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Season 6

The Mariners

October 2021



Chelsea FC 1 - 0 Grimsby Town
CHE - Batshuayi 90'
MOTM: Baba

That was one of the most frustrating ways to end a match. For 90 minutes we battled to an even stale mate with Chelsea, and then in the final minute a corner gets knocked around and ends up on the edge of the box and gets played straight ahead to Batshuayi and he first timed it past our keeper for the only goal of the match.



Grimsby Town 3 - 1 Newcastle United
GRI - Wolf 10', Dembele 50' (PEN), Morrison 87' (PEN)
NEW - Aarons 21'
MOTM: Sidibe

It took some penalty luck, but it was a deserved result. Wolf opened up the scoring early after Kessie played him through on the right and he kept his shot low and across the goal. Newcastle found an equalizer after a first shot bounced back off the post and Aarons was right there to knock in the rebound with the keeper still on the ground. Just minutes into the second half the referee awarded us a penalty and Dembele stepped up and powered his shot into the top left corner. Then again in the closing minutes we were awarded another chance from the spot and Morrison was the one to convert this time with a strong shot into the top right just past the keeper's reach.



Europa League Group Stage
Napoli 1 - 5 Grimsby Town
NAP - Dumitru 90'
GRI - Sacko 21', Wolf 45', Morris 86', Cole 90', 90'
MOTM: Cole

After that embarrassment against Rangers this was a much needed result. Sacko started us off after Morrison played him down the right and he beat the keeper on the far post. Just before the half Wolf doubled the lead after timing his run perfectly for Sacko to play him through and then finished quickly past the keeper. Then all hell broke loose in the final minutes. Cole played the ball to Morris overlapping into the right side of the box and he slotted it low across the goal to the bottom left corner. Then Vieira timed a perfect through ball for Cole down the middle and he had to slide down to direct it past the keeper. Dumitru grabbed a consolation goal for Napoli after getting the ball on the edge of the box and he took a touch to set himself up and then fired it into the top corner. But we had time for one more and Morris used a cheeky back heel to set up Cole on the right side of the goal and he finished back across to the far post.



West Ham united 0 - 1 Grimsby Town
GRI - Banton 36'
MOTM: Bennett

It wasn't the prettiest of wins, but it was a win nonetheless. There wasn't a huge array of chances from either side, but we got the one that counted and that was all we needed. Kelly broke free down the right side and he sent a low ball across the goal where Banton was on the back post for the tap in. That ended up being the only action of the night in terms of scoring.



EFL Cup Round of 16
Aston Villa 0 - 2 Grimsby Town
GRI - Quiroga 14', Konate 25' (PEN)
MOTM: Quiroga

This was a pretty straightforward match for us and Villa barely gave us any challenges throughout the entire 90 minutes. Quiroga started us off after Banton played him the ball on the left and he made a great turn to get around the edge of the defense and then fired his shot across the goal to the far post. Then Amavi made a poorly timed tackle on Phillips inside the box and the referee pointed to the spot and it was Konate who stepped up to tuck it away for us and double the lead. The game didn't hold much action afterwards and we saw it out comfortably.



Grimsby Town 1 - 2 Southampton FC
GRI - Morrison 45'
SOU - Austin 9', Acosta 78'
MOTM: Morrison

We were outplayed in this one from the sound of the first whistle. The fact that we still had a chance until late to come out with a point was more than we deserved. It wasn't even 10 minutes in that we had our first break down on defense and allowed Southampton to outnumber us going forward and after some movement of the ball it was an easy finish for Austin in front of goal. Right before the half Morrison had his first shot blocked and for some bizarre reason the keeper decided to push it back into play before it could roll out and Morrison just had to fire it into the open net. In the second half Acosta decided the game with an impressive shot from distance as he smashed the ball from the edge of the box into the top corner.

League Table



Youth Academy



Board Objectives

Youth
-Within 2 seasons, have at least 1 player from the Youth Academy signed in the first team play at least 50% of the games in the next season. (Remaining seasons: 1)

Brand Exposure
-Sign 1 Crucial 1st team player assigned to a forward position
-Gain £21,250,000 earnings from shirt sales within a season

Financial
-Within 3 seasons, increase the club worth of your club by 30%. (Remaining seasons: 3)

Domestic Success
-Premier League: Finish in a Euro League spot
-The Emirates FA Cup: Reach the Round of 32 Stage.

Continental Success
-Europa League: Reach the Quarter Final.

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Season 2

Club in Crisis

October 2017



Checkatrade Trophy
Blackpool FC 2 (3) - (4) 2 Exeter City
BLP - Gnanduillet 12', 80'
EXE - Harley 41', James 45'
MOTM: Gnanduillet

We took it to penalties and then came up short in heartbreaking fashion. We were the first ones to take the lead when McMahon's shot was pushed away by the keeper, but Gnanduillet was the firs to run in and tap it in as the keeper was still recovering. Then the closing minutes before half are what killed us. First the ball was tackled away from our player on the edge of the box and it was played across to Harley and he hit it first time from distance perfectly into the right side of the goal. And if that wasn't impressive enough the next one was right up there with it when James chested down a clearance just a couple of yards outside of the box and then hit it on the half volley into the top left corner. We were running out of time when Storey took out Gnanduillet in the box and the referee awarded us a penalty that he converted into the bottom left corner. The game went to penalties, and we came up short having one saved and missing another wide while our keeper was only able to keep out one of theirs.



AFC Wimbledon 0 - 1 Blackpool FC
BLP - Vassell 18'
MOTM: Payne

It took a disallowed goal in the final minutes, but we held on to get the win. We did our work early with a great counter attack that resulted in Payne finding Vassell running free down the left side of the field and he slotted it past the keeper for the only goal of the match. Wimbledon pushed us hard for the equalizer but with a combination of good defense and a little bit of luck we were able to take all 3 points.



Blackpool FC 3 - 2 Rotherham United
BLP - Yeates 36', Gnanduillet 57', McAlister 90'
ROT - Newell 32', Yates 40'
MOTM: Payne

These long shots are getting ridiculous. We have to find a way to shut them down, but the fact that these players are hitting them off volleys, first time, and pretty much any other way is just too much. We fell behind in the first half when Newell ran up the channel between two of our defenders and got the ball on the edge of the box and fired his shot into the top left corner. Yeates equalized with Payne playing him down the left side of the goal and he finished low past the keeper. That didn't last long though and Yates smashed a first time shot from a couple of yards outside of the box perfectly into the top right corner. We managed to grab another equalizer with Payne once again being the one to set it up and he found Gnanduillet down the right and he beat the keeper on the far post. In the very last minute Yeates was able to play McAlister down the left and he had to let it fly a little earlier than he would have wanted as the defender closed out, but it was placed perfectly into the bottom right corner for the deciding goal.



Bolton Wanderers 1 - 0 Blackpool FC
BOL - Wilkinson 30'
MOTM: McAlister

We really should have played better, but we fell into the same old habits with our finishing. Their goal was unlucky on our part as well. The sent in a corner and when it was shot towards our goal it looked like a routine save for our keeper but for some reason Payne slid in and deflected the ball and Archer wasn't able to get a clean grab on the ball and Wilkinson ran in to tap it in. We can't afford to give up cheap goals like then when our attack is missing in action.



Blackpool FC 3 - 2 Peterborough
BLP - Philliskirk 34', Vassell 78', Magennis 81' (PEN)
PET - James 25', Forrester 42'
MOTM: Vassell

We stayed persistent and didn't give up and it paid dividends at the end. We fell behind first when James got the ball on the back post and then slotted it between our keeper's legs with a shot that should have been saved. We tied it back up less than 10 minutes later when Payne played Philliskirk around the right and he finished back across to the far post. Peterborough took the lead on us once again though before the half with Forrester getting away from his man in the box and finishing a cross with a first time strike past our keeper. Late in the second half we were able to equalize after Foster sent a perfect cross to the back post for Vassell to finish off from just a couple of yards out. And then the game was decided after the referee pointed to the spot to award us a penalty from a rash challenge and Magennis powered it into the top right corner as the keeper remained frozen in place.



Coventry City 2 - 1 Blackpool FC
COV - Yeates 55' (OG), Gadzhev 70'
BLP - Magennis 81'
MOTM: Magennis

Another lackluster performance, and we dropped points once again. We kept Coventry off the the score sheet through the first half, but then in the second half our luck turned against us. We cleared out a corner and Coventry recovered it and let a shot fly from distance but it was going well wide until Yeates jumped up and let it hit his butt and it rebounded back inside our post. They then doubled the lead after some nice passing got Gadzhev running unmarked into the box and he finished it inside the right post. Late in the game we were able to pull one back and give ourselves a chance with Vassell sending a cross in from the left and Magennis launched himself at it to head it into the back of the net.

League Table



Youth Academy



Board Objectives

Youth
-Within 2 seasons, have at least 1 player from the Youth Academy signed in the first season play at least 50% of the games in the next season. (Remaining seasons: 2)

Brand Exposure
-Keep a streak of at least 85% attendance in 5 consecutive home matches.
-Within 3 seasons, increase season ticket holders with at least 10% of the stadium's capacity. (Remaining seasons: 3)

Financial
-Finish the season with a profit margin of £17,000,000

Domestic Success
-EFL League One: Finish Mid Table
-The Emirates FA Cup: Reach the Round of 32 Stage.

House Rules

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Credit to Pukellama on Reddit

League two

Youth:
•Can only sign 5 players up to the youth squad.
•Can only sign 2 players from youth squad.
•Maximum youth scout rating 1 star.
•Maximum 2 scouts.
•Can only scout British countries

Buying:
•Can not sign anyone who is above 65 current overall.
•Can not sign anyone who is under 24.
•Can only buy players from the Irish, Scottish and English leagues (up to league 1).
•Can loan players from championship and below only (max overall of 68) (max 2).
•Can only sign one pre contract agreement, min age 30, max ability 65 (67 if promotion likely).
•Maximum transfer - £500k (£200k if player included).
•Maximum wage - £1500.
•Can't buy anyone with 'great potential' or above.

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from people in championship or above or a major euro league
•Have to sell anyone above 70 overall

League 1

Youth:
•Can only sign up 7 players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 3 players from youth squad (can include previous years).
•Maximum youth scout rating 2 star.
•Max 3 scouts.
•Can only scout British countries

Buying:
•Can not sign anyone who is above 69 current overall.
•Can not sign anyone who is under 24 (excl. loan).
•Can only buy players from the Irish, Scottish and English leagues (up to Championship).
•Can loan players from championship and below only (max overall of 70) (max 2).
•Can only sign two pre contract agreements, min age 27, max ability 69 (70 if promotion likely).
•Can't buy anyone with great potential or above.
•Max transfer - £1mil (£500k if player included).
•Max wage - £10k.

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from people in championship or above or a major euro league
•Have to sell anyone above 72 overall

Championship

Youth:
•Can only sign up 7 players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 4 players from youth squad (can include previous years).
•Maximum youth scout 3 star. . . Can only scout Euro countries

Buying:
•Can not sign anyone who is above 74 current overall.
•Can not sign anyone who is under 20 (excl. loan).
•Can only buy players from the Irish, Scottish, Non major European leagues (such as Norway) and Major European 2nd divisions and below (bar Barcelona B).
•Can only sign one player from a non EU league.
•Can loan any European players (max overall of 78) (max 3).
•Can only sign two pre contract agreements, min age 27, max ability 78.
•Maximum transfer - £2mil (£1mil if player included).
•Maximum wage - £25k.
•Can't buy anyone with great potential or above

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from clubs in a major euro league (inc prem)
•Have to sell anyone above 79 overall

Prem (not in europe)

Youth:
•Can only sign up 9 players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 4 players from youth squad (can include previous years).
•Maximum youth scout 4 star.
•Can scout anywhere

Buying:
•Can only buy European players (plus 2 non EU - Non EU can be bought from non EU leagues).
•Can not sign anyone who is above 78 current overall.
•No age restriction.
•Can only buy players who are not currently playing in euro league or higher.
•Can loan any European players (max overall of 80) (max 2).
•Can only sign two pre contract agreements, no min age, max ability 78.
•Max transfer - £15mil (£10mil if player included).
•Max wage - £90k.
•Can't buy anyone with exciting prospect or above

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from clubs in Europe (euro league + euro cup)
•Have to sell anyone above 80 overall

Prem (europa league)

Youth:
•Can only sign up 9 players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 4 players from youth squad (can include previous years).
•No maximum youth scout rating

Buying:
•Can only buy European players (plus 3 non EU).
•Can not sign anyone who is above 81 current overall.
•Can only buy players who are not currently playing in euro cup (including non EU league).
•Can loan any player (max 2).
•Can only sign two pre contract agreements, no min age, max ability 80.
•Max transfer - £20mil (£12.5mil including player).
•Max wage - £150k.
•Can't buy anyone with exciting prospect or above

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from clubs in euro cup
•Have to sell anyone above 83 overall

Prem (champions league) - 1st year or where you didn't reach quarters in previous year

Youth:
•Can sign up as many players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 2 players from youth squad (can include previous years).

Buying:
•Can buy any nationality.
•Can not sign anyone who is above 84 current overall.
•Can only buy players who are not currently playing for a major team.
•Cannot loan anyone.
•Can only sign one pre contract agreements, no min age, max ability 85.
•Max transfer - £25mil (£17.5mil including player).
•Max wage - £175k.
•Can buy any level of potential

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from major clubs.
•Have to sell your best player if reach the semis or higher (add to transfer list, and sell to a club in the champs cup)
•Have to sell anyone who is above 86 overall

Prem (champions league) - reached quarters in previous year

Youth:
•Can sign up as many players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 1 players from youth squad (can include previous years).

Buying:
•Can not sign anyone who is above 88 current overall.
•Can only buy players who are not currently playing for someone else who reached the quarter finals.
•Can only sign one pre contract agreements, no min age, max ability 87.
•Max transfer - £30mil (20mil including player).
•Max wage - £225k

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from Real Madrid, Barcelona or Bayern Munich. . . Have to sell your best 2 players if you don't make the quarters the following year (to a big team only).
•Have to sell anyone who is above 90 overall

Prem (champions league) - reached final in previous year

Youth:
•Can only sign up as many players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 1 players from youth squad (can include previous years).

Buying:
•Can not sign anyone above 91 current overall.
•Can only sign one pre contract agreements, no min age, max ability 87.
•No max transfer.
•No max wage

Selling:
•Do not have to sell

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Newport County A.F.C.

'21-'22 November Update

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The Roster

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GK: Jasper Cillessen (86 OVR)
GK: Hayato Matsuki (72 OVR)*

RB: Yasir Al Shahrani (81 OVR)
RB: Moses Odubajo (73 OVR)
RB: Atsushi Nagatsuka (72 OVR)*
RB: Willem Van Hout (71 OVR)*
RB: Johan Sheriff (69 OVR)*
RB: Márcio Souza (68 OVR)*
CB: Kurt Zouma (86 OVR)
CB: Niklas Süle (84 OVR)
CB: Sebastián Vegas (78 OVR)
CB: Ron Vlaar (77 OVR)
CB: Bondz Lapslie (73 OVR)*
CB: Tafari Hunt (70 OVR)*
CB: Tom Maguire (67 OVR)* (on loan at Middlesbrough)
LB: Jordan Amavi (79 OVR)
LB: Elmir Nabiullin (77 OVR)
LB: Jeff Cohen (67 OVR)* (on loan at Shrewsbury)

CDM: Rohan Ince (77 OVR)
CDM: Doke Boëtius (76 OVR)*
CDM: Cristiano Dall'Oglio (74 OVR)*
CDM: Daniel Amaral (67 OVR)*
CM: Paul Pogba (91 OVR)
CM: Clark Gordon (81 OVR)*
CM: Joe Allen (81 OVR)*
CM: Daniel Seager (71 OVR)*
RM: David Fox (73 OVR)*
LM: Raphaël Guerreiro (81 OVR)
LM: Ben Potter (76 OVR)*
CAM: Jefferson Farfán (77 OVR)
CAM: Daniele Martella (75 OVR)*
CAM: Andrea De Girolamo (75 OVR)* (on loan at Aston Villa)
CAM: Eduard Cardenas (64 OVR)*

RW: Jack Giles (73 OVR)*
LW: Bondz Moore (78 OVR)*
LW: Marcos Andrade (71 OVR)*
ST: Breel Donald Embolo (83 OVR)
ST: Kjetil Ringdal Støvland (79 OVR)*
ST: Nicolas Gersbeck (76 OVR)
ST: Aaron Leya Iseka (73 OVR)
ST: Liam Taylor (70 OVR)*
ST: Sean Hugill (65 OVR)*
ST: Mikael Weilid (62 OVR)*
CF: Jordan Davies (61 OVR)*
* Academy Graduate.

Starting XI (4-4-2 Diamond Wide)

Cillessen (86)

Al Shahrani (81)/Süle (84)/Vegas (78)/Amavi (79)

Ince (77)

Farfán (C, 77) ------------------ Guerreiro (81)

Gordon (81)

Ringdal Støvland (79) ------- Embolo (83)
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Euro League - Group Match 4
FC Krasnodar - Newport County (0-1)
Leya Iseka 20' (Allen)

The second match-up between these two clubs proved to be as close as Krasnodar supporters would had wanted but in the end The Exiles B-squad was able to pitch a shoutout and use Leya Iseka's 20th-minute goal to get the three points, clinching a spot for Newport County into the next round in the process.

League Match 12
Spurs - Newport County (1-4)
Bentaleb 7'
Ringdal Støvland 16' (Gordon)
Amavi 30'
Ringdal Støvland 67' (Nabiullin)
Ringdal Støvland 84' (Embolo)
Guerreiro 37'

Kjetil Ringdal Støvland scored his first career hat trick for The Exiles on the same game Toby Alderweireld had a forgettable performance for The Spurs and Newport County came up with a statement win at White Hart Lane. Nabil Bentaleb's long-range goal in the 6th minute didn't intimidate Marccelino's squad, nor did Tottenham's crowd which came out roaring but was slowly calmed down by Newport County's effort throughout the game. RS got past Alderweireld in the 16th minute to fire a crossing shot too powerful for Hugo Lloris, then in the 30th minute a throw-in by the Spurs near their own box went to Alderweirel who played it back towards Lloris as he was pressured by Jordan Amavi. Amavi slid towards the ball at Lloris feet and knocked it backwards before the Tottenham goalkeeper could kick it away as Newport County went ahead in the board and never looked back. A cross from Elmir Nabiullin in the 67th minute was headed in by The Norwegian Tank while being defended by Alderweireld, and if that hadn't meant a bad enough day for the Belgian defender he was also the last man on defense as Ringdal Støvland completed his hat-trick:

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League Match 13
Newport County - Derby County (1-1)
Butterfield 8'
Ringdal Støvland 14' (Al Shahrani)

This was the first time all season that The Exiles were able to start their full healthy squad but even that wasn't enough to defeat a gritty Derby side that continues to fight for a top-5 spot in the standings. As a matter of fact, RS' goal was Newport's only shot on goal as all four of their other shots were not on target.

Euro League - Group Match 5
Lech Poznań - Newport County (0-3)
Gordon 17' (Farfán)
Gordon 40' (Pogba)
Potter 90+2' (Guerreiro)
Guerreiro 68'

Marccelino wasn't messing around this time against the Polish club and called on his main squad who responded with a strong win to clinch the top spot in the group. Poznań goalkeeper, Jasmin Burić, had a poor game that included Gordon's second goal going right through his hands. Meanwhile Jefferson Farfán had a noticeably strong game in his first appearance in Europe this season which gathered the attention of several media members wondering whether he'll really call it quits at the end of this season.



League Match 14
QPR - Newport County (0-3)
Ringdal Støvland 43' (Amavi)
Embolo 70' (Ringdal Støvland)
Farfán 90+1'

The Exiles wrapped up a great month for them with yet another strong win in their visit to Loftus Road. Breel Donald Embolo, who hasn't been able to match the scoring pace of his striker partner, finally saw his efforts reflected on the scoresheet. Despite a lack of scoring Embolo has often turned in solid performances so his form hasn't been much of a concern for Marccelino. Case in point, Farfán's goal in stoppage time resulted from a good Embolo shot that was saved by QPR's goalkeeper.






Barclays PL
Top Scorers
1. Ringdal Støvland (Newport County) - 12
2. Jørgensen (Hull City) - 8
T3. Jiménez (Newcastle Utd) - 7
T3. Bony (Manchester City) - 7

Assists
1. Ibe (Liverpool) - 8
T2. Ringdal Støvland (Newport County) - 5
T2. Wickham (Crystal Palace) - 5

Clean Sheets
1. Szczęsny (Arsenal) - 8
2. Ichazo (Derby County) - 5
T3. Butland (Everton) - 4
T3. Leno (Manchester City) - 4
(2 others with 4 also)

Analysis: The Exiles were road warriors in November, winning all four games they played away from Rodney Parade. Their wins in the UEL secured their position as the best team in their group, while their wins in visits to Tottenham and QPR were commanding to solidify them as title contenders at this point of the season. Coincidentally though Arsenal had an even better month in the BPL, winning all three of their games to jump ahead of Newport in the standings and keep Marccelino's squad in third place for now. The draw vs Derby County in the team's only home game this month turned out to carry significant weight. However, another important aspect is that The Exiles finally boast a healthy roster this season that won back-to-back 3-0 games after the draw vs Derby. With a full bill of health Newport County boasts one of the stronger rosters in the BPL and they should continue to be a contender this season.

Individually it would be a shock if Ringdal Støvland isn't named Player of the Month. The academy graduate from Norway continues to establish himself as a star in the BPL. The club continues to consider him an exciting prospect so another scary concept for the rest of the league is that RS can still get a lot better. The club has done an excellent job of keeping him happy with a fair contract. And then there is Farfán who despite some decrease in his skill set is still performing at a high level. He has made it clear he's considering retirement but hasn't committed to a decision just yet. What will he do?

In academy news the club's scouts in the United States and Cameroon have brought more players into the youth squad while the scout in Northern Ireland has yet to report on a prospect that has impressed Marccelino and his staff.

The Academy
(listed by their ranking in it)

RM - Tobias Perez (65 OVR, 88-94 POT): This 17-year old from France has turned out to be a great find. Scouts unanimously agree he has potential to be special and he is now the top prospect in the academy. He possesses outstanding pace (78acc/73spd) for his age to go with excellent balance (73) and curve (76) on the ball.

ST - Billel Cissé (60 OVR, 86-92): This 17-year old striker from France Standing at 5'9" and 147lbs is officially the next top prospect for the club at this position. Cissé's top attribute is his pace (73 acc, 71 spd) which should come in handy for his size. The club is working on developing his striker skills.

RB - Ohon Aduamah (58 OVR, 84-94)*: 15-year old from Cameroon oozing tons of talent and potential at a very early age. Described as physically strong, Aduamah displays excellent aggression (80) and strength (75) to go with the jumping (75) and stamina (75) of a play-time ready prospect. He seems to have sufficient pace to play the position.

ST - Kwame Mayat (59 OVR, 78-94)*: 17-year old from Cameroon who is physically strong, and by physically strong we mean 6'3", 189lbs and some impressive physical traits. Mayat may be the most impressive physical specimen ever signed by Newport' academy, showcasing strength (78), aggression (78), jumping (75), and pace (75spd/73acc). If he can reach his potential by matching his striker skills with his physical skills he'll be an amazing player.

RB - Tony Turner (55 OVR, 80-94): 17-year old Yankee standing at 5'10", 154 lbs. Turner possesses excellent agility (76) but isn't too developed as a defender which is where his training will focus right off the bat.

CDM - Pierre Tägtström (60 OVR, 83-89): 16-year old from Sweden who is next in a great lineup of defensive midfielders developed by the club since Marccelino's arrival. Described as physically strong, Tägtström's exciting potential is undeniable and he displays eye-popping aggressiveness (90) towards the ball. At his age and with the club's depth at the position he should be able to spend time developing in the academy without any rush.

LW - Andre Domingues (58 OVR, 77-83): 16-year old from Portugal who is starting to lose the rawness of his game and slowly creeping towards his great potential. His top attribute continues to be his pace (75acc/70spd), although his agility (73) and balance (71) are also notable.

LM - Collin Taylor (54 OVR 72-88)*: 16-year old American prospect described as a playmaker. His most outstanding skill is his agility (75) which is noticeably better than any other skill he has at the moment.

CDM - Andy Tandia (54 OVR, 75-81): Yet another defensive midfielder prospect, this 17-year old prospect from France currently projects as more of a future backup for the club.

GK - Aaron Keegan (46 OVR, 68-84): 15-year old American prospect who projects as more of a backup after showing a higher potential on the scout's report.
* Recent addition

Marccelino named Wales' new manager

Giovanni Marccelino did not remain out of job in the international market for too long. The timing of a rift between the Football Association of Wales (FAW) and their now former coach Chris Coleman led to Coleman's dismissal and the FAW's immediate hire of Marccelino, who passed on offers from Mexico, Chile, and China to accept the Wales job. Logistically it makes a lot of sense for the Italian coach who already works in a Welsh city and is well respected in the area. Coleman had led Wales to a difficult qualification into this summer's World Cup but his displeasure with the FAW had become public and controversial and this break-up seemed inevitable. Marccelino had to get to work right away with a couple of friendly games.

International Friendlies

Turkey - Wales (2-2)
Yokuşlu 24'
Bale 29' (Huws)
Bradshaw 37' (Allen)
Şahiner 59'

Marccelino's first opponent with Wales was one of the squads he faced during qualifiers while managing Hungary so he was very familiar with them. Due to his tinkering with Hungary he's also familiar with Wales' 5-3-2 system which he used in this game. Wales looked good in Marccelino's debut and were probably the better team but could only manage a draw, highlighting possibly issues on the defensive end.

Romania - Wales (1-1)
Ivan 10'
Bale 49' (Huws)

Romania brought the game to Wales early and often, firing 11 shots (6 on target) but Marccelino's side had a better defensive showing and were once again able to manage a draw. Gareth Bale has looked excellent as a striker in the 5-3-2.
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December Schedule
12/4: vs Southampton
12/9: vs SK Sturm Graz (Euro League)
12/12: at Liverpool
12/18: vs West Brom
12/25: at Sunderland
12/27: vs Swansea City
12/29: vs Sunderland

The Exiles will get an extended opportunity to make a move up in the standings with six league games before the new year arrives. Their one game in the UEL should be a formality. Southampton and Liverpool are likely to be tough challenges but Newport County will need to get a significant amount of points against West Brom, Swansea, and Sunderland (x2) which are teams trying to stay out of the relegation zone.

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Newport County A.F.C.

'21-'22 December Update

The Roster

Spoiler

GK: Jasper Cillessen (86 OVR)
GK: Hayato Matsuki (72 OVR)*

RB: Yasir Al Shahrani (81 OVR)
RB: Moses Odubajo (73 OVR)
RB: Atsushi Nagatsuka (72 OVR)*
RB: Willem Van Hout (71 OVR)*
RB: Johan Sheriff (70 OVR)*
RB: Márcio Souza (69 OVR)*
CB: Kurt Zouma (87 OVR)
CB: Niklas Süle (85 OVR)
CB: Sebastián Vegas (78 OVR)
CB: Ron Vlaar (77 OVR)
CB: Bondz Lapslie (74 OVR)*
CB: Tafari Hunt (70 OVR)*
CB: Tom Maguire (69 OVR)* (on loan at Middlesbrough)
LB: Jordan Amavi (79 OVR)
LB: Elmir Nabiullin (77 OVR)
LB: Jeff Cohen (68 OVR)* (on loan at Shrewsbury)

CDM: Rohan Ince (77 OVR)
CDM: Doke Boëtius (76 OVR)*
CDM: Cristiano Dall'Oglio (74 OVR)*
CDM: Daniel Amaral (67 OVR)*
CM: Paul Pogba (91 OVR)
CM: Clark Gordon (81 OVR)*
CM: Joe Allen (81 OVR)*
CM: Daniel Seager (71 OVR)*
RM: David Fox (73 OVR)*
LM: Raphaël Guerreiro (81 OVR)
LM: Ben Potter (76 OVR)*
CAM: Jefferson Farfán (77 OVR)
CAM: Daniele Martella (75 OVR)*
CAM: Andrea De Girolamo (75 OVR)* (on loan at Aston Villa)
CAM: Eduard Cardenas (64 OVR)*

RW: Jack Giles (73 OVR)*
LW: Bondz Moore (78 OVR)*
LW: Marcos Andrade (72 OVR)*
ST: Breel Donald Embolo (83 OVR)
ST: Kjetil Ringdal Støvland (79 OVR)*
ST: Nicolas Gersbeck (76 OVR)
ST: Aaron Leya Iseka (73 OVR)
ST: Liam Taylor (70 OVR)*
ST: Sean Hugill (65 OVR)*
ST: Mikael Weilid (62 OVR)*
ST: Billel Cissé (60 OVR)*
CF: Jordan Davies (61 OVR)*
* Academy Graduate.

Starting XI (4-4-2 Diamond Wide)

Cillessen (86)

Al Shahrani (81)/Süle (85)/Zouma (87)/Amavi (79)

Pogba (91)

Farfán (C, 77) ------------------ Guerreiro (81)

Gordon (81)

Ringdal Støvland (79) ------- Embolo (83)
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Kjetil Ringdal Støvland was named Player of the Month for November.
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League Match 15
Newport County - Southampton (1-1)
Tadić 6'
Farfán 45+2' (pen)

Jefferson Farfán scored on a penalty kick in stoppage time of the first half and The Exiles' skipper helped his side come back from a surprising early deficit. Dušan Tadić's on-target shot in the 6th minute deflected off Kurt Zouma giving Jasper Cillessen no chance to help Newport County avoid trailing early on. Both squads had chances to go ahead in the second half but they had to settle for a draw.

Euro League - Group Match 6
Newport County - SK Sturm Graz (2-0)
Gersbeck 2' (Leya Iseka)
Ince 16'

The Exiles' B-squad scored a couple of goals in the first 16 minutes and their defense completed a clean sheet as Newport County's second unit completed an undefeated run in the group stages of the UEL.

League Match 16
Liverpool - Newport County (1-2)
Wijnaldum 11'
Guerreiro 19' (Gordon)
Guerreiro 53' (Gordon)

Raphaël Guerreiro picked an excellent time to score a brace for the first time in his Exiles' career and his scoring was just enough for Newport County to steal three points against a Liverpool squad that is a contender again this season after struggling to be competitive the last couple of seasons.

League Match 17
Newport County - West Brom (1-1)
McManaman 66'
Ringdal Støvland 73' (Amavi)

The Baggies played a classic Tony Pulis game, scoring on their only shot on goal and keeping The Exiles to just a single goal out of their six shots on target. West Brom earned an important point at Rodney Parade as they look to stay out of the relegation zone.


Andrew Robertson pulling on RS' jersey wasn't enough to stop The Norwegian Tank from scoring.

League Match 18
Sunderland - Newport County (0-1)
Mandron 18'

Mikael Mandron scored on Sunderland's only shot on goal and The Exiles failed to score to suffer a frustrating defeat at the Stadium of Light. Newport County took 9 shots, more than half of them on target but they just couldn't get the ball past Vito Mannone.

League Match 19
Newport County - Swansea City (2-2)
Gyömbér 19'
Fry 42'
Moore 52' (Nabiullin)
Van Hout 90+1'

Willem Van Hout, an Exiles' academy graduate, scored a ridiculous crossing shot from outside the box in stoppage time to help Newport County's B-squad salvage a draw against Swansea City. Giovanni Marcellino called on his B-squad to face the worst team in the league at the moment but The Swans, who were 0-0-8 on the road this season coming into this game, came out determined to show they're not done fighting to stay in the BPL after this season.

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League Match 20
Newport County - Sunderland (3-0)
Farfán 64' (Moore)
Ince 90' (Farfán)
Farfán 90+3' (Guerreiro)

The Exiles were on the verge of yet another frustrating result but their skipper put the team on his back in the last third of the game and when the final whistle blew the fans at Rodney Parade were celebrating a sounding victory. It was a much needed win for Newport County who were carrying a three-game winless streak.


Farfán made sure Sunderland didn't get the best of his side again.
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Barclays PL
Top Scorers
1. Ringdal Støvland (Newport County) - 13
2. Bony (Manchester City) - 10
T3. Farfán (Newport County) - 8
(3 others with 8 also)

Assists
1. Ibe (Liverpool) - 8
2. Zaha (Everton) - 6
T3. Ringdal Støvland (Newport County) - 5
T3. Gordon (Newport County - 5
T3. Wickham (Crystal Palace) - 5

Clean Sheets
1. Szczęsny (Arsenal) - 9
T2. Leno (Manchester City) - 7
T2. Forster (Southampton) - 7

Analysis: The Exiles were tested with six league games this month and while they were far from perfect they managed to continue to accumulate enough points to actually jump up one spot in the standings, getting past Arsenal who also had a difficult month of December (2-2-2 record). However, league leaders Manchester City did not struggle this month and doubled their points lead over Newport County to double digits. History suggests Man City will be difficult to catch up over the remaining 19 games of the season and it'll be interesting to see whether any other club will be able to close the gap. While he would love to compete for a league title, Marccelino's first goal this season is to qualify into the Champions' League after three consecutive seasons playing in the UEL and he has his club in a good position to accomplish that goal this season. Newport will face Celtic, the current Scottish champs, in the Round of 32 of the UEL.

Individually, Farfán considering retirement continues to be baffling after he had another outstanding month. The team's captain is now among the league leaders in scoring and continues to be such a valuable asset for the team. Ideally for the club he would had shown what way he's leaning on retirement so they can proceed appropriately in the winter transfer window but they'll have to try their best with the information they have now.

In academy news the club added prospects from all three nations they scouted (United States, Cameroon, and Northern Ireland).

The Academy
(listed by their ranking in it)

RM - Tobias Perez (66 OVR, 88-94 POT): This 17-year old from France has turned out to be a great find. Scouts unanimously agree he has potential to be special and he is now the top prospect in the academy. He possesses outstanding pace (78acc/73spd) for his age to go with excellent balance (73) and curve (76) on the ball.

ST - Kwame Mayat (60 OVR, 84-94): 17-year old from Cameroon who is physically strong, and by physically strong we mean 6'3", 189lbs and some impressive physical traits. Mayat may be the most impressive physical specimen ever signed by Newport' academy, showcasing strength (78), aggression (78), jumping (75), and pace (75spd/73acc). If he can reach his potential by matching his striker skills with his physical skills he'll be an amazing player.

RB - Ohon Aduamah (589OVR, 81-94): 15-year old from Cameroon oozing tons of talent and potential at a very early age. Described as physically strong, Aduamah displays excellent aggression (81) and strength (77) to go with the jumping (75) and stamina (75) of a play-time ready prospect. He seems to have sufficient pace to play the position.

RB - Tony Turner (56 OVR, 80-94): 17-year old Yankee standing at 5'10", 154 lbs. Turner possesses excellent agility (76) but isn't too developed as a defender which is where his training will focus right off the bat.

CDM - Pierre Tägtström (60 OVR, 83-89): 16-year old from Sweden who is next in a great lineup of defensive midfielders developed by the club since Marccelino's arrival. Described as physically strong, Tägtström's exciting potential is undeniable and he displays eye-popping aggressiveness (91) towards the ball. At his age and with the club's depth at the position he should be able to spend time developing in the academy without any rush.

RB - Ohon Ankrah (55 OVR, 76-94)*: 16-year old prospect from Cameroon who is more of a well-rounded prospect at this point in time. Ankrah is defensive minded and physical enough for the position, currently standing at 5'7" and 154lbs.

CAM - Jason Lavery (52 OVR, 75-94)*: 17-year old prospect from Northern Ireland described as a playmaker. The lefty Lavery stands at 5'9" and 143lbs is considered the next big prospect at his position.

CM - Abraham Lamptey (51 OVR, 75-93)*: 17-year old prospect from Cameroon who is defensive minded. Lamptey checks in at 6'1" and 169lbs and although he projects as an all-around midfielder his physical look make him a CDM prospect in The Exiles' diamond.

CAM - Matt Lampson (48 OVR, 76-94)*: 16-year old prospect from the United States whose pace (73acc/71spd) is his most notable asset. Lampson is a raw prospect and will need to work hard in the academy.

LW - Andre Domingues (58 OVR, 77-83): 16-year old from Portugal who is starting to lose the rawness of his game and slowly creeping towards his great potential. His top attribute continues to be his pace (75acc/70spd), although his agility (73) and balance (71) are also notable.

LM - Collin Taylor (55 OVR 73-87): 16-year old American prospect described as a playmaker. His most outstanding skill is his agility (75) which is noticeably better than any other skill he has at the moment.

CDM - Andy Tandia (54 OVR, 75-81): Yet another defensive midfielder prospect, this 17-year old prospect from France currently projects as more of a future backup for the club.

CM - Dean McKay (47 OVR, 69-85)*: 15-year old prospect from Northern Ireland identified as a playmaker. McKay is very raw but even with that he shows outstanding agility (73) which should come in handy for his position.

GK - Aaron Keegan (48 OVR, 70-82): 15-year old American prospect who projects as more of a backup after showing a higher potential on the scout's report.
* Recent addition

Billel Cissé (ST, 60 OVR) was promoted to the senior roster at his request. He's an exciting prospect who joins a crowded depth chart but shouldn't have much trouble working his way up it.

January Schedule
1/2: vs Norwich (F.A. Cup)
1/5: at West Brom
1/8: at Hull City
1/15: vs Arsenal
1/29: at Spurs

January's schedule will not be as filled but it will keep all clubs plenty busy with the beginning of the winter transfer window. The Exiles will need to show better form against bottom-dwelling teams like WBA and Hull before their form is truly tested by Arsenal and Tottenham.

Stay tuned

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We Try. We Fail. We Win.


January 2020


Transfers Out

Max Christiansen, CDM, 78 ovr, 23 y/o, €9.5M to Hamburger SV

Christiansen spent a few years at the club, but he was never able to break into the first team after joining us from Ingolstadt. The few times the defensive midfielder got playing time, his performances were underwhelming. HSV were willing to pay just under €10 million for Christiansen, and we bade him goodbye.


Transfers In



Jean-Philippe Gbamin

79 Ovr, Defensive Midfielder, 24 Years Old, France

€15,800,000

The only player we purchased this January was the French-Ivorian defensive midfielder Jean-Philippe Gbamin. We decided to invest quite a bit of money in replacing - and improving - the quality we have on our bench for the defensive midfielder position. Gbamin, who can play in quite a few different positions, will hopefully prove to be a strong and talented defensive anchor for us.

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Hertha BSC 2 - 0 1899 Hoffenheim
Duda 39', Selke 50'

Our #10 put us ahead late into the first half with a powerful shot into the top right corner, and the leading top scorer of the league, Davie Selke, doubled our lead early into the second half with a curling shot.


February 2020


Hertha BSC 0 - 2 Bayern München
Pastore 20', Depay 75'

Well, this was unexpected. Underperforming Bayern were superior in every single way compared to us, and they completely deserved the win. Javier Pastore put the Bavarians ahead from a cross in the 20th minute after our defenders had left him completely unmarked, and 15 minutes before the fulltime whistle Memphis Depay netted the second of the night with a beautiful freekick. We can't afford to play this poorly if we want to win the league.



Hertha BSC 1 - 0 FC Schalke 04
Mor 63'

Just as pretty much every game between us and Schalke, this was a proper low-scoring grind, mainly fought in midfield. The only goal of the match was scored by our Turkish loanee Emre Mor after he had cut in from the right flank to curl the ball into the top left corner of the net.



Quarter Final
VfL Bochum 0 - 1 Hertha BSC
Darida 86' pen

We will play against Borussia Mönchengladbach in the semi finals.



RB Leipzig 0 - 1 Hertha BSC
Selke 88'

Another low-scoring game, but this one also ended in our victory. It took 88 minutes for either side to find the back of the net, and luckily it was our striker Selke who did that. Mitchell Weiser played a perfect low cross into the box, and Davie Selke had an easy job tapping into the back of the net.



Hertha BSC 1 - 0 1. FC Köln
Demirbay 66'


Round of 16, 1st leg
Hertha BSC 1 - 0 Stoke City
Platte ?'

I'm not sure which minute Platte scored in since I had an accident with my notes, but that shouldn't matter too much. The important thing is that, in yet another single-goal match, we were able to beat Stoke and not concede any away goals in the process. This game had quite long periods of nothing in it, but at least we have an advantage going into the second leg.


Bundesliga Table

1. Hertha BSC, 50 pts
2. Bayer Leverkusen, 40 pts
3. Mainz 05, 39 pts
4.1. FC Köln, 38 pts
5. Bayern München, 37 pts
6. Borussia Dortmund, 34 pts
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16. Eintracht Braunschweig, 16 pts
17. VfL Bochum, 14 pts
18. Hannover 96, 13 pts


The Squad

Spoiler

Spoiler

Goalkeepers

Oliver Baumann #12, 29 years old, Germany, 81 ovr
Rune Jarstein #22, 34 years old, Norway, 76 ovr
Thomas Kraft #1, 30 years old, Germany, 76 ovr (loaned out to Sheffield Wednesday)
Nils-Jonathan Körber #29, 22 years old, Germany, 62 ovr

Right Backs

Mitchell Weiser #23, 25 years old, Germany, 84 ovr
Felix Passlack, #4, 22 years old, Germany, 79 ovr
Peter Pekarik #2, 32 years old, Slovakia, 72 ovr

Left Backs

Marvin Plattenhardt #21, 28 years old, Germany, 80 ovr
Maximilian Mittelstädt #34, 23 years old, Germany, 79 ovr

Centre Backs

Niklas Süle #25, 24 years old, Germany, 85 ovr
Niklas Stark, #5, 24 years old, Germany, 81 ovr
Çağlar Söyüncü #27, 24 years old, Turkey, 80 ovr
Sebastian Langkamp #15, 32 years old, Germany, 78 ovr

Defensive Midfielders

Salif Sané #13, 29 years old, Senegal, 80 ovr
Jean-Philippe Gbamin, 24 years old, France, 79 ovr
Per Ciljan Skjelbred #3, 32 years old, Norway, 77 ovr (C)
Fabian Lustenberger #28, 31 years old, Switzerland, 76 ovr
Niels Albrecht #36, 19 years old, Germany, 74 ovr* (exciting prospect)

Central Midfielders

Vladimir Darida #6, 28 years old, Czech Republic, 81 ovr
Allan Souza #20, 22 years old, Brazil, 79 ovr

Attacking Midfielders

Ondrej Duda #10, 24 years old, Slovakia, 82 ovr
Kerem Demirbay #14, 26 years old, Germany, 78 ovr

Right Wingers

Alexander Esswein #7, 29 years old, Germany, 75 ovr

Left Wingers


Tom Lang #30, 19 years old, Germany, 81 ovr* (potential to be special)
Admir Mehmedi #8, 29 years old, Switzerland, 79 ovr
Sinan Kurt #18, 22 years old, Germany, 78 ovr
Samuel Montandon #35, 20 years old, Switzerland, 75 ovr* (exciting prospect) (loaned out to 1. FC Heidenheim)

Strikers

Davie Selke #19, 24 years old, Germany, 81 ovr
Felix Platte #9, 23 years old, Germany, 80 ovr
Emre Mor #24, 22 years old, Turkey, 78 ovr

Starting XI




My Thoughts

League Play - We are still leading the league by a very large margin, and I'm not too worried about us possibly dropping some points during the remaining season. If you ask me, the title is already in our bag. This is mainly due to our extremely strong defence which has conceded less than 15 goals in the league. Niklas Süle gets an honorable mention for being our best defender who saves us several times each game.

One thing which worries me about our performances in the Rückrunde, or the second half of the season, is our very sloppy finishing. The chances are there, we are just not bagging them in. As you can see, pretty much all games in which we scored had only a single goal in them.

The Pokal - One game, one goal, one win. That's our tally from the DFB Pokal, or German cup, for the last two months. Gladbach, our opponent in the semi finals, will be a tough opponent, but I think we can beat them.

Transfers - As I wrote above, Max Christiansen was sold because he wasn't playing well enough, while Gbamin is a replacement for him. With Salif Sané getting soon into his 30s, Gbamin might be able to break into the starting eleven.

I was also thinking about signing someone to replace Per Ciljan Skjelbred, our captain and CDM who will retire after this season. After quite a bit of thinking and planning, I decided not to sign a replacement for him. Instead, I moved our Czech #6, Vladimir Darida, to his (real-life) preferred position of a box-to-box midfielder, which is the position Skjelbred occupied. This move also gives our #10 Ondrej Duda the possibility to shine as our other attacking mastermind together with Mitchell Weiser.

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At this moment, I have got one match left in April and a few more in May. I'll finish the season this week and post the end-of-season update later on. That post will have the rest of the season in it.



Thank you for reading this post! I hope you have enjoyed it! Any feedback or suggestions will be appreciated!

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Season 6

The Mariners

November 2021



Europa League Group Stage
Rangers FC 2 - 3 Grimsby Town

RAN - Crooks 45', Samuel 84'
GRI - Dembele 6', Wolf 29', 31'
MOTM: Wolf

We handled that match fairly easily, but then we started to lay back too much after building a lead and it almost cost us. We started it off in the opening minutes with Sacko playing Dembele around the left and his shot hit off the far post but came right back to him for the easy clean up. Then Wolf came alive after he ran in on the back post as the keeper saved a shot from Dembele and it fell right to him and he headed in the rebound. Just a couple of minutes later Wolf scored again after Morrison played him through on the left and he slotted it past the keeper to the far post. Right before the half we let Crooks get behind our defense and he finished with a great shot around the keeper into the top right corner. Then in the second half they pulled another one back after we let them take the ball off of our defender inside our own box and even though Johnstone saved the first shot, Samuel was there to head in the rebound before he could recover. Luckily the self imposed bleeding stopped there and we held on for the win.



Tottenham 0 - 2 Grimsby Town
GRI - Kelly 45', Cole 58'
MOTM: Morris

This was a big match against top of the table Tottenham, and with a reserve side we went into London and took care of business. Pretty much the entire first half went by with nothing of significance, but then right before the break Cole found Kelly on the right and he fired a low shot past the keeper that probably should have been saved, but he caught Lloris at just the right time that he wasn't able to react in time. In the second half we doubled our advantage with Morris sending in a free kick and Cole flashed to the ball and rose up to head it into the back of the net. We shut it down after that and these will be 3 big points.



Grimsby Town 1 - 0 Everton FC
GRI - Wolf 11'
MOTM: Kessie

We did our work early, and that ended up being all that was needed in this match. Kessie attacked down the center before playing it out wide on the left to Wolf and he took it wider than he was expecting but still lined up a fantastic shot to the far post from a tough angle that ended up being the only goal of the match. Both sides wasted a few chances afterwards and we weren't able to extend the lead and they could find an equalizer either.



Europa League Group Stage
Grimsby Town 1 - 1 FC Midtjylland
GRI - Dembele 37' (PEN)
MID - Onuachu 39'
MOTM: Kessie

If not for a lapse in our focus directly after scoring, we would have taken the win. Sacko was taken down with a poorly timed tackle by Ibsen Romer and after the referee pointed to the spot Dembele stepped up and powered it into the back of the net. Just 2 minutes later we let Onuachu dribble right through our defense and he went through on goal and placed a shot that hit off the near post and went in for the equalizer. The rest of the game was a scoreless affair and it ended in a draw.



Aston Villa 1 - 2 Grimsby Town
ASV - Estupinan 20'
GRI - Cole 38', Hourihane 86'
MOTM: Hourihane

It was a tough fight to grab the 3 points using our reserves once again, but a stunning free kick made the difference in the closing minutes. Estupinan was the one to open the scoring after having his initial shot blocked by the defender and then following it up by placing it into the bottom right corner. We found an equalizer before the half was over though with Cole using his pace to go on a great run around the left side of the defense and he finished back across the goal. In the closing minutes we won a free kick just a yard outside the box and Hourihane was the one to curl it over the wall and into the top right corner with an absolutely stunning free kick.

League Table



Youth Academy



Board Objectives

Youth
-Within 2 seasons, have at least 1 player from the Youth Academy signed in the first team play at least 50% of the games in the next season. (Remaining seasons: 1)

Brand Exposure
-Sign 1 Crucial 1st team player assigned to a forward position
-Gain £21,250,000 earnings from shirt sales within a season

Financial
-Within 3 seasons, increase the club worth of your club by 30%. (Remaining seasons: 3)

Domestic Success
-Premier League: Finish in a Euro League spot
-The Emirates FA Cup: Reach the Round of 32 Stage.

Continental Success
-Europa League: Reach the Quarter Final.

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Season 2

Club in Crisis

October 2017



Blackpool FC 2 - 1 Northampton FC
BLP - Payne 36', McAlister 74'
NOR - Hoskins 29'
MOTM: Payne

After some early magic from Hoskins it looked like we were going to be in for another one of those nights. Northampton send a cross to the edge of the box and Hoskins met it with a stunning volleyed finish from distance into the top right corner. It was a once in a lifetime goal, and unfortunately for us that lifetime was now. It only took minutes to find an answer though and after drawing a free kick outside of the box Payne laid it off for Payne to strike from way out and it flew into the top left corner. The game was decided after McAlister came on and used his fresh legs to make a run through the defense and into the box on the right side and he slid it low past the keeper for the winner.



Walsall FC 0 - 3 Blackpool FC
BLP - Taylor 51', Magennis 75', 86'
MOTM: Magennis

A red card early in the second half for Chambers was not only the foul that led to our opener, but also allowed us to keep pouring in more goals while remaining comfortable. Taylor stood over that free kick and curled it over the wall and into the top right corner with an inch perfect shot. Magennis doubled our lead after Potts played him the ball on the right and he used his first touch to make a great turn and then slotted it across into the bottom left corner. Then with Walsall doing everything they could to pull one back Daniel was able to play Magennis through on the right and he finished across the goal with a nearly identical finish to his first one.



Blackpool FC 0 - 2 Crewe Alexandra
CRE - Dagnall 22', Hollands 85'
MOTM: Dagnall

A disappointing performance for our home fans. We need to find ways to entertain more when at home, rather than bore our supporters to death. They opened the scoring in the first half with a great switch of play that led to a quick ball through to Dagnall and he had an easy finish on the near post. Hollands then put the game to rest after he made a run into space and got the ball on the left side of the goal with only the keeper to beat and he tucked it away with a tidy finish.



Port Vale 0 - 1 Blackpool FC
BLP - Yeates 45' (PEN)
MOTM: Yeates

Yeates took a knock early in this one, but he toughed it out and ended up playing all 90 minutes and scored the winner. Just before the half we had a break into their box and as their defender came out to challenge he slid, but went through Daniel who was off the ball in the process. The referee quickly pointed to the spot and Yeates stepped up to power his shot into the top right corner as the keeper dove the right way but came up just inches short.

League Table



Youth Academy



Board Objectives

Youth
-Within 2 seasons, have at least 1 player from the Youth Academy signed in the first season play at least 50% of the games in the next season. (Remaining seasons: 2)

Brand Exposure
-Keep a streak of at least 85% attendance in 5 consecutive home matches.
-Within 3 seasons, increase season ticket holders with at least 10% of the stadium's capacity. (Remaining seasons: 3)

Financial
-Finish the season with a profit margin of £17,000,000

Domestic Success
-EFL League One: Finish Mid Table
-The Emirates FA Cup: Reach the Round of 32 Stage.

House Rules

Spoiler

Credit to Pukellama on Reddit

League two

Youth:
•Can only sign 5 players up to the youth squad.
•Can only sign 2 players from youth squad.
•Maximum youth scout rating 1 star.
•Maximum 2 scouts.
•Can only scout British countries

Buying:
•Can not sign anyone who is above 65 current overall.
•Can not sign anyone who is under 24.
•Can only buy players from the Irish, Scottish and English leagues (up to league 1).
•Can loan players from championship and below only (max overall of 68) (max 2).
•Can only sign one pre contract agreement, min age 30, max ability 65 (67 if promotion likely).
•Maximum transfer - £500k (£200k if player included).
•Maximum wage - £1500.
•Can't buy anyone with 'great potential' or above.

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from people in championship or above or a major euro league
•Have to sell anyone above 70 overall

League 1

Youth:
•Can only sign up 7 players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 3 players from youth squad (can include previous years).
•Maximum youth scout rating 2 star.
•Max 3 scouts.
•Can only scout British countries

Buying:
•Can not sign anyone who is above 69 current overall.
•Can not sign anyone who is under 24 (excl. loan).
•Can only buy players from the Irish, Scottish and English leagues (up to Championship).
•Can loan players from championship and below only (max overall of 70) (max 2).
•Can only sign two pre contract agreements, min age 27, max ability 69 (70 if promotion likely).
•Can't buy anyone with great potential or above.
•Max transfer - £1mil (£500k if player included).
•Max wage - £10k.

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from people in championship or above or a major euro league
•Have to sell anyone above 72 overall

Championship

Youth:
•Can only sign up 7 players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 4 players from youth squad (can include previous years).
•Maximum youth scout 3 star. . . Can only scout Euro countries

Buying:
•Can not sign anyone who is above 74 current overall.
•Can not sign anyone who is under 20 (excl. loan).
•Can only buy players from the Irish, Scottish, Non major European leagues (such as Norway) and Major European 2nd divisions and below (bar Barcelona B).
•Can only sign one player from a non EU league.
•Can loan any European players (max overall of 78) (max 3).
•Can only sign two pre contract agreements, min age 27, max ability 78.
•Maximum transfer - £2mil (£1mil if player included).
•Maximum wage - £25k.
•Can't buy anyone with great potential or above

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from clubs in a major euro league (inc prem)
•Have to sell anyone above 79 overall

Prem (not in europe)

Youth:
•Can only sign up 9 players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 4 players from youth squad (can include previous years).
•Maximum youth scout 4 star.
•Can scout anywhere

Buying:
•Can only buy European players (plus 2 non EU - Non EU can be bought from non EU leagues).
•Can not sign anyone who is above 78 current overall.
•No age restriction.
•Can only buy players who are not currently playing in euro league or higher.
•Can loan any European players (max overall of 80) (max 2).
•Can only sign two pre contract agreements, no min age, max ability 78.
•Max transfer - £15mil (£10mil if player included).
•Max wage - £90k.
•Can't buy anyone with exciting prospect or above

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from clubs in Europe (euro league + euro cup)
•Have to sell anyone above 80 overall

Prem (europa league)

Youth:
•Can only sign up 9 players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 4 players from youth squad (can include previous years).
•No maximum youth scout rating

Buying:
•Can only buy European players (plus 3 non EU).
•Can not sign anyone who is above 81 current overall.
•Can only buy players who are not currently playing in euro cup (including non EU league).
•Can loan any player (max 2).
•Can only sign two pre contract agreements, no min age, max ability 80.
•Max transfer - £20mil (£12.5mil including player).
•Max wage - £150k.
•Can't buy anyone with exciting prospect or above

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from clubs in euro cup
•Have to sell anyone above 83 overall

Prem (champions league) - 1st year or where you didn't reach quarters in previous year

Youth:
•Can sign up as many players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 2 players from youth squad (can include previous years).

Buying:
•Can buy any nationality.
•Can not sign anyone who is above 84 current overall.
•Can only buy players who are not currently playing for a major team.
•Cannot loan anyone.
•Can only sign one pre contract agreements, no min age, max ability 85.
•Max transfer - £25mil (£17.5mil including player).
•Max wage - £175k.
•Can buy any level of potential

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from major clubs.
•Have to sell your best player if reach the semis or higher (add to transfer list, and sell to a club in the champs cup)
•Have to sell anyone who is above 86 overall

Prem (champions league) - reached quarters in previous year

Youth:
•Can sign up as many players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 1 players from youth squad (can include previous years).

Buying:
•Can not sign anyone who is above 88 current overall.
•Can only buy players who are not currently playing for someone else who reached the quarter finals.
•Can only sign one pre contract agreements, no min age, max ability 87.
•Max transfer - £30mil (20mil including player).
•Max wage - £225k

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from Real Madrid, Barcelona or Bayern Munich. . . Have to sell your best 2 players if you don't make the quarters the following year (to a big team only).
•Have to sell anyone who is above 90 overall

Prem (champions league) - reached final in previous year

Youth:
•Can only sign up as many players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 1 players from youth squad (can include previous years).

Buying:
•Can not sign anyone above 91 current overall.
•Can only sign one pre contract agreements, no min age, max ability 87.
•No max transfer.
•No max wage

Selling:
•Do not have to sell

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Dundalk December Update












Dundalk vs Carlisle United FA Cup 2nd Rd



29’ Paddy Barret

32’ David Ball

43’ Tony Cook

69’ Tony Cook



4-0 Win



Dundalk vs Mansfield Town



21’ Tony Cook

42 Ashley Hemmings

1-1 Draw



Cambridge United vs Dundalk



5’ Conor Wilkinson

49’ Tony Cook

87’ Adam McDonnell



3-0 Win



Dundalk vs Accrington



45’ Brandon Miele

70’ Adam McDonnell



2-0 Win



Dundalk vs Cheltenham Town



12’ Dane Massey

30’ Tony Cook

59’ Ronan Finn

83’ Brandon Miele



4-0 Win



Plymouth Argyle vs Dundalk

71’ Jimmy Spencer

1-0 Loss

Dundalk vs Notts County



1’ Dane Massey

76’ Stanley Aborah

1-1 Draw



League Table:



1. Dundalk 59 pts

2. Wycombe 49 pts

3. Notts County 49 pts

4. Portsmouth 47 pts

5. Exeter City 42 pts

6. Plymouth Argyle 40 pts

7. Crawley Town 39 pts

8. Doncaster 39 pts

9. Morecambe 38 pts

10. Hartlepool 38 pts

11. Barnet 37 pts

12. Blackpool 36 pts

13. Leyton Orient 35 pts

14. Luton Town 35 pts

15. Accrington 35 pts

16. Mansfield Town 34 pts

17. Grimsby Town 31 pts

18. Colchester 30 pts

19. Crewe Alexandra 29 pts

20. Carlisle United 29 pts

21. Cambridge United 27 pts

22. Stevenage 24 pts

23. Cheltenham Town 18 pts

24. Yeovil Town 10 pts







Squad Report:



GK: Joe Wildsmith 72 OVR 21 Years old

GK: Gary Rogers 61 OVR 35 Years old

GK: Gabriel Sava 54 OVR 30 years old





RB: Sean Gannon 62 OVR 25 Years old

RB: Liam Kinsella 61 OVR 20 Years old



CB: Daniel Cleary 61 OVR 20 Years old

CB: Andy Boyle 65 OVR 25 Years old

CB: Brian Gartland 61 OVR 30 Years old

CB: Eric Whelan 50 OVR 18 years old

CB: Anton Reilly 52 OVR 19 years Old

CB: Paddy Barret 59 OVR 23 Years old



LB: Shane Grimes 56 OVR 29 years old

LB: Dane Massey 63 OVR 28 years old



CDM: Chris Shields 65 OVR 26 Years old



RM: Darren Meenan 61 OVR 30 years old

RM: John Mountney 59 OVR 23 years old



CM: Adam McDonnell 64 OVR 19 years old

CM: Georgie Poynton 53 OVR 19 years old

CM: Robert Benson 59 OVR 24 years old



LM: Daryl Horgan 67 OVR 24 years old



CAM: Brandon Miele 64 OVR 22 years old

CAM: Ronan Finn 65 OVR 29 years old

CAM: Zachary Elbouzedi 65 OVR 18 years old

CAM: Patrick McEleney 63 OVR 24 years old



ST: Conor Wilkinson 66 OVR 22 years old

ST: Tony Cook 76 OVR 18 years old

ST: Ciaran Kilduff 59 OVR 28 years old

ST: Michael O’Connor 49 OVR 18 years old

ST: Ciaran O’Connor 53 OVR 20 years old

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Made an oops when writing that update. That was December's update not January! Sorry!

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How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Dundalk January Update







Dundalk vs Portsmouth

13’ Tony Cook
54’ Patrick McEleney
77’ Tony Cook
90’ Zachary Elbouzedi

4-0 win


Cardiff City vs Dundalk FA Cup 3rd Rd

20’ Tony Cook
64’ Emyr Huws
68’ Tony Cook
83’ Sean Morrison

2-2 Draw

Accrington vs Dundalk

15’ Conor Wilkinson
24’ Tony Cook
39’ Mark Hughes
66’ Brandon Miele
83’ Mark Hughes
3-2 Win

Dundalk vs Cardiff City FA Cup 3rd Rd Replay
29’ Tony Cook

1-0 Win

Dundalk vs Luton Town

34’ Tony Cook

1-0 Win

Bristol City vs Dundalk FA Cup Rd 4

5’ Adam Matthews
34’ Callum O’Dowda
45’ Tony Cook
56’ Tony Cook
63’ Conor Wilkinson
71’ Korey Smith
76’ Tony Cook
89’ Luke Freeman

4-4 Draw

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The writing in between the games was removed from these two updates due to format issues I was having. They will be back for the February Update however!

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We Try. We Fail. We Win.


March 2020


Hertha BSC 1 - 1 FC Augsburg
Selke 58'
Claessen 21'

This was one of those games where the opponent had 3 shots and scored with one of them, while we had 11 shots and only netted 1 one of them. As I've said before, we need to be more clinical.



VfL Wolfsburg 0 - 0 Hertha BSC

Boring, boring, boring. There is no other way to describe this goalless encounter.



Mainz 05 0 - 1 Hertha BSC
Selke 29'



Round of 16, 2nd leg
Stoke City (0) 0 - 1 (2) Hertha BSC
Mehmedi 19'

Two legs, two goals, two wins; that's the story of our round of 16 fixture against the reigning Europa League champions Stoke City. Admir Mehmedi scored an important away goal early on, and from there on neither side looked interested in playing. Next up: Manchester United.



Hertha BSC 1 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen
Weiser 38'

A good way for Hertha, the current league leaders, to beat Leverkusen, Bundesliga champions of last season. Our pacy winger Mitchell Weiser scored the winning goal with a shot into the bottom left corner of the net a few minutes before the end of the first half.


April 2020


Hamburger SV 0 - 0 Hertha BSC

My God, this was the dullest game I had played in a long time. After long and boring 90 minutes, the numbers on the scoresheet were still both zero. The number of total shots on target was only two larger.



Hertha BSC 2 - 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Weiser 17', Mor 88'
Guidetti 4'

What a nice way to turn the game around. Gladbach's John Guidetti was left unmarked in the box as our defence was shambolic, and the Swedish striker had an easy job in shooting the ball into the goal from a few metres away. We did well to come back, though, and Mitch Weiser equalised soon. The boys from Berlin continued to push hard until our efforts were rewarded in the 88th minute. Emre Mor got into the box and shot the ball into the bottom right corner of the net to win us the three points.



Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Hertha BSC
Götze 23'
Esswein 48'

I'm still embarrassed by the goal we gave away. Peter Pekarik played a slow diagonal pass inside the box, but Mario Götze got his foot to the ball and smashed the ball into the back of the net. Luckily we managed to equalise early into the second half when Mitch Weiser played a perfect cross into the box for Alex Esswein to head into the goal. The result remained like that for the rest of the game, and we came away with a point. Not too bad.



Quarter Final, 1st leg
Manchester United 2 - 0 Hertha BSC
Eriksen 58', Mkhitaryan 90'

Man United were head and shoulders above us in every way possible. Paul Pogba, Paulo Dybala, Antoine Griezmann, Eric Bailly, and co. completely hammered us in this match. The few attacks we had were either stopped by Bailly, or the shots were saved by David De Gea in goal. Somehow it took until the 58th minute for United's Christian Eriksen to break the deadlock with a curling shot into the bottom left corner of the net. Half an hour later Henrikh Mkhitaryan doubled their lead with a low first-time shot from the edge of the box which flew right into the bottom right corner of the goal. We will have to play as well as we can to beat the Red Devils in the second leg.



Hertha BSC 3 - 1 Hannover 96
Darida 21', Platte 41', 52'
Clemens 24'



Quarter Final, 2nd leg
Hertha BSC (2) 2 - 0 (2) Manchester United (4-5 after pens)
Darida 9' pen, Selke 22'

Oh no, what a painful way to drop out of the Champions League! We fielded a 4-2-2 instead of our usual 4-2-3-1, and the new formation worked wonders in the first 22 minutes as two early goals by Vladimir Darida and Davie Selke pulled us level on aggregate. There weren't too many scoring opportunities in the next 70 minutes, and the game went into extra time. Thanks to our defensive-minded approach, nothing happened there, either, so the game went on to penalties. Our first penalty proved to be fatal as Ondrej Duda smashed it into the woodwork. Manchester United then put all of their penalties into the goal, eliminating us. Even though going out like this is bitter, I'm very proud of the fight we put up.



Hertha BSC 1 - 1 VfB Stuttgart
Platte 13' pen
Ginczek 31'



Semi Final
Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 - 2 Hertha BSC
Demirbay 78', 84'

We are through to the final! After 77 minutes of inaccurate shooting, we were finally able to break the deadlock as Kerem Demirbay broke free and curled the ball into the top left corner of the net from the edge of the box. Our German-Turkish attacking midfielder got his brace a few minutes later from a counter attack. Thanks to Demirbay's amazing performance, we will play our second Pokal final in two years. This time it will be against RB Leipzig, the most hated club in Germany.


May 2020


Davie Selke has suffered a torn quadricep muscle in training, and he will miss 8 weeks of action.


FC Ingolstadt 0 - 2 Hertha BSC
Platte 88', Demirbay 90'



VfL Bochum 0 - 0 Hertha BSC

We could've secured the league title with a win against bottom-of-the-table, but I guess the pressure got to us. Neither side created many chances, and we'll have to wait to secure the title.



Hertha BSC 3 - 2 Eintracht Braunschweig
Platte 49', Pekarik 62', 90'
Ofosu-Ayeh 54', Abdullahi 66'

That's it, WE HAVE WON THE LEAGUE! A single point from our second-to-last league game would've been enough to secure the title, but the beautiful team of Hertha BSC earned the tree points in dramatic fashion in our last home game of the season. Felix Platte put us ahead early into the second half, but Braunschweig's Ofosu-Ayeh equalised a few minutes later from a spectacular through ball. Under ten minutes after that our right back Peter Pekarik scored his first goal in a couple of seasons with a header, but yet again Braunschweig equalised just a few minutes later. The Old Lady, as our nickname goes, pushed forwards for the win, and finally we were rewarded in stoppage time. Mitchell Weiser got inside the box on the right and tried to pass the ball to Platte in the middle, but an Eintracht defender got his foot onto the ball. However, he didn't clear it properly and it rolled over to Pekarik. Our Slovakian veteran didn't hesitate and he took a shot which found its way into the back of the net. That is how to win the league in front of your home fans!



TSG Hoffenheim 0 - 0 Hertha BSC

This game was pointless for us, and the scoreline shows that. The result also didn't affect Hoffenheim, so neither team really pushed hard for the win. The best part about the match? The end, because that's when our title celebrations began.

Title Celebrations

Spoiler

Final
RB Leipzig 0 - 2 Hertha BSC
Platte 31', 90'

And like that, WE HAVE WON THE DOMESTIC DOUBLE!!! There really isn't a better way to finish the season off than to lift a second major trophy in front of our home, the sold-out Olympiastadion. We controlled the match, and Felix Platte was on top of his game. The German attacker got the winning goal at the half an hour mark after Admir Mehmedi's shot bounced off the crossbar, and Platte finished his second of the evening with a header from Weiser's cross. A great way to conclude the season, and a great way for Per Ciljan Skjelbred to finish his career off!

Celebrations

Spoiler

Bundesliga Table




Golden Boot

1. Davie Selke, Hertha BSC, 14 goals
2. Mario Götze, Borussia Dortmund, 13 goals
3. Alen Halilovic, Hamburger SV, 13 goals

Most Assists

1. Lars Stindl, Borussia Mönchengladbach, 8 assists
2. Adre Hahn, Hamburger SV, 7 assists
3. Marco Reus, Borussia Dortmund, 7 assists


Golden Glove

1. Rune Jarstein, Hertha BSC, 17 clean sheets
2. Roman Bürki, Borussia Dortmund, 10 clean sheets
3. Jonas Lössl, Mainz 05, 9 clean sheets


Champions League: Arsenal FC
Europa League: Real Madrid
DFB Pokal:Hertha BSC
Bundesliga: Hertha BSC
Premier League: Manchester United
Ligue 1: Paris Saint-Germain
Serie A: Juventus FC
La Liga: Real Madrid

Promoted Teams for 2020-21 Bundesliga Season

1. FC Nürnberg
FC St. Pauli


My Thoughts

The Double! - Drinks are on me, boys, we've done it! It took me four interesting seasons, but Hertha BSC have won the Bundesliga! We started the season off strongly, and we didn't slow down since then. I'd say our victory is completely deserved.

What's better than winning the league? Winning the league and the cup. After a couple of poor-ish performances in the cup, we picked up speed from there and beat Leipzig in fine fashion to lift the trophy for the second season in a row. Oh, and I was chosen as the Bundesliga manager of the year. Yay!

Players - Niklas Süle has been an absolute rock at the back. Jean-Philippe Gbamin is starting to get more and more playing time as he has been performing on a high level. Duda and Weiser have been important pieces of our attack, while Selke scored in pretty much every other game. Also, Per Skjelbred has now retired.

On the other hand, Salif Sané has been inconsistent and is about to lose his starting spot to Gbamin. Admir Mehmedi has been underwhelming on the left, and all of our attackers should be more clinical. Yet again scoring goals was a problem for us, which you can see in the amount of goals we scored in the league. Luckily our defence was world-class once again.

Transfer Plans - I'm thinking about replacing Mehmedi with a younger winger, and I have a couple of candidates in mind. A central midfielder for squad depth purposes might also be something I'll look into, but that's not high up on my list. As far as selling players goes, I don't have any particular players I want to get rid of.

Last Season? - It's possible that the upcoming season will be my last in charge of Hertha, and after that I'd start a new career with another team. However, for that to happen I would have to win the treble. Can Hertha do it? There's only one way to find out.

Transfer Budget: €46,000,000
Wage Budget: €150,000

Next up should be a squad review.



Thank you for reading this post! I hope you have enjoyed it! Any feedback or suggestions will be appreciated!

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Season 6

The Mariners

December 2021



EFL Cup Quarter Final
Colchester United 1 - 3 Grimsby Town
COL - Fenton 56' (OG)
GRI - Harris 20', 49', Griffiths 90'
MOTM: Osadebe

We advance once again, and now we are one step closer to the final and a chance at the trophy. Harris started the scoring after Quiroga played him down the right and he took the ball out wide and shot from an impossible angle and somehow put it inside the far post. Quiroga then set up Harris once again at the top of the box and he dribbled into space and placed the ball back across his body into the bottom left corner. Colchester did pull one back with a bit of luck as Johnstone saved the shot but it kept moving towards the line causing Fenton to have to slide in and try to clear it away before it went in, but his touch knocked it over the line before he was able to then kick it away and it harshly went down as an own goal. We officially put it to rest in the final minute with Osadebe playing Griffiths the ball on the right side of the goal and he placed it nicely into the bottom left corner.



Sunderland 3 - 1 Grimsby Town
SUN - Mbakogu 14', Rodwell 72', Stojiljkovic 82'
GRI - Sacko 30'
MOTM: Kessie

We were very unlucky to get a loss today, but at the end of the day we have to do better in front of goal in order to get results. Sunderland opened the scoring after we couldn't get a ball cleared and it ended up getting played ahead to Mbakogu on the right and he fired it across the goal to the far post. But we equalized before the half was over with Kessie playing the ball down the right side to Sacko and he placed it low around the keeper to the left side of the goal. In the second half Rodwell gave them the lead with a powerful low driven shot from way outside of the box down into the bottom left corner. Stojiljoviv then finished us off by dribbling into space to the edge of the box and then wrapping his left foot around the ball and powering it into the top right corner.



Europa League Group Stage
Grimsby Town 1 - 1 Napoli
GRI - Wolf 66'
NAP - Milik 29'
MOTM: Sacko

It was a draw, but it was all we needed to secure our place as the group winners. We fell behind in the first half after some poor defense let them outnumber us in our box and it led to Milik having an easy shot from the middle and he was never going to miss that. We were able to fight back though and find an equalizer when Sacko found Wolf running free towards the back post and he slotted it around the keeper into the bottom right corner and that was all we needed.



Grimsby Town 1 - 1 Middlesborough
GRI - Banton 18'
MID - van der Heyden 90'
MOTM: Banton

That is a frustrating way to drop points by giving up a goal on essentially the last kick of the match. We got our lead in the first half with Hourihane playing the ball to Banton on the left and he lined up his shot and fired it low across the goal to the far post. It looked like we were going to grab the win, but in the last minute they sent a cross into the box and van der Heyden had lost his man and got on the end of it for a first time volleyed finish into the back of the net.



Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Grimsby Town
GRI - Kamada 34', Sacko 75'
MOTM: Kamada

This was a good win, and it was much needed in order to keep us in the mix at the top of the table. We found the opener after Wolf picked up a cleared corner and he passed it ahead to Kamada cutting around the left side of the defense and he placed it across the goal inside the far post. Sacko doubled the lead in the second half after Kamada played him through and he used his pace to continue past the defense and beat the keeper on the left side of the goal.



Grimsby Town 2 - 0 QPR
GRI - Dembele 36', Wolf 53'
MOTM: Morrison

The result was never in doubt and we dominated QPR in every stat you could measure. We started the scoring after Morrison split open the defense with a great pass to Dembele and he went through on goal and had an easy finish to finally break his scoring drought. In the second half Wolf doubled the lead after a great solo run through the defense before getting around the right side and finishing back across to the left side of the goal.



West Brom 0 - 5 Grimsby Town
GRI - Kelly 18', 29', 80', Cole 58', Banton 90'
MOTM: Kelly

We fielded a reserve lineup and yet we still looked to be in an entirely different class than West Brom. Kelly was the star man on the night and he opened the scoring after Morris played him the ball and he turned around the right side of the defense and fired it back across to the far post. He doubled the lead not long after when Kelly played him through on the right and he beat the keeper with a well placed shot. Cole then added one of his own after Vieira played him the ball inside the box and he used the dummy run of Banton to draw the defense's attention and he took it himself around the left and finished back across to the right. Kelly then completed his hat trick with Morris playing him the ball and he went left this time to his weak foot and still finished back across around the keeper. Banton got into the action late as he chased down a long ball that was played ahead and he got there just ahead of the defense and then finished past the keeper.



Grimsby Town 3 - 1 Liverpool FC
GRI - Wolf 45', Sacko 54' (PEN), Konate 85'
LIV - Caulker 69' (OG)
MOTM: Kamada

A great way to end the month with another strong win. We opened the scoring right before the break when Kamada got past the defense on the right and sent a ball into the middle of the box where Wolf was waiting to redirect it into the goal. In the second half Matip made a nasty challenge on Kamada in the box and was shown a straight red before Sacko converted from the spot to double the lead. They did manage to pull one back after Caulker made a huge error in judgement as he went up to defend a low cross and managed to just end up kicking it into his own net. With just a few minutes remaining Paterson played a through ball that caught the defense by surprise and Konate got through and finished around the keeper to put the game to rest for good.

League Table



Youth Academy



Board Objectives

Youth
-Within 2 seasons, have at least 1 player from the Youth Academy signed in the first team play at least 50% of the games in the next season. (Remaining seasons: 1)

Brand Exposure
-Sign 1 Crucial 1st team player assigned to a forward position
-Gain £21,250,000 earnings from shirt sales within a season

Financial
-Within 3 seasons, increase the club worth of your club by 30%. (Remaining seasons: 3)

Domestic Success
-Premier League: Finish in a Euro League spot
-The Emirates FA Cup: Reach the Round of 32 Stage.

Continental Success
-Europa League: Reach the Quarter Final.

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Season 2

Club in Crisis

December 2017



F.A. Cup
Blackpool FC 2 - 0 Shrewsbury Town
BLP - Vassell 14', 90'
MOTM: Vassell

Vassell fired us through to the next round with a brace as he took home man of the match for this one. His first came from Evina getting down the left and sending a cross in to the middle that Vassell met on the near post and powered a header past the keeper into the back of the net. The rest of the match played out rather uneventful until the final minute when they threw everyone up including the keeper on a corner and after we cleared it away, Vassell was the first to get to it and he sent it into the open net to complete his brace.



Gillingham FC 0 - 1 Blackpool FC
BLP - Payne 67'
MOTM: Payne

Gillingham was poor in this one and we probably should have won by more than just the single goal we scored. We completely smothered them defensively and 7 of their 8 shots weren't anywhere close to the target. After a scoreless first half we finally caught them out on the break with Vassell cutting inside and finding Payne on the back post and he slotted it back across the goal for the deciding goal of the match.



Chesterfield FC 1 - 3 Blackpool FC
CHE - Evans 83'
BLP - Payne 3', Vassell 33', 76'
MOTM: Vassell

Our form continues with another convincing win away from home. It took only 3 minutes to open the scoring after Payne tapped in a rebound from the keeper saving a shot from Yeates. Vassell doubled the lead after Magennis made a beautiful pass over the top of the defense straight to Vassell running into the box and he easily beat the keeper on the right side of the goal. Vassell completed his brace and put the game out of reach in the second half after Foster sent a nice looking cross into the box and he was able to head it home past the keeper. Chestefield did grab a consolation goal after Taylor scuffed his clearance attempt on a header and it fell to Evans on the left side of the goal and he quickly fired it into the back of the net.



Blackpool FC 0 - 0 Southend United
MOTM: Demetriou

We were beyond poor when it came to creating any chances. We didn't even trouble their keeper by putting a shot on target, but luckily our defense was in good form and we were able to save a point from this. It was a bit of a disappointment considering the run of form we have been on, but the fact that it wasn't a loss certainly helps us in the standings.



Blackpool FC 0 - 1 Walsall FC
BLP - Makris 4'
MOTM: Makris

I'm embarrassed by the performance we put in in front of our own supporters. We took just a single shot the entire match, and there is absolutely no excuse for that poor of a performance. Makris decided the game in the opening minutes after he got the ball running to the right side of the goal and he took advantage of some abysmal defending and cut the ball back inside and finished on the near post. Everyone might as well have left then since nothing happened the rest of the match.



Blackpool FC 2 - 1 Chesterfield FC
BLP - Daniel 52', Potts 81'
CHE - O'Shea 56'
MOTM: Potts

This was a much improved performance and we were clearly the better side this time. The first half was scoreless, but in the second half we finally broke the deadlock with our pressure forcing them to give the ball away to us and Yeates played it straight ahead to Daniel on the left side and his first shot was saved, but he tapped in the rebound after it fell right back to him. That lead didn't last long and just minutes later a cross went into the box and O'Shea slid down to meet it and knocked the ball into the ground causing it to bounce over our keeper as he dove. It looked like we were going to have to settle for a draw until Osay-Samuel burst down the left side of the box and played a ball into the middle where Potts was waiting to direct it into the back of the net for the win.



Blackpool FC 3 - 0 Rochdale AFC
BLP - Bennett 20', McMahon 84', Gnanduillet 90'
MOTM: Magennis

This was as straight forward as it gets and there was rarely any doubt about what the result would be as the game went on. Bennett put us ahead in the first half after Magennis laid the ball off to him as he made a run into the box and he used a well placed shot from just inside the edge of the box into the bottom left corner. Rochdale didn't offer much of a fight after that and in the final minutes we put the finishing touches on it when Magennis tracked down a cleared corner and started the counter for us ultimately laying it off to McMahon to tap in on the back post. Gnanduillet capped it off for good measure with Magennis once again playing the provider and finding him unmarked in the middle of the box and all he had to do was pick a corner and place it there.



Gillingham FC 1 - 2 Blackpool FC
GIL - Dack 81'
BLP - Yeates 43', Osayi-Samuel 90'
MOTM: Vassell

This was an entertaining match and took until the final minute to decide the outcome. We got the lead just a couple of minutes before the break when Vassell pulled the ball back on the right side of the goal and laid it off to Yeates who hit it first time into the bottom left corner. Gillingham fought hard to find an equalizer and their efforts finally paid off late with Dack making a great run behind our defense and finishing on the near post. In the final minute though we pushed forward and Vassell was able to find Osay-Samuel running into acres of space on the right and he continued on towards goal and fired his shot off the keeper and in for the winner.

League Table



Youth Academy



Board Objectives

Youth
-Within 2 seasons, have at least 1 player from the Youth Academy signed in the first season play at least 50% of the games in the next season. (Remaining seasons: 2)

Brand Exposure
-Keep a streak of at least 85% attendance in 5 consecutive home matches.
-Within 3 seasons, increase season ticket holders with at least 10% of the stadium's capacity. (Remaining seasons: 3)

Financial
-Finish the season with a profit margin of £17,000,000

Domestic Success
-EFL League One: Finish Mid Table
-The Emirates FA Cup: Reach the Round of 32 Stage.

House Rules

Spoiler

Credit to Pukellama on Reddit

League two

Youth:
•Can only sign 5 players up to the youth squad.
•Can only sign 2 players from youth squad.
•Maximum youth scout rating 1 star.
•Maximum 2 scouts.
•Can only scout British countries

Buying:
•Can not sign anyone who is above 65 current overall.
•Can not sign anyone who is under 24.
•Can only buy players from the Irish, Scottish and English leagues (up to league 1).
•Can loan players from championship and below only (max overall of 68) (max 2).
•Can only sign one pre contract agreement, min age 30, max ability 65 (67 if promotion likely).
•Maximum transfer - £500k (£200k if player included).
•Maximum wage - £1500.
•Can't buy anyone with 'great potential' or above.

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from people in championship or above or a major euro league
•Have to sell anyone above 70 overall

League 1

Youth:
•Can only sign up 7 players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 3 players from youth squad (can include previous years).
•Maximum youth scout rating 2 star.
•Max 3 scouts.
•Can only scout British countries

Buying:
•Can not sign anyone who is above 69 current overall.
•Can not sign anyone who is under 24 (excl. loan).
•Can only buy players from the Irish, Scottish and English leagues (up to Championship).
•Can loan players from championship and below only (max overall of 70) (max 2).
•Can only sign two pre contract agreements, min age 27, max ability 69 (70 if promotion likely).
•Can't buy anyone with great potential or above.
•Max transfer - £1mil (£500k if player included).
•Max wage - £10k.

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from people in championship or above or a major euro league
•Have to sell anyone above 72 overall

Championship

Youth:
•Can only sign up 7 players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 4 players from youth squad (can include previous years).
•Maximum youth scout 3 star. . . Can only scout Euro countries

Buying:
•Can not sign anyone who is above 74 current overall.
•Can not sign anyone who is under 20 (excl. loan).
•Can only buy players from the Irish, Scottish, Non major European leagues (such as Norway) and Major European 2nd divisions and below (bar Barcelona B).
•Can only sign one player from a non EU league.
•Can loan any European players (max overall of 78) (max 3).
•Can only sign two pre contract agreements, min age 27, max ability 78.
•Maximum transfer - £2mil (£1mil if player included).
•Maximum wage - £25k.
•Can't buy anyone with great potential or above

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from clubs in a major euro league (inc prem)
•Have to sell anyone above 79 overall

Prem (not in europe)

Youth:
•Can only sign up 9 players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 4 players from youth squad (can include previous years).
•Maximum youth scout 4 star.
•Can scout anywhere

Buying:
•Can only buy European players (plus 2 non EU - Non EU can be bought from non EU leagues).
•Can not sign anyone who is above 78 current overall.
•No age restriction.
•Can only buy players who are not currently playing in euro league or higher.
•Can loan any European players (max overall of 80) (max 2).
•Can only sign two pre contract agreements, no min age, max ability 78.
•Max transfer - £15mil (£10mil if player included).
•Max wage - £90k.
•Can't buy anyone with exciting prospect or above

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from clubs in Europe (euro league + euro cup)
•Have to sell anyone above 80 overall

Prem (europa league)

Youth:
•Can only sign up 9 players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 4 players from youth squad (can include previous years).
•No maximum youth scout rating

Buying:
•Can only buy European players (plus 3 non EU).
•Can not sign anyone who is above 81 current overall.
•Can only buy players who are not currently playing in euro cup (including non EU league).
•Can loan any player (max 2).
•Can only sign two pre contract agreements, no min age, max ability 80.
•Max transfer - £20mil (£12.5mil including player).
•Max wage - £150k.
•Can't buy anyone with exciting prospect or above

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from clubs in euro cup
•Have to sell anyone above 83 overall

Prem (champions league) - 1st year or where you didn't reach quarters in previous year

Youth:
•Can sign up as many players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 2 players from youth squad (can include previous years).

Buying:
•Can buy any nationality.
•Can not sign anyone who is above 84 current overall.
•Can only buy players who are not currently playing for a major team.
•Cannot loan anyone.
•Can only sign one pre contract agreements, no min age, max ability 85.
•Max transfer - £25mil (£17.5mil including player).
•Max wage - £175k.
•Can buy any level of potential

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from major clubs.
•Have to sell your best player if reach the semis or higher (add to transfer list, and sell to a club in the champs cup)
•Have to sell anyone who is above 86 overall

Prem (champions league) - reached quarters in previous year

Youth:
•Can sign up as many players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 1 players from youth squad (can include previous years).

Buying:
•Can not sign anyone who is above 88 current overall.
•Can only buy players who are not currently playing for someone else who reached the quarter finals.
•Can only sign one pre contract agreements, no min age, max ability 87.
•Max transfer - £30mil (20mil including player).
•Max wage - £225k

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from Real Madrid, Barcelona or Bayern Munich. . . Have to sell your best 2 players if you don't make the quarters the following year (to a big team only).
•Have to sell anyone who is above 90 overall

Prem (champions league) - reached final in previous year

Youth:
•Can only sign up as many players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 1 players from youth squad (can include previous years).

Buying:
•Can not sign anyone above 91 current overall.
•Can only sign one pre contract agreements, no min age, max ability 87.
•No max transfer.
•No max wage

Selling:
•Do not have to sell

[texasbum06]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Season 6

The Mariners

Transfer Window

Transfers Out

CM, Conor Hourihane, 31 years old, Ireland, 70 OVR - £1,100,000 to Rotherham United

Transfers In

N/A

January 2022



Southampton FC 1 - 1 Grimsby Town
SOU - Acosta 42'
GRI - Banton 89'
MOTM: Banton

We made this game a lot harder than it really should have been. We created some good chances, but each time we sent the shot wide. That came back to bite us when Acosta struck a low driven shot from yards outside of the box and placed it into the bottom right corner just before half. The second half didn't bring much improvement to our shooting woes and just when it looked like we were going to leave empty handed, Quiroga payed Banton into space on the left side of the box and he slotted it around the keeper to the right side of the goal.



F.A. Cup
Arsenal FC 0 - 0 Grimsby Town
MOTM: Robinson

The last thing we needed was a replay, but now another fixture gets added to our schedule and we will have to figure out a way to handle that. Combined with having drawn Arsenal in the EFL Cup semi-final this month that has 2 legs, we will be playing them 4 times. There's not much to say about this game as the scoreline shows, it's certainly disappointing to not have created any clear cut chances for ourselves.



EFL Cup Semi-Final Leg 1
Arsenal FC 0 - 2 Grimsby Town
GRI - Sacko 16' (PEN), Wolf 76'
MOTM: Morrison

This was an ideal scoreline to walk away from the first leg with, especially since those are both away goals that should prove valuable. We opened the scoring after Bellerin slid straight through Morrison inside the box and the referee pointed to the spot and showed him a straight red for his efforts. Sacko tucked it away after sending the keeper the wrong way and we took an early lead. In the second half Vieira set up Wolf and he lined up his shot and let it fly with power and the keeper should have done better but it ended up going off his arm and in. The only downside was that we lost Paterson to a red card after a rash decision on a tackle in the final minute of the game.



Grimsby Town 0 - 1 West Ham United
WHU - Lanzini 24'
MOTM: Nordtveit

It just wasn't our day. The attack was stagnant, the defense was confused, and everyone seemed a little tired. Our defense got caught getting too aggressive and they got through on goal with a 2 on none advantage allowing Lanzini to dribble all the way in and finish on the near post. We were probably lucky not to concede another, but the damage was done already and the scoreline stood with just the single goal on the day.



F.A. Cup Replay
Grimsby Town 2 - 0 Arsenal FC
GRI - Paterson 16', Wolf 88'
MOTM: Kamada

It would have been nice if we could have just done this the first time around, but we got the win and we move on so there's no point getting hung up on it now. We took the lead in the first half off of a corner when Morrison sent it to the near post and Paterson was there to meet it and flick it on off the far post and in. We then wrapped it up in the final minutes with Kamada getting around the right side of the defense and he sent the ball across the box to Wolf who was waiting on the far post to tap it in.



Grimsby Town 2 - 1 West Brom
GRI - Morrison 81', Kamada 84'
WBA - Ward 20'
MOTM: Morrison

It looked like we were heading for an undeserved loss, but we found some late game magic to not only grab an equalizer, but the winner as well. We fell behind after we cleared a ball away, but it was played straight back up to Ward on the edge of the box and he blasted a shot into the top right corner that gave Thomas no chance at keeping it out. We went almost the entire game floundering around trying to find the back of the net, and finally Morrison was the one to pull it back for us after Wolf played him into space and he drove the ball across the goal into the bottom right corner. Just a few minutes later Morrison played the ball to Kamada running across the top of the box and he got around the defense before turning the corner and placing it around the keeper for the win.



EFL Cup Semi-Final Leg 2
Grimsby Town 2 (4) - (2) 2 Arsenal FC
GRI - Cole 7', Quiroga 59'
ARS - Musa 68', Oxlade-Chamberlain 90'
MOTM: Cole

We relaxed too much late, but the result was all but locked up by that point anyway. Cole opened the scoring after Banton shot from the left side and the keeper got down to save it, but straight to Cole who tapped it in. Quiroga then doubled our lead after tackling the ball away and then Cole gave it back to him on the left and he finished across the goal. The managed to pull one back with a stunning goal from Musa after they laid a free kick off from him and he smashed it first time into the top left corner. Oxlade-Chamberlain then equalized with a run to the back post to tap in a grounded cross. Unfortunately for Arsenal they needed two more because of the aggregate and it is us that will advance to the final.



F.A. Cup Round of 32
Sunderland AFC 1 - 2 Grimsby Town
SUN - Stojiljkovic 20'
GRI - Dembele 45', Wolf 74'
MOTM: Kessie

We got a scare early on falling behind, but we battled back and earned our spot in the next round. They were the first to get on the score sheet after a long shot rebounded off of our crossbar and Stojiljkovic was running in to the box at just the right time and was able to head it into the goal. Just before the break we found an equalizer with Kessie playing Dembele through up the middle and he finished it off on the near post. In the second half we got our winner when Kessie played the ball to Wolf and he made a great turn to get around his defender and go through on goal and he finished back across to the bottom right corner.

League Table



Youth Academy



Board Objectives

Youth
-Within 2 seasons, have at least 1 player from the Youth Academy signed in the first team play at least 50% of the games in the next season. (Remaining seasons: 1)

Brand Exposure
-Sign 1 Crucial 1st team player assigned to a forward position
-Gain £21,250,000 earnings from shirt sales within a season

Financial
-Within 3 seasons, increase the club worth of your club by 30%. (Remaining seasons: 3)

Domestic Success
-Premier League: Finish in a Euro League spot
-The Emirates FA Cup: Reach the Round of 32 Stage.

Continental Success
-Europa League: Reach the Quarter Final.

[texasbum06]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Season 2

Club in Crisis

Transfer Window

Transfers Out

GK, Myles Boney, England, 20 years old, 57 OVR - £400,000 to Luton Town

Transfers In

CAM, Peter Pawlett, Scotland, 27 years old, 66 OVR - £700,000 from Aberdeen
CDM, Gary Deegan, Ireland, 30 years old, 64 OVR - £275,000 from Shrewsbury
CB, Nathan Smith, Jamaica, 31 years old, 64 OVR - £240,000 from Yeovil Town
CB, Karleigh Osborne, England, 29 years old, 65 OVR - £400,000 from Kilmarnock

January 2018



MK Dons 2 - 1 Blackpool FC
MKD - Aneke 49', Powell 83'
BLP - Gnanduillet 90'
MOTM: Powell

Poor defense and poor execution in front of goal on the other end is a bad combination if you are trying to win games. We fell behind early in the second half when Aneke got on the end of a cross and powered the header past our keeper. Powell then doubled the lead late in the game after he ran into space on the back post and got the ball to finish with a perfectly placed shot off the far post and in. We finally pulled one back in the final minute with Gnanduillet turning around the defense and firing his shot into the top right corner.



F.A. Cup
Birmingham City 3 - 1 Blackpool FC
BIR - Kieftenbeld 28', Maghoma 41', Cotterill 54'
BLP - Evina 7'
MOTM: Cotterill

Birmingham assaulted our goal and the result was inevitable. We started off with some hope as Evina opened the scoring after Vassell played him down the left and he placed it perfectly across the goal to the far post. Birmingham found the equalizer though with Kieftenbeld getting through on goal and firing his shot inside the right side of the goal. Maghoma then replicated that almost exactly with a shot of his own after getting through and we found ourselves down now. They kept on pouring it on though and Cotterill put the dagger in after he got the ball on the right side of the goal and fired it to the far post to etend their lead.



Blackpool FC 0 - 0 Bradford City
MOTM: Bennett

Neither side really deserved to win and the scoreline was a good representation of how the game was played out. Archer had a fantastic game in goal and made sure to keep out anything that they did manage to get past our defense. We had our chances as well, and Magennis really should have converted a late shot after he was through on goal but their keeper came up with a huge save.



Peterborough United 2 - 2 Blackpool FC
PET - James 16', Hughes 64'
BLP - Vassell 19', Philliskirk 90'
MOTM: Foster

A point was more than we deserved, but I won't complain about the result. They opened the scoring through James after they came out with a 50/50 ball and sent it ahead to James and he finished on the near post with a shot that should probably have been kept out by our keeper. We found an equalizer though just minutes later when Yeates played Vassell through and he sent a slow roller past the keeper into the corner. Luck continued to go against us when off of a corner Archer made a save on a shot, but the rebound fell right to Hughes and he has an easy finish into an open net. In the final minute Foster was able to get some space on the right and he sent a ball into the box for Philliskirk to finish first time to the far post.

League Table



Youth Academy



Board Objectives

Youth
-Within 2 seasons, have at least 1 player from the Youth Academy signed in the first season play at least 50% of the games in the next season. (Remaining seasons: 2)

Brand Exposure
-Keep a streak of at least 85% attendance in 5 consecutive home matches.
-Within 3 seasons, increase season ticket holders with at least 10% of the stadium's capacity. (Remaining seasons: 3)

Financial
-Finish the season with a profit margin of £17,000,000

Domestic Success
-EFL League One: Finish Mid Table
-The Emirates FA Cup: Reach the Round of 32 Stage.

House Rules

Spoiler

Credit to Pukellama on Reddit

League two

Youth:
•Can only sign 5 players up to the youth squad.
•Can only sign 2 players from youth squad.
•Maximum youth scout rating 1 star.
•Maximum 2 scouts.
•Can only scout British countries

Buying:
•Can not sign anyone who is above 65 current overall.
•Can not sign anyone who is under 24.
•Can only buy players from the Irish, Scottish and English leagues (up to league 1).
•Can loan players from championship and below only (max overall of 68) (max 2).
•Can only sign one pre contract agreement, min age 30, max ability 65 (67 if promotion likely).
•Maximum transfer - £500k (£200k if player included).
•Maximum wage - £1500.
•Can't buy anyone with 'great potential' or above.

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from people in championship or above or a major euro league
•Have to sell anyone above 70 overall

League 1

Youth:
•Can only sign up 7 players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 3 players from youth squad (can include previous years).
•Maximum youth scout rating 2 star.
•Max 3 scouts.
•Can only scout British countries

Buying:
•Can not sign anyone who is above 69 current overall.
•Can not sign anyone who is under 24 (excl. loan).
•Can only buy players from the Irish, Scottish and English leagues (up to Championship).
•Can loan players from championship and below only (max overall of 70) (max 2).
•Can only sign two pre contract agreements, min age 27, max ability 69 (70 if promotion likely).
•Can't buy anyone with great potential or above.
•Max transfer - £1mil (£500k if player included).
•Max wage - £10k.

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from people in championship or above or a major euro league
•Have to sell anyone above 72 overall

Championship

Youth:
•Can only sign up 7 players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 4 players from youth squad (can include previous years).
•Maximum youth scout 3 star. . . Can only scout Euro countries

Buying:
•Can not sign anyone who is above 74 current overall.
•Can not sign anyone who is under 20 (excl. loan).
•Can only buy players from the Irish, Scottish, Non major European leagues (such as Norway) and Major European 2nd divisions and below (bar Barcelona B).
•Can only sign one player from a non EU league.
•Can loan any European players (max overall of 78) (max 3).
•Can only sign two pre contract agreements, min age 27, max ability 78.
•Maximum transfer - £2mil (£1mil if player included).
•Maximum wage - £25k.
•Can't buy anyone with great potential or above

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from clubs in a major euro league (inc prem)
•Have to sell anyone above 79 overall

Prem (not in europe)

Youth:
•Can only sign up 9 players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 4 players from youth squad (can include previous years).
•Maximum youth scout 4 star.
•Can scout anywhere

Buying:
•Can only buy European players (plus 2 non EU - Non EU can be bought from non EU leagues).
•Can not sign anyone who is above 78 current overall.
•No age restriction.
•Can only buy players who are not currently playing in euro league or higher.
•Can loan any European players (max overall of 80) (max 2).
•Can only sign two pre contract agreements, no min age, max ability 78.
•Max transfer - £15mil (£10mil if player included).
•Max wage - £90k.
•Can't buy anyone with exciting prospect or above

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from clubs in Europe (euro league + euro cup)
•Have to sell anyone above 80 overall

Prem (europa league)

Youth:
•Can only sign up 9 players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 4 players from youth squad (can include previous years).
•No maximum youth scout rating

Buying:
•Can only buy European players (plus 3 non EU).
•Can not sign anyone who is above 81 current overall.
•Can only buy players who are not currently playing in euro cup (including non EU league).
•Can loan any player (max 2).
•Can only sign two pre contract agreements, no min age, max ability 80.
•Max transfer - £20mil (£12.5mil including player).
•Max wage - £150k.
•Can't buy anyone with exciting prospect or above

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from clubs in euro cup
•Have to sell anyone above 83 overall

Prem (champions league) - 1st year or where you didn't reach quarters in previous year

Youth:
•Can sign up as many players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 2 players from youth squad (can include previous years).

Buying:
•Can buy any nationality.
•Can not sign anyone who is above 84 current overall.
•Can only buy players who are not currently playing for a major team.
•Cannot loan anyone.
•Can only sign one pre contract agreements, no min age, max ability 85.
•Max transfer - £25mil (£17.5mil including player).
•Max wage - £175k.
•Can buy any level of potential

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from major clubs.
•Have to sell your best player if reach the semis or higher (add to transfer list, and sell to a club in the champs cup)
•Have to sell anyone who is above 86 overall

Prem (champions league) - reached quarters in previous year

Youth:
•Can sign up as many players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 1 players from youth squad (can include previous years).

Buying:
•Can not sign anyone who is above 88 current overall.
•Can only buy players who are not currently playing for someone else who reached the quarter finals.
•Can only sign one pre contract agreements, no min age, max ability 87.
•Max transfer - £30mil (20mil including player).
•Max wage - £225k

Selling:
•Have to accept any offers from Real Madrid, Barcelona or Bayern Munich. . . Have to sell your best 2 players if you don't make the quarters the following year (to a big team only).
•Have to sell anyone who is above 90 overall

Prem (champions league) - reached final in previous year

Youth:
•Can only sign up as many players to youth squad.
•Can only sign 1 players from youth squad (can include previous years).

Buying:
•Can not sign anyone above 91 current overall.
•Can only sign one pre contract agreements, no min age, max ability 87.
•No max transfer.
•No max wage

Selling:
•Do not have to sell