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Dagenham '18-19 Season
December/January Update

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League Match 15
Dagenham - Swansea City (1-0)
Elito 51' (Reyna)

Recap: Following the Daggers' trend this season they had a tough time scoring against one of the worst teams in the league but luckily their speedy wing-midfielders combined to get Paez's squad 3 points.

Capital One Cup - Quarter Finals
Nott'm Forest - Dagenham (4-0)
Majewski 38'
Gillett 60'
Giva 66'
Giva 71'

Recap: This being the 3rd game in 6 days and with the next league game happening in 4 days Paez turned to the B team for this one. It was a disaster. An usually reliable attack with Caseres/Nimely was never ever to get settled and the back 4 - and Nico Leali - had a forgettable performance as Dagenham was bounced from this competition.

League Match 16
Cardiff City - Dagenham (0-1)
Victor Andrade 35'

Recap: It's hard to complain about wins but the Daggers continue to barely beat inferior opponents while performing much better against superior competition. Playing down to the level of their opponents is never a good thing.

Champions League - Group State, Match 6
Dagenham - Marseille (1-2)
J. Ayew 19'
J. Ayew 71'
Imbula 83'

Recap: Welp. With the French club looking to exhaust any last possibility to advance to the next round they left it all out on the pitch and were rewarded with a very important win against the already qualified Daggers. A draw between Bayern and Galatasaray meant that the Germans and the French finished with the same amount of points (and Dagenham wins the group!), but how the tiebreaker was decided goes beyond my comprehension ...

League Match 17
Dagenham - Southampton (2-0)
Wilkinson 44' (Vilna)
Victor Andrade 90'

Recap: Different score thanks to a VA goal at the end but basically yet another game where the Daggers had difficulty establishing their dominance over an inferior opponent.

League Match 18
Dagenham - Manchester City (3-2)
Guidetti 7'
Vilna 30'
Aguero 32'
Vilna 40' (Elito)
Reyna 67' (Vilna)

Recap: An excitement-filled game goes in favor of the Daggers after Laurenco Vilna, who has had a subpar season so far, broke out to be a part of each of Dagenham's 3 goals. After a shaky first half Leali and the back 4 pitched a shoutout in the second half to help Dagenham earn 3 very valuable points.

League Match 19
West Ham - Dagenham (0-4)
Victor Andrade 28' (Reyna)
Victor Andrade 48' (Monzon)
Locadia 71' (Reyna)
Wilkinson 90+' (Victor Andrade)

Recap: Unlike the two East London Derbys last season this one practically became a no contest in the second half when the Daggers broke through for 3 goals to embarrass their rivals on the road.

JAN
League Match 20
Dagenham - Stoke City (1-1)
Victor Andrade 24'
Araujo 57

Recap: The struggles in December weren't enough to keep the Daggers from a perfect month in the PL but January starts with a real struggle as Paez's squad misses out on the opportunity to jump to 2nd place in the standings. That will hurt.

League Match 21
Fulham - Dagenham (3-0)
Kasami 7'
Kasami 48'
Monakana 82'

Recap: Ok, this REALLY hurt. Fulham completes a season sweep of Dagenham (with an overall score of 7-1) and in the process nearly makes the Daggers' success in December practically non-existent. To Fulham's credit they've had a really good season, constantly in the hunt for a top 6 spot, but we're still baffled by their undispued dominance of a strong Dagenham squad. It was also very disappointing that this was the last game one of the club's longest-tenured players got to play in ...

F.A. Cup - Round 3
Crystal Palace - Dagenham (0-4)
Jones 7' (Victor Andrade)
Victor Andrade 57' (Ilesanmi)
Victor Andrade 89' (Gavilan)
Klok 90+' (Jones)

Recap: It's difficulty to explain the phenomenon the Daggers are in this competition, where they continue to massacre opponents dating back to the last 4 rounds of last season's competition. Excellent (permanent?) debut for Jones in the Starting XI.

League Match 22
Dagenham - Tottenham (2-2)
Victor Andrade 38' (Locadia)
Bale 45+'
Victor Andrade 47' (Ilesanmi)
Chadli 54'

Recao: Probably has been mentioned before but the Spurs have got to be the most difficult matchup every season fro the Daggers. Every time it seemed Dagenham might get away with this game Tottenham equalized it, therefore the game ended in a fair result. V.A. undoubtedly had the highlight of the game ...

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League Match 23
Crystal Palace - Dagenham (1-1)
De Silva 34'
Locadia 45+' (Victor Andrade)

Recap: If you didn't believe the Daggers' performance in the F.A. Cup was a phenomenon then explain why they were barely able to draw against the same opponent in the PL? I thought so. Dagenham wraps up a disappointing January with this one.

English Premier League - Standings
1. Chelsea - 49pts
2. Arsenal - 43pts
3. Manchester Utd - 43pts
4. Liverpool - 42pts
5. Manchester City - 41pts
6. Fulham - 39pts
7. Dagenham - 39pts
...
18. Cardiff City - 18pts
19. QPR - 17pts
20. Crystal Palace - 13pts

Champions League - Group E
1. Dagenham - 10pts
2. FC Bayern - 9pts
3. Marseille - 9pts
4. Galatasaray SK - 3pts

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Where to start? Going into January Dagenham was in position to jump up to 2nd place had they beaten Stoke City but a draw followed by a tough loss in the next game against Fulham basically led to the Daggers only having little to show for, jumping just one spot in the standings. At this point any hopes of winning the PL may need to be tossed aside and replaced with meeting the board's expectation for a top 4 finish. On the bright side, as you can see, Victor Andrade has broke out with a solid December and an excellent January and actually earned Player of the Month for the latter. V.A. is tied (Dani Pacheco) for the league lead in assists with 7 and is in a group of 7 players who have scored 9 goals in the PL, 7 back of the leader (Abel Hernandez). His 3 assists in the Champions League are also tied for a competition best with 7 other players. Dagenham's opponent in the Champions League Round of 16 will be Porto.

The winter transfer window came and went, no without some significant moves being made by the club. Check it out:

TRANSFERS OUT: Medy Elito (LM, 70 OVR), sold to NEC for $2.6 million. Mode (RB, 66 OVR), loaned to Siena for the rest of the season. David Antonio (CM, 60 OVR), loaned to Porstmouth FC for the rest of the season. Jordan Derbyshire (GK, 67 OVR), loaned to Preston North End for the rest of the season. Oluwafemi Ilesanmi (LB, 73 OVR), included in a transaction. Yohan Wachter (CB, 66 OVR), included in a transaction.

TRANSFERS IN: Jack Robinson (LB, ?? OVR), agreed to pre-contract for 4 years, $90K wages. Alexander Gonzalez (LB, 74 OVR), purchased from BSC Young Boys for $750K + Ilesanmi. Joao Victor Pires Ribeiro (CB, 70 OVR), purchased from FC Barcelona for $2.5 million + Wachter. Jese Rodriguez (ST, ?? OVR), agreed to pre-contract for 5 years, $150K wages.

It was inevitable and Dagenham finally made way for Elito to join a different squad before having to demote him to a bench role which he wouldn't have liked. It was a difficult moment for everyone involved as Elito was the team captain for the last several seasons and was also playing at a very good level. However, the club has a number of good midfielders not only on the senior roster but also in the academy and eventually demoting the stud Englishman would had been awkward and ugly. Elito was all class during his exit and stated he'd continue to root for the Daggers.

Another long-tenured Dagger was also moved in this window. Ilesanmi had peaked for a while now it was no secret the club was looking to upgrade. The main upgrade will arrive next season in Robinson but in the meantime Gonzalez will fill in. He'll actually be taking over at RB with the left-footed Seok Min Kim moving to LB. The team was happy to get Derbyshire, who has been showing improvement for the last couple of seasons, a short loan stint where hopefully he'll get some playing time. Pires Riberio is strictly an upgrade at the backup CB positions. Finally, perhaps the prize acquisition is Jese Rodriguez who was surprisingly sitting there eligible for pre-contract. Dagenham may have overpaid a tad on the wages but the hope is the Spaniard will outplay his cost. The next 6 months possibly become an audition period for Locadia and Andrade as it's highly unlikely Jese will come off the bench.

Woulda, coulda shoulda:

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As predicted, Fernando Monzon became a transfer target when Napoli came in at the beginning of the transfer window with an $18 million offer. Surprisingly Dagenham seemed willing to consider letting go of their best young player but their counteroffer for nearly double the initial offer led to the end of those negotiations. Elito was a highly sought-after player after leading the PL in assists and he went to the highest bidder. FC Nantes, Sheffield United, Reading, and Le Havre AC came up short in the bidding war. Sampdoria ($22 million) and Nott'm Forest ($13 million) tried to acquire Andrade but the Daggers refused to let him go given the outstanding form he's in. Sampdoria's offer was for nearly 3 times what Dagenham paid to acquire the Brazilian this past summer.

In academy news the club received final report from its scouts in Croatia and Netherlands while their scout in Venezuela continues his 6-month assignment. As you might expect there's been some movement here so let's take a look at the youth squad:

• Pavel Vrhovec (CF, 53-63 OVR, 81-94 POT): 17-year old from Croatia already showing some good speed in the academy. The great news is that he's an elite prospect at a position of need but the bad news is that, due to his age, he's unlikely to remain in the academy past this season.
• Victor Soriano (GK, 58-64, 80-90): 15-year old from Venezuela who is highly regarded and has a chance to become a special youngster in the PL if he sticks in the academy for a couple of seasons.
• Nathan Kenny (RM, 63-67, 83-89): 17-year old from Ireland described as technically gifted and projecting as a complete midfielder.
• Sean Foran (LM, 62-66, 83-89): 16-year old from Ireland who is the fastest out of all the Irishmen in the academy. Our midfield could be 75% Irish in the near future.
• Franco Gomez (CAM, 48-58, 75-93)*: 16-year old from Venezuela whose promise makes up for his size (5'5"). Described as a playmaker.
• Damiano Janse (CB, 42-56, 78-86): 15-year old from Netherlands who will actually be tried at CDM since his stature (5'11") isn't ideal for a CB.
• Esteban Navarro (CM, 48-54, 78-86): 15-year old from Venezuela also described as a playmaker. His skillset may not necessarily be a good fit for the diamond.
• Fabrice Mengual (RM, 56-60 78-84): 16-year old playmaker from France who actually projects as more of a CAM.
• Pablo Escobar (CAM, 60-64, 74-80): 17-year old from Venezuela who likely won't improve much more this season unless he stays in the academy until May.
• Matthieu Maupay (CAM, 57-61, 74-80)*: 16-year old from France finally settled in at a position. Described as an attacker.
• Victor Soriano (MID/ATT, 50-62, 70-88)*: 16-year old from Venezuela representing the second prospect from the country in our academy with that name and last name. He's likely to stick as a CF.
• Ciaran Kavanagh (CM, 58-62, 72-78): 16-year old from Ireland who also projects as a technically-gifted CAM.
• Siem Reijnen (CB, 39-47, 66-82)*: 15-year old from the Netherlands described as physically strong. We hope he'll grow past his current 6'1" frame but we like him at his position.
• Stef Gilissen (DEF, 36-42, 69-81)*: 15-year old from Netherlands who is trying to convince coaches that he can play at LB but his lack of speed will probably keep him at CB.

* Denotes recent addition to the academy.

Continuing a trend of tops prospects requesting promotion mid-season, Fernando Romero (LW, 66 OVR) and Dean Murphy (LM, 67 OVR) requested and received promotion to the senior squad. Magnus Gerndt (RW, 57 OVR) was also promoted and later released to make room for new acquisitions, while Cesar Miguel (CDM, 52-56, 72-78) also requested to be promoted but was denied his request and he subsequently chose to leave the club.

Current roster (* Denotes player graduated from the youth academy):

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Starters (4-4-2 diamond wide)
GK - Nicola Leali (77 OVR)
RB - Alexander Gonzalez (74 OVR)
RCB - Luke Wilkinson (79 OVR)
LCB - Marian Sarr (78 OVR)
LB - Seok Min Kim (73 OVR)* Has Potential To Be Special
CDM - Fernando Monzon (81 OVR)* Has Potential To Be Special
RM - John Jones (74 OVR)
LM - Yordy Reyna (79 OVR)
CAM - Laurenco Vilna (73 OVR)* Has Potential To Be Special
RS - Jurgen Locadia (85 OVR)
LS - Victor Andrade (78 OVR)

Subs
LB - Jorge Gavilan (67 OVR)*
CDM - Tim Brooks (70 OVR)* Showing Great Potential
CM - Jon Toral (73 OVR)
CAM - Vurnon Klok (70 OVR)
RW - Gaspar Landa (70 OVR)
ST - Alex Nimely (73 OVR)
ST - Ramiro Caseres (71 OVR)

Reserves
CB - Joao Victor Pires Ribeiro (70 OVR)
LB - Kagetoki Miyoshi (66 OVR)*
LB - Davor Alanovic (64 OVR)* Showing Great Potential
CM - Raffaele Molinaro (67 OVR)* An Exciting Prospect
CM - Victor Meyer (67 OVR)*
CM - Emilio De Mesquites (66 OVR)*
CM - Francesco De Giorgio (65 OVR)
CM - Cristian Alonso (61 OVR)*
LM - Dean Murphy (67 OVR)*
LM - Kenneth Hansen (62 OVR)*
CAM - Brian Donaldson (62 OVR)*
CAM - Faruk Bahamdan (62 OVR)*
RW - Memnos Zindilis (67 OVR)*
RW - Jomar Sadami (66 OVR)* An Exciting Prospect
LW - Fernando Romero (66 OVR)*
LW - Orestes Sentelidis (60 OVR)*
ST - Chuba Akpom (65 OVR)

Opponents in February:

2/2 - Stoke City (F.A. Cup)
2/4 - Norwich City
2/9 - South Korea (Venezuela, Friendly)
2/13 - Mexico (Venezuela, Friendly)
2/17 - Sunderland
2/27 - Porto (Champions League)

What are your predictions for where Dagenham will finish in the PL standings?

It looks like you struggled at the start of December, especially in that heavy loss to Forest. It picked up near the end and then January started badly with another loss to Fulham! (bogey team?) and draw to Stoke. Nice hammering of Palace and the struggle against Palace. Spurs looked tough too. Nice capture of Jese on a PreContract!

FC St. Pauli
FIFA 15 - Season 4

Die Freibeuter der Liga

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October 2017

International Friendly
Czech Republic 1 - Bulgaria 1
CZE - Krejci 82'
BUL - Aleksandrov 44'
MOTM: Vaclik

Bulagira won a corner and the ensuing ball was headed up as the keeper failed to reach it and Aleksandrov was able to head the rebound into the open net. Late in the match Kolar dribbled down the right side of the box and drove a cross into the box for Krejci to head back across the face of the goal and inside the right post for the equalizer.

International Friendly
Solvenia 0 - Czech Republic 3
CZE - Kolar 64', Vydra 71', 83'
MOTM: Kolar

Dockal sent a corner into the near post where Kolar was able to hold the keeper on his back and send a header into the back of the net. Kolar attacked straight through the heart of the defense forcing the keeper to rush off his line and he then played it to Vydra on the right side for the open goal. Vydra came down the left wing and then cut the ball inside and attacked the middle of the box to fire a strong right footed shot into the bottom right corner.

FC Koln 1 - FC St. Pauli 1
KOE - Brecko 6'
STP - Werner 70'
MOTM: Horn

Brecko played the ball to Gerhart who sent it right back to him on a run up the middle unmarked and sneaked the ball inside the near post. Lechleiter dribbled the ball outside the box to the right before cutting it back to his left and finding Werner up the middle for a quick strike to the top right corner for the equalizer.

Champions League Group Stages
St. Etienne 3 - FC St. Pauli 5
STE - Erdinc 13', Clement 31', Hamouma 88'
STP - Çiftçi 18', 39', Michal Mak 21', Werner 36', Ben Khalifa 90'
MOTM: Çiftçi

Monnet-Paquet played Erding at the top of the box who turned and fired a great shot to the top left corner. Çiftçi played the ball to Werner and continued his run to get the ball back in the middle of the box and place it just inside the right post. Michal Mak made a great run into the box and received the ball and hit it between the defender's legs and into the back of the net. St. Etienne used impressive passing in the box to draw the keeper off his line and Clement finally put the ball into the empty net. Çiftçi pushed the ball around the defense to the right side of the box and sent a low cross in that Werner was able to tap in. Çiftçi got the ball on the counter attack and beat the defense down the left wing before cutting in on goal to curl the ball around the keeper into the far right post. Rakovsky played the ball right back to St. Etienne right off a goal kick and it was played to Hamouma right in front of goal for the easy score. Ben Khalifa led the counter playing the ball to Çiftçi on the right side who drew the keeper out and played it back to Ben Khalifa for the tap in.

FC St. Pauli 1 - Eint. Frankfurt 1
STP - Çiftçi 90'
FFM - Waldschmidt 63'
MOTM: Starke

Giovani Dos Santos sent a cross in from the left wing and Waldschmidt beat Stromgaard Sorensen in the air for the header that went just inside the top left corner for the lead. With time running short Junuzovic played the ball to Çiftçi in the final third and he used a great roulette move to spin around the defender as he closed out and went through on goal to finish a strong shot into the top left corner for the late equalizer.

VFl Wolfsburg 2 - FC St. Pauli 3
WOB - Arnold 15', Vieirinha 82'
STP - Lechleiter 51', Ben Khalifa 53', Grun 87' (OG)
MOTM: Lechleiter

Arnold had his shot blocked by Stromgaard Sorensen, but it came right back to him and he was able to slot it home for the opener. Lechleiter played the ball to Ben Khalifa at the top of the box and got it back after making a run into the box and beat the keeper to the right side of the goal. Lechleiter then returned the favor when he played the ball ahead to Ben Khalifa on the counter who was able to beat the keeper on the near post for the lead. Vieirinha got the ball on the top of the box and made a quick turn to get the ball on his left foot and fire it perfectly into the top left corner for the equalizer. Lechleiter showed off some amazing ball skills beating the defense on a counter and going through on goal only to see it saved by Grun who pushed it out, but directly into the knee of his own man and watched as the ball rolled back into the net to give St. Pauli the win.

FC Nuremberg 1 - FC St. Pauli 2
FCN - Higuain 76'
STP - Çiftçi 23', Jantscher 47'
MOTM: Jantscher

Brosinski played Jantscher down the right wing and he was able to send in a low cross that Çiftçi flipped up over the defender and then hit the volley past the keeper. Junuzovic played the ball over the top of the defense right into the path of Jantscher going through on the right side of goal for the easy near post finish past a frozen keeper. Starke made a save pushing the ball to the outside of the goal that Higuain was able to beat Tah to the header starting a sequence that saw the ball hit off the post and deflect off of Starke and back into the net.

Champions League Group Stages
Real Madrid 1 - FC St. Pauli 4
RM - Benzema 35'
STP - Çiftçi 14', 50', Werner 72', Ben Khalifa 77'
MOTM: Rakovsky

The ball was played to Çiftçi on the counter and he used a quick touch to get past Pepe and go through on goal to beat the keeper on the right post. James had the ball knocked away from him but was able to recover it and play it over to Benzema for the quick turn and shoot into the back of the net. Ben Khalifa played Werner down the left wing who sent in a cross that Çiftçi beat Ramos in the air to head into the goal. Storm took the ball down the right side of the goal to the end line before sending a cross back into the box that found Werner's head and ended up in the net to extend the lead. Werner used a fake shot, but Pepe was able to knock the ball away from him back towards the keeper that Ben Khalifa raced to and touched it away before sliding to hit it back into the goal to seal the win.

League Table


Champions League Group Table


Youth Academy
Daniel Koch (Germany) - ?, 16 yrs old, 34-42 OVR 62-88 POT (Attacker)
Jeff Peay (United States) - CB, 16 yrs old, 53-57 OVR 70-74 POT (Physically Strong)
Joel Lorenzen (Germany) - GK, 16 yrs old, 57-61 OVR 73-79 POT (Goalkeeper)
Julian Madlung (Germany) - GK, 17 yrs old, 57-61 OVR 72-76 POT (Goalkeeper)
Lukas Lecjaks (Czech Republic) - ST, 16 yrs old, 55-59 OVR 69-73 POT (Winger)
Matthias Soylemezgiller (Germany) - RM, 17 yrs old, 58-62 OVR 73-79 POT (Winger)
Patrick Bulut (Germany) - GK, 15 yrs old, 47-57 OVR 76-94 POT (Goalkeeper)
Timo Steenvoorden (Netherlands) - LB, 17 yrs old, 57-61 OVR 71-75 POT (Defensive Minded)

St. Pauli Player of the Month

Nadir Çiftçi


Putting in an outstanding total of 6 goals and 3 assists this month, Çiftçi has put himself tied for the Bundesliga lead with 8 goals to go along with 4 goals in the Champions League. His performances across both competitions has really begun to put him in the discussion as one of best strikers around.

Press Conference
Q: You have pushed to the top of the table, but with the season still in the early stages, the separation from first and sixth is only 4 points. What do you need to do in order to continue to create more separation from the rest and hold on to the top spot?

A: With the table so close it will be tough to maintain where we are. Bayern Munich and Dortmund are sitting in 5th and 6th, and they can begin their push at any point. We have to continue to focus on the defense we have been playing, and Starke is staying in top form in goal so far. Our attack has been fantastic as of late, and we need to keep them in form as well.

Q: You were able to take 3 points in both Champions League games with big wins over St. Etienne and the defending champions of Europe, Real Madrid. How hard will it be to keep your spot and advance past the group stages?

A: The win over Real Madrid was huge for us, and the St. Etienne one was a must win match. We are in position to advance right now, but with 2 matches left and Real Madrid lurking, nothing is guaranteed. We have a home match against St. Etienne and we have to travel to Inter for the other one that is left. The pressure will be on, but we just have to focus on playing our game.

Q: Lasse Sobiech went down with a dislocated shoulder in that last match against Real Madrid. He was really taking a step forward and establishing a solid partnership with Jonathan Tah. How big of a hit is this for your squad?

A: With the way the defense had been improving it's tough to see him have to miss 8 weeks like this. Him and Jonathan were really learning how to cover for each other, and when to take risks. We have two solid players in Stromgaard Sorensen and Hammar who will fill in, but the experience Sobiech had with Tah on the field will be hard to replace.

Some tight draws/wins and then some big wins. Particularly the one against Real! It really gives you a big chance now of progressing! Top of the table is great! Çiftçi has been hitting top form and long may it continue!

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Career Mode
Season 1

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Part 3 - October with a grain of salt

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Page 974 - Part 1 - August and introduction
Page 977 - Part 2 - September against the Goliaths

Current Squad

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Full squad list

Goalkeepers

Sven Ulreich - 78 OVR - Age 25 - Germany
Thorsten Kirshbaum - 68 OVR - Age 27 - Germany
Odisseas Vlachodimos - 63 OVR - Age 20 - Germany

Defenders

Florian Klein - 71 OVR - Age 27 - Austria
Phillipp Mwene - 59 OVR - Age 20 - Austria
Antonio Rüdiger - 74 OVR - Age 21 - Germany
Daniel Schwaab - 74 OVR - Age 25 - Germany
Georg Niedermeier - 73 OVR - Age 28 - Germany
Timo Baumgartl - 64 OVR - Age 18 - Germany
Karim Haggui - 72 OVR - Age 30 - Tunisia
Gotoku Sakai - 72 OVR - Age 23 - Japan
Konstantin Rausch - 73 OVR - Age 24 - Germany
Tim Leibold - 60 OVR - Age 20 - Germany
Niklas Stark - 68 OVR - Age 19 - Germany

Midfielders

Oriol Romeu - 72 OVR - Age 22 - Spain
Carlos Gruezo - 70 OVR - Age 19 - Ecuador
Robin Yalcin - 61 OVR - Age 20 - Germany
Serey Die - 72 OVR - Age 29 - Ivory Coast
Martin Harnik - 76 OVR - Age 27 - Austria
Sercan Sararer - 69 OVR - Age 24 - Turkey
Christian Gentner - 77 OVR - Age 28 - Germany
Moritz Leitner - 74 OVR - Age 21 - Germany (On loan from Bor.Dortmund)
Timo Werner - 71 OVR - Age 18 - Germany
Erich Berko - 60 OVR - Age 19 - Germany
Adam Hlousek - 72 OVR - Age 25 - Czech Republic
Kevin Störger - 69 OVR - Age 20 - Austria (On loan at 1.FC K'lautern)
Alexandru Maxim - 76 OVR - Age 23 - Romania
Daniel Didavi - 75 OVR - Age 24 - Germany
Patrick Herrmann - 77 OVR - Age 23 - Germany

Attackers

Marco Rojas - 68 OVR - Age 22 - New Zealand (On loan at FC Thun)
Vedad Ibisevic - 79 OVR - Age 29 - Bosnia Herzegovina
Daniel Ginczek - 74 OVR - Age 23 - Germany
Filip Kostic - 73 OVR - Age 21 - Serbia

Games



Bundesliga
Matchday 7
VfL Stuttgart 2-0 Hertha Berlin
48' Ibisevic (Leitner)
76' Ibisevic (Maxim)

So, our first game of the month was going to be against Hertha Berlin, the team who is actually, yes, at the top of the league. We went to see what is going on in Berlin, but things were not great. Just before the game, Ulreich had sprained his knee, so he would be out for 2 weeks, meaning that Kirschbaum would get to start in this game and the next one.

The game started pretty well, we were moving the ball and making moves, yet Berlin did not look bad at all. First half was very equal, with either side making really good moves. However, in the second half, Leitner made some good moves and passed it into the box, where Ibisevic scored it very well. However, it was a goalkeepers mistake again, since it bounce through the legs yet again - this keeps on happening, I don't know what is going on. It always happens with Ibisevic aswell.

Hertha actually started attacking even better after our goal, but Kirschbaum played very well and kept us in it. But some good skill from Maxim and a great pass aswell left Ibisevic open again and he hit it in. The game ended 2-0 and we got the 3 points from Berlin.

MOTM: Vedad Ibisevic



Bundesliga
Matchday 8
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2-0 VfL Stuttgart
25' Castro (Bender)
29' Calhanoglu (Bender)

So I decided to play a bit of a weaker side against Bayer, since the boys wanted a bit of rest. I figured we should still be able to play really well against them, but things went wrong. so, so wrong. Bender passed the ball to Castro, who was in the middle of our defenders, yet he took a slight step and slammed it into the top left corner.

A few moments later, Calhanoglu was through in the box and put it right next the front post and gave them a two goal lead. I put in Maxim and Ibisevic instantly after the goals, and while we looked better, we still couldn't score. We hit the post plenty of times and Leno was also on form.

It was a sad way to lose - we looked like we could score, yet it never happened. I guess now I know that swapping the team up drastically, isn't always a good idea.

MOTM: Filip Kostic



Bundesliga
Matchday 9
VfL Stuttgart 1-1 Eintracht Frankfurt
4' Meier (Valdez)
27' Werner (Kostic)

After the poor game against Leverkusen, we went up against Frankfurt before our Pokal game. As I thought we should get the points easily, it was Valdez and Meier playing great football between eachother, as they got past our defense early and scored. I was rather disappointed since the defense looked absolutely poor.

We started attacking early, but we didn't have Ibisevic, so Werner had to work hard upfront. It took us a bit of time, but Werner delivered, as he got took a step to the left to get open in the box and took a shot to the far post. After that, we looked a lot better, yet we couldn't score.

Werner hit the post twice and so did a few others, but for some reason, we couldn't take the lead. I wasn't disappointed with our play, but the score did not make me happy. I guess letting Ibisevic rest would again cost us points.

MOTM: Timo Werner



DFB-Pokal
Round of 32
1. FC Köln 0-2 VfL Stuttgart
23' Maxim (Ulreich)
78' Maxim (Harnik)

So, our last game of the month was a cup game against a team we had faced earlier, Köln. I was feeling pretty confident since we had beat them earlier and I knew that due to the recent results not being the best, we had to bounce back strong in the cup, that is for sure.

The game actually started off pretty equal - I guess Köln had learned from their mistakes in the first game. They looked pretty good and threatening, yet they couldn't actually get a goal. Then, Ulreich hammered his goal kick. Maxim grabbed it and was already through and put it past the keeper. An assist to our keeper, wow.

Maxim wasn't done there, he scored one in the second half aswell, with some good dribbling skill and a good pass getting him in the box and putting it past the keeper. Even if Köln looked a little better, we still came out to play, so I was happy with the finish of the month, atleast.

MOTM: Alexandru Maxim

Man of the Month



Vedad Ibisevic

First month Ulreich, second one Maxim, so I figured that this month has to be the month of Ibisevic. Even if he didn't play 2 games, I learned that without him, we are going to struggle in the attacking department. He did score 2 against Berlin, which is also nice.

League Table



My Thoughts

If last month left me with mixed thoughts, then this one is even worse. Losing to Bayer is one thing, I mean, they are a good side, but dropping points against Frankfurt was not on the menu. It also showed that we really need Ibisevic in our games to make that difference.

Also, about Ibisevic, rumors have been surfacing about him wanting to leave. I don't actually know anything about it yet, other than the news posts popping up that he his "homesick". I guess we shall see how things will play out.

Another thing, I want to say sorry for no replying on everybodys posts, I have been reading but just haven't typed anything. I guess you can throw me in the same boat as Rabbit.

Well, that is it for now, thanks for reading and please, leave your comments if there is anything, I hope you enjoyed it!

Not too bad of a month there. The Leverkusen game looked pretty disapointing from your ennd after that great 2-0 win against Hertha.

Congrats for progressing into the next round of the Pokal by the way! Ibisevic is looking good for you but sadly he leaves the team 'weakened' when he's not playing. Hopefully he can start more often and i hope that you stay at the top of the table for the rest of the season!

FIFA 15 | PS3 | Season 3 | 2016-17

The Swans

November 2016

Spoiler

Nov 2nd
Champions League Group Stage
Match 4
Swansea 1-0 Borussia Dortmund
Centurion 8'

MotM: Adrian Centurion

We hosted the group leaders who were looking for their 4th win from 4 in the group. We would have our work cut out if we wanted to get a result in this game. We started really well and Centurion continued his good form by bagging a goal 8 minutes in. He passed it into Delph from the right wing and continued his run into the area. Delph opted to shoot instead unleashing a powerful left footed shot while holding off Piscek. Weidenfeller produced the save but Centurion was rewarded for his run reacting first to tap in from close range. Weidenfeller then made a great save to deny an Ings header on 21'. Centurion forced another save 10 minutes later off a corner. Bender then had Dortmund's first real chance before halftime heading wide from outside the box off a well worked corner routine. Bony had a great chance soon after the restart running free of the back 4 and forcing a save and then missing the rebound. Scuffet made a very goof stop from a Sahin effort on the hour mark before Reid hit the crossbar with a header 10 minutes later. Hayes then parked the bus to see out the lead and brought on Zouma and Dyer for Ings and Redmond while switching to a 5-4-1. It was a memorable European night for Hayes and all involved with the club. Adrian Centurion was the stand out attacking player while he also helped out in his defensive duties. Winston Reid, Jordi Amat and Simone Scuffet were all stellar in defense claiming a clean sheet against the likes of Reus, Immobile, Sahin and Blaszczykowski.


Nov 5th
Match 11
Swansea 2-1 Liverpool
Bony 67' (Berahino)
Bony 79' (Shelvey)
Sterling 87'

MotM: Wilfried Bony

3rd placed Liverpool came to Wales to face us in this game and it would be another big test of our abilities. After a tight first half of us having the better of the chances and both keepers being outstanding when called upon. The game finally produced some goals after the hour mark. Top scorer Bony was on target twice for us and Sterling got one past Scuffet inside the last 5 minutes of the game. Berahino fed it to Bony and he took on Agger who initially won the ball on the edge of the box but the ball kept rolling in Bony's path. He then composed himself and stuck it past a helpless Mignolet. Shelvey then played it into Bony for the second. Bony used his superior speed to get past Agger and then finish around Mignolet. Higuain then played the ball through out defense and Sterling finished it. Bony, Berahino and Anderson had good games today.


Nov 8th
Match 12
Blackburn 0-2 Swansea
McKenzie 13' (Sigurdsson)
McKenzie 36' (Cañas)

MotM: Tom McKenzie

We face newly promoted and strugglers Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. Youth product McKenzie put us ahead with a first time shot 13 minutes in. McKenzie then scored off another through ball with a first time shot on 36 minutes. McKenzie really impressed today as did Cañas and the defence.


Nov 19th
Match 13
Swansea 2-1 Hull
Meyler 37'
Bony 75' (Pen)
Bony 78' (Sigurdsson)

MotM: Wilfried Bony

A game in which was dominated by us although the scoreline suggested differently. Irishman David Meyler gave Hull the lead going into the break with his well placed finish. It took until Hull captain Dawson took Bony down in the area for us to equalize through Bony himself. Sigurdsson avoided 2 challenges before setting Bony free in between Dawson and Maguire. He duly finished past Cillessen.


Nov 22nd
Champions League Group Stage
Match 5
Anderlecht 0-1 Swansea
Ings 13' (Centurion)

MotM: Simone Scuffet

Although it was a tight game we never seemed like we would lose it. Ings danced past 2 tackles leaving him a free run into the box and place it past the motionless keeper. Scuffet played really well making 9 saves when the ball did get past the defence.


Nov 26th
Match 14
QPR 1-2 Swansea
Bony 38' (Pen)
Ings 51' (Delph)
Modeste 80' (Pen)

MotM: Fabian Delph

Another even game but we had the better chances and took them. Ehmer took Bony down inside the area and he dispatched the spot kick. Delph then played a great ball through to Ings from the halfway line. Ings ran onto it and converted the chance. Amat was judged to have clipped Austin as he was shooting allowing Modeste to tuck away the penalty.


Nov 29th
Capital One Cup Quarter Finals
Swansea 4-2 Bolton
McKenzie 2'
McKenzie 25' (Tidser)
Davis 27'
Almeida 31'
McKenzie 33' (Bertrand)
Spearing 52'
McKenzie 59'

MotM: Tom McKenzie

A game in which Bolton actually had more attempts but youth product McKenzie was on fire banging in 4 goals and earning Man of the Match. His first was good pressing by him and other academy player Tidser forcing a scuffed kick from the keeper. McKenzie then hit it on the half volley into the top corner. His second was a good cross by Tidser and he got free from his marker before heading powerfully past the keeper. Davies and Almeida leveled for Bolton in a 4 minute period. McKenzie completed his hat trick on 33 minutes to restore the lead. He was played down the line and he turned back in on his right, making room to fire across the keeper. Spearing found a gap in the defence to level the game at 3-3. But McKenzie popped up again this time dispossessing Ream and sprinting towards goal before placing it past Bogdán. What a performance from the 18 year old.

Player of the Month



Wilfried Bony

The Ivorian won some games on his own and scored 5 crucial goals this month. He is extremely strong, a clinical finisher, excellent in the air and is quite quick for his build. He is the perfect target man to have. He doesn't get nervous taking penalties either and takes them with ease. A very important component of the team.

Barclay's Premier League Table
1. Chelsea - 35 Points
2. Manchester United - 34 Points
3. Manchester City - 32 Points
4. Swansea City - 30 Points
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5. Liverpool - 26 Points
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6. Arsenal - 23 Points
7. Tottenham Hotspur - 22 Points
8. West Brom - 22 Points
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18. West Ham - 7 Points
19. Blackburn Rovers - 4 Points
20. Derby County - 3 Points

Champions League Group A
1. Swansea City - 12 Points
2. PSG - 9 Points
3. Borussia Dortmund - 9 Points
4. Anderlecht - 0 Points

Barclay's Premier League Top Scorer
1. Edinson Cavani (Manchester City) 11
2. Diego Costa (Chelsea) 10
3. Wilfried Bony (Swansea City) 9

Club Top Scorer
1. Bony 16
2. Ings 7
3. McKenzie 6

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*Denotes New Addition


Liam Dyer - RW - 66-70 Ovr - 80-86 Pot - 17


Cian Kavanagh - CDM - 59-63 Ovr - 72-78 Pot - 18


Dane Doyle - GK - 67-71 Ovr - 84-90 Pot - 16


Craig Stevenson - CDM - 56-60 Ovr - 75-81 Pot - 16


Chris Little - GK - 63-67 Ovr - 79-85 Pot - 16


Will Paton - RB - 64-68 Ovr - 83-89 Pot - 16


Matty Daniel - CAM - 67-71 Ovr - 83-89 Pot - 15


Steven McManus - CB - 67-71 Ovr - 88-94 Pot - 16


Dean O'Leary - CB - 44-46 Ovr - 78-84 Pot - 16


Wes Brill - CM - 60-64 Ovr - 75-81 Pot - 16


Derek O'Connor - CDM - 47-51 Ovr - 87-94 Pot - 16


Derek Reilly - CAM - 51-57 Ovr - 84-94 Pot - 15


Stephen Brady - LW - 52-57 Ovr - 74-80 Pot - 15


Adam Turner - CF - 40-44 Ovr - 73-81 Pot - 15


Shay Doherty - ST - 52-62 Ovr - 78-92 Pot - 15

Current Squad

Spoiler

Simone Scuffet - 77 Ovr, 20 Years Old
Lukasz Fabianski - 75 Ovr, 31 Years Old
Joe Wilson - 66 Ovr, 18 Years Old* (Showing Great Potential)

Nathaniel Clyne - RB, 78 Ovr, 25 Years Old
Ashley Richards - RB, 70 Ovr, 25 Years Old
Angel Rangel - RB, 71 Ovr, 34 Years Old
Curtis Obeng - RB, 60 Ovr, 27 Years Old
Winston Reid - CB, 75 Ovr, 28 Years Old
Jordi Amat - CB, 76 Ovr, 24 Years Old
Kurt Zouma - CB, 75 Ovr, 22 Years Old**
Kalidou Koulibaly - CB, 75 Ovr, 25 Years Old
Kyle Bartley - CB, 69 Ovr, 25 Years Old
Daniel McCann - CB, 53 Ovr, 17 Years Old*
Bernat - LB, 76 Ovr, 22 Years Old
Ryan Bertrand - LB, 74 Ovr, 27 Years Old
Raheem Hanley - LB, 60 Ovr, 22 Years Old

Nathan Dyer - RM, 75 Ovr, 29 Years Old
Adrian Centurion - RM, 76 Ovr, 23 Years Old
Benjamin Stambouli - CDM, 78 Ovr, 26 Years Old
José Cañas - CDM, 73 Ovr, 29 Years Old
Fabian Delph - CM, 76 Ovr, 27 Years Old
Ki Sung-Yeung - CM, 76 Ovr, 27 Years Old
Josh Sheehan - CM, 61 Ovr, 21 Years Old
Jonjo Shelvey - CAM, 78 Ovr, 24 Years Old
Gylfi Sigurdsson - CAM, 78 Ovr, 27 Years Old
Declan Graham - CAM, 65 Ovr, 17 Years Old*
Mark Tidser - CAM, 68 Ovr, 17 Years Old*
Jay Fulton - CAM, 67 Ovr, 22 Years Old
Nathan Redmond - LM, 75 Ovr, 22 Years Old
Shane Brennan - LM, 60 Ovr, 17 Years Old*

Wilfried Bony - ST, 84 Ovr, 27 Years Old
Saido Berahino - ST, 70 Ovr, 23 Years Old
Danny Ings - ST, 73 Ovr, 24 Years Old
Marvin Emnes - ST, 71 Ovr, 28 Years Old
Tom McKenzie - CF, 63 Ovr, 18 Years Old*
Jefferson Montero - LW, 74 Ovr, 27 Years Old
Felipe Anderson - LW, 77 Ovr, 23 Years Old

* Denotes Youth Product
** Denotes Loanee

Nov 12th
World Cup Qualifiers
Match 5
Italy 2-3 Ireland
Cerci 2'
McClean 9' (McGeady)
Long 20' (Stokes)
Long 26' (McGeady)
Balotelli 61'

MotM: Shane Long

Cerci turned Clark in the box and fired home into the left hand corner. McClean poked in the equalizer ahead of El Shaarawy after McGeady squared it. Long took the lead for us speeding past Ogbonna on the edge of the box and placing past Sirigu. 6 minutes later Long had a second hitting the ball first time from the penalty spot while he was side on to the goal. The rest of the half was closed out. Balotelli pulled one back after turning Clark, sprinting into the area and scoring across Westwood to the left. A frustrated Italy were reduced to long range efforts for the remainder of the game.


Nov 16th
World Cup Qualifiers
Match 6
Ireland 1-1 Turkey
Erdinç 33'
McClean 45' (Stokes)
Gülüm 90'

MotM: Selçuk Inan

It was a tight match with the midfield being the key part. None of the teams really got on top and it ended all square. Erdinç opened the scoring being chipped through and taking his shot early surprising Westwood. McClean equalized on the stroke of halftime tapping in Stokes' ball across the 6 yard box. Gülüm was sent off for coming in from behind McClean near the area. McGeady shot the ensuing free kick just wide.

FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Group
1. Belgium - 14 Points
2. Turkey - 10 Points
3. Norway - 9 Points
4. Ireland - 9 Points
5. Italy - 4 Points
6. Northern Ireland - 3 Points

December Fixtures
3/12 - Newcastle (H)
7/12 - PSG (H)
10/12 - Manchester United (H)
14/12 - Manchester City (A)
18/12 - Arsenal (H)
24/12 - West Brom (A)


Thanks for reading! Any feedback is appreciated!

What a great unbeaten month! You're doing really well in the Champions League and progressing to the semi finals of the Capital One Cup! You're not in too bad of a position in the league too, with a four point between you and Liverpool.

Nice win against Italy by the way! They're always difficult to play against but you beat them in the end.

Bony's looking pretty good with nine more goals than Danny Ings and he was on great form in the Liverpool and Hull games. I hope that you can climb a few places up the table in preperation for maybe some January signings. Good luck for the rest of the season!

Dagenham '18-19 Season
December/January Update

Spoiler

League Match 15
Dagenham - Swansea City (1-0)
Elito 51' (Reyna)

Recap: Following the Daggers' trend this season they had a tough time scoring against one of the worst teams in the league but luckily their speedy wing-midfielders combined to get Paez's squad 3 points.

Capital One Cup - Quarter Finals
Nott'm Forest - Dagenham (4-0)
Majewski 38'
Gillett 60'
Giva 66'
Giva 71'

Recap: This being the 3rd game in 6 days and with the next league game happening in 4 days Paez turned to the B team for this one. It was a disaster. An usually reliable attack with Caseres/Nimely was never ever to get settled and the back 4 - and Nico Leali - had a forgettable performance as Dagenham was bounced from this competition.

League Match 16
Cardiff City - Dagenham (0-1)
Victor Andrade 35'

Recap: It's hard to complain about wins but the Daggers continue to barely beat inferior opponents while performing much better against superior competition. Playing down to the level of their opponents is never a good thing.

Champions League - Group State, Match 6
Dagenham - Marseille (1-2)
J. Ayew 19'
J. Ayew 71'
Imbula 83'

Recap: Welp. With the French club looking to exhaust any last possibility to advance to the next round they left it all out on the pitch and were rewarded with a very important win against the already qualified Daggers. A draw between Bayern and Galatasaray meant that the Germans and the French finished with the same amount of points (and Dagenham wins the group!), but how the tiebreaker was decided goes beyond my comprehension ...

League Match 17
Dagenham - Southampton (2-0)
Wilkinson 44' (Vilna)
Victor Andrade 90'

Recap: Different score thanks to a VA goal at the end but basically yet another game where the Daggers had difficulty establishing their dominance over an inferior opponent.

League Match 18
Dagenham - Manchester City (3-2)
Guidetti 7'
Vilna 30'
Aguero 32'
Vilna 40' (Elito)
Reyna 67' (Vilna)

Recap: An excitement-filled game goes in favor of the Daggers after Laurenco Vilna, who has had a subpar season so far, broke out to be a part of each of Dagenham's 3 goals. After a shaky first half Leali and the back 4 pitched a shoutout in the second half to help Dagenham earn 3 very valuable points.

League Match 19
West Ham - Dagenham (0-4)
Victor Andrade 28' (Reyna)
Victor Andrade 48' (Monzon)
Locadia 71' (Reyna)
Wilkinson 90+' (Victor Andrade)

Recap: Unlike the two East London Derbys last season this one practically became a no contest in the second half when the Daggers broke through for 3 goals to embarrass their rivals on the road.

JAN
League Match 20
Dagenham - Stoke City (1-1)
Victor Andrade 24'
Araujo 57

Recap: The struggles in December weren't enough to keep the Daggers from a perfect month in the PL but January starts with a real struggle as Paez's squad misses out on the opportunity to jump to 2nd place in the standings. That will hurt.

League Match 21
Fulham - Dagenham (3-0)
Kasami 7'
Kasami 48'
Monakana 82'

Recap: Ok, this REALLY hurt. Fulham completes a season sweep of Dagenham (with an overall score of 7-1) and in the process nearly makes the Daggers' success in December practically non-existent. To Fulham's credit they've had a really good season, constantly in the hunt for a top 6 spot, but we're still baffled by their undispued dominance of a strong Dagenham squad. It was also very disappointing that this was the last game one of the club's longest-tenured players got to play in ...

F.A. Cup - Round 3
Crystal Palace - Dagenham (0-4)
Jones 7' (Victor Andrade)
Victor Andrade 57' (Ilesanmi)
Victor Andrade 89' (Gavilan)
Klok 90+' (Jones)

Recap: It's difficulty to explain the phenomenon the Daggers are in this competition, where they continue to massacre opponents dating back to the last 4 rounds of last season's competition. Excellent (permanent?) debut for Jones in the Starting XI.

League Match 22
Dagenham - Tottenham (2-2)
Victor Andrade 38' (Locadia)
Bale 45+'
Victor Andrade 47' (Ilesanmi)
Chadli 54'

Recao: Probably has been mentioned before but the Spurs have got to be the most difficult matchup every season fro the Daggers. Every time it seemed Dagenham might get away with this game Tottenham equalized it, therefore the game ended in a fair result. V.A. undoubtedly had the highlight of the game ...

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League Match 23
Crystal Palace - Dagenham (1-1)
De Silva 34'
Locadia 45+' (Victor Andrade)

Recap: If you didn't believe the Daggers' performance in the F.A. Cup was a phenomenon then explain why they were barely able to draw against the same opponent in the PL? I thought so. Dagenham wraps up a disappointing January with this one.

English Premier League - Standings
1. Chelsea - 49pts
2. Arsenal - 43pts
3. Manchester Utd - 43pts
4. Liverpool - 42pts
5. Manchester City - 41pts
6. Fulham - 39pts
7. Dagenham - 39pts
...
18. Cardiff City - 18pts
19. QPR - 17pts
20. Crystal Palace - 13pts

Champions League - Group E
1. Dagenham - 10pts
2. FC Bayern - 9pts
3. Marseille - 9pts
4. Galatasaray SK - 3pts

Spoiler

Where to start? Going into January Dagenham was in position to jump up to 2nd place had they beaten Stoke City but a draw followed by a tough loss in the next game against Fulham basically led to the Daggers only having little to show for, jumping just one spot in the standings. At this point any hopes of winning the PL may need to be tossed aside and replaced with meeting the board's expectation for a top 4 finish. On the bright side, as you can see, Victor Andrade has broke out with a solid December and an excellent January and actually earned Player of the Month for the latter. V.A. is tied (Dani Pacheco) for the league lead in assists with 7 and is in a group of 7 players who have scored 9 goals in the PL, 7 back of the leader (Abel Hernandez). His 3 assists in the Champions League are also tied for a competition best with 7 other players. Dagenham's opponent in the Champions League Round of 16 will be Porto.

The winter transfer window came and went, no without some significant moves being made by the club. Check it out:

TRANSFERS OUT: Medy Elito (LM, 70 OVR), sold to NEC for $2.6 million. Mode (RB, 66 OVR), loaned to Siena for the rest of the season. David Antonio (CM, 60 OVR), loaned to Porstmouth FC for the rest of the season. Jordan Derbyshire (GK, 67 OVR), loaned to Preston North End for the rest of the season. Oluwafemi Ilesanmi (LB, 73 OVR), included in a transaction. Yohan Wachter (CB, 66 OVR), included in a transaction.

TRANSFERS IN: Jack Robinson (LB, ?? OVR), agreed to pre-contract for 4 years, $90K wages. Alexander Gonzalez (LB, 74 OVR), purchased from BSC Young Boys for $750K + Ilesanmi. Joao Victor Pires Ribeiro (CB, 70 OVR), purchased from FC Barcelona for $2.5 million + Wachter. Jese Rodriguez (ST, ?? OVR), agreed to pre-contract for 5 years, $150K wages.

It was inevitable and Dagenham finally made way for Elito to join a different squad before having to demote him to a bench role which he wouldn't have liked. It was a difficult moment for everyone involved as Elito was the team captain for the last several seasons and was also playing at a very good level. However, the club has a number of good midfielders not only on the senior roster but also in the academy and eventually demoting the stud Englishman would had been awkward and ugly. Elito was all class during his exit and stated he'd continue to root for the Daggers.

Another long-tenured Dagger was also moved in this window. Ilesanmi had peaked for a while now it was no secret the club was looking to upgrade. The main upgrade will arrive next season in Robinson but in the meantime Gonzalez will fill in. He'll actually be taking over at RB with the left-footed Seok Min Kim moving to LB. The team was happy to get Derbyshire, who has been showing improvement for the last couple of seasons, a short loan stint where hopefully he'll get some playing time. Pires Riberio is strictly an upgrade at the backup CB positions. Finally, perhaps the prize acquisition is Jese Rodriguez who was surprisingly sitting there eligible for pre-contract. Dagenham may have overpaid a tad on the wages but the hope is the Spaniard will outplay his cost. The next 6 months possibly become an audition period for Locadia and Andrade as it's highly unlikely Jese will come off the bench.

Woulda, coulda shoulda:

Spoiler

As predicted, Fernando Monzon became a transfer target when Napoli came in at the beginning of the transfer window with an $18 million offer. Surprisingly Dagenham seemed willing to consider letting go of their best young player but their counteroffer for nearly double the initial offer led to the end of those negotiations. Elito was a highly sought-after player after leading the PL in assists and he went to the highest bidder. FC Nantes, Sheffield United, Reading, and Le Havre AC came up short in the bidding war. Sampdoria ($22 million) and Nott'm Forest ($13 million) tried to acquire Andrade but the Daggers refused to let him go given the outstanding form he's in. Sampdoria's offer was for nearly 3 times what Dagenham paid to acquire the Brazilian this past summer.

In academy news the club received final report from its scouts in Croatia and Netherlands while their scout in Venezuela continues his 6-month assignment. As you might expect there's been some movement here so let's take a look at the youth squad:

• Pavel Vrhovec (CF, 53-63 OVR, 81-94 POT): 17-year old from Croatia already showing some good speed in the academy. The great news is that he's an elite prospect at a position of need but the bad news is that, due to his age, he's unlikely to remain in the academy past this season.
• Victor Soriano (GK, 58-64, 80-90): 15-year old from Venezuela who is highly regarded and has a chance to become a special youngster in the PL if he sticks in the academy for a couple of seasons.
• Nathan Kenny (RM, 63-67, 83-89): 17-year old from Ireland described as technically gifted and projecting as a complete midfielder.
• Sean Foran (LM, 62-66, 83-89): 16-year old from Ireland who is the fastest out of all the Irishmen in the academy. Our midfield could be 75% Irish in the near future.
• Franco Gomez (CAM, 48-58, 75-93)*: 16-year old from Venezuela whose promise makes up for his size (5'5"). Described as a playmaker.
• Damiano Janse (CB, 42-56, 78-86): 15-year old from Netherlands who will actually be tried at CDM since his stature (5'11") isn't ideal for a CB.
• Esteban Navarro (CM, 48-54, 78-86): 15-year old from Venezuela also described as a playmaker. His skillset may not necessarily be a good fit for the diamond.
• Fabrice Mengual (RM, 56-60 78-84): 16-year old playmaker from France who actually projects as more of a CAM.
• Pablo Escobar (CAM, 60-64, 74-80): 17-year old from Venezuela who likely won't improve much more this season unless he stays in the academy until May.
• Matthieu Maupay (CAM, 57-61, 74-80)*: 16-year old from France finally settled in at a position. Described as an attacker.
• Victor Soriano (MID/ATT, 50-62, 70-88)*: 16-year old from Venezuela representing the second prospect from the country in our academy with that name and last name. He's likely to stick as a CF.
• Ciaran Kavanagh (CM, 58-62, 72-78): 16-year old from Ireland who also projects as a technically-gifted CAM.
• Siem Reijnen (CB, 39-47, 66-82)*: 15-year old from the Netherlands described as physically strong. We hope he'll grow past his current 6'1" frame but we like him at his position.
• Stef Gilissen (DEF, 36-42, 69-81)*: 15-year old from Netherlands who is trying to convince coaches that he can play at LB but his lack of speed will probably keep him at CB.

* Denotes recent addition to the academy.

Continuing a trend of tops prospects requesting promotion mid-season, Fernando Romero (LW, 66 OVR) and Dean Murphy (LM, 67 OVR) requested and received promotion to the senior squad. Magnus Gerndt (RW, 57 OVR) was also promoted and later released to make room for new acquisitions, while Cesar Miguel (CDM, 52-56, 72-78) also requested to be promoted but was denied his request and he subsequently chose to leave the club.

Current roster (* Denotes player graduated from the youth academy):

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Starters (4-4-2 diamond wide)
GK - Nicola Leali (77 OVR)
RB - Alexander Gonzalez (74 OVR)
RCB - Luke Wilkinson (79 OVR)
LCB - Marian Sarr (78 OVR)
LB - Seok Min Kim (73 OVR)* Has Potential To Be Special
CDM - Fernando Monzon (81 OVR)* Has Potential To Be Special
RM - John Jones (74 OVR)
LM - Yordy Reyna (79 OVR)
CAM - Laurenco Vilna (73 OVR)* Has Potential To Be Special
RS - Jurgen Locadia (85 OVR)
LS - Victor Andrade (78 OVR)

Subs
LB - Jorge Gavilan (67 OVR)*
CDM - Tim Brooks (70 OVR)* Showing Great Potential
CM - Jon Toral (73 OVR)
CAM - Vurnon Klok (70 OVR)
RW - Gaspar Landa (70 OVR)
ST - Alex Nimely (73 OVR)
ST - Ramiro Caseres (71 OVR)

Reserves
CB - Joao Victor Pires Ribeiro (70 OVR)
LB - Kagetoki Miyoshi (66 OVR)*
LB - Davor Alanovic (64 OVR)* Showing Great Potential
CM - Raffaele Molinaro (67 OVR)* An Exciting Prospect
CM - Victor Meyer (67 OVR)*
CM - Emilio De Mesquites (66 OVR)*
CM - Francesco De Giorgio (65 OVR)
CM - Cristian Alonso (61 OVR)*
LM - Dean Murphy (67 OVR)*
LM - Kenneth Hansen (62 OVR)*
CAM - Brian Donaldson (62 OVR)*
CAM - Faruk Bahamdan (62 OVR)*
RW - Memnos Zindilis (67 OVR)*
RW - Jomar Sadami (66 OVR)* An Exciting Prospect
LW - Fernando Romero (66 OVR)*
LW - Orestes Sentelidis (60 OVR)*
ST - Chuba Akpom (65 OVR)

Opponents in February:

2/2 - Stoke City (F.A. Cup)
2/4 - Norwich City
2/9 - South Korea (Venezuela, Friendly)
2/13 - Mexico (Venezuela, Friendly)
2/17 - Sunderland
2/27 - Porto (Champions League)

What are your predictions for where Dagenham will finish in the PL standings?

Wow, I feel sorry for your defeat against Nott'm Forest. But it's always difficult having so many games in a short amount of time... At least, now that you're out of the Capital One Cup, your schedule will be a little more spaced out for you to focus on the league, F.A Cup and the Champions League.

The Fulham game really did look like it hurt! After doing so well against Manchester City previously in the month and the losing 3-0 to Fulham is just a kick in the nuts. Luckily, you bounced back in the F.A Cup against Crystal Palace and didn't do too badly against Spurs.

Despite not really having the months you wanted, you did get a nice chunk of points that will be invaluable by the end of the season. Good Luck of the rest of the season!

FC St. Pauli
FIFA 15 - Season 4

Die Freibeuter der Liga

October 2017

Spoiler

International Friendly
Czech Republic 1 - Bulgaria 1
CZE - Krejci 82'
BUL - Aleksandrov 44'
MOTM: Vaclik

Bulagira won a corner and the ensuing ball was headed up as the keeper failed to reach it and Aleksandrov was able to head the rebound into the open net. Late in the match Kolar dribbled down the right side of the box and drove a cross into the box for Krejci to head back across the face of the goal and inside the right post for the equalizer.

International Friendly
Solvenia 0 - Czech Republic 3
CZE - Kolar 64', Vydra 71', 83'
MOTM: Kolar

Dockal sent a corner into the near post where Kolar was able to hold the keeper on his back and send a header into the back of the net. Kolar attacked straight through the heart of the defense forcing the keeper to rush off his line and he then played it to Vydra on the right side for the open goal. Vydra came down the left wing and then cut the ball inside and attacked the middle of the box to fire a strong right footed shot into the bottom right corner.

FC Koln 1 - FC St. Pauli 1
KOE - Brecko 6'
STP - Werner 70'
MOTM: Horn

Brecko played the ball to Gerhart who sent it right back to him on a run up the middle unmarked and sneaked the ball inside the near post. Lechleiter dribbled the ball outside the box to the right before cutting it back to his left and finding Werner up the middle for a quick strike to the top right corner for the equalizer.

Champions League Group Stages
St. Etienne 3 - FC St. Pauli 5
STE - Erdinc 13', Clement 31', Hamouma 88'
STP - Çiftçi 18', 39', Michal Mak 21', Werner 36', Ben Khalifa 90'
MOTM: Çiftçi

Monnet-Paquet played Erding at the top of the box who turned and fired a great shot to the top left corner. Çiftçi played the ball to Werner and continued his run to get the ball back in the middle of the box and place it just inside the right post. Michal Mak made a great run into the box and received the ball and hit it between the defender's legs and into the back of the net. St. Etienne used impressive passing in the box to draw the keeper off his line and Clement finally put the ball into the empty net. Çiftçi pushed the ball around the defense to the right side of the box and sent a low cross in that Werner was able to tap in. Çiftçi got the ball on the counter attack and beat the defense down the left wing before cutting in on goal to curl the ball around the keeper into the far right post. Rakovsky played the ball right back to St. Etienne right off a goal kick and it was played to Hamouma right in front of goal for the easy score. Ben Khalifa led the counter playing the ball to Çiftçi on the right side who drew the keeper out and played it back to Ben Khalifa for the tap in.

FC St. Pauli 1 - Eint. Frankfurt 1
STP - Çiftçi 90'
FFM - Waldschmidt 63'
MOTM: Starke

Giovani Dos Santos sent a cross in from the left wing and Waldschmidt beat Stromgaard Sorensen in the air for the header that went just inside the top left corner for the lead. With time running short Junuzovic played the ball to Çiftçi in the final third and he used a great roulette move to spin around the defender as he closed out and went through on goal to finish a strong shot into the top left corner for the late equalizer.

VFl Wolfsburg 2 - FC St. Pauli 3
WOB - Arnold 15', Vieirinha 82'
STP - Lechleiter 51', Ben Khalifa 53', Grun 87' (OG)
MOTM: Lechleiter

Arnold had his shot blocked by Stromgaard Sorensen, but it came right back to him and he was able to slot it home for the opener. Lechleiter played the ball to Ben Khalifa at the top of the box and got it back after making a run into the box and beat the keeper to the right side of the goal. Lechleiter then returned the favor when he played the ball ahead to Ben Khalifa on the counter who was able to beat the keeper on the near post for the lead. Vieirinha got the ball on the top of the box and made a quick turn to get the ball on his left foot and fire it perfectly into the top left corner for the equalizer. Lechleiter showed off some amazing ball skills beating the defense on a counter and going through on goal only to see it saved by Grun who pushed it out, but directly into the knee of his own man and watched as the ball rolled back into the net to give St. Pauli the win.

FC Nuremberg 1 - FC St. Pauli 2
FCN - Higuain 76'
STP - Çiftçi 23', Jantscher 47'
MOTM: Jantscher

Brosinski played Jantscher down the right wing and he was able to send in a low cross that Çiftçi flipped up over the defender and then hit the volley past the keeper. Junuzovic played the ball over the top of the defense right into the path of Jantscher going through on the right side of goal for the easy near post finish past a frozen keeper. Starke made a save pushing the ball to the outside of the goal that Higuain was able to beat Tah to the header starting a sequence that saw the ball hit off the post and deflect off of Starke and back into the net.

Champions League Group Stages
Real Madrid 1 - FC St. Pauli 4
RM - Benzema 35'
STP - Çiftçi 14', 50', Werner 72', Ben Khalifa 77'
MOTM: Rakovsky

The ball was played to Çiftçi on the counter and he used a quick touch to get past Pepe and go through on goal to beat the keeper on the right post. James had the ball knocked away from him but was able to recover it and play it over to Benzema for the quick turn and shoot into the back of the net. Ben Khalifa played Werner down the left wing who sent in a cross that Çiftçi beat Ramos in the air to head into the goal. Storm took the ball down the right side of the goal to the end line before sending a cross back into the box that found Werner's head and ended up in the net to extend the lead. Werner used a fake shot, but Pepe was able to knock the ball away from him back towards the keeper that Ben Khalifa raced to and touched it away before sliding to hit it back into the goal to seal the win.

League Table


Champions League Group Table


Youth Academy
Daniel Koch (Germany) - ?, 16 yrs old, 34-42 OVR 62-88 POT (Attacker)
Jeff Peay (United States) - CB, 16 yrs old, 53-57 OVR 70-74 POT (Physically Strong)
Joel Lorenzen (Germany) - GK, 16 yrs old, 57-61 OVR 73-79 POT (Goalkeeper)
Julian Madlung (Germany) - GK, 17 yrs old, 57-61 OVR 72-76 POT (Goalkeeper)
Lukas Lecjaks (Czech Republic) - ST, 16 yrs old, 55-59 OVR 69-73 POT (Winger)
Matthias Soylemezgiller (Germany) - RM, 17 yrs old, 58-62 OVR 73-79 POT (Winger)
Patrick Bulut (Germany) - GK, 15 yrs old, 47-57 OVR 76-94 POT (Goalkeeper)
Timo Steenvoorden (Netherlands) - LB, 17 yrs old, 57-61 OVR 71-75 POT (Defensive Minded)

St. Pauli Player of the Month

Nadir Çiftçi


Putting in an outstanding total of 6 goals and 3 assists this month, Çiftçi has put himself tied for the Bundesliga lead with 8 goals to go along with 4 goals in the Champions League. His performances across both competitions has really begun to put him in the discussion as one of best strikers around.

Press Conference
Q: You have pushed to the top of the table, but with the season still in the early stages, the separation from first and sixth is only 4 points. What do you need to do in order to continue to create more separation from the rest and hold on to the top spot?

A: With the table so close it will be tough to maintain where we are. Bayern Munich and Dortmund are sitting in 5th and 6th, and they can begin their push at any point. We have to continue to focus on the defense we have been playing, and Starke is staying in top form in goal so far. Our attack has been fantastic as of late, and we need to keep them in form as well.

Q: You were able to take 3 points in both Champions League games with big wins over St. Etienne and the defending champions of Europe, Real Madrid. How hard will it be to keep your spot and advance past the group stages?

A: The win over Real Madrid was huge for us, and the St. Etienne one was a must win match. We are in position to advance right now, but with 2 matches left and Real Madrid lurking, nothing is guaranteed. We have a home match against St. Etienne and we have to travel to Inter for the other one that is left. The pressure will be on, but we just have to focus on playing our game.

Q: Lasse Sobiech went down with a dislocated shoulder in that last match against Real Madrid. He was really taking a step forward and establishing a solid partnership with Jonathan Tah. How big of a hit is this for your squad?

A: With the way the defense had been improving it's tough to see him have to miss 8 weeks like this. Him and Jonathan were really learning how to cover for each other, and when to take risks. We have two solid players in Stromgaard Sorensen and Hammar who will fill in, but the experience Sobiech had with Tah on the field will be hard to replace.

You've been doing amazing in the Champions League and you got a great win against Real Madrid! Congrats for also being at the top of the table!

Nadir Çiftçi has been a name that I nearly always see when you bring out a new update. He's always getting involved somehow and he's been a massive player for you and your team. I hope you fend of the likes of Bayern Munich and Dortmund to eventually win the title! Good Luck for the rest of the season!

[jamiec47]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Some big news today that makes me very happy. I've just been offered very lucrative job in the UK/US. I haven't accepted the offer yet, but I like what's been put on the table. The company is a web-based marketing solutions provider with offices in Southampton, Oakland and Moscow. I've been offered the chance to lead either of the first two offices.

Southampton would mean regular games at St. Mary's plus at least one away trip to Chelsea every season. I'd also be within reasonable distance of London if I want to spend the weekend in the city, and my folks will be moving back to near Aldershot in a few months.

Oakland puts me right next to the Golden State Warriors (get in, Andrew Bogut), and near San Jose (who have an MLS team plus my uncle in Forest Knolls) and San Francisco (who have Rabbit and Fisherman's Wharf).

Wow man! If I were you I'd go to Southampton. They have the football, your family and you'll be in the UK. If you like London then it's great as well but personally, I don't get the buzz.

[Keano16]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

What a great unbeaten month! You're doing really well in the Champions League and progressing to the semi finals of the Capital One Cup! You're not in too bad of a position in the league too, with a four point between you and Liverpool.

Nice win against Italy by the way! They're always difficult to play against but you beat them in the end.

Bony's looking pretty good with nine more goals than Danny Ings and he was on great form in the Liverpool and Hull games. I hope that you can climb a few places up the table in preperation for maybe some January signings. Good luck for the rest of the season!

All I can say is that December was absolutely dreadful.

[Cruzerr]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

@Moose - I hate when that happens, losing to a team lower part in the league. Might be just me, but it happens to me often. Getting rid of Amalfitano will be pretty good and I hope you beat Tottenham!

@vrabbit - A pretty solid month, beating Madrid, Villareal and a tie with Arsenal, not bad at all. Any idea who you are going to face in CL next round?

With Dagenham, you did pretty well I think. I mean, your cup performances weren't the greatest (ex. for F.A Cup, what a smashing!), but you played well in the league. The loss against Fulham surprised me at first, but they are pretty high in the league, so I can imagine it was a tough game. Keep it up!



@Chicobass - It wasn't the greatest month, yet it seems the games itself were really fun; 3-3 against Valencia. I say try the diamond instantly, you might like it.

February was a lot better, both the ties against Madrid and Barca, and advancing in Europa. You better beat Spurs!

@Keano - Undefeated month, whoop whoop! Have you secured your CL spot?

Also, you are not doing bad with Ireland at all, hang in there!

@Tex - Well, well, well. If it isn't Pauli at the top of the league! The thing that stood out for me, is that you smashed Real, very well done! (What is up with everybody playing Real Madrid?)

[Keano16]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

@Keano - Undefeated month, whoop whoop! Have you secured your CL spot?

Also, you are not doing bad with Ireland at all, hang in there!

It was a great month alright, December not so much. As it stands Us, Dortmund and PSG can all qualify. It'll be tight. Ireland is going good. Just need to pick up a couple more wins.

[sportsfreak96]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Real Betis New season update

Real Betis has a major chip on their shoulders after qualifying for the Europa league last season despite the fact that they were predicted to be a Mid table side.


Betis had a very Busy Summer transfer window to say the least.


Transfers In:

Ramon Azeez from Almeria

Muhamed Besic from Everton

John Stones from Everton

Transfers out:

Selim Meier-> Loan

Salvador Agra-> Villareal

Caro->Loan

Fabio Daprela -> Loan

Cejudo-> Celta Vigo

Momar N'Doye-> Loan

Fabian-> Loan

Friendlies:

West Brom vs Betis 1-0 win

LOSC Lille vs Betis
2-1 win

OGC Nice vs Betis
2-0 win

League Match 1

Malaga CF vs Betis
3-0 win
League match 2
Rayo Vallecano vs Betis 3-1 Win
League match 3
Levante UD vs Betis 1-1 Draw

Fifa WC qualifiers
Bolivia vs Uruguay
0-2 loss
Bolivia vs Peru
2-0 win

Europa League Group Stage

Real Betis vs Molde FK

3-0 win for Betis

UD Almeria vs Real Betis

2-1 Win for Betis

Sevilla FC vs Real Betis

3-1 Loss for Betis

RCD Mallorca vs Betis
2-2 Draw

SV Ried vs Real Betis

2-1 win
Thievy Bifouma Scores 2 brilliant goals in this match to win the game for us.

Squad Report will be up soon!

[vrabbit]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Some big news today that makes me very happy. I've just been offered very lucrative job in the UK/US. I haven't accepted the offer yet, but I like what's been put on the table. The company is a web-based marketing solutions provider with offices in Southampton, Oakland and Moscow. I've been offered the chance to lead either of the first two offices.

Southampton would mean regular games at St. Mary's plus at least one away trip to Chelsea every season. I'd also be within reasonable distance of London if I want to spend the weekend in the city, and my folks will be moving back to near Aldershot in a few months.

Oakland puts me right next to the Golden State Warriors (get in, Andrew Bogut), and near San Jose (who have an MLS team plus my uncle in Forest Knolls) and San Francisco (who have Rabbit and Fisherman's Wharf).

If you come to Oakland I'll definitely buy you a beer or 3.

Edit: also look up the Earthquakes new stadium, it's NICEEEEEE.

[JAGGER6223]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Birmingham City


Lee Clarke Sacked As Birmingham City Manager
Sky Sports, May 15 2014


After keeping the Blues up with a last minute goal from fullback Paul Caddis to keep them safe from relegation, it wasn't enough to keep Lee Clarke's job safe. In a statement on the club's website has made offical that Lee Clarke won't manage Birmingham for the 2014/15 season. The statement also went on to say that after a 10 day review of the season the club felt that he could not lead us to the place we want to be. We wish him the best for future.

The club are too believed to have gone scouting for a new manager around the continent but they say it is far too early to have names, especally with the world cup about to start. We believe an announcement will be made during the World Cup.



Birmingham Sign Seven as the Hunt for a Manager Continues
BBC, June 12 2014


Birmingham City have announced the signing of 6 free players and 1 loanee today, with the club announcing it on their website. The following players signed are:

Jonathan Grounds - Oldham Athletic, LB
Stephen Gleeson - MK Dons, CM
Wes Thomas - Rotherham United, ST
Gavin Gunning - Dundee United, CB
Mark Duffy - Doncaster, RM
Clayton Donaldson - Brentford, ST

Birmingham also have loaned in Grant Hall, a 21 Centre Back from Tottenham for the season.

As far as the hunt is for a new manager, rumours are spreading that they are set to announce it before July. However, the club has kept there hunt for a manager very quite, not giving away anything.

The club also announced the departure of long serving striker Nikola Zigic. The 6'7 striker spent 4 years at Birmingham and the club issued a statement wishing him the best for the future.



BREAKING: Birmingham Announce New Manager
Sky Sports, June 23 2014


Birmingham City have surprisingly announced their new manager in former Wolverhampton assistant Jake Gaspar. A huge surprise that he become's the Birmingham manager, Gaspar started his trade at Millwall when he came over from his native Australia to England when he was 18 in 1998. He built his way up and by the 2009/10 season became Kenny Jacketts Assistant Manager. Gaspar followed Jackett after he left Millwall to go to Wolverhampton in th 2013/14 season helping them too a record promotion in League 1. We believe that he wanted to excel his career and become a manager of a Football team in the country. We believe there is a press conference being held for Gaspar later today. WE WILL UPDATE!!


*UPDATE*: Here is the script of the Press Conference that just occured about the appointment of Jake Gaspar:


MC: Hello everyone. Today I am happy to announce our new manager. Jake Gaspar.

Gaspar: Thanks all for coming down.

Q: How do you feel becoming a English Football manager?

Gaspar: Ever since I came to England, I dream't of becoming a manager. Today this dream came true. And I want to take this opportunity with both hands.

Q: You have never manager a team like this and are very inexperienced. also a young manager in 35 years old. How will this effect you?

Gaspar: It won't effect me. I'm ready to do this job. I've had extremely good training in this trade with Kenny Jackett showing me it. Kenny has been a role model for me. He was the first to tell me to apply for the Birmingham Job. And when I found out that I hade become manager I rang him. He sounded the happiest I've ever seen.

Q: What are your team and personal goals?

Gaspar: I get the boards objectives for this season in a few days and I'll go from there. As for personal goals, I've achieved a massive one today in becoming manager of this team. I'm happy with that for the moment.

Q: The club has already signed 7 players, what do you think of these players and will you be buying many players? Also the players leaving?

Gaspar: The players bought in are real class. I've seen them play and do very well. I see the team for the first time tomorrow and will slowly designing my ideal starting 11. As for buying players I'll get my budget at the same time as my objectives. So I'll see what I can do from there. And as with players leaving I have heard nothing on any players departing so far.

Gaspar: I know it is short but I need to go. Thankyou all for coming, hope to see you soon.




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So I'm doing Birmingham City. Very excited and hope you guys will enjoy.

Thankyou

[sportsfreak96]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

If you come to Oakland I'll definitely buy you a beer or 3.

Edit: also look up the Earthquakes new stadium, it's NICEEEEEE.

I hate the stadium for the MLS team that is near me it's so confusing trying to find anything. If you're wondering what team i'm talking about it's the Chicago Fire

[indiblue]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Thanks, everyone! I have a few months left on my current job, and then it will be at least six months until I can move out of the country due to other obligations, so I have until around July or August to decide. I am leaning towards Oakland simply because I've never lived in Cali and the experience sounds fun.

@JAGGER I'm not Aussie, but my mum is Maori from NZ and raised in Canberra because of my granddad being a diplomat. As a result I have a lot of respect for the country's athletes and Australians in general. Of course, my heart still belongs to the All Blacks in that part of the world!

[moose141]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

West Ham United - Episode #50: Derby Win at Any Cost

In this episode, we have a massive 5th vs. 6th London Derby against rivals Tottenham Hotspur, heading to White Hart Lane for the matchup.

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[moose141]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

And also, as I'm reading through I haven't gotten to comment on careers yet but Indi congrats on the job offer, you'll definitely enjoy the US if you do come out here but best of luck with whichever location you pick and be sure to let us know how it goes!

[sportsfreak96]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

@moose that goal from The Ox had me go "How the Hell did he manage that" Either way great win away from home against Tottenham.

[Keano16]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

FIFA 15 | PS3 | Season 3 | 2016-17

The Swans

December 2016


Dec 3rd
Match 15
Swansea 0-3 Newcastle
Ilicic 16'
Ilicic 60'
Gouffran 83'

MotM: Josip Ilicic

Ilicic headed in a rebound from Sissoko's shot on 16 minutes to give Newcastle the lead. Cabella then smashed a penalty off the crossbar followed by the post and then Fabianski's head in a comical incident. Krul was forced into a save by Anderson and Shelvey hit the woodwork to end the half. Ilicic got a second drifting in between Koulibaly and Zouma to get on the end of Chadli's ball in behind before finishing with his first touch. Gouffran was left completely unmarked to head in a Cabella free kick on 83 minutes ending the game in humiliating fashion for the Swans.


Dec 7th
Champions League Group Stage
Match 6
Swansea 1-4 PSG
Witsel 7'
Matuidi 10'
Lavezzi 45'
Lucas 63'
Bony 90' (Ings)

MotM: Lucas

Knowing that a draw would be enough to seal his team's spot at the top of the group Hayes made sure his side was set up to keep a clean sheet. He also wanted to get at least a point following the horrific defeat to Newcastle earlier in the week. That unravelled quickly when Witsel headed a cross from Lucas narrowly in after climbing above Reid. Matuidi then added a second 3 minutes later getting the ball on the edge of the area where Reid and Amat gave him way too much room to pick his spot and finish. A long range effort on halftime from Lavezzi all but sealed the game for Swansea. Lucas cut inside to make it 4 for PSG smashing past Scuffet at his near post. Ings somehow managed to hit the crossbar with a rebound from his first shot that was saved by Sirigu. It pretty much summed up our dismal form in front of goal. Bony eventually got one in the net for us with the last kick of the game. He sped past Luiz and placed it around Sirigu. The game was more balanced in terms of shots than the scoreline suggested. We just couldn't hit the net much like the last game against Newcastle. In a dramatic turn of events Anderlecht earned their first point of the group stage against heavily fancied Dortmund managing a 1-1 draw in Germany. This draw meant even though we were hammered by PSG we progressed to the Last 16 finishing 2nd of goal difference to PSG themselves. It was announced that Bayern Munich are our opponents. We earned a massive £10 million for qualifying doubling our transfer budget going into the January window.


Dec 10th
Match 16
Swansea 0-1 Manchester United
Hernandez 57'

MotM: Igor Akinfeev

A close range 57' header from the Mexican Hernandez was enough to take all 3 points for the visitors. The first half was all United. Di Maria and Hernandez both missed glorious, early chances before Hernandez forced a wonderful save from Simone Scuffet. The resulting corner fell to Rooney on the edge of the area and Scuffet did enough to tip his shot onto the post. The decisive moment came in the 57th minute. The Argentine Di Maria broke through the defence on the left hand side of the box and holding off the challenges of Amat and Reid he chipped the ball across to Hernandez. He out jumped Bernat in the air and headed comfortably past the Italian Scuffet. A late resurgence produced little more than a wasted opportunity by Berahino and a good save by Akinfeev denying Cañas. Going to the Eithad in 3 days we need to get firing up front.


Dec 14th
Match 17
Manchester City 3-0 Swansea
Cavani 33'
Cavani 43'
Cavani 75'

MotM: Edinson Cavani

Facing both Manchester clubs in the space of 4 days is never nice but that's what we had to deal with this month. A 4-2-3-1 was trialed as a result of our recent troubles in creating and converting chances. It was City who created all the chances and the leagues top scorer, Edinson Cavani, was there to finish them off. On the back of his hat trick City marched to an easy victory. Wilfried Bony and Sigurdsson both missed clear cut chances early on and that is an example of where we are at the moment. Cavani scored his first with a header in off the underside of the crossbar just after the hour mark. His second displayed his quick feet when he turned inside Amat and slotted past Scuffet before he had even dived. Stambouli blazed a shot wide and then Cavani put the icing on the cake for the Citizens when he followed up the rebound to his own shot off the crossbar. He managed to get there ahead of Clyne to poke it in. Things don't look to be getting any better.


Dec 18th
Match 18
Swansea 0-3 Arsenal
Sanogo 54'
Wilshere 89'
Ox-Chamberlain 90'

MotM: Jack Wilshere

Another dreadful defeat. This time at the hands of Arsenal. Campbell, Sanogo and Sanchez all had chances before Sanogo eventually put the ball into the net after hitting the crossbar with a header 2 minutes before hand. Wilshere played it into him and he put it into the top right corner to start the scoring. After Hayes went all out attack to try and get an equalizer Arsenal came up with 2 more goals in the last minutes. First it was Wilshere driving through the defence before finishing with his left foot. Then it was Ox-JoChamberlain being found by Giroud and curling around Scuffet. This is our 5th consecutive defeat in all competitions and we have only managed 1 goal while conceding a worrying 14. What suddenly has gone wrong? Hayes must be wondering that very question.


Dec 24th
Match 19
West Brom 2-1 Swansea
Yacob 16'
Mulumbu 19'
Bony 47' (Sigurdsson)

MotM: Stefan Johansen

A dreadful way to end a dreadful month where we didn't win a single game. The defence allowed 2 goals inside the first 20 minutes and that's what killed us. Vako had his shot blocked by Amat but it rolled to the left and into Yacob's path. All he had to do was pass it into the net as Scuffet wasn't set. 3 minutes later Mulumbu got on the score sheet. Vako chipped it over Reid and Mulumbu controlled it on his chest before firing low past Scuffet. Bony missed a bicycle kick before coming out in the second half and getting a goal. (Our 2nd this month) He danced inside Zambrano and avoided Dawson's challenge inside the box before slotting home. We pushed for the equalizer with chances from Reid and 2 from Bony. Our terrible luck in front of the posts continued however and we slumped to a 6th defeat in a row. Hayes can all but hope that this form doesn't continue next month.

Player of the Month

No one.


Barclay's Premier League Table
1. Manchester United - 46 Points
2. Chelsea - 45 Points
3. Manchester City - 42 Points
4. Arsenal - 35 Points
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5. Liverpool - 35 Points
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8. Everton - 31 Points
9. Swansea City - 30 Points
10. Aston Villa - 30 Points
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18. West Ham - 13 Points
19. Blackburn Rovers - 5 Points
20. Derby County - 3 Points

Champions League Group A
1. PSG - 12 Points
2. Swansea City - 12 Points
3. Borussia Dortmund - 10 Points
4. Anderlecht - 1 Points

Barclay's Premier League Top Scorer
1. Edinson Cavani (Manchester City) 16
2. Diego Costa (Chelsea) 12
3. Wilfried Bony (Swansea City) 10
4. Mame Diouf (Stoke City) 10

Club Top Scorer
1. Bony 18
2. Ings 7
3. McKenzie 6




Cian Kavanagh - CDM - 62 Ovr - 72-78 Pot - 18
Cian was promoted as he was 18. The Irishman signed a 1 year deal that was quickly extended to 3 years at a raise to £2,250 a week. He is nothing but a loan candidate for now and may be sold in the future depending on how he performs.

Spoiler

*Denotes New Addition


Liam Dyer - RW - 66-70 Ovr - 80-86 Pot - 17


Dane Doyle - GK - 67-71 Ovr - 84-90 Pot - 16


Craig Stevenson - CDM - 56-60 Ovr - 75-81 Pot - 16


Chris Little - GK - 63-67 Ovr - 79-85 Pot - 16


Will Paton - RB - 64-68 Ovr - 83-89 Pot - 16


Matty Daniel - CAM - 67-71 Ovr - 83-89 Pot - 15


Steven McManus - CB - 67-71 Ovr - 88-94 Pot - 16


Dean O'Leary - CB - 44-46 Ovr - 78-84 Pot - 16


Wes Brill - CM - 60-64 Ovr - 75-81 Pot - 16


Derek O'Connor - CDM - 47-49 Ovr - 88-94 Pot - 16


Derek Reilly - CAM - 54-58 Ovr - 88-94 Pot - 15


Stephen Brady - LW - 53-57 Ovr - 74-80 Pot - 15


Adam Turner - CF - 41-43 Ovr - 74-80 Pot - 15


Shay Doherty - ST - 55-61 Ovr - 81-91 Pot - 15


*Cillian Murphy - CB - 38-46 Ovr - 72-90 Pot - 16


*Lee Hughes - LM/LW/RW - 52-66 Ovr - 77-94 Pot - 15

Current Squad

Spoiler

Simone Scuffet - 77 Ovr, 20 Years Old
Lukasz Fabianski - 75 Ovr, 31 Years Old
Joe Wilson - 66 Ovr, 18 Years Old* (Showing Great Potential)

Nathaniel Clyne - RB, 78 Ovr, 25 Years Old
Ashley Richards - RB, 70 Ovr, 25 Years Old
Angel Rangel - RB, 70 Ovr, 34 Years Old
Curtis Obeng - RB, 60 Ovr, 27 Years Old
Winston Reid - CB, 75 Ovr, 28 Years Old
Jordi Amat - CB, 76 Ovr, 24 Years Old
Kurt Zouma - CB, 75 Ovr, 22 Years Old**
Kalidou Koulibaly - CB, 75 Ovr, 25 Years Old
Kyle Bartley - CB, 69 Ovr, 25 Years Old
Daniel McCann - CB, 53 Ovr, 17 Years Old*
Bernat - LB, 76 Ovr, 22 Years Old
Ryan Bertrand - LB, 74 Ovr, 27 Years Old
Raheem Hanley - LB, 60 Ovr, 22 Years Old

Nathan Dyer - RM, 74 Ovr, 29 Years Old
Adrian Centurion - RM, 76 Ovr, 23 Years Old
Benjamin Stambouli - CDM, 78 Ovr, 26 Years Old
José Cañas - CDM, 73 Ovr, 29 Years Old
Cian Kavanagh - CDM, 62 Ovr, 18 Years Old* (Showing Great Potential)
Fabian Delph - CM, 76 Ovr, 27 Years Old
Ki Sung-Yeung - CM, 76 Ovr, 27 Years Old
Josh Sheehan - CM, 61 Ovr, 21 Years Old
Jonjo Shelvey - CAM, 78 Ovr, 24 Years Old
Gylfi Sigurdsson - CAM, 78 Ovr, 27 Years Old
Declan Graham - CAM, 65 Ovr, 17 Years Old*
Mark Tidser - CAM, 68 Ovr, 17 Years Old*
Jay Fulton - CAM, 67 Ovr, 22 Years Old
Nathan Redmond - LM, 75 Ovr, 22 Years Old
Shane Brennan - LM, 60 Ovr, 17 Years Old*

Wilfried Bony - ST, 84 Ovr, 27 Years Old
Saido Berahino - ST, 70 Ovr, 23 Years Old
Danny Ings - ST, 73 Ovr, 24 Years Old
Marvin Emnes - ST, 71 Ovr, 28 Years Old
Tom McKenzie - CF, 63 Ovr, 18 Years Old*
Jefferson Montero - LW, 74 Ovr, 27 Years Old
Felipe Anderson - LW, 77 Ovr, 23 Years Old

Out on Loan
Elliott l'Anson - CDM, 67 Ovr, 18 Years Old*
Rhys Randall - CM, 65 Ovr, 17 Years Old*
Rory Donnelly - ST, 68 Ovr, 24 Years Old
James Loveridge - ST, 64 Ovr, 22 Years Old

* Denotes Youth Product
** Denotes Loanee

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