MilaGi Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Sent the invite on Tues night. Still not been accepted yet, although there's still plenty of time left for that He's accepted now! Game on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuD Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Completely missed the cup Had the in laws in town. Sorry guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tales Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 oh that answers my question :p @Tales you busy? ;D Send an invite. I'll give you a lesson in X11. So you already did :p Challenge accepted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Peeps Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I looked to see if you had any upcoming matches :p you didn't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tales Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Not my fault, everyone else in the Elite league was too scared to meet me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 If he's not accepted the match, i guess you'd go through. @Haden needs to decide that though. Edit: No worries then, it's game on as it were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilaGi Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Completely missed the cup Had the in laws in town. Sorry guys. @DuD fancy a friendly once I get dumped out of the cup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuD Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 how long have we got until the season starts? i've just paid out on training, so if the season is at least a week from starting, definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 No fucking way. I won! 3-1. Get in! DRAGOOOOO for the cup DRAGOOOOO DRAGOOOOO for the cup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Dragoo in the semi's, well i never. Won against Leeds today 2-1 in a friendly, which was nice. Looking for another for Tuesday, anyone interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heroicjanitor Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Third away match in a row finally claims me Wasn't expecting to win but still disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaggle64 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 4-3 loss, not shabby away against a top tier team for one on the bottom rung now. There's hope yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Game makes no sense sometimes. One of my strikers scored twice at home against the Elite League Champions. How can his form go down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Who am I meant to play in the semis? Want to know whether I need to send out the invite as might not have much access to the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 I think the draw will be tonight? Hmm, if/when we do the cup again next year, maybe the draw can be on the Wednesdays/Saturdays, so the day after the games. Or even on the same day. Just so it rules out the potential for people not accepting/sending out invitations, and giving those loads of time to prepare. I'm a geek at this, I spend loads of time preparing. No exaggeration. Excited! Semi-Final, wohooo. All of the remaining teams are quite strong, so no doubt we'll have two great games. Theoretically, I've played the hardest team, so everything else should be easier...but it doesn't really work like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 (edited) Sorry about this chaps, but the closing ceremony for the 2012 games is on at 9pm so i won't be able to do a live draw. However, i did the semi-final draw earlier today. The footage is below for your enjoyment. Semi 1 Dragooo vs Silverdale (Rowan) Semi 2 Coloccini FC vs Rising Phoenix Edited August 12, 2012 by Jimbob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Cheers Jimbob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Peeps Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Very interesting draw! The two strongest teams are playing away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haden Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 Thanks Jimbob was going to do it myself later but glad the official person did it Watch out for new thread guys it will be coming within the next few hours... days will be the best opening thread yet. Xpert 11 Season 24 hours a day :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Fuuuuck this draw. First Inter, now Silver? HuHuHu. /criesmanlyDRAGOOOOONIAN tears. It will be a good game, but we will lose. 3-0 I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilaGi Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Cheers @Jimbob Interesting draw. Still don't fancy my chances but I'll give it another go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haden Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 New thread is imminent, maybe a day or two want to make it epic. New season will start a week on Tuesday. Good luck to people still in the cup! Next seasons Rangers are here to show the Middle League how good they are. I cannot wait :p Plus maybe for the last season (will see how things go regarding a full time job) I am back as full time admin :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Thanks Jimbob was going to do it myself later but glad the official person did it Watch out for new thread guys it will be coming within the next few hours... days will be the best opening thread yet. Xpert 11 Season 24 hours a day :p I was thinking about it earlier today, was planning to do a live draw until around 4pm earlier. Then thought, how would it be possible with the closing ceremony taking place. Pretty good idea to do a pre-recorded one. I don't indend to do a pre-recorded again, unless something mega pops up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haden Posted August 13, 2012 Author Share Posted August 13, 2012 Let's talk of retirements, of firings, and epitaphs; Write sorrow on the bosom of xpert For God's sake, let us sit upon this forum And tell sad stories of the death of managers How some have been sacked; some slain in play, Some haunted by the managers they have deposed; Some poison'd by their PRs: some tricked and sacked; All gone: for within the hollow crown Don't let those fates occur on these new managers from our own league. PM, Xpert mail, posting and quoting in this league, please help! A manager under your guidance is a manager of the future. http://www.xperteleven.com/team.aspx?TeamID=1065018&dh=4 http://www.xperteleven.com/team.aspx?teamid=1065476&dh=4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Peeps Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 (edited) Xpert Quick Beginner's Guide I just wanted to make sure the new guys know about how important it is to keep good form for your players and get high development values. Without high development values, your players will not increase in skill. Player Development The first thing you should look at for your players is age against skill. The average is 18-4 (to become 19-5, 20-6 etc as a baseline). If you have players below this average, they are probably not worth keeping on to train (but arguably once they get to 9/10 skill they're decent enough to keep around if it keeps your team balanced). Focus should always be on youth. Players also have special qualities which are explained @bob 's team[/b] It looks to me like your defence is in the worst shape as your only 'good' player is your 31-10. Obviously buying in players is expensive so you are going to be stuck with some players for a while but don't feel like you have to play them in games. If they aren't worth training, don't play them unless you have to. Goalkeepers - Personally I would keep your 25-7 and get a youth keeper in to train alongside him. Try and sell the 26-7 for a little bit of econ. Defence - I would keep the 31-10, 28-7 and 17-3 and replace the other two with youth - remembering the standard of 18-4. Either invest in the youth academy and wait (players from the youth team will already have a red heart which means your player is invested in the team and will perform better in matches), or buy some cheap players in the transfer market. Midfield - Ignore your older players. Your 22-6, 21-6 and 19-6 (especially him) are great so you should look for one or two high skilled players to help them train up. You can get cheap high skilled players if you look for players aged 30+ but be warned, players can retire at any age past 30 (but you will be warned the season before). Alternatively you could go for more youth and have a young and fairly low-skilled midfield but after a couple of good seasons they would be developed into a great team. Forwards - I'd keep the 30-9 and 21-6, the other two are not worth training. Get one more youth player and stick with just 3 forwards (you could even just stick with the two but obviously that would restrict you from certain formations). @dr4hkon 's team (please also read what I wrote for Bob as I mentioned a couple of things about youth and the transfer market) Goalkeepers - Neither of them are worth keeping imo. You should aim to get a good youth (17-4 / 18-4) and a high skilled keeper (30-9 or 10) from the transfer market. Defence - Pretty good defence here - youth especially. The two 24yr olds aren't great but the 24-6 may be worth keeping if you're going to be spending money elsewhere in your team. I'd probably keep it as is but replace the 24-5 with an 18-4 (or better if you can - 17-4 / 18-5). Midfield - Again not much you need to do. Do away with the 26-4 and maybe the 27-7 as well. Definitely focus on your younger players to raise their skill and gradually replace anyone that's falling behind with more youth. Forwards This is another weak area with no one really worth keeping. You can either go for all youth here and train them into a strong force, or go for a couple of young players and a high skilled one just to keep you competitive. Sorry if this post was a bit long but I hope you both read it (do we have any other new teams?) and hopefully a few other people can expand on what I've said here (or even refute anything I've said that may be wrong). Edited August 13, 2012 by The Peeps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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