Season 2036/37 Thread
 
longsands
24/10/2023 at 21:18
Darlington   FC Schweinfurt 05   Batman Petrolspor
Edited on 24/10/2023 21:23:45

I thought about making threads for a couple of the more populated leagues, then thought it might be worth trying to bring it all together in one thread as a place for general chat about teams and leagues. How's everyone's season going so far?
Congrats to the folks who've already won a trophy e.g. fewshmigs winning the CONCACAF with Atlanta, and Mario winning the EFL Cup.

As for my lot, Batman are sailing in Turkey as usual, but their appalling track record in Europe continues, this year crashing out of the Champions League in the group stage again before being knocked out of the Europa Cup R32 by 'FC Ufa'. Small improvement over last year.

In Spain Deportivo had a terrible run which quickly blew any hopes of a second league title this year with OwnGoal's resurgent Alaves side absolutely tearing it up, but managed to show signs of recovery in recent games. Tough draw in the Champions League coming up against KRC Gent though.

Darlington looking in a good spot in the Premier League despite missing Neil MacKillop (RIP), but have an absolutely brutal run-in including games coming up against Middlesbrough, Barnet, Hull, Whitby (who smashed us 5-0 last time) and back-to-back games against Kidderminster to close out the season, that lead feels very fragile...



OwnGoal
25/10/2023 at 09:14
KRC Gent    
its been an epic season for me this year as ive got a great shot at winning all three leagues im in.

Alaves have exceeded all expectations for me this season, before the season began i was hoping we could maybe fight for a champions league spot but after we lost 3 out of our first 4 games i thought we might be in another relegation battle.  somehow we've managed to go on an insane run by winning 23 out of 28 games with only one defeat. big game at home to Compostela at the weekend, if we draw that then we're essentially champions. im expecting a couple of retirements at the end of the season in key areas so this will be our only shot for a few years

also had a big comeback season for Capelle after a poor campaign last year, even though were in poor form at the moment im hoping we can manage to hold on to the top spot.  i'll be selling them in a couple of years so another league title or two before then would be nice.

Gent is Gent when it comes to the domestic league, we'll be judged by our performance in europe. hoping we can finally break our duck this year, although im not sure i could take losing ANOTHER european final  lol



admin
25/10/2023 at 11:21
Atlético Clube Goianiense    
This will be my last season with San Jose Earthquakes as I'll be selling up and testing the new Mexican league starting next season.  Top of the MLS Western conference tight with the player-controlled teams occupying the top spots.


Simon Templar
27/10/2023 at 13:01
SSC Napoli   Caldas SC   Buxton FC
OwnGoal said
its been an epic season for me this year as ive got a great shot at winning all three leagues im in.

Alaves have exceeded all expectations for me this season, before the season began i was hoping we could maybe fight for a champions league spot but after we lost 3 out of our first 4 games i thought we might be in another relegation battle.  somehow we've managed to go on an insane run by winning 23 out of 28 games with only one defeat. big game at home to Compostela at the weekend, if we draw that then we're essentially champions. im expecting a couple of retirements at the end of the season in key areas so this will be our only shot for a few years

also had a big comeback season for Capelle after a poor campaign last year, even though were in poor form at the moment im hoping we can manage to hold on to the top spot.  i'll be selling them in a couple of years so another league title or two before then would be nice.

Gent is Gent when it comes to the domestic league, we'll be judged by our performance in europe. hoping we can finally break our duck this year, although im not sure i could take losing ANOTHER european final  lol
Yes you had a mighty but frustrating European run over the years.  Looking forward to our semi final second leg with you later on.  Could go either way frankly!



Simon Templar
27/10/2023 at 13:29
SSC Napoli   Caldas SC   Buxton FC
In terms of my successes this season, we're looking a bit thin on the ground.  My French experiment is failing fast, Buxton never seem to hold a top six position for long and Caldas are now perennial bridesmaids to the annoyingly-consistent Peniche (why oh why do I have to have two leagues with Mario teams?!).  But we have two high spots:

Caldas have made the UCL semi and are playing well at the moment, and Lille have made the final of the French cup.  I have yet to win anything with Lille and Caldas haven't made a major final in years, so excited for both of those.



longsands
27/10/2023 at 19:43
Darlington   FC Schweinfurt 05   Batman Petrolspor
OwnGoal said
its been an epic season for me this year as ive got a great shot at winning all three leagues im in.

Alaves have exceeded all expectations for me this season, before the season began i was hoping we could maybe fight for a champions league spot but after we lost 3 out of our first 4 games i thought we might be in another relegation battle.  somehow we've managed to go on an insane run by winning 23 out of 28 games with only one defeat. big game at home to Compostela at the weekend, if we draw that then we're essentially champions. im expecting a couple of retirements at the end of the season in key areas so this will be our only shot for a few years

also had a big comeback season for Capelle after a poor campaign last year, even though were in poor form at the moment im hoping we can manage to hold on to the top spot.  i'll be selling them in a couple of years so another league title or two before then would be nice.

Gent is Gent when it comes to the domestic league, we'll be judged by our performance in europe. hoping we can finally break our duck this year, although im not sure i could take losing ANOTHER european final  lol

Alaves are absolutely flying this year, all three of your teams are come to think of it!
Simon Templar said
In terms of my successes this season, we're looking a bit thin on the ground.  My French experiment is failing fast, Buxton never seem to hold a top six position for long and Caldas are now perennial bridesmaids to the annoyingly-consistent Peniche (why oh why do I have to have two leagues with Mario teams?!).  But we have two high spots:

Caldas have made the UCL semi and are playing well at the moment, and Lille have made the final of the French cup.  I have yet to win anything with Lille and Caldas haven't made a major final in years, so excited for both of those.

Great to see Caldas back in the UCL semis, best of luck to Lille too
admin said
This will be my last season with San Jose Earthquakes as I'll be selling up and testing the new Mexican league starting next season.  Top of the MLS Western conference tight with the player-controlled teams occupying the top spots.
Was happy to see Connor Gallagher doing well for you over there!

Very stressful close season for Darlo who are falling to pieces, a league and UCL double is still not impossible but it's starting to look more likely that we'll end up trophyless, I'd be delighted with just either one of them though. Would be absolutely gutted to lose the league to Kidderminster at this stage after the lead we had. Was half tempted to sacrifice the UCL and rest my first XI in the 2nd leg against Compostela to throw everything at securing the league, but if that backfired and I lost both it would be too much of a nightmare...



OwnGoal
27/10/2023 at 21:13
KRC Gent    
Simon Templar said
OwnGoal said
its been an epic season for me this year as ive got a great shot at winning all three leagues im in.

Alaves have exceeded all expectations for me this season, before the season began i was hoping we could maybe fight for a champions league spot but after we lost 3 out of our first 4 games i thought we might be in another relegation battle.  somehow we've managed to go on an insane run by winning 23 out of 28 games with only one defeat. big game at home to Compostela at the weekend, if we draw that then we're essentially champions. im expecting a couple of retirements at the end of the season in key areas so this will be our only shot for a few years

also had a big comeback season for Capelle after a poor campaign last year, even though were in poor form at the moment im hoping we can manage to hold on to the top spot.  i'll be selling them in a couple of years so another league title or two before then would be nice.

Gent is Gent when it comes to the domestic league, we'll be judged by our performance in europe. hoping we can finally break our duck this year, although im not sure i could take losing ANOTHER european final  lol
Yes you had a mighty but frustrating European run over the years.  Looking forward to our semi final second leg with you later on.  Could go either way frankly!

hard luck mate, you were 100% the better team over two legs. luckily for me my keeper decided to step up otherwise you would have won by 3-4 goals on agg!







Kamelkaze
28/10/2023 at 11:17
Charleroi   Monaco   Servette FC
Servette 1st place  
Monaco 2nd place -> after some hard seasons a good step forward
Charleroi 3rd place -> third year in a row in top 3 is a good development

i think its a good season for me :-)



OwnGoal
28/10/2023 at 20:33
KRC Gent    
just lost the belgium cup final to a team in the bottom division.... FML :s


longsands
29/10/2023 at 08:00
Darlington   FC Schweinfurt 05   Batman Petrolspor
Edited on 29/10/2023 08:00:23

OwnGoal said
just lost the belgium cup final to a team in the bottom division.... FML :s

Just saw you have a shot at both European cups as well as your 3x league titles this year - would be some season, best of luck!



OwnGoal
29/10/2023 at 23:11
KRC Gent    
longsands said
Edited on 29/10/2023 08:00:23

OwnGoal said
just lost the belgium cup final to a team in the bottom division.... FML :s

Just saw you have a shot at both European cups as well as your 3x league titles this year - would be some season, best of luck!

cheers mate, the euro cup double is complete! thought we was gonna choke a 2 goal lead in the champions league final but managed to get the win in extra time!



admin
30/10/2023 at 06:04
Atlético Clube Goianiense    
Congrats!

Just a reminder, the winners of the champions league and concacaf will face off in the new world club championship assuming it works. Unlike real life where they somehow squeeze it in in January, the mini tournament will take place in July.



Simon Templar
30/10/2023 at 10:15
SSC Napoli   Caldas SC   Buxton FC
OwnGoal said
Simon Templar said
OwnGoal said
its been an epic season for me this year as ive got a great shot at winning all three leagues im in.

Alaves have exceeded all expectations for me this season, before the season began i was hoping we could maybe fight for a champions league spot but after we lost 3 out of our first 4 games i thought we might be in another relegation battle.  somehow we've managed to go on an insane run by winning 23 out of 28 games with only one defeat. big game at home to Compostela at the weekend, if we draw that then we're essentially champions. im expecting a couple of retirements at the end of the season in key areas so this will be our only shot for a few years

also had a big comeback season for Capelle after a poor campaign last year, even though were in poor form at the moment im hoping we can manage to hold on to the top spot.  i'll be selling them in a couple of years so another league title or two before then would be nice.

Gent is Gent when it comes to the domestic league, we'll be judged by our performance in europe. hoping we can finally break our duck this year, although im not sure i could take losing ANOTHER european final  lol
Yes you had a mighty but frustrating European run over the years.  Looking forward to our semi final second leg with you later on.  Could go either way frankly!

hard luck mate, you were 100% the better team over two legs. luckily for me my keeper decided to step up otherwise you would have won by 3-4 goals on agg!




Thanks very much, congrats on the big win, nice to see you get there.

My own season ended in the usual disappointing disaster - Lille took the night off on Cup Final night so went out on penalties having scored nothing all night.  Sorry, fans.  And Caldas just need to stop.  Game is a major time sink to win nothing ever!!



OwnGoal
01/11/2023 at 22:16
KRC Gent    
admin said
Congrats!

Just a reminder, the winners of the champions league and concacaf will face off in the new world club championship assuming it works. Unlike real life where they somehow squeeze it in in January, the mini tournament will take place in July.
when in july is it? i dont want to schedule any friendlies to close to it so my players are fit



admin
02/11/2023 at 06:23
Atlético Clube Goianiense    
Edited on 02/11/2023 07:02:36

OwnGoal said
admin said
Congrats!

Just a reminder, the winners of the champions league and concacaf will face off in the new world club championship assuming it works. Unlike real life where they somehow squeeze it in in January, the mini tournament will take place in July.
when in july is it? i dont want to schedule any friendlies to close to it so my players are fit

It should be the last week of July.  QFs are on 20th, but champs league winners get a bye to the SFs which should be on 23rd and final on 26th



OwnGoal
02/11/2023 at 09:25
KRC Gent    
admin said
Edited on 02/11/2023 07:02:36

OwnGoal said
admin said
Congrats!

Just a reminder, the winners of the champions league and concacaf will face off in the new world club championship assuming it works. Unlike real life where they somehow squeeze it in in January, the mini tournament will take place in July.
when in july is it? i dont want to schedule any friendlies to close to it so my players are fit

It should be the last week of July.  QFs are on 20th, but champs league winners get a bye to the SFs which should be on 23rd and final on 26th

i got a QF match on the 20th vs darlington!



admin
02/11/2023 at 10:06
Atlético Clube Goianiense    
OwnGoal said
admin said
Edited on 02/11/2023 07:02:36

OwnGoal said
admin said
Congrats!

Just a reminder, the winners of the champions league and concacaf will face off in the new world club championship assuming it works. Unlike real life where they somehow squeeze it in in January, the mini tournament will take place in July.
when in july is it? i dont want to schedule any friendlies to close to it so my players are fit

It should be the last week of July.  QFs are on 20th, but champs league winners get a bye to the SFs which should be on 23rd and final on 26th

i got a QF match on the 20th vs darlington!

That was an error, I've amended it. Darlington will be in the QFs as hosts but your team should be from the SFs



Mario2710
02/11/2023 at 16:08
   
Haven’t been as active as I normally am recently so sorry it’s a bit late but congrats on finally winning the champions league @owngoal! Very well deserved, would have been wrong if this era of the game ended with you never winning one with how strong and consistent of a side Gent have been. As for me hard to be happy with my season overall but definitely some positives to be happy about, very strong season from Barca who are back in the champions league and hoping we have some momentum for the future now, peniche won the league again but another disappointing European campaign means we have work to do, as for Kidderminster it was a weird one, going into the season I was confident we could win the prem again given the early retirement of Neil MacKillop but we had a very very average start to the season and I think at one point were 15 points behind Darlington, but the second half of the season we went on a crazy run and pulled it all the way back resulting in a showdown for the title across the Darlington double header at the end of the season, regrettably Darlington came out on top, congrats on another league title @longsands, but I certainly enjoyed the excitement of the comeback. The main aim for next season for me is to return to some of my previous European highs!


OwnGoal
02/11/2023 at 20:40
KRC Gent    
admin said
OwnGoal said
admin said
Edited on 02/11/2023 07:02:36

OwnGoal said
admin said
Congrats!

Just a reminder, the winners of the champions league and concacaf will face off in the new world club championship assuming it works. Unlike real life where they somehow squeeze it in in January, the mini tournament will take place in July.
when in july is it? i dont want to schedule any friendlies to close to it so my players are fit

It should be the last week of July.  QFs are on 20th, but champs league winners get a bye to the SFs which should be on 23rd and final on 26th

i got a QF match on the 20th vs darlington!

That was an error, I've amended it. Darlington will be in the QFs as hosts but your team should be from the SFs
looks like its bugged. only 1 game of the semis have been generated.



admin
02/11/2023 at 22:17
Atlético Clube Goianiense    
hmm...ok deleted that fixture and trying again next processing to create the SFs.  First time cup teething problems


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