FM2007 - Empty Club Dynasty (interactive)

[law90026]

BBC.com Breaking News, 1 June 2006:
Shock and costernation this morning at FIFA headquarters as a dramatic terse announcement was made by the FIFA President.

"We have uncovered evidence of widespread corruption amongst various clubs in Europe. This involves everything from match-fixing, bribing officials to slave trade in Africa. This is terrible news for soccer as a sport and FIFA will take immediate action to stop all such acts."

Rumours had abounded that there were investigations going on in relation to various purported deals that had taken place over the past few years but it appears the extent of the wrong-doing goes beyond issues of player agents and the influence they have on the game.

A source in UEFA, who did not want to be named, informed us that drastic action was being discussed and an announcement would be made within the next few days.

[law90026]

BBC.com 2 June 2007:

It was somber day at UEFA. Press kits which were the size of telephone directories were provided to all press members present at the meeting called to explain what exactly was going on.

Reading from a press statement, the UEFA president said:

"Over the past year, our private investigators have been looking into various allegedly corrupt deals that had taken place between some clubs in Europe. These included feeder club arrangements which were a front for money laundering, player transfers that involved duress and threats made to players as well as bribery of officials in an attempt to fix matches. We believed at the time that these were separate incidents but we suspect that it is part of an international crime syndicate's acts to influence football in Europe. The obvious benefit was the ability to influence match results so that large amounts of money moved as a result of gambling.

However, as the investigation went on, it became apparent that the problem was worse than we had initially envisaged. It appears the extent of possible criminal acts that have taken place may never be fully discovered.

The question then was what could we, as the organisation in charge of European soccer do? After seeking legal advice and consultation with the various Football Associations that are involved, we have come to the following decision, which takes place with immediate effect:

1) All clubs involved will have to release all their players. As far as we are aware, the players themselves are not directly involved in these acts and are not culpable. However, the clubs will need to start on a clean footing again and because some of the transfers were previously tainted, we decided it would only be fair if all players were let go to find new employment.

2) All current directors and executives of the various clubs involved have been arrested and will be subject to criminal proceedings. Managers have not been touched however as they do not appear to be implicated in the actual actions.

3) The various seasons will continue as per normal. There will be no point deductions or relegations at this time.

We hope that these measures will serve to restore the public's faith in European football".

No further time was given for any questions from the media.

[law90026]

So...

What I've done is to actually remove a whole bunch of players from the entire English Premier Division as well as some of the bigger club names in Europe (Barcelona, Milan, Inter, Roma, Lyon, Porto, Valencia, Real Madrid).

This is based on a dynasty that is on the SI forums some time back which involved every single club in the world starting without players. That's just too much work though :P Hence the contrived starting story as set out above.

Here's where you come in (if you want). Have your player created and follow his history over the course of the next few seasons. What I want to see is how the clubs actually respond to this change made but there's no reason why I can't track your virtual career as well.

Your sign-up should be as follows:

Name:
Nationality (one common EU as secondary if you intend to take an odd first nationality):
Position:
Stats:
Pick 3 Mental Stats at 20:
Pick 3 Technical Stats at 20:
Pick 3 Physical Stats at 20:

All your players will have -10 for Potential Ability, so you're potentially world-class. Note Potentially since you may never ever develop to that extent.

[law90026]

Stats available (for ease of reference)

Goalkeepers (technical):
Aerial Ability
Command of Area
Communication
Eccentricity
Handling
Kicking
One on Ones
Reflexes
Rushing Out
Tendency to Punch
Throwing

Outfield players (technical):
Corners
Crossing
Dribbling
Finishing
First Touch
Free Kicks
Heading
Long Shots
Long Throws
Marking
Passing
Penalty Taking
Tackling
Technique

Mental Attributes (all players)
Aggression
Anticipation
Bravery
Composure
Concentration
Creativity
Decisions
Determination
Flair
Influence
Off the Ball
Positioning
Teamwork
Work Rate

Physical Attributes (all players)
Acceleration
Agility
Balance
Jumping
Natural Fitness
Pace
Stamina
Strength

[ArlingtonColt]

Sounds like fun...

Name: Landon Scott
Nationality: Primary: Usa Secondary: Scotland
Position: ST
Stats: Finishing, Heading, Technique
Off the ball, Composure, Determination
Pace, Agility, Acceleration

[flere-imsaho]

SWEET!!!!

Name: Alex Kamelooski
Nationality (one common EU as secondary if you intend to take an odd first nationality): United States, Poland
Position: D/WB R, DMC
Stats:
Pick 3 Mental Stats at 20: Bravery, Determination, Workrate
Pick 3 Technical Stats at 20: Marking, Tackling, Heading
Pick 3 Physical Stats at 20: Natural Fitness, Stamina, Strength

If we can do "Favourite Club" I'd like to put Oxford United down.

[oykib]

Jamie Moore
US French
AM RL
Determination, Work Rate, Flair
Long Shots, Passing, Crossing
Natural Fitness, Pace, Acceleration

[path12]

Path Twelve
French
GK
Aerial, Handling, Reflexes
Anticipation, Decisions, Positioning
Agility, Jumping, Natural Fitness

[larrymcg421]

Larry McGillicuddy
Nationality: Ireland (USA)
GK

Goalkeepers (technical):
*Aerial Ability
*Command of Area
*Reflexes

Mental Attributes (all players)
*Anticipation
*Concentration
*Positioning

Physical Attributes (all players)
*Agility
*Balance
*Jumping

[Coffee Warlord]

Name: Rob Nielsen
Nationality: USA (Danish)
Position: ST

Technical
- Finishing
- First Touch
- Technique

Mental
- Decisions
- Off the Ball
- Influence

Physical
- Acceleration
- Pace
- Stamina

[st.cronin]

Sean Treacy
Scottish
Central Midfielder

Technical: Free Kicks, Passing, Marking
Mental: Agression, Positioning, Work Rate
Physical: Natural Fitness, Stamina, Strength

[Travis]

Name: Jace Hunter
Nationality: Canadian/Scottish
Position: Goalkeeper
Stats:
Mental: Aerial Ability, One on Ones, Reflexes
Technical: Anticipation, Composure, Determination
Physical: Agility, Jumping, Natural Fitness

[flere-imsaho]

A lot of GKs this time around.

[George]

Name: Jorge Antonio
Nationality: Portugal
Position: AM/M C
Technical: First Touch, Passing, Technique
Mental: Anticipation, Decisions, Off the Ball
Physical: Agility, Balance, Pace

[Coffee Warlord]

Originally Posted by flere-imsaho

A lot of GKs this time around.

S'why I didn't make one.

[Katon]

Name: Karl Tone
Nationality: US/English
Position: M RL
Mental: Off the Ball, Creativity, Decisions
Technical: Passing, Crossing, Dribbling
Physical: Pace, Acceleration, Natural Fitness

[Blade6119]

Name: Colton Mayes
Nationality: United States (Ireland)
Position: SW DRLC
Technical: Heading, Marking, Tackling
Mental: Positioning, Determination, Work Rate
Physical: Jumping, Balance, Strength

[Celeval]

Name: Kevin Donnelly
Nationality: Ireland / USA
Position: FC
Technical: Dribbling, Finishing, First Touch
Mental: Determination, Flair, Off the Ball
Physical: Acceleration, Pace, Strength

[Passacaglia]

Name: Aaron Gage
Nationality: Poland/Ireland
Position: AM LC
Technical: Crossing, Dribbling, Passing
Mental: Aggression, Bravery, Creativity
Physical: Balance, Pace, Stamina

[RPI-Fan]

Name: K.N. Smith
Nationality: USA / Netherlands (Dutch second)
Position: MC
Technical: Passing, Technique, First Touch
Mental: Creativity, Decisions, Teamwork
Physical: Natural Fitness, Pace, Stamina

[Sublime 2]

Name: Logan Pacer
Nationality: USA (Netherlands)
Position: DM

Pick 3 Mental Stats at 20: Anticipation, Influence, Workrate
Pick 3 Technical Stats at 20: Heading, Marking, Tackling
Pick 3 Physical Stats at 20: Balance, Natural Fitness, Strength

[ntndeacon]

Name: Deacon Palmeri
Nationality (one common EU as secondary if you intend to take an odd first nationality): Bulgarian/Italian
Position: AM RC
Stats:
Outfield players (technical):
Crossing
Dribbling
Heading


Mental Attributes (all players)

Creativity
Off the Ball
Positioning

Physical Attributes (all players)
Acceleration
Balance
Stamina

[law90026]

Have started editing the players in, I guess sign-ups end once I'm done with the edits.

I am fixing everyone's birthday as 8/8/88, which would make you about 18 years old when the game starts.

[ntndeacon]

Just in time! woohoo!

[law90026]

Edits done but I'm testing out the database for now to see if it works. May still have time to sign-up... maybe.

[law90026]

And we're done. 16 players signed up, all found, good to go.

[law90026]

BBC.com 2 July 2006:

In the aftermath of what is now called "The Day Soccer Changed Forever" or "TDSCF" for short, it will be interesting to see how the structure of European soccer will change. There are so many unemployed soccer stars out there now and, with the one month moratorium on signings lifted, it looks to be a busy summer as the clubs rebuild themselves.

This is also the perfect opportunity for younger players to prove their worth as clubs scramble to fill gaps in their teams. We will provide updates on the major signings over the next few weeks as we head towards the start of the Premiership season.

[law90026]

16-man Start of Season Update

8 July 2007: Jaime Moore signs for Yzeure, a French National League side (akin to the English Premier League First Division I suspect). Much accolades for the manager as Jaime Moore is regarded as a hot prospect for the future.

9 July 2007:

Colton Mayes signs for Crystal Palace, an English Championship side.

Karl Tone signs for Queen's Park Rangers, an English Championship side.

Antonio Jorge signs for Beira-Mar, a Portugese Primera Liga side (their top division).

Path Twelve signs for Toulon, a French National League side. The Toulon fans are reportedly excited about the signing of the youngster.

Landon Scott signs for Leeds United, an English Championship side.

Deacon Palmeri signs for Rimini, an Italian Serie B side.

12th July:

Rob Nielsen signs for Montreal ... which isn't in a league I loaded up. Let's see how this progresses.

Kevin Donnelly signs for Falkirk, a Scottish Premierleague side.

13th July:

Jace Hunter signs for Peterhead, a Scottish 2nd Division side.

22nd July:
First big signing? Sean Treacy signs for Aston Villa, an English Premier League side.

Aaron Gage signs for Zaglebie, another club not in a league I loaded up.

27th July:
Larry McGillicuddy signs for Sheffield Wednesday, an English Championship side.

This leaves Alex Kamelooski, Logan Pacer and K.N. Smith without clubs at this time, though there are clubs interested in each of them.

[law90026]

BBC.com 1 August 2007:

The update you've all been waiting for. Yes, the pre-season update on all the major transfers that took place before the start of the English Premier League season.

Arsenal:
We're looking at a relegation candidate right here. They have brought in just two players, James Morrison (20 year old midfielder) and David James (36 year old keeper), to replace all the players they lost. It looks like Arsenal want to go with a youth movement this year.

Aston Villa:
No major signings for the Villans. That means an opportunity for highly rated youngster Sean Treacy to win a starting place in central midfield.

Chelsea:
Wow, wow, wow. That's all we have to say. Chelsea have taken the opportunity to snap up so many big names and we're not sure who can compete with them for anything this year. Here's a list:

Theo Walcott, Leighton Baines, Joe Cole, Aaron Lennon, Frank Lampard, John Arne Riise, Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard, Emmanuel Adebayor, Michael Essien, Jamie Carragher, Cicinho, Claude Makelele, John Terry, Ronaldinho, Lionel Messi, Adriano, Obafemi Martins, Xavi, Phillip Lahm, Robinho, Samuel Eto'o, Alessandro Nesta, Stewart Downing, Emmanuel Eboue.

There's a reason why bookmakers have stopped taking bets on Chelsea winning the league.

Man Utd:
Ryan Giggs, Sylvain Wiltord, Daniel Agger, Shaun Wright Phillips, Paul Scholes and Giuseppe Rossi. They're not going to beat Chelsea with that squad.

There are still a large number of "star" players unsigned at this time though and it appears some of them are holding out for significant amounts of cash.

[law90026]

15th August 2007:

Landon Scott joins League One side Chesterfield on loan for 5 months.

18th August 2007:
Colton Mayes joins League One side Gillingham on loan for 5 months.

22nd August 2007:
K.N. Smith signs for Willem II, a Dutch Premier Division side.

[law90026]

Transfer update as at 1 September 2006:

Ajax was surprisingly one of the more successful sides in terms of capturing big names. Deco, Ashley Cole, Dirk Kuyt, Estaban Cambiasso, Carlos Tevez, Xabi Alonso, Ronaldo, Julio Baptista, Eidur Gudjohnsen, Shevchenko, Ballack and William Gallas all signed for them.

Let's not talk about Chelsea anymore.

Celtic managed to sign Dimitar Berbatov.

Bayern grabbed Cristiano Ronaldo and Thierry Henry, as well as Petr Cech.

Lazio signed Clichy, Saloman Kalou and Arjen Robben.

Lyon was active, with Didier Drogba, Mathieu Flamini, Kolo Toure, Parick Viera, Juninho, Fred and Anderson.

Osasuna now has Luis Garcia, Javier Saviola and Andres Iniesta.

Shock signing? Wayne Rooney for Palermo, who also grabbed Gabriel Heinze, Edu, Tim Cahill and Hernan Crespo.

Real Madrid signed Silva, Raul Albiol, Phillipe Senderos, Cesc Fabregas and Steed Malbranque.

Villareal signed Cristian Chivu, David Beckham, David Villa and Freddy Ljungberg.

Werder has Aliaksandr Hleb and Ruud Van Nistelrooy.

Thoughts:
Chelsea apparently has a lot of influence in this game. They picked up a ton of the best players.

Some surprises though. Supposed big-names like Arsenal, Liverpool and Barcelona were very inactive in the market. This could be because they were bidding against Chelsea for the same players.

What was even more surprising is that some of the "lesser" clubs signed some of the bigger names. Example is Wayne Rooney at Palermo and the signings that Ajax managed to get. No clue how that happened.

[law90026]

End of Season 2006/2007 Recap:

English Premier League:
Unsurprisingly, Chelsea ran away with the title, 15 points ahead of 2nd placed team Manchester United. On a more surprising note, Arsenal came in 3rd, despite not making any major signings. Either their youth players are that good (doubtful) or the game haxes. Liverpool came in 7th overall.

To be honest, there were no real surprises here in the English Premier League despite the major shakeup. The better teams included West Ham, Everton and Spurs while the relegation candidates were Sheffield United, Bolton, Blackburn, Boro, Watford and Fulham.

Italian Seria A:
Palermo won the title, 4 pts clear of Udinese. Of the clulbs that were stripped of players, Inter came in 3rd, Milan came in 12th and Roma were 15th.

Inter's free-agent signings were Cudicini (goalie), Gerard Pique (defender), Johan Djorou (defender) and Marco Materazzi (defender).

Spanish La Liga:
Despite the changes made, Real Madrid won the title with Barcelona coming in 2nd. Bear in mind Barcelona did not sign anyone of note (much like Arsenal) and still cruised to 2nd place, 4 pts ahead of third place Sevilla. Valencia came in 15th though, one of the other Spanish clubs I stripped of players.

Again, question to be asked whether the game haxes.

[law90026]

Overall, the top players that were release all got re-signed but various clubs. The only exception is Oliver Kahn, the 37 year old German goalkeeper, who remains a free-agent.

Of the top 48 players on my Genie screen, the breakdown is as follows:
4 in Ajax (Shevchenko, Ballack, Deco and Gallas, all free-agent signings)
1 in Atletico Madrid (Fernando Torres, not released at start)
1 in Barcelona (Camoranesi, not a free-agent signing)
15 in Chelsea (too many to list)
1 in Deportivo (Ibrahimovic, free-agent signing)
4 in FC Bayern (Henry, Kaka, Cech, Cristiano Ronaldo - all free-agent signings)
3 in Fiorentina (Toni Luca, Andrea Pirlo, Mancini)
1 in Juventus (Buffon, not a free-agent signing)
1 in Liverpool (Michael Owen, not a free transfer signing)
2 in Lyon (Viera and Juninho, all free-agent signings)
1 in Palermo (Rooney, free-agent signing)
2 in Real Madrid (Trezeguet and Coupet, not free-agent signings)
1 in Sampdoria (Totti, free-agent signing)
3 in Sevilla (Puyol, Casillas, Alves - first 2 are free-agent signings)
1 in Udinese (Felipe)
3 in Villareal (David Villa, Riquelme, Joaquin - free-agent signings)
3 in Werder Bremen (Klose, Frings, Ruud van Nistelrooy - RVN is free-agent signing)
1 in Zaragoza (Pablo Aimar)

[law90026]

And as I was going through the Genie stats, I realised that I made a fundamental error when editting in the players ... I didn't give them -10 PA but gave them -0 instead. Silly me :P

Restarting the dynasty now. Sorry about that.

[law90026]

World Transfers as at 1 August 2006:

Ajax sign Owen Hargreaves, Adriano, Dimitar Berbatov, Michael Carrick and Samuel Eto'o. Another good haul for them... again.

Arsenal sign Robert Green ... only.

Barcelona sign Iniesta and van Bronckhorst.

Celta was active, signing Lauren, Eric Abidal, Guti and Raul.

Chelsea again signed a lot of players. And I mean a lot.

Bayern was very active this time around, grabbing players like Messi, Ronaldinho, Hleb, Kalou, Robinho, Shevchenko and van Persie.

Liverpool had Micah Richards and Sammi Hyppia as notable signings.

Man Utd signed Rossi, Giggs and Wes Brown. Worse than the last time around.

Palermo is surprising again. Jose Reina, Patrick Viera, Totti, Cannavaro, Nesta, Inzaghi and Henry make this a stacked squad.

Real Madrid pick up Senderos, Silva, Cesc Fabregas and Roberto Carlos.

Thoughts:
So it's not really that random apparently. Ajax again come out as biggish winners, Chelsea reigns supreme again and Palermo is another very interesting team that can attract players.

Arsenal, Liverpool, Man Utd, Barcelona? All can't seem to compete on the global market.

[law90026]

16 player update (start of season)

Kevin Donnelly, Striker, Bolton:
Despite not having played a game yet, Kevin Donnelly is already valued at 6.5 million pounds.

Genie Update:
Current Ability (CA): 108
Potential Ability (PA): 186

Karl Tone, Winger, Tottenham Hotspur:
Karl Tone is currently valued at 3.1 million pounds.

CA: 106
PA: 194

Colton Mayes, Defender, Bolton:
Valued at 2.9 million pounds.

CA: 109
PA: 181

Sean Treacy, Midfielder, Bolton:
Valued at 2.8 million pounds.

CA: 110
PA: 172

Aaron Gage, Attacking Midfielder, Tottenham Hotspur
Valued at 2.2 million pounds.

CA: 102
PA: 174

Deacon Palmieri, Attacking Midfielder, Fiorentina
Valued at 2.1 million pounds.

CA: 105
PA: 178

Jaime Moore, Winger, Troyes
Valued at 1.7 million pounds.

CA: 109
PA: 185

Landon Scott, Striker, QPR
Valued at 450,000 pounds.

CA: 109
PA: 191

Logan Pacer, Defensive Midfielder, FC Gronigen
Valued at 350,000 pounds.

CA: 101
PA: 190

K.N. Smith, Midfielder, Vitesse
Valued at 220k pounds.

CA: 107
PA: 186

Rob Nielsen, Striker, AC Horsens
Valued at 120k pounds.

CA: 108
PA: 185

Larry McGillicuddy, Goalkeeper, Scunthorpe
Valued at 95k pounds.

CA: 108
PA: 182

Jorge Antonio, Attacking Midfielder, Belenenses
Valued at 90k pounds.

CA: 104
PA: 186

Jace Hunter, Goalkeeper, Queen of South
Valued at 20k pounds.

CA: 107
PA: 180

Path Twelve, Goalkeeper, Chebourg
Valued at 4,000 pounds.

CA: 102
PA: 183

Alex Kamelooski, Right Wingback, No Club

CA: 110
PA: 183

Thoughts:
3 man contingent at Bolton (likely they'll be loaned out), 2 guys at Spurs (both currently in the reserve team). That'll be interesting to see, especially if they stay on with their teams.

I'll be keeping an eye on how they progress each season and see if some sort of correlation can be tied into playing time and quality of competition.

[law90026]

End of 2006/2007 Season:

English Premier League:
Surprise surprise as Spurs win the title. Much vaunted Chelsea come in 3rd, 4 pts behind Spurs. 2nd place went to Manchester City. Arsenal was 4th (hax again) although Man Utd and Liverpool were 10th and 11th respectively.

How did Spurs pull that off? For one, they had some good signings, like Ljungberg, Gilberto Silva, Shaun Wright Phillips, Sol Campbell, Shay Given, Jonathan Woodgate, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Robbie Keane, Luka Modric and David Pizzaro. And no, Aaron Gage and Karl Tone did not make any appearances for this winning side :P

German Bundesliga:
Bayern won the title despite being stripped of their players. Apparently it gave them the opportunity to reload their squad, which is comprised of players like Ronaldinho, Shevchenko, Messi, Robinho, Ribery, Cambiasso, Van Persie and Hleb.

Italian Serie A:
Milan win the title despite having had 8 points deducted from them!! Inter cam in 3rd and Roma were 4th. Impressive show from them.

Milan actually only made one free-agent signing, goalie Cudicini. The rest of their transfers were all paid ones.

Portugal Primeria Liga:
In the Primera Liga, Porto never quite recovered from loosing their players as they stumbled to a 10th place finish. Sporting won the title, ahead of Benfica.

Spanish First Division:
Deportivo win the title, behind the talents of Arjen Robben, Flamini, Baptista and Asier del Horno. Barcelona was 2nd (hax) with Real Madrid and Valencia coming in 4th and 5th. Sevilla was 3rd.

Thoughts:
I'm still surprised that for a second attempt in a row, both Arsenal and Barcelona do well despite not making many significant signings. I'm also very surprised Milan won the title, considering they had a large point deduction to overcome.

[law90026]

16 player update - End of Season 2006/2007:

Sean Treacy, Midfielder, Bolton:
Sean Treacy is given the opportunity to play in the Premier League as an 18-year old and he takes full advantage of it. He makes 41 appearances for Bolton this year and managed a quite astonishing 12 assists as well as 2 MOM awards. Currently valued at 8.5 million pounds and is a Scottish U-21 international.

CA: 122 (+12)
PA: 172

Season Stats:
41 games (4 as a sub), 1 goal, 12 assists, 2 MOM, 4 yellow cards, 6.93 rating

Kevin Donnelly, Striker, Bolton:
Kevin Donnelly has lost a little value as it drops to 6 million pounds. He is currently on loan at Dunfermline, where he's scored 5 goals in 13 games and garnered 3 MOM awards. Before moving on loan, he had appeared in 20 games for Bolton and scored 8 goals. Yes, it was a surprise he was sent out on loan. Kevin Donnelly is an Irish U-21 international.

Genie Update:
Current Ability (CA): 114 (+6)
Potential Ability (PA): 186

Season Stats:
33 games (5 as a sub), 13 goals, 4 MOM, 6.76 rating

Karl Tone, Winger, Tottenham Hotspur:
Karl Tone is now worth 3.7 million pounds and he is a US U-21 international. He didn't appear for Spurs at all this year as he spent most of the season at Yeovil (English League One) where he played 29 games and had 4 assists.

CA: 116 (+10)
PA: 194

Season Stats:
29 games, 1 goal, 4 assists, 1 MOM, 6.28 rating

Aaron Gage, Attacking Midfielder, Tottenham Hotspur
His value has gone up to 3.1 million pounds and he is an Irish U-21 international. Like Karl, he didn't appear for Spurs over the course of the season but he managed 13 appearances for Port Vale (League One) while he was on loan there.

CA: 117 (+15)
PA: 174

Season Stats:
13 games, 2 goals, 3 assists, 2 MOM, 6.69 rating

Colton Mayes, Defender, Bolton:
Slight dip in value to 2.7 million pounds for the US U-21 international. Colton managed 3 appearance for the Bolton first team before being loaned out for the rest of the season to Kilmarnock, where he has played decently.

CA: 117 (+8)
PA: 181

Season Stats:
35 games, 1 goal, 6.63 rating

Deacon Palmieri, Attacking Midfielder, Fiorentina
Deacon is a Bulgarian U-19 international. Currently on loan at Pescara, he suffered a serious hip injury earlier in the season and had to go for specialist treatment. He should be back in time for the start of the next season.

CA: 111 (+6)
PA: 178

Season Stats:
14 games, 2 goals, 1 assist, 1 MOM, 6.36 rating

Larry McGillicuddy, Goalkeeper, Scunthorpe
Huge jump in value for Larry as he is now worth 2 million pounds. Playing for Scunthorpe hasn't helped him get noticed however as he is not capped for any of the Irish squads yet.

CA: 130 (+22!!)
PA: 182

Season Stats:
44 games, 62 conceded, 4 clean sheets, 2 yellows, 1 red, 7.00 rating

Logan Pacer, Defensive Midfielder, FC Gronigen
Valued at 1.8 million pounds now, another player with a significant increase in value. He hasn't played much for Gronigen however and is as yet uncapped by the US. His 5.60 rating suggests he isn't quite ready yet.

CA: 105 (+4)
PA: 190

Season Stats:
5 games (1 as a sub), 5.60 rating

K.N. Smith, Midfielder, Vitesse
Now worth 1.5 million pounds, the Vitesse midfielder is currently placed in the U-19 squad, although he has appeared in some games for the first team this year. Uncapped by the US at this time.

CA: 118 (+11)
PA: 186

Season Stats:
18 games (5 as a sub), 2 assists, 3 yellows, 6.39 rating

Jaime Moore, Winger, Troyes
He's lost significant value as it drops to 800k. Also uncapped by the US at this time, it's not entirely clear why there's been such a drop in value, since he hasn't played horribly for Troyes.

CA: 126 (+16)
PA: 185

Season stats:
16 games (5 as a sub), 2 assists, 1 yellow, 6.38 rating

Jorge Antonio, Attacking Midfielder, Belenenses
Valued at 700k now and capped for the U-19 Portugal squad. Decent first season for him as he appears in some games and plays decently for Belenenses.

CA: 115 (+11)
PA: 186

Season Stats:
13 games (2 as a sub), 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 yellow, 6.54 rating

Landon Scott, Striker, QPR
Dip in value for Landon to 325k, which is odd considering Landon has played well for QPR. Perhaps it's the fact that he doesn't have that many goals that casts into doubt his worth? Uncapped for the US.

CA: 109
PA: 191

Season Stats:
24 games (8 as a sub), 5 goals, 2 MOM, 3 yellows, 6.75 rating

Path Twelve, Goalkeeper, Chebourg
Valued at 275k and uncapped by France. Path will be pleased that he's played well this year and that has allowed him to attract the attention of Arsenal, which he will be joining on 1 July 2007 (when the transfer window opens again).

CA: 112 (+10)
PA: 183

Season Stats:
39 games, 49 conceded, 9 clean sheets, 2 MOM, 4 yellows, 7.05 rating

Rob Nielsen, Striker, AC Horsens
Valued at 70k, Rob is another player that will be making a move on 1 July 2007. He will be joining Manchester City and he attracted attention probably because of his nice return of 16 goals in 30 games for Horsens. Capped at U-21 level for the US.

CA: 119 (+11)
PA: 185

Season Stats:
30 games, 16 goals, 2 MOM, 3 yellows, 2 reds, 7.40 rating

Jace Hunter, Goalkeeper, Queen of South
Valued at 55k and he's moving as well ... to Arsenal. Looks like we're going to have a goalkeeping competition on our hands if both Jace and Path stay on at Ashburton Grove. Capped for the Canada U-21 team.

CA: 114
PA: 180

Season Stats:
36 games, 54 conceded, 3 clean sheets, 3 MOM, 6 yellows, 1 red, 7.22 rating

Alex Kamelooski, Right Wingback, Toronto (yay)
Alex gets a club at last as he signs for Toronto. Valued at 24k, he's also been capped at the U-21 level for the US. He'll be hoping to move to a more prestigious club in the future. He's kicking the ass of the opposition though as he's clearly better than the players in the league he's playing in (7.73 rating is really nice).

CA: 114 (+4)
PA: 183

Season stats:
11 games, 2 goals, 6 assists, 2 MOM, 7.73 rating

[law90026]

Player of the Year?

Definitely Sean Treacy, who's nailed a first team spot in a Premier League team.

It's going to be interesting to see the outcome of the goalkeeping situation in Arsenal next season. I also hope Alex Kamelooski gets a move to a decent league soon otherwise I'm worried he may be a "bust".

[ArlingtonColt]

This is a brilliant idea... I'm gonna love following Landon's career! Hopefully one of us will be the class of FM before its all said and done... I'm a little sad I didn't stick with Leeds since that is the first FM team I ever played (back about 5 versions ago)

[George]

Originally Posted by ArlingtonColt

This is a brilliant idea... I'm gonna love following Landon's career! Hopefully one of us will be the class of FM before its all said and done... I'm a little sad I didn't stick with Leeds since that is the first FM team I ever played (back about 5 versions ago)

I agree. I'm looking forward to watching my boy Jorge Antonio progress.

[flere-imsaho]

Originally Posted by law90026

I also hope Alex Kamelooski gets a move to a decent league soon otherwise I'm worried he may be a "bust".

The game's just pissed at me because I won the Champions League with Leeds last night.

[RPI-Fan]

Which leagues are you running?

[flere-imsaho]

Does the game list Kamelooski as having any positions besides WB?

[law90026]

I'm currently running the English, Spanish, Scottish, German, Portugese and Italian leagues (if I remember correctly).

Kamelooski is a D/WB R, DM C.

[Passacaglia]

Who won the Champions League?

[law90026]

Originally Posted by Passacaglia

Who won the Champions League?

I'll have to look that up on Monday when I get back to the computer with the game installed.

[path12]

Originally Posted by law90026

Aaron Gage signs for Zaglebie, another club not in a league I loaded up.

I played as Zaglebie manager once. It was a fun little career. Some of those Eastern European leagues are a blast to play.

[path12]

Two GK's going to Arsenal? Let the battle begin!

[Coffee Warlord]

Thank god I'm not going to Man U. I'd have to demand a transfer.