington might have only won 1 of their last 5, but are also unbeaten. If we score 2 goals we equal the record for most goals scored in a Conference season. 3 goals sets a new record. I'm not confident, and to make matters worse, if we don't win today and go up as Champions, I'm even less confidant about us winning the Playoffs. We just need to win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 1 hour ago, rodesire said: i enjoyed the fact 23rd side has been relegated but 24th hasn't been yet I hadn't noticed that. It is indeed a nice little quirk. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 1 minute ago, TheRobert said: You are so close to promotion. It would be so awful to lose her I'm normally not bothered, (in this save at least), but we have led almost the whole season. If we choke now I will be gutted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoguPL Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 10 minutes ago, Jimbokav1971 said: Season on a knife-edge. Apr 2040. I'm about to play what I hope is the last game of the 2039/40 season. If we win we are Champions. If we draw we are most likely dropping into the Playoffs. We're not in great form, but neither seemingly is anyone else. Kidderminster, (who sit 7th), are the only side who have won 3 of their last 5 games. Our opponents Darlington might have only won 1 of their last 5, but are also unbeaten. If we score 2 goals we equal the record for most goals scored in a Conference season. 3 goals sets a new record. I'm not confident, and to make matters worse, if we don't win today and go up as Champions, I'm even less confidant about us winning the Playoffs. We just need to win. Good Luck !! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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