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Thursday's 4:0 victory against Darlington. Now a double header against Newcastle where I'm fairly confident I'll lose both games:

Oblak (93)

Frimpong (92) Van Dijk (94) Kounde (92) Hakimi (92)
Goretzka (91) Zakaria (90)
I. Williams (90)⚽➕ -- Bellingham (95)⚽ -- Pedri (92)⚽➕
Mbappe (96)⚽➕⭐

Subs: Alaba (94), Trent (94), Stones (93), Rice (93), N. Williams (91), Sancho (90), Pulisic (91)➕
Did not travel: Disasi (89), Gomes (89)


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

Next three games:
MD23: Newcastle United (A)
LSQF: Newcastle United (H)
MD24: Fulham (H)

Manchester United v Darlington fixtures this season

GameUtd PossDarlington PossUtd Shots (SoT)Darlington Shots (SoT)Utd GoalsDarlington GoalsUtd SoT Conv.Darlington SoT Conv.
29th Sep: Darlington v Utd​
58%
42%​
18 (4)
11 (3)​
2
0​
50%
0%​
5th Dec: Utd v Darlington​
72%
28%​
24 (11)
8 (0)​
4
0​
36.4%
N/A​
Combined
65%
35%​
42 (15)
19 (3)​
6
0​
40%
0%​
 
QPR and Ipswich players moving in January

PlayersFromToDate TB Expires
Quim Junyent (QPR) and Stefanos Tzimas (Ipswich)Manchester UnitedHereford13th Jan 2025
Almugera Kabar (QPR) and Lucas Stassin (Ipswich)BarnsleyWolves14th Jan 2025
Giuliano Simeone (QPR) and Georges Mikautadze (Ipswich)Manchester UnitedSouthend United15th Jan 2025
Nathaniel Brown (QPR) and John McGinn (Ipswich)Manchester UnitedEverton16th Jan 2025
Issahaku Fatawu (Ipswich)Newcastle UnitedWest Ham United17th Jan 2025

Doing calculations for the other teams...

@CrackersJr can you sign Samu Aghehowa, Sael Kumbedi and Chido Obi, and exchange them with @harshad's Bristol City once their transfer bans expire?

I'll sign Santiago Castro and Adam Aznou for Southend United, Ilias Akhomach, Radu Dragusin and Lutsharel Geertruida for Everton, and Piero Hincapie for Bournemouth.

If Barnsley @Dom Gill can sign Finlay Gorman for me (with the signings above I've hit the 3 signings limit from Leeds), I'll give you cash when his TB expires.
 
Sunday's shock 2:0 victory against Newcastle United:


Oblak (93)

Hakimi (92)⚽ Van Dijk (94) Stones (93) Alaba (94)
Rice (93) Trent (94)
N. Williams (91) -- Bellingham (95)⚽ -- Pedri (92)➕
Mbappe (96)⚽⭐

Subs: Frimpong (92)➕, Disasi (89), Kounde (92), Zakaria (90), Goretzka (91), Sancho (90), I. Williams (90)
Injured: Pulisic (91)
Did not travel: Gomes (89)

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

Next three games:
LSQF: Newcastle United (H)
MD24: Fulham (H)
MD25: Bournemouth (A)

Manchester United v Newcastle United fixtures this season

GameUtd PossNewcastle PossUtd Shots (SoT)Newcastle Shots (SoT)Utd GoalsNewcastle GoalsUtd SoT Conv.Newcastle SoT Conv.
21st Sep: Newcastle Utd v Utd (Super Cup)​
54%
46%​
15 (8)
12 (2)​
1
1
12.5%​
50%
3rd Oct: Utd v Newcastle Utd​
54%
46%​
16 (8)
12 (4)​
4
2​
50%
50%
8th Dec: Newcastle Utd v Utd​
57%
43%​
15 (7)
10 (2)​
2
0​
28.6%
0%​
Combined
55%
45%​
46 (23)
34 (8)​
7
3​
30.1%​
37.5%
 
Buying players from non managed clubs is ridiculous now. Why do they mess everything up?
I’ve spoken to a dev about it and they do have plans to address it.

It’s annoying they won’t just come out and say it.
 
I’ve spoken to a dev about it and they do have plans to address it.

It’s annoying they won’t just come out and say it.
I really hope it doesn't go into next year. It's annoying how many apologists there are on the discord who say we voted for it – if the old forums were still around and they mandated that people look at the discussion before voting, I doubt it would have got the majority of votes once spelled out how it needlessly complicates something that is fundamental to the game.
 
I really hope it doesn't go into next year. It's annoying how many apologists there are on the discord who say we voted for it – if the old forums were still around and they mandated that people look at the discussion before voting, I doubt it would have got the majority of votes once spelled out how it needlessly complicates something that is fundamental to the game.
I’ll be surprised if it’s resolved before Christmas as they’re working on another project too.

The voting system has been a joke.
 
Federico Gatti up to 90. My favourite pick up in this game to date.
 
My first XI and bench two years ago:

Oblak (94)

Trent (94) Van Dijk (96) Kounde (92) Alaba (94)
Rice (91) Eriksen (91)
Hakimi (92) -- Goretzka (93) -- Sancho (92)
Mbappe (96)​

Subs: Ramos (92), Stones (91), Zakaria (91), Bellingham (91), Pedri (91), Pulisic (91), Gueye (90)

My first XI and bench now:

Oblak (93)

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

Subs: Frimpong (92), Hakimi (92), Kounde (92), Goretzka (91), Sancho (90), I. Williams (90), Zakaria (90)

Not bad. Left back is the big problem position. Would have said CB as well a few months ago but Araujo, Debast and, to an extent, Leoni are developing well.
 
My first XI and bench two years ago:

Oblak (94)

Trent (94) Van Dijk (96) Kounde (92) Alaba (94)
Rice (91) Eriksen (91)
Hakimi (92) -- Goretzka (93) -- Sancho (92)
Mbappe (96)​

Subs: Ramos (92), Stones (91), Zakaria (91), Bellingham (91), Pedri (91), Pulisic (91), Gueye (90)

My first XI and bench now:

Oblak (93)

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

Subs: Frimpong (92), Hakimi (92), Kounde (92), Goretzka (91), Sancho (90), I. Williams (90), Zakaria (90)

Not bad. Left back is the big problem position. Would have said CB as well a few months ago but Araujo, Debast and, to an extent, Leoni are developing well.
I much prefer this version of your side to the one two years ago.
 
Beat MK Dons 3:0 to make it to United's first domestic cup final in a few years. Next couple of games will probably decide how seriously I treat the final.


Oblak (93)

Disasi (89) Kounde (92) Zakaria (90) Hakimi (92)
Gomes (89)⚽ Goretzka (91)
N. Williams (92)➕ -- Sancho (90)➕➕ -- Pulisic (92)⚽
I. Williams (90)​

Subs: Frimpong (92), Santos (87), Debast (87), Rothe (85), Martinelli (85), Sucic (87)⚽, Reyna (87)
Did not travel: Mbappe (96), Bellingham (95), Van Dijk (94), Trent (94), Alaba (93), Stones (93), Rice (93), Pedri (92)

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

Next three games:
MD26: Leyton Orient (H)
MD27: Everton (A)
CCR1L1: Villarreal (H)


Manchester United v MK Dons fixtures this season

GameUtd PossMK Dons PossUtd Shots (SoT)MK Dons Shots (SoT)Utd GoalsMK Dons GoalsUtd SoT Conv.MK Dons SoT Conv.
17th Dec: Milton Keynes Dons v Utd (Cup)​
58%
42%​
17 (9)
12 (2)​
3
0​
33.3%
0%​
Combined
58%
42%​
17 (9)
12 (2)​
3
0​
33.3%
0%​
 
I've never received infractions on the internet in all my time on here, then the bloody SM discord gives me two for so called 'duplicate text'

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Horseshit.
 
Thursday's 1:0 victory against Leyton Orient:

Oblak (93)

Kounde (92) Stones (93) Van Dijk (94) Alaba (93)
Rice (93) Trent (94)
N. Williams (92) -- Bellingham (95) -- Pulisic (92)
Mbappe (96)⚽⭐

Subs: Hakimi (92), Disasi (89), Zakaria (90), Goretzka (91), Sancho (90), Pedri (92), I. Williams (90)
Injured: Frimpong (92)
Did not travel: Gomes (89)

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

Next three games:
MD27: Everton (A)
CCR1L1: Villarreal (H)
MD28: Wolverhampon Wanderers (H)

Manchester United v Leyton Orient fixtures this season

GameUtd PossLeyton Orient PossUtd Shots (SoT)Leyton Orient Shots (SoT)Utd GoalsLeyton Orient GoalsUtd SoT Conv.Leyton Orient SoT Conv.
13th Oct: Leyton Orient v Utd​
56%
44%​
14 (4)​
10 (5)
1
1
25%
20%​
19th Dec: Utd v Leyton Orient​
60%
40%​
16 (7)
8 (2)​
1
0​
14.3%
0%​
Combined
58%
42%​
30 (11)
18 (7)​
2
1​
18.2%
14.3%​
 
Massively important 2:1 victory against Everton's reserves.

Oblak (93)

Trent (94) Kounde (92) Van Dijk (95) Alaba (93)
Rice (93)➕ Stones (93)
Frimpong (92) -- Bellingham (95)⚽⚽ -- Pulisic (92)
Mbappe (96)➕⭐

Subs: Hakimi (92), Zakaria (90), N. Williams (92), Goretzka (91), Pedri (92), Sancho (90), I. Williams (90)
Did not travel: Disasi (89), Gomes (89)

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

Next three games:
CCR1L1: Villarreal (H)
MD28: Wolverhampon Wanderers (H)
MD29: Southend United (A)

Manchester United v Everton fixtures this season

GameUtd PossEverton PossUtd Shots (SoT)Everton Shots (SoT)Utd GoalsEverton GoalsUtd SoT Conv.Everton SoT Conv.
17th Oct: Utd v Everton​
51%
49%​
12 (4)​
11 (5)
0​
2
0%​
40%
19th Oct: Utd v Everton (Cup)​
63%
37%​
16 (6)
9 (0)​
1
0​
16.7%​
N/A​
22nd Dec: Everton v Utd​
56%
44%​
17 (5)
9 (2)​
2
1​
40%​
50%
Combined
56.7%
43.3%​
45 (15)
29 (7)​
3
3
20%​
42.9%
 
Monday's 3:0 victory against Villarreal:

Oblak (93)

Trent (94) Kounde (92) Stones (93) Alaba (93)
Rice (93) Goretzka (91)⚽
Sancho (90)➕ -- Bellingham (95) -- Pulisic (92)⚽➕
Mbappe (96)⚽⭐

Subs: Hakimi (92), Zakaria (90), N. Williams (92), Van Dijk (95), Pedri (92)➕, Frimpong (92), I. Williams (90)
Did not travel: Disasi (89), Gomes (89)

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

Next three games:
MD28: Wolverhampon Wanderers (H)
MD29: Southend United (A)
CCR1L2: Villarreal (A)

Manchester United v Villarreal fixtures this season

GameUtd PossVillarreal PossUtd Shots (SoT)Villarreal Shots (SoT)Utd GoalsVillarreal GoalsUtd SoT Conv.Villarreal SoT Conv.
23rd Dec: Utd v Villarreal​
64%
36%​
21 (8)
7 (0)​
3
0​
37.5%
N/A​
Combined
64%
36%​
21 (8)
7 (0)​
3
0​
37.5%
N/A​
 
Shock 3:0 victory against Southend United:


Oblak (93)

Kounde (92) Zakaria (90) Van Dijk (95) Hakimi (92)
Rice (93) Goretzka (91)
Frimpong (92) -- Bellingham (95) -- Sancho (90)➕➕
I. Williams (90)⚽⚽

Subs: Alaba (93), Stones (93), Mbappe (96), Trent (94), Pulisic (92)⚽➕⭐, Gomes (89), N. Williams (92)
Suspended: Pedri (92)
Did not travel: Disasi (89)

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

Next three games:
CCR1L2: Villarreal (A)
LCF: Sunderland (N)
MD30: Sunderland (H)

Manchester United v Southend Utd fixtures this season

GameUtd PossSouthend Utd PossUtd Shots (SoT)Southend Utd Shots (SoT)Utd GoalsSouthend Utd GoalsUtd SoT Conv.Southend Utd SoT Conv.
24th Oct: Utd v Southend Utd​
63%
37%​
22 (10)
5 (2)​
2
2
20%​
100%
3rd Dec: Southend Utd v Utd (Cup)​
45%​
55%
9 (4)​
10 (4)
1
0​
25%
0%​
29th Dec: Southend Utd v Utd​
55%
45%​
10 (7)
10 (2)​
3
0​
42.9%
0%​
Combined
54.3%
45.7%​
41 (21)
25 (8)​
6
2​
28.6%
25%​
 
Aiming to start next draft in a few days. Here are the current movers next month:

PlayersFromToDate TB Expires
Samu Aghehowa (Derby)Newcastle UnitedBristol City8th Jan 2025
Sael Kumbedi (Chelsea) and Chido Obi (Leeds)Newcastle UnitedBristol City8th Jan 2025
Finlay Gorman (Leeds) - pure cashBarnsleyManchester United8th Jan 2025
Santiago Castro (Derby)Manchester UnitedSouthend United8th Jan 2025
Adam Aznou (Leeds)Manchester UnitedSouthend United8th Jan 2025
Ilias Akhomach (Darlington) and Radu Dragusin (Derby)Manchester UnitedEverton9th Jan 2025
Lutsharel Geertruida (Leeds)Manchester UnitedEverton9th Jan 2025
Piero Hincapie (Leeds)Manchester UnitedBournemouth10th Jan 2025
Quim Junyent (QPR) and Stefanos Tzimas (Ipswich)Manchester UnitedHereford13th Jan 2025
Almugera Kabar (QPR) and Lucas Stassin (Ipswich)BarnsleyWolves14th Jan 2025
Giuliano Simeone (QPR) and Georges Mikautadze (Ipswich)Manchester UnitedSouthend United15th Jan 2025
Nathaniel Brown (QPR) and John McGinn (Ipswich)Manchester UnitedEverton16th Jan 2025
Issahaku Fatawu (Ipswich)Newcastle UnitedWest Ham United17th Jan 2025
 
Yesterday's 1:0 defeat to Villarreal. A bad sign for tonight:

Oblak (93)

Kounde (92) Zakaria (90) Disasi (89) Hakimi (92)
Gomes (89) Goretzka (91)
Frimpong (92) -- Pulisic (92) -- Sancho (90)
I. Williams (90)​

Subs: Van Dijk (95), Stones (93), Mbappe (96), Trent (94), Bellingham (95), Rice (93), N. Williams (92)
Suspended: Pedri (92)
Did not travel: Alaba (93)

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

Next three games:
LCF: Sunderland (N)
MD30: Sunderland (H)
MD31: Liverpool (A)

Manchester United v Villarreal fixtures this season

GameUtd PossVillarreal PossUtd Shots (SoT)Villarreal Shots (SoT)Utd GoalsVillarreal GoalsUtd SoT Conv.Villarreal SoT Conv.
23rd Dec: Utd v Villarreal​
64%
36%​
21 (8)
7 (0)​
3
0​
37.5%
N/A​
30th Dec: Villarreal v Utd​
58%
42%​
13 (4)​
11 (5)
0​
1
0%​
20%
Combined
61%
39%​
34 (12)
18 (5)​
3
1​
25%
20%​
 
Beat Sunderland 1:0 in the Cup final, winning United's 50th piece of silverware - 25 domestic, 25 European. Honoured.

Oblak (93)

Trent (94) Stones (93) Van Dijk (95) Alaba (93)⚽⭐
Rice (93) Pedri (92)
Pulisic (92) -- Bellingham (95) -- N. Williams (92)➕
Mbappe (96)​

Subs: Goretzka (91), Zakaria (90), I. Williams (90), Hakimi (92), Frimpong (92), Gomes (89), Sancho (90)
Suspended: Kounde (92)
Did not travel: Disasi (89)

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

Next three games:
MD30: Sunderland (H)
MD31: Liverpool (A)
CCQFL1: Southend United (H)

Manchester United v Sunderland fixtures this season

GameUtd PossSunderland PossUtd Shots (SoT)Sunderland Shots (SoT)Utd GoalsSunderland GoalsUtd SoT Conv.Sunderland SoT Conv.
27th Oct: Sunderland v Utd​
54%
46%​
13 (3)
9 (1)​
2
0​
66.6%
0%​
31st Dec: Utd v Sunderland (Cup Final (N))​
60%
40%​
16 (9)
10 (0)​
1
0​
11.1%
0%​
Combined
57%
43%​
29 (12)
19 (1)​
3
0​
25%
0%​

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Thursday's 2:1 victory against Sunderland:

Oblak (93)

Kounde (92) Zakaria (90) Disasi (89) Hakimi (92)
Goretzka (91) Gomes (89)
Frimpong (92)➕➕ -- Reyna (87) -- Sancho (90)
I. Williams (90)⚽⚽⭐

Subs: Trent (94), Van Dijk (95), Rice (93), Bellingham (95), Pulisic (92), Pedri (92), Mbappe (96)
Did not travel: Alaba (93), Stones (93), N. Williams (92)

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

Next three games:
MD31: Liverpool (A)
CCQFL1: Southend United (H)
MD32: Aston Villa (H)

Manchester United v Sunderland fixtures this season

GameUtd PossSunderland PossUtd Shots (SoT)Sunderland Shots (SoT)Utd GoalsSunderland GoalsUtd SoT Conv.Sunderland SoT Conv.
27th Oct: Sunderland v Utd​
54%
46%​
13 (3)
9 (1)​
2
0​
66.6%
0%​
31st Dec: Utd v Sunderland (Cup Final (N))​
60%
40%​
16 (9)
10 (0)​
1
0​
11.1%
0%​
2nd Jan: Utd v Sunderland​
58%
42%​
12 (6)
8 (2)​
2
1​
33.3%​
50%
Combined
57.3%
42.7%​
41 (18)
27 (3)​
5
1​
27.7%​
33.3%
 
Congrats Damo, I think I must have some sort of record losing finals :lol:
 
Bradford City draft has begun!
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Reading picked Jhon Duran. Norwich City's turn @coolredwine

People feel free to send me a few names in advance if you think you won't be around when your turn comes.
 
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Yesterday's 6:0 thrashing against Liverpool:

Oblak (93)

Trent (94) Van Dijk (95) Kounde (92) Alaba (93)
Rice (93)⚽ Zakaria (90)
Sancho (90) -- Bellingham (95)⚽⚽ -- Pulisic (92)➕
Mbappe (96)⚽➕➕➕➕⭐

Subs: Stones (93), Hakimi (92), Frimpong (92), Goretzka (91), Pedri (92)⚽⚽, N. Williams (92)➕, I. Williams (90)
Did not travel: Disasi (89), Gomes (89)

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

Next three games:
CCQFL1: Southend United (H)
MD32: Aston Villa (H)
MD33: Arsenal (A)

Manchester United v Liverpool fixtures this season

GameUtd PossLiverpool PossUtd Shots (SoT)Liverpool Shots (SoT)Utd GoalsLiverpool GoalsUtd SoT Conv.Liverpool SoT Conv.
22nd Oct: Liverpool v Utd (Cup)​
60%
40%​
22 (9)
7 (1)​
2
0​
22.2%
0%​
31st Oct: Utd v Liverpool​
58%
42%​
15 (9)
8 (3)​
0​
0​
0%​
0%​
5th Jan: Liverpool v Utd​
69%
31%​
19 (9)
6 (1)​
6
0​
66.6%
0%​
Combined
62.3%
37.7%​
56 (27)
21 (5)​
8
0​
29.6%
0%​
 
Reading - Jhon Duran
Norwich - Antonio Nusa
Bury - Sverre Nypan
Sheffield - Pablio Barrios
Spurs - Missed Out
Torquay - Nico Paz
Bristol - Gabriel Moscardo
Blackburn - Marco Carnesecchi
Liverpool @Sandyman your turn!
 
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@BenitoSTARR thanks for continuing the draft in my absence. Bruno's got more issues so been dealing with him most of the day. Can confirm that Torquay and Blackburn did PM me their picks in advance

Because you edited the tag in, Sandyman won't get an alert so I'll tag him now @Sandyman
 
@BenitoSTARR thanks for continuing the draft in my absence. Bruno's got more issues so been dealing with him most of the day. Can confirm that Torquay and Blackburn did PM me their picks in advance

Because you edited the tag in, Sandyman won't get an alert so I'll tag him now @Sandyman
I PM’d him on SM at that same time too.
 
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