Carlisle United. A long journey to the top of the footballing world *FM14*

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@ Barnet. wow barnets in the championship. they are in #22 spot though, so it might be a short stay

we lead 2-0 at half

easy win 2-0. we outshoot them 23-4

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@ Ipswich

damn we give up a late goal and have to settle for a draw 2-2

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home vs Sheff Wed. they are #2 currently

woot we score 2 late goals to pull out a 2-0 win

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current table

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last game for tonight, @ last place Bristol city

unreal. we give up an own goal early then spend the rest of the game not scoring. we had 37 shots with 17 of them on target but we only score from a penalty.

1-1 tie. damn that pisses me off

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home vs Leeds

wow we get off to a hot start. i did make a few tweeks to my 4-2-3-1, maybe that has something to do with it

3-0 at half. and it ends that way

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Notts County comes to town, im heavily favorites

we fall behind early and dont score in the 1st half. needless to say i rip them a new one in halftime and they turn it around scoring 4 unanswered

4-1 win

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@ Crystal palace

we fall behind 3-1 at half, but come back and tie it late

3-3 tie

[Grover]

Nice result. You must be close to pushing into that top six.

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Originally Posted by Grover

Nice result. You must be close to pushing into that top six.

believe it or not, im even farther out than last table posted. im still in 11th spot, but 6ht spot increased its lead over me by 1. im now 9 points out. that draw against Bristol hurt me. the good news my team is playing better and more consistant so i could make a run to the playoffs with half the season left.

i really wish i could use this huge budget and transfer kitty at my disposal. but im in a spot where my reputation and max salaries prevent me from getting players that would be better than what i have. so im stuck looking at players that are no better or slightly worse than what i have, and i dont want to give them contracts. good young player even on teams in league 1 wont come here

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oh and its the january transfer window. my homegrown Goalie Gordon isnt happy with me and refuses to even negotiate a new deal, i might have to take an offer for him because his contract runs out in 6 months, and Frampton my 2nd best attacker wants twice what i can pay him. his contract runs out in 6 months also. and cant forget my star strike Osbourne is getting looked at by Pool and Arsenal

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@ Notts county for FA cup 3rd round

a 0-0 draw on a rainy day. replay at my house later

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@ Swansea

we beat the swans 2-1 and move up to 9th, only 6 points behind 6th spot

[Grover]

Originally Posted by bulletsponge

@ Swansea

we beat the swans 2-1 and move up to 9th, only 6 points behind 6th spot

I love the fluctuation in FM. In my Portsmouth game, Swans have turned into a top 5 side. Here, they're down in the Champo.

You're so close! Keep winning.

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we go to blackpool and lay the smackdown on their candy ass's.

4-0 asswhoopin

Frampton gets a hattrick. damn i want to resign him, i scouted and plucked him from the Skrill and want to see him play for me in the PL soon.

up to 9th and only 3 points out of the playoffs

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FA cup replay Notts County

were playing like shit, give up a goal in the first 10 min. im going to have to yell at someone in half
just when i say that, Purewanto my Indonesian fullback does an amazing long chip over the keeper to tie it up. but we give up a goal late in the half

2-1 bad guys at half

we lose 3-2. so many missed shots. foward Grbic missed 2 golden opportunities. bastard begs for PT and then this is the shit he pulls?!

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Leicester comes to town

we roll over them 3-0. we are shooting up the table!

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lowly Aston Villa comes to town

we jump on Aston leading 3-1 at half

we win. Aston might get demoted

we move up to #6

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@ West Ham. lets keep the streak going!

a 2-0 win!! were rollin

were 4 points out of 2nd place

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@ Norwich

we lose ending our run. our first league loss in 13 games

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Barnsley

a bad team and we beat them handily 4-1. back up to 6th spot

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*former player update*

Sean McAleavy is playing for Chelsea now, hes scored 12 in 17 games for them this season, still only 21 years old.

and danny simpson moved to Man U for 13 mill this year

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another relegation combatant comes to town, Crewe
i have a soft spot for Crewe, ive played them a few times and love their youth setup, they make some really good players from their academy


but mercy is for the weak and i need to win to stay in contention, we blast them 4-0 in the 1st half

we win 5-2
we move up to 5th and 3 points behind 2nd place

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@ Bournemouth. a team above us in the table

we outplay them, but need to score in the 80th by Grbac to salvage a tie. still we dont lose ground in a tough game

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@ Southampton

Southampton currently sits above us on the table

we win 2-1

im beating teams above me but still sit 5th and ive lost ground. 5 points out of 2nd but 4 points clear of 7th

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Charlton

2-0 lead at half

4-1 fulltime. were 3rd, 3 points from 2nd

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@ Doncaster. they are hungry for a playoff spot

we lost and drop to #4, 6 points from 2

3-2

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home vs Wigan

2-2 tie, we come from 2 behind, but this is a game we should have won

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Wolves

there trying to take my spot in the playoffs. its on!

we jump down their throats in the 1st half, leading 2-0

we win 3-2

5th. 8 points from 2nd

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@ Huddersfield

we drop a turd in Huddersfield, losing 2-0

we stay in 5th

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@ Birmingham

we pick up an easy 4-1 win, but Osbourne my star striker gets injured for 3-4 weeks. damn hes been my ace so far, scoring 35 goals in 36 (2) starts

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Barnet comes to town. time to beat up the little guy

were already 2-0 after 12

we win 3-1 but Frampton goes out for a week. might miss 2 games

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the good news is im fairly safe in the playoffs, only an epic collapse would knock me out with 5 games left. but 2nd place if also out of reach without 3 other teams collapsing

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Ipswich

2-2 tie

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wow, only 1 day off between ipswich and Sheff Wed. Sheff top the table

we pull out a great game with lots of backups and reserves getting starts.

2-0 with that heres the table updated

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we handle Bristol city 2-0

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Swansea, i need to win my last 2 to have a chance for auto promotion

we take an easy win.... and the guys ahead of me lose.... this is great.

heres the table, 1 game to go and it could go anyways!

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and wtf are bournemouth doing? there normally a L2/L1 ping pong team

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final game

@ Leeds. Osbournes back for this game

we win 1-0, but unfortunately Norwich ahead of me also win and i wind up 3rd, 1 point behind.

remember when i said that bad draw against Bristol would come back to haunt me... yea i knew it

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we have Crystal palace in the playoffs

game 1

we lost 0-1 at their house. we can come back at home

im going to finish the 2nd game tomorrow though

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the 2nd leg, its do or die!

Moran scores in the 6th, were all even

tied at 1-1 aggreated at half

Noooooo! we give up a goal on a free kick in the 53rd min

dammit! we have a goal dissallowed

YES!!!!!!!!!! fuck yea! Crepin scores from the FB position in the 2nd min of stoppage time to send us to extra time!

no score in 1st extra time. Crystal gets a FK from the edge and hits the bar.

to penalties

they make thioer 1st
we score also
Crysatkl scores 2-1
crepin scores 2-2
YES! they kick it right tio my keeper and he saves 2-2
no! they save my kick 2-2
woot we save another kick 2-2
Frampton scores 3-2. if we save or score again we win!
they score. 3-3. it all comes down to the next kick
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Moran you moron! he hits the bar and were all back to even, sudden death
crystal scores 4-3
whew, Merrick scores to keep going 3-3
grrr crystal scores again
carrick scores, all tied again 4-4
yes Guilhemr saves another shot! we can win if we score. please score
damn you cruel world, Brinkhurst has his shot saved
Crystal scores. damn this isnt easy
Osbourne steps up, but has his shot saved. we lose

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Brutal ending to the PKs. But I'm surprised Palace didn't win on away goals.

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Tough loss Bullet.

Nice write up, and building up the drama..excellent.

BTW You get relegated not demoted..LOL.

What season are you on now,is it the end of your 3rd at Brunton Park?

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Brutal ending to the PKs. But I'm surprised Palace didn't win on away goals.

ditto. when crepin scored i thought i was still going to lose any second, i didnt know there wernt away goals

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Originally Posted by UK Rookie

Tough loss Bullet.

Nice write up, and building up the drama..excellent.

BTW You get relegated not demoted..LOL.

What season are you on now,is it the end of your 3rd at Brunton Park?

that was the end of 2020 i think without looking, so end of season 7

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offseason update

i went deep into the bank and resigned Frampton and Osbourne to big contracts to keep them here. both are getting 650k a year now

players that left on free
Mancienne dc
Carrick dmc
grbec st
Crepin lb
Nikishin dmc
Page LW

sold
Guilhermo 250K to Swansea
Purwanto 550K to reading min release fee

players brought in
Braniff 275k. 16 yo N. irish dmc.
thelander DC, free. a veteran defender
Bliss LB loan. i scouted him years ago but was bought by a PL team. now im loaing him
Renfrum R/LW free
Keita GK free.
Reinikainen ST free. huge finish target man

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game 1

Brighton. they are freshly relegated from the PL

3-2 loss. we blow a 2 goal lead .

League Cup rnd 1

Coventry. a L1 team.

we cant score and head to penalties.we win but its an ugly game

after my 1st 2 games im concerned.

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@ Wigan

we pull our heads out of our ass's and get a tough road win 2-1

H vs Southampton

they are perennial contenders but we beat them 1-0

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i also told my team that i wanted to get promoted this season, and bumped up the leagues bonuses this yr. im hoping that can motivate them

i didnt tell the board that, i know better than to get their hopes up