2016
SM Top 100 TV - Breaking News
Two darlings of Top 100 converged this afternoon outside of a London train station to do their thing and entertain the fans.
Yes, DP and PMW.
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An embarassing and completely mirthless ode to SM Top 100
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| The boys readying themselves for a night out with 'Keano'. |
Olympiacos. The Legend. A team in a hurry. A team and a manager that just love to win....next Wednesday against Broon's Fenerbache would be nice!
Hi everyone, I'm Alex the new (ish) manager of Div 5 side Olympiacos.
I arrived at SM Top 100 in March through pure chance. I posted on SM's facebook page regarding an article in their blog. Beddows replied to my post in the most solicitous manner that had me instinctively checking my back pockets for my wallet. It was still there. My dignity not so much. Like a balding, middle-aged broker at a Vegas convention wearing one of those stupid stickys that you handwrite your name on, and approached by a bottle blonde wearing entirely too much make-up and little else, I was seduced. Easily.
I took one look at SM Top 100 and the blog and that was it. 'Count me in', I said, entirely too hastily. And in I was. To Olympiacos, a mid-table team in Div 5 that had previously been relegated. Wonderful.
The squad really wasn't that bad. But 'wasn't that bad' is a phrase often heard in pubs around Castleford when mates ask you 'how did it go with that bird with the muffin top last night?' So there were none of my favourites. No De Rossi, No Alonso, not a whiff of an Alves or a Marchisio. But then I knew that before I took on the job. What there was, was some talent and some scope for growth and rebuilding.
I've been playing SM for 6 years and I can honestly say that SM Top 100 is without question the best GW. It has completely rejuvenated my like of the game which was starting to wane from being under challenged. I've fallen in love with my team and this GW. I see Olympiacos as the best and most difficult challenge I have faced in SM and hope to enjoy taking them through the leagues over the next few years.
I've sold some players to make way for some higher rated donkeys and I've been busy scouting youth talent, such that my youth squad is full to the brim of kids listening to 'grime' whilst playing FIFA 16 in between actual games of real life football where they merrily give the ball away with the faux shock of being caught with their fingers in an TOWIE 'c' list sleb. The blighters. They'll go far!
My obsession is such that I've started my own blog :
So I'm very serious about completely destroying this fine squad of overpaid, ignorant, nancy boys that will readily cover their face when they've been elbowed in the stomach. Haha! Boys will be boys. Bless.
Thank you to Stephen Beddows and Frank Hirst, Scott 'Broon' and David Senior and Gursimran and everyone else, all of you that make this GW what it is - a cauldron of deceit, backbiting and 'mates' deals. (Chortle), Just kidding about the deceit, hehe. If you're one of those managers unfortunate enough to have lost 30 games in a row and your team was relegated after 20 games, please, don't worry - there's always the AC Milan job available.
Thank you, good day and good luck shaggers!
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| An overpaid, ignorant, nancy boy. |
Putin Cup - Match Day 9 Update
Match Day 9 in the Putin Cup was a night of Moscow derbies with top two Spartak and Dynamo going head to head in their final group games to try lay claim to the cup whilst Lokomotiv and CSKA locked horns battling to keep themselves in the hunt.
Lokomotiv Moscow 2 v 1 CSKA Moscow
A Loko side who’s recent form in the competition has been on the rise hosted a CSKA side who have in the past weeks seen theirs slipping and were hoping that their visit to the Lokomotiv Stadium would reverse that trend.
With honours even through the opening exchanges the deadlock was broken in the 36th minute Vucinic teed up Samedov who’s shot from the edge of the area beat the dive of the despairing Valdes to put Loko ahead.
It looked like they would carry that advantage into the interval until a teasing cross from Dos Santos was met on the full by Djuricic who’s header left Guilherme wrong footed and restored parity for CSKA on 42minutes.
In a nervy second half neither side were willing to push forward and expose themselves to the counter and with little in the way of attacking intent it looked like the game was going to fizzle out into a draw until the 83rd minute when Samedov was on hand to turn a ball from Zurutuza passed Valdes for the winner.
Smith will be gutted as CSKA’s quest for the cup and World Club qualification ended tonight and will be looking to correct the dip in form which has also effected recent league results, Owen on the other hand knows that this result puts Loko’s cup destiny in their own hands going into their final fixture against Spartak.
Dynamo Moscow 2 v 1 Spartak Moscow
Spartak came to the Arena-Khimki hoping to find a Dynamo side still recovering from the hangover of their brave cup final defeat to Bayern whilst Dynamo were hoping to brush that set back aside in their quest for another chance of silverware.
There seemed to be no sign of mental or physical fatigue for the hosts who started strongly and took the lead in the 9th minute when Denisov curled a free kick around the wall that Alvarado could only admire as it sailed past him and into the net.
Spartak were level on 28 minutes however when Popov laid a ball to Munoz who from fully 30 yards unleashed a thunderbolt that caught Victor completely off guard and out of his ground as it rifled over him and under the bar.
10 minutes into the second half and Dynamo regained the lead, Damari threading a neat ball through to Davis who struck the ball in his stride giving Alvarado no time to react.
The visitors pushed forward and began to dominate the closing stages as Dynamo tired, sensing the need to freshen things up Razzaque used his allocation of substitutions on the hour which did enough to inject the necessary energy to see out the final 30 minutes unscathed.
In a finely balanced game Spartak boss Houston will be bitterly disappointed to have come away without a share of the spoils and having relinquished their chance of winning the cup, for Razzaque this will have been the perfect tonic but knows that cup glory could once again be snatched away from him at the death and will hope tonight's visitors will do them a favour next week against Loko.
| Match Day 9 Table | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| Dynamo Moscow | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| Spartak Moscow | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| CSKA Moscow | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| Zenit St Petersburg | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 0 |
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Copa Del Burro Final 1st Leg - They think it's all over
Real Madrid v Athletic Club Att: 15,952
The first leg of the Copa Del Burro took place last night, and evebn with another 90 minutes still to come, one side looks an absolute shoe in to move onto the World Club Cup.
Second division Atletic Club must have feared the worst as they travelled south from their coastal base in Bilbao, but they made a bright start. So bright in fact that they took the lead on 16 minutes to stun the Bernebeau.
Young Belgian starlet Ferreira Carasco played in Bueno who netted for the third time in this years competition.
The lead was to last for just 10 minutes though. On 26, Neymar slammed home Cesc Fabregas' through ball. he Bernebeau erupted and Keane's men were visibally liftedfollowing a slow start.
Another 7 minutes later, and Hazard scored. To give an idea of Madrid's superiority during this spell, Neymar's goal on 26, and Hazards on 33 sandwiched misses from both Fabregas & Busquets. Essentially if it wasnt for Bravo, there is every chance that Madrid would have turned a 1 - 0 deficit into a 4 - 1 lead in just 7 minutes. As it was though, the visitors kept the score at 2 - 1, and that is how it remained until the break.
Madrid were keen to avoid a slow start in the second half, and just 2 minutes in Hazard forced yet another save from Bravo.
60 seconds later though, Copa Del Burro top scorer Robert Lewandowski sent home a beautiful free kick to give Madrid some daylight, and grab his 9th Del Burro goal this season.
Just before the hour mark, Athletic Club were given a boost. Godin lunged wildly at Mbokani, and was given a straight red.
So with half hour to play, and a man advantage, could the north coast side get themselves back into the game?
No is the answer. Aaron Lennon had a chance, but that was about all. Being a man short wasnt a huge issue for Real, and on 83 Sergio Ramos made it 4 - 1, effectively sealing Madrid's progression into the next round.
Gareth Crispcan be proud of his sides efforts however. Better sides than his will put in much worse performances against Madrid. And although it looks comfortable right now, if Athletic Club can get themselves a couple of goals to the good at home, the pressure will be backon Madrid.
It's a big ask, but its a challenge that must at least be accepted.
The draw for the World Club Cup was also made last night. Steven Beddows hosting iton Top 100 TV.
For the winners of the Del Burro trophy, a trip to France or Holland lies ahead. Given the way results went last night though, it is unlikely to be anything other than Real v PSG in the first round.The French side comfortably saw off Feyenoord 6 - 1 at home.
Although PSG are currently in div 2, they have an extremely strong first XI, and a game against Real couldpotentially be one of the ties of the tournament.
We also know that the route for the Copa Del Burro winners would take them to either Italy or Russia should they see off Paris.
Juventus last night beat Napoli 1 - 0, and with it being tight they will know that next weeks journey south will be a tricky one.
In Russia, Dynamo beat Spartak 2 - 1 in the Moscow derby, but the expectation must be that whoever wins through in this encounter will be nothing more than cannon fodder should they face the likes of Real.
| TOTW Final Leg 1 |
| Bravo A. Club - 6 |
| Juanfran R. Madrid - 7 |
| Marcelo R. Madrid - 7 |
| Ramos R. Madrid - 9 |
| Jucilei A. Club - 6 |
| Busquets R. Madrid - 8 |
| Fabregas R. Madrid - 8 |
| Rodriguez R. Madrid - 8 |
| Neymar R. Madrid - 10 |
| Lewandowski R. Madrid - 8 |
| Hazard R. Madrid 9 |
SM Top 100 Youth Cup Semi-Final AND World Club Cup "DRAW"
Today the draws for the Youth Cup Semi-Finals took place followed by the draw for the Quarter-Finals of the World Club Cup.
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POST MATCH STATS
Brown was asked after the game tonight if he was happy with the performance. He replied by saying of course I was. I could not fault my players in ANY way. Alex is a tough manager to play against. Obviosly im biast but I really feel we deserved to get all three points judging by the stats, below. But you know what they say… Stats are like Bikini’s, they show you a lot but not everything. Id say its advantage Fenerbahce as we never conceded an away goal and we outplayed them mostly throughout the game but they did have more possession. Alex may have a different opinion as oppose to my own but this is how I see it.
WEST BROM- THE BEGINNING...
Little 'boings' his way in to the Baggies
Hi guys,
Been a while since I last posted (was that long ago I was still at Fenerbache!) but a serious case of being flat out busy moving house whilst doing the 50 hours a week to afford the move in the 1st place meant I wasn't able to spend as much time on SoccerManager or Top 100 as I would of liked.
The house moved went ok. We still have stuff packed in boxes but seeing as it's now 3 weeks since we moved in, I'm assuming those boxes are filled with crap that we don't need!! Anyway on to the real move FENERBACHE TO WEST BROM!!
After re joining Top100 with Fenerbache I made it clear to Frank that if an English club became available I'd like to be considered for it, The vacancy at Sunderland came before West brom but like that just wasn't going to happen!! I'd rather shit in my hands and clap than ever take over at that lot. However it wasn't that long after when West Brom came calling and although not the best side to work with I decided to go for it and leave the Turkish Giants and come back to manage in England.
Quickly I noticed I had an ageing 1st team and little youth to play around with, and just a few quid in the bank so it was going to be hard mixing it up with signings. Notable 1st team signings since I took over include
# Rob Elliot (free agent)
# Gueida Fofana (Lyon £6m)
# Karl Darlow (Charlton £1.8m)
# Alex Pritchard (Greuther Furth part-exchange)
# Ashley Westwood (Real Sociedad part-exchange)
# Jordan Mutch (Buraspor part-exchange)
# 11 players for the development squad
I also in the last 24 hours agreed a fee for Jonathan BIABIANY from Inter Milan who will be the biggest signing I've made at £11.5m, big fee but the 88 rated Frenchman can play both flanks which helps. I have tried to stay local(UK signings) but lately have come up short adding to my squad with talent, the 2 goalkeepers both could rise, Elliot has been player of the season for Newcastle before injury sadly ended his season and the Euro's for the Republic. Darlow is a good shot stopper who will play the part of back up to my 1st choice Ben Foster. The 3 English lads I signed in midfield were just squad signings, but I know more about these squad signings than the players they replaced. In terms of what is left at West Brom I will listen to offers for Beharino but will have to be a offer that suits me, 2 for 1 is a must to improve my team. Gomis can also leave maybe for a younger 87/88 rated striker.
On to results since I have arrived and I have been happy enough with the start, 10 games 3 wins, 5 draws and just the 2 defeats. Solid if not spectacular!!
17th March 1-1 Dynamo Dnipropetrovsk A
20th March 1-2 River Plate H
24th March 4-1 Celta Vigo H
27th March 2-2 SC Internacional A
31st March 3-2 AZ Alkmaar H
3rd April 0-1 Malaga A
7th April 2-1 FC Koln H
10th April 1-1 Atalanta A
14th April 0-0 Southampton H
17th April 3-3 Montpellier A
So as you can see a mixed bag, if you're a glass hall full guy its 1 defeat in 8 and that's me! I'll take the positives.
As with my other posts I will end with my thoughts on the messed up world of Newcastle United.
Since my last post the wally with the brolly was escorted off the premises with a nice pay off for failure, whatever possessed us to appoint another failed manager from the lower leagues (Pardew another) escapes me, it was only going to end one way. The biggest crime was it didn't end sooner, after Chelsea give us another hiding he should of went then, we had 18 days till the next game but he survived and by the time he finally got the bullet it was too late. Newcastle being Newcastle then pull off the coup of the season (biased yes I know but who cares) in getting Rafa Benitez in as manager. A proper manager, not some Ashley yes man, and he has had a reaction of sort, yes just 1 win in 6 but small steps have been made. We look more solid(couldn't of looked less solid if we tried tbf) and we seem to have a bit more fight in us, last night against City for example we produced our best performance of the season. A bit fight in the lads, A bit of passion sadly lacking this season and if it wasn't for the mong running the line who didn't flag the blatantly offside Aguero we may of sneaked back to back wins. As already said the damage was already done prior to Rafa's arrival and unless we pull 3 wins from last 4 games I feel we are down, we still have Palace at home and Villa away which both need 3 points. However we also have Liverpool away Saturday and finish with Spurs at home last game(hopefully title is done and dusted one way or another and they have buggar all to play for) and we need to win one of them to stand any chance of staying up. All we ask for is somehow to get Rafa to stay on at end of the season but championship won't appeal unfortunately.
Relegation will spark a messy few years I fear, We won't be back any time soon.
Till next time have fun
Fenerbahce vs Olympiakos
Fenerbahce host Olympiakos tonight in the 1ST knock out leg of the Achilles Cup. Brown is hoping he can execute a tactical masterclass over his Scottish rival by keeping a clean sheet at least. There has been a bit of dirty tactics before from Mr Mclean as in one of the games he did not remind brown that it was regional cup night, instead of the youth cup. Is revenge on the cards? Brown certainly has that in mind.