How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

[poulka]

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Boy the CMs have been moving have not been much the last couple of days. Swansea City for me has been battling steady. Moving towards the end of March, but battling with some injuries. We went down to Everton again in Cup play this time losing to them in the FA Cup quarter finals. In league we are second in a three way battle for second. Chelsea is a league leading 68 pts while trail them by 9.


I have also started a project CM with Leones Negros with just getting players from youth squad. Right I am just in the early stages of this project, I am playing all games and will give updates at major progress in this project. Right now focusing on selling all current players while bringing in youth replacements.

[texasbum06]

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Luton Town 2015-16
Season 2 - League 1

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Last month ended with two teams fighting it out now for 1st place. Luton Town are sitting in 1st 4 points ahead of Huddersfield who have started this late dash for the finish line. The betting men are still backing Luton to win seeing as their recent drop of form has mostly been blamed on their hectic schedule which isn't a problem anymore.

March

League 1 Game 35


Notts County 0-4 Luton Town


Acerbi 9'


Perez Sent Off 35


Mitsuya 44'(Pen) 60'


Flores 88'

League 1 Game 36


MK Dons 0-1 Luton Town


Costa 81'

League 1 Game 37


Yeovil 0-2 Luton Town


Walker 18'


Edwards og 56'

FA Cup Quarter Final


Luton Town vs Stoke


After all the teams that Luton have faced prior this shouldn't be to much of a problem for them.

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Luton Town 3-1 Stoke

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Graham 27'


Calcutalua 38' 90'(Pen)


Shawcross 82'

League 1 Game 39


Luton Town 2-1 Hartlepool


Walker 6'


Ramsey 8'


Calcutalua 59'

League 1 Game 40


Luton Town 0-0 Preston

Another win against Stoke has put Luton through to the semi final of the FA Cup. This is where they were knocked out last year and they are desperate to one up their previous attempt. Overall a good month in the league with a win against 2nd place Huddersfield to top it all off.

League 1

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1. Luton Town 93pts - 57GD

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2. Huddersfield 80pts - 33GD

3. Leyton Orient 72pts - 25GD


4. Rotherham 71pts - 17GD


5. Bradford 68pts - 7GD


6. MK Dons 66pts - 14GD


7. Brentford 66pts - 11GD


...


24. Wimbledon 22pts - -33GD

Luton Town have now guaranteed automatic promotion!!

Luton Town will definitely be playing in the Championship next year now. They also only have to get 6 more points from the next 6 games to make it impossible for Huddersfield to claim 1st spot and to be honest they wont win all of their games next month so we've pretty much won the league as well

Youth Squad:

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Jay Taylor - GK - Age 17 - Ovr (59-63) - Pot (86-92) - England

Alfie Boland - GK - Age 16 - Ovr (57-61) - Pot (84-90) - England

Harrison Davis - ST/RW/LW - Age 17 - Ovr (54-58) - Pot (82-88) - England

Dean Woods - CDM/CB - Age 16 - Ovr (47-51) - Pot(79-85) - England

Yodo Kuroki - RW - Age 17 - Ovr (55-59) - Pot (80-86) - Japan

Eiichi Takabe - CM/CAM - Age 16 - Ovr (51-55) - Pot (80-86) - Japan

Juan Morientes - CM/CAM - Age 16 - Ovr (58-62) - Pot (73-79) - Mexico

Alex Akintunde - GK - Age 15 - Ovr (51-55) - Pot (73-79) - England

Dean Hiwula - CDM - Age 15 - Ovr (44-46) - Pot (73-79) - England

Ilya Zhamnov - CM - Age 16 - Ovr (40-42) - Pot (72-78) - Russia

Ben Lita - RW/LW - Age 16 - Ovr (45-47) - Pot (71-77) - England

Akahito Hishida - LW - Age 16 - Ovr (55-59) - Pot (70-74) - Japan

Koen Schouterden - CDM/CB - Age 17 - Ovr (48-58) - Pot (76-94) - Belgium

Sam Grant - CDM - Age 17 - Ovr (43-47) - Pot (71-77) - England

Liam Mings - CB/CDM - Age 17 - Ovr (48-54) - Pot (77-85) - England

Leroy Dhoest - CB/CDM/RB - Age 16 - Ovr (38-46) - Pot (66-82) - Belgium*

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*indicates new additions


Sam Grant and Akahito Hishida have both asked to be promoted and threatened to leave if they are not. Both were told that the earliest anyone will be getting promoted wont be for another month after the 1st of May. Whether they chose to stay or not is up to the players themselves.

Next update will be the last of the season and then following that their will be a more in depth squad report than normal. It's kind of copying some of your ideas but It looks much nicer and is much more informative.

Thanks for reading and any feedback is appreciated!

Great job on earning promotion already. Shouldn't be hard for you to win the league now. Mostly looking forward to how you do in the F.A. Cup at this point!

[Lethalfish]

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Luton Town 2015-16
Season 2 - League 1

The final month of the season has arrived. With League won pretty much in the bag for Luton they are turning their focus onto the Capital one Cup. They have been put up against Chelsea and the premier league side seem like they want this just as much as Luton.

April

League 1 Game 41
Leyton Orient 0-4 Luton Town
Ramsey 11' 47' 55' 90'

League 1 Game 42
Luton Town 1-2 Chesterfield
Morsy 3'
Parry 5'
Ariyibi 22'
(Simmed)

League 1 Game 43
Luton Town 5-0 Rotherham
Graham 43'
Onishi 71'
Calcutalua 79'
Costa 87'
Azogue 90'

League 1 Game 44
Peterborough 0-0 Luton Town

FA Cup Semi Final
Chelsea vs Luton Town

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Chelsea 4-0 Luton Town
Willian 9'
Costa 45' 81'
Fabregas 70'

League 1 Game 45
Brentford 0-0 Luton Town

League 1 Game 46
Luton Town 3-2 Bradford
Ramsey 10'
Clarke 40' 49'
Graham 52' 90'

League wise it was actually a pretty poor month by dropping way to many points but hopefully the lead we had in the league would of been enough to hold us in 1st. Our cup run was brought to an abrupt end by the Chelsea side who were just another class to us. Diego Costa was just in control the whole game and has poor finishing was all that stopped him from getting 6 or even 7 goals. Still the funds will help us.

League 1:

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1. Luton Town 104pts - 66GD
2. Huddersfield 85pts - 29GD
3. Leyton Orient 81pts - 26GD
4. Bradford 81pts - 10GD
5. Rotherham 78pts - 14GD
6. MK Dons 76pts - 15GD
7. Brentford 75pts - 12GD
...
10. Coventry 67pts - 12GD
...
24. Wimbledon 27pts - -37GD

Luton Town are crowned champions!!

While everyone really knew they were going to win it still doesn't take away the feeling now they officially have. Luton Town were actually crowned at the end of the 42 league game as Huddersfield failed to improve their form.

Around Europe:
England: Chelsea
FA Cup: Chelsea
Capital one Cup: Luton Town
France: PSG
Germany: FC Bayern
Italy: Roma
Netherlands: PSV
Portugal: FC Porto
Russia: Zenit
Scotland: Celtic
Spain: FC Barcelona
Turkey: Besiktas JK
Euro League: Liverpool
Champions: FC Barcelona

Youth squad:

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Jay Taylor - GK - Age 17 - Ovr (69-73) - Pot (86-92) - England*

Alfie Boland - GK - Age 16 - Ovr (67-71) - Pot (84-90) - England

Harrison Davis - ST/RW/LW - Age 17 - Ovr (64-68) - Pot (82-88) - England*

Dean Woods - CDM/CB - Age 16 - Ovr (59-63) - Pot(79-85) - England*

Eiichi Takabe - CM/CAM - Age 16 - Ovr (62-66) - Pot (80-86) - Japan*

Alex Akintunde - GK - Age 15 - Ovr (58-62) - Pot (73-79) - England

Dean Hiwula - CDM - Age 15 - Ovr (55-59) - Pot (73-79) - England

Ilya Zhamnov - CM - Age 16 - Ovr (57-61) - Pot (72-78) - Russia

Ben Lita - RW/LW - Age 16 - Ovr (54-58) - Pot (71-77) - England

Koen Schouterden - CDM/CB - Age 17 - Ovr (65-77) - Pot (76-94) - Belgium*

Liam Mings - CB/CDM - Age 17 - Ovr (61-65) - Pot (76-82) - England*

Leroy Dhoest - CB/CDM/RB - Age 16 - Ovr (50-60) - Pot (66-82) - Belgium

*indicates players who will be offered a contract next season.

Squad Report

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First team:

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Jindrich Stanek GK - Ovr 63 - Age 20
12 league app - 6 clean sheets
Coming in after selling Amos, Stanek has held his own and got clean sheet in half of his games. we wish him well when he returns to Everton.
7/10

Scott Griffiths RB - Ovr 63 - Age 30
30 league app - 1 goal - 1 assist
Griffiths is one of those background players that turns up to every game and plays well but never really stands out. Should be keeping him for next year but maybe moving on after that.
7/10

Marco Juste Marin CB - Ovr 67 - Age 20
9 league app - 0 goals - 0 assists
Since coming in during the winter transfer window Marco has played amazing helping get 6 clean sheets in his 9 app. He has a massive future here and I will not sell him for any number.
8.5/10

Zachary Anderson CB - Ovr 68 - Age 25
33 league app - 1 goal - 1 assist
Similar to Marco, Zach has been a rock in defense all year and I can't believe I got him on a free. Another player with a long future with the club and will not be selling.
8/10

Joe Widdowson LB - Ovr 61 - Age 27
26 league app - 0 goals - 2 assists
Another player I got for a free and has played average. I wasn't expecting anything special and I guess he filled his role. I wont be looking to replace him in summer but I might bring in some competition in January for a free.
6.5/10

Martin Costa CM - Ovr 66 - Age 17
16 league app - 6 goals - 1 assist
Had a long term injury at the start of the season, but after coming back he adjusted quickly and played extremely well. He will have some competition for a spot next year but I'm confident he will keep his spot.
8/10 (Showing great potential)

Pedro Azogue CM - Ovr 67 - Age 21
26 league app - 1 goal - 6 assists
A rather quiet season for the midfielder. He did play more of a defensive role towards the end of the season when Vossen got injured but he still really wasn't good enough. Will struggle to keep his place next year but will be give a chance to prove himself.
6.5/10

Akahito Onishi CAM - Ovr 76 - Age 17
29 league app - 13 goals - 3 assists
The youth player started off amazingly getting 11 goals in 12 games but after that the goals dried up a bit. He still played a vital role in the team and was easily the player of the season for Luton. Will be keeping his place next year.
9/10 (Has potential to be special)

Iain Ramsay LW - Ovr 65 - Age 28
23 league app - 8 goals - 5 assists
Had a hard time adapting to the league at first be started to improve around November. He mix of speed and good finishing has helped him get 8 extremely helpful goals. Should be keeping his place next year.
8/10

Jordan Graham RW - Ovr 62 - Age 21
25 league app - 8 goals - 3 assists
This player plays at a much higher OVR that he has. He can drift pass defenses like they aren't even there. He has also won me a lot of penalties this season. He will have to fight for his place though as we have some youth players coming through to bring in the competition.
7.5/10

Felix Cacutalua ST - Ovr 71 - Age 20
28 league app - 13 goals - 10 assists
While he may not have scored as many goals as I wanted him too he has helped in creating a lot. He also had 6 goals in 5 app in the Capital one Cup and was a big part in winning the Cup. I will be looking to try and buy him next season and if they wont let me then loan him again.
8.5/10

Bench:

Luigi Acerbi ST - Ovr 67 - Age 19
18 league app - 10 goals - 5 assists
I feel like I should have let Acerbi have more of a chance in the league and I think it was the 2 star week foot/skill moves which stopped me as he wasn't as much fun as Felix. A possible loan option again for next season, we will have to see how Torino feel about letting him go again.
8.5/10

Luke Rooney RM - Ovr 64 - Age 25
30 league app - 5 goals - 4 assists
A lot of the appearances are from subs so it looks like he played a lot more than he actually did. While I would like to keep him as backup again for next season he has expressed his desire for first team football and the club will need funds for next season so he could be sold.
7/10

Marcos Flores CAM - 68 Ovr - Age 30
34 league app - 10 goals - 8 assists
Another player who cam on a lot from the bench. He was a great player but was left slightly in Onishi's shadow and only really got a chance to play when Onishi was tired or in some of the easier cup games. I really want to hold on to him as he was my super sub but his desire for first team football could be too much.
8/10

Alex Lacey CB - Ovr 58 - Age 22
19 league app - 1 goal - 0 assists
A great backup that I used all round the defensive line. I will be hoping to keep him for the bench next season as he proved himself worthy when he was needed.

Paul Connolly RB - Ovr 57 - Age 32
16 league app - 0 goals - 3 assists
Paul has decreased 2 Ovr this year and he is slowly getting worse. he played okay when he was needed but his stamina and slow speed made him hard to play with. I will probably sell him to a lower league team where he would fit in better.
5.5/10

Rikyu Mitsuya ST - Ovr 60 - Age 17
12 league app - 4 goals - 2 assists
For most of the season he has been my forth choice striker but when he has played he has put everything he has into the games. He is young and I will be looking into loaning him out next season to gain some experience.
7.5/10 (Youth player)

Mohamed Abdel-Shafy CM - Ovr 64 - Age 23
22 league app - 2 goals - 3 assists
Shafy has been okay when coming off the bench but has not really lived up to what I wanted him to be. He has become unhappy at his lack of playing time and is asking to be transfers next window and if a good offer comes in he will get his wish.
6/10

Jim Stevenson CAM - Ovr 61 - Age 23
22 league app - 4 goals - 5 assists
Another player who was there when we needed him but never really shone. with two players above him in the pecking order he has been getting frustrated with his lack of games. He may leave next window if we get a good offer for him.
6.5/10

Other noteworthy players:

Leroy Vossen CDM - Ovr 67 - Age 19
21 league app - 0 goals - 3 assists
Until He got injured for the season Leroy was playing as my defensive mid and he was excellent. Honestly I haven't played with many defensive players who are better than him and it was such a shame he got injured as he may have been a contender for player of the season. He now returns to Wolfsburg and I will try to loan him again but I don't think Wolfsburg will let a player like him go again.

Andy Parry CDM - Ovr 51 - Age 24
18 league app - 1 goal - 4 assists
We had some injury problems in CM during the season and while his Ovr may be low he really filled in well and leaped at the chance to gain some first time minutes. I will be keeping him next season for back up purposes instead of buying a 60+ player that hasn't proved themselves.
7.5/10

A great season and I can't wait for the next. I offered 6 Youth players contracts for next season so its going to be a very young team I think.

Thanks for reading and any feedback is appreciated

[BiloxiSmitty]

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Barclays Premier League
1/1/15

Southampton 0 - 2 Arsenal

33' Alcacer
65' Campbell

FA CUP
1/10/15

Arsenal 1 - 0 Coventry City
55' Barton (RED)
79' Alcacer (pen)

Barclays Premier League

Manchester City 1 - 1 Arsenal
10' Paco Alcacer
87' David Silva

1/27/14

Arsenal 3 - 0 Stoke City
20' Oxlaide-Chamberlain
30' Muriel
74' Alcacer

FA CUP

1/31/14

Arsenal 3 - 0 Stoke City
16' Paco Alcacer
49' Paco Alcacer
71' Gibbs

January Transfers

IN


Raphaël Varane CB (81) - Bought from Real Madrid 14.5 million pounds

Out
Akpom (ST) - Season Loan - Walsall
Martinez (GK) - Season Loan - Sheffield Utd
Flamini (CDM) - Sold to Southampton 2.4 million pounds

[BiloxiSmitty]

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Barclays Premier League

2/7/15
Spurs 1 - 2 Arsenal
39' Alcacer
46' Ozil
62' Chadli

2/10/15
Arsenal 4 - 3 Leicester City
7' Welbeck
15' Vardy
16' Vardy
56' Muriel
71' Muriel
81' Taylor-Fletcher
85' Muriel

2/14/15

Arsenal 1 - 1 Aston Villa
20' A. Sanchez
29' Kozak

2/18/14
UEFA Champions League
Rd of 16 - 1st Leg
Olympiakos 1 - 2 Arsenal
15' Ramsey
35' Mitroglou
62' Welbeck

2/21/14
FA CUP
Ipswich Town 0 - 1 Arsenal
74' Santi Carzola

2/25/14
Barclays Premier League

Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Arsenal
14' Bolasie

2/28/14

QPR 1 - 3 Arsenal
28' Muriel
35' Alcacer
39' Vargas
86' Muriel (pen)

[Jordigriffin]

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I got fired.



I had the goal of reaching round 32 in domestic cup, did that, reached round of 16.

I had the goal of avoiding relegation, did that, became 12th.


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http://strawpoll.me/2831830 it would be helpfull if u could all vote, You can choose multiple teams, I am going to watch champions league right now and after that i will check the results and match them with what ihad in my mind, (REMEMBER I MIGHT DO TWO). I will try another football league 2 rebuild in about 3 months when this one finishes. Thanks guys, I appreciate it
P.S. Im sad!

[_ChicoBass]

How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

The Return of The Dons

February 2019 - Season 6
FIFA '14


FA Cup - Round 5
West Bromwich Albion 0 - 0 AFC Wimbledon
The hero of the match is undoubtedly West Brom's goalkeeper, Ruddy. The English goalkeeper recorded a total of 11 saves tonight allowing his team to maintain hope of progressing in the cup.

AFC Wimbledon 2 - 1 Cardiff City
WIM: Paterson 3' Gornell 70'
CAR: Villalba 71'
After the last match between these two teams, Wimbledon had a complete change in strategy going from their widely known 3-5-2 to the current 4-2-2-2. Cardiff's defensive work that day, despite losing the match, caused much desperation for Wimbledon's manager who decided to wipe the slate clean and start the next practice from scratch. This time around Wimbledon were clearly the dominant team but Cardiff were at least able to hold them to a close score.

FA Cup - Round 5 Replay
AFC Wimbledon 4 - 2 West Bromwich Albion
WIM: Tafazolli 16' Clayton 44' Eaves 59' 75'
WBA: Ninis 25' Aarons 72'
West Brom's goalkeeper Ruddy usually plays increasingly solid matches against the Dons, but tonight the Wombles had too much in stock for him and he received 4 goals. "We all know that Indiblue's teams are going to be solid at the back with Ruddy at goalkeeper. I was actually surprised we scored as much as we did but we all have those bad matches every once in a while. I hope Indi can get together a good set of defenders that can play at Ruddy's level and get this team back to the top end of the Championship table and fight for promotion." - Chavez, Wimbledon manager.

AFC Wimbledon 6 - 2 Everton
WIM: Gornell 3' Paterson 17' James 22' Ruiz 78' Harvey 84' 90'
EVE: Montero 32' 59'
The Dons hit the ground running with an early goal, and by the 22nd minute they were already 3-0 up. Everton's Montero, who's rumored to be retiring this season, put Everton back in the game with two great goals after which the Wimbledon players began to look worried. Gornell had scored the Dons' 4th goal but it was ruled offside. Gornell didn't let the call push him off his game though and assisted youth graduate Mario Ruiz's goal. Tyler Harvey, who had been subbed in during the second half, finished Everton off with two goals to make it 6-2. The scoreline surprised many since the first time these two teams met this season the match ended 0-0 with Everton goalkeeper Krul putting in a great performance. Unfortunately for the Toffees, Krul wasn't able to repeat that this time around.

FA Cup - Round of 16
Fulham 1 - 3 AFC Wimbledon
WIM: Richards 39' 58' Eaves 82'
FUL: Cisse 45'
Tom Richards was a surprise in Wimbledon's lineup tonight, but he justified Chavez's decision by scoring two goals to put Wimbledon through. Another surprise in tonight's lineup, was seeing Christophe Brown playing with the B team. There's been much speculation about the starting goalkeeper position with Brown struggling to keep a clean sheet in recent matches. Adam Cowie also struggles to keep clean sheets, but he hasn't been given a chance with the first team this season. With the Bayern Munich match coming up in two days, should Chavez be taking the risk of experimenting with his goalkeepers?

Champions League - Round of 16 1st Leg
AFC Wimbledon 3 - 1 Bayern Munich
WIM: Paterson 32' Gornell 41' Tarkowski 81'
MUN: Vidal 45'
Another big team falls at Kingsmeadow, this time it was the German giants Bayern Munich. The Germans were dominating the match and had Wimbledon against the wall as soon as the match started. The Wombles were mostly trying to ice the game and clear the ball when the ball was too close to the box. As we all know, Neuer is a goalkeeper who enjoys venturing outside of his box; the modern goalkeeper. A little too much of that was unfortunately what caused the first goal. The Wimbledon defenders cleared the ball during a Bayern attack, which Neuer came out of his box to control with his chest. It seemed like a typical play from Neuer, but he ventured too far this time and dribbled the ball all the way to midfield. Luke James stole the ball from the World Cup champion and passed it to Callum Paterson who dribbled down the right wing and took a long shot into the open net. Gornell scored with a header to make it 2-0, but Arturo Vidal put Bayern back straightaway. The rest of the match was very tense on both sides, until James Tarkowski scored the third goal off a corner kick. Adam Cowie was the starting goalkeeper tonight for Wimbledon and despite receiving a goal he played well. This could finally be the beginning of his breakthrough since being promoted from the youth academy. Wimbledon still have a tough 2nd leg at the Allianz Arena but this win will surely boost their confidence. "I was expecting Bayern to play very defensively seeing as they always focus on defending when they face Ganchev's Hertha Berlin. Ganchev mentioned the last time we spoke that it's almost as if they have 6 defenders in front of goal, so I was very surprised to see them come out with a 4-1-4-1. He also warned me that Neuer has a weakness, so we just had to wait to expose it, and that is exactly what we did." - Chavez, Wimbledon manager.


Barclay's Premier League Table
1. Chelsea - 58 points
2. Arsenal - 58 points
3. AFC Wimbledon - 55 points
4. Manchester United - 53 points
5. Manchester City - 45 points
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7. Liverpool - 41 points
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14. Swansea City - 29 points
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17. Stoke City - 20 points
18. Cardiff City - 17 points
19. Watford - 15 points
20. Blackburn Rovers - 10 points

BPL Top Scorers
1. Gornell (Wimbledon) - 17 Goals
2. Cavani (M. United) - 14 Goals
3. Mandzukic (M. City) - 14 Goals

*I forgot to get the club top scorers before leaving the house. Sorry!*


Notable Youth Academy Players

Charlie Hopper - LB (48-50, 85-91): The English born 16 year old has been developing really well with the U-17, known for being a playmaker.

Chris McGinn - CDM (61-65, 87-93): The 17 year old from Northern Ireland has finally chosen CDM as his position of choice. He's considered to be physically strong, but may not be promoted until next year.

Curtis Burgess - CM (44-46, 80-86): The English midfielder surprised us in his latest showings with the U-17. The staff saw him as an average player, but after a few months of being with the youth team he has shown that he has a bright footballing career ahead of him. Known for his attacking style of play from midfield.

Jamie Mannus - CDM (60-64, 82-88): This 16 year old from Northern Ireland has a bright future ahead of him. He stands at 6'5" and prefers playing as a defensive midfielder. Competition between him and Sean Archer in the U-17 is very close, with Mannus being more defensive minded. We expect great things from these two players.

Mal Osborn - RB (40-42, 80-86): One of the only two fullbacks in the U-17 that isn't defensive minded. The English winger is only 15 years old and can't be registered with the senior team until next season.

Scott McGabe - CDM (65-69, 85-91): The 16 year old from Scotland has been compared his compatriot Sean Archer as they both have similar playing styles. Both are defensive, playmaking, midfielders. McGabe's only flaw is his height: 5'7"

Sean Archer - CDM (61-65, 85-91): The 16 year old from Scotland is an incredible playmaker who prefers to stay in the defensive half and analyze the game from there. He's one of the most exciting players in the U-17 but he will not be registered with the senior squad until next season.

Steven Ross - CDM (58-62, 80-86): Defensive minded midfielder from Scotland. Recently turned 16 but won't be considered for promotion until next season.

Todd Zebroski - CDM (58-62, 80-86): 15 year old playmaker from England. Definitely one to keep an eye on but can't be promoted until next season.





Euro Cup Qualifiers - Group Stage

Portugal 2 - 1 Scotland
POR: Nelson Oliveira 45' Flavio 90'
SCO: Paterson 71'
The first international match without Blackburn Rover's Grant Hanley and Jordan Rhodes since the Blackburn manager asked Chavez not to call them up anymore as they battle through the relegation zone. Rhodes wasn't a key player in Chavez's system, but the Scotland captain Grant Hanley was surely missed tonight as Portugal grabbed a late win against the Scots.

France 4 - 1 Scotland
SIMMED
France dominated their rivals Scotland who were clearly off their game tonight. Two losses in a row for the Scots who need to refocus and pick themselves up. The practice after this match was behind closed doors, but my sources indicate that Chavez is dropping the False 9 formation and working on implementing a three at the back formation with Scotland. We know Chavez enjoys working with a back line of three but he had never tried to bring that style of play to Scotland, stating that Scotland were best identified with a 4-3-3. Really looking forward to the next international break to see how this works out for Chavez. There will surely be some changes in the roster to accommodate the formation change.

Euro Cup Qualifiers
1. Belgium - 14 points
2. France - 13 points
3. Portugal - 8 points
4. Scotland - 8 points
5. Sweden - 5 points
6. Finland - 1 point

***The match against France was the first and only match I've simmed so far in this career. I had initially played it and lost 1-0 with an early goal from Martial in the 5th minute and a 9.2 match rating from Lloris. I'm sure you can imagine how stressful that was. It was after that match that I decided to take a break from the career and went on to make a career with Guadalajara. That save overwrote the autosave from Wimbledon so when I came back to this career it was after the Portugal match. I didn't want to replay the France match and end up winning when I had initially lost to them, so I decided to just sim it so it wouldn't feel like cheating.***


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The Dons start the next month off with the Capital One Cup Final against Chelsea and then they'll face Tottenham in a very important league match. Remember that Wimbledon have never won the Capital One Cup, and only reached the final once before in 2015, losing to Manchester United. AFC Wimbledon have also drawn Chelsea in the FA Cup Quarter Final at Kingsmeadow, and will be traveling to Munich three days later for the 2nd leg of the Champions League Round of 16.

Dean Rhodes has recovered from his injury and is now training on par with his teammates. With the addition of Ryan Tafazolli to the B team we are unsure if Rhodes will go back to starting centre back or if Craig May will be taking the spot.

I was looking over my reports when I noticed something that had somehow escaped my attention until now. AFC Wimbledon, are currently the team with the best attack in the Barclay's Premier League! Wimbledon lead the league in goals with 60, while Chelsea and Manchester United are 2nd and 3rd with 51 and 50 goals respectively. The best defense in the league so far is Chelsea with only 18 goals against, while Arsenal and Manchester United are tied for 2nd with 20 goals against each. Wimbledon, Manchester City, and Liverpool are tied for 4th with 27 goals against each. The Wombles are on fire this season and the statistics show why!

This concludes my monthly report. I am back from vacation now (I finally accrued enough vacation time after almost 6 years of covering Wimbledon!) so I'll be here getting the inside on Wimbledon's day-to-day again.
Thanks for Reading!!

[texasbum06]

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The Return of The Dons

February 2019 - Season 6
FIFA '14

Spoiler

FA Cup - Round 5
West Bromwich Albion 0 - 0 AFC Wimbledon
The hero of the match is undoubtedly West Brom's goalkeeper, Ruddy. The English goalkeeper recorded a total of 11 saves tonight allowing his team to maintain hope of progressing in the cup.

AFC Wimbledon 2 - 1 Cardiff City
WIM: Paterson 3' Gornell 70'
CAR: Villalba 71'
After the last match between these two teams, Wimbledon had a complete change in strategy going from their widely known 3-5-2 to the current 4-2-2-2. Cardiff's defensive work that day, despite losing the match, caused much desperation for Wimbledon's manager who decided to wipe the slate clean and start the next practice from scratch. This time around Wimbledon were clearly the dominant team but Cardiff were at least able to hold them to a close score.

FA Cup - Round 5 Replay
AFC Wimbledon 4 - 2 West Bromwich Albion
WIM: Tafazolli 16' Clayton 44' Eaves 59' 75'
WBA: Ninis 25' Aarons 72'
West Brom's goalkeeper Ruddy usually plays increasingly solid matches against the Dons, but tonight the Wombles had too much in stock for him and he received 4 goals. "We all know that Indiblue's teams are going to be solid at the back with Ruddy at goalkeeper. I was actually surprised we scored as much as we did but we all have those bad matches every once in a while. I hope Indi can get together a good set of defenders that can play at Ruddy's level and get this team back to the top end of the Championship table and fight for promotion." - Chavez, Wimbledon manager.

AFC Wimbledon 6 - 2 Everton
WIM: Gornell 3' Paterson 17' James 22' Ruiz 78' Harvey 84' 90'
EVE: Montero 32' 59'
The Dons hit the ground running with an early goal, and by the 22nd minute they were already 3-0 up. Everton's Montero, who's rumored to be retiring this season, put Everton back in the game with two great goals after which the Wimbledon players began to look worried. Gornell had scored the Dons' 4th goal but it was ruled offside. Gornell didn't let the call push him off his game though and assisted youth graduate Mario Ruiz's goal. Tyler Harvey, who had been subbed in during the second half, finished Everton off with two goals to make it 6-2. The scoreline surprised many since the first time these two teams met this season the match ended 0-0 with Everton goalkeeper Krul putting in a great performance. Unfortunately for the Toffees, Krul wasn't able to repeat that this time around.

[color=red]FA Cup - Round of 16
Fulham 1 - 3 AFC Wimbledon
WIM: Richards 39' 58' Eaves 82'
FUL: Cisse 45'
Tom Richards was a surprise in Wimbledon's lineup tonight, but he justified Chavez's decision by scoring two goals to put Wimbledon through. Another surprise in tonight's lineup, was seeing Christophe Brown playing with the B team. There's been much speculation about the starting goalkeeper position with Brown struggling to keep a clean sheet in recent matches. Adam Cowie also struggles to keep clean sheets, but he hasn't been given a chance with the first team this season. With the Bayern Munich match coming up in two days, should Chavez be taking the risk of experimenting with his goalkeepers?

Champions League - Round of 16 1st Leg
AFC Wimbledon 3 - 1 Bayern Munich
WIM: Paterson 32' Gornell 41' Tarkowski 81'
MUN: Vidal 45'
Another big team falls at Kingsmeadow, this time it was the German giants Bayern Munich. The Germans were dominating the match and had Wimbledon against the wall as soon as the match started. The Wombles were mostly trying to ice the game and clear the ball when the ball was too close to the box. As we all know, Neuer is a goalkeeper who enjoys venturing outside of his box; the modern goalkeeper. A little too much of that was unfortunately what caused the first goal. The Wimbledon defenders cleared the ball during a Bayern attack, which Neuer came out of his box to control with his chest. It seemed like a typical play from Neuer, but he ventured too far this time and dribbled the ball all the way to midfield. Luke James stole the ball from the World Cup champion and passed it to Callum Paterson who dribbled down the right wing and took a long shot into the open net. Gornell scored with a header to make it 2-0, but Arturo Vidal put Bayern back straightaway. The rest of the match was very tense on both sides, until James Tarkowski scored the third goal off a corner kick. Adam Cowie was the starting goalkeeper tonight for Wimbledon and despite receiving a goal he played well. This could finally be the beginning of his breakthrough since being promoted from the youth academy. Wimbledon still have a tough 2nd leg at the Allianz Arena but this win will surely boost their confidence. "I was expecting Bayern to play very defensively seeing as they always focus on defending when they face Ganchev's Hertha Berlin. Ganchev mentioned the last time we spoke that it's almost as if they have 6 defenders in front of goal, so I was very surprised to see them come out with a 4-1-4-1. He also warned me that Neuer has a weakness, so we just had to wait to expose it, and that is exactly what we did." - Chavez, Wimbledon manager.

Barclay's Premier League Table
1. Chelsea - 58 points
2. Arsenal - 58 points
3. AFC Wimbledon - 55 points
4. Manchester United - 53 points
5. Manchester City - 45 points
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7. Liverpool - 41 points
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14. Swansea City - 29 points
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17. Stoke City - 20 points
18. Cardiff City - 17 points
19. Watford - 15 points
20. Blackburn Rovers - 10 points

BPL Top Scorers
1. Gornell (Wimbledon) - 17 Goals
2. Cavani (M. United) - 14 Goals
3. Mandzukic (M. City) - 14 Goals

*I forgot to get the club top scorers before leaving the house. Sorry!*

Notable Youth Academy Players

Charlie Hopper - LB (48-50, 85-91): The English born 16 year old has been developing really well with the U-17, known for being a playmaker.

Chris McGinn - CDM (61-65, 87-93): The 17 year old from Northern Ireland has finally chosen CDM as his position of choice. He's considered to be physically strong, but may not be promoted until next year.

Curtis Burgess - CM (44-46, 80-86): The English midfielder surprised us in his latest showings with the U-17. The staff saw him as an average player, but after a few months of being with the youth team he has shown that he has a bright footballing career ahead of him. Known for his attacking style of play from midfield.

Jamie Mannus - CDM (60-64, 82-88): This 16 year old from Northern Ireland has a bright future ahead of him. He stands at 6'5" and prefers playing as a defensive midfielder. Competition between him and Sean Archer in the U-17 is very close, with Mannus being more defensive minded. We expect great things from these two players.

Mal Osborn - RB (40-42, 80-86): One of the only two fullbacks in the U-17 that isn't defensive minded. The English winger is only 15 years old and can't be registered with the senior team until next season.

Scott McGabe - CDM (65-69, 85-91): The 16 year old from Scotland has been compared his compatriot Sean Archer as they both have similar playing styles. Both are defensive, playmaking, midfielders. McGabe's only flaw is his height: 5'7"

Sean Archer - CDM (61-65, 85-91): The 16 year old from Scotland is an incredible playmaker who prefers to stay in the defensive half and analyze the game from there. He's one of the most exciting players in the U-17 but he will not be registered with the senior squad until next season.

Steven Ross - CDM (58-62, 80-86): Defensive minded midfielder from Scotland. Recently turned 16 but won't be considered for promotion until next season.

Todd Zebroski - CDM (58-62, 80-86): 15 year old playmaker from England. Definitely one to keep an eye on but can't be promoted until next season.

Euro Cup Qualifiers - Group Stage

Portugal 2 - 1 Scotland
POR: Nelson Oliveira 45' Flavio 90'
SCO: Paterson 71'
The first international match without Blackburn Rover's Grant Hanley and Jordan Rhodes since the Blackburn manager asked Chavez not to call them up anymore as they battle through the relegation zone. Rhodes wasn't a key player in Chavez's system, but the Scotland captain Grant Hanley was surely missed tonight as Portugal grabbed a late win against the Scots.

France 4 - 1 Scotland
SIMMED
France dominated their rivals Scotland who were clearly off their game tonight. Two losses in a row for the Scots who need to refocus and pick themselves up. The practice after this match was behind closed doors, but my sources indicate that Chavez is dropping the False 9 formation and working on implementing a three at the back formation with Scotland. We know Chavez enjoys working with a back line of three but he had never tried to bring that style of play to Scotland, stating that Scotland were best identified with a 4-3-3. Really looking forward to the next international break to see how this works out for Chavez. There will surely be some changes in the roster to accommodate the formation change.

Euro Cup Qualifiers
1. Belgium - 14 points
2. France - 13 points
3. Portugal - 8 points
4. Scotland - 8 points
5. Sweden - 5 points
6. Finland - 1 point

***The match against France was the first and only match I've simmed so far in this career. I had initially played it and lost 1-0 with an early goal from Martial in the 5th minute and a 9.2 match rating from Lloris. I'm sure you can imagine how stressful that was. It was after that match that I decided to take a break from the career and went on to make a career with Guadalajara. That save overwrote the autosave from Wimbledon so when I came back to this career it was after the Portugal match. I didn't want to replay the France match and end up winning when I had initially lost to them, so I decided to just sim it so it wouldn't feel like cheating.***

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The Dons start the next month off with the Capital One Cup Final against Chelsea and then they'll face Tottenham in a very important league match. Remember that Wimbledon have never won the Capital One Cup, and only reached the final once before in 2015, losing to Manchester United. AFC Wimbledon have also drawn Chelsea in the FA Cup Quarter Final at Kingsmeadow, and will be traveling to Munich three days later for the 2nd leg of the Champions League Round of 16.

Dean Rhodes has recovered from his injury and is now training on par with his teammates. With the addition of Ryan Tafazolli to the B team we are unsure if Rhodes will go back to starting centre back or if Craig May will be taking the spot.

I was looking over my reports when I noticed something that had somehow escaped my attention until now. AFC Wimbledon, are currently the team with the best attack in the Barclay's Premier League! Wimbledon lead the league in goals with 60, while Chelsea and Manchester United are 2nd and 3rd with 51 and 50 goals respectively. The best defense in the league so far is Chelsea with only 18 goals against, while Arsenal and Manchester United are tied for 2nd with 20 goals against each. Wimbledon, Manchester City, and Liverpool are tied for 4th with 27 goals against each. The Wombles are on fire this season and the statistics show why!

This concludes my monthly report. I am back from vacation now (I finally accrued enough vacation time after almost 6 years of covering Wimbledon!) so I'll be here getting the inside on Wimbledon's day-to-day again.

Thanks for Reading!!

Wow you are right there in the table, so close to leading it right now! And holy crap that Everton game! Good job against Bayern in the first leg of the Champions League as well.

[_ChicoBass]

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Wow you are right there in the table, so close to leading it right now! And holy crap that Everton game! Good job against Bayern in the first leg of the Champions League as well.

Thanks! This is the first time since I was promoted to the BPL that the table is this close! It's always been either a two team race or one team is too far ahead in 1st. Bayern was very tough I'm surprised and glad I was able to use my home field advantage in the first leg. They have Suarez, Falcao, and Balotelli in the squad, so if they were to change the 4-1-4-1 to a 4-4-2 for example, they'd be deadly. Hopefully in future FIFAs the CPU will be able to change formation based on their current roster. It would make things much more competitive all around. Adding that to the long FIFA wish list! Lol

[_ChicoBass]

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I got fired.







I had the goal of reaching round 32 in domestic cup, did that, reached round of 16.



I had the goal of avoiding relegation, did that, became 12th.





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http://strawpoll.me/2831830 it would be helpfull if u could all vote, You can choose multiple teams, I am going to watch champions league right now and after that i will check the results and match them with what ihad in my mind, (REMEMBER I MIGHT DO TWO). I will try another football league 2 rebuild in about 3 months when this one finishes. Thanks guys, I appreciate it

P.S. Im sad!

Then why the heck did they fire you?! I don't understand... Ungrateful bast****! I voted for AC Milan since I don't remember seeing one on here before, and for Feyenoord.

[redsox4evur]

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Thanks! This is the first time since I was promoted to the BPL that the table is this close! It's always been either a two team race or one team is too far ahead in 1st. Bayern was very tough I'm surprised and glad I was able to use my home field advantage in the first leg. They have Suarez, Falcao, and Balotelli in the squad, so if they were to change the 4-1-4-1 to a 4-4-2 for example, they'd be deadly. Hopefully in future FIFAs the CPU will be able to change formation based on their current roster. It would make things much more competitive all around. Adding that to the long FIFA wish list! Lol

Ahhh one of the things I hate the most in sports sh***y cpu signing, trading, drafting logic. But in all actuality, they could probably run a 4-3-3 and have all three up top

[Jwetson]

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2 things

1) Shrewsbury update should be out tomorrow. Got 2 games of the month left before the transfer window but im distracted watching Champions League football right now (Bayern Munich 5-0 up at Roma!!!!!)

2) I got drawn against MK Dons in the FA cup 3rd round...

[texasbum06]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

I got fired.



I had the goal of reaching round 32 in domestic cup, did that, reached round of 16.

I had the goal of avoiding relegation, did that, became 12th.


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http://strawpoll.me/2831830 it would be helpfull if u could all vote, You can choose multiple teams, I am going to watch champions league right now and after that i will check the results and match them with what ihad in my mind, (REMEMBER I MIGHT DO TWO). I will try another football league 2 rebuild in about 3 months when this one finishes. Thanks guys, I appreciate it
P.S. Im sad!

I voted Feyenoord since they have a few nice prospects in their squad, and I always encourage people to use teams they have a connection to as well.

[redsox4evur]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

I got fired.



I had the goal of reaching round 32 in domestic cup, did that, reached round of 16.

I had the goal of avoiding relegation, did that, became 12th.


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http://strawpoll.me/2831830 it would be helpfull if u could all vote, You can choose multiple teams, I am going to watch champions league right now and after that i will check the results and match them with what ihad in my mind, (REMEMBER I MIGHT DO TWO). I will try another football league 2 rebuild in about 3 months when this one finishes. Thanks guys, I appreciate it
P.S. Im sad!

I voted for BVB, Atletico, Feyenoord, and AC Milan. Would be nice to see what someone would do with Atletico after losing 3 key pieces of their Champions Cup team. BVB because I am doing a Munich career. Milan because we some Serie A love (besides the Roma career).

[Jordigriffin]

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I have made my decision.

I am also going to switch to longer minute slider sets if i find one, I wanna feel every single game, it doesnt matter if the season will take longer because with Wycombe i just didnt care that much about lower games.

I will start up the transferwindow tonight and see what happens.