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Penya Encarnada 2 - 1 Principat (League)
The first game of the month was against Principat. I knew that Principat would be a tough nut to crack but they weren't. YP49 had an absolute stormer of a game with two goals in the 22nd and 35th minute of the game. Sadly for us just after the restart for the second half we conceded due to an own goal from YP43, but it didn't matter as we dominated the rest of the game and kept our lead. A solid win.
Penya scorers: YP49 (2)
Penya MoM: YP49
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 1369
Penya Encarnada 5 - 2 Extremenya a.e.t. (Andorran Cup 2nd Round)
We were drawn in the second round of the cup against Extremenya, a team I had a very good record against. However our team was experiencing complacency and unambition due to the league already being won by us. This has happened most years so I was very annoyed once again. We went into extra time level at 1-1 and expecting penalties, but they weren't needed. 4 extra time goals from us and 1 from Extremenya got us the win that we really needed.
Penya scorers: YP48 (1), YP47 (1), YP57 (1), YP43 (1)
Penya MoM: YP47
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 935
Casa Benfica 0 - 2 Penya Encarnada (Andorran Cup Quarter Final Leg 1)
We were drawn in the quarter finals against Casa Benfica. Once again we showed that we could create chances but our actual goalscoring ability was extremely low as it took a whopping 71 minutes to score a goal. However once we scored our first we followed up with a second just 10 minutes later. Although we played well, we need to be much more clinical and much less complacent. Just because we have won the league it doesn't mean we need to stop performing - I wish I could tell the team this!
Penya scorers: YP57 (1), YP49 (1), YP54 (1), YP42 (1)
Penya MoM: YP47
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 773
Penya Encarnada 1 - 1 Casa Benfica (Andorran Cup Quarter Final Leg 2)
We held a 2-0 lead going into this match so all I needed to do was to hold the lead or extend it. Once again we showed a lack of effort and desire which meant we could only get a 1-1 draw. The problem is that when they went down to ten men the team seemed even less bothered which I found very annoying. I can change my tactics all I like but their mentality won't change!
Penya scorers: YP35 (1)
Penya MoM: YP46
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 916
Penya Encarnada recorded a PROFIT of £2.76K
Another unbeaten month.
Managers Thoughts
Despite generally good results and seemingly good, dominant performances my opinion is far from happy. My team are being idiots and I need to somehow get them to put some effort in. I have tried increasing the tempo and focus more on passing but neither help the team. I will be looking to tweak the tactics a lot next month.
My player of the month: YP47
Target for the month: 3 points and progression to the semi finals
Points gained this month: 3 points and progression to the semi finals
Youth Candidates
Recently Penya's youth facilities had been upgraded to basic so I was fully expecting a great youth intake, and it really didn't disappoint. This was the best youth candidates team I have ever had in this save.
Penya Encarnada announce new youth players
The Youth Candidates squad
Signed youth players
YP61: Profile - Coach Report
YP62: Profile - Coach Report
I can already see that at least two if not more of these players will be capped by the Andorran Senior team in the future already. Both of them will be into the first team this season as they are that good. I can't wait to see them play!
Impressive players you got!
Eduardo Gonzalez looks good.
Extremenya 1 - 3 Penya Encarnada
The first game of the month was against Extremenya. It was a pretty equal game to begin with until the deadlock was broken by a wonderful header from YP26... into our goal - an own goal. However as soon as we conceded we seemed to up the tempo and in the second half we got three goals, two from YP47 and one from YP42. This gave us the win and three points and for the first time in a while we looked like we wanted to win!
Penya scorers: YP47 (2), YP42 (1)
Penya MoM: YP47
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 1008
Inter d'Escaldes 0 - 0 Penya Encarnada
The second game of the month was against Inter d'Escaldes. Although generally we played better than Inter d'Escaldes the result was a bore draw. Neither team produced enough good chances to score which meant neither goalkeeper was troubled. A very boring draw that we really should have won, never mind.
Penya scorers: None
Penya MoM: YP38
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 947
Principat 1 - 0 Penya Encarnada
The third and final game of the month was against Principat. This was the first loss we had experienced in the league since the 19/20 season! I couldn't believe how dull we played and time after time we miss placed passes and shot from ridiculous distances. Generally our performance was awful which meant it was Principat's win. Thankfully this wasn't a cup game or else I would have fined quite a few players!
Penya scorers: None
Penya MoM: YP43
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 898
Penya Encarnada recorded a loss of £22.30K.
Out of the cup with is a bit disappointing. Still top of their league table.
Goalkeeper of the Month - YP34
Managers Thoughts
We started off well with a nice win against Extremenya but from then on we played appalling. I never expected to beat Principat but I was expecting to get a point off them. A disappointing month overall but we have won the league so it doesn't really matter. Looking forward to getting the last two games of the league season over and done with next month.
My player of the month: YP38
Target for the month: 7 points
Points gained this month: 4 points
Easy going really.
Penya Encarnada 1 - 1 Inter d'Escaldes
The first game of the month was against Inter d'Escaldes. Inter started off the strongest with an early goal coming in the 4th minute. Despite playing better than Inter for the rest of the game we couldn't seem to get a goal. I was beginning to lose faith and was ready to tell the team they were rubbish until a goal finally came in the 93rd minute from YP26. A deserved point.
Penya scorers: YP26
Penya MoM: YP26
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 1258
Penya Encarnada 3 - 1 Extremenya
The second and final game of the month was against Extremenya. For the first time in a while we started best with a goal coming in the 8th minute from YP47. Just 9 minutes from the break we got a corner and it was drifted in towards YP47's head, who flicked it on to YP26 who slammed it home. An exact replica of this goal came just 4 minutes after half time with YP26 getting his second goal of the game. They got a consolation near the hour mark but it was too late for them. For some reason the stadium was full for this match despite it not being a fan day, strange but good.
Penya scorers: YP47 (1), YP26 (2)
Penya MoM: YP26
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 1800 (FULL)
Penya Encarnada recorded a PROFIT of £3.59K.
Strange month. Still top of the league.
Defender of the Month - YP26
Managers Thoughts
For a defender to get three goals in two games is simply phenomenal and it begs the question why he hasn't been scoring more earlier on in the season. A good final month to end the league season. A record 51 points has been gained this month which is 3 more than last season and 1 more than the season before. Very happy.
My player of the month: YP26
Target for the month: 4 points
Points gained this month: 4 points
Andorran Cup
Principat 0 - 1 Penya Encarnada (Andorran Cup Semi Finals Leg 1)
We had been drawn against Principat in the semi finals. The first leg was away and I knew I needed a win or a draw. The game was fairly equal with both teams getting chances to win it but it took until the 63rd minute for YP47 to go one on one with the keeper who parries it straight into the feet of YP49 who couldn't miss. A 1-0 win put us in a good position to go through to the finals.
Penya scorers: YP49 (1)
Penya MoM: YP49
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 818
Penya Encarnada 2 - 3p Principat (Andorran Cup Semi Finals Leg 2)
The second leg was much more interesting than the first. We started off the match well and got a penalty in the 6th minute but for whatever reason YP61 took it and as this was his first appearance from the start a game, the nerves worked wonders and he missed. However we got a goal in the 31st minute to make up for that. After half time we crumbled and despite playing better than Principat we let in two goals - one from open play and the other a stupid penalty. The game went to extra time as away goals don't count and we got a goal that I thought would win it for us in the 105th minute. However the last play in extra time was us conceding so the game went to penalties. Principat scored all their penalties and we missed one so they won the semi final just on penalties. A harsh way to go out as we played much better than them overall. Usually 4 converted penalties would win you a penalty shoot out but this time it wasn't enough.
Penya scorers: YP47 (1), YP48 (1)
Penya MoM: YP58
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 883
Edit: Just had 26 of my players gone on international duty!
Last edited by cpfc543; 04-04-2012 at 11:16.
Great work getting a new stadium .
Nothing about the size of the stadium?
The capacity of the new stadium should be listed under facilities.
The new stadium's capacity will be 7300 which is 5500 more than the national stadium which most teams use at the moment.
Season Summary 22/23
Andorran First Division
Another amazing performance from the team to finish in 1st place. The previous record number of points in a season was set by us two years ago but this season we beat it by one point, finishing with 51 points. Elsewhere, Inter d'Escaldes got second and Principat got third whilst Jenlai were relegated due to goal difference. Santa Coloma beat Sant Julia in the play off to stay in the First Division.
Andorran Second Division
FC Lusitans won the league this season with 39 points whilst Sant Julia had to settle with second due to only getting 37 points. They then went on to lose to Santa Coloma in the play off. Lusitans B finished bottom of the table with only 5 points which is a second division record! Great news... I think!
Andorran Cup
Last year I won the Andorran Cup so this year I was hoping to do it for the third year running. We started off the campaign against Extremenya but had to rely on extra time to get the win and progression. In the quarter finals we faced Casa Benfica and dispatched of them with a 3-1 aggregate win. In the semi finals we drew Principat. After the two legs it was 3-3 on aggregate so had to go to penalties as away goals were not an option. We lost. Principat ended up beating FC Lusitans 3-1 in the final to win the cup.
Results 1 , Results 2 - Here are the results from this season.
U19s League Table - Back to winning ways.
Transfers - I got rid of 11 players this season, the most notable being Eugenio Ochoa (YP27).
Finances - We gained around £340,000 this season which is quite good.
The squad keeps getting better and better every year, and this year is no different. I introduced YP60, YP61 and YP62 to the first team. YP60 is a striker who is rated 1.5* which is a little bit better than YP48. YP61 and YP62 came from the youth candidates team and both are extremely good. I look forward to using them more often next season as they should become legends of the club.
This season I decided to use my favourite formation, the 4-3-3. I love to use this formation because it means I have the support needed up front, whilst I maintain 4 at the back. I also don't like using wingers in FM, so 3 CMs is perfect for me. This tactic has generated goals whilst keeping enough clean sheets. I will be using this next season.
Youth Prospects
YP18 - Another solid season (App:18 Gl:0 Asts:1 Avg:6.96)
YP20 - Didn't play (App:0 Conc:0)
YP25 - A great season for the player (App:25 Gl:1 Asts:3 Avg:7.22)
YP26 - Great end to the season (App:29 Gl:3 Asts:1 Avg:7.12)
YP33 - Got a couple of injuries this season (App:19 Gl:2 Asts:5 Avg:6.98)
YP34 - Another great season picking up 14 clean sheets (App:28 Conc:21)
YP35 - Benchwarmer (App:12 Gl:1 Asts:2 Avg:6.82)
YP36 - Didn't play (App:0 Gl:0 Asts:0 Avg:N/A)
YP38 - His best season so far (App:29 Gl:0 Asts:3 Avg:7.19)
YP40 - Didn't play (App:0 Gl:0 Asts:0 Avg:N/A)
YP41 - Good performances when called upon (App:5 Gl:0 Asts:0 Avg:6.85)
YP42 - Benchwarmer (App:10 Gl:1 Asts:0 Avg:6.93)
YP43 - Another great season (App:30 Gl:3 Asts:2 Avg:7.18)
YP45 - Didn't play (App:0 Gl:0 Asts:0 Avg:N/A)
YP46 - Great rating for a benchwarmer (App:10 Gl:0 Asts:2 Avg:7.40)
YP47 - An injury ruined his season (App:24 Gl:12 Asts:9 Avg:7.35)
YP48 - Top scorer! (App:28 Gl:16 Asts:12 Avg:7.42)
YP49 - Got loads of goals this season (App:26 Gl:13 Asts:6 Avg:7.30)
YP52 - Didn't play (App:0 Gl:0 Asts:0 Avg:N/A)
YP53 - The cup goalkeeper (App:2 Conc:2)
YP54 - His first season must have been a fluke (App:20 Gl:0 Asts:3 Avg:6.78)
YP55 - Didn't play (App:0 Gl:0 Asts:0 Avg:N/A)
YP56 - Benchwarmer (App:8 Gl:1 Asts:0 Avg:6.78)
YP57 - Our third choice striker (App:25 Gl:8 Asts:6 Avg:7.14)
YP58 - Looks like a decent player (App:16 Gl:1 Asts:6 Avg:7.01)
YP59 - Also looks like a decent player (App:20 Gl:3 Asts:1 Avg:6.87)
YP60 - Didn't play (App:0 Gl:0 Asts:0 Avg:N/A)
YP61 - Not enough games to judge the player from (App:3 Gl:0 Asts:0 Avg:6.10)
YP62 - Not enough games to judge the player from (App:1 Gl:0 Asts:0 Avg:6.70)
English Premier League - Chelsea won the title, Man Utd second and Liverpool third.
Liga BBVA - Real Madrid won the title, Barcelona second and Sevilla third.
Serie A - Inter won the title, AC Milan second and Juventus third.
German First Division - FC Bayern won the title, Werder Bremen second and Schalke third.
Fa Cup - Man Utd beat Chelsea at Wembley to win the FA Cup.
Ligue 1 - PSG won the title, Lyon came second and OM came third.
Shame you couldnt lift the Cup again.
I can't seem to get past a certain date, the processing is hanging. The date is the day the new season begins so I will leave it for a bit and hopefully it's just unusually slow.
EDIT: Doesn't look good...
try going on holiday if it still doesn't work.
FIXED - Just got past the date after about an hour of processing. Strange.
EDIT: It's going much slower than usual
Last edited by cpfc543; 05-04-2012 at 14:57.
A step in the right direction...
A good sign, its taken a while but its a couple of games less you have to play!
Champions Cup 2023
Penya Encarnada 2 - 0 Tre Fiori (Qualifying Round 1, Leg 1)
We began this year's European adventure against San Marino's top team Tre Fiori. I was fully expecting a comfortable win and that is exactly what I got. YP47 began the scoring with a nice goal in the 19th minute and then 8 minutes later they scored a comical own goal to give a two goal lead. Although they got a player sent off we couldn't make the advantage pay. A 2-0 home win.
Penya scorers: YP47 (1)
Penya MoM: YP47
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 1749
Tre Fiori 1 - 0 Penya Encarnada (Qualifying Round 1, Leg 2)
We needed to hold a 2-0 lead and that is what we did, although I would have preferred it to have been easier. The game was level up until the 65th minute when they made the breakthrough with their first shot. However after their goal they began to dominate and deserved a second, but thankfully they didn't. A 2-1 on aggregate.
Penya scorers: None
Penya MoM: YP33
Attendance at Frederico Crescentini: 350
Renova 4 - 0 Penya Encarnada (Qualifying Round 2, Leg 1)
I wasn't sure how good Renova would be as they were the best team in Macedonia however Macedonia have a pretty poor national squad. However we were humiliated 4-0 and only had 5 shots in the whole game. Disappointing.
Penya scorers: None
Penya MoM: YP47
Attendance at Stadion FC Renova: 933
Penya Encarnada 1 - 5 Renova (Qualifying Round 2, Leg 2)
Our team were hit with injuries so I had to play a poor team and as expected they won comfortably, although I scored! Sadly we scored so late on that most of the supporters had left the stadium by the time we scored. Disappointing.
Penya scorers: YP56 (1)
Penya MoM: YP56
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 1755
Last edited by cpfc543; 07-04-2012 at 13:13.
The Rest of the Pre-season
Penya Encarnada 1 - 3 Chievo (Friendly)
I told the team that the result really didn't matter and that it was actually their performance I cared about. Chievo played better in the first half and their player Lazarevic got a hattrick to give them a 3-0 lead. They then got a player sent off and we actually played extremely well but could only get one goal back.
Penya scorers: YP56 (1)
Penya MoM: YP56
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 1676
Penya Encarnada 2 - 1 Principat (Andorran Super Cup)
We entered the game without YP60 and more importantly YP47 so the team attacking wise were very weak. Principat started the strongest and dominated the opening 20 minutes but couldn't get a goal. For the rest of the first half it was fairly equal and neither team scored. At half time it was 0-0 so I gave them an inspirational team talk. We broke the deadlock in the 56th minute with a great own goal from their defender which was followed up by a beautifully slotted goal from YP33. They got a goal from the restart but we continued to play well and won the game.
Penya scorers: YP33 (1)
Penya MoM: YP38
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 1370
Unfortunate you couldnt make it further in europe.
The board have decided that because we have a £3.2 million loan to pay off in the next 15 years we suddenly need loads of money. So far I have got two £75k and two £40k cash injections.
This has meant we have surpassed the £1 million mark once again in the balance:
I have released 11 players including 4 youth prospects. These youth prospects include YP40, YP20, YP36 and YP45.
I have loaned out YP52 to Sant Julia to hopefully get him some match experience.
Jordi Oliva has been sacked as the Andorran manager so I have applied for it. If the Andorran FA have any sense they will hire me.
EDIT: They haven't hired me... those idiots. Obviously over 20 trophies are not enough to become the Andorran manager. Grrr .
Last edited by cpfc543; 07-04-2012 at 14:51.
Reading this; I am impressed with your progress i'm attempting something similar with a polish team and I have taken them up from the fifth teir to the second,
by the way if you want better youth players, improving the youth facilites won't help it merely helps them improve their current CA, improving the junior coaching gives you better intakes,
I should know afterall once my intake was exceptional I got a player with 189 PA
I'm going to slightly change the way I post updates by doing an update every 5 league games instead of one a month as some months have only had one or two games and are not really needed to be posted on their own.
KIU just a few years and you will get a cracking player
League: Games 1 to 5
24.9.2023: Penya Encarnada 4 - 1 Santa Coloma
A great match for Penya supporters and the neutral as we demolished Santa Coloma 4-1 in the first league game of the season. Young YP57 got two nice goals and YP48 got a goal to finish of a great performance late on. Sadly SC got a goal just before half time but I'm really not bothered as I knew at the time it would only be a consolation goal.
Penya scorers: YP57 (2), YP48 (1)
Penya MoM: YP57
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 1330
29.9.2023: Extremenya 1 - 2 Penya Encarnada
Another great performance from the team although the score line doesn't completely reflect it. YP33 and an own goal from them got us two goals which was all that was needed for us to get the three points even though Extremenya got a goal in the 53rd minute.
Penya scorers: YP33 (1)
Penya MoM: YP33
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 957
7.10.2023: Penya Encarnada 2 - 0 Casa Benfica
Two early goals from in form YP57 and YP48 got us the three points in another great game that happened to be a fan day. Although we were leading by a comfortable margin after just 20 minutes the team kept on pressing and were unlucky not to get a third or even fourth goal. Our winning record in the league continues.
Penya scorers: YP57 (1), YP48 (1)
Penya MoM: YP58
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 1800 (FULL)
22.10.2023: Penya Encarnada 4 - 1 Principat
Another great win and all three points were collected against a tough opposition that was Principat. Last year's runners up in the league got a early opening goal but I knew we could turn it around, and that's what we did. Two excellent goals from YP33, a good chipped goal from YP57 and a goal from YP47 on his return from injury meant we put four goals past Principat. Very pleased.
Penya scorers: YP33 (2), YP57 (1), YP47 (1)
Penya MoM: YP33
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 1770
29.10.2023: Inter d'Escaldes 1 - 3 Penya Encarnada
At the time Inter were leading the table as they had played one more than me, but it meant that I was wary of them. However another two goals from YP33 and a goal from YP57 meant that we got a deserved win over Inter and put us top of the table with a game in hand. Excellent.
Penya scorers: YP33 (2), YP57 (1)
Penya MoM: YP33
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 937
We currently have around £1,015,000 in the bank which is nice but the board seem to think that because we have a loan it means that we don't have the money to survive! I can't do anything to do with board interaction which is very annoying. The pain will end in 2038... which is 15 years away! Grrrrr.
In the league they are doing great apart from the loss to Santa Coloma U19s and sit top of the table. However they went out of the U19s cup due to a penalty shootout loss.
Managers Thoughts
A great start to the league. The midfield duo of YP33 and YP58 seems to be working a treat with both players getting loads of assists and high ratings. YP47 came back from injury with a bang and should be getting more goals soon. Thankfully YP57 has performed amazingly as his cover in the center of the three up front and I will definitely be keeping him in the team for as long as this great form continues.
Best Players: YP33 and YP57
Target: 13 points
Result: 15 points
League: Games 6 to 10
9.11.2023: FS Massana 0 - 4 Penya Encarnada
We were dominant and fully deserved the win. 14 year old YP62 began the scoring early on in the second minute followed up shortly after by a wonder strike from YP25. They then scored an own goal just 13 minutes later to give us a 3-0 lead. Our final goal came in the 81st minute from in form YP57. An emphatic win.
Penya scorers: YP62 (1), YP25 (1), YP57 (1)
Penya MoM: YP25
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 827
12.11.2023: Santa Coloma 1 - 0 Penya Encarnada
Unlucky, undeserved and disappointing. Although we had multiple good chances to score and generally dominated the match we couldn't get the win and instead lost due to YP55, covering for the injured YP26, getting an own goal. Annoying.
Penya scorers: None.
Penya MoM: YP25
Attendance at Santa Coloma Stadium: 841
26.11.2023: Penya Encarnada 3 - 1 Extremenya
Extremenya got the first goal of the match with a beautifully timed 'hand of god' from Narciso Gómez. However after an angry team talk that fired up the team we got three second half goals from YP57, YP60 and YP47 to get the eventual win. Annoyingly YP57 got injured and will be out for a while.
Penya scorers: YP57 (1), YP60 (1), YP47 (1)
Penya MoM: YP47
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 1444
29.11.2023: Penya Encarnada 1 - 1 FC Lusitans
Another game where a win was expected but our performance was not there. After a goalless first half both teams improved in the second and we got a goal in the 67th minute from YP47. However another 'hand of god' from our opposition meant that we conceded and only got the point.
Penya scorers: YP47 (1)
Penya MoM: YP47
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 1150
12.12.2023: Casa Benfica 0 - 2 Penya Encarnada
A game we had to win and that is what we did. An early penalty got us the first goal and a nice strike from YP58 got us the second and final goal of the match. It was completely deserved and for once the team seemed like they wanted to win the match. Much better.
Penya scorers: YP33 (1), YP58 (1)
Penya MoM: YP25
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 821
We currently have around £985,000 in the bank. We have lost £30,000 since the last update which is not good but thankfully we have enough to cover it as well as the board keep on injecting us with money.
Not looking good in the league. 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses meant that the team have dropped from 1st in the table down to 5th. Hopefully their form will improve.
Managers Thoughts
At times we looked great and at other times we looked like relegation candidates. The loss to Santa Coloma was a real kick in the teeth and our performance against FC Lusitans didn't even deserve a point if I'm honest. Inter d'Escaldes however have won every match apart from the game against us early in the season. This means that if they win their game in hand they will sit top of the table! Not good.
Best Player: YP25
Target: 13 points
Result: 10 points
Decent start, looks like it could be more competitive at the top this year.
Bad news... there are around 6-8 players who's contracts are running out at the end of the season and won't enter contract discussions. The annoying bit is that the majority of them are first teamers (eg. YP33, YP38, etc). This means the team may be very weak next season.
Going along nicely so far and its nice to have a little competition.
League: Games 11 to 15
15.12.2023: Principat 1 - 1 Penya Encarnada
Principat have always been a tough team to beat a this match was no different. They got an early goal in the 25th minute but we got a deserved equaliser thanks to a great own goal from them. We deserved more than a point but as I was expecting a draw at the start of the match, I will accept it.
Penya scorers: None
Penya MoM: YP25
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 903
20.12.2023: Penya Encarnada 2 - 2 FS Massana
FS Massana at the time were bottom of the table so a win was expected but sadly we couldn't get it. A goal in either half for YP47 was not enough as every time we led the match they got an equaliser. Our performance was alright but not good enough to beat tough opposition that we need to beat if we want to lift the First Division trophy once again.
Penya scorers: YP47 (2)
Penya MoM: YP47
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 1504
27.1.2024: Penya Encarnada 3 - 0 Inter d'Escaldes
The first game of the new year was against league leaders Inter. The first half was poor as we dominated it but couldn't get the decisive shot that would become a goal. However in the second half YP47 was amazing and got a second half hattrick to seal a 3-0 win, and it was deserved.
Penya scorers: YP47 (3)
Penya MoM: YP47
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 1508
4.2.2024: FC Lusitans 0 - 1 Penya Encarnada
It was a tight game with both teams having chances to win the match but a second half goal from the left back YP25 meant that we won the match to take us to top of the league. A solid win that we need to produce more often.
Penya scorers: YP25 (1)
Penya MoM: YP25
Attendance at FC Lusitans Stadium: 382
9.2.2024: Penya Encarnada 3 - 1 FC Lusitans
The final 6 fixtures we decided and the first of those was against FC Lusitans once again. We started off well with an early goal coming in the 8th minute but we gave away a penalty a bit later to draw level. However a goal from the restart from the younger striker YP62 regained us the lead which YP54 added to in the second half. A confident win.
Penya scorers: YP33 (1), YP62 (1), YP54 (1)
Penya MoM: YP62
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 1165
We currently have around £983,000 in the bank. We have lost £2,000 since the last update which is much better than what it could have been. This is due to the board once again giving us more money to keep us afloat.
A good first four games but the last three were disappointing. Hopefully they can put a run together and jump up into first place as they are currently in second.
Roberto Roche (YP60) - He has ended his career with us as he found living on the bench to be a bit boring. Instead of infecting the squad with his unhappiness I decided to offer him to clubs for free and FC Lusitans wanted him. Annoyingly he scored twice on his debut and got man of the match - something he couldn't do for us.
Managers Thoughts
Game 11 and 12 were poor as we played better than both of them but couldn't get a win. However in the rest of the games our performance improved and we got three wins that means we are now top of the table once again. The aim for the final 5 games is to keep on putting in good performances and hopefully win the league.
Best Player: YP47
Target: 11 points
Result: 11 points
YP53 has been unhappy since the start of the season as he has felt being a benchwarmer is quite boring. Just now, for the fourth time so far, he has requested a transfer and I have accepted it. However no club came in for him so due to his morale bringing down the rest of the squad I mutually terminated his contract.
To replace him is 15 year old Roberto Chiloeches (YP63). He is rated 1 star which is half a star less than YP53 but as he is a replacement goalkeeper he probably won't be needed to often.
Profile - Coach Report
Youth Candidates
This was the second year that we had the basic youth facilities so once again I was expecting even better players and I was not disappointed.
Penya Encarnada announce new youth players
The Youth Candidates squad
Signed youth players
I decided to sign 7 players in total. Daniel António looks like a great strike who will probably be a leading Andorran player of the future. I look forward to seeing YP62 and YP47 with him in the first team in a few seasons time. The other players also look good although I need to retrain Aitor Vigón in a striking role as I don't play with attacking midfielders. I haven't brought any players into the first team as youth prospects simply because I feel the seem would not benefit at this stage of the season. However I will be brining in at least a couple in the pre season.
Where are they now?
YP02 - Victor Gomez left the club in January 2014 to go to Atletic d'Escaldes. He stayed there until January 2020 and moved onto Jenlai. In his career he has played 97 times and scored 6 goals.
YP03 - Mario Garcia left the club at the end of the 2015/16 season to go to FC Lusitans. He stayed with FC Lusitans until the end of the 2020/21 season before moving on to play for U.E. Santa Coloma. In his career he has played 99 times and conceded 120 goals.
YP14 - Vitor Baptista left the club at the end of the 2019/20 season to go to Engordany. He stayed at Engordany for two seasons before moving on to FC Rangers. In his career he has played 106 times and scored 5 goals.
YP27 - Eugenio Ochoa stayed with us until the end of the 2021/22 season before moving onto a career with Engordany. However it didn't last long and moved just a season later to Extremenya. In his career he has played 93 times and scored 2 goals.
YP40 - Israel Monreal left the club last season to join FC Lusitans. Since joining he has been playing well despite being played in the left back position. In his career he has played 21 times and scored 1 goal.
YP44 - Jose Lorenzo left the club at the end of the 2019/20 season with a very bad record. He moved to FC Lusitans but wasn't getting enough games so left to join Principat. He has been very successful at Principat as a defender and is often in the first eleven. In his career he has played 104 times and scored 10 goals.
YP60 - Roberto Roche left not long ago due to unhappiness. He was sold to FC Lusitans and has since been one of their star players. In his career he has played 12 times and scored 4 goals.
How close are you to developing some real decent players do you think? By that i mean players that will be able to compete in europe.
League: Games 16 to 20
17.3.2024: Inter d'Escaldes 0 - 0 Penya Encarnada
At the time Inter were the only competition so I knew this would be a tough match. Inter were dominant, we were rubbish but they couldn't score. A bore draw.
Penya scorers: None
Penya MoM: YP43
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 948
24.3.2024: FC Lusitans 3 - 2 Penya Encarnada
FC Lusitans were in form and looking good however I knew that a win would still be needed. Twice we took the lead through YP57 and YP47 but two late goals from Lusitans meant that we actually lost the match. It was what FC Lusitans deserved so I had no complaints apart from our performance wasn't good enough.
Penya scorers: YP57 (1), YP47 (1)
Penya MoM: YP47
Attendance at FC Lusitans Stadium: 377
10.4.2024: Penya Encarnada 2 - 0 Inter d'Escaldes
The game against second placed Inter d'Escaldes was the title decider. A win against them would mean we would lift the trophy, a loss and we would have to wait. YP47 and YP57 were once again the scorers in the second half which meant the title was ours. A great feeling as this season was one of the toughest yet.
Penya scorers: YP47 (1), YP57 (1)
Penya MoM: YP47
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 1559
30.4.2024: Penya Encarnada 1 - 1 Santa Coloma
The title was ours so I decided that the "younger" players deserved a chance. We played much better than Santa Coloma and got a goal just before half time thanks to a wonderstrike from YP58. Sadly Santa Coloma got an equaliser in the second half to give us just a point. Good performance, bad result.
Penya scorers: YP58 (1)
Penya MoM: YP58
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 1029
5.5.2024: Santa Coloma 0 - 5 Penya Encarnada
It was the fifth day of the fifth month and rightfully so we scored 5 goals. We generally dominated Santa Coloma and unlike the previous game we actually converted our chances. Two goals from YP57 and a superb hattrick from YP49 got us a wonderful 5 goals against a strong opponent. A great way to end such a tough season.
Penya scorers: YP57 (2), YP49 (3)
Penya MoM: YP49
Attendance at Santa Coloma Stadium: 1133
We currently have around £1,135,000 in the bank. Loads of money has been injected by the board which means we have a rather large bank balance. Hopefully the board won't be so worried about finances and let me spend it soon, but it's unlikely.
5 wins, 1 draw and a loss is superb but somehow their results haven't been good enough as they sit second in the league. Hopefully the final games of their season will push them up into first place.
Managers Thoughts
Games 16 and 17 were poor as we just didn't seem able to convert our chances. However the final 3 games were simply amazing, especially the final game. A 5-0 thumping is great and it's even better when it's against such a good opponent as Santa Coloma is. Looking forward to next season!
Best Players: YP47, YP57, YP49, YP54
Target: 11 points
Result: 8 points
It seems that the loan from the stadium is causing a slight setback.
Andorran Cup 23/24
Casa Benfica 0 - 3 Penya Encarnada (2nd Round)
We played well and dominated Casa Benfica from start to finish. Two goals in the first half from an own goal by Casa Benfica and a penalty from YP61 set us up for an easy second half. YP49 got another goal just after the restart and that is how it finished, 3-0. A good performance that set us up with Santa Coloma.
Penya scorers: YP61 (1), YP49 (1)
Penya MoM: YP49
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 824
Santa Coloma 0 - 1 Penya Encarnada (Quarter Final Leg 1)
I thought that the away leg against such a tough team would be tough but it actually wasn't. Just before half time YP57 got the only goal of the match which meant that we held a 1-0 lead going into the home leg that I was expecting to win.
Penya scorers: YP57 (1)
Penya MoM: YP57
Attendance at Santa Coloma Stadium: 702
Penya Encarnada 3 - 0 Santa Coloma (Quarter Final Leg 2)
Another penalty early on from YP61 was shortly followed up by a nice goal from my favourite player YP47 to give us a 2-0 lead within the first 15 minutes. We sealed the win thanks to a super-sub appearance from YP62 to make it 3-0 on the day and 4-0 on aggregate. A great win.
Penya scorers: YP61 (1), YP47 (1), YP62 (1)
Penya MoM: YP47
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 771
Penya Encarnada 1 - 1 Engordany (Semi Final Leg 1)
We needed a win as it was the home leg but I couldn't get it. This was one of the most dominating games of the season from us and yet we could only score once. Our only goal came from YP33 in stoppage time at the end of the first half. Despite playing well in the second half we couldn't convert our chances.
Penya scorers: YP33 (1)
Penya MoM: YP33
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 736
Engordany 0 - 2 Penya Encarnada (Semi Final Leg 2)
We needed a win if we wanted to progress and that is exactly what we got. Two second half goals from YP47 got us a deserved 2-0 win which meant we progressed 3-1 on aggregate to face FS Massana in the final of the competition.
Penya scorers: YP47 (2)
Penya MoM: YP47
Attendance at Engordany Stadium: 162
Penya Encarnada p1 - 1 FS Massana (Final)
Once again we were the better side but had to settle for a draw after 120 minutes of play. YP47 got the opening goal on the stroke of half time but they got an equaliser on the hour mark thanks to a YP43 own goal. We missed a penalty just 4 minutes later but thankfully when it came to the actual penalty shoot out we were a bit better and beat them 3-2. Another trophy for Penya!
Penya scorers: YP47 (1)
Penya MoM: YP54
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 1740
Wasn't expecting this...
Edit: The stadium has been delayed till 2026 - 2 years away!
Last edited by cpfc543; 10-04-2012 at 09:36.
Awesome news.
Should help a lot on the development of your youngsters
The European Adventure 2024
Slovan Bratislava 1 - 1 Penya Encarnada (2nd Qualifying Round Leg 1)
Slovan began the match the stronger with a goal coming in just the 13th minute. For the rest of the game we outperformed by the Slovakian team but got a lucky goal from YP49 in the second half to get us a draw and more importantly an away goal.
Penya Encarnada 3 - 1 Slovan Bratislava (2nd Qualifying Round Leg 2)
We needed a win to progress and that is exactly what we got. YP47 scored twice and YP49 scored once to get us 3 goals to help us progress through to the next round. A superb win against a tough team.
Penya Encarnada 3 - 2 M. Tel Aviv (3rd Qualifying Round Leg 1)
I have heard of Tel Aviv in real life so I assumed this would be a very tough game but it actually proved to be a pretty equal match. An own goal from them, a penalty from YP64 and a cool finish from YP47 got us 3 goals and the win. Annoyingly they got two away goals which meant that we needed a win in the away leg - a tough ask.
M. Tel Aviv 1 - 3 Penya Encarnada (3rd Qualifying Round Leg 2)
Wow! I wasn't expecting that. Two goals from YP26, a defender, and a goal from YP57 to end his goal drought meant for the third match in a row we scored 3 times! We scored an own goal late on but luckily for us it really didn't matter! Progression to the Champions Cup play-offs!
FC RB Salzburg 5 - 0 Penya Encarnada (Champions Play-off Leg 1)
The aim was to concede less than 4 goals but we didn't even achieve that! We concede 5 goals and in the end didn't even have a single shot in the whole game. A disappointing loss but I was fully expecting it so I was too unhappy.
Penya Encarnada 0 - 2 FC RB Salzburg (Champions Play-off Leg 2)
Much better than the first leg but I guess that was expected as it was the home leg. The highlight of the match for me was having 2 shots on target, however bad they were. The great thing about getting this far is the prize money - Penya have earned £1.8m from this cup run. Amazing.
Edit: Just realised we have got into the Euro Cup group stages! Another £800k and a longer pre season... great!
Last edited by cpfc543; 10-04-2012 at 13:12.
This is the group we are in:
It could have been a lot better, but then again it could have been much worse.
Yeah, at least you didn't get in groups C or D which look awful. Congrats on getting through and for turning pro!
Pre-season Update
Penya Encarnada p0 - 0 FC Lusitans (Andorran Super Cup)
What a boring match! Despite a European game being just 4 days after this match I still played my first team as I was hoping to get the game finished within the 90 minutes. However it was no to be as both teams missed easy opportunities in the first 90 minutes and then again in extra time. The penalties were strange as we missed early penalties but FC Lusitans couldn't hold their nerve. They had the ability to win it but their player YP40 missed! It was great to see him help us once again. Next up - EURO CUP!
Penya scorers: None
Penya MoM: YP25
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 1662
Transfers - OUT
I released 9 players which included 4 youth prospects mainly due to their lack of ability for a top team in Andorra, or their lack to agree a contract extension (YP52). YP42, YP59 and YP46 weren't good enough consistently so I let their contract run out. I wanted to keep YP52 as I wanted the ability to make sure he gets a new club but sadly he wouldn't agree a contract extension. Since releasing YP59 he has signed for Santa Coloma.
Transfers - IN
YP64 - Been watching him score many times for the U19s in the past few years so have decided to make him a youth prospect.
YP65 - Came from last season's youth candidates team and looks to be an extremely good striker.
YP66 - I needed another midfielder to replace YP42/YP59 so I got this gem, he looks to be a good player.
YP67 - He has long hair!
Board Expectations - Winners
My Expectations - Winners
Good luck with the new season.
Despite it saying the stadium would be ready for use in 2026 it seems to have been early which is nice.
The annoying thing is that we have a run of 4 away games just about to start so the first game at the new stadium will be in a month or so's time.
Looks a bit heavy.
It's not getting any better...
I've had similar results with a Welsh team
I'd book a councellor for your keeper soon.
Welcome to playing the big boys of Europe.
On the European front, it can only get better!
Hope you can keep the next match in single digits.
At least they are away games not the home games. That a bonus
League: Games 1 to 5
24.9.2024: Penya Encarnada 4 - 0 Sant Julia
We needed a solid win to raise the morale and that is what we got. YP47 scored once, YP65 scored twice on his league debut and YP57 got us our fourth goal to win the match comfortably. A great way to start the season off.
Penya scorers: YP47 (1), YP65 (2), YP57 (1)
Penya MoM: YP65
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 1800 (FULL)
29.9.2024: FC Lusitans 2 - 2 Penya Encarnada
Last season FC Lusitans performed amazingly so I considered them to now be tough opposition. The result was a 2-2 draw with YP47 and YP65 scoring our only two goals. We could have won it but YP64 missed a penalty late in the match, but a point is good enough.
Penya scorers: YP47 (1), YP65 (1)
Penya MoM: YP65
Attendance at FC Lusitans Stadium: 913
7.10.2024: FC Rangers 1 - 1 Penya Encarnada
A game against recently promoted FC Rangers should have been easy, but it really wasn't. As the stats show, FC Rangers played much better than us and got a deserved equaliser in the 88th minute. Our performance was disappointing but I guess that's what happens when our morale is severly low.
Penya scorers: YP56 (1)
Penya MoM: YP26
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 558
27.10.2024: Penya Encarnada 2 - 0 Inter d'Escaldes
This was our first game in our new stadium and I needed a win. A record 2991 people came to see us beat Inter 2-0 with goals coming from YP55 and YP65. A confident display that was surely helped by the volume of the crowd. A great result!
Penya scorers: YP55 (1), YP65 (1)
Penya MoM: YP55
Attendance at Penya Encarnada Stadium: 2991
30.10.2024: Penya Encarnada 3 - 2 Santa Coloma
This was our second game in the new stadium and we treated a crowd of 3618 to an epic game. At half time Santa Coloma were leading 2-0 but undeservedly so. I game the team a stern telling off and three second half goals from YP47, YP49 and YP33 sealed the win. A great come back!
Penya scorers: YP47 (1), YP49 (1), YP33 (1)
Penya MoM: YP49
Attendance at Penya Encarnada Stadium: 3618
We currently have around £4,170,000 in the bank. This is due to our extended participation in the European cups which have hauled in over £2.5 million. I already have youth facilities planned for next year and I will be looking to spend this money in other ways as well.
What an awful start to their season. 3 wins and 5 losses was not the start I was hoping for.
Managers Thoughts
Although the results have been decent, the actual team selection has been awful. Due to them playing more games than usual and most of them being very young they are literally falling to pieces. At times I have had 7 injuries and another couple suspended leaving me with a fairly weak team. Thankfully the squad depth is good enough to still grind out results. Looking forward to 2025 when the European pain finally ends.
Best Players: YP47, YP55, YP65
Target: 11 points
Result: 11 points
Last edited by cpfc543; 12-04-2012 at 18:41.
Not many to choose from...
I'm wondering how much better you expect the home games to be
Didn't got it... Didn't you just changed to the new stadium? Why it's the old stadium name on the recent games? (Your stadium is called Santa Coloma Stadium???)
Last edited by BurnCM4X; 12-04-2012 at 18:15.
League: Games 6 to 10
3.11.2024: Principat 2 - 2 Penya Encarnada
An equal match between two strong teams resulted in an entertaining draw. YP47 scored at the start and end of the first half whilst they scored in between. A fair result given how both teams played.
Penya scorers: YP47 (2)
Penya MoM: YP47
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 262
13.11.2024: Penya Encarnada 1 - 0 FC Rangers
Although we played much better than FC Rangers we only won it thanks to a contraversial penalty. We should have scored in open play but couldn't - very annoying.
Penya scorers: YP33 (1)
Penya MoM: YP38
Attendance at Penya Encarnada Stadium: 2331
24.11.2024: Penya Encarnada 2 - 2 FC Lusitans
We absolutely dominated FC Lusitans but for whatever reason couldn't get the ball in the net. Goals from YP65 and YP57 made sure that we didn't completely embarass ourselves and pick up a draw. We really should be converting our chances much more often.
Penya scorers: YP65 (1), YP57 (1)
Penya MoM: YP61
Attendance at Penya Encarnada Stadium: 2841
27.11.2024: Sant Julia 0 - 3 Penya Encarnada
Finally a good performance to be proud of... and we converted our chances! YP47 got a goal in either half and YP64 got a great goal just after the hour mark to get us the win. Very proud of the team.
Penya scorers: YP47 (2), YP64 (1)
Penya MoM: YP47
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 301
1.12.2024: Santa Coloma 1 - 1 Penya Encarnada
We needed a win but couldn't get one. Overall we did create more chances than Santa Coloma and really should have got a second goal but a draw against strong opposition away from home is a good result. Not long until the Euro Cup is over!
Penya scorers: YP47 (1)
Penya MoM: YP47
Attendance at Santa Coloma Stadium: 1179
We currently have around £4,000,000 in the bank. We are currently losing large amounts of money each month but luckily for us we have a lot of money spare and also a very helpful board who love to inject cash.
Best Players
Defender - YP38
Midfielder - YP64
Striker - YP47
Managers Thoughts
Obviously I would have loved to have turned those draws into wins but the positive is we are still unbeaten in the league. Once the European adventure has ended we should be able to push on and get those vital wins that will get us the title as currently we aren't favourites, in my opinion.
Target: 11 points
Result: 9 points
Euro Cup 2024
Penya Encarnada 0 - 4 Lokomotiv Moscow
We didn't play as badly as I expected, although Lokomotiv are predicted to finish third in the group which meant it should have been the easiest game of the group.
Olympique Marseille 10 - 1 Penya Encarnada
We scored our first goal in the Euro Cup, sadly we also conceded 10. We really should have won this game .
Feyenoord 11 - 0 Penya Encarnada
Could have gone better...
Penya Encarnada 0 - 4 Feyenoord
Much better than the away game, but still good enough.
Lokomotiv Moscow 5 - 0 Penya Encarnada
I wanted us to score in this match, but it was not to be.
Penya Encarnada 1 - 5 Olympique Marseille
We left the best till last. An amazing result considering OM were the top seed of this group. This was also with a very weak team as I didn't want our team's morale to drop too significantly.
League: Games 11 to 15
10.12.2024: FS Massana 0 - 1 Penya Encarnada
The eleventh league game of the season was away to FS Massana. The game was fairly close with both teams having decent opportunities but luckily for us a second half goal from YP65 was enough to get us the win.
Penya scorers: YP65 (1)
Penya MoM: YP67
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 366
15.12.2024: Penya Encarnada 2 - 0 FS Massana
We beat FS Massana away just 5 days before this match meaning we had to beat them at home. An own goal from FS Massana and a nice finish from in form YP65 got us the win that was required and put us top of the league, where we belong.
Penya scorers: YP65 (1)
Penya MoM: YP38
Attendance at Penya Encarnada Stadium: 3130
25.1.2025: Inter d'Escaldes 1 - 3 Penya Encarnada
The first game of 2025 was against Inter d'Escaldes. Although they got an early goal in the 8th minute we turned the game around and got three goals, two from YP47 and one from YP65. The fairest result would have been a draw as the game was actually quite equal but I will take the win, obviously.
Penya scorers: YP65 (1), YP47 (2)
Penya MoM: YP47
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 296
2.2.2025: Penya Encarnada 3 - 2 Principat
A superb hattrick from 14 year old YP65 got us the win that was deserved. Although they got two goals they never looked that threatening and from start to finish I knew we would win this match. A great result that keeps us top of the league.
Penya scorers: YP65 (3)
Penya MoM: YP65
Attendance at Penya Encarnada Stadium: 2630
27.2.2025: Penya Encarnada 3 - 0 Principat
An identical fixture to the previous game but this time we won it with even more style. Goals from YP65, YP33 and YP57 got us a superb win against Principat and the best thing about it was that we didn't concede. A really entertaining match that extends our lead at the top of the table even further. Amazing.
Penya scorers: YP65 (1), YP33 (1), YP57 (1)
Penya MoM: YP67
Attendance at Penya Encarnada Stadium: 2633
We currently have around £3,900,000 in the bank. We are currently losing large amounts of money each month but luckily for us we have a lot of money spare and also a very helpful board who love to inject cash.
Best Players
Defender - YP67
Midfielder - YP33
Striker - YP65
Managers Thoughts
The best month in charge this season. We won every game superbly and beat tough opposition well. The 3-0 win over Principat was superb as they are the team in second place at the moment. YP65 seems like an amazing player who at just 14 years of age has scored 14 goals in 16 games. A legend in the making.
Target: 11 points
Result: 15 points
Youth Candidates
This was the final year having basic youth facilities as next season they were going to be upgraded. However I still expected really good players as basic youth facilities should produce excellent players for our level.
Penya Encarnada announce new youth players
The Youth Candidates squad
Signed youth players
I wasn't disappointed. The youth candidates this year were generally quite defensive but that is good as our defence could be improved. We also received a great midfielder Moso who is already our best midfielder at the club. I have decided not to make any of them youth prospects yet as I want improve our current squad harmony before introducing new players.
39 conceded in 6 group games.
League: Games 16 to 20
16.3.2025: FC Rangers 0 - 3 Penya Encarnada
I think we have found Penya's next legend, and I'm not joking. Daniel António (YP65) got himself a hattrick that was the difference between winning the game and drawing. A great performance from the player who keeps on impressing me every single game.
Penya scorers: YP65 (3)
Penya MoM: YP65
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 501
23.3.2025: Penya Encarnada 3 - 1 FC Rangers
The same team as the previous match but this time we were at home to a crowd of 3055 people. These lucky spectators got to see us score another three goals against FC Rangers but this time YP65 only got two goals. Very disappointing .
Penya scorers: YP25 (1), YP65 (2)
Penya MoM: YP65
Attendance at Penya Encarnada Stadium: 3055
1.4.2025: Penya Encarnada 5 - 1 Inter d'Escaldes
What I though would be a tough match actually turned out to be really easy. YP47 got two goals, YP55 also got two goals and YP62 got one goal. The only disappointment was that for whatever reason YP65 didn't score - a rare event, however thankfully our other players were on form.
Penya scorers: YP47 (2), YP55 (2), YP62 (1)
Penya MoM: YP55
Attendance at Penya Encarnada Stadium: 2533
16.4.2025: Principat 0 - 2 Penya Encarnada
A goal from YP62 in the first half and a goal from YP65 in the second half was enough to get us a comfortable win over second placed Principat. Another great performance and for once we were clinical. Excellent.
Penya scorers: YP62 (1), YP65 (1)
Penya MoM: YP25
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 317
2.5.2025: Inter d'Escaldes 1 - 0 Penya Encarnada
Not the most amazing finish to the season but to be honest I'm really not bothered. We put in an adequate performance but we weren't clinical enough so Inter won. Never mind.
Penya scorers: None
Penya MoM: YP54
Attendance at Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall: 389
We currently have around £3,700,000 in the bank. This is a lot less than the last update which clearly shows how much we are losing! The board have decided to stop giving cash injections so I'm now relying on the fact that we have a lot of money to keep afloat. We need another good European adventure next season, that's for sure.
Best Players
Defender - YP55
Midfielder - YP54
Striker - YP65
Managers Thoughts
A great season. We started off the season poorly due to our participation in the Euro Cup but as soon as that ended our morale lifted and we got back to winning ways. A 47 point total at the end of the season isn't our record but it isn't bad at all. I'm looking forward to next season.
Target: 11 points
Result: 12 points
Andorran Cup 24/25
Penya Encarnada 4 - 0 Santa Coloma (Second Round)
We faced under performing Santa Coloma in the second round of the cup and comfortably won 4-0 thanks to a double from YP65 an own goal and a goal from YP47.
Inter d'Escaldes 0 - 4 Penya Encarnada (Quarter Final Leg 1)
We were drawn against Inter in the quarter finals. The first leg was away so a win or a draw was needed, and that's what we did. An early goal from YP57, a goal in either half from YP56 and an own goal were enough to demolish Inter and get us a great win.
Penya Encarnada 2 - 2 Inter d'Escaldes (Quarter Final Leg 2)
Although it was meant to be an easier game than the first leg due to home advantage we seemed much worse. A goal from YP55 and another own goal from Inter got us our two goals but sadly they also got two goals which meant it ended in a draw. A 6-2 aggregate win.
Penya Encarnada 2 - 2 Jenlai (Semi Final Leg 1)
We well and truly dominated this game but we weren't clinical enough and got another 2-2 draw. YP65 got two goals to get a new goal scoring record for the club and the division but they also got two goals, both from Rudy Duriez.
Jenlai 1 - 3 Penya Encarnada (Semi Final Leg 2)
I decided to go all out attack and it seemed to work. Although it was a fairly equal game for once we took our chances and got the win we deserved overall. The only down-side is that YP58 once again got an injury meaning he will not be able to play in the final which is a big disappointment.
Penya Encarnada e2 - 1 Principat (Final)
The infamous Albert Marina was refereeing this match so I knew for certain it would be a card frenzy, and it was. We got a goal just before half time from super-sub YP66 to put us in the driving seat. Principat got a red card shortly after the break but it didn't help us as they equalised shortly after. The game went into extra time and thankfully Principat scored an own goal to once again put us in the lead. As with the first goal a red card shortly followed leaving Principat with just 9 men but luckily for us we held on this time and got the win.
Season Summary 24/25
Andorran First Division
Another amazing performance from the team to finish in 1st place. Although we started the season badly due to our participation in the Euro Cup group stages we picked up form as soon as it finished and pulled away from the rest of the field. We finished the season on 47 points which isn't a record but it's still very good. Elsewhere, Principat came second and Inter third. FS Massana and Sant Julia were both relegated and will be playing in the Second Division next season.
Andorran Cup
Last year I won the Andorran Cup so this year I was hoping to do it for the second year running. We started off the campaign well with comfortable wins against Santa Coloma and Inter d'Escaldes. Jenlai in the semi finals was surprisingly hard but a good win away got us to the final. In the final we played alright and got the win that we wanted, although it took 120 minutes of fast paced football.
League Results - Here are the results from the league this season.
Europe Results - Here are the results from this season's European adventure.
Transfers - I got rid of 9 players this season which included 4 youth prospects.
Finances - Losing around £100,000 a month is never good news.
Top Ten Players
YP65 - (App:24 Gl:22 Asts:3 Avg:7.61)
YP47 - (App:38 Gl:18 Asts:9 Avg:7.03)
YP55 - (App:19 Gl:4 Asts:1 Avg:7.22)
YP67 - (App:19 Gl:0 Asts:5 Avg:7.01)
YP34 - (App:14* Conc:13*)
YP58 - (App:24 Gl:1 Asts:9 Avg:6.89)
YP54 - (App:27 Gl:0 Asts:8 Avg:6.77)
YP61 - (App:18 Gl:0 Asts:1 Avg:6.76)
YP33 - (App:23 Gl:3 Asts:5 Avg:6.75)
YP64 - (App:36 Gl:3 Asts:8 Avg:6.74)
*Excluding European games
I'm going to have a break from this save as in 2014/15 I added the Premier League using the add or remove feature. At first it was fine but every season the number of players has risen by around 10,000 players which has meant that this save is taking a long time to process. My computer isn't very good and is seriously struggling with over 150,000 players on the database. I will probably return to this save in a few weeks but until then I will be doing other stuff.
The only thing I can suggest reading other threads in the forum (not just the Careers forum) is to take the Premier League back out. After two or three seasons the player count should drop again.
The add leagues feature simply isn't working as it should.


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GENESEO, N.Y. -- The State University of New York at Geneseo's School of the Arts and the college's student association are presenting Gilbert and Sullivan's classic comic operetta "The Pirates of Penzance" Nov. 18-22 at the Alice Austin Theatre in the Brodie Fine Arts Center. The Wednesday through Saturday performances begin at 8 p.m. The Sunday matinee begins at 2 o'clock.
The whimsical tale of a bumbling band of swashbuckling pirates, flighty young maidens and their father, a "very model of a modern Major-General," has been a hit with audiences since its premiere on Broadway in 1879. W.S. Gilbert wrote the libretto and Arthur Sullivan composed the score.
Directed by David Munnell, professor of theater at Geneseo, the production mixes modern and period elements to create a unique dramatic world that fully expresses the music, satiric wit and earnest love that form the heart and soul of the show.
"I fully expect our production to not just be fully accessible to contemporary audiences and music lovers, but to families, children and adults of all ages," said Munnell. "It's a terrific evening of humor, romance, and pure entertainment."
The Geneseo artistic faculty members involved in the production include Gerard Floriano, musical director and professor of music; Steve Stubblefield, scenic designer and associate professor of theater; and Crystal Ferrell, costume designer and visiting assistant professor.
Heading the cast are junior Michelle Geisler as Major General Stanley's daughter Mabel, the female lead, and senior Chris Blasting as the pirate apprentice Frederic, the male lead. Playing General Stanley is senior Lucas Groth and the Pirate King is played by Adam LaSalle. The all-student cast is joined by senior Jake Fine as the lighting designer. Senior MaryElizabeth Kimbark and junior Lauren Alaimo as the choreographers.
Tickets are $10 for the general public, $9 for Geneseo faculty, and $8 for Geneseo students. They are available through the box office online or by calling (585) 245-5833 . Geneseo's production of "The Pirates of Penzance" is supported by mandatory student activity fees.
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An incident involving Manhattan High School students should raise red flags for all parents. The teens apparantly took over the counter cold medicines to get high. One ended up in the hospital, another faces charges of aggravated child endangerment. It's the second time this has happened in Manhattan. In January, four students became ill after reportedly doing the same thing.
But don't think this is a trend isolated to the Little Apple. National health organizations cite prescription drug abuse among the fastest-growing areas of teenage drug use. One 2005 report found that, in a ten-year period, painkiller abuse among teens shot up 542-percent. In 2006, the Partnership for a Drug Free America found one out of 10 kids admitting they tried cough syrup to get high. More recently, the National Institutes of Health found 7.7 percent of 12- to 17-year olds used prescription medications for non-medical reasons in the previous year.
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If you have more then a disk and more than 1 partition is marked as boot the booting will be determined by the selected boot device in your BIOS.
It depends on what you mean by installed. Grub places some files in the /boot directory, which usually is on the same partition as /. It also embeds its core image to the Master Boot Record of the drive, and the following several sectors that are not part of any partition, so in that sense, it is not installed to any partition, but rather to the whole disk.
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Check the output of the boot_info_script.
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TOPEKA (From AAA, 13 News) -- Forget the heat wave; Kansans are planning car trips for the Independence Day holiday.
AAA projects 42.3 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Independence Day holiday weekend, a 4.9 percent increase over the 40.3 million people who traveled last year. The expected 2012 Independence Day holiday travel volume will tie the past decade's previous high mark set in 2007 and represents a near 42 percent increase from 2009.
Locally, AAA is seeing heavy traffic volume as customers speak to travel agents; get last minute TripTiks, travel brochures and attraction tickets. Since July 4th falls on a Wednesday, the calendar will play a role in driving holiday travel volume as the mid-week holiday expands the traditional five-day travel period to six days and provides the option of including a weekend and two week days on either side of the actual holiday.
Impact of gasoline prices on travel plans:
The price of gasoline is another factor expected to play a role in spurring intentions to travel this Independence Day holiday period. Today, Kansas motorists are paying an average of 3.34 for a gallon of regular unleaded, compared to 3.44 last year. The average for Topeka is 3.25 compared to 3.36 last year.
Automobile travel up four percent, highest car travel in past decade:
Approximately 35.5 million people plan to travel by automobile setting the high-water mark for the decade, as 84 percent of all Independence Day holiday travelers choose this traditionally dominate mode of transportation. This is a four percent increase over the 34.1 million people who traveled by auto last year.
Number of air travelers expected to increase by nine percent, airfares are unchanged:
Slightly more than 3.2 million leisure travelers (eight percent of holiday travelers) will fly during the Independence Day holiday period, a nine percent increase over the 2.9 million air travelers in 2011. This year's increase is the third consecutive year of rising Independence Day holiday air travel volume, following the decade low 1.4 million air travelers in 2009.
Airfares are flat year over year with an average lowest round-trip rate of $200 for the top 40 U.S. air routes in both 2011 and 2012, according to AAA's Leisure Travel Index. A longer holiday period and stable airfares are spurring this increase.
Average travel distance increases:
According to a survey of intended travelers, the average distance traveled by Americans during the Independence Day holiday weekend is expected to be 723 miles, up 150 miles from than last year's average 573 miles. The increase in expected air travel is a factor in lifting the average travel distance as air trips typically span a longer distance than automobile trips. The survey found that the share of holiday trips in excess of 1,500 miles increased to 18 percent from last year's 10 percent share, while the share of trips shorter than 250 miles decreased to 28 percent from 35 percent a year ago.


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Jeff Pollard narrowly defeated David Port to become Carmi's new mayor as a result of the election Tuesday, April 9.
The count had Pollard and Port neck and neck for the position with Pollard inching ahead in the preliminary count by 16 votes. Bill Mears was a distant third to both candidates. A total of six absentee ballots, five of which were from Carmi, were still uncounted when the first figures were released, but will not affect the final vote. Pollard secured 774 votes over Port with 758. Mears had 466.
Brian Allen defeated a field of three other candidates for city clerk with 887 over Dee Blazier (787), Irma O'Dell (209) and Harry Fey (34).
Steve Winkleman retained his seat as alderman of Ward 3 and Keith Davis was elected alderman in Ward 4. Winkleman had 187 votes over Doug Redman with 116. Keith Davis ended up with 396 votes over Leon Groves with 307.
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BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (AP) -- Scientists, doctors and two women who lost their husbands to black lung disease are headed to Bluefield for a roundtable discussion with Sen. Jay Rockefeller.
The event Thursday afternoon will focus on hurdles facing both people suffering from the disease and their survivors.
Speakers include Ruth Bishop and Terry Fike, who lost their husbands to black lung.
Also expected are epidemiologist Scott Laney of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Morgantown, public health analyst Anita Wolfe of the Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program and miner Joe Massie.
Massie is president of the National Black Lung Association.
Federal statistics show more than 9,600 coal miners died of black lung nationwide between 1996 and 2005.
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Willow Smith's Over-the-Top Hairstyles from 'Whip My Hair' Explained!
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Willow Smith is attracting as much attention for her over-the-top style as for her catchy pop hook for "Whip My Hair" — but are either as buzz-worthy as her amazing hairstyles in the video? We went straight to the source, hairstylist Marcia Hamilton, who called creating the looks for the video "an absolute blast. These looks were a collaborative effort between Willow, Jada, Fawn Boardley and myself." One of the video's show-stoppers is Willow's heart-shaped fauxhawk, which was challenging to create as one might think! "Creating the 'Heart Hawk' was a bit of a challenge, but after tons of individual braids and many sticks of glue, I did it," Marcia explains. And as for the pink-topped style for one of the video's killer dance sequences, Marcia tells PEOPLE, "'Cotton Candy Dream' was fantastic. These were done also with pieces that I hand colored. We loved the idea of a soft frothy pallet for this structured silhouette. I graduated the tones from rich and intense at the roots to soft pastels at the ends." So was all the hard work worth it? Absolutely, according to Marcia, who gushes, "I really enjoyed every step of the creative process and was thrilled to see it all come to life on Willow!" Tell us: What's your favorite look from "Whip My Hair"? –Melissa Liebling-Goldberg
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6 Images of Abandoned Weaponry You Won't Believe Are Real
Rare, expensive materials, cutting-edge designs and top-secret prototypes are all hallmarks of the military industrial complex. It's how they produce all their beautiful toys: the stealth fighters, nuclear submarines and flying fortresses that are the cornerstone of our childhood fantasies and Michael Bay movies. But what happens when you get bored of your new toys? Why, you just toss them out into the middle of a field somewhere. Sure, they are worth a billion dollars and took dozens of years of intricate design and revision, but have you ever built a garage? That shit is hard.
#6. The Mothball Fleet
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Pack up your towel, your shaky folding chairs, your ineffective cooler and those hilarious shorts that make it look like you're naked from the waist down, because you, sir or madam, are going to tear it up at the beach. Just as soon as you find a nice, secluded one that won't be too crowded, of course. When you get there, you turn to survey the vast beauty of nature (read: ogle some half-clad asses), but instead spy only an endless armada of motley battleships in various states of disrepair. You were looking for the nude beach, but you've accidentally wandered into the post-apocalyptic section.
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Half of us just got tetanus simply from looking at that.
There are thousands of government-owned ships sitting at anchor all around the United States right now. They're part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF), a collection of mothballed ships ostensibly for use in national emergencies or other times of crisis. But as the decades roll by, wars and disasters come and go, and still the ships just sit. Some are dismantled; some are abandoned until they rust and sink. And these fleets aren't hidden away in remote, top-secret locations, either: One of the biggest collections is the NDRF Ghost Fleet at Suisun Bay, California, only 30 miles northeast of San Francisco. Among that fleet is the battleship Iowa, which played a large part in several of America's wars, including WWII and Korea. In short, what used to be this:
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Now looks like this:
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Wait, is that ...?
Yes, that's duct tape covering the barrels. Clearly, this ship no longer presents any danger to society, should some unscrupulous individual seek to steal it and show his ex-wife's handsome new playboy boyfriend what he thinks of his precious yacht. Oh, but that would never happen, because even if you get past the duct tape (psh, good luck!), there must be tons of security, right? Not so much. In May 2011, Scott Haefner -- less of an "international superthief" and more of a "casual boat fan" -- managed to break through fleet security and spend an entire weekend photographing the remaining fleet. He and a friend boarded the ships and hopped from vessel to vessel for 48 hours, using only an inflatable raft and a few other supplies you could buy from any camping supply store. One of the greatest surprises Scott stumbled upon while out dicking around on the ghost armada was the Sea Shadow (IX-529).
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We're pretty sure one of the shitty Brosnan Bond villains owned one of these.
That's a stealth ship that the military spent $195 million and over 10 years building and testing before unceremoniously dumping it where it now sits ... inside a larger mothballed multi-million-dollar ship, the Hughes Mining Barge. This is the same barge that helped raise the Soviet submarine K-129 from the Pacific Ocean floor in the summer of 1974, so it's not like these ships were unusable or defective in any way. They were simply forgotten.
Although to be fair, the Navy didn't necessarily want to mothball the Sea Shadow; that was a last resort. They initially tried to give it away for free. But since any takers would also have to take the Hughes Barge, no one took them up on the offer.
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Apparently, no G.I. Joe fans or scrap-metal-needing meth-heads were around when they asked.
Today, the USS Iowa would cost $1.5 billion to build, which, combined with the Sea Shadow's $200 million, means there's at least $1.7 billion just floating out there in the bay, waiting for bored bloggers to raft out and walk around on top of it.
Despite what one would reasonably assume, this isn't just a side effect of the arrogant and wasteful nature of Western capitalist pig-dogs: When the Soviet Union collapsed, it could no longer fully fund its navy and so was also forced to abandon its ships to the elements. Now they sit in ports like Murmansk, rotting, rusting and practically begging for a Scooby-Doo episode to fire up inside of them.
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Man, the running-through-doors montage would be epic.
But more worrisome than the sheer monetary waste might be the ecological factor: Since 1958, the USSR has built 450 naval nuclear reactors, and most of them are still technically in service ... but only because they were never taken out of it. Some of them are doubtless still sitting in these slowly sinking hulls, just waiting to either explode, contaminate the nearby waters or possibly whip up some ad-hoc Incredible Hulks. Think that's just idle conjecture on our part? Nope: In the 10 years following the collapse of the Soviet Union, 170 nuclear submarines were taken out of service, but only 40 of those were ever officially dismantled.
Via Englishrussia.com
"None of you terrorists touch this. Honor system, guys."
Even now, more than 20 years after the fall of the USSR, Russia still doesn't have the resources to scrap their former fleet. They're still out there, all nuclear and floaty and rusty, just waiting for the Russian counterpart of Scott Haefner to come play with them and maybe accidentally kick off WWIII when he tries to make a bong out of a control rod.
#5. Abandoned Russian Submarine Base
Ah, vacation time: Find an obscure little island paradise, kick off your shoes, roll into the hammock and just let the stress wash away. Yep, the hardest thing you'll have to do all day is take a leisurely walk with the dog. Maybe he'll run off barking at something unseen and disappear into a darkened hole in the side of a cliff, but what are you gonna do? He's your buddy. You have to go after him, and when you do, you might stumble right into the lair of a James Bond villain:
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"Shit, we have to go back. Missed a power up in the last hallway."
Until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Balaklava Submarine Base was one of the most well-kept secrets in the CCCP. It was high tech, strategically important and hardened to withstand a nuclear attack.
Via Englishrussia.com
Unfortunately, it's no more immune to bored, drunken bloggers than anything else.
But the last ship left port way back in 1995, leaving behind memories of a more tense and warlike time, a few cigarette butts, a crushed beer can or two and, oh yeah, a couple of nuclear SS-N-23 Skiff ballistic missiles that were forgotten in a rusting sub for years before the Russians ever noticed them.
That's right: Russia forgets nukes like you forget boxed-up quesadilla leftovers at T.G.I. Friday's.
#4. Aircraft Boneyard
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The desert: a spiritual respite. It's harsh, unforgiving and merciless, and there's a whole bunch of it right outside of Tucson, so you can swing into an In-N-Out Burger for a Sprite break if shit gets too real in the Mojave. You won't go tripping over the abandoned detritus of a world war in a place like this, right? Right. Just crest this one last dune and --
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Those tiny white pixels are all aircraft.
This is just outside the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tuscon, Arizona. It's called the Boneyard, and it's where military aircraft go to die. The arid desert climate is perfect for mothballing aircraft with minimal damage to their components, so they can be cannibalized for scrap later. But these are junk planes, right? Surely nothing valuable is just sprawled out in the desert sun waiting for somebody to figure out what to do with it. Well, a closer look shows the profile of a number of recognizable aircraft, including B-52s (B-52H models cost upwards of $50 million each) and F-14 jets (of Top Gun fame, and each of which cost $38 million to produce). And there are hundreds upon hundreds of them, all just sitting out there, oxidizing.
Via Treehugger.com
Man, we just want to throw rocks at ALL those guys.
At Davis-Monthan, there are over 4,000 planes waiting in the desert just to be torn apart. Which might be sad for aviation fans and infuriating for fiscal conservatives, but it sure makes for some awesome Google Earth pictures for bored Internet explorers.
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That asshole's flipping us off!
Yes, this is inexplicably one of the higher-res Google Earth locations (some things just feel classified, you know?),and you can zoom in close enough to easily make out any number of models in various states of disrepair. It's like a huge browser-based game of Where's Waldo?, only instead of looking for a bespectacled Canadian mime at the zoo, you're looking for a live missile in a haystack made of billion-dollar aircraft.


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RA interviews
January 28, 2011
Just a quick post here – I was recently interviewed for two health websites, health.com and lifescript.com (a website dedicated to women's health). Both articles are about various aspects of having RA – coping, medications, daily struggles, advice. The health.com article is already online, and the Lifescript article should be published sometime soon. So yeah, this is pretty exciting. When I started this little blog I never expected anybody to want to interview me about anything. I'm always more than happy to share my "story" if it can help other people in my situation or those who are dealing with something similar.
Health.com article:
"Why It's Hard to Stick with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment"
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January 29, 2011 at 9:58 pm
diagnosed with ra for one month. it hit me suddenly at christmas. just had first infusion yesterday and can now walk!!!!! have a smile on my face today which is first for a month
reading your blog with interest
February 7, 2011 at 1:51 pm
It's always crazy to read an article and feel like they are talking about you. When my doctor prescribed mtx after trying plaquenil for six months I managed to work myself up so much about the side effects that the whole experience was hellish. It's just so hard to remind yourself that the pros may outweigh the cons when you feel like crap and you are still in pain. They ended up switching me to sulfazine with the understanding that we may try mtx again in the future.
It was a great article and it's always helps to hear someone's story because you know that you are not alone.


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I will be travelling in western Europe, and I would like to dine at the restaurants there. Am I expected to tip the waiter/ waitress? How can I tip them when I am paying the bills by credit card? Do I have to prepare some coins just for that purpose?
There's a bit of per-country variation, but the rule of thumb across Western Europe is that service charges are already included in the bill (sometimes as a separate line item, sometimes not) and it's not necessary to tip in addition to this.
If you must, and you usually wouldn't unless the service is really good, rounding up a euro or two to the nearest suitable number is sufficient. This is usually done only with cash, since the kind of places that accept credit cards tend to also be the kind of places with hefty service charges already in the bill, but you can usually tip by credit card as well the same way you would in the US: just write in the amount after tip and sign.
Wikipedia has a fairly handy per-country breakdown.
Edit: Sigh. The OP asked about tipping in "Western Europe", I've summarized the rule for "Western Europe", which is that tipping is generally not necessary. Of course there are exceptions and not every restaurant and every country is exactly the same, hence the link to Wikipedia, but the key point is that, unlike the US, you never have to leave 15% in addition to the bill.
Scandinavia (where I'm from):
If the waiter gives you the credit card reader without an option for tipping, you are OK just paying your tab and leave. Same with bars or cabs.
Anyways, welcome to Europe. We love visiting Americans, gives us an opportunity to practice that second language :)
EDIT: Bad phrasing on my part. See comments below.
In the UK you would definitely be expected to tip in a restaurant if the service is good, and the tip should be around 10% of the cost of your meal. Most reasonable sized places give you the option on the credit card reader, but cash also works.
In Europe there aren't really any rules that govern tipping as a whole.
Simply reading the various answers might already have given you a good indication; the rules differ per country, and within the countries they often differ per establishment as well.
As the rules differ so widely, it may be more useful to use some common sense, and try to figure it out as you go:
However, keep in mind that tipping is rarely such a big deal as in the US, and that Europeans themselves are often as confused about whether or not, and how much to tip!
Edit: For the amount, I've often heard 10% of the bill as a guideline, but in practice I've far more often seen people just round up the bill. However, I can imagine this also changes a lot from country to country; read the other answers or see the Wikipedia article if you want a country-specific indication.
In whole Germany (quite similiar in Austria and Suisse / Switzerland) it's quite usual to tip. As waiters are payed (salary or by hour) the tip doesn't have to be high, typically below 2 or 1.50 Euro (example: 16.80 Euro --> 18) - by every person (!). Of course it depends on the price category...
Only if you're really disappointed you would let give back the exact change.
More info for Europe here: http://culinarytravel.about.com/od/planningculinarytravel/a/Tipping_Guide_Worldwide.htm
As mentioned here before, it depends on the country. From my point of view (and I am talking only from my own experience):
I find in most countries a small tip, i.e. leave the change take the notes (and Euro/Pound coins) is nice. In the UK particularly a lot of restaurants add 15% service charge (I believe they have to state this on the menu and you are legally allowed to not pay it) - which means no tip as you just paid 15% tip anyway. Taxis I always round up to the nearest Euro/Pound or add another Euro/Pound if its less than say half a Euro/Pound.
No tip is expected in fast food places or bars of course.
In Finland, you are not supposed to tip the waiter/waitress.
As someone who works in a UK restaurant, I have almost never seen anything other than the cost of the food to be shown on any restaurant bill. The exception is indeed really high-end restaurants.
Our tips are divided among the floor staff, because we don't have a single waiter catering to a particular table. And the kitchen staff are also included as their prompt work is clearly part of the service.
Tips generally range between 5% - 10% of the bill. Customers paying by card usually tip in cash.
I'd say that in general tipping is a lot less common in Western Europe than it is in the US. More specifically for Sweden I'd say people almost never give tips. The main exception I've seen to this has been among the "young rich" (or "brats" as they're sometimes called around here) who in recent years have taken to tipping generously as a way of bragging (giving a large tip just to show everyone how rich they are without actually having to rudely mention how much money they have). Among regular people though, I can't remember the last time I heard of anyone tipping.
In Germany, it is usual to tip in the area of 10% of the bill, or "round up" to the nearest round amount: Some examples: - Bill: 12.80 -> the 10% tip is 1.28, so many people will pay 14 - Bill: 14.20 -> the 10% tip is 1.42, but most people will simply pay 15
If you are unhappy with the service, and don't indicate a tip by saying "Stimmt so" or saying the "rounded up" amount, most waiters will act surprised or disappointed. Demanding full change back strongly indicates that you were unhappy with the service.
I knew many students earning some money as waiters/waitresses, and they usually earned more on tips than on the very low salary paid to them by the restaurant owner.
In Italy you don't usually tip the waiter.
In Portugal you can tip or not the waitress, they won't mind if you don't and won't be offended if you do. So it's up to you. Note that some restaurants allows you to tip with the credit card as long as it's all paid up in one operation (bill + tip).
In Switzerland the service is included in the price of the meal (and thus invisible), so tipping is unnecessary.
If the service is far beyond what is normally expected, leave a small tip, between 2-5 francs.
Whilst a credit-card tip won't be refused, it is a bit crass. You'l be considered as better-educated if you pay the exact amount by credit card and tip in cash.
Tipping in foreign currencies is also considered a little clumsy.
Experienced travelers have put together a great tipping guide over at FlyerTalk for waiters/waitresses, porters, and taxi drivers.
Foreign Tipping Guide by Country & Region
For Europe:
Just do what you want. If you liked service - you may want to tip. Don't ever tip just because it is "expected". Most countries have pretty clear laws about that everything you have to pay must be included in the bill. This "tradition" only stays as long as people continue to pay extra.
In Slovakia, service and all taxes are included in the price of meals/beverage. If you see in the menu a sandwich for 1.23 EUR and a drink for 0.69 EUR your total will be 1.92 EUR, this is what you pay the waitress. If you pay by cash she will bring you 0.08 EUR in change and if you don't need to be bothered by the cents you can leave her 3 cents and take the 5 cent coin or just leave the whole change.
However if you want to leave a tip it's OK too, it's unexpected but not insulting and the waitress will be quite happy.
In France, service charges are not included in the bill (or I missed something in my own country). Therefore, when the waitress brings you the bill, she brings it in a little (plastic) plate to put your money (or credit card) in order to pay the bill.
If you want, and if the service was good enough for you, you can leave some euros (between 1 and 3 euros usually) in the plate, even if you decided to pay by credit card. Then, the money you left will be shared between the staff at the end of the day.
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MUSIC What kind of music? Where to get music? Have to choose the right song for the right part of class, right techniques? Do I put profile first and add music or music first than.
A big role in Spinning® class is having the right music to inspire and energize the audience. Instructor gets some information at Spinning® training but then the fun starts.The music must be a tool, not an entairtement or distraction.
Of course you have to know:Who is coming to your class? Are there seniors in group, teenagers, home staying mums…? The more you know a member easier is to choose than the right song. As questions so that you will know them and what they like to listen.
What kind of genre will you pick? Here my advice is to mix different genres in class. Uhh have you ever participated in a Spinning® class where instructor the whole class plays one genre or even one author? Mix genres so that you will touch different tastes and explore genres. We all have prefer genre that we like, enjoy and it is have we call it "music for our soul". But honestly the class is not for you but for members so it needs to be for their souls. And if you do not like some genres listen to it and with hours you will like it. It is practice. I am generation of house and techno, and yes I like this kind of music but my members like rock, pop, jazz, and even classic. So I had to listen and get in love in other genres to be able to build a class that inspires them.
What kind of profile you teach in which energy zone? It is different if you teach Recovery EZ or Interval EZ. Music must be a tool to help us reach the specific training tools riding in specific energy zone. Using wrong music will impact on have the ride is felt and effectives of the ride. Will you use instrumental music or vocal songs? I like to combine both, but when you use vocal be careful when you speak, what message the song has. Music touches our emotions. It should not be abused and neglected as it is a beautiful part of Spinning® rides, but you have to explore it like Energy Zones, like different profiles. I know it takes a lot of time to choose the right song for a ride and many time instructors go and take short cuts and put popular music, music from charts and do not explore what is available in the world. We are "bombed" with popular music thru all day.
When you shop, drive to job, wash your clothes, sit in buss – we listen to popular music all day, and then you come to Spinning® class and here goes again. Spinning® is different has more variety but you need to use these tools and explore it. If you do not get time to listen and try you will get stuck with popular music and at the end you member will get bored with it.
There is a beautiful music available, different authors that you can use and make Spinning® ride an unforgettable experience for each single member.
I never use somebody else cd. I do use maybe song or 2 but never go short cut and take whole cd. Why? Because it does not feel like me? If I do not feel music- song I cannot perform like I want. So yes sometimes it takes 5 min. another time 45 hours.
Where look for ideas? For sure the first is www.spinning.com. Weekly playlist available for couple years back where you can find ideas. https://www.spinning.com/en/weekly_playlist
On Facebook- you have groups where you can find different authors, songs that you can use.
Here is link for music genres and examples: http://www.musicgenreslist.com.
My advice is explore and tray. You will never know have it feels if you only play the safe way. And for the end you know what Johnny G. said about music. The best motivational songs to use in Spinning® class is the one where you can do all techniques on it.
So do not be bored Spinning® instructor who is afraid of challenges and new experience. I promise the right music has a profound effect on have class will feel.