Quick Catch Up...

[MrB]

Just back from hollibobs having missed a huge week for SZFC.

Firstly we got £1.2m for our YP, a bidding war between two clown trainers erupted. Marvellous!

Then, we played our crucial last game in which we needed a point to survive, rather than going for the point with our 5-4-1 pressing, I decided to be adventurous and try to win with possession. They played 3-4-3 AIM with wingers towards the middle so I played 4-5-1 AIM with wingers and wing backs towards middle, won the possession war (59%) and took the game 3-0 with my formidable striker getting his first ever goal after god knows how many matches. Thanks to ORM for keeping me updated on that one as I was sunning myself with no net access!

So now we face a qualifier but they don't look all that so I should survive. Nonetheless it hasn't stopped us splashing out £650k on a 19yo Outstanding IM. Weak stamina but we're training that at the moment anyway so with three weeks before the start of next season he should be at a respectable level while the rest of the team will be pressing geniuses

Also expanded the stadium to 50,000, we don't need it at the moment but I had the cash and the costs are rising so it made sense.

Only downside was the stamina training caused a +1/-11 shift in form, ouch! Oh and my YP was crap for once, a passable striker, might get £2k for him.

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Quote[/b] (MrB @ May 12 2005,18:11)]Oh and my YP was crap for once, a passable striker, might get £2k for him.

How old was he?

Matt

P.S. I may not sell as often and as successfully as you do... but I reckon I'm not a bad buyer of players. You got an outsdanding 19 yo IM for £650K; I got a magnificent IM with solid scoring for £1.2m...

 

[Hong Kong Blue]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ May 13 2005,10:04)]

Quote[/b] (MrB @ May 12 2005,18:11)]Oh and my YP was crap for once, a passable striker, might get £2k for him.

How old was he?

Matt

P.S. I may not sell as often and as successfully as you do... but I reckon I'm not a bad buyer of players.  You got an outsdanding 19 yo IM for £650K; I got a magnificent IM with solid scoring for £1.2m...

 

I got my two outstanding IMs for £686,000 and £677,000 so you just beat me there.

I was surprised to pick up a formidable keeper yesterday for (just) under £500,000.

My team for next season looks like lining up in divV like this

Formid
Formid Exc Exc
Pass Out Exc Out
Brill Brill Brill

I'm probably a little light on experience and secondaries, but how do seasoned divV campaigners think I'll fare next year?

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Quote[/b] (Hong Kong Blue @ May 13 2005,10:29)]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ May 13 2005,10:04)]

Quote[/b] (MrB @ May 12 2005,18:11)]Oh and my YP was crap for once, a passable striker, might get £2k for him.

How old was he?

Matt

P.S. I may not sell as often and as successfully as you do... but I reckon I'm not a bad buyer of players.  You got an outsdanding 19 yo IM for £650K; I got a magnificent IM with solid scoring for £1.2m...

 

I got my two outstanding IMs for £686,000 and £677,000 so you just beat me there.

I was surprised to pick up a formidable keeper yesterday for (just) under £500,000.

My team for next season looks like lining up in divV like this

          Formid
   Formid Exc Exc
Pass  Out Exc Out  
      Brill  Brill  Brill

I'm probably a little light on experience and secondaries, but how do seasoned divV campaigners think I'll fare next year?

Looks pretty tasty, Matt... Depending on your division, I'd say you look in very good shape.

I need to improve on the keeper front as well, and am tempted to go into the red in order to do so. Hoping that I will (just) be able to stretch to an outstanding keeper, in order to give me this line-up:

Outstdg

Solid Formid Solid

Formid Magnif Magnif
Solid

Outstdg Brill Brill

(The forwards are about 1-2 weeks training from each popping to those levels)

That said, I'm still not confident of winning my league. My main rivals, Hersham, have a main striker who must be nearing Supernatural levels (a wk 2 17 yo excellent YP, I think) and a second one who's at least magnificent.

But my line up ought to give me the best midfield in the Div, at least, subject to who gets relegated from Level IV and promoted from Level VI.

Matt

 

[Birri]

Following on this topic I am looking to drop back to VI and train Scoring with the following.

Solid

Solid Excellent Solid

Solid Excellent Solid
Excellent

Solid Excellent Solid

or
Solid

Solid Excellent Solid

Excellent Solid
Excellent Excellent

Solid Excellent Solid

 

[blues_r_best]

I'll join in too:

Pass

Solid Solid Pass

Pass Outstdg Outstdg Formid Solid

Exc Solid

Currently selling all 5 of my inner midfielders, and hope to buy 6 17 year old excellents and a new defender and goalkeeper.

 

[MrB]

Quote[/b] (blues_r_best @ May 13 2005,12:43)]hope to buy 6 17 year old excellents

At the start of next season? Got £10m spare?!?

 

[MrB]

Oh and for the record:

Exc
Form, Form, Form, Exc, Exc
Outs, Form, Form
Form, Exc

You should be fine Mr Weir. At this point I'll remind you how you predicted I'd fair this season. 0 points wasn't it?

 

[MrB]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ May 13 2005,10:04)]

Quote[/b] (MrB @ May 12 2005,18:11)]Oh and my YP was crap for once, a passable striker, might get £2k for him.

How old was he?

18, my last 18yo passable didn't even sell at £0 so I fired him!

 

[blues_r_best]

Quote[/b] (MrB @ May 13 2005,13:08)]

Quote[/b] (blues_r_best @ May 13 2005,12:43)]hope to buy 6 17 year old excellents

At the start of next season? Got £10m spare?!?

They don't have to be any good, just have excellent PM and 17 at the start of the season, they'll probably be about £250,000-£500,000 each.

 

[Hong Kong Blue]

Quote[/b] (blues_r_best @ May 13 2005,13:13)]

Quote[/b] (MrB @ May 13 2005,13:08)]

Quote[/b] (blues_r_best @ May 13 2005,12:43)]hope to buy 6 17 year old excellents

At the start of next season?  Got £10m spare?!?

They don't have to be any good, just have excellent PM and 17 at the start of the season, they'll probably be about £250,000-£500,000 each.

And the rest!

Week 1 17yo excellent play-makers will sell for seven figure sums.

 

[MrB]

Quote[/b] (blues_r_best @ May 13 2005,13:13)]They don't have to be any good, just have excellent PM and 17 at the start of the season, they'll probably be about £250,000-£500,000 each.

Absolutely no chance. To be 17 next season would mean they'd a be a youth pull, excellent YP's in the first few weeks are almost guaranteed U-20 status and go for millions.

Oh and Matt, my hand was forced at £650k as I needed to get him before the training kicked in. I was hoping for better but that extra level of stamina is invaluable as I can't afford to still be trying to get him up to a decent level at the start of next season.

 

[Hong Kong Blue]

Quote[/b] (MrB @ May 13 2005,13:10)]Oh and for the record:

            Exc
Form, Form, Form, Exc, Exc
   Outs, Form, Form
        Form, Exc

You should be fine Mr Weir.  At this point I'll remind you how you predicted I'd fair this season.  0 points wasn't it?

I think my prediction was for the real Shrimperzone. Was I close?

A quick look at my predicted division for next year has got me worried. Its rated even tougher than my previous division!

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Quote[/b] (Hong Kong Blue @ May 13 2005,13:35)]

Quote[/b] (MrB @ May 13 2005,13:10)]Oh and for the record:

            Exc
Form, Form, Form, Exc, Exc
   Outs, Form, Form
        Form, Exc

You should be fine Mr Weir.  At this point I'll remind you how you predicted I'd fair this season.  0 points wasn't it?

I think my prediction was for the real Shrimperzone. Was I close?  

A quick look at my predicted division for next year has got me worried. Its rated even tougher than my previous division!

Matt, remind us where we can find predictions on whose entering the division...

MtS

Mr. B - nice line up!

 

[Hong Kong Blue]

Quote[/b] (Matt the Shrimp @ May 13 2005,13:43)]

Quote[/b] (Hong Kong Blue @ May 13 2005,13:35)]

Quote[/b] (MrB @ May 13 2005,13:10)]Oh and for the record:

            Exc
Form, Form, Form, Exc, Exc
   Outs, Form, Form
        Form, Exc

You should be fine Mr Weir.  At this point I'll remind you how you predicted I'd fair this season.  0 points wasn't it?

I think my prediction was for the real Shrimperzone. Was I close?  

A quick look at my predicted division for next year has got me worried. Its rated even tougher than my previous division!

Matt, remind us where we can find predictions on whose entering the division...

MtS

Mr. B - nice line up!

here.....

 

[Barmy Army]

May as well show my team that are looking to go to Div V

Excellent

Excellent Excellent Excellent

Solid Formidable Excellent Formidable Formidable

Excellent Excellent

 

[Grayson]

It wouldnt be worth me showing my team. its have a couple of solids and a few passables, the rest would be sh*t