Gaming The SM RedCafe League

[Fenômeno]

@Fenômeno

An example with your squad
90% 35 Games (Highest rated GK)
Hradecky 90 GK

80% 31 Games (5 highest rated or 94+)
Grimaldo 92
Olmo 92
Skriniar 91
Neves 91
Locatelli 91
James 91
Palacios 91
Lukaku 91

65% 25 Games (expect to start or 90+)
Ramos 90
Sule 89
Badiashile 89
Gosens 89
Can 89
Pepe 89
Gimenez 89

40% 16 Games (expect to be sub or 89+)
Asllani 88
Tavernier 88
McNeil 88
Hudson-Odoi 88
Tillman 88
Guler 88

Beyond that I wouldn’t worry about playtime.

Thanks a lot

 

[CrackersJr]

Top 8 Value For Money?
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After tonight’s results the top 8 is confirmed for the season. Some slight movement can occur between 3rd-7th but as things stand these are the best performers this season.

Having noticed the recent draft order I realised something to brag about (insufferable I know) that Cardiff City have to be the best value for performance club in the league this season.

So without further a do here’s a mini analysis of the top 8 clubs of the season and why plucky little Cardiff are punching well above their weight.

Club/Points/Squad Value/Value Above Cardiff​

1. Manchester United/93/£614m/+£298m
2. Newcastle United/83/£481.5m/+£165.6m
3. Everton/70/£535.5m/+£219.5m
4. Southend/67/£462.5m/+£146.5m
5. Leyton Orient/67/£475.6m/+£159.6m
6. Aston Villa/63/£427.9m/+£111.9m
7. Cardiff/63/£316m
8. Nottingham Forest/56/£425.8m/+£109.8m

A quick glance at the top 8 shows just how dwarfed Cardiff are by those teams above and below them financially, yet only a 7 point difference separates them from 3rd place.

For comparison here are the squad values of the clubs closest to Cardiff’s and their positions in the league:

Club/Points/Position/Squad Value/Value Above Cardiff​

1. Southampton/44/11th/£342.7/+£26.7m
2. Kidderminster Harriers/59(D2)/28th/£337.5m/+£21.5m
3. Bournemouth/39/17th/£334.1m/+£18.1m
4. Fulham/45/10th/£330.9m/+£14.9m
5. Sunderland/43/13th/£306.7m/-£9.3m
6. Arsenal/44/12th/£291m/-£25m

Clubs around Cardiff’s value rarely finish above 10th. It will be very challenging for Fulham (the best positioned in 10th) to move ahead of 9th placed Barnsley with a 4 point gap and 2 games remaining.
So we can see that relative to value it appears Cardiff are significantly overperforming so let’s look at just how much by.

Club/£Millions per Point (1dp)​

1. Cardiff/£5mpp​
2. Newcastle United/£5.8mpp​
3. Arsenal/£6.6mpp​
4. Manchester United/£6.6mpp​
5. Aston Villa/£6.8mpp​
6. Southend/£6.9mpp​
7. Sunderland/£7.1mpp​
8. Leyton Orient/£7.1mpp​
9. Fulham/£7.4mpp​
10. Nottingham Forest/£7.6mpp​
11. Southampton/£7.8mpp​
12. Bournemouth/£8.6mpp​

Note:Kidderminster excluded due to D2 points (£5.7mpp if interested)

The above shows that Cardiff are the best value side in the league with Newcastle £0.8mpp worse off as their nearest competitor. So it looks like if you want a manager capable of extracting everything out of his squad there’s only one Benito.

Solid effort Beni. Makes me feel a bit better over the fact I cannot start a season without a rake of losses that I still pulled off a decent season.

 

[BenitoSTARR]

Solid effort Beni. Makes me feel a bit better over the fact I cannot start a season without a rake of losses that I still pulled off a decent season.

I think you’ve done tremendously well this season. While squad value isn’t a perfect measure of strength, it shows that some like yourself are doing more with a lot less.

Damien’s United are of course an outstanding and superbly built side, but when you look at their value and quality they should be dominating as they do.

So here’s to the plucky underdogs trying to fight with the devil.

 

[Damien]

Damien’s United are of course an outstanding and superbly built side, but when you look at their value and quality they should be dominating as they do.

I think that is a bit dismissive of half of my team being built with patience, nurturing from a young age/low rating.

My first XI

Oblak (93)

Trent (94) Van Dijk (95) Stones (93) Alaba (93)
Rice (93) Pedri (92)
Frimpong (92) Bellingham (95) N. Williams (92)
Mbappe (96)​

Ratings when I purchased

Oblak (95)

Trent (92) Van Dijk (96) Stones (90) Alaba (93)
Rice (90) Pedri (87)
Frimpong (70) Bellingham (78) N. Williams (73)
Mbappe (75)​

Back five were established already but I've stuck with the front four since 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2016. Some managers would lose patience and exchange at least one of the players before they reached their peak. Heck, I've got an example of that in my team – John Stones. Originally I signed him when he was 75 rated in 2013. Kept him for seven years then sold when he was 91 rated but likely to go down. Re-signed him a few months after that.

Newcastle are doing immense, and have been for a while. Think for me at the moment Southend United is the most impressive rise with the amount of youth players they've kept and still play regularly. Top scouting, and they're fourth despite not having Gold all season.

 

[BenitoSTARR]

Top 8 Wage Comparions
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It’s a widely accepted theory in real world football that wages are correlated to performance. So here’s our current top 8 and their wage ranking.

Club/League Position/Wages (nearest £100,000)/Wages Above Cardiff ​

1. Everton/3/£3.0m/+£1.4m​
2. Manchester United/1/£2.6m/+£1m​
3. Newcastle United/2/£2.5m/+£0.9m​
4. Nottingham Forest/8/£2.3m/+£0.7m​
5. Aston Villa/6/£2.1m/+£0.5m​
6. Leyton Orient/5/£2.0m/+£0.4m​
7. Southend/4/£1.8m/+£0.2m​
8. Cardiff/7/£1.6m​

Now if we rank by Points per £million wage:

Club/Points/Wages (nearest £100,000)/Points per £Million wage (1dp)
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1. Cardiff/63/£1.6m/39.4​
2. Southend/67/£1.8m/37.2​
3. Manchester United/93/£2.6m/35.8​
4. Leyton Orient/67/£2.0m/33.5​
5. Newcastle United/83/£2.5m/33.2​
6. Aston Villa/63/£2.1m/30.0​
7. Nottingham Forest/56/£2.3m/24.3​
8. Everton/70/£3.0m/23.3​

So it’s official. Cardiff are the best ran club from a value for money perspective.

 

[BenitoSTARR]

I think that is a bit dismissive of half of my team being built with patience, nurturing from a young age/low rating.

My first XI

Oblak (93)

Trent (94) Van Dijk (95) Stones (93) Alaba (93)
Rice (93) Pedri (92)
Frimpong (92) Bellingham (95) N. Williams (92)
Mbappe (96)​

Ratings when I purchased

Oblak (95)

Trent (92) Van Dijk (96) Stones (90) Alaba (93)
Rice (90) Pedri (87)
Frimpong (70) Bellingham (78) N. Williams (73)
Mbappe (75)​

Back five were established already but I've stuck with the front four since 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2016. Some managers would lose patience and exchange at least one of the players before they reached their peak. Heck, I've got an example of that in my team – John Stones. Originally I signed him when he was 75 rated in 2013. Kept him for seven years then sold when he was 91 rated but likely to go down. Re-signed him a few months after that.

Newcastle are doing immense, and have been for a while. Think for me at the moment Southend United is the most impressive rise with the amount of youth players they've kept and still play regularly. Top scouting, and they're fourth despite not having Gold all season.

Not at all dismissive I even say “superbly built side” which is acknowledging the hard work you’ve put in to make them so dominant.

The players I’d say while bought young weren’t exactly gambles are Pedri, Mbappe and Bellingham. Williams and Frimpong weren’t as obviously rated amongst popular scouting circles but you’d find it nigh impossible to find someone who didn’t rate the other 3 at the time of you purchasing.

Southend are probably my favourite side and have been for some time for exactly the reason you outline. But they aren’t the best value for money side and of course have had longer to build that side up (it’s still bloody impressive but also true).

I’m being very tongue in cheek here, but statistically Cardiff are the best value for money club.

 

[BenitoSTARR]

For comparison to you Damien:

Current Best XI
Chevalier 90
Pavard 91 Rudiger 94 Tomori 91 Mittelstadt 90
Barella 94 Modric 93
Kubo 91 Veerman 90 Son 93
Isak 92

Bought at Best XI
Chevalier 89
Pavard 91 Rudiger 91* Tomori 73 Mittelstadt 90
Barella 94 Modric 93
Kubo 91 Veerman 90 Son 93
Isak 92
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I’m not the best scout, but I’m an active and fair (sometimes too fair) trader and don’t mind losing youth talents to upgrade.

 

[BenitoSTARR]

Also worth noting there are plenty of players I’ve put day 1 bids in for having scouted them extensively that I’ve lost out to others due to the random nature of transfers when more than one bid is the same that have gone on to be 90+ players.

Unfortunately I just don’t seem to win them. I can’t remember the last time I won a bid for a player everyone was in for. Unlike the likes of Villa for example who won several key ones (Wirtz, Yamal etc)

 

[Damien]

I don't think wages are the best indicator as they go up but never go down. e.g. Oblak is on the wages of a 95 rated player (£189k) but he's 93 rated which is (£131k)

I agree on the luck of bidding wars. Villa had a great run, you've had a decent run when they changed the AI thing though we have to see how they turn out as that happened recently.

 

[BenitoSTARR]

I don't think wages are the best indicator as they go up but never go down. e.g. Oblak is on the wages of a 95 rated player (£189k) but he's 93 rated which is (£131k)

I agree on the luck of bidding wars. Villa had a great run, you've had a decent run when they changed the AI thing though we have to see how they turn out as that happened recently.

Oh I know, wages aren’t the best in SM terms, but it roughly shows what a side is capable of doing and shows what they can cope with financially.

I hit £2.0m wages per week this season with Ronaldo, Muller etc and it would have put me in negative balance by the end of the season.

So while it’s not perfect if you’re able to spend £1m+ more in wages you’re able to build a squad of 90+ players.

I tried to do that with Muller, Ronaldo, Diaby, Milinkovic Savic, Tsygankov, Mkhitaryan etc. If Cardiff could afford the wages I could push for top 4 most seasons and have the odd title challenge season.

Instead I’ve sold the following for cash only this season to try and afford having a mega squad:

• Brazhko £6.9m
• Pizarro £3.2m
• Veliz £8.0m
• Lukovic £2.6m
• Olabarietta £2.7m
• Peck £2.5m
• Traore £4.4m
• Jashari £3.0m
• Luighi £0.7m
• Palhinha £17.3m
• Milinkovic £16.5m
• Muller £6.0m
• Ronaldo £5.0m
• Tsygankov £14.5m
• Neuer £8.0m
• Mkhitaryan £2.0m
• Diaby £35m
• Mastoras £0.7m

That has to happen for me to be able to compete and stay afloat (have a healthy balance now to be fair)

 

[BenitoSTARR]

Cardiff City players FULL RATING REVIEW

Name - Club - (age/rating prior to review) ~ rating change prediction > actual change after

+ Positive change
- Negative change
NO CHANGE

= correct prediction
= incorrect prediction
= wtf (prediction way off or rating is crazy)
= annoyed I think it should be higher
~ = no prediction due to review complete prior to this post
? = player not reviewed yet / waiting for league review to start

GK x2
Lucas Chevalier - Lille - 23/89 ~> 90 +1
Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro - AZ - 20/82 ~ 85 +3?

RB/RWB x4
Pavard - Inter - 29/91 ~ No Change?
Williams - Nottingham Forest - 24/87 ~ 89 +2?
Kayode - Brentford - 20/85 ~ 87 +2?
Junior - Palmeiras - 20/67 ~ 70 +3?

CB x8
Rüdiger - Real Madrid - 32/94 ~ No Change?
Tomori - AC Milan - 27/91 ~ No Change?
Todibo - West Ham - 25/90 ~ No Change?
Quaresma - Sporting CP - 23/86 ~ 88 +2?
Mykhavko - Dynamo Kyiv - 20/82 ~ 85 +3?
Diao - FC Midtlylland - 20/80 ~> 83 +3
Cunha - Nottingham Forest - 20/76 ~> 80 +4
Braithwaite - Manchester City - 17/70 ~ No Change?

LB/LWB x4
Mittelstädt - Stuttgart - 28/90 ~ 91 +1?
Medina - KRC Genk - 20/82 ~ No Change?
Bischoff - Brøndby IF - 19/76 ~> 80 +4
Torrents - Barcelona - 18/65 ~ No Change?

CM/DM x11
Barella - Inter - 28/94 ~ No Change?
Modric - Real Madrid - 39/93 ~ No Change?
Veerman - PSV - 26/90 ~ No Change?
Lavia - Chelsea - 21/87 ~ 89 +2?
Hinshelwood - Brighton - 20/85 ~ 87 +2?
Banzuzi - RB Leipzig - 20/82 ~> 84 +2
Kone - Stade de Reims - 20/78 ~> 81 +3
Nartey - Brøndby IF - 20/75 ~>78 +3
Konak - Brentford - 19/78 ~ No Change?
SOLD Mastoras - AZ - 19/75 ~ No Change?
Dyer - Chelsea - 18/70 ~ No Change?

RM/RW x6
Kubo - Real Sociedad - 24/91 ~ No Change?
Semenyo - Bournemouth - 25/89 ~ 90 +1?
Bakwa - RC Strasbourg Alsace - 22/85 ~> 87 +2
Bardghji - FC København - 19/82 ~ No Change?
Arroyo - Beşiktaş - 19/80 ~ No Change?
Addai - AZ - 19/78 ~ No Change?
NEW Fer López - Wolves - 21/75 ~ 82 +7?

AM x6
Ferguson - Bologna FC - 25/89 ~ 90 +1?
Esse - Crystal Palace - 20/82 ~ 85?
Maksimovic - Crvena Zvezda - 18/78 ~> 82 +4
Rêgo - SL Benfica - 19/77 ~ No Change?
Asp-Jensen - Bayern - 19/73 ~> 75 +2
Silva - Fluminese - 18/70 ~ No Change?

LM/LW x5
Son - Tottenham - 32/93 ~ 92 -1?
Gomis - RB Leipzig - 18/76 ~> 78 +2
Diomande - CD Leganés - 18/73 ~ 78 +5?
Roberto - CR Flamengo - 17/65 ~ No Change?
Prince Amaoko Jr - FC Nordsjaelland - 18/65 ~ No Change?

ST x7
Isak - Newcastle - 25/92 ~ 94 +2?
Endrick - Madrid - 18/87 ~ 88 +1?
Guessand - Nice - 23/86 ~> 88 +2
Djú - FC Midtjylland - 20/83 > 84
Kostoulas - Brighton - 18/80 ~ 82 +2?
Mheuka - Chelsea - 17/70 ~ 73 +3?
Bro Hansen - FK Bodø/Glimt - 16/65 ~ 70 +5?

 

[Dom Gill]

Updated


Barnsley players FULL RATING REVIEW

Name - Club - (age/rating prior to review) rating change prediction = actual change after review

+ Positive change
- Negative change
NO CHANGE

= correct prediction
= incorrect prediction
= wtf (prediction way off or rating is crazy)
= annoyed I think it should be higher
~ = no prediction due to review complete prior to this post
tbc = player not reviewed yet / waiting for league review to start

Bundesliga
Noah Atubolu - Frieburg - (23/86) ~ = +2 to 88
Manuel Neuer - Bayern - (39/93) ~ = NO CHANGE
Waldemar Anton - Dortmund - (28/90) ~ = NO CHANGE
Leon Goretzka - Bayern - (30/91) ~ = NO CHANGE
Xavi Simons - Leipzig - (22/91) ~ = NO CHANGE
Thomas Müller - Bayern - (35/91) ~ = NO CHANGE
Matteo Pérez Vinlof - Bayern - (19/78) ~ = +2 to 80
Oscar Højlund - Eintracht - (20/76) ~ = +4 to 80
Hugo Larsson - Eintracht - (20/87) ~ = +1 to 88
Jamie Leweling - Stuttgart - (24/88) ~ = NO CHANGE
Nick Woltemade - Stuttgart - (23/83) ~ = +4 to 87

Ligue 1
Marco Asensio - Paris Saint-Germain - (29/90) +1 to 91 = tbc
Saïmon Bouabré - Monaco - (19/73) +3 to 76 = NO CHANGE
Mohamed-Ali Cho - Nice - (21/86) +1 to 87 = NO CHANGE

La Liga
Antoine Griezmamn - Atlético Madrid - (34/94) NO CHANGE = tbc
Alex Valle - Barcelona - (21/82) +2 to 84 = tbc
Sergi Domínguez - Barcelona - (20/78) +2 to 80 = tbc
Gerard Martin - Barcelona - (23/80) +7 to 87 = tbc
Juanlu Sánchez - Sevilla - (21/85) +1 to 86 = tbc

Serie A
Carlos Augusto - Inter - (26/89) +1 to 90 = tbc
Cesare Casadei - Torino - (22/82) +3 to 85 = tbc
Valentín Carboni - Inter - (20/83) NO CHANGE = tbc

Premier League
Taylor Harwood-Bellis - Southampton - (23/85) NO CHANGE = tbc
Marc Guehi - Crystal Palace - (24/90) +1 to 91 = tbc
Lisandro Martínez - Manchester United - (27/91) -1 to 90 = tbc
Dan Burn - Newcastle - (33/89) +1 to 90 = tbc
Luke Shaw - Manchester United - (29/92) -3 to 89 = tbc
Dominik Szoboszlai - Liverpool - (24/91) +1 to 92 = tbc
Jack Grealish - Manchester City - (29/92) -2 to 90 = tbc
Mason Mount - Manchester United - (26/90) -1 to 89 = tbc
Gabriel Martinelli - Arsenal - (23/91) NO CHANGE = tbc
Barbosa Evanilson - Bournemouth - (25/89) +1 to 90 = tbc
Josh Acheampong - Chelsea - (19/73) +7 to 80 = tbc
Jack Fletcher - Manchester United - (18/65) +8 to 73 = tbc
Trey Nyoni - Liverpool - (17/73) +2 to 75 = tbc
Jayden Danns - Liverpool - (19/76) NO CHANGE = tbc
Gabriele Biancheri - Manchester United - (18/65) +5 to 70 = tbc
Lewis Hall - Newcastle - (20/87) +2 to 89 = tbc
Matheus França - Crystal Palace - (21/80) +2 to 82 = tbc
Harvey Elliott- Liverpool - (22/88) NO CHANGE = tbc

Eredivisie
Kenneth Taylor - Ajax - (23/87) +1 to 88 = tbc
Kian Fitz-Jim - Ajax - (21/82) +3 to 85 = tbc

 

[BenitoSTARR]

 

[Damien]

Latest table:

 

[Damien]

Another 3:1 victory against Barnsley. Huge game against Newcastle tonight:

Oblak (93)

Kounde (92)↓ Van Dijk (95) Stones (93) Alaba (93)
Rice (93) Ederson (91)
Frimpong (92) -- Pulisic (92) -- N. Williams (92)
Mbappe (96)​

Subs: Bade (89), Trent (94↑, Gomes (89), Zakaria (90), Sancho (90), Bellingham (95), I. Williams (90)
Injured: Pedri (92)
Did not travel: n/a

Key:
= Goal
= Assist
= MOTM
↓ = Subbed off
↑ = Subbed on
Orange = Not in natural position

Next three games:
CCSFL2: Newcastle United (A)
MD38: Hereford (A)

Manchester United v Barnsley fixtures this season

Game	Utd Poss	Barnsley Poss	Utd Shots (SoT)	Barnsley Shots (SoT)	Utd Goals	Barnsley Goals	Utd SoT Conv.	Barnsley SoT Conv.
17th Apr: Utd v Barnsley​	56%​	44%​	16 (6)​	9 (1)​	3​	1​	50%​	100%​
22nd Jun: Barnsley v Utd​	49%​	51%​	10 (5)​	10 (2)​	3​	1​	60%​	50%​
Combined​	52.5%​	47.5%​	26 (11)​	19 (3)​	6​	2​	54.5%​	66.6%​

 

[CrackersJr]

ahh stop it Damo, you have a 2-0 lead from the first leg. You will breeze this tonight. Congrats on yet another CC.

 

[BenitoSTARR]

Cardiff City players FULL TRANSFER WINDOW

Name - Club - (age/rating) Rumoured/Moved to Club

Tier 1 Officially Moved
Tier 2 Strong rumour (Strong source Ornstein/Fabrizio etc)
Tier 3 Developing Rumour (reasonable source)
Tier 4 Weak Rumour (untrusted source)
Tier 5 No Rumour
Tier 6 Contract Renewal/No Chance of Leaving

GK x2
Lucas Chevalier - Lille - 23/90 (Villa, Newcastle, PSG)
Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro - AZ - 20/82 (Cooled down new contract talks)

RB/RWB x4
Pavard - Inter - 29/91
Williams - Nottingham Forest - 24/87 (Contract Renewal 2029)
Kayode - Brentford - 20/85 (already moved)
Junior - Palmeiras - 20/67 (cooled down suggestion of 1st team position next season)

CB x8
Rüdiger - Real Madrid - 32/94
Tomori - AC Milan - 27/91 (Juventus)
Todibo - West Ham - 25/90 (already moved)
Quaresma - Sporting CP - 23/86 (cooled down)
Mykhavko - Dynamo Kyiv - 20/82 (FC Porto, Feyenoord)
Diao - FC Midtlylland - 20/80 (Sporting CP, Dortmund, Eintract Frankfurt)
Cunha - Nottingham Forest - 20/80 (already moved)
Braithwaite - Manchester City - 17/70

LB/LWB x4
Mittelstädt - Stuttgart - 28/90
Medina - KRC Genk - 20/82 (already moved)
Bischoff - Brøndby IF - 19/80 (PL links intensify!)
Torrents - Barcelona - 18/65

CM/DM x11
Barella - Inter - 28/94 (Real Madrid)
Modric - Real Madrid - 39/93 -> AC Milan
Veerman - PSV - 26/90 (links cooled down)
Lavia - Chelsea - 21/87
Hinshelwood - Brighton - 20/85
Banzuzi - RB Leipzig - 20/84 (already moved)
Kone - Stade de Reims - 20/78 (Manchester United, Liverpool,
Nartey - Brøndby IF - 20/78 (cooled down contract extension)
Konak - Brentford - 19/78
SOLD Mastoras - AZ - 19/75
Dyer - Chelsea - 18/70 (Various loans)

RM/RW x6
Kubo - Real Sociedad - 24/91 (Bayern, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham)
Semenyo - Bournemouth - 25/89 (Tottenham, Manchester United)
Bakwa - RC Strasbourg Alsace - 22/87 (Napoli, Tottenham)
Bardghji - FC København - 19/82 -> Barcelona
Arroyo - Beşiktaş - 19/80 (already moved)
Addai - AZ - 19/78 (Como 1907)

AM x6
Ferguson - Bologna FC - 25/89 (Napoli, Inter)
Esse - Crystal Palace - 20/82 (already moved)
Maksimovic - Crvena Zvezda - 18/82 (RB Leipzig, PSG)
Rêgo - SL Benfica - 19/77
Asp-Jensen - Bayern - 19/75 (Loan - Grasshopper Club Zurich)
Silva - Fluminese - 18/70

LM/LW x5
Son - Tottenham - 32/93 (Fenerbahce, Various Saudi)
Gomis - RB Leipzig - 18/78 (already moved)
Diomande - CD Leganés - 18/73 (Aston Villa, Villareal, Various La Liga clubs and unreported PL clubs)
Roberto - CR Flamengo - 17/65
Prince Amoako Jr - 18/65

ST x7
Isak - Newcastle - 25/92 (links cooled down)
Guessand - Nice - 23/88 (Wolves, Leeds, Tottenham, Fenerbahce)
Endrick - Madrid - 18/87 (Loan various)
Djú - FC Midtjylland - 20/83 (Brentford)
Kostoulas - Brighton - 18/80 (already moved)
Mheuka - Chelsea - 17/70
Bro Hansen - FK Bodø/Glimt - 16/65

I’ll update the linked clubs at some point.

Edit: 19/6 Barcelona links with Bardghji

Spoiler: X Post

Edit: 20/6 FC Porto in the running for Bardghji, also Yan Diomande is now of interest from several PL clubs but CD Leganés are trying to keep him at the club to secure instant promotion next season)

Edit:24/6 Bardghji to Barcelona HERE WE GO

Spoiler: HERE WE GO Bardghji

Edit: 24/6 Jayden Addai strongly linked with Como this afternoon

Edit: Neco Williams contract renewal 2029

Edit: New Tier 6 Contract Renewals (or clearly staying put)

Edit: Modric HERE WE GO

 

[Damien]

Monday's thrilling 5:4 victory against Newcastle United:

Oblak (93)

Trent (94) Van Dijk (95) Kounde (92) Alaba (93)
Rice (93) Stones (93)
Frimpong (92)↓ -- Bellingham (95) -- N. Williams (92)
Mbappe (96)​

Subs: Bade (89), Ederson (91), Gomes (89), Zakaria (90), Sancho (90), Pulisic (92)↑, I. Williams (90)
Injured: Pedri (92)
Did not travel: n/a

Key:
= Goal
= Assist
= MOTM
↓ = Subbed off
↑ = Subbed on
Orange = Not in natural position

Next three games:
MD38: Hereford (A)
CCF: Leyton Orient (N)

Manchester United v Newcastle United fixtures this season

Game	Utd Poss	Newcastle Utd Poss	Utd Shots (SoT)	Newcastle Utd Shots (SoT)	Utd Goals	Newcastle Utd Goals	Utd SoT Conv.	Newcastle Utd SoT Conv.
2nd Mar: Newcastle Utd v Utd​	50%​	50%​	13 (5)​	13 (4)​	2​	1​	40%​	25%​
8th May: Utd v Newcastle Utd​	57%​	43%​	17 (7)​	9 (3)​	3​	1​	42.9%​	33.3%​
16th Jun: Utd v Newcastle Utd (Champions Cup)​	55%​	45%​	14 (7)​	9 (1)​	2​	0​	28.6%​	0%​
23rd Jun: Newcastle Utd v Utd (Champions Cup)​	58%​	42%​	22 (14)​	16 (5)​	5​	4​	35.7%​	80%​
Combined​	55%​	45%​	66 (33)​	47 (13)​	12​	6​	36.4%​	46.2%​

 

[Damien]

Teams who can win the Champions Cup and SMFA Shield with the honours they've won in brackets:

Champions Cup
(54) Manchester United v Leyton Orient (0)

SMFA Shield
(3) Southampton v Nottingham Forest (9)

 

[CrackersJr]

Monday's thrilling 5:4 victory against Newcastle United:

Oblak (93)

Trent (94) Van Dijk (95) Kounde (92) Alaba (93)
Rice (93) Stones (93)
Frimpong (92)↓ -- Bellingham (95) -- N. Williams (92)
Mbappe (96)​

Subs: Bade (89), Ederson (91), Gomes (89), Zakaria (90), Sancho (90), Pulisic (92)↑, I. Williams (90)
Injured: Pedri (92)
Did not travel: n/a

Key:
= Goal
= Assist
= MOTM
↓ = Subbed off
↑ = Subbed on
Orange = Not in natural position

Next three games:
MD38: Hereford (A)
CCF: Leyton Orient (N)

Manchester United v Newcastle United fixtures this season

Game	Utd Poss	Newcastle Utd Poss	Utd Shots (SoT)	Newcastle Utd Shots (SoT)	Utd Goals	Newcastle Utd Goals	Utd SoT Conv.	Newcastle Utd SoT Conv.
2nd Mar: Newcastle Utd v Utd​	50%​	50%​	13 (5)​	13 (4)​	2​	1​	40%​	25%​
8th May: Utd v Newcastle Utd​	57%​	43%​	17 (7)​	9 (3)​	3​	1​	42.9%​	33.3%​
16th Jun: Utd v Newcastle Utd (Champions Cup)​	55%​	45%​	14 (7)​	9 (1)​	2​	0​	28.6%​	0%​
23rd Jun: Newcastle Utd v Utd (Champions Cup)​	58%​	42%​	22 (14)​	16 (5)​	5​	4​	35.7%​	80%​
Combined​	55%​	45%​	66 (33)​	47 (13)​	12​	6​	36.4%​	46.2%​

the 80% SoT completely and utterly screwed with the average! I should not have had a higher overall with one game being a 0

 

[Varun]

You planning another squad review ? @BenitoSTARR

 

[Damien]

the 80% SoT completely and utterly screwed with the average! I should not have had a higher overall with one game being a 0

Yeah, it's crazy but I guess the game with 0 you only had 1 SoT so it didn't really matter

 

[BenitoSTARR]

You planning another squad review ? @BenitoSTARR

Start of new season. Yes. Will probably take a week to do the ~30 sides.

Plan is to do:

1. Top 5
2. 6-10
3. 11-15
4. 16+ 3 promoted sides
5. 3 relegated and 2 next highest Division 2
6. Next 5 Division 2
7. Lower league sides

 

[Damien]

Start of new season. Yes. Will probably take a week to do the ~30 sides.

Plan is to do:

1. Top 5
2. 6-10
3. 11-15
4. 16+ 3 promoted sides
5. 3 relegated and 2 next highest Division 2
6. Next 5 Division 2
7. Lower league sides

Looking forward to it. By the time you've done it they might have finished reviewing Serie A

 

[Damien]

Closing in on 1.5bn

 

[BenitoSTARR]

Looking forward to it. By the time you've done it they might have finished reviewing Serie A

Don’t hold your breath.

Lewis Ferguson to 91 is overdue from last season. I’ll take 90 at this point.

 

[BenitoSTARR]

Closing in on 1.5bn

I have 9.95% of your cash.

 

[BenitoSTARR]

That stupid thread on the caf ruined my plans of buying him for Martial's price (£310k) for good luck. I had put a bid in before that thread went up but had to remove it and put in a fresh one just in case someone came in late as he ended up trending on soccerwiki for a bit. Hadn't really heard of him before the weekend but decided to sign him because of his name. He's unlikely to play much at Monaco before the end of the season due to his contract running out - with the injuries they have he was naturally named on the bench due to little other option. But should hopefully be a decent option for the future.

When I signed Martial, he was in Lyon's youth ranks and still very much unknown. Took a couple of years before he went to Monaco and started playing but his rise has been rapid since. Something similar for Mbappe would be pretty good, though keeping my expectations low for now.

Mbappe signed

Lost £120k over the past week. To remedy this, the club are taking the following steps:

• loaning Kurt Zouma out to West Ham United (reduction of £18k/week paid by Manchester United per week)
• selling Aboubacar Sylla when his transfer ban is lifted on the 6th April. This would see the club reduce wages by £7k/week along with having over £100k from his transfer fee.
• selling Kylian Mbappe to Hereford from the 14th April with a buyback clause inserted. Benefits both clubs as he'd instantly become Hereford's best player and benefits Manchester United due to short term wage reduction along with the cash generated from the sale. Has been agreed between the two clubs that should Hereford's manager decide to leave or United's manager decide to enact the buyback clause, that he'd return to United.

The following players are available on loan to any interested clubs:

• Karim Rekik (21/86 D(LC))
• Santi 'Barry Allen' Mina (20/86 AM,F(RLC))
• Mouez Hassen (21/85 GK)
• Georges-Kevin N'Koudou (21/85 AM,F(RL))
• Richairo Zivkovic (19/83 AM(R),F(RC))
• Mikel Merino (19/82 M,AM(C))
• Charly Musonda (19/78 AM(RLC))

Mbuyback

hmmmmmmmmm.

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[infamous7]

I've not had the time to do the youth table for months and I apologise for that. What I have done is a bit of a twist/celebration of the youth players at teams who have made significant contributions this season.

Below is a table that shows all the youth players signed (<=80) that have had at least 20 SM league appearances for their club this season.

8: Southend United
7: Fulham
6: Leyton Orient, Nottingham Forest
5: Hereford, Tottenham Hotspur
4: Aston Villa, Barnsley, Manchester United, Middlesbrough
3: Everton, Sunderland
2: Arsenal, Newcastle United, Southampton
1: Cardiff City, Wolverhampton Wanderers
0: Bournemouth, Milton Keynes Dons

Not bad

I haven't signed a player in years

Should I get gold and start playing again

 

[Damien]

Mbappe signed

Mbuyback

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Yeesh my luck with youth players is abysmal. Merino's the only one who made it out of those and he went... to Newcastle as part of the deal for Berge. Christ, Conor always has my pants down with deals.

 

[CrackersJr]

Yeesh my luck with youth players is abysmal. Merino's the only one who made it out of those and he went... to Newcastle as part of the deal for Berge. Christ, Conor always has my pants down with deals.

I may remind you about Isco... You sold me Isco for Konate, and Kovacic there might have been a 3rd in there but i cant remember. You also got Oblak for DDG and cash...

That larger deal with Berge, Rice, Reyna and Pedri heading your way was a gamble for both, at the time much less for you as it was clear Rice was leaving West Ham, Pedri had been Barcelonas golden boy for the season and had yet to get injured, Reyna was on fire and looked to be Puli mark2, oh and Berge was smashing it at Burnley and was being linked to top prem teams...

Meanwhile I went for a united linked Vini, a chelsea bound Kova, Konate who was not a regular for Leipzeig yet, KT who had just moved to Arsenal and Brahim Diaz who sort of got lost for a while and couldnt make his mark so (yet again) i sold him too soon.

That really was a mega deal... Had completely forgotten about Diaz till just now...

I also bought Christensen off you shortly after he dropped before he moved to Barce...

 

[Varun]

Start of new season. Yes. Will probably take a week to do the ~30 sides.

Plan is to do:

1. Top 5
2. 6-10
3. 11-15
4. 16+ 3 promoted sides
5. 3 relegated and 2 next highest Division 2
6. Next 5 Division 2
7. Lower league sides

Nice! Looking forward to it

 

[BenitoSTARR]

Cardiff City players FULL RATING REVIEW

Name - Club - (age/rating prior to review) ~ rating change prediction > actual change after

+ Positive change
- Negative change
NO CHANGE

= correct prediction
= incorrect prediction
= wtf (prediction way off or rating is crazy)
= annoyed I think it should be higher
~ = no prediction due to review complete prior to this post
? = player not reviewed yet / waiting for league review to start

GK x2
Lucas Chevalier - Lille - 23/89 ~> 90 +1
Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro - AZ - 20/82 ~ 85 +3?

RB/RWB x4
Pavard - Inter - 29/91 ~ No Change
Williams - Nottingham Forest - 24/87 ~ 89 +2?
Kayode - Brentford - 20/85 ~ 87 +2?
Junior - Palmeiras - 20/67 ~ 70 +3?

CB x8
Rüdiger - Real Madrid - 32/94 ~ No Change?
Tomori - AC Milan - 27/91 ~ 90 -1
Todibo - West Ham - 25/90 ~ No Change?
Quaresma - Sporting CP - 23/86 ~ 88 +2?
Mykhavko - Dynamo Kyiv - 20/82 ~ 85 +3?
Diao - FC Midtlylland - 20/80 ~> 83 +3
Cunha - Nottingham Forest - 20/76 ~> 80 +4
Braithwaite - Manchester City - 17/70 ~ No Change?

LB/LWB x4
Mittelstädt - Stuttgart - 28/90 ~ 91 +1?
Medina - KRC Genk - 20/82 ~ No Change
Bischoff - Brøndby IF - 19/76 ~> 80 +4
Torrents - Barcelona - 18/65 ~ No Change?

CM/DM x11
Barella - Inter - 28/94 ~ No Change
Modric - Real Madrid - 39/93 ~ No Change?
Veerman - PSV - 26/90 ~ No Change?
Lavia - Chelsea - 21/87 ~ 89 +2?
Hinshelwood - Brighton - 20/85 ~ 87 +2?
Banzuzi - RB Leipzig - 20/82 ~> 84 +2
Kone - Stade de Reims - 20/78 ~> 81 +3
Nartey - Brøndby IF - 20/75 ~>78 +3
Konak - Brentford - 19/78 ~ No Change?
Dyer - Chelsea - 18/70 ~ No Change?

RM/RW x6
Kubo - Real Sociedad - 24/91 ~ No Change?
Semenyo - Bournemouth - 25/89 ~ 90 +1?
Bakwa - RC Strasbourg Alsace - 22/85 ~> 87 +2
Bardghji - FC København - 19/82 ~ No Change?
Arroyo - Beşiktaş - 19/80 ~ No Change?
Addai - AZ - 19/78 ~ No Change?
NEW Fer López - Wolves - 21/75 ~ 82 +7?

AM x6
Ferguson - Bologna FC - 25/89 ~ 90 +1?
Esse - Crystal Palace - 20/82 ~ 85?
Maksimovic - Crvena Zvezda - 18/78 ~> 82 +4
Rêgo - SL Benfica - 19/77 ~ No Change?
SOLD Asp-Jensen - Bayern - 19/73 ~> 75 +2
Silva - Fluminese - 18/70 ~ No Change?

LM/LW x5
Son - Tottenham - 32/93 ~ 92 -1?
Gomis - RB Leipzig - 18/76 ~> 78 +2
Diomande - CD Leganés - 18/73 ~ 78 +5?
Roberto - CR Flamengo - 17/65 ~ No Change?
Prince Amaoko Jr - FC Nordsjaelland - 18/65 ~ No Change?

ST x7
Isak - Newcastle - 25/92 ~ 94 +2?
Endrick - Madrid - 18/87 ~ 88 +1?
Guessand - Nice - 23/86 ~> 88 +2
Djú - FC Midtjylland - 20/83 > 84
Kostoulas - Brighton - 18/80 ~ 82 +2?
Mheuka - Chelsea - 17/70 ~ 73 +3?
Bro Hansen - FK Bodø/Glimt - 16/65 ~ 70 +5?

 

[BenitoSTARR]

Cardiff City players FULL TRANSFER WINDOW

Name - Club - (age/rating) Rumoured/Moved to Club

Tier 1 Officially Moved
Tier 2 Strong rumour (Strong source Ornstein/Fabrizio etc)
Tier 3 Developing Rumour (reasonable source)
Tier 4 Weak Rumour (untrusted source)
Tier 5 No Rumour
Tier 6 Contract Renewal/No Chance of Leaving

GK x2
Lucas Chevalier - Lille - 23/90 (Villa, Newcastle, PSG)
Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro - AZ - 20/82 (Cooled down new contract talks)

RB/RWB x4
Pavard - Inter - 29/91
Williams - Nottingham Forest - 24/87 (Contract Renewal 2029)
Kayode - Brentford - 20/85 (already moved)
Junior - Palmeiras - 20/67 (cooled down suggestion of 1st team position next season)

CB x8
Rüdiger - Real Madrid - 32/94
Tomori - AC Milan - 27/90 (Juventus/PL Clubs)
Todibo - West Ham - 25/90 (already moved)
Quaresma - Sporting CP - 23/86 (cooled down)
Mykhavko - Dynamo Kyiv - 20/82 (FC Porto, Feyenoord)
Diao - FC Midtlylland - 20/80 (Sporting CP, Dortmund, Eintract Frankfurt)
Cunha - Nottingham Forest - 20/80 (already moved)
Braithwaite - Manchester City - 17/70

LB/LWB x4
Mittelstädt - Stuttgart - 28/90
Medina - KRC Genk - 20/82 (already moved)
Bischoff - Brøndby IF - 19/80 (PL links intensify!)
Torrents - Barcelona - 18/65

CM/DM x11
Barella - Inter - 28/94 (Real Madrid)
Modric - Real Madrid - 39/93 -> AC Milan
Veerman - PSV - 26/90 (links cooled down)
Lavia - Chelsea - 21/87
Hinshelwood - Brighton - 20/85
Banzuzi - RB Leipzig - 20/84 (already moved)
Kone - Stade de Reims - 20/78 (Manchester United, Liverpool,
Nartey - Brøndby IF - 20/78 (cooled down contract extension)
Konak - Brentford - 19/78
Dyer - Chelsea - 18/70 (Various loans)

RM/RW x6
Kubo - Real Sociedad - 24/91 (Bayern, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham)
Semenyo - Bournemouth - 25/89 (Tottenham, Manchester United)
Bakwa - RC Strasbourg Alsace - 22/87 (Napoli, Tottenham)
Bardghji - FC København - 19/82 -> Barcelona
Arroyo - Beşiktaş - 19/80 (already moved)
Addai - AZ - 19/78 (Como 1907)

AM x6
Ferguson - Bologna FC - 25/89 (Napoli, Inter)
Esse - Crystal Palace - 20/82 (already moved)
Maksimovic - Crvena Zvezda - 18/82 (RB Leipzig, PSG)
Rêgo - SL Benfica - 19/77
Silva - Fluminese - 18/70

LM/LW x5
Son - Tottenham - 32/93 (Fenerbahce, Various Saudi)
Gomis - RB Leipzig - 18/78 (already moved)
Diomande - CD Leganés - 18/73 (Aston Villa, Villareal, Various La Liga clubs and unreported PL clubs)
Roberto - CR Flamengo - 17/65
Prince Amoako Jr - 18/65

ST x7
Isak - Newcastle - 25/92 (links cooled down)
Guessand - Nice - 23/88 (Wolves, Leeds, Tottenham, Fenerbahce)
Endrick - Madrid - 18/87 (Loan various)
Djú - FC Midtjylland - 20/83 (Brentford)
Kostoulas - Brighton - 18/80 (already moved)
Mheuka - Chelsea - 17/70
Bro Hansen - FK Bodø/Glimt - 16/65

I’ll update the linked clubs at some point.

Edit: 19/6 Barcelona links with Bardghji

Spoiler: X Post

Edit: 20/6 FC Porto in the running for Bardghji, also Yan Diomande is now of interest from several PL clubs but CD Leganés are trying to keep him at the club to secure instant promotion next season)

Edit:24/6 Bardghji to Barcelona HERE WE GO

Spoiler: HERE WE GO Bardghji

Edit: 24/6 Jayden Addai strongly linked with Como this afternoon

Edit: Neco Williams contract renewal 2029

Edit: New Tier 6 Contract Renewals (or clearly staying put)

Edit: Modric HERE WE GO

Edit: Tomori links to Juve heating up.

 

[BenitoSTARR]

Div 1 Predicted Finish Table ​

1. Manchester United​
2. Newcastle United ​
3. Everton ​
4. Aston Villa​
5. Leyton Orient​
6. Southampton​
7. Arsenal​
8. Nottingham Forest​
9. Middlesbrough ​
10. Southend​
11. Bournemouth ​
12. Cardiff​
13. Barnsley​
14. Hereford​
15. Fulham ​
16. Sunderland​
17. MK Dons​
18. Liverpool ​
19. Wolves​
20. Tottenham Hotspur​

Div 2 Predicted Finish Table​

1. Manchester City​
2. Blackburn ​
3. West Ham​
4. Rochdale​
5. Kidderminster ​
6. Sheffield United​
7. Bristol City ​
8. Norwich ​
9. Reading ​
10. Who Cares?​

Div 3 Predicted Finish Table​

1. Torquay​
2. Bury​
3. Who Cares?​

Before we kick off the big team preview for next season a quick review of the final positions vs the predictions.

If I’m within 1 or 2 positions above or below I’m taking that as a good prediction so tick . Two or more out and it’s a cross

Div 1 Final Finish Table ​

1. Manchester United Perfect
2. Newcastle United Perfect
3. Everton Perfect
4. Leyton Orient (5th predicted)
5. Southend United (10th predicted)
6. Aston Villa (4th predicted)
7. Cardiff City (12th predicted)
8. Nottingham Forest Perfect
9. Barnsley (13th predicted)
10. Fulham (15th predicted)
11. Southampton (6th predicted)
12. Milton Keynes Dons (17th predicted)
13. Sunderland (16th predicted)
14. Arsenal (7th predicted)
15. Hereford FC (14th predicted)
16. AFC Bournemouth (11th predicted)
17. Middlesbrough (9th predicted)
18. Wolverhampton Wanderers (19th predicted)
19. Liverpool (18th predicted)
20. Tottenham Hotspur (perfect)

Div 2 Final Finish Table​

1. West Ham United (3rd predicted)
2. Rochdale (4th predicted)
3. Manchester City (1st predicted)
4. Norwich City (8th predicted)
5. Bristol City (7th predicted)
6. Blackburn Rovers (2nd predicted)
7. Sheffield United (6th predicted)
8. Kidderminster Harriers (5th predicted)

Div 3 Final Finish Table​

1. Torquay (2nd Predicted)​
2. Bury (1st predicted)​

 

[BenitoSTARR]

COMING SOON!​

 

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Well I just wanted the previews to be on the top of the page

 

[BenitoSTARR]

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So sorry but yeah

 

[BenitoSTARR]

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It means you’re getting this great content

 

[BenitoSTARR]

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