We resumed a 3-week break with a limp performance (and defeat) away to Zamalek.
We made amends against ENPPI, then a substandard defensive showing gifted a point to cellar-dwellers Al-Rebat We Al Anwar.
If it was earlier in the season I'd have shouted my lungs out and the players will go apeshit abut my motivational methods.
But since we weren't really in the running for top honours any more I took it more easily and kept the (admittedly overworked) hairdryer.
Being rewarded with 5 wins on the bounce is a bonus.

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/1xjC8l2IzaQzxBCsqxvgOA6MvIwu9LIRuEar3hih.png

We might look to be in the running, but we do still have to play Al Ahly and Al Mokawloon, so there's still a long way to go.

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/hB3JTyGlUVTtlxCCa6F6cCKqw5tgERmrB5G8aaJb.png

Though this doesn't help.

The Cups now, first the domestic one:

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Honestly if we could manage to capitulate as we did against Damanhour last season then there's no guarantee we can beat Aluminium.
Still, opening against lower-league opposition for once.

Now the Confederation Cup:

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We were matched up against a Seychellois (Google'd) side with a splendid name.
Not that their greyed-out player could live up to it though, was we romped quickly to ensure that the 2nd leg will be nothing more than an obligation.

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And we had to make sure that there was nothing to play for here, as an injury crisis meant that players were fielded out of position.
A youth DM with 2 goals from corners, all in a day's work.

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Won last year's Congolese Cup and currently sitting in 4th in the Congolese top flight (the one with TP Mazembe), so it'll definitely not be a walk in the park.

Transfers - taking advantage of the lack of foreign restrictions in continental competition:

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/TkqStcgYwAHvGCvjfOuIfgtrthZiRdg7QxfIy6lA.png

A very vertical player, and dirt cheap too.

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/uhuW7mKYGGXfI2Wir67g2Uxqb3N6zuXTvsyNkkc4.png

Significantly costlier than Vallejo but you can see what he offers - a 1st attacking full back I've acquired, and he fits into a diamond 4-4-2.

Now the youth intake:

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/Vok6FC4WE07Vcyh5wnXVE7VFwExjvPFPttyf0j5m.png

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/cimKIWLjhMegDch1TZAHrBEJXsyqTnIkO2N3jc1p.png

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The relief is that the facilities here are at least up to scratch, because the initial signs don't exactly scream world class.
Abbas will find it tough, as a rather simple striker trying to fit in a 1st XI containing only 1 forward is not the best outlook for him.

#160911 Spinning Swimming and Screaming through Turkey

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How did you come up with your username anyway?

Also try this; http://myimgur.eden.fm/, bloody useful when taking screenshots.

#160876 Barclays Premier League 2013/14

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By Rick87 | On 27 April 2014 - 23:43 PM

I'm watching Palace-Man City on an American stream with Tim Howard as the secondary commentator, god he's awful, he's always seemed a nice enough chap but vocabulary is certainly not a strength of his.

To be fair to him he does have Tourette's.

#160817 Barclays Premier League 2013/14

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By tmatthew | On 27 April 2014 - 21:50 PM

Ba is so shit.

Well it was a gift, but still

#160804 The Night Thread Mk. IX

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I take it that you have a working stream? Link?

#160792 The Night Thread Mk. IX

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It's possible isn't it? Select to extend the display iirc.

#160703 The Night Thread Mk. IX

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I've 2.

#160356 Old Trafford Lounge

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Starting from now or next season?

#160337 Susie FC

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Ach, broken leg - not ideal.

#160335 Pentagon [FM14]

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(First off a shoutout to the Bergkamp14 skin, never used a background-enabled skin before, I've been missing out it seems)

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11 seasons in, have we learnt from the lessons of seasons past?

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Clearly not - another opening day win against Zamalek was immediately made pointless by losing aganst ENPPI.
Another series of inconsistent results was followed by a 4-win streak, including pounding Ismaily and Al-Ahly, then - as you know already - throwing it all away with 2 losses against minnows.
Then a perfect example of inconsistency - dominant thrashing, followed by a limp showing, rinse and repeat.\

An aggressive showing in team talks has been a mainstay this season, and Chameni and Mahmoud Ibrahim have both voiced their disapproval - fuck them.
Also banished both Abdel Fatah (the GK) and Ahmed Emam (the winger) to the Under-18s for making noises about a new contract - fuck them as well.

Transfer listed Chameni and both fullbacks as well - since this team doesn't want to win the title, what is can do is to give them a push in that direction.

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/IHucuSsm4RQGAZTTpF20bQTyIH6F1NgH47E5LEEp.png

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/dhu4yVQ88uAtxal74sZM2gnNxwk9N1P0xloSlX6a.png

Same old, same old - beat the giants, and flopping around uselessly against the minnows.
Got a month's break now, I think I'll have a think about changing my approach.

Transfers:

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/3Hw8dTLR06dP8q3HH0uIqcHlbRO9IebsbJHbox3U.png

Great with both feet, a good finisher, surprised he was cut loose by Raja Casablanca.
Lined up a couple of friendlies in January, a chance for him to earn a foreign slot in the team.