Brainy

Would rather Dusan Vuhjalovic from Radnicki Nis

The one thing I was looking forward to and enjoyed the last time we got relegated was 3pm kick offs. We won't even get those anymore with these multiple daft 12.30kos

Gut feeling is that he'd be a solid signing for Nice Lad FC

Bash the top brass all you like but you can't criticise them not getting rid in January when he was 1) still getting minutes with us (regardless of how meh he is) and 2) not selling to a team who would only buy if they go up, which was not guaranteed at all. We moan about foreign clubs doing this to shite like Soumare etc

He's a decent squad filler yet at the same time, not only do you not want him starting games but nothing excites you about him coming off the bench. So what's the point in him really, except giving our starters 20mins off at the end of a game if we've already wrapped up the result

#InThisTogether #FearlessFoxes #StrongerAsOne

16 minutes ago, HybridFox said:

I am done if we sell him to Sunderland

I'd be more done if he wanted to join them. Likelihood is in 12 months he'll be playing for Sunderland in the Championship, unless he wants to use them as a 12 month stepping stone to then go on to better things as I guess he's not yet proven in the PL

2 minutes ago, The Doctor said:

How has it not been a given? It's a game that typically has a yearly release cycle (whether or not that should be the case is a different matter) and the cancellation of FM25 was announced with the opening statement "Sports Interactive regret to inform that, following extensive internal discussion and careful consideration with SEGA, we have made the difficult decision to cancel Football Manager 25 and shift our focus to the next release." 

 

Surely anyone reasonable would read that as "it's cancelled and work is focusing on FM26 instead". 

It was originally delayed until March, and then a bit before March they announced it was cancelled, no?

I'm absolutely not one of these people at all, but football is a way of life for some people. Getting the new shirt every season, travelling the country every weekend to follow your team. To stop doing this on an individual level is a lot easier to say that it is to actually do. I imagine it's not easy to tell your kids that you don't want to buy them a new shirt because you refuse to give your money to the club. Even if you do you're relying on thousands of other people to stop doing it too to get the impact you suggest on the club. 

 

You do what you have to do but it irks me when people tell other fans how they should support a club, especially when it comes to protesting the club. 

1 hour ago, Parafox said:

 

We have made a considered choice to buy farm produced food, meat, veg, salad, fruit eggs etc from a farm shop within 30 mins drive.

 

All the fruit is grown on site and the fresh meat is from local farmers and then prepared by butchers on site. The grain food like porridge oats and muesli is local in origin. They sell wines from UK vineyards, and much more that is not produced in huge factories/processing plants.

 

It is more expensive, no doubt, but the quality and taste is so much better. And I feel like we are supporting local suppliers who need it.

 

I know that we are fortunate to be able to afford these things and it's sad that the majority of people, even those that aren't on the breadline choose convenience before anything.

 

And yes, I do still shop regularly at supermarkets but it's not the be all and end all. 

 

BTW, I like Clarkson's Farm as a bit of TV and I like how he has exposed the utter ridiculousness of the hoops that farmers have to jump through to meet the regulations imposed on them.

 

As for visiting Diddley, I'm not a fan of going along with mass crowds just to be able to say "I've been there".

I did go once but that's because it was nearby to where I was travelling. It really wasn't worth it

There's nothing better than when you reach a stage at a club where you have built YOUR squad, making minimal signings/sales every season, you have a great understanding of what's coming through the youth sides and are able to loan them out to affiliates or clubs in the same division as you, being able to blood them into your starting 11 at 16yo because your team is just that much better than the rest, your entire backroom staff are the masters of their profession....

 

 

How is that not a foul

Has wolves kit became more yellow over time? I swear it used to be orange although maybe I'm just thinking of a Doritos bag

Thanks to the mod who absolutely did not read more than one line of this post before approving it, and apologies for a triple post  

Some people are so pathetic   By no means does it look like its going to be anything like the smooth sailing most of 23/24 was, but the knee jerk reactions here.... you're clearly not factoring there are 23 other sides in this division and you're kidding yourself if you think 21 of them are likely to score more points that us. As last week showed (against a side not made up of kids like the media will have you believe) even when we're not at our best we'll be capable of winning. 

Im going to reminisce about my experiences out loud for everyone to ignore while I try and blank out that Leicester City currently exist

 

Austria: Red Bull Salzburg, Rapid Vienna

Belarus: Vitebsk

Belgium: Charleroi, Royal Francs Borains, Gent

Bulgaria: Litex Lovech

Croatia: Hajduk, Croatia Zmijavci

Czech Republic: Sparta Prague, Viktoria Zizkov

Denmark: Aab, Middelfart, Silkeborg, Copenhagen

Finland: SJK

France: Nancy, Cannes, Bastia, Guingamp

Germany: Union Berlin, Leverkusen

Greece:  

Hungary: Puskas Akademia

Iceland: Filmleikafelag Hafnarfjordur (or something, FH for short)

Israel: Hapoel El Umm Fahm 

Italy: Inter Milan

Netherlands: Sparta Rotterdam, Maastricht

Norway: Rosenborg

Poland: Wiska Krakow, Stal Mielec

Portugal: Sporting, Casa Pia

Romania: Rapid Bucharest

Russia: Dinamo Moscow

Serbia: Trayal Krusevac

Slovakia: Slovan Bratislava, Trencin

Slovenia: Krsko

Sweden: Elfsborg

Switzerland: Vaduz

Turkey:

Ukraine: Dnipro, Obolon Kyiv, Lviv, Zorya, Dynamo Kyiv

 

Would love to do something in Greece/Turkey as there's definitely potential with some of their top clubs

 

Highlights: Vaduz (FM 19ish without a doubt is unique as they're a Liechtenstein club playing in the Swiss Leagues, but qualify for Europe every year due to them competing in the Liechtenstein Cup. By far and away the best side in that competition, from memory there are 8 teams that contest it, 2 of which are your u21 and u18 sides. I once played my u21s in the final. Typically a 2nd tier side but they have played in the top tier recently. I managed to get them promoted and win the Swiss Super League. There is a catch though that they cannot qualify for Europa via Swiss Super League finishes, therefore if you want to try and win the Champions League with them you have to win the Europa League. My time with them was pre-Conference League so I imagine now they have to win that to get into the Europa League.. then win that to get Champions League  

 

Trayal Krusevac (FM 20) - the only time i've taken a nothing-side to Champions League glory. Serbia is generally a regen/wonderkid hotspot and soon became very easy to pinch starlets from Partizan/Crvena Zvezda. Won the CL as well as many Serbian Super League titles and left after 15 years to then go on and win the World Cup with Serbia

 

Ukraine/Slovakia (FM23ish) - started in Ukraine 2nd tier with Obolon Kyiv. Got them promoted then ditched them halfway through the next season (while being relatively safe) to take the Lviv job who were bottom. Couldn't save them but did get promoted back at the first time of asking. Joined Zorya for four very average seasons there and then left to join Slovan Bratislava, first real time dipping my feet in this country. Was incredibly successful here winning most if not all League titles and Cup's across half a dozen seasons or so. Also won the Czechoslovakian Super Cup a few times and hoovered up a lot of the young talent in the country. Seem to recall qualifying from an incredibly tough CL Group. Left to join Dynamo Kyiv and very easily took a few of the wonderkids with me on the cheap. Took a few seasons to build a team capable of knocking Shakhtar off their perch but once we did (I think the first time we won the title was beating and as a result overtaking Shakhtar on the final day) I won the League about 10+ times and became the most successful team in Ukraine which was kinda the target. Won the Europa League one year but always struggled to get close to winning the CL. Again hoovered up a lot of Ukrainian talent but never managed to sign a Shakhtar player. Left and won the World Cup with Ukraine, against Slovakia of all teams  

 

Scandinavia: (FM22 ish) - Started at Middelfart in the Danish 3rd tier. Got promoted but I think left at the end of my contract, or joined soon into the 2nd season and joined Silkeborg in the 2nd tier. Got promoted, memory is a bit cloudy now but I had a random year in charge at Copenhagen, won the league. Moved to Norway to Rosenborg, spent a few years here bit Valerenga were an absolute pain and don't recall actually winning the the league here, but did win a few Norwegian Cups and I won the Conference League beating Wolfsburg in the final. Then after about half a dozen seasons moved to Elfsborg which was brilliant. Turned them into regular league winners, won some Swedish Cups, got to the latter stages of the CL a few times. Easily my most favourite league to manage in in terms of the scheduling, a group stage Cup which turns into knockout rounds, the season then starts after the semis with the final played in the middle of the season. Eventually won the World Cup with Denmark (theme appearing here...) beating Portugal on penalties having played 117 minutes with 10 men  

 

Sparta Prague and others (FM13) - straight into a top job which isn't my approach anymore. Spent about 15/20 years here, didn't win the league every year but did most years, had some solid competition in Slavia/Banik Ostrava and Mlada Boleslav. My mate did a similar save and was interesting to see how we had different sides being competitive (Ostrava were 2nd tier fodder on his game). Never did anything in the CL, but did win the Europa League vs Roma in 2029. Left for Chelsea not long after and got sacked before the end of the season. Moved to Bayern Munich, very successful times, moved on to Sporting Lisbon, even more successful times here forcing my way past Porto/Benfica to be the leading club. Eventually moved to back to Sparta Prague for probably just as long a spell as my first, and eventually won the CL. 

 

Slovenia/Austria/Germany/Italy (FM22ish) Krsko (the nuclear boys) in the Slovenian 2nd tier, spent a few years in this level before eventually getting promoted but not long after I moved on to Rapid Vienna. Couldn't dislodge Red Bull at the top however I did win an Austrian Cup as well as the Conference League. Moved on to Leverkusen, kinda sucked and got sacked in my first season. Decided to drop a division to Union Berlin who were near the top of the league, got them promoted and had a really really fun but difficult slog to keep them in the Bundesliga, but managed it. Second season I managed to qualify for the Champions League. Eventually I left to join Inter Milan then my interest fazed out. 

 

FH (FM16ish) - can't remember much here except winning the league regularly (when they were good), the european qualifying rounds becoming the highest of my season. I think we beat Copenhagen to qualify for the Europa League group stages. Similar to Sweden I think the Cup was played before the league starts, and there was only 22 games across the entire season so it was very tiny. 

 

 

 

 

 

Gagging for this to come out as I don't get on with FM24. I want to turn Monaco into the best team in the world via some lower league Serie C side or maybe some random European side. Haven't done Hungary in a while and Czech Republic/Ukraine is always tempting as is Scandinavia. 

Art attack head finally dropped 🙏 

Where is it proven that his commute is factually the reason for his drop in form?

He's about as cheese sandwich (no butter) and ready salted crisps a football as you can get

People who support "Back British Farming" by travelling tens or hundreds of miles to go and visit Diddly Squat in the hope of spotting Jeremy Clarkson, and never stepping within a mile of their local farm shop let alone buying anything from it

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5 hours ago, Jattdogg said:

Who knows if this is true but modern day footballers bitch about the lamest things. Entitled babies.

Bear in mind the comment says his family.... seems completely fair that his family might struggle to settle in a foreign country when it wasn't their idea to move here. But if the London bit is true then it does seem a bit of a finger pointed at Leicestershire in general

Was fairly obvious what had happened when he came over and spoke to both managers, then Semenyo got a bit of attention from Iraola, especially after he won the ball and blatantly got fouled moments before. Not quite a broken headset Peter Drury

Just now, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

****ing Liverpool fans 

"He's not one of us!!!"