Gaming The SM RedCafe League

Thursday's 4:2 defeat to Newcastle United.

Oblak (94)

Trent (94) Van Dijk (96) Kounde (92) Alaba (94)
Rice (91)⚽⚽↓ Zakaria (91)➕↓
Pulisic (91)↓ -- Goretzka (93) -- Hakimi (92)➕
Mbappe (96)​

Subs: Baku (89), Pedri (91)↑, Stones (91), Bellingham (91)↑, Eriksen (91)↑, Gueye (90), Under (89)
Injured: Sancho (92), Ramos (92)
Did not travel: Frimpong (88), Dest (88)

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

Next three games:
MD09: Southend United (H)
CCGAG5: Barcelona (H)
LCR2: Shrewsbury Town (H)

Manchester United v Newcastle United fixtures this season

GameUtd PossNewcastle Utd PossUtd Shots (SoT)Newcastle Utd Shots (SoT)Utd GoalsNewcastle Utd GoalsUtd SoT Conv.Newcastle Utd SoT Conv.
13th Oct: Newcastle Utd v Utd​
51%​
49%​
10 (7)​
10 (4)​
2​
4​
28.6%​
100%​
Combined​
51%​
49%​
10 (7)​
10 (4)​
2​
4​
28.6%​
100%​
 
Damien said:
Unfortunately half the people bidding for players don't bother disclosing their bids which is a headache as there's literally no reason to have them undisclosed anymore.

I tell people to disclose their bids but it's like shouting into the void. Main thing is people don't bid above the original max value.

@CrackersJr please withdraw your bid on Parkadze and post a screenshot of your bid on Butera. Also, in the future make sure your bids are disclosed.
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So those that don’t obey should have to IMO.

I’ve been punished before for unclear rules and took it not sure why Newcastle can’t just match the first disclosed max bid. They still have 50/50 chance of getting the player And it’s a stark reminder for everyone else to follow the rules?
 
SM Manchester United World Cup Call-ups

Belgium
Zeno Debast (19/75)

Croatia
Luka Sucic (20/85)

Denmark
Christian Eriksen (30/91)

England
Trent Alexander-Arnold (24/94)
Jude Bellingham (19/91)
Declan Rice (23/91)
John Stones (28/91)

France
Jules Kounde (23/92)
Kylian Mbappe (23/96)

Germany
Armel Bella Kotchap (20/85)
Leon Goretzka (27/93)

Morocco
Achraf Hakimi (24/92)

Netherlands
Jeremie Frimpong (21/88)
Virgil van Dijk (31/96)

Senegal
Idrissa Gueye (33/90)

Spain
Pedri (19/91)
Nico Williams (20/83)

Switzerland
Denis Zakaria (25/91)

United States
Sergino Dest (22/88)
Christian Pulisic (24/91)
Giovanni Reyna (19/87)

Comparing Zeno Debast and Nico Williams' ratings to the rest of their squads (not saying both are in need of a pre-league review rise but *ahem*):

Zeno Debast (19/75), has played 2262 minutes this season in Europe and the league combined for Anderlecht. Also has two caps for Belgium playing 90 minutes in both games including a victory against Bales' Wales. And is 75 rated.
Kevin De Bruyne (31/96)
Thibaut Courtois (30/94)
Romelu Lukaku (29/93)
Yannick Carrasco (29/91)
Youri Tielemans (25/91)
Axel Witsel (33/91)
Eden Hazrd (31/91)
Jan Vertonghen (35/90)
Timothy Castagne (26/90)
Thomas Meunier (31/90)
Thorgan Hazard (29/90)
Dries Mertens (35/90)
Toby Alderweireld (33/89)
Koen Casteels (30/89)
Leander Dendoncker (27/89)
Leandro Trossard (27/89)
Simon Mignolet (34/88)
Hans Vanaken (30/88)
Charles De Ketelaere (21/88)
Michy Batshuayi (29/87)
Arthur Theate (22/87)
Wout Faes (24/86)
Lois Openda (22/86)
Jeremy Doku (20/86)
Amadou Onana (21/84)
Highest Rated Player: 96
Lowest Rated Player (Not including Debast): 84
Average Rating (Not including Debast): 89.3
Average Rating (Including Debast): 88.8

Nico Williams (20/83), has played 1076 minutes for Athletic starting all but one game and has three goals and four assists. Also has two caps for Spain.
Rodri Hernandez (26/93)
Jorge Koke (30/93)
Daniel Carvajal (30/92)
Aymeric Laporte (28/92)
Marcos Llorente (27/92)
Jordi Alba (33/92)
Sergio Busquets (34/92)
Jose Gaya (27/91)
Alvaro Morata (30/91)
Marco Asensio (26/91)
Pau Torres (25/91)
Carlos Soler (25/91)
Pedri (19/91)
Pablo Sarabia (30/90)
Cesar Azpilicueta (33/90)
Ferran Torres (22/90)
Unai Simon (25/90)
Dani Olmo (24/90)
Yeremy Pino (20/89)
Pablo Gavi (18/89)
Robert Sanchez (24/88)
Eric Garcia (21/88)
Hugo Guillamon (22/88)
Ansu Fati (20/88)
David Raya (27/87)
Highest Rated Player: 93
Lowest Rated Player (Not including Williams): 87
Average Rating (Not including Williams): 86.7
Average Rating (Including Williams): 86.6
 
Both will rise not sure if early but both will rise.

World Cup call ups strengthen the case for an early one though.
 
In fact just seen Belgium is in the current review slot so should be in the next week or two. Doing South America first and Championship.
 
BenitoSTARR said:
Both will rise not sure if early but both will rise.

World Cup call ups strengthen the case for an early one though.
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BenitoSTARR said:
In fact just seen Belgium is in the current review slot so should be in the next week or two. Doing South America first and Championship.
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Thanks! Probably an idea to go through the WC squads and see if there are any other callups that are notably below the rest in rating
 
Solid Championship risers there for Spurs
 
BenitoSTARR said:
In fact just seen Belgium is in the current review slot so should be in the next week or two. Doing South America first and Championship.
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and the big five. Whereabouts is Belgium in the reviews now?

infamous7 said:
bump
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Hope you're prepared for the onslaught of bids from the vultures after Musiala rises to 91/92
 
infamous7 said:
i am prepared for the abuse from people when i dont respond to msgs

my team sucks, mad old, i need to keep him forever
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Yeah just seen you have a lot of players that have been there since the first five seasons. Of my squad I think that only applies to Ramos, Eriksen, Goretzka and maybe Stones if you ignore the year he was at Ipswich for.

It is tough to let players go but sometimes you need to do it to avoid having players closing in on their 40s.
 
Damien said:
Yeah just seen you have a lot of players that have been there since the first five seasons. Of my squad I think that only applies to Ramos, Eriksen, Goretzka and maybe Stones if you ignore the year he was at Ipswich for.

It is tough to let players go but sometimes you need to do it to avoid having players closing in on their 40s.
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in all the years theres only ever been 1 offer that i regret not taking
everything else i've been offered has been a negative gain for my squad
 
infamous7 said:
in all the years theres only ever been 1 offer that i regret not taking
everything else i've been offered has been a negative gain for my squad
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I'm not saying you wait for people to bid, sometimes you've got to be the active one and make offers. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't (@CrackersJr has had my pants down the last few times we've done deals)
 
Damien said:
I'm not saying you wait for people to bid, sometimes you've got to be the active one and make offers. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't (@CrackersJr has had my pants down the last few times we've done deals)
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Beg your pardon. But my tagline would suggest otherwise.....
 
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Damien said:
FFP Rule Violations
  • A club may not have a squad larger than his Max Squad limit.
  • Loaned In players will count to your squad size.
  • If your squad size exceeds your limit, your club will be banned from transferring any players in to the club. This includes P/E deals.
  • If you reach your squad cap, you may sign players but any deals would require 1 player in and 1 player out to ensure you remain on your squad cap. You can't just accept a bid for one of your players while making a bid for another player. You must either be below cap at time of making bid without players or make a bid that includes a player in part exchange.
  • For teams with squads below the FFP, any bid made on a player shall be assumed to be won by the team bidding, and included in determining your squad limit for FFP.
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First FFP violation for @RedSky for bidding cash on Keddari while at squad cap. Had an outgoing bid accepted but like the rule says the player has to be out before the bid is made.

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Ban is from 18th December 2022 - 18th January 2023.
 
Got a few questions about the stuff that's changed since I last played for @RedSky @Damien etc

  • Whats my FFP squad size? I don't see it on the list on the first page.
  • When is transfer season, or is always on?
  • How often will I get transfer/loan requests from AI-clubs if I've listed a player?
  • Anyone got a good spreadsheet I can copy for squad evaluation?
  • When is the next scheduled break (I need some games to experiment)
  • What happens if I get Burnley relegated?
  • Releasing a retired player mid-season - will I save some cash on wages or is it paid till the end of the season either way?
 
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Crackers said:
Got a few questions about the stuff that's changed since I last played for @RedSky @Damien etc

  • Whats my FFP squad size? I don't see it on the list on the first page.
  • When is transfer season, or is always on?
  • How often will I get transfer/loan requests from AI-clubs if I've listed a player?
  • Anyone got a good spreadsheet I can copy for squad evaluation?
  • When is the next scheduled break (I need some games to experiment)
  • What happens if I get Burnley relegated?
  • Releasing a retired player mid-season - will I save some cash on wages or is it paid till the end of the season either way?
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1. Ask Damo
2. Always on
3. It varies, can be quick to receive bids, but normally takes at least a week.
4. Use mine - You can hide the columns you don't give a shit about, but the breakdown sheet is useful.
5. End of the season, 27th Jan for about 2 weeks?
6. You won't but if you do you drop down a division and will get less income.
7. You'll get the players valuation at the end of the SM Season (27th Jan), you'll get his players valuation upfront. Flog Lennon now.
 
RedSky said:
Just noticed, we've not been doing the youth table for ages now. :(

Want me to start doing it Damo?
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It's fine, I'll re-do it again for January (hopefully the top 5 leagues will be done by then). Used to be a lot less time consuming for me to do because I had a python script to convert the .csv to table format but that laptop died and I've not made a new script since.
 
RedSky said:
1. Ask Damo
2. Always on
3. It varies, can be quick to receive bids, but normally takes at least a week.
4. Use mine - You can hide the columns you don't give a shit about, but the breakdown sheet is useful.
5. End of the season, 27th Jan for about 2 weeks?
6. You won't but if you do you drop down a division and will get less income.
7. You'll get the players valuation at the end of the SM Season (27th Jan), you'll get his players valuation upfront. Flog Lennon now.
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Tried, he retires at end of a season. Just gotta wait it seems
 
Crackers said:
Tried, he retires at end of a season. Just gotta wait it seems
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Ah, you could try just releasing him. The game is weird about releasing players though. But you'd only be missing out on like 270k. But obviously you pay his 12k wages. You'll be giving him 72k before he retires, so technically if you released him and it works, you'd be out of pocket by 200k.
 
RedSky said:
Ah, you could try just releasing him. The game is weird about releasing players though. But you'd only be missing out on like 270k. But obviously you pay his 12k wages. You'll be giving him 72k before he retires, so technically if you released him and it works, you'd be out of pocket by 200k.
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Yeah i tried that. It says i can't release him
 
RedSky said:
1. Ask Damo
2. Always on
3. It varies, can be quick to receive bids, but normally takes at least a week.
4. Use mine - You can hide the columns you don't give a shit about, but the breakdown sheet is useful.
5. End of the season, 27th Jan for about 2 weeks?
6. You won't but if you do you drop down a division and will get less income.
7. You'll get the players valuation at the end of the SM Season (27th Jan), you'll get his players valuation upfront. Flog Lennon now.
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You track a lot more data than I do.
 
RedSky said:
I deleted 8 sheets from that to hide all my other data. :lol:

I like the breakdown sheet, mainly because it does it automatically, but also because it's useful to be able to identify areas I need to strengthen my depth in.
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:eek:
 
Damien said:
It's fine, I'll re-do it again for January (hopefully the top 5 leagues will be done by then). Used to be a lot less time consuming for me to do because I had a python script to convert the .csv to table format but that laptop died and I've not made a new script since.
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No hurry at all. Let's all just agree that the last team to lead is winning all along.
 
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