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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭Mc Love


    Class stuff McLove. Where do you get most of your players from? I see you have Don Cowan there, was trying to sign him but my club reputation isn't good enough yet, he signed for Linfield instead :(

    I'm managing Harps at the minute, won promotion in the first season and managed to finish 5th in the Premier Division. Hoping to push on now and maybe challenge the likes of Sligo and Shams next season. Struggling to sign the calibre of players I need though. Shams have Robbie Brady playing for them like!

    Oh jesus its tough going trying to buy players never mind sign them on free's. I usually get offered players and sign them if I think they are good enough. Won the league with an average age of 22 this season, the year before it was 23!

    Don is still in the team, but has fallen down the picking order, have a good team, but there are places that need improvements. Have good look for Sebastian Schneider from HSV - should be in the game, great GK! And like above Eliot Richards both signed on free's!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,478 ✭✭✭✭gnfnrhead


    The thing I hate about playing in Ireland is the team being stripped during International breaks. Last time I played in Ireland easily half of my first 11 were internationals meaning I'd have to field a weakened team when they got called up and my game didnt get postponed.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,256 ✭✭✭harpstilidie


    Mc Love wrote: »
    Oh jesus its tough going trying to buy players never mind sign them on free's. I usually get offered players and sign them if I think they are good enough. Won the league with an average age of 22 this season, the year before it was 23!

    Don is still in the team, but has fallen down the picking order, have a good team, but there are places that need improvements. Have good look for Sebastian Schneider from HSV - should be in the game, great GK! And like above Eliot Richards both signed on free's!

    Can't see an Elliot Richards. Did find a Richard Elliot though, would that be him? Only 16 though.

    Scheider ain't in my game either. I only have the ROI and NI leagues loaded though so that could be the problem. Have my database set to large though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,732 ✭✭✭Reganio 2


    I have decided to start an International management game, I love International management so wasn't sure who to start as the obvious being Ireland, so I have them as my 2nd manager but the one I wanted to manage was Norn Iron, they have a somewhat decent team, Lee Camp, Johnny Evans, Aaron Hughes, Steven Davies, Chris Brunt and Kyle Lafferty can all do a decent job for a team that might scrape a qualification in not the hardest group in the world. Italy, obviously going to cruise through which leaves the place open to Slovenia and Serbia then myself Estonia and Faroe Islands making up the numbers. But a couple of good results against the big lads and I could scrape a qualification. So here's hoping :).


    Playing as Ireland as well, but thats only so I don't get bored as manager of Norn Iron its just to play the youths and keep things ticking over.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,411 ✭✭✭✭Oat23


    Next time I'm in Hamburg, I want to buy a SC Victoria jersey with Suleiman on the back :pac:

    6034073

    What a legend he is. He won the Golden boot last season and was African footballer of the year - At 21. 21 goals in 13 this season so far! :D

    I tried to extend his contract by 2 years but his agent is asking for €61k per week, which is almost half my wage budget.
    I can only offer €22k, so it looks like I will have to sell him next summer :(.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,732 ✭✭✭Reganio 2


    Reganio 2 wrote: »
    I have decided to start an International management game, I love International management so wasn't sure who to start as the obvious being Ireland, so I have them as my 2nd manager but the one I wanted to manage was Norn Iron, they have a somewhat decent team, Lee Camp, Johnny Evans, Aaron Hughes, Steven Davies, Chris Brunt and Kyle Lafferty can all do a decent job for a team that might scrape a qualification in not the hardest group in the world. Italy, obviously going to cruise through which leaves the place open to Slovenia and Serbia then myself Estonia and Faroe Islands making up the numbers. But a couple of good results against the big lads and I could scrape a qualification. So here's hoping :).


    Playing as Ireland as well, but thats only so I don't get bored as manager of Norn Iron its just to play the youths and keep things ticking over.
    Already given up on Ireland just North Ireland for me :D found a few players who are fairly rubbish but just have the key stats like a few DC's who have 15 tackling and good heading etc. So I they can do a job as well :). But putting my heart into Northern Ireland job for now then hopefully get a club as well.


    The dream is to have a game like Oatesy :D


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 6,335 Mod ✭✭✭✭PerrinV2


    I've moved San Marino to 54th in the world rankings.
    I'll try and push them into the top 50 in this campaign


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,478 ✭✭✭✭gnfnrhead


    PerrinV2 wrote: »
    I've moved San Marino to 54th in the world rankings.
    I'll try and push them into the top 50 in this campaign

    I always found thats the easy part as the teams are usually close together in points. It gets much harder to move up places once you're in the top 50. How long did it take?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,958 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    Mars Bar wrote: »
    I'm gonna wait with Waterford United until Manchester United offer me a job!

    I said this a while back.

    Rijkaard quit and I'm odds on favourite to get the job. I'd hate to see Waterford United go down the drain though!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭Mc Love


    Mars Bar wrote: »
    I said this a while back.

    Rijkaard quit and I'm odds on favourite to get the job. I'd hate to see Waterford United go down the drain though!

    have you been offered any premiership jobs yet? I have been linked with them but never offered any, I assume as soon as i declared interest they would offer me the job, but I have denied interest in every job I have been linked with!

    If you could, join the likes of Man City/Barcelona, then you could spend millions on players helping your club for a few years at least?!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,958 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    Mc Love wrote: »
    have you been offered any premiership jobs yet? I have been linked with them but never offered any, I assume as soon as i declared interest they would offer me the job, but I have denied interest in every job I have been linked with!

    If you could, join the likes of Man City/Barcelona, then you could spend millions on players helping your club for a few years at least?!

    I was offered a couple but turned them all down. I think one was Reading.

    United hired Emery so that sorts my problem out!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,958 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    I made the knockout stages of the Europa League which means we've moved up the rankings in the club rep. We're 2nd now, behind Shamrock Rovers.

    I upgraded training and youth facilities and have organised for my board to buy out the stadium so that's all helping.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭Chavways


    Started the summer with the board finally granting my request for new training facilities. The finish date was 16th of September so I was pretty hopeful that my players would actually improve with the new facilities.

    September 16th arrives and to my horror the facilities have gone from 2 silver stars up to 3. I was expecting 1 or 2 gold at least. It cost almost 1 million pounds and that's all I get. :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭Mc Love


    Mars Bar wrote: »
    I made the knockout stages of the Europa League which means we've moved up the rankings in the club rep. We're 2nd now, behind Shamrock Rovers.

    I upgraded training and youth facilities and have organised for my board to buy out the stadium so that's all helping.

    I am still behind Rovers in my game but have the same amount of reputation! I got the board to buy the ground first off and the agreed! The youth facilities are upgraded and the senior facilities are being improved!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,958 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    Mc Love wrote: »
    I am still behind Rovers in my game but have the same amount of reputation! I got the board to buy the ground first off and the agreed! The youth facilities are upgraded and the senior facilities are being improved!
    Rovers just won't budge despite them having done nothing the past few years!

    Hopefully I can get through another round in the EL and that might help for next season.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭Mc Love


    Mars Bar wrote: »
    Rovers just won't budge despite them having done nothing the past few years!

    Hopefully I can get through another round in the EL and that might help for next season.

    been in Europe last three seasons and they aint budging. You'd think it would get easier to sign players too but it doesnt, when you want the best at the club, 3 stars or higher for me! I know I should probably be happy with 2 1/2 but I aint.

    Hope I can get the club to three stars!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,958 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    You have to go past the group stages in either European competition to get any where in the club reps I think.

    I'm really struggling to get the players to sign new contracts. I did just buy a savage 17 year old central defender. Bet ya a tenner he'll be denied a permit or something.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,579 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    so having won the league in my first year with benfica, i encounter the tough second year.
    10 games in in the league and ive dropped more points already than i did in the whole of last season (p10, W5, d4, l1), although im still top because porto and sporting are doing equally bad.
    In the champions league however, im doing terrible. Tough group admittedly (Man City, PSG - 2 richest and best clubs in the game), and cork city (??!! reaping the benefits of my exploits 5 years ago with finn harps), so im looking at europa league as a definite at least. lost away to man city in the first game with a last minute goal, admittedly after being killed in the entire game - they had 25 shots, 17 on target)
    Second game i fcukin lose to cork, after mistakingly allowing loads of my players to play for the reserves on the same night, and having to use loads of kids in the cl fixture.
    Nest week, i play psg at home, and go one up after 10 mins, play well but get a man sent off after 30. reorganise the formation and still do great, keeping over 50% possession til the end of the game and have plenty of chances. I get a penalty in the 88min and a man of theirs sent off, and i fecking miss it (3rd pen missed this season), and to top it off, i concede in the 93rd minute with a breakaway goal... pissed is not the word.

    Return fixture against psg is 2 weeks later, send out much the same team (apart from the lad who was sent off and the guy who missed the penalty) and this is what happened:

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    I love it when a plan comes together (or im really jammy!)


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,998 ✭✭✭grohlisagod


    I love when you get games like that, that are actually really even, but you end up hopping the opposition.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,579 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    seriously...i watch the highlights in slightly sped up mode and 4 of the goals started as psg knockin it around for ages before i broke up the other end and knocked it in. Hard to beat!!!!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭Mc Love


    Lose your best gk to injury = first loss in 48! :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭Chavways


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    There goes any chance of us getting promoted. What a disaster.He only accepted it because he has the club broke in the first place.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭Mc Love


    Chavways wrote: »
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    There goes any chance of us getting promoted. What a disaster.He only accepted it because he has the club broke in the first place.

    I wonder how many I will lose in the English transfer window, just lost one of my top DC's for 2.5 million to Blackpool - Chairman accepted the offer, I would have too, seeing as I got him for nothing

    EDIT: spoke too soon, one of my top MC's is leaving now for 2 million and a friendly to Al-Ittihad (KSA) - nearly sick now!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭Chavways


    Mc Love wrote: »
    I wonder how many I will lose in the English transfer window, just lost one of my top DC's for 2.5 million to Blackpool - Chairman accepted the offer, I would have too, seeing as I got him for nothing

    I've had him since he was 17 I think.Got him for free aswell.He was my best player by a mile so I'm realy struggling to score goals now.The worst thing is I only had a few days to try to get another striker and everything fell through.

    At least the money can go towards a new stadium.:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,411 ✭✭✭✭Oat23


    In my SC Victoria game I've managed to get out of my CL group with Madrid, Zenit and PSG. PSG were terrible and I hammered them both times.

    If I go on to win the league I'll have about €45m in the bank. Plus I'll have to sell my best player at around €30m. I'm selling out the stadium at 11k every game so maybe I will get a new one. I am a club legend now too so maybe I will FINALLY get a stadium named after me :D
    Chavways wrote: »
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    There goes any chance of us getting promoted. What a disaster.He only accepted it because he has the club broke in the first place.

    Setting high asking prices will reduce the chances of a team making an offer. I know my chairman would accept any sort of bid for one of my players, so I have them all set to 30 - 40m asking. Occasionally I will get a message saying a team is preparing a bid of 20m or something, but they never do bid.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭Chavways


    Oatesy23 wrote: »
    Setting high asking prices will reduce the chances of a team making an offer. I know my chairman would accept any sort of bid for one of my players, so I have them all set to 30 - 40m asking. Occasionally I will get a message saying a team is preparing a bid of 20m or something, but they never do bid.

    I set the asking price to 5 million but that was when he was worth less than 1 but didnt adjust it as he got better. I'm gutted.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭Mc Love


    Might try that suggestion for the rest of MVP's


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,080 ✭✭✭✭Maximus Alexander


    Oatesy23 wrote: »
    Setting high asking prices will reduce the chances of a team making an offer. I know my chairman would accept any sort of bid for one of my players, so I have them all set to 30 - 40m asking. Occasionally I will get a message saying a team is preparing a bid of 20m or something, but they never do bid.

    Yep, I do this all the time too and it works. The amount of interest in my players is unreal, but nobody ever actually bids unless I want them to.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,958 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    I set high asking prices too. My other trick is when players have a year on their contract and they won't sign. I reject all offers in the transfer window. They get pissed off but I do deals the minute the window closes and set the join date until the end of the season. So now you're getting money and keeping the player and gives time to find new players.

    I beat FC Twente in the EL in the knock out stages. Playing Fulham next. Gonna get hammered!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭Mc Love


    Mars Bar wrote: »
    I set high asking prices too. My other trick is when players have a year on their contract and they won't sign. I reject all offers in the transfer window. They get pissed off but I do deals the minute the window closes and set the join date until the end of the season. So now you're getting money and keeping the player and gives time to find new players.

    I beat FC Twente in the EL in the knock out stages. Playing Fulham next. Gonna get hammered!

    Not possible when your Chairman is accepting offers! Then the board says the fans are unhappy because you left so and so leave for bare minimum!

    Tried the increase valuation and it didnt work. Deportivo just bid 7.5million for another one of my MVP's 5.75 spread over 24 months.

    Other news, my training facilities have been updated to Good. and asked the board to upgrade the youth facilities, they must be building an academy as its costing 4.6million :eek: :eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭Chavways


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    OH.MY.SWEET.JESUS.

    SO MUCH MONEY


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,015 ✭✭✭✭Mc Love


    Totally wasnt expecting to win this match:

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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,428 ✭✭✭MrKingsley


    Not to take anything away from your achievements McLove but the best part of that screenshot for me is the fact that Leon Best scored a brace against Juve


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,080 ✭✭✭✭Maximus Alexander


    MrKingsley wrote: »
    Not to take anything away from your achievements McLove but the best part of that screenshot for me is the fact that Leon Best scored a brace against Juve

    The best part for me was the attendance of 250.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,137 ✭✭✭✭TheDoc


    I have this weekend Stoke on Saturday and Norwich on Sunday?

    Thats pretty unrealistic, anyone got this before? A match Sat and Sunday ?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,478 ✭✭✭✭gnfnrhead


    TheDoc wrote: »
    I have this weekend Stoke on Saturday and Norwich on Sunday?

    Thats pretty unrealistic, anyone got this before? A match Sat and Sunday ?

    Happens all the time in Ireland. Some end up with four or five matches in a week.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,998 ✭✭✭grohlisagod


    MrKingsley wrote: »
    Not to take anything away from your achievements McLove but the best part of that screenshot for me is the fact that Leon Best scored a brace against Juve

    Don't you be knocking Leon! He's the best player in the Championship this year for me. Well capable of Champions League football!:pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,411 ✭✭✭✭Oat23


    TheDoc wrote: »
    I have this weekend Stoke on Saturday and Norwich on Sunday?

    Thats pretty unrealistic, anyone got this before? A match Sat and Sunday ?
    gnfnrhead wrote: »
    Happens all the time in Ireland. Some end up with four or five matches in a week.

    I once played two games on the same day, with the same kickoff time in my Suwon save a few years ago. A league and an ACL semi-final game. I think I might have won both, but I forget :D.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭Chavways


    I've been given 45 million for T.V rights for the coming season.That's been more than my total turnover for the past 5 years combined. That's more than a million a match I'll be getting. Delighted.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,958 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    Aberdeen put in a bid for one of my players and I rejected it coz it was 1) Pathetic and 2) He has 2 years left on his contract.

    I got a message from his agent saying he wants to open new contract negotiations with Waterford United. He looked for €700 more which isn't going to break my bank and now I have him for a year longer! :D

    I've never had this happen before.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,958 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


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    Hopefully this makes Waterford United a more attractive club!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,703 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    Started playing a few weeks ago as Fulham (randomised to get a middle of the table team). Had a dream start, won all of my pre-season games, which included Europa League qualifiers. Had to play Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool & Man United in first 5/6 games, managed to take 7 points from that, and performed well in Europe (apart from being hammered by Roma in Rome 6-0 in first game of group stage).

    All went Pete Tong around Christmas, half my team seemed to be injured all the time and couldn't win a game to save my life. Went from competing for European qualification to slowly sliding down the table. Looked to be safe though towards the very end of season, we needed to pick up maybe 1 win from last few games, but kept on losing. Second last game of the season resulted in a loss, which had us relegated, and I was immediately fired, replaced by AVB :o

    Started job hunting immediately, Nottingham Forest (relegated themselves down to League 1) laughed at my application. Applied for some Irish jobs, received an offer from Waterford, was waiting on a decision from Shels so waited. In mean time St. Pat's offered me a job, so I took it.

    It was mid-way through their season, they were in 8th. Dragged them up the table, managed to get into title contention, but at one stage we had 4 games in hand so got a severe run of matches every 2 days, so my players were wrecked. Finished in 3rd, so qualified for Europa League, and can now set myself up to tackle the league properly.

    Went searching for free agents, picked up Kevin Kilbane :pac: who became my captain, great find for first 3/4 games of season, but then he went and injured himself for 3 months. :mad: Currently top of table after about 8 games, looking to pull away early so I'm not stuck with fixture pileup at end needing wins. Also looking to compete well in one (or both) cups, need to win me some silverware.

    Any tips for playing in Ireland? Money is dreadful, really counting on getting through to group stages of Europa to earn some cash...


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    Read everything by Mars Bars.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,732 ✭✭✭Reganio 2


    Playing the Northern Ireland game, had a 2-0 loss to Isreal in my first game thankfully a friendly but was just trying to figure out formation, players etc.
    So first real game is against Serbia.... Great. Play the long ball to Kyle Lafferty's head is the tactic and have Chris Brunt and Paddy McCourt sprinting around him. 1-0 down in 3 mins thanks to a stupid penalty. Here we go. Paddy Mc Court scores in the 16th and we hold on for the game, barely. Then Paddy gets himself injured so I bring on Martin Paterson to close out the game and he only goes and scores the winner in the 91st minute! Nearly jumped for joy :D.

    2nd game is against Slovenia, another tough game, but poor Paddy dosn't recover for it, so I bring in young Shane Feguson, he has no impact whatsover but they scored an OG. Then Dedic scored to make it 1-1 and that's how it ended. So I can't complain really.

    Would have definitely took 4 points at the start of the 2 games. Currently 2 points behind Italy, both of us have played 5 games, Serbia and Slovenia have played 6 just Estonia left who are dodgy, they are on 5 games as well. Then Faroe Islands are there on 5 :D.

    So the league table is
    Team.......... Pld.........Pts
    Italy............5...........11
    Norn Ire........5..........9
    Slovenia.......6...........9
    Serbia..........6..........7
    Estonia........5...........6
    Faroe..........5...........1

    So I still have hopes of qualifying in 2nd which was always the plan. Love reading up on your stories by the way, makes me want to keep playing (But I can't cause of stupid work Grrrr) so keep them coming :) if anyone has any advice let me know :D.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,958 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    Some debut! A striker would be delighted to have such a goal scoring debut never mind a centre back.

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,732 ✭✭✭Reganio 2


    Hehe.... Horny.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭Chavways


    Reganio 2 wrote: »

    So I still have hopes of qualifying in 2nd which was always the plan. Love reading up on your stories by the way, makes me want to keep playing (But I can't cause of stupid work Grrrr) so keep them coming :)if anyone has any advice let me know :D.


    Quit work :pac::pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,732 ✭✭✭Reganio 2


    Chavways wrote: »
    Quit work :pac::pac:

    Do you remember the days when you'd get in to school or work or whatever it maybe and all you can think is... I wanna try this formation or this player. I am getting like that.

    In work today all I could think was. I think I am in love with Johnny Evans. Its very worrying.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭Chavways


    Reganio 2 wrote: »
    Do you remember the days when you'd get in to school or work or whatever it maybe and all you can think is... I wanna try this formation or this player. I am getting like that.

    In work today all I could think was. I think I am in love with Johnny Evans. Its very worrying.

    I was like that today for 50 minutes in a maths lecture. Was just thinking about how my beloved Dag and Red would get on in their first season in the Premiership.Totally zoned out.

    Needless to say I didn't learn anything about complex numbers. :cool:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,732 ✭✭✭Reganio 2


    Chavways wrote: »
    I was like that today for 50 minutes in a maths lecture. Was just thinking about how my beloved Dag and Red would get on in their first season in the Premiership.Totally zoned out.

    Needless to say I didn't learn anything about complex numbers. :cool:

    Who needs complex numbers!!! Their complex, they won't be needed.

    People needing drinks on the other hand. I can't zone out. You ever not serve on Irish guy drinks? Things get real :D


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