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#216220 BMG x2
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No, it's a DFB thing - advertising in team names is strictly forbidden. Leipzig had to do a bit of lingual gymnastics to even find a word that fit the "RB" acronym. The one they came up with, RasenBallsport, means "game you play on the grass with a ball" or some such nonsense.

(Bayer and Carl Zeiss are obviously grandfathered in)

I didn't know that. Should make for an interesting conversation!

1: Do you support Red Bull Leipzig?
2: No, I support Game you play on the grass with a ball Leipzig!
#216117 BMG x2
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Hope you keep Kruse! Do you have any targets to replace him if he does want to go?

Not yet. I have Raffael at the club who can play as a striker but while I still have Kruse, Raffael is at attacking midfield.

I have come up with a plan though which doesn't require buying anyone. I had Thorgan Hazard at the club on loan last season. While he was here I noticed that his contract expires in the summer of 2016. If he hasn't signed a new contract at Chelsea by January, I will be straight in to get him on a free transfer. His arrival would allow Raffael to move to forward as a striker because Hazard is best used at central attacking midfield. Thats the only idea i've got for now but I feel its a good one! Obviously if he does sign a new deal at Chelsea then i'll just have to splash the cash.
#216106 DP91's European Glory
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Jonathan Silva from Sporting Lisbon is supposed to be quite a good left back.
#216105 BMG x2
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Good start Hope you can keep pressuring Chelsea for top spot.

Obviously getting top spot would probably make the next round a bit easier, but if someone had offered me 2nd at the start of the season, I would've taken it. The board want me to at least make it out the group stage so anything beyond that would be a bonus.

With the current tactics in place and with the squad we've currently got, I firmly believe we could seriously challenge for the Bundesliga. We seem to outplay everybody at the moment, even Bayern and Chelsea, although we didn't win either. The DFB-Pokal is a realistic target as well. Its all very ambitious, but at the same time achievable. Kruse is making noise about a move away, but if I can convince him to stay to the end of the season we are in with a shout of more silverware!
#216104 Tommos European Journey
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Good pre signings for the club Especially Agu.

Agreed! Agu looks like a real steal, good find.
#216071 BMG x2
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September - October Results
Our Bundesliga form has been good, despite a first league defeat of the season to Frankfurt. We are now the only team to stop Bayern from winning in the league so far this season while also keeping a clean sheet.

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League Standings
That good form has seen us take 2nd place in the league behind you know who. Rivals Koln are a surprise 3rd with Dortmund ,still not at top form, in 4th.

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Champions League Group
A defeat to Chelsea at home wasn't much of a surprise. But we probably deserved at least a point from it having had more shots, corners and possession. But thats what Mourinho does I suppose, grind out wins after soaking up immense oppostion pressure. We did win our other 2 games though and now sit 2nd in the group behind Chelsea.

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#216051 BMG x2
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Now, if you saw Gibraltar and Germany play against each other, you'd expect it to be about 7-0 or 8-0. Well they have actually just played each other but it didn't finish anywhere close to the scores I mentioned. Nope, Germany went into super attack mode for this one.

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Good to see the first 4 goals being scored by BMG players!
#216036 Ajax
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Good luck in that CL group!
#215949 The General Games Discussion Thread.
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Just Cause 2 was awesome. Spent so much time playing around with the grappling hook!
#215936 BMG x2
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Good work getting Zouma, he's doing the business for me, too.

I see that RB Leipzig (do NOT call them "Red Bull Leipzig" under penalty of death) got promoted in your save. Interesting to see how they will do.

Zouma should provide good competition for my other defenders. My top 3 DCs attributes are virtually the same so he should fit in perfectly when required.

Interesting point about Leipzig. Red Bull upset you recently?
#215919 BMG x2
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2015-16 Season is underway!

July - August Results
Only played against Real Madrid because we recieved nearly £1m just for playing in it. After the friendlies were done, we started with an easy cup tie. The opening Bundesliga game was incredibly frustrating. We dominated from minute 1 to 90 but couldn't score. Then we suffered a heavy defeat to Bayern in the European Super Cup, but that didn't bother me too much as thats the least important trophy of the season for us. A late show against Hamburg followed by a nice win against last seasons overachievers Hertha saw us get our first league wins.

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League Standings
Those results leave us in 3rd place behind Bayern (of course) and our fierce rivals Koln. Dortmunds average start sees them in 9th.

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Champions League Group
In August the draw for the Champions League group stages was made. Because we finished 3rd last season, we went straight into the group stage without any qualification games. We were the lowest ranked team in the 3rd pot. I'm happy with that draw, Chelsea will most likely win the group and i'm confident we can overcome Basel and Steaua. Chelsea at home is our first fixture in Europe this season.

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Transfer Business
Last season we were quiet in the transfer windows due to a small budget. This season we had two and a half times as much money as last season, but I decided not to buy a single player. Instead I signed a few from the expiring contracts list and a also picked up a couple of loans, I feel delighted with the players i managed to get in. Luke Shaw was pretty difficult to get, I spent 2 weeks negotiating with them but in the end they wouldn't reduce the monthly fee by any amount so I accepted their demands. There were also quite a few outgoing players as well, Hrgota the only player leaving for a fee.

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#215901 Bayern and Beyond
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Next update - January 2017 and all the transfer news. I don't plan on being active, except for fending off Manchester Citys advances for my players!

Thats what you're really saying isn't it!
#215873 Dans Journey Around The World [FM15]
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Videoton would be better in the long run, but Vasas are doing so well. Difficult decision!
#215835 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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I don't get why people pay good money to go to a concert, gig, football match or whatever and then stand there watching it all through their fucking phones.
#215833 Dans Journey Around The World [FM15]
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Well I don't think anyone saw that coming! Do you think you can keep up the early pace for the whole season?
#215831 BMG x2
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One thing I've noticed about the best XI is that it's pretty much just done by average ratings. So with a rating below 7 I'm not surprised Kramer is on the bench.

Congrats on your Europa League win and third place Bundesliga finish. Now to do one place (just one, mind you) better next season.

Xhaka was only 0.02 higher rated so I didn't think that would really cause a problem. I did actually try to sign Kramer in the end, but Leverkusen wanted £24m which was more than double my transfer budget .

Yeah, if Dortmund stutter like they did at the end of last season then 2nd might be a real possibility!


Krus had a superb season up top for you

When I join BMG, he was valued at about £8m-£9m. Hes now worth just over £20m and attracting interest from Bayern and Dortmund again. I really do need to keep him if I can.
#215828 American Toffee
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If you can get at least a point away at Dnipro and PSV then the group should be yours.
#215712 BMG x2
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I don't think that was ever doubt really. Kruse was awesome all season!

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No idea why Kramer was on the bench for the best eleven. He started every game when he was available.
#215710 Gabriel Batistuta - Batigol is back!
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Chevanton was a decent player on his day, will be interesting to see if he can still do it in the top division.
#215696 Bayern and Beyond
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Reckon you'll get more points than last year. And maybe even more trophies!
#215688 Tommos European Journey
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We had some good stats across the board getting the highest rated player, top goalscorer and the top two assist makers.

This is promising for next season, especially as you don't have too much money to play with.
#215648 Dans Journey Around The World [FM15]
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Istvan Ludanszki looks like a good signing, especially as a free transfer.
#215638 BMG x2
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Seasonal Awards
Bold indicates BMG player or manager.

Player of The Year - 1st Thomas Muller, 2nd Phillip Lahm, 3rd Max Kruse
Players Player of The Year - 1st Adrian Ramos, 2nd Andre Ayew, 3rd Jerome Boateng
Top Scorer - 1st Max Kruse, 2nd Thomas Muller, 3rd Adrian Ramos
German Players Newcomer of The Year - 1st Haris Seferovic, 2nd Milos Jojic, 3rd Thorgan Hazard
Coach of the year - 1st Ben Griffiths, 2nd Josep Guardiola, 3rd Jos Luhukay
Players Coach of The Year - 1st Ben Griffiths, 2nd Josep Guardiola, 3rd Jos Luhukay
Ayew and Kruse also made it into the Bundesliga Team of The Year and Players Team of The Year.

So at least one of our players made it to the top 3 for every award. I'm also delighted to win the Coach of The Year award as well as the Players Coach of The Year award An amazing season has finally ended. Now for a short break over the summer and then back to business next season.
#215621 A European Trophy Hunt
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Did Bernard attract much interest from other clubs? He could probably fetch a decent fee.
#215617 Cleansing Europe - one nation at a time!
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Well thats a bummer.
#215608 BMG x2
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Thanks Dan, only problem is the board will expect a lot from me now! I'm ok with that though.
#215605 Tommos European Journey
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16 goals scored in 4 games, I like it!
#215470 BMG x2
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Fantastic work! Must have gone crazy when Ayew missed

Thanks! Yeah, just a bit crazy!

Europa League Final 2015
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Incredible. This was so unexpected, to think I wasn't even sure if we'd make it out the group stage! PSG were so dominant it was unreal. They could've easily had about 10 goals but my reserve team keeper matched them. He'd never played for the first team before, so he made his debut in the final. He'd only ever played for the BMG reserves before today. Janis Blaswich, you legend.
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Right thats my lot for now. Will update more later on tonight when I calm down.
#215464 BMG x2
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Penalty Shoot out
We are taking penalties first. I want to hide somewhere.

BMG 1 - Ayew misses (0-0)
PSG 1 - Cavani scores (0-1)
BMG 2 - Raffael scores (1-1)
PSG 2 - Ibrahimovic scores (1-2)
BMG 3 - Kruse scores (2-2)
PSG 3 - Thiago Silva misses (2-2)
BMG 4 - Hahn scores (3-2)
PSG 4 - Pastore scores (3-3)
BMG 5 - Jantschke scores (4-3)
PSG 5 - Cabaye scores (4-4)

Sudden Death Penalties
BMG 6 - Xhaka scores (5-4)
PSG 6 - Perez misses (5-4)

AHAHAHA Borussia Monchengladbach win the 2015 Europa League!!!!

The moment Enzo Perez lost the shootout for PSG! Might make this my wallpaper.
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#215455 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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I really do hope Southampton make it they are brilliant to watch. Still don't understand how we beat them.