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Btw I draw lawyers/injuries off my spreadsheet which I update by the transfer confirmation page. So confirm or risk a wasted lawyers.

The Shaq Attack is at Wimbledon. Built like a brick outhouse.

And yeah, TPs get reset at midnight. Lawyers/Injuries posted at some point tomorrow

Thank god it's GAMEDAY, time for me to win this

Tactics sent.

Trebs, how did that compare for brevity with those you've already had? I felt like I'd barely written anything. It felt alien.

I sent mine to GSC.

Bugger. Can you forward them to Trebs for me?

Azzy can you PM me your tactics please just to get an idea off how short they should be.

I've written less than most

I've done an Xi, subs, injured players couple of lines on defending and attacking tactics.

I did a broad overview. I didn't really think of splitting defence and attacking. Good idea there Viva.

It's okay, I'm not judging the tactics on the length, just if they are thought out and are the right tactics.

I did a couple of lines on general tactics based on my scouting of Cherries side, a couple on attacking and a couple of defending

Mighty one of the main reasons of this league was to do basic short tactics.

I was going to do some tactics on opposition but I reckon that's a bit too much.

I thought the same Viva, brief tactics is brief attack, brief defence. Anything more than that becomes 'medium length' tactics.

Mine are very brief. It was literally 'I think my opposition's strength is this, therefore I'll do this' and the same for an opposition weakness. i.e countering their main strength and targeting their main weakness, in my eyes

My other tactic, which I didn't include due to length, was to compare my opponents to the best team in the league, Genk, and to show that no matter this result, neither side would be capable of stopping such a rampant team.

I just waxed lyrical about Cleverley and Carrick for a few pages. Exceeded the rules, but how can you keep to a few lines when describing the majesty of either?

God forbid if you had Scholes in that team...

My first proper World Cup experience was France 98 and for me was the best world cup but Brazil 14 I don't want to jinx it has blown it away wow what a great tournament. As. I am the third eldest here now I can only ask Afro and Azzy for their opinion on best world cup sodhat don't even bother lying you watched USA 94

My first tournament was Euro 96, and it's still the greatest to have been played   

My dissertation on Eddie Howe should be ready for next Monday

France 98 is my favourite as I was a student, the games were on at proper times and we pretty much watched every game.

Italia 90 was my first proper one and it was a cracker too.

But I think I agree that Brazil 14 is blowing them all away

USA 94 was dull

GSC wrote:My dissertation on Eddie Howe should be ready for next Monday

I did my dissertation on Man Utd

sodhat wrote:My first tournament was Euro 96, and it's still the greatest to have been played   

That was my first tournament too and my favorite so far but Brazil 14 is running it close.

I remember some of Euro 88

I remember Italia 90 vividly, by far the best World Cup. Drama, excitement, all as a young kid. I've never had that football feeling since.

Euro 92 was poor.

USA 94 I loved but it was pretty boring. Hagi was a genius, as was Stoichkov.

Euro 96 was great (best tournament so far).

France 98 was beautiful. Dennis Bergkamp.

Euro 2000 was boring.

WC 2002 was most boring yet.

Euro 2004 was a snoozefest.

Germany 2006 was okay (great semi final with Italy, best WC game I ever saw)

Euro 2008? Didn't care for it.

WC 2010 was also pretty boring.

Euro 2012 was okay.

Brazil 2014 has been fantastic. Really great. Second to Italia 90 in World Cups, 3rd behind that and Euro 96 as overall tournaments.

I thought Italia 90 was widely derided for a negative approach to football from many sides? From an England perspective I can see why it might be top of the tree of course, much the same for Euro 96.

Hagi and Stoichkov were amazing in USA 94, you're right there Azzy. I had forgotten them. It was a shame Hugo Sanchez didn't play much as he could have joined them.

If I say remember 'that Hagi goal', you'll know exactly which one I mean

sodhat wrote:I thought Italia 90 was widely derided for a negative approach to football from many sides? From an England perspective I can see why it might be top of the tree of course, much the same for Euro 96.

Nah. It started with Cameroon basically trying to break the Argies in half at every tackle, and ended with the Argies trying to do the same to Germany.

It had the Cameroon team making the quarters with Roger Milla, David Platt's goal, Matthaus dominating everything and everyone.

I've seen a lot of both 1990 and 1994, I can probably name more goals from those tournaments than I can necessarily remember from 2006 or 2010 to be honest.

1990 kit is the best one England ever produced.

Just note that I have had my name changed to Trebs, when PMing me.

Afro wrote:

GSC wrote:My dissertation on Eddie Howe should be ready for next Monday

I did my dissertation on Man Utd

That won't help until Viva votes

GSC wrote:

Afro wrote:

GSC wrote:My dissertation on Eddie Howe should be ready for next Monday

I did my dissertation on Man Utd

That won't help until Viva votes

I actually did. Was a financial appraisal of their accounts, comparing to other football clubs and other business of a similar size, to see if they were, financially, more like a football club or a business. Titled 'Man Utd - FC or PLC?'

Was exhilarating!

Afro wrote:

sodhat wrote:I thought Italia 90 was widely derided for a negative approach to football from many sides? From an England perspective I can see why it might be top of the tree of course, much the same for Euro 96.

Nah. It started with Cameroon basically trying to break the Argies in half at every tackle, and ended with the Argies trying to do the same to Germany.

It had the Cameroon team making the quarters with Roger Milla, David Platt's goal, Matthaus dominating everything and everyone.

Toto Schillachi. The pulsating semi final against Germany, Ireland doing well. As an 8 year old, it had everything to capture my imagination.

Trebs, when did you change your name? Have you received my tactics?

GSC wrote:My dissertation on Eddie Howe should be ready for next Monday

Dunno wether ur serious

Tactics in good luck Azzy 4-2-4 FTW

I have received tactics from:
Nando
Sodhat
TheSecondComing
Afro
GSC

Which means I still need them from:
Cherries
Viva
Holymiky
FootballLight
Olly

Hiya guys

Can someone just give me a heads up here, when do tactics need to be (usual deadlines and info like that) how much detail needs to be included (i.e. word limit, bullet points). If anyone could just quickly give me a summary on that, I would appreciate it. I do notice it has to be in for today so I'm hoping that tactics must be in every Monday?

Tactics:
Tactics should comprise of a starting XI and a few lines explaining how you want them to set up and play. Substitutions and Set piece are optional. These should be sent to me (or a nominated person if you play me) by the Monday of that gameweek.

Not to be grumpy (But I am atm, its too hot) but I did write a rules page.

You also need to confirm your lawyers on the transfer confirmation page, its what I update my master spreadsheet from.

Yes tactics is every Monday

Mine might be in tomorrow morning is this alright? If not they'll be like midnight ish

As long as it doesn't become a habit

GSC wrote:As long as it doesn't become a habit

Well its gonna take a few hours to clean up all the spunk after Leroy's majestic header

Sorry GSC. Must have missed it when reading through. However, it won't send me the full description of my tactics through to you. I'll try again, hang on.

Fixed i now, that's better. Sory, I know its a little unorganised, but I've had to do it last minute really.

Tactics are sent to Trebs and GSC.

FootballLight, Viva and Olly left to send in tactics.

Sent you FLs

Just out of interest why do we have to wait till Friday for results

You don't, Trebs can post them whenever he likes

I'm starting work full time tomorrow, like real work where I can't doss on a computer like the majority of you guys . They'll definitely be done by Friday, but I don't know if I'll have the chance to do them quickly.