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Playoff heartbreak
74 points · 6th in the league
Modern Run · Hard · 2 choices · 2021/22 league · Hard 1.10
- Team rating
- 75
- Chemistry
- 55
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Team changes
Player replacedA knee injury in training rules Jack Colback out of the promotion run-in. Cooper must name a replacement.
Before · MD 1–23Jack Colback6 goals · 2 assistsForest: 35 pts · +11 GD
→After · MD 24–46Ben Watson1 goal · 1 assistForest: 39 pts · +6 GD
Same points; another player had better goal difference39 points in the final 23 league games · 2 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 Brice Samba and Ryan Yates 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 interview order
Promise Jack Robinson the next interview. Cooper promises Jack Robinson the next interview. Keinan Davis is happy to hand over the microphone.
Next 3 matches: a dressing-room lift creates more chances, with a little less defensive focus.MD 44 · The press say Forest will bottle it
Keep our heads and shape. Cooper sides with Ryan Yates. Forest keep their shape and ask the forwards to take their chances.
Final two games: tighter defence, but fewer chances created.MD 46 · A Forest Focus clip goes everywhere
Settle it with the squad first. Cooper speaks to Ryan Yates and Joe Worrall away from the microphones. The squad agree their answer belongs in leg two.
Second leg: calmer heads and fewer mistakes, but a slower start.