retired_holden

Part 1 which is now so old I can't reply to it

It's been awhile since I last played my Brazilian save at Ipatinga. Have been slipping into non-LLM playing lately so I had to come back to one of my favourite saves to get back into it.

Have won the MG state league for a 4th time (it's getting boring, over 2 seasons and 54 games since we lost in this competition) in 5 years. [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif" alt="roll eyes[/IMG]

The real challenge will be in the National Division 1 where we need to finish top 2 and qualify for the Copa Libertadores after missing out narrowly in the last couple of seasons.

Oh, and the Maracana is now down to 8000 seats [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="big grin[/IMG] Not much money in Rio!

Alternatively I could try and win one of the cup competitions in the meantime.

We have to qualify for continental football soon or I will walk away again. That was the cause of the big break this time. Its not so bad after a spell but it'll start getting annoying again real soon.

Oh, and the Maracana is down to 8000 seats. Not much money in Rio [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="big grin[/IMG]

retired_nekh_20

Its down to 8000 seats? [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="big grin[/IMG]

Good luck jr. [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="smile[/IMG]

KingsbayYHPE

The first row of seats round the pitch would be about 8000 [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="big grin[/IMG]

KUTGW!! [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="big grin[/IMG], Jon.

retired_holden

i think its a phpBB bug... i edited it once and it wasn't there so I added it again [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_confused.gif" alt="confused[/IMG]

Anyway thanks for the good wishes [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="big grin[/IMG]

Oh btw, its down to 8000 seats [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif" alt="wink[/IMG]

retired_google

You edited the Maracana down to 8000 seats? [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif" alt="eek[/IMG]

retired_blondielovespink

Gets ready to duck the flames.

retired_holden

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Jason the Yank II:
You edited the Maracana down to 8000 seats? [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif" alt="eek[/IMG]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Of course not

It is rather bizarre though. Most people tell me about seeing it with 500,000 seats. It must only be when you actually load the Brazilian league that the financial problems become apparent.

I've already had one takeover in 10 seasons, and am rapidly heading towards another!!

retired_holden

Well no luck in the cups so its all riding on a top 2 finish in the ND1. Went the first 10 games without a loss but form has slipped a bit. A couple of outstanding young talents from the academy have meant our dire financial situation is not affecting the players available. However that awful fear of selling, a terrible phobia for any cash-strapped LLaMa, has hit me. Despite the fact the 4.1m on offer would have cleared my debts completely I just couldn't sell my best defender to Palmeiras.

Roughly halfway through the campaign

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">********************************************* *****************************************Brazilian National First Division - Sunday 16th October 2011********************************************** ****************************************========== ================================================== ========================== 2011 Table============================================= =========================================Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st Coritiba 15 6 2 0 17 4 4 0 3 7 5 32 2nd Grêmio 13 6 1 1 14 7 4 0 1 9 3 31 3rd ** Ipatinga ** 15 5 1 1 12 7 4 3 1 16 12 31 4th Botafogo 16 6 0 2 15 6 2 2 4 7 8 26 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5th Juventude 16 5 2 1 15 6 2 2 4 4 7 25 6th Santos 13 5 2 0 9 2 2 2 2 7 8 25 7th Bragantino 15 3 2 2 8 9 4 2 2 9 7 25 8th São Paulo 13 5 3 0 13 4 2 0 3 6 8 24 9th Goiás 15 3 1 4 9 11 4 2 1 14 7 24 10th Náutico 15 4 3 1 11 5 3 0 4 10 16 24 11th Palmeiras 13 4 0 2 10 5 3 2 2 12 9 23 12th Vasco 13 4 1 1 8 5 3 0 4 8 11 22 13th Corinthians 13 2 1 2 8 7 4 2 2 12 10 21 14th Portuguesa 16 2 3 3 10 9 3 3 2 5 4 21 15th Bahia 16 4 2 2 9 7 1 3 4 6 15 20 16th Internacional 16 4 1 2 11 7 2 0 7 9 16 19 17th Vitória 16 4 2 2 16 12 1 2 5 8 15 19 18th União São João 15 3 3 2 13 13 2 1 4 6 15 19 19th Ponte Preta 15 2 2 3 6 6 3 1 4 9 8 18 20th Fortaleza 16 4 1 3 13 12 1 2 5 7 13 18 21st Cruzeiro 14 3 0 5 8 13 2 2 2 15 12 17 22nd Ceará 14 3 1 3 6 5 2 1 4 5 9 17 23rd Sport Recife 16 3 3 2 16 13 1 2 5 8 18 17 24th Paysandu 15 3 1 3 5 6 2 0 6 6 14 16 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------25th Atlético Paranaense 16 3 1 4 17 15 1 2 5 7 13 15 26th Botafogo (SP) 15 2 1 4 3 6 1 1 6 4 15 11 27th América (RN) 16 2 1 5 11 16 0 3 5 4 12 10 28th Atlético Mineiro 15 1 3 3 6 6 0 4 4 4 9 10 </pre>

Our intrepid heroes riding high and evil rivals Atletico Mineiro are struggling [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="big grin[/IMG] Cruzeiro aren't going too good either. [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="big grin[/IMG]

retired_holden

Don't cry for me Ip-aaaaaa-tinga... [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif" alt="frown[/IMG]

We stuffed it up again. We finished second after the regular season but lost in the semi finals. Third season in a row we've lost in the semis. [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif" alt="frown[/IMG]

In my frustration I free transferred out half my reserves who were wasting much needed cash.

I sold a Brazilian international defender which made a nice dent into my debts but might make it tougher next season. A young defender from the youth academy (I got one once after a takeover rather than signing players... a shrewd move indeed) won young player of the year and is surely destined for the national team.

If we can't do it next season I'll walk!!

(I seem to remember saying that last season too [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif" alt="wink[/IMG])

retired_holden

The preparation for another crack at ND1 was a joke... 22 games for 20 wins and 2 draws in the state league. I'm not bragging when I say this, but 76 games without defeat (over 3 seasons)and a run of 20 games without a loss is not a warmup for the real thing. It must be like trying to warm up for the ECL in the League of Wales?

Something is holding us back from becoming as big and successful as the Rio and Sao Paolo clubs. My star right wingback is leaving on a Bosman, all the big clubs in Brazil as well as Boca and Juventus are targetting my best defender, and my left wingback is annoyed I won't let him join Vasco. [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif" alt="frown[/IMG]

Maybe its being from Minas Gerais state that is the problem because Cruzeiro were killing everyone in the first few seasons, but have slumped into Division 2 and the other 2 big clubs have been worse.

Someone in Rio has got some cash from somewhere and added 5000 seats to the Maracana, but it still won't have much of an atmosphere with only 13000 seats [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="big grin[/IMG]