That's one of my favourite FM transfer stories ever.
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That's one of my favourite FM transfer stories ever.
I don't think anything will match David Prutton's 14 failed medicals.
Heh yeah that's glorious.
Embolo is boss. Very highly-rated youngster.
Everton being shite is amusing - they always used to be massively overrated
Question: I'm on break for the next 3 weeks and am thinking of buying FM17 to tide me over when i'm not doing school/music/etc. Is FM17 better than 16 or 15? Specifically with match engine stuff, AI teambuilding, etc. Should I get the new version, basically. Also, how far can I get in a save in 3 weeks, because I'm probably not gonna play once school starts again.
Athletic America is coming to an end if you want to upload your save, John. It's a bit tedious winning by a cricket score each week. We made the group stages of the Champions League for a third successive season which really puts us out of sight from the other two, the rest of the league has no hope.
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Seething.
Our run of league games without a defeat is snapped at 86.
My second best in FM history after my Atlanta streak.
Just as well. I was close to calling shenanigans on the entire save.
I think it's better yeah. The engine definitely seems a little more... dynamic somehow.
Before I always felt like it was just stats against stats at the end of the day, the engine was a bit more "for show" but it feels a tad more like the tactics make a difference, and I kind of feel like I see the difference in how players react when I change their instructions more.
Of course, it could all just be - and damn well probably is - placebo. But if so - who cares, right? :)
Word. I'm gonna try and acquire it. Valencia CF omwww
Season 3 witnessed a 4th place finish, a piss up in the cups, and another Europa league quarter final exit. Consistency. :cool:
Fearing another Europa campaign, the summer would prove to be important and the window came up trumps.
Out went Diaby, Diarra, Debuchy, Pele and other shite.
Arriving were Ben Arfa, Nzonzi, Mendy, Boucher, Knockaert, Masuaku, Rami and Fulgini for £15m.
I'm aware our average age is that of an Italian club in the 90's, but alas we have depth and quality.
http://s20.postimg.org/5hglp0zct/screenshot_605.pngIt starts. :cool:
Christ, the Checkatrade Trophy. It's remarkable somebody came up with a competition as shit as this. A fucking group stage of Luton Town, Ebbsfleet and the Fulham under 23s.
Ended up using this formation, really doubt it'll work but we're getting loads of possession so it should be fun.
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Man City U23's romped it a few times in my saves when doing lower league. It's an absolute joke of a competition.
Fucking mug. They'll be raging in 3 years time when there's no stadium to do interviews in.
He's probably right though, imagine how hard it must be for a Scottish accent to be understood in Serbia.
Has anyone managed to do anything with a back three on this? I just can't get them to defend properly. Everything goes round the side because the wide players don't track back and the centre backs don't cover.
I have to create three or four chances for every one the opposition get because they're absolutely lethal against a back three. But back fours are so boring and full backs are overrated.
Why not build a back 6 with a libero, three across the middle and one up front and shit your way to victory?
I did reasonably well with a back three, wing backs and a DM but didn't score any goals. I think I'll have to start a new game with a top team to do it though as these people are just 4-4-2 monkeys.
DS already has Zvomomir Boban's child. He's won.
OFK Beograd - 2022/23 - A New Era.After replacing John I had hoped to hit the ground running so as to appease those who felt it was a mistake getting rid of the Scot and preseason did just that as we were fairly decent and I got a look at the lads first hand. Belic exciting me from the get go.http://s20.postimg.org/fzu30v01p/screenshot_605.pngHowever unlike the former manager I was much more keen to dip into the transfer market whilst at the same time not wanting to undo too much too soon. With that in mind we brought in a trio of players, two of whom were old boys of the club.http://s20.postimg.org/ka8qwg54t/screenshot_605.pnghttp://s20.postimg.org/bghufci65/screenshot_605.pnghttp://s20.postimg.org/jn9u6x88t/screenshot_605.pngSeason SummaryOur first competitive game of the season was to be the Super Kup final against Partizan. I've not always been a fan of early season cups as I figure most players are still a few weeks away from peak condition and that's exactly the excuse I used as we came unstuck.http://s20.postimg.org/ubdl5ri7x/screenshot_605.pngIf there was to be a reminder of the Jock leaving for pastures new then this was as quick as they were going to come given Beograd had won the cup the previous two seasons.Nonetheless we bounced back days later by winning our opening game of the season 1-0 away to Macva but something wasn't quite right. We slipped up against Radnicki to lose by two goals, a 0-0 draw at home to Sturm Graz in the Europa was followed by a 1-1 draw to Red Star to make it just one win in five which put me under pressure after just two months. Losing the return leg to Sturm Graz just brought unneeded attention to a poor start. Europe gone in a heartbeat.Thankfully we followed this up with a tactic change and that in itself brought a 4-0 victory at home to Mlados and things started changing for the better. We would go on to lose just two more times in the Super Liga Prelim's thus leaving us in a decent position going into the next stage.https://s20.postimg.org/h5thlwyyl/screenshot_605.pngAfter the maths had been done we would still remain top and still had a fighting chance of reclaiming the league title which would have been the perfect response to those suggesting the club had signed a dud as manager. Financially liable I was considered. Fools.https://s20.postimg.org/42xv2n8ql/screenshot_605.pngResults - Prelim.Toggle SpoilerSeven games in which to prove ourselves and capture our first trophy. Pleasantly surprised that that's exactly how it turned out too.http://s20.postimg.org/tpom9nn5p/screenshot_605.pngA few days after capturing the league title we continued to rewrite history at the club by capturing the domestic cup also.http://s20.postimg.org/rz5l865ml/screenshot_605.pngNew records set for most points in a season, most wins, most clean sheets, most games won in a row, most games without losing whilst breaking the club record transfer with the return of Luka Belic. John who?! ;)Belic perhaps benefited more than most but I might be being unfair on John given he's only recently been starting out for him anyway, definitely a player to go up top as opposed to on the wing though. His partnership with his namesake plundered 59 goals between them whilst both IIija Marjanovic and Dragoslav Stanisavljevic pitched in with 12 and 0 respectively.Take note. I reckon Belic's £35K a week was John's monthly wage budget for everyone. 41% of the clubs wage bill but I feel he'll be worth it. I'm hoping I can keep a few of the talented youngsters together over the summer but not overly fussed if that's not the case. I'm looking to splash out a bit more on some defensive reinforcements as that's where we're lacking the most.Sasa Salipur the only defender we got in the youth intake worth bothering with.http://s20.postimg.org/tuwyx2jul/screenshot_605.pngNot a bad first season considering I thought I'd cocked up within the first few weeks.
I don't even have a clue what's going on here. That's all bent out of shape, I have 'advanced' settings and I keep having to double click then press back to get on a page on this forum. :cab:
This has been popping up for months. Attacking has no less stars than any other area, so what the fuck will get rid of it?
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I'd posted about Luka Belic before. He scored six against me in the second season, and is still Beograd's youngest ever player, the fucking shithouse. Thirty five grand a week is my weekly wage bill. Well done, Smiff. Corking season. What system are you playing?
What's the 'coaches workload' for attacking?
I feared the worse at the start given it was such a bad one but that's when I made the switch from 4-3-3 to 5-3-2 and didn't really look back. The front two have definitely benefited from it I found it interesting that Javor were my main challengers given they've not done a great deal on this save. Your man Milos Zivic made a move as well, to AC Milan. :moop: I missed that.This upcoming season I hope to give game time to Sasa Salipur who came through my intake and Danko Radovanovic who I'm hoping to retrain as a wingback but then I was debating that with Rundic too given he's not really done much in as my centre mid.
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I can't see that backfiring. :D
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I just tell players to fuck off when they turn up moaning about a move. Their morale takes a bit of a hit, but the lesser teams in that league are crap so I invariably boff some no hopers six nil within a couple of weeks and their morale jumps up. There's a bit of a developing theme with right sided players emerging. With that bloke you've had through that's three right wingers and three right backs who've come through as players who look capable of becoming something. I'm retraining Danko as a playmaker but his tackling and positioning are high enough at that age that you could definitely turn him into a more defensive player. Rundic is bobbins as a central midfielder, the only position I've had joy with him is behind the striker as an attacking midfielder, but what joy it was. Have a look at his history and see if you can tell which season we won the league.
Interesting that the board are back to accepting offers on your behalf. I've been turning down fifteen million quid offers for a couple of players without a peep. You murdered the bank balance already?
Throw up a screen of Slobodan Belic if you don't mind. Interested to see how he's developed with a full season of first team football behind him. I've been easing him in for about two seasons now but he's at the point in terms of ability where he basically has to play.
Toggle SpoilerI've had a job keeping him but even if he doesn't want to talk to me that doesn't change the fact he has over two years left on his contract. He's doing great which is just as well as Luka Belic is still a few weeks away from returning after straining his knee ligaments. I can't remember what the bank balance was but I think I may have improved it by qualifying for the Champions League.As of right now....http://s20.postimg.org/hf4uh2fwd/screenshot_605.pnghttp://s20.postimg.org/b2pp78cu5/screenshot_605.pngI lost Milovan Zlatic and Milos Maksimovic whilst Branko Cokulov has gone to Milan on loan as I brought in someone else.http://s20.postimg.org/qcpkef8cd/screenshot_605.pngTwelve clean sheets already.I think Europe is definitely having an effect domestically however.http://s20.postimg.org/eovijvj7h/screenshot_605.png
Maksimovic is good but he's one I wouldn't mind losing either. Milosevic is miles better and there's enough cover there without him. Europe murders me far more than it ever has done and I'm not sure why. I finished third the year after I won the league because the first ten games of the season were a write off.
Belic looks fucking quality there. Two point increases all over the place.
This piece of shit is hanging every ten minutes or so now. Have to save the game every day and try again after force closing and restarting.
If I get this season finished I may leave it so.
Pulled the plug on Leeds. Too many 90-minute winners were pissing me off and the media were after my lovely midfielders. Still got Chinese duties to attend to, I guess. Plus a spreadsheet. I need to discover trends from the last 15 years of this save. Spain is fucked.
Finally got 2017/18 finished. Not sure where to go now. Either try win a CL in a few seasons, try use some of the youth at the club, or jump ship (Chelsea are sniffing).
Season:
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Transfers in (nobody out bar lots of loans and Stuart Taylors retirement). Would have been so frugal bar wasting that much on King:
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Team Stats:
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Did Alena pick up a bad injury or something. Looks like he dropped off big time from the screen you posted during the season.
Yeah he missed a good bit of time and was sketchy enough after his return. I'd still love to buy though, if he was fit for the season he'd have easily been ranked highest.
Fuck, I've only just noticed that he has a release clause of €24m :drool:
EDIT: He's only asked for €58k a week too.
Keep up the good posts chaps. Lovely reading.
Decided to do a small bit of a clear out and just brought in three. Joshua King is also out on loan to Ligue 1, not shown in the pic as it's too far down the list. Few youngsters brought into the first team squad with Jack Stephens and Matt Targett looking like they'll see most time as cover.
Taken over as Italian national manager also.
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15 games into the new season, Lyon, Monaco & PSG all beaten and we remain undefeated. Invincible. :drool:
I'm off to a storming start. Team is definitely coming together more into what I want, though I'd still like to lose a CM or two and bring in a good striker.
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What a strike force :cool:
Get yourself Hervin Ongenda. 71 goals n 128 games for me. Great leader as well.
Starting a new game at Swansea. All my players weren't right for their positions so everyone was just a bit, hit and miss and everyone who was any good was furious that they were still there. It was miserable.
Going to try settle on something rather than just buying whatever young good'uns I can get my hands on. Are there any 'must haves' for lower Premier League teams in this one?
Cheap Swedish LB at Copenhagen who can compete with Taylor.
Has anyone had a go in China in FM17 yet? If so, how well does it model the crazy shit going on in real life there?
Seems that my player values are finally normal.
My monster AMC has gone from £3.2m to £33.5m.
Has the new patch stopped anyone's saves from working? It can't find mine but it's in the 'games' folder.
Mancini has left this Liverpool squad in some state.