Gaming The SM RedCafe League

[MJJ]

Haah, yeah.

We're playing 4 CBs. Shit.

Indi --- Marcano --- Maicon --- Reyes

Was expecting Ricardo to play RB. He's not great, but then neither is Reyes, and bad for bad I'd rather see a player in his proper position.

 

[Damien]

Result is out.

Spoiler: open this once you've watched the game

what a thoroughly undeserved win for me and quite a naff game, sorry about that TMH, you did fantastically and based on what happened during the game you should have lifted the trophy... what was your prize money? I got £3.5M

 

[The Man Himself]

Result is out.

Spoiler: open this once you've watched the game

what a thoroughly undeserved win for me and quite a naff game, sorry about that TMH, you did fantastically and based on what happened during the game you should have lifted the trophy... what was your prize money? I got £3.5M

Ah, no worries. I got half of that. 1.75.
Changed tactics a bit for this game than my usual ( which is random) and looks like it worked well..but not from result perspective.

 

[Damien]

Ah, no worries. I got half of that. 1.75.
Changed tactics a bit for this game than my usual ( which is random) and looks like it worked well..but not from result perspective.

Yeah, you were all over me:

Nice sum you got. Good luck for the rest of the season

 

[The Man Himself]

Hehe ya the cup runs have given me some money which is decent given I don't have much in bank. Final in this and quarters in shield. Given I make losses in away games, this prize money covers 2-3 away games losses

 

[Damien]

Hehe ya the cup runs have given me some money which is decent given I don't have much in bank. Final in this and quarters in shield. Given I make losses in away games, this prize money covers 2-3 away games losses

Good stuff, you've had great runs in both cups

 

[The Man Himself]

Haah. Still a 87 rated player, so if any of the guys in lower division want him for next season, he can be decent there. I guess....Or who knows, I might end up getting relegated

 

[Damien]

Next trophy up for grabs is the League Shield next week. Chelsea against Darlington in the final.

Points of note:

• a different team has won the League Cup every single season
• Forest are the first team to win all European trophies
• United are the first team to win all Domestic trophies
• Forest's manager has won the most trophies with one club
• only four teams have won the league and it is likely to remain that way unless Newcastle give my squad food poisoning

 

[LitterBug]

Haah. Still a 87 rated player, so if any of the guys in lower division want him for next season, he can be decent there. I guess....Or who knows, I might end up getting relegated

Got injured, got taken off.

 

[Damien]

Turns out Forest have six top level trophies, not seven (had them down as winning two CS' for some reason).

and now for a history of managers with most trophies:

@christy87 is the only manager to win top level trophies with more than one club, while @RedSky is the only manager to have won a specific trophy more than once. In all seasons so far, the league winner has won the charity shield too. If I win the league, I'll most likely be playing Newcastle in the charity shield, so that streak will probably be broken.

If, as expected, United do win the league this season, I'll be the first manager to win the league multiple times.

 

[Damien]

Updated

Various Division 1 records:

Most points: 82 - Chelsea (Season 3)
Most goals: 99 - Chelsea (Season 4) & Manchester United (Season 5)
Least goals conceded: 32 - Fulham (Season 6)
Best goal difference: 44 - Chelsea (Season 3)
Most home wins: 16 - Manchester City (Season 2)
Most away wins: 14 - Manchester City (Season 4))
Player with most league goals: 43 - Ibrahimovic (Arsenal - Season 7)
Player with most league assists: 24 - Rooney (Arsenal - Season 4)
Player with most MOTM: 14 - Ibrahimovic (Arsenal - Season 6 & Season 7)
Point gap over second: 7 - Chelsea (Season 3)
Point gap over fifth: 22 - Chelsea (Season 3)

With 9 games to go, these are United's stats:

Points: 72 (10 fewer than Chelsea)
Goals scored: 81 (18 fewer than Chelsea)
Goals conceded: 30 (2 fewer than Fulham)
Goal difference: 51 (7 more than Chelsea)
Home wins: 11 (can at most equal City's record... doubt it)
Away wins: 12 (need 2 more to equal City's record with 4 away games left to play)
Player with most goals: 34 - Messi (9 fewer than Ibrahimovic)
Player with most assists: 17 - Messi (7 fewer than Rooney)
Player with most MOTM: 12 - Messi (2 fewer than Ibrahimovic)
Point gap over second: 14 (7 more than Chelsea)
Point gap over fifth: 20 (2 fewer than Chelsea)

Decent chance of getting points record, goal difference and maybe point gap over second... can't see the player with most goals record being obtainable anymore as Messi can't play tonight and is one yellow away from a suspension so realistically at most he can play in seven games.

 

[Big Andy]

Might make a return to this...any good teams up for grabs?

 

[Damien]

Hey Andy Don't think so unfortunately, the league has undergone a bit of a renaissance of late. 36/100 clubs filled. There are a few division two sides free but don't think the players they have are anything special

 

[Damien]

@The Stain, my predictions:

United-QPR: 2 (side effect from playing my first team on Tuesday)
City-Forest: X
Spurs-Stoke: X
Reading-Fulham: 2
Newcastle-Darlington: 1
Blackburn-Chelsea: 2
Ipswich-MK Dons: 2
Sunderland-Villa: 1 (Sunderland in good form and Villa likely to field second string team)
Southampton-Palace: 1
Everton-Arsenal: 2

 

[The Stain]

There is no way i'm getting anything from Spurs away, just can't see it.

So, we're even before this round:

United-QPR: 1
City-Forest: X
Spurs-Stoke: 1
Reading-Fulham: 2
Newcastle-Darlington: 1
Blackburn-Chelsea: X
Ipswich-MK Dons: 2
Sunderland-Villa: 1
Southampton-Palace: 1
Everton-Arsenal: 2

Fairly similar.

 

[Damien]

One day you'll realise backing me is futile.

 

[The Stain]

Not when you're winning every game

 

[Mr Anderson]

Trionz will batter me

 

[MJJ]

Defeated villa 5-2. The start was crazy.

1:00 Dani ALVES drills the ball across the box.RODRÍGUEZ smashes a shot at goal.

GOAL!! - The ball deflects in off the keeper legs.
2:00 LAMELA receives the ball on the edge of the penalty area.He gets past his marker and hits the ball into a dangerous area.LUKAKU controls the ball and fires a strike towards the roof of the net.

GOAL!! - It's in. The keeper had no chance!
4:00 Gonzalo HIGUAÍN chests the ball down to RODRÍGUEZ.RODRÍGUEZ smashes a shot at goal.

GOAL!! - It goes under the goalkeeper and in.

Three goals in the opening four minutes

Alcacer continues his amazing run for me, another rating of 10 and an assist. Has an average rating of 8.22 and contributes a goal/assist every game.

 

[Damien]

5' LACAZETTE plays a pass out wide.SHAW shrugs of the challenges and finds himself with a shooting opportunity.He goes for the bottom corner.

GOAL!! - It's right in the corner and the keeper has no chance.
23' SHAW whips a vicious cross into the area.ERIKSEN connects well with the header.It's straight at the keeper and he makes the save.
48' SHAW curls a low ball towards the back post from the corner of the penalty area.SON tries his luck at goal with a fancy flick.

GOAL!! - The ball sneaks in.
61' DIGNE spots a run by SHAW plays a long pass along the ground.SHAW takes the ball into the box.He goes for the bottom corner.

GOAL!! - The ball is well placed and creeps just inside the post.
79' DEPAY sees SHAW in space and switches play.SHAW darts towards the by-line.He fires a low strike from a narrow angle.HANDANOVIČ saves with his body.

Two goals, an assist and could have been a heck of a lot more. Shaw has been a revelation.

Beat QPR 5:0 and Newcastle lost. Wasn't expecting that at all.

 

[Damien]

Defeated villa 5-2. The start was crazy.



Three goals in the opening four minutes

Alcacer continues his amazing run for me, another rating of 10 and an assist. Has an average rating of 8.22 and contributes a goal/assist every game.

Nice, congrats. Think you've got a shot at finishing second?

 

[MJJ]

Nice, congrats. Think you've got a shot at finishing second?

Top four will do for me, although just had a look at newcastle fixtures. With only two point between us, I think I have a chance. The game on the 17th might just be over who finishes second. But would need to maintain my form for that and thats in no way guaranteed

 

[MJJ]

We both play

• Arsenal
• Ipswich
• Crystal Palace
• Southampton
• Each Other

These are the clubs we differ in, mine are listed first.

• Everton vs Chelsea
• BlackBurn vs Milton Keynes
• Reading vs Villa

Looking at that I would say I have a slightly easier fixture list, but arsenal, forest, chelsea, milton keynes and city are all in the hunt.

 

[Damien]

True. I play all of Forest, Chelsea and MK Dons but I always expect my run to end at some point. Wouldn't be surprised if I lost to Forest next match.

 

[Damien]

My remaining fixtures

Home -------------- Away
---------------------- Nottingham Forest
Stoke City --------------------
----------------------- Fulham
Darlington 1883 ------------------
----------------------- Chelsea
Milton Keynes Dons -----------------
----------------------- Aston Villa
Crystal Palace -------------------​

 

[MJJ]

My remaining fixtures

Home -------------- Away
---------------------- Nottingham Forest
Stoke City --------------------
----------------------- Fulham
Darlington 1883 ------------------
----------------------- Chelsea
Milton Keynes Dons -----------------
----------------------- Aston Villa
Crystal Palace -------------------​

Hope you destroy them all, particularly the bolded

 

[Mr Anderson]

Pfft, trionz always beats me. I expected nothing g out of that game

 

[Mr Anderson]

4 points from possible 18. Form gone to shit, this game has my heart broken.

 

[Damien]

Hope you destroy them all, particularly the bolded

Thanks, so do I

 

[MJJ]

Paco Alcacer has the third highest average performance rating this season.


Name..........................Club ............. APR......M
MESSI, Lionel.............. United...............8.61....28
IBRAHIMOVIC, Zlatan.... Arsenal..............8.38....24
ALCÁCER, Paco ........... SUNDERLAND......8.22.....9
GÖTZE, Mario...............United ..............8.01.....27
HIGUAÍN, Gonzalo..........SUNDERLAND......8.00......29

 

[Damien]

Shaw's league average is 8.00 too It's mental.

 

[The Stain]

How did i just beat Spurs? Both home and away. I'm +2 in the predictions now. We've both had 6 correct at best so far. Hmm.

 

[RedSky]

Ah well, 17 game record ended by a 4:0 hammering and the dirty cnuts badly injured Schurle.

 

[Damien]

Ah well, 17 game record ended by a 4:0 hammering and the dirty cnuts badly injured Schurle.

I'd sympathise but we're playing each other next Bad luck on the record ending.. still a great one though

 

[RedSky]

I'd sympathise but we're playing each other next Bad luck on the record ending.. still a great one though

You'll win, I'm missing Ayew as well.

 

[Damien]

You'll win, I'm missing Ayew as well.

Without both you'll still field a great side that can get a win.

@Mr Anderson, you must be glad you didn't sell Oblak now eh? Seems to have really turned things around.

 

[Mr Anderson]

Without both you'll still field a great side that can get a win.

@Mr Anderson, you must be glad you didn't sell Oblak now eh? Seems to have really turned things around.

Ya, he is doing good. Long may it continue, not long till Valdes drops again.

 

[LitterBug]

Ya, he is doing good. Long may it continue, not long till Valdes drops again.

I was going to offer to make his loan permanent as well

 

[Mr Anderson]

He was never going to be sold anyways.

 

[Damien]

Griezmann with a brace that means he's scored a brace in each of his last three league games. Surely he's got a shot at getting 92 in the next review?