Nike Academy - Your Chance [Registration Thread]

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I am still running the "An [Amateur] Tactician's Chalkboard for FM11" thread, but in tandem with this. I am currently working on a project for the next article, which should be out soon, but I want to run as well so that I at least have something else to update and get creative with. I have also seen some of those pop up a lot in and around the forum, so conjuring up another one wouldn't hurt, right? Anyway, this was inspired by those threads and being slightly bored.

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Nike Academy - Your Chance [Registration Thread]

  • 25 youngsters. Nine months of grit and determination. Playing week in, week out. Only one chance.
  • Get noticed. Get scouted. Get signed.
  • FM-Base's young and blossoming talent is yet to face the real world ..
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So yeah, here is the deal. If you read the note at the top of the thread, you'll understand what this is about. Enlarge, highlight, criticise if it you must, but I have had this idea before all of these "The *Insert famous former footballer name here* Academies started popping up recently, and getting word around. I just didn't know whether I should follow suit with everyone else, or just keep it to myself. Well, the latter has come to this. If you have followed the Nike Academy on Facebook, Youtube or Nike.com, then you'll understand what this is. They take a group of youngsters, who signed up via the Internet, phone and other sources of communication, and over the last six to nine months, have wittled it down to a certain amount of people who, the likes of Huw Jennings, Kenny Cunningham, Gareth Southgate (etc.) not the best to judge, but - it is Nike.

There are two, but I am going to go with the one that they have a squad of at least 23 players, and have them play friendlies against bigger teams and youth academies around England and northern Europe. Having a competition where there is only one would make it tedious and unfair to those who registered and were eliminated in the first few rounds. If this gets far enough, there can be a second episode of this, where the player graduate from the academy, and follow their lives for a while, whilst other people register and join the academy. If there are not enough people at the start, then I will fill the squad with created players, to which I can then use for the story.



The Database

I have made the database where I have put the 'Nike Academy in npower League Two, with a chairman that underwrites the debts, and has not transfer budget - because the Nike Academy doesn't buy players, they sign them on. The wage budget will be at the minimum of £75k because I fear that, during the game, clubs might try to poach some of the talent, and hanging on to them during the crucial stages of the season would be difficult, therefore having players wanting bigger contracts, pay rises, signing-on fees (etc.) The reputation of the academy will be around the average reputation of a League Two club, which is, I am guessing around the 3,000's. The training facilities will obviously be high because of the money that is pumped into it, and the fact that it is Nike that we are talking about, and the stadium will be a fake one. Will make one soon. It will be available for download after registration is complete.



The Players

All players that register will have a minus PA (potential ability for those who may not know) of -9, which I think equates to a possible 170 to 190, depending on how well the players play, how they are trained, if they are tutored, or sent out on loan. Lots of factors come into play. If there is a need to create players and fill up the squad, then their PA's will range from as low as -4 to -8. It balances the game out and doesn't have a full squad of potential world-beaters. Just like in the real-life version. You will also enter the game as 16-18 year olds, who have just been released from lower league or non-league clubs, or even just entering the game with no experience of semi-professional (let alone professional football) at all. This then requires, in the template that will be posted later in the OP, for you to choose whether you have just been released from a club or not. And as for current ability, it will be at 120 - just so that we actually have a chance of not being relegated from the league so quickly.



The Story

When we have completed the registration side of the process, I will open up a separate thread for the story, in which which will be linked back to this thread, and have me as the 'Head Coach' of the academy (Manager basically) and under my own name. The coaching staff will compromise of the coaches that they have at the academy in real-life, with decent CA's and PA's to not offer poor advice. If there is not enough staff, then I will create some more with similar CA and PA to fill up the whole backroom, to which I don't have to chase up coaches which ghastly attributes. The story will be very detailed, and update on how the players are doing, how the team is doing in general, the best and worst performers, the coach's verdict, who is being trailed by what club (etc.) I don't want to go into too much detail as of now, but you will see when it is up and running.



Requirements

  • You must have the minimum of 250 posts to be able to enter. The rule still applies to Premium Members and moderators - although, I highly doubt any of them would have posts lower than 250.
  • You will be asked regularly to like a post to see if you are still following the story, to which then people who are not may be replaced by others to continue the story.
  • You must fill out the template fully and meet the other two requirements to pass. (Obviously)

Please fill out the template below:

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First name:
Surname:
Full name (optional) :
Common name (optional) :
Hair colour:
Skin tone:
Ethnicity:
D.O.B (Day and month only required) :

First nationality:
Additional nationalities (Up to two) :
Languages (Up to four) :


Personality (higlight three in bold) :

Adaptability
Ambition
Loyalty
Professionalism
Sportsmanship
Temperament

Player data:

Height:
Weight:
Right-footed/left-footed/both? (highlight one in bold)
Positions (up to four):

Mental (up to four) :
Technical (up to four) :
Physical (up to four) :
Player Preferred Movements (up to three) :

Favoured/Disliked (up to three each) :

Favourite people:
Disliked people:
Favourite clubs:
Disliked clubs:

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Again, make sure you meet all three requirements as listed, or your application will be rejected. Deadline will have to be one week from now (Monday, 28th February 2011) so please fill out your applications by then. Depending on how many people fill it out is if the deadline will be extended. Following the registration period will be the story and the release of the database, available on this and the story thread.

Screenshots of the database are here:

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First name: Storm
Surname: Lee
Full name (optional) : Storm Lightning Lee
Common name (optional) : Storm
Hair colour: Ginger
Skin tone: white
Ethnicity: northern european
D.O.B (Day and month only required) : 25th december

First nationality: Scottish
Additional nationalities (Up to two) :Northern American
Languages (Up to four) : English, Swahili, Yankee and French

Personality (higlight three in bold) :

Ambition
Professionalism
Sportsmanship

Player data:

Height: 6ft 3
Weight: 95kg
Right-footed/left-footed/both? (highlight one in bold) both
Positions (up to four): ST AM

Mental (up to four) : Determination, composure, team work, work rate
Technical (up to four) : finishing, technique, dribbling, passing
Physical (up to four) : strength, physical, agility, balance
Player Preferred Movements (up to three) : Places ball into net, moves into channels, looks for pass instead of shot

Favoured/Disliked (up to three each) :

Favourite people: matthew booth
Disliked people: Dave Penney
Favourite clubs: Mighty Blackpool, EC Tunis
Disliked clubs: Blackpool
 
First name: Daniel
Surname: Feliciano
Hair colour: Dark Brown
Skin tone: Tanned
Ethnicity: Portuguese
D.O.B (Day and month only required) : 18/5

First nationality: Portuguese
Additional nationalities (Up to two) : English
Languages (Up to four) : Portuguese, English, French

Personality (higlight three in bold) :

Ambition
Loyalty
Sportsmanship


Player data:

Height: 5ft 11
Weight: 86 KG
Right-footed/left-footed/both? (highlight one in bold)
Positions (up to four): ST, AMR, AMC, AML

Mental (up to four) : Composure, Flair, Positioning, Teamwork
Technical (up to four) : Finishing, Penalty Taking, Technique, First Touch
Physical (up to four) : Acceleration, Pace, Strength, Agility
Player Preferred Movements (up to three) : Killer Balls Often, Places Shots, Hits Free Kicks with Power

Favoured/Disliked (up to three each) :

Favourite people: Cristiano Ronaldo, Sir Alex Ferguson, Ronaldo (Brazilian)
Disliked people: John Terry, Steven Gerrard, Abou Diaby
Favourite clubs: Manchester United, QPR, Benfica
Disliked clubs: Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal
 
First name: Charlie
Surname: Thirtle
Full name (optional) : Charles Thirtle
Common name (optional) : Pauley
Hair colour: Brown/Black
Skin tone: White
Ethnicity: White British
D.O.B (Day and month only required) : 23/06

First nationality: English
Additional nationalities (Up to two) : Welsh
Languages (Up to four) : English, French, Portuguese

Personality (higlight three in bold) :

Adaptability
Ambition
Loyalty
Professionalism
Sportsmanship
Temperament

Player data:

Height: 188 Cm
Weight: 82 Kg
Right-footed/left-footed/both? (highlight one in bold)
Positions (up to four): Centre back natural, Right back, Sweaper, Defensive Mid

Mental (up to four) : Bravery, Determination, Anticipation, Positioning
Technical (up to four) : Tackling, Passing, Heading, Marking
Physical (up to four) : Jumping, Strength, Natural fitness, Stamina
Player Preferred Movements (up to three) : Marks opponents tightly, Does not dive into tackles, Runs with ball through centre

Favoured/Disliked (up to three each) :

Favourite people: Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani, Nemanja Vidic
Disliked people: John Terry, Frank Lampard, Jamie Carragher
Favourite clubs: Man Utd, Real Madrid, Watford
Disliked clubs: Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City

Thanks :)
 
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First name: Nathan
Surname: Burbidge
Full name (optional) :
Common name (optional) :
Hair colour: Brown
Skin tone: White
Ethnicity: Northern European
D.O.B (Day and month only required) : 02/04

First nationality: English
Additional nationalities (Up to two) :
Languages (Up to four) : English


Personality (higlight three in bold) :

Adaptability

Ambition
Loyalty
Professionalism
Sportsmanship
Temperament

Player data:

Height: 184cm
Weight: 72kg
Right-footed/left-footed/both? (highlight one in bold)
Positions (up to four): ST, AMC, AMR, AML

Mental (up to four) : Flair, Creativity, Composure, Determination
Technical (up to four) : Finishing, First Touch, Technique, Long Shots
Physical (up to four) : Agility, Strength, Natural Fitness, Pace
Player Preferred Movements (up to three) : Shoots with power, comes deep to get ball, shoots from distance.

Favoured/Disliked (up to three each) :

Favourite people: Arsene Wenger, Robin van Persie, Dennis Bergkamp, Alex Song
Disliked people: Harry Redknapp, Cristiano Ronaldo
Favourite clubs: Arsenal, Northampton Town
Disliked clubs: Tottenham Hotspur,
Peterborough United
 
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Thank you guys for your applications, you will be added to the database within the following hours, as hopefully more come through.
 
First name: Pablo
Surname: Hernandez
Hair colour: Black
Skin tone: 8
Ethnicity: I forgot the options. Whatever includes Argentinian Nationality.
D.O.B (Day and month only required) : 29/08

First nationality: Argentinian
Languages (Up to four) : Spanish, English, Portuguese and German

Personality (higlight three in bold) :

Adaptability
Ambition
Loyalty
Professionalism
Sportsmanship
Temperament

Player data:

Height:180
Weight: 75
Right-footed/left-footed/both? (highlight one in bold)
Positions (up to four): AML, ML, AMR, MR

Mental (up to four) : Creativity, Flair, Work Rate, Composure.
Technical (up to four) : Dribbling, Crossing, Finishing, Technique.
Physical (up to four) : Pace, Acceleration, Agility, Strength
Player Preferred Movements (up to three) : Likes to cut inside.
 
First name: Brian
Surname: May
Full name (optional) :
Common name (optional) :
Hair colour: Black
Skin tone: Tanned
Ethnicity: White
D.O.B (Day and month only required) : 19TH July

First nationality: English
Additional nationalities (Up to two) : Scottish, Northern Irish
Languages (Up to four) :

Personality (higlight three in bold) :

AdaptabilityAmbition
Loyalty
Professionalism
Sportsmanship
Temperament

Player data:

Height: 189
Weight: 75
Right-footed/left-footed/both? (highlight one in bold)
Positions (up to four): Midfield All , Striker

Mental (up to four) : Bravery , Flair , Influence , Work Rate
Technical (up to four) : Dribbling , Finishing , Tackling , Long Shots
Physical (up to four) : Pace Acceleration Stamina Strength
Player Preferred Movements (up to three) : Tries Tricks ,

Favoured/Disliked (up to three each) :

Favourite people: Maik Taylor , David Healy , David Jeffery
Disliked people:
Favourite clubs: Linfield , Leeds , Dergview
Disliked clubs: Celtic , Man Utd, Chelsea
 
First name: Aleksander
Surname: Algo
Full name (optional) :
Common name (optional) :
Hair colour: Brown
Skin tone: White
Ethnicity: Is Eastern European right ?
D.O.B (Day and month only required) : 04 Sept.

First nationality: Estonian
Additional nationalities (Up to two) : English, Spain
Languages (Up to four) : Estonian, Esnglish, Spanish, French


Personality (higlight three in bold) :

Adaptability

Ambition
Loyalty
Professionalism
Sportsmanship
Temperament

Player data:

Height: 183 cm (Sorry I know nothing about fts or ibs ;))
Weight: 84 kg
Right-footed/left-footed/both? (highlight one in bold)
Positions (up to four): Striker

Mental (up to four) : Teamwork, Positioning, Flair, Work Rate
Technical (up to four) : Passing, Dribling, Technique, Finishing
Physical (up to four) : Pace, Acceleration, Physical, Agility
Player Preferred Movements (up to three) :Moves into Channels, Places Shots, Comes deep to get ball
Favoured/Disliked (up to three each) :

Favourite people:
Disliked people:
Favourite clubs: Barcelona, Arsenal, Tottenham
Disliked clubs: Juventus, Liverpool
 
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First name: Michael
Surname: Wilson
Full name (optional) :
Common name (optional) :
Hair colour: Dark Brown
Skin tone: White/Caucassian
Ethnicity: Northern European
D.O.B (Day and month only required) : 05/10

First nationality: Scottish
Additional nationalities (Up to two) : Irish
Languages (Up to four) : English, Portuguese [Basic]


Personality (higlight three in bold) :

Adaptability
Ambition

Loyalty
Professionalism
Sportsmanship
Temperament

Player data:

Height: 5'11"
Weight: 106kg
Right-footed/left-footed/both? (highlight one in bold)
Positions (up to four):AML/STC

Mental (up to four) : Composure, Decisions, Positioning, Off The Ball
Technical (up to four) : Free Kicks, Finshing, Long Shots, Corners
Physical (up to four) : Agility, Balance, Natural Fitness, Jumping
Player Preferred Movements (up to three) : Hits Free Kicks with Power, Tries Long Range Free Kicks, Shoots from Long Distance/Range

Favoured/Disliked (up to three each) :

Favourite people: Ronaldo [Corinithians], Ávine [Bahia], Giorgos Samaras [Celtic]
Disliked people: Jose Mourinho, Cristiano Ronaldo [Both Real Madrid], El-Hadji Diouf [Blackburn]
Favourite clubs: Celtic, Bahía, Hoffenheim
Disliked clubs: Vitoria, Rangers, Real Madrid
 
My applicant is in the spoiler.
First name:Jordan
Surname:Kennedy
Full name (optional) :Jordan Kennedy
Common name (optional) :JK
Hair colour:Brown
Skin tone:White
Ethnicity:British
D.O.B (Day and month only required) :14/12

First nationality:English
Additional nationalities (Up to two) Scottish
Languages (Up to four) :English,Spanish,French

Personality (higlight three in bold) :

Ambition
Professionalism
Sportsmanship

Player data:

Height:5'10
Weight:66KG
Right-footed/left-footed/both? (highlight one in bold) Right
Positions (up to four):Goalkeeper
Mental (up to four) :Anticipitation,Compusure,Concantration,Dertemination
Technical (up to four) :Aerial Abillty,Communcication,Handling,Kicking
Physical (up to four) :Jumping,Agility,Balance,Strengh
Player Preferred Movements (up to three) :

Favoured/Disliked (up to three each) :

Favourite people:Edwin Van Der Sar,Ben Foster,Pepe Reina
Favourite clubs:Manchester United
Disliked clubs:Real Madrid,Chelsea,Arsenal

Fav Number: 20
 
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First name: Gustavo
Surname: Parra
Full name (optional) :
Common name (optional) :
Hair colour: Black
Skin tone: Ligth Latin
Ethnicity:Latino
D.O.B (Day and month only required) :23/2/95

First nationality: Chile
Additional nationalities (Up to two) : Italian
Languages (Up to four) : English Spanish Italian French

Personality (higlight three in bold) :

Adaptability
Ambition
Loyalty
Professionalism
Sportsmanship
Temperament

Player data:

Height:1.78
Weight:60
Right-footed/left-footed/both? (highlight one in bold)
Positions (up to four): AML AMR ST

Mental (up to four) :Work Rate, Off the Ball, Flair, Determination
Technical (up to four) : Dribbling, Corners, Crossing, Finishing
Physical (up to four) : Pace, Stamina, Acceleration, Natural Fitness
Player Preferred Movements (up to three) :Run with ball often, Tries killer balls often, Cut inside

Favoured/Disliked (up to three each) :

Favourite people: Cristiano Ronaldo, Alexis Sanchez, Manuel Pellegrini
Disliked people: Sir Alex Ferguson, Mourinho,
Favourite clubs: Barcelona, Universidad de Chile
Disliked clubs: Real Madrid, Colo Colo
 
First name: Ed
Surname: Syers
Hair colour: Light Brown
Skin tone: 7 on the editor
Ethnicity: N. European
D.O.B (Day and month only required) : 26/04

First nationality: England
Additional nationalities (Up to two) : None
Languages (Up to four) : English, Spanish, French, Italien

Personality (higlight three in bold) :

Adaptability
Ambition
Loyalty
Professionalism
Sportsmanship
Temperament

Player data:

Height: 202
Weight: 80
Right-footed/left-footed/both? (highlight one in bold)
Positions (up to four): GK

Mental (up to four) : Positioning, Anticipation, Influence, Concentration
Technical (up to four) : Reflexes, Handling, Command of Area, Aerial Ability
Physical (up to four) : Jumping, Fitness, Agility, Balance
Player Preferred Movements (up to three) : none

Favoured/Disliked (up to three each) :

Favourite people: Niall Quinn, Kevin Phillips, Dave Syers
Disliked people: Joey Barton, Lee Clark
Favourite clubs: Sunderland, Bradford
Disliked clubs: Newcastle
 
First name: Ronan
Surname: Pike-Burke
Full name (optional) :
Common name (optional) : Ronan
Hair colour: Ginger
Skin tone: Albino
Ethnicity: White english
D.O.B (Day and month only required) : 12/1

First nationality: Irish
Additional nationalities (Up to two) :English, Spanish
Languages (Up to four) : English, Spanish, German, French

Personality (higlight three in bold) :

Adaptability
Ambition
Loyalty
Professionalism
Sportsmanship
Temperament

Player data:

Height: 205cm
Weight: 95kg
Right-footed/left-footed/both? (highlight one in bold)
Positions (up to four): Cam (natural), cm (accomplished)

Mental (up to four) : Creativity, Off The ball, Flair, Determination

Technical (up to four) : Dribbling, Passing, Heading, technique
Physical (up to four) : Acceleration, Strength, Agility, Jumping
Player Preferred Movements (up to three) : Play your way out of trouble, Expansive passing game, Look for killer balls

Favoured/Disliked (up to three each) :

Favourite people: Darren Fletcher
Disliked people: Alex Song
Favourite clubs: Man Utd, Cambridge Utd
Disliked clubs: Liverpool, City, Chelsea

:D
 
First name: Brian
Surname: May
Full name (optional) :
Common name (optional) :
Hair colour: Black
Skin tone: Tanned
Ethnicity: White
D.O.B (Day and month only required) : 19TH July

First nationality: English
Additional nationalities (Up to two) : Scottish, Northern Irish
Languages (Up to four) :

Personality (higlight three in bold) :

AdaptabilityAmbition
Loyalty
Professionalism
Sportsmanship
Temperament

Player data:

Height: 189
Weight: 75
Right-footed/left-footed/both? (highlight one in bold)
Positions (up to four): Midfield All , Striker

Mental (up to four) : Bravery , Flair , Influence , Work Rate
Technical (up to four) : Dribbling , Finishing , Tackling , Long Shots
Physical (up to four) : Pace Acceleration Stamina Strength
Player Preferred Movements (up to three) : Tries Tricks ,

Favoured/Disliked (up to three each) :

Favourite people: Maik Taylor , David Healy , David Jeffery
Disliked people:
Favourite clubs: Linfield , Leeds , Dergview
Disliked clubs: Celtic , Man Utd, Chelsea

I apologise, but your application has been rejected, due to you having insufficient amount of posts to be able to enter.

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So far, so good. Eleven applications.
 
First name: Tim
Surname: Harrison
Full name (optional) :
Common name (optional) :
Hair colour: Dark Brown
Skin tone: Tanned
Ethnicity: Northern European
D.O.B (Day and month only required) : 11/04

First nationality: Australian
Additional nationalities (Up to two): English, Scottish
Languages (Up to four): English, German

Personality (higlight three in bold) :

Adaptability
Ambition
Loyalty
Professionalism
Sportsmanship

Temperament

Player data:

Height: 183cm
Weight: 73cm
Right-footed/left-footed/both? (highlight one in bold)
Positions (up to four): DMC (20), DR (17), DC (15)

Mental (up to four): Determination, Anticipation, Work Rate, Positioning
Technical (up to four): Tackling, Marking, Passing, Technique
Physical (up to four): Strength, Natural Fitness, Stamina, Pace
Player Preferred Movements (up to three): Tries killer balls often, Marks opponent tightly, Arrives late in opposition area

Favoured/Disliked (up to three each) :

Favourite people: Tim Cahill, Mitchell Langerak, David Moyes
Disliked people: Sergio Busquets, Thierry Henry, Francesco Totti
Favourite clubs: Everton, Dortmund, Central Coast Mariners
Disliked clubs: Newcastle Jets, Liverpool, Schalke
 
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First name: Sergey
Surname: Tikhonov
Full name (optional) : Sergey Ivanovich Tikhonov
Common name (optional) :
Hair colour: Dark Brown
Skin tone: Skin Tone 5
Ethnicity: Northern European
D.O.B (Day and month only required) : 21st of November (21.11.)

First nationality: Russian
Additional nationalities (Up to two) : None
Languages (Up to four) : English, Spanish, German

Personality (higlight three in bold) :

Adaptability
Ambition
Loyalty
Professionalism
Sportsmanship
Temperament

Player data:

Height: 184
Weight: 79
Right-footed/left-footed/both? (highlight one in bold)
Positions (up to four): Central Midfielder (natural), Right Midfielder, Right Wing Back, Right Back (accomplished)

Mental (up to four) : Composure, Decisions, Concentration, Work Rate
Technical (up to four) : First Touch, Technique, Passing, Crossing
Physical (up to four) : Stamina, Natural Fitness, Balance, Strength
Player Preferred Movements (up to three) : Dives Into Tackles, Stops Play, Dictates Tempo

Favoured/Disliked (up to three each) : None

Favourite people:
Disliked people:
Favourite clubs:
Disliked clubs:
 
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First name: Joe
Surname:Williams
Hair colour: Brown
Skin tone: White
Ethnicity:White
D.O.B (Day and month only required) : 19.01

First nationality: English
Additional nationalities (Up to two) : Italian
Languages (Up to four) : As above

Personality (higlight three in bold) :

Adaptability
Ambition
Loyalty
Professionalism
Sportsmanship
Temperament

Player data:

Height: 6 ft 3
Weight: 12 stone
Right-footed/left-footed/both? (highlight one in bold)
Positions (up to four): DC DR

Mental (up to four) : Decisions, Influence, Work Rate, Positioning
Technical (up to four) : Tackling, Heading, Marking, First Touch
Physical (up to four) : Pace, Acceleration, Strength, Balance
Player Preferred Movements (up to three) : Marks Tightly,
Favoured/Disliked (up to three each) :

Favourite people: Nesta, Pato, Beckham
Disliked people: Materazzi
Favourite clubs: AC Milan
Disliked clubs: Inter Milan

:)
 
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Ok, we are going to need a lot more defenders coming up, because some of the applications are similar to Ronaldo and Messi.

Good stuff so far, though.
 
I'd just like to remind people who have chosen Positioning as an important attribute for strikers that it's not an offensive attribute and if you choose it then you'll be wasting an attribute slot. If you don't want this to happen change it to 'Off The Ball', which basically is offensive positioning.
 
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