Manchester United - The Continuing Quest for the Quadruple

[Eaglesfan27]

4 minute mark: Ortega dribbles up the right sideline.. centers to Godoy who heads it to O'Shea just outside the box.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. the keeper dives.. blocks it... the defense clears it.

They are keeping 9 men back and making this a boring match.


Halftime: 0-0 tie. We have 79,000 fans here today.



49 minute mark: Ortega passs to Parker outside the box.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. the keeper dives.. tips it over the bar.

60 minute mark: Wood on for Downing and Djemba on for Parker.

70 minute mark: Marchetti passes to McFadden left of the box.. he dribbles past a defender.. draws another defender over.. quick pass to Wood inside the 6 yard box.. Wood with the half-volley.. left of the box.

75 minute mark: Marchetti with a long pass to McFadden.. he dribbles into the box.. the centrebacks close in on him.. and tackle him.

79 minute mark: Ortega passes to King in the right side of the box.. he heads it to Godoy.. Godoy shoots.. upper right corner.. the keeper dives.. blocks it.. McFadden gets to the rebound.. shoots.. open net.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

84 minute mark: Ortega dribbles around three defneders.. fires a pass to Djemba.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. the keeper tips it over the bar.

92 minute mark: Iacob passes past three of our defenders.. gets Moldovan wide open in the net.. Moldovan fakes left.. dribbles right.. shoots.. lower right corner.. GOAL. 1-1 tie.


Game over. 1-1 tie.

We outshot them 23-3 (18-1 on target)

Ortega wins MoM, 9 for form, 24 of 28 passes, 4 key passes, 2 of 3 tackles, 1 of 4 headers, 2 interceptions, 19 runs, 2 fouls drawn.

McFadden also had a 9 for form.

[Eaglesfan27]

Dec. 10, 2015 -

Aston Villa accepted the offer for Diego Cardozo since they had to. I've contacted his agent who wants his client to be given a 2 million dollar signing bonus and 120,000/week. My AM thinks that Diego could become an integral part of the team and that we should agree to the requests. I agree and offer him what he is requesting on a 4 year deal.


Dec. 11, 2015 -

McFadden has told me that he is not interested in re-signing a new deal. He is determined to leave and go become a featured striker. Too bad, but probably for the best. He is going to start declining sometime soon..


Dec. 12, 2015 -

Cardozo rejected my contract offer because he wants a slightly better salary. I offer him 130,000/week. He better not reject that deal.

[Eaglesfan27]

Dec. 13, 2015 -

Today we travel to play Bolton in an EPL Match. We are currently in 3rd place while Bolton is in 19th place. Bolton's only scoring threat is striker Filipe Oliveira who has 7 goals in 13 starts. Achille Emana is finally starting to slow down and isn't as dangerous at right wing/striker. Kevin Nolan is injured and that will hurt their midfield play. Kasper Schmeichel is a 29 year old Dutch keeper who is having a rough season with only 3 clean sheets in 14 starts.

We are 4-6 favorites.

It's overcast with temperatures in the 30's.


GK: Adriano
DL: O'Shea
DC: Marchetti
DC: Cahais
DR: Schmidt
ML: Downing
MC: Fletcher
MC: Parker
MR: Schreurs
SC: McFadden
SC: King

s1: Howard
S2: Djemba
S3: Ortega
S4: Wright
S5: Lucio

[Eaglesfan27]

1st minute: David Jurcik gets a yellow card for a dangerous tackle on Marchetti in our own box.

6 minute mark: Adriano stops a long range shot from Achille Emana.

19 minute mark: Parker passes to McFadden left of the box.. we have them on the counterattack.. only one defender back.. he covers McFadden.. McFadden passes around him to King by the far post.. he hits it on the half-volley.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

23 minute mark: Long pass from Emana to Jurcik.. he dribbles past both of our centrebacks.. Adriano comes out partially to cut the angle.. Jurcik shoots.. lower left corner.. Adriano misplays it.. it's past him... GOAL. 1-1.

30 minute mark: Fletcher with a good pass between two defenders.. leads McFadden.. he gets it.. shoots.. lower left corner.. the keeper dives.. blocks it.

37 minute mark: Emana dribbles into the box.. shoots from 15 yards.. Adriano saves it.

45 minute mark: Parker intercepts it at midpitch.. passes to Fletcher.. he quickly passes it to McFadden in the box.. he immediately turns.. shoots.. lower left corner.. it is out of reach of the keeper.. GOAL!!!! 2-1.


Halftime: 2-1 lead for us.



54 minute mark: O'Shea is running and suddenly grabs his calf. He has to be assisted off the pitch. I put Lucio in for him.

56 minute mark: Groeneveld passes the ball to Appiah.. Appiah with a strong curving shot from 30 yards out.. Adriano is in position.. he .. misplays it! ARGGH!! It's past him. GOAL. 2-2 match.

65 minute mark: Adriano stops a flurry of shots.

68 minute mark: Wright on for King.

83 minute mark: Fletcher passes to Downing left of the box.. he draws a defender over.. passes to the middle of the box.. Wright heads it.. past the keeper.. GOAL!!!! 3-2.

Djemba on for Parker who is tired.

87 minute mark: Downing passes to Wright in the middle of the box.. he shoots.. VERY wide right.

89 minute mark: Lucio starts the counterattack.. heads it to Mcfadden at about midpitch.. McFadden with a perfect lead pass to the right side of the box.. Schreurs gets to it.. fakes left.. dribbles towards his right.. shoots.. upper right corner.. the keeper dives.. he is off balance.. it's past him! GOAL!!!! 4-2.



Game over. 4-2 win.

We outshot them 17-15 (10-8 on target)

James McFadden won MoM, 10 for form, 16 of 19 passes, 2 key passes, 0 of 1 tackles, 3 of 8 headers, 4 runs, 2 assists, and 1 goal.

Fletcher and Downing also both had 10's for form.

Adriano had an 8 for form despite his few bad plays.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

Downing has hit the yellow card limit and will be suspended for our next match.

John O'Shea pulled his calf and will miss about a week.

We are still in 3rd place, but are now 4 points behind Chelsea who have taken over 1st place.


(OOC: Be back in a bit, just got a page that I have to go see a patient.)

[Eaglesfan27]

Dec. 14, 2015 -

Fletcher, Downing, and James McFadden were all selected to the EPL Team of the Week.


We will have to play Parramatta Power in the Club World Championship Semi Final in 2 days on the 16th, I was informed today.

[Eaglesfan27]

Dec. 15, 2015 -

Diego Cardozo accepted my latest offer. He revealed that he is "really relishing the prospect of playing for and improving the fortunes of such a popular club."

The deal will be completed on January 1, 2016.

[Eaglesfan27]

Dec. 16, 2015 -

Today we play Parramatta Power in the Semi Final of the Club World Championship. Parramatta Power is a decent Australian team. Their star is Joseph Ghaleb, a 29 year old Australian striker, who has 9 goals in 16 starts. Joseph is a decent speed striker with excellent acceleration. Alex Brosque, their most consistent midfielder this year, is injured and will not be available for this match. Adam Stone and Aaron Downes are an ok pair of centrebacks. George Catalano is a 19 year old keeper who my scouts don't know anything about.

We are 1-6 favorites.

It's very windy with temperatures in the 60's.


GK: Howard
DL: Schmidt
DC: Marchetti
DC: Cahais
DR: Miller
ML: Downing
MC: Parker
MC: Godoy
MR: Ortega
SC: McFadden
SC: King

S1: Adriano, GK
S2: Djemba
S3: Fletcher
S4: Alfonso
S5: Wood
s6: Schreurs
S7: Wright

[Eaglesfan27]

4 minute mark: Downing throws it in.. the keeper tries to intercept the throw-in.. King outjumps the keeper.. heads it.. to Godoy by the right post.. he taps it in for an easy goal! GOAL!!!! 1-0.

7 minute mark: Downing passes it to McFadden in the left half of the box.. he dribbles past a defender.. draws the keeper over.. fires a pass to King by the far post.. king heads it into the open net! GOAL!!!! 2-0.

21 minute mark: Downing dribbles into the left half of the box.. quick pass to Ortega in the right half of the box.. ortega shoots for the upper right corner.. the keeper dives.. tips it over the bar.

33 minute mark: Downing passes to King in the box.. the centreback trips King.. Penalty shot awarded.. McFadden steps up.. shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-0.


Halftime: 3-0 lead for us.



60 minute mark: Wright on for King, Alfonso on for Downing, and Wood on for Parker.

65 minute mark: Alfonso dribbles past his man.. left of the box.. long cross.. wright heads it by the far post.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 4-0.


Game over. 4-0 win.

We outshot them 15-0 (7-0 on target)

Downing wins MoM, 10 for form, 26 of 29 passes, 4 key passes, 1 of 1 tackles, 2 of 3 headers, 1 interception, 17 runs, 1 foul drawn, 1 assist.

[Eaglesfan27]

Dec. 16, 2015 -

Walter Alfredo Novellino has been sacked by Roma. Walter Bonacina and Giuseppe Iachini are being linked as the favorites to take over the job.

DC United beat Independiente 2-1.

We will play DC United in the Club World Championship on Dec 20th which will postpone my match with Leeds until January 6th. Excellent, another EPL Match moved to a time when Rooney should be healed.

[Eaglesfan27]

Dec. 18, 2015 -

Jeroen Schreurs injured his ankle in practice today and will miss at least a week


YES! We had a favorable draw for the 1st knockout round of the Champions League as we will be playing Maccabi Haifa, an Israeli team.

[Eaglesfan27]

Dec. 20, 2015 -

Today we play DC United in the Club World Championship. Inter are the current holders. DC United is led by Neto, a 33 year old, striker who is still dangerous and is one of the leading MLS scorers with 10 goals on the year. Daniel Karbassiyoon is their other striker, and he isn't that good. He only has 4 goals in 25 starts this year. Chris Glauser is a 27 year old American keeper who is a good keeper, but isn't great or even very good. Daniel Marques is a 32 year old Brazilian centreback who is still quick, strong, and a good leaper.


We are 1-2 favorites.

It's sunny with temperatures in the 50's.


GK: Howard
DL: Schmidt
DC: Marchetti
DC: Cahais
DR: Boogaart
ML: Alfonso
MC: Fletcher
MC: Godoy
MR: Ortega
SC: McFadden
SC: King

S1: Adriano, GK
s2: Parker
S3: Lucio
S4: Wright
S5: Cook
S6: Salva
S7: Wood

Salva has recovered from his injury and will be worked into this game to get his legs back under him.

Rooney is now doing some light training. He should be ready to play in a week.

[Eaglesfan27]

12 minute mark: Cahais stops a Neto offensive.

21 minute mark: Alfonso passes to King in the box.. he has a wide open shot.. whistle.. he is offside.

30 minute mark: Alfonso passes to Fletcher outside the box.. he shoots from 22 yards out.. strong curving shot.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

42 minute mark: Ortega passes to King in the box.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. GOA... whistle.. king is judged to have pushed the defender.. the goal is waved off.

44 minute mark: Neto punches cahais! Neto is given a red card! He is gone.


Halftime: 1-0 lead.

61 minute mark: Cook on for Godoy and Salva on for Cahais.

67 minute mark: Ortega dribbles down the right sideline.. crosses it to Alfonso left of the box.. Alfonso passes to king.. he shoots.. into the crossbar.

70 minute mark: Cook passes to King in the box.. he heads it.. wide right.

73 minute mark: Howard with a long pass to Ortega.. he quickly knocks it down.. passes to McFadden in the box.. mcFadden shoots.. upper right corner.. the keeper dives.. blocks it.

86 minute mark: Alfonso passes to McFadden.. he passes to king by the right post.. king shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!! 2-0.


Game over. 2-0 win for us.

We outshot them 23-1 (15-0 on target)

Ortega wins MoM, 10 for form, 22 of 27 passes, 1 of 1 tackles, 2 of 3 headers, 1 interception, 18 runs, 5 fouls drawn.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

We've been awarded 9 milliond dollars for winning the Club World Championship!


Dec. 22, 2015 -

Roma has hired 51 year old Spanish Manager Alexis as their new manager.


Sheesh. I need a brand new training staff or something. Antonio Ortega damaged knee ligaments today in practice. He will be out for at least a month!

[Eaglesfan27]

Dec. 23, 2015 -

Today we host West Ham in an EPL match. We are in 3rd place while they are in 10th. West ham has also been hit by the injury bug, but their best striker is playing today. Roberto is a 25 year old Spanish striker who is a true burner. He is also an excellent leaper and header. He has 9 goals in 15 starts and he has been key to their success this year. Nick Davies and Ben Walters are a good pair of defenders who work well together. Andy Reid is a very effective left winger despite being 33 years old and losing some of his physical skills. Warren Norman is a 25 year old keeper who is good not an upper tier keeper.

We are 4-7 favorites.

It's overcast with temperatures in the 30's.


GL: Howard
DL: Schmidt
DC: Marchetti
DC: Salva
DR: Miller
ML: Alfonso
MC: Parker
MC: Fletcher
MR: Godoy
SC: McFadden
SC: King

S1: Adriano, Gk
s2: Cahais
S3: Djemba
S4: Wright
S5: Boogaart

[Eaglesfan27]

1st minute: Godoy gets the ball.. passes it to king right of the box.. King passes back to Godoy who has run into the box.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. the keeper saves it.

8 minute mark: Marchetti gets a yellow card for tripping Roberto.

15 minute mark: Alfonso passes to Fletcher outside the box.. strong curving shot.. upper right corner.. the keeper dives.. catches it.

18 minute mark: Miller with another good defensive play... he is really playing very well for an 18 year old.

26 minute mark: Parker passes to Fletcher who unleashes a very good banana shot.. upper right corner.. the keeper dives.. catches it.


Halftime: 0-0 tie. We have over 84,000 fans here today.



51 minute mark: Alfonso crosses it to the far post.. Parker heads it.. good save by the keeper.

67 minute mark: Parker shoots from 20 yards out.. the keeper parries it.. King gets to the rebound.. the keeper is scrambling to the ball.. King passes over the keeper.. to Mcfadden by the left post.. he heads it.. into the open net! GOAL!!!! 1-0.

75 minute mark: Miller with a series of great defensive plays.

77 minute mark: Wright on for King and Djemba on for Fletcher.

82 minute mark: Salva with a key intervention on a pass into our box.

90 minute mark: Godoy passes it to McFadden in the box.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. the keeper dives.. tips it over the bar.

93 minute mark: Alfonso passes to Parker in the box.. he shoots.. inches wide left.


Game over. 1-0 win

We outshot them 23-5 (14-1 on target)

Warren Norman, their keeper, won MoM. 13 saves, 11 of 22 passes, 9 for form.

[Eaglesfan27]

Dec. 26, 2015 -

Wayne Rooney is fully recovered from his injury!!!



Today we travel to play Newcastle in an EPL Match. We are currently in 3rd place in the EPL. Newcastle is currently in 16th place! ignacio and Jermain Defoe are a dynamic duo at striker that have 25 goals between them, but no one else is scoring. Furthermore, the defense has been terrible the last few weeks. Michel Testerink is a good keeper, but he has been breaking down as he has been peppered with shots. Andreas Gorlitz is the only defender playing well, and he is playing at left back. Luis Carlos and Giuseppe Corradini are playing bad at centreback this year.


We are even odd favorites.

It's raining with temperatures in the 50's.


GK: Howard
DL: Schmidt
DC: Salva
DC: Marchetti
DR: Boogaart
ML: Downing
MC: Fletcher
MC: wood
MR: Godoy
SC: McFadden
SC: King

S1: Adriano, GK
S2: Cahais
S3: Parker
S4: Wright
S5: Rooney (I want to ease him back as he regains his legs.)

[Eaglesfan27]

1st minute: Schmidt starts the counterattack.. long pass to wood.. Wood passes to King who beats the defenders to the box.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. blistering shot.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

20 minute mark: Boogaart with a very good defensive play of Defoe.

22 minute mark: Lorentzen with a hard shot.. Howard parries it.. Defoe shoots at the open net.. Salva dives.. blocks it wide of the net! GREAT play by Salva!

28 minute mark: Salva passes it to wood at midfield.. he passes it to king who is 30 yards out.. king takes two dribbles.. shoots.. upper left corner.. the keeper can't get to it.. GOAL!!!! 2-0. That is King's 10th of the year.

32 minute mark: Quick pass from Fletcher to Godoy to Wood to King in the right corner of the box.. he dribbles past one defender.. shoots.. upper left corner.. the keeper misses it! GOAL!!!! 3-0. King has his hattrick!

37 minute mark: Schmidt intercepts their attack.. passes it to Fletcher.. Fletcher with a great through ball that has a bit of backspin.. stops just inside the box.. McFadden gets to it.. shoots.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 4-0. That is McFadden's 15th of the year!


Halftime: 4-0 lead.


57 minute mark: Cahais on for Boogaart who is very tired.

68 minute mark: Rooney on for McFadden. Time to help him get his legs back.

81 minute mark: Lorentzen passes to Borghi who heads it to Defoe in the middle of the box.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. Howard dives but misses it. GOAL. 4-1.

83 minute mark: Fletcher passes to Rooney just barely inside the box.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. the keeper blocks it.

88 minute mark: Wood collides with Borghi.. Wood is hurt.. he has to be carried off the pitch. I put Wright on for him.


Game over. 4-1 win for us.

We outshot them 13-10 (7-5 on target)

King wins MoM, 10 for form, 16 of 17 passes, 4 key passes, 2 of 4 tackles, 2 of 19 headers, 2 runs, 2 fouls drawn, and 3 goals.

Downing also had a 10 for form. Wood and Godoy had 9's for form.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

Wood injured his chest and will miss at least 5 days.


Valencia has paid Leeds 41 million dollars for Gregory Maury, the young rising striker.



Dec. 28, 2015 -

Barbosa has resumed full training.

VERY bad news today as Salva suffered a dislocated hip during training today

He is expected to miss the rest of the season, but if heals quickly he might be back for the end of the year. Picking up Cardozo looks like an even better move now, as I suspect Cardozo will become my best centreback on January 1st when he arrives.


Downing, Salva, and Wood were all selected to the EPL Team of the Week.

[Eaglesfan27]

Dec. 29, 2015 -

Today we host Liverpool in the last match of the year. We are in 3rd place while they are in 8th place. They are officially in transition as Djibril Cisse is only an infrequent rotator now. However, in only 6 starts, he does have 5 goals. Mokoena is a regular starter, but he only has 5 goals in 16 starts. Markus Stadler is their star striker and leads the team with 10 goals in 19 starts. Nigel Reo-Coker is still an effective midfielder and Nuno Ferro is on top of his game at 29 years old. He is a great passer. Chris Kirkland is still a very good keeper, but the defenders haven't done that well this year and he has crumpled in a few games under the pressure. 3 games ago, he had a very bad game.

We are 5-4 favorites.

It's overcast with temperatures in the 30's.


GK: Howard
DL: Schmidt
DC: Cahais
DC: Marchetti
DR: Miller
ML: Downing
MC: Parker
MC: Godoy
MR: Schreurs
SC: Rooney
SC: King

S1: Adriano, GK
S2: O'Shea
S3: Alfonso
S4: Adriano (healed from his injury - I'll ease him in this match)
S5: Lucio

[daedalus]

Oi. Manchester United M*A*S*H Unit.

[Eaglesfan27]

8 minute mark: Downing dribbles past two defenders.. crosses it short.. to the near post.. Rooney heads it.. upper left corner.. the keeper tips it over the bar.

16 minute mark: Downing passes back to Schmidt just outside the box.. Schmidt with a powerful banana shot.. upper right corner.. Kirkland dives.. catches it.

25 minute mark: Schreurs throws it in to Godoy.. he heads it to Schreurs.. Schreurs with a back heel pass to Cahais.. he is just outside the box.. he shoots.. it deflects off a defender.. and bounces into the left side of the goal! GOAL!!!! 1-0.

38 minute mark: Downing passes to Rooney.. Rooney draws a defender over.. passes back to Downing who is left of the box.. Downing draws two defenders over.. passes it long towards the far post.. Schreurs heads it.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.



Halftime: 2-0 lead. We have over 91,000 fans here today.



67 minute mark: Downing passes to Rooney left of the box.. he dribbles between two defenders.. fires a pass to King who connects with a half-volley.. upper right corner.. the keeper catches it.

68 minute mark: Alfonso on for Downing and Adriano on for King.

Downing gets a standing ovation as he leaves the pitch.

75 minute mark: Godoy passes it to Adriano who is 35 yards out.. he turns on the speed.. burns two defenders.. dribbles into the box.. blasts a shot.. upper right corner.. great parry by Kirkland. The defense clears it before Adriano can get to the rebound.

82 minute mark: Junior passes to Stradler inside the box.. he shoots.. barely wide right.

84 minute mark: Godoy intercepts the ball at midfield.. my guy can jump.. he heads it to rooney.. he passes to Schreurs right of the box.. Schreurs with a short cross.. Adriano heads it.. upper right corner.. the keeper saves it.


Game over. 2-0 win for us

We outshot them 15-4 (11-1 on target)

Downing wins MoM, 10 for form, 9 of 11 passes, 1 key passes, 0 tackles, 2 of 4 headers, 1 interception, 23 runs, 1 foul drawn, 2 assists.

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by daedalus

Oi. Manchester United M*A*S*H Unit.

So true.

[Eaglesfan27]

Jan 1, 2016 -

My personal assistant has reminded me that O'Shea, Lucio, Djemba, Brown, McFadden, Stevanovic, and Lambert all have contracts that expire in 6 months. I make one last bid for McFadden.


The board is pleased with my performance as manager.


AC Milan's Cristiano Ronaldo has won the World Footballer of the Year Award. Fernando Cavenaghi of Real Madrid came in 2nd, and Fernando Torres of Milan came in 3rd.

Fernando Cavenaghi of Real Madrid has won the World Player of the Year Award. Craig King came in 2nd!?!?! Diego of Barcelona came in 3rd.


Cristiano Ronaldo won the European Footballer of the Year Award. Fernando Cavenaghi came in 2nd, and Anthony Osei of Juventus came in 3rd.


Valencia's Tim Wiese has won the European Goalkeeper of the Year Award. Tim Howard came in 2nd, and Victor Valdes of Barcelona came in 3rd.


Mark van den Boogaart has won the European Defender of the Year Award. Except for his fatigue problems, he has been a great "stop gap" right back. Vincent Kompany of Real Madrid came in 2nd, and Frank Wolf of Real Madrid came in 3rd.


Cristiano Ronaldo won the European Midfielder of the Year Award. Anthony Osei of Juventus came in 2nd, and Francesc Fabregas of Valencia came in 3rd.


Fernando Cavenaghi won the European Striker of the Year. Diego of Barcelona came in 2nd, and Fernando Torres came in 3rd.





Stewart Downing won the EPL Player of the Month Award. Adriano of Chelsea came in 2nd. James McFadden came in 3rd!

Tottenham's Alejandro Lozano, a 21 year old full back, won the EPL Young Player of the Month Award. Stephane Dufour of Derby came in 2nd, and Martin Gibbons of Sunderland came in 3rd.


Chelsea's Jose Luis Mendilibar has won the EPL Manager of the Month. I came in 2nd, and Tony mowbray of Middlesbrough came in 3rd.

[Eaglesfan27]

Jan. 1, 2016 -

17 year old keeper Antonio Blanco has arrived from Xerez!

Alberto Flores who is now 17 has arrived from Xerez!

I might give Flores a start or two if we have any meaningless games later in the year.


Diego Cardozo has arrived from Aston Villa. He will instantly become part of the starting lineup, particularly since Salva is injured.

[Eaglesfan27]

January 1, 2016 -

Today we host Birmingham in an EPL Match. We are currently in 2nd while Birmingham is in 20th. Birmingham has a team that is on the verge of mutiny and has been losing every match as a result. Wayne Bridge is 35 but is still an effective left back/left defensive midfielder and he is the only one on the team performing well this year. He actually leads the team in goals with 4 as well as playing solid defense. Jose Moreira is doing ok in goal, but the defense is letting so many shots get through that he is failing in many games.

We are 1-2 favorites.

It's cloudy with temperatures in the 30's.


GK: Howard
DL: Schmidt
DC: Marchetti
DC: Cardozo (despite just arriving, he is starting right away.)
DR: Miller
ML: Downing
MC: Flethcer
MC: Godoy
MR: Schreurs
SC: McFadden
SC: King

S1: Adriano, GK
S2: Adriano
S3: Parker
S4: Rooney
S5: Barbosa

[Eaglesfan27]

8 minute mark: Schmidt passes it down the left sideline.. Downing gets it at the left corner of the pitch.. centers it for McFadden.. he heads it.. the keeper saves it.


Halftime: 0-0 tie. We have over 77,000 fans here today.



50 minute mark: Their keeper stops a flurry of shots by us.

51 minute mark: Downing passes it to Fletcher in the box.. he shoots.. the keeper tips it over the bar.

62 minute mark: Barbosa on for Downing and Adriano on for King.

69 minute mark: Barbosa dribbles down the left sideline.. centers it for Adriano.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0. That is his 5th goal of the year. That reminds me how much of the season he has been injured.

74 minute mark: Barbosa passes it to McFadden in the left edge of the box.. he draws two defenders over.. he fires a pass to Adriano who hits it on the half volley.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.

86 minute mark: Barbosa with a corner kick to the far post.. Adriano heads it.. past the keeper.. into the crossbar.. Godoy shoots the rebound.. over the bar.


Game over. 2-0 win.

We outshot them 18-4 (11-1 on target)

Schreurs won MoM, 9 for form, 24 of 27 passes, 4 key passes, 1 of 3 tackles, 1 of 3 headers, 1 interception, 15 runs, 1 foul drawn.

Downing and Adriano (despite limited PT) also had 9's for form.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

Great, my physio tells me Cardozo needs rest.

Newcastle has fired Micky Adams today after another loss.



We are at the halfway point of the EPL Season. We are in 2nd place currently. We are 7 points (but with one less game) behind Chelsea which has suddenly caught fire and is suddenly sprinting towards a very respectable end of season point total. Meanwhile Fulham is 5 points behind us in 3rd, despite playing one more game. So, it looks like this race is going to come down to us and Chelsea again if things keep progressing as they have. I'll post some midseason info tomorrow, but I'm getting tired tonight.

[Eaglesfan27]

I wake up this morning to see the midseason standings are as follows:

[Eaglesfan27]

Half Season Team Reports:

I think Newcastle is the biggest surprise. The early success of Fulham, Sunderland, and Middlesbrough are also surprising.

The top 2 offenses are my own team and Chelsea. I'm actually surprised to see we are tied for the top offense. Chelsea has the top defense with only 11 goals allowed, but we are second with 15 goals allowed. Again, I'm a bit surprised. At times, my frustration has made me think we are doing worse than we actually are doing. Hopefully, we can catch Chelsea down the stretch.

[Eaglesfan27]

Jan 3, 2016 -

Chelsea have offered a contract to James McFadden!

I've also offered another deal to him.



Paris has fired Louis Saha.


I've decided to offer a Bosman Contract to Michael Heller, a 22 year old physical German defensive midfielder. Michael is very strong, fast, and is an excellent passer and shooter. He also is a VERY hard working player. My AM agrees that he could be very useful to our team. I've offered him 77,000/week plus a million dollar signing bonus.

I've decided to offer a Bosman contract to Gael Clichy, the 30 year old fullback who is now with Aston Villa. I think he could replace O'Shea as a veteran rotation player at the left back position. Gael is VERY fast and strong. He is requesting 76,000/week which I agree to.



January 4, 2016 -

Downing and McFadden were selected to the EPL Team of the Week.

Werder Bremeb have also offered a contract for Heller.

[Eaglesfan27]

January 5, 2016 -

The injuries keep on rolling as Darren Fletcher suffered a severely sprained ankle in training today. Our trainer estimates that he will be out for at least 3-4 weeks.

Diego Cardozo injured his foot in practice today and will miss about a week.


Jan 6, 2016 -

Today we host Leeds in an EPL Match. We are in 2nd place while Leeds is in 8th place. Leeds is led by the scoring of Shane Paul who leads the team with 7 goals. The striker is doing well this year again. Zander Diamond and Billy Jones are providing strong defense for the team. Matthew Alexander is doing well in the midfield. Richard McDonald has been very inconsistent in goal this year. His last three games have been strong performances, but he has had some bad games this year as well.

We are 2-5 favorites.

It's raining with temperatures in the 40's.

GK: Adriano
DL: Schmidt
DC: Marchetti
DC: Cahais
DR: Boogaart
ML: Downing
MC: Parker
MC: Godoy
MR: Schreurs
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano

s1: Howard
S2: Djemba
S3: Barbosa
S4: King
S5: Cook

[Eaglesfan27]

6 minute mark: Downing passes to Rooney.. he dribbles past two defenders into the left side of the box.. he centers it to Godoy.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. the keeper blocks it.. Adriano just misses the rebound as the defense clears it.

9 minute mark: Marchetti gets a yellow card for a trip on Paul.

10 minute mark: Schreurs steals the ball.. makes a perfect pass the drops just inside the box.. Rooney gets to it.. shoots.. upper left corner.. good save by the keeper.

14 minute mark: Adriano saves a shot from 25 yards out by Roberts.


Halftime: 0-0 tie. We have over 91,000 fans here today.


60 minute mark: They are consistently keeping 9 men back and blocking our shots before they even reach goal.

63 minute mark: Downing passes to Marchetti who is 30 yards out.. he shoots a hard curving shot.. it's past a defender.. past the keeper.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!!! 1-0. That is Marchetti's first ever for us!

68 minute mark: Downing with a fancy dribble between two defenders.. dribbles into the box.. passes over the keeper.. to the far post.. Adriano outjumps the defender.. heads it.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.

70 minute mark: Adriano has picked up a (hopefully) minor injury. I put King on for him. I also put Cook on for Parker.


Game over. 2-0 win for us.

We outshot them 19-3 (13-0 on target)

Downing wins MoM, 10 for form, 15 of 18 passes, 4 key passes, 1 of 1 tackles, 3 of 8 headers, 2 interceptions, 12 runs, 2 fouls drawn, 2 assists.

I decide to praise Downing to the media after this match.

[Eaglesfan27]

January 6, 2016 -

Alberto Flores my new young phenom striker had a hattrick in his first reserve match over Cardiff City's reserves! (He is also playing with my U18 team.)

Downing has 10's for form in 4 out of the last 5 games (he has a 9 in the other game.) Before I could even praise him, the media wrote an article talking about how great Downing is playing. I still praise him today.



James McFadden rejected my latest contract offer and has signed with Chelsea That jerk!


Gael Clichy rejected our offer and chose to re-sign with Aston Villa.



Jan 8, 2016 -

Juventus have offered 30 million for Carlos Godoy. I counter with a request for 75 million as I don't want to lose this high jumping player.

[Eaglesfan27]

Jan. 9, 2016 -

Today we travel to play Sheffield Wed (5th in EC) in the Third Round of the English FA Cup. They are a good team for their conference, but are inferior to us. Their top players are striker Michael Vickers who is a 27 year old striker with a great header but not a whole lot else. Mark Jackson is a 29 year old English Striker who is a great speed player, but lacks a good first touch or good finishing. Their keeper is only 23, and Craig James is rather raw still. However, he does have some good aerial ability.

We are 1-3 favorites.

It's sunny with temperatures in the 50's.


GK: Howard
DL: O'Shea
DC: Marchetti
DC: Lucio
DR: Miller
ML: Barbosa
MC: Wood
MC: Cook
MR: Schreurs
SC: McFadden
SC: King

S1: Adriano, Gk
S2: Adriano
S3: Djemba
S4: Alfonso
S5: Cahais

[Eaglesfan27]

15 minute mark: Barbosa passes to Cook in the box.. he shoots.. wide left.

25 minute mark: Power passes to Jones.. Jones shoots.. Howard blocks it.. Benneett gets the rebound..shoots.. Howard blocks it.. Bennett gets the rebound... shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL. Down 1-0. Terrible defense.

32 minute mark: O'Shea starts a counterattack.. long pass to Downing who crosses it far to Schreurs.. Schreurs dribbles into the 6 yard box.. shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-1.

37 minute mark: Schreurs passes to King right of the box.. he passes back to Cook on the edge of the box.. he shoots.. over the bar.

39 minute mark: Schreurs gets a yellow card for pushing Bennett.


Halftime: 1-1 tie.



63 minute mark: Adriano on for King.

75 minute mark: Barbosa passes it to Schreurs in the right side of the box.. he passes it to McFadden.. McFadden shoots.. wide right.

89 minute mark: Lucio trips Baros just outside the box.. Jackson takes the free kick.. it hits off the wall.. bounces into the right side of the net! GOAL. Down 2-1.


Game over. We've been upset 2-1!

We were outshot 13-8 (10-3 on target)

Barbosa wins MoM, 9 for form, 12 of 17 passes, 6 key passes, 3 of 8 tackles, 1 of 5 headers, 8 runs, 1 assist.

Schreurs and Howard also had 9's for form.

[Eaglesfan27]

January 9, 2016 -

Alberto Flores had a goal and an assist in my U18's 2-0 win over Aston Villa's U18 team


Jan 10, 2016 -

Boogaart twisted his ankle today and will miss at least a week.


Jan 12, 2016 -

Downing, Parker, and Rooney were all selected to the EPL Team of the Week.


I don't usually mention the large amount of Loan offers I get (many of which I accept) but I'll mention that Alberto Flores has been requested by Plymouth. They are 19th in the EC but their training facilities are poor. I reject the offer. I'd rather keep him with my trainers unless he is going to a team with great training facilities.


Michael Heller rejected offers from Inter, Valencia, FC Bayern and Werder Bremen to come to us as a Bosman signing. The 22 year old midfielder will arrive on July 1, 2016.

[Eaglesfan27]

Jan 15, 2016 -

Liverpool paid 14 million to sign Stephane Dalmat from Aston Villa. The attacking midfielder will be a good scorer for Liverpool in their system I suspect.


Jan 17, 2016 -

Today we travel to play Arsenal in an important EPL Match. They are in 5th place while we are in 2nd place. Arsenal has a potent offense this year led by Lukas Podolski who has 13 goals. However, he is out due to injury this match. Mauro Di Mauro is also having a good year and has 11 goals currently. Jose Antonio Reyes is having his best year in the last 3 years. He has 8 goals, 6 assists, and is playing an all around good game every night. At 32, he is showing no signs of slowing down. Hatem Ben Arfa is playing well alongside him. Joseph Yobo is playing good defense, but his partner Michael Smith is having a very rough year. Jesus has settled in goal, and is playing very well the past two months.

We are 5-4 favorites.

It's overcast with temperatures in the 30's.


GK: Howard
DL: Schmidt
DC: Marchetti
DC: Cardozo
MR: Miller
ML: Downing
MC: Parker
MC: Godoy
MR: Schreurs
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano

S1: Adriano, GK
S2: King
S3: Alfonso
S4: Djemba
S5: Cahais

[Eaglesfan27]

3 minute mark: Reyes with a long range shot from 35 yards out.. Howard stops it easily.

4 minute mark: Schreurs dribbles into the right side of the box.. he passes it to the far post.. Parker with a header.. nice save by Jesus.

7 minute mark: Yobo stops a Rooney breakaway.

15 minute mark: Cardozo with a long pass to Schreurs who heads it to Adriano in the right portion of the box.. he immediately shoots.. upper right corner.. Jesus dives.. saves it.

26 minute mark: Parker passes to Downing in the box.. he shoots from 10 yards out.. upper left corner.. Jesus dives.. blocks it.

27 minute mark: Howard stops a long range shot from Mauro.

33 minute mark: Miller heads it to Schreurs who passes it 40 yards up the pitch to Rooney.. he fakes left.. dribbles right.. the keeper backpedals.. he wasn't fooled.. Rooney shoots.. the keeper saves it.

35 minute mark: Schreurs passes it to Rooney in the box.. he fakes going to his left.. nice crossover move to his right.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

44 minute mark: Cardozo stops a Di Mauro breakaway.

45 minute mark: Reyes shoots from 25 yards out.. Howard saves it easily.



Halftime: Up 1-0. They have over 60,000 fans here today.



46 minute mark: Cardozo stops a pass that was intended for Di Mauro in the box.

59 minute mark: Ben Arfa trips Godoy.. yellow card for Ben Arfa.

60 minute mark: Miller steals it from Reyes.. starts our counterattack.. passes it to Godoy at midpitch.. he passes to Parker.. Parker immediately threads it between two defenders to Rooney in the box.. he shoots.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0. He doubles his talley. I'm amazed that Miller is playing so good at such a young age.

72 minute mark: Schreurs has picked up an injury.. hopefully it is minor.. but he is limping so I'm pulling him.

I slide Godoy out to right wing and put Djemba on for Schreurs in the middle. I also sub Alfonso on for Downing.

93 minute mark: Godoy passes to Adriano.. he shoots from 25 yards out.. Jesus saves it.


Game over. 2-0 win.

We outshot them 19-11 (11-9 on target)

Rooney wins MoM, 10 for form, 15 of 21 passes, 1 key pass, 1 of 1 tackles, 2 of 7 headers, 9 runs, 1 foul drawn, 2 goals.

Howard, Schruers, and Parker all had 9's for form.

[Eaglesfan27]

Jan. 18, 2016 -

Liverpool paid 26.5 million and signed Nicky Platt from Chelsea. Nicky is slow, but has done well for Chelsea. Probably a good signing for them.

Parker and Rooney were selected to the EPL Team of the Week.


Alberto Flores had a bad game, but our reserves still beat Manchester City 2-0.


Genoa have offered 80,000 for Lucio. I reject their offer. He is still useful this year, and I'm hoping he'll choose to retire rather than go to another team after the season.

[Eaglesfan27]

Jan. 20, 2016 -

Today we host Fulham in an EPL Match. We are in 2nd place while they are in 5th place. Fulham is led by striker Collins John but he is injured for this game. David is also a good striker who has 10 goals on the season. David is only 25 and he is a fantastic leaper. Thomas Hitzlsperger is having a good season despite being 33 years old. Wayne Dunn is a very good centreabck who is playing great this year. Michael Rensing has been inconsistent in goal.

We are 4-7 favorites.

It's sunny with temperatures in the 30's.


GK: Howard
DL: Schmidt
DC: Cahais (Cardozo is tired)
DC: Marchetti
DR: Miller
ML: Barbosa
MC: Parker
MC: Godoy
MR: Schreurs
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano

S1: Adriano, GK
S2: Cardozo (will only play if necessary.)
S3: Cook
S4: McFadden
s5: O'Shea


Still injured: Salva, Fletcher, Wright, Ortega, and Oswald.

[Eaglesfan27]

8 minute mark: Parker gets the ball outside the box.. dribbles left of the box.. quick pass to the far post.. Adriano heads it.. upper right corner.. the keeper dives.. tips it.. still a goal! GOAL!!!! 1-0.

16 minute mark: PArker passes to Adriano in the box.. Wanye Dunn trips Adriano.. whistle.. penalty shot! Rooney steps up.. shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.


Halftime: 2-0 lead for us. We have over 70,000 fans here today.



61 minute mark: Parker passes to Barbosa in the left half of the box.. big left footed shoot.. inches wide right of the net.

70 minute mark: Schreurs passes to Godoy in the box.. he shoots.. upper left corner.. the keeper dives.. tips it over the bar.

71 minute mark: Godoy slide out to right wing.. Cook on for Schreurs. McFadden on for Rooney.

73 minute mark: Barbosa with a corner kick to the near post.. Parker jumps.. the keeper pushes him down.. whistle.. penalty! McFadden steps up.. shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 3-0.

92 minute mark: Cook passes to Parker.. Parker shoots from 25 yards out.. strong curving shot.. upper right corner.. the keeper dives.. can't reach it.. GOAL!!! 4-0.


Game over. 4-0 win for us

We outshot them 18-2 (10-0 on target)

Barbosa wins MoM, 10 for form, 30 of 34 passes, 5 key passes, 0 of 1 tackles, 1 of 3 headers, 18 runs, 5 fouls drawn.

Parker also had a 10 for form. Adriano had a 9 for form.

[Eaglesfan27]

Post Match Info:

Mickael Schmidt sprained his ankle during that match and will miss about 2 weeks.

Chelsea tied Coventry 0-0 and we are now only 2 points behind them

Wigan upset Arsenal 1-0 in the FA Cup 3rd round today!


Jan 23, 2016 -

Liverpool have signed promising young left wing John Hall from Sunderland for 10.5 million dollars.

Torino have signed Manu from Middlesbrough for 4.2 million. As part of our earlier deal, I get 2.1 million of that transfer money


January 26, 2016 -

Parker and Adriano were selected to the EPL Team of the Week.

Tottenham have signed Mark Tucker, the young promising striker from Sevilla (which just acquired him from Real Madrid) for 9.2 million. Tucker fizzled with Real Madrid, but it will be interesting to see what he does with Tottenham.


Ortega has resumed full training


Jan 27, 2016 -

Reading have made an offer to borrow Alberto Flores for 3 months. They are currently 4th in the EC and have top facilities. I agree with the provision that I can recall Flores. If they don't actually play him in their first few games, I will recall him.


Jan 28, 2016 -

Quentin Westberg told Bruce Arena that he expects to be in the first team at Aston Villa and he wants to be traded if he isn't going to be starting.


Gabriele Marchetti suffered a groin strain and he will miss at least 2 weeks.


Jan 29, 2016 -

Darren Fletcher has resumed full training.

[daedalus]

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

AC Milan's Cristiano Ronaldo has won the World Footballer of the Year Award. Fernando Cavenaghi of Real Madrid came in 2nd, and Fernando Torres of Milan came in 3rd.

Man . . . everytime I see these news bits in this dynasty, I keep thinking: "If only ManU had hired EF in time to stop that sale . . . "

[Eaglesfan27]

Me too. He was one of my favorites in CM 03/04 when I was hired by Manchester United quickly enough to keep him.

[Eaglesfan27]

Jan 30, 2016 -

Today we travel to play the Wolves in an EPL Match. We are in 2nd while they are in 12th place. The Wolves have been hit by injuries and two of their better defenders are definitely out today. Juli is a right back who will have to anchor the defense along with centreback Simon Roberts. Stuart Taylor may start in goal due to their regular keeper, Michele Sardo, being out injured. Taylor is 35 and is not as sharp as he used to be. Bruno Moreira is a decent striker who has 9 goals on the year, but no one else on the team has more than 3 goals. Wouter Vandermieren is their new left winger who has done very well in limited action. Wouter is 27 and he is an excellent technical player.

We are 4-7 favorites.

It's windy with temperatures in the 40's.


GK: Howard
DL: O'Shea
DC: Cardozo
DC: Lucio
DR: Boogaart
ML: Downing
MC: Parker
MC: Godoy
MR: Schreurs
SC: Rooney
SC: Adriano

S1: Adriano, GK
S2: Barbosa
S3: Brown (can't believe I'm relying on him again, but with Marchetti and Salva injured...)
s4: King
S5: Ortega

[Eaglesfan27]

2 minute mark: Downing gets a yellow card for obstruction.

4 minute mark: Boogaart gets a yellow card for tripping Moreira.

13 minute mark: Parker gets the ball outside the box.. dribbles left of the box.. quick curving pass.. wicked pass... Adriano by the far post.. heads it.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!!! 1-0.

26 minute mark: Juli gets a yellow card for tripping Downing.

28 minute mark: Downing passes to Rooney along the endline.. he immediately shoots.. parallel to the endline.. it curves... upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0. That is Rooney's 20th of the year! That is amazing considering he missed a month.

30 minute mark: Downing passes to Parker outside the box.. strong curving shot.. upper right corner.. Taylor dives.. catches it.

38 minute mark: Parker gets the ball left of the box.. fires a cross.. Schreurs just misses it as it sails by the far post.

41 minute mark: Downing passes to Adriano in the box.. July trips Adriano.. penalty awarded.. I let Lucio have one last one.. he steps up.. shoots.. lower left corner.. the kepeer dives.. it's past him! GOAL!!!! 3-0.


Halftime: 3-0 lead for us.


49 minute mark: Downing passes to Parker outside the box.. Parker with a strong curving shot.. upper right corner.. the keeper dives.. blocks it.. Adriano is right there.. shoots.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 4-0. That is Adriano's 2nd of the game. That is his 10th of the season.

62 minute mark: Barbosa on for Downing, Ortega on for Schreurs, and Brown on for Boogaart.

74 minute mark: Barbosa dribbles past two defenders.. crosses it to the far post.. Adriano heads it.. over the bar.

82 minute mark: Juli with a hard tackle on Rooney.. the ref gives him his second yellow card.. he is ejected.

86 minute mark: Barbosa passes it to Parker just outside the box.. Parker with a powerful shot.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 5-0.



Game over. 5-0 win for us.

We outshot them 16-4 (10-3 on target)

Adriano wins MoM, 10 for form, 16 of 20 passes, 1 key pass, 4 of 4 tackles, 6 of 12 headers, 2 interceptions, 1 run, 2 fouls drawn, 1 assist, and 2 goals.

Parker also had a 10 for form. Downing had a 9 for form.

Every other starter had an 8 for form.

[Eaglesfan27]

Jan 30, 2016 -

Newcastle have hired Tony Colbert as their new manager.


Feb 1, 2016 -

The Board is "satisfied" with my performance as manager.



Barry Parker won EPL Player of the Month! Stewart Downing came in 2nd, and Jaime Gavilan of Arsenal came in 3rd.


Steffen Seitz of Middelsbrough won EPL Young Player of the Month. Chris Miller came in 2nd, and Chris Thomson of Charlton came in 3rd.


I won manager of the month. David Wilson of Liverpool came in 2nd, and Djuradj Vasic of Tottenham came in 3rd.


Feb 2, 2016 -

I took Salva off of my list of eligible players for the Champions League. Unfortunately, Cardozo is ineligible, but I added Alfonso to the list. Salva's rehab is taking longer than expected, and the trainer believes his chances of playing this season are less than 5%.


Darren Fletcher injured his knee in practice today and will miss at least a week.

[Eaglesfan27]

Feb 3, 2016 -

Today we host Middlesbrough in a big EPL Match. We are in 2nd place and they are in 3rd place. They are led by striker Christophe Sanchez who is becoming a star. He has 19 goals on the season. Christophe is very fast and is using his speed very well this year. Dexter Blackstock is their secondary striker and he has 9 goals and 4 assists on the year. He is a great finisher. Johny Alejandro Acosta is playing his best ever despite being 32 years old. He shows no signs of decline. He has 6 goals and 7 assists on the year. Leon Andreasen is providing very strong defense and Jan Lastuvka is a very good keeper who is having a great season. He has 17 clean sheets in 31 starts.

We are 4-7 favorites.

It's overcast with temperatures in the 30's.


GK: Adriano (a bit of a chance in this big match..)
DL: Schmidt
DC: Cardozo
DC: Boogaart
DR: Miller
ML: Barbosa
MC: Parker
MC: Godoy
MR: Ortega
SC: McFadden (giving him a chance to shine against this big team)
SC: King

S1: Howard
S2: Rooney (will come on if we are down at the half.)
s3: Adriano (ditto)
S4: Cook
S5: O'Shea

[Eaglesfan27]

Sigh... my laptop hasn't frozen in months since I bought a laptop pad with 3 fans, but it just froze a bit ago. I gave it 10 minutes, but it was frozen just like in the past with nothing moving on any screens (or the inability to change screens as well.) I had just finished my game and won 1-0. I'm annoyed right now, so going to take a break from the laptop. Fortunately, I only lost 4 days of game action. Hopefully, I'll win both of those games when I play them again (probably later today.)