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Farewell to the GOAT Lionel Messi who is leaving Villa after five amazing seasons!

During the season i've slowly realised that my squad - while being fairly good ratingwise, is still not at the level where i can be challenging for major trophies, so the only really sensible thing to do was start a rebuild. My two best players in VVD and Messi have now joined the two strongest teams in the league - United and Everton, to push them to even greater heights. Ruben Dias, Pogba, Kimpembe and Greenwood will be joining the hungry Villa with the hope of mounting a more serious title challenge in the future.
 
Hereford and Fulham are pretty close together in the youth table. My youngest players that were highly rated have done feck all. Sigh. Ah well, signing young players is a lottery.
 
Farewell to the GOAT Lionel Messi who is leaving Villa after five amazing seasons!

During the season i've slowly realised that my squad - while being fairly good ratingwise, is still not at the level where i can be challenging for major trophies, so the only really sensible thing to do was start a rebuild. My two best players in VVD and Messi have now joined the two strongest teams in the league - United and Everton, to push them to even greater heights. Ruben Dias, Pogba, Kimpembe and Greenwood will be joining the hungry Villa with the hope of mounting a more serious title challenge in the future.
United front 3 MMM.
 
Farewell to the GOAT Lionel Messi who is leaving Villa after five amazing seasons!

During the season i've slowly realised that my squad - while being fairly good ratingwise, is still not at the level where i can be challenging for major trophies, so the only really sensible thing to do was start a rebuild. My two best players in VVD and Messi have now joined the two strongest teams in the league - United and Everton, to push them to even greater heights. Ruben Dias, Pogba, Kimpembe and Greenwood will be joining the hungry Villa with the hope of mounting a more serious title challenge in the future.
feckkkkkkkkkk. Everton title winners S22 confirmed.
 
Great job with the squad rebuild by the way @Gythio, though feel you might have been able to get a bit more out of MG as he was desperate for Messi (as indicated by wanting to let go of Goatwood).
 
Great job with the squad rebuild by the way @Gythio, though feel you might have been able to get a bit more out of MG as he was desperate for Messi (as indicated by wanting to let go of Goatwood).
Thanks! Now let's hope for some nice rises so i don't get relegated next season :lol: I really don't think MG was willing to offer anything more though, he values his players highly, as he should
 
Manchester United have now officially won their 30th trophy, beating Darlington 5:4 on penalties (1:1) in reg time in the Champions Cup final. Good game, Rav. Could have gone either way.

Oblak (95)

Elvedi (90) Ramos (95) Van Dijk (96) Alaba (93)
Eriksen (93) Kroos (95)
Mbappe (95) -- Brandt (91) -- Sterling (94)➕
Griezmann (94)

Subs: Gaya (91), Christensen (90), Pulisic (90), Zakaria (91), Boateng (91), Goretzka (92)⚽⭐, Kovacic (91)
Injured: Trent Alexander-Arnold (92)
Suspended: Jadon Sancho (92)
Did not travel: Tierney (89), Vinicius Jr (89)

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


Manchester United v Darlington fixtures this season

GameUtd PossDarlington PossUtd Shots (SoT)Darlington Shots (SoT)Utd GoalsDarlington GoalsUtd SoT Conv.Darlington SoT Conv.
14th June: Utd v Darlington​
56%
44%​
13 (4)
9 (4)​
0​
2
0%​
50%
20th August: Darlington v Utd​
57%
43%​
9 (4)​
10 (6)
3
1​
75%
16.7%​
1st September: Utd v Darlington (Champions Cup final)​
56%
44%​
12 (4)
9 (2)​
1
1
25%​
50%
Combined
56.3%
43.7%​
34 (12)
28 (12)
4
4
33.3%
33.3%
 
Also, congrats to Newcastle United. The only team to have three or more major honours, all in the same competition.

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Big question now is what will happen first: United to win 40 major honours or any other team to hit 20? City only need 6, but aren't in Division 1 next season so can only win the League Cup/League Shield next season, while Darlington and Everton just need 8.
 
Visualisations

Cumulative Division 1 points

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  • Manchester United pass 1500 point mark.
  • Eleven teams have passed the 1000 point mark. Darlington is 11th on 1004.
  • 45 teams have contended in Division 1 since its inception, with Cardiff City being the latest.
  • Manchester United have been top on cumulative points since Season 6.
Cumulative Division 1 goals

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  • Everton become the second team to pass the 1500 goal mark.
  • Ten teams have passed the 1000 goal mark with Darlington being passing 1000 goals this season (1004, same as the number of points they have. Spoopy).
  • Manchester United have been top on cumulative goals since Season 1, though Everton aim to overtake this next season now they have Messi. Goat.
Cumulative Division 1 Top 4 finishes

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  • Everton had the longest streak of cumulative Top 4 finishes with 9 from Season 12 to Season 20 inclusive.
  • Cardiff City are the 18th team to finish in the Top 4, and did so on their second season EVER in Division 1.
  • Manchester United have been top/joint top on Top 4 finishes since Season 1.
Cumulative major honours

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  • 26 teams have won at least one major honour.
  • Manchester United have been top/joint top on major honours won since Season 8.
 
DRAFT (QUEENS PARK RANGERS)

# of players available: 25 (due to minimum squad size of 21, loans not included)

Rules
  1. Refer to "Draft Order"
  2. 12 hours per pick, starts now. Miss out means you relinquish your pick
  3. Declare your pick, then bid (doesn't have to wait until draft is finished)
  4. Inform the next person in draft order
  5. Cash only. No P/E
    • Squad value <100m: 1.1x FV
    • Squad value 100m-200m: 1.3x FV
    • Squad value 200m-400m: 1.5x FV
    • Squad value >400m: 2x FV
  6. You can skip if you want to, and/or if you are unable to bid (skipping in advance is encouraged)
  7. Must comply with FFP
  8. NEW: Bid must be made within two weeks of your pick otherwise you forfeit the player
  9. After draft is completed, Damien will check if rules are followed before accepting those bids
  10. After all bids have gone through, Damien will withdraw from Queens Park Rangers
Draft Order
Gillingham - Matheus Fernandes (£5.5M)
Preston North End - John McGinn (£5.5M)
Charlton Athletic - Matt Doherty (£10.005M)
Leeds United - Marc Roca (£15.6M)
Kidderminster Harriers - Skip
Mansfield Town - Skip
Leyton Orient - Juan Musso (£9.1)
Bury - Sebastian Driussi (£12M)
Tottenham - Skip
MK Dons - Fernandinho (£6.6M)
West Ham United - Skip
Ipswich Town - Marlon Santos (£9M)
Southampton - Missed out
Blackburn Rovers - Missed out
Barnsley - Skip
Bristol City - Jason Knight (900k)
Norwich City - Missed out
Hereford - Skip
Cardiff City - £311.5M (Transfer Banned, Inelligible for draft)
Bournemouth - Missed out
Middlesbrough - Missed out
Fulham - Missed out
Chelsea - Skip
Manchester City - Missed out
Liverpool - Missed out
Newcastle Utd - Cristian Pavon (£18M)
Darlington - Christian FRÜCHTL (£1.5M)
Aston Villa - Skip
Wolves - Skip
Sunderland - Skip
Arsenal - £456M
Southend Utd - £472.5M
Nottingham Forest - £539.6M
Everton - Skip
Manchester Utd - £732M
@Varun
 
Manchester City available - good Division 2 side with a nice squad. Season just ended so if you take over, you'll be able to manage at least a full season with them to mould as you wish. They have £150M in the bank.

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If interested, post here or PM me.
 
DRAFT (QUEENS PARK RANGERS)

# of players available: 25 (due to minimum squad size of 21, loans not included)

Rules
  1. Refer to "Draft Order"
  2. 12 hours per pick, starts now. Miss out means you relinquish your pick
  3. Declare your pick, then bid (doesn't have to wait until draft is finished)
  4. Inform the next person in draft order
  5. Cash only. No P/E
    • Squad value <100m: 1.1x FV
    • Squad value 100m-200m: 1.3x FV
    • Squad value 200m-400m: 1.5x FV
    • Squad value >400m: 2x FV
  6. You can skip if you want to, and/or if you are unable to bid (skipping in advance is encouraged)
  7. Must comply with FFP
  8. NEW: Bid must be made within two weeks of your pick otherwise you forfeit the player
  9. After draft is completed, Damien will check if rules are followed before accepting those bids
  10. After all bids have gone through, Damien will withdraw from Queens Park Rangers
Draft Order
Gillingham - Matheus Fernandes (£5.5M)
Preston North End - John McGinn (£5.5M)
Charlton Athletic - Matt Doherty (£10.005M)
Leeds United - Marc Roca (£15.6M)
Kidderminster Harriers - Skip
Mansfield Town - Skip
Leyton Orient - Juan Musso (£9.1)
Bury - Sebastian Driussi (£12M)
Tottenham - Skip
MK Dons - Fernandinho (£6.6M)
West Ham United - Skip
Ipswich Town - Marlon Santos (£9M)
Southampton - Missed out
Blackburn Rovers - Missed out
Barnsley - Skip
Bristol City - Jason Knight (900k)
Norwich City - Missed out
Hereford - Skip
Cardiff City - £311.5M (Transfer Banned, Inelligible for draft)
Bournemouth - Missed out
Middlesbrough - Missed out
Fulham - Missed out
Chelsea - Skip
Manchester City - Missed out
Liverpool - Missed out
Newcastle Utd - Cristian Pavon (£18M)
Darlington - Christian FRÜCHTL (£1.5M)
Aston Villa - Skip
Wolves - Skip
Sunderland - Skip
Arsenal - £456M
Southend Utd - £472.5M
Nottingham Forest - £539.6M
Everton - Skip
Manchester Utd - £732M
@Varun
Pass @green_smiley
 
DRAFT (QUEENS PARK RANGERS)

# of players available: 25 (due to minimum squad size of 21, loans not included)

Rules
  1. Refer to "Draft Order"
  2. 12 hours per pick, starts now. Miss out means you relinquish your pick
  3. Declare your pick, then bid (doesn't have to wait until draft is finished)
  4. Inform the next person in draft order
  5. Cash only. No P/E
    • Squad value <100m: 1.1x FV
    • Squad value 100m-200m: 1.3x FV
    • Squad value 200m-400m: 1.5x FV
    • Squad value >400m: 2x FV
  6. You can skip if you want to, and/or if you are unable to bid (skipping in advance is encouraged)
  7. Must comply with FFP
  8. NEW: Bid must be made within two weeks of your pick otherwise you forfeit the player
  9. After draft is completed, Damien will check if rules are followed before accepting those bids
  10. After all bids have gone through, Damien will withdraw from Queens Park Rangers
Draft Order
Gillingham - Matheus Fernandes (£5.5M)
Preston North End - John McGinn (£5.5M)
Charlton Athletic - Matt Doherty (£10.005M)
Leeds United - Marc Roca (£15.6M)
Kidderminster Harriers - Skip
Mansfield Town - Skip
Leyton Orient - Juan Musso (£9.1)
Bury - Sebastian Driussi (£12M)
Tottenham - Skip
MK Dons - Fernandinho (£6.6M)
West Ham United - Skip
Ipswich Town - Marlon Santos (£9M)
Southampton - Missed out
Blackburn Rovers - Missed out
Barnsley - Skip
Bristol City - Jason Knight (900k)
Norwich City - Missed out
Hereford - Skip
Cardiff City - £311.5M (Transfer Banned, Inelligible for draft)
Bournemouth - Missed out
Middlesbrough - Missed out
Fulham - Missed out
Chelsea - Skip
Manchester City - Missed out
Liverpool - Missed out
Newcastle Utd - Cristian Pavon (£18M)
Darlington - Christian FRÜCHTL (£1.5M)
Aston Villa - Skip
Wolves - Skip
Sunderland - Skip
Arsenal - £456M
Southend Utd - £472.5M
Nottingham Forest - £539.6M
Everton - Skip
Manchester Utd - £732M
@Varun
Pass @green_smiley
 
DRAFT (QUEENS PARK RANGERS)

# of players available: 25 (due to minimum squad size of 21, loans not included)

Rules
  1. Refer to "Draft Order"
  2. 12 hours per pick, starts now. Miss out means you relinquish your pick
  3. Declare your pick, then bid (doesn't have to wait until draft is finished)
  4. Inform the next person in draft order
  5. Cash only. No P/E
    • Squad value <100m: 1.1x FV
    • Squad value 100m-200m: 1.3x FV
    • Squad value 200m-400m: 1.5x FV
    • Squad value >400m: 2x FV
  6. You can skip if you want to, and/or if you are unable to bid (skipping in advance is encouraged)
  7. Must comply with FFP
  8. NEW: Bid must be made within two weeks of your pick otherwise you forfeit the player
  9. After draft is completed, Damien will check if rules are followed before accepting those bids
  10. After all bids have gone through, Damien will withdraw from Queens Park Rangers
Draft Order
Gillingham - Matheus Fernandes (£5.5M)
Preston North End - John McGinn (£5.5M)
Charlton Athletic - Matt Doherty (£10.005M)
Leeds United - Marc Roca (£15.6M)
Kidderminster Harriers - Skip
Mansfield Town - Skip
Leyton Orient - Juan Musso (£9.1)
Bury - Sebastian Driussi (£12M)
Tottenham - Skip
MK Dons - Fernandinho (£6.6M)
West Ham United - Skip
Ipswich Town - Marlon Santos (£9M)
Southampton - Missed out
Blackburn Rovers - Missed out
Barnsley - Skip
Bristol City - Jason Knight (900k)
Norwich City - Missed out
Hereford - Skip
Cardiff City - £311.5M (Transfer Banned, Inelligible for draft)
Bournemouth - Missed out
Middlesbrough - Missed out
Fulham - Missed out
Chelsea - Skip
Manchester City - Missed out
Liverpool - Missed out
Newcastle Utd - Cristian Pavon (£18M)
Darlington - Christian FRÜCHTL (£1.5M)
Aston Villa - Skip
Wolves - Skip
Sunderland - Skip
Arsenal - Skip
Southend Utd - Silva Brenner (£1.4M)
Nottingham Forest - Skip
Everton - Skip
Manchester Utd - Skip

Decided to skip. Was one player that kinda tempted me but nah. Would need to sell a player or two first anyway.

Draft over. Mansfield one will start Friday morning if there are no takers for them before then.
 
Something strange happening with City. Two offers got auto accepted even after I took over the club. Now I made a bid for the player and saw right now that it has been withdrawn.

Wtf?
 
Something strange happening with City. Two offers got auto accepted even after I took over the club. Now I made a bid for the player and saw right now that it has been withdrawn.

Wtf?
Damo, wasn't Herrera able to control a club even after he'd resigned?