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That reminds me actually, Chris Smalling is now angry at me for not allowing him to talk to Southampton (I actually declared a value of 1million for him being as he is my first choice CB and they rejected it). Roy O'Donovan is worried about competition for places (after my previous binge of MF buying) and Ronan Murray is worried about not getting first team football, but he's on loan. I feel I may have to let some more people go at the end of the season.

15 games in to the season (this custom Irish league has only 26 games in the League of Ireland Premier League season) and with 11 games to go we're unbeaten in the league all season. After getting through 5-2 on aggregate against Maribor (winning 5-0 at home and losing 2-0 away) in the second round of qualifiers for the CL we're in round three facing Maccabi Haifa. We're at least guaranteed to play in the Europa League first round it seems as a result (the Champions League qualifiers are more complex than I remember them being).

Conversely, Cole is probably a better midfielder than Gerrard. What they've lacked since losing Alonso is a player who can transition defense from attack. Masch and Lucas aren't that. Aquilani was bought for that. Gerrard, won't do that because Gerrard is a moany git when played 'out of position'. Cole, I dunno, probably can do that. But I don't know him as well as I know other Liverpool players tbh.

I would also like to build a new stadium, Claremount Stadium where Parkvilla play is only 2000 capacity our attendances are creeping up so maybe eventually we will. Although in the Irish league you're just as likely to attract 2000 for one game and 500 for the next I've only ever had one stadium move ever in my time playing FM when I was Miami FC manager on FM07 and I left just before that one completed.

My mid-season tranfers have been fun: In: Jay Tabb (free, Fulham) Rory Delap (free, Stoke) John-Joe O'Toole (free, Watford) Rudimer (2.8 million from Internacional) Bradley Wright-Phillips (unattached) Out: Joeseph Ndo Steve Finnan Aiden O'Keefee Brian Kearney Craig Sives Soon to be out: Rafael Cretaro Callum Davinport Somehow I have sold defenders and bought shitloads of midfielders when I went out looking for a new keeper

When I read the BBC news article on that I did almost literally do a head-desk type action. It was going to be hard to keep Masch since he's wanted to leave for ages but now after Rafa built up a team with some top quality players we're now going back to Houllier-esque levels of mediocrity only this time it's going to be mediocre English players not French ones.

We let him go but don't worry lads we're keeping Jonjo Shelvey!

Alberto Aquilani may be loaned out...

I signed a pretty neat little Belorussian who has played really well since he signed for 55k. Cillian Sheridan wants to leave, and I've sold Steve Finnan because I don't want to have to pay both him and Daryl Murphy loads plus Finnan is old and I find him slow and annoying. Also in a hilarious turn I keep getting linked with EVERY JOB EVER. Even Real Madrid.

Well if Spurs started actually playing they could get a goal but they've been shit.

Looking at the stats you posted Hammy, things are going to form.

There seem to be Twitter rumblings about Edgar Davids going to Crystal Palace.

Liverpool have apparently sealed the Brad Jones deal. I'm assuming he'll be third choice behind Cavelieri.

Once Giggs is done I will be able to afford him the fondness I view Schmeichel, Cantona, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ... and Jordi Cryuff.. But only once he retires, thems the rules.

It is? I actually don't think I've ever seen it happening. Then again there are a few things in FM that I've heard of but never seen in game while I've been playing.

After asking a question about Spurs and CL seedings etc and stok linking to the UEFA coefficient table it got me into thinking. It would seem plausible to me that the dynamic leagues function in this years FM would mean that it would be possible for coefficients (which are in the game aren't they?) to go up with clubs performing better in Europe which might mean that leagues could gain and lose European places?

Should Spurs get into the group stages, they aren't going to be seeded are they? Being that it is their first time in the competition.

Why do I get the feeling this is the farewell season for Giggs and Scholes by how the commentary last night praised them both so much? Also why do I get the feeling that Man Utd will suffer the loss of these two guys in their mid 30s because they tend to drive the team on when they play.

Or Kleberson or Djemba-Djemba, there are probably a few more.

Not an awful game. Arsenal probably deserved the draw Reina was quite unlucky with the OG. Sky showed Christian Paulsen in the stands, all I could think was "wow, he ain't pretty".