The split just happened in the SPL. Im top of the table, on GD.

Celtic 70
Hearts 70
Rangers 70
Inverness 46
Dundee 44
Aberdeen 43

Round out the top 6. I drew both Hearts and Rangers at home, so thats a great thing.

I would of turned the score line around if I hadn't of got booted...8-[...No way I would have lost 4-1...

Did I win? (Rhetorical question) :lol:

Let me put it this way, marconi: Someone has to come last and you're hot favourite:P

I know what you mean but that stats on these two kids are that good, 7 million for their current stats isnt a bad deal let alone the fact that they have plenty of time to grow. I payed 16 mil for Veloso, the CM has stats that aren't that different.

I signed Javi Martinez yesterday, after tossing between Martinez and Gourcouff I decided to go Martinez for 18 mil to replace Scholes and Santon for 14 mil to bolster my RB situation which isnt that great. So I have lost Giggs, Scholes, Berba and VDS, Marquinhos will replace Giggs and Berba, Martinez will replace Scholes and Foster VDS. I had a 35mil bid for Iniesta turned down before I went Martinez though and Valencia turned down a similar bid for Silva

I went back to my Liverpool game last night and I've just signed a bunch of quality 16yo's, one defender that I'm quite excited about. Pics will come later...probably tomorrow.
Now I just have to go through and remove all the deadwood from my reserves.

Had poor season with QPR. Didn't win anything at all, and tbh, never really looked like winning. We still had a good season in terms of what we actually did, but after winning so much the previous 2 seasons, was a bit of a let down. Strengthening the weak spots down back as we speak, and starting to phase out some of our older players.

Work permits are pissing me off, had to offers for 2 brazilian guns accepted but got knocked back after a work permit problem. Sitting 5th in about mid November, having troubles gettin all my strikers on the field at once, but theyre slowing starting to return from injury

Millwall have been promoted to the championship!!!

Finished 2nd behind Southend and auto promoted on GD.

Now to buy some cheap guns...

Nice work Avy.
Things started to go a bit pear shaped at Inter. First I lost 1-0 to Torino who were 16th, then beaten by rangers in the EC first knockout round first leg away 1-0. I then got beaten by Siena who were 19th 1-0...Got knocked out of the EC after going down 2-0 to rangers at home #-o Came back with a 4-0 drumming of Palermo and injuries are starting to come back. It is very close at the top end of the table but Fiorentina have all but secured 1st place. Looking to get around 3rd or 4th and have some serious defense issues that need to be sorted out. I'm being forced to play a 36yo, 34yo,34yo and a 23yo #-o

Theres two games left to go in the season.

Celtic 80
Rangers 79
Hearts 77

Rangers play Hearts next. I play Dundee. I should wrap up the title in the last two matches. All is well :)

Nakamura and Mcdonald both in the running for Player of the year.

Nakamuras league statistics are incredible:
30 apps
12 goals
21 assists

Macca in the running too with 28 goals in all comps, and 15 assists.

Can I have some advice?

Where is the best places to find decent cheap players?

Millwall have given me and illustrious amount of $79,000 to spend.

Ask for more Avy...When you get the TV rights.

I got a new contract too btw. 15k per week now, another 2 years.

I'm probably going to consider leaving when thats out

Finally got the work permits approved. Picked up Diego Tristan on loan from West Ham til the end of season. Won our last 3 games 4-0,3-0,4-1 but all my goals are coming in the first half, second half we just seem to just stop playing any sort of attacking game no matter how much i instrust them to

I had a great pre season then got handed a shocker of an opening EPl fixture, Liverpool away, Villa away, Chelsea home and City home as my first games. Only played the Pool and Villa matches and lost both 2-0, in the Pool match it was a close-ish match but I lost and deserved to but the Villa match I dominated everything and still lost

I've started a game as Man City. I'm not doing that "waste their money thing", cbf with that.

I'm a English/Spanish ex-international (38 caps, 17 goals), whose favourite club is Manchester United.

I've been set Continental Qualification as the goal, with a transfer budget of £73 million, with £1.9 million in wages. I'm on a 1 year contract worth £67,000 a week.

I'm surprised they let you take the job if Manchester United was listed as your favourite club :lol:

The first question in the take over press conference was about being a united fan. lol.

First order of business was to sack all the shit staff members. Almost all the scouts, some of the physios, alot of the coaches get the chop.

Poaching staff from all over the place.

With a transfer budget like that, if you don't make the top 2 I'd be very, VERY disappointed.
This guy was found playing for BARNSLEY in the championship. Picked him up for a measley 1.6m.

Woah! That's one good 16yo. Just out of curiosity...does the (K) stand for 'Keep'?

Completed my transfers. Costs in £

IN:
Goran Pandev (Lazio) 11m
Yury Zhirkov (CSKA Moscow) 14.5m
Philippe Mexes (Roma) 39.5m
Naldo (Werder) 12.75m
Darijo Srna (Shakhtar) 12.25m
Total: 90mil.

OUT:
Lots of staff
Vladimir Weiss (Wolves) 625k
Michael Ball (Wolves) 1.1m
Martin Petrov (Newcastle) 7m
Donal McDermott (Burnley) 500k
Total: 9.25m

Yeah, any players that I think have any kind of potential I put either a '(K)' or '(k)' next to their name depending on how good they are or how good I think they'll become.
I'm just amazed that I found a 16 year old defender who's that good, the fact that he's at Barnsley is jst remarkable. I'll debut him in the cup at some stage.

Won the title :D

Secured it on the last day. 2-0 win with Rangers dropping points. Finished like this:

Celtic 86
Rangers 83
Hearts 80


Players' Player of the year:
1st Nakamura
2nd Mcdonald
3rd Mcgeady.

Clean sweep :P

I also won manager of the year, and Boruc, Mcmanus, Mosquera, Mcdonald and Nakamura in team of the year. PSG won the Uefa cup, Barca won the UCL.
Man U won the EPL. Santa Cruz EPL Player of the year and top scorer. Stevie G got WPOTY. Board announced they are expanding the stadium by 15k too.

Sydney got the wooden spoon :lol:. Newcastle Minor premiers, Adelaide Champions.

Edited by imnofreak: 1/8/2009 01:06:32 AM

Knocked out of the league cup by West Bromwich goddamn Albion on pens. Drew 2-2 in normal time, our 2 goals superbly crafted pieces of vision, build up play and finishing.

Their first: My right back, instead of kicking a long ball played down the wing out to row z like you are taught when you are 8 years old, decides to hook it over his shoulder back into our penalty area for no reason, it goes straight to their striker who smashes a volley home

Their 2nd: Shay Given stands just outside the area (you know, instead of doing what anyone with half a brain would do, which is catch the ball inside the area), waiting for a long ball under no pressure at all, and tries to volley the clearance, managing only to tamely pass it straight to their other striker, who rounds him and scores.

Then we lose on penalties.

Fined that idiot Given a weeks wages and dropped him.

I've now just lost to lost to Napoli on away goals in the final eufa cup qualifer (before the group stage). They won with a Marek Hamsik 30 yarder with 10 minutes to go. My team, with Pandev, Robihno, Srna, Elano, etc etc who put 3 past them in the first leg didn't create a single chance.

2nd leg syndrome (AI will often become unstoppable in 2nd legs due to AI team talks) in full effect, got a news item saying it was their Managers words that helped them overcome the deficit.

Edited by macktheknife: 1/8/2009 01:11:40 AM

Hit another shit patch at the moment, struggling to score but the last two or three games my shots to shots on target ratio has been excellent but Im only wining by the narrowest of margins or drawing and usualy the MOM if it isnt one of mine is the opposition keeper like just then against Tottenham where I drew 1-1 with them even though I had 16 shots on target

Wow.

Fernando Morientes just became avaliable on a free so I put in an offer to him. Hes still pretty good.

Yeah there are heaps of decent older players available in my game at the moment like Pires and Del a Pena and even Javier Saviola who is only 28 and scored 20 odd goals for Sunderland last season but I just have no need of them. I was thinking about going for Saviola though but my scouts recomend I dont and I dont really need him at all. In your second season imno Hitzleperger and Adriano have expiring contracts

Cool. Booked myself a pretty tough pre season:

Caen
Sporting
Sunderland
sc Heerenveen

Put Naka on the market. Hes just gonna start going downhill now. Still havnt heard back from Morientes

Played 17 games.

Won 9, drew 6, lost 2 - 33 points

In 4th.
Chelsea 37
Liverpool 36
United 35
(me) City 33
Arse 32
Newcastle 30

It's seemingly impossible to win away games.

Our home record is 1st/2nd, 8 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses, but out away record is right in the middle, 1 win, 5 draws, 2 losses.

We beat Chelsea and Arsenal at home (2-1, 4-2), then have away games like Stoke 1-1, Everton 0-0, Fulham 2-2, Stoke and Fulham both in the relegation zone.