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Hello. My name is Janeka Aura and my husband is Frederick Aura. We just moved to Towson, MD with our 3 children, two boys (13 and 11) and a girl (3). Yes, she’s spoiled being the youngest and our only girl. The two boys are emulating their father and have become very good young basketball players. I just wish they loved studying as much as they love going out and playing ball. Towson is a predominantly white suburb of Baltimore, but we seem to be fitting in fine. While there is a town center, it’s not really a city even though they say there are over 55,000 people living in the Towson area. I’m a registered nurse, but have taken 6 months off to get my family acclimated to the new area in which we’re living. There are some good medical centers in the area, so when I’m ready to go back to work, it should be no problem finding a job. Frederick is excited to be taking on his newest challenge. I arrived here after Frederick so the kids could finish their school year before having to switch schools. We’re getting them together with other kids in the neighborhood and nearby so by the time school starts in late August they will already have some friends. Moving was a hassle with all the packing and unpacking, but we’ve been through it before. At least this time Towson College paid for the movers. That’s not been the case during Frederick’s assistant coaching career. We’ve done do-it-yourself moves in the past and that’s even more work. The house is just so-so, pretty much a plain jane. I couldn’t get down to help Frederick pick it but it’ll do….a split-level built in the mid 1950’s with 4 bedrooms stuffed into 1800 sf. The area is very suburban but there’s lots of trees on the street and out back. Schools are also just so-so, but beggars can’t be choosers. Frederick’s salary is ok, but with me not working right now, we decided to make sure we could handle mortgage payments and had to settle for what we could afford. Frederick is totally absorbed with his new job. There’s a lot to do and learn. I just have to give him the time and space he needs. He’s meeting almost continuously with his assistant coaches, talking with his new players, and also watching a lot of game film. We’re used to him having tunnel vision when practice begins and during the basketball season, but his degree of focus at this time of year is something new. Here’s a frequent view of him that we get as he heads back to his office.

I've really enjoyed playing the game so far, keep up the good work, and I hope you can keep on improving this already really promising game

You could try Game Plan Hockey, which is an online sim that I highly recommend. You can read up on it on GMGames, well worth your time.

The next front office football is being published by OOTP. So if graphics are an issue for you, the next one will probably be prettier. But it's the most recommended football sim I've seen.

The reports do have useful information, but they are more indicative of the "on paper" matchup and less based on the actual game results. Like how well your tactics stack up against your opponent and how well your line focuses match up. So even if the wording doesn't necessarily reflect the game results, it may give you hints on how to improve your team for the next game. In my response above, my scoring line has minor issues with their focus, but they were able to overcome those issues and there could be quite a few factors for that... the players are just that good, the other teams defense underperformed, or the other teams goalie underperformed. Maybe I would have had even better results if I played that line as Two Way. But I agree with you to an extent, the wording is very misleading, especially for new managers. If my team is playing well, I tend to ignore the reports. If my team wasn't playing well, I would look for clues in the reports to figure out why. I specifically look to see two things. 1 - that my players fit the role and line focus. 2 - how my captains impacted the game. Other than that, I don't rely on the reports much.