Walcott United fought and nearly did it.
The team finishes in a respectable 4th place with 69 points, just a point shy of the 3rd-placed team, which won against the league champions Prozna 2-0, the latter fielding a weakened team having already sealed the title.
Glad to say, Walcott United has stayed true to its attacking focus and finishes the season average 3.63 goals per game.
We congratulate both right forwards Robby Doll and Sevki Ghazali for scoring 22 goals apiece to be top scorers for the club, albeit needing to share most of the matches as they fight for the single RF slot.
There are a couple of young players as well. These promoted youth players are all French, as the source of production is led by a French scout.
Speaking of that, I will have to worry about staff contracts come the end of next season. The contracts are expensive, and I will need to decide whether to get new staff members for 3-season periods at undeveloped (thus cheaper) abilities.
For now, the management board is rather satisfied with the solid season of consolidation where finances have not declined and yet the number of players have increased, lending more weight to the team.
The team, as estimated, is set to receive about 360K of end of season bonus for finishing in the top 5.
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alvin88888 6th in F division
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The team congratulates the promoted teams and will seek for an even better season in Season 32. Promotion remains not a priority, with the strengthening of team finances and adding more youth into the first team lineup being first on the priorities for the management.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Singapore wins
Congrats to Singapore national soccer team for winning the tournament in Ho Chi Minh!
We can derive quite some positives from the performances. We do have some strength in depth. Although some of our players are absent as they ply their trade in the Indonesian league, like Noh Alam Shah and Mustafic Fahrudin, I think some other players have stepped up.
Sharil Ishak looks to be a good contender to start, while RB and long-thrower Shaiful Esah may well prove sufficient to dislodge Noh Rahman. I always thought Esah was a better player and the good thing is that he is younger.
Duric, at 39 years of age, still looks dangerous. Having topped the S-League goalscoring charts again he is one of the more definite choices for the 2 matches against Thailand in mid-November. Crucial to win both to get to the Asian Cup.
There are many other contenders though. Noh Alam Shah, Duric, Khairul Amri, Agu Casmir, Masrezwan Masturi, and whoever I missed out. I think Duric should be starting, because he is good with the head and his feet. His partner would best be Noh, since he is speedy to complement Duric. Amri is speedy but has just come back from injury and does not have the experience of Noh. But Amri will be a good choice for winger or impact substitute.
Agu will probably be up as a sub for Duric if Duric is shut out.
Let's hope Singapore will carry this success forward and shut out Thailand's hopes.
We can derive quite some positives from the performances. We do have some strength in depth. Although some of our players are absent as they ply their trade in the Indonesian league, like Noh Alam Shah and Mustafic Fahrudin, I think some other players have stepped up.
Sharil Ishak looks to be a good contender to start, while RB and long-thrower Shaiful Esah may well prove sufficient to dislodge Noh Rahman. I always thought Esah was a better player and the good thing is that he is younger.
Duric, at 39 years of age, still looks dangerous. Having topped the S-League goalscoring charts again he is one of the more definite choices for the 2 matches against Thailand in mid-November. Crucial to win both to get to the Asian Cup.
There are many other contenders though. Noh Alam Shah, Duric, Khairul Amri, Agu Casmir, Masrezwan Masturi, and whoever I missed out. I think Duric should be starting, because he is good with the head and his feet. His partner would best be Noh, since he is speedy to complement Duric. Amri is speedy but has just come back from injury and does not have the experience of Noh. But Amri will be a good choice for winger or impact substitute.
Agu will probably be up as a sub for Duric if Duric is shut out.
Let's hope Singapore will carry this success forward and shut out Thailand's hopes.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Hattrick Update
Though I have not mentioned this game for long, this is always a permanent stay in my game repertoire (forgive me if I use this wrongly).
I have rekindled my passion for the game within today itself, placing 2 ageing midfield stars on the transfer list, and after quite some time of bidding, I managed to pull off 2 purchases that amount to 3.1million dollars. I am hoping the 2 sales will recoup at least 2.5 million for me.
The players I bought are much younger: in the range of 21-23 years. I am training Playmaking now, but have made the uncanny decision to actually play 3-4-3. But I am still doing it because some of my midfield stars are in awful form, while my strikers all deserve to be on the pitch (4 good strikers in my team).
I am currently in 4th position in my series of 8 teams, and the more laxing 1 league game per week will be crucial for me to make more informed decisions, and more time to make better choices in purchases instead of blindly splurging cash.
My aim this season is to finish in 3rd position or better.
I have rekindled my passion for the game within today itself, placing 2 ageing midfield stars on the transfer list, and after quite some time of bidding, I managed to pull off 2 purchases that amount to 3.1million dollars. I am hoping the 2 sales will recoup at least 2.5 million for me.
The players I bought are much younger: in the range of 21-23 years. I am training Playmaking now, but have made the uncanny decision to actually play 3-4-3. But I am still doing it because some of my midfield stars are in awful form, while my strikers all deserve to be on the pitch (4 good strikers in my team).
I am currently in 4th position in my series of 8 teams, and the more laxing 1 league game per week will be crucial for me to make more informed decisions, and more time to make better choices in purchases instead of blindly splurging cash.
My aim this season is to finish in 3rd position or better.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Soccerproject Season 31 Update
With 23 matches played, Walcott United is looking decent, challenging for the top positions. 17 wins of 23 in G division may not be the most pleasing record for the team in its history, having been crowned G-division champions twice before making swift returns by relegation.
However, this is a team in peril having been mildly managed the previous season. The target for the team this season is to consolidate and finish in the top 5, without promotion, so that the team finances can be boosted, as well as for the team spirit to be kept up with good results, as the team requires frequent shuffles.
FC Prozna is looking very strong, with a vast 7 point lead at the top of the table. Their manager must be determined to deliver swift results. As I had predicted at the start of the season (not penned down though), Dynamo Stranska has a stronger team than mine and should do rather well with proper management. Now they are sitting third, a point in front of my team before our crunch match on Monday.
I will put out a strong team, but the team is hampered by the absence of first-choice RM Jeff Cavanagh, always a strong presence in midfield, due to pneumonia. He will be out for 4 days. Whether or not we can win this, I think it is a 50-50 probability.
Moving on to the transfers made during the season, I think it has to some extent stabilised the financial stability. Just like how the real world is starting to move out of recession.
I had sold 2 players, an RF and an RM, for a combined profit of 1 million dollars. Both players are aged around 20-22, rather youthful, but only such players can be sold for some profit. As my team is already rather weak in numbers, I made 2 quick instant purchases for a total of 700K expenditure. Welcome LB Danielson and LF Marek Waga. Although both players are unlikely to be heroic for the team over the long term, they remain essential to boost the numbers.
I have purchased a 21-year-old Dutch CB whose skills have maxed already at 77% overall. This is rather decent, but again not a long-term solution when my first-choice CBs David Jindrisek and Thomas Lenko retire. But he cost quite a bargain at 250K.
I am still at 358K in finances, but a pending sale of a promoted youth player CB Damien Giresse to my friend, who manages the club "____". Not authorized to use his team name yet, but I shall call it SP. The sale would be 150K according to a pact we made, as I was in sympathy of his squad with just 15 players, grossly insufficient and weak finances as well. Unless an offer of 600K or above comes in, which is unlikely. I do think the player I bought is better than this I am selling :D
Moving on, I am happy with the progress of 2 of my youth players, namely CF Matt Idangar and RM Wilson Mathis. I hope they will be good enough to replace my ageing stars.
As a collective note, I apologize for the extended period of inactivity. An announcement will be that I will be expanding the scope of the blog to Singapore sports instead of just soccer! Good news I would say. And, Walcott United will be facing a testing stretch of 3 important games, which could mean the team finish 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th. I am targeting 3rd.
However, this is a team in peril having been mildly managed the previous season. The target for the team this season is to consolidate and finish in the top 5, without promotion, so that the team finances can be boosted, as well as for the team spirit to be kept up with good results, as the team requires frequent shuffles.
FC Prozna is looking very strong, with a vast 7 point lead at the top of the table. Their manager must be determined to deliver swift results. As I had predicted at the start of the season (not penned down though), Dynamo Stranska has a stronger team than mine and should do rather well with proper management. Now they are sitting third, a point in front of my team before our crunch match on Monday.
I will put out a strong team, but the team is hampered by the absence of first-choice RM Jeff Cavanagh, always a strong presence in midfield, due to pneumonia. He will be out for 4 days. Whether or not we can win this, I think it is a 50-50 probability.
Moving on to the transfers made during the season, I think it has to some extent stabilised the financial stability. Just like how the real world is starting to move out of recession.
I had sold 2 players, an RF and an RM, for a combined profit of 1 million dollars. Both players are aged around 20-22, rather youthful, but only such players can be sold for some profit. As my team is already rather weak in numbers, I made 2 quick instant purchases for a total of 700K expenditure. Welcome LB Danielson and LF Marek Waga. Although both players are unlikely to be heroic for the team over the long term, they remain essential to boost the numbers.
I have purchased a 21-year-old Dutch CB whose skills have maxed already at 77% overall. This is rather decent, but again not a long-term solution when my first-choice CBs David Jindrisek and Thomas Lenko retire. But he cost quite a bargain at 250K.
I am still at 358K in finances, but a pending sale of a promoted youth player CB Damien Giresse to my friend, who manages the club "____". Not authorized to use his team name yet, but I shall call it SP. The sale would be 150K according to a pact we made, as I was in sympathy of his squad with just 15 players, grossly insufficient and weak finances as well. Unless an offer of 600K or above comes in, which is unlikely. I do think the player I bought is better than this I am selling :D
Moving on, I am happy with the progress of 2 of my youth players, namely CF Matt Idangar and RM Wilson Mathis. I hope they will be good enough to replace my ageing stars.
As a collective note, I apologize for the extended period of inactivity. An announcement will be that I will be expanding the scope of the blog to Singapore sports instead of just soccer! Good news I would say. And, Walcott United will be facing a testing stretch of 3 important games, which could mean the team finish 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th. I am targeting 3rd.
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