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TheMcD posted:Well, I think this is dead, and habeasdorkus isn't coming back. Why? Because he made a wager with somebody who is not to be wagered with. Wow, that is pathetic. Way to cause the death of an amazing LP through bullshit posturing, on both sides.
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poo poo, a loser leaves town match really went down? That loving sucks.
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What possesses people to do these kinds of bets... What possesses them to accept them? The gloating is rather unseemly but he did bring it onto himself. I'm kinda curious about who would have said what had it gone the the other way. Ah well, we shall never know. Habeas does seem to have raised hackles in several quarters.
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Well that sucks. At least I got some closure, even if it was a dumb loser leaves town match.
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TheMcD posted:Well, I think this is dead, and habeasdorkus isn't coming back. Why? Because he made a wager with somebody who is not to be wagered with. lmao Literally none of that is true, TheMcD. It was a joke.
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Considering that this confession from smasher came in a writeup, where we have an Australian robot managing a team, and Lord Humongous murdering other owners, I somehow doubt the sincerity of it. I mean I guess it's possible, but I wouldn't think too much of it.
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At least he wasn't possessed by title belts like I was. That was a dark time in my life.
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Yeah, habeasdorkus hasn't just left the forums, he seems to have gone 'gently caress goons altogether'. I sent him a friend request on Steam weeks ago to inquire about the LP and offer to give it a conclusion if he was abandoning it, he never accepted it. A 'loser leaves town' stipulation doesn't mean he can't at least respond and explain, he's just cut contact with SA altogether, it seems.
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Lets finish this thread up and archive it, Its been a hell of a ride but we need to take it behind the woodshead.
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Haha are you kidding me? I hope he ignores it and comes back.
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Sky Shadowing posted:Yeah, habeasdorkus hasn't just left the forums, he seems to have gone 'gently caress goons altogether'. I sent him a friend request on Steam weeks ago to inquire about the LP and offer to give it a conclusion if he was abandoning it, he never accepted it. Has he been accounted for outside of the forums? Not posting since Oct. 27th is a bit worrisome. Hopefully he comes back. Insertnamehere31 posted:Steam says he was last active 5 hours ago, so I think he just moved on from the thread/SA. That answers my question, though it was from Dec. 14th. Armitage fucked around with this message at 22:36 on Jan 4, 2015 |
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tatankatonk posted:lmao Man, it seemed exactly like something that would go down, and habeasdorkus leaving the forums seemed to exactly coincide with his team dying. It seemed just right. Blah. Guess I'm just gullible then.
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What about someone who's already friends with him? Have they tried contacting yet?
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Sky Shadowing posted:Yeah, habeasdorkus hasn't just left the forums, he seems to have gone 'gently caress goons altogether'. I sent him a friend request on Steam weeks ago to inquire about the LP and offer to give it a conclusion if he was abandoning it, he never accepted it. Bullshit! Part of our deal was that whoever lost had to cut all contact with the forum, and anyone else on it. The whole idea is that if you lose, not only is your thread over, but you don't even get to send some sort of bullshit, "It's been fun, thanks for reading" message. Instead, the other guy gets to gloat all he wants while you just have to sit back there and take it. Of course, I knew that I'd win, being that soccer is only marginally a sport, and so habeasdorkus lacked the sort of top-flight understanding of team-building that the Super-League required. Frankly, it's been quite gratifying to see this thread sputter to a stop all because I kicked habeasdorkus' rear end. Oh, I know, some of you really wanted to see the Wrexham Welsh Rabbits continue to go after Premier League or whatever, but a deal is a deal, and, since we're both lawyers with too much time on our hands, we actually signed a legally binding contract that should hold up in any court to prevent habeasdorkus from ever returning to this forum. So you can all just pack it in, because the show is over. But seriously, it was just a joke I made because habeasdorkus disappeared from the forum as soon as his team got killed. I have no idea what happened to him, and bear no ill will towards his thread or his beloved Wrexham Wrexhams. Sorry if I caused any confusion.
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Smasher Dynamo posted:Bullshit! Part of our deal was that whoever lost had to cut all contact with the forum, and anyone else on it. The whole idea is that if you lose, not only is your thread over, but you don't even get to send some sort of bullshit, "It's been fun, thanks for reading" message. Instead, the other guy gets to gloat all he wants while you just have to sit back there and take it. I guess it does say volumes about how interesting the Super-League is when a Loser Leaves Town bet like that is something that seems totally within regular parameters. So, yeah, I guess you should all go check out the Super-League! Exciting poo poo happens, like baseball playing rabbits and robots!
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I'm alive! I've just been avoiding the forums because I've been embarrassed about not working on the LP. As of the last update I'd actually played all the way through to the end of the season, screencapped everything, then lost a full update due to being an idiot and not saving it. And then doing it just kept getting pushed further and further into my "to do" list. Especially once Dragon Age: Inquisition came out. I'll see what I can do to get myself motivated again, I want to see my beloved Meteor again! eta: Also, I haven't been on Steam since before Christmas. I didn't even have a computer for most of that time! Let me start the new year by accepting your friend request, Sky Shadowing. Also also, pfft. I would never have made a "loser leaves town" bet. Especially not after how crap the Depraved Hearts Club was in the Expansion League. Now if I could just create a team of 1999 and 2000 Pedros and 1927 Ruths, then I might consider it. habeasdorkus fucked around with this message at 21:50 on Jan 6, 2015 |
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It's all good habeas take your time this is a silly hobby on the interent. And the rest of you seriously chill out you've been borderline creepy lately
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We love you habeas, take all the time you want. We can wait for a glorious return of Wrexham and Scott Brown.
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You could even simplify the lost update so you don't have to do it all again.
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Yeah there's no need to be embarrassed about putting an LP on the backburner. It's better this way than you push through and burn yourself out anyway. I'm just glad you're still alive.
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habeasdorkus posted:Also also, pfft. I would never have made a "loser leaves town" bet. Especially not after how crap the Depraved Hearts Club was in the Expansion League. Now if I could just create a team of 1999 and 2000 Pedros and 1927 Ruths, then I might consider it. Interestingly enough, the all Babe Ruth team was actually tried in a sim once. It went horribly, because mogul does not like Ruth's ability to play the infield/Catcher
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Chapter the Seventh: New year, old faces. January 6, 2026-February 2, 2026 Things might be a bit fuzzy in these coming updates, seeing as I played them two and a half months ago. Seeing as how you've read them a couple months ago, though, here's a quick update on where we stand.  Brony Hunter was just elected our Club President, giving us a local face to placate the rubes as we sell off hundreds of millions of pounds from the team and pocket them for our private use.  The board is also all for scouting out a foreign club we can cherry-pick youth from, hopefully a top flight Brazilian club will be interested.   We're alive in three out of four competitions, having been knocked out of the Capital One League Cup by Arsenal thanks to an assist by referee Howard Webb. We're a point back from United in the league, and facing off against Barca in the knockout round of the Champions League.    As it's the transfer window, I'm always on the hunt for places to give our future stars a chance to blossom rather than rot in our reserves.  I'm also always willing to sell off a star, even if that's the incomparable El Compadrito. Taborda is a great, great player... but he's a secondary piece and a clear second choice behind Meteor. Plus, the money is too good to turn down, we're a club that can just about break even with a megabastard payroll but can't play the big league transfer game without selling some of our lads made good.  I'm not crazy, though. Not even 69 million pounds can pry String away from Wales. vs Queens Park Rangers, January 10, 2026 Premier League  The 4-4-2 Diamond seems to be paying dividends thus far, lets see how it does against QPR's staid, flat 4-4-2. I'm going to bet that it does well, we're at home and QPR is pretty terrible. Starting Formation: 4-4-2 Vivace Starting 11: Minami, Reed, Tounkara, Laux, Loseille, Maloney, Mercado, Mujkic (c), Shirra, Stringel, Thiago. Subs: Kocsis, Cirjak, Hammatt, Enrique, Bailey, Allan. Shirra scores early, and sets the pattern for a game in which we roll out an unwelcoming mat for our visitors by outshooting them 32 to 1. Thiago is clearly out to prove his worth to the world, tallying a hat trick by the 60th minute, and we roll to an easy victory. Man of the Match: Thiago   Wrexham 4-0 QPR  Bologna's megarich owner finally finds another player willing to take his millions. At Arsenal, January 14, 2026 Premier League  This is a big game, and I'm feeling cagey about it. We're going to be playing on the counter today, against one of the only teams I think can beat us. That goes double with Marco Valerio Cirelli having an excellent debut campaign for the North London side. Starting Formation: 4-2-3-1 Counter Starting 11: Minami, Cirjak, Hammatt, Laux, Loseille, Maloney, Shirra, Mercado, Stringel, Mujkic (c), Thiago. Subs: Kocsis, Reed, Tounkara, Enrique, Ünsal, Bailey, Allan. We sit back and let Arsenal spend all day with the ball, hoping to thwart their attacks while springing a surprise or two of our own. It works for most of the game, we have more and more dangerous shots than Arsenal, but they're finally able to break through first in the 73rd minute and then again in the 81st. United were playing away against City, hopefully they didn't pick up points on us.   Arsenal 2-0 Wrexham  So much for that hope. United sit seven points up on us, and that February 3rd date against them is looking more and more vital to our hopes.  During my monthly staff meeting it was pointed out that Stringel could use a bit of mentoring; for all his brilliance he's still only 22 years old. Thiago, for one, has no desire to be that mentor. Since I would rather place our striker inside a hermetically sealed box between matches than do anything that might disrupt his focus, I don't press the issue.  When Shirra also turns down the opportunity to mentor Stringel, I start to realize our budding superstar might be a bit of a prick. So I decide he's good enough already, and act as if that was the plan all along. vs Tottenham Hotspur, January 18, 2026 Premier League  I'm not going to panic about the Arsenal loss, but failing to get right back on the beam would start to make the hair on the back of my neck stand on end. Tottenham is still Tottenham, though. Starting Formation: 4-4-2 Vivace Starting 11: Minami, Reed, Tounkara, Laux, Loseille, Enrique, Mercado, Mujkic (c), Shirra, Thiago, Stringel. Subs: Kocsis, Cirjak, Hammatt, Maloney, Ünsal, Bailey, Allan. Thank goodness for Spurs. Thiago scores early and late, while Mercado and Shirra add goals in between the Italian's brace, and we march past the other North London team to victory. Perhaps the lesson I should take from the Arsenal loss is to never play anything less than balls out attacking strategies. Man of the Match: Thiago   Wrexham 4-0 Tottenham  You know what might help you heal quicker? Some companionship from an older and more mature teammate!  No offense, bosses, but these teams suck. Juventude is the only one with above average recruitment, and as such is my default recommendation.  Well how about that. Stoke still aren't going anywhere in the League, but if they win the League Cup they could fall to the Championship and still play in Europe next year. Sky Shadowing's Southampton also reaches the final, and has a very real hope for silverware. At Stoke City, January 24, 2026 FA Cup, Fourth Round  Fresh off their victory in the League Cup, Stoke finds their path in the other cup blocked by significantly more formidable competition. They're definitely playing better in January, beating Swansea and Burnley in EPL play while topping Arsenal to get to this match, but we're still heavy favorites. Starting Formation: 4-2-3-1 Control Starting 11: Kocsis, Cirjak, Tounkara, Hammatt, Enrique, Maloney, Bailey, Bale, Allan, Mujkic (c), Thiago. Subs: Minami, Reed, Laux, Zouaghi, Mercado, Bouzid, Parr. The goddamned Bat Man, 16-year-old Kristian Bale, scores by going near post on the Stoke keeper in the first minute, and any dreams of Potter glory are snuffed at the outset. Thiago adds insult and injury in the 10th and 25th minutes, while Callum Allan makes the most of a rare start to earn Man of the Match honors. Our path towards FA Cup glory looks clear, with only Manchester United remaining untoppled after the fourth round games end. Man of the Match: Callum Allan.   Stoke 0-4 Wrexham  So much for the Bat Man, he's also given bereavement leave after his parents were murdered before his eyes by a deranged and upset Stoke fan.  Newcastle aren't even in the Premier League this season. If we don't make it to the quarterfinal round I'm going to be irate.  I'm expecting this game to be delayed until sometime in April, whereupon we'll play Chelsea four times in a row between the Champions League and the Premiership. At Manchester City, January 27, 2026 Premier League  City are a step off of the best teams in the league this year, but a trip to their turf remains one of the biggest challenges we'll face this year. We need a win here to keep pace with Manchester United, who are threatening to reopen a big lead atop the table. I'm still too much of a wimp to have us come out attacking, though. Starting Formation: 4-2-3-1 Counter Starting 11: Minami, Reed, Tounkara, Laux, Loseille, Shirra, Ünsal, Parr, Allan, Mujkic (c), Thiago. Subs: Kocsis, Cirjak, Hammatt, Maloney, Bailey, Mercado, Bouzid. My wimpiness is validated, as our players strike early and often on the counter. Shahed Parr has us up 2-0 after the first half, and things don't get better for the home team after the break. Thiago continues to run rampant, scoring in the 55th minute, while Callum Allan and Matthias Laux tack on two in the waning moments of the game to give us a resounding 5-0 away win against the team in fourth place. All hail the counter, all my doubters have been proven frauds and charlatans! Man of the Match: Shahed Parr   Man City 0-5 Wrexham At Liverpool, January 31, 2026 Premier League  After a five-nil annihilation of a top four team how hard could a storied club playing their first season back in the top flight play us? This seems like a good chance to give regulars a rest before Götterdämmerung takes place in three days when Manchester United comes to Wales. Starting Formation: 4-2-3-1 Control Starting 11: Minami, Cirjak, Tounkara, Loseille, Maloney, Bailey (c), Mercado, Allan, Blyth, Thiago. Subs: Kocsis, Enrique, Laux, Shirra, Brown, Mujkic, Parr. The cardinal sin of Habeasdorkus, Football Manager, is pride. I watch our weakened squad fall behind by two goals and after the second the mocking songs roll down the stands from the Anfield faithful.We never once look comfortable before the whistle mercifully brings the first half to an end. I'm forced to bring in Parr and Meteor to try and salvage the game, and thankfully there's still plenty of time to do so. Thiago starts a riotous second half with a bonkers volley, and then Matias Mercado takes over the game for the next ten minutes. First Mercado converts a penalty to tie things up. Then he makes an inch perfect tackle at midfield to set up a Parr goal as we take the lead. Then after a defensive lapse allows Liverpool to make it 3-all, he gets on the end of a Thiago free kick to restore our advantage. It's a classic Mercado performance, and gives us a victory despite having spotted Liverpool a two goal advantage.   Liverpool 3-4 Wrexham  The victory doesn't come without a cost. With Quiboulaz still out we have just two senior centerbacks, Laux and Tounkara, fit to play.   The transfer window closes without any club making major additions to their squad. Only £76m was spent by English clubs, and we sent a lot of talent overseas. Of course, England is home to the reigning Champions League titlists and they can't even sniff the top of the table when compared to the actual best clubs in the country, so perhaps we already own all the best players.    I'm happy with standing pat, especially as Thiago has continued to break all comers across his well muscled Brazilio-Italian thigh. He's guaranteed to set a new Premier League record for goals scored barring a tragic Lamborghini crash.  The loss to Arsenal cost us some ground on Manchester United, who slipped themselves by drawing against Tottenham at the end of January, but a victory on February 3rd will put us right back on their heels. Next month also sees us play a slightly easier schedule, with a trip to Barcelona the only stiff test we need concern ourselves. I'm not looking beyond that United game, though. It very well could determine the league, and whether this year can be a success regardless of our progress in the Champions League and FA Cup. 
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All hail the true prophet habeasdorkus, the great work has risen again.
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The God King of Wrexham returns!
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Huzzah! Good to see it all start up again for a new year of Wrexham. Any plans on moving to FM 2015? Also if it's not too much to ask how's old Colwyn Bay doing?
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'Tis a Russian Christmas Miracle! All praise to our lord and savior, Vladimir Putin!
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Spoonsy posted:The God King of Wrexham returns! Hail!
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Smoky Bandana posted:Holy poo poo, that is a lot of goals. Definitely not, especially not putting up a five spot on Man City in their house. Still wish we could have managed a draw against Arsenal... Man United only dropped two points all month while we dropped three.
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Chapter the Eighth: Burn them all. February 2, 2026-March 1, 2026 There's only one thing that matters right now, and that's beating United. If we lose, we can kiss the title goodbye for a second straight year. If we win we're right back on their heels, and our remaining schedule is far kinder than theirs. vs Manchester United, February 3, 2026 Premier League  Hammatt and Quiboulaz are still in the trainers room, which means Laux and Tounkara will have to be on their game despite being fatigued already. Their backup is 17-year-old Mehmet Sadula, who has never played a league minute for us. Let's hope he doesn't need to. Starting Formation: 4-2-3-1 Control Starting 11: Minami, Reed, Tounkara, Laux, Loseille, Maloney, Ünsal, Mercado, Shirra, Mujkic (c), Thiago. Subs: Kocsis, Cirjak, Sadula, Enrique, Bailey, Allan, Parr. A nasty collision in the 2nd minute sees Shirra stretchered off, and Callum Allan needs to warm up very quickly. Apparently he was able to do so, because he finds himself completely unmarked by the Red Devil defense and gives us the lead in the 23rd minute. It's a chippy game throughout, with each side earning three well deserved yellow cards, but United muster a grand total of two shots all match against our defense. Thiago seals the win with an amazing free kick with twenty to play, and Laux caps off a game where he dominated every United player that wandered into his area by heading home a Thiago flick on to close out a joyous victory. Can you hear the footsteps, United? They're getting closer. Man of the Match: Matthias Laux   Wrexham 3-0 Man United  Against other head coaches I'd think it was really a callous and premeditated attack.  But McLeod and I have a long understanding with each other. What a nice fellow. I hope he's as gracious when we nip the league out from under him. vs Everton, February 7, 2026 Premier League  Everton aren't out of the chase for a Champions League spot, and I don't want our impressive victory over United to go to waste by overlooking them. Once we get past the Toffees, though, our schedule eases up and we don't face a top half team until Chelsea comes calling in March. Starting Formation: 4-2-3-1 Control Starting 11: Minami, Reed, Tounkara, Laux, Loseille, Maloney, Bailey, Parr, Allan, Mujkic (c), Thiago. Subs: Kocsis, Cirjak, Sadula, Enrique, Ünsal, Bouzid, Mercado. It's a slog of a match through the first half, but we catch a break when Andre Williams, Everton's excellent defensive midfielder, is hurt at the 54 minute mark. We catch a second when Parr draws a soft penalty just after the 60th minute, which Laux converts. Thiago doesn't need any luck, of course, outpacing the Everton defense to get to a long Reed pass before the keeper can gather it to ice the victory. Man of the Match: Matthias Laux   Wrexham 2-0 Everton  Yeah, it was pretty soft, but they still would have lost even without the PK.  Thiago's now tied the real life Premier League record for goals in a 38 game season. The all time EPL record is 34 goals, by Alan Shearer in the early 42 match seasons. He will surely surmount that record as well.  String is back! It'll take him a week to get his legs under him, but with Shirra out it's nice to have my first option at the attacking midfielder position back. At Stoke City, February 10, 2026 Premier League  I told you our schedule would get easier. Stoke are still in last place, and you couldn't get anyone to bet that they won't be relegated despite it only being February. Starting Formation: 4-2-3-1 Control Starting 11: Minami, Cirjak, Tounkara, Laux, Loseille, Enrique, Ünsal, Mercado, Allan, Mujkic (c), Thiago. Subs: Kocsis, Reed, Sadula, Maloney, Bailey, Stringel, Parr. Our first goal comes after Ünsal earns a penalty during the scrum following a corner kick. Mercado converts. After a half hour has elapsed Mujkic makes a perfect pass to set up Thiago all alone in front of the net for yet another goal, then scores twice himself on each side of intermission after sublime passes from Ünsal and Loseille. The only blemish on this win is a Stoke strike after we're already up four-nil, when Minami makes a terrible throw to a player in the wrong jersey and is caught out of net in a rare error. Man of the Match: Mateo “Meteor” Mujkic   Stoke 1-4 Wrexham  Rocky who?  Here's something you don't see every day, a major transfer fee paid by a Brazilian team. Flamengo is a major power, having had an amazing record in the Copa Libertadores over the last decade, but the largest real life transfer fee I can find a Brazilian club making is the £13m that Santos paid to bring megabust Alexandre Pato back home in 2013. This is the exact opposite of how things usually work in real life, when Eastern European oligarchs purchase Brazilian players for their teams.  At last, we can rotate our centerbacks. Tounkara and especially Laux have been great over the last month, but I don't want their legs falling off come late April. At Newcastle United, February 14, 2026 FA Cup, Fifth Round  If we play anything like we've been playing the past month, this game is a mere formality. Even our squad and youth players outclass anyone on the other side of the pitch. Starting Formation: 4-2-3-1 Control Starting 11: Kocsis, Cirjak, Tounkara, Laux, Enrique, Zouaghi, Bailey (c), Parr, Allan, Mercado, Stringel. Subs: Minami, Reed, Sadula, Maloney, Ünsal, Bouzid, Thiago. Things go according to plan, with Howard Webb making amends for his penalty decision in the Capital One Cup by handing us the lead in the 13th minute after Tounkara is fouled on a corner kick. Fifteen minutes later Stringel proves he's ready for action by taking the ball off the boot-tops of the defender and then incisively slicing his shot past the keeper. We give one back before the half, but we're coasting to victory in stoppage time when Thiago, who came on with twenty minutes to play, chests in a Stringel cross to take the remaining air out of the sails of the Geordie faithful. Man of the Match: Isaac Stringel   Newcastle 1-3 Wrexham  Stoke City will be the sternest opposition we've faced through our first four rounds in the FA Cup. Dreamsicle must have paid off the people drawing the matches to get us such a sweet path before resigning as club president. If we don't make it to Wembley, we have only ourselves to blame.  I was certain they were going to move our Chelsea match again, but it turns out that game will go off as re-re-scheduled in March.  The US better be in the top 10 after the World Cup, or something will have gone seriously wrong. vs Reading, February 21, 2026 Premier League  It's been a while since we've played the Vivace. Reading is the definition of mediocre. We're at home. Let's see how it goes. Starting Formation: 4-4-2 Vivace Starting 11: Minami, Reed, Quiboulaz, Laux, Loseille, Maloney, Parr, Mujkic (c), Allan, Stringel, Thiago. Subs: Kocsis, Cirjak, Tounkara, Enrique, Ünsal, Bailey, Mercado. The bad news is that Reading score on fully half of their shots. The good news is that they only took two shots all game. The better news is that we were already up three-nil on goals by Thiago, Allan, and Parr when they scored. The best news is that after I pull Meteor at the half as a precautionary measure (he took an elbow to the ribs), Matias Mercado came on and scored a second half hat trick to run the score all the way up to 6-1. We're not going to lose the league if it comes down to the goal differential tiebreaker. Man of the Match: Matias “Super” Mercado   Wrexham 6-1 Reading  Alas, our captain will have to skip our trip to Barcelona. Parr also took a ding while drubbing Reading, but the Fragile One came away none the worse for wear.  Hooray! Welsh solidarity! Swansea's two goal comeback in the final twenty minutes means Wrexham is now atop the table on goal differential! At Barcelona, February 24, 2026 Champions League, Knockout Round Away Tie  Barcelona are one of the most fabled teams in soccer, the Yin to Real Madrid's Yang. The Catalan giants have fallen on comparatively hard times, though, failing to win the league in the past four years and not even making the finals of the Champions League since 2022. We're here to show them the future; we're unimpressed with their past. Starting Formation: 4-4-2 Vivace Starting 11: Minami (c), Reed, Quiboulaz, Laux, Loseille, Maloney, Parr, Mercado, Allan, Stringel, Thiago. Subs: Kocsis, Cirjak, Tounkara, Enrique, Ünsal, Bailey, Hayes. The match is close everywhere but the scoreboard. Barcelona dominate possession, but Wrexham is up 1-0 after Mercado scores on yet another penalty kick. Then Parr gets hurt, as is his wont, in the second half. That requires some juggling, as Loseille moves up to play as an out and out winger and rookie Enrique is thrown into the fray. The change doesn't benefit Barca, with Thiago and String both scoring on our way to a statement victory in our first match against one of the biggest clubs in the world. Face it, Barca, if Real Madrid can't handle us what chance do you have? Man of the Match: Thiago   Barcelona 0-3 Wrexham  A “stubbed toe” must mean something different in soccer injury parlance, because when I've stubbed my toe it's felt better within a few hours, tops. Dope him up so he can play, docs.  Shirra is our only player out with more than a niggling injury, which means I'm dreading the news of several more serious injuries in the next week or so. At Crystal Palace, February 28, 2026 Premier League  The drear of London's seventh most popular club is a bit of a change from the lights of Camp Nou, but a victory here will see us remain at the top of the table and on a torrid streak of 19 wins in our last 20 games played. Starting Formation: 4-4-2 Vivace Starting 11: Minami, Cirjak (c), Quiboulaz, Laux, Reed, Maloney, Mercado, Loseille, Allan, Stringel, Thiago. Subs: Kocsis, Enrique, Hammat, Ünsal, Bailey, Mujkic, Hayes. We don't match our recent tallies, but I can only credit the Palace keeper for keeping us from putting up a crooked number. Our defense does the job I expect from them, and we need nothing more after yet another impressive goal by Thiago in the 33rd minute. Howard Webb seems eager to keep making up for costing us in the Capital One Cup, though, and so we score a second after he spots an 89th minute penalty to improve our moods. Man of the Match: Thiago   Palace 0-2 Wrexham  Typical. He didn't even play in the Palace game and now he can't play next week?  There are times like this I start to think that we'll never lose again. We're still only tied with United on points, and we still have to play Bruno Santos and Chelsea twice before the end of the season, but the dream of the triple grows more tangible with each broken team we leave in our wake. Up Wrexham! Up the Dragons, and burn them all! 
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Good to see you back, Habeasdorkus.
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Jan 8, 2015 00:22
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Thick and fast, just the way I like it.
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Jan 8, 2015 00:54
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Scott Scott on Newcastle isn't he one of the players that you made from an end of season contest?
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Yep! He's a quality striker these days and belongs on a better club. Also, Newcastle's "key man" in that match is a player we sold them years ago for a couple million pounds back when we were minnows.
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Jan 8, 2015 21:40
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I just randomly decide to check the newbie tag, and what do I see! Great to have the thread back.
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Great to see you back, Habeas. Happy new year 
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