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Types of Miscarriage
Different terms are used to describe miscarriage, depending on what is found during an ultrasound scan or an internal examination.
Threatened miscarriage is the term given to bleeding early in pregnancy, but in which the cervix remains closed. In this case, the bleeding stops after a few days, and the pregnancy is likely to continue.
Inevitable miscarriage occurs when there is bleeding and the cervix is open, meaning that the fetus will be lost. If the pregnancy is less than eight weeks, the bleeding may be like a heavy, painful period. After eight weeks, the bleeding may be considerably heavier.
Incomplete miscarriage occurs when there is bleeding and the cervix opens, but the uterus doesn't expel its entire contents and some pregnancy tissue is left behind.
Complete miscarriage is when there is bleeding, the cervix opens, and the uterus expels all the pregnancy tissues.
Missed miscarriage is less usual. There may be no miscarriage symptoms, but the pregnancy stops developing and the miscarriage isn't diagnosed until the routine scan at around 12 weeks.
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In the definition of a network, are we only considering connected graphs ?
Because I keep encountering definitions that don't assume explicitly that we deal with connected graphs, but which would be very counter-intuitive if they would also apply for disconnected graphs (almost everywhere one is advised to think of a network - the mathematical object - as a network of pipes transporting some fluid; if disconnected graphs come into play this metaphor of pipes transporting something fails!).

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AWESOME AS FUCK! xd ♥ Billie ♥

You are amazing Billie!! :P
Thanks for the most fairy night in my life and new my world!
Scotland wants GREENDAY!
See you tomorrow! :) good luck!!!
Thanks Billie for that great show in Vienna last night!!! I don´t know to contact you so i write here!! Hope you read this!! Green Day is my life and always will be!! HOpe we see us someday again in Austria. Awesome show!! Thank you sooo much!!!
Billie...you're the best ... always ... and everywhere! :-*
Oh my God Billie I love you so much, I hope someday I can meet you... come to Brazil and make my dream come true =(
Holy shit.That was THE BEST night of my life! It was amazing to hear all the Dookie songs!! THANK YOU SO MUCH GREEN DAY!!! <3
I'd bet it was so fucking wonderful as always!!! I was in Milan + Trieste!!! Unfortunately i can't come in bologna =((( But i will be in Oslo end of June!!! My god!!! Green Day makes me travel a lot hahahaha!!! I could go on the moon, only for you guys, cos' you saved my fucking idiot life!!! Thank you to exist!!! <3 <3 <3
Thank YOU, it's been a real honor to listen to Dookie live and also to be on stage, lifechanging moment. Amazing show, hope to see you again sometime♥
wow,wow,wooow!! keep some of THIS for tommorow!!! kidding, anyway, can`t wait to see yaa!!
Thank you for a great night. Definitely best concert I've ever been to.
Hope to See ya again soon...
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I'd like to make a client area in WordPress from my freelance design business. I'm capable of making it myself but I was wondering if there are any good tutorials and plugins that other people are already using. A Basecamp style project management system would be the ideal.
First, for invoicing/billing use the WP Invoice plugin: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-invoice/
The "members" plugin may also be useful: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/members/
For a custom redirect, to send them to custom pages rather than just the admin panel use: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/peters-login-redirect/
If you had them register, greet them with a custom welcome message on the page they log-in to using this code, which should grab their name from their profile:
You can use custom page templates with
But to build Basecamp it took years, if you could build that for your personal site, you'd b better off ditching your business and marketing the basecamp clone
Depending on what you want, the buddypress plugin may be of help
I looked into this a while back, the only half decent one I found was http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ndizi-project-management/. In the end I just went with something not related to WordPress. Doing it in WordPress would be pretty much the same as building a custom PHP app and there were better solutions out there.
http://blairwilliams.com/mingle-wordpress-plugin/ It's a plugin that turns wordpress into a social network. It has a front end user managing system: Activity, Profile, Settings, Friends, Friend Requests, Inbox, Directory, Logout. Maybe you can turn this into a simple client area.
Hope this helps.
Have a look at these plugins:
And maybe you can give a try to a RoloPress theme too.
Edit: I forgot about Genesis CRM for WordPress.
If you're building WordPress websites for your clients you could use have a Video Tutorials section.
If you don't mind paying, the WPMU Dev guys have one here, which has about 40 video tutorials showing people how to they can add/edit a post, stuff like that, embedded right within the admin area (or can also be embedded elsewhere on a post or page if you prefer) that way you could save your clients asking you a thousand obvious WP questions!
They host the videos too so you don't have to worry about that.
I'll try and think of some more too
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* a funny boy
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* a funny boy
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there is a neel i know, he is cool
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The Pimp of all pimps. This person has common characteristics such as very large balls, many hoes, etc.
That man is one bad ass Neel, look at all his bitches!
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A brilliant man with boyish qualities who can admit to anything without shame. He often has the best intentions and is very receptive to a woman's needs. He can be sensitive while still maintaining that devilish charm and illusion of danger that makes him so sexy. He loves to help people, though his love to BE loved by others can sometimes overshadow that. He is an ideal "partner" whether it be best friend, boyfriend or husband.
I think I'm in love. He could be the Neel I've been waiting for.
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A nerd in math, has a lot of friends, and is just awesome
Stop being a Neel
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A smart and sometimes comical child of Indian (teh dark ones) descent who attends John A. Rowland High School. He is nicknamed Kumar by his ever so populated posse of friends, and pimps the entire school without even trying.
OMG it's Neel! Start shining the Pimp Cane now!
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A crazy motherfucker.
That is one neel
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A guy who 420 blazes before school and after school.
Dam that guy just neels all day.
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A really goofy guy that gets picked on a lot. Deepdown david is a good guy and a righteous dude but he comes off and acts like an awkward. He is usually texting on his phone or acting like he is texting.
that guy is a big ole douche. A royal NEELS
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I want to consider a module $P$ on a product $X \times Y$ of varieties over a field of characteristic zero, such that $P$ is flat over $X$. Furthermore I want to consider for each closed point $x$ on $X$ the natural map
$i_x:Y\rightarrow X\times Y$,
which comes from the cartesian diagram induced by the inclusion of $x$ in $X$, so naively it is just: sending a point $y$ on $Y$ to $(x,y)$ for that fixed $x$. With $P_x$ I want to denote the pullback of $P$ via $i_x$.
Assume that for every closed $x$ you have that $P_x$ is the skyscraper $k(y)$ for a closed point $y$ on $Y$. Then I can define a map of sets
$f:Cl(X)\rightarrow Cl(Y)$
between the closed points $Cl(X)$ and $Cl(Y)$ on $X$ and $Y$. My question: can you use this $f$ to define a real morphism between $X$ and $Y$ as varieties?
Remark: in the case I am interested in the f is bijective. Does this then imply that, if the extension exists, it is automatically an iso?


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The flag football game will begin at 5 p.m. at Bulldawg Stadium, located at 402 Williams Street.
Members participating in the game will bring a new, unwrapped toy as their registration fee and spectators are also encouraged to bring a new toy.
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I have a paper that will be published. The editor sent me an email to return corrections.
The requirement:
Please follow one of the following two options for returning proof corrections: 1) Open and print the PDF, review the article, and send a list of corrections in an email to the Proofreader. Please note page number, column, and line with each correction. Describe all corrections as clearly and unambiguously as possible.
My mother language is not English, I don't know how to describe the corrections. For example, for a sentence, I delete the first three words and add two words in the middle. The sentence is located at line 15 of paragraph 3 etc.
Can you give me an example and show me how to describe the action?


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Salmon fillets tend to go 'pop' and spatter bits of themselves around the container in the microwave. Anyone got a procedure that discourages this?
Besides not microwaving it? Cover your filets with a paper towel, it will catch any exploding bits.
Seriously though, it shouldn't take but 6-8 minutes to sear a refrigerated salmon filet in a hot pan. Do this, your taste buds will thank you.
You can simulate steaming in a microwave. First defrost the salmon. Put it in a glass dish. Put some soy sauce on the bottom of the dish, say half a cm deep. Add some chopped ginger. Cover the dish with plastic wrap. Microwave for 5 minutes or so. Tastes great and healthly too.
My suggestion would be to cook en papillote, (wrapped in partchment) such as in this recipe. There is no shame using a microwave for serious culinary endeavors as long as you don't ask it to do what it can't do.
Yeah. Don't use the microwave. Yes, the tool is useful for certain things--defrosting, reheating, or indeed making french fries (per a lovely blog). It is categorically not useful for cooking from raw. Use a pan, your oven, or a grill.
I would try reducing the cooking time. I was having this problem with Tallapia and found that reducing the cook time from 4min to about 2:30 fixed the problem. It comes out great!


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I'm afraid one of my clients might ask his fellow software engineer to design a few page templates for a WordPress-based community I'm redesigning, according to my code and design. He just bounced me back an estimate cutting down expenses on page templates and leaving only the frontpage template, which is clearly the only one he can easily replicate into multiple page templates, for the core pages whose templates he just dismissed.
Is there any way to protect my code and designs with strict licensing? Are there any ways to protect my work from being copied by my own client? Which licenses should I use?


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While we were putting this issue together, we were thinking of the ways in which you as a writer might be assessing the last 12 months. What did you accomplish? What made you proud? How did your writing move to the next step, stage or discovery?
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At a special session last Thursday, the Franklin City Commission voted to surplus and sell an 18-year-old garbage incineration plant that has been dormant for 15 years.
The plant cost the city $5 million in debt service, but was only in operation for just over two years, from 1985-1987. Environmental and health concerns forced the shutdown of the plant, which has never been re-opened. Monarch Environmental took control of the property and its' debt service as part of their waste disposal contract with the city, but former city officials believe the debt has been paid through increased rates for city customers.
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Friday, July 04, 2008
Cross-Talk: The Role of Emotion in Trading
The theme of the issue, as titled on the magazine cover, is "Contain Your Emotions". Here is a sampling of quotes from articles included in the feature:
"It is a generally agreed upon industry fact that traders spend a disproportionate amount of time focusing on external market analysis and significantly less time on understanding themselves as traders."
"...while it's difficult to contain emotion 100 percent of the time, the more you can keep it at bay, the better off you will be."
"...it is imperative...to be able to sustain calm without having to mask roiling emotion. One key to success is to be calm and methodical in general and at every point in the trading journey..."
"Markets are full of endless opportunities, and the only obstacles preventing us from consistently capitalizing on them are our own mental models..."
Well, you get the idea. Emotion is bad and if you control emotion you'll succeed.
Contrast that view with this quote from my article:
"Just ask yourself: Would you want to be operated on by a physician who put as much time into keeping on top of his profession as you put into your preparation for trading? Would you want to be represented in court by an attorney who put as much preparation time into your case as you put into your trading days?"
If you don't understand markets, if you don't systematically prepare for trading, and if you haven't sufficiently rehearsed trading-related skills, you'll perform miserably and you'll become emotional. Plenty of emotional traders contact me seeking help; the vast majority trade simple patterns that have no demonstrable edge whatsoever, do not understand intermarket relationships, and do not know how to read intraday market sentiment. They're emotional because they haven't a clue.
Because emotionality enters into much bad trading does not mean that controlling emotion will, in and of itself, lead to successful trading. That's like saying that infidelity is common in bad marriages, so if you contain your urges for people other than your spouse, you'll enjoy a blissful union.
The question that should be addressed is *why* emotion is playing a destructive role for some traders and what, specifically, can be done about that (just as the question for any competent marriage counselor would be *why* the desires for infidelity are there to begin with). The idea that emotion is bad and should be minimized in decision-making is flat out wrong; cognitive neuroscience research is clear on the role of emotion in normal, sound thought and decision-making. When people's capacities to feel are genuinely minimized--through brain damage--*that* is when they behave in irrational, maladaptive ways.
Of course, emotions of fear, greed, overconfidence, and anger can skew our decisions and actions. But there are two major reasons these emotions can intrude into trading:
1) The trader is biologically predisposed to a high degree of negative emotional experience (i.e., the trait of neuroticism) and probably shouldn't be operating in a field with high degrees of risk and uncertainty;
2) The trader has not sufficiently studied and learned markets, is not succeeding at his/her decision-making, and is becoming frustrated and emotional as the result--not the cause--of trading problems.
It's unlikely that trading coaches offering commercial services will emphasize either of those perspectives. Many traders, as well, want to hear the message that if you just "contain your emotions", you can participate in "endless opportunities"; that traders don't need to spend as much time on "external market analysis" as long as they work at "understanding themselves as traders."
The truth of the matter, in trading as in other performance fields, proper training is the best source of discipline and the most effective safeguard against intrusive anxiety and impulsivity. Learn how to trade well and you'll master most emotional difficulties associated with performance. Learning to "contain emotions" without proper cultivation of trading skills will only help you more comfortably part with your capital.
Somatic Markers and Trading
Trading and Intuition
Trading Psychology Myths
5 comments:
- Ana said...
Just as there is dual aspects of Independence (and it is July 4), there is cross posting here between us : www.tradingsuccess.com/blog/
I now refer to your say at SFO:
The time that a trader spends on his or her craft outside of actual trading represents preparation.That is a trader's self-coaching time. Unquote
It is refreshing to look at the Law of Preparation as you described it, and certainly a prerequisite to success.
- The Lonely Trader said...
"1) The trader is biologically predisposed to a high degree of negative emotional experience (i.e., the trait of neuroticism) and probably shouldn't be operating in a field with high degrees of risk and uncertainty;"
This is an interesting statement. So, neuroticism is biologically determined, then? Could you point me in the direction of the research that supports this? What about the "nurture" side of that same coin? (False dichotomy? Is a "coin" a bad metaphor?) I'm troubled by determinism in all of its forms...recently I have heard a lot of people in my social circles talk about "selecting out" undesirable traits, through genetic research, in the military and in the corporate world. Gives me the shivers. Are we talking here of selecting out traders from our consideration based on undesirable "predispositions", then? Seems to me this has important implications for those traders who self-identify as "neurotic" (actually a defined clinical term), and attribute that to some permanent biological basis, i.e., they are doomed and should quit from the get-go.
And on the other hand, could not a neurotic person circumvent the pitfalls of their neuroticism with specific mitigation strategies? These might involve direct circumvention of the behavioral trait itself, via automatic trading systems or other creative contrivances. Or, these might involve targeted mitigation strategies designed to "rewire" the behavioral context of the trading day or otherwise employ some mechanism that prevents triggers from causing the behavior.
Just wondering....
- Brett Steenbarger, Ph.D. said...
Hi Lonely Trader,
Good questions! The temperament literature suggests that the "big five" personality traits are relatively stable across the lifespan and first appear at a very young age. And, of course, we know from twin studies that such problems as anxiety disorders and depression have genetic linkages.
There's no question that people high in neuroticism can utilize psychological methods to cope more effectively and that this could help them in trading settings. I think it's an uphill battle, however, to ask people highly prone to anxiety, depression, and impulsivity to operate in environments in which risk and uncertainty are particularly high. It's like asking a temperamentally introverted, shy person to excel in sales.
- The Lonely Trader said...
I think I understand what you're saying. I tried sales during a summer break in high school and, since, I've had few moments that compared to the existential horror of that experience.
I hate to be such a relentless knocker, but I think the verdict is far from supportive that the big five are biologically predisposed -- although I can't deny biology has a role to play, I think the development process holds more complexity than biology alone can summon.
On a personal note, I am uncomfortable with all the talk of biological determinism of late. This invokes my unpleasant memories of having Notes from the Underground forced upon me by my Russian Literature prof. Not sure why.
- CoachAshwin said...
"This invokes my unpleasant memories of having Notes from the Underground forced upon me by my Russian Literature prof. Not sure why."
Here's the WHY.
"It's like asking a temperamentally introverted, shy person to excel in sales."
My point is that the desire to be a successful trader or salesperson has to be coming from the person, not FORCED from outside.
What I have found is that most temperamentally introverted, shy people do NOT want to excel in sales.
And most people with degree of negative emotional experience do not want to be traders.
Traders are primarily super-optimistic people, many of whom have achieved better than average success in some other field prior to entering the business of trading.
The negativity only shows up when achieveing their 'super-wealthy-trader' dreams seem to be much farther than they intended to be.


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My Gmail drafts are not syncing properly between Apple's Mail.app (on the Mac) and the Mail app on the iPad. What is the proper way to set up drafts so that they sync properly?
First - you'll want to set up two draft messages. One on the iPad and check using a gmail web interface if it's really storing the drafts properly to gmail. The iOS uses exchange active sync, but that shouldn't matter to you - either the iPad is storing it to the server (as viewed through mobile safari or any other web interface to gmail) or it isn't.
Repeat for Mail.app on the OS X. Here, you have more control (and more opportunity to set it up improperly).
The main item that would cause issues is if mail thinks it's not supposed to store drafts on the server. See the Accounts preference for your gmail account.
From there, you'll have to use the help menu to look into how to manually synchronize or run the connection doctor to see if/why mail isn't able to store drafts as directed. The last resort would be to hit up the google support link provided at the bottom of the mail account pane. Hopefully, you can suss it out with these tips.


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WEIRTON - There was no score for 66 minutes and 50 seconds of Monday's Weirton girls soccer City Championship game at Jimmy Carey Stadium between Weir and Madonna.
Then, with 13:10 left in regulation, a laser off the foot of Weir's Morgan Cassels broke the standoff and ultimately gave the Lady Riders the city title with a 1-0 win.
"That was big, especially since it was Morgan Cassels," said Weir head coach Jessica Naughton. "She hit the post on one. She was just so close, and it felt like it was just a matter of when it was going to happen.
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CITY CHAMPS — The Weir girls soccer team poses with the Weirton City Championship trophy following its 1-0 win over Madonna Monday at Jimmy Carey Stadium. Morgan Cassels scored the game-winning goal with 13:10 left for the Lady Riders.
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"She did a great job in the middle, and she hustled her butt off. That was probably one of the best games I've seen her play."
Weir controlled a majority of the game's offensive action, but a combination stout goalkeeping by the Lady Dons' Amy Davis, some key clears by defenders, and a few narrow misses kept the game tied.
"If you look at the first 10 minutes of the game we were very aggressive," said Madonna head coach Bob Kolanko. "We went to the ball, we controlled the ball, we kept it up in the attacking end. Then they, all of the sudden, started winning every 50-50 ball.
"They were more aggressive than we were, and we played probably 70 minutes of this game in our own defensive end, which is very difficult to do. To be down there 70 minutes and only give up one goal is a tremendous effort by our defense."
Madonna had a near miss of its own late in the second half when a free kick off the foot of Rachel Grubbs just deflected high off the cross bar to keep the game tied. That was one of the few times goaltender Alyssa Kelly and her defense were threatened.
The goal came when Cassels made a nice effort to create space about 10 yards out and to the left of the net, and blasted the shot over the head of Davis and into the top right corner.
The Lady Riders closed things out from there, and celebrated the hard earned victory over their rivals. A victory Naughton said means a lot to her squad.
"It feels great just because of these seniors," she said. "I've been here with them for four years and this means a lot to them. They feel like they don't lose to Madonna in the city championship, this is ours.
"For them I'm glad. Madonna has been playing well. They've been playing great, and this is a nice win for us. It helps out for OVAC too."
Weir travels to Wheeling Central Thursday while Madonna heads to Edison Wednesday.
"We have a lot of work to do in the next couple games," said Kolanko. "We'll see Weir High one more time in the sectionals, and we'll get ready to play them then."


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Where can I get logos and kitpacks for Canvey Island please?
Where can I get logos and kitpacks for Canvey Island please?
Bit of a so-so season in League Two with Tiverton so far, mid-table after 12 games. Won the first 5 (including 2 cup games) comfortably, so was expecting another easy march to the title, but things have gone somewhat downhill since then. Think I may need to rejig my tactics to be more solid in defense if I'm to trouble the promotion spots - 4-5-1 may be the answer, as Jabuti is easily good enough to lead the line solo.
have gone back to my hastings utd game, so will post a season update soon
Boston united season 20 2029/30
League Table , Position Graph final position - 2nd
A great season all in all what with our participation in the Europa League meaning we were always catching up with League games throughout the season. It was a little disappointing not too win the League as we had the chance on the final day of the season. if we had beat Notts County annd Stoke had lost we could have taken the title. Alas it was not to be.
FA Cup
A fifth round appearance here.
League Cup
Semi Finals again this season.
Europa League
For the Europa League I set myself a target of getting to the Group Stage although the board wanted 1st knockout round. However nothing prepared me fo rthe run to the Quarter Finals.
Star Player
The star player this season has been Stephen Grant
Grant got himself into the Players Team OF the Year
Key Players
Antonis Labakis
Jonas Bergstand
Iain Mackay
Giovani Andreoli
Code:Season League Final Position Achievments ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square North 7th none 2011/12 Blue Square North 2nd Promoted Via Playoffs 2012/13 Blue Square Premier 15th none 2013/14 Blue Square Premier 20th none 2014/15 Blue Square Premier 12th none 2015/16 Blue Square Premier 3rd Lost in Playoff Final 2016/17 Blue Square Premier 1st Automatic Promotion, FA Trophy 2017/18 Coca Cola League 2 2nd Automatic Promtion 2018/19 Coca Cola League 1 21st Relegated to League 2 2019/20 Coca Cola League 2 4th Lost in Playoff Final 2020/21 Coca Cola League 2 4th Promoted via Playoffs 2021/22 Coca Cola League 1 9th none 2022/23 Coca Cola League 1 11th none 2023/24 Coca Cola League 1 1st League 1 Champions 2024/25 Coca Cola Championship 11th none 2025/26 Coca Cola Championship 14th none 2026/27 Coca Cola Championship 5th Lost in Playoff Semi Finals 2027/28 Coca Cola Championship 1st Championship Champions 2028/29 Premier League 7th Qualified for the Europa League 2029/30 Premier League 2nd Qualified for the Champions League
Other Winners
Premier League - Stoke
FA Cup - Stoke
Carling Cup - Birmingham
Champions League - Olympique De Marseille
Europa League - Dortmund
World Cup - Italy
Aims for next season
Take a top 4 spot again with a challenge for the title (Maybe)
Last edited by Almondo; 13-03-2010 at 12:15.
Canvey Island 2013/14 Report - CCL2
time to hop on the bandwagon?
After 2 promotions in a row previously, the media were STILL to be convinced, giving us another predicted finish of dead last, although decent pre-season odds of 33-1 were worth putting a bet on surely?
League - Positions -
The key for a good season, as always, is starting quickly out of blocks. One again, this season was no exception; with 10 points coming from our opening 4 games. A poor run of 3 games without a win, poor by recent standards anyways, was quickly wiped out with another fantastic unbeaten run; spanning from the end of September until the beginning of December cemented ourselves right at the sharp end of the table.
2 poor defeats in December slowed the momentum, but another unbeaten streak of 9 games until February had us firmly in the driving seat for an automatic promotion spot. In fact all that really stepped in our way of a 3rd consecutive league title was the ever-consistent Barnet.
So with a crunch match at Underhill in early March starting a tough run-in; with games vs Bury, Rushden, Bournemouth (A), Lincoln and Grimsby (A) still to play, it was almost a must-win. Cue a great team performance, resulting in a 3-2 win; to re-take the top spot that we wouldn't lose again all season (though Barnet's run of 5 games without a win made matters almost a formality in the end). We finished the season once again breaking both 100 points and 100 goals; surely there's some teams that have decent defenses somewhere??
FA Cup
1st rd - Bristol Rovers 3-3 Canvey Island
1st rd rep - Canvey Island 2-1 Bristol Rovers
2nd rd - MK Dons 3-2 Canvey Island
Draws away to high-positioned L1 sides, so can't complain too much. 3rd rd price would've been Forest away, so maybe the FA thought we would get through for another away tie
Carling Cup
1st rd - Plymouth 3-0 Canvey Island
Away to a CCC side; this really should've been a worse defeat than what it was.
Johnstone's Paint Trophy
South 1st rd - Leyton Orient 2-0 Canvey Island
What's this? An away draw to a team in the divison above... we haven't had that before have we?
Squad (1)(2) Just the sub keepers not used this season, though why I have 3 keepers in my 1st team I don't know. 3 other players didn't start a game as well; whilst 10 started 30 games or more. So much for my rotation policy...
Millward's Player Choice Award (basically who I think deserves our Player of the Season before the Fan's vote...)
2010/11 - Luke Thurlbourne MC
2011/12 - Chris Todd DC
2012/13 - Scott Smith DL
2013/14 - Dean Lodge AMR (1)(2) Fans' Player of the Season last year, he definatley stepped up his game even more this season. Though he is a AMR naturally, he played half of his games on the left wing. Just a shame he wasn't one that wanted to take a pay-cut halfway through the season...
Transfers - More frees coming in, more money getting spent on our players. It's a shame that Rodgers left in January, though he was easily too good for this league. Turned down the chance to join Forest to go to St. Pat's Athletic though :confused:
Finances - Another season of profit, but once again I only stayed in the black due to transfers, most notably Eaves' to Notts County. Board have decided to improve training conditions, where the money is coming from I don't know, doublely annoying as I had previously asked about getting the youth facilites upgraded but got rejected "due to the lack of funds available".
Confidence - As long as I keep on winning; I'm safe. As long as I adjust the budgets so I have £0 on transfers and everything on wages they shouldn't notice....
2010/11 - BSS: 3rd, defeat in playoff semi-finals
2011/12 - BSS: 1st
2012/13 - BSP: 1st
2013/14 - CCL2: 1st
The Trophy Cabinet
Blue Square South - 2011/12
Blue Square Premier - 2012/13
Coca-Cola League 2 - 2013/14
Aims for next season: Promotion means another 25% rise in wages, so buying will be at a minimal once again. I know we aren't ready for 4 straight promotions, so stability is the target.
Hastings United, Season 2016-17 – Season Seven, Blue Square South
I thought this year might be the year to push for that elusive promotion, what with Parkin's summer transfer never materialising. The squad looked good, and promotion was surely overdue?
Not a lot of activity this year, as I opted to keep the squad stable. It is rather large though and that combined with the large wage bill means this next summer will be a selling summer, probably.
Competition Reports
Blue Square South
We spent most of the season hanging just outside the playoff places – most of the season we were about 6-8 points off them. The eventual table did us a slight injustice as the team took the foot off the gas at the end of the season when promotion was beyond them.
The Final Table this season. Not bad, but it's not a step forward either. I need to make that final step up to the playoffs and promotion! The playoffs were the route to promotion for Staines, beating unlucky Bath in the final on penalties. Bath had been pushing for automatic promotion, their playoff place confirmed well before any of the other three.
The e.on FA Cup - we were really unlucky here, actually.
The FA Trophy - Two really disappointing performances against a team I should have beaten quite easily.
The squad.
With selected stats for all competitions, ordered by the amount of time they spent on the pitch – a rough guide to their importance to the team I suppose.
Key Players
Marcus Cassius
Starting to overtake Lake-Gaskin as the premier striker of the side. A really good season from Cassius.
Sam Hatton
Becoming a Hastings stalwart. Scoring and assisting in equal measure, and for a midfielder, at a good rate.
Sebastien Lake-Gaskin
Not scoring as many this year but his average rating is still really high.
Phil Parkin
Despite sulking at failing to secure a move away in the summer, the legend still had a decent season. Hoping for a huge bid for him this summer, or I might have to hold on to him a while longer, even if he is unhappy.
Notable others:
Michael Rodwell. Still decent but really needs to step up as his Average Rating has been exactly the same for the last three years. Dominic Shaw was really good back-up for the main strikers and looks an excellent prospect.
Still struggling here, just hoping that promotion can ease the worries a bit. Or a tycoon takeover, perhaps?!
The board have now created an affiliation with Crystal Palace. This will provide a little cash and perhaps some decent loan players from the newly promoted members of the Championship for next season. Could just be the needed catalyst for a real promotion push at last.
Club Records and Awards
>> Most Games Without Conceding: 5 – 11th February to 7th March.
>> Fastest Goal: Sam Hatton – 25 Seconds v Bishops Stortford, 6th August.
Cumulative records (will be published every season as long as the holder is at the club):
>> Most League Apps for the Club: Phil Parkin – 237 – RECORD EXTENDED
>> Most League Goals for the Club: Marcus Cassius – 94 – RECORD EXTENDED
>> Fans' Player of the Year: Sebastian Lake-Gaskin
FPOY wins:
Phil Parkin: 4
Sebastian Lake-Gaskin: 2
Louis Lavers: 1
MY team of the year:
Hawksworth – Dean – Parkin – Francis – Lavers
Rodwell – Pugh – Hatton
Cassius – Lake-Gaskin
Subs: Harpur, Harrison, Mitchell, Wilde, Pugh, Evans, Shaw.
Overall XI….Harrison and Harpur were the new inductees..
New Youth Cohort
Might finally have someone up to the same sort of standard as Parkin again. A little work to do, particularly on his passing, but he looks really promising.
Maybe just maybe, if we hold on to Parkin and he plays well, then perhaps this next year could be the year. Help would still be appreciated.
Previous Seasons:
Season One (2010-11)
Season Two (2011-12)
Season Three (2012-13)
Season Four (2013-14)
Season Five (2014-15)
Season Six (2015-16)
Nice one Midgetram, however I don't like your consecutive 100+ point seasons.... stop being too good!
Unlucky GreyedOutMan, just keep at it, you'll get in!...
Now, should I start to feel pressured when other managers are tipping me to win the league?
12 games and the top 4 is as follows:
Man City - 54 points
FC United - 54 points
Aston Villa - 53 points (11 games to go)
Arsenal - 52 points (11 games to go)
5th is Everton with 43 points, so as it stands it's a four horse race.
Just got my Champions League group.
Olympique De Marseille, Celtic, Boston Utd and Maribor of Slovenia.
Last edited by Almondo; 14-03-2010 at 04:21.
el sid - Canvey Island - 2011/2012
Squad Stats
Media Prediction - 24th
League Table
We were by far the best team in the league, as new signings made immediate impacts. We were first in the table right from week 3 till the end of the season A few inconsequential losses and draws at the end of the season prevented us from reaching 100 points.
FA Trophy - Dominated again, and the only game we were troubled was in the finals.
FA Cup - Fantastic run all the way to the third round, happy with the money generated.
Code:Season Division Position Achievements --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 BSS 5th Promoted via Playoffs 2011/12 BSP 1st Promoted - FA Trophy winners
Nice looking season there sid. Congrat's on the Promotion and I'm sorry I don't know where to get them.
7 games, 1 goal, 1 draw, falling to 7th from 2nd. Absolutely pathetic.
Tooting & Mitcham United FC - Barclays Premier League - 2043/44
Last season was our first ever as an all-T&M squad and it really showed as we found it hard to score and had our worst season for some time. A year on and I was looking for an improvement from my young squad.
League Table
League Positions Graph
A superb improvement as we found the net easily and stormed our way up the table. We even had a chance to snathc the title on the final day as we went away to Everton and Stoke faced Arsenal at the Emirates. With our superior goal difference, a win and a Stoke loss would have done it for us. We did our part, beating Everton 3-0 and Arsenal had their chance, but missed a penalty. Stoke ran out 2-0 winners, securing the title. I'm sure Nobby will be pleased.
Carling Cup - I played a weak side for the early rounds, so I was surprised that we got so far. The final we took seriously, and just about won thanks to penalties. It was a magical moment as our first proper(ish) trophy as an all-T&M team.
FA Cup - league winners Stoke ended what was looking like a good cup run.
UEFA Europa League - again, it wasn't a priority so we bumbled through the group stage by playing weakened teams. We made hard work of the knockout stages, including an epic two legs against Man City. The final was less spectacular, as we looked comfortable throughout. This was another nice moment for me as this was the first time we had won this competition.
Transfers - just the players loaned out. I suppose it isn't worth me including this any more.
Squad - the improvement from last season was immense as we went from one decent striker to four overnight. Although our wingers are still weak, I think this squad is capable of doing it.
Key Player Profiles:
Geoff Bowles - he often wants to leave, but his experience has been valuable, as has his goals.
Brian Jones - he's taken a back seat this season as there has been genuine competition for his place in the team.
Paul Moran - the new kid, and what a debut season.
Stuart Talbot - after scoring 3 in 37 last season, I thought he was a dud. He's proved me wrong in spectacular style.
George Fry - probably his best season ever.
Career OverviewNext SeasonCode:Season League Position Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square South 5th Promoted via playoffs 2011/12 Blue Square Premier 8th 2012/13 Blue Square Premier 2nd Promoted via playoffs, FA Trophy finalists 2013/14 Coca-Cola League 2 6th Lost in playoff final 2014/15 Coca-Cola League 2 1st Promoted as champions 2015/16 Coca-Cola League 1 4th Promoted via playoffs, JPT finalists 2016/17 Coca-Cola Championship 9th 2017/18 Coca-Cola Championship 6th Lost in playoff semi 2018/19 Coca-Cola Championship 4th Promoted via playoffs 2019/20 Barclays Premier League 16th 2020/21 Barclays Premier League 11th 2021/22 Barclays Premier League 3rd FA Cup finalists 2022/23 Barclays Premier League 7th Carling Cup finalists, FA Cup winners 2023/24 Barclays Premier League 3rd 2024/25 Barclays Premier League 5th Champions League finalists 2025/26 Barclays Premier League 3rd Carling Cup finalists 2026/27 Barclays Premier League 2nd 2027/28 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League and Champions League winners 2028/29 Barclays Premier League 1st PL, CL and CWC winners, Carling Cup finalists 2029/30 Barclays Premier League 1st PL, CL, CWC, FA Cup and Carling Cup winners 2030/31 Barclays Premier League 1st PL, CL, CWC, and Carling Cup winners 2031/32 Barclays Premier League 3rd Club World Cup winners 2032/33 Barclays Premier League 2nd FA and Carling Cup winners 2033/34 Barclays Premier League 1st PL, CL and Carling Cup winners 2034/35 Barclays Premier League 1st PL, CWC FA and Carling Cup winners 2035/36 Barclays Premier League 1st PL, CL, FA Cup and Carling Cup winners 2036/37 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League and Club World Cup winners 2037/38 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League and Champions League winners 2038/39 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League and Club World Cup winners 2039/40 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League winners and FA Cup finalists 2040/41 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League and Carling Cup winners, Champions league finalists 2041/42 Barclays Premier League 3rd FA Cup and Champions League winners 2042/43 Barclays Premier League 5th Club World Cup winners 2043/44 Barclays Premier League 2nd Carling Cup and Europa League winners
Even though there are areas of the squad that could do with improvement, I think this squad is in a great position to go for my aims of the PL and CL titles. It may not happen next season, but I think it is a realistic aim to do it within 5.
The European Championships with Belgium is up next.
this link on last season's challenge, it should still work
FC United of Manchester - Premier League - 2017/2018
The surprise package shock the world.
The second season in our Premier League journey. The media predicted 14th this season. The board expected a mid-table finish. I decided to go for a top-half finish. Once again the board, who amaze me with their use of money, gave me a 35m transfer budget. This season we had 20m in the bank after last year.
Transfers - This year was about strengthening the team. It needed a good few people, but I managed to get great young players for little money. I did once again drive us into the red though.
The First Annual Manchester Evening News Cup
This season, I decided to introduce a new friendly cup. The 'Manchester Evening News Cup'. Each year, four teams will compete for the trophy. This year the teams were FC United, Man City, Liverpool and Bury, after Man Utd rejected the opportunity, so I gave the team we share a stadium with a shot.
Overall Results
FC United v Liverpool
FC United v Man City
The Season
Position Chart
So the team touted as the surprise package all these years, shocked the world. After being predicted 14th, we go and win the league. It took a lot to do so as well, at one point it was a four horse race, and either us, Man City, Aston Villa and Arsenal could have won. In the end, a screw-up by Man City, a draw for Aston Villa, and a lot of luck for us, gave us the trophy. We also won the League Cup too, which was a bonus!
League Cup Final - It seemed almost fitting that the win of our first major trophy was started off by a goal from 'Mr. FC United' Ben 'Gronaldo' Greenhalgh, one of the 'originals'.
The Millward Player Choice Award (Manager's Player of the Year)
Marco Ferrari – Marco seemed to appear out of nowhere this season. After only getting 10 in 32 last season, he got 20 in 33 this season. He was our top scorer. Fully deserved this award, although I was tempted to give it to Ben Greenhalgh for scoring the all important League Cup Final goal.
The Jordan Swinburn Award (The Surprise of the Season award)
Winning two trophies. I wasn't even expecting one, let alone the League and the League Cup!
Fan's Player of the Year
Manager of the Season
Jordan Swinburn
Finances – After working our way up last year, I took us back down again with the spending. Our league win however took us back up, hopefully next season it'll stay that way!
The plan for next season is to once again challenge for the title. I don't want to do a Wolves, who got 2nd last season and 15th this season. I fancy another domestic cup win, only this time I want the FA Cup. I also hope to make it to the knockouts of the Champions League.
Career Overview
Code:Season League League Finish Achievements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2010/11 Blue Square North 5th Promoted - Playoffs 2011/12 Blue Square Premier 15th 2012/13 Blue Square Premier 1st Promoted - Champions 2013/14 League Two 6th Promoted – Playoffs 2014/15 League One 1st Promoted - Champions 2015/16 Championship 5th Promoted - Playoffs 2016/17 Premier League 11th 2017/18 Premier League 1st League Champions. League Cup Winners.
Not had much game time recently, so my first season in charge of Truro has gone quite slowly so far.....
But, somehow we've been doing rather well! We're top after 14 games by 10 points, and we haven't lost a game in any competition yet
Bound to lose the next one though!!!!
Relegated in our first season in League One with a hell of a load of debt to go with it, don't feel much like doing a full update this season, will try to bounce back at the first attempt and get back.
Oxford City - Season 2013/14 - Coca-Cola League 2
Pre-Season, and all the hopes and expectations therein
Sean Fitzharris seems to score for fun in friendlies. Two in our opening romp at Billericay seemed to prove this. Barring YET ANOTHER LOSS TO ARCH RIVALS OXFORD, results were generally very encouraging and I firmly believed we'd be able to survive, and with our biggest squad yet, push on for more.
Younghusband and Morris never broke into the team, and Stevens had a broken leg for half the season. Van Dijk, Chalwe and Bangura were massive, massive coups and the other loan signings showed their class, but only in flashes. I released some quality players, but we never suffered from selling new captain Chalwe after only six months. If anything, the money helped us far more than his performances ever did.
The Season!
For the third time, we drew Wrexham on the opening day of the season. And because this time we faced them at home and we were favourites, naturally I was expecting the worst. But a fine performance from our 10 men saw us snatch a 2-1 win, and we followed our own rules of having an incredible start to the season by stringing together a 3-2 win at Wycombe and a 4-1 win at home to Grimsby. Goals were plentiful, and flying in from everywhere.
We were brought back down to Earth with a thumping 4-0 defeat at Tranmere, which is my heaviest defeat in a league game as manager of Oxford City. We went behind 3 separate times against Bournemouth, but a superb strike from Alex Revell snatched a draw from the jaws of defeat. A narrow, Revell inspired win at home to Exeter followed before we achieved our most impressive win in the whole season: a 2-0 win at eventual league winners Rotherham where we completely dominated, goals coming from loanees Van Dijk and Baker. But we couldn't build on it, and September fizzled out with a 0-0 draw and a 0-1 defeat.
We exchanged 1-0 results at the beginning of October, before we returned to form in emphtic style: Darlington were dispatched 4-1 at Court Palace Farm before Van Dijk single-handedly beat Yeovil in their own back yard, scoring all 4 goals and producing one of the finest individual displays of dribbling and passing I've ever seen. Superb wins and clean sheets against MK Dons, Cheltenham and an excellent Mansfield side were our reward, Revell showing he wasn't out of the goalscoring picture by scoring in all 3 games, settling matters in 2 of them. Van Dijk and Revell then combined to give Bristol Rovers a thrashing, the 3-2 scoreline flattering them in all honesty.
A run of 4 consecutive away games proved too much, however, and we lost our last two at Carlisle and Cambridge, finishing with 9 men in the latter. Home comforts provoked a return to form as Accrington were well beaten, and we once again completed the double over Wrexham with one of the McLeod smash and grabs that served us so well last season. Bottom club Wycombe departed with nothing, but a run of loss-win-loss showed that inconsistency was, once again, threatening to derail our season.
Two more defeats followed before we accomplished the improbable and did the double over league winners Rotherham, Revell netting the only goal once again. Another one two punch of a 0-0 draw and a 0-1 defeat frustrated, but we produced one of our strongest displays of the season to destroy Yeovil for a second time, 5 different scorers on target as we took our aggregate score against them this season to 9-1. Burton held out an onslaught to lick their wounds and celebrate an away point, but we pulled two amazing 2-1 away wins out of the bag, leaving Brentford and Darlington stunned as Darryl Duffy finally hit form.
Then it happened. From a commanding automatic promotion position, we were lucky to remain in the play-offs as our tactics completely failed. Izale McLeod netted a consolation goal and we sneaked a goalless draw somewhere, but it proved to be our only point in 7 attempts. Three precious, precious points were secured in impressive fashion, a 4-0 win against Bristol Rovers as our swift change in tactics proved fruitful. Going into the last three games of the season, we were point ahead of Cheltenham with a marginally better goal difference. We both drew our next games, and lost our next games as well. Cheltenham would travel to Wrexham in their last game of the season, whereas we would host Morecambe.
We remained goalless while Wrexham and Cheltenham shared a 1-1 draw, so if Cheltenham and Morecambe didn't score, we'd be fine. Cue Steven Lennon scoring an injury time goal for Morecambe, but crucially Izale McLeod netted with the last kick of the game and Cheltenham offered no winner. We were in the play-offs again.
Having only 1 league win in ten games, I was very pessimistic, especially as we were at home in the first leg. Duffy, McLeod and Van Dijk proved me wrong as we gained a superb, unbelievable 4-1 first leg lead. Naturally, Cambridge scored two early goals in the second leg, but there were to be no more as we, and the frame of the goal, defended resolutely and we earned ourselves another Wembley visit against Carlisle, who had done the double over us.
Billy Clarke slotted in only his second goal of the season after just 5 minutes, but we were pulled back level after only 2 minutes more. A tense and nervy game followed, with few clear cut chances for either team. Extra time didn't offer any more goals either, and once again it came to penalties.
The first three takers for both teams powered in their penalties before Lappin, Carlisle's talisman, inexplicably missed his and we remained faultless to win the shootout 5-4, amazingly-named Jamaican defender O'Neil Thompson scoring the crucial penalty. We had reached the promised land...of League 1.
Final League Table
Third play-off success. Like Arsene Wenger said, it's not good for my heart, but it's so so good for the club.
Positions Graph
Tactics broke wherever the line slopes downward.
Lewis Price had another solid season, it seems. Didn't miss a game for the second season running, much to the annoyance of second choice Dean Delaney.
Squad (End Of Season)
Some absolutely terrible players, some inconsistent players. I wonder how we ever got promoted, and then I see Alex Revell. He carries us sometimes, I wonder how he'll cope at the next level.
Finances (End Of Season)
Steadiest year yet, helped by larger attendances, TV money, and selling players on for profit.
FA Cup
Bradford really figured us out in this one, I have to say.
League Cup
Amazing effort in this game. We attacked with real intent and forced them down to 10 men after just 21 minutes, but they got a goal againt the run of play 4 minutes later. Van Dijk levelled matters, but Kermogrant restored their advantage in the second half. As we approached the end of normal time, Alex Revell struck a fine goal to bring extra time. Unfortunately it wasn't to be our day as they prevailed 4-2 in the shootout.
Johnstone's Paint Trophy
Weakened team, yadda yadda yadda.
Key Players
Craig Eastmond
Bit of an enigma. Incosistent, but ended up as one of our most consistent players. Confused? You bet...he never seems to contribute much.
Regardless, he's one to keep.
Alex Revell
It's not, what can Alex Revell give to the team, but, what can the team give to Alex Revell? Did the business once again, but missed everything from April onwards with a slipped disc and we sorely missed his goals.
Lubomir Michalik
The legend had another steady season, more so than any other of our 6000 centre backs.
Gary Harris
Very promsing young player I signed from Tranmere on the cheap. I think he could go places.
Darryl Duffy
Largely disappointing, but hit form in 2014. I think the best is still to come from him.
Next SeasonCode:Season League Position Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square North 2nd Promoted via play-offs 2011/12 Blue Square Premier 11th - 2012/13 Blue Square Premier 3rd Promoted via play-offs 2013/14 Coca Cola League 2 7th Promoted via play-offs
Survive at all costs - as will probably happen with such a low capacity ground, just 3000. And we never fill. Some genius loan signings are required, I think.
Think I've found a bit of a bug.
My stadium in the first Premier League season is 4500 capacity, of which 500 are seats. In my 1st Home Game, attendance was.....500. If that's going to be the case until the new stadium is built in 2 years, then I might as well give up now.
You know how sometimes you just get one of those individual performances which may have just saved your season. Daniel Richard came on as a sub in the 83rd minute... and managed to do this!
Some recent poor form has seen us slip from title contenders to a dogfight for playoff places. We hadn't won in the last four and Woking were one of our major rivals in the playoff race. This result has seen us go 5th, 3 points clear of 6th. And has hopefully given our squad a bit of encouragement.
Can anyone provide me with a link to a Nuneaton Boro club logo please??? - Driving me mad, think its the only team I haven't got a logo for and I'm managing 'em!
I managed to qualify for the BSP playoffs by finishing 4th. Hopefully my team can pull together some good form, as my run at the end of the season hasn't been especially impressive.
Last edited by Gypsum; 15-03-2010 at 12:30.
Anybody... Nuneaton club logo ?
I'm still in League 2, joint 4th, 5th on goal difference - with Crewe in 3rd with 67 points, 4 ahead. If I could nab that third automatic promotion slot I'd be ecstatic! To be honest though, I'm having a far better season then I ever envisaged, so come what may I'm pretty pleased.
Gypsum's Merthyr Tydfil - End of season update - 2012/13
Blue square Premier - League table - Positions graph
Media prediction - 24th
Final position - 4th
After decent start we found ourselves just below the playoff places for most of the season. But after Christmas our form really picked up and we began challenging the top clubs, at one point being just a point off top spot. But injuries and suspensions caught up with us, and late in the season our form slipped and we found ourselves battling to stay in the playoff places. We made 4th, but a lacklustre 1-0 aggregate loss to Barrow was a disappointing end to an otherwise successful season.
Squad info;
Squad selection (Not listed; our loan goalkeeper from Swansea, David Cornell)
Key players;
Ashley Watson - AML - The young winger had another fine season for us in his third term with the club, showing he could handle the step up. He was one of the rare consistent performers through our fluctuating form and finished with a 7.16 rating.
Steven Lennon - ST - Another player in his third season for us and despite some patches of poor form he was still a quality goalscorer. In 39 starts he scored 25 goals, with 10 assists and finished with a 7.15 rating.
Jim Goodwin - MC- A new signing this season who joined from Huddersfield on a free, he bossed the midfield for us and had a tendency to score spectacular goals. Despite some injury problems he made 37 appearances for us and finished with a 6.97 rating.
Plans for the future...Code:Season League Position Other achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 BSS 11th 2011/12 BSS 1st League champions 2012/13 BSP 4th Playoff semi-finalists
To strengthen the side overall and try to push for promotion next season. We've got some good players, but no enough quality backup. Hopefully some more full-timers will make us more consistent.
Patch 10.3 = Chip Butty
Am managing FC United of Manchester. Mainly as I wanted to manage a team called United so I could make the crowd chant 'Yaaaa-niiii-ted, Yaaaa-niiii-ted, Yaaaa-niiii-ted' when we get a corner ...
Have played pre-season so far (unbeaten, four wins from six) and after three games in the BSS, I have 6 points and only lost to a late goal at Stalybridge.
Good start there mate.
Second season with Park Avenue. Played 18 and am currently 5th. 'mon the play-offs!
here goes nothing. next stop, greatness?
Hello everyone. I shall be resuming my challenge attempt this evening. How's everyone been doing whilst I've been away?
Apart from I still can't seem to get hold of a Nuneaton club logo, just about survived without you
Started this challenge a few days ago but only just got around to registering on the forum. Playing as Merthyr Tydfil as that's my home town and just entering my Third Season, but have been taking screenshots. Here's the Manager profile at start of Season One: Manager Profile
Will put in an update of the first two seasons shortly!
After playing this challenge for the past 3 or 4 years I have just been promoted to the premiership for THE VERY FIRST TIME!!!!!!
Will do a full update soon! Am playing as Kingstonian
Whoa, that's two updates in one page
el sid - Canvey Island - 2011/2012
Squad Stats
Media Prediction - 24th
League Table
Bradford were incredibly strong all season, easily the best team in the league. It was the fight for 2nd all the way to 9th, it was 3 points separating the 8 positions after 40 games. Our good form coincided with a few slip ups from other teams, so we made our way to 2nd and automatic promotion to League 1.
League Cup - Drawn against Watford in the first round, and was blown away really, could've easily been 7 or 8 for them.
FA Cup - Yet another fantastic run in the FA Cup all the way to the 5th round. We beat Luton, Stockport and Nottm Forest, all by 1-0, before Reading proved to be too strong for us. Reading went on to beat Manchester United and reach the semi finals.
Key Players :
Stephen O'Hallaran
Bradley Diallo
Nicky Riley
Chris Dickson
Maceo Rigters
Code:Season Division Position Achievements --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square South 5th Promoted via Playoffs 2011/12 Blue Square Premier 1st Promoted - FA Trophy winners 2012/13 Coco-Cola League 2 2nd Promoted
Hey Terk's back
vettel - Merthyr Tydfil - 2010/11 - Blue Square South
Best Eleven
Media Prediction - 22nd
League Table
After a poor start to the season taking only 12 points from 10 games, I switched to a far more aggressive tactic, with a starting strategy of overload for every game. Needless to say this resulted in a number of high scoring games, none more than this thrilling 3-5 reverse against Dover. In reality this tactic served to overwhelm opponents for the most part, and a 14 game unbeaten streak from late September to Boxing Day turned the season around completely for me. I reached the summit for the first time with around 5 games to go and managed to hold on and win the league, despite an incredible drop in form resulting in taking just one point from the last three games of the season!
In the FA Cup I was eliminated in a disappointing manner with a very poor 3-0 defeat to Newport County. My strategy of all out attack also left me embarassed when Oxford United battered me, and they should have scored many more goals.
As you can see a lot of players were signed, basically the whole team actually as what I had was very poor. This more than likely contributed to the slow start to the season but when the team gelled they were pretty impressive for the level.
vettel - Merthyr Tydfil - 2011/2012 - Blue Square Premier
Best Eleven
Media Prediction - 24th
League Table
An incredible season for me once again. A much more balanced tactic this season, but still plenty of games with goals. In fact we managed to score 4 or more goals in 9 games. A complete overhaul of the squad led to a slow start to the season, with only 10 points from the first 11 games. From the tenth game onward there was a gradual climb up the table, with again a long unbeaten streak after Christmas helping us to hang around the playoff zone. When we finally overtook Cambridge at the top of the table with around ten games left we held 1st place right until the end of the season as they declined. Once again though we didn't make it easy for ourselves and a defeat to Histon in the penultimate fixture meant that it went down to the last game of the season. All I had to realistically do was win the last game because of my superior goal difference, and we did so emphatically,denying Barnet a playoff place in the process. Histon would have needed to win 13-0 to take the league, but lost, leaving us as clear Champions by 3 points.
I was narrowly defeated 2-1 in the First Round of the FA Cup by Wrexham and was defeated 3-2 in the FA Trophy 2nd Round. I really need to up my performances in cup competitions for the next season as the revenue will be incredibly useful!
As you can see I cleared out nearly the entire team from my first season. I managed to get vastly superior replacements by raiding the youngsters released on free's Premier League and Championship clubs. It should mean that I have to make minimal changes to the squad in the coming League Two campaign, which will help the finances a little. I was especially pleased with the following players, who were the key players for my team:
Guillem Bauza - Ever present up front with 18 goals and 15 assists from 37 games.
Cody Arnoux - The best striker in the squad according to my assistant manager, he only managed 19 league games due to a broken leg that put him out for 8 months that he got during training of all places! Still, I was relatively pleased with his return of 8 goals and 6 assists in the league.
Andras Simon - Released from Liverpool I had my doubts initially and he was a sub until Arnoux got injured. When Arnoux got injured he came into the team and was outstanding with 20 goals and 9 assists from 35 appearances
Bob Malcolm - When I saw him I knew I had to sign him. A rock in the deep lying playmaker role, his experience and influence more than made up for his lack of pace. No goals and only 2 assists from 26 games, but his experience made him an excellent captain for a very young team.
Roy O'Donovan - Hit a rich vein of form after Christmas and popped up with goals when the strikers were struggling to make a breakthrough. 13 goals and 6 assists from 40 appearances from the right of midfield was a brilliant return for the season.
Forgive the lack of ability to show squads, I've just gone past the 25th June in my third season so cannot get for either of the previous seasons. Now to brave the world of professional football in League Two!
Cheers Terk. I didn't expect either thing really and would have been fine with a top 4 and 3rd in the CL group stage. Anyway I'll post a full report later on.
Hey Terk
Tiverton progress has stalled somewhat as uni work is cranking up a notch, and I just bought Final Fantasy 13
Boston united season 21 2030/31
League Table , Position Graph final position - 1st
The league was great for us. After missing out last year we didn't need to bring many players in and so just strengthened slightly. It seems to have done the trick as we spent most of the season sat at the top.
Community Shield
My first appearance in the Community Shield saw us face double winners Stoke for the first Silverware of the season. It was a close game that saw us run out 2-1 winners.
FA Cup
A good showing in the FA Cup getting to the final. Unfortunately Man City were too strong in the final
League Cup
Finally made the final.
Champions League
All I wanted was a good showing and maybe 3rd place in the group. However making the final was a great achievement for us. We then had a good showing against Juventus losing 1-0 in the final.
Star Player
The star player this season has been James Farrell
Farrell has been great down the left chipping in with a few goals as well. He managed to stay mainly injury free after suffering a Cruciate injury last season and it showed.
Key Players
Melvin Volkers
Antonis Labakis
Stuart McArthur
Iain Mackay
I also recieved the Manager of the Year award.
Code:Season League Final Position Achievments ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square North 7th none 2011/12 Blue Square North 2nd Promoted Via Playoffs 2012/13 Blue Square Premier 15th none 2013/14 Blue Square Premier 20th none 2014/15 Blue Square Premier 12th none 2015/16 Blue Square Premier 3rd Lost in Playoff Final 2016/17 Blue Square Premier 1st Automatic Promotion, FA Trophy 2017/18 Coca Cola League 2 2nd Automatic Promtion 2018/19 Coca Cola League 1 21st Relegated to League 2 2019/20 Coca Cola League 2 4th Lost in Playoff Final 2020/21 Coca Cola League 2 4th Promoted via Playoffs 2021/22 Coca Cola League 1 9th none 2022/23 Coca Cola League 1 11th none 2023/24 Coca Cola League 1 1st League 1 Champions 2024/25 Coca Cola Championship 11th none 2025/26 Coca Cola Championship 14th none 2026/27 Coca Cola Championship 5th Lost in Playoff Semi Finals 2027/28 Coca Cola Championship 1st Championship Champions 2028/29 Premier League 7th Qualified for the Europa League 2029/30 Premier League 2nd Qualified for the Champions League 2030/31 Premier League 1st Premier League and Carling Cup Winners
Other Winners
Premier League - Boston Utd
FA Cup - Man City
Carling Cup - Boston Utd
Champions League - Juventus
Europa League - Athletico Madrid
Aims for next season
Strengthen the squad and try to take the CL title.
Fever-pitch.net Carbon Logos
Think you have to register before you can download, but that is a thread for that style of logo. It includes England down to level 8. There's a HUGE megapack but they also link to the logos for each individual competition lower down the page if you don't want to have to download them all.
I only want a standard Nuneaton logo
Nuneaton Logo
Config File
I've edited the config.xml file down so that it only refers to the Nuneaton logo. Stick them in a folder and load them up and that Nuneaton logo should be in your game (let me know if it doesn't work). If you meant you wanted a different Nuneaton logo then I can't help you.
Just fired my game up for a bit of late night action. When I left it a week or so ago we'd played five league games (won 4, lost 1, scored 20, conceded 11) and won our opening CL group match at Fenerbahce. Let's see if I can pick up where I left off.
Thanks - I've now got some kind of logo ! heheh, still got the default one on the league table - but hey.. whatever :P
Nuneaton small logo
Config file
It's only a group stage game but Canvey 3 - 0 Real Madrid felt very good indeed
Sam Mills (the kid Arsenal snatched off me for £1.1M and I bought back for £12.75M five years later) is proving to be an excellent target man. He plays in the centre of my front three and brings my other two strikers into the game brilliantly. He's got six assists in eight starts so far.
NIce game there Terk. Arsenal made a nice little profit off you didn't they??
Just a bit. Had to give them my really promising young goalkeeper as part exchange as well I was that determined to get Mills back
Congratulations on your season again, your finances are looking very healthy.
It's amazing what a decent european campaign and league win can do for the old finances.
Hmm interesting CL group here. Inter, PSV and M.Haifa
I love the FA Cup during this challenge. There's little more satisfying in FM than knocking out the leaders of League Two in the first round of the FA Cup when you're in BSN.
Nuneaton Logo
It's in a rar file so all you have to do is extract it into a Graphics folder and then reload the skin in your game
On to my 3rd Champions League group game, I'm not sure I mentioned who was in the group, so...
Benfica, Roma, Panathinaikos, FC United.
Lost the first game to Benfica 3-1, before beating Roma 3-0 :confused:
Sutton United - 2012/13 - Blue Square South
Media prediction: 2rd
Final position: 1st
Final league table
Past positions graph
Finally! A good, solid season like this one could with the quality we had in the squad could only end with the title on the bag, and so it did. Despite some early hiccups, including Jabuti breaking a foot and missing the first five months of the competition, we got off to a decent start, and as soon as we took the lead we never let it go. The key to success was a small tweak in our flat 4-4-2 formation, going for a looser, less rigid style, and this paid off in the end.
The season wasn't as easy as the graph may make you think, though. At one point in early December Eastbourne Boro were only one point behind us, but a great run during the traditional Christmas Rush (for a change!) saw us opening a ten-point gap that was really comfortable and never shrinked until the end. Eastbourne sunk, even dropping from the playoff zone, and Eastleigh took the second place with ease in the end, only to fail in the playoffs again. Braintree, who were average at best throughout the season, snuck away with promotion after defeating Bath City in the playoff final.
FA Cup - The only real failure of the season. After two great runs in the preceding seasons, this time we could only manage to beat two teams before falling surprisingly against Weymouth in the 4th qualifying round.
FA Trophy - Better, but not as good as last year's final appearance. After some difficulties against Merthyr in the qualifying round, we grinded short victories against Grays, Hampton & Richmond and Histon before falling 2-1 at Forest Green in the 4th round. Not bad.
- James Keatings: A great sophomore season for the young forward, leading the squad in goals scored and second in assists. He carried us through Jabuti's injury, and still managed some good showings when the Spaniard returned to reclaim his starting role.
- Jabuti: He's back. Oh boy, is he back. He could only play in the second half of the season, but still managed seventeen goals and an outrageous thirteen assists in only twenty-five appearances. He's starting to lose some pace due to age, but he's still that good.
- Mansour Assoumani: Our first full international player, 30-year-old Assoumani played a few games for his home nation, Comores, some of them in awkward dates. He was rock solid at the back, complementing and helping Mantovani, who also had a much improved season. Besides, their surnames sound well together .
- Kevin Roberts: Another new signing, Roberts came to show Dawson how it's done on the ball-winning midfielder role. His stats aren't that impressive, but he was a rock in our midfield, stealing balls left and right and adding some key goals and assists. And, even more important, not getting sent off every now and then.
- Richie Baker: The biggest surprise of the season. After an average debut year, Baker was supposed to be Greenhalgh's backup on the right wing (with Christian Nanetti making the left side his own), but once again Greenhalgh was "only" good, while Baker had a breakout season, with twelve goals and eight assists to his name, and stole the starting role in the end.
Next season's goals
I'll one-up the usual "just survival" goals after a promotion, since this one was expected and a bit late. I'm aiming for top half minimum, maybe with a look at the playoff spots if the chance presents itself. The first goal, though, is fixing our pitch. Ugh. Money may be a problem, too: no good FA Cup run -> red numbers.
Career so far
Code:Season League Position Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square South 2nd Lost in Playoff final 2011/12 Blue Square South 2nd Lost in Playoff semi-final, FA Trophy finalists 2012/13 Blue Square South 1st Promoted as champions
Last edited by Dalbeider; 17-03-2010 at 10:58. Reason: Grammer iz gud
Dalbeider won a trophy
I appear to have gone to the Kevin Keegan school of management since we won the Premier League title. Scored 28, conceded 16 in our 8 league matches so far We're top of the table though, so I'm happy enough. And Man Utd are yet to win this season, so looking like their 3rd relegation from the PL in 5 seasons
Karma is catching up with me. Just signed a young Zambian left winger, and two days after joining one of my backup defenders injures him in training. Damaged cruciate ligaments, out for 8-10 months. Very funny, FM.
Is there a .ddt file for patch 10.3.0?
Dartford - Barclays Premier League - 2035/36 & 2036/37
Unfortunately I had totally forgotten about keeping up with recording my career so for these two seasons I only have a selection of screenshots. I'll try and get the usual amount of screenies for the next season.
Long story short, I (during 2035) decided that like Dafuge is now trying, I would like to establish an entire squad of Dartford's own and have them challenge for honours.
And so the mission began...
I have sold a number of key players and pretty much every promising youth player that wasn't my own (big thanks to Man City for taking ALL of them off my hands.)
The only players I have kept are the veterans and the players who have a special relationship with the club. Unfortunately Tiaguinho after three seasons of wanting to leave, had bugged me enough and I got him sent off to Juventus for £20million.
I also managed to get back some of my promising youths who had moved on previously for good money. These are the only transfers I permitted into the club.
Transfers - 2035/36
The performances of the side began to slump almost immediately and in the first season (2035/36) we were pipped to the title by Birmingham of all teams. We did however find some positives from that season in that we beat Birmingham in the Carling Cup final and also managed to pick up the FA Cup trophy as well.
The next season (after more departures) seen us sitting around the 8th-4th spot for the nearly the entire but surprisingly enough we had a semi-decent run towards the end were we ended up closing in on 1st place Scunthorpe (..don't ask.) In the end Scuny pipped us by 3 points and we finished runners up yet again.
This year we did rubbish in every competition open to us.
Transfers - 3036/37
I'm really up for the challenge of getting these players up to the mark as currently Grgic and Karg (although I might sell the latter soon) are really dragging them through the mud.
This is the current squad and as you can see, potential or not, it's got a lot of work to do.
But I'm positive about it all. With the finances looking good as usual and having been named the greatest of all time finally, I can just sit back and see what happens.
I failed with Spain big time as we crashed out of the Euro Play-offs to Portugal: Leg 1 Leg 2
As you can imagine..I'm starting to think international management just isn't for me.
I then got offered to Italy job again and I accepted it without even looking at the squad - when I did, I quit.
Then this summer (2037) Mother Russia came calling (always liked Russia for some reason) and I took over their team for their Confederations Cup campaign which we beat Argentina in the final on penalties.
Club Career Overview
International Career OverviewCode:Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square South 4th Promoted Via Play-Offs 2011/12 Blue Square Premier 5th Defeated in Play-Off Semi-Final 2012/13 Blue Square Premier 1st Promoted as Champions 2013/14 Coca Cola League Two 10th n/a 2014/15 Coca Cola League Two 2nd Promoted 2015/16 Coca Cola League One 6th Defeated in Play-Off Semi-Final 2016/17 Coca Cola League One 9th n/a 2017/18 Coca Cola League One 1st Promoted as Champions 2018/19 Coca Cola Championship 13th n/a 2019/20 Coca Cola Championship 3rd Promoted Via Play-Offs 2020/21 Barclays Premier League 8th n/a 2021/22 Barclays Premier League 10th Qualified for Europa League via Fair Play League 2022/23 Barclays Premier League 16th n/a 2023/24 Barclays Premier League 15th n/a 2024/25 Barclays Premier League 5th Carling Cup Winners, FA Cup finalists, Qualified for Europa League 2025/26 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League Winners, Europa League Winners, Qualified for the Champions League 2026/27 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League Winners, FA Cup Winners, Champions League Winners, Super Cup Winners Challenge Complete 2027/28 Barclays Premier League 1st PL Winners, FA Cup Winners, CWC Winners, CL Winners 2028/29 Barclays Premier League 1st PL Winners, CWC Winners 2029/30 Barclays Premier League 1st PL Winners, FA Cup Winners 2030/31 Barclays Premier League 1st PL Winners, FA Cup finalists 2031/32 Barclays Premier League 1st PL Winners, FA Cup Winners, CL finalists 2032/33 Barclays Premier League 2nd PL runners up, Carling Cup Finalists, FA Cup Winners 2033/34 Barclays Premier League 1st PL Winners, Carling Cup Winners, CL Winners 2034/35 Barclays Premier League 1st PL Winners, FA Cup Finalists, CWC Winners, CL Winners 2035/36 Barclays Premier League 2nd Carling Cup Winners, FA Cup Winners, CWC Winners 2036/37 Barclays Premier League 2nd n/a
Code:Season Nation Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hired by Brazil 2027/28 Brazil N/A 2028/29 Brazil Qualified for the 2030 World Cup Sacked by Brazil Hired by Italy 2030/31 Italy N/A Resigned from Italy Hired by Holland 2032/33 Holland Semi-Finalists in Confederations Cup Resigned from Holland Hired by Spain 2034/35 Spain N/A 2035/36 Spain Lost out to Portugal in the Euro play-offs Resigned from Spain Hired by Italy (again) 2035/36 Italy Upon quickly realising the Italy squad is worse than when I managed it before I decided to not bother Resigned from Italy (again) Hired by Russia 2037 Russia Winners of the Confederations Cup
Cambridge City 2013/2014 season review
I'm too gutted to do one.......... because of this
I'd hovered around the play-offs all season after my media prediction of 17th, and clinched a Play Off place with a game to spare.
So, it was Snackpot County at home - who I managed to beat 2-1 and then for the return leg at Edgeley Park.
As you can see, they raced into a 2-0 lead giving me an aggregate deficit of 3-2, when just after half time, we scored, levelling the tie.
There I was, all geared up for extra time when in the 4th minute of Fergie Time, they got and scored a penalty....... I was devastated!!
The cups - nothing to write home about.
All this as well as turning down the opportunity to be the manager of Hartlepool and Crewe Alex.
Next season - hoping for a promotion challenge (obviously), and a good goalscorer..... it was my lack of goals during the season that ultimately cost me, as my defence was pretty good.
Just before the end of the season, I signed Vincent Pericard on a free and he'll join me on July the first........ hopefully he'll be the answer.
My other MAJOR concern is my spiralling debt - almost £300k and our gate receipts are bobbins as we only get crowds of between 5-600
How the hell is Dalbeider getting such good players at BSS level ! :o
Better players than I have in League 1
I downloaded a superpack in the end by the way Terk, thanks for the help. All logo'd up now!
Fairly new here and decided to give this challenge a whirl for something a little different....
So yeah, hoping for succes with the mighty Ashton Utd!!
(On a side note, anyone know why my rep is Local when everyone elses is usually Unproven?)
My internet has been down for 2 weeks so its taken me ages to catch up.
Well done to those who have got promotion in their leagues and to Terk and Almondo who are in touching distance of completing the challenge.
I think it's about time I dusted this game off, download the newest patch, and give this challenge one last try.
Damn you World of Warcraft, taking up so much of my time
Ouch. Reality bites.
I've just lost my first game since being in charge of Truro.........11-0
It was in the third round proper of the FA Cup against Wolves and we're still in the BSS
Gentlemen, I have a quandary.
After a fairly hectic schedule, I decided to rest my first team with a home game against Rotherham in the JPT on the horizon (we're in L1, they in L2). My second string hammer them 5-1, showing impressive composure in front of goal and motivation too. Only...it was a league game (Rotherham flitting just above relegation, I later found out...), and it was our best performance this season by miles!
So...what do I do?
Thank the Gods that you didn't get hammered and don't push your luck a second time
So gonna see about starting this up again tomorrow. Think I'm in October now. Youth facilities upgraded to adequate and am in the top half of the league. Found myself leaking money now by buying one too many players than needed. Planning to sell some players next year though to make room for some of my youngsters. Players getting used to the formation change and I'm still in touching distance and all competitions so by the time the staidum upgrade is completed next game month I expect us to be on a steady stream of results expecting some financial boost from the extra 10k+ seats.
I think I have Copa America with Brazil next year. Been playing some friendlies against fodder opposition to try out some players who've been performing well at domestic level. Will ramp up the difficulty level soon though in an aim to test out who's ready for the challenge of being Wordl Cup and Copa America winners. The next season update will be then and hopefully the new facilities will bring through more youth quality. That's the plan now that I'm established. To buy in and bring through yong players who're ready for the Prem. Will still have to keep a lot of the established guys I have but expecting to trim some vets as I have enough players entering their prime and the bench will be for youth now.
My stadium can never be expanded /o\
Come on guys, post some updates, I don't want to put in 3 end of season reports in the same page
Hopefully my first season update will be up some time later today!
I have an inordinate amount of love for the times when your players dominate the Player of the Month award.
Right now (forum curse be damned) we're on course to hold onto our title, we've only dropped five points in the first fifteen games of the season, we've scored fifty two goals in those games, and after leaking like a sieve early in the season we've tightened up the defence as well. We've qualified from our CL group with a game to spare and we're into the quarter finals of the League Cup. All going well so far.
Tooting & Mitcham United FC - Barclays Premier League - 2044/45
Last season was a big year for the all-T&M squad as they got back to winning ways with a major European trophy in the Europa League. This year we were looking to win one of the big ones, the Premier League and the Champions League.
League Table
League Positions Graph
This was a superb achievement as our league form finally returned to help us win the title. The decline of Stoke helped us but Spurs and Watford provided us the challenge.
UEFA Super Cup - a convincing win over a good Juventus side.
Carling Cup - we looked set to retain the trophy as we charged towards the final. Things didn't quite go to plan as we conceded an early goal, but a late equaliser put us back on track, only for our goalie to put it into his own net in injury time.
FA Cup - another cruel cup loss as it looked like taking the game to a replay would be good enough to see us through.
UEFA Champions League - the group stage was routine stuff, although the opening game was a bit of a shock. After losing 2-1 at home to Juventus in the semi final, it looked over. When we went away and went 1-0 down it looked definitely over. I threw the kitchen sink at them at it paid off, with two late goal to take it to extra time. We held off, looking for penalties when this happened.
Squad - a few injuries this year has meant plenty of players got a chance. The attacking midfield unit is still weak but with good strikers we are now managing to score.
Key Player Profiles:
Geoff Bowles - after 14 years at the club he's decided to move on, joining Barcelona for £7m.
Paul Moran - he top scored for the club but seems to lack the fitness to play every game.
Julian Cockerill - almost a forgotten man, he had a great goal return this year.
Craig Sills - without him we would be no where, he had a great year.
George Fry - another key player, I'd worry if he got injured.
Career OverviewNext SeasonCode:Season League Position Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square South 5th Promoted via playoffs 2011/12 Blue Square Premier 8th 2012/13 Blue Square Premier 2nd Promoted via playoffs, FA Trophy finalists 2013/14 Coca-Cola League 2 6th Lost in playoff final 2014/15 Coca-Cola League 2 1st Promoted as champions 2015/16 Coca-Cola League 1 4th Promoted via playoffs, JPT finalists 2016/17 Coca-Cola Championship 9th 2017/18 Coca-Cola Championship 6th Lost in playoff semi 2018/19 Coca-Cola Championship 4th Promoted via playoffs 2019/20 Barclays Premier League 16th 2020/21 Barclays Premier League 11th 2021/22 Barclays Premier League 3rd FA Cup finalists 2022/23 Barclays Premier League 7th Carling Cup finalists, FA Cup winners 2023/24 Barclays Premier League 3rd 2024/25 Barclays Premier League 5th Champions League finalists 2025/26 Barclays Premier League 3rd Carling Cup finalists 2026/27 Barclays Premier League 2nd 2027/28 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League and Champions League winners 2028/29 Barclays Premier League 1st PL, CL and CWC winners, Carling Cup finalists 2029/30 Barclays Premier League 1st PL, CL, CWC, FA Cup and Carling Cup winners 2030/31 Barclays Premier League 1st PL, CL, CWC, and Carling Cup winners 2031/32 Barclays Premier League 3rd Club World Cup winners 2032/33 Barclays Premier League 2nd FA and Carling Cup winners 2033/34 Barclays Premier League 1st PL, CL and Carling Cup winners 2034/35 Barclays Premier League 1st PL, CWC FA and Carling Cup winners 2035/36 Barclays Premier League 1st PL, CL, FA Cup and Carling Cup winners 2036/37 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League and Club World Cup winners 2037/38 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League and Champions League winners 2038/39 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League and Club World Cup winners 2039/40 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League winners and FA Cup finalists 2040/41 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League and Carling Cup winners, Champions league finalists 2041/42 Barclays Premier League 3rd FA Cup and Champions League winners 2042/43 Barclays Premier League 5th Club World Cup winners 2043/44 Barclays Premier League 2nd Carling Cup and Europa League winners 2044/45 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League winners and Carling Cup finalists
The title this year was a bit of a shock and I'm not convinced how easy it will be to repeat it next year. Obviously the Champions League was a disappointment, but at least we know we are capable of doing well in it.
Dafuge, how did you manage to get three columns in your match view screen? That's awesome!
[Mod] Custom Split Views Mod for FM2010
Here it is, thanks to the clever people in the skinning forum
Merthyr Tydfil Premiership 2032/33
League Cup - Finalists
FA Cup - 5th Rd
I started the league campaign fairly well without hitting the heights i expected. However by october it had all fallen apart as the senior players turned in some really awful performances and i slid down the league. My form picked up after xmas as i picked some of the younger players in the team but i stayed in midtable and way off the european places. The problems were caused by so many players wanting to leave for a bigger club and the morale suffered as a result.
I put out a mixture of reserves and first teamers in the league cup and they reached the final before being outclassed by Man City 1-0.
In the FA cup i had lost 2-1 to Man City only 2 weeks before the league cup final.
My form in the CL was very different as i was generally strong in most matches.
With a tough group of Bayern, Nantes and Sporting i topped the group after 2 draws against Bayern. In the first knockout round a 3-0 home win was enough to get past Marseille. I easily went past Benfica and was surprisingly comfortable against Arsenal in the semi's when i could have won by more.
Run to Final
I faced Bayern again this season and the final was another very tight affair with the only goal in the 89th minute.
My only major purchases were Marini as the fourth striker and Joyce as a promising right back, signed from under Liverpools nose as they hadn't offerered him a FT contract as he had only come though a few weeks earlier. A few reserve players left, Victor was 3rd choice left back and not really near the team. Perez had been displaced as backup by Joyce and was sold. Ramos and Antonio were also surplus.
Colwill came through the youth ranks as a good prospect.
Mucked up the player screens so they are from dec of the following season, some attributes have changed for a few players and stats are different. This is the squad that generally played for the CL winning season and the title winning season the year before.
Paulinho and Hadland shared the goalie position between them depending on their form.
Hagelstein has been long serving although his form was indifferent and Joyce played a lot in the mid part of the season.
Djokic had been my first choice left back the season before but his form was so bad he played only a few games after oct, Bartolini took over with great affect.
In the centre Osbourne and Stojanovic are the main men with Castillo showing his age and relegated to a backup player.
In midfield Francisco and Hernandez started as my first choice pair but Hernandez was poor and was replaced by Villalba. Bianchini declined badly over the season to become 5th choice, Andre was the other backup.
On the right Aslan was immense, Rivera filled in when Aslan was unavailable.
On the left Nogueira showed inconsistant form and Morris showed real improvement when he wasn't injured, Morris is the only player to come though my youth team.
Up front the strikers have been really disappointing, De La Fuente was the best of them, Sergio and Abraham struggled and Marini came in to be first choice for the second half of the season and score the challenge completing goal .
Star Player - Very easy, although not rated my best player Aslan was miles above the rest averaging 7.5
Code:Career so far: Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square South 3rd Promoted via playoffs 2011/12 Blue Square Premier 9th None 2012/13 Blue Square Premier 2nd Promoted via playoffs 2013/14 League 2 15th None 2014/15 League 2 13th JPT Winners 2015/16 League 2 5th Promoted via playoffs 2016/17 League 1 13th None 2017/18 League 1 14th None 2018/19 League 1 12th None 2019/20 League 1 15th None 2020/21 League 1 14th None 2021/22 League 1 1st JPT Winners,Champions 2022/23 Championship 16th None 2023/24 Championship 8th None 2024/25 Championship 10th None 2025/26 Championship 6th Playoff semi-finalists 2026/27 Championship 6th Promoted via Playoffs 2027/28 Premiership 15th None 2028/29 Premiership 14th FA Cup Winners 2029/30 Premiership 12th None 2030/31 Premiership 4th None 2031/32 Premiership 1st Premiership Winners 2032/33 Premiership 10th CL Winners -------------------------Challenge Complete------------------------------
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I have validate the custom field in registration form, I read out the codex of wordpress so that itself i do this way. But I figure out it throws error like this one
Call to a member function add() on a non-object I don't know why this should happen. How can i overcome this.
function myplugin_check_fields($errors, $sanitized_user_login, $user_email) {
$errors->add( 'demo_error', __('ERROR: This is a demo error. Registration halted.','mydomain') );
return $errors;
add_filter('registration_errors', 'myplugin_check_fields', 10, 3);