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Playoff heartbreak
80 points · 3rd in the league
Wilderness Years · 2009/10 league · Version 1.14
- Team rating
- 77
- Chemistry
- 66
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Team changes
Player replacedIn this fictional season, Lewis McGugan calls the owner's half-time voice note 'the longest podcast in Nottingham' while his phone is still recording. The owner puts Lewis McGugan in the bomb squad; choose a replacement for the run-in.
Before · MD 1–23Lewis McGugan3 goals · 1 assistForest: 36 pts · +14 GD
→After · MD 24–46Paul McKenna1 goal · 1 assistForest: 44 pts · +11 GD
Good call — joint-best points return44 points in the final 23 league games · 1 of 4 choices
Verdict compares the offered players over the same run-in, with your other manager calls. The two halves above had different fixtures.
Season details
Your decisions
Fictional club events from this simulated season.
MD 12 · A practical joke misses the mark
Let the two players clear the air. Cooper lets Oliver Burke and Joe Worrall talk it through. The boots reappear, the squad laugh again, and the coaches ask for one joke-free session.
Next 3 matches: a dressing-room lift creates more chances, with a little less defensive focus.MD 32 · The search for the missing cat
Send the squad to help look. Cooper sends the squad out in small groups. Paul McKenna finds the cat under a neighbour's shed; the afternoon becomes a lighter session.
Next match: fresher legs. Following 2: a small preparation cost.MD 46 · The coach seating plan becomes a crisis
Restore the routine and settle it. Cooper gives Chris Cohen his usual place and speaks to Joe Lolley before the coach leaves. The journey gets quieter.
Second leg: calmer heads and fewer mistakes, but a slower start.MD 46 · The Wembley plan
Attack from the start. Cooper lets Brennan Johnson lead an early push against Cardiff. Forest create more, but give them room to counter.
Wembley: more chances to score, but more space for the opposition.