Just for ease of access (as suggested by Ian)
December 6, 2009
October 29, 2009
July 22, 2009
Stadiums
Way back in Season 9 I compaired the stadium size of the top 100 clubs in Manta. I had some spare time so I thought I would do it again to see what a difference 6 seasons makes.
Season 15 stadium size
20000 - 2 (Botev Plovdiv, Chaos Shumen)
18800 - 2 (Easyfit Walsall, Kif Villans)
13800 - 2 (High Plains Drifters, Eagle Eyes AFC)
11800 - 1 (Kingriver)
10300 - 7 (Inter Milager, Hornets, Scopio FC*, Noodle FC, Park Rangers, Bulletboys, Liverpool City)
8500 - 1 (Howick United)
6800 - 30 clubs
6350 - 23 clubs
5900 - 18 clubs
5450 - 11 clubs
5000 - 3 (Stonetown, Ghosts AFC, Manchester11)
*Stadium currently under expansion
The top 100 have added an extra 292 corner expansions (450 seats), 20 end expansions (3500 seats) and 5 side expansions (5000 seats). Botev Plovdiv and Chaos Shumen are the only clubs to have started expanding the second teir, totalling 2 second teir corner expansions (1200 seats). All together the top 100 have spent a total of 404,600,000, or approx. 400m to their stadia. Only 3 clubs in the top 100 are yet to expand their stadium.
Season 9 stadium size
13800 - 2 (Botev Plovdiv, Rex Mundi)
10300 - 6 (Kif Villans, Noodle FC*, Hornets, Easyfit Walsall, Roker Park Rangers*, Scudders)
9850 - 2 (Chaos Shumen*, High Plains Drifters)
9400 - 1 (Channel Four News)
8500 - 1 (Howick United)
6800 - 18 clubs
6350 - 18 clubs
5900 - 14 clubs
5450 - 24 clubs
5000 - 14 clubs
*Stadium currently under expansion
The top 100 clubs have added an extra 210 corner expansions (450 seats) and 14 end expansions (3500 seats), spending a total of 251,125,000 or approx. 250m to their stadia. So far no-one has gone for the big 5000 seat expansion.
June 19, 2009
March 8, 2009
February 19, 2009
Unexpected update
For the first time in my history as IAG manager we have an update in 7 pm GMT. What the heck ???
I have to say that I'm a little bit disappointed with it because I haven't set my team for tomorrow and some additional tasks which should be done. And in best case scenario IAG will be back in 9 PM which is actually a little bit late here in Bulgaria. Hope I catch it otherwise pleasant will be lucky :)
February 2, 2009
Chaos Challenge Fixtures
And here's the fixture list:
| Round 1 – 05.02.09 (Thursday) | ||
| Botev Plovdiv | 3 - 1 | Scopio FC |
| Chaos Shumen | 2 - 1 | Plaistow Allstars |
| High Plains Drifters | 2 - 0 | Volvo United |
| Liverpool City | 1 - 2 | Killamarsh FC |
| Round 2 – 06.02.09 (Friday) | ||
| Plaistow Allstars | 0 - 2 | Botev Plovdiv |
| Volvo United | 1 - 1 | Chaos Shumen |
| Bulletboys | 0 - 2 | High Plains Drifters |
| Scopio FC | 1 - 2 | Liverpool City |
| Round 3 – 07.02.09 (Saturday) | ||
| Botev Plovdiv | 2 - 1 | Volvo United |
| Chaos Shumen | 3 - 0 | Bulletboys |
| High Plains Drifters | 2 - 1 | Killamarsh FC |
| Plaistow Allstars | 2 - 1 | Scopio FC |
| Round 4 – 08.02.09 (Sunday) | ||
| Bulletboys | 0 - 3 | Botev Plovdiv |
| Killamarsh FC | 1 - 3 | Chaos Shumen |
| Liverpool City | 2 - 2 | High Plains Drifters |
| Volvo United | 1 - 1 | Plaistow Allstars |
| Round 5 – 09.02.09 (Monday) | ||
| Botev Plovdiv | 2 - 2 | Killamarsh FC |
| Chaos Shumen | 2 - 0 | Liverpool City |
| Plaistow Allstars | 4 - 0 | Bulletboys |
| Volvo United | 1 - 1 | Scopio FC |
| Round 6 – 10.02.09 (Tuesday) | ||
| Liverpool City | 1 - 3 | Botev Plovdiv |
| Bulletboys | 1 - 0 | Volvo United |
| Scopio FC | 1 - 4 | High Plains Drifters |
| Killamarsh FC | 2 - 0 | Plaistow Allstars |
| Round 7 – 15.02.09 (Sunday) | ||
| Bulletboys | 3 - 0 | Scopio FC |
| Chaos Shumen | 3 - 1 | High Plains Drifters |
| Plaistow Allstars | 2 - 2 | Liverpool City |
| Volvo United | 1 - 1 | Killamarsh FC |
| Round 8 – 16.02.09 (Monday) | ||
| High Plains Drifters | 2 - 1 | Botev Plovdiv |
| Scopio FC | 0 - 2 | Chaos Shumen |
| Killamarsh FC | 2 - 1 | Bulletboys |
| Liverpool City | 1 - 1 | Volvo United |
| Round 9 – 17.02.09 (Tuesday) | ||
| Botev Plovdiv | 2 - 0 | Chaos Shumen |
| Plaistow Allstars | 1 - 3 | High Plains Drifters |
| Killamarsh FC | 2 - 0 | Scopio FC |
| Bulletboys | 2 - 1 | Liverpool City |
| Round 10 – 19.02.09 (Thursday) | ||
| Scopio FC | 1 - 2 | Botev Plovdiv |
| Plaistow Allstars | 0 - 1 | Chaos Shumen |
| Volvo United | 1 - 2 | High Plains Drifters |
| Killamarsh FC | 2 - 2 | Liverpool City |
| Round 11 – 20.02.09 (Friday) | ||
| Botev Plovdiv | 4 - 0 | Plaistow Allstars |
| Chaos Shumen | 2 - 2 | Volvo United |
| High Plains Drifters | 1 - 0 | Bulletboys |
| Liverpool City | 3 - 1 | Scopio FC |
| Round 12 – 21.02.09 (Saturday) | ||
| Volvo United | 1 - 1 | Botev Plovdiv |
| Bulletboys | 0 - 2 | Chaos Shumen |
| Killamarsh FC | 2 - 1 | High Plains Drifters |
| Scopio FC | 3 - 1 | Plaistow Allstars |
| Round 13 – 22.02.09 (Sunday) | ||
| Botev Plovdiv | 4 - 0 | Bulletboys |
| Chaos Shumen | 3 - 0 | Killamarsh FC |
| High Plains Drifters | 3 - 2 | Liverpool City |
| Plaistow Allstars | 1 - 2 | Volvo United |
| Round 14 – 23.02.09 (Monday) | ||
| Killamarsh FC | 2 - 2 | Botev Plovdiv |
| Liverpool City | 1 - 2 | Chaos Shumen |
| Bulletboys | 0 - 2 | Plaistow Allstars |
| Scopio FC | 1 - 3 | Volvo United |
| Round 15 – 24.02.09 (Tuesday) | ||
| Botev Plovdiv | 2 - 0 | Liverpool City |
| Volvo United | 3 - 3 | Bulletboys |
| High Plains Drifters | 2 - 1 | Scopio FC |
| Plaistow Allstars | 1 - 2 | Killamarsh FC |
| Round 16 – 26.02.09 (Thursday) | ||
| Scopio FC | 2 - 2 | Bulletboys |
| High Plains Drifters | 1 - 1 | Chaos Shumen |
| Liverpool City | 2 - 0 | Plaistow Allstars |
| Killamarsh FC | 1 - 1 | Volvo United |
| Round 17 – 27.02.09 (Friday) | ||
| Botev Plovdiv | 2 - 1 | High Plains Drifters |
| Chaos Shumen | 3 - 1 | Scopio FC |
| Bulletboys | 2 - 1 | Killamarsh FC |
| Volvo United | 1 - 1 | Liverpool City |
| Round 18 – 28.02.09 (Saturday) | ||
| Chaos Shumen | 2 - 1 | Botev Plovdiv |
| High Plains Drifters | 2 - 0 | Plaistow Allstars |
| Scopio FC | 1 - 1 | Killamarsh FC |
| Liverpool City | 2 - 1 | Bulletboys |
The Chaos Challenge
The newest and, as I like to think, most original tournament on IAG yet! To top the table after all matches have been played does have it's benefits, but the Chaos Challenge isn't about that - it's about how much you can do until that moment. There is a list of achievements a team can complete during the 18 rounds of home and away matches and in the end it's how many of those you've accumulated that matters.
The Format
It's a group of 10 teams with a home and away fixture between every one of them, resulting in a total of 18 games.
The Achievement Lists
I say lists, because the whole list is divided into two parts - major and minor achievements. Both carry the same weight in the final overall sum, but in case of an equal number by two or more teams, it's the one with the more major ones that gets placed higher. If that doesn't separate the teams, then they will be considered having performed equally and will share the same spot.
Major Achievements:
- Top Of The Table - Most points after all games have been played (multiple
players winning this is possible)
- Effective Football - Points per game > 2
- Attacking Football - Goals Scored Per Game >= 1.5
- Defensive Football - Goals Conceded Per Game less than 1
- Giantkiller - Be the only team to beat another club ranked higher on points after all games have been played
- Home Fortress - Have no losses at home
- Flawless Traveler - Have no losses away
- All Or Nothing - Have no draws
- Young Future - Field a team with an average age lower than 23
- Iron Team- Have at least 6 players who have participated in every single minute
of the challenge
- One-man Show - Field a player who is at least 15 points higher rated
than any other player from the team selection during a whole game
- Top Scorer - Have the player with the most goals (multiple players
winning this is possible)
Minor Achievements
- Golden Substitution - Have a Half-time or 70th minute sub score a goal
- Hattrick Hero - Player getting a hattrick
- Attack Is The Best Defense - Have a defender who has scored a goal
- Heroic Keeper - Have a 7 or more match rated goalkeeper
- Playmaker - Have a midfielder with at least 1 goal and at least
1 assist in the same game
- Finishing Touch - 90+ minute goal
- Fairplay - Finish with less than 1 yellow card per game and no more than 1 red
- Half-time Reversal - Win game after losing on half-time
- MVP - Have player with most Man of the Match votes after
all games have been played (if more than two players are tied, the achievement
won’t be awarded)
- Youth Star - Have a player aged 20 or lower have the highest match
rating from the team
- Veteran Star - Have a player aged 33 or higher have the highest match
rating from the team
- Top Assistant - Have the player with the most assists (multiple players
winning this is possible)
Determining the Winner
After all the games have been played, the teams will be ordered by number of achievements and the one with the most will be declared winner of the challenge. As was mentioned, in case of a tie, the one with the more major achievements will be given a higher spot. If those are also tied, then the teams will share the same final position.
Team Table
This is the table of the participating teams. It will be updated after every match day.
| Team | Played | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | Points |
| Chaos Shumen | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 20 | 39 |
| Botev Plovdiv | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 36 |
| High Plains Drifters | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 35 |
| Killamarsh FC | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 24 |
| Liverpool City | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 17 |
| Volvo United | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 16 |
| Bulletboys | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 32 | -17 | 14 |
| Plaistow Allstars | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 29 | -13 | 11 |
| Scopio FC | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 36 | -20 | 6 |
Completed Achievements
Here will be the list with teams and the achievements they have completed. Note that more than half of these are ones that can only be determined after all the games have been played and thus will not be listed even if they are temporarily achieved. Once half the competition has been played, I might add them in red indicating that they will not be officially completed until all games have been played.
Botev Plovdiv: Finishing Touch, Golden Substitution, Veteran Star, Playmaker, Young Future, Hattrick Hero, Effective Football, Attacking Football, Defensive Football, Home Fortress, MVP
Chaos Shumen: Golden Substitution, Finishing Touch, One-man Show, Young Future, Attack is the Best Defense, Youth Star, Half-time Reversal, Top Of The Table, Effective Football, Attacking Football, Defensive Football, Home Fortress, Top Assistant
High Plains Drifters: One-man Show, Finishing Touch, Attack is the Best Defense, Playmaker, Golden Substitution, Effective Football, Attacking Football, Home Fortress
Liverpool City: Veteran Star, Playmaker, One-man Show, Golden Substitution, Finishing Touch
Killamarsh FC: Youth Star, Playmaker, Finishing Touch, Attacking Football, MVP*, Top Scorer
Bulletboys: Hattrick Hero, Playmaker
Volvo United: Young Future, Youth Star, Golden Substitution, Playmaker, Finishing Touch
Plaistow Allstars: Finishing Touch, Veteran Star
Scopio FC: Youth Star, Golden Substitution, Young Future, Veteran Star, One-man Show, Attack is the Best Defense, Finishing Touch, Playmaker
| Team | Confirmed | Temp | Total |
| Botev Plovdiv | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Chaos Shumen | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| High Plains Drifters | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Liverpool City | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Killamarsh FC | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Bulletboys | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Volvo United | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Plaistow Allstars | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Scopio FC | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Confirmed - Completed achievements, as listed in blue before the table
Temp - Temporary achievements, as listed in red before the table. Note however, that these will only be confirmed after all the games have been played if the requirements are still met. Also, these are harder to constantly update, so there might be some delays in changing them.
Fixtures
I will add the fixtures in a different post so as not to make this one too big :)
October 14, 2008
Runaround................Now!
Grezz once said "if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen", and at game 16 of season 10, that's exactly what he did. Yes, Grezz made the backward leap from the Manta Premiership to Manta Division 8 to take on a new challenge with a team that was lying in 19th position. He renamed his new charges 'Ex Mundi' and set about climbing up the table. The club finished season 10 in 4th place winning every game under Grezz's management. A fantastic achievement.
He was followed soon after at game 22 by Rocketman, who left his post at Chelski of the Eros Premiership. Rocketman took over Ghosts AFC who finished a respectable 8th position.
I, Webby, joined the Division 8 challenge at the end of season 10 after taking Lancaster Bombers to 12th position in the Manta Premiership following many seasons of relegation battles. I renamed my new club, who finished 19th in season 10, Ancestral Bombers as a respectful nod to my previous club. I'm happy to say that Ancestral Bombers were the first team to beat Grezz's Ex Mundi in game 2 of this season, winning 2-1 at home.
It's an interesting new challenge here in division 8, and the manager hopping doesn't end yet. JamieHutber, former manager of Manta Championship outfit Bulletboys, decided to turn down the opportunity of managing in the Premiership (they won the Championship) to take on new foes down here in division 8. Jamie is now managing Bowen FC.
Funnily enough, as I write this, at game 10, you could cover the four of us with a blanket, we're that close, and I don't mean in some homo-erotic way. Take a look at this screenshot:
Anyone else want to join the adventure?
He was followed soon after at game 22 by Rocketman, who left his post at Chelski of the Eros Premiership. Rocketman took over Ghosts AFC who finished a respectable 8th position.
I, Webby, joined the Division 8 challenge at the end of season 10 after taking Lancaster Bombers to 12th position in the Manta Premiership following many seasons of relegation battles. I renamed my new club, who finished 19th in season 10, Ancestral Bombers as a respectful nod to my previous club. I'm happy to say that Ancestral Bombers were the first team to beat Grezz's Ex Mundi in game 2 of this season, winning 2-1 at home.
It's an interesting new challenge here in division 8, and the manager hopping doesn't end yet. JamieHutber, former manager of Manta Championship outfit Bulletboys, decided to turn down the opportunity of managing in the Premiership (they won the Championship) to take on new foes down here in division 8. Jamie is now managing Bowen FC.
Funnily enough, as I write this, at game 10, you could cover the four of us with a blanket, we're that close, and I don't mean in some homo-erotic way. Take a look at this screenshot:
Anyone else want to join the adventure?
October 7, 2008
Manager Nationalities in Manta
I've merged the England into the UK numbers, so don't be surprised if you don't see it :)
| Country | Prem | Champ | Div 1 | Div 2 | Div 3 | Div 4 | Div 5 | Div 6 | Div 7 | Div 8 | Total |
| UK | 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 102 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| Croatia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||
| USA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Belgium | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Finland | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Romania | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Singapore | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| France | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| France, Metropolitan | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| India | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Macedonia | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Marocco | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Norway | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Phillipines | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Russia | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Vacant | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 53 |
September 4, 2008
August 20, 2008
How many...
While I was working on a lazy wednesday afternoon a friend of mine shared something with me and I decided to post it in here.
So let's see how many five year olds could you take in a fight...
My score is 23 and I'm proud of it. Go get them tigers...
23
August 6, 2008
Manta Friendly Tournament
Tournament format:
- Two groups of 4 teams playing home and away fixtures
- Top 2 from each group play in a direct elimination, single-fixture phase with lower ranked teams given home advantage, while the ones finishing 3rd and 4th play in a another tournament with the same rules. There will be 3rd-4th and 7th-8th place games. Every fixture in this phase will be arranged until penalties
Groups:
| Group A | ||||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | Points |
| Botev Plovdiv | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Liverpool City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 8 |
| Inter Milager | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Tomson Ramblers | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 3 |
| Group B | ||||||||
| Team | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD | Points |
| Volvo United | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| Chaos Shumen | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| Killamarsh FC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Burnthouse | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | -19 | 0 |
Fixtures:
| Group Fixtures | ||||
| Round 1 – 09.08.08 | ||||
| Botev Plovdiv | 2 | v | 1 | Inter Milager |
| Tomson Ramblers | 1 | v | 2 | Liverpool City |
| Chaos Shumen | 1 | v | 0 | Killamarsh FC |
| Burnthouse | 0 | v | 3 | Volvo United |
| Round 2 –10.08.08 | ||||
| Liverpool City | 1 | v | 1 | Inter Milager |
| Tomson Ramblers | 2 | v | 2 | Botev Plovdiv |
| Volvo United | 1 | v | 0 | Killamarsh FC |
| Burnthouse | 0 | v | 4 | Chaos Shumen |
| Round 3 – 11.08.08 | ||||
| Liverpool City | 1 | v | 2 | Botev Plovdiv |
| Inter Milager | 1 | v | 1 | Tomson Ramblers |
| Volvo United | 3 | v | 1 | Chaos Shumen |
| Killamarsh FC | 3 | v | 0 | Burnthouse |
| Round 4 – 12.08.08 | ||||
| Botev Plovdiv | 3 | v | 1 | Liverpool City |
| Tomson Ramblers | 1 | v | 1 | Inter Milager |
| Chaos Shumen | 1 | v | 2 | Volvo United |
| Burnthouse | 0 | v | 3 | Killamarsh FC |
| Round 5 – 14.08.08 | ||||
| Inter Milager | 2 | v | 2 | Liverpool City |
| Botev Plovdiv | 3 | v | 1 | Tomson Ramblers |
| Killamarsh FC | 1 | v | 1 | Volvo United |
| Chaos Shumen | 3 | v | 0 | Burnthouse |
| Round 6 – 15.08.08 | ||||
| Inter Milager | 2 | v | 1 | Botev Plovdiv |
| Liverpool City | 1 | v | 0 | Tomson Ramblers |
| Killamarsh FC | 0 | v | 1 | Chaos Shumen |
| Volvo United | 3 | v | 0 | Burnthouse |
| Final Phase | ||||
| Semi-finals - 17.08.08 | ||||
| Chaos Shumen | 2(5) | v | 2(4) | Botev Plovdiv |
| Volvo United | 1 | v | 2 | Liverpool City |
| 3rd Place Playoff - 18.08.08 | ||||
| Volvo United | 1 | v | 3 | Botev Plovdiv |
| Final - 18.08.08 | ||||
| Liverpool City | 2 | v | 1 | Chaos Shumen |
| Semi-finals - 17.08.08 | ||||
| Burnthouse | 0 | v | 3 | Inter Milager |
| Tomson Ramblers | 0 | ff | 3 | Killamarsh FC |
| 7th Place Playoff - 18.08.08 | ||||
| Burnthouse | 3 | ff | 0 | Tomson Ramblers |
| 5th Place Playoff - 18.08.08 | ||||
| Killamarsh FC | 2(4) | v | 2(3) | Inter Milager |
* Lower ranked clubs play at home
Stats:
| Goalscorers | ||
| Name | Team | Goals |
| J Yates | Chaos Shumen | 8 |
| L Much | Inter Milager | 8 |
| B Lysen | Botev Plovdiv | 7 |
| M Genest | Volvo United | 5 |
| Q Dudfield | Botev Plovdiv | 4 |
| B Patasso | Liverpool City | 4 |
| I Brekke | Liverpool City | 4 |
| Assists | ||
| Name | Team | Assists |
| M Abrantes | Botev Plovdiv | 3 |
| D Bishop | Chaos Shumen | 3 |
| H Nyborg | Inter Milager | 3 |
| A Lopez | Inter Milager | 3 |
| B Castonguay | Volvo United | 3 |
| Discipline | |||
| Name | Team | YC | RC |
| M Hadfield | Chaos Shumen | 3 | 0 |
| T Ison | Chaos Shumen | 3 | 0 |
| D Horner | Killamarsh FC | 3 | 0 |
| C Vinson | Tomson Ramblers | 3 | 0 |
| Name | Team | MoMs |
| M Hiuspää | Volvo United | 4 |
| C Walsh | Inter Milager | 4 |
| J Huntley | Chaos Shumen | 3 |
| I Brekke | Liverpool City | 2 |
| D Cameron | Killamarsh FC | 2 |
August 1, 2008
Manager Nationalities in Manta
For a number of reasons, my posting regularity has declined severely and in an attempt to make up for this, I thought it would be a good idea to acquaint the Manta managers with the variety of nationalities our beloved Itsagoal has presented us with.
Now then, there's little to say on the subject and I'll leave any comments to you, so here's the table:
July 25, 2008
Bombers' Financial Decline
As some of you may know, I've recently been thinking of moving on from my team Lancaster Bombers due to the very restrictive situation I find myself in.
Being in debt means I can't buy any new players or employ any new staff, which means I can't improve my team. I have plenty of good players who are not maxed out on any skills that could no doubt benefit from better quality coaches.
I've tried selling players to make some money but I never get any bids. Perhaps I'm overpricing, I dunno. Whatever.
I've taken a look at the financial history of the club and notice that in season 6, my first season in the premiership, my ticket sales were 4,262,470. Last season though, season 9, they were down to 2,811,180. Quite a difference. As my club rating has gone down, demand for tickets has dropped off. I've reduced my ticket prices down to around 23 from 29 or 30 from season 6. I must say I don't think I should need to reduce ticket prices below 20 to sell out. I am in the premiership after all. I look at other clubs and see ticket prices in the 40's.
Anyway, here's a screenshot of my financial history:
Disturbing huh?
I'm gonna try and get my ticket price up. After spending a lot of last season renegotiating contracts, I don't need to worry about any of those this season.
Thoughts?
Being in debt means I can't buy any new players or employ any new staff, which means I can't improve my team. I have plenty of good players who are not maxed out on any skills that could no doubt benefit from better quality coaches.
I've tried selling players to make some money but I never get any bids. Perhaps I'm overpricing, I dunno. Whatever.
I've taken a look at the financial history of the club and notice that in season 6, my first season in the premiership, my ticket sales were 4,262,470. Last season though, season 9, they were down to 2,811,180. Quite a difference. As my club rating has gone down, demand for tickets has dropped off. I've reduced my ticket prices down to around 23 from 29 or 30 from season 6. I must say I don't think I should need to reduce ticket prices below 20 to sell out. I am in the premiership after all. I look at other clubs and see ticket prices in the 40's.
Anyway, here's a screenshot of my financial history:
Disturbing huh?
I'm gonna try and get my ticket price up. After spending a lot of last season renegotiating contracts, I don't need to worry about any of those this season.
Thoughts?
July 24, 2008
Team Ratings and Matches
First post of the new season and it's one that looks back over that last two...
Well, not so much looks back as quickly summarises them with a pair of pictures apiece - but as they're each worth a thousand words, it all counts :)
Above are the team ratings in season 9 and below, the season 8 ratings:
Like the graphs posted for season 7, it's much better to be next to a blue or green team name... And, as before, the drop when managers resigned from a team is quite noticeable.
And the matches that played a part in affecting those ratings; for season 9 -
And for season 8:
I'll eventually get around to doing a team rating graph of the Premiership since season 6, but I wouldn't hold your breath ;)
oh, ps. Webby, I can't seem to get this post to have just an excerpt on the index pages - has something changed from the last time I posted or have I just forgotten how?
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