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Screamin’ Seamen Season 5 Roster

Here is the roster for the Screamin’ Seamen as it stands right now. However, the club is currently sitting on just under a million in available transfer funds, and are seeking an experienced reserve defender as well as a possible improvement to the crop of young midfielders recently brought in. Another change or two is likely before league play begins this weekend.

Numerical equivalents have been provided along with the Hattrick-ratings, to help out any non-Hattrickers who might be reading this.

Head Coach

Ioan Fluieras
-Nationality: Romanian
-Age: 36
-Training: Solid (7)
-Leadership: Poor (3)
-Coaching Type: Balanced (neither attack nor defense minded)

Ioan did a superb job in his first season as a head coach, especially due to the lack of support from his general manager. Ioan managed to guide an often-outmatched Screamin’ Seamen club to an impressive 9-1-4 record and a 3rd place finish in series play. We’re looking forward to what is hopefully a long and successful run with Coach Fluieras at the helm.

Starters

Typical Formation: 3-5-2

Goalkeeper

#1 Cornelius “Corny” Jernigan
-Nationality: American
-Age: 26
-Current Form: Passable (6)
-Experience: Weak (4)
-Assessed Value: $475,000
-Wage: $3,750 per week
-Goaltending: Solid (7)

“Corny” Jernigan joined the Screamin’ Seamen via a trade halfway through our second season, and he has been a rock for us in net ever since. He has very nice career numbers, permitting only 82 goals in 54 matches (a 1.52 average) and has earned an impressive 20 clean sheets in his career. Last season’s numbers were very impressive, as Corny permitted only one goal per match in 14 starts, and earned eight clean sheets (five of them in league play). He was a large part of the reason why the Seamen had the top-ranked defense last year with only 18 goals allowed in league play.

Central Defender

#2 Cameron “Big Mac” McDonald
-Nationality: American
-Age: 20
-Current Form: Passable (6)
-Experience: Wretched (2)
-Assessed Value: $514,000
-Wage: $3,250 per week
-Specialty: Head
-Defending: Outstanding (10)

“Big Mac” McDonald and Keith Stubbs (since transferred) began last season neck-and-neck for the starting sweeper position vacated by long-time Seaman Chuck Scales. Over the course of the season, Cameron improved dramatically in both his technique and his on-field decisions, and easily won the competition. His improvement over the course of last season easily earned him the club’s Most Improved Player Award. Big Mac has become an impact player, earning three goals over the course of last season (two of them game-winners), but he needs to learn to control his temper, as he was booked four times and suspended once as well. He actually gave Arlen “Headcase” Lucas a run for the Best Defenseman and Most Valuable Player Awards, earning four Game Match MVP awards as well.

Wingbacks

#5 Arlen “Headcase” Lucas
-Nationality: American
-Age: 23
-Current Form: Solid (7)
-Experience: Wretched (2)
-Assessed Value: $834,000
-Wage: $5,200 per week
-Specialty: Head
-Winger: Passable (6)
-Defending: Outstanding (10)

Arlen is, without a doubt, one of the best young talents on the club, and earned the club’s Best Defenseman and Most Valuable Player honors for the third season in a row. He has a rare combination of height, athletic ability, and toughness that makes him invaluable on the back line. Last season he started an impressive 18 matches, tallying three goals along the way. Perhaps more impressive is that, for the first time in his entire career, he got through an entire season without receiving a suspension (he was only booked twice). “Headcase” is now the highest paid player on the roster, but is well worth the money.

#22 Tyler Willard
-Nationality: American
-Age: 22
-Current Form: Passable (6)
-Experience: Poor (3)
-Assessed Value: $642,000
-Wage: $4,190 per week
-Specialty: Unpredictable
-Winger: Passable (6)
-Defending: Outstanding (10)

Though Tyler may not have as much raw talent as his counterpart on the other wing, he is a very good wingback in his own right. Though he is a year younger than Arlen, and has less match experience, Tyler plays like a more experienced player, and makes fewer “youthful mistakes.” He is, however, a bit unpredictable at times, which can make him a bit of a liability from time to time. He is also more injury-prone, and was only able to start thirteen matches this past season, scoring one goal in the process. He earned two Team Match MVP awards as well.

Inner Midfielders

We have a brand new batch of midfielders on the club this season, so the difference between starters and reserves is a tenuous one. It is very likely that we will switch some of these youngsters in and out of the starting ranks as we learn more about their capabilities.

#19 Gino Behling
-Nationality: Swiss
-Age: 18
-Current Form: Passable (6)
-Experience: Disastrous (1)
-Assessed Value: $324,000
-Wage: $2,472 per week
-Playmaking: Solid (7)
-Scoring: solid (7)
-Passing: Inadequate (5)

Gino was brought in via transfer over the off-season from Swiss 5th-Division side Die geldigen Dof for $384,000. The youngster looks like a great prospect as an attack-minded midfielder who can also play a full forward position for us should the need arise. He has yet to see the pitch in his young career, however, and so remains a bit of an unknown at the moment.

#10 Milan Dufek
-Nationality: Czech
-Age: 18
-Current Form: Inadequate (5)
-Experience: Disastrous (1)
-Assessed Value: $93,000
-Wage: $1,200 per week
-Playmaking: Solid (7)
-Winger: Inadequate (5)
-Defending: Inadequate (5)

Our young Czech recruit came to us during the off-season from Swedish 4th-Division side Barnes United with a price tag of $228,000. Milan is perhaps the exact opposite of Gino Behling, and looks to excel in a defensive midfielder’s role. Like Gino, though, his youthfulness and lack of experience makes him (and most of the other newcomers) a bit of an unknown quantity.

#7 Rune Kolberg
-Nationality: Norwegian
-Age: 18
-Current Form: Passable (6)
-Experience: Disastrous (1)
-Assessed Value: $78,000
-Wage: $1,056 per week
-Playmaking: Solid (7)
-Passing: Inadequate (5)
-Set Pieces: Passable (6)

Rune Kolberg was also acquired this past off-season, via transfer from Norwegian 5th-Division side Bergen Banjoskole, Gymklassen for $224,000. Like Gino Behling, we think that Rune can become a positive force in the midfield, particularly on the attacking side of things. We’re also looking at young Rune as a possible set-pieces taker and corner-kick specialist for us in the future, as David Burton is no longer with the club.

Wingers

#16 Reg Nichols
-Nationality: American
-Age: 18
-Current Form: Passable (6)
-Experience: Disastrous (1)
-Assessed Value: $301,000
-Wage: $1,880 per week
-Specialty: Technical
-Winger: Excellent (8)
-Playmaking: Passable (6)
-Set Pieces: Passable (6)

Youth squad phenomenon Reg Nichols is the one player in the midfield whose position is not up for grabs, by any stretch of the imagination. A product of the SSFC youth squad early last season, Reg made an immediate impact on the club, and scored a game-winning goal in only his 3rd professional match. Overall, young Reg had a fabulous rookie season, tallying 5 goals in 15 starts for the club, and would have been a lock for the club’s Most Improved Player Award had it not been for the performance of Cameron McDonald. Despite his youth, we’ll be looking to Reg to provide some leadership for the other young midfielders on the club, as he has more match experience than the rest of them put together.

#20 Walter Bosch
-Nationality: Austrian
-Age: 18
-Current Form: Passable (6)
-Experience: Disastrous (1)
-Assessed Value: $177,000
-Wage: $1,620 per week
-Specialty: Head
-Winger: Solid (7)
-Playmaking: Passable (6)
-Defending: Inadequate (5)

Walter Bosch is an interesting case, and is a player that fans should keep a close eye on. Shortly after his acquisition during the off-season (from Austrian 4th-Division side Statznburg), we were contacted by one of the staff members for the Austrian U-20 club and were informed that Walter has been identified as a potential candidate for the next Austrian U-20 team. Now, Walter is a “year off” for a typical U-20 hopeful, which means that the winger prospects for the Austrians must be rather weak, but we’re excited about the prospect nonetheless. We will be keeping a close eye on young Wally and his progress during the coming season.

Forwards

#12 Guido Metman (Currently Injured)
-Nationality: Dutch
-Age: 27
-Current Form: Solid (7)
-Experience: Passable (6)
-Assessed Value: $328,000
-Wage: $3,120 per week
-Specialty: Unpredictable
-Scoring: Excellent (8)

Guido was brought in partway through the season before last, to hopefully boost a lagging SSFC offense. Unfortunately, he has not been the goal-scorer that we were hoping for. This past season was better than his first with the club, however, and he did manage 6 goals in 15 starts, including 3 game-winners. The Dutchman has found another nitch with the club, however, as a leader, and often serves as the team captain. While he does not score goals like he did early in his career, he does provide valuable leadership on the pitch. Guido has scored 86 goals and managed 6 hattricks in his career.

#14 German Galvez
-Nationality: Argentinean
-Age: 24
-Current Form: Passable (6)
-Experience: Wretched (2)
-Assessed Value: $317,000
-Wage: $3000 per week
-Scoring: Solid (7)
-Passing: Solid (7)

German was brought in during the last off-season, to partner up with Guido Metman on the attacking front-line. Despite being relatively inexperienced, German had himself a fine season, tallying 8 goals in 16 starts and earning the club’s Best Forward Award. Though his goal total may seem low, it must be remembered that German is as good at dishing the ball to other players as he is at striking the ball himself. He is a bit of a hot-head, however, receiving 5 bookings and a suspension over the course of last season as well.

Reserves

Goalkeeper

#13 Darryl Read
-Nationality: American
-Age: 29
-Current Form: Solid (7)
-Experience: Poor (3)
-Assessed Value: $221,000
-Wage: $2,040 per week
-Goaltending: Passable (6)

Darryl is one of the two remaining members of the original Screamin’ Seamen, and has been minding the net for the club since day one. The acquisition of Cornelius Jernigan some time ago has relegated Darryl to back-up duty, but he does not seem to mind at all, and has filled in admirably when asked to. This past season saw him take the pitch for us 5 times, allowing only 8 goals and earning 2 clean sheets in the process.

Wingbacks

#3 Ben McMahon
-Nationality: American
-Age: 30
-Current Form: Weak (4)
-Experience: Poor (3)
-Assessed Value: $118,000
-Wage: $1,790 per week
-Winger: Passable (6)
-Defending: Excellent (8)

Ben is the other remaining member of the original Screamin’ Seamen, and is now the elder statesman on the club at the ripe old age of 30. He began his career as a wingback, his natural position, but has been playing at winger for us over the past couple of seasons. The change in our training program and the sale of most of our defensive trainees has afforded Ben the opportunity to remain with the club and return to his natural position, a change which he is most grateful for. Ben is commonly known around the clubhouse as “the man who never scores,” but did manage his 3rd career goal in 4 starts for us last season.

#17 Mattias Leier
-Nationality: Estonian
-Age: 21
-Current Form: Inadequate (5)
-Experience: Disastrous (1)
-Assessed Value: $286,000
-Wage: $2,784 per week
-Specialty: Head
-Winger: Passable (6)
-Defending: Excellent (8)

Mattias is the one hold-over from our defensive training program. Behind Headcase and Tyler Willard, young Mattias has proven to be the most talented wingback we’ve ever had on the team, and was judged to be too valuable as a reserve to let go via the transfer market. He still lacks in experience, however, and has started in only 8 competitive matches to date, and has yet to notch his first career goal.

Inner Midfielders

#6 Agustin Alustiza
-Nationality: Spanish
-Age: 18
-Current Form: Inadequate (5)
-Experience: Disastrous (1)
-Assessed Value: $58,000
-Wage: $984 per week
-Playmaking: Solid (7)
-Winger: Inadequate (5)
-Set Pieces: Solid (7)

Agustin was brought in over the off-season from Swedish 7th-Division side Mazers for a transfer fee of $195,000. While the young Spaniard seems to be a little bit behind some of our other new trainees in his midfield ability, he is the most talented set-pieces player in the bunch. Agustin was a bit of a disappointment in our off-season friendly match against the Gargoyles, however, so it remains to be seen what role he will play as we move forward.

#8 Javier Tejeda
-Nationality: Chilean
-Age: 18
-Current Form: Passable (6)
-Experience: Disastrous (1)
-Assessed Value: $74,000
-Wage: $1,032 per week
-Playmaking: Solid (7)
-Passing: Inadequate (5)

We liked what we saw on tape from young Javier, and brought him over from Chilean 5th-Division side Torvik F.C. for $400,000. The price tag felt a little high, but we feel that the young Chilean midfielder could become a good attacking midfielder with a little training and experience.

#4 Jaimy van de Kerkhof
-Nationality: Dutch
-Age: 18
-Current Form: Passable (6)
-Experience: Wretched (2)
-Assessed Value: $56,000
-Wage: $924 per week
-Specialty: Quick
-Playmaking: Solid (7)

Jaimy was brought in during the off-season, like the others, and comes to us from Dracula (The Blood Sucker) of Romania’s 6th-Division for only $74,000. There are two reasons why we particularly like Jaimy, and expect good things from him in the future. 1) For only being 18 years old, he has some match experience and does not play like your typical youth player. He participated in 7 matches during his rookie season, and scored a goal along the way. 2) SSFC has long had a significant lack of speed on the pitch, instead relying on technique and a tough-as-nails defense. We’re hoping that the young Dutchman’s blazing speed will help to open things up in the middle of the pitch.

Wingers

#23 Ivan Richardy
-Nationality: Danish
-Age: 18
-Current Form: Poor (3)
-Experience: Disastrous (1)
-Assessed Value: $100,000
-Wage: $1,500 per week
-Winger: Solid (7)
-Playmaking: Passable (6)
-Passing: Passable (6)

Ivan was by far our most expensive acquisition in the off-season, coming to the Seamen from Danish 5th-Division side fremadA for $707,000. We balked a bit at the price tag at first, but have the feeling that the young Dane will be well worth the investment in the long run. He looks to be an immensely talented young winger, with good ability to get the ball to the open man. He only needs to work out a few of the kinks in his game and shake off some rust, and then may very well challenge Walter Bosch for the starting winger spot opposite Reg Nichols.

#9 Ad Taxwell
-Nationality: English
-Age: 18
-Current Form: Weak (4)
-Experience: Disastrous (1)
-Assessed Value: $101,000
-Wage: $1,284 per week
-Winger: Solid (7)
-Playmaking: Passable (6)

One can’t very well play soccer without a hot-headed young Brit on the club, now can one? Well, we’ve got ours. Ad Taxwell was brought over from the humorously-named Legion of Killer Apes of England’s 4th-Division for a cool quarter-million. While young Ad shows some promise, he may very well end up being outclassed by the other winger trainees that have joined our ranks. Only time will tell for certain.

Forwards

#11 Johannes Henriksson
-Nationality: Swedish
-Age: 28
-Current Form: Solid (7)
-Experience: Weak (4)
-Leadership: Solid (7)
-Assessed Value: $97,000
-Wage: $1,380 per week
-Scoring: Passable (6)
-Passing: Inadequate (5)
-Set Pieces: Solid (7)

Everyone’s favorite Swede, Johannes has been with the Seamen since near the very beginning, and he returns for yet another campaign for SSFC. The acquisitions of Guido Metman and German Galvez have pretty much relegated Johannes to reservist duty, but he continues to be a very valuable member of the team. While his abilities as a pure scorer may be a little lacking, he remains one of the most dangerous set-pieces players on the club. But even more valuable is his experience and leadership abilities, both on and off the pitch. He is a leader by example, and is a strong stabilizing factor in a sometimes turbulent locker room. Johannes has tallied an impressive 73 goals over the course of his career.

#15 Forrest “Gump” Tobias
-Nationality: American
-Age: 23
-Current Form: Poor (3)
-Experience: Poor (3)
-Assessed Value: $42,000
-Wage: $870 per week
-Scoring: Solid (7)

A product of the club’s youth program some years back, speculation was rampant at the beginning of last season that “Gump” would be moved to greener pastures during the season. However, the young man somehow managed to hold onto his job, despite making almost no real contributions on the pitch at all during the season. A 30-goal scorer and only 23 years of age, the rumor mill is working overtime once again, with speculation that Tobias is demanding to be transferred or traded, and in short order.

More To Come

With approximately $800,000 in transfer funds still available, we are still looking to make an addition or two before the beginning of the season. A veteran central defender will definitely be brought in, so as to fill out our standard 22-man roster. There is also a distinct possibility of an improvement being made over one of our new trainees. Agustin Alustiza seems to be a likely candidate for replacement.

Up Next: We bid a fond farewell to those players who moved on to other clubs during the off-season. Stay tuned!