How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

[Matty Aqua]

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Aquaman - A draw against Bournemouth isn't the best possible start to the season but that clearance from Clark was simply amazing! The Man United draw was a very good result considering they took over 20 shots. It will be interesting to see how the season continues.

Thanks for following along Simppu12, on of the greatest saves on the line from a CB i have ever seen!...was disappointing no too get the win against Bournemouth, but a draw is better than a loss!, and Manchester United were ruthless in there attack on our defence!, 23 shots too out 7!...I'm doing my best to revive Aston Villa, and hopefully hang on, in the Premier League!

[Matty Aqua]

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Thanks for all the support so far guys, really enjoying making the series and getting all the input from you guys!...Episode #5 we take on Blackburn in our first Capitol One cup match, Sunderland at home and Leicester City and King Power stadium!


EPISODE#5 - GLIDING THROUGH THE AIR! #AVFC

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[Simppu12]

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Ha Ho He


2017 - 2018 Squad Review


Starting XI


GK: Rune Jarstein, 33 Years Old, 74 Ovr, 7.5/10
18 clean sheets in 55 appearances

+ Many, many MotM awards
+ Kept us in a ton of games
+ Made some amazing saves
- Let in some very easy goals
- Got substituted once due to a poor game

RB: Mitchell Weiser, 24 Years Old, 77 Ovr, 8/10
2 goals and 8 assists in 41 appearances

+ Very good in attack
+ Good statistics
+ Pacy and skillful
- Lacks strength
- Tends to leave his man unmarked

CB: John Anthony Brooks (C), 25 Years Old, 81 Ovr, 8.5/10
1 goal in 55 appearances

+ A rock in defence
+ Fast, strong and good in the air
- Some times caught off position

CB: Sebastian Langkamp, 30 Years Old, 78 Ovr, 7.5/10
32 appearances

+ Strong and good in the air
+ Solid
- Often caught out of position

LB: Marvin Plattenhardt, 26 Years Old, 77 Ovr, 8/10
3 goals and 3 assists in 47 appearances

+ Good in attack and good in defence
+ Good crossing
+ Solid in defence
- Leaves his man unmarked at times

CM: Vladimir Darida, 27 Years Old, 77 Ovr, 8.5/10
12 goals and 7 assists in 56 appearances

+ Good passing
+ Amazing stamina
+ Good finishing
- Barely comes back to defend

CDM: Johannes Geis, 24 Years Old, 83 Ovr, 6.5/10
4 goals and 5 assists in 42 appearances

+ Good free kicks and long shots
+ Good tackler and intercepter...
-... when he actually comes back to defend
- Loses the ball quite often
- Leaves huge gaps of space in defence and stays in attack

RM: Kevin Kampl, 27 Years Old, 80 Ovr, 8/10
2 goals and 10 assists in 43 appearances

+ Pacy and good dribbling
+ Created many chances
+ Formed a great partnership with Weiser on the right
- Could've scored more
- In some games didn't do anything

LM: Julian Brandt, 22 Years Old, 80 Ovr, 6/10
4 goals and 5 assists in 34 appearances

+ Young, has potential
+ Netted a few important goals
- Lost the ball often
- Nearly invicible in most games
- Feels slow and sluggish

ST: Vedad Ibisevic, 33 Years Old, 76 Ovr, 7/10
15 goals and 5 assists in 36 appearances

+ Got a good amount of goals
+ Okay finishing
- Wasted many chances
- Some times invicible
- Decreasing

ST: Salomon Kalou, 32 Years Old, 78 Ovr, 7.5/10
20 goals and 5 assists in 50 appearances

+ Skillful
+ Clinical finishing
+ League top scorer
+ Isn't decreasing yet
- Invisible in some games
Injured for five more months

Notable Substitutes

ST: Yussuf Poulsen, 24 Years Old, 76 Ovr, 7.5/10
6 goals in 21 appearances

+ Clinical finishing
+ Alright dribbling
+ Goals came mainly after coming on from the bench
- Did poorly as a starter

CM: Per Ciljan Skjelbred, 31 Years Old, 75 Ovr, 7/10
6 goals and 3 assists in 37 appearances

+ Good passing
+ Good substitute

CDM: Fabian Lustenberger, 30 Years Old, 75 Ovr, 7/10
started the season as a centre back, got benched and transferred to midfield after January
2 assists in 43 apperances

+ Solid in defence
- Sluggish

CAM: Alexander Baumjohann, 31 Years Old, 71 Ovr, 8/10
13 goals and 4 assists in 38 appearances

+ Most clinical attacker
+ Scored many goals off the bench
- Decreasing

LM: Leroy Sané, 22 Years Old, 77 Ovr, 7.5/10
3 goals and 9 assists in 44 appearances

+ Improved a lot towards the end of the season
+ Took Brandt's starting spot
+ Scored the decisive goal against Barcelona
+ Pacy and good dribbling
+ Solid finishing
- Needs to be more consistent

ST: Aron Johansson, 27 Years Old, 78 Ovr, 7/10
18 goals and 4 assists in 41 appearances

+ Strong
+ Good finishing
- Very hard to notice in many games
- Doesn't excell in anything

LW: Marvin Schäfer, 17 Years Old, 77 Ovr, 6/10
youth academy graduate
1 goal in 8 appearances

+ Grew by four overall points in a few months
+ Good dribbling
- Feels slow


Full Squad

Goalkeepers

Thomas Kraft, 29 Years Old, 79 Ovr
Rune Jarstein, 33 Years Old, 74 Ovr
Sascha Burchert, 28 Years Old, 66 Ovr (didn't make a single appearance)

Right Backs

Peter Pekarik, 31 Years Old, 77 Ovr
Timothy Castagne, 22 Years Old, 74 Ovr (didn't make a single appearance)

Centre Backs

John Anthony Brooks, 25 Years Old, 81 Ovr
Sebastian Langkamp, 30 Years Old, 78 Ovr
Yoshino Natsume, 20 Years Old, 74 Ovr (youth player, out on loan)

Left Backs

Marvin Plattenhardt, 26 Years Old, 77 Ovr
Johannes van den Berg, 31 Years Old, 67 Ovr

Defensive Midfielders

Johannes Geis, 24 Years Old, 83 Ovr
Julian Weigl, 22 Years Old, 78 Ovr
Niklas Stark, 23 Years Old, 77 Ovr (used as CB)
Fabian Lustenberger, 30 Years Old, 75 Ovr

Central Midfielders

Vladimir Darida, 27 Years Old, 77 Ovr
Per Ciljan Skjelbred, 31 Years Old, 75 Ovr
Tolga Cigerci, 26 Years Old, 75 Ovr

Attacking Midfielders

Yunus Malli, 26 Years Old, 78 Ovr (made only a couple of appearances)
Alexander Baumjohann, 31 Years Old, 71 Ovr (used as striker)

Right Midfielders

Kevin Kampl, 27 Years Old, 80 Ovr
Mitchell Weiser, 24 Years Old, 77 Ovr (used as right back)
Stefan Aigner, 30 Years Old, 77 Ovr (made only a couple of appearances)
Roy Beerens, 30 Years Old, 75 Ovr (made only a couple of appearances)

Left Midfielders

Julian Brandt, 22 Years Old, 80 Ovr
Leroy Sané, 22 Years Old, 77 Ovr
Marvin Schäfer, 17 Years Old, 77 Ovr

Strikers

Salomon Kalou, 32 Years Old, 78 Ovr
Aron Johansson, 27 Years Old, 78 Ovr
Vedad Ibisevic, 33 Years Old, 76 Ovr
Yussuf Poulsen, 24 Years Old, 76 Ovr
Vaclav Kadlec, 26 Years Old, 73 Ovr



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

[texasbum06]

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Tex - I appreciate you coming through with the update on my boys Townsend and I hope we can move past this. I don't think I realized Wigan was having such a dominant season but congrats on holding off Southend to achieve direct promotion (not sure if you noticed but SUFC did pretty well in my Newport CM too!)

A couple other bits of information about Townsend that will only make you love him more. He came out with "great potential" and here's the really exciting part, he has 5 star skills!

[sportsfreak96]

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Sportsie - In my opinion you should go for a style that the majority here uses. The results in bold and the scorers normally under them like
X 2 - 0 Y
Mister Z 45', 90'
Huge shame about your decision to take a break from updating, especially since you just started the career with Betis. I would try to find a suitable style but I understand if you decide to take a break. Hopefully you will return soon!

Aquaman - A draw against Bournemouth isn't the best possible start to the season but that clearance from Clark was simply amazing! The Man United draw was a very good result considering they took over 20 shots. It will be interesting to see how the season continues.

Moose - That Newcastle loss sucks a lot with you having the majority of chances. Good win against Stoke with a beautiful goal from Dybala! The team is looking very solid and you could push for a Champions League spot. In the earlier episode you managed to pull off a great win against Chelsea. It seems that the smaller teams are causing you more trouble but that is also the case with me at Hertha.

Rabbit - Oh no, you were so close! Everything was going so well and then you lost in the playoff final. That sucks, man. Like you pointed out the whole squad had a good season and I think with a couple of good signings you should be able to gain automatic promotion easily next season. Also, Bondz Moore is looking very solid in the academy. I'm looking forward to next season!

Keano - All of your signings are very good but personally I think Jeffrey Bruma was the best one, simply because of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkCGThv96Io. If that video ruined him in your eyes, I apologise. Anyway, Afobe could also become a big striker with you and he could form a deadly partnership with Iheanacho in the nearby future. You got off to a solid start in the league after a Community Shield loss against a good side. Then your form went up and down but the Man United draw is a good way to end your first month in the Premier League. Eighth in the table is also very good.

SMH - That game against Athletic was unbelievable! Amazing job to get back into the game and get the win at the end after going 3-1 down! The cup game against Malaga, together with the Athletic game, will probably be the highlight of the season so far since no-one can stop you in the league. I think you can remain unbeaten in the league this season.

I'll try that for my next update Simp. I'll do one more update and if this one doesn't pan out then I'm gonna take a break from updating for a few weeks.


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[Simppu12]

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Guys, it appears that Cabee has returned to the thread! Speaking of returning, we are still waiting for Chico and Jamie and Cruzerr to return. Additionally, Indi is hiding somewhere.

No, that's not all. I'd also like to remind you that I need your help in my Hertha career and I will appreciate your effort very much. Please, leave a vote in both polls. Again, thanks in advance!

http://strawpoll.me/6932767

http://strawpoll.me/6932760

[vrabbit]

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Guys, it appears that Cabee has returned to the thread! Speaking of returning, we are still waiting for Chico and Jamie and Cruzerr to return. Additionally, Indi is hiding somewhere.

No, that's not all. I'd also like to remind you that I need your help in my Hertha career and I will appreciate your effort very much. Please, leave a vote in both polls. Again, thanks in advance!

http://strawpoll.me/6932767

http://strawpoll.me/6932760

I voted!

[moose141]

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Simp: Thanks for watching, I see you got ahead of my posting as that's coming up right now! Also, I voted in your poll and will make sure to be fully caught up in the Hertha goings on!

Episode #33: STOKE UN-BOGEYED

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[vrabbit]

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Simp: Thanks for watching, I see you got ahead of my posting as that's coming up right now! Also, I voted in your poll and will make sure to be fully caught up in the Hertha goings on!

Episode #33: STOKE UN-BOGEYED

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Love shorter videos as they allow me to sneak in enough time to watch. Nice Ceballos storyline going on. Tough unexpected loss at home vs Newcastle but it was good to see you bounce back in the next game.

[vrabbit]

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Thanks for all the support so far guys, really enjoying making the series and getting all the input from you guys!...Episode #5 we take on Blackburn in our first Capitol One cup match, Sunderland at home and Leicester City and King Power stadium!


EPISODE#5 - GLIDING THROUGH THE AIR! #AVFC

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made some time to watch this too, a lot to comment on.

Nice B-squad W in the COC even if you had a scare there at the end of regulation and had to pull it off in ET. That was sweet. Unfortunately that was followed by a very frustrating game at home vs Sunderland that had a bit of bad luck to go with a bizarre effort from your keep there on that 2nd goal for Sunderland. Nothing went your way on that one. But those kinds of games happen and you have to be able to leave them behind and pick yourself up and you did that with a lot of work in the next game at Leicester, a deserved result and Sinclair was disruptive from what I saw. Nice scout hire for your academy as well! It's still early in the season and from what I saw in those games you will end up much higher than where you currently are

[vrabbit]

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Spoiler

Newport County A.F.C.

End of Season Update

League Match 40
Exeter City - Newport County (0-1)
McKay 25' (Twunasi)

Four-game winning streak dating back to the end of March. It wasn't easy but McKay, who has really been in groove since soon after joining mid-season, gave the Exiles the only goal they would need to go with their stingy defense to allow Newport to keep pace with the top three in the table.

League Match 41
Newport County - Wycombe (1-2)
McKay 14' (Elito)
Ugwu 37'
McGinn 90' (pen)

That hurt. That hurt A LOT. Wycombe played Marccelino's squad very evenly but the game deserved to end with a draw, not with an unnecessary penalty kick resulting from an unintentional handball in the box. Sigh.

League Match 42
York City - Newport County (0-2)
Arteaga 77' (Gardner)
Arteaga 89'

The Exiles get right back on a winning groove thanks not just to the Venezuelan on loan from Palermo, but to an outstanding performance from their goalkeeper Joe Day who earned Man of the Match honors.

League Match 43
Newport County - AFC Wimbledon (2-1)
Gardner 16' (Elito)
Arteaga 48'
Elliot 82'

Wimbledon may be near the bottom fourth of the table but they had beaten the Exiles earlier on this season and once again played them tough, making them sweat till the end. However, Newport's defense was able to seal the deal to keep Marccelino and his army very close to putting themselves in the top-3 in the standings.

League Match 44
Barnet - Newport County (1-2)
Arteaga 40'
Elito 45'
Lisbie 74'

They've done it. The Exiles move into 3rd place in the table thanks to another gritty win to go with a draw from Oxford United and Newport will control their own destiny with just two games left!

League Match 45
Newport County - Mansfield Town (1-1)
Green 30' (pen)
McKay 61' (Byrne)

The Exiles missed an opportunity to clinch promotion to League One after only managing a draw against Mansfield Town, who left everything on the pitch as they try to clinch a playoff spot. The home team created more opportunities but in the end it wasn't enough. Fortunately for them Oxford also managed just one point so Newport will go into the season finale knowing that a win will get them through.

League Match 46
Hartlepool - Newport County (2-2)
McKay 14' (Gardner)
Featherstone 23'
Arteaga 56' (Byrne)
Bingham 71'

Oh, THE HORROR. Bottom-side Hartlepool seemed determined to spoil the party and they accomplished their goal, keeping Newport to a draw which paired with a win by Oxford United keeps them outside direct promotion to League One and into the League Two playoffs. Heart-breaking. The Exiles threw the kitchen sink at the home team, edging them in possession (57%) and vastly out-shooting them with 11 shots (7 on goal) but their defense, which had earned them so many points this season, was unable to protect two leads and Marccelino will now need to get his squad ready for a playoff series against 7th place Stevenage.




League 2 Playoffs - Semi Final, 1st Leg
Stevenage - Newport County(0-2)
Day 40' (OG)
Byrne 79' (Twunasi)

Nerves clearly affected both teams in the first half but the Exiles were able to shake it sooner, and in the 40th a minute a shot from Elito was deflected by Boro goalkeeper Chris Day and Newport took a lead into the half. From there they were able to keep the composure in the 2nd half even after losing edge in possession and taking less shots than the home squad, but were the more opportunistic side and sealed a 1st leg win with a goal from Byrne inside the last 15 minutes.

League 2 Playoffs - Semi Final, 2nd Leg
Newport County - Stevenage (3-3, 5-3 agg)
Byrne 2' (Burke)
Akinyemi 9'
Day 17' (OG)
Byrne 23' (Gardner)
McAllister 45'
Kennedy 79' (pen)

The Exiles sealed their ticket to the playoffs final after a wild one at Rodney Parade. A good number of fans weren't even on their seats yet when Byrne got them home team on the board after just two minutes but before the 10-minute mark the game had been equalized by Akinyemi. It may take a while for Boro goalkeeper to get past this series, and there are questions as to whether he will retire after this game, but he was once again tagged with an own goal, although to be fair the goal should had been awarded to McKay outright as his shot seemed to be on goal before it was deflected by the goalkeeper. Undoubtedly Day was distraught as soon after Byrne scored a 3rd goal for the home side, creating what would be an insurmountable lead. Credit goes to Stevenage as they never gave up, closing the gap before the half and leveling the score with just over 10 minutes left, but the two-goal difference from the first leg ended up getting Newport through.

League 2 Playoffs - Final

Spoiler

Leyton Orient - Newport County (1-0)
Moore 77'

Wembley was rocking. Over two games in the regular season Leyton had been unable to beat Newport, managing a draw on the road then losing 0-2 at home. But this time, when it mattered most, they clamped down on defense, and got the minimal edge on offense with a goal from Moore in the 77th minute. Gary Woods was the hero, earning Man of the Match honors. The Exiles, with a 2nd opportunity to simply win and move on to promotion, failed once again and you'll have to wonder how they'll bounce back from this next season. Just a disappointing end of the season for Newport County.

Top Scorers
T1 - Arteaga (Newport County) - 21
T2 - McLean (Barnet) - 19
T2 - Reid (Plymouth Argyle) - 19

Assists
1 - Evans (Portsmouth) - 12
2 - Mackail-Smith (Luton Town) - 11
T3 - Byrne (Newport County) - 10
T3 - Gardner (Newport County) - 10

Clean Sheets
T1 - Carroll (Notts County) - 16
T1 - Murphy (Portsmouth) - 16
2 - Day (Newport County) - 15

Football League Two - Starting XI

GK - Joe Day (Newport County)
RB - Daniel Leadbitter (Bristol Rovers)
RB - Elliott Hewitt (Notts County)
CB - Jake Wright (Oxford United)
LB - Lee Brown (Bristol Rovers)
CDM - Gary Gardner (Newport County)
CDM - Stanley Aborah (Notts County)
RM - Gareth Evans (Portsmouth)
LM - Luke Gambin (Barnet)
ST - Craig Mackail-Smith (Luton Town)
ST - Danny Hylton (Oxford United)

Player of the Year
Gary Gardner (Newport County)

Manager of the Year
Ricardo Moniz (Notts County)

Golden Boot
Manuel Arteaga (Newport County)

Golden Glove
Brian Murphy (Portsmouth)

Promoted to League One
Notts County, Portsmouth, Oxford United, Leyton Orient.

Demoted to League Two
Swindon Town, Burton Albion, Fleetwood Town, Crewe Alexandra.

Promoted to FL Championship
Coventry City, Wigan Athletic, Sheffield Utd.

Demoted to League One
Rotherham Utd, Preston, Bristol City.

Promoted to Barclays PL
Hull City, Reading, Sheffield Wed.

Demoted to FL Championship
Bournemouth, Sunderland, Leicester City

F.A. Cup Champion
Stoke City (2-0 over Swansea City)

Capital One Cup Champion
West Ham (3-2 over Arsenal)

J. Paint Trophy Champion
Sheffield Utd. (4-0 over Port Vale)

Review: To be honest this update comes a while after I actually got done with this part of the career so I'm kinda over it by now. Hell of a ride. There are some positives that come out of this so I'll try to focus on those. For one, we should be heavy favorite for promotion next season so it'll be fun to see if we can play at that level. For two, we get to improve our team even more before we start our climb up the Football League so that's not such a bad team. I look forward to performing better in the COC and JPT after losing in the first round in both of those this season. I think I'd really like to win the JPT, establish that Newport County will be a force once we get to League One.

Can't just focus on our failures to achieve promotion and dismiss the great season we had as an unit and individually. The acquisition of Gardner last summer paid off, he was our top player in nearly every game and I was glad to see he was recognized as Player of the Year. Joe Day surprised me, he was a great goalkeeper and may be able to hold down that spot for at least another year. Manuel Arteaga took a while to get going but once he did he was a force for us and earned that golden boot. He may not be able to repeat that feat next season, his last under loan for us, because Jack McKay is looking like a real baller that may contend for that scoring title in '16-'17. I look forward to the summer transfer window and the upcoming season.

We also have some promising lads in the academy. Adam Adeyemi had a very good year scouting for us and before the season ended we hired a second scout, Kimmo Rasanen from Finland. He's being asked to get started in his homeland. This is what the youth squad looks like at season's end:

- Bondz Moore (LW, 60 OVR, 81-87 POT): Our top remaining prospect after one season, Moore has higher upside than Jack Giles who performed admirably off the bench of us in the second half of the season. We're expecting growth from his current frame (5'0", 134lbs) and at just 16 years old this Englishman offer a lot of talent. He doesn't have top-end speed at the moment but his first step is deadly and he's very agile.
- Patrick Miller (ST, 53 OVR, 75-89): The younger of the Miller brothers turned 17 years old by season's end and the Irishman has grown to 5'9" and 158lbs, which is very good size for his position. Coaches describe him as "technically gifted" and he brings good speed to the position.
- Ben Potter (LM, 57 OVR, 78-84): This 16-year old from England looks similar to Moore but prefers to play a bit closer to midfield although he offers a bit more speed.
- Cristiano Dall'Oglio (CDM, 52 OVR, 77-83): This 16-year old defensive-minded midfielder from Italy flashes leadership skills at a very young age. Has a promising future.
- Mark Miller (RM, 50 OVR, 71-85): The older Miller brother is a 17-year old Irishman standing at 6-feet tall and 181lbs. He brings a lot of physicality but is still rough around the edges (although very agile) and needs to work hard in the academy.
- Patrick Brennan (LW, 45 OVR, 63-83)*: This 15-year old from Ireland is the most recent addition to the academy. Adeyemi saw enough flashes from him to highly recommend him and we hope to be able to help improve his game since he's still very young.
*recent addition

Taylor Nelson was promoted to the senior squad near the end of the season at his request. Unfortunately 16-year old Danilo Sabbione (CM, 50 OVR, 74-82) abruptly left the academy without much explanation. We wish the Italian the best.

_________________

And that's all for now, roster review will be next

Previous Update ^^^

Newport County A.F.C.

Roster Review

It was truly a roller coaster year in Giovanni Marccelino's first season at Newport. The team got off to a good start in League Two but was never quite able to rise to the top of the league and it keep moving in and out of direct promotion. In the end, it failed to achieve the move to League One and suffered the one-and-done experience in the Capital One Cup and J. Paint Trophy, although a nice run was made in the F.A. Cup reaching the Round of 32. Nonetheless, let's see how the players on the roster performed in '15-'16.

Starting XI

GK - Joe Day (63 OVR) - 56 appearances, 15 clean sheets: The 25-year old Englishman had an outstanding season for the Exiles, especially in the second half of the season. Only two other goalies in League Two had more clean sheets than his 15 and he was named to the team of the season. 8.5/10

RB - Danny Holmes (64 OVR) - 53 apps: The 27-year old fullback from England started all season on the right side and did a good job. Scoring isn't a high expectation for Marccelino's fullbacks but Holmes also failed to record an assist to go with a goalless season, and to make matters worse he failed to show the stamina to play a full game. He's a prime candidate to have his role reduced. 7/10

RCB - Janoi Donacien (66 OVR): The loan deal for the 22-year old from St. Lucia ended prior to the playoffs and you have to wonder whether that had an impact on the team, although Taylor Moore filled in well thereafter. Moore's acquisition in the winter was made, in part, to the upcoming departure of Donacien so it's unlikely he'll return to the club. 7/10

LCB - Matt Taylor (63 OVR) - 53 apps: The 34-year old from England was the team's captain this season and performed well as a leader as the Exiles' back-four line helped the team give up the third least goals in league play. He might not be around for much longer but barring any surprise acquisitions he should be back as a starter for Marccelino next season. 7.5/10

LB - Seth Nana Twumasi (63 OVR) - 54 apps, 1 goal, 5 assists: The 26-year old Englishman was arguably the best player in the Exiles' back-four, contributing from box to box. He's locked in as a starter for next season. 7.5/10

CDM - Gary Gardner (70 OVR) - 55 apps, 10 goals, 11 assists: The 23-year old from England, the prize acquisition by the team last summer, was everything the team was hoping for and more. He combined tenacious play on the defensive side with a very good skill set on offense and handled all set plays, so it should come as no surprise he was named team MVP. And how could he not be? After all he was also named Player of the Year in League Two to go with a spot on the team of the season. The Exiles look forward to repeat (and improved?) performances. 10/10

RM - Oliver Burke (64 OVR) - 48 apps, 7 assists: This 19-year old Scottish on loan from Nottingham Forest did exactly what the team needed him to do - create havoc on the right wing. His shooting skills need work but his good performances were consistent and The Exiles look forward to the second year of his loan deal at the club. 7.5/10

LM - Medy Elito (61 OVR) - 52 apps, 4 goals, 6 assists: The 26-year old Englishman was a reliable force on the left side of the midfield where his 4-star weak foot allows him to be effective. He can be a scoring threat when he cuts into the box from the wing and should be back as a starter next season. 8/10

CAM - Mark Byrne (63 OVR) - 52 apps, 12 goals, 15 assists: The 27 year old from Ireland isn't flash but he was very effective in this role in which he grew more comfortable as the season went on. He was a force to reckon with in the playoffs, scoring 3 goals in 3 games, and his 10 assists in league play tied Gardner for third most. While he's close to his ceiling, the club doesn't have a true replacement for him at the moment so he's bound to come back as a starter next season to hopefully build on what he did this season. 8.5/10

RS - Manuel Arteaga (66 OVR) - 53 apps, 24 goals, 5 assists: The 22-year old Venezuelan proved Marccelino's eye for young talent is bright, and after taking some time to get used to England the loaner from Palermo finished as the best scorer in the league with 21 goals. He's on a two-year loan so he's locked as a starter for next season but if he's able to repeat this level of performance, will the club be able to bring him back on a permanent basis? 9/10

LS - Jack McKay (64 OVR) - 23 apps, 10 goals, 2 assists: The Exiles may have found a truly hidden gem in this 19-year old from England. After his arrival from Doncaster in the winter transfer window all he did was finish with a higher scoring rate than the league's leading scorer (Arteaga). To top things off he shows great chemistry with the Venezuelan and it'll be fun to watch them possibly battle for the scoring title next season. 9/10

Bench

CM - Yan Klukowski (58 OVR) - 52 apps, 2 goals, 2 assists: The most constant player off the bench for the Exiles was this 29-year old from England. The truth is the club would like to upgrade from him but has not been able to. He just isn't skilled enough to back up at either CAM or CDM up to the standard that Marccelino would like. Nevertheless, finding a suitable replacement for him hasn't been easy and he does just fine. 6.5/10

LB - Scott Barrow (59 OVR) - 45 apps, 1 goal: The 26-year old from Wales was another constant off the bench subbing in for either fullback. He was solid in this role but also not up to standard. 6.5/10

ST - Scott Boden (59 OVR) - 23 apps, 5 goals, 2 assists: The 26-year old from England was actually a very useful weapon for the club making his presence felt whenever he was on the pitch. He has the potential to be a starter for some other clubs so he may be someone the club receives offers for this summer. Otherwise he fits in great as a scorer off the bench. 7/10

CB - Andrew Hughes (60 OVR) - 18 apps, 1 goal: The 24-year old from Wales has been vocal about wanting to play a bigger role with the club but Marccelino does not see him as part of the long term plans with the club. He was useful when called upon, even contributing a goal. With Taylor Moore's arrival in the winter it's hard to say at this point whether Hughes will be with the club next season. 6.5/10

RW - Jack Giles (64 OVR) - 16 apps, 2 goals: The 18-year old from England had a very good showing in his first 3 months at the club after joining the senior squad from the academy in early February. His versatility proved valuable as he was able to fill in at CAM off the bench during most of his appearances and even started his scoring career with a brace. He doesn't have the stamina to be the starter for the Exiles just yet but he's likely to play A LOT one way or another next season. 7/10

LM - Alex Rodman (59 OVR) - 11 apps, 4 assists: The 29-year old Englishman was the ultimate team player, accepting a demotion to a very reduced role after Burke signed a two-year loan to join the club. Playing sparingly, Rodman still showed he has game to offer netting 4 assists in 10 league games. He's valuable off the bench for the Exiles but might be able to play more at another club so if calls call for him he may be with a new club next season.

Other notes: As far as players owned by the club, McKay and Giles are hands down the most promising youngsters. Bondz Moore is someone to keep an eye on from the academy, and there's a good chance he may join the senior squad at some point next season. And speaking of the academy, while the newest scout Kimmo Rasanen searches for talent in his homeland of Finland, Newport County's other scout Adam Adeyemi has been sent to Scotland so there will be updates from those trips in the first update of the '16-'17 season!

[Matty Aqua]

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made some time to watch this too, a lot to comment on.

Nice B-squad W in the COC even if you had a scare there at the end of regulation and had to pull it off in ET. That was sweet. Unfortunately that was followed by a very frustrating game at home vs Sunderland that had a bit of bad luck to go with a bizarre effort from your keep there on that 2nd goal for Sunderland. Nothing went your way on that one. But those kinds of games happen and you have to be able to leave them behind and pick yourself up and you did that with a lot of work in the next game at Leicester, a deserved result and Sinclair was disruptive from what I saw. Nice scout hire for your academy as well! It's still early in the season and from what I saw in those games you will end up much higher than where you currently are

Thanks Rabbit!, appreciate you giving my series a watch!, i'm new too it all and doing my best!, learning and getting better as I go!

[10cabee]

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Guys, it appears that Cabee has returned to the thread! Speaking of returning, we are still waiting for Chico and Jamie and Cruzerr to return. Additionally, Indi is hiding somewhere.

No, that's not all. I'd also like to remind you that I need your help in my Hertha career and I will appreciate your effort very much. Please, leave a vote in both polls. Again, thanks in advance!

http://strawpoll.me/6932767

http://strawpoll.me/6932760

Urgh, I've been swamped with sooo much work lately! I've been getting the itch to continue my very old Exeter City career and there might be an update or two soon. There's also a LOT that i need to catch up on! I hope the others pop up soon. I cannot really vote on your strawpolls just yet, I'm struggling for time to read let alone leave feedback but I'll hopefully be posting more in the next week or two once I have caught up with everything.

[vrabbit]

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Dorados de Sinaloa
'16-'17 July/August Update

After winning the Clausura 2016, the board awarded us a whooping $108K. That's not a typo. Our budgets for the new season are $1.7 million for transfers and $8K for wages.

TRANSFERS

OUT: Jesus Garcia (GK, 56 OVR, sold to Cork City FC for $110K. Javier Salas (LM, 59 OVR), sold to Daejeon Citizen for $250K. Diego Mejia (CDM, 61 OVR), sold to Doncaster Rovers for $180K. See IN section.

IN: Juan Jose Calero (ST, 61 OVR), purchased from Pachuca for $275K. Nicolas Delgadillo (LM, 63 OVR), purchased from Velez Sarfield for $750K + Sonny Guadarrama. Felix Passlack (RB, 65 OVR), signed to a two-year loan from Borussia Dortmund. Antonio Barreca (LB, 65 OVR), signed to a two-year loan from Torino. Anthony Maisonnial (GK, 66 OVR), signed to a two-year loan from AS Saint-Étienne. Romulo Otero (CAM, 69 OVR), purchased from CD Huachipato for $500K + Mathias Cardacio. Elias (ST, 67 OVR), arrived on pre-contract from Busan IPark.

The Roster

Spoiler

Goalkeepers: Anthony Maisonnial* (66 OVR), Alfredo Frausto (66 OVR).
Fullbacks: Antonio Barreca* (65 OVR), Felix Passlack* (65 OVR), Carlos Pinto (64 OVR), Jairo Gonzalez (64 OVR), Sebastian Sorsa (58 OVR).
Centre-backs: Jonathan Lacerda (67 OVR), Heriberto Aguayo (65 OVR), Leonardo Bedolla (63 OVR), Themis Tzimopoulos (60 OVR).
Midfielders/Wingers: Romulo Otero (69 OVR), Liu Binbin (69 OVR), Anthony Caceres (67 OVR), Julian De Guzmán** (64 OVR), Nicolas Delgadillo (63 OVR), Hector Velazquez (62 OVR), Guillermo Rojas (61 OVR).
Strikers: Elias (67 OVR), Freddy Martin (67 OVR), Juan Jose Calero (61 OVR).
* On loan
** Retiring at end of season.

Starting XI (4-4-2 Diamond Wide)

Maisonnial

Passlack/Aguayo/Lacerda/Barreca

Caceres

Liu Binbin---------Delgadillo

Otero

Martin-------Elias
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In preseason, we agreed to be part of the Invitational Cup and were placed in Group A with Orlando City, Chicago Fire, and Chiapas.

Invitational Cup - Group Game 1
Dorados - Orlando City (1-2)
Winter 20'
Rochez 45'
Liu Binbin 75' (Caceres)

Poor start to the pre-season against an OCSC club that looked strong and at times even levels better than what we showed. Liu Binbin's score (a beauty BTW) made it look close at the end but this game was all Orlando and I'll definitely be looking for everyone to step their game up the next time out.

Invitational Cup - Group Game 2
Chicago Fire - Dorados
Elias 34' (Caceres)
Akindele 39'
Elias 78' (pen)

The team responded and bounced back in this game, putting us back on track for a spot in the semi-finals. It was nice to see Elias, recently arrived on pre-contract, get started on a scoring spree while Caceres keeps showing that a move further back from the opponent's goal won't necessarily keep him from continuing to be an asset in our attack, as he notched an assist for the second consecutive game.

Invitational Cup - Group Game 3
Dorados - Chiapas (2-2)
Hurtado 9' (pen)
Elias 21' (pen)
Silva 35'
Guadarrama 37'

A tuneup game against a Mexican league foe proved entertaining, but our failure to win the game also cost us an opportunity to move on in the tournament. We showed better things in the last two games than the first one so hopefully the squad is ready for the season, although transfer moves are still taking place.

Invitational Cup
Group A
1. Orlando City - 5 pts
2. Chicago Fire - 4pts (+1 GD)
3. Dorados - 4pts (0 GD)
4. Chiapas - 2pts

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Apertura 2016 - Game 1
Dorados - Pachuca (2-0)
Martin 19' (Caceres)
Martin 83' (Caceres)

A successful season/home opener thanks to very opportunistic Martin-Caceres combo. We had 2 shots, both on goal, and scored both times. On the pitch Pachuca was at times the better squad finishing with a small edge in possession to go with their 8 shots (5 on goal) but Frausto (Maisonnial had not arrived yet) had a very good showing as well.

Apertura 2016 - Game 2
Atlas - Dorados (2-0)
Gonzalez 32'
Hernandez 41'

Not good. The outcome of the game was fair as Atlas clearly outplayed us throughout 90 minutes and, on the pitch, it hasn't been a good start to the season.

Apertura 2016 - Game 3
Dorados - Pumas (3-2)
Caceres 8' (Liu Binbin)
Quiñones 45'
Martin 48' (Otero)
Liu Binbin 77' (Martin)
Quiñones 88'
Otero 20'
Aguayo 54'
Otero 65' (double yellow)

Wildly entertaining game. Obviously the result is the most important aspect so it was good to come out with the W. The performance on the picth also improved, and it was definitely special to score what would prove to be the go-ahead goal already down one man. The feisty aspect of the game wasn't something I'm a fan of but on the other hand I enjoyed watching the guys not let the opponent bully them around, especially on their own turf. Overall more of a step in the right direction.

Apertura 2016 - Game 4
Puebla - Dorados (0-3)
Campestrini 49' (OG)
Martin 61'
Martin 90+' (Rojas)

Now we're talking. After a challenging first half it seems like the own goal finally broke Puebla down and we finished the match with a convincing victory in which we held the home squad without a shot on goal.

Apertura 2016 - Game 5
Dorados - Queretaro (0-3)
Camilo 45+'
Benitez 63'
Camilo 83'

Oy, so much for figuring things out. Queretaro beat us using the same formula we used against Pachuca in the season opener, scoring in all 3 of the shots they got off while none of our 10 shots (4 on goal) yielded any results. Overall it was a poor showing by the defense where I'm recognizing some moves need to be made.

Apertura 2016 - Game 6
Tijuana - Dorados (0-2)
Caceres 22' (Elias)
Elias 66' (Otero)

Elias' breakout game. While he had had a nice pre-season he had yet to do much for us in the Aperture and the media had started to point it out. Luckily the Brazilian broke out of his slump at a very good time for us to put us back on the winning column.



Top Scorers
T1 - Dempsey (Tigres) - 5
T1 - Quiñones (Pumas) - 5
T1 - Romero (Chiapas) - 5
T1 - Martin (Dorados) - 5

Assists
T1 - Boselli (Santos Laguna) - 3
T1 - Vidangossy (Chiapas) - 3
T1 - Cardona (Monterrey) - 3
+ 3 others
...
T2 - Caceres (Dorados) - 2

Clean Sheets
1 - Yarbrough (Pachuca) - 3
T2 - Hernandez (Veracruz) - 2
T2 - Maisonnial (Dorados) - 2

Review: Still trying to achieve consistency as a club. Some really good results but the losses have been hard-hitting ones and unlike most soccer season these short tournaments come at your quick - we're already one third into it. But all things considered, solidly placed in a playoff spot at the moment and our roster is still not on par with what the best in the Mexican league offer.

I must say the transfer window was highly frustrating. Even after our title in the most recent tournament the board didn't really give us a very good budget and we were able to get some more funds from them but not a whole lot. We had some transactions lined up but they didn't get done for one reason or another. We had agreements with multiple clubs for sales of multiple players but the players wouldn't agree to join the prospective new clubs. Velazquez rejected offers from clubs offering to double and triple his wages here, same for Bedolla. We received and agreed to over 10 offers for Martin but he refused to agree to join any other club, noting he's really enjoying his time in Sinaloa and wants to continue to ride that success here. Neither MLS nor Real Zaragoza were enticing enough for him despite those clubs offering to nearly quadruple his wages here. Caceres was another shocker, Houston Dynamo offered him wages 5 times greater than what we're paying him but he turned it down. The loyalty from the players has definitely been underwhelming.

But on to the moves we did make, the departures weren't really shocking as none of Garcia/Salas/Mejia were going to get any significant PT for us. With a limited budget I had to get creative to get deals done and while Cardacio and Guadarrama definitely would had played for us this season I feel good about what we got in return. Otero is that must-have Venezuelan on the team, taking over at CAM as well as on all set plays. He has yet to reach his ceiling and I hope we'll help him continue to improve. Delgadillo also offers a lot of potential and he's extremely young, and once I figured out I'd be able to play him as a starter it was a no-brainer as a long-term move for the club. All the loan agreements don't need much explanation, and Calero's acquisition is underrated since he also offers good potential for a teenager.

As far as our academy is concerned, we've added a 3rd scout. Before the end of last season we used all of our remaining funds to hire George Speas (2* EXP/JUD) from the U.S., who joins fellow American Tony Davies (3/2) and local scout Pablo Ramos (2/3). Speas was sent to Brazil on a 9-month trip so he'll be there for a while (and good luck with the Zika virus). Here's what the youth squad looks like at this point:

- Victor Alonso (CB, 64 OVR, 85-94 POT): Scouts and coaches unanimously agree Alonso will be a young star as soon as he joins the senior squad. The 17-year old from Mexico stands at 6'0", 165lbs and has often been described as ELITE. This is a position of need for the team so the physically strong youngster could get a call up soon.
- Julio Moyano (CM, 53 OVR, 73-91): 16-year old from Venezuela standing at just 5'2", 132lbs but we expect some growth out of him both physical and skill-wise. He shows flashes of being a playmaker.
- Kofi Allen (RW, 63 OVR, 71-87): This 16-year old Yankee is a true left-footed winger with devilish speed, which makes you forget he's just 5'2", 139lbs. We expect him to physically grow and he's probably the second most ready prospect in the academy behind Alonso.
- Jimmy Porter (CM, 51 OVR, 71-87): This 15-year old from the U.S. is a very similar-looking prospect to Moyano but we're not in a position to pass up talent. He's very small (4'9", 119lbs) but also very young and should grow some more these next few seasons.
- Victor Soriano (LW, 47 OVR, 71-91: 17-year old from Venezuela who is raw but offers good potential. We hope to develop him quickly before he'd need to be promoted so that he can at least be of use off the bench.
- Silvio Navarrete (RW, 52 OVR, 66-84): This 17-year old Venezuelan is a bit more polished than his countryman Soriano but doesn't have as a high a potential. He's been working hard in practice.

What's next

- 9/3/16: at Ecuador
- 9/6/16: vs Colombia
- 9/11/16: vs Tigres
- 9/16/16: at Cruz Azul
- 9/24/16: vs Chiapas
- 9/28/16: vs Chivas

- 10/2/16: at Morelia
- 10/7/16: at Chile
- 10/11/16: at Peru
- 10/15/16: vs Santos Laguna
- 10/22/16: at Monterrey
- 10/26/16: vs Veracruz
- 10/30/16: at Leon

One worthy piece of news is that, regardless of us winning the Clausura, we are no in the Copa Libertadores (America's version of the CL). I can only assume this is due to being dead last in the Clausura, so I guess we'll see about that after this season. I'm both disappointed and relieved to not be in it.

And that's it for the first update of the season. There no games with the FVF so stay tuned for the next update!

[Keano16]

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Rabbit: Dorados first, you've improved the squad quite a bit although maybe not as much as you would have liked considering the little budget you had. The season started a bit up and down but with a win in your game in hand you can move up to third which would be a solid position.
Newport now, sickening to lose in the playoff final after coming so far. Arteaga and Gardner were massive parts of the team and contributed alot to the season you had. My two youth players to watch (one from each career) are Victor Alonso, can almost slot in now and has incredible potential, and Bondz Moore, again can nearly slot into the team and has big potential.

Simp: Congrats on the Cup and CL double! Amazing achievement to win the CL. Kalou had a big season so it must have been hard to lose him to injury. Any reason why Jarstein starts ahead of Kraft? Looking forward to seeing who you sign.

SMH: Another dominant month, dodged a bullet coming back from behind to beat Athletic Bilbao II but you had a great win against Malaga in the cup. Can you become the Invincibles of the Liga Adelante?

Moose & Aquaman: I'll try to watch your vids today and comment on them!

Cabee: Come on, you know you want to post Exeter again.