Schalke were quick to use the magnificent 7 bonus when landing what turned out to be the golden boot winner across all league by a big margin in Kelvin Yeboah. 61 million was splashed out which ended up in 30.5 million after triggering the Mag 7

Yeboah went well over 100 goals in all competitions in what was a great season for the young Ghanaian

Division 2
A great season for Schalke who went unbeaten winning 14 of their 16 games and drawing the other 2 against rivals Red Bull Salzburg and Millsy, who also went the season undefeated. Both teams went into fixture 4 with 100% records and a 2-2 draw in both games. It was a case of who blinked first after that, Red Bull drew there match against ItsOnlyJEFFs Pisa which meant if Schalke won the rest of their games they would land the title.

83 league goals from Yeboah saw the German outfit land the title when they won their final league game against Nuuthatch's Reading.

Throughout the season Schalke spent a fair bit of cash )nearly 200 million) as the team wasn't that strong. It was helped by selling just over 80 millions worth of players.
Some of the notable signings being.
Their 2 wingers

• Allahyar Sayyadmanesh - 30 million from Gardner​
• Abu Kamara - 15 million from Brian​

They completely change their 2 center mids with two quality players

• John Bjorkengren - 28 million from Diode​
• Matthias Braunoder - 12 million BFA purchase​

Two other BFA purchases were made when landing Hassan Tombakti for 22.6 million at center half and they got a steal for Shavy Babicka for 4 milion who played the last 2 games in the cam position.

They were helped massively by the divisional GK BFA when landing 84 rated Diogo Costa in goal on a season long loan.
And they landed young 18 year old Belgian keeper Mike Penders who will be their number one next season in goal.

With an average starting 11 of 22.8 years. Hopefully next season they can hold their own in Div 1.


Divisional Cup

A bye in round saw a quarter final fixture against Pisa and after a 5-1 win they then faced Ash's Real Zaragoza, Schalke came out of that 8-4 winners. That would set up another match against Red Bull in the Final. An end to end Final saw Millsy's Red Bull team edge out a 6-4 win in a deserved victory.

League Cup

Some tricky ties saw Schalke play Coxy winning 3-1, Storm winning 5-1. And in the quarter final they would get past Pato with a 6-2 victory. They were to meet eventual winners Shaun in the semis , and were outclassed being on the end of a 7-2 thumping. Shaun went on to beat Brian 6-3 in the final.

Europa League

The second piece of silverware came in the Europa League. Schalke will of fancied their chances in the Group B, but after 2 wins and 2 defeats. They would crash out in 3rd earning a place in the Europa group stage again in group B. With no Div 1 teams in the group Schalke got through topping the group to qualify for the knockout stage,
A semi final match against Gorton's Hearts team ended up 6-5 to Schalke in a great game.
The final saw them play MJG's Standard Liege and would receive a 1 goal start with the handicap system. A quick start saw Schalke race into a good lead and kept it up to win the Final 9-1 with Yeboah getting all 9 goals in what was a great season for the striker.

Next Season

Next up Division 1 which they have always struggled in. So they will be favorites to go straight back down to Div 2 and probably duly so. As the gap in class between Div 1 and 2 is massive, So Schalke will need to be on the ball in each game as all the teams up their are a class act.

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Season 31 ended Sunday evening, and we are here with all the info and numbers that matter. It was last day madness as Sunday alone saw 30 games played as members raced to get into the top five to earn that all important 50% off bonus.
5 targets were set for the members to get their teeth into, With each target worth 5 million, there was plenty scudo to be earned , and plenty games were guaranteed to take place.

Members were asked for ideas and the vote gave us the below 5 to go into Season 31.

• Target 1 - Score 10 goals from outside the area, 10 games
• Target 2 - 5 GK saves in a game, 15 games
• Target 3 - 10 standing tackles in a game, 15 games
• Target 4 - Headed goal, 10 games
• Target 5 - Chip goal, 10 gams
  
  
  25 members stood their ground and the stats below show all the numbers they accumulated between them.
  
  The Stats:
  Games played: 442 games were played which was a great figure to hit.
  Goals Scored: A total of 3,347 goals were netted over the course of the season which averaged 7.57 goals per game.
  Clean Sheets: 19 games saw a clean in a FIFA where defending was scrutinized all season.
  Average Games per Day: 6.07 games were played on average daily
  Try hard award went to paullowes80 beating GortonBlue in an 18 goal thriller.

The Scudo
A huge 190 million scudo was earned in Season 31, with 11 of the 25 members netting the all important scudo.

Fantastic Five
The Fantastic Five bonus which would see the top 5 competitors earn a 50% off bonus was announced mid season. And as previous seasons, the last day scramble was on as 30 games were played on the final day. Burga boii taking the final spot from Big B 1970 late in the day by 3 games.

Big shout out to GortonBlue78 who went over the 100 games played mark , playing a huge 105 games over the season.

Awards
This season we saw an award given for the members who hit all 5 targets. We saw 6 members hit all 5.

Thanks to all that took part in Season 31. A post will go up in a week or two as to what targets you want to see, and foolowing on from that a poll will go up and the top 5 will be selected for Season 32. So the targets are in your hands.

Name: Marcus Jones
Age: 49
Location: Wrexham
Job: Inventory Control Manager

Can you give us a little history behind AG and why did you start it.
2006 I'd had enough of playing randoms so went about finding a community and ended up on a website called backofthenet. Ended up fully running the site as the owners had zero interest towards the end and because it was so complex in terms of how to was coded I decided to go my own way and see what was possible. Bought the domain name in June 2009 then spent time testing and implementing with the help of a few members from the previous site. It was nothing like what we have today but it was ours and I was determined to build it up. The member base we had stuck with and in 2009 we officially launched. 16 years later we still going.

What drives you to keep going on where others may have given up.
The members and the community aspect. You do not know what impact the site has on peoples lived till you see how much they are invested and how much it means to them. It gives me a sense of responsibility that I have to provide this platform for some great people.

What is it like corralling a bunch of kids?
Love it. Everyone is different and brings their own challenges. I will say that because im not part of the leagues I do see members having short term memory on how they behave, I wont name names but that part and parcel of a competitive gaming site. Take that away and it would be no fun but it should never get personal.

Have you got any special plans for season 50? that's heck of a milestone.
I'm very open minded about this. Not because its season 50 but doing what's best for the league going forward. As I said in my post we need to bring everyone back together. get that community feel again because the game is what it is and we can only hope that it changes. If not I need a Plan B and to have it ready for the community.

Who is your sporting hero?
As a kid growing up it was Mark Hughes. Local player that played for Manchester United. Now would probably be Sir Alex. Huge drive to succeed and everything he does.

Which reality TV show would you do?
Love Island for middle aged fat blokes but right laugh.

Delete all the apps on your phone, which 3 would you save?
AG app, Instagram and Cymru Football app.

Top 3 game titles you’ve purchased?
God of War Ragnorok, Uncharted Series, Gran Turismo 7

5 Bucket places in the world you would love to travel to?
In no particular order. Australia, Las Vegas, Texas (home of the BBQ), Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro

Favourite band/artist?
I don't really have one. I get hammered for my taste in music as it so varied. I do like The Script, Keane, Coldplay, Queen and Take That

Your club's all-time best 5 a Side team?
Schmeichel, Irwin, Robson, Cantona and Ronaldo

A fact about where you live?
The home of Hollywood. Its been crazy since they took over Wrexham Football Club. I refuse to get onboard with it but have some work friends who were there long before it took off and they deserve to be on this journey after what they have been through.

What is your guilty pleasure?
Crap movies and 80's music. I do love a bit of Pretty Woman and you can throw all the 80's music at me you want.

Best sporting venue and sport you’ve seen live?
Old Trafford, im sure other fans get it the same buzz when you walk into the stadium and see the pitch. Its still a buzz now. Best game ive seen live was in 1998 United vs Barcelona at Old Trafford. 3-3 draw.

Favourite tv show growing up?
All 80 cartoons here. Some oldies will remember, He-Man, Transformers etc. Also did love a bit of Blockbusters

Do you have any strange collections?
Got a few Funko Pops around my gaming area as well as some Lego bits and bobs.

What is your pet hate?
Lateness and punctuation.

Proudest moment to date?
Birth of my son.

Top 3 Films in any order?
Top Gun, Star Wars, End Game

What games are you playing at the moment?
Really struggling at the movement to get going on anything. Astra Bot is very good which I need to finish but I have just completed Indiana Jones which was a great play through.

Who's the worst player you've seen play for your club?
Massimo Taibi. I was at the game he spilt it through his legs.

Which old game would you like to see get remade?
Ghost recon by that I mean go back to original format not this open world shit.
Blur amazing racing game we had some of the best community nights on that.
Sensible Soccer. Go back to basics because there is too much fluff in the games now.

First/latest gig you've been to?
Not really a gig going person. Last one was Take That back in 2011.

Who is the most famous person you've met?
The great man himself Sir Alex. Went to watch a reserve game back in 1998. Jesper Blomqvist first game as a United player and it was at Old Trafford. Only one stand open but had my dad with me so we took our time coming out. Turned around and he was behind us in the Munich Tunnel so got to speak to him and get his autograph.

Thanks for your time Marcus, I know it's been hectic at work for you recently.
I'll dedicate this to your wife and her broken foot! Wish her a speedy recovery from us all.

After months of gripping matchups, bold predictions, and unforgettable drama, the season has come to a close—and what a ride it's been! Joining us for the celebration are our two division champions, Big B 1970 and Burga boii whose performances set the bar and dominated the competition. We dig into their title winning seasons, from tactical masterstrokes to breakthrough performances, and reflect on their fixtures across the season. They also give us their opinions on the F1 GP season so far, and we round off talking about some of their transfer activity this season.

This week's episode is just under 35 minutes.

The Podcast is now available on Soundcloud, Spotify, iTunes and Amazon Music

We will be back next season!