The Lower League Thread - Real World Football - FM24/25 Update

Evans will go abroad to resurrect his career, where his poisonous tag hasn't been heard. He'll pop up in Greece or Spain's Second Division or something.

Poe

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

3,675

21 Nov 2014 09:49:14

Dave Whelan is hilarious.

terriersmad

17 years ago

4 years ago

744

21 Nov 2014 12:21:48

Sean Scannell signs new contract

George14brfc

13 years ago

4 years ago

3,912

21 Nov 2014 19:36:23

I have always liked Whelan and thought he was alright but he really has gone wrong here I don't think appointing Mackay has helped him at all as if he defends him he's as bad and if he doesn't defend him he's already not behind his manager so although Mackay is a good manager I don't understand appointing him at this time. But obviously there is no excuse for what he said.

terriersmad

17 years ago

4 years ago

744

22 Nov 2014 15:32:57

Well, neither side can say they got the worse side of a dreadful referee. Wednesday will argue - quite rightly - that they should have had a penalty in the dying seconds. We will argue that Wednesday were very lucky to have all their players on the field after a series of assaults by Stevie May on our goalkeeper and their captain decided it would be a bright idea to, after a blatant body-check which rightly earned a booking, boot the ball 40 yards towards the touchline. Draw probably about fair. Though quite when Bronn from Game of Thrones started playing for Wednesday I do not know.

Vercoe

12 years ago

4 years ago

1,510

22 Nov 2014 15:57:19

The second "assault" on your keeper was a load of bollocks. May tried to pull up and stop, your keeper leaned in towards him, flipped him then got up and tried to blame him!

George14brfc

13 years ago

4 years ago

3,912

22 Nov 2014 19:20:37

Great win for us today puts us into the play offs! 2 points off 2nd place! We played poorly first half they were not much better but they scored a goal off a corner which should have been cleared. Steele also made a great save tipping one over when it was hitting the top corner. Second half we really pressed and Rhodes forced a mistake from Silvestri and tapped into an empty net. Marshall then drilled one across the face for us and on the counter attack they hit the post which could have changed the game. Cairney was then sent off for 2 yellows both late tackles and we went on the defensive but Varney picked it up and fell over in the area but the ref gave a pen it was a clear dive but Rhodes sent the keeper the wrong way for his 2nd of the game

BR.

18 years ago

3 years ago

1,896

22 Nov 2014 19:54:41

By George14brfc | On 22 November 2014 - 19:20 PM

Great win for us today puts us into the play offs! 2 points off 2nd place! We played poorly first half they were not much better but they scored a goal off a corner which should have been cleared. Steele also made a great save tipping one over when it was hitting the top corner. Second half we really pressed and Rhodes forced a mistake from Silvestri and tapped into an empty net. Marshall then drilled one across the face for us and on the counter attack they hit the post which could have changed the game. Cairney was then sent off for 2 yellows both late tackles and we went on the defensive but Varney picked it up and fell over in the area but the ref gave a pen it was a clear dive but Rhodes sent the keeper the wrong way for his 2nd of the game

Well happy with that result today, best I've felt walking away from Ewood for ages. Leeds can boast about bringing 7k to Ewood every year if they like, they're never gonna get a result here

Tough game at Boro next week, but we haven't lost in 8 so should be going there confident, let's hope we can get a good result.

terriersmad

17 years ago

4 years ago

744

23 Nov 2014 01:40:14

By Vercoe | On 22 November 2014 - 15:57 PM

The second "assault" on your keeper was a load of bollocks. May tried to pull up and stop, your keeper leaned in towards him, flipped him then got up and tried to blame him!

That was the third. First half made a poor one (probably entitled to go for it, to be fair, but the ref should still have booked him for a poor challenge), second half left a very deliberate foot in, and third one Murphy had had enough of getting sod all protection. May had ten minutes to slow down and didn't. Good, commanding goalkeeping, and he had every right to be unhappy with the player and the referee who hadn't given either free-kick at that point.

Also, I retract my statement about it being a nailed-on penalty. Ref got it absolutely spot on (though in real-time, I really thought it was a stick-on, and Lynch still got lucky):

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3D1qDjIMAEWdmZ.jpg

Vercoe

12 years ago

4 years ago

1,510

23 Nov 2014 05:09:39

Fair dues, it was the third. Watching on TV I didn't it was a pen either, could've/should've stayed on his feet.

George14brfc

13 years ago

4 years ago

3,912

23 Nov 2014 09:54:04

By BR. | On 22 November 2014 - 19:54 PM

Well happy with that result today, best I've felt walking away from Ewood for ages. Leeds can boast about bringing 7k to Ewood every year if they like, they're never gonna get a result here

Tough game at Boro next week, but we haven't lost in 8 so should be going there confident, let's hope we can get a good result.

Yeah same mate!

Yeah it is I am going if we win we go above them!

Dan

13 years ago

3 weeks ago

16,964

23 Nov 2014 10:02:54

So we beat high flying Notts County, away despite them being down to ten men most of the game. Jordan Clarke netting two in four minutes inside the last ten of the game!!

Grimnir

16 years ago

5 months ago

2,727

23 Nov 2014 12:08:48

We got a point! Still 10 behind the next team though!

NiceLad

18 years ago

1 week ago

18,806

24 Nov 2014 11:23:56

Awful match, Chris Powell has got Huddersfield playing like he did with Charlton, alot of moaning and rolling around, anti football crap. It wasn't a penalty, Maguire is a full on diving dick, Stevie May was entitled to go for everyone ball with Murphy. We'll not score another goal this year.

gfnx25

13 years ago

6 years ago

1,754

29 Nov 2014 17:57:32

Hmm I think Flitcroft is in trouble big time here. With all the pressure from above and the squad he has he can't last much longer if we play like we did against Dagenham today

NiceLad

18 years ago

1 week ago

18,806

29 Nov 2014 18:13:41

We've bloody scored!!!!!!!!!!!! And won!!!!!! Incredible, not even sure if Stevie's 2nd went in, but oh well.

George14brfc

13 years ago

4 years ago

3,912

29 Nov 2014 21:58:34

I went away to Middlesbrough today and what a great point for us! They dominated the game but Eastwood in net as Steele couldn't play against his parent club but Eastwood was amazing making some great saves one a worldie off a header off a cross and he deserved the luck when he fumbled one in the first half. He was unlucky to be beaten by a deflected shot but they deserved to be ahead. We got a late corner last seconds and Brown and Duffy both went up and it looked like a clear foul on the keeper but Gestede smashed in the loose ball, all 11 players celebrated in front of out fans as we went mental! Mark Clattenberg who was reffing the game didn't have his best day.. Karanka was sent off for pushing the fourth official and one of their fans had a altercation with Gestede. Overall a great finish

Vercoe

12 years ago

4 years ago

1,510

29 Nov 2014 22:54:06

What a shit day. We had a billion chances but couldn't score after our opener, the linesman must've had a nervous twitch because he was flagging for offside all the bastard time even when our striker bent his run to perfection, the referee decided that their winger fouling our right back deserved a free kick to York and a booking for our full back, they scored from the result of that totally legit free kick in the 4th minute of three minutes added on injury time.

hammer9

16 years ago

16 hours ago

162,685

29 Nov 2014 23:12:25

i thought Bournemouth going to get 3 points but Millwank fightback to draw 2-2

terriersmad

17 years ago

4 years ago

744

30 Nov 2014 00:19:28

By George14brfc | On 29 November 2014 - 21:58 PM

I went away to Middlesbrough today and what a great point for us! They dominated the game but Eastwood in net as Steele couldn't play against his parent club but Eastwood was amazing making some great saves one a worldie off a header off a cross and he deserved the luck when he fumbled one in the first half. He was unlucky to be beaten by a deflected shot but they deserved to be ahead. We got a late corner last seconds and Brown and Duffy both went up and it looked like a clear foul on the keeper but Gestede smashed in the loose ball, all 11 players celebrated in front of out fans as we went mental! Mark Clattenberg who was reffing the game didn't have his best day.. Karanka was sent off for pushing the fourth official and one of their fans had a altercation with Gestede. Overall a great finish

Having seen it, there's no way that should be given as a foul on the keeper. It's a collision between two players going for the ball, nothing more. If the keeper is a defender no one bats an eye at that collision, but because it's the keeper he gets special privileges about no one being allowed to breathe in his vicinity. Karanka has no grounds to complain whatsoever.

Poor result for us today at Bolton. Disappointing in front of goal again. We seem to go through gluts where we score freely when have droughts. More worrying is that both Lynch and Scannell came off injured. Brentford (and their five-match winning streak) next up.

BR.

18 years ago

3 years ago

1,896

30 Nov 2014 01:56:14

By George14brfc | On 29 November 2014 - 21:58 PM

one of their fans had a altercation with Gestede.

First I've heard of that, what happened? Boro can feck off, get in Rudy!

Hope we get another controversial late goal against them at the end of December, preferably a winner right in front of their fans.

Vercoe

12 years ago

4 years ago

1,510

30 Nov 2014 08:45:10

By gfnx25 | On 29 November 2014 - 17:57 PM

Hmm I think Flitcroft is in trouble big time here. With all the pressure from above and the squad he has he can't last much longer if we play like we did against Dagenham today

What's happened to you lot? Started off really well!

George14brfc

13 years ago

4 years ago

3,912

30 Nov 2014 11:52:05

By terriersmad | On 30 November 2014 - 00:19 AM

Having seen it, there's no way that should be given as a foul on the keeper. It's a collision between two players going for the ball, nothing more. If the keeper is a defender no one bats an eye at that collision, but because it's the keeper he gets special privileges about no one being allowed to breathe in his vicinity. Karanka has no grounds to complain whatsoever.

Poor result for us today at Bolton. Disappointing in front of goal again. We seem to go through gluts where we score freely when have droughts. More worrying is that both Lynch and Scannell came off injured. Brentford (and their five-match winning streak) next up.

Yeah fair point maybe a foul on the defender though as Duffy is climbing on. Karanka did go very over the top with his argument though.

Tough game for you next need you to get a result!

George14brfc

13 years ago

4 years ago

3,912

30 Nov 2014 11:54:54

By BR. | On 30 November 2014 - 01:56 AM

First I've heard of that, what happened? Boro can feck off, get in Rudy!

Hope we get another controversial late goal against them at the end of December, preferably a winner right in front of their fans.

Not definitely sure. It looked like a fan said something to him and he reacted badly and Williamson and Tunnicliffe ran over to the stewards like to know what was said though. Someone on Facebook said it was racist and a monkey gesture but not sure about that.

Ha ha that would be brilliant!

George14brfc

13 years ago

4 years ago

3,912

30 Nov 2014 17:07:17

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/to1t2azbBgDftSTjC9pe0LvxUgADjjCwoDqF4uYn.png

gfnx25

13 years ago

6 years ago

1,754

30 Nov 2014 23:12:52

By Vercoe | On 30 November 2014 - 08:45 AM

What's happened to you lot? Started off really well!

It's a really, really complex situation we're in now but I try my best to analyze it for you. First I have to stress than none of our defeats, bar Shrewsbury away where we've been just shocking, was down to us being complete shit. In recent times we were dominating but just couldn't finish our opponents off. This is mainly down to our two top strikers, Ryan Lowe and Daniel Nardiello being quite injury prone but we expected that with Loew being 36 already. As a result, others had to step up but Danny Rose lost his form after a good start and so Flickers brough tin some loan signings. First one, Anthony Duffus from Everton was a complete donkey and literally offered nothing. Second Hallam Hope, is a good player but clearly nowhere near match fit so as nothing to offer yet, so we have to play Lowe and Naridello suffering from small knocks sometims which is obviously not helpful.

Second, and this is the real problem, the goalkeeping position. Flitcroft brought in Shwan Jalal as new number one, made some good games and was quite popular until he got injured. When injured, Flitcroft put Robert Lainton in goal and after a few dodgy spells was quite good until DF suddenly dropped him again for Jalal. "Competition for places" was how Flitcroft called it. Then after a few games with Jalal, he brought in Scott Loach on loan but he was quite shaky in his only two games and was sent back with a small "knock" and put Lainton back in goal who unsurprisingly was a bit dodgy on Saturday, so knows maybe he'll bring in Jalal again for the next game.

Third, and this is the point which kind of realtes to my second point, our defence. Who are you actually gonna have confidence in your defence when you're constantly changing the goalkeepers? And when one of our defenders loses his confidence Flitcroft immediately drops him and brings in more folk like Kennedy, Kelly and recently Adam El-Abd

These are the defending set-ups in our last six league games (right to left):
Shrewsbury away: (Lainton) Cameron - Mills - McNulty
Southend away: (Lainton) Cameron - Mills - McNulty - Kennedy
Cambridge home: (Lainton) Jones - Cameron - Mills - McNulty
Morecambe away: (Loach) Cameron - Mills - McNulty - Hussey
Newport home: (Loach) White - Cameron - McNulty - Hussey
Dagenham home: (Lainton) Cameron - El-Abd - Milsom

Always changes, never the same line-up or the same formation. This is confusing for the players and leads to lost confidence and therefore fuck-ups in our defence which leads to silly goals.

As you can see, the problems lie deep inside Flickers' skills of man management and his lack of trust in our players

Football Manager Skins

Football Manager Player Faces (4 Styles)

Football Manager Kits (4 Styles)

Football Manager Logos (15 Styles)

Football Manager Backgrounds (1 Styles)

24/25 Season Update

Twitter

YouTube