Gaming The SM RedCafe League

Congratulations @Akash

Also congratulations to everyone who got promoted.

Thanks for letting me join, I've loved it so far and can't wait to take control of my club for a full season.

Even though i'm absolutely broke :(
 
Manchester United loanwatch:

Luke Shaw (20/88) scored 3 goals and 1 assist in 16 appearances as he helped QPR get their relegation dream
Leon Goretzka (20/87) scored 4 goals and 1 assist in 31 appearances as Ipswich Town narrowly missed out on the play-offs in Division 2
Jose Gaya (20/89) had 1 start at Ipswich Town
Juan Iturbe (22/88) scored twice and had 3 assists in 18 appearances as West Ham United avoided relegation
Arkadiusz Milik (21/87) scored twice and had 1 assist in 10 appearances as West Ham United avoided relegation
Sergi Roberto (23/87) had 9 appearances at Birmingham City as they finished 10th in Division 2
Tin Jedvaj (19/86) appeared 24 times as Watford finished 18th in Division 2 and got relegated.
Ricardo Horta (21/85) scored 7 goals and had 7 assists in 25 appearances as Barnsley finished 13th in Division 3
Richairo Zivkovic (19/83) scored 4 goals and had 2 assists in five appearances as Charlton Athletic finished 2nd in Division 3
Adama Traore (19/83) scored 14 goals and had 19 assists as Kidderminster Harriers finished 1st in Division 5 (Awarded ManUtd Loan Player of the Season)
Paul Nardi (21/83) failed to appear for Middlesbrough as they finished 11th in Division 2
Charly Musonda (19/76) had 2 assists in five appearances for Middlesbrough as they finished 11th in Division 2

Still out on loan:
Bernardo Silva (21/88) had 4 goals and 1 assist in 22 appearances at Bristol City as they finished fourth in Division 2. They are currently in the play-offs
John Stones (21/88) had 1 assist in 31 appearances at Bury as they finished fifth in Division 3. They are currently in the play-offs
Calum Chambers (20/87) has 5 goals and 5 assists in 33 appearances at Bristol City as they finished fourth in Division 2. They are currently in the play-offs
Tonny Vilhena (20/86) had 5 goals in 21 appearances as Bury finished fifth in Division 3. They are currently in the play-offs
Eric Dier (21/86) had 1 goal and 1 assist in 25 appearances at Leicester City as they finished fourth in Division 3. They are currently in the play-offs
Karim Rekik (20/86) played 35 times for Plymouth Argyle as they finished third in Division 2. They are currently in the play-offs
 
Although Gaya was mostly restricted to regular substitute appearances due to formation rejig, people at Ipswich believe Gaya is ready to be first choice LB in the first division. It was understood Ipswich were interested in getting him back on loan and moving on coentrao. However, the information is that Gaya is going to be having a look-in the United squad soon.
 
My chairman insists on reaching higher levels of cüntishness with each passing day. Now i can't loan out 87's. Meh.
 
If it makes either of you feel better I can still loan out 88s, though doubt it'll let me after Guerreiro and Iturbe are sold
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Prediction time! Division 1 edition

Champions: Tottenham Hotspur
Rest of CL spots: Chelsea, Manchester United, Nottingham Forest
EL places: Newcastle United, Darlington, MK Dons, Sunderland, Arsenal, Aston Villa
Relegation: West Ham United, Queens Park Rangers, Wolverhampton Wanderers
(in no particular order)

Prediction time! Division 1 edition


Champions: Manchester City
Rest of CL spots: Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham
EL places: Newcastle United, Darlington, MK Dons, Sunderland, Arsenal, Nottingham Forest
Relegation: West Ham United, Stoke, Wolverhampton Wanderers

Damien points:
Champions: 0
Rest of CL spots: 1
EL places (4-10): 3
Relegation: 1
Total: 5

RedSky points:
Champions: 0
Rest of CL spots: 2
EL places (4-10): 2
Relegation: 0
Total: 4

I win!
 
Congrats @Akash. Are you still leaving the game?

What a shit ending to the season @Big-Red. 3 points in the last 5 games. The game is a cnut man.
 
Week 5
Week 6
Week 6.5
Week 7
Week 8

7.47 - Alberto Grassi (20/77) ¦ 83mins
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7.25 - Leonardo Bittencourt (21/87) ¦ 90mins
7.18 - Sofiane Boufal (22/87) ¦ 90mins
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7.05 - Ivan Cavaleiro (22/85) ¦ 88mins
6.80 - Dominique Heintz (22/83) ¦ 90mins
6.52 - Jose Rodriguez (20/85) ¦ 46mins
6.52 - Alessandro Piu (19/75) ¦ 11mins
6.49 - Marcus Coco (19/78) ¦ 90mins
6.30 - Michael Gregoritsch (21/82) ¦ 24mins
6.19 - Danilo Pantic (18/80) ¦ 24mins
5.86 - Dominik Kohr (21/85) ¦ 46mins
n/a - David Concha (18/82) ¦ 90mins
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n/a - Vukasin Jovanovic (19/80) ¦ 72mins
n/a - Jose Angel Pozo (19/77) ¦ 26mins
n/a - Rodrigo Bentancur (18/77) ¦ 27mins
n/a - Jesus Marimon (17/77) ¦ 17mins
n/a - Denis Rodriguez (19/76) ¦ 57mins
n/a - Ianis Hagi (16/76) ¦ 65mins
n/a - Ezequiel Unsain (20/75) ¦ 90mins
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Didn't Play:
Bench

Stefanos Kapino (21/84)
Emre Tasdemir (20/80)
Leo Dubois (21/78)
Olivier Boscagli (17/78)
Jonas Fohrenbach (19/77)
Gianluca Donnarumma (16/75)

U21

Srdjan Babic (19/82)
Sehrou Guirassy (19/80)
Arnaud Lusamba (18/80)
George Williams (20/78)
Brandon Barker (19/75)
Pascal Stenzel (19/75)
Didier Bouanga (19/73)
Ola Aina (19/73)
Rayan Souici (17/72)

Injured:

Kenneth Omeruo (22/84)
Joe Gomez (18/83)
Francois Kamano (19/80)
Borja San Emeterio (18/78)
Alexander Djiku (21/75)

Summary:
Players: 39
Played Ratio: 48.7%
Average Mins: 59mins
Average Rating: 6.69
Goals: 2
Assists: 0
Yellows: 3
Reds: 0
 
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Number of Players
45
Average Rating
85
Average Age
22
Average Value
6.2M
Total Value
280.9M
Average Wage
26,704
Total Wages
1,201,680

Keeping this as a record for next year, immediate goal is to get total value at 310m and sign some defensive prospects.

Number of Players
42
Average Rating
87
Average Age
22
Average Value
7.4M
Total Value
313.5M
Average Wage
31,750
Total Wages
1,333,500


Failed to sign any good defensive prospects but met my squad target, average age stayed the same too which is good.
 
Southend Utd have secured 1st place in Div 5. My goal for next season:
  1. Win Div 4 + promotion
  2. QF in either Cup or Shield competition
  3. Increase my team's value to 70m
  1. Successful
  2. Out in 1st round against Forest in Cup competition; lost to Palace in last 16 of Shield competition
  3. Successful, but target was set too low back then
With new match engine (and possibly squad valuation) coming soon, my goal for next season:
  1. Promotion to Div 2 (automatic or via playoff)
  2. Last 16 in either Cup or Shield competition
  3. Increase my team's value to 125m (largely depends on winter review)
 
I'm reasonably happy with 6th place, considering everyone had Stoke down as relegation fodder...but for a few dodgy runs of consecutive defeats, I should have been up in the top 4...

I was actually challenging for top spot a few weeks back as well...so to finish outside of the top 4, is a bit gutting really...

That said, I'm looking for a new challenge, as I feel I've done all I can with Stoke City. I've left them with a good solid squad, and plenty of cash in the bank, and now I feel like I'm ready to take the next step in my career with a top 4 club, with a better setup, and a chairman who isn't a cnut.

So, with that in mind, I'm actively sending out my SM CV to all clubs, to see what crops up.
 
It's a miracle I've managed to finish 10th. I go again next year. Still need a quality striker but i am like Liverpool, while the resources are there, nobody wants to come.
 
Curriculum Vitae - Biggus Andius

A veteran manager with a proven track record of trophies, and over achievement based on chairmans targets.

Clubs Managed

Wigan Athletic - 21/06/12 to 23/11/12

44 games in charge, achieving an average of 2.23 points per game.

Chelsea - 28/11/12 to 10/03/14

185 games in charge, achieving an average of 2.43 point per game.

Stoke City - 26th March 2015 to Present

52 games in charge, achieving an average of 2.02 points per game.

Honours


Redcafe League Champions - Season 3 Winners
Charity Shield - Season 4 Winners
SMFA Champions Cup - Season 4 Winners
Redcafe League Cup - Season 3 Runners Up
SMFA Shield - Season 3 Runners Up
SMFA Super Cup - Season 5 Runners Up.

Achievements

1. Currently ranked 13th in the all time Best Managers, playing only 5 full seasons
2. Successfully avoided relegation as per chairmans target set when manager of Wigan Athletic.
3. Successfully won the league, along with other trophies whilst in charge at Chelsea, leaving the club with a squad capable of challenging for major honours.
4. Successfully avoided relegation with Stoke City, and actually finished in 6th place, despite operating on a shoe string budget for most of the season, and with a minimal squad of 14 first team regulars.
 
Midlands daily can reveal exclusively that Stoke City manager Big Andy has been batting eyelids in the direction of Aston Villa board. With couple of managers having already shown interest, things are hotting up. A poll on an Aston Villa forum however had fans divided about Big Andy in spite of his achievements. Some fans compared him with Big Sam while few other compared him with Fat Rafa. Aston Villa board however are thought to be admirers of Big Andy.
 
I'm just starting the new Squad Value Table (see OP for previous season.)

So if managers could start recalling players from loan (assuming they aren't in playoffs) that'd be grand.
 
One fan in his rage fit said, he would rather have Herrera as Aston Villa manager than Big Andy. Thankfully, he was laughed at, mercilessly ridiculed, his tagline changed and was subsequently temp banned. The normalcy resumed.