FM2008 - Signup Dynasty Take 2

[law90026]

It's looking more and more likely that Tom's time in Preston is coming to an end .... more disturbingly, maybe his career as well. The 30 year old is finding playing time increasingly difficult to come by but he'll have some comfort that his Preston contract runs for 2 more years.

[law90026]

So yeah, new format with screenies at the end of each year. Let me know if it's readable for you and/or if i need to resize the screenshots.

If you have any questions about the soccer world/teams, etc, let me know, i'll try to get the answers to your questions.

[Travis]

Much appreciated, thanks!

[vex]

You just took this dynasty to a whole new level, thanks!

[law90026]

Start of Season 2014/2015 (no screenies!):

Anthony Lee, AML, Tottenham: Anthony has consistently been one of the top wingers in the English Premier League the past 2 years and he'll be looking to maintain that status. At 26 years of age, Anthony still has a potentially long career ahead of him. 7.00 rating in 4 games is a slight dip in performance for a player of his calibre.

Qwikshot Norris, GK, Arsenal: Qwikshot remains one of the most valued keepers in the world. He's started the season well with 5 clean sheets in 6 games.

Dayne Ho, SW/D C, Barcelona: Dayne starts his 3rd season at Barcelona and will be wondering when his first international call-up will come. 8.00 rating in 2 games is a sign of good things ahead for the season. Arsenal and AC Milan are interested in signing him.

Goldrin Goldberg, ST, Newcastle: Dubbed the new Michael Owen, GG will be looking to win medals this year with the Magpies and hopefully avoid the injuries that plagued Michael Owen's later career. Spurs have indicated their interest in signing him though.

Charles Schexnader, multiple positions, Arsenal: Schex starts 3 games for Arsenal and averages a 7.00 rating so far. Another player that is wondering when his international call-up will arrive. Inter and Juventus are asking about him.

Sean Treacy, DM, Werder Bremen: Sean will be looking to help Werder defend its title for another year, which would be a real achievement. Another player who has had a solid start to the season (3 assists in 4 games) but also not called up to the full international squad yet.

Daniel Ertmann, ST, Benfica: 3 goals in 4 games to start the season for Dan as he continues to show how good he is upfront. Benfica will be wondering how far they can go with Dan leading them, hopefully to European glory.

K.N. Smith, MC, Celta: K.N. leaves the San Bernabau after 1 season as he makes a 14.75 million move to Celta. He's tired of being disrespected though and has started the season with a 8.00 rating and an assist on his debut for his new club.

Will Brown, ST, Palermo: Will is pencilled in as the starter and he's played decently in his first 2 games but fails to score. Amazing 100% shots on target ratio for him so far (just 3 shots in 2 games though).

Richard Dixon, GK, Middlesborough: The season is starting out promisingly for Richard as he plays in 7 games and concedes ust 4 goals. If he can keep this up, Middlesborough may be in contention for a European spot next year.

Al Mighty, AMC, Genoa: Al is slightly concerned that his new manager may not be intending to use him much this year. He hasn't played any competitive games for Genoa yet.

Jace Hunter, GK, Brescia: Jace has been named as the Canadian captain, a great honour for the 25 year old. Letting in 4 goals in 3 games isn't a great start to the year but Bolton may be interested in signing him.

Rob Nielsen, ST, Celtic: Rob has 3 goals in 6 games this season for Celtic and an impressive 7.50 rating. At least at this early stage in the year, Celtic are top of the table and Rob will be shouldering a large part of the responsibility in keeping them there. Manchester City and Houston are keeping tabs on Rob.

Torin Mayhem, GK, Wigan: The struggle between Torin and his management continues as he remains dissatisfied at Wigan. He has let in 9 goals in 6 games and hopefully his record will not be a disaster this year because of this issue.

Tom Kislingbury, AMC, Preston: Tom is back in the reserves and he's feeling insecure about his future at the club. Will he leave? Hopefully. Tom recognises his time in the game is coming to an end though and has indicated an interest in becoming a coach after he retires.

[Coffee Warlord]

0 assists, I love it. Perfect Rob Nielsen play.

[law90026]

Anthony Lee finally gets his first cap for England as he makes his debut against Iceland. Unfortunately, he is being kept out of the first team by 30 year old Stewart Downing. Anthony was a runner-up in the League Cup with Spurs but it was a disappointing season overall (12th place). On a personal note, Anthony won the English Footballer of the Year award and was also named to the Premier Division Select.

[law90026]

Qwikshot and his Arsenal team underachieved again this year, not winning any trophies and coming in 8th in the Premier League. To be fair, they were only 7 pts away from 1st place (showing how close the league has become).

[law90026]

Dayne may be considered one of the best defenders in the world but that doesn't persuade either the Portugal or Brazil manager to pick him. Barcelona are another big club that didn't perform well, failing to win a trophy and only coming in 5th in La Liga. Dayne was named to the La Liga Team of the Season though.

[law90026]

Schex was part of the Arsenal squad that disappointed its fans this year. However, in terms of personal performance, this was probably the best so far for Schex as he gets named to the English Players' Premier Division Select, the first time he has received such an accolade in any league he has played in.

[law90026]

GG is a star in England as he scores 33 goals in 59 games for the Magpies (5th in Premier League). He is also a regular in the England squad, completely understandable considering his record for them. GG was 3rd placed in the English Footballer of the Year award (behind Anthony Lee and Wayne Rooney), was the Top Goalscorer runner-up (lost out to Bolton's 31 year old Ivory Coast striker Arouna Kone, 21 goals) and was also named to the Premier League Select. It was a season of "almosts" for Newcastle as they came in 2nd in the FA Cup and the Euro Cup.

[law90026]

Dan wins the Portugese Cup and is runners-up in the Portugese League Cup with Benfica. Benfica also came in 2nd in the League. Dan had the most MOM awards in the Portugese League this year and was also the Player of the Year runner-up (losing out to his Benfica strike partner Alan Kardec).

[law90026]

Sean is unable to help Werder win any titles this year as they come in 2nd in the League (losing out to Dortmund). No real personal accolades for Sean this year but the defensive midfielder is used to that since he plays a non-glamourous position. Still not being capped for the US team must be frustrating though.

[law90026]

Jace is still at Brescia and is still unhappy. Not much to be said really for the Canadian keeper since Brescia are unlikely to ever win anything of note (10th in Serie A this year), which is why he's unhappy.

[law90026]

Torin is another unhappy keeper at another mid-level club (12th in the league). On a bright note though, Torin gets his first cap for England against Poland! He let in a lot of goals this year, nearly 1.5 a game.

[law90026]

Will is unable to keep Palermo in the top flight as they get relegated on the last day of the season (1 point behind 17th placed Atalanta). Will will be wondering if he could have helped more if he hadn't been out for a month at the start of the season with a bad ankle sprain. Will did win a Goal of the Month award as well as a Young Player of the Year award.

[law90026]

Yet another keeper that is unhappy at a mid-level club (sensing a trend yet?). Richard helps Middlesborough to 11th place in the league but the England international clearly wants more. He's currently winning the battle against Torin Mayhem in terms of caps and it'll be interesting to see how their careers compare to each other at the end of the day.

[law90026]

Al helps Genoa to 3rd place although he didn't play as big a role as he might have liked or be used to (only 22 appearances). He also wins the Italian Cup with Genoa and also makes his first ever appearances for the Italian national team.

[law90026]

K.N. plays decently for Celta this year, probably his best sustained spell ever. He plays the most leagues games in a single year in his career (33 games, previous best was 25 at Eintracht in 2007/2008 and 22 at Sevilla in 2011/2012). The Swiss international may finally be finding some maturity at age 30.

[law90026]

Rob finally help Celtic win the Scottish Premier League title as they run away with it (75 pts to St Mirren's 63 pts). However, Rob suffered a very bad broken foot in the penultimate game of the season and is reportedly out for 3 to 4 months. Rob was named as the Football Writer's Player of the Year for a 2nd straight season and was also named to the Premier League Team of the Year. Hopefully he makes it back ok from his injury.

[law90026]

It's probably it for Tom as he fails to make a single first team appearance for Preston. He has also been transfer listed but no one is interested in the 31 year old at this time.

[law90026]

Start of Season 2015/2016:

Anthony Lee, AML, Tottenham: Anthony begins another season at Spurs and is entering the prime years of his career. Questions remain about the winger who, despite his ability, hasn't been able to win a major trophy so far.

K.N. Smith, MC, Arsenal: Another surprising move for K.N. Smith as Arsenal fork out 35 million for the 30 year old. That's a lot of money to pay for a player who averaged a 6.63 rating last season but maybe he's the missing link who can help Arsenal back to glory.

Qwikshot Norris, GK, Arsenal: Qwikshot's team is strong, at least on paper, but they've definitely started the season in less than spectacular fashion. Qwik has conceded 9 goals in the first 4 games of the year... it could be a long season if they don't improve.

Dayne Ho, SW/D C, Barcelona: Dayne finds himself outside of the first team, much to his surprise. Is this a sign that he may be making a move soon? Arsenal have indicated interest in him but the transfer window is now closed.

Charles Schexnader, multiple positions, Arsenal: Schex started the season with a sprained ankle and missed the Gunner's first 3 games. He comes back with a bang though as he gets a 9 rating on his first appearance of the season.

Goldrin Goldberg, ST, Newcastle: GG has become one of the big names in English football and he'll be trying hard to push Newcastle to the next level this year. Chelsea should be regretting the day they gave up on GG.

Daniel Ertmann, ST, Benfica: Dan will be looking to help Benfica regain their league title after a disappointing season last year. Despite being highly regarded, the US coach still refuses to pick Dan for the US national team.

Sean Treacy, DM, Werder Bremen: Another US player that the US coach refuses to cap, which must be frustrating for their fans since the US team actually has some really good players in Dan, Sean, Will Brown and Rob Nielsen. Sean is still at Werder Bremen, where he has become a household name.

Richard Dixon, GK, Middlesborough: Richard remains unhappy at Middlesborough and is trying to force a transfer if he can. The England keeper wants to win things now and he clearly feels Middlesborough isn't a good enough club to fulfil that need.

Torin Mayhem, GK, Wigan: Torin has 1 solitary England cap to his name so far, losing out to Richard's 4 caps. Torin is slightly less frustrated at Wigan this year although he is still keen to move if the opportunity arises.

Al Mighty, AMC, Genoa: The Italian international is getting concerned about his role at Genoa. He has hardly featured in Genoa's pre-season games and has not been given a chance to play competitively this season, though he is on the sub's bench.

Jace Hunter, GK, Brescia: Jace has 43 caps for Canada at 26 years of age. It looks quite possible he may hit a 100 caps. The Brescia keeper is another player looking to move but will a big club come in for a 26 year old keeper who has conceded 129 goals in 115 games?

Will Brown, ST, Palermo: Once again, Will Brown finds himself shouldering the burden to help Palermo get promoted back to Serie A again. He's still willing to stay at the club but this struggle is starting to wear on him. Tottenham have begun sending out feelers to get an indication whether they can acquire his services.

Rob Nielsen, ST, Celtic: Another of the lost US contingent, Rob is slowly recovering from his broken foot and has started some light training. He'll probably be back at 100% after a couple of months though, hopefully Celtic won't miss his services too much.

Tom Kislingbury, AMC, Preston: Looks like another year in the reserves for Tom. Will there be a last hurrah for Tom or is this the end of the journeyman's career?

[law90026]

Midseason Report 2015/2016:

Will Brown made a 19 million dollar move from Palermo to Blackburn Rovers.

Sean Treacy has had an injury plagued season thus far. He broke his foot in September 2015 and has only just returned to full-training on 1 February 2016.

Al Mighty makes a 18 million dollar move from Genoa to Roma.

Rob Nielsen also suffers a number of injuries, After recovering from his broken foot, he played for 18 games before suffering a hip injury and will be out till the tail-end of the season.

[law90026]

No time for a full end-of-season update right now... but a preview of some results:

1. Someone was runner-up for the World Footballer of the Year award.
2. Someone was World Player of the Year.
3. Someone was European Footballer of the Year.
4. Someone was European Midfielder of the Year.
5. Someone was the European Defender of the Year
6. Someone won the English Footballer of the Year award.
7. Someone is leaving his club on a free transfer and joining Al Mighty at Roma.

[Neon_Chaos]

Goldrin Goldberg for #1, #2, #3, and #6.



Smith, Norris, and Shexnader are all in Arsenal? Bloody pussies.

[law90026]

Originally Posted by Neon_Chaos

Goldrin Goldberg for #1, #2, #3, and #6.



Smith, Norris, and Shexnader are all in Arsenal? Bloody pussies.

Heh nice try but wrong on all 4 counts.

[Qwikshot]

Originally Posted by Neon_Chaos

Goldrin Goldberg for #1, #2, #3, and #6.



Smith, Norris, and Shexnader are all in Arsenal? Bloody pussies.

Qwikshot "Don't Call Me Chuck" Norris goes where the money flows.

[law90026]

Anthony Lee has just about the best season a player can have from an individual perspective but club success still eludes him. World Footballer of the Year runner-up, World Player of the Year, European Footballer of the Year, European Midfielder of the Year, English Footballer of the Year and named to the English Premier League Select, there isn't much else that Anthony can win. His performances in the league were better than last season's as well but Spurs only managed 4th place.

[law90026]

Dayne wins the Euro Cup with Barcelona but they come in 2nd in the league, which is often considered failure by the Catalan fans. Named as the European Defender of the Year and Spanish League Player of the Year, he was also third best Portugese Foreign Based Player of the Year but still hasn't been called up to any national team yet. Shocking.

[law90026]

Finally, the English Premier League title returns to Arsenal after 4 years and Qwikshot is part of the team that ran away with it (14 pts clear of 2nd place Chelsea and 22 pts clear of 3rd place Wigan). No significant individual accolades for the Czech keeper though.

[law90026]

Schex also gets a League Winner's medal this year with Arsenal and his form gets him recognised from an individual perspective. He is named to the English Premier League Select for a 2nd year, is 3rd place in the English Players' Player of the Year award (behind Jesus Navas of Chelsea and Dimitri Payet of Portsmouth) and is runner-up in the French Player of he Year (behind Jeremy Menez of Roma). Apparently that's not good enough to get called up for an international cap either.

[law90026]

Newcastle doesn't win anything this year as they come in 7th in the league. GG is named to the English Premier League Select though and has a great goalscoring record for Newcastle so far (51 goals in 97 games).

[law90026]

Werder slip to 4th place in the league this year though they do manage to win the German Cup to ensure that they don't go another season without silverware. Sean had an injury-filled season though, as he was out with various injuries for about 10 weeks before his season came to an end with a sprained ankle. He'll be fit in time for next season though.

[law90026]

The Swiss international wins an English Premier League title, which will go with the Spanish League medal he won with Real Madrid some years back. He wasn't exceptional when he played but he did his role well enough to be considered an important first team player. K.N. thinks that Schex is a vital part of the Arsenal team btw.

[law90026]

Disappointingly, Benfica fall to 4th in the league this year although they did win the Portugese Cup. Dan contributed 17 goals in all competitions this year but that wasn't enough as the squad under-performed this year. Dan was recognised as the Portugese League Player of the Year runner-up (behind Felipe of Braga), was the runner-up for Forward of the Year (behind Felipe of Braga) and was third place in the Most MOM of the Year award.

[law90026]

Ah success, how sweet it tastes as Al Mighty wins the Serie A title with Roma. Al made 19 appearances for Roma after his mid-season move from Genoa and is regarded as an important part of the first team.

[law90026]

Will nearly gets relegated with Blackburn this season but they just escape in 17th place. They will be playing in Europe next year though as they won a League Cup title, when they beat Wigan 3-1. Will scored Blackburn's first goal before coming off in the 79th minute.

[law90026]

Another ho-hum season for Richard as Middlesborough come in 12th in the league. Richard is idolised at Middlesborough and he seems to be content again at the club but who knows how quickly that might change again?

[law90026]

11th place in the league for Brescia means that Jace Hunter still waits for a trophy of any sort at club level. However, Jace Hunter was part of the North American Gold Cup winning side as they beat the US 2-0 in the finals and was named as the MOM.

[law90026]

Rob is expressing his displeasure at Celtic now, as he feels he needs to move to a bigger club. Will this be a repeat of his wrangle with New England some seasons back? It was a terrible season for Rob as he onnly made 21 appearances due to injuries (broken foot at the start of the season, 2 months out in the middle of the season with a hip injury). Celtic were 4th in the league as they missed their top striker a lot.

[law90026]

Torin helps Wigan climb to 3rd place in the league and also receives a League Cup runners-up medal. This success (by Wigan's standards) wasn't enough for Torin though as he refused to sign a new contract with the club and leaves on a Bosman for Seria A champions Roma.

[law90026]

Not a single game played again this year though Tom did feature in the reserve league for Preston.