smp20 Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 If I get replaced as manager I will be fuuuuuming Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deisler26 Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 FEWMIN Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 56 minutes ago, Deisler26 said: FEWMIN Thankfully it fell through and there's been no talk of it since Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 2028-29 Mid-Season Review Domestic Results Got to be happy with this, just the one loss and that was away to Marseille. We actually played well vs PSG and perhaps could have won it, but I will never grumble about a point against them. The cup fell in December this year and we thumped recently relegated Angers 5-0, fingers crossed for a good draw! Ligue 1 Table PSG have dropped a few points under their new manager and they're within touching distance. We need a slightly better 2nd half of the season to get the 90 points I'm after. Strasbourg have fallen from grace! European Football A really disappointing end to the CL after a good opening 4 games, but we're still in Europe via the Europa League and it would be nice to go far in it. Zenit will be a tricky first knockout tie. Player Stats Vega has been the star again, If only we could keep him fit all season! Breakthrough Keeper Leger, who had a great half-season loan at Montpellier last season keeping them up in the process, has made the most of a lengthy Racioppi injury and secured his status as our number 1. Rivalries That rivalry isn't just in our heads now, it's real and it's reciprocated! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 Racioppi wanted a new challenge and was upset when we rejected Al-Ain's first bid as it would 'benefit his family financially'. Skipper, it's been a pleasure, but it's time to move on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 2029 Youth Intake Our new HOYD has extremely high standards because I think a few of these players are decent Another good young keeper - definitely the mould for a sweeper keeper too. A few areas he desperately needs to work on - his movement is terrible and he's pretty lazy, selfish and wimpy - but he's quick, can dribble and can finish. Results We've well and truly messed up any chance of a title challenge with a 4-3-2 record so far in 2029. We got passed Zenit, but we were smashed by Arsenal at home and settled for being knocked out by playing our 2nd string in the 2nd leg to keep our first XI fresh for the PSG semi-final. Our whole season depends on the cup; if we don't win it it'll be a write off. Ligue 1 Table So far off the pace and Marseille just a couple of slip ups away from moving ahead of us. FFS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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smp20 Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 Complete humiliation Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 Romain's surname sums up what I think of the potential new board... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 A real lacklustre performance in Paris made it mathematically impossible to catch them and we had to watch them lift the trophy. Out of the blue Lyon made it to the CL semis, narrowly missing out in the 121st minute Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 (edited) So the new chairman wants to build a new stadium, good news! The rival consortium were the ones that wanted rid of Balmont, losers. Edited September 9, 2021 by smp20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 Results We suffered a hangover from the cup semi by losing to Lille but went on a fantastic run after that right up until the PSG game. I hope we can take that run of form into the new season. Ligue 1 Table 83 points is our worst tally with exception to the time we finished 6th, which is a disappointment. But we still finished 2nd, so it's same old, same old, really. Player Stats Our entire starting eleven consists of homegrown at the club players and as of next season the only non-HG at club player still with us will be Jonathan Panzo. With Vega missing a bulk of the season through many niggling injuries Bouyer stepped up with the goals. Here's our starters: Starting XI GK - Leger DR - Benali DC - Azong DC - Vuillemin DL - F. Simon DM - Simonin DM - Mveumba MR - Nicolas ML - Bouyer CF - Benamara AF - Vega Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 I wasn't quite right with last season being our 2nd worst, but it was our worst in 5 seasons. Our best season is still our 2nd back in 2021/22! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KlaaZ Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Very impressive squad, that! Looks good for the future. Out of curiosity, would you be able to share a screenshot of your income tab? I'm going into my third season in the Ligue 1 with Orléans, having secured European football, but my wage budget is still **** and most of my main sources of income (ticketing, season tickets, sponsorship) as well. Sponsorship is only 4M, think that's about a third of the second lowest team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 1 hour ago, KlaaZ said: Very impressive squad, that! Looks good for the future. Out of curiosity, would you be able to share a screenshot of your income tab? I'm going into my third season in the Ligue 1 with Orléans, having secured European football, but my wage budget is still **** and most of my main sources of income (ticketing, season tickets, sponsorship) as well. Sponsorship is only 4M, think that's about a third of the second lowest team. Yeah I think we can only get better and hopefully a few top prospects in new intakes will break through. Of course! I don't think our income started that high from sponsorship etc but getting CL football made a big difference with TV and Prize money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KlaaZ Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Cheers, interesting to see (and a long way to go for me in comparison)! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, KlaaZ said: Cheers, interesting to see (and a long way to go for me in comparison)! Dijon are a small club in comparison to a lot of others in Ligue 1, but I think Orleans are much smaller and it'll definitely take a while to build. Just makes the end-game even more satisfying Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 Ajaccio have had a very interesting in-game experience. Promoted to the top flight in season 1, they then suffered three straight relegations. Then in just 5 seasons they're back in the top flight again! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 The Mustard Makers are coming good! Beginning to push PSG. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, Hootieleece said: The Mustard Makers are coming good! Beginning to push PSG. We seem to have been 'stuck' at a level just below them, hopefully we can break it and become proper challengers soon! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 This year we didn't retain the Trophee des champions after a penalty loss against PSG in an exciting match. Let's hope it's not our only chance of silverware this season! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 2029-30 Mid-Season Review Ligue 1 Results Not a bad set of results and we finished the calendar year really well but it's not the kind of form to keep pace with PSG especially if we drop all three points against them. Out of all the results I am most annoyed with the 2-2 home draw against Amiens because we've been battering most teams at home! Ligue 1 Table We're not even in 2nd place thanks to a great resurrection of Lyon from young manager Etienne Capoue. First he took Toulouse back to Ligue 1, then he took Lyon to 3rd and 4th place finishes after 12th and 13th the previous seasons - as well as a CL semi! As much as it is negatively affecting us, it is good to see another team fighting for contention. Capoue's Lyon became the first team to beat PSG in Paris since we got the double over them several seasons ago. European Football Although we were knocked out in the group stage, I think we did pretty well. A win against Liverpool and a draw in Rome accompanying two smashes of RB Salzburg. It would be nice to get further in the Europa League this season; we've got to the CL Quarters once but never past the EL 2nd knockout stage! Player Stats Bouyer has split his time between left wing and up front (Vega picking up niggly injuries yet again!) and he's been superb in both roles. Breakthrough Keeper For the second season in a row our 2nd choice keeper has benefitted from a pre-season injury to the first choice. Last year benefactor, Leger, has lost his place to Robin who spent the last three seasons on loan at Ajaccio helping to take them from the 3rd tier back to the top flight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 Youth Intake 2030 A solid intake with a couple of potential stars, happy with that! Results 6 draws in the league and out of the cup in the QF to St Etienne, not happy with that at all!!! We are still in the Europa League though. Ligue 1 Table 7 points behind Lyon in 2nd, let alone PSG. Ready to write this season off.... Europa League Ermmmm, this is the Europa League, not the Champions League!! We've got a chance against Gladbach, but there are so many big clubs in this so it's unlikely to gain us any silverware... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 Into the quarters but it's going to be incredibly tough from here on. If we manage to beat Bayern, we get the winners of Inter vs Man City. For reference, Hertha are last seasons Champions League winners too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 Bouyer and Vuillemin becomes the first Dijon players to be capped by France - Bouyer on the back of a huge new deal too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 When things aren't going as you'd hoped and you don't want to sack yourself.....sorry Zeljko but you're past it. Here's the new guy: He's top drawer! He became Rafa Benitez' no 2. at Porto and followed him to Real Madrid. When Rafa retired, his replacement Flick got rid of him and he's been unemployed since. I love that his favoured formation is exactly what we use, as well as preferring gegenpress / passing football. To top it off he's a model citizen! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 Into the semi final after two epic games vs Bayern Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 Bloody hell, that was unexpected! Another 3-3 away but followed up with a 5-2 smashing at home. We're into our first European Final! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hootieleece Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Getting there....I expect RB Leipzig to be tough if Nagelsman is still the manager.....Good Luck! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Great news that the rivalry with QSI is now being recognised in game. You seem to have taken a slight backwards step on the pitch though. Is this just you waiting for the youngsters to develop and the ability of Roger not being what it once was? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 8 hours ago, Hootieleece said: Getting there....I expect RB Leipzig to be tough if Nagelsman is still the manager.....Good Luck! Cheers, it'll definitely be tough although Nagelsmann was sacked 4 seasons ago and was replaced by India manager Igor Stimac. 5 hours ago, Jimbokav1971 said: Great news that the rivalry with QSI is now being recognised in game. You seem to have taken a slight backwards step on the pitch though. Is this just you waiting for the youngsters to develop and the ability of Roger not being what it once was? Yeah we definitely have taken a step back in the league. I think the biggest factor is that now we've got a much higher rep than at the start teams are sitting much deeper vs us and the space to play in behind just isn't there. This tactic is built for a middle club / underdog which we aren't anymore and clubs are nicking draws off us and the odd defeat, but I have no plan B.... Roger Assale is well and truly past it, struggling back in Cote D'Ivoire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) Road to the Europa League 2030 Ligue 1 Let's get this mess out the way first. What a s***show. March and April were half decent, but by that point PSG had won the league and Lyon had all but secured 2nd. Everyone lost interest in the league, myself included. Several second string / rotated sides were sent out and we couldn't muster a single win in the last four games from a run which should have secured 12 points. Can't just blame the 2nd string, the best side we could put out played Brest and couldn't hit a barn door. The loss vs Ajaccio was the icing on the s***cake, albeit not a single player expecting to start the cup final was involved in the game. Dijon, draw specialists 2029/30. Europa League More like it! We smashed Brugge at home and complacency set in away which proved to be our only loss on the road to the final. Very solid back-to-back 2-0s against a decent Gladbach side set up a Quarter final against Bayern. They have have been struggling in the Bundesliga of late having not won the title for 5 or 6 seasons but it was always going to be tough. I was delighted with the 3 away goals which meant Bayern had to come at us in Dijon. We picked them off in a beautifully attacking game. The semi saw Balmont reacquainted with old foe Pocchettino. A carbon copy of the Bayern away game led to a similar home situation but this time we were even better with our chances and smashed 5 past them. Immediately after the game Poch was sacked by city, unluckeeeee. The biggest game in the club's history is just around the corner and we're putting all the prep in possible. A loss, and this season has been a travesty, win and all is redeemed and we've got our hands on the clubs first ever proper silverware. Edited September 11, 2021 by smp20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 It's time! We're going into the game as slight underdogs which I think suits us. We also go into it without any players missing as our star centre back Vuillemin returns from a short injury which kept him out the semi second leg. Roger knows his stuff about strikers, and he's highlighted man mountain Tiago Gomes as the one to watch. We haven't got a chance of beating him in the air, so we've just got to hope that his delivery is poor. According to their club profile decisive midfielder Hentschel is their key player; he's not very brave so hopefully a couple of smashings from our midfield will unsettle him. Can we do it? Come on Dijon let's write our name on the trophy among the previous winners: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) The teams are out. Edited September 11, 2021 by smp20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes gone and we've taken the lead thanks to a missed header and poor man marking Edited September 11, 2021 by smp20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 1-0 at half time. Their man mountain hit the bar from a header and Nicolas should have doubled our lead after missing an open goal... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 2-0 55th minute! Vega doubles our lead. Come on lads, hold on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) Vega gets his second from a rare header, 3-0 with just 20 minutes left!!!!! Edited September 11, 2021 by smp20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 1 hour ago, smp20 said: Roger Assale is well and truly past it, struggling back in Cote D'Ivoire Would you mind showing us his history page please? If you posted before I left I missed it. Sorry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 It's a rout! 90th minute Benamara breaks on the counter from our half to smash it home for 4!!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 94th minute and it's a 5th. Utter dreamland! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 We did it! A first proper trophy for Dijon!! 5-0 was certainly flattering, but we were worthy winners. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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smp20 Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 15 minutes ago, Jimbokav1971 said: Would you mind showing us his history page please? If you posted before I left I missed it. Sorry. Here he is - I think he should have retired after leaving us but he clearly didn't want to give it up. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 Vega gets the Golden Boot ahead of Haaland Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
karanhsingh Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Great stuff congratulations! And with that you're back in the CL as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 24 minutes ago, smp20 said: We did it! A first proper trophy for Dijon!! 5-0 was certainly flattering, but we were worthy winners. Absolutely battered them, NOT! #clinical Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 55 minutes ago, karanhsingh said: Great stuff congratulations! And with that you're back in the CL as well Cheers! Yes, that terrible league campaign is written off now 43 minutes ago, Jimbokav1971 said: Absolutely battered them, NOT! #clinical We battered them in that goals scored column cheers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 Monaco have pinched one of my youngsters - note to self give anyone who looks remotely close to being good a pro contract from the off! He's now labelled the "next Thomas Lemar". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smp20 Posted September 11, 2021 Author Share Posted September 11, 2021 I've never seen a message like this before! They went out in the 2nd round to Sweden.... Who only went and won it! Sweden vs Ireland final Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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