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#45716 SNOW
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...right.
#289352 So, challenge mode
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So it comes to this. Just don't fucking lose.
See? Gylfi. I told you. Smashed it. Another challenge down and another little tick in that menu to make me feel good about myself. It didn't go as well as the last one and I didn't really enjoy this one. It's a completely arbitrary challenge. I won the league with 2 games to go and I still could've failed.
I'm actually ranked higher than I was on the other one overall. I'm 163rd on this one and 170th on the other. Half way through now on the free ones and then there are the DLC ones which I'll probably pick up. Onwards.
#289351 So, challenge mode
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Gylfi has a good few games, making a number of key passes and racking up a goal and an assist. He has been distributing the ball well, but unfortunately the chances aren't be converted by the striker no matter who I've been putting in that role. Other players have also been troubled by injuries and suspensions so we need to be leading by the attack.
Meanwhile, form has dipped for Man City but Chelsea are on a rampage. This could go down to the last game. The league table isn't important for this challenge, but we are 5 points ahead of Chelsea and 6 ahead of Man City.
Also this challenge is stupid, but I'm not going to let it beat me.
#289350 So, challenge mode
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Gylfi was born in Hafnarfjörður in 1989. Growing up playing football in Iceland, his first professional contract was with Reading After going on loan to some clubs noone cares about, he broke in the Reading lineup in 2009 and proceeded to score a bunch of goals. He also single handedly got Reading to the quarter finals of the FA Cup. He was then sold to Hoffenheim for a bunch of money but then he left on loan to Swansea because Germany is stupid. At Swansea, everyone saw how awesome he was and he managed to attract a move to popular jewish team Tottenham Hotspur.
For this challenge, Gylfi will be playing in a trequartista role and will be carrying a number of lesser players as well as Hugo Lloris who is also good. The fixture list is hard but I've missed a few good teams. Man City and Chelsea fill me with terror and anxiety though. By the way, this is the first time I've managed a Premier League side since FM07. I think.
#45547 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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That or it's just January and it's always quiet on here this time of year.
#45462 The NHL Thread
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#289349 So, challenge mode
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Keeping up the theme of top flight also rans, welcome to Nice. "Le Gym" were once one of the strongest teams in France, but that was in the 50s. They've been a steady midtable side since regaining Ligue 1 status 10 years ago, with their highest finish being 8th. Their last silverware came from winning the Coupe de France in 1997. They also managed to reach the final of the League Cup in 2006, losing the Nancy. They have been troubled by financial problems, which almost got them relegated two divisions, but they managed to keep their Ligue 1 status and have been rolling along happily ever since.
The funny thing about this one is the element of luck. There's no gaurantee you'll get any of the tricky or easy games. As such, I've managed to avoid the historically tricky teams of Marseilles and Bordeaux as well as the reigning champions in Montpellier. While that's nice, we still have to beat the goliaths of PSG and Lyon as well as Lille who are also not to be taken lightly.
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I'll try again tomorrow...
#45427 The NHL Thread
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#289348 So, challenge mode
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We were in a good position going into the last game. Sort of. It could've been better. Basically, we have to beat Leverkusen to win the league because I had little doubt that Dortmund would win their game. As expected, Dortmund took an early lead. We spent most of the first half in second place as a result, though we managed to take the lead at the beginning of the second and went back to top. For about 15 minutes then they equalised. So, this was it. Either we or Hannover need to score a goal for us to win.
So onwards onto the cup final. We had a few players off injured who managed to get fit by this games, so we could go out with our strongest side.
All in all, a pretty poor games from us to be honest. We lost a defender in the first half which made it a bit more dicey every time they went forward. They equalised and looked good for another but we managed to close it out with two late goals. So I've done pretty much everything I could've done. A good season.
I would've said OH LOOK THE OTHER PEOPLE ARE CHEATING AND PICKED BAYERN AND DORTMUND FUCKING SCRUBS but then the person who got top was Dusseldorf who came bottom in my game. Probably cheated. Therefore I'm the best.
#289347 So, challenge mode
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Managed to make some steady progress on this challenge and, as you can see, the finish line is well within sight. Our ordinarily average defence has really got its shit in a pile and we've managed to win most of our games handily. Our performance against Bayern being a highlight with 26 shots, 12 on target and 4 goals. Then, there were the cup games. The first one against Schalke... I'd say actually flattered them. We took a 2 goal lead and then managed to claw it back but an extra time winner from Pekhart saw us through and to a match against BMG. That game was quite a heated affair, a lot of yellow cards game out. No red cards but we did get two players suspended because of too many yellows.
So all in all, we're in a very good position to win the double, though we could still easily win nothing. Our cup form gives me confidence that we should be able to win that. We've had a tricky journey to get this far and Mainz should be easy enough to beat but it's not a lock in. As for the league, I'd say that 6 points should be enough to take home the title. All the last four teams are pretty strong, but Werder Bremen have been pretty poor all season. Should be a challenge but it's like a manageable challenge.
So this one's almost over. Not sure which challenge to do next or where. If anyone has any suggestions then let me have it.
#45222 The Lower League Thread
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#44900 SNOW
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Eh. I like winter and do well in it. The problem is they don't take care of the roads when it gets like this. That's fine in a country like Sweden where it happens a lot so everyone's got snow tyres and whatever. But when you're like me and driving to work involves driving over hills in the countryside then grip becomes a problem.
I probably could've got the train in but by the time I got my car stuck then got my car unstuck and found my way home then walked to the train station and got two different trains which may or may not have been running then I would've missed most of the morning anyway. Call my boss and told him that and he told me to just take care of myself so meh.
#44744 SNOW
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So I'll enjoy the view from my bedroom window and play video games all day.
#44599 FA Cup Thread 2012/13
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Most technically gifted player we've ever had but injured all the time.
#44543 SNOW
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I'm sensing this is going to be a complete non issue down here but prove me wrong, God. I'd love a quiet day tomorrow.
#44254 FA Cup Thread 2012/13
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I have no doubt that we're going to get monstered. We have one style of football and get shut down by anyone good enough to have a decent plan for it. Ulloa might be the answer to that problem but we'll see.
#44163 The Armoury
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#44080 The Lower League Thread
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#44051 The Lower League Thread
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Seagulls though? No chance. There's nothing attractive about a seagull.
#44048 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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Year 8 is one of the worst because they don't really want to learn that stuff and they know they don't really have to since they don't have exams in it etc.
I used to work in Year 1 so the advice I can give is limited. The most important thing is knowing when to stand your ground and not being afraid to do so. If you don't have balls, they'll know you're a walkover and will just do what they will.
He wasn't there and he's talking shit.
#43841 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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Your local independant book sh... oh wait. Nevermind.
Asda.
#43792 The NHL Thread
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#43181 English Premier League 2012/2013
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When I went to that con thing with my friend, you had to queue to get onto the platform. I ended up having to grab her and shove us onto the train.
#43151 English Premier League 2012/2013
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It's not leaving the stadium as much as it's the tube. There's one tube station with one line on it so everyone pretty much has to go there since it's in the middle of London and yeah. Last time I went to London I was with my friend going to a convention and it's the same thing. Everyone has to get somewhere and there's only one way to get there.
#43108 English Premier League 2012/2013
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#43061 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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#42848 The Lower League Thread
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Well, if Brighton spent 7 or 8 million, I'd expect them to be challenging for the top 2 at the very least. Then when you consider that Sunderland had just come down from the Premier League and were already wildly underachieving. They should've been fighting for promotion even without him spending money. He basically spent £7million just to make the team start punching at it's own weight.
But at Ipswich, he spent £8million and left the club in a worse position. They still haven't recovered from it.
#42786 The Lower League Thread
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Err...
You don't watch much Championship football do you?
#42765 The Lower League Thread
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You mean higher than bottom?
He did average at Sunderland and was horrific at Ipswich.
#42744 The Lower League Thread
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