Magus978

Ah...thanks for clearing that up. I was under the assumption that D-League players could be bought at anytime without the player's consent. Hence why I said I'd prefer to see if a human-owned team would sign me and give me enough money to pay for training

Development teams. They offer new players contracts after you finish creating them. I had my new FB get offered deals by 3 D-League teams, rejected'em all because I'd rather have my fate in my own hands and not be open to someone buying me without my consent. I'd rather wait and see if a human-owned team will allow me the time to develop under their watch.

Ellis: I'll see what I can do, but the best thing I can suggest right now is that you find a CPU team to join and build a few levels. I was a level 1 player when I joined the Whalers, so it's not totally out of the question. Probably can't guarantee you too much playing time early on, but surely if I get the okay to offer you a contract, I could guarantee enough money for training expenses.

Fair enough. Well, if you change your mind, I can pull a couple of strings as I'm the owner's best friend That goes for anyone here who plays the game. The Whalers are always looking for depth, and I'll be more than glad to put in a good word

I could offer you a contract as one of the GM's of the Tokyo Whalers in SE Asia Pro. We're always looking for players to fill spots. You probably won't be a starter, but I can make sure you're paid pretty well. I myself am level 19 right now, but the team is very disappointing this season at 5-9. I do believe we have the pieces to make a run at serious postseason football next season though. I'll talk to the team owner when I get a chance and see if he wants me to throw a contract your way. He's actually a bit similar to my LB. http://goallineblitz.com/game/team.pl?team_id=422 That's the team. http://goallineblitz.com/game/player.pl?player_id=81258 That's my LB.

I bought the Diamond Edition with all the premium expansions for like $20 a few months ago at GameStop. Runs pretty damn well on my piece of shit PC. Pretty fun too if you like the genre. Not sure about the online part though, though I would love to try it once I get settled again in my new place (I'll probably get around to re-installing it, that is if I didn't lose the CD-key if there was one. Otherwise I'm fucked.)

No way. Pens may be cruel but they add so much drama to a game. You're right about the drama part. It does make sense to keep with the penalty shootout, I just kinda' threw it up as a base for future discussion

Congratulations to Manchester United. Heartbreaking for Chelsea. I don't know what you guys would think of it, but maybe as a future rule change (not sure if it was discussed many a time), would UEFA ever consider using the Golden Goal rule after 30 mins of Extra Time? Typical American logic, no? Congrats again to Manchester United

Finally caved and sold Steve Simonsen to Arsenal. Got 6.75 mil (US) for him. Then went and bought Scott Flinders from Crystal Palace for $1,500,000. Back in 2nd place in the Championship, and I'm hoping to finish up the season tonight.

Yeah, I'm mid-way into the season now and I'm getting hit with injuries. I had Liam Lawrence, Richard Cresswell, and Andy Griffin go down for more than 2 weeks...doesn't help me that I've pretty much overused Rory Delap, Salif Diao, and Dominic Matteo. I've had to rotate them out and put in lesser personnel. When all those players are not playing, we usually lose Moved up to 2nd in the standings, but leaders Burnley have like 3 games in hand.

Parkin's still at Stoke in this update (February 2008). Thank god he's still here...also, I have acquired Kasey Keller in a loan deal from Fulham, and he's done pretty good so far. Except for giving up 3 goals against Derby in a 3-2 loss...he's been lights out in two games so far in the league. I'm gonna have to try and sign this guy full time if we can get more money into the club. EDIT: Er, on second thought...maybe as a coach Steve Simonsen > Kasey Keller

An update on my Stoke game... We're 4th in the Championship! I don't know how the hell we did it, but it has something to do with some Romanian forward I got for cheap and Jonathan Parkin. Glenn Whelan leading the team in goals, and Salif Diao/Dominic Matteo not being total garbage help too Also: Russell Hoult is the most worthless pile of trash to ever put on a jersey. He did the unthinkable, and gave up 3 goals to SCUNTHORPE UNITED. You don't do that and expect to get promoted. Needless to say, I sent his worthless ass to the reserves. As for the site...here you go. Clicky! Now! Do it dammit

Nobody wants these bums. Maybe I can con some French team to take Vincent Pericard for 1.8 mil. Ugh, this is gonna be a tougher task than I thought. I'm used to cheating with other programs to give me money...don't plan on cheating this time around

I found a place that still has CM 01/02 being updated. It's another forum, so I don't know if I should link it here without violating some sort of advertising rule. Its latest update is February 2008 if you're interested EDIT: Started a new game with Stoke City (using February update). 1.1 mil for transfers? Yeah, nice job board...how the hell am I supposed to be competitive for promotion with that?

CM4 was awful. Why did I buy it CM 01/02 was the best. I may boot that up later tonight.

Played a little more Diablo II earlier, and I plan on at least a 2 hour session later tonight. Gotta get my barbarian up a few levels before I bother starting any of the quests on Nightmare

I'm in the Southeast Asia Leagues with the Tokyo Whalers. Any team with me on it is doomed to fail, and staying with that tradition, we missed the playoffs.

I signed up...currently on the waiting list though.

For me, it's also about the upsets. I call it the Larranaga effect (Jim Larranaga coached George Mason to the Final Four in 2006). Even with all the huge favorites, there is ALWAYS a mid-major or a low-major that catches the attention of the nation, and seemingly for the duration of the tournament, becomes America's Team. I also love the fact that the tournament has become so accessible, with all the games being online now via March Madness on Demand. That way, if we have a vested interest in one game, but that game is not on TV, you can hop online and watch. It's the greatest two weeks in sports, IMO. I enjoy being able to watch 15-30 games each tournament year. If you need more reasons as to why I feel that this is the ultimate basketball experience, you know where to find me

I always like the underdog stories...so for that reason, I want to see Gretna beat this. Survive this rough patch, sell off any remaining players, and pretty much start over. I don't know if Raydale Park meets the Division 1 requirements, if any...because I know they had to move to Fir Park (Motherwell) to play their SPL games this season. Just a case of a team growing too fast, too soon. IMO, they can beat this...if they can make it to the end of the season and get the money that goes with being in the SPL, that could go a long way in their long term survival in the Scottish Football League

I got Scarface: The World is Yours on eBay (I consider it the world's bargain bin ) for like $10 + the strategy guide, which I really didn't need, but makes for decent bathroom reading material The game itself, is great. Controls take a mission or two to get used to, but after that, it's good. Always love taking the Enforcer out for a spin and start shooting random people

If I may be so blunt... Fuck Jack Thompson. He's a fucking quack who ought to shut the fuck up for once. Is he so pathetic as to blame EVERYTHING on video games? I strongly suggest that he try to find something else to do with his remaining years, because he's sounding like a complete waste of a human being. Thompson: I STUBBED MY TOE! IT'S ALL GUITAR HERO'S FAULT!

I just saw it...wow, extremely horrifying. I'm glad Richard Zednik is going to be okay, but that had to be gruesome to people who were in attendance. I too am shocked that this doesn't happen more often, but at the same time I'm happy that it's a rare occurance. I hate to imagine the pain Zednik was in skating off the ice.

This 13-9 loss could very well be the worst moment in West Virginia football history. Tough pill to swallow for the Mountaineers, but they brought it on themselves with all the turnovers. BCS? More like BC-Mess! Yeah, I know that sucked, but I've spent all day in bed sick, sue me

Nice defense, Nebraska... Taking bets now on how fast Bill Callahan gets fired for this debacle #8 Kansas 76, Nebraska 39