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  • UK0wnag3
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    • Apr 2012
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    #16
    Re: Return of the Bluebirds: A Cardiff City AFC Dynasty

    "You used to be blue, but know you're red.
    You look like ***** when you tap your head."

    Good stuff.
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    • IchBinDeutsch
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      • Nov 2013
      • 55

      #17
      Re: Return of the Bluebirds: A Cardiff City AFC Dynasty

      I don't know what your Midfield is like, but if you ever need a strong LM/LW I HIGHLY recommend you to look into Ibrahima Traoré from VfB Stuttgart. He's an absolute stud! And he's super cheap, I got him for $2,500,000 in my Napoli Career Mode. But anyways, keep up the good work, I'm really enjoying this.

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      • djc7677
        Rookie
        • Mar 2014
        • 64

        #18
        Re: Return of the Bluebirds: A Cardiff City AFC Dynasty

        Originally posted by UK0wnag3
        "You used to be blue, but know you're red.
        You look like ***** when you tap your head."

        Good stuff.
        Haha! Thanks.


        Originally posted by IchBinDeutsch
        I don't know what your Midfield is like, but if you ever need a strong LM/LW I HIGHLY recommend you to look into Ibrahima Traoré from VfB Stuttgart. He's an absolute stud! And he's super cheap, I got him for $2,500,000 in my Napoli Career Mode. But anyways, keep up the good work, I'm really enjoying this.
        Thanks for the tip. Right now I'm OK at LM with Bellamy, Zaha, and Daehli all being able to play there, but I could really use a better RM than Noone. (I think he's kinda underrated on the game.) Luckily all three of those guys can also play RM, so I'll take a look at Traore in January and think about running one of those guys on the right. Besides, I'm losing Zaha when his loan is up, and Bellamy is 34.
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        • djc7677
          Rookie
          • Mar 2014
          • 64

          #19
          Matchday 6

          Wet Pitch Leads to Wild Shootout Between Cardiff and Fulham



          Man of the Match: Maarten Steklenburg


          Fulham 3 - 3 Cardiff City
          Mitroglou 10', Parker 62', Mirallas 80'
          Daehli 69', Lescott 76', Zaha 89'

          On a very wet evening in London, Cardiff City battled back to record a 3-3 draw against hosts Fulham.

          Hipster icon Konstantinos Mitroglou opened the scoring for the hosts on 10 minutes, connecting with a rebound off Cardiff keeper David Marshall and putting it into the empty net.

          Fulham had a golden opportunity to double their lead a few minutes later when Joleon Lescott appeared to trip Mitroglou inside the area, though all the Cardiff defenders claimed it was a dive. Fortunately for Lescott, Marshall was able to parry Kevin Mirallas's penalty kick.

          Fulham would double their advantage in the 62nd minute when Scott Parker showed speed and skill that few knew he possessed, dribbling around and outrunning at least half of Cardiff's squad before unleashing a thunderbolt into the top of the net.

          As though shocked awake, Cardiff were able to finally turn on some offense then as substitute Matts Moller Daehli was able to beat an in-form Maarten Steklenburg, before Lescott evened the score by getting a head onto a corner kick from Daehli in the 76th minute.

          Kevin Mirallas broke the deadlock four minutes later when he made Steven Caulker turn the wrong way and leave him clear on goal. Five minutes later, Wilfried Zaha scored the sixth and final goal of the match, clipping the crossbar and bouncing straight down. Fulham's players and manager were adamant the ball never crossed the goal line, but replays showed it clearly did.

          "That was a messy game," the Cardiff manager said afterward. "I'm surprised the match was allowed to go on with how water-clogged the pitch was. It made defending nearly impossible. I'm glad we got the point, but I felt we could have taken all three given how in control we were through most of it. But that's football."

          Sep 30, 2013 - Fulham vs Cardiff City
          TEAM12SCORE
          Fulham (0-4-2)123
          Cardiff City (1-3-2)033
          Team Stats Comparison
          FulhamCardiff City
          3Goals3
          8Shots16
          6Shots on Target9
          47%Possession53%
          0Fouls3
          0Yellow Cards0
          0Red Cards0
          0Injuries1
          75%Shot Accuracy56%
          88%Passing Percentage81%
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          • djc7677
            Rookie
            • Mar 2014
            • 64

            #20
            BPL Standings Update




            Barclays Premiere League Table
            1 October 2013



            Here's a look at the Barclays Premiere League table after the first two months of action.


            Barclays Premier League Table, 01 October 2013
            TEAMGPWDLPTS
            Manchester City651016
            Arsenal651016
            Liverpool642014
            Chelsea641113
            Manchester United633012
            Tottenham Hotspur631210
            Everton631210
            Sunderland62319
            West Ham United62319
            Norwich City63039
            Newcastle United62137
            Cardiff City61326
            Southampton62046
            Aston Villa62046
            West Bromwich Albion61235
            Swansea City61235
            Fulham60424
            Stoke City61053
            Crystal Palace60242
            Hull City60242
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            • OliFisher96
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              • Dec 2011
              • 151

              #21
              Re: BPL Standings Update

              Really liking this so far! Loving the graphics and reports, your writing style is very official! Keep it up!

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              • djc7677
                Rookie
                • Mar 2014
                • 64

                #22
                Re: BPL Standings Update

                Originally posted by OliFisher96
                Really liking this so far! Loving the graphics and reports, your writing style is very official! Keep it up!
                Thank you! I just commented on your thread about how much I like what you're doing with St. Pauli.
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                • djc7677
                  Rookie
                  • Mar 2014
                  • 64

                  #23
                  Re: Return of the Bluebirds: A Cardiff City AFC Dynasty

                  Bluebirds Hang On to Beat Magpies



                  Man of the Match: Wilfried Zaha

                  Cardiff City 3 - 2 Newcastle United
                  Mutch 36', 43'; Campbell 57'
                  Santon 35', Marveaux 80'

                  After conceding the opening goal, Cardiff City scored three in succession and hung on against a late onslaught to defeat Newcastle United.

                  Poor defensive clearances would be an unfortunate theme for the Bluebirds, who conceded the first goal against the run of play when they were unable to clear David Marshall's parry of a Didier Ya Konan shot. Fullback Davide Santon made them pay by tapping the rebound into the open net.

                  But Cardiff fought back immediately, when fullback Kevin Theophile-Catherine found Jordan Mutch with a beautiful cross, allowing the attacking midfielder to head home his first goal of the season. Up to that point, Tim Krul had made one fantastic save after another to deny Cardiff, but he could only watch as Mutch's bullet header scorched his net.

                  Seven minutes later Mutch would double Cardiff's advantage heading into halftime when he beat Newcastle's back line to chase down a beautiful through ball from Wilfried Zaha and curl it around an outstretched Krul. It was quite a remarkable ten minutes for Mutch, who picked up a yellow card for a reckless challenge on Fabricio Coloccini to go with his two goals.

                  Cardiff came out of the break flat-footed, seeming to invite Newcastle to equalize. But on 57 minutes, the recently in-form Fraizer Campbell chased down another perfectly-weighted through ball from Zaha to double the advantage.

                  From there, Thomas Shepherd's men sat back and played defense, occasionally breaking on a counterattack, but could not find another goal.

                  Things took a nervy turn in the 80th minute when the Cardiff defenders failed to clear a poor corner. Four blue shirts stood watching the ball bounce off the pitch before Sylvain Marveaux ripped the volley past a flat-footed Marshall to pull one back for the Toon.

                  Newcastle looked destined to equalize and take points away from Cardiff, but the Bluebirds were able to settle down, play possession football, and run out the clock, though they did allow Newcastle a beautiful chance to equalize, but Marshall was able to deflect Tiote's rocket and preserve all three points.

                  "A great win in front of the home crowd," Shepherd said. "I'm proud of our guys today. I know a lot has been said about Zaha lately, but you couldn't beat those two assists. He's been terrific for us. We would love to hang onto him after this season, but that isn't really up to me."

                  We expect more developments on the Zaha front in the coming month. Stay tuned.

                  Oct 5, 2013 - Cardiff City vs Newcastle United
                  TEAM12SCORE
                  Cardiff City (2-3-2)213
                  Newcastle United (2-1-4)112
                  Team Stats Comparison
                  Cardiff CityNewcastle United
                  3Goals2
                  18Shots10
                  12Shots on Target5
                  52%Possession48%
                  2Fouls0
                  1Yellow Cards0
                  0Red Cards0
                  0Injuries0
                  66%Shot Accuracy50%
                  79%Passing Percentage81%
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                  • JibberSkin
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                    • Jun 2013
                    • 137

                    #24
                    Re: Return of the Bluebirds: A Cardiff City AFC Dynasty

                    Great start to the season! 9 points through seven matches is an impressive haul for Cardiff!
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                    • djc7677
                      Rookie
                      • Mar 2014
                      • 64

                      #25
                      Re: Return of the Bluebirds: A Cardiff City AFC Dynasty

                      Originally posted by JibberSkin
                      Great start to the season! 9 points through seven matches is an impressive haul for Cardiff!
                      Thanks! Hope you're enjoying it so far. I'm happy with the last few matches, but we'll see how long it lasts. It's going to be a roller coaster with this team, I do believe.
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                      • djc7677
                        Rookie
                        • Mar 2014
                        • 64

                        #26
                        Matchday 8

                        Chelsea Demolish Hard-Tackling Cardiff



                        Man of the Match: Mark Schwarzer

                        Chelsea 4 - 0 Cardiff City
                        Willian 20', Eto'o 27', Oscar 51', Torres 90'


                        In a tense game in which Cardiff City collected more yellow cards than shots on target, Chelsea easily dispatched of the visitors to Stamford Bridge. Despite their recent run of form, Cardiff proved they are not even close to the level of Chelsea.

                        Early goals from Willian and Samuel Eto'o set the tone, and Chelsea dominated throughout. They maintained the majority of possession and far outshot their opponents, though Cardiff did manage a few good looks on either side of the break. Unfortunate for them, Mark Schwarzer is in terrific form and put in a man of the match performance by keeping his net clean.

                        Oscar's 51st minute strike put the fixture to bed entirely, and substitute Fernando Torres also managed to find the net in stoppage time. Despite being comfortably ahead for most of the match, Chelsea's players kept surging forward and shooting whenever they had an opening.

                        When asked whether he thought Jose Mourinho's men were intentionally running up the score, Cardiff manager Thomas Shepherd replied, "Well, they certainly didn't park the bus. I don't know if they were sending a message or just trying to improve their goal difference or trying to rub our noses in it. I wouldn't put anything past that lot."

                        The Cardiff players were obviously frustrated, throwing themselves into rash challenges one after the other. They accumulated 6 yellow cards, 4 of which came in the final 15 minutes.

                        "It's almost laughable," Shepherd said. "Six yellow cards? On seven fouls? Give me a break. The last two against Medel and Campbell were particularly comical since the ref awarded them after the action had stopped for fouls he'd supposedly seen them commit earlier. Come on. He was a little too impressed by the sound of his own whistle, if you ask me."


                        Oct 20, 2013 - Chelsea vs Cardiff City
                        TEAM12SCORE
                        Chelsea (6-1-1)224
                        Cardiff City (2-3-3)000
                        Team Stats Comparison
                        ChelseaCardiff City
                        4Goals0
                        15Shots11
                        8Shots on Target5
                        57%Possession43%
                        2Fouls7
                        0Yellow Cards6
                        0Red Cards0
                        2Injuries0
                        53%Shot Accuracy45%
                        92%Passing Percentage76%
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                        • Matt10
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                          #27
                          Re: Matchday 8

                          Djc - nice report here. Are you using my sliders? Some realistic games there - 7 fouls against Chelsea though? ha.
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                          • djc7677
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                            • Mar 2014
                            • 64

                            #28
                            Re: Matchday 8

                            Originally posted by Matt10
                            Djc - nice report here. Are you using my sliders? Some realistic games there - 7 fouls against Chelsea though? ha.
                            Thanks, Matt, for checking this out! I am using your sliders in this dynasty, so hopefully all of the results show just how realistic games are using your sliders. Guess I should have put that in the original post, but I'll plug them here too: If you want really realistic gameplay, Matt's sliders are the best!

                            Yeah, I was getting a little frustrated in that Chelsea match. I admit to taking a few reckless dives at them to blow off steam. Their goals were class though. I think that's what I like most about your sliders is how much it changes the way this game plays. The goals seem so much more realistic, as do the results. I'm losing the matches I think I should be, but other than Chelsea none of them have been over at halftime.
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                            • djc7677
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                              • Mar 2014
                              • 64

                              #29
                              Re: Return of the Bluebirds: A Cardiff City AFC Dynasty

                              Late Penalty Lifts Canaries Past Bluebirds



                              Man of the Match: Gary Hooper

                              Norwich City 2 - 1 Cardiff City
                              Hooper 11', Diof 81' (pen)
                              Campbell 9'


                              Cardiff City and Norwich City each scored early goals in a largely back-and-forth match before a late penalty proved the decider.

                              Fraizer Campbell continued his recent run of great form when he opened the scoring in the 9th minute, getting past the Norwich backline and slotting home.

                              Norwich responded almost immediately, taking the kickoff down the left wing before Gary Hooper rose above Steven Caulker to hammer in a point-blank header.

                              After those two early goals, both teams settled in and traded possessions with no real chances taken by either team. That all changed in the 81st minute when Joleon Lescott appeared to take Hooper down at the edge of the box. The referee pointed to the spot immediately, and Mame Diouf stepped up and sent David Marshall the wrong way to give Norwich all three points.

                              "I don't know if it was a penalty or not," Cardiff manager Thomas Shepherd said afterward. "The referee said it was a penalty, so it's a penalty. Jolen tripped him, maybe. I haven't seen the replay but from where I stood it looked like Hooper was ready to go down the second he got the ball. You hate to lose under these circumstances."

                              Two defeats in a row have left some Cardiff supporters less than thrilled with the manager's performance. "We have a strong team, we should have been able to win," one fan said shortly after the match. "The boss needs to make a change soon." It seems the Cardiff City manager will want to move quickly to dispel this kind of talk and focus on getting his side into form before the board feels they need to step in.


                              Oct 26, 2013 - Norwich City vs Cardiff City
                              TEAM12SCORE
                              Norwich City (4-0-5)112
                              Cardiff City (2-3-4)101
                              Team Stats Comparison
                              Norwich CityCardiff City
                              2Goals1
                              10Shots13
                              5Shots on Target8
                              48%Possession52%
                              6Fouls4
                              2Yellow Cards1
                              0Red Cards0
                              0Injuries0
                              50%Shot Accuracy62%
                              79%Passing Percentage82%
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                              • djc7677
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                                • Mar 2014
                                • 64

                                #30
                                Re: Return of the Bluebirds: A Cardiff City AFC Dynasty




                                Barclays Premier League Update
                                1 November 2013



                                League Table

                                Barclays Premier League Table, 1 November 2013
                                TEAMGPWDLPTS
                                1. Arsenal972023
                                2. Liverpool963021
                                3. Manchester City862020
                                4. Chelsea861119
                                5. Manchester United953118
                                6. Tottenham Hotspur952217
                                7. Everton951316
                                8. Swansea City942314
                                9. Sunderland934213
                                10. Norwich City940512
                                11. Fulham925211
                                12. West Ham United924310
                                13. Newcastle United92349
                                14. Cardiff City92349
                                15. Aston Villa92258
                                16. Stoke City92167
                                17. West Bromwich Albion91356
                                18. Southampton92076
                                19. Hull City90363
                                20. Crystal Palace90272



                                League Leaders

                                BPL Leaders - Nov 1, 2013
                                Top ScorersGoalsAssists
                                1. Rooney, Man United61. Suarez, Liverpool6
                                2. Negredo, Man City62. Soldado, Spurs4
                                3. Michu, Swansea63. Juan Mata, Man United4
                                4. Campbell, Cardiff64. Zaha, Cardiff4
                                5. Adebayor, Spurs55. Barkley, Everton4
                                Clean Sheets
                                1. Schwarzer, Chelsea41.
                                2. Lloris, Spurs42.
                                3. Ruddy, Norwich33.
                                4. Szczesny, Arsenal34.
                                5. Howard, Everton25.
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