The 2025 Summer Cup is just a month away and the transfer window is now open. As usual /sp/ have received a generous transfer budget, ready to sign highly valued players who'll shit the bed in big games. This thread is for our /sp/ scouting team to suggest who will disappoint the board next.

>What is this?
A sitewide divegrass (sawker) cup where each board makes their own team, and play them against each other in CPU vs CPU matches on Pro Evolution Soccer. Although the players aren't controlled directly, the teams and tactics are handled by real people.

>Can I join?
There's always a need for people who can help test tactics or create aesthetics. We'll teach you everything you need to know, and how much time you put in is up to you. Contact any one of us: https://implyingrigged.info/wiki/Contact#/sp/

>I have an embarrassing flag and wish to remain anonymous:
Use this suggestions box: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeCH5HfRubfCCNHjiP_m3XTaRss7zTnG_9OWY1HUOf9iupCIQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=114977315050657720505

The roster poll will be held next weekend. Players suggested here will be put on the poll (unless it's deemed too stupid or hard to represent in-game). You can also suggest kits (jerseys), music, chants, or anything else related to the team.

It's time for >93 to be on the team

This is the current roster. See https://implyingrigged.info/wiki//sp/_Roster for more detailed explanations.

Some player suggestions that have been gathered elsewhere:
Something Arsenal coming 2nd again
>a fucking cloud or some other CWC joke
>Lando Chokis or some other clever name
WASHED/Celtics Shaq
Haliban

>>149450689
>>Lando Chokis or some other clever name
why not lando nowins?

I haven't been following lately but if Mono Jr has ears, remove them.
Add "We don't care" in the team

>>149450689
How is Ohtani not on here?

>>149450656
>>149450784
Both >1993 and 700 mirrion dorrar (Ohtani) were voted out of the team before the Winter Cup. If there are other former players someone wants to suggest a full list can be found lower on this page: https://isthisliv.com/teams/sp
>>149450746
Noted. There'll be separate options for certain player names

>>149450689
A fucking cloud but it's a player getting hit by lightning

>coach primate

>>149450784
literally who

>>149450832
God I hate the Euros

>>149451240
Best baseball player in the world and the biggest athlete in Japan

this is cool, you have my blessing

>>149450689
Remove please watch our league.

FREED FROM DESIRE
MIND AND SENSES PURIFIED
FREED FROM DESIRE

>>149451251
Get more burgers to take interest in it and you’ll have more votes

>>149450689
Owen Goal

I've updated the database

>>149450689
>messi
>tsuuu
i thought we were going to drop them last cup?

>>149451251
Having quotas or caps on how many players a certain sport can have (or some other option) is a possibility to get a more varied roster

>>149450609 (OP)
We need more custom goalhorns

>>149452968
The discussion on that never ends up going anywhere so a decision is stuck in limbo pretty much. The usual argument against change is that there are no natural successors, Messi and Ronaldo are still very relevant on the board, as well as tradition and records especially in Messi's case. Maybe it should just go on the poll and actually get a decision this time

>>149450779
This. Has to have a Portuguese flag for a head or hairpiece though

>>149453754
Personally, I think there can only be a poll once we know who would replace them. As you‘ve said, there basically is no real reason to get rid of them. If we ever have that discussion for real, we need to know who would come in - imagine throwing out Messi and Ronaldo for 700 mirrion dorrars and one of the 20 Ngubu variants. It’s just not a good trade-off
On a different note, >1993 is a loss all in all. Not a superstar, but a neat addition. One of the memorable and present American memes, a diversity hire that actually works. Americans would get more of their memes in there >if they cared, but it is true that it cannot be 100% football memes. Not sure about quotas, though

>watching this rigged ponyshow

>>149455039
w-w-we can still hope they will stop rigging it against us someday, h-haha

>>149450689
>>a fucking cloud or some other CWC joke
We could add a "this match has been delayed due to clouds" gametip if adding gametips is still a thing
Seconding these
>>149450779