Gaming The SM RedCafe League

[Big-Red]

Tough run Damo???

Sun 17 Nov Divisão 1 [A] - Manchester United
Thu 21 Nov Divisão 1 [H] - Nottingham Forest
Sun 24 Nov Divisão 1 [H] - Chelsea
Thu 28 Nov Divisão 1 [A] - Fulham
Sun 1 Dec Divisão 1 [H] - Middlesbrough
Thu 5 Dec Divisão 1 [A] - Manchester City
Sun 8 Dec Divisão 1 [H] - Liverpool
Thu 12 Dec Divisão 1 [A] - Bolton Wanderers
Sun 15 Dec Divisão 1 [H] - Everton
Thu 19 Dec Divisão 1 [A] - Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sun 22 Dec Divisão 1 [H] - Aston Villa
Thu 26 Dec Divisão 1 [A] - West Bromwich Albion
Sun 29 Dec Divisão 1 [H] - Arsenal

 

[Damien]

Tough run Damo???

Sun 17 Nov Divisão 1 [A] - Manchester United
Thu 21 Nov Divisão 1 [H] - Nottingham Forest
Sun 24 Nov Divisão 1 [H] - Chelsea
Thu 28 Nov Divisão 1 [A] - Fulham
Sun 1 Dec Divisão 1 [H] - Middlesbrough
Thu 5 Dec Divisão 1 [A] - Manchester City
Sun 8 Dec Divisão 1 [H] - Liverpool
Thu 12 Dec Divisão 1 [A] - Bolton Wanderers
Sun 15 Dec Divisão 1 [H] - Everton
Thu 19 Dec Divisão 1 [A] - Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sun 22 Dec Divisão 1 [H] - Aston Villa
Thu 26 Dec Divisão 1 [A] - West Bromwich Albion
Sun 29 Dec Divisão 1 [H] - Arsenal

We're fixture buddies again (though I play my games two game days before you do):

Sun 10 Nov Divisão 1 [H] - Chelsea
Thu 14 Nov Divisão 1 [A] - Nottingham Forest
Sun 17 Nov Divisão 1 [H] - Tottenham Hotspur
Thu 21 Nov Divisão 1 [A] - Fulham
Sun 24 Nov Divisão 1 [H] - Middlesbrough
Thu 28 Nov Divisão 1 [A] - Manchester City
Sun 1 Dec Divisão 1 [H] - Liverpool
Thu 5 Dec Divisão 1 [A] - Bolton Wanderers
Sun 8 Dec Divisão 1 [H] - Everton
Thu 12 Dec Divisão 1 [A] - Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sun 15 Dec Divisão 1 [H] - Aston Villa
Thu 19 Dec Divisão 1 [A] - West Bromwich Albion
Sun 22 Dec Divisão 1 [H] - Arsenal

Exactly the same, though I play Chelsea before Forest, while you play them after.

 

[Big Andy]

Hopefully I can start the season stronger than last season....

I've never seen anyone in all the years I've been playing this game, win the league twice in a row...ever...

 

[Big-Red]

Starting 11

Spoiler

Second 11

Spoiler

Enough depth to deal with injuries, probably not enough to challenge for the cup. Nice young age for the 2nds though.

 

[JB7]

Brought in Sagna (91) yesterday to boost the defence, signing Bojan today - bit of an odd one but £4m for an 88 rated 23 year old playing regular football isn't too bad business.

The club board expects promotion, brilliant.

 

[Damien]

Starting 11

Spoiler

Second 11

Spoiler

Enough depth to deal with injuries, probably not enough to challenge for the cup. Nice young age for the 2nds though.

Very good. Mine:

Starting XI

Spoiler

Second XI (Well, de Gea's in both...)

Spoiler

I've got a bit of a winger shortage, but in cups I use some of my first XI anyway. Replace Mavrias with Ronaldo and Zouma with Rafael and that's pretty much what it'd be.

 

[Flying Fox]

Chairman expects a top half finish

 

[Varun]

Modric's last position change has really fecked up my options. Can only play through the middle now.

 

[RedSky]

Missed the last few days of SM. Don't suppose you got the club values when the loans were cancelled Damo?

 

[Damien]

Missed the last few days of SM. Don't suppose you got the club values when the loans were cancelled Damo?

Unfortunately not. Loans were only recalled this morning.

 

[RedSky]

Unfortunately not. Loans were only recalled this morning.

Stupid game.

 

[AngeloHenriquez]

Damo, PM'd you regarding Varane

 

[Big-Red]

Got Gianneli Imbula. First blood goes to Big-Red.

 

[Barney]

Damo, PM'd you regarding Varane

Let me know if I have any players that you'd be interested in swapping for him.

 

[Levo]

Yeah, feck the rest of us.

 

[Mr Anderson]

Stroots upto 91 already

 

[Varun]

1.2mil. Wow.

 

[Levo]

Good thing I upped it, would of lost out otherwise. Know what you vultures can be like with young talent.

 

[Big Andy]

In another game, I've been offered Moura and James Rodriguez in a swap for Julian Draxler...

Do I take that? I've got high hopes for Draxler, but Moura and Rodriguez are also good prospects..

What to do...???

 

[Barney]

In another game, I've been offered Moura and James Rodriguez in a swap for Julian Draxler...

Do I take that? I've got high hopes for Draxler, but Moura and Rodriguez are also good prospects..

What to do...???

Draxler will be better than both probably, but the other two are very good prospects too. Depends how good the rest of your team is.

 

[Damien]

Beat Liverpool 2-1 to win the Charity Shield Good game Barney.

Tied with Arsenal in second now on most trophies won.

 

[Barney]

Beat Liverpool 2-1 to win the Charity Shield Good game Barney.

Didn't even know a game was today. Congrats.

You're up in the draft league, btw.

 

[Damien]

Didn't even know a game was today. Congrats.

You're up in the draft league, btw.

Cheers, got the PM.

 

[Barney]

Shite, Aubameyang and Navas both injured.

 

[Big-Red]

Terrible pre season

 

[Damien]

I didn't know the Charity Shield used fitness up... my squad is in a bit of trouble for tomorrow's match then.

 

[Mr Anderson]

Beat Liverpool 2-1 to win the Charity Shield Good game Barney.

Tied with Arsenal in second now on most trophies won.

Ah now, only Liverpool fans count charity shield as a trophy

Well done though

 

[Varun]

After the heartbreak of last season, we start again today. Good luck all.

 

[RedSky]

So... I've made zero signings this pre season. Wonderful. I'm not happy with my chairmen one bit!

 

[Flying Fox]

So... I've made zero signings this pre season. Wonderful. I'm not happy with my chairmen one bit!

Neither have I (technically) high five!

Got a swathe of potential transfer bids in though.

 

[Damien]

My squad for the season - 1 less player than there was at the start of last season. Since then Smalling and Canales were sold, Reyes has gone out on loan, Ozil and van Persie were exchanged for Ronaldo and Castaignos, Carrick and Papadopoulos have come in to the squad to start this season. Vidic decreased in rating while de Gea, Rafael, Digne, Bale, Isco, Bender, Pogba, Balotelli and Michu all rose.

Goalkeepers (2)
David de Gea (22/91)
Ben Amos (23/82)

Defenders (7)
Sergio Ramos (27/95 D(RC))
Nemanja Vidic (32/94 D(C))
Rafael da Silva (23/91 D,DM,M(R))
Alex Sandro (22/89 D,DM,M(L))
Kyriakos Papadopoulos (21/89 D,DM(C))
Lucas Digne (20/88 D,DM(L))
Serge Aurier (20/87 D(RLC))

Midfielders (8)
Gareth Bale (24/94 AM(RLC))
Mario Gotze (21/93 AM(RLC),F(RL))
Michael Carrick (32/92 DM,M(C))
Alarcon Isco (21/91 M(C),AM(RLC))
Lars Bender (24/91 D(R),DM,M(RC))
Christian Eriksen (21/90 M,AM(C))
Paul Pogba (20/89 DM,M(C))
James McCarthy (22/88 DM,M,AM(C))

Forwards (5)
Lionel Messi (26/99 AM(C),F(RLC))
Cristiano Ronaldo (28/98 AM(RL),F(RLC))
Mario Balotelli (23/91 F(RLC))
Perez Michu (27/90 AM,F(C))
Luc Castaignos (21/87 F(RLC))

Squad feels a bit... fragile looking at that but did well last season. Bit annoyed with how I went out of the CL but other than that no real complaints. This season top four place and at least one trophy is the target again.

 

[Varun]

So... I've made zero signings this pre season. Wonderful. I'm not happy with my chairmen one bit!

I got just 1 kid in.

This will be a tough season for me after I decided to invest all of my money into very young players rather than getting some squad players in. Few injuries and I'l be fecked

 

[Damien]

Great tagline. Was trying to think of one for that post but couldn't think of anything.

 

[Varun]

Wants the D

Who gave me this Damo?

 

[Damien]

No idea. At a guess I'd say Top.

 

[Damien]

Manchester United lineup to face Hull City

Subs

 

[Damien]

Drew 1-1 but no injuries. I don't seem to have a great record in the league games that Pogba plays in. Next up: Marseille.

 

[Big-Red]

feck this.

 

[Damien]

Looks like a bad opening day for all the top half teams from last season apart from Newcastle and Chelsea.

 

[Mr Anderson]

Solid win for me indeed. Was unsure how it would go, had to play a defender out of position, and took a gamble with making subs if I was winning at 60 minutes. Very happy.