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Is it possible to fine clubs?
Not really. I used to run a set up FFP/Reality Check where I introduced squad caps through wage budgets and artificial transfer budgets but that only works well if it’s done from the start.
 

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I’m not sure what’s going on here but can’t find players and the whole system seems sluggish. Is the app better?

Not how I remembered it!
 

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Just logging in to WHU

Why are the majority of players shown as “player23456” rather than names?
You have to load a data pack.

If on PC: Go to the Game World drop down menu, Player Database and there's an option underneath Rating Changes that says Load Data Pack. Click that and load Super Worlds Data.

I’m not sure what’s going on here but can’t find players and the whole system seems sluggish. Is the app better?

Not how I remembered it!
Yeah unfortunately around 2015/16 they "updated the UI" which has mostly been a backwards step. They're planning on some sort of update this year which will overhaul things but no news on when that'll happen. There is an icon which takes you back to the old interface but if on mobile then someone else will be better placed to tell you how to go there
 

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On mobile click the lines on the top left before going to club and then click account settings then click the one that looks like a grid and download the same data pack as damo said
 

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You have to load a data pack.

If on PC: Go to the Game World drop down menu, Player Database and there's an option underneath Rating Changes that says Load Data Pack. Click that and load Super Worlds Data.


Yeah unfortunately around 2015/16 they "updated the UI" which has mostly been a backwards step. They're planning on some sort of update this year which will overhaul things but no news on when that'll happen. There is an icon which takes you back to the old interface but if on mobile then someone else will be better placed to tell you how to go there
Thanks for getting back to me. I’m not on PC/Laptop so will be playing on my phone. Just looked for the database option and can’t find it at all?

Nothing that lets me load data packs..

I’ll give this a try (providing this issue can be sorted) but I’ll be honest I’m not particularly enjoying the experience thus far.
 

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I think the following clubs have stadium capacity increased

Div 1
Cardiff City: 43283 -> 43876
Hereford: 35008 -> 37375
Leyton Orient: 27601 -> 34917 (in Season 24 their capacity was 13999)
Kidderminster Harriers: 19482 -> 21042

Div 2
Gillingham: 18824 -> 20480
 

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I think the following clubs have stadium capacity increased

Div 1
Cardiff City: 43283 -> 43876
Hereford: 35008 -> 37375
Leyton Orient: 27601 -> 34917 (in Season 24 their capacity was 13999)
Kidderminster Harriers: 19482 -> 21042

Div 2
Gillingham: 18824 -> 20480
Yeah mines moved to 43,876 another 593.

Funniest thing I’ve read this morning:
This season your Chairman expects you to mount a serious title challenge.
Yeah about that…
 

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New FFP (S26)

Div 1

  1. Tottenham Hotspur - 42
  2. Manchester United - 45
  3. Arsenal - 48
  4. West Ham United - 48
  5. Liverpool - 50
  6. Newcastle United - 50
  7. Sunderland - 51
  8. Aston Villa - 52
  9. Cardiff City - 52
  10. Chelsea - 52
  11. Everton - 52
  12. Fulham - 52
  13. Middlesbrough - 52
  14. Nottingham Forest - 52
  15. Norwich City - 52
  16. Southampton - 52
  17. Southend United - 52
  18. Hereford - 53
  19. Leyton Orient - 54
  20. Kidderminster Harriers - 57
Div 2
  1. Manchester City - 51
  2. Barnsley - 54
  3. Blackburn Rovers - 54
  4. Bournemouth - 54
  5. Darlington - 54
  6. Milton Keynes Dons - 54
  7. Wolverhampton Wanderers - 54
  8. Bristol City - 55
  9. Leeds United - 55
  10. Gillingham - 59
Div 5
  1. Bradford City - 64
 

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New FFP (S26)

Div 1

  1. Tottenham Hotspur - 42
  2. Manchester United - 45
  3. Arsenal - 48
  4. West Ham United - 48
  5. Liverpool - 50
  6. Newcastle United - 50
  7. Sunderland - 51
  8. Aston Villa - 52
  9. Cardiff City - 52
  10. Chelsea - 52
  11. Everton - 52
  12. Fulham - 52
  13. Middlesbrough - 52
  14. Nottingham Forest - 52
  15. Norwich City - 52
  16. Southampton - 52
  17. Southend United - 52
  18. Hereford - 53
  19. Leyton Orient - 54
  20. Kidderminster Harriers - 57
Div 2
  1. Manchester City - 51
  2. Barnsley - 54
  3. Blackburn Rovers - 54
  4. Bournemouth - 54
  5. Darlington - 54
  6. Milton Keynes Dons - 54
  7. Wolverhampton Wanderers - 54
  8. Bristol City - 55
  9. Leeds United - 55
  10. Gillingham - 59
Div 5
  1. Bradford City - 64
What’s the threshold for a 51 cap?
 

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New FFP (19 April 2022)

Div 1

  1. Tottenham Hotspur - 42/42
  2. Manchester United - 44/45
  3. Arsenal - 45/48
  4. West Ham United - 50/48
  5. Liverpool - 49/50
  6. Newcastle United - 48/50
  7. Sunderland - 48/51
  8. Aston Villa - 50/52
  9. Cardiff City - 52/52
  10. Chelsea - 46/52
  11. Everton - 52/52
  12. Fulham - 51/52
  13. Middlesbrough - 52/52
  14. Nottingham Forest - 51/52
  15. Norwich City - 49/52
  16. Southampton - 52/52
  17. Southend United - 52/52
  18. Hereford - 53/53
  19. Leyton Orient - 54/54
  20. Kidderminster Harriers - 51/57
Div 2
  1. Manchester City - 38/51
  2. Barnsley - 48/54
  3. Blackburn Rovers - 42/54
  4. Bournemouth - 50/54
  5. Darlington - 50/54
  6. Milton Keynes Dons - 51/54
  7. Wolverhampton Wanderers - 52/54
  8. Bristol City - 47/55
  9. Leeds United - 54/55
  10. Gillingham - 46/59
Div 5
  1. Bradford City - 52/64

Teams with changes to FFP:

Tottenham Hotspur (44 to 42 @Big-Red)
Bournemouth (52 to 54 @Dans)
Darlington (52 to 54 @Mani)
West Ham United (50 to 48 @TheReligion)
Wolverhampton Wanderers (52 to 54 @Wino1)
Hereford (54 to 53 @RedSky)
Leyton Orient (55 to 54 @The Stain)
Kidderminster Harriers (59 to 57)

@TheReligion has until approx 10th May to get his FFP in order. At the moment Southampton are the only side with an FFP ban.
 

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Loan Cap (S14 and onwards)
  1. Applies to unmanaged clubs only
  2. Loan cap = FFP minus 40, first come first serve (e.g. if your FFP aka squad limit is 50, your loan cap = 50 - 40 = 10, which means you can only loan 10 players out to unmanaged clubs)
  3. Duration for the above - until Turn 2 every season. After Turn 2, it is free-for-all
  4. HARD RULE: Only players with rating 75 and/or above are allowed to be loaned out - if you spot someone breaking this, tell them to recall the player
 

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Race to 90 (III)

Name (Team): Player Name - Updated Rating (Start Rating)

  1. 2mufc0 (Sunderland): Benoit Badiashile - 88 (73)
  2. The Taurean (Nottingham Forest): Myron Boadu - 87 (76)
  3. Litterbug (Blackburn): Victor Mollejo - 82 (70)
  4. harshad (Bristol City): Angel Gomes - 82 (75)
  5. Damien (Man Utd): Eddie Salcedo - 82 (73)
  6. infamous7 (Fulham): Tiago Dantas - 78 (73)
  7. christy87 (Chelsea): Luan Candido - 78 (70)
Race to 90 winners

EditionPlayerManagerClub
IGabriel JesusThe StainEverton
IIAchraf HakimiIt's a farce!Norwich City

Elimination:
Ki-Jana Hoever - @dutza90 sold him
 

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Race to 90 (IV)

Name (Team): Player Name - Updated Rating (Start Rating)

  1. LungiDevil (Leeds United): Nuno Mendes - 87 (78)
  2. infamous (Fulham): Jamal Musiala - 87 (73)
  3. The Stain (Leyton Orient): Josko Gvardiol - 86 (73)
  4. RedSky (Hereford): Noni Madueke - 85 (76)
  5. spontaneus1 (Barnsley): Harvey Elliott - 83 (76)
  6. Damien (Manchester United): Luka Sucic - 83 (70)
  7. Wino1 (Wolverhampton Wanderers): Gabriel Veron - 82 (76)
  8. LitterBug (Blackburn Rovers): Becir Omeragic - 82 (73)
  9. dutza90 (Middlesbrough): Taylor Harwood-Bellis 82 (76)
  10. CrackersJr (Newcastle United): Troy Parrott - 78 (77)
  11. The Taurean (Nottingham Forest): Eduardo Quaresma - 78 (76)
  12. 2mufc0 (Sunderland): Amad Diallo - 78 (73)
  13. BenitoSTARR (Cardiff City): Joelson Fernandes - 76 (76)
  14. Dans (Bournemouth): Luke Matheson - 76 (76)
  15. Akash (Kidderminster Harriers): Lazar Samardzic - 76 (73)
  16. Springfield WildCats (Milton Keynes Dons): Naci Unuvar - 76 (73)
  17. Big-Red (Tottenham Hotspur): Mustafa Kapi - 73 (73)
  18. christy87 (Chelsea): Luka "Mexican Messi" Romero - 73 (68)
Race to 90 winners

EditionPlayerManagerClub
IGabriel JesusThe StainEverton
IIAchraf HakimiIt's a farce!Norwich City

Elimination:
Bartosz Bialek - L M left West Ham United
 

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Yeah, 3 will probably end up going for another year or more unless Badiashile/Boadu move elsewhere as Monaco player rises are slow as feck.
Don't think Gvardiol can catch up to Musiala and Mendes. Based on Mendes playing more than Musiala i'd say Mendes wins.
 

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With your managerial prowess I’m pretty sure you could break these to be fair:
  • Lowest points total
  • Least goals scored
  • Most goals conceded
:lol:
I'm just trying to be like you, I know you broke the richter scale for the xUaFW recently.
Expected Unbearableness after Friendly Win
(See recent game Vs Manchester United for evidence)
 

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:lol:
I'm just trying to be like you, I know you broke the richter scale for the xUaFW recently.
Expected Unbearableness after Friendly Win
(See recent game Vs Manchester United for evidence)
It doesn’t count as major silverware but i wear it as a badge of honour.
 

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I’m getting business done. No bullshit just big deals dropping everywhere.

My door is open but it’s got to be right for me, the club and Karen Brady
 

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Jesus, that's over 4.3 goals a game.. How in the feck do I compete with that, that is just the league stats right.. How in the feck.
I think you'll be okay. Ratings at the time (April 2020) of his top three goalscorers

Jeremie Boga - 86 (26 goals)
Patson Daka - 82 (17 goals)
Roman Yaremchuk - 85 (15 goals)

Your front three are all 89 rated. Only way you don't break his record is if someone else takes over another Div 5 club.

Put my results in context. I took over the worst club in the entire game.
Your stats were very impressive

I’m getting business done. No bullshit just big deals dropping everywhere.

My door is open but it’s got to be right for me, the club and Karen Brady
Have fun, just be careful. Good to see you below squad cap already but any potential bids for players are assumed to be won for FFP purposes until they're rejected/the player goes to another club so you're at 47 now but if you have bids out there for 2 players and they're both cash bids then they count as you being at 49.
 

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I think you'll be okay. Ratings at the time (April 2020) of his top three goalscorers

Jeremie Boga - 86 (26 goals)
Patson Daka - 82 (17 goals)
Roman Yaremchuk - 85 (15 goals)

Your front three are all 89 rated. Only way you don't break his record is if someone else takes over another Div 5 club.


Your stats were very impressive


Have fun, just be careful. Good to see you below squad cap already but any potential bids for players are assumed to be won for FFP purposes until they're rejected/the player goes to another club so you're at 47 now but if you have bids out there for 2 players and they're both cash bids then they count as you being at 49.
I do have some business ongoing but I will get below the cap. Just need a bit of patience whilst I get my feet under the table. Tidying up a mess here, much like Ten Hag
 

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I do have some business ongoing but I will get below the cap. Just need a bit of patience whilst I get my feet under the table. Tidying up a mess here, much like Ten Hag
Just make sure those external bids aren’t just cash only or you will have already broken an FFP rule as you made those bids before players were physically out of the club.
 

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Just make sure those external bids aren’t just cash only or you will have already broken an FFP rule as you made those bids before players were physically out of the club.
I appreciate your help. I’m looking to use players in my deals where possible.

I will also look at setting up a partnership with other teams outside the top flight.
 

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2:2 draw against Arsenal in the Charity Shield but won 5:4 on penalties. Unexpected victory to start the season.

Oblak (95)⭐

Trent (94) Ramos (93) Alaba (94) Hakimi (92)
Gueye (91) Pedri (90)
Eriksen (91)➕-- Goretzka (93) -- Sancho (92)⚽
Mbappe (96)

Subs: Baku (89), Stones (91), Kounde (91), Zakaria (91)⚽, Rice (91), Bellingham (90), Pulisic (91)➕
Suspended: Van Dijk (96)
Did not travel: Mina (89), Under (89), Dest (88), Reyna (87)

Key:
⚽ = Goal
➕ = Assist
⭐ = MOTM
= Subbed off
= Subbed on


Manchester United v Arsenal fixtures this season

GameUtd PossArsenal PossUtd Shots (SoT)Arsenal Shots (SoT)Utd GoalsArsenal GoalsUtd SoT Conv.Arsenal SoT Conv.
22nd Apr: Utd v Arsenal​
50%
50%
13 (5)​
10 (7)
2
2
40%
28.6%​
Combined
50%
50%
13 (5)​
10 (7)
2
2
40%
28.6%​

 

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Unsurprisingly lost another Super Cup to Cardiff City despite being completely dominant in stats again. Congrats Benito.

Oblak (95)

Hakimi (92) Van Dijk (96) Ramos (93) Alaba (94)
Gueye (91) Bellingham (90)
Eriksen (91) -- Pulisic (91) -- Sancho (92)
Mbappe (96)

Subs: Baku (89), Stones (91), Kounde (91), Zakaria (91), Rice (91), Pedri (90), Under (89)
Injured: Trent (94)
Suspended: Goretzka (93)
Did not travel: Mina (89), Dest (88), Reyna (87)

Key:
⚽ = Goal
➕ = Assist
⭐ = MOTM
= Subbed off
= Subbed on


Manchester United v Cardiff City fixtures this season

GameUtd PossCardiff PossUtd Shots (SoT)Cardiff Shots (SoT)Utd GoalsCardiff GoalsUtd SoT Conv.Cardiff SoT Conv.
23rd Apr: Utd v Cardiff City (Super Cup)​
54%
46%​
13 (7)
9 (3)​
0​
2
0%​
66.6%
Combined
54%
46%​
13 (7)
9 (3)​
0​
2
0%​
66.6%