Gaming The SM RedCafe League | Season 31 starts Sunday. One Division 1 team available (Gillingham). Let Damien know if interested.

[Damien]

Race to 90 (III)

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

1. 2mufc0 (Sunderland): Benoit Badiashile - 89 (73)
2. The Taurean (Nottingham Forest): Myron Boadu - 87 (76)
3. christy87 (Chelsea): Luan Candido - 85 (70)
4. harshad (Bristol City): Angel Gomes - 85 (75)
5. Litterbug (Blackburn): Victor Mollejo - 82 (70)
6. Damien (Man Utd): Eddie Salcedo - 82 (73)

Race to 90 winners

Edition	Player	Manager	Club
I	Gabriel Jesus	The Stain	Everton
II	Achraf Hakimi	It's a farce!	Norwich City
IV	Jamal Musiala	infamous7	Fulham

 

[Damien]

Race to 90 (V)

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

1. infamous7 (Fulham): Fabio Miretti - 85 (78)
2. CrackersJr (Newcastle United): Angelo Gabriel - 82 (73)
3. BenitoSTARR (Cardiff City): Romeo Lavia - 82 (73)
4. The Stain (Leyton Orient): Vitor Roque - 82 (76)
5. Ravelation (Bradford City): Cade Cowell - 80 (78)
6. harshad (Bristol City) Alejandro Garnacho - 80 (73)
7. Green_Red (Southampton): Mathys Tel - 80 (73)
8. RedSky (Hereford): Carney Chukwuemeka - 78 (78)
9. Big-Red (Tottenham Hotspur): Linus Gechter - 78 (78)
10. Dans (Bournemouth): Dragan Stoisavljevic - 78 (78)
11. Springfield WildCats (Milton Keynes Dons): Roony Bardghji - 77 (77)
12. The Taurean (Nottingham Forest): Moreira Savio - 76 (76)
13. LungiDevil (Leeds Utd): Arda Guler - 76 (76)
14. Wino1 (Wolverhampton Wanderers): Marko Milovanovic - 76 (76)
15. Damien (Manchester United): Matheus Nascimento - 76 (73)
16. coolredwine (Norwich City): Malcolm Ebiowei - 75 (70)
17. Mani (Darlington): Gabriel Vidovic - 75 (75)
18. dutza90 (Middlesbrough): Jeanuel Belocian - 73 (73)
19. TheReligion (West Ham United): Felipe Endrick - 73 (70)
20. Akash (Kidderminster Harriers): Isaac Babadi - 70 (65)
21. Dom Gill (Gillingham): Moustapha Cisse - 70 (70)
22. spontaneus1 (Barnsley): Amourricho van Axel Dongen - 67 (67)

Race to 90 winners

Edition	Player	Manager	Club
I	Gabriel Jesus	The Stain	Everton
II	Achraf Hakimi	It's a farce!	Norwich City
IV	Jamal Musiala	infamous7	Fulham

 

[Damien]

FFP Table (January 2023)

Div 1

1. Manchester United - 43/45
2. Arsenal - 39/48
3. Liverpool - 48/50
4. Newcastle United - 49/50
5. Sunderland - 50/51
6. Aston Villa - 51/52
7. Cardiff City - 47/52
8. Chelsea - 46/52
9. Darlington - 51/52
10. Everton - 52/52
11. Fulham - 50/52
12. Middlesbrough - 51/52
13. Nottingham Forest - 50/52
14. Norwich City - 52/52
15. Southend United - 52/52
16. Wolverhampton Wanderers - 51/52
17. Hereford - 52/53
18. Leyton Orient - 49/53
19. Kidderminster Harriers - 55/55
20. Gillingham - 55/57

Div 2

1. Tottenham Hotspur - 40/44
2. West Ham United - 49/50
3. Manchester City - 41/51
4. Barnsley - 48/54
5. Blackburn Rovers - 38/54
6. Bournemouth - 52/54
7. Milton Keynes Dons - 52/54
8. Southampton - 52/54
9. Bristol City - 47/55
10. Leeds United - 53/55
11. Burnley - 34/59

Div 4

1. Plymouth Argyle - 39/58
2. Bradford City - 61/62

Div 5

1. Rochdale - 57/67

January 2023 Youth Table

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Position	Team	Points	# of Players
1​	Leeds United​	48.4​	17​
2​	Bradford City​	46.2​	26​
3​	Kidderminster Harriers​	44.2​	19​
4​	Hereford​	38.4​	15​
5​	Nottingham Forest​	38.2​	13​
6​	Manchester United​	37.8​	13​
7​	Fulham​	36​	16​
8​	Middlesbrough​	31.2​	12​
9​	Wolverhampton Wanderers​	30.7​	12​
10​	Aston Villa​	28.7​	10​
11​	Leyton Orient​	24​	9​
12​	Rochdale​	23.5​	15​
13​	Barnsley​	23.1​	8​
14​	Cardiff City​	21.5​	10​
15​	Bournemouth​	20.2​	10​
16​	Chelsea​	19.5​	8​
17​	Newcastle United​	18.6​	7​
18​	Arsenal​	18.2​	8​
19​	Southend United​	17.9​	5​
20​	Southampton​	15.2​	8​
21​	Manchester City​	14.9​	6​
22​	Bristol City​	14.4​	7​
23​	Liverpool​	14.3​	8​
24​	Milton Keynes Dons​	13.9​	6​
25​	Darlington​	12.5​	7​
26​	Sunderland​	9.9​	4​
27​	Everton​	7.8​	3​
28​	Tottenham Hotspur​	6.9​	3​
29​	Blackburn Rovers​	5.8​	3​
30​	West Ham United​	5.6​	3​
31​	Gillingham​	5.5​	3​
32​	Burnley​	2.5​	1​
33​	Plymouth Argyle​	1.5​	1​
34​	Norwich City​	1​	1​

Formula
Age: 21yrs = 0pts; 20yrs = 0.3pts; 19yrs = 0.6pts ...
Rating: 82 = 1pts; 83 = 1.5pts; 84 = 2pts ...

And add them up

Players turning 22 in January

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Team	Player	Rating	Birthday	Points
West Ham United​	Luiz Henrique​	86​	2nd​	3​
Wolverhampton Wanderers​	Odilon Kossounou​	88​	4th​	4​
Bradford City​	David Costa​	83​	5th​	1.5​
Cardiff City​	Mykhaylo Mudryk​	85​	5th​	2.5​
Chelsea​	Bafode Diakite​	84​	6th​	2​
Rochdale​	Jon Pacheco​	84​	8th​	2​
Rochdale​	Yorbe Vertessen​	83​	8th​	1.5​
Hereford​	Eric García​	88​	9th​	4​
Manchester City​	Goes Rodrygo​	91​	9th​	5.5​
Rochdale​	Lassina Traore​	85​	12th​	2.5​
Nottingham Forest​	Myron Boadu​	87​	14th​	3.5​
Leeds United​	Enzo Fernandez​	88​	17th​	4​
Blackburn Rovers​	Victor Mollejo​	82​	21st​	1​
Bournemouth​	Strahinja Erakovic​	82​	22nd​	1​
Fulham​	Roberto Piccoli​	82​	27th​	1​
Wolverhampton Wanderers​	Curtis Jones​	87​	30th​	3.5​

Youngest managed players rated 82+

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Rank	Team	Player	DOB	Age	Rating	Points
1​	Leyton Orient​	Vitor Roque​	28 Feb 2005​	17​	82​	2.2​
2​	Hereford​	Facundo Buonanotte​	23 Dec 2004​	18​	82​	1.9​
3​	Newcastle United​	Angelo Gabriel​	21 Dec 2004​	18​	82​	1.9​
4​	Middlesbrough​	Youssoufa Moukoko​	20 Nov 2004​	18​	85​	3.4​
5​	Aston Villa​	Pablo Gavi​	5 Aug 2004​	18​	90​	5.9​
6​	Leyton Orient​	Gabriel Slonina​	15 May 2004​	18​	82​	1.9​
7​	Kidderminster Harriers​	Julio Enciso​	22 Jan 2004​	18​	82​	1.9​
8​	Hereford​	Mohamed Ali Cho​	19 Jan 2004​	18​	85​	3.4​
9​	Milton Keynes Dons​	Kaiky Fernandes​	12 Jan 2004​	18​	83​	2.4​
10​	Cardiff City​	Romeo Lavia​	6 Jan 2004​	18​	82​	1.9​

Top 10 youth players by points

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Rank​	Team​	Player​	Age​	Rating​	Points​
1​	Manchester United​	Jude Bellingham​	19​	92​	6.6​
2​	Manchester United​	Pedri Gonzalez​	20​	92​	6.3​
3​	Fulham​	Jamal Musiala​	19​	91​	6.1​
4​	Chelsea​	Bukayo Saka​	21​	92​	6​
5​	Aston Villa​	Pablo Gavi​	18​	90​	5.9​
6​	Aston Villa​	Florian Wirtz​	19​	90​	5.6​
7​	Manchester City​	Goes Rodrygo​	21​	91​	5.5​
8​	Nottingham Forest​	Eduardo Camavinga​	20​	90​	5.3​
=​	Leeds United​	Nuno Mendes​	20​	90​	5.3​
=​	Leyton Orient​	Josko Gvardiol​	20​	90​	5.3​

A full breakdown of the youth table can be viewed HERE.

 

[Damien]

Spoiler: updated major honours

 

[Damien]

Update on potential Division 1 records being broken with six games left to go:

• Cardiff City have conceded 18 goals in 32 games. If they concede six goals or fewer in the remaining six games, they'll be the outright holder, overtaking Everton (25) in season 24.
• Fulham have got the outright record for most draws in a single season with 19, overtaking Plymouth Argyle (17) in season 17. There are six games left to go to extend this record further.
• Middlesbrough's Diogo Jota has four red cards so far this season. They need just one more to get the outright record for most reds in a season.

Update on potential Division 4 records being broken with six games left to go:

• Bradford City have scored 135 goals so far this season. They need just 24 more in the remaining six games (4 per game) to get the outright record from Kidderminster Harriers (158) in season 21.
• Bradford City have conceded 10 goals so far this season. They need to not concede at all in the remaining six games to get the outright record from Gillingham and Mansfield Town (both 11) in seasons 21 and 15 respectively.
• Bradford City have got 32 wins so far this season. They need to win all six remaining games to take the outright record from Kidderminster Harriers (37) in season 14.
• Like above, they need to win all six remaining games to get the points record from Kidderminster Harriers (112) in season 14.
• Bradford City have got a goal difference of 124 so far this season. They need to improve this by 24 in the remaining games to take the record from Kidderminster Harriers (147) in season 21.

Update on potential Division 5 records being broken with six games left to go:

• Realistically not possible.

 

[infamous7]

Update on potential Division 1 records being broken with six games left to go:

• Fulham have got the outright record for most draws in a single season with 19, overtaking Plymouth Argyle (17) in season 17. There are six games left to go to extend this record further.

will finish on 25 draws

 

[Damien]

Five games to go and four teams are still involved in the title race.

Remaining fixtures:

Man Utd (72 pts, max 87)	Forest (65 pts, max 80)	Everton (63 pts, max 78)	Cardiff (62 pts, max 77)
Arsenal (A)​	Liverpool (A)​	Newcastle (H)​	Sunderland (H)​
Gillingham (H)​	Hereford (H)​	Darlington (A)​	Leyton Orient (A)​
Fulham (A)​	Arsenal (A)​	Southend (H)​	Wolves (H)​
Darlington (H)​	Gillingham (H)​	Aston Villa (A)​	Newcastle (A)​
Aston Villa (A)​	Fulham (A)​	Chelsea (H)​	Southend (H)​

Arsenal, Fulham and Gillingham all face the top 2 teams.

 

[TheReligion]

Five games to go and four teams are still involved in the title race.

Remaining fixtures:

Man Utd (72 pts, max 87)	Forest (65 pts, max 80)	Everton (63 pts, max 78)	Cardiff (62 pts, max 77)
Arsenal (A)​	Liverpool (A)​	Newcastle (H)​	Sunderland (H)​
Gillingham (H)​	Hereford (H)​	Darlington (A)​	Leyton Orient (A)​
Fulham (A)​	Arsenal (A)​	Southend (H)​	Wolves (H)​
Darlington (H)​	Gillingham (H)​	Aston Villa (A)​	Newcastle (A)​
Aston Villa (A)​	Fulham (A)​	Chelsea (H)​	Southend (H)​

Arsenal, Fulham and Gillingham all face the top 2 teams.

Division 2 is where the action is

 

[infamous7]

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Arsenal, Fulham and Gillingham all face the top 2 teams.

i was hoping to go undefeated at home all season but seems impossible

 

[Damien]

SMFA Cup Semi Finals (major honours in brackets)
(41) Manchester United v Lazio (N/A)
(N/A) Benfica v Atalanta (N/A)

SMFA Shield Semi Finals (major honours in brackets)
(4) Southend United v Wolfsburg (N/A)
(10) Arsenal v Galatasaray (N/A)

 

[Damien]

Division 2 is where the action is

Eh, looks like you have it in the bag with four of your remaining five games being against AI. Congrats on the title

 

[Damien]

@Varun withdraw your bid on Shaqueel van Persie please. Says in OP that bids shouldn't be withdrawn and changed when player value goes up.

 

[Varun]

@Varun withdraw your bid on Shaqueel van Persie please. Says in OP that bids shouldn't be withdrawn and changed when player value goes up.

That's a shit rule, I should he rewarded for being online to catch the price change. He's mine.

 

[spontaneus1]

That's a shit rule, I should he rewarded for being online to catch the price change. He's mine.

Hardly makes sense to be rewarded for being in a convenient timezone/work schedule. It's not a skill.

 

[Varun]

Hardly makes sense to be rewarded for being in a convenient timezone/work schedule. It's not a skill.

It's a soft skill but skill nonetheless

 

[Damien]

Remaining fixtures:

Man Utd (72 pts, max 84)	Forest (65 pts, max 77)	Everton (64 pts, max 76)	Cardiff (63 pts, max 75)
Gillingham (H)​	Hereford (H)​	Darlington (A)​	Leyton Orient (A)​
Fulham (A)​	Arsenal (A)​	Southend (H)​	Wolves (H)​
Darlington (H)​	Gillingham (H)​	Aston Villa (A)​	Newcastle (A)​
Aston Villa (A)​	Fulham (A)​	Chelsea (H)​	Southend (H)​

 

[infamous7]

Looks like united will clinch with a win at craven cottage

 

[Damien]

Cardiff City now out of the title race.

Remaining fixtures:

Man Utd (75 pts, max 84)	Forest (68 pts, max 77)	Everton (67 pts, max 76)
Fulham (A)​	Arsenal (A)​	Southend (H)​
Darlington (H)​	Gillingham (H)​	Aston Villa (A)​
Aston Villa (A)​	Fulham (A)​	Chelsea (H)​

 

[LungiDevil]

The goal for Leeds is to build an Under 30 or even an Under 25 team of 90+ in a couple of years, so that playing in Division - 1 can be a relative constant.
Here's the predicted line-up for 2025. Looks like I need some wide forwards.

The ones is blue are still a question mark for 90. Which players am I overestimating to come good?

 

[infamous7]

congrats damien on another league title

 

[Damien]

congrats damien on another league title

thank you

The goal for Leeds is to build an Under 30 or even an Under 25 team of 90+ in a couple of years, so that playing in Division - 1 can be a relative constant.
Here's the predicted line-up for 2025. Looks like I need some wide forwards.

The ones is blue are still a question mark for 90. Which players am I overestimating to come good?

I really doubt Martial will still be able to play wide by 2025, and with his injury issues, staying 90 will be hard to call. Lewis' breakthrough is great for you but think you're still lacking something at RB. Mendes and Enzo are the stars for sure.

And great goal to aim towards. Darlington and Southend United started that way and they've been pretty much Division 1 constants for a while. Hereford are a more recent version to aspire to, and while not completely under 30, Leyton Orient are almost there.

 

[Crackers]

Tried some experiments today as I'm totally stuck in midtable. My GK and DM are probably my biggest concerns right now, but I can realistically only afford one of them and keep funds for growth.

Aim for next season is top 8 and some building more of a squad.

 

[Damien]

Tried some experiments today as I'm totally stuck in midtable. My GK and DM are probably my biggest concerns right now, but I can realistically only afford one of them and keep funds for growth.

Aim for next season is top 8 and some building more of a squad.

GK is definitely an issue but wouldn't think DM is a problem for you with two players I've sent to you plus Rabiot returning to form.

 

[Crackers]

GK is definitely an issue but wouldn't think DM is a problem for you with two players I've sent to you plus Rabiot returning to form.

While I agree, it means that I end up with a depth crisis at fullback then. I don't expect to have my loans forever either, but GK is definitely the more pressing need when I factor in my loans.

 

[TheReligion]

While I agree, it means that I end up with a depth crisis at fullback then. I don't expect to have my loans forever either, but GK is definitely the more pressing need when I factor in my loans.

I have some 89 CMs you can loan. I also have a better GK you can have on loan too.

Should have come to The Iron Factory from the start.

 

[Crackers]

I have some 89 CMs you can loan. I also have a better GK you can have on loan too.

Should have come to The Iron Factory from the start.

I am at loan capacity already. What I need is a new permanent GK but willing to wait

 

[TheReligion]

I am at loan capacity already. What I need is a new permanent GK but willing to wait

Cancel some of them?

The Div One big boys have fobbed you off with rubbish.

 

[LungiDevil]

thank you


I really doubt Martial will still be able to play wide by 2025, and with his injury issues, staying 90 will be hard to call. Lewis' breakthrough is great for you but think you're still lacking something at RB. Mendes and Enzo are the stars for sure.

And great goal to aim towards. Darlington and Southend United started that way and they've been pretty much Division 1 constants for a while. Hereford are a more recent version to aspire to, and while not completely under 30, Leyton Orient are almost there.

Thanks for commenting & congrats on your title!

Wide attackers are a real concern. I have a bunch of 'unknown' quantities in my squad, hopefully a couple of them kick-on.
On the RB side, I have high hopes for Geertruida. Hoping he gets a move, focuses on his RB spot and stays fit.
Or you could give me Frimpong.

 

[Crackers]

Tweet

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Sadly I do not have the budget for same kind of announcement

 

[Ravelation]

...Update on potential Division 4 records being broken with six games left to go:

• Bradford City have scored 135 goals so far this season. They need just 24 more in the remaining six games (4 per game) to get the outright record from Kidderminster Harriers (158) in season 21.
• Bradford City have conceded 10 goals so far this season. They need to not concede at all in the remaining six games to get the outright record from Gillingham and Mansfield Town (both 11) in seasons 21 and 15 respectively.
• Bradford City have got 32 wins so far this season. They need to win all six remaining games to take the outright record from Kidderminster Harriers (37) in season 14.
• Like above, they need to win all six remaining games to get the points record from Kidderminster Harriers (112) in season 14.
• Bradford City have got a goal difference of 124 so far this season. They need to improve this by 24 in the remaining games to take the record from Kidderminster Harriers (147) in season 21...

All Div4 records belong to me.
Div 3... Where you at?

 

[Damien]

SM RedCafe League Power Rankings (ordered by last 5 seasons avg)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uAlBi9UJtU2zf9dwr-9NMWG8E1oHfuJoj6hPok91klc/edit?usp=sharing

Not much movement in the top 7. Sad to see Mansfield Town drop into the bottom division - last time they were there was Season 14. @RedRazor did such a good job with them before disappearing.

 

[Damien]

Division 1 top flight records tables (new entries this season in light purple)

Spoiler: goals and wins/draws/losses

Spoiler: points, goal difference and season trophy win streaks

Spoiler: positive player records

Spoiler: negative player records and most points teams have been relegated with

Division 4 records table (new entries this season in light purple)

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Division 5 records table (new entries this season in light purple)

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I'll do a Division 2 and 3 one at some point in the future.

Thank you to each and every one of you for being part of the league. Without you all, this wouldn't have lasted as long as it has done so far - here's to another 10 seasons if SM doesn't feck things up further.

 

[The Taurean]

Liverpool update for the RC list with 3 players

 

[Damien]

Liverpool update for the RC list with 3 players

Yeah they've had at least one new entrant in the RC/YC list for every season since S23. Dirtiest team for sure.

 

[BenitoSTARR]

Division 1 top flight records tables (new entries this season in light purple)

Spoiler: goals and wins/draws/losses

Spoiler: points, goal difference and season trophy win streaks

Spoiler: positive player records

Spoiler: negative player records and most points teams have been relegated with

Division 4 records table (new entries this season in light purple)

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Division 5 records table (new entries this season in light purple)

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I'll do a Division 2 and 3 one at some point in the future.

Thank you to each and every one of you for being part of the league. Without you all, this wouldn't have lasted as long as it has done so far - here's to another 10 seasons if SM doesn't feck things up further.

Once again tremendous work Damien! Appreciate all you do for the league!

 

[Sandyman]

Yeah they've had at least one new entrant in the RC/YC list for every season since S23. Dirtiest team for sure.

That's probably when I took over. I demand pashun on the pitch!

 

[BenitoSTARR]

That's probably when I took over. I demand pashun on the pitch!

Tackling style: Pashun

 

[Damien]

Spoiler: updated major honours

 

[Ravelation]

Spoiler: updated major honours

Tbf, it's a Major Honour that you guys get to play in the same league as my Bradford city , so +1 to everyone.

Da dum tss

 

[Damien]

Visualisations

Cumulative Division 1 points

Spoiler: Snapshot at end of Season 27

• Gillingham were the 48th side to compete in Division 1, though it was shortlived as they were relegated the same season.
• Manchester United have been top on cumulative points since Season 6 and look set to be the first side to break the 2000 point mark next season.

Cumulative Division 1 goals

Spoiler: Snapshot at end of Season 27

• Aston Villa have overtaken Manchester City into fifth place and Fulham have overtaken Tottenham Hotspur into tenth place.
• Manchester United have been top on cumulative goals since Season 1, though Everton aim to overtake this in the next couple of seasons.

Cumulative Division 1 Top 4 finishes

Spoiler: Snapshot at end of Season 27 (ignore typo that says 37)

• Everton had the longest streak of cumulative Top 4 finishes with 9 from Season 12 to Season 20 inclusive.
• Nottingham Forest have overtaken Arsenal into fourth on number of Top 4 finishes.
• 20 teams have finished in the Top 4, with Hereford being the latest in Season 26.
• Manchester United have been top/joint top on Top 4 finishes since Season 1.

Cumulative major honours

Spoiler: Snapshot at end of Season 27

• 29 teams have won at least one major honour with Southend United being the latest side to do so in Season 24.
• Aston Villa have equalled Chelsea's haul of 7 this season.
• Southend United are the joint ninth most successful team having earned their fourth trophy this season.
• Manchester United have been top/joint top on major honours won since Season 9, earning more trophies (43) than 20 sides on the above graphic combined (41).