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David Bateman
With the arrival of Javier his opportunities were limited, so he went out on loan to Bristol City. Sadly he didn't make too many appearances but with javier and Engelmann at the club it was hard to decide who to drop to give him a game.
I can see your dilemma! But he does still look quite nice
Kingstonian (2024/2025)
Premier League Prediction - 16
Premier League Position - 13
After our semi-final loose in FA cup last year i was hoping to get to the final and we did well! Although we only got in the final in the deep deep overtime(thx Alvarez, again!)
the Semis Another final for Kingstonian, but i knew how bad we had done in every other final before(except JPT) and after 60 minutes we were behind 1-0 and Skelton got a red card and i gave up.
BUT Unbeliavably we came back at snatch an incredible FA Cup Final WIN
Beside the very nice cup win our performance in the leauge where no better than the other years. Im starting to wonder what im doing wrong,
I dont wanna be a "Cup team" that way ill never complete the challenge Ill try another tactic next year and see where that gets me.
The board just decided to expand the stadium again with 8000 seats, which will make it an 34.000 all seater! pretty decent.
Kaldirim became footballer of the year runner up
Wesley new signing
de Regt Alot of big clubs are after him, im looking for a nice transfer sum
Goals for the upcoming season:
Im thinking that i wanna make alot of changes, lets see if my scouts finds anyone and most important :improvement in the league.
Code:League Season Finished Achievements ------------------------------------------------------- Blue Square South 2010/11 4th Playoff Final losers Blue Square South 2011/12 1st Blue Square South Champions Blue Square Premier 2012/13 5th Playoff semi-final losers Blue Square Premier 2013/14 1st Blue Square Premier Champions League Two 2014/15 2nd JPT Winners, Promotion League One 2015/16 13th none League One 2016/17 2nd Promotion Championship 2017/18 14th none Championship 2018/19 12th none Championship 2019/20 5th Playoff semi-final losers Championship 2020/21 5th Playoff final losers Championship 2021/22 1st Championship Champions Premier League 2022/23 10th none Premier League 2023/24 14th FA Cup semi-finalist Premier League 2024/25 13th FA Cup Winners
Last edited by kaNovi; 22-12-2009 at 19:25.
Play off semi - 2nd leg - not happy
As you can see we had 5 Clear cut chances - 1 off the woodwork whislt until the 85th min when I threw everyone forward they had 1 shot - 1 on target - 1 long shot - 0 clear cut - 1 goal
Was a 35 yard free kick - have not had the courage to see how low the guys free kicks and long shots are yet but assuming both will probably be below 5
Don't really feel like a full update now - will be post in a few days when I next have time to play - suffice to say a season which saw us top for around a third of the campaign and into the semi finals of the FA trophy has fallen somewhat flat
started at nuneaton.
2017/17 - Hendon - League 2
Our first season in league football and I pretty much hoped for survival. Improvements were made where necessary and my assistant's improvements were vital, along with scout reports which helped bring in some key players.
Media Prediction: 24th
League Finish: 18th
League Graphs
Survival was delivered in a very good season. Yes, we lost some but the key thing was that we won some as well which meant we were safe with about 6 games remaining.
League Cup - including a memorable first round victory over Bristol Rovers of League One on penalties.
Johnstone's Paint Trophy - Not much to say about this, crashed out at the first hurdle.
FA Cup - See JPT.
Key Players
Luciano Becchio - A key contribution from a key player as he was our top scorer with 19 goals. He did hit a massive loss of form but recovered well in the end.
Pascal Bidart - Great find by the scout and a key player; despite his abysmal assist and goals he contributed well and was often handing out assists to the people who assisted.
Stephan El Shaarawy - Another solid season from the Italian where he contributed 9 goals and eight assists.
Paul Folkes - The loanee from our parent club was the rock in the heart of the defence and sometimes played on the left - will have to try and get him back next season.
Career Overview
Code:Season League Position Achievements ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square North 1st BSN Champions 2011/12 Blue Square Premier 23rd Relegated 2012/13 Blue Square North 1st BSN Champions 2013/14 Blue Square Premier 15th None 2014/15 Blue Square Premier 9th None 2015/16 Blue Square Premier 5th Promoted through playoffs 2016/17 League 2 18th None
Last edited by Cardiovascular; 22-12-2009 at 20:43.
With my current striker dilemma, the last thing I needed was my youth team throwing out this prospect (coach report).
I've already sold Anderson for £20m but it looks like the end of David Bateman.
Well, I finally got Hastings United after a long and dark time of reloading.
Predicted: 22nd
We'll see how this goes.
Boston United - Season 4 - League One - 2013/2014
Media Prediction - 24th
Final Position - 1st
FA Cup - 5th Round
Carling Cup - 1st Round
JP Trophy - Winners
League Table
Position Graph
Manager Profile
Manager Personal
So started off the season shaky as usual but managed to get near the top soon enough. Picked up some unbeaten runs and cemented myself in the automatic places for the rest of the season. Had a few blips here and there with losses I shouldn't have had but squeaked in to first. A last day win over Colchester gave me the title. Could have gone either way, either automatic promotion or playoffs as a string of 3 or so bad performances with a few injuries mixed in almost derailed the good work but we got through in the end.
In the cups I surpassed expectations and managed to get to the 5th round of the FA Cup. Got beaten by Bolton and it was an away tie so nice for the coffers. In the Carling Cup I didn't last long again but in the JPT I had an awesome run. Managed to get my first cup with a 3-2 win over promotion rivals Cardiff.
Made a lot more transfers this year. Got in some nice loan signings, who contributed well. Most of the signings did well enough and I cleared some deadwood.
Manager of Season
Code:League Season Finished Notes ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blue Square North 10/11 1st Champions Blue Square Premier 11/12 1st Champions League Two 12/13 1st Champions League One 13/14 1st Champions, JPT Winners
dafuge your game seems to be throwing great prospects at you left right and centre whereas I can't find any! Can't believe you've got so many as to not require Bateman
Good season kaNovi, and well done on the FA Cup win in the Semi Final myself this season, really want it as it's the one I haven't gotten yet. Fixture congestion is making things tricky at the moment, we won the League Cup, still in the Champions League, and are 3 games behind everyone else in the League due to the Club World Championship malarky. We're still getting results, but it's tight, and players need resting whose backups are injured
If our finances were better I'd start resting people in the league and Champions League, but we need all the prize money we can get... tricky situation
About time I got started on my effort for this year's game, so meet the new manager of Truro!! (only took half a dozen reloads!)
edit: media prediction of 16th (fair enough) but, 6-1 joint 3rd favourites for promotion?!
Last edited by rinso; 22-12-2009 at 22:27.
Bateman just got an England cap
Have not played FM in nearly a week, due to serious issues with 10.2 patch, so am coming back with a bang, on the 10.1 patch. Aiming for Guiseley as I was at their ground earlier this season.
Dartford - Blue Square Premier - 2012/2013
Despite being tipped to suffer a relegation battle in the Premier, Dartford have established themselves as a considerable threat to the playoff positions.
League: 11th (view)
FA Cup: First Round
FA Trophy: First Round
This year, the goal was simple: avoid relegation. We got off to a good start, notching up 2 wins against formidable opponents. A frustrating run of draws and losses then followed, and we only picked up 5 points from 7 matches, throwing us down to the lower regions of the table.
We kept on this pattern throughout the rest of the season, with the number of wins balancing out the number of losses. My star defender, Jeet Padaruth, kept on requesting transfer, so I had to bring in a replacement for him. Two of my strikers, Marvin Williams and Ajay Leitch-Smith, did a good job for the team. Towards the end of the season, we had a nice winning run against stronger teams, which brought us up to 11th in the table.
dafuge; a real england cap or u20?
The current England boss (Dan Gosling, who jumped straight into the England job after retiring as a player at Galatasaray ) seems to love my players.
He's even called up these two wonderkids from my own youth academy:
Paul Ramm
Steve Shutt
Even the under 21s seem to be full of my players.
About 2 seasons ago I remember 7 players in the Welsh first team being either from my academy or naturalised at Merthyr - so you've got a while to go before you match me there dafuge
Been thinking of trying to get the Wales job next time it comes up and really pushing my academy to see how far we could push the national side - like a mini San Marino challenge almost.
I'm shockingly bad at all forms of FM but will give this a try.
Meet the new manager of Horsham
Let the challenge begin!
gl shotter007!
Seems nice dafuge, when you complete the challenge you can finally win the World Cup with England with your own Tooting squad
Season 5 Guiseley- tomc990
League- Blue Square Prem
Media Prediction- 22nd
Finish- 4th- promoted via play offs
Manager's comment: an ultimately successful season achieving promotion in our 3rd season in the blue square prem- i'm looking forward to the challenge of league 2.
League Table
Playoff1- a close 1st leg with us defeated.
Playoff2- An excellent performance led to an easy 3-0 win in the end
Playoff Final A tense game with magno viera scoring the winner in extra time.
Fa Cup
Fa Trophy
Nothing special in either
Player Stats- Top assister in the league with one of the top scorers
Team stats
Squad- value/selection/assistant reports
Awards: Manager of the month, 2nd in manager of the season, team of the season (burns)
Sale: the biggest sale involving blue square prem with 65k over 24 months here is the player
Key Players
Burns Top assister in the league- playmaker did me proud
Chaouki Loaned from united- great mr in 2nd half of the season
Magno Viera Brazilian signed on a free- scored an assisted throughout the season.
Mcauley My leading st this season
Muniz Spanish lb loaned from burnley- impressed me
Paton Dm signed for free- will be interesting to see if he can step up to league 2 standard.
Finances a major improvement on last season
Transfers More out than in improving the wage bill.
Next Season: The main aim of course is to stay clear from league 2 relegation so anything else is a bonus- i will try to make sure finances remain as they are without making a loss.
Thanks Tom
Dartford - Barclays Premier League - 2024/25
Predicted: 16th
Finished: 5th
League Table
League Table Graph
A huge, huge improvement needless to say. New signings did contribute far more effectively than previous seasons and two defenders brought in midway through the season are probably the reason we ended up so high up the table.
Truth be told, we should have broke the top four but lost our last game to Wolves after losing a man to a sending off.
Transfers Sold Resende (remember that donkey?) to Man United when my chairman accepted a £30million offer (like I was going to reject it.) As it turned out, United did win the league, however Resende did very little to contribute to it. Making me feel alot better about myself as he's now flopped at two English clubs. Wonderkid Carlos moved on to Milan in January after getting on my nerves more than once. Da Silva (not a wonderkid but a good prospect) moved on also. Leozao was useless in my new formation so he was sent on to Juventus. Rodrigo (another centre back) wanted out so away he went. Our back-up Keeper got an offer from Liverpool and we graciously accepted it.
In terms of ins, we got some excellent players in. (See Key Players & Youth)
Club Info Don't mean to sound harsh but as much as Ben Lasserre was a decent wee centre back, surely I should be on one of those lists?
Squad I'm liking this team. I'm sure I might have to add one or two more but generally I think I'm happy to stick with these lot next season.
Finances Getting better.
Carling Cup A great run, including a knock out of Man City. We dominated Everton at Wembly.
FA Cup After last season we had to improve. We did. Simply that. We should have won it and after dominating Arsenal at Wembly we didn't deserve to leave with runners up medals.
Key Players
Jaime Ortega Been with us for six years now but is finally coming to be one of the best forwards in England.
Rik De Jong Another strong season from this young full back. He's my vice captain already at 22.
Santos I needed a box to box midfielder to run the midfield and get a few goals. Got him for less than £15million.
Glenn Intezar After selling on Leozao I needed to replace that void with another forward. This lad is top, top quality.
Dmitry Tischenko My star goalkeeper. My first genuine superstar goalie and this big Russian kept us in many a game or two throughout the season. Still quite young also so could become a legend at Dartford.
Maximiliano Perez Another great season. Now a 'wonderkid' and with good reason.
Tiaguinho I actually wrapped up this deal a year ago when he was 17. This lad I think could become one of, if not the best player in the world. Literally staggering how good he is when the big games come up. Score a brace against Everton to lift the Carling Cup.
Phil Burt First time I've got a good youth prospect of my own. My assman thinks he could become a good Premier league centre back. Good stuff. Gave him a few games this season, didn't disappoint in any of his games.
Career Overview
Next SeasonCode:Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square South 4th Promoted Via Play-Offs 2011/12 Blue Square Premier 5th Defeated in Play-Off Semi-Final 2012/13 Blue Square Premier 1st Promoted as Champions 2013/14 Coca Cola League Two 10th n/a 2014/15 Coca Cola League Two 2nd Promoted 2015/16 Coca Cola League One 6th Defeated in Play-Off Semi-Final 2016/17 Coca Cola League One 9th n/a 2017/18 Coca Cola League One 1st Promoted as Champions 2018/19 Coca Cola Championship 13th n/a 2019/20 Coca Cola Championship 3rd Promoted Via Play-Offs 2020/21 Barclays Premier League 8th n/a 2021/22 Barclays Premier League 10th Qualified for UEFA Europa League via Fair Play League 2022/23 Barclays Premier League 16th n/a 2023/24 Barclays Premier League 15th n/a 2024/25 Barclays Premier League 5th Carling Cup Winners, FA Cup finalists, Qualified for UEFA Europa League
Try our best in the Europa League and in the league, well a repeat would be more than satisfactory, however we could well break the top four.
Aario - Hucknall - Season 2 (2011-12) - BSP - 3rd - Playoff semi lossers
A strong season but one that finsihed in disapointment - 1 win away from winning the league, lossing in the playoffs and also suffering defeat in the FA Trophy semi
As you can see from the table it was (as with last season in the BSN) my home form that almost won us the league as yet again I found myself in a division that no-one seemed able to stamp their authority on. I really need to sort out my tactics away from home it appears :confused:. My strikers getting small injuries and suffering losses of confidence through Jan and right at the death eventually did for us when it appeared for a bit we may run away with it. Ultimately this defeat in the penultimate game against eventual winners York was decisive
[From last season report] "Nothing to see here - move along please! (aim for next season is to do a little better to get some cash in!)"
Well achived that! Got through to the 1st round of the FA Cup and had our first giant killing as we got a lucky 3-3 away at League 2 Shrewsbury before a deserved 2-1 home win put them out!
Came down to earth with a bump in the 2nd round though - getting spanked 0-4 by League 1 Swindon in front of the TV cameras. Bought in much need cash though.
FA Trophy was even better making it all the way to the semis but 2 below par performances against local rivals Mansfield meant we missed out on the chance to win a trophy I felt was there for the taking.
Here are the first team
Here are my transfers - about half of these were youngsters as the youth players that came through our systems would have been thrashed every week - doubt any of them will ever make the first team.
Best player was a bit of a surprise - he started the season in the reserves as I thought he had over performed in my season in the BSN but after getting his chance early on due to injury he never looked back. Will be interrested he can repeat this coming season.
Captain Keates was also great but I fear his legs maybe gone next season.
Aims for next season
Definitely want promotion - need to get the away day tactics sorted and probably find a decent central midfielder and a new keeper
Still lossing money each month. But thanks to the income from the 2 home FA Cup games against higher opposition we managed to turn a small profit over the season
Here you go
Season 1 reportCode:Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square North 1st Promoted as Champions 2011/12 Blue Square Premier 3rd Playoff semi-finalist, FA Trophy semi-finalists
To bad Aario! Looking on the bright side, maybe you can become champion now!
Can someone please explain to me who thought it was funny that English clubs can sign everyone they want 6 months before their contract ends, but not the players who play in England. grrrrrrr
Season 18 - SnakeXe's Merthyr Tydfil
Premier League - 1st, Champions (Table)
Champions League - Winners
FA Cup - Semi-Final (lost v Liverpool)
League Cup - Winners
Club World Championship - Winners
European Super Cup - Winners
Community Shield - Winners
But for two defeats (both against Liverpool ) this was the perfect season. One loss in the league, one in the FA Cup Semi-Final, and but for those (assuming we'd gone on to win the FA Cup final), it would have been every trophy, and totally unbeaten. Immortality within touching distance, but still so far away...
Oh well can't complain with all those shiny things in the cabinet can we!
Special mention for Daniel Carrera (history), the final outfield player left at the club who helped us win promotion from the Championship way back in 2021, who is finally leaving on a free transfer after his contract expired. He still helped us out, playing in the game that secured us the Premier League title, and I gave him a cheeky 5 minutes in the Champions League Final win over Fiorentina as a thank-you for the service he'd given us.
Which brings me on to the aim for next season - sort the squad out, and win everything. Possibly go undefeated. We had serious problems with tiredness at the end of the season - probably cost us that semi-final against Liverpool, and certainly made the Champions League semi-final against Marseille much tighter than it should have been. To put things in perspective, 11 players played more than 50 games, and Jose Manuel Moran played every game. 66 matches. We've already got another centre-half, midfielder and striker coming in to bolster our options, and I could probably do with another left winger too.
Oh, and a new stadium would be nice - 14,250 capacity is ridiculous for a double-Champions League and triple-Premier League winning team!
Code:Season League Position Achievements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2010/11 Blue Square South 1st Blue Square South Champions, Promoted 2011/12 Blue Square Premier 1st Blue Square Premier Champions, Promoted 2012/13 Coca-Cola League Two 4th Play-Off Winners, Promoted 2013/14 Coca-Cola League One 6th Play-Off Semi-Finalists 2014/15 Coca-Cola League One 4th Play-Off Semi-Finalists 2015/16 Coca-Cola League One 17th Johnstone's Paint Trophy Winners 2016/17 Coca-Cola League One 2nd Promoted 2017/18 Coca-Cola Championship 18th None 2018/19 Coca-Cola Championship 21st None 2019/20 Coca-Cola Championship 9th None 2020/21 Coca-Cola Championship 6th Play-Off Winners, Promoted 2021/22 Premier League 13th None 2022/23 Premier League 14th None 2023/24 Premier League 9th None 2024/25 Premier League 4th League Cup Runners Up 2025/26 Premier League 1st Premier League Champions 2026/27 Premier League 1st Premier League Champions, Champions League Winners, League Cup Winners 2027/28 Premier League 1st Premier League Champions, Champions League Winners, League Cup Winners, Club World Championship Winners
Previous Season Reports:
Season 1 - 2010/11
Season 2 - 2011/12
Season 3 - 2012/13
Season 4 - 2013/14
Season 5 - 2014/15
Season 6 - 2015/16
Season 7 - 2016/17
Season 8 - 2017/18
Season 9 - 2018/19
Season 10 - 2019/20
Season 11 - 2020/21
Season 12 - 2021/22
Season 13 - 2022/23
Season 14 - 2023/24
Season 15 - 2024/25
Season 16 - 2025/26
Season 17 - 2026/27
Last edited by SnakeXe; 24-12-2009 at 13:03.
Yeah!!! Board announce plans for new stadium!!!
Will get an 15.136 capacity!!!
Guiseley board I love you x
Tooting & Mitcham United FC - Barclays Premier League - 2026/27
Last year we fell just short of the leading two clubs and the lack of a real title challenge is becoming frustrating. I decided to abandon the two cups in order to focus on our league campaign.
League Table
League Positions Graph
So frustratingly close. With two games to go we were top, but then blew it with a 0-0 draw against relegated Birmingham. Man City overtook us with a win against Watford, but then faced a tough last game against Newcastle. They drew 1-1 handing me a chance to calim the title, which we blew again with a 1-1 draw, against Man Utd of all clubs.
FA Cup - it felt bad going out to a Championship side but I made no effort to win this game.
Carling Cup - a great draw for a competition I wasn't interested in, my reserves were easily beaten.
UEFA Champions League - we topped the group stage then started hammering our way through the knockout stages with a couple of 5-1 wins. After an away 1-0 loss to AC Milan in the semi final, we found ourselves 2-2 on aggregate and set to go out on away goals. I threw everyone forward and AC Milan put us out of our misery.
Transfers - I tried not to spend too much, with the two qualiy defenders the only real investments. With a couple of big sales I was able to make a profit on our transfers which was badly needed as our debt grew.
Squad - I'm happy with this squad now and I'm confident they can improve and hopefully win the title soon. The only real disappointment was David 'wonderkid' Bateman, who failed to score all season.
Key Player Profiles:
Javier - he's a real star, and his physical attributes don't look quite as bad now.
Cuma Sahan - a big imrpovement on last season as he made a major contribution with goals and assists.
Fabio Bertolini - was originally signed as backup but managed an impressive scoring record from the wing.
David Estévez - a solid looking defender who helped to improve the number of goals we conceded this season.
Sebastian Engelmann - dependable as ever, although he missed the last two games of the season which could have lost us the title.
Career OverviewNext SeasonCode:Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square South 5th Promoted via playoffs 2011/12 Blue Square Premier 8th 2012/13 Blue Square Premier 2nd Promoted via playoffs, FA Trophy finalists 2013/14 Coca-Cola League 2 6th Lost in playoff final 2014/15 Coca-Cola League 2 1st Promoted as champions 2015/16 Coca-Cola League 1 4th Promoted via playoffs, JPT finalists 2016/17 Coca-Cola Championship 9th 2017/18 Coca-Cola Championship 6th Lost in playoff semi 2018/19 Coca-Cola Championship 4th Promoted via playoffs 2019/20 Barclays Premier League 16th 2020/21 Barclays Premier League 11th 2021/22 Barclays Premier League 3rd FA Cup finalists 2022/23 Barclays Premier League 7th Carling Cup finalists, FA Cup winners 2023/24 Barclays Premier League 3rd 2024/25 Barclays Premier League 5th Champions League finalists 2025/26 Barclays Premier League 3rd Carling Cup finalists 2026/27 Barclays Premier League 2nd
We are so close now, we were really unlucky to come away empty handed this season. At least we didn't lose in any cup finals.
Things off the field are ok, although I may need to restrict myself in the transfer market to try and get our finances back in check. The stadium has been expanded to 34000 now, although that will be it as there is no space to expand further.
The improvement in Javier's Strength makes him look a much fiercer prospect I have to say
Good luck with the title next season, I'm sure you can do it I'm sure you would have done already had you been like me and destroyed your club's finances with reckless abandon! It's biting me back now, we made just a £6m profit last season despite almost bagging the quintuple, and we've already lost £20m so far this, and I've only played the community shield (win on pens over the 'Pool) so far
New stadium doesn't look likely to happen unless I start making a profit on transfers, which won't happen until I start finding some decent youth players. I've had just one player signed as a prospect for the future make the first 11 since I made the Premier League - mind you it is club record scorer Jose Manuel Moran
man Bateman! how dissapointing . Ill reckon you will get the title next year.
My team play as bad as ever, im wondering if we will ever improve in the league!
And im in a different position.. sold of alot of players and we have 20m+ balance, but have no transfer budget left
Oxford City's first season in League 2 is not going well at all; bottom after 11 games with just 5 points and 1 win in 12.
On the other hand striker Stephen Thompson is in the form of his life, with 15 goals in 12 games, scoring in every league game so far.
Dafuge, thats really tough luck with the league, but you look like you have a very strong squad. As for Bateman i would go with your instinct, ignore his attributes and coach reports if you don't think he is going to make it sell him on.
Just got my Champions League group - Benfica, FC Kobenhavn and Austria Wien
I must say after 2 years of FC Bayern and then Barcelona last year, it's nice to be able to relax
After 8 straight defeats, what a way to return to winning ways.
Last edited by dafuge; 24-12-2009 at 22:09.
You scored 8 with zero clear cut chances?! :confused:
Into the 3rd round of the Carling Cup and playing against a fellow Championship team. Leading the table with straight wins so far going into the second month. Have brought in a future Prem quality goalie and also attacking midfielder. Going to upload them soon. Managed to get the goalie on a free and the striker for a deal which will be worth 170k. I wised up and sold a defender who I figured would be backup for 150k and brought in a better player on a free.
I love free transfers and cheap players who are quality.
Here he is: Marco Paz
Going to try to get Danny Welbeck on the cheap in January. He was injured while I was trying to wrangle with my parent club Man Utd and he's languishing in their reserves.
Last edited by roseboy64; 24-12-2009 at 23:10.
Dartford - Barclays Premier League - 2025/26
Predicted: 7th
Finished: 1st
League Table
League Table Graph
Unbelievable season. We reached the top during the first half of the season and never let up. We did finish on a very sour note with a 7-0 away drubbing by Man City (however the league was wrapped up and I was resting players for the Europa Final.)
Half of the challenge completed!
Transfers The only player of any significance brought in was my new record signing (and I say that proudly as he's outstanding) the great Terry Pierce.
As for departures, we did have a few. Young spanish striker Barasoain (back-up) had enough of being at Dartford and was moved on for a decent fee of £6.5million. Another one which I wasn't happy about as he's been with us a long time and was beginning to make strides was young left wing-back Torres. He decided he wasn't going to extend his contact and announced he would leave on a bosman. Come January, I had to get what I could for him.
Club Info If I hadn't have made the list after a League & European Cup double I would have been strongly suggesting a bug.
SquadThe full-back positions probably need better depth and perhaps another good back-up keeper. Apart from that I'm very positive about retaining my trophy next season.
Finances Should begin to push on now I have a squad with not much to add to it.
Facilities Need to max out the facilities.
Carling Cup As holders, we should be doing better.
Nowhere near as bad this though..
FA Cup Kill me now.
Europa League After easily clearing the group stage we went on a fantastic run in which I went through both of the old firm and in the end it climaxed with a hum-dinger of battle with the Arsenal
Key Players
Jaime Ortega Continued on from last season with devastated form all season long. Runner up for Player of the Year.
Diyan Vanchev My right winger had an awesome season with goals and assists to boot.
Terry Pierce Signed for a big fee of £28million but he was worth every penny. Completed dominated the midfield alongside Santos (who was good enough already.)
Glenn Intezar Another top season from the dutch man. Type of forward that can take on an entire defence ..and win!
Ricardinho Still quite young and is attracting too much interest than I can handle. Very good at coming off the wing to run straight at the defence and pop in a goal or two.
Kirichenko My fellow Dartford Icon was in great form this season and at 30 the Russian centre back is playing the best football of his career. Scored two goals against Arsenal in the Europa League Final.
Javier Much like Kirichenko was in superb form and kept us nice and tight at the back when needed.
Maximiliano Perez Beginning to push for a more concrete role in the heart of defence.
Tiaguinho 19 goals in all competitions for 19 year old Brazilian Tiaguinho. Going from strength to strength. I can't wait to see what he'll be like at 24-25.
Career Overview
Next SeasonCode:Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square South 4th Promoted Via Play-Offs 2011/12 Blue Square Premier 5th Defeated in Play-Off Semi-Final 2012/13 Blue Square Premier 1st Promoted as Champions 2013/14 Coca Cola League Two 10th n/a 2014/15 Coca Cola League Two 2nd Promoted 2015/16 Coca Cola League One 6th Defeated in Play-Off Semi-Final 2016/17 Coca Cola League One 9th n/a 2017/18 Coca Cola League One 1st Promoted as Champions 2018/19 Coca Cola Championship 13th n/a 2019/20 Coca Cola Championship 3rd Promoted Via Play-Offs 2020/21 Barclays Premier League 8th n/a 2021/22 Barclays Premier League 10th Qualified for UEFA Europa League via Fair Play League 2022/23 Barclays Premier League 16th n/a 2023/24 Barclays Premier League 15th n/a 2024/25 Barclays Premier League 5th Carling Cup Winners, FA Cup finalists, Qualified for UEFA Europa League 2025/26 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League Winners, UEFA Europa League Winners, Qualified for the UEFA Champions League
Keep our trophy! Try and reach at least the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Do much better in the Cups.
Last edited by JonnyCurrie; 25-12-2009 at 13:05.
I'm going start the challenge today however I was wondering how and where do you get the code of achievements like the one above ^.
And also should i use the current patch available or just 10.0.0?
Its recommended that you use the latest patch.. If you want to get the code of achievement you have to make it yourself although you can c+p the code done. You can see the code if you reply to his post
Yeah I think I just copied it off Dafuge if I remember correctly. Pretty simple C & P.
Sweet thanks very much for the advice, can't wait to get the challenge started lol
Right well I'm about to start my journey with Truro, such a quaint town. Heres my screenie
Sigh... My seccond season will be even harder than my first in the Championship. My chairman just accepted a 2 million euro bid for my best defender
Right lost 3 games in a row, great start..
Welsh Wizard - Carshalton - Coca-Cola League 2 - 2013/14 - Season 4
Table | Past Positions Graph | Player Stats
Predicted: 23rd
Finished: 4th Play-off Winners
FA Cup - Lost in 1st round vs Southend
League Cup - Lost in 1st round vs Leicester
JPT -Lost in S 2nd round vs Colchester
Team Stats
Team General
Key Players
David - Rock in defence
Decent cup run to ease debt
Improve squad and get rid of dead wood
Top Half finish
Code:Season Division Position Achievements --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 BSS 1st Promotion 2011/12 BSP 4th Play-off Winners 2012/13 L2 12th 2013/14 L2 4th Play-off Winners
Last edited by Welsh Wizard; 17-01-2010 at 16:27.
Just got to say Stephen Thompson is an absolute hero - 28 goals in the first 20 games of the season, including scoring in every single league game so far. If it wasn't for him, we'd certainly be getting relegated; as it is, we're in 22nd, 1 point outside the relegation zone.
platty have you got that truro save? how did you get them so quick?
Oh dear struggling at the moment, 15th after 9 games in BSS, and out of the FA Cup at the 2nd Qualifying round .
Ahh that'll be why then
Need a save with both AFC Hornchurch and FC United. Me and Joe are both starting our new Network Dafuges challenge like last year I have a feeling we could be reloading well into the night
Got my first player in World Team of the Year
Only cost me £7.25m this summer, strange for a guy who is clearly world class, and at 27 just entering his peak...
Tooting & Mitcham United FC - Barclays Premier League - 2027/28
Last season we came so close, losing the title in the last two games. Our European campaign was another close shot, following up our final loss with a loss in the semi final. This season was ours for the taking, we had a great squad and needed to take our chance.
League Table
League Positions Graph
Finally we did it! With games in hand we looked in control for a long time before being presented with a fimiliar situation, top with two games to go. This time the odds were a little bit more in our favour, needing to win of our last two games. Our first game could have sealed it for us, but in a crucial match the cruelest of endings gave Man City a chance of a title. Our second game sealed the title for us, but it was a nervy win in a game we should have won easily.
Community Shield - the scoreline was hugely flattering but the result signalled our intent for the season.
FA Cup - I put out a mixed team but they fell short to Spurs.
Carling Cup - a weak team was put out, who lost to Chelsea.
UEFA Champions League
I think this was the first time we had entered as top seeds, but it didn't show as we drew Rubin Kazan, Hamburg and Valencia.
Group Table
We dominanted the group, only conceding a goal in the final game of the group.
1st Knockout Round leg 1 - this was a great result away from home, but it could have been better.
1st Knockout Round leg 2 - this was more like it, we showed them what we were really capable of.
Quarter Final leg 1 - this lot had just knocked out our rivals Man City, so this was considered a great result.
Quarter Final leg 2 - once again, we turned on the style at home.
Semi Final leg 1 - the result flattered us, but it was a superb scoreline to take back home.
Semi Final leg 2 - as tiredness kicked in towards the end of the season this match at home was all about protecting our lead, which we did.
Final - it was a fantastic result which meant so much more as we beat the team that defetaed us in the final of this competition three years ago.
Transfers - I was trying to make a profit, but when winger Fabio Bertollini insisted on moving to a bigger club I had to splash out £30m on a youngster capable of replacing him.
Squad - the squad is now ready, I have a first eleven capable of playing at the very top level. With the finances still on the edge I still have to be careful in the transfer market but I may look for perhaps one more player for next season.
Player Profiles:
Since this is the monumental season in which I have completed the challenge, here are the profiles of the legendary double winning team.
GK - Craig Rogers - Biography
DR - Hamza Recker - Biography
DL - Stephen Agbo - Biography
DC - Paulo - Biography
DC - Paul Ramm - Biography
DM - Mario Barun - Biography
MR - Alex Eldridge - Biography
ML - Chris Blackmore - Biography
AMC - Cuma Sahan - Biography
ST - Javier - Biography
ST - Sebastian Engelmann - Biography
Sub 1 - David Estévez
Sub 2 - Miguel Goni
Sub 3 - Steve Shutt
Career OverviewNext SeasonCode:Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square South 5th Promoted via playoffs 2011/12 Blue Square Premier 8th 2012/13 Blue Square Premier 2nd Promoted via playoffs, FA Trophy finalists 2013/14 Coca-Cola League 2 6th Lost in playoff final 2014/15 Coca-Cola League 2 1st Promoted as champions 2015/16 Coca-Cola League 1 4th Promoted via playoffs, JPT finalists 2016/17 Coca-Cola Championship 9th 2017/18 Coca-Cola Championship 6th Lost in playoff semi 2018/19 Coca-Cola Championship 4th Promoted via playoffs 2019/20 Barclays Premier League 16th 2020/21 Barclays Premier League 11th 2021/22 Barclays Premier League 3rd FA Cup finalists 2022/23 Barclays Premier League 7th Carling Cup finalists, FA Cup winners 2023/24 Barclays Premier League 3rd 2024/25 Barclays Premier League 5th Champions League finalists 2025/26 Barclays Premier League 3rd Carling Cup finalists 2026/27 Barclays Premier League 2nd 2027/28 Barclays Premier League 1st Premier League and Champions League winners
With my initial long term aim completed, my next aim is to establish T&M as the biggest club in the world, which will require continued success in the top competitions. My main aim is to retain the Premier League title, anything after that is a bonus.
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My regens don't have biographies? :confused:
The completion of the challenge means I am now able to embark on my international career, which I will be starting with Italy.
My first target is qualifying for the World Cup, which I quite fancy with this qualifiying group.
Congrats on finally completing the challenge dafuge
I want to go into international management, been offered the Czech and Brazil jobs, but would rather hold out for England or Wales.
Congratulations Dafuge! Nice squad!
Started up a new game with Dartford when the 10.2 patch was released
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Hassebasse Dartford 2010-2011 BSS
Finished second, lost play off final.
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Hassebasse Dartford 2011-2012 BSS
Won, promoted.
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Hassebasse Dartford 2012-2013 BSP
Back to back promotions, a fantastics season
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My best performer by far, playing as the central amc in my narrow 4231 formation, with a trequartista/andvanced playmaker role. An amazing amount of assists, especially since he wasn't a corner/free kick taker
Targets for my league two season:
Survive, and get some cash to improve my facilities
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Me and my netwrok partner from fm09 are back, however, we have both been simultaneously reloading in excess of 3 hours now, trying to get a game with both AFC Hornchurch/Aveley/Billercay and FC United/Hendon/Rugby I have never seen any of them in my reloads at the moment, and seem to get Truro in my reloads 90% of the time :S Frustrating :| If anyone has a save meeting our wishes, please upload
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Premier League Position - 10
Very boring season. My squad just doesnt seem to be improving, i have tried several different tactics but we always fail to make it in the top run.
Something that really got me mad this year was Sunderland. I lost in the league cup 3rd round to them. Then in the FA Cup 5th round and to completely
embarres me they knocked me out of the Euro cup second knockout round! ARGH!
Escobar Unfortunaly injuries is ruining his career
Goals for the upcoming season:
Code:League Season Finished Achievements ------------------------------------------------------- Blue Square South 2010/11 4th Playoff Final losers Blue Square South 2011/12 1st Blue Square South Champions Blue Square Premier 2012/13 5th Playoff semi-final losers Blue Square Premier 2013/14 1st Blue Square Premier Champions League Two 2014/15 2nd JPT Winners, Promotion League One 2015/16 13th none League One 2016/17 2nd Promotion Championship 2017/18 14th none Championship 2018/19 12th none Championship 2019/20 5th Playoff semi-final losers Championship 2020/21 5th Playoff final losers Championship 2021/22 1st Championship Champions Premier League 2022/23 10th none Premier League 2023/24 14th FA Cup semi-finalist Premier League 2024/25 13th FA Cup Winners Premier League 2025/26 9th none
Having given up on Farnborough in 2009, i decided to have another go having just got FM2010 for xmas. On my second reload i got Truro and couldn't resist even though i know i will probably fail!! Here is my profile, hopefully i will be successful!!
Trying holidaying through the season again, maybe hornchurch and fc united done reallly really bad that year :S
Good update kaNovi, you thinking of selling Escobar due to his injury problems? Might be worth cashing in rather than hope he overcomes them.
Other than that, are you managing to see much progress between the seasons? I definitely saw my Merthyr team go through several stages, especially in the Premier League, as we progressed, and the type of performances - if not necessarily results - definitely followed an evolution.
Starting as Truro today
Hmm.. im not really seeing much progress. I get better players every year and this year my team looks almost complete, so im hoping this is the year where we push for an european spot. If we dont improve this year its hard to see when!
Well this is interesting I've just arranged to sell my backup Keeper to Levski in Bulgaria at the end of the season for a club record £600K plus 50% of next sale, he is only rated at 1.5 stars and I've only get him around as I have no-one else, so looks like I will be needing to look for a new keeper next season now...
The difference between the 4th place team and the Premier League winning one was two players (centre half and striker), and then the difference between the Premier League and the Champions League winning side was, again, 2 players (central midfielder and left winger).
What this hopefully illustrates is that the margins are small, and only a little change is required for dramatic improvement in the team's position. You're probably not far away from a very very good team - just keep things consistent and add quality to the squad
Another stat for you - 13 out of 24 of my first team squad have been with the club 5 years or more
So the Championship is fun - with the board giving me no money by the time the transfer window has closed the only signing I have made is bringing in the Belgian Centre-Back I had on loan last season on a free, though I have brought in 19 players on loan to strength the squad - I again pretty much loaned in anyone who was interested in playing for me so they aren't the best quality but they are better than my youth players.
We actually got off to a good start drawing our first two games 0-0 before losing to Forest 4-2 and then surprisingly we beat Portsmouth 1-0, rather worryingly there aren't that many teams that I'd expect us to beat - Swansea, Brighton and Gillingham look like the weaker sides, nearly everyone else has been in the Premiership at one time since 92/93.
Whilst our Carling Cup adventure was ended in the second round as we lost at home to Ipswich, so we didn't even earn any money.
So the only goal for this season is to not get relegated, as when our new stadium is built next season we should be able to actually afford to pay people to play for us.
It's taken 7 years but the board have finally decided it's worth improving our youth facilities.
Can someone upload a Truro save from the 25th please.
Snakexe: I have tried to only buy a couple of quality players every year( except for last year when i bough about 4). i have bought 2 real quality players this year so im really hoping!
I'm in my first season in the BSN with Ashton Utd and halfway through the season and really struggling. Down near the relegation zone and just having a tough time. Was hoping that someone would be able to give a few pointers as far as tactics for the BSN/BSS level. Can upload screenies of players I have if needed. Thanks in advance
What for (a) defender(s) you guys prefer in the center?
Looks offside your 2nd goal hehe
Merthyr Tydfill Championship 2024/25
FA Cup - 4th Rd
League Cup - 4th Rd
This was another season of underacheivment as i have a squad capable of promotion. After a bright start all confidence drained after winning against Liverpool in the cup. 1 win in 14 sent me down the table and although results improved after xmas i was never near to the playoffs.
In the League cup i completely outplayed premiership Liverpool, winning 2-1 at home in the 3rd Rd before being thrashed 5-2 away at premiership QPR.
In the FA cup i lost 2-1 at home to chmapionship Coventry.
Muller (history) was a big loss in the summer joining another championship side on a free for half the wages i offered him.
I got frustrated with Diop (history) form and sold him in Jan.
Soulie had become 2nd choice right midfield and wanted to leave so went in Jan.
Kilicasian was signed in Aug as my record signing but couldn't join until jan. He played one game and was injured for 3 months, when recovered he was homesick so i saw little of him on the pitch. He is described as the new Hakan Sukur
Vitiello established himself as the first choice goalie.
Spence was brought in to provide experience in centre defence and retired to the staff at the end of the season. Tedeschi and Bray showed some improvement towards the end of the season along with Miguel and Hagelstein. Hagelstein looks very good at right back but now wants to leave.
Volpi. Morisse and Roberto were excellent but the rest of the midfield were a bit flat. Martin was injured for 10 months.
Up front i lacked options as although Lehmann did well, Amestroy didn't score many and i had no-one else.
Star player - signed on a bosman last jan of last season, he is rated at prem standard and was a real threat on the right.
Code:Career so far: Season League Position Achievements -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010/11 Blue Square South 3rd Promoted via playoffs 2011/12 Blue Square Premier 9th None 2012/13 Blue Square Premier 2nd Promoted via playoffs 2013/14 League 2 15th None 2014/15 League 2 13th JPT Winners 2015/16 League 2 5th Promoted via playoffs 2016/17 League 1 13th None 2017/18 League 1 14th None 2018/19 League 1 12th None 2019/20 League 1 15th None 2020/21 League 1 14th None 2021/22 League 1 1st JPT Winners,Champions 2022/23 Championship 16th None 2023/24 Championship 8th None 2024/25 Championship 10th None
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Nah, level by a whisker; excellent linesmanship
And despite what the board say (lying through their teeth) - that the stadium can't be expanded - it can. Mine's up to 14,250 now but I think it is definitely now maxed, as we've filled it literally every game for about 4 years now and no improvement. Really need a new stadium but no sign of one yet, my finances are a little bit of a shambles so that's probably why.
Edit: Forgot what I came in to say - think I've broken Man Utd! Smashed them 4-1 at OT when they were top of the table and we were still a mid-table side a few seasons ago, they then finished that season 6th, nearly got relegated the subsequent one, and have been mid-to-bottom half of the table ever since. We always hit them for 3+ goals now... very satisfying
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I've just noticed that Middlesboro are causing havoc with the Championship fixtures - they qualifed for the Europa League after losing the FA Cup Final last season - which means Boro cannot play the midweek games and they have only managed to play 8 games when other teams have played 14 - ten teams have played 14 games, eight 13 games, three of us including me have played 12 and two have played 11 games, which is messing the table up quite badly and has since a few managers lose their jobs when they have played less games than the teams above them.
You know you've had a good month when the only thing the board can find to complain about is the fact that one of my loanees isn't playing
Secured the title after 31 league games looks like being a record-breaking season in the Premier League at least!
So frustrating lost 3 games on the trot with Truro and now promotion looks like a vert distant thought, 10 points off the play-off places in BSS
Just noticed the values of my players has shot up - I've now got several actual players (not loanees) worth over £1m


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A mage has cast a 'Beast Friend' spell on a swarm of creatures -- say, a swarm of Razor Wings. The swarm then takes a wound and splits into two swarms. Does the mage now have control of all of the new swarms, or only one of the new swarms?
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Only one of them. They are treated as two separate creatures. Remember, "Beast Friend" doesn't have you "control" a creature. It has the spellcaster "guide" the creature.
None of the above. When a swarm takes a Wound, it is Incapacitated (generally meaning that it disperses), just like any other Extra. Wounding a swarm doesn't split it. The description of swarms' "Split" ability reads:
It says nothing about them splitting in response to damage.
If the player suggests to the swarm that it should split, then I would allow him to maintain control of both sub-swarms, under the following conditions:
The end result is then identical regardless of whether he used Beast Friend once on a medium swarm and split it or used it twice on two separate small swarms - it costs 6 PP, takes up two actions, and counts as two maintained spells either way.
Or you could have it that the two smaller swarms can only act as one. They both attack the same targets and go to the same location etc. There are still the same swarm of creatures just now there are for mechanic reason treated as two smaller swarms.


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First, imagine that we had a purely monochromatic B&W panel. Do we say it has no resolution because it has no color? (Seriously?) In the PenTile case, each white subpixel would be half of the B&W resolution, and the combined RGB triplet would be the other half. So, it looks like a full resolution B&W display. This is good, because the human eye can see tremendous detail in black & white… But not so well in color!
The human vision system can only see a very low resolution in pure color. In pure red to green color our eyes see only one tenth as well as it can in pure black & white. What we see in everyday life is a combination of pure color and pure black & white, so it seems very richly detailed.
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The rumours of the game's existence stretch back to April 2008 when it was still thought to be called 'Thief 4,' with further rumour and speculation continuing to run rife before it was confirmed that the fourth game in the series was indeed in development. But that was in 2009.
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- Six months ago I began getting robocalls every other Tuesday to my cell phone which I only give out to family and close friends. Yes, I still have a land line. These calls were addressed to a guy of which I will not publish his name. To be sure, he is not be. They were calling for him to pay his bill for some apartment building. Initially I ignored it but was put off one day as I got a call at work in an environment when I am on the phones and they really frown at personal calls. I called from home one day and had a horrific time trying to get in touch with a real live person. I am not even sure how I did. They said they would remove my number.
A month later, the calls came back again. Again I ignored it for a while. Finally I called and had just as horrific a time trying to get to a real person. The only thing their phone tree was interested in is in me paying the bill. Or in this case someone else's bill. I just got off the phone with them and they said they would remove my number from this guy's account. I am still upset and am leery that the calls may start again. ComEd, please pay attention to Customer Service. I know personally, it's just not a function of billing.
ILLINOIS -- Consumers are getting ripped-off by one-and-only residential power company in Illinois, by BIG BULLY - ComEd. ComEd demanding that customers over-pay, collecting hundreds of dollars above-and-beyond their bill (electrical usage). Stop ComEd's Unfair Business Act by filing a complaint with the ICC - Illinois Commerce Commission. Stop ComEd from turning your lights off- by filing a complaint to the ICC. Here I go again, protesting against a messed up problem that affects millions of consumers.
After eight years of being a consumer of ComEd's, our power was turned off (Prior to this hardship my family is going through, I had always paid my bills on time - I was a good payer). I rushed to pay my bill the day they shut my power off. On the next day, my power was turned back on. My bill was in excess of $1000, because I was facing foreclosure on my home, and I was giving most of my money to the mortgage company, to get us in good-standing, so we can have our loan reinstated. And we succeeded- our load was modified and reinstated a couple weeks ago.
After paying the ComEd bill that was over $1000, a couple weeks later, I received a letter from ComEd, demanding that I pay them three down-payment's, because since my power had been shut off (let me remind you, just one time in eight years), I was no longer considered a good customer, but rather a high-risk customer; not even taking into consideration that the same day my power was shut off, I paid in excess of $1000, the entire past due amount.
A month later, they shut off my power again (that was last month), because I was late to pay my bill; but more importantly, I was late sending them their new requirement of the down-payment. I admit that times are difficult for my family. We struggle to pay our bills on-time. Literally, we are living week-to-week. Late last year and early this year, my husband and I lost two businesses. We have built our lives earning a six-figure income. For the first time in my life, I am collecting unemployment benefits. My husband now labors, and makes less than half of what he earned in his professional career.
Between my husband's income and my unemployment checks, we gross about $50,000 annually (that figure doesn't even reflect taxes and medical benefit deductions). We are a family of five, and we don't qualify for welfare - It just doesn't add up. Getting back to the subject of ComEd, when they turned my electricity off last month. The very same day I paid the bill PLUS the first installment of the required $108.33 down-payment, so that they would turn my electricity back on. And the following day, my power was on again. Twice they turned my power off; and twice did hundreds of dollars' worth of food spoil in my fridge and freezer.
My current bill had not been paid on-time either. We are still trying to recover from putting all are money out to the mortgage company and the $1000 to ComEd. My electricity was scheduled to be turned off yesterday. I called ComEd few days prior, and I disputed the down-payment. I explained that I felt it was unfair to expect more money than my bill, and told them I would gladly pay them only my bill amount, and would do so that day (during the phone conversation). But they would not budge. They already had over a $100 of mine just setting in an account that I could not touch or use.
These days, I just don't have an extra $325 (total of three down-payments) to be setting in ComEd's bank account. I had explained to ComEd... "That's my money, which could pay my car note, my auto insurance, or even food for the family for a couple weeks".
This time, I paid only my bill portion (even though they still have an extra $108 of mine), and I also filed a complaint with the ICC - Illinois Commerce Commission. And to my surprise, since I filed the complaint against ComEd to the ICC, regarding the demand of the down payments as a condition I have to meet in order to have electricity come to house; ComEd cannot turn my electricity off while a complaint is open.
I found that out from ComEd after I paid my only bill portion using my on-line banking. She (ComEd Rep.) was very rude when I called to let her know I only paid the bill-portion, and inquired if they were still going to turn my power off the next day. She would not answer any of my questions, only provided comments with a rude tone, that because I filed a complaint with the ICC, that my electricity would remain 'ON', until the dispute was settled. There are no other residential power companies in Illinois to choose from, so ComEd has zero competition. Why should I or anyone else have to give to ComEd $325 extra, to sit in a bank account of theirs?
I think it is an unfair practice. I imagine that if ComEd did have competition, they would design a competitive plan, with competitive rates, and offer economical solutions to those that are facing hardships, in order to keep their clients, as well as keep us satisfied - Don't you think? The phone companies, wireless and LAN lines; the cable and dish companies; and internet companies all compete for our business. And some do a good job - by providing to us options to choose from; some customize their services to fit our budgets; and some offer really good customer service, treating us with respect and valuing us as customers.
Even other industries, like lenders and insurance companies, provide us various options, as well as grace periods. But since our choices are limited to either, ComEd or candles, we are powerless - no pun intended. They tell us to jump; we ask "How high?" They tell us to bend-over, and we do. We have to, or they will turn off our electricity. And we have to OVER-PAY them, or they turn off our electricity. No grace period; no alternatives that are reasonable; no power!
What ComEd is doing... it is unfair; it is not fair at all; it is a RIPP-OFF. They should be ashamed of themselves, by taking advantage of the poor, and even more so, because we are in a recessed economy. I've think I've been a pretty good customer of ComEd's for almost a decade. Never in my life-time, have I been through a recessed economy like this. It's not just me, but millions of people (and businesses) are struggling - some already lost the battle; some live day-to-day; others live week-to-week; and most are living paycheck-to-paycheck. I am not the only person that is being demanded by ComEd, to pay more than I owe.
ComEd is ripping us off!!! In times like these, we should be helping one another, not making a bad situation worse. Things will get better, in time. But, I don't think we'll see better days anytime soon. I am very curious, and would like to know how much money ComEd has collected, above and beyond, what their customer's actual bills were. They have the nerve to take advantage of 1) having no other competition and; 2) forcing people to give them more money than what they owe - otherwise they will turn their electricity off.
Each time I called ComEd to dispute the down-payment (as well as pay my bill), they would referred me to an outside source - a utility assistance programs designed to help people through a hardship - L.E.A.P. (Low Income Energy Assistance Program) is the program I was referred to in Will County. Of course I called them, but L.E.A.P. has not been, nor will not be accepting applications for months, because of depleted government funds. And this funding problem that L.E.A.P. Is experiencing, should be expected.
As the economy continues to tank, more and more people are in need of help, and looking for resources to help them through their hardship. Not only is ComEd wrong, but the government should step-up, and provide the additional funds, to the programs that are designed to temporarily assist low-income families. Furthermore, the day (first event) that ComEd turned off my power; they had the nerve to...
1) tell me that it could take several months before L.E.A.P. Could provide assistance. That tells me that they already knew that the government program was lacking funds, and it really wasn't an option for me at the time. And...
2) charge me a convenience fee while paying my $1000+ bill over the phone. There was absolutely no convenience provided to me. They could only process one payment per day. And my debit card would only allow me to spend up to $500 per use. So, I had to pay a convenience charge on the phone, and another at an authorized agent where I physically had to drive to, in order to process my payment.
I disputed the convenience charges, because I disagree that a convenience was not provided to me. I was told that a supervisor would call me to discuss within 72 hours but I never received that call. My husband also talked to ComEd last week, regarding the shut-off notice, and again they said they would call back within 72 hours. Yet again, ComEd failed to call back. Every customer of ComEd's should know where to file a complaint against utility companies. If anyone else is being RIPPED OFF BY COMED, they should know that they can file a complaint with the ICC. (Every state has a government agency that handles complaints regarding utility companies).
Filing the complaint stopped ComEd from being allowed to shut my power off (temporarily), and hopefully, it will stop them from unfair collection of money that is not due to them. Surprisingly, a ComEd representative actually called me back because I had made an official complaint with the ICC- Wow! Illinois consumers can file a complaint online, by phone or mail with the ICC. Contact information and the on-line complaint form for the ICC is located on their website: http://www.icc/. Illinois.gov/consumer/complaint.
I was approximately 2 wks late with my payment, I was on a payment plan. Mind you I had NEVER missed a payment ALWAYS got there on time, but this ONE TIME, there were some issues with my debit card so I had to wait for a new one to arrive. In the meantime, I was sent a disconnect notice, and called basically they said there was nothing they could do because the payment was late, so I would have to pay the full 500.00. Keep in mind now, I WAS NEVER LATE MAKING MY PAYMENTS. So once my new card arrived, I called and spoke to a representative and there they said I couldn't pay the 153. No I was making every month ON TIME lol...
I had to pay all of it or I would be shut off, and sure enough, I got up one morning and dropped my son off at school, went back home to get ready for work, and YEP... NO SERVICE just that quick. But that's not the killer... Mind you I asked them why would you shut me off as faithful as I have been paying, and one late payment due to no fault of my own, why would you do that? The representative was unconcerned, didn't care, rude, trying to talk over me... and then he goes, "WE HAVE SHUT PEOPLE OFF OVER 100.00 DOLLARS". OK, AND YA BRAGGING ABOUT THAT? Whatever...
Then I said I know of a woman RIGHT NOW, that lives down the street, literally owes you all OVER 3,000 and her service is still on, then I told him about my neighbor that had a bill for 2,000 and still has service, BUT YOU SHUT ME OFF OVER MISSING A 152.00 PAYMENT? He goes well they going to get shut off too. "UMMMM let me just tell you all, these people STILL have service as of 11-25-2009. One of the ladies moved, I asked her "did they make you pay that bill", she goes nope, they just forwarded it to my new address and gave me a new acct. UMMM, am I missing something COMED? Do you pick and choose who to shut off?
Yes ComEd is a hot mess, we do need other utility services available to choose from, and it really isn't the company, it's the people that work there, talk to you like they out on the street. But one does have to keep in mind "what goes around comes around" be careful how you talk and treat people.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- I received a call from my roommate on Oct. 29 informing me that our electricity had been disconnected. I never received a "Disconnection Notice" or phone call regarding this matter. I then called ComEd and was informed by a representative that I had to check with the landlord of the building, because he "allegedly" had the meter to my apartment illegally connected to the building. I called my landlord (who finally contacted me 2 days later), and he said he didn't know what was going on. I lived at this address for over a year and always paid my electric bill on time and for the "Amount Due" listed on the bill.
I just found out from a neighbor on Oct. 31 where the meters where located. I never had a problem with my electricity since I lived here. Now I have Over $175 worth of groceries I just purchased spoil! I called ComEd customer service again on Nov. 1, and was "Rudely" and "Falsely" accused of stealing electricity from ComEd. That was not her place to make such an accusation and I was greatly offended. Yes, my electric bill has been low. Perhaps it's the fact that my roommate and I have a habit of turning off lights and unplugging electrical appliances that are not in use.
The only items that remain plugged are the refrigerator, microwave, T.V/V.C.R and alarm clock. My roommate and I are usually gone all day and the most electricity is probably use between 9:30 to 12 or 2 A.M. I received my next bill on Oct. 30 and looked the entire bill over. (I usually just look at the amount due and just pay whatever it says.) Then, I compared it to my other bills and notice that the amount of kilowatts never increased nor decreased.
I don't know if this means there is a problem with the meter (rather or not it is broken), or if the landlord had it connected illegally. But, I have been faithfully paying the bills they sent me, and I am willing to send copies of the bills to ComEd. I have not "Stolen" nor "Cheated" ComEd. I can understand if I didn't pay my bills or didn't pay the correct amount, but I only paid what I was billed. I also deserve an apology from the representative for her remarks, and my service should be reinstated and lots of groceries replaced. If anyone should be penalized, then it should be the landlord of the building, not the innocent tenants who get the "short end of the stick!!"
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- For few months I was receiving relatively high electric bills for not spending too much time in my apt. One month I was out of town for three weeks and received the highest bill yet. At that point I called to see what was going on and was told it was life and there is nothing to do about the high bill I asked if perhaps there was a mistake and was told absolutely not. I checked my apt breakers and realized I was being charged for another apt in my building. I called back a few times until a representative took me seriously and asked me to check my breakers again and said they would send out a person to conduct a meter reading.
The meter reading was completed two months later. I called after the reading was done about a month later to check if the billing switch was made. I was told there was no reason to be concerned, the switch was made and the accounting dept. was correcting the billing. Two months after being billed appropriately, I looked at my bill and noticed a high bill again. My apt was billed for the wrong apt a second time. I called again and was told I would hear from a supervisor in a couple days after waiting on hold for a half hour.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS -- Comed CS is Horrible. I called in about transferring service and had to deal with an extremely rude and bitter CS Representative by the name of **. It also sounded like I interrupted her lunch and coworker conversations. She had a "chip on her shoulder" from the beginning, which I originally ignored bc I just wanted to get ready my move in the couple of weeks. I questioned the process of transferring my service and said I would call back after I talk to CUB (utility watchdog) and for now just gave her a date to stop service at one of the addresses.
Her response to that was "we can interrupt your service ya know"... what??? Because you are bitter and I had a question you didn't seem to have the right answer too??? You see **, I pay my bills, so maybe that's why you are so confused. If I don't pay... then yes, you can disconnect but I'm pretty sure you can't disconnect service bc you're a big, giant, bitter. So glad, Comed's getting killed by all of the new alternatives. How does this lazy, witch have a job? How can she go right to cuttings someone's service because she is clearly going through menopause or is just crazy? ALL THE MORE REASON TO SUPPORT ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES!!
KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS -- I was paying my bill on a monthly. I am on a fixed income, have been for the last ten years. I live in a mobile home and I have electric heat one child. And my bill is over $5500 with the payments of $250 to $400 hundred a month I pay. Tried to get on payment plan they refused me tried to get on an energy saving plan they offered, they claim the app was lost. Deal expired. Now they shut power off, refused to work with me, refused to turn power back on accused me before for tampering with equipment, got charge over $3000 dollars for it.
I am not an electrician don't know a thing about it but was charged for the crime. Tried calling to talk to supervisor & a representative, still no deal. So now it's getting cold. I live in rural area with no heat no lights no way to cook with my child. Please can someone help me I am a 35 yr old female. Been disable for the past seventeen years.
ILLINOIS -- This company is a rip-off. My cousin owed the company $900 from when she was married and living at a different residence. So they told here they were going to disconnect her service, with it being November in Chicago (dead winter). So I called to start new service in my name. About a month later they told me I was responsible for paying her bill because I was added to her account when she opened it. LOL, so I put the account in dispute. It's funny how you can never speak with the department handling the dispute. So after months of this they decide they will take me to collections and force me to pay her balance.
I sent numerous faxes with my lease showing I have lived out of state for years prior to her opening her account. ComEd could not show a statement showing that I was listed on her account. Long story short, my cousin was in the process of bankruptcy so she had an attorney. They allowed the attorney to speak with the dispute department about this matter (that's crazy she can but I can't). So the attorney told them they were committing fraud by adding me to her account and forcing me to pay that $900 bill.
They finally took it off my account but informed me that they would not be updating the records with the credit bureaus and it was my responsibility. I will definitely be contacting the BBB to report this company. You would think they would try to provide a service to their customers but they just rip them off.
CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS -- I have had an estimated bill since May, this is now September, or billing for August. I have paid approximately $300 per month, which in comparison to my neighbors is in line. I received a bill today for $1,639.71! When I called Comed, the customer service representative stated that the bill is correct.
I explained to her that it cannot be correct, because if I was paying $300 per month, the total bill per month of actual bills would have been over $600 per month. I do not run my air conditioner very often and am very energy efficient. I waited for a supervisor for 67 minutes and then received a message that they are now gone for the evening and to call back tomorrow. I am ready to scream. I will update the site with what the determination is.
ANTIOCH, ILLINOIS -- August 29, 2012. I called to start a new service location with COMED today and was told there was an outstanding debt in the amount of $200 from 1999! Note we have four accounts today - all payments having been automatically debited from our bank account so never late in YEARS. This is the first I am hearing about a $200 1999 debt. They will not start new service unless this is paid. And they can provide no detail. What a scam. You can bet I will be looking at other service providers. The CSR was not nice either.


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The Carmi Recreational Summer League Fun Day is set for Sept. 15 and the public is encouraged to come have fun.
There will be a Bake Sale, Cookout, Craft/Vendor sale and a Home Run Derby for boys and girls grades third through eighth. There will also be a four in one combo inflatable and a $5 armband will get you unlimited playtime from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
The Home Run Derby registration will start at 9 a.m. at the concession stand.
There is a five dollar entry fee.
The schedule will be girls third to fifth grade 10 a.m., boys third to fifth grade 11 a.m., girls sixth to eighth grade 12 p.m. and boys sixth to eighth grade 1 p.m.
A trophy will be given to the winner of each grade.
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7 Modern Ghost Towns That Look Like Sci-Fi Movies
Our highly industrialized world has created vast tracts of concrete and steel and ... trash. Lots and lots of trash. When the tides of mankind shift, things that were once its prized brainchildren are abandoned to the elements to slowly fade away. But when you step into some of these vast cities of rust and tetanus, it feels strangely like you've stepped into some far-flung era when the future is the past and the past is ... the ancient past, we guess?
OK, since we've officially confused ourselves, let's just get straight to the futuristic abandoned stuff, shall we?
#7. Spomeniks -- the Balkans
When you see something like that looming in the distance, you just stepped through a Stargate onto some distant world, or out of a time machine into a future Earth ruled by your childhood bully, and this is his winged emblem. Or maybe that thing is the time machine. Or maybe, just maybe, it's a Spomenik.
What the hell is a Spomenik, you ask? Well, Americans weren't the only ones to have a World War II "Greatest Generation" -- the Yugoslavian government worshiped and idolized the sacrifices made during World War II, and as a result, thousands of these monuments to the war sprouted up all throughout Yugoslavia.
Apparently the only rule when designing a Spomenik was: 1) Make it fucking weird. They ranged from Godzilla-sized viruses:
To Boba Fett's bachelor pad:
Jan Kempenaers
"Wait till you see my jet pack course out back. The 'Sarlacc pit' obstacle gets me every time."
But then the Yugoslavian dream ended in the early '90s when the country tore itself apart. Most of the Spomeniks were torn down, but many still stand abandoned throughout the Balkans, their original symbolism lost to time. Today, they presumably only serve to alternately freak out and confuse the hell out of any tourists who happen upon them.
#6. Energomash Plant -- Moscow
Look at that. That's obviously the core of the Death Star. Any second now, the Millennium Falcon's going to come roaring through there to turn that fucker into an unrealistically fiery space explosion, and all the Ewoks will be so, so happy.
Actually, that's a shot taken not so long ago in a galaxy ... well, right about here. It turns out that the mountains of industrial waste created by the former Soviet Union have resulted in an underground explorer culture, and thanks to a handy Russian law stating that it's not trespassing so long as there's an open door or a busted gate, right now hundreds of Russians are rummaging through poisonous Soviet rust piles in hopes of snagging some truly prime Abandoned Porn. At the forefront of this movement is Lana Sator, who documents her adventures on her LiveJournal account. (Yes, people still use LiveJournal -- mostly in Russia.)
Sator, chilling moments before activating the Stargate.
These photos were taken when Sator and some friends sneaked into the state-owned Energomash plant near Moscow. While that sounds like a factory producing the world's most horrific energy drink, its actual purpose was to test rockets -- big rockets. Once inside, in addition to a scale model of the core of the Death Star (as if that weren't enough), Sator also found either the prototype for the Soviet Overcompensation Rocket or the permanent storage space for Spinal Tap's guitar amplifiers, we're not sure which:
Lana Sator
Either way, these go to 11.
#5. Buzludzha Monument -- Bulgaria
That's got to be a remote Galactic Empire base on planet Hoth. But wait -- wasn't it the Rebels who had a base on Hoth? And while we're at it, that big star emblem is totally not movie-accurate.
There's also a shocking lack of kissing siblings and sexually ambiguous robots.
No, this giant building is in fact the Buzludzha Monument in Bulgaria. It wasn't always dilapidated and snow-covered, but even in its heyday, it still looked like something straight out of an early '80s sci-fi flick:
Just add bad hair and a Queen soundtrack.
The monument exists because in 1891, some Bulgarians met on a remote mountain to form a socialist organization. Decades later, World War II left the entire Eastern European bloc in Stalin's hands, and a communist government ruled over Bulgaria. To commemorate that 1891 meeting, the Bulgoviets built this gigantic concrete flying saucer on top of the mountain in bumfuck nowhere, Bulgaria, where the meeting took place. Just 10 years after it opened in 1981, the Iron Curtain fell and Bulgaria's communist government collapsed. The monument was abandoned, and the Bulgarian populace has since demonstrated just how much of a shit they give about socialist ideals ...
That would be "not a single, steaming turd."
... but add some snow and stream in some sunlight, and suddenly the inner auditorium of the monument full-on transforms into a UFO straight out of Invasion of the Commie Snatchers:
"Prepare for anal probing, comrade ... you know, for the common good."
#4. Soviet Superplanes -- Russia
Oh, you wacky Soviets, with your communism and your nuclear missiles and your freaking crashed spaceships. How else would you explain this thing? It obviously only ended up here on Earth because two of its eight warp drives failed on the way to Ursa Minor, forcing it to crash land on our little backwater pisspot of a planet. It's what the Roswell crash would look like if it took place in Russia instead of New Mexico and the aliens were rednecks with an insatiable engine fetish.
That, or it's the remains of the monster Soviet watercraft the Lun Ekranoplan. Designed to skim across the surface of the water and explodify anything in its path, this ground effect vehicle weighed 380 tons, had a 148-foot wingspan, and packed six anti-ship missiles, because of course it did.
Igor Kolokov
We're just going to assume that every male involved with this somehow possessed an inverted penis.
But it wasn't just military vehicles that got an otherworldly makeover in Soviet Russia -- even their mass transit looked like it was about to blast off for intergalactic destinations. This Russian Meteor hydrofoil, for example, looks like it was plucked straight out of a 1950s Buck Rogers comic strip and promptly dropped in the woods to rot:
The best part? You can still ride in one. Just not to Jupiter.