International Domestic Soccer Discussion

[Nephara]

Reminder that the transfer window slams shut in less than 24 hours! Please get your business finalised, take a last look at the sheet and make sure you aren't leaving any bids waiting!

If you do miss the cutoff and the sheet is locked before you can confirm/deny a bid on your players, it isn't the end of the world. If you reach me on IRC, I can make special dispensations and resolve bids - but it's easiest on everyone if things are just sorted out now.

[Pituabang]

I am working on a running my first domestic league season with NSFootySim. If I post in the next few days, will I be eligible for the next set of UCIA tournaments, or will I need to wait until the current series of tournaments end before posting? I don't want to get in the way of what's going on right now

[Filindostan]

I am working on a running my first domestic league season with NSFootySim. If I post in the next few days, will I be eligible for the next set of UCIA tournaments, or will I need to wait until the current series of tournaments end before posting? I don't want to get in the way of what's going on right now

Hi and welcome to NS Sports.

The UICA conpetitions for cycle 69 has already been concluded, and the regional domestic club conpetitions are almost complete. Submissions for the next UICA cycle are open so you can post povided you follow the guidelines set by Conmerce Heights.

Alternatively, you can create your own thread for your domestic leagues an you can just link it to your submission to the UICA and other domestic club competitions, should you want to participate in them.

Lastly, to get to know more on how things are run in NS Sports, please visit this link, The Guide to Sports Roleplaying.

[Pituabang]

I am working on a running my first domestic league season with NSFootySim. If I post in the next few days, will I be eligible for the next set of UCIA tournaments, or will I need to wait until the current series of tournaments end before posting? I don't want to get in the way of what's going on right now

Hi and welcome to NS Sports.

The UICA conpetitions for cycle 69 has already been concluded, and the regional domestic club conpetitions are almost complete. Submissions for the next UICA cycle are open so you can post povided you follow the guidelines set by Conmerce Heights.

Alternatively, you can create your own thread for your domestic leagues an you can just link it to your submission to the UICA and other domestic club competitions, should you want to participate in them.

Lastly, to get to know more on how things are run in NS Sports, please visit this link, The Guide to Sports Roleplaying.

Thank you!

[Apox]

THE CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE

The Centre for Excellence returns for another season, with both the Apoxian and Bonesea variant (based in Tolling) going from strength to strength. There has been some movement between the clubs, with players who had aged over 21 in Bonesea time returning to Apox and their multiverse age while some from Apox have transferred out to Bonesea.

A note on the ageing process for those players based in Bonesea. Bonesea runs their leagues going off one league season/year per RL month. As a result, this runs somewhat faster than the majority of other leagues in NS. This is solved using the excuse of the Whelm Fluid Time plant leaking and making Boneyfolk age faster than people from other nations. However, many will not want to have their players age at a much faster rate than their league/NT, so on leaving Bonesea, there is a pill which can be taken to reverse the effects of the ageing. This is why in the Bonesea roster, there are two ages, one for the players age in the wider multiverse and one for the players age in Bonesea. If you sign a player from Bonesea, then you will have the option to have their age be the Bonesea age or the multiverse age.

As usual, any Apoxian/Mareibatian players can be transferred elsewhere, just TG me or find me on IRC if interested. For other nations players, you'll need to sort that out with the nation in question, but if any transfers are made, TG me and I will update the roster. Additionally, if you have any players you'd like to send to the Centre for Excellence, TG me or hit me up on IRC (I tend to only be sporadically on IRC these days) and I can add them to the rosters. Also not ruling out the possibility of further expansion in future seasons!

CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE - APOX

Head Coach: Jack Ohanna (APX), Aged 41

Pos.  Name                         Nationality        Age  Extra Info
GK    Dian McKeown-Collet          Eastfield Lodge     20
GK    Camilla Kasapilis            Nephara             20
RD    Joachim Grabet               Eastfield Lodge     20
RD    Sunshine Cethe-Carter        Semarland           20
RD    Leon Morrison                Audioslavia         17
CD    Toby Wright                  Apox                18
CD    Chadwick Beath               Nephara/Brenecia    21  Joint national
CD    Rodirigar Wallis-Iqbal       Apox/EFL            20  Joint national
CD    EG Slenderbill               Bonesea             18  
LD    Zohar Vandermark             Apox                19
LD    Romeo Halvoso                Bonesea             18
DM    David Anderson               Schottia            20
DM    July Valente                 The Iron Syndicate  21
RM    Doremus Umbraid              Cosumar             20
RW    Taki Michiki                 Kita-Hinode         17  Female, from Saikasishi, Ainushima
CM    Rob Isett                    Apox                17
CM    Polla Egloskerry             Bonesea             16
AM    Hilda Akermann-Cafrew        Apox                19
LM    Lorinda Reams-Smelton        Cosumar             20
LM    Beni Barker                  Apox                17
LM    Matt Frozzalino              Mercedini           17
LW/RW Viktor Greary                Schottia            21
CF    Lúcius Álvarus César         Natanians and Nosts 20
ST    Zaira Jennings               Apox                18
ST    Kristoffer Linds             Semarland           20
ST    Iain MacClaurin              Schottia            16

CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE - BONESEA

Head Coach: Fran Gracie (APX), Aged 52
                                                           BSE Age
GK    Dragan                       Dainer              18       18
GK    Daragh Estrada-Flotilla      Apox                18       20
GK    Gianluc De Oca               Cosumar             17       17
RD    Josher Watson                Apox                19       19
RD    LO Fernsplatt                Bonesea             16       18
CD    Ioghan St Jackson            Apox                17       19
CD/DM Fiji Nobunaga                Kita-Hinode         17       17  Male, from Riku, Rikuyoru 
CD    Clover Kinsey-Hessenford     Bonesea             17       19
CD    Ross Ullman                  Mercedini           19       19
LD    Julia Snežko                 Schottia            19       21
LD    Rhoda Treeswallow            Bonesea             16       18
DM    Eusebio Drawbridge           Apox                17       19
DM    Zita Szöcs                   Pasarga             16       16
DM    Fortuna O’Roque              Apox                19       21
RM    Khloe Guillemot              Bonesea             17       19
RM    Emily Kohr                   Apox                18       18
CM    Bane Scoboryo                Bonesea             16       18
CM    Girolamo Alcides             Mercedini           18       18
CM    Docco Argall                 Bonesea             17       19
AM    Philippa Asprotamidis        Nephara             17       21
LM    Cerotus Cliffswallow         Bonesea             17       19
LW    Stephanie Traugott           Pasarga             17       19
LW    Kajsa Kupper                 Schottia            17       17
ST    Tremeka Godwin               Apox                18       20
ST    Greta Mecklenburg            Schottia            18       20
ST    Lucas Álvarus César          Natanians and Nosts 20       20

Keeping this here, mainly so I can see who has passed through.

Pre UICA-69 Departing Players
ST    Exitosus                     Dainer              19  Moved to Torpedo Spitney (BSE)
CAM   Strophios Smith              Bonesea             17  Moved to 17.FF Tolling (BSE)
RM    Magdalen Demetrius           Apox                20  Moved to Handon United (SCT)
LM    Talon Hannibal               Apox                20  Promoted to FC Endeavour (APX)
CAM   August Valente               The Iron Syndicate  21  Moved to Stevenson United (DUN)

Pre UICA-68 Departing Players
CM    Pluto Blinkman               Apox                16  Moved to Oysterhaven Reds (BSE)
CD    Quintrell Lidgley            Apox                15  Moved to Locomotive Imgorter (AFT)
CM    Jak Herrera                  Apox                18  Moved to Sarvusdalamoive (AFT)
ST    Misha Spartoni               Mercedini           16  Moved to Rosenpfelblatz North End (AFT)

[Vilitan Cove]

last minute entries to the Vilitan Cove Invitational may still be considered through the end of the day.

viewtopic.php?p=32973555#p32973555

[Damukuni]

Hello everyone!

Sorry for the long CEdC wait. It will be up by the end of the week (as in by 11:59 PM ET on Sunday). Stay tuned to IDSNW.

[Bonesea]

I haven't seen anything since I've been back but is there, or has there been in recent memory, a widely accepted NS RP football management sim equivalent of the mighty Football Manager? I don't necessarily want to establish one but I'd like to piggyback an existing or historic game, largely to take advantage of an insane scouting network per the FM community.

EDIT: And if there isn't a widely established one, has anybody RPed a fictional management sim that they would be happy for me to use in a Galacticos Index RP?

[Nephara]

Honestly, given its generic name, you could probably just get away with keeping Football Manager (and WCC for the more action-y equivalent football sim). It's what I've been doing, and I don't think there's a widely used alternative.

[Valanora]

A few nations, including myself, had made mention in the past of variants of the game, but nothing that would step on anyones toes if you did your own, imo.

[Bonesea]

Honestly, given its generic name, you could probably just get away with keeping Football Manager (and WCC for the more action-y equivalent football sim). It's what I've been doing, and I don't think there's a widely used alternative.

I do like the idea of 'WCC'. Possibly with a version number that would be something like 316 if it was updated every year since the first WC! (assuming a 4-yr cycle). I know what you mean about FM, it's the most utilitarian game name of all time, but doesn't really cut the mustard for a lover of proper nouns.

[Northwest Kalactin]

Is it a good idea to create a scouting network with reports for other nations to see that have U-21 players for other nations to put on their domestic clubs

[South Covello]

Didn't someone once do a Football Manager "RLStates" RP? Though I suppose that would be the NS equivalent of what an NS version of FM is to RL. Ugh, my brain hurts.

[Eastfield Lodge]

Honestly, given its generic name, you could probably just get away with keeping Football Manager (and WCC for the more action-y equivalent football sim). It's what I've been doing, and I don't think there's a widely used alternative.

I do like the idea of 'WCC'. Possibly with a version number that would be something like 316 if it was updated every year since the first WC! (assuming a 4-yr cycle). I know what you mean about FM, it's the most utilitarian game name of all time, but doesn't really cut the mustard for a lover of proper nouns.

I remember Gordonopia Games releasing FIFA-like games under the moniker 'UICA **' back when they were UICA sponsors. I guess you could use them.

[Starblaydia]

Didn't someone once do a Football Manager "RLStates" RP? Though I suppose that would be the NS equivalent of what an NS version of FM is to RL. Ugh, my brain hurts.

RLStates is the browser based forum game where our NS citizens can play as countries with ridiculous fanfic names like 'America', 'India' and even 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland' (lols).

For the original question, there's no super established name for what would be the NS FM game, or similar. With so many of us being video game nerds, I'm sure there'd be plenty of competing games multiverse wide. Essentially, pick what you like

[Bonesea]

RLStates is the browser based forum game where our NS citizens can play as countries with ridiculous fanfic names like 'America', 'India' and even 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland' (lols).

For the original question, there's no super established name for what would be the NS FM game, or similar. With so many of us being video game nerds, I'm sure there'd be plenty of competing games multiverse wide. Essentially, pick what you like

I did consider using the RLStates brand but one of the issues I always had with it as you've illustrated here (emphasis mine) is the lack of restriction on name generation, which makes the whole thing hard to take seriously. I mean 'China', ffs. 'Turkey'. 'Oman'. Like, really? Whatever next? I did a random keyboard bash once, came up with 'Chile' - and it was already taken.

[Cosumar]

Didn't Polar Islandstates do an RP series in one World Cup that was based on Football Manager? I seem to recall him having a name for it.

[Osarius]

Didn't Polar Islandstates do an RP series in one World Cup that was based on Football Manager? I seem to recall him having a name for it.

Sort of. There was another one where he had fake wikipedia articles of players too but I can't remember when that was. Fairly recently IIRC

NVM, found it. "Championship Football Manager"

[Cosumar]

Didn't Polar Islandstates do an RP series in one World Cup that was based on Football Manager? I seem to recall him having a name for it.

NVM, found it. "Championship Football Manager"

Ah yes, that's the one I was thinking of. CFM.

[95X]

I haven't seen anything since I've been back but is there, or has there been in recent memory, a widely accepted NS RP football management sim equivalent of the mighty Football Manager? I don't necessarily want to establish one but I'd like to piggyback an existing or historic game, largely to take advantage of an insane scouting network per the FM community.

EDIT: And if there isn't a widely established one, has anybody RPed a fictional management sim that they would be happy for me to use in a Galacticos Index RP?

For those who haven't seen it, I may have watched one too many Kim Justice videos:
viewtopic.php?p=33039692#p33039692

[Kita-Hinode]

Following three weeks of scouting, a new Project Olimpo squad has finally surfaced. With it, we included any scouting notes we could gather about the players on this short stint. Hopefully, with more time, more specific notes can be produced.

POS.	NAME			HOMETOWN			AGE	G	SCOUTING NOTES
GK	Michael Napier		Port James, Schottia		18	M	[NOT ENOUGH SCOUTING]
GK	Tressa Crawford		Unspecified, Bonesea		14	F	* Unpredictable - Brawler
GK	Calff Fisher		Unspecified, Bonesea		15	M	+ Leadership
SW	Negus Barn		Unspecified, Bonesea		13	M	+ Leadership + Versatile (GK) - Flamboyant
RB	Tonma Nagoyu		Mitsunomori, Kita-Hinode	15	M	+ Good at Improvisation	
RB	Masanori Tsuniboi	Uranai, Kita-Hinode		15	M	* Kitsune + Gentleman + Witty
CB	Slim Kennedy		Unspecified, Bonesea		14	M	+ Reliable - Arrogant - Brawler
CB	Bitto Kazuki		Tsuroga-Maniya, Kita-Hinode	15	M	+ Physically Strong - Small, Unimposing
CB	Hasai Makirya		Sakiyama, Kita-Hinode		15	M	[NOT ENOUGH SCOUTING]
CB	Sorumo Namyuu		Muterya-Kiryeji, Kita-Hinode	15	F	* Gerudo + Rowdy + Strong
CB	Kyou Tsushika		Yoshii, Kita-Hinode		15	F	* Kitsune + Witty + Fast
LB	Adam Keill		Callenross, Schottia		19	M	[NOT ENOUGH SCOUTING]
LB	Vyata Nitini		Worthington, Yesopalitha	15	M	* Elf + Somewhat Promising
LB	Naudin Blondeau		Deprí Sanar, Chromatika		15	M	+ Somewhat Promising
DM	Shah Treguesson		Unspecified, Bonesea		15	M	+ Physically Strong - Arrogant - Brawler
DM	Afuki Merutsu		Mushikate, Kita-Hinode		15	F	* Gerudo + Contact Player
RM	Amity Sanderling	Unspecified, Bonesea		14	F	+ Ambidextre * Showboater - Temperamental - Brawler
RM	Naia Anhili		Xavier, Yesopalitha		15	F	* Elf + Somewhat Promising
RM	Juetta Bélanger		Omnio, Chromatika		15	F	+ Somewhat Promising
RM	Gilbert Cortot		Pùr, Chromatika			15	M	+ Promising + Versatile (RB, CM, RW)
CM	Euphenia Croft-Blue	Unspecified, Bonesea		15	F	+ Ambidextre + Versatile (OM)
CM	Ava Rose Donaldson	Handon, Schottia		17	F	* Legacy (Daughter)
CM	Minna Furuzaka		Nibi, Kita-Hinode		15	F	[NOT ENOUGH SCOUTING]
CM	Lu Kun			Bao, Kita-Hinode		15	F	[NOT ENOUGH SCOUTING]
CM	Qian An			Tentai, Kita-Hinode		15	F	[NOT ENOUGH SCOUTING]		
LM	Fifty Calloose		Unspecified, Bonesea		15	M	+ Ambidextre + Resilient - Lazy - Coward
LM	Ugaji Ketana		Kamandu, Kita-Hinode		15	F	[NOT ENOUGH SCOUTING]
OM	Sakura Tsuzumi		Jojima, Kita-Hinode		15	F	* Kitsune + Witty + Fast
OM	Tereza Makamari		Hanshima, Kita-Hinode		15	F	[NOT ENOUGH SCOUTING]
RW	Akamaru Horui		Minori, Kita-Hinode		15	M	* Poundie + Good Boy
CF	Jin Horui		Minori, Kita-Hinode		15	M	* Poundie - Bad Boy
CF	Niiramai Yanupa'ane	Kamandu, Kita-Hinode		15	M	[NOT ENOUGH SCOUTING]
LW	Gitonga Kahara		Herzegovina City, Banija	16	M	+ Promising
LW	Godelina Auguste	Hanai, Chromatika		15	F	+ Somewhat Promising
LW	M'aka Antoine		Freedom's Altar, Yesopalitha	15	F	+ Promising
ST	Athena Inagusame	Muterya-Kiryeji, Kita-Hinode	15	F	+ Promising
ST	Tarou Nagasaki		Hezukara, Kita-Hinode		15	M	[NOT ENOUGH SCOUTING]
ST	Oudart Vaugrenard	Eyrods, Chromatika		15	M	+ Somewhat Promising

[Northwest Kalactin]

Kalactin “Fountain of Youth”

Following 8 weeks of scouting Kalactinian scouts have put together the best youth unsigned players for you T.G me if you want to make a offer for a player so let’s see the players

Positon; Name;
Age

GK; Joe Hernandez 
15

GK; Justin Walker 
16

RD; Brandon Cook 
14

CD; Aaron Cox 
15

CD; Mark Torres 
15

LD; Jack Russell 
15

RM; James Bennett 
15

CAM; Jose Morris 
14

CM; Ryan Adams 
16

LM; Devin Ellis 
15

RST; Trevor Roy 
14

LST; Max Kelley 
17

[Bonesea]

Ab Tatlock, a minor administrator, said

Despite promises to the contrary, tonight's Galactico Index presentation evening will not proceed due to a power outage and heating failure at Goat's Bluff. As a result the final presentation for the greatest players in the modern game will be shifted to the middle of thawing season [OOC: tomorrow] and the management of Boldsport apologise profusely for the delay to this much-anticipated ceremony. {taps mic in confusion} Hello? Is anybody there?

OOC apologies: WC and Index? Too much RP on the same day, sorry for the delay...

[Bonesea]

Double post, sorry.

Well, the last installment of the Galacticos is finally up, apologies to anyone interested that it was a bit drawn out; RL, WC and Index together proving a tall order at this time of year for me. I know some at least were interested because I did get some commentary, corrections and advice during the posting that was welcome and appreciated - some of which I could act on and some which I couldn't because I was part-way committed. But thanks to all that did get in touch, and it's reassuring to know that some of you have enjoyed it enough to care.

Which got me thinking a bit. Now that it's up and running and seems to be appreciated, I feel I ought to make more useful in-canon for others, which means it needs to be a bit more accurate - although I still like the idea that it is an opinion piece and liable to the eccentricities of the Bonesfolk and their sometimes skewed judgment. So a couple of things - first, with the next cycle I will post the longlong list as a 'proposed list' of around 75-100 players. I will then leave it open for people to make observations and corrections so that I know, for example, who is the better of two/three/four players from one domestic club, from the source. I will devise some basic rules around this so that decision-making is not unduly influenced, but that decisions are informed by RPers & their better inside knowledge of their own players.

Secondly, regarding the Galacticos Junior award - I can't possibly know who the best academy players are so this time around I invited a few users who consistently bring a lot of young players into the NS world to nominate a few players each with a couple of lines about them. Then I picked winners based on some internal and admittedly pretty subjective criteria. It was never going to be scientific but it did generate some fun entries and I noted some follow-up RP in the WC thread, which is entirely mission accomplished as far as I'm concerned. So next cycle I will open this section out for all nations to nominate their wonderkids that no-one has heard of... yet. Full criteria will be published at the time when CH starts the next UICA scorination, but get filling up your academies with future stars.

Thoughts on how the Galacticos might be improved upon are welcome. Also, if down the road there are any transfers or other IC news that have been influenced by the awards, I'd love to know about it so that I can include it in some shameless bragging at the next ceremony - and invite guests too, like John Spartan this time around (thanks to Eura for the loan of the poor abused fellow).

[Lisander]

Do UICA coëfficients degrade? or are they permanent?