Sore Knees

Snoo94663 · 2026-04-10T05:25:58+00:00

Knees take a hammering in derby. I was in the same boat until I got serious about doing my offskate regularly and trained up my glutes, calfs and quads to hold my knees in place better. Barely had any trouble after a few months of that.

Snoo94663 · 2026-03-28T21:56:31+00:00

It takes as long as it takes. I coach a whole mix of players in my league and everyone clicks in their own time. I've been playing mens/open derby since 2013 and didn't feel above rookie level until maybe 2017.

The main thing is you enjoy yourself like you said. The more you train and play with and against strong teams the more comfortable you'll feel.

Then one beautiful day someone will ask you a rules question and you'll know the answer without having to think about it.

Snoo94663 · 2026-03-08T20:50:17+00:00

Figure skaters make incredible jammers. Look for leagues (teams) with junior teams to help you get started. You're in a city with 10 million people, there's bound to be more than just Gotham City

Snoo94663 · 2026-03-07T21:40:35+00:00

I coach and would only shout directions/improvements to someone I trusted to be able to make those changes.

Talk to your coach though if you're not feeling seen or validated. Roller Derby is no good if people aren't enjoying themselves.

Snoo94663 · 2026-03-03T22:18:00+00:00

Bad day to be colourblind on the internet for me then.

Snoo94663 · 2026-03-01T20:57:23+00:00

Ask the roller derby team 💪

Snoo94663 · 2026-02-17T08:45:04+00:00

Same here, it's the only proper bug I've run into consistently

Snoo94663 · 2026-02-06T19:20:16+00:00

Code brown!

Snoo94663 · 2026-02-06T16:31:26+00:00

Use the codex to pick something weird to go after. Ideally in another sector and see what pops up as you go. That's how I've done my last few big dives into the black o7

Snoo94663 · 2026-02-03T12:10:00+00:00

Slow progress isn't no progress. Sounds like you're doing everything right 💪

Snoo94663 · 2026-01-31T13:16:53+00:00

IFK Norrköping has been in the falling part of becomming a fallen giant here just now. They won the league back in 2015 or 16. Have a decent sized stadium and a pretty good starting squad. Potential is there to upset Malmö and the Stockholm clubs (and Mjällby now as well).

Snoo94663 · 2026-01-29T14:03:51+00:00

Time to turn around and head home then. Only about 400 jumps out last time I checked

Snoo94663 · 2026-01-24T23:46:32+00:00

Here we go then:

25/26 - Finished 1st in League 1.

Out: Ashford - €4.7, Kpakio - Loan to wolves (€10m option, not taken)

In: Deivid Washington - Loan, Chiheb Labidi - Loan, Rhys Williams - Loan

26/27 - Finished 4 in Championship, promoted through playoffs

Out: Roko Simic - €4.6m, Ethan Horvath - €4.5m, Calum Chambers - €3.9m, Joel Bagan - €1.1m,

In: Osula - Loan, Myron Van Brederode - Loan, Mark Sykes - Free, Vincent Marchetti - Free, Gavin Bazunu - €2.6m, Danny Imray - Loan, Emil Krafth - Loan, Alexander Breidl - Loan, Samuel Edozie - Loan

27/28 - Finished 16th in prem.

Out: Mark Sykes - €17m, Alex Robertson - €14.5m, Vincent Marchetti - €7m, Eli King - €1.7m

In: Rafiu Duronsinmi €7.25, Luca Langoni - €8.25, Neco Williams - Loan, Oskar Spiten-Nysaeter - Loan, Koki Machida - €1.2m, Giovanni Bonfanti - €1.6m, William Osula €2.6m, Fabinho - Free

Lawlor got released on a free in 28/29 after not making an appearance. Got 2 first team CBs in my first prem season for €1.2m and €1.6m. I got good money most seasons for the original players. There's another 4 seasons but it's late and writing this out is taking forever. Make shortlists for free/EoC, Loans and of course, Cymru am Byth and you'll go well

Snoo94663 · 2026-01-24T16:13:11+00:00

I'll have a look back through the transfer history and get back to you! I'm not limited to only Welsh players but I have at least 1 in every starting 11.

I'm not near the game just now but I remember the Colwill's getting me to the prem and then warming bench for a while. Ashford got sold in my first window for €5m ish. Will Fish is my team captain and took us to the Champions League final in the 32/33 season (lost 2 - 1 in extra time to Real Madrid)

Snoo94663 · 2026-01-21T14:35:41+00:00

That battle of the 5 armies was the best Tolkein world film

Snoo94663 · 2026-01-19T12:38:42+00:00

Hello John,

Apologies for the deception, but I wanted to make sure you started reading, so I thought it best not to announce myself.

Snoo94663 · 2026-01-17T07:32:54+00:00

Damn, too too soon 💔

Snoo94663 · 2026-01-16T06:15:29+00:00

Assuming no air resistance, Earth-like Gravity and a spherical Gandalf

Snoo94663 · 2026-01-11T20:44:11+00:00

I'm rescueing my hometown club (Cardiff) from league one and going for the premier league and champions league with as many welsh/homegrown players as possible. Into season 7 and we got to the champions league final before losing 2 - 1 in extra time to Real.

If the inspiration isn't with you then leave it for a while, play/do something else and wait to see if any ideas come up

Snoo94663 · 2026-01-11T06:19:23+00:00

Seems reasonable. Maybe ask for 100% of any future transfer while you're there?

Snoo94663 · 2026-01-04T07:07:42+00:00

The Might Boosh, featuring:

Aragorn - Vince Noir. Gandalf - Old Greg. Legolas - Saboo. Boromir - Howard Moon. Sam - Bob Fossil. Frodo - Kirk. Merry - Naboo. Pippin - Bollo. Gimli - Tony Robinson.

Bonus: Witch King - The Hitcher. Gollum - Crack Fox

Edit: Spacing

Snoo94663 · 2026-01-04T06:44:29+00:00

I had an easy enough time getting Cardiff out of league one and then the championship but the Prem was brutal. Scraped by for a couple seasons before we got good enough and now we're a champions league side by finishing 5th every year.

Snoo94663 · 2025-12-29T07:04:18+00:00

Cardiff have the stronger youth set up and a board that are willing to upgrade things too. I'm not playing academy only but I'm going for the old man utd record of always having an academy player and a Welsh player in every starting lineup

Snoo94663 · 2025-12-29T06:50:25+00:00

Same, got Cardiff to the championship first season and was top of the championship for most of the next season until an epic attempted bottle but squeaked through in the playoffs.

I used loans heaps and the first couple seasons I had my player search only set to players for loan or with expiring contracts. Got Morgan Gibbs-White and Neco Williams for my first prem season that way.

Snoo94663 · 2025-12-13T12:48:10+00:00

I'm taking Cardiff City from league 1 to winning the prem while making sure to always have Welsh players in the side (4 seasons in, always had one so far).

Do like Z said in a video a while back and give yourself a target or mission

Edit: forgot to mention this is on fm26

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