Malenko

When editing stuff in FM you have to be really careful about a lot of things, otherwise some leagues may even not run after you did the changes. Just as an example, Imagine an Assistant Manager of a team, than starts a job as Manager at another. If you tried to change that by only changing it to the other team, that league probably won't run, because that "person" will be as assistant manager in one team and Manager in the other. The manager must be taken off his former job first and only then, put on the new job. I know you didn't ask anything like this, but it's just a warning for those that edit their databases. Now in your case, a few questions.. Did you save it? probably yeah, but better to run all the possibilities first. Did you start with a huge database and/or select the league from your created player's country? this, in case you didn't give him much reputation and created him as a free agent. Did you add him to a Team that has a B-Team and yet put him on the reserve team while adding him? Not likely, but if you did that, he won't appear because teams who have B-teams don't have reserve teams. Any info on what you did to create him, incase none of the above apply?

If you were the host, i will believe in Dan. I've been playing as client with a friend a lot, and it's damn near impossible to play with the image stopping (but oddly not the ball) every 30 seconds. Sometimes it works better, but other times it's really hard.

The McLaren's have been so unlucky this season. I wouldn't give the win to Raikkonen right away. He still may end up not finishing with a freak transmission problem on the last lap

oh well... I got Crosby and Johnson right, and Pouliot and Ryan reversed. Also, i think the blackhawks would have gotten Brule if he was still available, or maybe not because i always thought they were picking O'Marra in case he wasn't. I'm happy the islanders got O'Marrabut i was expecting them to get a winger.. someone like Jack Skille, although he was drafted really early considering i was expecting him to still be available by the time of the Islanders pick. LA and Phoenix were lucky in my opinion to still have Kopitar and Hanzal available when it was their pick. It seems like in this draft in case of indecision they never went with the European player. I also don't understand the Caps pick. And that is all i have to say so far.

most mock drafts have the Hawks taking either a Center or a Right Winger. Look for O'Marra, Kopitar or Ryan ←

After taking a closer look at the draw, i dare asking who? The only teams i can think of are whoever wins the Valerenga/Haka match or Wisla Krakow and even Wisla is about as good as them.

As for the original question of the thread, i think any US team as they are currently would struggle in the premiership. However this doesn't mean they would be relegated for sure. They would fight to avoid relegation, and in a good season get a midtable place. Fighting for better (a place in Europe) would be nearly impossible at first. As for the World Club Championship, it's not that they don't take it seriously but most big teams in Europe have huge schedules (even if not as big as in Brazil) and are also playing in European competitions where they actually get a lot of money from. They would always pick a Champions League win, or even a UEFA cup win over the WCC. On the experimental WCC the final was between Corinthians and Vasco da Gama (two brazilian clubs) who were by far the best 2 during the tournament. If it was to become an important competition in which every team would field their best eleven and try to win it, the major favourites would always be the south american and European teams. However the current format of Group Stages/Knockout Stages, gives a better chance to the other continents teams as they would probably give all they can and more to win it, and as there were only 5 games for the finalists in it, they could have more of a chance. Afterall in this format, a couple bad games and you're out. It could happen to any team, good or bad. Finally, as for Essien, i think you're reading too much into it. It's perfectly natural that it's his dream to play for Manchester United...AND Chelsea... AND Arsenal. It's not because he walks around with his Manchester United Kit on the streets because he supports them and has supported them his whole life, it's his dream because it's his dream to play in a top european club. He'll obviously want to go to a top team, and when selecting one, if given the choice, he will obviously pick the team who will provide him the best conditions (read... money).

My favourite show from a third wave band was the third Mad Caddies show i've seen. The second was my favourite prior to that one. The last time i've seen them it wasn't that great but i assume that happened because it was a joint show with bands that don't have anything to do with them, so there wasn't a huge crowd who had gone just for them. I loved a Catch 22 show i've seen in 2001, and one of the mighty mighty bosstones in 2002. I also loved the slackers this year and had the privilege of seeing the skatalites (although obviously not all of them are from the original formation as a few have died) twice in the last couple of years.