SR67
12 years ago
3 months ago
1,491
Good to see the facilities upgraded and fantastic work in the league keeping four straight clean sheets with the wins!

Hopefully start producing some good youngsters now! Yeah it was good to see some clean sheets with this match engine!
SR67
12 years ago
3 months ago
1,491
Looking trough the squad I noticed quite a few of the first team are getting on a bit. This is a list of who will be over 30 when the new season kicks-off.

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Starting with the oldest:

Kris Commons has slipped a bit since last season in terms of goals but still sets up his fare share. His contract will expire at the end of the season, if I can get it from £15k down to about £10k I will renew it and try to offer him a coaching role.

Darren Fletcher has 2 and a half years left and I'll probably let him see that out as his experience will make up for any drop in the physical side of the game.

David Bentley just triggered a years extension and is one of the best performers so he will finish that and I will line up a replacement at the end of the season.

Georgios Samaras I don't think I have the heart to sell. He has a year and a half yet with the option of an extra season. I think I'll look at Ryan Gauld for a long term replacement.

Tsepo Masilela has the same contract as Samaras but I will probably sell him on and look for a replacement in the summer.

Scott Brown is in the same boat as Sammy that I couldn't sell him. We have plenty of central midfielders anyway so I don't need to. I have Franco Zuculini ready to step up to the captains armband when Brown and Sammy go.
SR67
12 years ago
3 months ago
1,491
Game just crashed at the end of January after a very good run. Need to start again from December 20th.
SR67
12 years ago
3 months ago
1,491
https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/91h96NAxSuYYywhk86v9faKxXRN09fGW5rWRhtbP.png

Another great run leading to us lifting two trophies with some huge wins along the way. In the SPL we only dropped points in two games. We conceded two early goals in the defeat to Dundee Utd and threw away a 2 goal leaf away to Hearts. The draw was enough however to claim the title. We faced Partick Thistle in the League Cup final and domed home a 3-0 win.

In the Champions League we had two great games against Real Madrid to progress to the Quarter Final.

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The league is wrapped up so I can focus more on the Champions League and Scottish Cup. Second place is up for grabs with the two Edinburgh clubs. The play-off space still looks like it could be one of four clubs.

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Another tough draw for the next round. I think I got lucky with the last round, don't see it happening again.
SR67
12 years ago
3 months ago
1,491
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Back-to-back wins in the league takes our points to 89 and making the 100 point milestone a real possibility with five fixtures to go. We also booked a place at Hampden to face St Johnstone.

At the bottom Raith have already been relegated. Aberdeen sit in the play-off spot with 38 and Kilmarnock, St Mirren, Inverness and St Johnstone all have 40 points each.

Big news in the Champions League as we beat Premiership leaders Manchester City 2-1 on aggregate to reach the semi-final.

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We were hit with a big injury meaning club captain Scott Brown will miss the rest of the season.

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Finally. A draw that went in my favour. Not easy by any means but, still the best I could have hoped for. Could a trip to Berlin await?
SR67
12 years ago
3 months ago
1,491
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With the league wrapped and we hit 102 points. We wrapped up the treble with a win over St Johnston in the Scottish Cup Final.

The Champions League run came to an abrupt end, throwing away a 2-0 aggregate lead to Chelsea. They went on to beat Barcelona in extra time to lift the trophy.

Robert Snodgrass (bosman), Stephen Hendrie (£100k), Ryan Gauld (£500k) and Lucas Anderson (£5.5m) are all due to join the club in a few days. I was also asked for an interview for Aston Villa, but that would be a step back.

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With my goal reached already, I'm in two mind to start a new game with Celtic and Scotland and just update every season.
Dan
13 years ago
6 months ago
16,964
Fantastic run in the CL mate, why end it here and start again? I don't get it, just have one lengthy save?
SR67
12 years ago
3 months ago
1,491
Fantastic run in the CL mate, why end it here and start again? I don't get it, just have one lengthy save?

I just feel like I've played it wrong. Too much change too early on, I've not really developed any the youth players. I think I just got excited because its a new game.

Also my wages have went sky high, I had 9 players on over £20k. It just didn't seem right, not 2 season in anyway.
Dan
13 years ago
6 months ago
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I just feel like I've played it wrong. Too much change too early on, I've not really developed any the youth players. I think I just got excited because its a new game.

Also my wages have went sky high, I had 9 players on over £20k. It just didn't seem right, not 2 season in anyway.

Well then adapt it from now on, dont just start again :L
Alexandros
16 years ago
3 years ago
28
The more successful the team gets the higher the wages are going to get. It's inevitable. To attract big players your going to have to offer them budgets of 20k +.

Don't give up guy. Win that Champions League!
SR67
12 years ago
3 months ago
1,491
The more successful the team gets the higher the wages are going to get. It's inevitable. To attract big players your going to have to offer them budgets of 20k +.

Don't give up guy. Win that Champions League!

Ok the game lives on. But its time for change...
SR67
12 years ago
3 months ago
1,491
2014/15 Season Review
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Competitions
Another great season, completely exceeded my expectations. A second domestic treble was easily wrapped up. After thinking last years European run would be hard to top, we went on to reach the Champions League Semi-Final beating some huge teams along the way.

Key Players
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It'd be hard to pick just one, most of the squad had a great season. I think Scott Brown is the name sticking out but. From midfield he managed 13 goals and 11 assists despite missing the end of the season.

Most Improved Player
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Went from conceding 37 goals last season to 26. He leaves me with a dilemma. His contract is up at the end of the season and he wants £40k + to stay. I don't know what to do.

Transfers
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I filtered out some of the loans/free transfers out. It was a very busy window, I wouldn't expect the same anytime soon. I have the core of the squad sorted, we just need a few tweaks.

Future Plans
The plan is to ship out a few high earner that aren't pulling their weight and bring in a few top class players to replace them. Updates will now be less regular, maybe every 3/4 months.
Shedender
17 years ago
2 months ago
13,751
I'd say fell Forster if you really don't want to pay him £40k p/w, I'm sure you can someone younger and cheaper.
SR67
12 years ago
3 months ago
1,491
I'd say fell Forster if you really don't want to pay him £40k p/w, I'm sure you can someone younger and cheaper.

I got him to sack his agent and haggled it down to £30k. Pesky agents.
SR67
12 years ago
3 months ago
1,491
Sorry guys its just not happening. Think I'll take a break from this and try some new things and then do a new Celtic one later on.

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