So Reading reserves managed to knock us out at the second time of asking. By all accounts it was a terrible showing by the home team.

Thoughts, @NickHastie ?

#512670 Challenge 1 - Last At Christmas (well new years eve)

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By pedrofski12 | On 13 January 2020 - 12:54 PM UTC

This was bad xD

5 points it is

I think we both fell into the same honey trap of a massive budget...bringing in too many new players!

#512669 The Lower League Thread

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By NickHastie | On 13 January 2020 - 15:02 PM UTC

Roll on Tuesday then and the cup replay. Already got my tickets but not expecting a great game. Current form is awful. Glad to see Hardie bagging. Hopefully his loan will be like when we loaned Matty Phillips to Sheffield United. He came back a much better player and banging them in!

PS - where did you get your avi from please?

If we couldn't beat Reading reserves in the original tie I don't hold out much hope for the replay. Who knows though, maybe Bola will mark his return with a win - assuming he can play in the cup?

As for the avatar - hammer9 made it and his request thread is here - https://sortitoutsi.net/forums/topic/186/susie-avatars-kit - Got the blue away kit for Xmas

#512603 2019/20 Premier League

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12 Jan 2020 22:27:35

Could today signal the end for Eddie Howe at Bournemouth? (again...)

#512602 Challenge 1 - Last At Christmas (well new years eve)

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12 Jan 2020 22:26:17

By jerzu21 | On 12 January 2020 - 19:46 PM UTC

Starting my first ever FM challenge tomorrow. Wish me luck
(played FM since 15)

Good luck!

#512461 The Lower League Thread

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12 Jan 2020 12:03:45

No fixture for us this weekend as it would've been against Bury.

Glad to see Ryan Hardie scored on his debut for Plymouth. Hoping he finds some form there and comes back to us stronger!

#512460 Challenge 1 - Last At Christmas (well new years eve)

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12 Jan 2020 12:02:32

How are other people progressing then? Any of the Discord lot got involved?

#512211 2019/20 Premier League

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10 Jan 2020 23:41:36

Handball rule has to change. Not a West Ham fan in the slightest but that was ridiculous. Letter of the law, may be so, but ridiculous. Blades fans can feel some sort of karma I suppose after the whole Tevez affair.

#512210 2019/20 Transfer Rumours & Deals

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10 Jan 2020 23:40:11

So, we've brought Bola back from Boro on a loan deal, which I am very happy about as I think he is a great wing back for League 1 level. Ryan Hardie arrived with a lot of potential hype but hasn't performed on his few chances this season so we have shipped him out on loan to Plymouth, I hoping he finds form there and comes back as the player we thought we were getting originally. Strikers are a position we need to improve on, Larry seems to be relying on Gnanduillet and as shown in the FA Cup his decision making isn't always the best. Nuttall has shown glimpses but not enough for him to be relied on.

Elsewhere, I am getting confused as to which Portuguese player called Fernandes is being bid on by which English club!

#511951 Challenge 1 - Last At Christmas (well new years eve)

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09 Jan 2020 13:29:49

I think my mistake was too many transfers! No squad harmony or tactical harmony until the end of the season.

#511870 2019/20 Carabao Cup

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08 Jan 2020 23:09:10

Will Iheanacho ever become more than a super sub?

#511869 Challenge 1 - Last At Christmas (well new years eve)

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08 Jan 2020 23:08:11

Damn, even @Shedender is beating me

#511868 Player Scores

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08 Jan 2020 23:07:13

By VP. | On 08 January 2020 - 20:59 PM UTC

Any better?

Yes, other than my total

#511824 Player Scores

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08 Jan 2020 20:10:31

Can I suggest a change in format as it looks like I'm on negative 15 points what with the - and it being in red!

#511707 2019/20 Carabao Cup

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By VP. | On 07 January 2020 - 20:39 PM UTC

May need to double that.

Well it is over two legs, so three in each say

#511706 Challenge 1 - Last At Christmas (well new years eve)

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07 Jan 2020 23:38:37

Jeesh, fair to say I enjoyed spending the money more than the relegation battle!

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/0tiAlPqlUPtCPJInkVBhUlqh3VElW9veNnQf1BHV.png

Thanks to a good run of form from mid-March we managed to stay up though, gaining me a whole 15 points for my 12th place finish! That's it though...

For those interested, here are my transfers in:

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/hlPy1EOW7QxT3P1oZHCFAVumFHgYgmn7aYwjveEe.png

Barbosa the best signing, don't know how @VP. only spent £20mill on him though! Edouard started well but faded, and Van den Beek was pretty consistently good too.

Worst signing was Bailly, did not play well and kept getting niggles - Vestergaard and Bednarek were better.

And my outgoings make even less interesting reading:

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/oKMFQpIYI3YXJIzw3XSv48sdn3Pl7R37uU5RSqtA.png

Let me know if any other screenshots or file upload needed

Looking forward to the next one!

#511640 2019/20 Carabao Cup

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07 Jan 2020 18:05:02

First leg in the Macnhester Derby semi final tonight, hoping for a good game!

#511520 2019/20 FA Cup

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06 Jan 2020 22:53:26

FA Cup fourth round draw

Watford or Tranmere Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers or Manchester United

Hull City v Chelsea

Southampton v Middlesbrough or Tottenham Hotspur

Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield Wednesday

Bournemouth v Arsenal

Northampton Town v Derby County

Brentford v Leicester City

Millwall v Sheffield United

Reading or Blackpool v Cardiff City or Carlisle United

West Ham United v West Bromwich Albion

Burnley v Norwich City

Bristol Rovers or Coventry City v Birmingham City

Manchester City v Fulham

Rochdale or Newcastle United v Oxford United

Portsmouth v Barnsley

Bristol City or Shrewsbury Town v Liverpool

We should have gotten past Reading at the weekend, they put out a much changed side and we had a chance to win it but Gnanduillet got cocky with the penalty and hit the bar. Cardiff or Carlisle is hardly mouth watering but it would be nice to put a cup run together!

#511519 Challenge 1 - Last At Christmas (well new years eve)

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06 Jan 2020 22:51:06

Well, I made it to mid-Feb so far. Liverpool beat me 6-0, Wolves knocked me out in 4th round of cup

Have signed a fair few players, but typically lost Gunn, Bertrand, Redmond and Ings to injuries! Got a couple of wins in the league, so currently not bottom!

By VP. | On 06 January 2020 - 19:39 PM UTC