Season 30 Week 22 processing...

Welcome to week 22 how time flies.

Orders received from ManCity, AstonVilla, Chelsea, Plymouth, Watford, Charlton, RealMadrid, Barcelona and Schalke so far.

I've had quite a few order sheets back now and as you've noticed when printed they don't fit on a page, I forgot I was using double line spacing for the printed order sheets, so I've made a few changes for this week and the order sheets should now fit on one page, they are slightly longer and slightly narrower and if you copy and paste them to a separate notepad file then change the font to consolas 11 point or courier new 11 point they should print onto one page, although with single line spacing you do have to be quite neat when filling them in.

All sent Paul - do let me know if not received or any issues.

And so comes the finale of the season...

Watford;

Nothing short of a phenomenal season in English football for Watford, Back to back trebles (One true treble).  Over the last couple of seasons’, I have tried to take an already sublime team and take them to the next level, which was fulling the trophy cabinet which the players deserved and have enjoyed much success. However, some of the players have decided to move on and find new challenges, gain more first team football or allow the next Generation of players to come make their mark at Watford. The manager has always believed if your good enough, your old enough to play... So, while Sterling has made his way to Watford to displace the mercurial Gareth Bale, a new arrival this week signal's the end of Eriksen's time but will move too Genk and hopefully enjoy just as much success! "Having played at Watford for nearly 3 years, I have managed to win every trophy... And while I’m still in my prime I’d like to go try another league. The opportunity to play alongside Neymar and Griezmann was an opportunity I couldn't refuse."
As for the league game... the fans and players have been reminded even though the title is wrapped up... Can't be giving bragging rights to Charlton! A Debut for Sterling Infront of the home fans this week to keep the attendances high, however might only get 45 minutes while still adjusting from life in Germany.

Genk;

A final game to PSV away from home, will the home side try to take revenge for last week's defeat in the cup final? Or can the Galatico's make it an entire season unbeaten.... Which would be a great achievement. Club is looking forward to the re-structure of the league. And will be interesting to see which teams will challenge Genk next season... Brudges... Anderlecht??? The playing Squad is just about locked down for next season, with Eriksen being brought in to replace the still developing Bailey who will look to challenge for the Wide LH/RH positions and deputise should needed.
A couple of departures required to reduce the overall Squad size and help clear the deadwood to make space for the next wave of new recruits, Genk have prided themselves on their extensive scouting network and bringing in the next "wonderkid" and starting to make themselves sustainable and able to hold onto their Superstar's.


Botafogo;

Another stellar season, this one comes as the most surprising. With the team looking to challenge and maybe have a good Cup run. Lead by Hulk and Ascacibar in the centre of the pitch managed to cause teams all over South America problems and came away with the Copa Libertadores and Brazilian Cup, which delighted the chairman and fellow board members... which led to the Manager sitting down with the Chairman and discussing finances for next season, Infrastructure or New Signings... the conversations went on for hours with pros and cons lined up for both. In the end... it was decided to smash the current transfer record of 30,000,000!! To bring in a player with enough Calibre to lead the squad on to great things..... watch this space!! Infrastructure has been planned out and planning permission being denied for the original stadium expansion, with the counsel citing "the current stadium isn't up to regulation standards and repairs are required to ensure that any future expansions are safe to do so, we will survey the grounds again and give our findings once repairs are carried out"
As for the league, well..... The biggest problem at Botafogo has been the squad depth with so many games to play over the final stretch of the season, Botafogo lost their place at the top of the table, however the manager hasn't given up hope! He still believes his squad has what it takes too be crowned champions of brazil! Will the Sao Paulo team become 'complacent'... Will Corinthians be 'fired up' against the new leaders... Or can the Botafogo manager 'Inspire' his team to greatness.... He has been pacing his office all week thinking of the right thing to say too the team prior to kick-off.....

 

**Gather lads, turns music off**.. All we can do is go out and win the game in front of us.. So, go out there and show the fans why you deserve to be Champions!!

Give it your all, Leave everything on the pitch today! It's not over….. until it’s over!   

**Manager pulls Ascacibar to the side, Go lead your side to Glory...

**Gives cheeky bum tap and sends him out the door**

Love that Phil!!!

The reset is underway...

The reset is finished and the data entry is underway, plenty to do again this week...

Paul Hemmings wrote:

The reset is finished and the data entry is underway, plenty to do again this week...

Keep the faith Paul

Paul Hemmings wrote:

The reset is finished and the data entry is underway, plenty to do again this week...

I’m blaming Ben again ....... easy target.

To be fair, I may be causing a little extra work this week....

Tom@Charlton wrote:

To be fair, I may be causing a little extra work this week....

18 news and 12 reviews??  Still blaming Ben.

Rob@Barcelona wrote:

Tom@Charlton wrote:

To be fair, I may be causing a little extra work this week....

18 news and 12 reviews??  Still blaming Ben.

Only 12 reviews...... 

Must be my fault, think was atleast 22 reviews 

Phil@Watford wrote:

Rob@Barcelona wrote:

Tom@Charlton wrote:

To be fair, I may be causing a little extra work this week....

18 news and 12 reviews??  Still blaming Ben.

Only 12 reviews...... 

Must be my fault, think was atleast 22 reviews 

30 dealings and 22 of them were reviews??

Tom@Charlton wrote:

Phil@Watford wrote:

Rob@Barcelona wrote:

Tom@Charlton wrote:

To be fair, I may be causing a little extra work this week....

18 news and 12 reviews??  Still blaming Ben.

Only 12 reviews...... 

Must be my fault, think was atleast 22 reviews 

30 dealings and 22 of them were reviews??

Tom, to be fair Phil was saying the rest were new signings and this week was even bigger than last week. And he signed Sterling last week.

Tom@Charlton wrote:

Phil@Watford wrote:

Rob@Barcelona wrote:

Tom@Charlton wrote:

To be fair, I may be causing a little extra work this week....

18 news and 12 reviews??  Still blaming Ben.

Only 12 reviews...... 

Must be my fault, think was atleast 22 reviews 

30 dealings and 22 of them were reviews??

I jest, 9 reviews and 3 news haha...

But the big deal at Botafogo is true!

Rob@Barcelona wrote:

Tom@Charlton wrote:

Phil@Watford wrote:

Rob@Barcelona wrote:

Tom@Charlton wrote:

To be fair, I may be causing a little extra work this week....

18 news and 12 reviews??  Still blaming Ben.

Only 12 reviews...... 

Must be my fault, think was atleast 22 reviews 

30 dealings and 22 of them were reviews??

Tom, to be fair Phil was saying the rest were new signings and this week was even bigger than last week. And he signed Sterling last week.

I heard some rumours as well - think he is preparing for his move to the French league at some point....

I think he should get a handicap on each player for that many

I thought we had a limit on reviews/news each week?

Obviously not....

Tom@Charlton wrote:

I thought we had a limit on reviews/news each week?

Obviously not....

What was the limit? I didn't know/forgot this.

Rob@Barcelona wrote:

Tom@Charlton wrote:

I thought we had a limit on reviews/news each week?

Obviously not....

What was the limit? I didn't know/forgot this.

Nor me - I think its a bit of a unique situation the last few weeks of the season as people prepare for the new season...

It was a while ago it was mentioned. Pretty sure it was 2 reviews a turn max to avoid unnecessary delays and loads of input for Paul

Seems Paul isn’t too bothered atm though so that must not be the case anymore. Good to know.....

I've done none this week so washing my hands on this one. But I feel 2 reviews a week is a fair maximum because I guess these take most time.

I guess others weren't aware of this if I wasn't so makes sense if it's something we implement going forward.

It’s completely up to Paul, if he is happy inputting them all then fill your boots I guess.

Might be that during the bulk of the season we limit it with a few weeks at the end of the season/pre-season when the bulk of this could take place - bit like deadline day?

The beauty of this game for me is certainly the interactions with what is going on in real life as well, and adding new players. I am more than grateful for all the effort Paul puts in to updating the database here!

Ben@Plymouth wrote:

Might be that during the bulk of the season we limit it with a few weeks at the end of the season/pre-season when the bulk of this could take place - bit like deadline day?

The beauty of this game for me is certainly the interactions with what is going on in real life as well, and adding new players. I am more than grateful for all the effort Paul puts in to updating the database here!

How I currently do it, I rarely do a review during the season. Unless a player is having a stellar season or makes there international debut.