What is an extraordinary summer for you lot would be a slightly above-average one for us, and that doesn't take the humidity into account either. #prayformalta

I imagine in a country that is used to such heat you have systems in place to cope with it ... like air con!

#438973 Summer

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

29 Jul 2018 18:32:50

Thankfully, this weekend has been stormy and wet so I can quit moaning a little while until the heat gets back up!

#438955 FM19 - Hopes

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

29 Jul 2018 15:53:20

So, what is everyone hoping for from the next in the series of FM?

Personally, I hope they improve the regen's faces. They seemed to take a massive step back this series in term of quality and I hope they have put some time into upgrading that a bit! Not a major thing, but I used to like the old regen faces and thought they were better quality.

I haven't had chance to play much this year so the more technical annoyances haven't affected me as much. I do wish they would reintroduce scout reports on players you have requested be scouted appearing in your inbox again as that was the biggest annoyance from the revamp in scouting for me.

You?

#438748 2018/19 Europa League

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

27 Jul 2018 16:57:15

Crusaders are not enjoying their European adventures this season! After conceding 9 over two legs in their Champions League qualifiers, they've gone on to concede another 5 in their first leg of the Europa League qualifiers! Even the goal they scored was an own goal. From the British teams to crash out of the Champions League qualifiers, TNS did a bit better by managing to a 2-1 victory in their first leg tie over Lincoln Red Imps.

Aberdeen and Burnley battled to a draw, as did Dundalk - leaving their games wide open.

Hibs are still scoring, but conceding also. A 3-2 win is not much assurance, as those away goals could come back to haunt them. Rangers managed a good 1-0 victory away and take a well earned advantage home for the second leg.

#438747 2018/19 Champions League

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

27 Jul 2018 16:51:33

Well Celtic didn't have the best of starts against Rosenborg but managed to pull it back just before half time and end up with a 3-1 victory.

Even so, I still think it will be a tough game and one of those where they potentially lose the second leg but still go through. Could that early concession prove their undoing?!

#438600 Summer

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

26 Jul 2018 14:54:53

31 here at the moment, meant to be highly likely that the UK will break hottest temperature recorded for UK tomorrow as we get up to around 38.

#438482 Automatic Opposition Report

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

25 Jul 2018 15:41:57

By ctesoriero | On 25 July 2018 - 06:44 AM UTC

In FM18, is there any way to set 'next opposition' scouting reports to occur automatically without having to assume scouting responsibility? I thought the chief scout used to assign this automatically

In all of my saves I've left it down to the Chief Scout to sort out all the scouting assignments and they have always had someone doing next opposition, unless that is sometimes covered by Data Analysts too now? Pretty sure they just do post match stuff though.

#438481 FM19 Save Ideas

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

25 Jul 2018 15:38:17

Alternating between saves at the mo, never really got to play this FM due to real life events but I am hoping to get back in the swing properly with the next in the series.

I'll always have a Blackpool save, just because. It will be another bodged together team but hopefully with high takeover potential!

#438346 The Lower League Thread

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

24 Jul 2018 15:51:11

So Villa are rumoured to be looking at replacing Steve Bruce with Thierry Henry as manager.

Seems a risky choice! You'd think Steve Bruce would give them the best chance of going up, but I guess Henry raises the profile of the club a bit and players may well come in just to play for him.

#438318 Summer

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

24 Jul 2018 12:23:21

Cor blimey I'm fed up of this heat! Maybe it's a natural British disposition to moan about the weather and a preference for the cold and rain but I could do with a bit of a break from this heat. Okay, the odd weekend of sun and thirty degree weather is nice, you get to wear those summer clothes and relax in a beer garden whilst trying to not get sun stroke but now I feel it has become a new form of torture for the soul, like Love Island.

I escaped up North for a long weekend and saw my first bit of rain in what must be 2 months now. Here in Ipswich we are pushing the 30s again with no breeze and surrounding by a desert of golden, yellow, dead grass. Needless to say my FM time this year has suffered because of it!

I know we have people from all over the world here, how have your summers been so far? Has it become unbearable?

#438314 2018/19 Transfer Rumours

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

24 Jul 2018 12:11:15

Not sure what Marco Silva sees in Richarlson but thought Everton would be doing other business than that. Maybe scoring 22 goals or whatever past a Danish amateur side has given them a false sense of security.

In other news, what about Malcolm? Do Roma fans still want him? Pleading with Bordeaux not to complete their transfer of him so he can try get a move to Barcelona. I'm sure @BR. will have some thoughts there!

#437691 Dulwich Hamlet, the Pink Boys - Dafuge Challenge

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

19 Jul 2018 11:25:29

I'm liking your style, not seen or done a dafuge challenge in a while so best of luck!

LLM is where it is at.

#437688 2018/19 Champions League

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

19 Jul 2018 11:17:04

So Celtic advance thanks to a mirror scoreline of their first leg, though making it a bit harder by going down to ten men. They now face Rosenborg in the next round, who advanced thanks to a goal from world beater Bendtner.

TNS almost made an epic comeback, but fell just short. Surely some pride was restored with their 4-0 victory though, unlike Crusaders who fell to another defeat and lost 9-0 on aggregate. Disappointment for Cork City too who failed to overturn their first leg deficit.

#437288 FIFA World Cup 2018

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

15 Jul 2018 20:54:33

Well, VAR had to be involved in the final didn't it? Still think that was a case of ball to hand and shouldn't have been given. Even without that helping hand it was a deserved victory for the French, most people's pre-tournament favourites and eventually living up to it. As you say, they didn't seem to have arrived in the group stages!

Did that mistake by Lloris cost him the goalkeeper award? Either way, at least the English won something - the golden boot going to Harry Kane not to be sniffed at even if he didn't get many chances at goal after the Tunisia game except from the penalty spot. Mbappe got the young player award and is highlighting his credentials to challenge the thrones of Ronaldo and Messi, replacing Neymar as that hopeful in my opinion.

Now that's over, roll on the domestic season and crank up the activity in the transfer window!

#437277 Franjo: A Journeyman Story

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

15 Jul 2018 17:08:41

I have been off the forums for a while, but have loved reading your story.

Many thanks for persisting so long in posting it here, and I hope you will still return to post in these forums even if not your career!

#437275 Kit Thread 2018/19

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

15 Jul 2018 16:24:29

This is fast turning into a Liverpool kit thread, but they recently unveiled their third kit for the upcoming season.

http://e2.365dm.com/18/07/16-9/20/skysports-liverpool-lfc-third_4359765.jpg?20180712103044

Not keen on any of theirs!

#437256 Bottom's Up! - A Lower League Story

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

15 Jul 2018 14:23:02

Is it accurate to think that when you are this low in the game the stats of the players are all around one and two and barely matter?

#437171 Is there any database that has Hashtag United?

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

14 Jul 2018 18:34:27

Is their debut season not the upcoming one in the league? So probably best to wait for the next series of FM and the expansions people will create for it.

#437170 FIFA World Cup 2018

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

14 Jul 2018 18:30:42

Well there you go, fourth place and I think that flatters us.

Today showed how lucky we have been with the draw and what a difference it can make. We lack creativity in the centre of the pitch, relying on Henderson to send long, hopeful balls up the pitch. Think it is time to bench the 352 system as well, would be tempted by an old school diamond!

#437035 [FM18] 10 New Nations (Catalunya, Yorkshire, Wallonie, Bretagne, ...)

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

14 Jul 2018 07:40:34

By @Timo@ | On 13 July 2018 - 20:36 PM UTC

Je note toutes les requêtes et j'essaye de les realiser si possible ^^ Je note ...

English please?

#436974 [FM18] 10 New Nations (Catalunya, Yorkshire, Wallonie, Bretagne, ...)

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

13 Jul 2018 17:52:19

Should do Dorset too

#436935 2018/19 Barclays Premier League

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

13 Jul 2018 15:26:51

Chelsea sack Conte

It has finally happened, as we all knew it would. Another manager departure poorly handled by those in charge at Stamford Bridge. Don't know where he will end up with his wonderful hair piece but I imagine it will be back in Italy. Napoli's Maurizio Sarri has been the expected replacement for a while now, but no official confirmation has yet been made.

I wonder if any other managers will fall by the side in pre-season?

#436930 Trump in the UK

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

13 Jul 2018 15:22:24

Well, we all know Trump means something different over here but the obnoxious bag of hot air is still showing he will play it the same wherever he goes.

Currently, we're the lucky ones to be at the centre of his focus - until some porn star catches his eye. The fuck up of Brexit is now being enlarged by his aides realisation that May will be desperate to get a trade deal agreed with him in some vain attempt to show any sign of competence. This will inevitably fail though and hopefully she will face vote of no confidence, leading to a general election race between Corbyn and Boris in another farce of shall we try push through a Brexit deal or crawl back to EU on our bellies.

Getting a bit ahead of myself there; let's all enjoy the show of the Trump balloon and comb-over Dalek whilst it's in town and spare a thought for the poor coppers who have to spend the night on a sports hall floor to accommodate all of this.

#436912 2018/19 Transfer Rumours

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

13 Jul 2018 14:39:27

http://kubadbile.com/uploads/article/photo/IMG_45DED1-228B4C-6E1209-B7DE17-D60533-D3319B.jpg

Another season, another set of unexpected transfers. Who is on the move?

We've already had some "surprising" transfers. Ronaldo did the new contract dance and ended up at Juventus and Wolves are trying to buy every Portuguese League talent - already landing Rui Patricio! Mahrez finally got his move to City...etc

What more will happen?

#436910 2018/19 Champions League

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

13 Jul 2018 14:33:31

By Shedender | On 13 July 2018 - 13:17 PM UTC

It's a bit of a joke that someone like Ludogorets has to begin in the first qualifying round.

Could you not say the same about Celtic?

With limited places though, someone has to. Don't know the teams who are in the next round pot.

#436877 2018/19 Champions League

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

13 Jul 2018 11:27:51

https://economist.com.na/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/extra-Sport-Supersport.jpg

Earlier in the week the Champions League qualifying rounds kicked off, though a lot of us were elsewise distracted!

The British & Irish teams were a mixed bag of results. Celtic got a comfortable 3-0 away victory on Tuesday but TNS ended their away journey with a 5-0 thrashing. Cork City couldn't quite hold their own against Legia Warsaw and fell to a 1-0 defeat at home.

Wednesday saw the biggest defeat though, with Crusaders falling to a heavy 7-0 defeat away at Ludogorets.

#436874 2018/19 Barclays Premier League

Grimnir

18 years ago

2 weeks ago

2,844

13 Jul 2018 11:14:18

https://i1.wp.com/3news.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Premier-22.jpg?fit=566%2C334

About time we had a new thread for the upcoming season.

First day fixtures as follows:

FRIDAY 10TH AUGUST
Manchester United v Leicester City

SATURDAY 11TH AUGUST
Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur
AFC Bournemouth v Cardiff City
Fulham v Crystal Palace
Huddersfield Town v Chelsea
Watford v Brighton & Hove Albion
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton

SUNDAY 12TH AUGUST
Liverpool v West Ham United
Southampton v Burnley
Arsenal v Manchester City