NFFCDAN2000
Wembley heroes
79 points · 5th in the league
Wilderness Years · 2008/09 league · Version 1.14
- Team rating
- 75
- Chemistry
- 63
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Team changes
Player replacedEric Lichaj has gone out on loan to get regular minutes. Their new club immediately described them as ‘an exciting option from the bench’. Choose a replacement.
Before · MD 1–23Eric Lichaj1 goal · 0 assistsForest: 37 pts · +7 GD
→After · MD 24–46Chris Cohen0 goals · 0 assistsForest: 42 pts · +16 GD
Good call — joint-best points return42 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 · The opposition have already celebrated
Use the clip to fire up the squad. Cooper shows the clip to the squad. Ben Osborn gets the reaction he wanted; Chris Gunter knows the opposition will hear about it too.
Next 3 matches: a dressing-room lift creates more chances, with a little less defensive focus.MD 32 · Who gets the full-time song?
Let the squad choose the next victory song. Cooper lets the players vote. Ben Osborn gets his song for one match; Chris Gunter admits the home end knew every word.
Next 3 matches: a dressing-room lift creates more chances, with a little less defensive focus.MD 46 · The club considers its options
Back the club and shield the players. Cooper backs the club in public and keeps Daryl Murphy away from the microphones. Brennan Johnson gets a fired-up squad, but the row follows them into leg two.
Second leg: a lift in confidence, with some risk of losing focus.MD 46 · The ball in behind
Play early balls in behind. Cooper lets Ben Osborn run beyond Birmingham early. Forest create danger, though midfield must cover more ground when moves break down.
Wembley: more chances to score, but more space for the opposition.