First off i wanted to say that this link IS NOT TO A RIVAL SOCCER DISCUSSION SITE, ITS NOT A DISCUSSION SITE AT ALL, its a message board based Managerial Sim using the ESMS program. Currently accepting applications for MLS teams How the game works: You turn in a teamsheet, a basic. txt file with your starting 11 and their positions + 5 subs that you want, pick your team's tactic and youre ready to go. The games are simmed using ESMS, here is an example of what a match commentary looks like: Code: Major League Soccer, FC Dallas vs. DC United (Wed Apr 06) FC Dallas | DC United 4-4-2 C | 3-5-2 P | | S_Garlick GK | GK N_Romando C_Gbandi DF | DF K_Arena M_Meichelbeck DF | DF M_Petke S_Jolley DF | DF B_Boswel P_Salyar DF | MF C_Gomez R_Mulrooney MF | MF J_Gros R_OBrien MF | MF S_Guppy G_Vanney MF | MF S_Kuykendall R_Nunez MF | MF B_Olsen E_Johnson FW | FW J_Moreno C_Ruiz FW | FW A_Eskandarian | J_Cassar SUB | SUB T_Perkins C_Talley SUB | SUB B_Namoff A_Yi SUB | SUB T_Merrit O_Pareja SUB | SUB F_Adu C_Glen SUB | SUB E_Quintanilla Min. 1 :(dcu) J_Gros takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to J_Moreno ... J_Moreno with the chance ! ... GOAL !! ... His players jump on top of him ... But it's been disallowed. The linesman raised his flag Min. 2 :(dcu) J_Gros kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... B_Olsen gets on the end of the pass ... B_Olsen hits a great drive! ... He hits the side netting Min. 3 :(fcd) R_OBrien had to stretch to reach the pass ... R_OBrien from 20 yards ! ... N_Romando with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 5 :(dcu) S_Guppy slides the ball across to A_Eskandarian ... C_Gbandi tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Moreno crosses it in! ... B_Boswel gets his head on it ... S_Garlick parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 6 :(fcd) G_Vanney runs at the defence ... He nutmegs B_Boswel ... He showed his class there ... G_Vanney hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... N_Romando makes a fine save Min. 7 :(fcd) E_Johnson with a real burst of pace ... He leaves M_Petke behind ... E_Johnson with the drive! ... N_Romando is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 8 :(fcd) R_Mulrooney runs at goal ... He spots the run of C_Ruiz ... He's played him in ... C_Ruiz drives the shot in! ... But N_Romando tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 9 :(fcd) P_Salyar retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... G_Vanney latches onto the end of it ... K_Arena makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 15 :(fcd) P_Salyar is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to R_Mulrooney ... J_Moreno rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... What’s The Referee going to give? ... He just waves play on! Min. 15 :(dcu) A_Eskandarian runs with pace at the defence ... R_Mulrooney with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 16 :(fcd) P_Salyar picks out R_Nunez with the cross ... R_Nunez tries the shot ! ... But N_Romando stops that one easily Min. 19 :(fcd) C_Gbandi takes advantage of a mistake by M_Petke ... He runs towards goal ... C_Gbandi tries the shot ! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 20 :(fcd) R_Mulrooney takes advantage of a mistake by B_Boswel ... A great volley from R_Mulrooney ! ... It fly's into Row Z! Min. 25 :(dcu) B_Olsen takes advantage of a mistake by C_Ruiz ... He runs towards goal ... R_Mulrooney with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that’s a foul ... The Referee wants a word ... It’s just a warning Min. 27 :(fcd) R_Nunez with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to E_Johnson ... S_Guppy takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 28 :(dcu) S_Guppy nutmegs P_Salyar, he continues to run forward ... S_Guppy with the crafty shot! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 28 :(fcd) G_Vanney finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled B_Boswel ... M_Petke with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee Min. 35 :(fcd) S_Jolley takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into R_Nunez ... R_Nunez hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... Over the bar Min. 41 :(dcu) J_Gros with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... J_Gros attempts the shot! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 43 :(fcd) R_Mulrooney with a slick pass to C_Gbandi ... Intercepted by B_Boswel Min. 46 :(fcd) E_Johnson is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to G_Vanney ... G_Vanney with a graceful, looping effort ! ... The shot slips through N_Romando's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: FC Dallas 0-0 DC United Min. 50 :(fcd) C_Gbandi has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... C_Gbandi with a bomb of a shot ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 53 :(fcd) E_Johnson kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... R_Nunez gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... R_Nunez is clean through, he is one on one with N_Romando ... He rounds N_Romando ... He taps it towards the goal! ... N_Romando manages to get to it !! Min. 57 :(fcd) C_Gbandi controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... C_Ruiz gets onto the end of the pass! ... C_Ruiz uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... But N_Romando parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 58 :(fcd) S_Jolley gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds E_Johnson ... B_Boswel steals the ball of off him Min. 58 :(dcu) S_Guppy with the towering header to J_Moreno ... J_Moreno with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 59 :(fcd) S_Jolley brings it under control ... He takes on M_Petke ... He gets past him! ... He puts in C_Ruiz! ... B_Olsen wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... R_Nunez lofts the ball in! ... P_Salyar gets to it! ... But N_Romando just gets his fingers to that one Min. 60 :(fcd) P_Salyar turns past M_Petke ... He has created space for himself now ... Cleared by K_Arena Min. 61 :(fcd) C_Gbandi threads the through ball to R_Nunez ... R_Nunez hits a great shot ! ... N_Romando makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 63 :(fcd) C_Gbandi has space to run with the ball ... K_Arena goes in stud's first ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside there own half ... R_Nunez knocks it forward ... C_Ruiz gets on the end of it ... C_Ruiz with a bicycle kick ! ... GOAL !! ... He runs off and does a somersault ... That puts FC Dallas ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... FC Dallas 1-0 DC United ... Min. 64 :(fcd) R_OBrien with a flashy move ... A powerful header from R_OBrien ! ... It looks good ... N_Romando is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And N_Romando reacts well to palm it behind! ... CORNER! ... R_OBrien floats the ball in! ... S_Jolley loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... N_Romando is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And N_Romando reacts well to palm it behind! ... CORNER! ... R_Mulrooney chips the ball in towards the far post! ... B_Boswel reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 65 :(dcu) B_Olsen sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to S_Kuykendall ... S_Kuykendall fires a shot at goal ! ... But S_Garlick punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... C_Gomez crosses it in! ... S_Jolley wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 66 :(fcd) E_Johnson gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds C_Ruiz ... C_Ruiz hits a great drive! ... But N_Romando parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 66 :(dcu) B_Olsen moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to B_Boswel ... C_Gbandi takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 67 :(fcd) R_OBrien holds the ball up ... He sees R_Mulrooney in space! ... S_Kuykendall gathers up the loose ball Min. 68 :(dcu) B_Olsen with a one-touch layoff to C_Gomez ... C_Gomez with the side footed shot! ... Over the bar Min. 69 :(fcd) M_Meichelbeck with the deft touch ... He takes it past B_Boswel ... He knocks it to C_Gbandi! ... C_Gbandi blasts it at the goal ! ... It's way wide ... The DC United fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 72 :(fcd) M_Meichelbeck is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to E_Johnson ... E_Johnson with a powerful downward header! ... N_Romando makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 73 :(fcd) R_Nunez with a slide rule pass to M_Meichelbeck ... M_Meichelbeck flicks the header toward the far post! ... But he's missed it! ... He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo Min. 74 :(fcd) G_Vanney plays a long ball to E_Johnson ... E_Johnson hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... N_Romando can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... N_Romando makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 74 :(dcu) K_Arena barges the defender off the ball ... K_Arena unleashes a pile driver ! ... But S_Garlick hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 76 :(fcd) E_Johnson gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside M_Petke! ... He has some space now! ... E_Johnson belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... N_Romando with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 76 :(dcu) A_Eskandarian finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled C_Ruiz ... R_Mulrooney with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 76 :(dcu) A_Eskandarian takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... C_Gbandi reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 77 :(fcd) E_Johnson loses M_Petke ... K_Arena with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 79 :(dcu) C_Gomez pushes it past S_Jolley ... Good sliding challenge from M_Meichelbeck and it had to be Min. 84 :(dcu) S_Guppy with a short pass to find J_Moreno ... R_OBrien makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 85 :(fcd) C_Gbandi is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... S_Jolley latches onto the ball ... A powerful header from S_Jolley ! ... It looks good ... N_Romando takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 86 :(dcu) J_Moreno with the mazy run ... J_Moreno rifles it at the goal ! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 91 :(fcd) C_Gbandi has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... C_Gbandi fires off a left-footed shot ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... N_Romando dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had N_Romando beaten! Min. 91 :(dcu) A_Eskandarian plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... S_Guppy decides to go for goal instead! ... S_Guppy fires the shot in! ... S_Garlick with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Dallas Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Gbandi (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Ruiz (63) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DC United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Guppy Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Arena (63) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Dallas | DC United Attempts on Goal : 25 | 11 Off target : 10 | 6 On target : 15 | 5 Possession : 64 | 36 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 0 Fouls : 12 | 9 Key Tackles : 5 | 8 Key Passes : 20 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : FC Dallas 1 - 0 DC United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - FC Dallas Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red Abl ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Garlick GK 17 3 4 4 29 | 92 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 C_Gbandi DF 5 16 9 9 31 | 92 0 3 3 0 4 0 0 0 39 M_Meichelbeck DF 5 16 7 9 24 | 92 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 11 S_Jolley DF 4 16 7 6 32 | 92 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 61 P_Salyar DF 3 15 9 7 29 | 92 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 26 R_Mulrooney MF 4 6 17 7 30 | 92 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15 R_OBrien MF 3 7 17 9 27 | 92 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 56 G_Vanney MF 4 8 17 7 32 | 92 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 13 R_Nunez MF 4 8 17 8 32 | 92 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 30 E_Johnson FW 4 6 8 17 30 | 92 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 33 C_Ruiz FW 4 6 6 17 34 | 92 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 26 J_Cassar GK 15 4 4 4 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Talley DF 4 15 8 6 34 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Yi DF 3 15 9 9 34 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Pareja MF 4 8 14 7 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Glen FW 3 6 6 15 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - DC United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red Abl ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Romando GK 17 4 4 4 32 | 92 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99 K_Arena DF 5 14 7 9 24 | 92 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 M_Petke DF 4 16 6 6 34 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Boswel DF 5 15 9 9 31 | 92 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 -4 C_Gomez MF 3 6 17 9 27 | 92 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -19 J_Gros MF 4 8 15 6 32 | 92 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15 S_Guppy MF 3 9 15 7 30 | 92 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 30 S_Kuykendall MF 5 7 14 8 24 | 92 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 B_Olsen MF 4 9 16 9 34 | 92 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 J_Moreno FW 4 7 9 17 29 | 92 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 12 A_Eskandarian FW 5 10 9 17 23 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 T_Perkins GK 14 3 5 3 35 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Namoff DF 3 15 9 7 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Merrit DF 4 15 7 8 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Adu MF 3 8 15 12 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Quintanilla FW 3 5 14 17 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Currently the only taken teams are: DC, FCD, LAG, NER, and San Jose. 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