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#175793 Pentagon [FM14]
Eric Portapotty
Not really, actually:
Our overall record against them has never been too good;
That's 3 players out, with Bamba available for his last game in a Smouha shirt;
And who can forget the previous league fixture, where we threatened to lose the title and my sanity?
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With those things in mind we went into the final with Bamba as a makeshift forward in his farewell game, with the retiring Marital and Mohamed Mahrous - who will have some convincing to do (having failed miserably in training to play leftback) with only a month to go on his contract - flanking him; not the most inspired attacking trio.
Or so I thought:
Maddest first half all season (besting the Tunis game) - with Mohamed Mahrous scoring his 4 goals with the same passing combination - Bamba handing it to him on a plate.
As a result Bamba got 4 assists (and a 9.4 rating), while Mahrous delivered a substantial defence of himself with a setpiece assist to cap his goalscoring showcase.
Marital got an assist too, so there.
Biggest underachievers should have been Zamalek if only for personal shits and giggles.
MONEY
Of course, half of it went to the players, so we're still in a financial shithole.
#175780 Deliberate regen
Eric Portapotty
Jamie and Murray are common names and surnames respectively, in the British Isles so I think that it's nothing more than a coincidence.
#175770 Group H - Algeria, Belgium, Russia, South Korea
Eric Portapotty
#175751 Susie Twatball Championship 2014
Eric Portapotty
That'll be me.Oh that guy...#174865 Group D - Costa Rica, England, Italy, Uruguay
Eric Portapotty
#174858 Pentagon [FM14]
Eric Portapotty
3 CONSECUTIVE 4-2 WINS - 4-2 WIN IN THE FINAL CONFIRMED
Maybe not.
#174840 Pentagon [FM14]
Eric Portapotty
I want to win the African CL first, but I don't really want to do it with another Egyptian side (you know, having put so much in here).
Of my loaded leagues Cameroon and Ghana are wastelands in terms of current quality (but they do have potential) and in Congo only TP Mazembe is worth the bother.
Probably a top club from the other leagues (Algeria, Tunisia, South Africa) if I just want this over and done with - particularly the latter, having seen the strength of Sundowns.
Then again I'll probably be too emotionally attached and stay after all
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Late win, choked near the end of normal time before we got a quickfire double to pull away.
Lost to them in least year's semi, while also in our 2nd fixture this season - we have some scores to settle.
In both matches I came to the conclusion that Hamada Ahmed was a complete turd at defending - good fucking riddance he's leaving.
Easy enough, but my squad's fitness is falling apart, and we still have Hamada fucking Ahmed, so all bets are off.
Bitesize newsflash:
He can leave, screw him.
#174798 Susie Twatball Championship 2014
Eric Portapotty
#174794 Group A - Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon
Eric Portapotty
#174783 Pentagon [FM14]
Eric Portapotty
Yes, next year....
Not sure if we'll ever be good enough for the CL group stages, considering our financial issues.
Maybe of I can get though a season with Mahmoud Ibrahim not angling for a move or getting pissy over fines, then we will see.
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Dour match, Abdellaoui couldn't hit a barn door with a banjo, and it took Mabrouk's magic to get us through.
Too bad he's now out for the season with a damaged knee cap.
Damanhour next, so at least it's another match to look forward to.
You know who won't be able to play in the next round? Zamalek, who were put away by relegated Wadi Degla - ahahahaa ultimate chokers.
Parachuting to Africa's 2nd-tier club tournament, we were drawn against one of the other dropouts.
I suppose a third Confederation Cup title can count as a Champions League title right?
#174757 Group B - Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia
Eric Portapotty
Weren't you guys glad that the the likes of Neill were finally dropped in favour of the new generation? Or at least that's what I'd read.
#174750 The Night Thread Mk. IX
Eric Portapotty
About a thousand for 6 weeks' work, meh.
#174704 The Night Thread Mk. IX
Eric Portapotty
Streaming is a real nightmare.
#174703 Pentagon [FM14]
Eric Portapotty
The unravelling of our season continued as we endured further abject performances which (as you would have seen) resulted us in finally losing the leadand handing the initiative to Zamalek.
3 consecutive 3-0 wins seem to have steadied the ship, but with Zamalek doing likewise (and proving Kez right) we will need a rare reverse from them for us to win the title.
Anyways, in the final match of the season we were to play relegation threatened Wadi Degla, while Zamalek had to deal with Damanhour, who are increasingly looking like future title challengers, but have currently nothing to play for this season:
Well that's our end of the done over and done with, can I hope for a favour?
AHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHA WE'RE NOT THE BIGGEST CHOKERS AROUND
(well the 1st tropgy was the Super Cup so it's a bit of a dud, but still)
First side to retain the title since Al Ahly back in 2014-16 - considering our troubles this season I can see why it was so difficult.
Anyway, most distressing title personally, watching your team choke while you sit there powerless to correct it was not what I wanted to experience again (see my previous Pentagon career for reference) and if I'm honest I'd rather not have to suffer another season here.
But then again my staying here was much more for the bigger picture - the Champions League.
So let's see how that turns out:
Another mad game, partly due to an experimentation of a 4-2-4, but also because of the presence of Messrs Moody, Georges Bamba and Mahmoud Ibrahim.
Again, not much of a danger of going out with our 1st leg, but an even more appalling performance.
Next up were South African giants Mamelodi Sundowns, who upon inspection are really in a class above.
The defending was piss poor, but at least we could count on our strikers to give us some hope heading to the return leg.
That hope was extinguished quickly, as their ruthlessness was countered with our toothlessness.
I'll be given another pop at the competition next season, but I'm quite sick of the domestic scene, so I'm considering a change of scenery.
PoTYs:
Mounir Abdellaoui:
Not exactly a vintage season this time round, we coped well enough in his absence at the start of the season, while he had failed to deliver on a number of important occasions.
Statistically though, no denying that he's still top dog.
Ansah Kontoh Mensah
Not exactly a breakthrough season (least season he was already a useful option) but rather one of progress - great progress.
Qatari sides are willing to pay nearly $5 million for him, whilehe's also attract interest from top-flight Europe.
Ahmed Hassan Abdel Kader
1st season as 1st-choice playmaker, I think it's safe to say that we missed his presence when he was injured mid-season.
Finally, some miscellany:
On hindsight I'm glad he decided to call it quits, because his subsequent form was quite simply subpar.
I decided to get rid of him in a fit of rage after our falling out and his unwillingness to play effectively.
Might I regret it? Probably, but we need the cash and we've got a couple of young centrebacks (15 and 16 years old) so I could throw them into the deep end.
The most worrying thing about this is that now Salah Amin is our most accomplished defender, thoughhe does look to have his calamitous performances behind him (famous last words).
As usual, Egypt Cup updates post by post.
#174683 Group B - Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia
Eric Portapotty
#174648 Group B - Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia
Eric Portapotty
#174640 Group B - Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia
Eric Portapotty
#174634 Group B - Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia
Eric Portapotty
#174633 Group B - Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia
Eric Portapotty
#174620 Group B - Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia
Eric Portapotty
#174617 Group B - Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia
Eric Portapotty
#174608 Pentagon [FM14]
Eric Portapotty
Couldn't be more correct about that I'm afraid
#174605 The Night Thread Mk. IX
Eric Portapotty
#174596 Pentagon [FM14]
Eric Portapotty
I really, really hate this game.
#174532 Transfer Rumours 2014/15
Eric Portapotty
I like to think that Wenger can handle him.
#174531 Pentagon [FM14]
Eric Portapotty
First off, the Africa Cup of Nations, where Abdellaoui, Bamba and our Egyptian contingent were drawn in the same group.
Only 2 could come out alive, and it was the Egyptians who drew the short straw, with the Smouha players not playing a part at all in their dismal performances.
David Dadzie's Ghana went furthest in the tournament, finishing 4th, as Smouha players failed to shine.
Back to domestic affairs:
We came back from the mid-season break with a shocking reverse to Masry, that saw our unbeaten run come to an end.
Well I say shocking, in reality it had been coming for quite some time now, with our dodgy defence it was never going to last.
At least we got a first league defeat out of the way, now we can regroup and focus.
Except we didn't, in another shocking defensive display as we let slip of the lead twice and had to count on a last-gasp winner.
The malaise continued as we managed to take the lead then go behind, all in the 1st half.
Then we managed to showcase our toothlessness in front of goal, before world class hoofballing got us a rather infuriating victory.
Next up was Zamalek, brilliant:
WE'RE GOING TITS UP, ARSENAL STYLE.
4 abject defensive performances, and this has to be the nadir, because any worse than this will be the death knell for our title chances.
We'd barely got to grips with the game when we went 2 goals down, and by then all we had to show for was attacking moves breaking down by the dozen, and allowing them to tear us a new one on the counter.
But unlike Mr. Wenger I don't do calm and calculated responses to such setbacks:
Yes, I fined my back 4 and the terrible Mahmoud Ibrahim, with Bamba and Marital falling out eventually, while Ibrahim has already done so when he asked for a move a couple months back.
Add to those the fact than even my captain isn't the happiest camper at the club and you've got all you need for a spectacular footballing meltdown.
We might still be 5 points clear, but it's obvious now that we've got no wind in our sails now, and with a vastly superior head-to-head record Zamalek might even be favourites at this point.
Away from the troubles at home, and onto the continental assault:
The 2nd string defence followed the trend and conceded first, before our quality in attack eventually told and we put it away.
Copy and paste, because that's exactly what happened again.
They might have a team full of greyed-out players, but they did reach the Confed Cup group stages least year, so still a force to be reckoned with.
Conceded early (yet fucking again) before we were presented with a lucky break before half time, after which we forgot how to score another.
It's lucky that this team possess good composure, because as has been shown we needed it.
It's quite weird, because it's not even our highest attendance; clearly the board knows which games they can make use of to suck the fans' money dry.
Now for the youth intake:
Very weird, a couple of years ago we couldn't stop producing decent DMs, now all we can come up with are great left- and centrebacks.
Which is just as well, considering our defensive shambles.
#174330 Transfer Rumours 2013/14
Eric Portapotty
#174275 The Night Thread Mk. IX
Eric Portapotty
#174155 I came here to win the pentagon and drink vodka [FM12]
Eric Portapotty
If soul patches are your thing, you know...
#174150 Susie FC
Eric Portapotty
Terrible final though, should have won that comfortably considering this is FM and China always has world-class regens in FM..