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#35270 General Music Thread
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Sonisphere festival has been cancelled for a second year running as they haven't been able to cobble together a line-up to rival Download's. Metal Hammer

I went to the first UK Sonisphere at Knebworth in 2009 which was brilliant, I was hoping to get a chance to go back but I think two consecutive years of cancelling will kill intrest in the Festival, Especially as Download has such a strangle hold of British rock festivals.
#35265 21st December 2012
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#35255 The Gary Speed Tribute Challenge
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Ah shit, your rep has to be auto? I started with Sunday League, does that matter?
#35197 The Gary Speed Challenge
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February 2013

Another month gone and my fantastic start with the Red Dragons continues, My first defeat finally came in the second leg of our FA Trophy semi-final against Braintree as we conceded two late goals, However thanks to our 2-0 victory in the first leg we still progressed to the Wembley final with a 3-2 aggregate victory to set up a clash with Stockport in the showpeice with whom we played out an entertaining 3-3 draw this month.

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Despite the club not having suffered a reverse in the league since November we still find ourselves lingering in seventh place, We do however hold two games in hand due to our FA Trophy run.

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#35176 Meet your soul mate
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Unless your pen pal is on death row it's just not documentary material.
#35157 The Joke Thread
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I'm getting sick of people cracking all these end of the world jokes like there's no tomorrow.
#35135 21st December 2012
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I saw a guy leaving Morrisons in Swadlincote with two trollies piled high with bottled water, I'd like to think it was for a Christmas party or something but I'm pretty sure it wasn't.
#35011 What Was The Last Film You Saw?
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I've just watched Life of Pi, It's stunning in 3D and has a decent story, for the sheer awesomeness of the 3D experience I'd give it a 8/10, However I think the 2D would only get a 6 or 7.
#34860 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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By K3V0 | Permalink | On 20 December 2012 - 07:57 AM
Am I suppose to go before you lot? What time should I expect to meet my end?

Any time after about 9.30, I'm not getting up early on my day off.
#34802 Capital One Cup 2012/13
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By Telegram Sam | Permalink | On 19 December 2012 - 22:05 PM
Hoping for a Swansea v Villa final.


This
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By Vercoe | Permalink | On 19 December 2012 - 19:07 PM
How long are you fundraising for? I'll chip in after Christmas when I get my January wages.

The walks in June so no rush mate. Cheers.
#34714 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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A director at the chain of shops I work for has just kick started my fundraising for the walk I'm doing by donating £100. Chuffed now

Edit: If anyone can donate some, no matter how small it is for a good cause in helping people cope with epilepsy and would be appreciated.
#34707 The Gary Speed Challenge
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By Shedender | Permalink | On 19 December 2012 - 17:57 PM
This seems to be an interesting challenge and one that should definitely keep your interest in the game going, really hope you stick with it mate. KIU.

Yeah I'm enjoying it so far, Particularly as I'm winning.
Certainly the biggest challenge will be developing my own Welsh talent that is good enough to eompete with the best players in the world.
#34703 General Music Thread
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By jumberto | Permalink | On 19 December 2012 - 17:56 PM
The singer from Lostprophets is a massive paedo. Fucking hell.

Well most of their fans are twelve year old girls anyway.
#34694 Travelling across Europe - proving I'm better than Dan!
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Good month mate, with a bit of luck the teams above you will slip up and you can sneak into the top two.
#34688 The Gary Speed Challenge
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January 2013

At the conclusion of my first full month in charge of Wrexham I remain as of yet, unbeaten in all competitions and my team have advanced into the semi finals of the FA Trophy.
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League-wise we are very much as your were currently due to being held to a draw in three of our five games, Those results included us throwing away a two goal lead twice in succession against Lincoln and Southport respectively, I was prepared to pardon the result at Sincil Bank as we played much of the second half with just nine men, I was however infuriated by our inability to hold our early impetus against Southport as we allowed them far to much time and space on the ball.

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Excitement is building at the Racecourse however with us having qualified for a place in the last four of the FA Trophy, A hard fought tie with Ebbsfleet which required a replay to settle our differences and then an injury time winner against Gateshead have set up a tie with Braintree to decide who goes through to the Wembley final with the first leg in Essex.
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December 2012

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My first few games in charge have gone well, Two wins and a draw from three games has seen the club rise to within touching distance of the play-off places, My target is to be occupying one by this time next month...

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A credible draw away to title challenging Grimsby before two excellent victories against West Midlands opposition in the forms of Tamworth and Telford, I'm certainly going to be looking to extend Andy Bishop's loan spell after he scored four in those three games.

I've been using a very back to basics approach whilst I get to know my players strenghs and weaknesses, A flat 4-4-2 with a deep line has ade us very solid at the back and having two potent targetmen in Bret Ormerod and Andy Bishop is bagging goals, I'm already very familiar with both Dean Keates and Baxendale from their times with Walsall (Baxendale is still a Saddler who is on loan to us) so I know how to get the best from them, The rest of the squad is a bit of a mystery but I'm getting there.
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After just three games I'm not going to get carried away but early signs are encouraging at the Racecourse, I think the play-off's are the absoloute minimum we should be achieving with our squad this season.
#34574 The Gary Speed Challenge
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By Rowan | Permalink | On 19 December 2012 - 10:26 AM
As a keen Swans fan (who I always choose to manage) I'll be keenly following your progress on this one. I remember I took Wales to the Euro semi in FM12 with Joe Allen & Ramsey being the driving force, very tricky though as Wales just don't have a clinical striker at present, so building a good youth academy with either Swansea or Cardiff will need to be an important step.

Good luck.

Thanks mate, I think it is a bit soon for me to be thinking about my glourious national team reign just yet, All in good time.
Keep reading through.
#34565 The Gary Speed Challenge
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It took a while for a Welsh job to become available, Well, Port Talbot sacked their manager quite early on but they weren't willing to take a punt on a plucky comedian turned football manager, Instead opting for that ginger ball of lard John Hartson.
Thankfully mid-way through December a job did come my way, and one I was only to happy to snatch then out of the chairman's hand for...

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I must confess I hadn't expected a club as prestigious as Wrexham to give me a job, especially after having being rejected by bloody Port Talbot Town, But I shan't complain! (Mental note: Destroy Port Talbot in a friendly next year )

Wrexham are underachieving, They were one of the pre-season Favorites to go back up to the football league, However the Dragons find themselves marooned in mid-table and have decided to part company with my predecessor Andy Morrall to try and give their season a shot in the arm.

The squad is a fairly strong one, It could do with some re-enforcement in some positions, Most notably in defense, However I'm most concerned about the complete lack of Welsh talent in the squad, Only Robert Salanthiel and Robert Ogleby hail from these fair lands, and neither of those are established first team players yet. That is something I shall have to remedy.
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#34562 The Gary Speed Challenge
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After working for some time on my ongoing Welsh expansion (See the data updates section of the board) I have developed an urge to actually play the game again, and this challenge seemed like an interesting way to return to it. FMBase.

Gary Speed Tribute Challenge.
A tribute to a Welshman with a vision. Gary Speed a true cult hero for many, a legend for some, one to be remembered for all. As a salute to Gary Speed's dedication to the welsh national team I've devised a challenge for people to try to emulate and surpass Gary's vision. Bring Glory to Wales, start with the foundations, a solid youth team. So, I thought that I'd make a spin off from the San Marino Challenge. This one requires a little less dedication, since Swansea are already in the Prem, and Cardiff are in the Championship. However, The main aspect to this Challenge is to harvest young welsh talent and turn the national side into a contender. Now, Let's all think for a moment about the Barca team, That is a perfect example of home grown talent. Emulate that and bring pride to Wales!

Rules:
1. Manager To be Welsh - 50% point reduction is enforced on none Welsh managers.
2. No use of Genie-Scout
3. No use of Editor


Now I don't care much for the scoring system, Being on the leader board doesn't matter to me, But I do like the overall idea of trying to turn the Welsh nation into a European Powerhouse.

Eligible clubs

Swansea - Premier League
Cardiff - Championship
Wrexham - Conference
Newport - Conferenece
Merthyr Town - Southern League (The Saints will need to be promoted before they become playable as I have only loaded down to BSN/S)
Any Welsh League side
Welsh National sides

As the manager has to be Welsh that ruled myself out of the challenge as I'm as English as they come, So there was only one other man for the job....
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Well then, For the land of Saint David!

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#34421 The All Other Leagues Thread.
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Zenit fans want all-white, non-gay team

I know racism in Eastern Europe is not exactly breaking news, but things like this just heap more damage on the reputation of the sport which has taken quite a battering in the last few years.
#34393 21st December 2012
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#34364 The Gary Speed Tribute Challenge
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Good challenge. I'm making a Welsh expansion, If the Welsh league can earn you points then I'm intrested in giving it a go when I finish the file.
#34345 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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I've just set up a Just Giving page for my walk through Yorkshire/Cumbria, Any donations will go to Epilepsy Action and would be much appreciated.
Check out my page here Rick & Kayla's big walk
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The funny thing on that page isn't the giant willy, but the facial expresion on that beast of a woman in the corner.
#34237 This Match Engine is going to cost me my job!!
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By Tarrantino | Permalink | On 17 December 2012 - 20:12 PM
Defenders - Purely useless. Pass, pass, give ball away, goal. Or... Turn around slowly as a player easily makes run past him to go through on goal.

Goalkeepers - A pass back comes to Reina, he doesn't kick it, he dives on the floor and nudges the ball, Vitesse's striker scores.

I can't be bothered anymore. I give up, every game I start ends up me seeing the same crap to cost me games.

I'm going back to FM09 or 12, both of which don't make me feel like committing mass murder.

Try setting your match instructions to direct passing and playing with a deep defensive line, that should help you with those issues.
#34076 Connecticut School Shooting
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US shooting sparks rise in gun sales

Yes, pouring fuel onto the fire always puts it out.
#34020 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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Is it just me or does Bradley Wiggins look like he is the third Weasley twin?

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/12/16/article-2249166-168BD2B5000005DC-786_634x733.jpg

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By Phoenix Arrow | Permalink | On 16 December 2012 - 18:38 PM
Well I mean for me personally. There's little I'd rather do less than spend a week walking through the north west.

Come on....
We could make a it a Susie fund raising event, drunken stumbling through the Moors.
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By Phoenix Arrow | Permalink | On 16 December 2012 - 18:26 PM
That looks horrible.

Why?