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Season 2, Episode 27: Stop Looking at Me Swans (LIVE)

In this episode we face off against a tough Swansea City team which features my live in game reactions as things unfold. We also see a development on the national team front and looks towards the final few games.

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Season 2, Episode 27: Stop Looking at Me Swans (LIVE)

In this episode we face off against a tough Swansea City team which features my live in game reactions as things unfold. We also see a development on the national team front and looks towards the final few games

Great match! Both a bit unlucky at times especially with the woodworks. This is actually the first time I watch your video. Tapatalk doesn't even show me that you post a video, I thought I had to go to YouTube and look for it myself until I found that I can open the web view from my app and your video magically appeared! I know I missed out on a lot of good stuff though but I'll be tuning in for future episodes.

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Season 2, Episode 27: Stop Looking at Me Swans (LIVE)

In this episode we face off against a tough Swansea City team which features my live in game reactions as things unfold. We also see a development on the national team front and looks towards the final few games.

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yeah I wish I could watch your videos more often but for the most part I only have time to read, good stuff though. I think it was your previous video where you had someone make an incredible long pass from your own corner to your forward ending up on a nice goal. That was SWEET! AND you run a 4-1-2-1-2 like me so I enjoy that

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Dagenham - '13-'14 season
November update

Another undefeated month for the Daggers who continue to shock anyone paying attention to England's League two. Here's the recap for the 5 games this month:

Vs. Fletwood Town: 1-1 Draw.
@ Wycombe: 1-1 Draw. This team really got my attention, they played well and could have easily beat us. They're a contender for sure.
@ S****horpe Utd.(F.A. Cup): 2-0 Win. It seems destiny will have us run into this team one way or another. It was a much closer game than last month's 3-0 victory but Howell eventually broke the tie midway through the second half and Wilkerson put away a loose ball near the end to seal it. Next up we'll host Crawley Town from League 1 (currently 21st in their league).
@ Portsmouth: 3-2 Win. At this time the top two teams in the league took the pitch, where the Daggers jumped to an early 3-0 lead in the first half only to sweat out the win at the end.
@ Wimbledon: 2-0 Win. The home team played some of the best defense I've seen this season but we were able to break through for a couple of scores while not allowing a shot on goal.

We did get a bit of bad news in that last game as Luke Howell, who was playing at a high level, suffered a broken ankle that will keep him out for the next 3 months. Sean Shields has been doing an amazing job subbing in for him towards the end of games and getting a spot start here and there so we're hopeful that he will fill in nicely. Our already limited depth takes a significant hit though and we hope to get to the winter transfer window before having to make any decisions. On to better news, the speedy Afolabi Obafemi is now back from a broken elbow and should see some action starting with our next game. Short loans on Yohan Watcher and Mark Birighitti are now up and they have headed back to FC Lorient and Newcastle Jets respectively. The coaching staff will have to decide whether to bring them back or go after new faces.

Anyways, here are the current standings after 18 games:

Football League 2 Standings
1. Dagenham - 39 pts
2. S****horpe Utd - 36pts
3. Portsmouth - 34pts
4. Bury - 33pts
5. Rochdale - 33pts
6. Chesterfield - 32pts
7. Wycombe - 30pts

As you may notice, even though we had yet another undefeated month, our lead actually shrinked to just 3 points. We do boast the best GD in the league with a +21 thanks in large part to only giving up 8 goals so far (less than .5 goal/game). December will really test us with 7 league games in addition to the F.A. Cup matchup against Crawley Town.

We received final reports from our scouts trips to England, Scotland, and Spain, signing one more additional youngster from both Scotland and Spain. The Youth Academy now has 5 members, listed below:

- Jamie Black (GK, 43-51 OVR, 69-81 POT): An intriguing 16 Y/O prospect from Scotland who stands at 6'7", 194lbs.
- Jordan Derbyshire (GK, 48-56, 76-90): This 16 Y/O kid from England is arguably the better GK prospect. He's 6 inches shorter than Black.
- Xabi Lopez (DEF, 43-49, 68-80): 15 Y/O kid from Spain still trying to figure what his position is on the back end. First impression is CB.
- Keith Carey (???, 39-47, 67-83)*: Early reports on this 16 Y/O from Scotland suggest he could be either a Fullback, Midfielder, Winger or Striker. Time will tell.
- Fabian Torres (MID, 40-50, 65-81)*: This 16 Y/O from Spain is likely to be a CAM.
* Denotes recent addition to the Y.A.

Paez and the board had their first difference of opinions shortly after the scouts returned as reportedly the team did not have enough funds to send the scouts back out. However, an agreement was reached and the team's three (1-star) scouts have now been located as follows:

Jerome Stones (England) - 3 month trip to Japan.
Gabriel Rodriguez (Spain) - 3 month trip to Mexico.
Yohan Sterckx (Belgium) - 3 month trip to Norway.

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My questions for you:
1) Do you think I will be able to pull off another undefeated month?
2) Do you think I will still be the league leader by the time the next (mid-season) report comes around?

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Against Roma I tied 0-0. I took 9 shots while they took 6 but neither team could come up with a goal. I am now 5th in the tables with 8 points in 4 games. Here is the league table:

1. Florentina 4-0-1 12 pts
2. Napoli 3-0-1 9 pts
3. Parma 3-0-1 9 pts
4. Inter 3-0-2 9 pts
5. Lazio 2-2-0 8 pts
6. Torino 2-2-0 8 pts
7. Udinese 2-2-0 8 pts
8. Juventus 2-1-1 7 pts
9. Roma 2-1-1 7 pts
10. Sampdoria 2-1-1 7 pts
11. Milan 2-0-2 6 pts
12. Genoa 2-0-2 6 pts
13. Atalanta 1-1-2 4 pts
14. Chievo Verona 1-1-2 4 pts
15. Sassuolo 1-1-2 4 pts
16. Catania 1-0-3 3 pts
17. Hellas Verona 1-0-3 3 pts
18. Livorno 0-1-3 1 pts
19. Bologna 0-1-3 1 pts
20. Cagliari 0-0-4 0 pts

Here is my starting 11:
LB: Lulic
LCB: Radu
RCB: Cana
RB: Konko
LM: Biglia
CM: Mauri
RM: Ledesma
LAM: Postiga
RAM: Ederson
ST: Candreva

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RC Deportivo
Season Four


Blanquiazules'

Transfers In
Medran - 5.5M
Deulofeu - 7M
Inigo Martinez - Pre-contract agreement

Transfers Out
None

January Matches


RC Deportivo 1 - Athletic Bilbao 1
10' Depay
60' Torres Gomez

Real Betis 1 - RC Deportivo 2
4' Barrera
22' Juanfran
51' Depay


Espanyol 2 - RC Deportivo 2
26' Lanzarote
43' Morata
64' Moreno
69' Depay

Elche CF 0 - RC Deportivo 3
18' Pulido
43' Marcos Lopes
61' Depay


RC Deportivo 3 - Espanyol 1
21' Morata
37' Morata
42' Christian Alfonso
68' Medel

Valencia CF 1 - RC Deportivo 2
1' Victor Ruiz
37' Dani Iglesias
53' Medran


FC Barcelona 3 - RC Deportivo 0
14' Pedro
76' Messi
86' Iniesta

Granada CF 0 - RC Deportivo 2
34' Morata
54' Juan Dominguez

Table
1. Real Madrid - 46 pts
2. Athletic Bilbao - 45 pts
3. RC Deportivo - 43 pts
4. Atletico Madrid - 42 pts
5. FC Barcelona - 42 pts
6. Real Sociedad - 40 pts

Press Conference

Q: Now into the semi-finals against Barcelona in the Copa Del Rey. You dropped the first leg 3-0 and it will be a near impossible hole to get yourselves out of. What will be your approach to the second leg?

A: Making the semi-final is an accomplishment that every player on this squad should be proud of. We now find ourselves down in what looks like an insurmountable lead. We are going to go out for this next leg and leave everything on the pitch. We will give our supporters a performance to be proud of and we will hope that it will be enough. Nothing is impossible.

Q: Great results this month to push back into Champions League spots. Is this spot something you can maintain?

A: This has been our goal all season. Now that we are here we don't plan to give it up. There is still a lot of football left to be played, but I know what this team is capable of.

Q: Could you talk a little bit about the transfer moves you made in this window? Both about the players added and the one that will be joining next season as well.

A: With Jonathan Dos Santos out indefinitely with his injury, we needed to add more depth back to the midfield. Medran is a great young player who has a great opportunity to grow in this system as he matures as a player. Koke will be seeing more time in the central midfield with Dos Santos down, and as a result we wanted to bring in another winger to provide consistent play on the right wing. Deulofeu is the player we felt could provide high end play on the outside while Koke shifts inside. Inigo Martinez is a great central defender who we are excited to have joining next season. With Babin on his way out at the end of this season we wanted to add another center back and we are lucky to be able to have a player of this caliber joining our club next season.

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December 2015 Season 3


Europa League:
FC Twente 0 - 2 AFC Wimbledon
WIM: Murphy 23' Tafazolli 36'
After going down 2-0 before halftime the Dutch fans feared that their club would be demolished once again, but Twente solidified themselves in front of their home fans and didn't allow any more goals from Wimbledon. Twente looked pretty nervous at the beginning of the game especially after that first goal. The ball had hit the post after a shot from Jacob Murphy and bounced back into the box full of only Twente players, no Wimbledon player nearby. It looked like an easy ball to control, but when the 'keeper tried to pick up the ball his own defender got in the way and caused the ball to bounce off him and into the net. It looks like an own goal from the replay, but the match officials gave the goal to Jacob Murphy - netting his first European goal.

AFC Wimbledon 1 - 1 Bristol City
WIM: Moore 36'
BRC: Gillet 81'
Luke Moore was chosen by Chavez to take Jack Midson's place in the starting 11 and what a way to back him up! Moore made the most passes on the field, created several chances for his teammate, and even got himself a goal. One thing we noticed though, is that Moore struggles to complete the full 90 minutes. This creates a problem, as neither himself nor Harvey are 90 minute players.

Watford 1 - 2 AFC Wimbledon
WAT: Ranegie 83'
WIM: Moore 49' Midson 90'
Luke Moore got himself on the scoresheet again! Midson came on as a sub at CF and scored the winning goal himself. Competition is getting fierce between these two.

Europa League:
AFC Wimbledon 0 - 1 Molde FK
MFK: Hoilland 45'
A tough loss for Wimbledon, but they were already qualified to the next round going into this match. The top 2 teams were set by Match Day 5, VfL Wolfsburg finishing top of the group undefeated while Wimbledon go through with 2 victories, 2 draws, and 2 defeats.

AFC Wimbledon 1 - 0 Ipswich Town
WIM: Ortiz 37'

Blackburn Rovers 0 - 2 AFC Wimbledon
WIM: Harvey 7' 66'

AFC Wimbledon 3 - 1 Barnsley
BAR: Mellis 37'
WIM: Harvey 57' Gornell 72' 87'
It looked like Terry Gornell would finish his first month without scoring a single goal, but fortunately for the team he came back just in time to give Wimbledon a comfortable lead over Barnsley.


FL Championship League Table
1. Fulham - 60 points
2. AFC Wimbledon - 55 points
3. QPR - 51 points
4. Wigan Athletic - 51 points
5. Reading - 45 points
6. Wolverhampton - 42 points
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22. Barnsley - 18 points
23. Bristol City - 15 points
24. Peterborough - 8 points

Europa League Group L
1. VfL Wolfsburg - 16 points (+6)
2. AFC Wimbledon - 8 points (+5)
3. Molde FK - 5 points (-2)
4. FC Twente - 4 points (-9)


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Wimbledon have officially passed to the next round in this years Europa League. Their next match is scheduled in February against one of the most successful teams from Italy Inter de Milán. In other news, Danny Kedwell's new team, Inverness CT, finished last in their Europa League group with only 1 victory, 1 draw, and 4 defeats.

The transfer window is now open and as always loads of rumors are released about who's coming and going. Unlike other members of the media, I will be releasing real information and not just trying to sell headlines. Here's a recap of players that have been rumored to be linked with Wimbledon:

Elliot Hewitt - Gillingham (Heavily Linked)
Gillingham want $1,400,000 for the Welsh full back, and Wimbledon have made an offer including Charlie Sheringham. Gillingham have not responded yet.

Luke Freeman - Stevenage (Heavily Linked)
Stevenage want $1,100,000 for the left midfielder and Wimbledon have not made any further moves. The price may have scared the Wombles away, but there is still an option to sign the player on contract expiry.

Lee Evans - Wolverhampton (Heavily Linked)
The midfielder has been not been taken into account by the Wolverhampton manager and may be willing to leave the club. Wolverhampton want $625,000. This player would be brought in to compete with Luke Moore for a spot in midfield.

Luke James - Hartlepool (Fairly Linked)
The young striker has been followed by Chavez since last season but couldn't afford the transfer value before. With the new funds this move looks like a possibility now. The player is valued at $650,000 but Chavez might try to get him for less than that since he's currently out for 6 more weeks with a broken ankle.

Jack Baldwin - Peterborough (Fairly Linked)
The 22 year old centre back would be a great addition to the Wimbledon squad. Since his team is currently dead last, an offer from 2nd place Wimbledon might be tempting enough for him to sign. No moves have been made yet.

Chris Basham - Blackpool (Fairly Linked)
Everything is set for Wimbledon to make an offer for the 27 year old CDM, but unfortunately the player is out for 3 months with a broken tibia and that has caused Wimbledon to lose interest.

Brad Walker - Hartlepool (Rumor)
No move has been made to express interest from Wimbledon.

Josh Murphy - Norwich City (Rumor)
Jacob Murphy's twin brother. Would be interesting to see the brothers reunited at Wimbledon, but no moves as of yet.

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Hope you enjoyed my report, which just so you know I had to pull several strings to get this transfer information for you. Always a pleasure though, this has been ChicoBass. Thanks for reading!

Any feedback/suggestions on transfer targets welcomed!

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I'm playing catch up on every one here from the last couple of days! Great work picking up the league title and can you possibly have any more drama there to make sure you were clear with the extra time winner! Absolutely crazy.

Not a bad budget to work with either so you should be able to strengthen the squad and hopefully can get a UCL group that isn't too rough to allow you to get some extra funds from the group stages there.

Buckley is an absolute tank by the way, he may find his way into my FIFA 15 transfer targets shortlist that's hidden away. You should barge your way into Hodgson's office and smack him around for not selecting your talisman.

Thanks, man! I had serious doubts after Spurs put us to the sword, but we got lucky that City dropped points to Everton that same game. It's quite lucky, because Everton were struggling against relegation the entire season. Without that win, it's likely they would have got relegated. That would have been sad.

The budget is really healthy. I made a few Bosman signings in January to improve my first team, and then some more for depth early in this summer window. I've only spent about £2.8 million so far, and I expect to recover most of that through selling some fringe players. That should leave me with about £21 million (plus whatever extra the board will give me) to blow on my marquee signing. I'm actually quite confident with regards to Europe, so I don't want too easy of a draw. Maybe one giant like Madrid or Bayern with two other respectably challenging opponents.

As for Buckley, man what can I say? It's a damn shame he isn't going to be at the Euros, but I'm planning on taking the England job if it's offered to me, so his spot at the 2018 World Cup is sorted unless he really drops form or gets injured. Hodgson is a downright idiot.

Dagenham - '13-'14 season
November update

Another undefeated month for the Daggers who continue to shock anyone paying attention to England's League two. Here's the recap for the 5 games this month:

Vs. Fletwood Town: 1-1 Draw.
@ Wycombe: 1-1 Draw. This team really got my attention, they played well and could have easily beat us. They're a contender for sure.
@ S****horpe Utd.(F.A. Cup): 2-0 Win. It seems destiny will have us run into this team one way or another. It was a much closer game than last month's 3-0 victory but Howell eventually broke the tie midway through the second half and Wilkerson put away a loose ball near the end to seal it. Next up we'll host Crawley Town from League 1 (currently 21st in their league).
@ Portsmouth: 3-2 Win. At this time the top two teams in the league took the pitch, where the Daggers jumped to an early 3-0 lead in the first half only to sweat out the win at the end.
@ Wimbledon: 2-0 Win. The home team played some of the best defense I've seen this season but we were able to break through for a couple of scores while not allowing a shot on goal.

We did get a bit of bad news in that last game as Luke Howell, who was playing at a high level, suffered a broken ankle that will keep him out for the next 3 months. Sean Shields has been doing an amazing job subbing in for him towards the end of games and getting a spot start here and there so we're hopeful that he will fill in nicely. Our already limited depth takes a significant hit though and we hope to get to the winter transfer window before having to make any decisions. On to better news, the speedy Afolabi Obafemi is now back from a broken elbow and should see some action starting with our next game. Short loans on Yohan Watcher and Mark Birighitti are now up and they have headed back to FC Lorient and Newcastle Jets respectively. The coaching staff will have to decide whether to bring them back or go after new faces.

Anyways, here are the current standings after 18 games:

Football League 2 Standings
1. Dagenham - 39 pts
2. S****horpe Utd - 36pts
3. Portsmouth - 34pts
4. Bury - 33pts
5. Rochdale - 33pts
6. Chesterfield - 32pts
7. Wycombe - 30pts

As you may notice, even though we had yet another undefeated month, our lead actually shrinked to just 3 points. We do boast the best GD in the league with a +21 thanks in large part to only giving up 8 goals so far (less than .5 goal/game). December will really test us with 7 league games in addition to the F.A. Cup matchup against Crawley Town.

We received final reports from our scouts trips to England, Scotland, and Spain, signing one more additional youngster from both Scotland and Spain. The Youth Academy now has 5 members, listed below:

- Jamie Black (GK, 43-51 OVR, 69-81 POT): An intriguing 16 Y/O prospect from Scotland who stands at 6'7", 194lbs.
- Jordan Derbyshire (GK, 48-56, 76-90): This 16 Y/O kid from England is arguably the better GK prospect. He's 6 inches shorter than Black.
- Xabi Lopez (DEF, 43-49, 68-80): 15 Y/O kid from Spain still trying to figure what his position is on the back end. First impression is CB.
- Keith Carey (???, 39-47, 67-83)*: Early reports on this 16 Y/O from Scotland suggest he could be either a Fullback, Midfielder, Winger or Striker. Time will tell.
- Fabian Torres (MID, 40-50, 65-81)*: This 16 Y/O from Spain is likely to be a CAM.
* Denotes recent addition to the Y.A.

Paez and the board had their first difference of opinions shortly after the scouts returned as reportedly the team did not have enough funds to send the scouts back out. However, an agreement was reached and the team's three (1-star) scouts have now been located as follows:

Jerome Stones (England) - 3 month trip to Japan.
Gabriel Rodriguez (Spain) - 3 month trip to Mexico.
Yohan Sterckx (Belgium) - 3 month trip to Norway.

__________________________________________________ ____

My questions for you:
1) Do you think I will be able to pull off another undefeated month?
2) Do you think I will still be the league leader by the time the next (mid-season) report comes around?

First of all, great run and nice additions to the youth academy. Next season will be interesting. That said, let me answer your questions.

1. You might not given the game's tendency to schedule games so close together, but then your form and squad depth might just carry you through.

2. You should be, as you've been the best team in the league by far. Titles are won by defenders, and yours have been stingy as hell. Well done!

RC Deportivo
Season Four

Transfers In
Medran - 5.5M
Deulofeu - 7M
Inigo Martinez - Pre-contract agreement

Transfers Out
None

January Matches


RC Deportivo 1 - Athletic Bilbao 1
10' Depay
60' Torres Gomez

Real Betis 1 - RC Deportivo 2
4' Barrera
22' Juanfran
51' Depay


Espanyol 2 - RC Deportivo 2
26' Lanzarote
43' Morata
64' Moreno
69' Depay

Elche CF 0 - RC Deportivo 3
18' Pulido
43' Marcos Lopes
61' Depay


RC Deportivo 3 - Espanyol 1
21' Morata
37' Morata
42' Christian Alfonso
68' Medel

Valencia CF 1 - RC Deportivo 2
1' Victor Ruiz
37' Dani Iglesias
53' Medran


FC Barcelona 3 - RC Deportivo 0
14' Pedro
76' Messi
86' Iniesta

Granada CF 0 - RC Deportivo 2
34' Morata
54' Juan Dominguez

Table
1. Real Madrid - 46 pts
2. Athletic Bilbao - 45 pts
3. RC Deportivo - 43 pts
4. Atletico Madrid - 42 pts
5. FC Barcelona - 42 pts
6. Real Sociedad - 40 pts

Press Conference

Q: Now into the semi-finals against Barcelona in the Copa Del Rey. You dropped the first leg 3-0 and it will be a near impossible hole to get yourselves out of. What will be your approach to the second leg?

A: Making the semi-final is an accomplishment that every player on this squad should be proud of. We now find ourselves down in what looks like an insurmountable lead. We are going to go out for this next leg and leave everything on the pitch. We will give our supporters a performance to be proud of and we will hope that it will be enough. Nothing is impossible.

Q: Great results this month to push back into Champions League spots. Is this spot something you can maintain?

A: This has been our goal all season. Now that we are here we don't plan to give it up. There is still a lot of football left to be played, but I know what this team is capable of.

Q: Could you talk a little bit about the transfer moves you made in this window? Both about the players added and the one that will be joining next season as well.

A: With Jonathan Dos Santos out indefinitely with his injury, we needed to add more depth back to the midfield. Medran is a great young player who has a great opportunity to grow in this system as he matures as a player. Koke will be seeing more time in the central midfield with Dos Santos down, and as a result we wanted to bring in another winger to provide consistent play on the right wing. Deulofeu is the player we felt could provide high end play on the outside while Koke shifts inside. Inigo Martinez is a great central defender who we are excited to have joining next season. With Babin on his way out at the end of this season we wanted to add another center back and we are lucky to be able to have a player of this caliber joining our club next season.

Great to see you sign Deulofeu. I wanted to get him last season when LuaLua moved to Marseille, but he didn't want to move to Brighton for less than double his salary at Barcelona. Also, that's one hell of a Bosman signing. Martinez is one my staples in this game. He feels like such a beast when he's jumping up on corners. I think you'll find he'll give you at least 4 or 5 goals off set pieces.

Well done to get into the top four, but I'm not surprised. This was coming. But oh, what could have been if you'd defeated Barcelona! No worries, I'm sure that you will do well in the second the half of the season to finish well within your goals. Good luck in the UCL round of 16!

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December 2015 Season 3


Europa League:
FC Twente 0 - 2 AFC Wimbledon
WIM: Murphy 23' Tafazolli 36'
After going down 2-0 before halftime the Dutch fans feared that their club would be demolished once again, but Twente solidified themselves in front of their home fans and didn't allow any more goals from Wimbledon. Twente looked pretty nervous at the beginning of the game especially after that first goal. The ball had hit the post after a shot from Jacob Murphy and bounced back into the box full of only Twente players, no Wimbledon player nearby. It looked like an easy ball to control, but when the 'keeper tried to pick up the ball his own defender got in the way and caused the ball to bounce off him and into the net. It looks like an own goal from the replay, but the match officials gave the goal to Jacob Murphy - netting his first European goal.

AFC Wimbledon 1 - 1 Bristol City
WIM: Moore 36'
BRC: Gillet 81'
Luke Moore was chosen by Chavez to take Jack Midson's place in the starting 11 and what a way to back him up! Moore made the most passes on the field, created several chances for his teammate, and even got himself a goal. One thing we noticed though, is that Moore struggles to complete the full 90 minutes. This creates a problem, as neither himself nor Harvey are 90 minute players.

Watford 1 - 2 AFC Wimbledon
WAT: Ranegie 83'
WIM: Moore 49' Midson 90'
Luke Moore got himself on the scoresheet again! Midson came on as a sub at CF and scored the winning goal himself. Competition is getting fierce between these two.

Europa League:
AFC Wimbledon 0 - 1 Molde FK
MFK: Hoilland 45'
A tough loss for Wimbledon, but they were already qualified to the next round going into this match. The top 2 teams were set by Match Day 5, VfL Wolfsburg finishing top of the group undefeated while Wimbledon go through with 2 victories, 2 draws, and 2 defeats.

AFC Wimbledon 1 - 0 Ipswich Town
WIM: Ortiz 37'

Blackburn Rovers 0 - 2 AFC Wimbledon
WIM: Harvey 7' 66'

AFC Wimbledon 3 - 1 Barnsley
BAR: Mellis 37'
WIM: Harvey 57' Gornell 72' 87'
It looked like Terry Gornell would finish his first month without scoring a single goal, but fortunately for the team he came back just in time to give Wimbledon a comfortable lead over Barnsley.


FL Championship League Table
1. Fulham - 60 points
2. AFC Wimbledon - 55 points
3. QPR - 51 points
4. Wigan Athletic - 51 points
5. Reading - 45 points
6. Wolverhampton - 42 points
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22. Barnsley - 18 points
23. Bristol City - 15 points
24. Peterborough - 8 points

Europa League Group L
1. VfL Wolfsburg - 16 points (+6)
2. AFC Wimbledon - 8 points (+5)
3. Molde FK - 5 points (-2)
4. FC Twente - 4 points (-9)


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Wimbledon have officially passed to the next round in this years Europa League. Their next match is scheduled in February against one of the most successful teams from Italy Inter de Milán. In other news, Danny Kedwell's new team, Inverness CT, finished last in their Europa League group with only 1 victory, 1 draw, and 4 defeats.

The transfer window is now open and as always loads of rumors are released about who's coming and going. Unlike other members of the media, I will be releasing real information and not just trying to sell headlines. Here's a recap of players that have been rumored to be linked with Wimbledon:

Elliot Hewitt - Gillingham (Heavily Linked)
Gillingham want $1,400,000 for the Welsh full back, and Wimbledon have made an offer including Charlie Sheringham. Gillingham have not responded yet.

Luke Freeman - Stevenage (Heavily Linked)
Stevenage want $1,100,000 for the left midfielder and Wimbledon have not made any further moves. The price may have scared the Wombles away, but there is still an option to sign the player on contract expiry.

Lee Evans - Wolverhampton (Heavily Linked)
The midfielder has been not been taken into account by the Wolverhampton manager and may be willing to leave the club. Wolverhampton want $625,000. This player would be brought in to compete with Luke Moore for a spot in midfield.

Luke James - Hartlepool (Fairly Linked)
The young striker has been followed by Chavez since last season but couldn't afford the transfer value before. With the new funds this move looks like a possibility now. The player is valued at $650,000 but Chavez might try to get him for less than that since he's currently out for 6 more weeks with a broken ankle.

Jack Baldwin - Peterborough (Fairly Linked)
The 22 year old centre back would be a great addition to the Wimbledon squad. Since his team is currently dead last, an offer from 2nd place Wimbledon might be tempting enough for him to sign. No moves have been made yet.

Chris Basham - Blackpool (Fairly Linked)
Everything is set for Wimbledon to make an offer for the 27 year old CDM, but unfortunately the player is out for 3 months with a broken tibia and that has caused Wimbledon to lose interest.

Brad Walker - Hartlepool (Rumor)
No move has been made to express interest from Wimbledon.

Josh Murphy - Norwich City (Rumor)
Jacob Murphy's twin brother. Would be interesting to see the brothers reunited at Wimbledon, but no moves as of yet.

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Hope you enjoyed my report, which just so you know I had to pull several strings to get this transfer information for you. Always a pleasure though, this has been ChicoBass. Thanks for reading!

Any feedback/suggestions on transfer targets welcomed!

First of all, congratulations on progression to the knockout stages of the Europa League! Before I suggest players, how much did you get for your group stage efforts? Also, what positions/types of players are you looking for? Starters? Subs? Reserves?

I would recommend that you send your scouts to look for players aged 23-28 with one year left on their contracts. Sign one or two supplements for this season but plan ahead and get some Bosman signings for what looks like it could be your first season in the top flight.

[_ChicoBass]

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First of all, congratulations on progression to the knockout stages of the Europa League! Before I suggest players, how much did you get for your group stage efforts? Also, what positions/types of players are you looking for? Starters? Subs? Reserves?

I would recommend that you send your scouts to look for players aged 23-28 with one year left on their contracts. Sign one or two supplements for this season but plan ahead and get some Bosman signings for what looks like it could be your first season in the top flight.

I got $3m from the group stage currently have it split $1.8m for transfers and $24k for wages. What I've disliked about the GTN is that is brings me players that are still within the average overall of my squad so mid 60s. The position that I've struggled to find is CDM. That's where I'm lacking players (I actually only have 1 in my whole squad.)

One thing I've enjoyed about this career is I've been signing players that are relatively unknown. A great example, Terry Gornell from League 2, runner up for golden boot in a low table team. He proved he was a goal scorer even with a poor team, signed him, and is now the top scorer in the Europa league and only 2 away from top scorer in the championship. This is why I've been led away from signing top players on contract expiry. You know what I mean?

EDIT: My current plan is to sign Baldwin so he can start as CB in the alternative lineup, and move Aaron Morris to CDM. Morris can cover CB, CM, and LB. He's done really well as a sub but the reason Hird starts ahead of him is that Hird tends to stay right in front of the 2 CBs, enabling the full backs to push up. Basham fits everything I'm looking for, but that injury is why I contemplate on spending money on him. His contract will expire the season after next.

[_ChicoBass]

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Dagenham - '13-'14 season
November update

Spoiler

Another undefeated month for the Daggers who continue to shock anyone paying attention to England's League two. Here's the recap for the 5 games this month:

Vs. Fletwood Town: 1-1 Draw.
@ Wycombe: 1-1 Draw. This team really got my attention, they played well and could have easily beat us. They're a contender for sure.
@ S****horpe Utd.(F.A. Cup): 2-0 Win. It seems destiny will have us run into this team one way or another. It was a much closer game than last month's 3-0 victory but Howell eventually broke the tie midway through the second half and Wilkerson put away a loose ball near the end to seal it. Next up we'll host Crawley Town from League 1 (currently 21st in their league).
@ Portsmouth: 3-2 Win. At this time the top two teams in the league took the pitch, where the Daggers jumped to an early 3-0 lead in the first half only to sweat out the win at the end.
@ Wimbledon: 2-0 Win. The home team played some of the best defense I've seen this season but we were able to break through for a couple of scores while not allowing a shot on goal.

We did get a bit of bad news in that last game as Luke Howell, who was playing at a high level, suffered a broken ankle that will keep him out for the next 3 months. Sean Shields has been doing an amazing job subbing in for him towards the end of games and getting a spot start here and there so we're hopeful that he will fill in nicely. Our already limited depth takes a significant hit though and we hope to get to the winter transfer window before having to make any decisions. On to better news, the speedy Afolabi Obafemi is now back from a broken elbow and should see some action starting with our next game. Short loans on Yohan Watcher and Mark Birighitti are now up and they have headed back to FC Lorient and Newcastle Jets respectively. The coaching staff will have to decide whether to bring them back or go after new faces.

Anyways, here are the current standings after 18 games:

Football League 2 Standings
1. Dagenham - 39 pts
2. S****horpe Utd - 36pts
3. Portsmouth - 34pts
4. Bury - 33pts
5. Rochdale - 33pts
6. Chesterfield - 32pts
7. Wycombe - 30pts

As you may notice, even though we had yet another undefeated month, our lead actually shrinked to just 3 points. We do boast the best GD in the league with a +21 thanks in large part to only giving up 8 goals so far (less than .5 goal/game). December will really test us with 7 league games in addition to the F.A. Cup matchup against Crawley Town.

We received final reports from our scouts trips to England, Scotland, and Spain, signing one more additional youngster from both Scotland and Spain. The Youth Academy now has 5 members, listed below:

- Jamie Black (GK, 43-51 OVR, 69-81 POT): An intriguing 16 Y/O prospect from Scotland who stands at 6'7", 194lbs.
- Jordan Derbyshire (GK, 48-56, 76-90): This 16 Y/O kid from England is arguably the better GK prospect. He's 6 inches shorter than Black.
- Xabi Lopez (DEF, 43-49, 68-80): 15 Y/O kid from Spain still trying to figure what his position is on the back end. First impression is CB.
- Keith Carey (???, 39-47, 67-83)*: Early reports on this 16 Y/O from Scotland suggest he could be either a Fullback, Midfielder, Winger or Striker. Time will tell.
- Fabian Torres (MID, 40-50, 65-81)*: This 16 Y/O from Spain is likely to be a CAM.
* Denotes recent addition to the Y.A.

Paez and the board had their first difference of opinions shortly after the scouts returned as reportedly the team did not have enough funds to send the scouts back out. However, an agreement was reached and the team's three (1-star) scouts have now been located as follows:

Jerome Stones (England) - 3 month trip to Japan.
Gabriel Rodriguez (Spain) - 3 month trip to Mexico.
Yohan Sterckx (Belgium) - 3 month trip to Norway.

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My questions for you:
1) Do you think I will be able to pull off another undefeated month?
2) Do you think I will still be the league leader by the time the next (mid-season) report comes around?

Man, it hurts to see Wimbledon lose but you're on a hell of a run! Very glad to see you doing well in League 2. Takes me back :')

[_ChicoBass]

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RC Deportivo

Season Four

Spoiler

Blanquiazules'



Transfers In

Medran - 5.5M

Deulofeu - 7M

Inigo Martinez - Pre-contract agreement



Transfers Out

None



January Matches





RC Deportivo 1 - Athletic Bilbao 1

10' Depay

60' Torres Gomez



Real Betis 1 - RC Deportivo 2

4' Barrera

22' Juanfran

51' Depay





Espanyol 2 - RC Deportivo 2

26' Lanzarote

43' Morata

64' Moreno

69' Depay



Elche CF 0 - RC Deportivo 3

18' Pulido

43' Marcos Lopes

61' Depay





RC Deportivo 3 - Espanyol 1

21' Morata

37' Morata

42' Christian Alfonso

68' Medel



Valencia CF 1 - RC Deportivo 2

1' Victor Ruiz

37' Dani Iglesias

53' Medran





FC Barcelona 3 - RC Deportivo 0

14' Pedro

76' Messi

86' Iniesta



Granada CF 0 - RC Deportivo 2

34' Morata

54' Juan Dominguez



Table

1. Real Madrid - 46 pts

2. Athletic Bilbao - 45 pts

3. RC Deportivo - 43 pts

4. Atletico Madrid - 42 pts

5. FC Barcelona - 42 pts

6. Real Sociedad - 40 pts



Press Conference



Q: Now into the semi-finals against Barcelona in the Copa Del Rey. You dropped the first leg 3-0 and it will be a near impossible hole to get yourselves out of. What will be your approach to the second leg?



A: Making the semi-final is an accomplishment that every player on this squad should be proud of. We now find ourselves down in what looks like an insurmountable lead. We are going to go out for this next leg and leave everything on the pitch. We will give our supporters a performance to be proud of and we will hope that it will be enough. Nothing is impossible.



Q: Great results this month to push back into Champions League spots. Is this spot something you can maintain?



A: This has been our goal all season. Now that we are here we don't plan to give it up. There is still a lot of football left to be played, but I know what this team is capable of.



Q: Could you talk a little bit about the transfer moves you made in this window? Both about the players added and the one that will be joining next season as well.



A: With Jonathan Dos Santos out indefinitely with his injury, we needed to add more depth back to the midfield. Medran is a great young player who has a great opportunity to grow in this system as he matures as a player. Koke will be seeing more time in the central midfield with Dos Santos down, and as a result we wanted to bring in another winger to provide consistent play on the right wing. Deulofeu is the player we felt could provide high end play on the outside while Koke shifts inside. Inigo Martinez is a great central defender who we are excited to have joining next season. With Babin on his way out at the end of this season we wanted to add another center back and we are lucky to be able to have a player of this caliber joining our club next season.

Only 3 points away from 1st place wow! Don't mean to heat things up here but Texasbum's Depay has been on fire! I think you need to get a priest in your locker room to say a couple prayers, because your squad hasn't been able to ease off the injuries!

[indiblue]

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I got $3m from the group stage currently have it split $1.8m for transfers and $24k for wages. What I've disliked about the GTN is that is brings me players that are still within the average overall of my squad so mid 60s. The position that I've struggled to find is CDM. That's where I'm lacking players (I actually only have 1 in my whole squad.)

One thing I've enjoyed about this career is I've been signing players that are relatively unknown. A great example, Terry Gornell from League 2, runner up for golden boot in a low table team. He proved he was a goal scorer even with a poor team, signed him, and is now the top scorer in the Europa league and only 2 away from top scorer in the championship. This is why I've been led away from signing top players on contract expiry. You know what I mean?

EDIT: My current plan is to sign Baldwin so he can start as CB in the alternative lineup, and move Aaron Morris to CDM. Morris can cover CB, CM, and LB. He's done really well as a sub but the reason Hird starts ahead of him is that Hird tends to stay right in front of the 2 CBs, enabling the full backs to push up. Basham fits everything I'm looking for, but that injury is why I contemplate on spending money on him. His contract will expire the season after next.

Gustavo Cuellar at Deportivo Cali (Liga Postobon) should be affordable and has a potential of 80+. Lucky Baloyi at Kaizer Chiefs (Rest of World) is also worth looking at. Both are relatively unknown yet have the ability to grow to a higher standard.

[Mosea]

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Warning, this will be highly unrealistic. lol

Introduction to my new Career mode with




It all started when Shahid Khan took over the role as chairman in the club in July 2013. He saw what direction the club was headed and he didn't want any part of it. The first step he took in what he thought was needed to do was to sack the current manager, Martin Jol and his entire staff.

Khan wanted someone new, but also a man who is known everywhere in the world of football. Khan who is a successful business man knows how much revenue and attention having a high profile manager would bring to the club. He didn't want there to be a grey cloud over Craven Cottage anymore.

So it didn't take many days before he called in to a press conference to introduce the next manager for Fullham Football Club.



Q
Hi, welcome to London. You haven't managed a high profile football team since 2010 when you managed Argentina in the world cup, which to be honest didn't go too well. Are you confident that you are the right man for Fulham going forward?

A
Am I confident? I am Diego Maradona. God told me that this was the club for me.

Q
What sort of brand of football will you introduce to the squad?

A
We will play attractive football. So there will be a lot of changes to the squad.

Q
Regarding the squad. Is there any truth that you are after Raheem Sterling?

A
Like I've said, there will be a lot of changes. But I guess this is a perfect opportunity to announce a few of our new signings.

As he said that Raheem Sterling, Kelvin, Rodrigo Caio all entered the room.

-There has already been some wheeling and dealing going on. We got Raheem in a player exchange deal with Liverpool which would send them Kostas Mitroglou and £5m. We got Kelvin from Porto for £1m and Hugo Rodallega. We got Rodrigo Caio from Sao Paulo FC for £2,5.


-Now we he have to go back to the office and continue to work and build the squad for the coming season. There will be a lot of business in the coming days. So just sit tight fans. This is going to be quite the show.

Maradona and Shahid Khan exited the room and the press conference was over.
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Hopefully this won't be too unrealistic for you guys. And sorry if I’m a horrible writer, I've never done this before. I started reading your stories and was inspired to give it a go myself.

[Maelstrom-XIII]

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So my kids decided that they wanted to mess around with their daddy's FIFA career mode, so I decided to start all over. I was playing as Brisbane Roar in the A-League, and I'm thinking of sticking with them, but also thinking about maybe using VfB Stuttgart.

I'm leaning towards A-League. At least until it gets old/boring, and then I'll start one using Stuttgart, which has a much higher quality of teams/players, not to mention higher transfer budgets.