Golden Eagles FC - Season 20

[GoldenEagle]

Golden Eagles Football Club - Season 20

Welcome to Season 20 of the Golden Eagles FC. In our inaugural season, we finished third in V.167. We maybe could have finished higher, but overall I was impressed with how the team did. To view the Season 19 dynasty report, please click here.

Golden Eagles FC Prepare to Make Run at Title

Season 20 will begin this weekend and the Golden Eagles FC are working hard around the club offices to make the season a memorable one for the fans. Last year, in the first season for the club, the team clinched 3rd place after a late season rally. The club expects more success than last season, and in particular has its eyes on the V.167 championship.

“No doubt” said general manager Tim Brice when asked if his team could be serious competitors for the V.167 title. “We are literally working around the clock to make the pieces fit.” Brice indicated that the club’s offense should be much improved over last season. Recent additions Bryan Young and Grigore Dogaru are expected to provide a much needed offensive punch.

Brice, however, agreed that his team still had weaknesses that other teams could exploit. He said the midfield would have to be improved on and he is looking to add one or two players who are capable of putting up three stars a game. He also said they lacked defender trainees and would look to purchase a few more in the coming weeks.

He said though, that the defense is the strongest point of his team. Starter Jose Luis Larragoitti will return to anchor the defense. He will get help from young guns Daniel Ukenings and Archie Hurman. Stefan Silverman is expected to make the move to a winger for next season.

Last season, V.167 was won by the White Sox Pride. WSP auto-promoted to Division 4. V.167 will continue to see shake ups across the board. Colton Cannons, the team relegated, will receive a new owner soon, as well as two other teams, the Kansas Huns and Philadelphia Vikings, who promoted from Division 6. Pandas have been neglected by their owner and expect to be replaced soon too. Dead Rabbits FC will also join V.167, after thumping Archers in a qualification match. With owner stability so unclear, it will be difficult to see how the season will go.

“The league I think will be easier, but at the same time harder,” GM Tim Brice commented. “LA Scullkickers and Deutsch Fire FC both have old and experienced teams. With the new changes, they could see their NSI improve by as many as 10 points! Also, Dead Rabbits FC look to be owned by a very good GM, who has made all the right moves so far. But we are confident we can still win V.167.”

Only time will tell if Brice’s confidence will be answered. Either way, it should be an exciting season.

Author’s note: While Season 20 does not officially begin until this weekend, I decided to go ahead and start my report. The reason being is that I am going on vacation next week and while I will have internet access, it is not clear how much free time I will have. Week 15 training results can be found in the Season 19 thread. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the second installment of the Golden Eagles FC dynasty.

[vex]

Looks like you're in great shape to win the series crown this season. Good luck!

[GoldenEagle]

Golden Eagles FC Roster

Starters

Typical formation: 3-5-2

Keeper

#1 Jochen Schultz
Age: 23
Current form: solid(7)
Assessed value: $205,000
Wage: $1,920 p/w plus 20% bonus
Goaltending: passable (6)

Jochen was one of our first purchases for the Golden Eagles FC. He did a fine job in the nets in the first season. Jochen is only at a passable level, but he has high base form. He will remain the starter until a solid keeper is pulled from our youth squad.

Central Defenders

#14 Jose Luis Larragoitti
Age: 20
Current form: passable(6)
Assessed value: $89,000
Wage: $700 p/w
Defending: solid(7)
Passing: poor(3)

#21 Daniel Ukenings
Age: 18
Current form: solid(7)
Assessed value: $46,000
Wage: $792 p/w plus 20% bonus
Defending: passable(6)
Passing: passable(6)

#4 Archie Hurman
Age: 18
Current form: solid(7)
Assessed value: $30,000
Wage: $696 p/w plus 20% bonus
Defending: inadequate(5)
Passing: inadequate(5)

The defending for the club is currently the area under which we are doing the most shaking up. Goran Stankovic, a starter from last season will be sold soon, as will JC Vera who also played some games in the back. We will take that money and of course invest in young 17 year old inadequate defenders. The defenders will be set to play a ‘defensive’ role, meaning we will post monstrous defending ratings. Hurman should be very close to popping to passable.

Inner Midfielders

#3 Per Jansson
Age: 33
Current form: inadequate(5)
Assessed value: $43,000
Wage: $1,272 p/w plus 20% bonus
Playmaking: passable(6)
Passing: passable(6)

#13 Leonardo Chu
Age: 25
Current form: excellent(8)
Assessed value: $79,000
Wage: $890 p/w
Playmaking: passable(6)
Passing: wretched(2)

#8 Hans Karrland
Age: 30
Current form: inadequate(5)
Assessed value: $60,000
Wage: $1,322 plus 20% bonus
Playmaking: passable(6)
Passing: passable(6)

Our current slate of midfielders are above. Per and Leonardo will get bumps because they have good experience. Leonardo will play a defensive role, while the other two will play offensive roles. I am currently looking to upgrade this position and if I get any extra money after spending out on defending trainees, I will.

Wingers

#22 Stefan Silverman
Age: 20
Current form: solid(7)
Assessed value: $62,000
Wage: $840 p/w plus 20% bonus
Winger: passable(6)
Defending: passable(6)

#5 Grigore Dogaru
Age: 20
Current form: passable(6)
Assessed value: $79,000
Wage: $1,056 plus $20% bonus
Winger: passable(6)
Passing: inadequate(5)

Silverman makes the jump from defender to winger this season. We expect him to have good results there. He put up 2 and half stars in a recent friendly. Grigore was an off-season acquisition who we picked up who we have etremly high hopes that he will bolster our attack.

Forwards

#9 Dean Lander
Age: 21
Current form: passable(6)
Assessed value: $71,000
Wage: $948 p/w plus 20% bonus
Scoring: passable(6)
Passing: inadequate(5)

#10 Bryan Young
Age: 30
Current form: inadequate(5)
Assessed value: $46,000
Wage: $936 p/w plus 20% bonus
Scoring: passable(6)
Passing: passable(6)

We bought Dean Lander last season and he really bolstered our offense. Bryan Young was an off season acquisition and we are hoping for the same from him. We have high hopes that these two will be an impossible tandem to stop.

The Rest of the Squad

#11 Franz Schindler
Age: 24
Current form: inadequate(5)
Assessed value: $45,000
Wage: $924 p/w plus 20% bonus
Scoring: passable(6)
Winger: inadequate(5)

Franz has started some games for our club. He will serve in a backup forward and winger role. He also adds the quick specialty.

#12 Gabriel Fernandez-Cuesta
Age: 26
Current form: passable(6)
Assessed value: $38,000
Wage: $790 p/w
Winger: passable(6)
Passing: passable(6)
Defending: inadequate(5)

Gabriel gives us some versatility off the bench which is very valuable to our club. He will probably and give some starts at winger. He was an original member of the Golden Eagles FC.

#16 Dan Hatton
Age: 19
Current form: passable(6)
Assessed value: $15,000
Wage: $540 p/w
Winger: passable(6)
Defending: weak(4)

Dan is a younger guy we have who we strictly picked up to play wingback. He is young and can be a good defender some day, if we show patience with him.

#17 Thomas Shook
Age: 25
Current form: poor(3)
Assessed value: $15,000
Wage: $630 p/w
Playmaking: inadequate(5)
Passing: weak(4)

Thomas is a reserve midfielder and nothing really more. He has low base form and may be fired when we find a better suited replacement.

#18 Tyrone Pineda
Age: 26
Current form: weak(4)
Assessed value: $30,000
Wage: $720 p/w
Winger: passable(6)

Tyrone will serve in a back up winger capacity.

#19 Zane Devore
Age: 24
Current form: inadequate(5)
Assessed value: $19,000
Wage: $630 p/w
Playmaking: inadequate(5)
Scoring: inadequate(5)

Zane can come off the bench in a pinch and play midfield and forward if needed.

#20 Mats Ehngren
Age: 27
Current form: inadequate(5)
Assessed value: $61,000
Wage: $1,056 p/w plus 20% bonus
Scoring: passable(6)
Winger: inadequate(5)

Mats will probably be transfer listed soon. We are paying him way too much money to be our fourth string forward.

#25 Cutberto Ferrari
Age: 23
Current form: inadequate(5)
Assessed value: $83,000
Wage: $1,020 p/w
Goaltending: inadequate(5)

Cutberto is our back up goal keeper. He will log in action during friendly matches.

#6 Juan Luis Rodriguez
Age: 29
Current form: inadequate(5)
Assessed value: $21,000
Wage: $804 p/w plus 20% bonus
Scoring: passable(6)
Passing: inadequate(5)

We picked up Juan this past off season as a backup forward. He has inadequate experience which should help him out a lot.

Up Next: State of our team

[GoldenEagle]

State of Team

I am sorry for not updating in about a week, but I just got back from a vacation from Houston. Now everything is back to normal and you can expect frequent updates of your Golden Eagles FC dynasty report.

Value

Average Player Value: $62,150
Total Player Value: $1,243,000

Team Information

Team Spirit: Calm
Team Confidence: Strong

Sponsor Attitude: satisfied
Supporter Attitude: content
Supporter Club: 732

Balance Sheet

Current Cash Funds: $-72,136

Expected Weekly Costs

Arena - $10,310
Wages - $20,000
Staff - $24,000
Youth Squad Support - $20,000

These are some rough estimates as to where we will spend our money this season. Keep in mind we are still in debt and expect to be for a couple of more weeks. We will make about $80,000 off of every home match. We will try to play international friendly games to make more money.

Keep in mind we are still going to splash out some money on 17 year old inadequate defenders.

Up Next: Our US Open Cup first round match against the Hawaii Kickers.

[GoldenEagle]

Season #2 - US Open Cup Match #1

Hawaii Kickers vs. Golden Eagles FC

Date: July 24th, 2003
Venue: Hawaii Field
Attendance: 3,275 (7,000)
Weather: Rain

Our first round US Open Cup match up pitted us against the Hawaii Kickers, a bot team from the US 6th division. We are looking forward to the trip to paradise and it will be a nice vacation for our team in preparation for the grueling up-coming season. We PIC the match, so that our team spirit will be higher heading into a big match-up against the Deutsch Fire FC in the first game of the season. We will be playing our regular starters to keep their form up and to gain valuable experience.

Formation: 3-5-2

Starters

Goalkeeper: #1 Schultz
Right Wingback: #17 Ukenings
Central Defender: #14 Larragoitti
Left Wingback: #4 Hurman

Right Winger: #5 Dogaru
Inner Mid: #13 Chu
Inner Mid: #8 Karrland
Inner Mid: #3 Jansson
Left Winger: #22 Silverman

Forward: #9 Lander
Forward: #10 Young

Substitutes:

Goalkeeper: #25 Ferrari
Defender: #18 Pineda
Midfield: #17 Shook
Winger: #16 Hatton
Forward: #20 Enghren

Match Report

Pre Game

Due to an all-day shower, 3275 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at Hawaii Field.

Kickers had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. They fielded: Arellano - Hobson, Omalley, Bernabeu, Merrill - Marlow, Arroyo, Calloway, Mccarty - Richey, Bru.

Golden started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Schultz - Hurman, Larragoiti, Ukenings - Silverman, Jansson, Kärrlind, Chu, Dogaru - Young, Lander.

First Half

Golden took the lead by 0 - 1 after Bryan Young curved a free kick into the net.

Hans Kärrlind received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly, probably out of lack of experience, in the 28:th minute and almost caused an opponent to score.

Kickers were awarded a penalty 29 minutes into the game, but Luis Bru didn´t make a good job of it and Jochen Schultz managed to save.

Daniel Ukenings seemed to be floating in the air at will as he elegantly headed in 0-2.

The previous Golden corner kick was executed by Bryan Young.

The structure of the game started to change as Golden decided to pull back and meet their opponents in the defensive zone.

Stefan Silverman of Golden received a yellow card in the 35:th minute for unsportsmanlike behaviour.

The teams went for a half-time break at 0 - 2.

Golden held the ball, with a clear 68 percent possession rate.

Second Half

Hans Kärrlind was, after 47 minutes, almost able to extend the visitors lead with a well placed diving header but home side keeper Clint Arellano saved.

Bryan Young increased the visitors lead by putting a volley shot away on a pass from the right. 0 - 3.

After the ball got lifted in from the left Bryan Young was on his own in the home side´s penalty area 53 minutes into the game, and should have scored, but missed, probably due to lack of concentration.

The referee showed Goldens Per Jansson the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.

Golden held the ball, with a clear 72 percent possession rate.

Post Game

Kickers´s best player was Donny Omalley. Jeffrey Richey was a disappointment, however.

Most important Golden player was Jochen Schultz. Stefan Silverman on the other hand, had a terrible day.

The match ends 0 - 3.

Final Score: Golden Eagles FC 3, Hawaii Kickers 0

Goals
Young - 2(2)
Ukenings - 1(1)

Cards
Silverman - Yellow

Player Ratings

#1 Schultz: **½
#17 Ukenings: **½
#14 Larragoitti: **½
#4 Hurman: **½
#5 Dogaru: **
#13 Chu: **½
#8 Karrland: **½
#3 Jansson: **½
#22 Silverman: **
#9 Lander: **½
#10 Young: **½

Team Ratings

Golden Eagles FC
Midfield: poor(3)
Right Side Defence: excellent(8)
Central Defence: formidable(9)
Left Side Defence: formidable(9)
Right Side Attack: passable(6)
Central Attack: passable(6)
Left Side Attack: passable(6)
NSI: 53

Hawaii Kickers
Midfield: wretched(2)
Right Side Defence: passable(6)
Central Defence: solid(7)
Left Side Defence: inadequate(5)
Right Side Attack: poor(3)
Central Attack: poor(3)
Left Side Attack: wretched(2)
NSI: 32

Comments
We did not score as many goals as I thought we would, but this can probably be contributed to the rain. Bryan Young, our recent pick-up scored twice but should have scored more. Dean Lander really didn’t do much. Still, a 53 while PICing puts us in pretty good shape for the upcoming season. We are now as excited as ever.

Up Next: Week 1 Economic Update and Youth Pull

[GoldenEagle]

Week 1 Youth Pull and Economic Update

Youth Pull

Nick Wilson
3 000 US$, 19 years, passable form
Has disastrous experience and weak leadership abilities [Head]

Stamina: weak Keeper: disastrous
Playmaking: wretched Passing: weak
Winger: poor Defending: poor
Scoring: wretched Set Pieces: poor

Nick was on our team for about 2 minutes.

Weekly Financial Update

Revenue

Crowd (Cup Match vs. Hawaii Kickers) - $4,969
Sponsors - $31,200
Temporary (signing up of 7 new supporters) - $210
Temporary (selling of youth pull Yin Yang) - $29,920
Temporary (selling of JC Vera) - $9,200
Temporary (selling of Goran Stankovic) - $14,400

Total Revenue: $83,899

Expenses

Arena - $10,310
Wages - $20,596
Interest - $3,607
Temporary - $2,000 (youth pull)
Temporary - $3,000 (listing of players)
Temporary - $30,000 (purchase of new player)
Temporary - $19,000 (purchase of new player)
Staff - $24,000
Youth Squad - $20,000

Total Expenses: $132,512

Net Income/loss: -$48,614

New Balance: -$120,751

Team Information

Team Spirit - Calm
Team Confidence - Strong

Sponsor Attitude - delirious
Supporter Attitude - content
Supporter Club - 732

Other Club News

We made the purchase of two new defender trainees, which is probably all we can afford for right now.

Brandon Marcum (14780730)
17 years, passable form, healthy

A pleasant guy who is balanced and dishonest.
Has disastrous experience and wretched leadership abilities.

Nationality: USA
Assessed value: 31 000 US$
Wage: 640 US$/week
Owner: Golden Eagles FC
Warnings: 0

Stamina: weak(4)
Playmaking: poor(3)
Winger: inadequate(5)
Scoring: poor(3)
Goaltending: disastrous(1)
Passing: inadequate(5)
Defending: inadequate(5)
Set Pieces: poor(3)

A nice little pick up for $19,000. It is really hard to say how close he is to popping in defending, but hopefully two or three weeks will do the trick.

Dan Higgins (14759571)
17 years, passable form, healthy

A pleasant guy who is balanced and dishonest.
Has disastrous experience and wretched leadership abilities.

Speciality: Head

Nationality: USA
Assessed value: 48 000 US$
Wage: 720 US$/week
Owner: Golden Eagles FC
Warnings: 0

Stamina: passable(6)
Playmaking: poor(3)
Winger: wretched(2)
Scoring: inadequate(5)
Goaltending: disastrous(1)
Passing: weak(4)
Defending: inadequate(5)
Set Pieces: poor(3)

Dan should pop to passable in defending within a week of training. He also adds to us the head specialty and brings good stamina to the table.

Up Next: Our first league match of the season versus arch rival Deutsch Fire FC!

[GoldenEagle]

Season #2 - League Match #1

Golden Eagles vs. Deutsch Fire FC

Date: July 28th, 2003
Venue: Golden Eagles FC Arena
Attendance: 11,906 (16,110)
Weather: Overcast

We open Season 20 against our arch rivals in the Deutsch Fire FC. We have met DFFC twice, beating them both times. This season we have high hopes for the title, but expect that DFFC will be one of the teams who contend with us there. A win in our first match will set the tone for the rest of the season. A loss at home will not be a major setback but we will take it hard if we do.

Formation: 3-5-2

Starters

Goalkeeper: #1 Schultz
Right Wingback: #17 Ukenings
Central Defender: #14 Larragoitti
Left Wingback: #4 Hurman

Right Winger: #5 Dogaru
Inner Mid: #13 Chu
Inner Mid: #8 Karrland
Inner Mid: #3 Jansson
Left Winger: #22 Silverman

Forward: #9 Lander
Forward: #10 Young

Substitutes:

Goalkeeper: #25 Ferrari
Defender: #18 Pineda
Midfield: #17 Shook
Winger: #16 Hatton
Forward: #20 Enghren

Match Report

Pre Game

At Golden Eagles FC Arena, 11906 punters turned up, and despite threatening clouds at the horizon, no rain came.

Golden had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Schultz - Hurman, Larragoiti, Ukenings -Silverman, Jansson, Kärrlind, Chu, Dogaru - Young, Lander.

Deutsch had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Felix - Langohr, Hobson, Urdaniz - Puigcerber, Alexandersson, Markham, van de Sande, Fritz - Reagan, Bailey.

First Half

Some beautiful plays on the left side of the field resulted in a 13th minute goal by Dean Lander for Golden, putting them ahead 1 - 0.

The referee showed Deutschs Per Alexandersson the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.

Deutsch could level the score in the 35:th minute at 1 - 1, as Eduardt Langohr struck home after a fine midfield combination, leaving him completely unmarked.

Deutsch had a good opportunity to score the lead goal but the home team goaltender Jochen Schultz saved Ken Fritz´s shot headed for the top corner.

Dean Lander of Golden received a yellow card in the 40:th minute for unsportsmanlike behaviour.

1 - 1 was the half-time score.

Golden, bringing the final ball possession rate to 58 percent, dominated the battle.

Second Half

Deutsch took the lead after 50 minutes with 1 - 2. Per Alexandersson placed the ball out of reach for the home sides keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left.

In the 62nd minute Deutsch put themselves up 1 - 3 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. Scorer was Logan Markham.

In the 72nd minute of the game, Golden´s Dean Lander had to leave the pitch after receiving his second booking.

Golden held the ball, with a clear 68 percent possession rate.

Post Game

Golden´s best player was Per Jansson. However, Stefan Silverman made a disastrous appearance.

The most dominating Deutsch player was without a doubt Nick Hobson. However, Per Alexandersson made a disastrous appearance.

The match ends 1 - 3.

Goals
Lander - 1(1)

Cards
Lander - (2 yellows)

Player Ratings

#1 Schultz: ***
#17 Ukenings: **½
#14 Larragoitti: **½
#4 Hurman: **½
#5 Dogaru: **½
#13 Chu: **½
#8 Karrland: **½
#3 Jansson: ***
#22 Silverman: **½
#9 Lander: (no rating)
#10 Young: ***

Team Ratings

Golden Eagles FC
Midfield: inadequate(5)
Right Side Defence: excellent(8)
Central Defence: formidable(9)
Left Side Defence: outstanding(10)
Right Side Attack: passable(6)
Central Attack: passable(6)
Left Side Attack: passable(6)
NSI: 60

Deutsch Fire FC
Midfield: poor(3)
Right Side Defence: solid(7)
Central Defence: solid(7)
Left Side Defence: passable(6)
Right Side Attack: solid(7)
Central Attack: passable(6)
Left Side Attack: passable(6)
NSI: 48

Comments
I hate Hattrick. I really do. How in the world did I lose this game? I put up a plus 17 across the board, including a 2 level difference in the midfield and I lost 3-1 at home? If anyone can explain this, please do. I was very impressed with the way my team played. Our attack ratings would have been 3 to 4 points higher if Dean Lander did not get sent off. I think if we can duplicate this throughout the rest of the season we will be fine. This is just a tough loss to swallow.

Up Next: The Second Round US Open Cup match against the Flying Rastas.

[vex]

I honestly don't see ONE reason you lost. That's crazy.

[GoldenEagle]

Originally posted by vexroid
I honestly don't see ONE reason you lost. That's crazy.

I have no idea either.

Let's put this in perspective. Most of us are familar with IV.49, the self proclaimed Series-of-the-Beast. That is the series tha DK is in, for those who don't remember numbers. The difference in NSI would be like me knocking off the Ramblers at their place, 3-1. (Ramblers NSI last match was a 77). It simply wouldn't happen.

[Havok]

The only game thqat i've ever played that compares to this is this one......


Maniacal Misfitz
Player rating and Team formation
Midfield: poor - (3)
Right Side Defence: passable - (6)
Central Defence: excellent - (8)
Left Side Defence: solid - (7)
Right Side Attack: inadequate - (5)
Central Attack: poor - (3)
Left Side Attack: weak - (4)

NSI - 42

Slumlords
Player rating and Team formation
Midfield: poor (3)
Right Side Defence: solid - (7)
Central Defence: formidable - (9)
Left Side Defence: excellent - (8)
Right Side Attack: excellent - (8)
Central Attack: formidable - (9)
Left Side Attack: formidable - (9)

NSI - 59

and i won at home 4-3. i had no busniess winning that game but i did.

But yours is even more suprising since you were at home and you had a huge midfield advatage. Just super-duper bad luck

[GoldenEagle]

Season #2 - US Open Cup Match 2nd Round

Flying Rastas vs. Golden Eagles FC

Date: July 31st, 2003
Venue: Flying Rastas Arena
Attendance: 8,000 (8,000)
Weather: Overcast

In today’s US Open Cup Match, we meet the Flying Ratas of VI.957. They are currently in first place in their division. Despite that fact, we really do not expect much of a challenge and we would be very disappointed if our cup run came to an end against this team. We did go ahead and PIC just to get our team spirit the needed boost (for your information we will PIC our league match on Sunday as well as our next Cup Match). The Flying Rastas appear to be from the Jackson, MS area so it looks like it is a Mississippi derby.

Formation: 3-5-2

Starters

Goalkeeper: #1 Schultz

Right Wingback: #15 Marcum
Central Defender: #14 Larragoitti
Left Wingback: #23 Higgins

Right Winger: #5 Dogaru
Inner Mid: #13 Chu
Inner Mid: #8 Karrland
Inner Mid: #3 Jansson
Left Winger: #22 Silverman

Forward: #6 Rodriguez
Forward: #10 Young

Substitutes:

Goalkeeper: #25 Ferrari
Defender: #18 Pineda
Midfield: #17 Shook
Winger: #16 Hatton
Forward: #20 Enghren

Match Report

Pre Game

At Flying Rastas Arena, 8000 punters turned up, and despite threatening clouds at the horizon, no rain came. Fans from both teams had been eagerly awaiting this Mississippi derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents.

Flying started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Chestnut - Shook, Sherman, Arroyo - Larsson, Church, Lester, Ryan, Landaeta - Vandyke, Parsons.

Golden had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Schultz - Marcum, Larragoiti, Higgins - Silverman, Jansson, Kärrlind, Chu, Dogaru - Young, Rodríguez.

First Half

After 4 minutes Golden put themselves up by 0 - 1 as Stefan Silverman finished off a strike from the left with a real cannon placed at the far post.

Goldens Grigore Dogaru got himself booked after a foul.

Stefan Silverman increased the visitors lead by putting a volley shot away on a pass from the right. 0 - 2.

The home crowd brightened somewhat when Sammy Parsons scored with a header after an attack from the right, making the numbers 1 to 2.

In the games 29:th minute Golden´s Brandon Marcum fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee booked Brandon Marcum for taking a dive.

Golden made a substitution in the 35:th minute. Bryan Young limped off the field and was replaced by Mats Ehngren.

The visitors Mats Ehngren took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side´s goalie and full backs in the 36:th minute. 1 - 3 for Golden.

The teams went for a half-time break at 1 - 3. The fortyfive minutes were dominated by Golden, with an impressive 55 percent possession of the ball.

Second Half

Grigore Dogaru came close to extending the visitors lead as he, completely unmarked in front of the goal, lifted a ball over Joseph Chestnut, hitting the bar.

The away team´s José Luis Larragoiti took advantage of a mistake to the home side´s right in the 71st minute increasing Golden´s lead to 1 - 4.

Several players now looked tired, especially Donnie Ryan who quite horribly caused the 1 - 5 goal as he lost the ball to Leonardo Chu of Golden, who seemed to have some energy left.

The structure of the game started to change as Golden decided to pull back and meet their opponents in the defensive zone.

Golden held the ball, with a clear 54 percent possession rate.

Post Game

The most dominating Flying player was without a doubt Lowell Sherman. Joseph Chestnut on the other hand, had a terrible day.

Most important Golden player was Per Jansson. Mats Ehngren was a disappointment, however.

The match ends 1 - 5.

Final Score: Golden Eagles FC 5, Flying Rastas 1

Goals
Silverman - 2(2)
Enhgren - 1(1)
Larragoitti 1(1)
Chu - 1(1)

Cards
Dogaru - Yellow

Player Ratings

#1 Schultz: **½
#15 Marcum: **
#14 Larragoitti: **½
#23 Higgins: **
#5 Dogaru: **½
#13 Chu: **½
#8 Karrland: **½
#3 Jansson: ***
#22 Silverman: **½
#7 Rodriguez: **½
#10 Young: **
#20 Enhgren: **

Team Ratings

Golden Eagles FC
Midfield: weak(4)
Right Side Defence: excellent(8)
Central Defence: excellent(8)
Left Side Defence: formidable(9)
Right Side Attack: passable(6)
Central Attack: passable(6)
Left Side Attack: passable(6)
NSI: 55

Flying Rastas
Midfield: poor(3)
Right Side Defence: inadequate(5)
Central Defence: passable(6)
Left Side Defence: weak(4)
Right Side Attack: solid(7)
Central Attack: passable(6)
Left Side Attack: inadequate(5)
NSI: 42

Comments
We will take this win for sure after our heart-breaking loss to the Deutsch Fire FC on Sunday. It was nice to see the team rebound. A 5-1 win on the road while PICing is a nice luxury to have anytime. Our next cup match will be against the Hershey Squirts, a Division 5 team. We should have no problems beating them either, so it will be a PIC situation as well.

Up Next: Week 1 Training Resutls

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Week 1 Training Results

The first player to pop this goes to young 18 year old Archie Hurman. We have big plans for Archie. He is 18 years old and currently at passable. He should be at solid by the end of the season and at excellent in early parts of Season 21. Not bad at all for $1k.

Archie Hurman (12569692)
18 years, solid form(7), healthy

A controversial person who is balanced and dishonest.
Has disastrous experience(1) and wretched leadership abilities(2).

Nationality: England
Assessed value: 37 000 US$
Wage: 780 US$/week including 20% Bonus
Owner: Golden Eagles FC
Warnings: 0

Stamina: inadequate(5)
Playmaking: poor(3)
Winger: poor(3)
Scoring: poor(3)
Goaltending: disastrous(1)
Passing: inadequate(5)
Defending: passable(6)
Set Pieces: wretched(2)

In related news, Per Jansson bumped to solid experience and Bryan Young bumped to weak experience. I will take it.

Form Changes

Hans Karrland’s form increased to excellent
Bryan Young’s form increased to excellent
Dan Higgins’s form increased to solid
Dean Lander’s form increased to solid
Cutberto Ferrari’s form increased to solid
Archie Hurman’s form decreased to solid
Jochen Schultz’s form decreased to solid
Daniel Ukenings’s form decreased to passable
Stefan Silverman’s form decreased to passable
Thomas Shook’s form decreased to inadequate
Mats Enghren’s form decreased to weak
Franz Schindler’s form decreased to weak
Dan Hatton’s form decreased to weak
Tyrone Pineda’s form decreased to weak

Value

Average Player Value - $60,136
Total Player Value - $1,323,000

Up Next: Week 2 Youth Pull and Economic Update

[GoldenEagle]

Week 2 Youth Pull and Economic Update

Youth Pull

George Sinclair (15085325)
18 years, passable form(6), healthy
A controversial person who is calm and honest.
Has disastrous experience(1) and inadequate leadership abilities(5).

Nationality: USA
Assessed value: 82 000 US$
Wage: 920 US$/week
Owner: Golden Eagles FC
Warnings: 0

Stamina: inadequate(5)
Playmaking: inadequate(5)
Winger: wretched(2)
Scoring: passable(6)
Goaltending: disastrous(1)
Passing: weak(4)
Defending: inadequate(5)
Set Pieces: inadequate(5)

George is most likely our best outfield youth pull to date. We plan on immediately plugging him into our defensive training program. He also has some nice secondary skills and we plan to use him as offensive minded defender. At this time, it is impossible to tell how close George is to popping in defending. However, I do not think it will be long and at worse case scenario is probably a middle of the road inadequate. But he could pop as soon as next week. If that is the case, an 18 year old passable defender with those kind of secondary skills would be a nice commodity to have.

Weekly Financial Update

Previous Balance: -$120,751

Revenue

Crowd (league match vs. Deutsch Fire FC) - $63,736
Crowd (cup match vs. Flying Rastas) - $12,375
Sponsors - $35,100
Temporary - $11,705 (selling of Mats Enhgren)
Temporary - $510 (signing up of 17 new supporters)

Total Revenue - $123,426

Expenses

Arena - $10,310
Wages - $21,922
Interest - $6,038
Temporary - $2,000 (youth pull)
Temporary - $1,000 (listing of Mats Enhgren)
Staff - $27,000
Youth Squad - $20,000

Total Expenses - $88,270

Net income/loss: $35,156

New Balance: -$85,595

Team Information

Team Spirit - Content
Team Confidence - Decent

Sponsor Attitude - delirious
Supporter Attitude - delirious
Supporter Club - 749

Up Next: Our second league match of the year against the Kansas Huns.

[GoldenEagle]

Season #2 - League Match #2

Kansas Huns vs. Golden Eagles FC

Date: August 4th, 2003
Venue: Kansas Park
Attendance: 7,000 (7,000)
Weather: Overcast

This week we should pick up an easy victory over the Kansas Huns, a bot team who was promoted to our division last season. We will ‘Play it Cool’ as we do with any match were we expect an easy victory. You will also see a slight change in the line-up today. Instead of starting our normal defenders, we have elected to use our trainees and play our starters in Wednesday’s cup game. George Sinclair, our recent youth product, will make his debut.

Formation: 3-5-2

Starters:

Goalkeeper: #1 Schultz

Right Wingback: #15 Marcum
Central Defender: #23 Higgins
Left Wingback: #20 Sinclair

Right Winger: #5 Dogaru
Inner Mid: #13 Chu
Inner Mid: #8 Karrland
Inner Mid: #3 Jansson
Left Winger: #22 Silverman

Forward: #9 Lander
Forward: #6 Rodriguez

Substitutes:

Goalkeeper: #25 Ferrari
Defender: #18 Pineda
Midfield: #17 Shook
Winger: #16 Hatton
Forward: #20 Enghren

Match Report

Pre Game

7000 spectators had come to Kansas Park this cloudy day. Kansas had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation.

The following players had been chosen: Kang - Rowley, Abelló, Ragland, Chavis - Joyce, Cline, Hines, Arasa De Miguel - Jung, Pradeep Chand.

Golden started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Schultz - Sinclair, Higgins, Marcum - Silverman, Jansson, Kärrlind, Chu, Dogaru - Lander, Rodríguez.

First Half

After 3 minutes Teodor Arasa De Miguel Abad made a speedy advance and dropped the ball to Huie Jung who shuffled the ball past the keeper. The score was now 1 - 0.

Kyle Chavis sailed high, high above the opponents as he headed the 2-0 in after a corner kick after 16 minutes of play.

A bit later Golden´s Juan Luis Rodríguez easily reduced to 2 - 1 after a misunderstanding in the home sides central defense line.

In the 25:th minute of the match Golden´s George Sinclair missed a penalty. This was not his day.

Golden could level the score in the 29:th minute at 2 - 2, as Juan Luis Rodríguez struck home after a fine midfield combination, leaving him completely unmarked.

Golden took the lead in the games 32nd minute with 2 - 3 after some elegant plays down the middle. Juan Luis Rodríguez was the scorer. This third goal made a hat trick for Juan Luis Rodríguez.

Some fine manouvering on the left lead to an 34:th minute Golden goal, making it 2 - 4. Dean Lander was noted down as the scorer.

The teams went for a half-time break at 2 - 4.

Golden, bringing the final ball possession rate to 75 percent, dominated the battle.

Second Half

After 77 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for Juan Luis Rodríguez who increased Golden´s lead to 2 - 5.

Kent Cline wasn´t fit enough for a full game made several mistakes out of sheer tiredness. One of them was exploited by Hans Kärrlind who squeezed in 2-6.

By now Golden were drawing the troops back in order to defend their lead.

Per Jansson increased the visitors lead by putting a volley shot away on a pass from the right. 2 - 7.

After 86 minutes Tomas Rowley could have reduced had it not been for an excellent block by the visitors keeper Jochen Schultz.

Goldens Per Jansson got himself booked after a foul.

Golden, bringing the final ball possession rate to 76 percent, dominated the battle.

Post Game

Kansas´s best player was Huie Jung. Cody Ragland on the other hand, had a terrible day.

Most important Golden player was Per Jansson. George Sinclair was a disappointment, however.

The match ends 2 - 7.

Final Score: Golden Eagles FC 7, Kansas Huns 2

Goals
Rodriguez - 4(4)
Lander - 1(3)
Karrland - 1(1)
Jansson - 1(1)

Cards
Jansson - Yellow

Player Ratings

#1 Schultz: ***
#15 Marcum: **
#23 Higgins: **
#20 Sinclair: **
#5 Dogaru: **½
#13 Chu: **½
#8 Karrland: ***
#3 Jansson: ***½
#22 Silverman: **½
#9 Lander: **½
#6 Rodriguez: **½

Team Ratings

Golden Eagles FC
Midfield: weak(4)
Right Side Defence: excellent(8)
Central Defence: excellent(8)
Left Side Defence: excellent(8)
Right Side Attack: passable(6)
Central Attack: solid(7)
Left Side Attack: passable(6)
NSI: 55

Kansas Huns
Midfield: wretched(2)
Right Side Defence: weak(4)
Central Defence: poor(3)
Left Side Defence: poor(3)
Right Side Attack: weak(4)
Central Attack: inadequate(5)
Left Side Attack: poor(3)
NSI: 28

Comments
After a slow start, we rebounded nicely and managed to beat this all computer team by the score of 7-2. The play of our defender trainees was not encouraging, but not really disappointing either. They have time to grow. Our congratulations to Per Jansson, who becomes the clubs first ever three and half star player. Our team showed character by coming back and winning, despite our frustrations lately, so I am happy.

Up Next: 3rd Round US Open Cup Match versus Hershey Squirts.

[vex]

The Kansas Huns weren't bad, but watch out for the Boston Huns, they're pretty good

[GoldenEagle]

Originally posted by vexroid
The Kansas Huns weren't bad, but watch out for the Boston Huns, they're pretty good

No one the Golden Eagles can't handle

[GoldenEagle]

Season #2 - US Open Cup Match Round 3

Golden Eagles FC vs. Hershey Squirts

Date: August 7th, 2003
Venue: Golden Eagles FC Arena
Attendance: 16,050(16,110)
Weather: Overcast

Welcome back Golden Eagle fans. I hope you have purchased the latest authentic Golden Eagles FC gear. There is even a game worn Jochen Schultz’s jersey on the market from what I hear. I would love to get my hands on that. Anyway, today we face the Hershey Squirts in a 3rd round US Open Cup Match. The Squirts one their 5th division last year and may be a formidable opponent. We are playing it cool. We will see how it goes!

Formation: 3-5-2

Starters:

Goalkeeper: #1 Schultz

Right Wingback: #21 Ukenings
Central Defender: #14 Larragoitti
Left Wingback: #4 Hurman

Right Winger: #5 Dogaru
Inner Mid: #13 Chu
Inner Mid: #8 Karrland
Inner Mid: #3 Jansson
Left Winger: #22 Silverman

Forward: #9 Lander
Forward: #6 Rodriguez

Substitutes:

Goalkeeper: #25 Ferrari
Defender: #18 Pineda
Midfield: #17 Shook
Winger: #16 Hatton
Forward: #20 Enghren

Match Report

Pre Game

At Golden Eagles FC Arena, 16050 punters turned up, and despite threatening clouds at the horizon, no rain came.

Golden tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. Lineup: Schultz - Hurman, Larragoiti, Ukenings - Silverman, Jansson, Kärrlind, Chu, Dogaru - Lander, Rodríguez.

Hershey tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Villaver Sobrino - Cahill, Lott, Patterson - Payton, Mccracken, Wilcox, Krebs, Grundman - Fredriksson, Fjällwald.

First Half

A well placed corner kick from Peter Grundman was followed by Dan Fredriksson´s hard but accurate header. The nice combination meant 0-1 for Hershey.

The Golden equaliser came in the 22nd minute when Dean Lander floated in a free kick putting the score to 1 - 1 .

Golden took the lead in the 33rd minute of the game by 2 to 1, as Hans Kärrlind elegantly received a pass going deep, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar.

Hershey could level the score in the 35:th minute at 2 - 2, as Dan Fredriksson struck home after a fine midfield combination, leaving him completely unmarked.

Halftime score was 2 - 2.

Golden held the ball, with a clear 63 percent possession rate.

Second Half

Hershey had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially in the 59:th minute when Rodney Wilcox came up alone against Jochen Schultz who managed a block.

The home side put themselves ahead 3 - 2 in the 63rd by a breakthrough from Stefan Silverman, who unaided came in out of the right wing hooking the ball over the visitors keeper.

Magnus Fjällwald made a run for the goal in the 65:th minute but the home teams far left defense managed to sort the situation out in the end.

Jeffrey Payton of Hershey received a yellow card in the 76:th minute for unsportsmanlike behaviour.

Golden, bringing the final ball possession rate to 58 percent, dominated the battle.

Post Game

Golden´s best player was Per Jansson. Stefan Silverman on the other hand, had a terrible day.

The most dominating Hershey player was without a doubt Lino Villaver Sobrino. Rodney Wilcox on the other hand, had a terrible day.

The match ends 3 - 2.

Final Score: Golden Eagles FC 3, Hershey Squirts 2

Goals
Lander - 1(3)
Karrland - 1(2)
Silverman - 1(3)

Cards
None

Player Ratings

#1 Schultz: ***
#21 Ukeninigs: **½
#14 Larragoitti: **½
#4 Hurman: **½
#5 Dogaru: **½
#13 Chu: **½
#8 Karrland: ***
#3 Jansson: ***½
#22 Silverman: **½
#9 Lander: **½
#6 Rodriguez: **½

Team Ratings

Golden Eagles FC
Midfield: inadequate(5)
Right Side Defence: excellent(8)
Central Defence: formidable(9)
Left Side Defence: formidable(9)
Right Side Attack: passable(6)
Central Attack: solid(7)
Left Side Attack: passable(6)
NSI - 60

Hershey Squirts
Midfield: poor(3)
Right Side Defence: passable(6)
Central Defence: solid(7)
Left Side Defence: excellent(8)
Right Side Attack: passable(6)
Central Attack: inadequate(5)
Left Side Attack: inadequate(5)
NSI - 46

Comments
Well, despite the fact that we played it cool, we still managed a 3-2 victory. Which is of course good for team spirit and team confidence. I was a little surprised the score was so close, considering our vast difference in NSI. But we all that does not go as planned, right? Anyway, we advance to play The Monarchs of Division four. This will probably signal the end to our cup run.

Up Next: Week 2 Training results.

[GoldenEagle]

Week 2 Training Update

No players popped around the club this week.

Form Changes

Per Jansson’s form increased to solid
Dan Hatton’s form increased to inadequate
Leonardo Chu’s form decreased to passable
Dan Higgins’s form decreased to passable
Gabriel Fernandez-Cuesta’s form decreased to passable
Cutberto Ferrari’s form decreased to passable
Dean Lander’s form decreased to inadequate
Daniel Ukeninigs’s form decreased to inadequate
Fran Schindler’s form decreased to poor

Value

Average Player Value - $60,136
Total Player Value - $1,323,000

Up Next: Week 3 Economic Update and Youth Pull

[GoldenEagle]

Week 3 Youth Pull and Economic Update

Youth Pull

Gilbert Hansen (15302445)
18 years, passable form(6), healthy
A pleasant guy who is balanced and dishonest.
Has disastrous experience(1) and weak leadership abilities(4).

Nationality: USA
Assessed value: 36 000 US$
Wage: 680 US$/week
Owner: Golden Eagles FC
Warnings: 0

Stamina: inadequate(5)
Playmaking: poor(3)
Winger: poor(3)
Scoring: passable(6)
Goaltending: disastrous(1)
Passing: wretched(2)
Defending: poor(3)
Set Pieces: weak(4)

Gilbert is currently listed as a forward if anyone is interested. He should bring in around $10,000 or so. Hopefully it will be enough to pay for the pull and the listing fee.

Weekly Financial Update

Previous Balance: -$85,595

Revenue

Crowd - $56,020 (US Open Cup Match vs. Hershey Squirts)
Sponsors - $37,650
Temporary - $840 (signing up of 28 new supporters)

Total Revenue - $94,510

Expenses

Arena - $10,310
Wages - $20,722
Interest - $4,280
Temporary - $2,000 (youth pull of George Sinclair)
Staff - $27,000
Youth squad - $20,000

Total Expenses - $84,312

Net Income/loss: $10,198

New Balance: -$75,397

Team Information

Team Spirit - Paradise on Earth!
Team Confidence - Wonderful

Sponsor Attitude - high on life
Supporter Attitude - high on life
Supporter Club - 777

Up Next: A critical league match vs. the LA Scullkickers

[GoldenEagle]

Season #2 - League Match #3

Golden Eagles FC vs. LA Scullkickers

Date: August 11th, 2003
Venue: Golden Eagles FC Arena
Attendance: 16,110 (16,110)
Weather: Overcast

Today the Golden Eagles hit the pitch and what I think is the most anticipated match-up of the season in V.167. Last season, LA Scullkickers finished 2nd in V.167 while the Golden Eagles finished 3rd. I think we have the two best teams in the league. I went ahead and decided to MOTS. I expect a victory as a result. However, it will not come easy.


Formation: 3-5-2

Starters:

Goalkeeper: #1 Schultz

Right Wingback: #21 Ukenings
Central Defender: #14 Larragoitti
Left Wingback: #4 Hurman

Right Winger: #5 Dogaru
Inner Mid: #13 Chu
Inner Mid: #8 Karrland
Inner Mid: #3 Jansson
Left Winger: #22 Silverman

Forward: #9 Lander
Forward: #6 Rodriguez

Substitutes:

Goalkeeper: #25 Ferrari
Defender: #18 Pineda
Midfield: #17 Shook
Winger: #16 Hatton
Forward: #20 Sinclair

Match Report

Pre Game
At Golden Eagles FC Arena, 16110 punters turned up, and despite threatening clouds at the horizon, no rain came.

Golden had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Schultz - Hurman, Larragoiti, Ukenings - Silverman, Jansson, Kärrlind, Chu, Dogaru - Lander, Rodríguez.

ScullKickers started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Johnson - Keaton, Malmblom, Klanger - Moore, Grant, Schmitt, Harrison, Culp - Spear, Yew-leng.

First Half

The 6:th minute saw the home team take a 1 - 0 lead after a leak in the visitors right side defense. Scorer for Golden was Juan Luis Rodríguez.

After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, ScullKickers´s Dai Yew-leng got himself booked. In the 16:th minute ScullKickerss Ira Culp received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first.

Golden were forced to a substitution as Hans Kärrlind couldn´t continue playing due to the rough treatment.

An indirect free kick in the visitor´s penalty area in the 19:th minute could have resulted in another goal, but Philip Johnson got a hand out and tipped the ball over the bar.

The teams went for a half-time break at 1 - 0. Golden, bringing the final ball possession rate to 58 percent, dominated the battle.

Second Half

ScullKickers got a chance to level the score as Ira Culp suddenly found himself free with the goaltender but the finishing shot hit the bar.

A couple of quick and successful challenges, followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area after 73 minutes might have resulted in another goal for Golden. However, Philip Johnson made a spectacular save.

A really bad tackle inside the penalty area in the 83rd minute gave the referee no other choice but to award visiting ScullKickers the penalty shot.

Bobby Keaton knocked home 1 - 1. Lawrence Moore of ScullKickers received a yellow card in the 85:th minute for unsportsmanlike behaviour.

Golden held the ball, with a clear 52 percent possession rate.

Post Game

Golden´s best player was Per Jansson. Thomas Shook on the other hand, had a terrible day.

The most dominating ScullKickers player was without a doubt Bern Grant. Garth Schmitt on the other hand, had a terrible day.

The match ends 1 - 1.

Final Score: Golden Eagles FC 1 LA Scullkickers 1

Goals
Rodriguez - 1(5)

Cards
None

Player Ratings

#1 Schultz: ***
#21 Ukenings: **
#14 Larragoitti: **½
#4 Hurman: **½
#5 Dogaru: **½
#13 Chu: **½
#8 Karrland: **
#17 Shook: (on for the injured Karrland): *½
#3 Jansson: ***½
#22 Silverman: **½
#9 Lander: **½
#6 Rodriguez: **½

Team Ratings
Golden Eagles FC
Midfield: passable(6)
Right Side Defence: excellent(8)
Central Defence: formidable(9)
Left Side Defence: formidable(9)
Right Side Attack: passable(6)
Central Attack: passable(6)
Left Side Attack: passable(6)
NSI: 62

LA Scullkickers
Midfield: weak(4)
Right Side Defence: excellent(8)
Central Defence: excellent(8)
Left Side Defence: solid(7)
Right Side Attack: excellent(8)
Central Attack: solid(7)
Left Side Attack: solid(7)
NSI: 57

Around the League
Golden Eagles - LA ScullKicke 1 - 1
Dead Rabbits - Penguins and 4 - 0
Scruffs - Deutsch Fire 0 - 7
AKS Sparta Au - Iron Knights 2 - 1

The Updated Table
1. Dead Rabbits FC 3 10 - 2 9
2. LA ScullKickers 3 11 - 1 7
3. Deutsch Fire FC 3 12 - 4 6
4. AKS Sparta Augustow 3 5 - 6 6
5. Golden Eagles FC 3 9 - 6 4
6. Scruffs 3 5 - 10 3
7. Iron Knights 3 1 - 12 0
8. Penguins and Polar 3 2 - 14 0

Comments
Another run of bad luck for the Golden Eagles FC. This is another example of a game we probably should have won. But when Karrland went down our midfield was weakened greatly and I knew we would have trouble. We are now actively shopping for another midfielder, despite the fact that Karrland will only miss the cup match this Wednesday. If you would have told me we would be 5th place at this point of the season I would laughed at you. I guess there is plenty of season yet to play though.

Up Next: The fourth round cup match against The Monarchs, a strong Division IV team.