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#171394 Pentagon [FM14]
Eric Portapotty
It's genuinely terrifying to know that I've blown over $50 million in just 4 seasons.
#171393 Pentagon [FM14]
Eric Portapotty
The U21s got quite a bit a help from the loanees, who have no place in the league squad so spend their days playing in the reserves.
Case in point, the U21s finished 2nd in their league, while the U18s only managed 12th.
No mention of Georges Bamba, which is rather disappointing.
Instead a loanee who only played 8 competitive games is noted.
1st time I've got anything near a positive consensus, previous years have had the room split over our targets.
Great news, not least because there's no international cap clause.
#171385 Pentagon [FM14]
Eric Portapotty
I'll admit that resting a significant part of my first XI might have been a miscalculation on my part, but 15 shots and only 2 on target is not good at most levels, especially when your opponents do know where the net is.
Ah fuck this, sour grapes and all that.
Seasonal postscript to follow.
#171275 Pentagon [FM14]
Eric Portapotty
That this team is incapable of winning a crunch tie efficiently, but with a climax straight out of Hollywood will be the death of me.
Still, at least we did win in the end:
Unlike Al Ahly, who managed to round off a forgettable season by going out to record cellar-dwellers Al-Nassr.
Only our 2nd ever appearance in the semis, with a 1st XI that played 120 minutes previously - I'm not overly optimistic, put it that way..
#171262 Pentagon [FM14]
Eric Portapotty
Could be more superb had there been more success, mind
And cheers, glad you like this
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A 2nd-choice lineup due to genius organisers scheduling 2 cup matches per week, and it nearly proved pointless as we were pegged back and looked to (yet again) crumble.
Well we didn't, so there's that.
Their season didn't go well, but if they could get this far you can't write them off.
#171253 Pentagon [FM14]
Eric Portapotty
Thanks
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Playing with the swagger of champions, if not the finishing ability.
They's champions too, of one of the 2nd tier's 3 subdivisions, so they're on a high as well.
Not much travelling too, considering we share Alexandria Stadium.
#171143 Pentagon [FM14]
Eric Portapotty
I seriously need it man, it's now 14 seasons, I'll be into my 16th if I make it through to the group stages and further, I won't be able to do another 14, not with all the choking I experienced in the seasons in between.
And cheers, glad you're liking this
#171138 The England National Team
Eric Portapotty
But really, you're able to because (imo anyway) you've got no real allegiances with both players at club level.
#171135 Pentagon [FM14]
Eric Portapotty
Ah Ahly was disposed of rather nervously, but it was a job done nonetheless.
It was part of our continuation of an unbeaten run that would see us grab the initiative in the title race, as El Gouna's remarkable run inevitably wilted.
We also had this:
It was a 2nd string team fielded due to continental commitments.
I mean, yeah they had been relegated a couple of weeks ago (so morale was obviously low) but this is pathetic.
Then came this limp performance, which gave El Gouna a chance to retake the lead.
Fortunately they choked, but it allowed Zamalek to creep in and have a late say in the title race - both teams were just 2 points behind.
Incredibly, this was probably worse, as our (admittedly 2nd-choice) team was all at sea against a team that had already confirmed their relegation a couple of matchdays ago.
As it turned out all 3 of us won our matches, so it came down to the final day:
Tough, tough as fuck, but par for the course considering how our previous 2 matches went.
Oh, and did I mention that we're league champions? Again?
Great guy, but now probably only the 2nd best striker in Smouha's history.
"Only" an icon, though a CL win might do the trick.
YAY LET'S DRAIN THE CLUB'S CASH EVEN FURTHER
Rather odd, yes.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M BACK UP IN THIS MOTHERFUCKER
Top scorers, 3rd best defensive record, so there's more of a statistical justification than our last title.
You can see how dominant El Gouna were for most of the season, had serious doubt whether they could be overhauled.
Haras El-Hodoud were never really at the races, but they were steady enough and finished 4th, which offers a potential continental slot.
I remember mentioning about how Al Ahly and Al Moqaoloun are starting to develop a duopoly of the league - hindsight is funny sometimes.
Now for the honourable mentions (i.e. PoTYs):
No contest - he was directly involved in 39 goals, over a third of our total goal tally.
As usual he endured his fair(?) share of scoldings, but with that record I'll admit to being a bit harsh.
Another double-double man, though he did endure a minor goal drought in the middle of the season and was rather prone to going missing.
He and Mohamed Adel are the only survivors from our last title win, with the former the only one to keep his place as a regular all this while.
I reckon he'll beak 500 games if managed properly - I've not persevered with a player for so long in quite a while, legend.
Now for the continental conquest:
It's one thing to win comfortably, it's another thing to put out a B-team and completely dominate on a consistent basis - SI does need some work on their greyed-out players.
Next up was Zamalek, as the quality of opposition seems to increase over the years - used to be able to thrash opponents in this round while resting the regulars.
Properly tight game, particularly so when you consider that Abdel Fatah (the GK) was the MoM.
Once we scored there was no real way back for them, and so it was to be.
Not quite on the level of Orlando Pirates of Kaizer Chiefs, but still a good team on their own right.
Couple of miscellaneous items:
Yes, I'll be signing him for his testimonial.
Got ripped off by his agent too, but oh well.
It also meant that he will be taking $20k, which is brilliant for him but unfortunate news for our coffers.
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So as usual, single posts on the (inevitable) Cup (failure) to come.
#171125 The Night Thread Mk. IX
Eric Portapotty
Fuck, just won the title, better save that motherfucker.
#170841 The Night Thread Mk. IX
Eric Portapotty
#170816 The England National Team
Eric Portapotty
Simple, you're a Plymouth fan.
#170727 The England National Team
Eric Portapotty
#170712 BBC's World Cup Dream Team Selector
Eric Portapotty
#170616 Transfer Rumours 2013/14
Eric Portapotty
Not that part, no.
#170615 Pentagon [FM14]
Eric Portapotty
ENPPI was an unmitigated disaster - didn't deserve to score 3, but definitely deserved to concede 6.
That we've then gone on an unbeaten run is a properly good consolation, but in here everything counts and dropping 5 points doesn't.
Only 3 points now, but we'll need a lot of help to actually overhaul these guys, one of which is Al Ahly, who we will next meet.
Can I really expect them to do us a favour?
Continental concerns next:
Did I say concerns?
I'm kind of regretting not loading enough players now, because Stade Malien are chock full of grey-out personnel.
We will win yes, but still.
And now for the youth intake:
Not exactly a vintage crop, but it'll have to do.
My Head of Youth Development has a liking for him, which I don't get:
This man I'm interested in, even if he does have a less than ideal preferred move.
#170568 Group G - Germany, Ghana, Portugal, USA
Eric Portapotty
#170352 The Night Thread Mk. IX
Eric Portapotty
#170341 Susie FC
Eric Portapotty
Still, great career there, can't be fussy with that.
#170301 The Night Thread Mk. IX
Eric Portapotty
#170230 World Cup Videos
Eric Portapotty
THERE IS BEAR CUM
#170189 World Cup Videos
Eric Portapotty
#170184 Group E - Ecuador, France, Honduras, Switzerland
Eric Portapotty
#170077 Pentagon [FM14]
Eric Portapotty
Can I justify his presence in these awards? No.
Seriously no idea how he has managed these.
A fitting tribute to a club legend, kudos to Al Ahly too for playing their part.
A couple of league games played as well:
Good win, really unfortunate that it had to be marred by this:
He's 34, it's his debut and he'll probably see his physical stats deteriorate irrevocably.
Fuck you FM, have some mercy.
Followed that up with a dire game, did both our title chances no favours whatsoever.
We're both now 7 adrift of El Gouna, who possess both best attack and defence, and it looks increasingly like they'll press home their advantage.
Transfers now, and a shocker to start:
No reason given at all, just went "Fuck it, deal's off".
So what do I do? Sell him again, for another 75k.
He'd wanted to stay, but he pushed his luck once too many times previously.
Looks like the Smouha faithful has a liking for forwards with regular goal droughts.
Couple of loanees as well, customarily part of our continental assault:
A more than capable deputy to Fahmy, might have started matches if he was Egyptian.
Was signed after Marital's injury, nothing more than a bench option.
Purely for the set pieces, because no one at the club can take corners and be terrible in the air at the same time.
Oh and Salah Amin's on the move again, guess where!
Well you're wrong, he's now at Seongnam, where he won't play a senior game.
I know this because 1) He's currently injured, and 2) They've actually gone over their foreign quota with Amin's loan, so someone will have to be dropped.
(SI could do with tweaking Asian transfers to suit this rule.)
Now the Cups:
A lower-league club, which is great, because we won't be eliminated in the 2nd round.
From the land with the double-barrelled name, Guinea-Bassau.
Will we win? Yes.
#169966 The Night Thread Mk. IX
Eric Portapotty
#169941 Pentagon [FM14]
Eric Portapotty
Our season started awfully with a loss to Damanhour, but continued with 4 straight wins.
Too bad then that we crumbled in our 1st real test of the season (against Al Moqaoloun no less), which started a sequence that threatened to derail our season big time:
The ex-favourite right winger piling on the pressure, that's loyalty for you.
We did subsequently win against Koroum, but not before this happened:
Mostafa then got injured as well post-Koroum, and just in time for another stretch of difficult matches - with a third-choice GK whose only past 1st-team experience was losing 3-0 at home to Wydad Casablanca.
So it's excellent to know that the team finally rose to the occasion, showing both grit and attacking force to go through this run.
What it also happens to show is attributes mean shit in FM, because in almost every other situation (real life, for instance) we'd have him conceding potshots by the dozewn.
Mostafa was back for Wadi Degla, and Abdel Fatah against Police Union, as we managed a 10-game unbeaten streak.
The last match was a travesty, as we tried (and failed) to put away chance after chance, after which they scored the winner with a penalty that never was (their only shot no less).
Good news are being level with Zamalek, and having a buffer over Al Ahly and Al Moqaoloun.
Worrying thing is being 5 points adrift of shock leaders El Gouna, who have taken the league by storm with a striking trident of their own.
Now for transfer news:
Despite having had his fair share of goal droughts in his time at the club, he now has the gall of asking for a transfer.
So after our 3rd confrontation in as many seasons, he leaves with a fair amount of cash left for us.
Chameni doesn't need too much replacing (we've got youth product Ahmed Emam waiting on the bench) so it's off to tweaking other areas of the team.
Martial is much more effective an attacking weapon than Abdel Rahim, and the latter will be able to play in the centre, adding some competence to a central defence that hasn't been the most watertight.
27 and not a 1st team regular (he's not supposed to be anyway), good time to cash him in to a foreign club.
Couple of interesting offers as well:
Bologna are struggling, but are at least in Serie A, while Inter are Inter, even if it's a Serie B Inter.
As was the case previously, the board wasn't too keen on seeing me leave and offered me terms to stay:
Result!
This next upgrade will bring the rating to 'Great' apparently, whatever that will mean.
Miscellaneous:
Yes, David Dadzie - who couldn't get a game at Smouha - has not only play regularly at Ligue 1 Bordeaux, it's also resulted in him getting his 1st cap! Bizarre.
Finally, a testimonial for our long-serving captain.
After that he'll be packing his bags and have his wish of a new challenge granted.
I'm considering re-signing Anwar Ragab just for his testimonial as well, despite his previous comments on the team.
#169670 Transfer Rumours 2013/14
Eric Portapotty
Not going to happen, but yes please.
#169547 Susie FC
Eric Portapotty
#169518 Marc Wilmots, Road to 2014.
Eric Portapotty
#169507 Marc Wilmots, Road to 2014.
Eric Portapotty