retired_google

Here's hoping the PC holds together. And that I don't get sacked. [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="big grin[/IMG]

Leagues loaded: England (incl. Conference), Ireland, Scotland, Germany (incl. Regionaliga), Australia, USA, Japan.

The club: Vent Foret Kofu. J-League2. Play in J-League2's smallest stadium (but a 10,000 all-seater)

Expectations: Improve the squad

As might be expected, running a J-League club is an experience in crap. [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="big grin[/IMG] But the season has been going much better than the board expected. A downslide, but we've finally snapped a losing run of 5 matches. At the halfway point of the season and it looks like Urawa Reds are going to win the league, barring a collapse in form.

Made it to the 2nd round of the Japanese Cup, dispatching AlbireX in the 1st round, falling to Bellmare 2-1 on aggregate. [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif" alt="frown[/IMG]


<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">********************************************* ************************************************** * Japanese J-League 2 - Wednesday 22nd August 2001********************************************** ************************************************** ================================================== ============================================== 2001 Table============================================= ================================================== =Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st Urawa Reds 22 10 0 1 28 10 7 1 3 20 10 51 2nd Vent Foret 22 9 0 2 22 13 5 1 5 13 14 37 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3rd Sagan 22 7 1 3 16 7 5 2 4 13 16 37 4th Bellmare 22 8 2 1 24 10 3 1 7 12 18 35 5th Trinita 22 7 0 4 23 19 4 0 7 18 22 32 6th Montedio 22 4 3 4 21 18 3 3 5 20 23 27 7th Consadole 21 6 1 3 15 11 2 2 7 13 22 27 8th Ardija 22 5 1 5 16 15 2 2 7 13 22 23 9th Vegalta 22 5 2 4 20 18 2 0 9 16 26 22 10th AlbireX 21 4 4 3 17 15 2 2 6 8 20 22 11th Holly Hock 22 4 1 6 13 17 1 1 9 7 22 16 </pre>

retired_mj_ducky

Another league that i haven't played before [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_redface.gif" alt="red face[/IMG]

Looks great (Like most leagues do)

How is the challenge?

oh another thing...

KUTGW!

retired_edkimbal

Turning Japanese means W*anking btw [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif" alt="eek[/IMG]

retired_google

LOL @ the poofs in my thread. [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="big grin[/IMG]

Oh, and....WAHGERTY!11

Got things turned around thanks to 2 loan players (a DLC I slotted at DL and a D/MLC I slotted in the midfield). Briefly dropped as low as 4th, but stopped the rot. Won promotion to J-League1 with 3 matches to spare. [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="smile[/IMG] [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="smile[/IMG] [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="smile[/IMG] [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="smile[/IMG] Better: did it at home with a 4-2 win over our Sagan, who were 3rd in the table. [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="big grin[/IMG]

Urawa Reds clinched promotion and the title the same day, about 6 weeks from the end. [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif" alt="eek[/IMG]

Board apparently saw this coming as a couple days before the victory that sealed our promotion, they injected 975 million yen (that's about 6.5 million pounds [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif" alt="eek[/IMG] ) "for purchase of players." Already dipped into 200 million yen to buy the loaned in D/MLC and a MC whose relegation release clause was 20 million less than his actual value. [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="big grin[/IMG]

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">********************************************* ************************************************** * Japanese J-League 2 - Sunday 25th November 2001********************************************** ************************************************** ================================================== ============================================== 2001 Table============================================= ================================================== =Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1st C Urawa Reds 40 15 1 4 43 21 13 2 5 43 27 84 2nd P Vent Foret 40 15 0 5 40 28 10 1 9 32 29 67 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3rd Vegalta 40 13 3 4 42 24 7 2 11 33 37 62 4th Sagan 40 11 1 8 26 21 8 3 9 22 29 58 5th Bellmare 40 11 4 5 33 21 6 2 12 25 35 56 6th Ardija 40 11 1 8 35 32 7 4 9 29 35 56 7th Consadole 40 10 1 9 25 23 7 2 11 22 32 52 8th Trinita 40 11 3 6 43 36 5 1 14 33 47 50 9th Montedio 40 8 3 9 39 37 6 3 11 29 37 46 10th AlbireX 40 6 6 8 29 32 4 4 12 15 32 36 11th Holly Hock 40 8 3 9 24 24 2 2 16 16 39 34 </pre>

Busy preparing now for the end-of-season Emperor's Cup. We're drawn away against non-league side Shinmane in the 1st round.

Dealing in yen is a whole new experience. Just as an example, a certain former England captain was sold from Newcastle to Chelsea for 1.3 billion yen. [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="big grin[/IMG]

retired_edkimbal

Hold Jason, this thread title is almost bordering on a nob joke... [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif" alt="eek[/IMG]

*runs to OTF*

retired_jorie

I always wanted to post in this forum [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="big grin[/IMG]

urrrrrm....

Interesting idea Jason [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="smile[/IMG]

retired_boombalabutt

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by xbilly:
I always wanted to post in this forum [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="big grin[/IMG]

urrrrrm....

Interesting idea Jason [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="smile[/IMG]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

We knew the force would be too strong [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="big grin[/IMG] .

retired_myepes2002

NOB JOKE \o/

retired_boombalabutt

Bah, its an OTF invasion [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif" alt="frown[/IMG] . I say we lynch Bell for bringing it up [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif" alt="mad[/IMG]

retired_google

Oi! OTF out of my LLM thread! [IMG]/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif" alt="mad[/IMG]