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  • Youth Cup Groups

    I did the draw live on Facebook, but I can’t see a way to download the video to upload here. Sorry. Mind you, it’s 30 minutes long, so maybe for the best. This is how it all turned out. (Colours refer to the pots the teams were in – Pot 1 Orange, Pot 2 yellow,…

  • Youth Cup and Shield Format for S22

    62 63 teams entered this season. I’ve placed each team in one of four seeded pots for the draw, ranked in order of average team rating submitted by managers: Pot 1 No. Team Rat Grp 1 Genoa 87 2 Levante 86 3 Juventus 85 4 Barcelona 84 5 Hellas Verona 84 6 Leicester City 84…

  • New Player Concerns Rule

    Player Concerns From S22 starting Tuesday 23 January 2024, The new rule requiring the sale of players with Level 3 concerns adds a layer of strategic complexity to managing in Top 100. Here’s some advice based on the SM Game Help. Understanding Concerns Trigger Points Players develop (or reduce) concerns after three consecutive evaluations where…

  • RESULTS: Top 100 Managers of the Season

    Division One James Mckenzie, 5th D1 title with Chelsea (predicted to finish 1st) Rob Ryan, best PVA with Real Madrid Division 2 Scott Mckenzie, D2 Champions (predicted to finish 3rd), D5 to D1 in 7 seasons with Sao Paulo Salvatore Zerbo, record 4th Youth Cup Final win with Levante Andrew Bailey, Top 100 Cup and…

  • Der Dino Down

    Hamburger were relegated on the final day of the season, a creditable 0-0 draw at home to a very strong automatic promotion seeking Levante side wasn’t enough. In the end, even a win would not have saved us as both Sporting and Celta Vigo, the two teams above us both won. We return, again, to…

  • Youth Cup & Shield S21 Free New Player Prize Draw

    Live draw here. Many thanks to Gav for doing this. And congratulations to Chris M, Doug and Frank T (in that order)! Each winner will have the free choice of ONE new player of their choice for the whole of S22! In the event of two or all three managers choosing the same player, priority…

  • S21 Manager Sackings and New Jobs

    Thursday (tomorrow) night sees the final round of matches in another exciting season in Top 100. Shortly after 8:00pm UK time, we will know for sure (barring any River Plate/Dinamo Zagreb level on points, goal difference and goals scored shenanigans) who has won and lost, and who will be automatically sacked within the next few…

  • S21 Youth Cup Winners!

    Congratulations to Levante and manager Salvo, who won their fourth Youth Cup, a Top 100 record! Like the Youth Shield Final, this match also was decided in Fictional Extra Time, after both legs ended 1-1. Commiserations on another final loss to Espanyol and manager Glen. Again like the Youth Shield, this was another very competitive…

  • S21 Youth Shield Winners!

    Congratulations to Milan and manager Andrew, who beat a very unlucky Benfica in the closest final we’ve ever seen in Top 100 history. Both legs finished 2-1 to the home side, meaning the scores were still level after taking into account away goals, so the match was decided in controversial fashion with the long-standing, much…

  • Admin Diary 3

    Firstly, an apology from me. I’ve not been as active in the last couple of months as I am normally, or as I intended to be. Most obviously (to me), I stopped doing the Back Page headlines after each matchday. I went away for a week at half-term in October, and just couldn’t get back…