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Damien · Mar 28, 2024

1:1 draw against Darlington but it was a crazy end - will post the screenshot shortly.

Oblak (93)

Frimpong (91)↓ Kounde (92) Alaba (94) Hakimi (92)
Zakaria (90)↓ Stones (93)
Williams (90)↓ -- Goretzka (92) -- Pulisic (91)
Mbappe (96)

Subs: Van Dijk (94), Trent (94), Eriksen (91), Rice (93)↑, Sancho (90), Bellingham (95)↑, Pedri (92)

↑
Did not travel: Baku (89), Disasi (89)

Key:

= Goal

= Assist
= MOTM
↓ = Subbed off
↑ = Subbed on

Next three games:
MD35: Leeds United (H)
CCSFL1: Freiburg (H)
MD36: Nottingham Forest (A)

Manchester United v Darlington fixtures this season

Game	Utd Poss	Darlington Poss	Utd Shots (SoT)	Darlington Shots (SoT)	Utd Goals	Darlington Goals	Utd SoT Conv.	Darlington SoT Conv.
21st Jan: Utd v Darlington	58%	42%	17 (8)	12 (3)	4	1	50%	33.3%
28th Mar: Darlington v Utd	55%	45%	14 (4)	11 (4)	1	1	25%	25%
Combined	56.5%	43.5%	31 (12)	23 (7)	5	2	41.7%	28.6%

Damien · Mar 28, 2024

Crazy end to the game:

and I'll have no leftbacks against @LungiDevil

BenitoSTARR · Mar 28, 2024

Damien · Mar 28, 2024

BenitoSTARR said:

and the Saudi massacre is still to come (maybe)!

Damien said:
Green = Home, Red = Away, Numbers = Club's Power Ranking.

Cardiff and Hereford play five home games, Everton and Villa play four and United play three.

Remaining head to head fixtures between the top five:

MD32: Aston Villa v Manchester United
MD33: Cardiff City v Aston Villa
MD34: Cardiff City v Hereford
MD35: Hereford v Aston Villa
MD38: Everton v Manchester United

Points gained in the four games since this post:
Cardiff City - 4
Manchester United - 7
Everton - 10
Hereford - 12
Aston Villa - 2

RedSky · Mar 28, 2024

Still very much advantage Cardiff based on the remaining fixtures but at least it's made it exciting.

BenitoSTARR · Mar 28, 2024

RedSky said:
Still very much advantage Cardiff based on the remaining fixtures but at least it's made it exciting.

Na I thought a win tonight would do it but I’ve fecked it now.

There’s no way for me to finish above United or Everton now.

Damien · Mar 28, 2024

BenitoSTARR said:
Na I thought a win tonight would do it but I’ve fecked it now.

There’s no way for me to finish above United or Everton now.

Everton (73)	Man Utd (72)	Cardiff City (72)	Hereford (71)
Fulham (A)	Leeds Utd (H)	Liverpool (A)	Aston Villa (H)
Southend (H)	Nott Forest (A)	Middlesbrough (H)	Liverpool (H)
Newcastle (A)	Wolves (H)	Sunderland (A)	Middlesbrough (A)
Man Utd (H)	Everton (A)	West Ham (H)	Sunderland (H)

You've got the most manageable run of fixtures left. Difficulty from "easiest" to hardest on paper would probably be: Cardiff > Hereford > Man Utd > Everton

and I fluffed up two "easy" fixtures in Norwich and Darlington so yeah.

BenitoSTARR · Mar 28, 2024

Damien said:
Everton (73)
Man Utd (72)
Cardiff City (72)
Hereford (71)
Fulham (A)
Leeds Utd (H)
Liverpool (A)
Aston Villa (H)
Southend (H)
Nott Forest (A)
Middlesbrough (H)
Liverpool (H)
Newcastle (A)
Wolves (H)
Sunderland (A)
Middlesbrough (A)
Man Utd (H)
Everton (A)
West Ham (H)
Sunderland (H)

You've got the most manageable run of fixtures left. Difficulty from "easiest" to hardest on paper would probably be: Cardiff > Hereford > Man Utd > Everton

and I fluffed up two "easy" fixtures in Norwich and Darlington so yeah.

You’re reading this wrong.

The only result I can win the league from here is if I win every fixture and your Everton and United game finishes a draw.

It’s not happening.

Damien · Mar 28, 2024

BenitoSTARR said:
You’re reading this wrong.

The only result I can win the league from here is if I win every fixture and your Everton and United game finishes a draw.

It’s not happening.

Everton could draw against Southend or Newcastle, I could (probably will) lose against Forest. If I could be in anyone's shoes out of the four teams I'd much rather be in your position with those fixtures left than any of the other three.

BenitoSTARR · Mar 28, 2024

Damien said:
Everton could draw against Southend or Newcastle, I could (probably will) lose against Forest. If I could be in anyone's shoes out of the four teams I'd much rather be in your position with those fixtures left than any of the other three.

Na it’s over. Top 4 and giving you all the most entertaining title race is all I’m good for now.

It’s done.

Damien · Mar 28, 2024

BenitoSTARR said:
Na it’s over. Top 4 and giving you all the most entertaining title race is all I’m good for now.

It’s done.

I know your game - the negative anti-jinx

BenitoSTARR · Mar 28, 2024

Damien said:
I know your game - the negative anti-jinx

I wish. But it’s done now. I’ve told the players they have the remainder of the season to sort their affairs.

And then it’s over.

RedSky · Mar 28, 2024

Realisticly I have to win all my games to have a chance. That doesn't seem likely. But I'm happy I'm finishing top 4 (hopefully). Had an annoying dip in form in February.

BenitoSTARR · Mar 28, 2024

RedSky said:
Realisticly I have to win all my games to have a chance. That doesn't seem likely. But I'm happy I'm finishing top 4 (hopefully). Had an annoying dip in form in February.

Congrats on the title.

Damien · Mar 28, 2024

Looking at those most capable of putting runs together:

Everton:
LWWLWLWWWWWDDWWWLWDWWWDDWWWLWDWDWW (longest WRs: 5, 3)
Manchester United:
WWWLLDWWWLWWLWWDLWDWWWWDWWWWDWWWLD (longest WRs: 4, 4)
Cardiff City:
WWWWWLWLWLWWWWLWWWWWWWLWWWDDLWLDWL (longest WRs: 7, 5, 4)
Hereford:
WWWWWWLWDWLWDWWDLWDDDWWDLWLWWDWWWW (longest WRs: 6, 4)

BenitoSTARR · Mar 28, 2024

Damien said:
Looking at those most capable of putting runs together:

Everton:
LWWLWLWWWWWDDWWWLWDWWWDDWWWLWDWDWW (longest WRs: 5, 3)
Manchester United:
WWWLLDWWWLWWLWWDLWDWWWWDWWWWDWWWLD (longest WRs: 4, 4)
Cardiff City:
WWWWWLWLWLWWWWLWWWWWWWLWWWDDLWLDWL (longest WRs: 7, 5, 4)
Hereford:
WWWWWWLWDWLWDWWDLWDDDWWDLWLWWDWWWW (longest WRs: 6, 4)

Looking at those most capable of fecking it:
Cardiff

CrackersJr · Mar 29, 2024

a rare and much needed win!

LungiDevil · Mar 30, 2024

Damien said:
Crazy end to the game:

and I'll have no leftbacks against @LungiDevil

If you can field 11 players that'll be good enough

Damien · Mar 31, 2024

Latest table:

This time last season:

Alternate table where 2.5 SoT = one goal:

Damien · Mar 31, 2024

Damien said:

Damien said:
I think by the end of MD34 Everton will be top. I still stand by my earlier prediction of the top four but I think a big part depends on how @BenitoSTARR does over the next three games. If Cardiff are on equal points or within a point of Everton by the end of MD34, they're favourites but if Everton are two or more points ahead then Everton are.

Yep. Cardiff now favourites for the title.

BenitoSTARR · Mar 31, 2024

Damien said:
Yep. Cardiff now favourites for the title.

Congrats on the title Damien. 1st place this late in the season with me and my Saudi players weakened in the key stages.

It’s yours and well done.

Damien · Mar 31, 2024

3:0 victory against Leeds United. Top four secure, now the focus will be on the SMFA Shield as my only hope of silverware this season.

Oblak (93)

Frimpong (91)↓ Van Dijk (94) Kounde (92) Trent (94)
Zakaria (90)↓ Rice (93)
Bellingham (95)

-- Goretzka (92) -- Pedri (92)

Mbappe (96)

Subs: Disasi (89), Baku (89), Eriksen (91), Williams (90)↑, Sancho (90), Stones (93)↑, Pulisic (91)
Suspended: Alaba (94), Hakimi (92)

Key:

= Goal

= Assist
= MOTM
↓ = Subbed off
↑ = Subbed on

Next three games:
CCSFL1: Freiburg (H)
MD36: Nottingham Forest (A)
MD37: Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)

Manchester United v Leeds Utd fixtures this season

Game	Utd Poss	Leeds Utd Poss	Utd Shots (SoT)	Leeds Utd Shots (SoT)	Utd Goals	Utd SoT Conv.	Leeds Utd SoT Conv.
25th Jan: Leeds Utd v Utd	59%	41%	14 (6)	7 (0)	0	0%	N/A
31st Mar: Utd v Leeds Utd	60%	40%	20 (12)	9 (2)	3	25%	0%
Combined	59.5%	40.5%	34 (18)	16 (2)	3	16.7%	0%

Damien · Mar 31, 2024

Mbappe will probably become my alltime top league scorer in three seasons time:

Damien · Apr 1, 2024

With assists:

Sancho was one of my best performers before his fall from grace. Bit surprised Ramos had more assists than Pogba.

Damien · Apr 2, 2024

FFP Table (April 2024)

Div 1

Manchester United - 45/45
Liverpool - 48/48
West Ham United - 43/48
Newcastle United - 49/50
Sunderland - 47/51
Aston Villa - 50/52
Bournemouth - 47/52
Cardiff City - 52/52
Darlington - 49/52
Everton - 48/52
Fulham - 51/52
Hereford - 52/52
Leyton Orient - 49/52
Middlesbrough - 52/52
Nottingham Forest - 52/52
Norwich City - 47/52
Southend United - 51/52
Wolverhampton Wanderers - 50/52
Leeds United - 51/53
Bradford City - 55/56

Div 2

Tottenham Hotspur - 37/44
Arsenal - 44/50
Manchester City - 40/51
Barnsley - 44/54
Blackburn Rovers - 31/54
Chelsea - 50/54
Ipswich Town - 54/54
Milton Keynes Dons - 45/54
Plymouth Argyle - 29/54
Southampton - 54/54
Bristol City - 48/55
Derby County - 55/56
Kidderminster Harriers - 53/57
Queens Park Rangers - 53/58
Gillingham - 51/59

Div 3

Rochdale - 59/63

April 2024 Youth Table

Position	Team	Points	# of Players
1	Middlesbrough	44.7	17
2	Leeds United	41.9	17
3	Nottingham Forest	38.9	14
4	Derby County	36.6	21
5	Manchester United	35.2	12
6	Leyton Orient	32.1	12
7	Kidderminster Harriers	30.7	15
8	Hereford	29.4	11
9	Aston Villa	26.5	10
10	Barnsley	25.6	9
11	Cardiff City	23.5	11
12	Bradford City	22.8	12
13	Rochdale	19.6	10
14	Fulham	16.3	6
15	Chelsea	15.9	6
16	Darlington	14.9	9
=	Tottenham Hotspur	14.9	7
18	Newcastle United	14	6
19	Milton Keynes Dons	13.2	7
20	Everton	11.1	4
21	Bristol City	10.7	3
22	Ipswich Town	10.6	5
23	Arsenal	10.3	5
24	Southend United	8.4	5
25	Queens Park Rangers	7.1	6
26	Wolverhampton Wanderers	6.9	3
27	Sunderland	5.8	3
=	Gillingham	5.8	4
29	Manchester City	5.2	2
30	Southampton	4.4	2
31	Norwich City	4.1	2
32	Bournemouth	3.8	1
33	West Ham United	3.7	1
34	Liverpool	3	1
35	Blackburn Rovers	0	0
=	Plymouth Argyle	0	0

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 April

Team	Player	Rating	Birthday	Points
Derby County	Arouna Sangante	85	12th	2.5
Leyton Orient	Filip Jorgensen	85	16th	2.5
Leeds United	Georginio Rutter	86	20th	3
Southend United	Ataide Otavio	82	21st	1
Southend United	Carlos Martin	83	22nd	1.5
Derby County	David Moller Wolfe	82	23rd	1
Barnsley	Anthony Elanga	86	27th	3
Bristol City	Eric Martel	85	29th	2.5

Youngest managed players rated 82+

Rank	Team	Player	DOB	Age	Rating	Points
1	Leeds United	Kendry Paez	4 May 2007	16	82	2.5
2	West Ham United	Felipe Endrick	21 Jul 2006	17	85	3.7
3	Rochdale	Lewis Miley	1 May 2006	17	82	2.2
4	Middlesbrough	Warren Zaire-Emery	8 Mar 2006	18	87	4.4
5	Cardiff City	Jorrel Hato	7 Mar 2006	18	82	1.9
6	Cardiff City	Roony Bardghji	15 Nov 2005	18	82	1.9
7	Leyton Orient	Leny Yoro	13 Nov 2005	18	83	2.4
8	Hereford	Assane Diao	7 Sep 2005	18	82	1.9
9	Middlesbrough	Desire Doue	3 Jun 2005	18	83	2.4
10	Leeds United	Kenan Yildiz	4 May 2005	18	82	1.9

Top 10 youth players by points

Rank	Team	Player	Age	Rating	Points
1	Manchester United	Jude Bellingham	20	95	7.8
2	Aston Villa	Pablo Gavi	19	91	6.1
3	Fulham	Jamal Musiala	21	92	6
=	Manchester United	Pedri Gonzalez	21	92	6
5	Aston Villa	Florian Wirtz	20	91	5.8
6	Nottingham Forest	Eduardo Camavinga	21	91	5.5
7	Leyton Orient	Alejandro Balde	20	90	5.3
=	Barnsley	Xavi Simons	20	90	5.3
9	Barnsley	Yeremi Pino	21	90	5
=	Manchester United	Nico Williams	21	90	5
=	Leeds United	Nuno Mendes	21	90	5

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

Damien · Apr 3, 2024

Beat Freiburg 3:0 on Monday. Not looking forward to my next game against Forest - they've won four of our last five meetings and with this fixture being at the City Ground (and Mbappe at low fitness) they're set to make it five wins out of six.

Oblak (93)

Kounde (92) Van Dijk (94) Disasi (89)↓ Alaba (94)
Zakaria (90)↓ Rice (93)
Williams (90)↓ -- Bellingham (95) -- Pedri (92)

Mbappe (96)

Subs: Frimpong (91)↑, Trent (94), Stones (93)↑, Goretzka (92)↑, Eriksen (91), Sancho (90), Pulisic (91)
Did not travel: Hakimi (92), Baku (89)

Key:

= Goal

= Assist
= MOTM
↓ = Subbed off
↑ = Subbed on

Next three games:
MD36: Nottingham Forest (A)
MD37: Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)
CCSFL2: Freiburg (A)

Manchester United v Freiburg fixtures this season

Game	Utd Poss	Freiburg Poss	Utd Shots (SoT)	Freiburg Shots (SoT)	Utd Goals	Freiburg Goals	Utd SoT Conv.	Freiburg SoT Conv.
1st Apr: Utd v Freiburg	63%	37%	21 (13)	7 (0)	3	0	23.1%	N/A
Combined	63%	37%	21 (13)	7 (0)	3	0	23.1%	N/A

Damien · Apr 3, 2024

Latest table:

This time last season:

Alternate table where 2.5 SoT = one goal:

BenitoSTARR · Apr 3, 2024

Damien said:
Latest table:

This time last season:

Alternate table where 2.5 SoT = one goal:

This is why it’s yours. Well played.

Damien · Apr 3, 2024

Cardiff have this in the bag. @RedSky's done so well over the last few games that the odds are he'll finish at least third based on remaining fixtures.

BenitoSTARR · Apr 3, 2024

Damien said:
Cardiff have this in the bag. @RedSky's done so well over the last few games that the odds are he'll finish at least third based on remaining fixtures.

If only we had a chance but alas no.

Damien · Apr 3, 2024

BenitoSTARR said:
If only we had a chance but alas no.

I hope you thank @Big-Red in the victory speech for selling you Benzema.

You can thank me for Shaw too even though he's been at about 50 different clubs since I sold him. His title experience was crucial as well as Sterling who won a boatload here.

BenitoSTARR · Apr 3, 2024

Damien said:
I hope you thank @Big-Red in the victory speech for selling you Benzema.

You can thank me for Shaw too even though he's been at about 50 different clubs since I sold him. His title experience was crucial as well as Sterling who won a boatload here.

No I have no chance after the ratings changes massacred my attacking options.

It’s crazy to think yet another title is heading to United.

Damien · Apr 4, 2024

This season will be the highest points total for fourth - even if Hereford lose their last two games. And will be the closest points gap between 1st and 4th since Season 15 (back in 2018!).

RedSky · Apr 4, 2024

Very proud of my lads this season. To be in touching distance of the title again brings me back to the Forest days.

BenitoSTARR · Apr 4, 2024

I want to bow out on a title win.

Damien · Apr 4, 2024

BenitoSTARR said:
I want to bow out on a title win.

No! Stay. Or if you want to challenge yourself do a Div 5 to 1 run.

RedSky said:
Very proud of my lads this season. To be in touching distance of the title again brings me back to the Forest days.

You've actually surpassed your title winning team in points. You're not winning trophies but your performances the past five seasons are right up there with your glory days.

Dom Gill · Apr 5, 2024

Building a team from the lower leagues is where the fun is at.

Gillingham have secured their playoff spot going into the final 2 games of the season.

The next game is home against top of the table Southampton and the final game is away to Bristol City who could still be fighting for the last playoff spot.

BenitoSTARR · Apr 6, 2024

Dom Gill said:
Building a team from the lower leagues is where the fun is at.

Gillingham have secured their playoff spot going into the final 2 games of the season.

The next game is home against top of the table Southampton and the final game is away to Bristol City who could still be fighting for the last playoff spot.

If I win the league I’m considering this over retirement

Damien · Apr 6, 2024

Thursday's 1-1 draw against Forest:

Oblak (93)

Stones (93) Van Dijk (94) Alaba (94) Hakimi (92)↓
Rice (93) Trent (94)
Pulisic (91)↓ -- Bellingham (95) -- Pedri (92)
Mbappe (96)

Subs: Frimpong (91), Kounde (92)↑, Zakaria (90), Goretzka (92)↑, Eriksen (91), Sancho (90), Williams (90)
Did not travel: Baku (89), Disasi (89)

Key:

= Goal

= Assist
= MOTM
↓ = Subbed off
↑ = Subbed on

Next three games:
MD37: Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)
CCSFL2: Freiburg (A)
MD38: Season 30 Champions Everton (A)

Manchester United v Nottingham Forest fixtures this season

Game	Utd Poss	Nott Forest Poss	Utd Shots (SoT)	Nott Forest Shots (SoT)	Utd Goals	Nott Forest Goals	Utd SoT Conv.	Nott Forest SoT Conv.
28th Jan: Utd v Nottingham Forest	53%	47%	14 (6)	10 (4)	1	3	16.7%	75%
30th Jan: Nottingham Forest v Utd (Cup)	49%	51%	11 (2)	10 (3)	0	2	0%	66.6%
4th Apr: Nottingham Forest v Utd	53%	47%	12 (5)	9 (4)	1	1	20%	25%
Combined	51.7%	48.3%	37 (13)	29 (11)	2	6	15.4%	54.5%

Damien · Apr 6, 2024

Latest table:

This time last season:

Alternate table where 2.5 SoT = one goal:

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