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Damien · Nov 1, 2020

FFP Status (1 November 2020)

Div 1

Tottenham Hotspur - 40/42
Manchester United - 45/45
Arsenal - 48/48
Liverpool - 49/50
Newcastle United - 49/50
Sunderland - 46/51
AFC Bournemouth - 52/52
Aston Villa - 45/52
Darlington 1883 - 51/52
Everton - 51/52
Fulham - 52/52
Middlesbrough - 51/52
Milton Keynes Dons - 49/52
Norwich City - 46/52
Nottingham Forest - 52/52
Southend United - 52/52
Cardiff City - 51/53
Ipswich Town - 51/53
Bristol City - 52/54
Hereford - 54/55

Div 2

West Ham - 48/50
Manchester City - 45/51
Barnsley - 51/54
Blackburn Rovers - 50/54
Chelsea - 52/54
Southampton - 49/54
Wolverhampton Wanderers - 53/54
Leeds United - 46/55
Derby County - 48/56
Charlton - 38/58
Bury - 38/59

Div 3

Kidderminster - 57/62
Gillingham - 56/63
Leyton Orient - 60/63

Thanks to @green_smiley for access to the spreadsheet for calculating team FFP.

November 2020 Youth Table

Position	Team	Points	# of Players
1	Southend United	69.8	21
2	Manchester United	35.4	10
3	Nottingham Forest	30.9	10
4	Newcastle United	29.6	12
5	Fulham	29.2	13
6	Barnsley	28.3	12
7	Hereford	27.7	13
8	Leyton Orient	26.9	15
9	Sunderland	25	10
10	Manchester City	24.1	8
11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	10
12	Chelsea	17.8	8
13	Blackburn Rovers	17.7	11
14	Arsenal	17.1	7
15	Bury	16.3	6
=	West Ham United	16.3	10
17	Norwich City	15.6	6
18	Middlesbrough	15.8	8
19	Aston Villa	15.3	7
20	Liverpool	15	9
21	Kidderminster Harriers	11.7	6
22	Everton	11.6	8
23	Bristol City	10.9	5
24	Southampton	9.8	4
25	Cardiff City	9.2	4
26	Tottenham Hotspur	7.8	2
27	Milton Keynes Dons	7.6	4
28	Bournemouth	7.3	4
29	Charlton Athletic	4.8	2
30	Leeds United	3.2	2
31	Ipswich Town	3.1	2
=	Gillingham	3.1	2
33	Darlington	2.3	2
34	Derby County	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 November

Team	Player	Rating	Birthday	Points
Norwich City	Achraf Hakimi	91	4th	5.5
Newcastle United	Takehiro Tomiyasu	86	5th	3
Wolverhampton Wanderers	Jules Kounde	89	12th	4.5
Southampton	Musa Barrow	86	14th	3
Manchester City	Santos Dodo	87	17th	3.5
Blackburn Rovers	Roger Ibanez	82	23rd	1
Blackburn Rovers	Luka Ivanusec	83	26th	1.5

Youngest managed players rated 82+

Rank	Team	Player	DOB	Age	Rating	Points
1	Manchester United	Jude Bellingham	29 Jun 2003	17	82	2.2
2	Newcastle United	Pedri Gonzalez	25 Nov 2002	17	82	2.2
3	Nottingham Forest	Eduardo Camavinga	10 Nov 2002	17	86	4.2
4	Nottingham Forest	Ansu Fati	31 Oct 2002	18	86	3.9
5	Southend United	Adam Hlozek	25 Jul 2002	18	82	1.9
6	Middlesbrough	Jeremy Doku	27 May 2002	18	82	1.9
7	Southend United	Ryan Gravenberch	16 May 2002	18	82	1.9
8	Barnsley	Leonidas Stergiou	3 Mar 2002	18	82	1.9
9	Southend United	Mohammed Ihattaren	12 Feb 2002	18	85	3.4
10	Sunderland	Jesus Reinier	19 Jan 2002	18	82	1.9

Top 10 youth players by points

Rank	Team	Player	Age	Rating	Points
1	Manchester United	Kylian Mbappe	21	95	7.5
2	Manchester United	Jadon Sancho	20	92	6.3
3	Southend United	Matthijs de Ligt	21	92	6
4	Southend United	Alphonso Davies	19	90	5.6
5	Norwich City	Achraf Hakimi	21	91	5.5
=	Southend United	Gianluigi Donnarumma	21	91	5.5
=	Southend United	Kai Havertz	21	91	5.5
8	Tottenham Hotspur	Joao Felix	20	90	5.3
=	Hereford	Erling Braut Haland	20	90	5.3
10	Newcastle United	Martin Odegaard	21	90	5
=	Newcastle United	Declan Rice	21	90	5

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

Trent turning 22 last month was painful. With Mbappe turning 22 in December, I'll definitely have lost second place on the January youth table.

BenitoSTARR · Nov 1, 2020

CARDIFF CITY - Transfer News

Luis Suarez is off to West Ham in exchange for £6m and Cody Gakpo.

The experienced striker had a great first season with the club but has since found himself under pressure for a starting spot from new signing Ciro Immobile.

With Cardiff City looking to secure the future of the club the talented winger Gakpo is seen to be a good long term investment who they feel will develop well in the coming months. It is hoped he will reach 85 by January and 87 in the summer.

CrackersJr · Nov 1, 2020

Damien said:
FFP Status (1 November 2020)

Div 1

Tottenham Hotspur - 40/42

Manchester United - 45/45

Arsenal - 48/48

Liverpool - 49/50

Newcastle United - 49/50

Sunderland - 46/51

AFC Bournemouth - 52/52

Aston Villa - 45/52

Darlington 1883 - 51/52

Everton - 51/52

Fulham - 52/52

Middlesbrough - 51/52

Milton Keynes Dons - 49/52

Norwich City - 46/52

Nottingham Forest - 52/52

Southend United - 52/52

Cardiff City - 51/53

Ipswich Town - 51/53

Bristol City - 52/54

Hereford - 54/55

Div 2

West Ham - 48/50

Manchester City - 45/51

Barnsley - 51/54

Blackburn Rovers - 50/54

Chelsea - 52/54

Southampton - 49/54

Wolverhampton Wanderers - 53/54

Leeds United - 46/55

Derby County - 48/56

Charlton - 38/58

Bury - 38/59

Div 3

Kidderminster - 57/62

Gillingham - 56/63

Leyton Orient - 60/63

Thanks to @green_smiley for access to the spreadsheet for calculating team FFP.

November 2020 Youth Table

Position Team Points # of Players
1
Southend United
69.8
21
2
Manchester United
35.4
10
3
Nottingham Forest
30.9
10
4
Newcastle United
29.6
12
5
Fulham
29.2
13
6
Barnsley
28.3
12
7
Hereford
27.7
13
8
Leyton Orient
26.9
15
9
Sunderland
25
10
10
Manchester City
24.1
8
11
Wolverhampton Wanderers
24
10
12
Chelsea
17.8
8
13
Blackburn Rovers
17.7
11
14
Arsenal
17.1
7
15
Bury
16.3
6
=
West Ham United
16.3
10
17
Norwich City
15.6
6
18
Middlesbrough
15.8
8
19
Aston Villa
15.3
7
20
Liverpool
15
9
21
Kidderminster Harriers
11.7
6
22
Everton
11.6
8
23
Bristol City
10.9
5
24
Southampton
9.8
4
25
Cardiff City
9.2
4
26
Tottenham Hotspur
7.8
2
27
Milton Keynes Dons
7.6
4
28
Bournemouth
7.3
4
29
Charlton Athletic
4.8
2
30
Leeds United
3.2
2
31
Ipswich Town
3.1
2
=
Gillingham
3.1
2
33
Darlington
2.3
2
34
Derby County
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 November

Team Player Rating Birthday Points
Norwich City
Achraf Hakimi
91
4th
5.5
Newcastle United
Takehiro Tomiyasu
86
5th
3
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Jules Kounde
89
12th
4.5
Southampton
Musa Barrow
86
14th
3
Manchester City
Santos Dodo
87
17th
3.5
Blackburn Rovers
Roger Ibanez
82
23rd
1
Blackburn Rovers
Luka Ivanusec
83
26th
1.5

Youngest managed players rated 82+

Rank Team Player DOB Age Rating Points
1
Manchester United
Jude Bellingham
29 Jun 2003
17
82
2.2
2
Newcastle United
Pedri Gonzalez
25 Nov 2002
17
82
2.2
3
Nottingham Forest
Eduardo Camavinga
10 Nov 2002
17
86
4.2
4
Nottingham Forest
Ansu Fati
31 Oct 2002
18
86
3.9
5
Southend United
Adam Hlozek
25 Jul 2002
18
82
1.9
6
Middlesbrough
Jeremy Doku
27 May 2002
18
82
1.9
7
Southend United
Ryan Gravenberch
16 May 2002
18
82
1.9
8
Barnsley
Leonidas Stergiou
3 Mar 2002
18
82
1.9
9
Southend United
Mohammed Ihattaren
12 Feb 2002
18
85
3.4
10
Sunderland
Jesus Reinier
19 Jan 2002
18
82
1.9

Top 10 youth players by points

Rank Team Player Age Rating Points
1
Manchester United
Kylian Mbappe
21
95
7.5
2
Manchester United
Jadon Sancho
20
92
6.3
3
Southend United
Matthijs de Ligt
21
92
6
4
Southend United
Alphonso Davies
19
90
5.6
5
Norwich City
Achraf Hakimi
21
91
5.5
=
Southend United
Gianluigi Donnarumma
21
91
5.5
=
Southend United
Kai Havertz
21
91
5.5
8
Tottenham Hotspur
Joao Felix
20
90
5.3
=
Hereford
Erling Braut Haland
20
90
5.3
10
Newcastle United
Martin Odegaard
21
90
5
=
Newcastle United
Declan Rice
21
90
5

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

Trent turning 22 last month was painful. With Mbappe turning 22 in December, I'll definitely have lost second place on the January youth table.

Jesus southend are miles in the lead!!! Delighted to see The Toon Army up there, but with Takehiro, Rice and Odegaard due to turn 22 soon I'll be way down again until Pedri and Reyna get some rises.

Speaking of Reyna, it only calculates 82 plus right?

Damien · Nov 1, 2020

CrackersJr said:
Jesus southend are miles in the lead!!! Delighted to see The Toon Army up there, but with Takehiro, Rice and Odegaard due to turn 22 soon I'll be way down again until Pedri and Reyna get some rises.

Speaking of Reyna, it only calculates 82 plus right?

Yes.

RedSky · Nov 1, 2020

Southends score is impressive. Over double my current total, holy feck.

BenitoSTARR · Nov 1, 2020

RedSky said:
Southends score is impressive. Over double my current total, holy feck.

On paper in 2/3 years they should be dominant with their potential. But then comes the tactical side of the game.

IMO the best scouted club in the league.

Damien · Nov 1, 2020

Everton set to go three points clear tonight with a win at Goodison Park.

CrackersJr · Nov 1, 2020

BenitoSTARR said:
On paper in 2/3 years they should be dominant with their potential. But then comes the tactical side of the game.

IMO the best scouted club in the league.

Am convinced he's actually a time traveler to know when these players are going to be added to the game, and when to keep and when to sell. Like it made at the time no sense to sell Piuq to me, yet he did for cash, now he doesn't get a game!!

Damien · Nov 1, 2020

The second of at least three losses to this season's Champions Everton. There's a recurring theme in that I have more shots on target but Everton have 100% conversion rate.

Oblak (95)

Boateng (91)↓ Van Dijk (96) Ramos (95) Alaba (93)
Kovacic (91)↓ Kroos (95)
Mbappe (95) -- Sancho (92)↓ -- Sterling (94)
Griezmann (94)

Subs: Gaya (91), Trent (93)↑, Zakaria (91), Elvedi (90), Eriksen (93)↑, Brandt (91), Goretzka (92)↑
Did not travel: Pulisic (91), Christensen (90), Vinicius Jr (89)

Key:

= Goal

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

Next three games:
MD16: Bristol City (H)
MD17: Top 4 Contenders Fulham (A)
LCR4: Déjà Villa (H)

Manchester United v Everton fixtures this season

Game	Utd Poss	Everton Poss	Utd Shots (SoT)	Everton Shots (SoT)	Utd Goals	Everton Goals	Utd SoT Conv.	Everton SoT Conv.
6th October: Utd v Everton	60%	40%	19 (8)	5 (2)	1	2	12.5%	100%
1st November: Everton v Utd	49%	51%	14 (5)	10 (2)	0	2	0%	100%
Combined	54.5%	45.5%	33 (13)	15 (4)	1	4	7.7%	100%

BenitoSTARR · Nov 1, 2020

CrackersJr said:
Am convinced he's actually a time traveler to know when these players are going to be added to the game, and when to keep and when to sell. Like it made at the time no sense to sell Piuq to me, yet he did for cash, now he doesn't get a game!!

What a super power to have and what a way to use it!

CrackersJr · Nov 2, 2020

BenitoSTARR said:
What a super power to have and what a way to use it!

Subtle enough to not cause a butterfly effect me thinks! But I have misplaced my tinfoil hat too....

Ravelation · Nov 5, 2020

Southend is not a time traveller. HOW SILLY ARE YOU GUYS.
Green is the human incarnation of soccer potential, we adopted scouting, he was born in it, molded by it.

spontaneus1 · Nov 5, 2020

At this stage I'm convinced he works as a scout for some club.

Ravelation · Nov 5, 2020

Nice confident win away at spurs, but what a first half, no misses, no action other than goals.

0	Kick off
14	FÉLIX passes to BENZEMA. BENZEMA fires one towards goal. GOAL!! - The ball flies in off the post.
26	TAH receives the ball from ZIYECH. TAH hits a hopeful long range effort. GOAL!! - The ball flies in.
42	Philippe COUTINHO receives the ball from ZIYECH. COUTINHO strikes one for the top corner. GOAL!! - The ball is just out of reach for HANDANOVIČ and it hits the back of the net.
45	Half time

Ravelation · Nov 5, 2020

Next up: Liverpool on Sunday with a 2 day rest before playing Bournemouth in the last 16 of Cup, hopefully I can at least take a point from Liverpool with rotation and get the W against Bourenmouth.

Damien · Nov 6, 2020

3:2 victory against a Bristol City low on fitness (looked at their squad a few hours before kick-off and fitness for a few players was around 70-80%). Did rotate a bit for this game and will need to rotate during the next three games with Fulham, Aston Villa (cup) and Hereford in quick succession. The league is out of grasp now, so I could go all in on the cup, but I might not. We'll see.

Oblak (95)

Trent (93) Van Dijk (96) Zakaria (91)↓ Gaya (91)
Kovacic (91)↓ Kroos (95)
Mbappe (95)

-- Vinicius Jr (89)↓ -- Sterling (94)

Griezmann (94)

Subs: Alaba (93)

↑, Ramos (95), Boateng (91), Goretzka (92), Eriksen (93), Brandt (91)↑, Sancho (92)↑
Did not travel: Pulisic (91), Christensen (90), Elvedi (90)

Key:

= Goal

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

Next three games:
MD17: Top 4 Contenders Fulham (A)
LCR4: Déjà Villa (H)
MD18: Hereford (H)

Manchester United v Bristol City fixtures this season

Game	Utd Poss	Bristol City Poss	Utd Shots (SoT)	Bristol City Shots (SoT)	Utd Goals	Bristol City Goals	Utd SoT Conv.	Bristol City SoT Conv.
5th November: Utd v Bristol City	70%	30%	23 (9)	5 (2)	3	2	33.3%	100%
Combined	70%	30%	23 (9)	5 (2)	3	2	33.3%	100%

Ravelation · Nov 6, 2020

Damien said:
...The league is out of grasp now..

3 points with like 20 games left lmfao.

RedSky · Nov 6, 2020

Ravelation said:
3 points with like 20 games left lmfao.

It's completely gone, listen to yourself damien, play you reserves for the last 20 games.

spontaneus1 · Nov 6, 2020

Damien channeling the football forum energy where they declare top 4 is out of reach when we are 6 points off in Decemeber.

Ravelation · Nov 6, 2020

spontaneus1 said:
Damien channeling the football forum energy where they declare top 4 is out of reach when we are 6 points off in Decemeber.

infamous7 · Nov 7, 2020

What's the bigger game

United v Fulham
Or
France v Italy

Cc @Damien

BenitoSTARR · Nov 7, 2020

RedSky said:
It's completely gone, listen to yourself damien, play you reserves for the last 20 games.

Agreed why bother it’s dead and gone!

Complete rebuild needed at United Mbappe and Sancho holding them back should sell them to Cardiff to disrupt the competition chasing at their tails.

Damien · Nov 7, 2020

Ravelation said:
3 points with like 20 games left lmfao.

Have you seen my results against Everton? I could have 500 shots on target to their 1, and still lose 1:0. Looks like Everton are going to break the points record.

infamous7 said:
What's the bigger game

United v Fulham
Or
France v Italy

Cc @Damien

I forget all about the international games to be honest. When I do go out of my way to set tactics, I lose anyway, and when I don't go out of my way to set tactics I win.

Damien · Nov 8, 2020

I decided to prioritise the Villa game, which I'll probably now lose. Still managed to beat Fulham 2:1 with my reserves though.

Oblak (95)

Elvedi (90) Boateng (91) Christensen (90) Gaya (91)
Kovacic (91)

Zakaria (91)↓
Vinicius Jr (89)

-- Brandt (91) -- Pulisic (91)↓
Sterling (94)

↓

Subs: Alaba (93), Ramos (95), Van Dijk (96), Goretzka (92)↑, Eriksen (93)↑, Mbappe (95), Sancho (92)↑
Did not travel: Kroos (95), Griezmann (94), Trent (93)

Key:

= Goal

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

Next three games:
LCR4: Déjà Villa (H)
MD18: Hereford (H)
MD19: Southend United (A)

Manchester United v Fulham fixtures this season

Game	Utd Poss	Fulham Poss	Utd Shots (SoT)	Fulham Shots (SoT)	Utd Goals	Fulham Goals	Utd SoT Conv.	Fulham SoT Conv.
8th November: Fulham v Utd	53%	47%	11 (4)	11 (5)	2	1	50%	20%
Combined	53%	47%	11 (4)	11 (5)	2	1	50%	20%

infamous7 · Nov 8, 2020

think you mean 50 percent

Green_Red · Nov 8, 2020

Any clubs currently available?

Damien · Nov 9, 2020

Green_Red said:
Any clubs currently available?

Here's a side from a couple of weeks ago. Still available, I think they're a bit more in the red so you'd need to sell first. If interested, let me know and I'll free the team up.

Damien said:
Sure, but there's a better squad available (I've put a temp manager in charge for now - Preston North End).

They are £772k in the red though, so you'd have to sell players before making signings. If you'd prefer to stick with Derby, who I assume have a lot more money, you can do and I'll accept the application but if you'd prefer to take over Preston North End instead, let me know and I'll remove the temporary manager from there so you can apply

Gythio · Nov 9, 2020

Damien said:
I decided to prioritise the Villa game, which I'll probably now lose.

Ahh why is it always me that has to go up against your beast of a team. My guys are tired so will play the reserves :lol:

hoping you won't embarrass me

Damien · Nov 9, 2020

Gythio said:
Ahh why is it always me that has to go up against your beast of a team. My guys are tired so will play the reserves hoping you won't embarrass me

I think it is a sign from the gods to give me back Dias.

Just like me posting this:

Damien said:
I saw he didn't play yesterday. Was he injured and if so, how bad is it?

Edit: Apparently a pulled hamstring at the end of the PSG game. Wasn't called up for France anyway due to poor form, so should be fine once the break is over.

ended up backfiring with Tierney having his own moment later that day:

Green_Red · Nov 9, 2020

Damien said:
Here's a side from a couple of weeks ago. Still available, I think they're a bit more in the red so you'd need to sell first. If interested, let me know and I'll free the team up.

Yea, looks good, I'll give it a go.

Damien · Nov 9, 2020

Green_Red said:
Yea, looks good, I'll give it a go.

Okay, you can now apply whenever.

Green_Red · Nov 9, 2020

Damien said:
Okay, you can now apply whenever.

cool, will send the request now. Preston is it?

Damien · Nov 9, 2020

Green_Red said:
cool, will send the request now. Preston is it?

Yes

Damien · Nov 9, 2020

Welcome back to the league @Green_Red. Your FFP (squad cap you can't exceed including loaned in/loaned out players) is 58

Green_Red · Nov 9, 2020

Cheers @Damien

Gythio · Nov 9, 2020

Damien said:
I think it is a sign from the gods to give me back Dias.

That Tierney moment is class :lol:

Dias has been probably the only positive from the changes i made to the squad recently. Pogba not even making our first team, reports surfacing of Greenwood lacking the determination to make it at top level. Not ideal!

Damien · Nov 9, 2020

Gythio said:
That Tierney moment is class
Dias has been probably the only positive from the changes i made to the squad recently. Pogba not even making our first team, reports surfacing of Greenwood lacking the determination to make it at top level. Not ideal!

I'll reluctantly be willing to take Greenwood off your hands.

Had a feeling Pogba might end up not being a first team regular, especially with contract situation and chances of him extending very slim. Dias going to City was annoying. I knew if he'd move, he'd do well, but the City links died down months earlier with them going after Koulibaly and Kounde, and Spurs' links had gone completely quiet too.

Gythio · Nov 10, 2020

Yessss baby 2-0 victory against @Damien with the reserves! Greenwood and Barkley the deciders. SM is truly weird sometimes

Ravelation · Nov 10, 2020

Gythio said:
Yessss baby 2-0 victory against @Damien with the reserves! Greenwood and Barkley the deciders. SM is truly weird sometimes

YES! GREAT NEWS. a cup is going to someone not at a top club!

Gythio · Nov 10, 2020

Ravelation said:
YES! GREAT NEWS. a cup is going to someone not at a top club!

Yeah but what good does it do when i’ll just get battered by you in the next round

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