Thats because the Jerks squad has been garbage for years and stats reflect this but Nabbout has 8 pace LOL sums it upQuote:
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Thats because the Jerks squad has been garbage for years and stats reflect this but Nabbout has 8 pace LOL sums it upQuote:
Originally Posted by Bremsstrahlung
Won this - https://press-start.com.au/win/2017/...n-competition/Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
Limited edition, woo!
nice
New FM looks interesting this year and beta drops tomorrow. Super keen for the new training system
Picked up FM2019 after not really playing 2018.
Jets are kind of ****ed... Johnny K is on an 18 month injury break and you have to register him to the squad or he gets axed. :(
I did what Ernie couldn't do and solved the striker problem. Jake Adelson went out on loan to APIA Leichhardt freeing up a spot in the squad. Signed Will Keane from Hull on loan for the season. Banging signing.
Except he's been unavailable or shit.
He broke ribs in his final game with Hull U23's and was out for 6 weeks.
Finally made his debut in mid November, scored on debut in a 1-1 draw with the smurfs.
Twisted a knee in training after his first game, missed a week.
Injured a hammy just before Christmas and missed a week.
He's made 3 more appearances since his debut and been shite. Not a goal since. Not an assist. Averaging just over 6. ****er.
Still doing well though... 5-1-1 record in the league, won the FFA Cup against Adelaide. Dominating games, >60% possession, over 500 completed passes per game but the same old Jets profligacy in front of goal with only 8 scored. It's the 3 goals conceded so far that's seen us in second spot. Vargas and Ridenton are top scorers with two each whilst Keane, Sheppard, Jair and Boogaard have one apiece.
Jair rejected contract offer so is off. Going to let Roy, Italiano, Vujica (game rates him as shit, just like Ernie), Austin and hopefully keep Sheppard on the cheap. Dunno what to do with JK as he can't play till October 2019 so he is going to end up pretty trash.
I mean look at this shit?
https://i.imgur.com/oF2teZi.png
1-1 draw.
Hey mate nice to see youve got 19. I bought the Ingame editor, Removed Johnny K's injury and boosted some jets players stats to reflect last year. Aleague researcher is a joke so Ive subscribed to Aussie database where every Aleague team has had their youth team created and you can now actually promote youth.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
Hahaha this has happened to me quite a bit, I can usually tell after 10 mins if Im scoring or notQuote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
Just won the next game 2-0 after Kanta was sent off. Only had 7 shots and was dominated but apparently with a man down, we aren't as wasteful.Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
Don’t get this game.
Feels like I have zero control. No matter what I do, what formation, what players or changing everything. Just seems completely random.
I've figured out certain things but yeah still random at times but isnt that football?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bremsstrahlung
Hoff got sent off, scraped a 2-1 win.
Beat Adelaide 2-0 to finish the year on a high then beat Brisbane 2-1 to start with a bang.
Will Keane hasn't added to his season tally of one :(
Italiano demanded first team football so is now happily the back up to Izzo at Adelaide. Brought in Daniel Margush... the back up at Adelaide who was released o_O
Trying to offload O'Donovan and Austin to free up some spots. Austin hasn't played at all and Roy is back up and off contract.
Keane ends goal drought
Newcastle United Jets FC loan Signing Will Keane at last put a smile on the fans' faces as the striker ended his goal drought at Perth Rectangular Stadium on Sunday.
Keane had previously played over ten hours of competitive football without a goal before his 34th minute strike against Perth Gory FC
Newcastle Jets' Keane was forced off with a twisted ankle in the 66th minute following a tackle from Alex Grant
Out 4-6 weeks :(
Classic JerksQuote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
He is none from three on his return.Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
Mid March, injury crisis is hitting.
Ronnie damaged knee cartilage, few months.
Hoff groin strain, Ridenton sent off, Cowburn hammy strain means George to right back and due to Vujica leaving on loan, Mitch Austin is playing left back.
Champness groin strain so Keane is playing up front on the left, Jair moves into the middle for the injured Vargas and Sheppard (second top scorer) plays up front.
I've managed two from two in the ACL after I got past the Roar's bogey team in the qualifier. Don't care much about it as have the final derby coming up so the injuries might prevent me from the one true prize each season.
Yeah Injuries are killer in this edition, Had Dimi break his leg mid season 1 and he was on fire. Somehow I still did the double not sure how thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
And to make matters worse, Gorgeous George has just been called up to the Macedonian squad on the back of being amazing.
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This is my Current Jerks team, New Striker, Right Winger and CB coming very soon, maybe a GK as well. 1st season I did the double, Second season won the FFA cup but crashed out of the finals round 1
https://i.imgur.com/9mii2Xc.pngQuote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
This is my best XI. Jair/Dimi swap positions.
Roy is absolute shit, worst player in my squad now, methinks.
Keane is shitter than his attributes should lead to. Next season, going to find a stronger AF because he's terrible at it.
Roy for me was a streak player but his attributes decline way too quick especially physical. Sheppard is good but goes on goal droughts as well, Jair was dogshit and sold in January season 1. Dimi is the star and Ronnie was good but just releasedQuote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
Jair has been my star. 8 goals, 6 assists. Bastard refused new contract though, so have to replace my best player in the off season :(Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
Ronnie was good too but this two month injury I suspect will ruin him. And after I extended him too :(
Dimi has been good but missed time through injury.
Sheppard has been better than Keane. What a terrible marquee
And out of nowhere, I've just demolished the nix 7-0 away. Jair hat trick, Dimi brace and singles for Cowburn and Austin off the bench. Keane even had a good game with 3 key passes and a 9.0.
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OMFG Only this game can do this. Down 1-0 from the first leg, They score first and then bam quite possibly my greatest ever FM match
Back after my little holiday.
1-0 WSW
3-2 PG
2-1 Hiroshima (ACL)
1-1 BR
5-1 SFC
Solid finish to regular season before 1-1 away to Pohang and 2-0 in the SF against the scum. Have done enough to make knock out stage of ACL so playing complete nuffy team against Johor Darul Ta'Zim in final group game before revenge happens when I beat MV at Hunter Stadium one year on from VARgate.
What season? I'm into season 4 I've won the league 3 times and the championship twice and the ACL once. Probs move to new club soonQuote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
Still first season.
The whole timing of contracts for the A-League is dumb. Away to Shanghai SIPG, 3-3 result. Excellent... but on the 29th May. Jair leaves, home leg 5th June.
Dumb dumb dumb.
Home fixture now, just need a low score draw... but Dan G is off with Macedonia and Jackson is injured. Cowburn at left back, some youth player as back up DC.
This isn't going to go well.
Hoff was MOM at right back with 2 key passes and an assist. JOWIC and Will Keane scored, Hoff also got an OG.
Jair gone to CEA on a free after refused to re-sign.
Roy, Vujica, Johnny K, Adelson, Austin, Maki Petratos, Joice, Tyson Jackson and Monahan-Vaiika all released. Only released JK because I couldn't re-sign him for some reason because of the "non football reasons" unavailability but it appears I am able to re-sign him now he has been released.
Picking up Brandon Lundy, JK and Jacob Eliopoulous. He's some young Aus DC playing in Cyprus, so picked him up on a free after Thomas Deng opted to re-sign for MV instead of joining the Jerks.
Also picked up Will Keane on a free as marquee. Released by Hull, paying £1k a week less than when he was on loan. Woo.
Will mean only Vargas and Keane as Fgn players. Might look to pick up a young Asian player or two, maybe someone at left back and someone better than Lundy/JOWIC for the wing.
Couldn't get anyone that fit the bill but picked up a kid called Finley Thorndike, a highly rated 18yo AMC from West Brom.
And got a youth intake like no other... the blurb when it happened was "Whisper it quietly, but this could be a so-called "golden generation" , with Andrew Harris the diamond in a very strong group of players." Andrew Harris is the left back I was looking to recruit. He's got great physical and mental attributes for a 16 year old and will definitely get some game time this season. Hopefully he opts for Australia and not Italy which is where he was born.
Andrew Harris is off playing youth internationals and of course Dan G gets his ankle broken. Now playing Hoff at left back, Ridenton right back.
Going to have a lot of spots to fill in the next off season. Moss is retiring despite still being great, Topor accepted a contract in the UAE and Boogaard has lost all of his non-existent pace so won't be re-signed. Daniel Margush is my backup GK but he isn't good enough to take Moss' starting gig when he retires so he is likely off as well and I might look at a Fgn import between the sticks. I would like to keep the Hoff for his versatility but he is asking for a doubling of his wage so he can get stuffed.
Have bids out on gypo Buhagiar, Panos Armenakas and Lewis Khoury so hopefully at least one of them joins on. Vargas is going to be well past it come next season so Dimi will move centrally and at least the last two will be an upgrade on Lundy. Gypo though is one of the highest rated players by my scouts, so who knows.
Squad next season is looking to be similar without signings...
New GK
Dan G - Eliopoulos - Jackson - Harris
Cowburn - Ridenton/Uga/Kanta
Petratos - Vargas - Lundy
Keane
Nice!Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
ill post my team for season 4Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
GK Noah James
Rb Johnny K CBs Ryan Mcgowan and Bailey Wright LB Vujica
CMs Uga Bogga and Cowburn/Thurgate
RW Dimi CAM Jack Simmons LW Rene Piscopo/Champness
ST Dylan Weznall Halls
Looking for another RW and ST
You edited Vujica and Uga, didn't you? Maybe JK too. No way those 3 are starting quality. Thurgate too... absolute gash. Cowburn is miles ahead of them all.Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
Nope and Ugar scored 15 goals in the league for me last season. Shocking I know. Their good if you give them game timeQuote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
Also I had issues with Hoff asking for double wages a few times
Uga and Kanta get plenty of game time. Ridenton and Cowburn cover both fullback spots so they aren't always starting in midfield... but even with 13 games, Uga only has 1 goal. Kanta is a bit more prolific (somehow) with 4 in 18.Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
Vargas is leading scorer in season 2 with 11 from 22 games. Keane and Cowburn are equal second with 5 each. Have lost Vargas for a month with an ankle injury and Finley Thorndike went and suffered the same injury 30 minutes after he replaced Vargas on the pitch :(
Some youth product is next in line. Was grooming him to be the Vargas replacement but he's only just turned 17, so he can be the Thorndike back up.
After his little layoff, Vargas has come back and failed to score :(
Keane is up to double figures now and both Lundy and Petratos have chipped in with 5 apiece.
Didn't really have any major squad gaps in the January window so went a bit crazy on all the NPL youth prospects that my scouts rated as 4 star or higher potential. Ended up with a 17yo striker who thinks he is so good that he wouldn't take a youth contract. Thurgate was the unlucky squad cut.
The youth squad is pretty impressive now, finished season 7-0-1 but unfortunately that loss was to the other team who finished 7-0-1 so they went to the GF. Scored 22, conceded 7 in 8 games.
Whilst typing this, Vargas has scored in an unexpected 8-0 thrashing of Jeonbuk in the ACL. What the ****? Uga and Lundy braces, Keane hat trick. Ridenton at right back got 3 assists. :wtf:
Won the league, thrashed Saitama 8-2 in another ACL group game.
The "golden generation" left back has been named NYL player of the year... despite not playing a single NYL game all season. They even used his A-League stats in the award announcement... so maybe it's the in game version of the NAB young footballer award?
https://i.imgur.com/YnrWkmLs.png
He's pretty bloody good for a youth player. The striker bloke is pretty good too but not yet found his scoring boots... though he has scored once ever 79 minutes, so maybe I should give him more time. Keane is one goal every 122, so yeah... maybe a bit over critical!
https://i.imgur.com/afJVhQhs.png
Nope... after the GF (1-0 win over City, GolGen DL to Dimi header), GolGen was named as A-League YPOTY. Moss GKOTY and Moss, Hoff, Jackson, Cowburn, Lundy and Keane in TOTY. Topor, Ugar and Vargas on bench.
One day celebration then flight to South Korea for ACL. Love the scheduling.
Stanny, ever had any issues with weird contract timing? Moss retired so I was in the market for a new GK and there were 3 fantastic looking 22-25 year old Fgn keepers available. The best of the lot agreed to terms but then it rocks up and tells me he is due to join the club on 31st December! It's like the game hasn't even registered the current transfer window and is lumping me with signings in 5 months time :( Can't even sign Australian players, they get the same join date.
All the signings I made before the window opened are fine... Buhagiar has joined and I picked up Tyrese Francoise from Fulham on a free as well... but as it stands, I can't get a GK in and my youth keeper is now starting. Going to see if a Loan gets past this issue.