Victoria et Ultio! A Football Manager 2014 LP

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Cthulhumatic: May 21, 2007; Not dreaming...just turned off.

I have never loved a game so much and hated it so very, very much. I don't understand, at all, why my rear end man does so much better with my tactics - I play a given match, and I lose 4-0. He plays the same match with my exact same set-up, tactics and line-up...and he wins 4-0. Am I terrible at this game or is there some bullshit going on in the background that I can't detect?

Edit: Also, your game is going way better than my Wrexham save. I'm mired in the Championship - I can beat the bigger clubs, but the minnows at the bottom of my table thrash me. Did I mention I love-hate this game?

Cthulhumatic fucked around with this message at 21:33 on Mar 31, 2014

# ? Mar 31, 2014 21:29

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# ? May 29, 2024 23:37

Jenner: Jun 5, 2011; Lowtax banned me because he thought I was trolling by acting really stupid. I wasn't acting.

It makes me so happy seeing Bailey still getting time on the field and apparently not doing too awfully despite being incredibly out of his league.

He is still first team in my heart.

# ? Apr 2, 2014 01:18

Zeroisanumber: Oct 23, 2010; Nap Ghost

Jenner posted:

It makes me so happy seeing Bailey still getting time on the field and apparently not doing too awfully despite being incredibly out of his league.

He is still first team in my heart.

Bailey's going to be an awesome coach and lord & master of whatever local pub in Wrexham he decides to make his home.

# ? Apr 2, 2014 01:44

rizzen: Apr 25, 2011

Zeroisanumber posted:

Bailey's going to be an awesome coach and lord & master of whatever local pub in Wrexham he decides to make his home.

I really do hope his coaching stats make him good enough to be a coach for us. Even if they're a bit sub-par, we could still use him to cover in some areas for training. Hopefully that day is far away though.

# ? Apr 2, 2014 19:39

jerman999: Apr 26, 2006; This is a lex imperfecta

Is the team on extended holiday?

# ? Apr 6, 2014 17:35

Captain Aardvark: Dec 28, 2008

Did Mutant Mickey kill coach?

# ? Apr 6, 2014 18:57

bunnyofdoom: Mar 29, 2008; I've been here the whole time, and you're not my real Dad!

Did Tackleford strike?

# ? Apr 6, 2014 19:01

fucking love Fiona Apple: Jun 19, 2013; samus comfy so what

Did all the success finally go to his head?

# ? Apr 6, 2014 19:15

Fedule: Mar 27, 2010; No one left uncured.
I got you.

Did AU Jos� Mourinho turn out to not be a sporting loser?

# ? Apr 6, 2014 19:17

tomanton: May 22, 2006; beam me up, tomato

Question! This LP got me to try and make a team in the FM Editor from scratch but a few things are slightly wonky:

- U18 squad is not in any league, other teams challenge them to friendlies now and then but they aren't getting regular action
- Stadium appears to be built in the middle of a farmer's field. There are a couple cottages nearby but otherwise no sign of roads or infrastructure of any kind
- The press hates my team and always predicts they will lose heavily, even against amateur non-Conference clubs. This greatly upsets my players and stresses them out, until I whisper the magic words "no pressure" at which point morale skyrockets and they go out and crush the other team by 3+ goals

There's no FM thread in Games last I checked so I bring this here, if anyone knows what I should do/not do to iron out these wrinkles I'd appreciate it.

# ? Apr 7, 2014 00:11

whowhatwhere: Mar 15, 2010; SHINee's back

tomanton posted:

Question! This LP got me to try and make a team in the FM Editor from scratch but a few things are slightly wonky:

- U18 squad is not in any league, other teams challenge them to friendlies now and then but they aren't getting regular action
- Stadium appears to be built in the middle of a farmer's field. There are a couple cottages nearby but otherwise no sign of roads or infrastructure of any kind
- The press hates my team and always predicts they will lose heavily, even against amateur non-Conference clubs. This greatly upsets my players and stresses them out, until I whisper the magic words "no pressure" at which point morale skyrockets and they go out and crush the other team by 3+ goals

There's no FM thread in Games last I checked so I bring this here, if anyone knows what I should do/not do to iron out these wrinkles I'd appreciate it.

The FM thread is in The Ray Parlour here. They tend to be very helpful.

# ? Apr 7, 2014 00:19

Niric: Jul 23, 2008

I really hope the disappearance of the manager has nothing to do with it being the end of the tax year :ohdear:

(A Tartan Tory might want to take notes here :cheeky:

)

# ? Apr 7, 2014 01:35

habeasdorkus: Nov 3, 2013; Royalty is a continuous shitposting motion.

No, what's really slowed down this LP is that Diablo 3 finally became a good game. I only have time between my job and private life to obsess over one video game, and over the last couple weeks it's been that.

I'm trying to snap myself from that addiction, but getting crushed by Man U in the Capital One Cup quarterfinal isn't giving me a whole lot of incentive. At least we scored a goal at Old Trafford!

# ? Apr 9, 2014 02:33

Zeroisanumber: Oct 23, 2010; Nap Ghost

"David Moyes summons demons from hell to devour Wrexham FC, drag Scott Brown into the nether realms."

# ? Apr 9, 2014 04:38

berryjon: May 30, 2011; I have an invasion to go to.

Zeroisanumber posted:

"David Moyes summons demons from hell to devour Wrexham FC, drag Scott Brown into the nether realms."

Then he would organize a proper pitch down there and start from the bottom (again).

# ? Apr 9, 2014 05:05

Skanky Burns: Jan 9, 2009

At least the field would never get water-logged.

# ? Apr 9, 2014 05:21

Jenner: Jun 5, 2011; Lowtax banned me because he thought I was trolling by acting really stupid. I wasn't acting.

Zeroisanumber posted:

"David Moyes summons demons from hell to devour Wrexham FC, drag Scott Brown into the nether realms."

A player, Mateo Mujkic, would like to speak to you about the heat, staff recommends speaking to this player assertively about this subject.

The Tom Cannon Heated Memorial Barn is now the Tom Cannon Air Conditioned Memorial Barn.

I miss this LP, habeasdorkus, but you deserve your fun too.

# ? Apr 9, 2014 07:33

PlaceholderPigeon: Dec 31, 2012

(Unearthly) NO ONE CAN STOP...WREXHAM

(Though, apparently other games can!)

# ? Apr 9, 2014 09:14

habeasdorkus: Nov 3, 2013; Royalty is a continuous shitposting motion.

Jenner posted:

I miss this LP, habeasdorkus, but you deserve your fun too.

It's certainly not over, but it may take me a few weeks to get back into it. I picked a bad time to get distracted by other shiny objects, given that we're on the verge of elections.

# ? Apr 10, 2014 03:07

Jobbo_Fett: Mar 7, 2014; Slava Ukrayini; Clapping Larry

habeasdorkus posted:

It's certainly not over, but it may take me a few weeks to get back into it. I picked a bad time to get distracted by other shiny objects, given that we're on the verge of elections.

As someone who knows little of professional football and have been enjoying this amazing LP, being distracted by Loot 2.0 and reaper of souls is totally acceptable... Gotta get more legendaries!

Keep up the awesome LP!

# ? Apr 10, 2014 03:15

KKKLIP ART: Sep 3, 2004

Speaking of Man U

# ? Apr 10, 2014 03:28

habeasdorkus: Nov 3, 2013; Royalty is a continuous shitposting motion.

Good news, everybody! I've played through the next update! Now just to get everything written up and ready for posting. And to organize the election for team president!

# ? Apr 10, 2014 04:52

James Peach: Dec 30, 2008

KKKLIP ART posted:

Speaking of Man U

I watched that game. The much funnier bit was when Bayern Munich trounced them in the second half.

Heh.

# ? Apr 10, 2014 04:56

habeasdorkus: Nov 3, 2013; Royalty is a continuous shitposting motion.

I'll just leave this here:

# ? Apr 10, 2014 05:23

benzine: Oct 21, 2010

It's the league cup, we can do better at the FA Cup.

# ? Apr 10, 2014 05:40

habeasdorkus: Nov 3, 2013; Royalty is a continuous shitposting motion.

benzine posted:

It's the league cup, we can do better at the FA Cup.

Yeah, getting to the Quarterfinals isn't bad anyways, and we were basically screwed once we got drawn away at Manchester United. We're surprisingly good so far, but we're not going to be knocking off the biggest Megabastard there is in English football at their home.

# ? Apr 10, 2014 05:43

benzine: Oct 21, 2010

habeasdorkus posted:

Yeah, getting to the Quarterfinals isn't bad anyways, and we were basically screwed once we got drawn away at Manchester United. We're surprisingly good so far, but we're not going to be knocking off the biggest Megabastard there is in English football at their home.

Tell that to Wigan in 2013.

Edit: In the FA Cup final, relegated Wigan versus City, in a tense match when no one could score. It went to extra time, Wigan scored and won its first major trophy against one of the richest clubs in the Premier.

benzine fucked around with this message at 05:51 on Apr 10, 2014

# ? Apr 10, 2014 05:45

AJ_Impy: Jun 17, 2007; SWORD OF SMATTAS. CAN YOU NOT HEAR A WORLD CRY OUT FOR JUSTICE? WHEN WILL YOU DELIVER IT?; Yam Slacker

You lost to Woolwich! :argh:

# ? Apr 10, 2014 08:12

KDavisJr: Jul 17, 2010; A real avatar never dies, even when it's replaced!

habeasdorkus posted:

I'll just leave this here:

You beat Chelsea. who Cares you lost to ManU at their house?

# ? Apr 10, 2014 08:17

habeasdorkus: Nov 3, 2013; Royalty is a continuous shitposting motion.

Interlude: The Election, 2019-2020

Sorry about the delay! Below you'll find the candidates for Team Presidency, a post held nobly by Sky Shadowing for the past four years. Given the number of candidates we will be using a ranked preference vote. Pick up to three candidates, the first place on your ballot is worth five points, the second place is worth three, and the third place is worth one. The person with the most points after the election closes is our new president. You do not have to vote for the maximum.

Also, you may not vote for yourselves. Voting is open until noon, EST, on Saturday, April 12.

The Candidate List

AJ_Impy

quote:

I throw my hat into the ring to be the next chairman. I come from a solid background in ~~embezzling~~ financial management, and I will be throwing money at the team like it's going out of fashion. You want new players? Sure! You want a new stadium? The Naming Rights Arena will be the envy of all Wales. You want a huge, fuckoff statue of a dragon to intimidate opposing fans on their way to the ground? Here's a 3-D mockup courtesy of the BBC.

I want to see us win the league. I want to see us win the Champion's League. I want us to knock the oil oligarchs off their loving perch. I want to see Arsenal relegated. If elected, I will do my utmost to guarantee all these things, and more, happen. Beneath the banner of our God-King Brown, our legion of prodigies shall rampage across the premier league!

So, to recap: Money for the team and stadium, huge dragon statue, win the top competitions, crush Arsenal. Vote for me, and ~~you get a free pass to discuss kickbacks with my accountant~~ Wrexham will go from strength to strength!

Sir Rabia Tirnova

quote:

I am putting my hat in the ring.

I have no appreciable skills, which makes me a better candidate than Sky, who was a net negative for the club.

KDavisJr

quote:

Speaking of Chairman, I'd like to once again apply for Chairman. I'm just a black man from DC, but I shall help Scott Brown lead The Red Dragons to International Glory! I have a proposal for the stadium name: "The ~~Ream~~Realm of the God-King."

Obliterati

quote:

I am throwing my hat into the ring. Now I ain't got none of these high-falutin' city boy funds, but I know how to turn a dirty buck and promise not to pull a Cardiff unless it'd make me an absurd amount of money betting the club's annual revenue against the price of Egyptian cotton in a double-way bind. I also promise to distract the media from all these unsightly managerial spats by calling each and every one of my fellow League chairmen absolutely unspeakable things every time I am on air, for which I can assure you I will be blackout drunk EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

My suggestion for a stadium name is 'The Wales Stadium'. I understand that's the province your soccer team plays in?

A Tartan Tory

quote:

If elected I promise the following!

- Ban the use of vowels within the stadium limits.
- Change the team colour to red and the nickname to dragons...wait what?
- Not get arrested and end up with 6 years in a Thai prison.
- Bring in that rich, rich Arabian oil money. What do you mean human rights violations?
- Accept any and all requests of the God-King, including revamping our Stadium now that we are getting crowds.

I also promise to ~~embezzle~~ my greedy little heart out not embezzle at all.

blakout

quote:

I am throwing my hat in the ring! As an American I know how we can leverage the story of Scott Brown to the masses in the states. I'm seeing the next MLS All Star game vs Wrexham. Also I have a unique cultural perspective to ~~keep Scott Brown working for peanuts~~ keep Manager Brown with the club long term. I shall keep embezzlement to acceptable levels. As for the name of the stadium I will spend all of the off season bothering Peter Jones until we can get a sponsorship for the Dragons Den.

CVE

quote:

Ladies and Gentlemen of thw Wrexham F.C.

Now I can already guess as to your first though upon my candidacy. "Get the loving german out of here" and much to my distress I have to agree that we've been utter cunts in the past. Nevertheless let me state what I can do for the club and the city itself. History has shown that german clubs are some of the best managed clubs in football with strict financial regulations that would ruin most other clubs while still remaining competetive (even if we have fallen off in recent years). Such a basis is already different from the previous chairman Sky Shadowing. But deep down you already know this isn't important. After all with such stellar work by the board of directors, the scouts, the players and the God-King of Wales himself, not to mention all the other employees it is all but assured that operations will run smoothly from here on out. No what is important is what I can do outside of that.

Like my rivals I could promise to use my power to rename the Racecourse Ground or other places like for instance the hospital after the esteemed Scott Brown himself, but I hardly think that any work is required here as Scott Brown himself as well as his boys have already accomplished so much and will accomplish so much more in the near future that tributes to their names will happen on their merits alone without us potential chairmen tarnishing such a reputation.

What I can achieve however is to be the biggest thorn in the side of our english neighbours. Just think about the anger, disappointment and just sheer malice we will cause across the border when a welsh club with two australian superstars, an american headcoach and a german chairman wins the Premier League and tell me you aren't getting giddy at the thought. It would be absolutely irresponsible to ease their pain and not vote for a german chairman.

So, ladies and gentleman, forget the past and look forward to a future of welsh surpremacy and more important english pain by voting for me.

TheMcD

quote:

As a German, I've got football in my blood, but as a darts fan, I've also got the ability to - in theory - connect to the British working class that we need to buy tickets. Maybe we could sponsor Richie Burnett or Mark Webster, too.

And if any sort of funds end up disappearing in accounting, noted under "PDC Takeover Fund", then that's a corrupt middle manager still channeling funds towards Sky Shadowing that is surely going to be found any day now. Any day now...

EDIT: Not to mention I'm half a Yank as well, so the connection with Scott Brown will be easier to make (or harder, depending on the choice of favorite NFL/MLB teams).

tarbrush

quote:

I would like to throw my hat into the ring. My skill in running the finest false mustache shop in Wrexham will stand me in good stead running the club.

TKBomber7285

quote:

Might as well throw my hat into the ring as well. If elected I will do the following.

1.) Raise ticket prices. The higher the ticket prices the more money the team will have for ~~me to embezzle~~ spending on better players and facilities.

2.) Change the team name to the Bluebirds. The wrong committed by Vincent Tan must be corrected. There must be a team named the Bluebirds in Wales and by God it should be us.

3.) Last, but most certainly not least, I will make sure that Scott Brown gets the contract he deserves for taking our team to the Premier League. I will admit I was wrong when I figured he was a flash in the pan who would not get our club above League One. This team needs a manager like Scott Brown to bring more titles, glory, and a lot more money for me Wrexham FC.

Remember on Election Day to vote for TKBomber7285, the candidate who will make the 2020's the decade of Wrexham dominance not only in the Premier League, but the entire world of football.