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FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 EXPERIMENT


I'm going to run an experiment, much akin to the one Nimon used to do on another forum we frequent. But this time for the VU community. For those unaware of what it entails, I'll explain:


I create and edit a FM 2010 database, but this time incorporate user-submitted player stats, to allow VU'ers to create a fictional player to play in a non-fictional world. There will be limits to what stats can be picked (i.e so we don't have every moron coming in and making godly players), but that'll be explained later. Certain stats are hidden, but will be equal for each participant (i.e loyalty, controversity, sportsmanship). All players will start off without a club, from there they will be picked up by random clubs, and we will watch their progress. I'll be reporting back intermittently (perhaps on a yearly basis) to report their status (i,e, where they are, how they have played, any trophies won, etc) with screenshots and reports.

Here is my player. You can use mine as a template if you wish.



Player name: Edward Ezzington
Position: Attacking Midfielder Right (Natural), Midfield Right & Striker (Adequate)
Date of birth: 3/04
Nationality: English
Height: 171cm
Weight: 65kg
Preferred foot: Right (20), left (12)
Preferred clubs: Barnsley
Disliked clubs: Chesterfield
Preferred player moves:

*Runs with ball down right
*Curls ball
*Runs with ball often
*Shoots with power


MENTAL STATS:

Aggression: 7
Anticipation: 13
Bravery: 13
Composure: 13
Concentration: 4
Consistency: 7
Creativity: 18
Decisions: 7
Determination: 13
Dirtiness: 4
Flair: 18
Important matches: 7
Influence: 4
Off the ball: 7
Positioning: 4
Team work: 7
Work rate: 13


PHYSICAL STATS:

Acceleration: 18
Agility:18
Balance: 7
Injury proneness: 4
Jumping: 4
Natural fitness: 7
Pace: 13
Stamina: 13
Strength: 13

TECHNICAL STATS:

Corners: 7
Crossing: 13
Dribbling: 18
Finishing: 7
First touch: 13
Free kicks: 7
Heading: 4
Long shots: 7
Long throws: 4
Marking: 4
Passing: 13
Penalty taking: 4
Tackling: 4
Technique: 18
Versatility: 7

Sleezy can I join with a cracked version?

Player Name : Fordius Dulkaroglu
Position : Attacker ( natural ) - ( Attacking midfielder left / right )(sec)
AGE : 5/09
Nationality: Dutch , Turkish(sec)
Height : 198cm
Weight : 82KG
Preferred foot: Right(20) , Left(16)
Preferred club : Go Ahead Eagles
Disliked Club : Fc Zwolle
Preferred player moves:

* Likes to try break offside trap
* Shoots from distance
* Shoots with power
* Gets into Opposition Area

Aggression: 4
Anticipation: 7
Bravery: 13
Composure: 13
Concentration: 18
Consistency: 7
Creativity: 4
Decisions: 13
Determination: 7
Dirtiness: 4
Flair: 7
Important matches: 7
Influence: 4
Off the ball: 13
Positioning: 18
Team work: 7
Work rate: 13

PHYSICAL STATS:

Acceleration: 13
Agility: 18
Balance: 7
Injury proneness: 4
Jumping: 13
Natural fitness: 4
Pace: 18
Stamina: 7
Strength: 13

TECHNICAL STATS:

Corners: 4
Crossing: 7
Dribbling: 13
Finishing: 18
First touch: 7
Free kicks: 7
Heading: 13
Long shots: 13
Long throws: 4
Marking: 4
Passing: 4
Penalty taking: 7
Tackling: 4
Technique: 18
Versatility: 7

Player name: Brashen Cook
Position: Attacker ( natural ) - ( Attacking midfielder left / right )(sec)
Date of birth: 21/10
Nationality: Swedish
Height: 178cm
Weight: 90kg
Preferred foot: Right (18), left (8)
Preferred clubs: Nottingham Forest
Disliked clubs: Everton
Preferred player moves:

*Runs with ball down right
*Gets forward whenever possible
*Runs with ball often
*Avoids using weaker foot


MENTAL STATS:

Aggression: 4
Anticipation: 10
Bravery: 6
Composure: 6
Concentration: 12
Consistency: 13
Creativity: 13
Decisions: 8
Determination: 12
Dirtiness: 7
Flair: 7
Important matches: 6
Influence: 6
Off the ball: 6
Positioning: 16
Team work: 13
Work rate: 14


PHYSICAL STATS:

Acceleration: 15
Agility:13
Balance: 6
Injury proneness: 4
Jumping: 5
Natural fitness: 8
Pace: 15
Stamina: 15
Strength: 16

TECHNICAL STATS:

Corners: 4
Crossing: 4
Dribbling: 18
Finishing: 18
First touch: 13
Free kicks: 4
Heading: 7
Long shots: 11
Long throws: 4
Marking: 4
Passing: 7
Penalty taking: 4
Tackling: 5
Technique: 15
Versatility: 9

Player name: William Wilberforce
Position: Attacker (Natural), Attacking Midfield Central (Adequate) & Midfield Central (Adequate)
Date of birth: 23/2
Nationality: English
Height: 192cm
Weight: 80kg
Preferred foot: Right (20), left (6)
Preferred clubs: Hull City
Disliked clubs: Chesterfield, Scunthorpe, Leeds
Preferred player moves:

*Runs with ball down right
*Curls ball
*Runs with ball often
*Avoids using weaker foot


MENTAL STATS:

Aggression: 4
Anticipation: 13
Bravery: 7
Composure: 18
Concentration: 7
Consistency: 13
Creativity: 4
Decisions: 7
Determination: 13
Dirtiness: 4
Flair: 4
Important matches: 7
Influence: 7
Off the ball: 7
Positioning: 13
Team work: 13
Work rate: 18


PHYSICAL STATS:

Acceleration: 18
Agility:13
Balance: 7
Injury proneness: 4
Jumping: 4
Natural fitness: 7
Pace: 13
Stamina: 13
Strength: 18

TECHNICAL STATS:

Corners: 4
Crossing: 4
Dribbling: 18
Finishing: 18
First touch: 13
Free kicks: 7
Heading: 7
Long shots: 13
Long throws: 4
Marking: 4
Passing: 7
Penalty taking: 4
Tackling: 7
Technique: 13
Versatility: 7

Stop disliking the Spireites you asses!
<3 Mielo

Player name: Danny Stirling
Position: AMR MR
Date of birth: 1st Jan
Nationality: English born in chesterfield plz :)
Height: 181cm
Weight: 78
Preferred foot: 20 right 12 left
Preferred clubs: Chesterfield FC, Aston Villa, Matlock Town
Disliked clubs: Sheff utd, Sheff wed, Mansfield Town, Brighton, Rotherham, Barnsley, Drohlysdon, Notts County, Notts Forest and Hudderfield

Preferred player moves:
 Moves into Channels,
 runs with ball often,
Gets forward whenever possible.
dribbles down right

MENTEL STATS:
Aggression: 4
Anticipation: 7
Bravery: 13
Composure: 13
Concentration: 7
Consistency: 13
Creativity: 7
Decisions: 7
Determination: 13
Dirtiness: 4
Flair: 18
Important matches: 7
Influence: 4
Off the ball: 4
Positioning: 7
Team work: 13
Work rate: 18

PHYSICAL STATS
Acceleration: 18
Agility:13
Balance: 7
Injury proneness: 4
Jumping: 4
Natural fitness: 13
Pace: 18
Stamina: 13
Strength: 7

TECHNICAL STATS:
Corners: 4
Crossing: 18
Dribbling: 18
Finishing: 7
First touch: 13
Free kicks: 7
Heading: 4
Long shots: 7
Long throws: 7
Marking: 4
Passing: 13
Penalty taking: 7
Tackling: 4
Technique: 13
Versatility: 4

PLAYERS

1. Edward Ezzington
2. Omnipotent Onslawt
3. Fordius Dulkaroglu
4. Brashen Cook
5. Franky Mielo
6. William Wilberforce
7. Willem de Jong
8. Danny Stirling
9. DLDs Pancreas

Those stats don't actually fit to goalkeepers btw Struddles. Goalkeepers  themselves have a different set of technical stats (it would be too hard for me to fairly give out "equal" stats), but I deliberately left them out of my stats posts, and made the mistake of leaving goalkeepers on the "positions" screenshot. So if you wouldn't mind, could you do another form for an out-field player? Can't really make any of us become goalkeepers im afraid.

Player name: Alexander Orlov

Position Attacker/striker (natural) AMC
Date of birth: 27/6
Nationality:  English
Height: 182
Weight: 63
Preferred foot Right (20) left (15)

Preferred clubs: Arsenal, Ajax, Palace
Disliked clubs: Man utd Spurs
Preferred player moves: Shots with power, shoots from distance, curls ball, likes to try to break offside trap

Mental Stats

Aggression: 4
Anticipation: 18
Bravery: 7
Composure: 18
Concentration: 7
Consistency: 13
Creativity: 4
Decisions: 13
Determination: 7
Dirtiness: 4
Flair: 7
Important matches: 13
Influence: 4
Off the ball: 7
Positioning: 13
Team work: 7
Work rate: 13

PHYSICAL STATS:

Acceleration: 18
Agility:4
Balance: 7
Injury proneness: 4
Jumping: 7
Natural fitness: 18
Pace: 13
Stamina: 13
Strength: 13

TECHNICAL STATS:

Corners: 4
Crossing: 7
Dribbling: 13
Finishing: 18
First touch: 13
Free kicks: 7
Heading: 7
Long shots: 18
Long throws:
Marking: 4
Passing: 7
Penalty taking: 7
Tackling: 4
Technique: 13
Versatility: 4

Mr. And Ezzington Report 15:57:29 Feb 23rd 10

Those stats don't actually fit to goalkeepers btw Struddles. Goalkeepers  themselves have a different set of technical stats (it would be too hard for me to fairly give out "equal" stats), but I deliberately left them out of my stats posts, and made the mistake of leaving goalkeepers on the "positions" screenshot. So if you wouldn't mind, could you do another form for an out-field player? Can't really make any of us become goalkeepers im afraid.

Player name: Henry Dean
Date of birth: 10/25
Nationality: American
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 85 kg
Preferred foot: right 15, left 10
Preferred clubs: i dont know any clubs (blue jerseys)
Disliked clubs: (red jerseys)
Preferred player moves:

- shoots with power
- argues with ref
- tries killer balls often
- dives into tackles

Position:

natural: attacker
adequate: sweeper, attacking midfielder central


MENTAL STATS:

Aggression: 18
Anticipation: 7
Bravery: 13

Ok ok. 14. But no more otherwise it's too much work. =P

PLAYERS

1. Edward Ezzington
2. Omnipotent Onslawt
3. Fordius Dulkaroglu
4. Brashen Cook
5. Franky Mielo
6. William Wilberforce
7. Willem de Jong
8. Danny Stirling
9. DLDs Pancreas
10. Matt Malicki
11. Alexander Orlov
12. Robert James
13. Sam Wuude
14. Henry Dean

I played goalie and forward when I played so figures I'd set up meh stats for it =D

yup, the database is completed

Player name: Dingedown Verll
Position: Defender Central, Defender Leftl/Right
Nationality: Norwegian
Height: 175
Weight: 70kg
Preferred foot: left (18), right (14)
Preferred clubs: Brann SK
Disliked clubs: Lillestrøm SK
Preferred player moves:

* Stays back at all times
* Plays short simple passes



MENTAL STATS:

Aggression: 7
Anticipation: 7
Bravery: 13
Composure: 7
Concentration: 18
Consistency: 7
Creativity: 7
Decisions: 13
Determination: 13
Dirtiness: 4
Flair: 4
Important matches: 7
Influence: 4
Off the ball: 4
Positioning: 18
Team work: 13
Work rate: 13


PHYSICAL STATS:

Acceleration: 13
Agility: 4
Balance: 7
Injury proneness: 4
Jumping: 18
Natural fitness: 7
Pace: 13
Stamina: 13
Strength: 18

TECHNICAL STATS:

Corners: 4
Crossing: 7
Dribbling: 7
Finishing: 4
First touch: 13
Free kicks: 4
Heading: 18
Long shots: 7
Long throws: 7
Marking: 13
Passing: 13
Penalty taking:
Tackling: 18
Technique: 7
Versatility: 4

FM2010 EXPERIMENT

YEAR 0

Alright, so here are the initial screenshots, before any play has actually taken place. As you can see, some of us are 16 while others are 17. Was un-intentional, but some fell over the dates due to the day/month chosen for birthday. Not really important, anyhow.

There isn't much the way to say for progress yet, because clearly, the game hasn't started. Though I thought it interesting to note that a couple of players are already quite a bit more "developed" than the others. I guess it was good (lucky?) stat selection there. I'll be starting the game up soon and we'll see where our careers lead us. It's worth noting a number of us are already in their national youth set ups (under 19s, 20's and the like), so promise is already being shown.

The images a little too large to be pasting into the thread. So instead I'll suppy links. Here are the player profiles.

Edward Ezzington

http://i46.tinypic.com/qzlo5j.jpg

Omnipotent Onslawt

http://i46.tinypic.com/1zbtauv.jpg

Fordius Dulkaroglu

http://i45.tinypic.com/2hi32nt.jpg

Dingedown Verll

http://i50.tinypic.com/smvrbq.jpg

Franky Mielo

http://i50.tinypic.com/21abzx0.jpg

William Wilberforce

http://i45.tinypic.com/68akuo.jpg

Willem de Jong

http://i47.tinypic.com/vfw705.jpg

Danny Stirling

http://i47.tinypic.com/2n82ddu.jpg

DLDs Pancreas

http://i50.tinypic.com/nlbrit.jpg

Matt Malicki

http://i46.tinypic.com/4lmt0x.jpg

Alexander Orlov

http://i47.tinypic.com/ht5zj5.jpg

Robert James

http://i46.tinypic.com/152dpmv.jpg

Sam Wuude

http://i47.tinypic.com/fd9cwm.jpg

Henry Dean

http://i50.tinypic.com/2n95so.jpg



Next update is likely to be within 6 game time months. Hopefully by then players will have found clubs and I'll be able to report back on progress.

FM2010 EXPERIMENT

YEAR 1


JULY 2009-JAN 2010


So the first half of the season is compiled, including the summer and January transfer windows. Suprisingly, a fair few players (myself included) have yet to sign for a club. Whether we simply haven't yet been scouted, or whether clubs don't see the potential in us, I'm not sure. So to that end, I haven't much to write about for these people. Fingers crossed that we'll get picked up by some clubs, but you never know. Footballs a tough game. Other players however are enjoying success.


I've provided updated screenshots for every player. Though I sincerely doubt those without clubs will see any improvements (given that they aren't training with any club). Those at bigger clubs are likely to see bigger improvements too.




Edward Ezzington

Edward Ezzington is one of the number yet to be signed by any clubs. Ezzington was called up for the national u-19s squad, but didn't play, and has yet to be called up since.

http://i48.tinypic.com/28l3sd3.jpg

Overall match rating: N/A


Omnipotent Onslawt took perhaps the most surprising route of the signed youths. While it might be common for Spanish or Italian prospects to go overseas to learn their trades, the English, however, tend to refrain from doing so. So when recently-relegated Serie B outfit Reggina came forward, and Onslawt jumped at the chance, despite not knowing the language or customs, it came as a surprise to many. Reggina would be a big opportunity for the lad, particularily considering they were hotly tipped to earn promotion back to the 1st Division in the following season. Onslawt only played twice for the first team this season, scoring 1 goal. In the youth setup he was more successful, however, and scored a respectful 9 goals in 26 appearances.

http://i49.tinypic.com/208jhgk.jpg

Overall match rating: 7.02 (youth team)


Fordius Dulkaroglu is one of the number yet to be signed by any clubs.

http://i47.tinypic.com/20koxmp.jpg

Overall match rating: N/A


Dingedown Verll is one of the number yet to be signed by any clubs. Verll was called up for the national u-19s squad, but didn't play, and has yet to be called up since.

http://i50.tinypic.com/23ldp5h.jpg

Overall match rating: N/A


Franky Mielo

Franky Mielo is one of the number yet to be signed by any clubs. Verll was called up for the national u-21s squad, but didn't play, and has yet to be called up since.

http://i45.tinypic.com/iw3oyh.jpg

Overall match rating: N/A


William Wilberforce

William Wilberforce was quickest out the blocks in attracting the scouts attention. Within days of starting, the 4th division outfit Dagenham & Redbridge F.C were reported admirers of his talent, although it was the BSP (5th division, England) side Rushden and Diamond's who won his signature. While some might have turned their nose up at such a club, Wilberforce hoped that R&D could provide the building blocks to a long and fruitful career in the game. After 10 competitive appearances in the first team by September, in which he scored an impressive 5 goals, R&D offered him a 2 year extension on the contract which he accepted. Wilberforces performances thereafter however quickly slipped, and despite still remaining their choice striker up front, had only scored 8 in 25 league games by January. Wilberforce played no part in Rushden's FA Cup trophy defeat to their fierce rivals Kettering, having not even made it to the substitutes bench. Wilberforce has not scored in 226 minutes now.

http://i49.tinypic.com/33n91zb.jpg

Overall match rating: 6.89


Willem de Jong

Willem de Jong is one of the number yet to be signed by any clubs. de Jong was called up for the national u-19s squad, but didn't play, and has yet to be called up since.

http://i48.tinypic.com/vhc5xv.jpg

Overall match rating: N/A


Danny Stirling

Danny Stirling. The man of the moment. The David Beckham of the FM2010 Experiment world. The media, the clubs, the agents, they all had their eyes fixated on him. Multiple teams reportedly interested in him (Ejido, Pontevedra, Alcorcón), and who does he go sign for? Rushden and Diamonds. Yes, the very same side as William Wilberforce. Now, I'm not one for conspiracy theories. But surely something has to be going on between the two of them, for Stirling to insist they be so physically close to one another? What ever the case, Stirling was quick out of the starting blocks and a series of good performances earned him 3rd place in both of Augusts BSP's player of the month and young player of the month awards. Stirling soon went on to provide an assist in Rushden's first round tie of the FA Trophy (not to be mistaken with the FA Cup) against their bitter rivals Kettering, and despite losing 2-1, he was awarded man of the match. With 23 first team appearances under his belt, Stirling managed to tally up 5 assists, 2 of which coming from cup-games. He ends January injured with a sprained ankle, and may be out for up to a month.

http://i50.tinypic.com/2hs6btd.jpg

Overall match rating: 6.89


DLDs Pancreas

A plethora of Italian sides were interested in DLDs Pancreas, no doubt with his dual Swedish/Italian nationality playing a huge part. The young defender eventually opted to join Serie B outfit Livorno. Pancreas' decision to join the same league as Onslawt could result in a tantalizing showdown, however though, for now it seems unlikely, as Pancreas was quickly shuffled into the Italians under-20s side. Pancreas has played 26 youth games so far, has yet to score out of 11 attempts on goal,  and has won 125 tackles and 138 headers.

http://i49.tinypic.com/2gt2bvc.jpg

Overall match rating: 7.10 (youth team)


Matt Malicki

Matt Malicki is one of the number yet to be signed by any clubs. Malicki was called up for the national u-20s squad, but didn't play, and has yet to be called up since.

http://i48.tinypic.com/2lk790k.jpg

Overall match rating: N/A


Alexander Orlov

It is said by many that footballing agents interfere too much in a footballers life, but for the peculier case of Alexander Orlov, it could be said that it was in fact the opposite. Or perhaps that Orlov just didn't have a agent in the first place. What ever the case, Orlov astounded many when he turned down the chance (at the negotiation table, no less) to join footballing legends Barcelona's reserve team, instead opting to join domestic lightweights Stevenage. Orlov would be playing in the same league as Wilberforce, but surely, surely this was a step in the wrong direction? Or perhaps he didn't expect much play time at the Camp Nou. Eitherway, a golden opportunity missed. Orlov has gone on to play 24 times so far for Stevenage, and scored an impressive 15 goals.

http://i49.tinypic.com/slttmf.jpg

Overall match rating: 7.12


Robert James

Robert James didn't attract too much in the way of attention from clubs, though one particular side was eager to get him onto their books. 1st division Scottish side Kilmarnock quickly lapped up the teen, which is no mean feat on his part. Though the Scottish divisions might the lack quality of its neighbours down south, they're perfect for young talent like James to flourish in. All of James' appearances so far, bar one substitutes, have been in the u-19s side where he's played 17 times, scored twice and made a whopping 10 assists.

http://i47.tinypic.com/28bzi1z.jpg

Overall match rating: 7.32 (youth team)


Sam Wuude

Sam Wuude's first months were tentative and frustrating for him. Though there was undoubted talent and promise in the boy, no clubs seemed to be clamouring for him. While the other youths had clubs offering contracts left right and center, Wuude was left on the side line. Perhaps there were questions over his suitability, because English Premier League side Sunderland took the cautious line of offering him trials. Unfortunately, Wuude failed to impress, and Sunderland's advances went no further. It wouldn't all be tales of misfortune for Wuude, though, as Serie B side Padova took a chance on the plucky defender, signing him up. On his first appearance for his new club, Wuude became the youngest player to have ever played in Serie B at the age of 16 years, 326 days. By January 2010, Wuude had made only 8 appearances for the first team (4 of which as a substitute), but had made 19 in the Padova under-20's side, scoring 4 and getting man of the match on 3 occassions. Based on the potential they saw, in the January transfer window Tottenham (1st divison, England) made a £550,000 bid + clauses for the defensive prospect. The bid was accepted and Wuude signed for Spurs on a 2 year deal. Wuude has yet to play for Spurs.

http://i47.tinypic.com/xc895f.jpg

Overall match rating: 6.43 (Padova, first team)


Henry Dean

Henry Dean is one of the number yet to be signed by any clubs. Dean was called up for the national u-20s squad, but didn't play, and has yet to be called up since.

http://i46.tinypic.com/34r85fp.jpg

Overall match rating: N/A

loved reading my desription

The David Beckham - oh goody
The media, the clubs, the agents, they all had their eyes fixated on him. - oh goody
 Multiple teams reportedly interested in him (Ejido, Pontevedra, Alcorcón) - oh goody
Rushden and Diamonds. - wut wut?

obviously wilber wouldnt be scoring goals without my right foot, the lads useless

FM2010 EXPERIMENT

YEAR 1


JAN 2010-JUN 2010


Second half of the season is complete. Some leagues such as the Norwegian one are on going, however for the majority of players with clubs (barring one who can't play), their seasons are over and it's holidays for them.

A couple got clubs after January. Still have a few such as myself who are without a club. Anyhow, here's the next installment.



Edward Ezzington

Edward Ezzington is one of the few yet to be signed by any clubs

http://i49.tinypic.com/10mlqtk.jpg

Overall match rating: N/A


Omnipotent Onslawt

Omnipotent Onslawt gained a further four first team appearances over the course of the season, and scored 2 goals, but was largely confined to the Regginna U-21 side. In 45 appearances the striker found a return of 15 goals, more than 4 times that of the nearest team-mate. Onslawt is currently being mentored by 31 year old attacking midfielder Brienza, and off the pitch has still failed to learn any Italian. Considered a hot prospect by the management, Onslawt has voiced that he wishes to go out on loan to gain more first team experience. Reggina finished the season Serie B champions, and are promoted to Italy's top divison, Serie A.

http://i47.tinypic.com/2d0cao8.jpg

Overall match rating: 7.01 (youth team)


Fordius Dulkaroglu

Fordius Dulkaroglu is one of the few yet to be signed by any clubs

http://i47.tinypic.com/wb2cug.jpg

Overall match rating: N/A


Dingedown Verll

I suppose location has a huge part to play in whether a player gets a club quickly or not, because it took until late March 2010 for the scouts to reach Verll in his Norwegian Igloo, and immediately 4 contract offers came in from Nardo FK, Eidsvold Turnforening, Vindbjart and Åsane, the latter of which he signed for. Johansson, Verll's new manager, was reported to have been "not in the best of spirits" when unveiling his new centre-back at a press conference. Perhaps owing to his late-signing, Verll hasn't managed to play mainy games this season, only managing to rack up 7 appearances for the first team and 2 for the reserves, though his defensive duties were impressive: winning 46 of 49 attempted headers and 28 of 34 attempted tackles, with an average distance travelled per game of 5.8km. The Norwegian league is still on-going, with Åsane lying in third.

http://i50.tinypic.com/4gqj9c.jpg

Overall match rating: 7.00



Franky Mielo

Franky Mielo is one of the few yet to be signed by any clubs

http://i47.tinypic.com/2hnrj2u.jpg

Overall match rating: N/A


William Wilberforce

I think Wilberforce himself would agree when pundits assessed his performances as of late as poor for R&D, but 2 goals and a man of the match award against Ebbsfleet brought him right back into contention. Rushden were able to move up to 6th place in the league, 1 spot away from the playoffs. Wilberforce earned more praise from the plaudits in May when he came 2nd in the Young player of the month award. Despite this, with with the club in a poor financial state and Wilberforce reportedly one of the highest earners at the club, he may soon be forced out of the door. Wilberforce ended the season as the leagues third top goalscorer, scoring 20 goals from 44 league appearances. Rushden finished the season in 6th, 3 points off from the play-off spots.

http://i45.tinypic.com/dyqcfo.jpg

Overall match rating: 6.94


Willem de Jong

Willem de Jong is one of the few yet to be signed by any clubs

http://i49.tinypic.com/2yltwmu.jpg

Overall match rating: N/A


Danny Stirling

Stirling's performances from January onwards took some what of a nose dive. Despite still featuring regularily for R&D, he only managed to make one more assist during the remaining months of the season, bringing his overall total up to 6 from 32 matches played, with 1 goal from 21 attempts. The young wingers successful pass percentage is just shy of 50%. Stirling is reported to be the only member of Rushden's first team that is unhappy, though he doesn't seem to have any intention of leaving the club. Rushden finished the season in 6th, 3 points off from the play-off spots.

http://i50.tinypic.com/2h5sl8l.jpg

Overall match rating: 6.93


DLDs Pancreas

Pancreas failed to make a single appearance for the first team all season, but featured regularily for the U-21s. The stalwart defender completed nearly 800 of over 1000 attempted passes, won 209 tackles and 226 headers, with 1 goal, 5 assists and an outstanding 7 man of the match awards accreditted to him. Pancreas is currently being tutored by defender Leonardo Migliónico. Livorno finished the season 8th in Serie A (my mistake, I said Serie B in my previous post), which is a huge achievement considering many pundits predicted Livorno would become embroiled in a relegation battle.

http://i46.tinypic.com/65r6mp.jpg

Overall match rating: 7.12 (youth team)


Matt Malicki

Matt Malicki is one of the few yet to be signed by any clubs

http://i48.tinypic.com/v6kzyu.jpg

Overall match rating: N/A


Alexander Orlov

Orlov had a mixed-bag of a season. Orlov on a personal level played pretty well, but he feels it was over shadowed by an under performance by his team. Stevenage were expected to make the playoffs out of the BSP comfortably, but instead finished the season in mid-table obscurity. Orlov has been one of a few who have been critical of the teams overall performance. Scoring 16 goals from 32 first team appearances, Orlov scored 4 less than rival striker Wilberforce, but played 12 fewer games. He also picked up 5 yellow cards in the campaign. Stevenage finished the season in 11th place, 14 points behind those in the play-offs.

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Overall match rating: 6.98


Robert James

Robert James has suffered repeated setbacks over the second half of the season. In early March he broke his arm during a training session, spending 5 weeks on the sidelines. James returned to the u-20s side and made sporadic appearances for the Kilmarnock reserve team, before injuring himself in training again, this time with a groin strain. James didn't recover in time for the end of the season and only made 3 appearances (1 as a sub) for the first team. He managed however to appear on 24 occassions for the U-20s and reserves, scoring an impressive 4 goals, making 12 assists, and earnt the man of the match award on 4 seperate occassions. James is currently being mentored by Craig Bryson (who made his international debut in November). Although preferentially a player in the defensive mold, Kilmarnock have opted to play him further up the pitch where he's been a key play-maker, with nearly 1000 of 1250 passes successfully completed. Kilmarnock finished the season 3rd, above expectations, but behind champions Celtic by a whopping 29 points.

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Overall match rating: 7.42 (youth team)


Sam Wuude

Wuude's transfer to Tottenham Hotspur in the January window was the link-up that was on everybodys lips, and the biggest player-movement to date. It has, however, not turned out all rosey for Wuude at Spurs. A torn groin muscle ruled him out for 5 weeks in April, but besides that has only managed to make 6 appearances, with 1 goal for Spurs, all coming from the U-20s squad. With no first team appearances to date, it seems the Tottenham management are taking a slow approach with him, although Wuude is apparantly eager to go out on loan to get some play-time. Wuude has won all 44 attempted headers and 32 of 35 attempted tackles. For now, too, he has been converted into a make shift right back, and all of his appearances thus far have been there. Tottenham finished the season fourth, making the Champions League places.

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Overall match rating: 7.17 (youth team)


Henry Dean

By early April, a swathe of American clubs (no less than 10, even) swooped in to sign Henry Dean, and after careful consideration, he decided to put pen to paper and signed for Charlestone Battery. Dean was reported to have said he was "relieved" to be getting into competitive action.


(I should mention that FM2010 isn't particulary fond of the U.S leagues, and only the top division is included, the MLS. However, because Dean has joined a club in a league below that (which FM2010 doesn't cover), there are no matches for him to participate in. There's clubs alright, just no competitions as such. Which I wasn't aware of. I suppose the best we can hope for is that he gets a transfer out of the U.S to a another league where he will get some play time.)

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Overall match rating: N/A

I think we all should thank Swifty for doing this fun and interesting experiment!

So thanks Swifty!

No amount of back rubs are going to get you to Real Madrid, Verll. :)

im easily the best player here closely followed by my teamate wilber