Hate to say I told you so...

Sorry for the lack of updates this past week. Whisper it but as I have been busy in real life, I haven't had much time to log in. This is clearly a horrendous crime for which I must be punished, and if SI's previous policies of docking money and relegating teams for having their AI play for them didn't work it can only be because they aren't tough enough. Perhaps a knock on my door in the dead of night from Marc Duffy and Ov Collyer carrying a plank of 2x4 would do the trick better...

Even when I have managed to log on though, things have not been going well. It appears my prediction in my last post that things were bound to take a turn for the worse was at least half right. It happened, but not because of a run of injuries as I expected, just a horrific run of form. We couldn't find the net consistently for ages and ages and then when we broke out and scored 3 in one game, our previously best in the division defence went and conceded 4. We're now winless in 6 league games.

Now with 11 games to go in the league season we're sitting in an uneasy 9th, and although we have games in hand most of our remaining matches are (a) away from home, and (b) against top sides so it's not going to be easy. I think maybe it's time to roll the dice and bring in a new player. I haven't found the right one yet, but I'm on the hunt...

Still really enjoying the season though. The truth is, as Jordan Cooper said on the new gameworld one podcast that FA matches now feel like they matter. When I win I'm delighted, when I lose I get cross. I'm now re-considering my strategy with 11 games to go in the season - do I hold back or take a risk with my budget? This is how the game ought to be. Long may it continue. Just please let my poor run of form stop soon!