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Welcome to Redcafe FC!

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Redcafe FC, affectionately known as "The Caftards," is a dynamic football club deeply rooted in the heart of its community. Founded in 2024, this spirited team has been a beacon of pride for the residents of Redcafe.net. Sponsored by Bazalini Brake Fluid LTD, the club aims to rise to the top of the English League System.

The club's name, Redcafe FC, pays homage to the forum where the founding members first gathered to discuss their shared passion for the beautiful game.

The team's signature colors, a vibrant combination of crimson red and bold white symbolize their unwavering determination and unity. Every match day, the stands of the Redcafe Arena come alive with a sea of red and white, as loyal supporters flock to cheer on their beloved Caftards.


As they begin their journey in the National League North, Redcafe FC remains steadfast in their pursuit of glory, driven by the unwavering support of their passionate fans and the enduring legacy of camaraderie that defines The Caftards.*

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Leagues loaded:

  • England National League North/South and above.
  • Argentina 2nd Division and above.
  • Belgium 2nd Division and above.
  • Brazil 2nd Division and above.
  • Danish 1st Division only.
  • Ligue 2 and above.
  • Bundesliga 2 and above.
  • Irish Premier Division only.
  • Serie B and above.
  • Netherlands 2nd division and above.
  • Norway 1st Division only.
  • Portuguese 2nd division and above.
  • Scottish League 2 and above.
  • Spanish 2nd division and above.
  • Swedish 1st Division only.
  • Swiss 1st Division only.
  • Welsh 1st Division only.
I’m going to have seven spots open to you all to choose from. The manager and players will start with a current ability of 80 and a potential ability of 200.

I would like to have 1 Owner, 1 Manager and 5 Players. The Manager and players will have a choice if they would like to be tied to Redcafe FC for life or if they’d like to start there but be free to transfer in future.

In terms of the owner I think that the system Solius devised works quite well so I will be nicking some elements of it within this experiment! :) Unlike that experiment, there will only be two periods where the owner can take action in terms of budget adjustments, signings and other actions.

The Chairman:

I think a budget of 2 billion is fair for this experiment also. I have set the facilities all to 10, so there will be moments where you can take action for facilities to be upgraded. As with the previous experiment I think it will be good to have the chairman and manager to choose one signing each summer. This will be a joint decision between the manager and chairman involved in the experiment.

This is of course assuming that the manager does not leave/gets sacked, which the owner can choose to do at any point in the save if they want to. I think for fairness on that front, the manager each summer will get to look at the job list and decide to move to a different club. If this happens, I will assess the budget of whatever club that manager joins and then they can sign a player within that respective budget.

Again, with the other experiment, the signing made will be a player that is within 5CA of the best player at the club.
There can also be options to expand the stadium. Redcafe Arena starts with a capacity of 2197 and I’ve put the expansion capacity to max so it will probably naturally progress with the AI but you can also choose to do the same if you wish for a fee.

I think 5-10m for every 5000 seats seems fair and can progress as thus;

2.5m every 5000 seats from NLN to National League.
5m every 5000 seats from League 2 to League 1.
7.5m every 5000 seats in Championship.
10m every 5000 seats in PL.

The Manager:

Here is what I will need you to fill out -

Name:
Ethnicity:
Hair Colour:
Hair Length:
Skin tone:
Height:
Weight:
DOB:
City of Birth:

Languages:

Adaptability:
Ambition:
Controversy:
Loyalty:
Pressure:
Professionalism:
Sportsmanship:
Temperament:

Preferred Formation:
Second Preferred Formation:
Defensive Formation:
Attacking Formation:

Coaching Style:
Preferred Set Piece Delivery Type:
Preferred Set Piece Post Defence:
Preferred Set Piece Delivery Target:
Preferred Set Piece Defensive Marking:
Preferred Set Piece Attacking Numbers:
Preferred Set Piece Defensive Numbers:

Attacking:
Depth:
Determination:
Directness:
Physicality of Play:
Flamboyancy:
Flexibility:
Pressing:
Tactical Knowledge:
Tempo:
Width:

Buying Players:
Eccentricity:
Harness of Training:
Judging Ability:
Judging Potential:
Judging Data:
Judging Staff:
Level of Discipline:
People Management:
Mind Games:
Motivating:
Versatility:
Squad Rotation:
Working with Youth:
Coaching Attack:
Coaching Defence:
Coaching Fitness:
Coaching Gk Distribuition:
Coaching GK Handling:
Coaching GK Shot Stop
Coaching Mental:
Coaching Tactics:
Coaching Tech:
Coaching Set Piece:
Business:
Negotiating:
Interference:
Patience:
Resources:
Physiotherapy:
Sports Science:

Tendencies:

The Players:

Here is what I will need you to fill out -

Name:
Ethnicity:
Hair Colour:
Hair Length:
Skin tone:
Height:
Weight:
DOB:
City of Birth:

Languages:

Adaptability:
Ambition:
Controversy:
Loyalty:
Pressure:
Professionalism:
Sportsmanship:
Temperament:

Shirt Name:

Left Foot:
Right Foot:

Aggression:
Anticipation:
Bravery:
Composure:
Concentration:
Consistency:
Decisions:
Determination:
Dirtiness:
Flair:
Important Matches:
Leadership:
Movement:
Positioning:
Team Work:
Vision:
Work Rate:

Acceleration:
Agility:
Balance:
Injury Proneness:
Jumping Reach:
Natural Fitness:
Pace:
Stamina:
Strength:

Corners:
Crossing:
Dribbling:
Finishing:
First Touch:
Free Kicks:
Heading:
Long Shots:
Long Throws:
Marking:
Passing:
Penalty Taking:
Tackling:
Technique:
Versatility:

Preferred Moves:

Also if you just post In then you won’t be signed up. Post In and your chosen position, you can fill in the details after.

I’m busy this weekend so envisage this to kick off sometime next week once I get everything sorted but I will keep you all posted.

This is the first experiment I've ran so be gentle if there are teething issues. :nervous:

Confirmed

Owner - @altodevil

Manager -

Players - @harms @Solius @The Cat @Heine
@hobbers

*may or may not be ChatGPT
 
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In as a player.

Position — defensive midfielder, I'll add details later!

Name: Harry Tackles
Ethnicity: Northern European
Hair Colour: Blond
Hair Length: Long (what are options?)
Skin tone: just something random
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 65 kg
DOB: 23/05/2008
City of Birth: Leeds

Languages: English, Spanish,

Adaptability: 12
Ambition: 15
Controversy: 20
Loyalty: 8
Pressure: 12
Professionalism: 13
Sportsmanship: 5
Temperament: 20

Shirt Name: Tackles

Left Foot: 17
Right Foot: 8

Aggression: 16
Anticipation: 14
Bravery: 11
Composure: 6
Concentration: 8
Consistency: 14
Decisions: 13
Determination: 15
Dirtiness: 20
Flair: 15
Important Matches: 10
Leadership: 8
Movement: 14
Positioning: 12
Team Work: 14
Vision: 8
Work Rate: 13

Acceleration: 16
Agility: 13
Balance: 12
Injury Proneness: 10
Jumping Reach: 13
Natural Fitness: 18
Pace: 14
Stamina: 17
Strength: 15

Corners: 5
Crossing: 7
Dribbling: 18
Finishing: 6
First Touch: 11
Free Kicks: 7
Heading: 12
Long Shots: 18
Long Throws: 5
Marking: 13
Passing: 11
Penalty Taking: 8
Tackling: 14
Technique: 13
Versatility: 15

Preferred Moves: Shoots from distance, Tries Tricks, Curl with outside foot
 
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I’ll be a player. Will fill out the deets when I get some downtime.
 
What are the rules and limits on the stats? I see we will have CA 80 so I guess it will be "forced" down anyway? Haven't played around with editor for the last 15-20 years...
 
What are the rules and limits on the stats? I see we will have CA 80 so I guess it will be "forced" down anyway? Haven't played around with editor for the last 15-20 years...

Assuming it hasn't changed in the last few years (which it definitely hasn't), it will force you down. Just don't put everything at max, and you can still plan your development a bit.
 
Thanks, then I can make a "superstar" and he will be forced down and maybe develop into that later
 
Dunno how these get scaled but I've had a go.

Position AM L/R

Name: Catman Jones
Ethnicity:Northern European
Hair Colour:Black 1
Hair Length:Medium
Skin tone:Skin Tone 4
Height:182
Weight:75
DOB:05.11.2006
City of Birth: Cardiff

Languages:English

Adaptability: 16
Ambition: 14
Controversy: 8
Loyalty: 12
Pressure: 15
Professionalism: 14
Sportsmanship:12
Temperament:12

Shirt Name:Jones

Left Foot:20
Right Foot:12

Aggression: 8
Anticipation:16
Bravery:14
Composure:14
Concentration:13
Consistency:15
Decisions:15
Determination:16
Dirtiness:8
Flair:18
Important Matches:18
Leadership:12
Movement:20
Positioning:18
Team Work:15
Vision:20
Work Rate:16

Acceleration:20
Agility:18
Balance:18
Injury Proneness:9
Jumping Reach:8
Natural Fitness:14
Pace:20
Stamina:18
Strength:14

Corners:16
Crossing:20
Dribbling:20
Finishing:14
First Touch:16
Free Kicks:20
Heading:12
Long Shots:18
Long Throws:4
Marking:8
Passing:20
Penalty Taking:18
Tackling:14
Technique:16
Versatility:14

Preferred Moves: Tries Killer Balls Often, Crosses Early, Runs With Ball Often, Plays One Twos, Places Shots
 
Let me do a test run this week with the people that have signed up and if it runs smoothly can look at adding more people.

One thing I want to be cautious with is bloating out the team though with too many user players so it may be that if I add more you are on a random side but I can follow your journey.
 
Would definitely be interested if more spots become available.
 
Position ST

Name: Mick Hobbers
Ethnicity: Northern European
Hair Colour: Brown 1
Hair Length: Medium
Skin tone: Skin Tone 2
Height: 188
Weight: 84
DOB: 18.09.2006
City of Birth: Inverness

Languages: English, German

Adaptability: 16
Ambition: 20
Controversy: 13
Loyalty: 10
Pressure: 17
Professionalism: 15
Sportsmanship: 8
Temperament: 14

Shirt Name: Hobberinho

Left Foot: 13
Right Foot: 20

Aggression: 10
Anticipation: 18
Bravery: 14
Composure: 20
Concentration: 14
Consistency: 15
Decisions: 18
Determination: 17
Dirtiness: 12
Flair: 12
Important Matches: 17
Leadership: 13
Movement: 20
Positioning: 19
Team Work: 14
Vision: 15
Work Rate: 14

Acceleration: 20
Agility: 15
Balance: 16
Injury Proneness: 7
Jumping Reach: 16
Natural Fitness: 15
Pace: 18
Stamina: 15
Strength: 17

Corners: 9
Crossing: 12
Dribbling: 18
Finishing: 20
First Touch: 19
Free Kicks: 13
Heading: 18
Long Shots: 14
Long Throws: 2
Marking: 11
Passing: 14
Penalty Taking: 20
Tackling: 10
Technique: 18
Versatility: 12

Preferred Moves: Places Shots, First Time Shots, Plays One Twos, Back to Goal
 
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AM R/L

Name: Heine Ken
Ethnicity: North European
Hair Colour: Blonde
Hair Length: Long
Skin tone: White
Height: 190 cm
Weight: 90 kg
DOB: 26.09.xxxx (2007?)
City of Birth: Amsterdam

Languages: Dutch, English

Adaptability: 12
Ambition: 17
Controversy: 13
Loyalty:11
Pressure: 17
Professionalism: 20
Sportsmanship: 5
Temperament: 15

Shirt Name: Heineken

Left Foot: 11
Right Foot: 19

Aggression: 13
Anticipation: 9
Bravery: 17
Composure: 17
Concentration: 12
Consistency: 14
Decisions: 18
Determination: 20
Dirtiness: 10
Flair: 18
Important Matches: 20
Leadership: 8
Movement: 19
Positioning: 7
Team Work: 12
Vision: 14
Work Rate: 14

Acceleration: 20
Agility: 16
Balance: 18
Injury Proneness: 1
Jumping Reach: 13
Natural Fitness: 15
Pace: 20
Stamina: 14
Strength: 13

Corners: 18
Crossing: 15
Dribbling: 20
Finishing: 16
First Touch: 18
Free Kicks: 20
Heading: 12
Long Shots: 18
Long Throws: 1
Marking: 4
Passing: 17
Penalty Taking: 12
Tackling: 6
Technique: 20
Versatility: 12

Preferred Moves: Places shots, Runs with ball often, Moves into channels, Free kicks with power, Shoots from distance, Cuts inside,
 
Name: Solinho
Ethnicity: White
Hair Colour: Black
Hair Length: Medium
Skin tone: Olive
Height: 186cm
Weight: 76kg
DOB: 7th June
City of Birth: Curitiba

Languages: Portuguese, English

Adaptability: 12
Ambition: 14
Controversy: 2
Loyalty: 15
Pressure: 18
Professionalism: 19
Sportsmanship: 13
Temperament: 15

Shirt Name: Solinho

Left Foot: 12
Right Foot: 20

Aggression: 17
Anticipation: 15
Bravery: 17
Composure: 16
Concentration: 12
Consistency: 18
Decisions: 15
Determination: 20
Dirtiness: 7
Flair: 14
Important Matches: 16
Leadership: 16
Movement: 17
Positioning: 12
Team Work: 15
Vision: 16
Work Rate: 16

Acceleration: 17
Agility: 16
Balance: 14
Injury Proneness: 1
Jumping Reach: 16
Natural Fitness: 15
Pace: 20
Stamina: 15
Strength: 15

Corners: 9
Crossing: 10
Dribbling: 16
Finishing: 13
First Touch: 14
Free Kicks: 10
Heading: 12
Long Shots: 15
Long Throws: 3
Marking: 12
Passing: 15
Penalty Taking: 14
Tackling: 14
Technique: 16
Versatility: 10

Preferred Moves: Runs with ball often, runs through center, arrives late into the box, gets into oppo area, plays one twos, places shots.
 
Any spots left?

I wanted a spot :(

Would definitely be interested if more spots become available.

Would love to be involved if possible too.

The manager spot is still available if any of you fancy it? Swear there was a post from @JB08 regarding that but seems to have now been deleted.

For the others, since I don't want to bloat out the team with user players, I think a fair compromise is adding you to a random VNN team if you still want to be involved. Who knows, if you are good enough you may end up joining Redcafe FC at some point anyway!

Also @Solius , I forgot to ask what position you wanted to be.
 
The manager spot is still available if any of you fancy it? Swear there was a post from @JB08 regarding that but seems to have now been deleted.

For the others, since I don't want to bloat out the team with user players, I think a fair compromise is adding you to a random VNN team if you still want to be involved. Who knows, if you are good enough you may end up joining Redcafe FC at some point anyway!

Also @Solius , I forgot to ask what position you wanted to be.
I can join as a manager if there is spot left.
 
That's great and all but I'm binning you guys if you don't perform
 
The Manager:

Here is what I will need you to fill out -

Name: Mark Elstob
Ethnicity: White
Hair Colour: Brown
Hair Length: Long
Skin tone: Less than pale.
Height: 196
Weight: 80kg
DOB: 15/04/1987
City of Birth: Harrogate

Languages: English (Fluent) French (Basic) Spanish (Basic)

Adaptability: 14
Ambition: 20
Controversy: 1
Loyalty: 16
Pressure: 20
Professionalism: 20
Sportsmanship: 1
Temperament: 1

Preferred Formation: 4-2-3-1
Second Preferred Formation: 3-4-2-1
Defensive Formation: 4-2-3-1
Attacking Formation: 3-4-2-1

Coaching Style:
Preferred Set Piece Delivery Type: Inswing
Preferred Set Piece Post Defence: Both Posts
Preferred Set Piece Delivery Target: Front Post
Preferred Set Piece Defensive Marking: Zonal
Preferred Set Piece Attacking Numbers: Low
Preferred Set Piece Defensive Numbers: High (2-up)

Attacking: 16
Depth: 16
Determination: 20
Directness: 15
Physicality of Play: 20
Flamboyancy: 1
Flexibility: 1
Pressing: 20
Tactical Knowledge: 20
Tempo: 15
Width: 15

Buying Players: 14
Eccentricity: 1
Harness of Training: 20
Judging Ability: 20
Judging Potential: 20
Judging Data: 12
Judging Staff: 13
Level of Discipline: 16
People Management: 14
Mind Games: 20
Motivating:
Versatility: 12
Squad Rotation: 16
Working with Youth: 18
Coaching Attack: 15
Coaching Defence: 15
Coaching Fitness: 1
Coaching Gk Distribuition: 1
Coaching GK Handling: 1
Coaching GK Shot Stop 1
Coaching Mental: 20
Coaching Tactics: 20
Coaching Tech: 1
Coaching Set Piece: 1
Business: 1
Negotiating: 1
Interference: 1
Patience: 20
Resources: 1
Physiotherapy: 1
Sports Science: 1

Tendencies: Use Young Players in low Priority Cups, Mark Early Tactical Changes, Willing to work in lower leagues, Use Zonal Marking for Set Pieces, Use Counter Attacks

Will finish later.
 
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DM/CM

Name: Seb Sheep
Ethnicity: Northern European
Hair Colour: Ginger
Hair Length: Short
Skin tone: 2
Height: 190cm
Weight: 78kg
DOB: 25/12
City of Birth: Manchester

Languages: English., Spanish, French

Adaptability: 15
Ambition: 12
Controversy: 10
Loyalty: 13
Pressure: 14
Professionalism: 18
Sportsmanship: 12
Temperament: 16

Shirt Name: Sheep

Left Foot: 10
Right Foot: 20

Aggression: 16
Anticipation: 14
Bravery: 15
Composure: 16
Concentration: 14
Consistency: 16
Decisions: 18
Determination: 15
Dirtiness: 10
Flair: 146
Important Matches: 15
Leadership: 10
Movement: 13
Positioning: 16
Team Work: 12
Vision: 20
Work Rate: 16

Acceleration: 14
Agility: 14
Balance: 16
Injury Proneness: 3
Jumping Reach: 12
Natural Fitness: 16
Pace: 14
Stamina: 16
Strength: 14

Corners: 10
Crossing: 10
Dribbling: 14
Finishing: 12
First Touch: 20
Free Kicks: 16
Heading: 10
Long Shots: 16
Long Throws: 1
Marking: 13
Passing: 20
Penalty Taking: 13
Tackling: 13
Technique: 18
Versatility: 14

Preferred Moves: Dictates Tempo, Plays one-twos

Hopefully that works?
 
The manager spot is still available if any of you fancy it? Swear there was a post from @JB08 regarding that but seems to have now been deleted.

For the others, since I don't want to bloat out the team with user players, I think a fair compromise is adding you to a random VNN team if you still want to be involved. Who knows, if you are good enough you may end up joining Redcafe FC at some point anyway!

Also @Solius , I forgot to ask what position you wanted to be.
Ah. CM.