The Football Manager 2017 Thread - Sponsored by Brexit.

[Giggles]

How do you put a Genie Scout shortlist into the game itself? Every time I try to import one it errors out.

What is Genie Scout? Is it a cheat thing like the in-game editor?

[Smiffy]

Liverpool - Season 2019/2020

Transfers Out

Daniel Sturridge to Inter - £10.75M
Joel Matip to West Ham - £26.5M
Sadio Mane to Man City - £34M
Danny Ward to Crystal Palace - £1.5M (+£700K)
Jordan Henderson to Atletico - £16.25M

Season Summary

I knew we would be fine without Sturridge and Mane given the performances from Origi and Harker last season and I would be proved correct as both hit 59 between them.

I caved in with Divock and gave him the deal he requested.

http://s30.postimg.org/mb8leejb5/screenshot_793.png

Harker continues to develop well enough and is only 12-18 months of hitting his stride I imagine.

http://s30.postimg.org/eespjwx8h/screenshot_794.png

No England call up as of yet but he will I'm sure. Perhaps it's my own fault for having him as a target man. One who has managed the feat albeit without starting is our number one, Luke Hunter. Alongside his partners in crime Joe Gomez and Andre Wisdom who have both joined him.

http://s30.postimg.org/kk2lg7iv5/screenshot_796.png

This season is probably the best we've had for blooding in youngsters and most the biggest earners are gone now.

http://s30.postimg.org/dl7dj6tdt/screenshot_797.png

I tried finding an earlier version of Woodburn but I can't without loading up an earlier save but midwrite up that can't happen. I will confirm shortly but I'm sure he's improved in the star compartment. I was borderline writing him off only 18 months ago.

http://s30.postimg.org/dh9f8kfgh/screenshot_798.png

Moving on though.

Man United once again won the Premier League but our position in third was a comfortable one. We barely challenged for the title although I reckon we would have been if we didn't have that nonsense cup in December.

http://s30.postimg.org/wqfoq2edd/screenshot_799.png

Domestic cups were a bit of a let down this season.

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Painful. Oscar equalised in stoppage time before De Sciglio grabbed the winner in ET.

One of the "four" countries we visited in in the month long run of bollocks fixtures.

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Disappointing.

The other nonsense cups were annoying as were the results in the season openers.

http://s30.postimg.org/pftd5fcqp/screenshot_802.png

But none more disappointing than our final game of the season.

http://s30.postimg.org/4pffhld8h/screenshot_803.png

It would be a repeat of last seasons final. Manchester City should have been worried given we'd had their number on a few occasions.

But no.

http://s30.postimg.org/uoszh1kjl/screenshot_804.png

Frustrating overall but the small positives are obviously the increased number of youngsters playing first team football.

I have a few more I'm hoping to give a chance for the upcoming season.


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http://s30.postimg.org/5vo0u4qwx/screenshot_807.png

http://s30.postimg.org/pvdtpxdfl/screenshot_808.png

^^ Not overly sure if I should wait a season but He's had 18 in 20 youth team games so I'm thinking he's something spesh.


I'll do the full first team before the opening game. Quite honestly I'm surprised that I'm doing so well bu

[randomlegend]

What is Genie Scout? Is it a cheat thing like the in-game editor?

Sort of, it's a program that allows you to search players like the in game search does, but shows current and potential ability, projected future stats etc.

[randomlegend]

Dybalolz might get 100 goals for me this season :drool:

[Jimmy Floyd]

I just checked him up on my game (Dec 2017) when a press item came through saying City were weighing up a £176 million bid, Jesus Christ. He must be the best player on the game.

[Yevrah]

Arsenal have both him and Icardi on my save now and they tear me a new arse hole every time. I should really just send the reserves out against them.

[Giggles]

He's fucking serious in mine too. Ended up at Arsenal and always seen PSG were sniffing at around the €140m mark.

[Baz]

How much did Arsenal pay for him on your games?

I want him for United.

[Yevrah]

Asenal paid £74m for Dybala on mine.

[Giggles]

http://i.imgur.com/3hZa4nI.png


http://i.imgur.com/bNitLZ9.png

[Smiffy]

Heh.

http://s30.postimg.org/g4hf2pcu9/screenshot_809.png

[randomlegend]

Was just seeing who the most valuable players on mine are (Griezmann, Neymar, Martial, Pogba, Renato Sanchez, Dybala); still can't get over West Ham's £94m RAID for Renato Sanchez.

[randomlegend]

Yeah I may or may not have paid nearly a quarter of a billion quid for Dyabala once you include all the add-ons...

[Yevrah]

I'm guessing I should expect PSG to swoop this summer then.

[Jimmy Floyd]

After a quiet 2017 gaming the FIFA rankings with a series of friendly wins (and draws, and losses) against other Caribbean islands, no sooner does the next Caribbean Cup come around (and a first round group with Curação and the US Virgin Islands) than I randomly get offered interviews by Hull, Wigan and Sheffield Wednesday in the space of a week. I didn't set my reputation that high so it seems a bit odd. Anyway, Pards beat me to the Hull job but if one of the others comes in I'll give it a go alongside my Antigua duties.

Maybe the ability to see off St Kitts & Nevis 3-2 is just what you need in northern Championship football.

[Smiffy]

Mauro Icardi on mine. Also at PSG.

Marquinhos, Barbosa, Di Maria, Pastore, Dybala, Icardi, Thiago Silva, Saul...£728M spend since the start of the game and not once have they got past the first round knock outs. :D Dear me.

[Yevrah]

https://s24.postimg.org/asyojsqg5/Untitled.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/wfdp0tp0h/)

19/20 season over and our third back in the Premier League sees us finish 13th. Which is a bit shit, but with the League Cup win I'll take that.

Our average attendances seem to have plateaued at the 30k mark, and given we have a 33k seater stadium I can't see the board allowing us to build a bigger one until we've increased the fan base. So with that in mind, and £120m in the bank, this might finally be the summer we spend big.

[Smiffy]

So with that in mind, and £120m in the bank, this might finally be the summer we spend big.

Fuck off Yev, you've been promising that for the past two seasons you penny pincher.

[Dark Soldier]

Eric Dier is the most mental transfer I've seen on this version. £104m to City. He's not even that good.

[Yevrah]

Yeah, I know, I really haven't been able to bring myself to do it.

I love having a wage structure of £50k a player max, and spending the WARCHEST would completely fuck that.

[phonics]

Wiegl kicked off at not being allowed to go to Man City. Sold him for 40 million and raided Arsenal for Ramsey for 50. Brought in Matthew Ryan from Valencia to keep nets as Weidenfeller is retiring, the biggest issue being here that he's my captain and the closest thing I have to one after that has 12 for Leadership.

Chelsea finished 7th and have sold Eden Hazard for 60 million quid. I could never get Hazard for 60 million quid. I hate negotiating with the AI.

[Smiffy]

Yeah, I know, I really haven't been able to bring myself to do it.

I love having a wage structure of £50k a player max, and spending the WARCHEST would completely fuck that.

And I quote.




http://i.imgur.com/w9UuwlC.png

Join the dark side.

[Giggles]

I went to search for a backup keeper in preseason and I still had the all players 'unattached' filter set. Top of the list was a 23 year old Martin Odegaard and he's come in as a backup. Scouting seemed ok but I take it he doesn't fare out much in this version. Also picked up some guy called Marcus Edwards who plays for Cyprus that the scouts liked. Had been released by Spurs.

http://i.imgur.com/2YyDA8K.png

[Jimmy Floyd]

Wiegl kicked off at not being allowed to go to Man City. Sold him for 40 million and raided Arsenal for Ramsey for 50. Brought in Matthew Ryan from Valencia to keep nets as Weidenfeller is retiring, the biggest issue being here that he's my captain and the closest thing I have to one after that has 12 for Leadership.

I looked at Ryan as well. Ended up buying Timo Horn from Cologne instead, but he wasn't all that.

Passlack had very good captaincy stats for me.

I've taken the Wigan job. Totally bankrupt and two points above the relegation zone with six games to go. I think I might game it a bit by signing cheapo Antiguan players so they have good training facilities and coaching :drool:

[Yevrah]

And I quote.




http://i.imgur.com/w9UuwlC.png

Join the dark side.

Yeah, looking at that makes me feel physically ill.

[randomlegend]

Dybala needs 15 in 4 - which would be astounding even for him - so he's not gonna get his 100.

Unluckers.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Yeah, looking at that makes me feel physically ill.

It's not even my 'best effort'.

We've probably got the best 11 in the world but our stadium is only 17,800.

I've already earmarked which players I'll be selling this year to boost the bank and try to get the board to build me a new stadium.

[randomlegend]

Bloody Renato Sanchez has just scored a 35 yarder against me for West Ham :D

[Smiffy]

I just want photographic evidence that this save exists.

http://s30.postimg.org/i6s1ypzy9/screenshot_810.png

http://s30.postimg.org/5gntlms01/screenshot_811.png

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We'll be saving nearly £2,000,000 a month once the loans are paid off. The biggest goes in four years although surprised it hasn't been paid off already given our financial strength.

http://s30.postimg.org/lk0alftj5/screenshot_813.png

I still don't understand it all though.

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http://s30.postimg.org/dv81ngif5/screenshot_816.png

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Jesus.

Go on Smiff, time for a spending spree.

[Smiffy]

I can't. I have plans. :cool:

http://s30.postimg.org/ml54oazwh/screenshot_817.png

[Gray Fox]

Do they have Anfield as extended to 54 or 58,000?

Lol at West Ham about to be worth more than both the Spanish giants.

[Baz]

Forgot to take any goalkeepers and only have 2 defenders at my training camp. Great start! (I took 34 players too.)

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Do they have Anfield as extended to 54 or 58,000?

Lol at West Ham about to be worth more than both the Spanish giants.

http://i.imgur.com/a2kE7vA.png

The MK Dons are close to passing Madrid in mine.

[Smiffy]

Do they have Anfield as extended to 54 or 58,000?

Lol at West Ham about to be worth more than both the Spanish giants.

58,800. That's the maximum now too so I imagine a move will be needed somewhere down the line.

I'm so tempted to splash Mahow, ya git.

[Dark Soldier]

Gelsenkirchen eurgh sort ya shit out mahow

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I always forget to do the name fix.

[Byron]

Posted in the wrong thread, that did my head in until I realised there's two threads here for FM. So;

Fired up the game for the first time with Gillingham.

Basically Kent are shit when it comes to football teams. We have a host of teams in non-League football (Dover, Ebbsfleet, Maidstone, Margate, Folkestone) but only Gillingham have spent any real time in the League.

Right off the bat, three things I noticed;

1.) About half of my defence is on loan and my best goalkeeper, Jonathan Bond is on loan for 6 months from Reading. My contracted keeper, Stuart Nelson is both old and shit.
2.) The 35 year old Paul Konchesky is my best defender. What the fuck.
3.) Bradley Dack is worth £5.5m and is immediately under interest from Newcastle and Villa

So I immediately sold Dack for £4.4m because frankly that kind of money can't be turned down in League One. He's the best player in the Gillingham squad and he's a good young talent but he's not worth keeping when I get that kind of offer.

Squad is pretty mediocre however and the board want a top-half finish so I'll need to get the cheque book out. Pressing concerns are a goalkeeper, central defender, a replacement for Dack and a striker.

[Smiffy]

Season 2016/2017

http://s30.postimg.org/kn4fq6blt/screenshot_819.png

Season 2017/2018

http://s30.postimg.org/bvxevwsap/screenshot_820.png

Season 2018/2019

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Season 2019/2020

http://s30.postimg.org/61i0fo475/screenshot_822.png

Current Season

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http://s30.postimg.org/dlb3hpxdt/screenshot_824.png

I can't quite figure out how to use him.

[Dark Soldier]

He's just an out and out poacher, and bang average with it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Kept them up:

http://i.imgur.com/m61Sx7H.png

And took them through to the final round :cool:

http://i.imgur.com/uC2NDno.png

We now have to overcome Curação and Haiti for a place in the next Gold Cup, which is definitely odds against because they're both better than us and have better players, but it's not completely out of the question like if we'd drawn Jamaica, so it's a pretty good draw. I play 4-2-4 with Antigua to try and just score a few and overcome the fact that my best centre half is this dude:

http://i.imgur.com/kBgdTFR.png

Wigan, however, are utterly bankrupt and I basically can't sign anyone more than discarded youths, so it'll be a case of trimming the fat and trying to balance the books.

[Smiffy]

He's just an out and out poacher, and bang average with it.

Just earned his first England cap though?

[Dark Soldier]

Just earned his first England cap though?

He's basically James Wilson is all. Will score some goals for ya, aye.

[Smiffy]

So I confess. I reloaded numerous times hoping to get my son again, thought I managed it. No such luck but obviously you've got to check the supposed best of a generation.

https://s30.postimg.org/vijvlso5d/screenshot_828.png

Holy. Shit.

https://s30.postimg.org/an6ohttps://s30.postimg.org/an6oahc1/screenshot_829.pngt_829.png

Needless to say my son can get bent, this ones a beaut.

http://s30.postimg.org/a73xykcht/screenshot_831.png

:drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

GKS Katowice - 2030/31 season:

Transfers out:

http://i.imgur.com/osH5qqp.png

Only 'Marc Ayuk' was shown the door this year, £7.5m and 50% next sale which will pay off nicely. He's now worth £23.5m and only 21.

Transfers in:

http://i.imgur.com/Skd93Wl.png

Only £2.5m, he'll probably never make our first team but will make us some nice profit.

http://i.imgur.com/0Y2Rt19.png

£6m and I think he can be good but I'm not sure where or how.

http://i.imgur.com/MdO2TfY.png

£21m which is a bit high but Schalke hate us. Geezer looks like he could be shit hot though.

Domestic:

http://i.imgur.com/DdBCBYr.png

http://i.imgur.com/ysP2uq7.png

http://i.imgur.com/s6SGawY.png

http://i.imgur.com/AgJN9J8.png

Standard.

Europe:

http://i.imgur.com/FDmqVd8.png

Little shaky in the group and we only scraped through by 1 point over Dortmund but once we got to the knockout stages we showed our real class. 2-1 against United in Champions League finals now. Kone was shit hot finishing as the top scorer.

Squad stats:

http://i.imgur.com/zi7SBIi.png

I wanted someone to really take over from Ndiaye as no one really did that last year. Kone decided it was his time and had a better ratio than Ndiaye ever had in a season. The guy was just unstoppable at times.

Currently £20m in the hole and we're predicted to be in deeper shit so I'll have to sell this year. I've earmarked Campagna, Tom Smith, Melih Ayaz and Greg Kuczynski. They've been important pieces of our team for a while now but the youth in our squad took a real step up this year.

[Smiffy]

Liverpool - Season 2020/2021

Arguably our toughest campaign to date and required a tactical change things got to bad. Thankfully the switch paid dividends but I don't know how much longer we can keep this up for.

http://s30.postimg.org/bhuz7ewch/screenshot_832.png

Origi found himself with a new strike partner for much of the season but once again ended it as our top goalscorer. He's more than a 1 in 2 striker with 125 in 257. I bowed down and gave him the bumper deal though.

http://s30.postimg.org/eei07p269/screenshot_833.png

His partner in crime was the ever improving Ben Woodburn who completed a career best and gained an England cap in the process.

http://s30.postimg.org/8g46xgj7l/screenshot_834.png

Woodburns form has seen Wes Harker dropped to the bench and he really struggled this season. He's classed as a wonderkid and gained a cap for England in the European Championships but the emergence of Pilkington means he's got to take a step forward. I might only get around this by selling Origi.

http://s30.postimg.org/e6yyoxgld/screenshot_835.png

Our start to the season got off to an absolute nightmare.

http://s30.postimg.org/76ayw5etd/screenshot_836.png

http://s30.postimg.org/66ko0fznl/screenshot_837.png

But the fightback was to be admired given the age and inexperience of those in the squad.

Tottenham to their credit were dominant throughout.

http://s30.postimg.org/tm2l5sjep/screenshot_838.png

We found this out in the EFL Cup.

http://s30.postimg.org/or8w7il35/screenshot_839.png

In the FA Cup we were eliminated by the worst team possible.

http://s30.postimg.org/7rzxs99vl/screenshot_840.png

They beat us in the Premier League too. Rooted to the bottom of the table, of course they were going to win 1-0 at Anfield.

http://s30.postimg.org/y5jf51qo1/screenshot_841.png

Finally a third Champions League final looked on the cards.

http://s30.postimg.org/mugrgojsx/screenshot_842.png

Until Flanno fucked it.

http://s30.postimg.org/7a9dq59oh/screenshot_843.png

:moop:

A few of the youngsters.

Our number one.

http://s30.postimg.org/f5jx4yjb5/screenshot_844.png

Huw hasn't featured much but long term I'm hoping he fills the full back slot.

http://s30.postimg.org/a86cjuhc1/screenshot_845.png

With this chap on the other side. He's on loan at Ipswich atm and hasn't developed a great deal.

http://s30.postimg.org/bohv1zk8x/screenshot_846.png

I'm hoping we can start getting some centre backs as that's an area we're weak in.

Grujic is just amazing.

http://s30.postimg.org/sp5coemo1/screenshot_847.png

His average rating increasing each season.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is doing better than expected. He's got four caps now too.

http://s30.postimg.org/x28hkkksh/screenshot_848.png

I'm hoping to get a bit more out the Bishop next season as he's in danger of not living up to his potential. We're blessed in the attacking department which doesn't help his cause.

Lastly...


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:drool:

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[Smiffy]

Do I splash out? There's so many tasty looking newgens around.

[phonics]

I think Dortmund are cursed. I am now suffering from exactly what Jim suffered from. Hertha Berlin just scored 3 in the first 30 minutes. Moussa Dembele has twice as many goals as Aubameyang. My plan is to hold my head above water and hopefully do something in the Champions League while waiting for one of the big boys in England to get sacked. Bielsa has turned up at Chelsea and sold off every decent player they have which sounds fun.

Is there a way for me to keep up to date on certain clubs job security so I know when to pounce?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Around December second season, Auba just switched off completely all of a sudden, and so did the team. It was remarkable.

[Gray Fox]

Do I splash out? There's so many tasty looking newgens around.

I'd say you'd be okay to sign home grown players.

[Mazuuurk]

I would venture a guess that you both are using Abuyamang as a poacher and relying on through balls and pace to score goals - whereas after one successful season (even as one of the best teams in the league) - other teams will always start playing deeper against you.

At least that would explain why Abuyamang doesn't score and one of your wingers does. Try playing with two strikers for a bit, or maybe three - mixing it up a little.

[phonics]

Moussa Dembele is the striker.

Ousmane has turned into a complete beast though.

[randomlegend]

FREE-SPENDING West Ham bought Luciano Vietto for £54m and Kyle Walker for £40m this summer (2019).

They aren't even good.

[randomlegend]

Just been drawn with Real Madrid, Inter and Anderlecht in the CL group stage. What the fuck?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

£100m in the bank, board wont build a new stadium :(

[Giggles]

I'd been getting constant extensions to St. Mary's up to 54,000 but nothing in the past few seasons.

[randomlegend]

Bought in a load more newgens (my under 23 loan farm is TASTY) along with Kroos. Just wanted a properly class midfielder for a couple of season until I get a permit for Katic, so I thought I'd get someone older rather than splashing £100m on Koke or someone only to bin them off in a couple of years.

[Yevrah]

£100m in the bank, board wont build a new stadium :(


I'd been getting constant extensions to St. Mary's up to 54,000 but nothing in the past few seasons.

Attendances need to be at 95%-ish of capacity to get an expansion or a new stadium (if you can no longer expand).

[Giggles]

Attendances need to be at 95%-ish of capacity to get an expansion or a new stadium (if you can no longer expand).

My average is always just below capacity. Though I'd say the money isn't there because of the wage bill.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Attendances need to be at 95%-ish of capacity to get an expansion or a new stadium (if you can no longer expand).

95% of 17,800 is 16,910 unless I'm mistaken:

http://i.imgur.com/XJqFsdH.png

So 5 years in a row above that (this year is skewed as we've only played 1 game).

We've also hit our max at least once for 8 years:

http://i.imgur.com/7XDq7Lg.png

[Baz]

Done the first transfer window with United. Top target Passlack was a back-and-forth that ended with him staying at Dortmund but I reckon I'll get him in January.

Done A LOT of business:

https://i.imgur.com/h4wh9k8.png

I made a save with every player loaded and holidayed ten seasons to see who got good so some of them are from that, such as the two no-name p/x players.

Dybala for £60m+Blind was shrewd, even if I do say so myself.

EDIT: Oh Fellaini's off to China in January for £6m and I'm also getting these:
https://i.imgur.com/LTJanKj.png

[Yevrah]

Steam's just installed another update for this, what's changed this time?

[Yevrah]

https://community.sigames.com/topic/392190-football-manager-2017-update-1721-out-now/

Oh, glad that's been sorted.

[Jimmy Floyd]

'I don't think there was anything wrong with it'

Probably the most niche post I've ever made, this.

[Smiffy]

Liverpool - Season 2021/2022

We're getting close but I think we only finished 2nd due to our matches against those in and around us however we still dropped far too many points and again it had to be those ugly bastards who finished above us.

http://s30.postimg.org/uuaj1w81t/screenshot_853.png

Away from the league and we finally secured the only cup that has eluded us this far. The EFL.

http://s30.postimg.org/x2opj8f5t/screenshot_854.png

Everton semi was a heartbreaker I'm sure. :D Oomf!

Our domestic cup success went some way to avenging the Chelsea defeat in the FA Cup.

http://s30.postimg.org/vc5ohqxmp/screenshot_855.png

PSG can get fucked though. Poor form.

http://s30.postimg.org/avunzincx/screenshot_856.png

I'm hopeful we're on course for a good season next year as the past two have seen numerous first teamers improved. Karious and Winjaldum both left meaning Origi and Sakho are the sole survivors now since I'm not including the likes of AA, Woodburn and indeed Klopps own Marko Grujic since all developed under me and not him.

I'll upload the starting eleven when we get to the seasons big kick off.

Financially the wage bill is still at £1.1M, I'm struggling to alter that at the moment as it means ridding ourselves of Origi and we're another season or two away from doing that sensibly.

£900M in the balance and we're just £200M short of both Arsenal and Man United in our quest to become the richest, most valuable club in the world. Phwarr.

However, that's going to change and then some....

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http://s30.postimg.org/w9gp4cyip/screenshot_858.png

Two more years. :drool:

An increase in 18,000 odd.

[Giggles]

https://community.sigames.com/topic/392190-football-manager-2017-update-1721-out-now/

Oh, glad that's been sorted.

I am anyway. That's where my games seemed to always lock up.

[Baz]

Does that mean I have to delete a random folder in the steam folder to avoid holland and Germany breaking?

[Smiffy]

The summer has seen Mamadou Sakho, Andre Wisdom and Divock Origi all leave. Andre wanted £250K but that wasn't happening.

Commited wage bill spend....£733K. :cool: Cracked it!

Here's a rundown of the squad for the upcoming campaign. It's coming to an end regardless as when we move into the new stadium I'm opening the cheque book and dominating. I like to think I've proved I'm able to look after financies if I just don't buy anyone. :rosebud:


http://s30.postimg.org/g4sht6bwh/screenshot_898.png


Luke Hunter

http://s30.postimg.org/8qpoe4s01/screenshot_863.png

http://s30.postimg.org/63083ryyp/screenshot_861.png

http://s30.postimg.org/t5qr2y0g1/screenshot_862.png


Trent Alexander-Arnold

http://s30.postimg.org/z0aqwxdxd/screenshot_864.png

http://s30.postimg.org/zec2wiy0x/screenshot_865.png

http://s30.postimg.org/60gcgxvb5/screenshot_866.png


Huw Sanna

http://s30.postimg.org/yg0b7za2p/screenshot_867.png

http://s30.postimg.org/64eraxq69/screenshot_868.png

http://s30.postimg.org/5sxay69q9/screenshot_869.png


Diego Vergara

http://s30.postimg.org/7yrlsod6p/screenshot_870.png

http://s30.postimg.org/s7ezeecht/screenshot_871.png


Jordan Williams

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Joe Gomez

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Marko Grujic

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Allan

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Wes Harker

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Ben Woodburn

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Gavin Pilkington

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[Smiffy]

Some of the newgens on here are stupidly good.

http://s30.postimg.org/zbaaa3hs1/screenshot_900.png

http://s30.postimg.org/5zyfhcipt/screenshot_901.png

[John]

Pilkington was much better than that when you first posted him. What's gone on there?

[Smiffy]

I figured it was a poor loan move but I clocked it earlier. Dropped at least 2.

EDIT: Pretty much.

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[Yevrah]

My transfer budget with Norwich in season 5 has been set at £112m and perhaps more shockingly, I've spent some of it. :eyemouth:

[Jimmy Floyd]

I've somehow got Wigan from minus £8 million to plus £8 million in a summer, whilst also signing almost an entire new first team squad to replace the ones I had to sell/let go. Christ fuck knows what the previous regime(s) were up to.

We celebrated with a 2-2 home draw with Burton in which we had 34 shots and they four, before crashing out of the League Cup to Morecambe.

Bring on the bloody Antiguan internationals.

[Yevrah]

What is more noticeable in this version is that even though I have a warchest, attracting anyone decent and already established, that isn't transfer listed, is quite tricky.

Not being in the Champions League seems to hit harder than ever.

[Giggles]

Buying seems to be ever harder. I had to overpay like hell for this lad before the windows shut as half the players were moaning that the squad need strengthened. The squad that won the Champions League and hit 100 points in the Premier League. Hopefully he'll live up at least, though naturally he's out for a few weeks after getting crocked in this first game.


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[Mazuuurk]

My fixtures are so odd. I just had 4 straight Home games in the Premier League.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://i.imgur.com/bCUOjND.png

:drool:

Get me a new stadium lads.

[Smiffy]

Liverpool - Season 2022/2023

I thought our second placed finish last season suggested we're close to "coming of age" but as it turns out I couldn't have been any further from the truth as we slumped to an almighty low under my reign.

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Manchester City winning the FA Cup is actually the only reason we're in Europe for the upcoming campaign and even that's the Europa. Poor form.

The departure of Andre Wisdom and Mamadou Sakho were costly as both alongside Gomez were our best defenders but it was going forward where our true problems lay. Defensively we conceded just 30 league goals, the third best in the league despite our poor position. Sixty league goals just wasn't good enough however.

Our poor league effort wasn't limited to just the division.

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We lost our EFL honor against a dominant Man United.

The FA Cup faired even more unforgiving.

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Away from the domestic disappointment, Europe ensured it was an unforgiving season.

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Top Goalscorers

Gavin Pilkington - 19 in 46(1)
Ben Woodburn - 13 in 46(1)
Marko Grujic - 11 in 37(1)

Highest Rated

Joe Gomez - 7.35
Marko Grujic - 7.34
Trent Alexander-Arnold - 7.22.

Our new stadium plans have been complete and we shall be moving into our new home June 21st 2026. The YDWAWK experiment has failed however and the clubs purse strings are about to be open in a bid to give Anfield a perfect send off and ensure our new era is one of trophy filled dominance.

[Jimmy Floyd]

That stuff about 'the squad needs strengthening' is absolute balls. I can bring in six players in the position, but unless one of them is Maradona they carry on whingeing.

[Giggles]

That stuff about 'the squad needs strengthening' is absolute balls. I can bring in six players in the position, but unless one of them is Maradona they carry on whingeing.

The main whinger was Odegaard and the guy I brought in to strengthen has replaced him in the team :cool:

[wullie]

That stuff about 'the squad needs strengthening' is absolute balls. I can bring in six players in the position, but unless one of them is Maradona they carry on whingeing.

It's really annoying, despite making signings my main striker is still complaining about the forward line needing strengthening. I only play one up top anyway so if I was him I'd keep it shut.

[randomlegend]

Still can't get Katic a bloody work permit, although it looks like he's started picking up caps for Serbia so maybe next time round.

He looks insanely good.

[Gray Fox]

Smiffy I wouldn't call it a failure. Consistently in the top 8 in the league with the most money in the world and not spending a penny yourself isn't bad. You're just unlucky you haven't had any proper world beater through the intakes.

If I were you I'd buy up other home grown lads from the competition. Give yourself more of a chance. Turn it into a HGH save. Money wont exactly be an issue either.

[Smiffy]

Buy up as in on youth take day or any HG player they have, Fox?

[John]

I finally got round to finishing the season of my game that Smiffy finished about eighteen months ago, and the game has fucked me right up the arse at the end of it. With one game of the season to go my first teamers were all worth in the region of ten to fifteen million, but immediately after winning that game and clinching the title, their values have all been cut to about one fifth of what they were, and eight of my first eleven are demanding new contracts. Normally I'd be delighted that so many of my players want to stay, but they all have those shitty non-negotiable, agent insert release clauses based on their new values. Like fuck am I giving a four million quid release clause to someone the game was telling me yesterday was worth fifteen.

I can't fathom out a reason for it either. The league reputations don't update for a while, the club reputation can't have taken a significant hit from winning the fucking league, and the players themselves all played up to standard. I'll play until the start of next season to see if it corrects, no doubt fighting off a hundred bids a day from clubs sniffing the incredible bargains the game's created, but if it stays as it is that might be it for me on this save.

[Gray Fox]

Buy up as in on youth take day or any HG player they have, Fox?

Both.

[Smiffy]

Both.

Go big or go home, right? :cool:

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There's a lack of quality centre backs in England.

[Manc]

Dele blends in with those newgens.

Half way through his second loan spell and I've just broke the bank (£10m) to bring Jeff in on a permanent basis.

http://i.imgur.com/eChv994.jpg

Filthy pace.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://i.imgur.com/iqMK8Zm.png

They had better give me a new stadium.

[Panda Bear]

Had a youth intake with two 4.5s, one 4, and three 3.5s according to my coach reports, which is assigned to a guy with 19 Judging Potential.

Game crashed. Hadn't saved.

[Yevrah]

Class of 92 stuff gone right there. I feel your pain.

[Pen]

Dele blends in with those newgens.

Half way through his second loan spell and I've just broke the bank (£10m) to bring Jeff in on a permanent basis.

http://i.imgur.com/eChv994.jpg

Filthy pace.

Seeing as I think we're the only ones playing the mobile version, what's your take on it? I think it's maybe a little bit too easy, but otherwise pretty good as I wouldn't have the time for anything more complicated and time consuming.

Just did my first quadruple and won the World club championship again with Bolton. Might start a new game now as its getting a bit boring apart from the last month or so.

[Giggles]

I'm 3rd in the league after 7 games. Three of us on 19 points and the goal differences are 14, 13, and 12 (mine). Every media thing now is complete doom and gloom and I'm being asked about players I have on loan if I wished I had them to resurrect the situation.

[John Arne]

It's been a while since a had someone score a 'glut'...

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And he's only 19 :drool:

[John Arne]

This game is still annoying sometimes.

This guy has been my right back for 2 seasons. In the last game I had made all 3 subs and my keeper got injured, so I had to stick him in nets for 23 minutes. I get this..

https://gyazo.com/0ef3df3c8ea8ff8912d90730adde7cff.png

Fuck off.

[randomlegend]

Those minutes in goal have obviously made him realise his true calling, and he's wondering why you kept playing him right back.

[randomlegend]

In other news, Dybala has stepped his goals per game ratio up from 1.4 last season to 1.6 currently this season in December. if he keeps it up, he'll get the 100 :drool:

[P_3]

In other news, Dybala has stepped his goals per game ratio up from 1.4 last season to 1.6 currently this season in December. if he keeps it up, he'll get the 100 :drool:
Dibs on 99.

[Smiffy]

The further along I get into this current season (approaching the final stretch now!) the more I realise I wasted £70M on Dele Alli. I thought he'd lift those around him but I should have just stuck with Allan, really.

What a joker.

Pilkington on the other hand is definitely going to be a beaut now he's getting the first team football.

[Mazuuurk]

I paid 85M or so for Griezmann and he kinda sucked the first season, Smiff (for 85M, anyway). Give it another season.

[Smiffy]

I don't really have a choice as I'll make a huge loss on him. I only signed him because he's the best English player available according to the 'top players' screen.

http://s30.postimg.org/fyungg56p/screenshot_920.png

If only we kept Clyne and Hendo.

On the flip side, the youth is clearly doing well. We signed Haydon but the other two are home grown.

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[John]

That list runs on reputation, not quality. Obviously the two are linked, but you'll see declining players hanging in there long after they're the best as long as they're still playing regularly.

[Smiffy]

I've learned through twelve months of Dele Alli that it's clearly not based on quality. He's out for 7 weeks now too. FML.

[Raoul Duke]

As I keep saying: all signings need a 'free pass' season to bed in.

[Pen]

As I keep saying: all signings need a 'free pass' season to bed in.

Tru dat. First seasons have been relatively shit for players who have gone on to be the best in the league for me.

[Smiffy]

He's got next season and that's that as far as I'm concerned. I've just seen the name for our new stadium...

:facepalm:

Dalglish Stadium.

We move there in 2026 which gives me the rest of this season and next to build a title winning side so we leave Anfield in style.

[Manc]

Seeing as I think we're the only ones playing the mobile version, what's your take on it? I think it's maybe a little bit too easy, but otherwise pretty good as I wouldn't have the time for anything more complicated and time consuming.

The game's ticking over quite nicely for me. Detail levels are suited to the time I can offer. Well worth the money.

As for the difficulty, I've won a sole Super Cup in little over 4 years. I've never particularly been successful with fm, but we have had some decent runs.

[Pen]

Have you had any weird shit happen to you in the game?

I got to vote about getting rid of work permits a few seasons back and last summer my chairman came to me about whether we should accept an outside cash injection. Then this year in my European Super cup game I had a player I subbed earlier on sent off.

[Manc]

Nothing of that sort. I am having issues with reputation and finances. I'm still regional and haven't been given a substantial budget to date.

[Smiffy]

Liverpool - Season 2023/2024

Summary

£185M spent in the summer meant we failed the FFP for the first time in a long time and as a result were fined £5M or so but when you've brought in English players you're always going to be paying a premium. Thankfully those brought in improved us in various ways although I expected more for the outlay.

Dele Alli took an age to get going but posted up some fairly respectable numbers in the end. Robert Witham overtook our youngster Huw Sanna at left back which was a bigger battle than I anticipated. Neither entirely deserved to sit out. He filled in well on the opposite side too when Gomez got struck down.

Nav Dhanjal was a minor disappointment but not a complete write off alongside fellow newbie Reece Oxford. James Hayden completed the summer activity and he was arguably the best of the bunch.

Chelsea were clear of us by 14 points or so in December IIRC but we chipped away repeatedly until they dropped vital points against Burnley (0-0) a few games towards the end of the season. Our one and only opportunity to leapfrog them despite our own run of form. We beat Tottenham 3-0 at Anfield to secure 4th. Spurs hopes of stopping Champions League football returning to Merseyside suffering a first leg blow. I say that because we would face off three days later in the Europa League final too.

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A huge improvement on last seasons shoddy finish.

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Our hopes of domestic cup success was dealt an early blow in the EFL.

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But by the seasons end we had rectified that somewhat claiming our second honour of the campaign.

Alls forgiven Dele Alli?

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As it was the second I gave away the Europa result but we were more than worthy victors.

Such a bullshit competition when viewed like the picture. :D

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So the 2024/2025 campaign should see another round of spending but I'm not too sure it's going to be homegrown given I want that league title so we move to the 'Dalglish Stadium' ready to dominate the world.

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England have called up Luke Hunter, Joe Gomez, Reece Oxford, Trent, James Hayden, Dele Alli, Ben Woodburn and....Gavin Pilkington for the Euro's. Filthy.

[Manc]

PSG have lost 4 from their last 5 league games. Rattled. :huhu:

[Smiffy]

I've literally just jizzed myself. :cool:

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Liverpool Fixtures
https://s30.postimg.org/69ne1j1vl/screenshot_944.png

Chelsea Fixtures
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Man United Fixtures
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Man City Fixtures
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Good God. :jayjay:

[Baz]

How many times did you replay it so that Chelsea lost? :p

[Mazuuurk]

Literally....? :uhoh:

[Smiffy]

The whole reloading to play again isn't really my cup tea but it wouldn't have been many since a draw would have done the business too. That said, I reckon I've saved less than 20 times in ten seasons so if I do ever reload its likely to be beginning of March for my son.

I tend to give up after 10-20 attempts. 10, 000/1 chance apparently.

[Jimmy Floyd]

http://i.imgur.com/FNES0xk.png

Who the fuck in Grimsby has £504 million?

There's also a takeover of my Wigan side afoot, which would be nice as we're fucking shit.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

GKS Katowice 2031/32 season:

Domestic:

http://i.imgur.com/EeGou4t.png
http://i.imgur.com/ttrUzWj.png

We actually lost twice in the league this year having gone 59 in a row without losing, utter disgrace.

http://i.imgur.com/HiyITWN.png

3 losses domestically this season, shambles and it ends our run of 9 cup wins in a row. Robbed in a bitter Slaski Klasyk derby which has become bigger than El Clasico.

Europe:

http://i.imgur.com/NdgWxPF.png

http://i.imgur.com/QRLhodB.png

This was my favourite season in it I think, we just went all out. The Inter games were utterly mental, especially the first leg as our ex-player Willy Fofana went batshit by scoring a hattrick and setting one up. His goal tally for Inter in previous seasons had been 1, 5 and 3 last year so fuck knows where he found those goals from. In the second leg we went crazy and stuck 4 past them in the first half with ease.

The final was a bit strange for me as Atletico ended up playing these 3 who all used to play for us:

http://i.imgur.com/6R5WyHR.png

Bought for £49m.

http://i.imgur.com/5WIR012.png

Bought for £88m.

http://i.imgur.com/msKBoRU.png

Bought for £113m.

I was shitting myself at facing Ndiaye as he had 16 in the Champions League and our defence has been suspect but we controlled the game from the start.

Transfers:

For the first time ever not a single player was bought as I didn't find any newgens that I liked when the windows were open. Here are the transfers out:

http://i.imgur.com/xu2fKzD.png

We got shafted with Kuczynski and Smith but I've got 50% next sales on both of them so we'll make a nice packet later on.

Squad stats:

http://i.imgur.com/WkMayZ1.png

Kone :cool:

[wullie]

http://i.imgur.com/dy6DSW6.png

I dunno Craig. We're seventh in April, probably going to be alright to be honest

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Knowing the game, if you were to talk to them they'd get pissed off, their morale would hit rock bottom, you wouldn't win another game and get relegated by goal difference on the final day.

[Giggles]

Team meetings. Where there's no fucking right answer.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I remember the outrage when I said 'it's going to be a good season' to my team.

They were seething that I didn't have any ambition.

A good season usually implies trophies for our squad ffs.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Rejected a new stadium again :(

Averaged 98.8% across the season.

[Jimmy Floyd]

http://i.imgur.com/ay8KjVh.png

Peter Byers is such a legend, plays in Antigua, 33 years old and that was his 42nd international goal to slay the mighty Curaçao featuring Bacuna, Cuco Martina and others.

We now have a deciding match against Haiti to qualify for the Gold Cup.

[Baz]

Why'd you pick Antigua? Or did you start unemployed?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Dunno. Wanted an international team to roll through a few seasons quickly and see if any interesting club scenarios came up, and this lot are massive underdogs but have players in the English leagues and the outside chance of English-based newgens coming through. I'll stick with them for a World Cup campaign and see what happens.

[randomlegend]

Nobody's beaten the West Ham blowout yet, but I've just had the second biggest AI transfer in my game with PSG paying Liverpool £81m for Divock Origi.

He does look pretty good tbf.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Dybala just went to City for £86 million on mine. They bought three other £40 million+ players in the same summer and they're still only 4th come February.

[randomlegend]

Still nobody's come close to the £200m I spent on Griezmann.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Aha, here's the interesting scenario I was waiting for, although not necessarily the one I expected. These dons have been promoted, so it would be rude not to:

http://i.imgur.com/IAIx04g.png

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://i.imgur.com/3Yfqf3X.png

Defending champion and runners up from the last event in a group.

Anyone else had that happen before?

[Smiffy]

Our final season at Anfield and I'm going to do it. :jayjay:

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Man United are away to Arsenal on the final day so barring a catastrophe. Quite romantic and we're far from done this season.

[Adamski]

Are you getting through a season a day? Fucking hell.

[Smiffy]

:D Oh my.

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[Smiffy]

Are you getting through a season a day? Fucking hell.

If I just played the game then it would be around 8 hours a season. I'm instant resulting mostly and only have England loaded so still runs well. Shame really as if given how the save has gone I wish I had loaded far more players/leagues.

[Manc]

Instant result. :sick:

[Smiffy]

What are you going to learn at this stage of the game when you're battering most teams? You're just faffing at that point.

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Sorry Mahow.

Backroom staff is coming along nicely too. :D

https://s30.postimg.org/mfv3bv935/screenshot_970.png

[Giggles]

Instant result. :sick:

As if the match engine has any bearing on the game. The players look like they're on an ice rink and it's all just pre determined sequences, it's horrendous.

[Dark Soldier]

I play in 2D, looks sound in that view. 3D is a fucking disgrace.

[Manc]

2D is bliss.

[Baz]

Christ, the regens look disgraceful.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I mostly have it on commentary only (apart from very big games when I use 3D) and that works well. Engages the old imagination.

[Manc]

Magnus looks unstoppable.

[Smiffy]

He'll post record numbers this season.

http://s30.postimg.org/qsujx1fpd/screenshot_986.png

http://s30.postimg.org/s962f6im9/screenshot_987.png

Messi had the world player of the year sewn up most seasons.

http://s30.postimg.org/e409dd9kx/screenshot_988.png

http://s30.postimg.org/9w5h4m85d/screenshot_989.png
^ His Barca stats.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

GKS Katowice 2032/33 Summer Update:

http://i.imgur.com/gotp5fX.png

No one in last year so I decided to make up for it:

http://i.imgur.com/tzu95nH.png

http://i.imgur.com/6wDpf77.png

http://i.imgur.com/gOg0i8q.png

http://i.imgur.com/jGFxSJB.png

http://i.imgur.com/QtAwSQ0.png

They're all very raw but I think they'll come good. Considering some of the trash we've sold over the years I'm not afraid of making money back and then some. Already had a lot of offers to take them out on loan which I'll do next year as I want them to be tutored this season. They've all made a couple of starts each for us and done well so they've got something.

Also, it's been a while so here is my squad:

http://i.imgur.com/fVtgcVr.png

http://i.imgur.com/hyqR8rd.png

http://i.imgur.com/1WUYpoF.png

http://i.imgur.com/XtoVnUk.png

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[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Jose Ramon has gone bonkers as a complete forward this year.

http://i.imgur.com/B457qQj.png

http://i.imgur.com/vTbzCDo.png

I'm actually glad that Zimmer just broke his collarbone.

[Adamski]

Anyone got a link to the logo pack?

[Baz]

Anyone got a link to the logo pack?
For team badges you can download the Metallic Logos Megapack here: https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21AKM%2DUJCl9M9mXMw&id=EECCDF4766F9CD3A%211121527&cid=EECCDF4766F9CD3A

(Download everything except the TCM17 one, as they're another type of [inferior] logos.:thbup:

[Adamski]

Cheers Baz.

I seem to be playing a disproportionate number of my games the day before the other teams play. I know you can set matches for TV etc in the interface but is something like that preset too?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://i.imgur.com/kovILNp.png

Brilliant.

[Giggles]

Southampton 2022/23.

This was the cherry on top season and I think that'll just about do me with FM2017. Too many regens once you hit this stage.
Team is close to unstoppable, mainly due to scoring a shitload after a change of tactic for the season to suit the personnel better.

The summer dealings. Son only left around March 2023.

http://i.imgur.com/fYao50q.png


The new formation (and first choice 11) to accommodate two strikers and not having amazing wingers.

http://i.imgur.com/UVdzRrI.png


The Squad Stats (orange are loans out).

http://i.imgur.com/TFdUrPa.jpg


Premier League.

http://i.imgur.com/7w9mbq9.png


Season Review.

http://i.imgur.com/zyvO8WR.png

[Baz]

Smashed it. :cool:

[Smiffy]

That's some going, that.

Moment of pride at Liverpool.

http://s30.postimg.org/pfvv49flt/screenshot_990.png

:cool:

http://s30.postimg.org/ohk3fprnl/screenshot_992.png

Lost a star in his potential however.

http://s30.postimg.org/5rs3yyywx/screenshot_993.png

http://s30.postimg.org/biiacp6wx/screenshot_994.png

Oof.

[Smiffy]

What a horrible cunt. I knew I was right.

http://s30.postimg.org/co4dbwim9/screenshot_995.png

:moop:

£1.4M a month...

[Reg]

Played, Giggles. That's among the highest points totals I've seen. Are you not tempted to start another save rather than stop playing this version?

[Giggles]

I got my best run ever with lack of injuries. Only Colidio missed much time (4 months) but Tarashaj has been a brilliant cover up front.

I should really start a game but I found on FM16 that I never settled on a new one once I had a long term one on the go. I have continued a bit in this one though and have gone into the next season. Good few youngsters brought in or kept at the club like Cresswell and have let the likes of Boufal, Sterling, Witsel, Jonny, and Teodorczyk go as their contracts were up which has seriously reduced the wage bill by around 800,000 a week. Might see can I revamp with some youngsters from my own squad (though I did sign two players already).

[wullie]

22/23

I've improved both league position and performances in every single season, so after a comfortable mid-table finish and a handsome £70m in the WARCHEST I was of course made favourite to get relegated

http://i.imgur.com/DRqIMHh.png



Continuing the constant theme of returning to past loves, Alexander-Arnold and Dozzell were made permanent, Ryan Kent and Jodi Jones also returned to give me a handy selection of lightweight flaky wingers

http://i.imgur.com/FHozOVA.png



Season went better than expected, with a very early flirtation with the top followed by a brief dip and then hovering between 6th-9th all season before coasting in to 8th with an arseload of draws

http://i.imgur.com/z7L3Kx0.png
http://i.imgur.com/suNDn2v.png



Star men were Beverly Hills Cop's Axel Tuanzebe who was made captain, and Ryan Kent who was the most sturdy winger at the 25 game mark

http://i.imgur.com/jhXb7ee.png
http://i.imgur.com/jhv6mSd.png



Even more shocking than Coventry City doing well at football was Gael Bigirimana missing out on the Player of the Year award, breaking his 17-season streak

http://i.imgur.com/cmdzywK.png
http://i.imgur.com/CdRiuVF.png



In good news for Bigi, the people still love him. Bad news is he gets no Juicy shirt sale moneys

http://i.imgur.com/MxLJEOT.png



Progress over the years. To continue the pattern might have to mean equalling our best-ever league finish of sixth place, which was followed by a Fairs Cup campaign that saw Bayern Munich vanquished at Highfield Road in 1970, with nobody talking about the second leg

http://i.imgur.com/fAbL5sb.png



Speaking of the Fairs Cup, a week after the league had wrapped up Man City won the FA Cup which was a welcome surprise/a needless distraction

http://i.imgur.com/gfgAKoJ.png

With super hard Brexit triggered, the fixture congestion won't be helped by the waiting times in all those non-EU passport queues

[phonics]

I haven't been following close enough to make sure you made a Bergirimania joke. So I'm just putting it out there.

[Baz]

https://i.imgur.com/FciKvxu.png

lol?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Is his contract over, like next week or something? :cab:

I know it's not as I see the expiry date there so christ knows what is going on with that bid.

[Manc]

Taking the Miki.

[John Arne]

I didn't realise that full Brexit also got rid of Bosman's.

https://gyazo.com/f38aa8b2f4fcaa7ba1d1899126a950fb.png

[Gray Fox]

Bosman ruling was EU Court wasn't it?

We can't be having any rules that were made by those pesky Europeans.

[Jimmy Floyd]

That happened in one of my games and I was wondering why. Players three months out of contract being worth half a million etc.

Fucking love Brexit, hope I happen upon a mega hard UKIP cock in one of my saves on this version as they'll probably have made it sensible by next year.

[John Arne]

This is my only save, so I was a little pissed off. Will make it more interesting, I guess.

[Mazuuurk]

Giggles - I'm very intrigured by your tactic. Can you tell me a little more on how it works out when you play? (ovbiously well, but isn't it too narrow even for this version? how does most of your goals come? through balls to the strikers or crosses from fullbacks?) .

[Giggles]

Giggles - I'm very intrigured by your tactic. Can you tell me a little more on how it works out when you play? (ovbiously well, but isn't it too narrow even for this version? how does most of your goals come? through balls to the strikers or crosses from fullbacks?) .

It's the 4-3-3 that DS posted before but I just pulled one player from each of the 3 lines to make another line of 2. Didn't change any of the instructions. Most assists come from the deeper of the two strikers or my fullbacks.

[Yevrah]

Bosman ruling was EU Court wasn't it?

We can't be having any rules that were made by those pesky Europeans.

The Bosman ruling and free movement of players within the EU was all wrapped up under the same legal challenge.

Quite amusing to think that football ever thought they'd be immune to it.

[Adamski]

That happened in one of my games and I was wondering why. Players three months out of contract being worth half a million etc.



How does it work then? Do they just get freed but you need to pay the club when you pick them up? Or are they still with the club but can't play until a contract is signed?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Basically everything we know about contract expiry goes out the window. The player stays with the club until an agreement is reached with another club for their transfer, or the player is released on a free. I think they can play for the original club in the mean time.

[Smiffy]

I tried multi-quoting my posts but it doesn't seem to be working.

A decade on.

http://s30.postimg.org/lbrv6an29/screenshot_1003.png



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https://s30.postimg.org/s7lagvwap/Mario_Zimmer_Overview_Profile.png
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https://s30.postimg.org/nj9vzfwht/Yasin_Ozer_Overview_Profile.png
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https://s30.postimg.org/r6pn5i4ox/Gavin_Pilkington_Overview_Profile.png
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https://s30.postimg.org/68oj4jb5t/Liverpool_Transfer_History.png

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https://s30.postimg.org/nslpdyudd/Tim_Smith_My_History_Overview.png

https://s30.postimg.org/b2hh0vmf5/Tim_Smith_My_History_Job_History.png


Quite pleased with that. Adding Yasin Ozer to the strikeforce had to be done.

Also, backroom staff. :cool:

http://s30.postimg.org/ol25ie2pt/screenshot_1007.png

[John]

£320m in one summer. :D

I genuinely don't think I've spent that much in all saves combined over the last three releases.

[Smiffy]

I have high hopes for that window as most of them are young and impressive enough. I'm hoping that the big buys become few and far between in the future seasons.

Aims now are simply to dominate for a while then see where we end up.


https://s23.postimg.org/hdb0jp46z/Filip_Mucha_Overview_Profile.png

https://s23.postimg.org/y2cgfm0sb/Mory_N_Diaye_Overview_Profile.png

https://s23.postimg.org/6g9ouxhff/Cristopher_Castro_Overview_Profile.png

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https://s23.postimg.org/ohxf6h0u3/Ilija_Trajkovski_Overview_Profile.png

[Baz]

Are the former players you've got in actually good at their jobs?

[Smiffy]

God no. Harry Kewell and Ledley King are perhaps the best but that's no surprise given how much study time both will have had over the years.

[Manc]

Am I the only one implementing wingers?

[John]

Romih and Jung-Won look shit hot Smiff.

[Smiffy]

Am I the only one implementing wingers?

I haven't had a great deal of success in doing so which is a shame as a large amount of my intakes have been SC/AMR's.


Romih and Jung-Won look shit hot Smiff.

Jung-Won is going to have problems given Zimmer has a good 5/6 years left in him but he did cost £66M so I may try and recoup some if Lee develops well enough.

I'm hoping we're at the point now where only small changes are needed each summer.

[Mazuuurk]

Damn Smiffy, you blast through the saves like ain't nobody's business! Your strikers are quite godly.

Meanwhile, I'm sat here on my first save just in 2020. Report coming up.

[Smiffy]

It's taken exactly a week to complete a decade which isn't that bad considering.

http://s30.postimg.org/644ktg0qp/screenshot_1008.png

:D

[Pen]

This is my only save, so I was a little pissed off. Will make it more interesting, I guess.

I'd say it'll make your save definitely more interesting. I posted this a few weeks a go or so, but work permits got scrapped again after five seasons or so after a vote about it where I got to use Bolton's vote.

[Pen]

It's taken exactly a week to complete a decade which isn't that bad considering.

http://s30.postimg.org/644ktg0qp/screenshot_1008.png

:D

That's roughly the same as 25 working weeks.

[Smiffy]

I waited nearly two months for my DBS to be processed but aye, that's quite excessive albeit not all played obviously.

[Mazuuurk]

2019/2020 Man United Season Report

Leading up to the season I did some serious trimming of my squad. To the point where I ended up with a squad that was actually way too thin, which left me a bit fucked when I got the inevitable cascade of injuries in November. Here was the main business before and during the season:

https://snag.gy/K4532E.jpg

Sanches kind of completed my midfield in that I now probably own the 3 or 4 best central, allround midfielders in the world. The only one who can really rival Pogba, Neves, Bazooer and Sanches is Verratti, and maybe Weigl from Dortmund.

That said, a few injuries and I was a bit borked. So I got this kid in in January, who looks shit hot:

Joost van der Vlist
https://snag.gy/8Sy2Zq.jpg

I'm training him as a Roaming Playmaker, as that seems to be the closest to the complete midfielder type you get. He's more flairful than powerhouse, so I've stuck him on some extra tackling traning. If it just goes up to 13 or maybe 14 I'll be happy.



As for the season itself:

Premier League:
Comfortable winners

https://snag.gy/KTuBkl.jpg

Griezmann started the season amazingly, but then sort of faded a bit and "only" ended up second top scorer (on 25 goals) after Luciano Vietto who plays for Liverpool (27 goals). All in all, Griezmann scored 42 goals in 49 appearances over the season, which is definitely OK, but not quite Zlatan levels.


Champions League:
Winners, after this nervy final...

https://snag.gy/MSpAkQ.jpg

Here, Griezmann definitelly excelled, with 17 goals scored in total. Barcelona were still outstanding, still mainly thanks to the unstoppable Messi and Suarez (more so than Neymar for some reason). But I managed to thwart them in the Semis this year, which was a nice revenge from the final loss last season.



As for the kids, this one is mainly what's keeping me at United now (I keep thinking I should find another club to manage soon now that Zlatan is gone, I'd like a bit of a new project actually).

Daniel Dionisi

https://snag.gy/djPEvh.jpg

Now, he's developing nicely but since I'm not playing with AMC's, and since he's more suited as a Striker anyway in my opinion, I play him as that, usually as the outer striker in the front 3, and I'm training him as a Complete Forward. But even though he's played 37 games in the striker position this season, and scored 17 goals and 14 assists, he's still only "Accomplished" as a striker.

How long can it take for a player to be "Natural" in a position?


Zvonomir Gacesa

https://snag.gy/40o3gc.jpg

This guy is already a bit of a star, he already seems to play better than Luke Shaw. Still seems to have some more development to do as well :drool:




Apart from that, Jonathan Tah is a fucking beast. He was my top rated player. Which is saying quite a lot, when playing with such an offensive tactic and high defensive line, really. Here are the main stats:

https://snag.gy/FsVHOW.jpg





Next season plans:
Get another good defender in, as Fosu-Mensah doesn't really cut it. I've got my eyes on Aymeric Laporte and Jose Gimenez, both whom would cost around 60 Million I think. Though, I'd prefer getting someone young in, and also id would be nice to find some good English players (there is a huge draught on English talent at the moment in my save).

[Dark Soldier]

I've put 410 hours into this version (more like 300-350 if you don't count it idling in the background) and bored now, done all I wanted to. I applaud your dedication Smiff.

[Smiffy]

I've had some right cracking saves tbh. When I log into the image site I use there's a stream of reminders but as far as newgens go this is my best save so far. I wish I had loaded more countries but it doesn't seem to have affected too much. I want to see what I can do with Pilkington and Hunter too. I think both have potential to be record breakers at the club.

Long term aims now are relatively simple. Overtake Man United's 24 league titles (we're on 22) as well as FA Cup , overtake Real Madrid in Europe, it's currently 12 v 8 to them and honours, we're six behind whiilst hoping to further extend our record in the EFL cup. Along the way I'm hoping we can beat a few of our preset records most notably most wins in a season which stands at 30 (1978/79) and I don't think it's too far fetched to expect to beat the 11-0 win over Stromsgodset at some point too.

http://s30.postimg.org/yrh8e3wsh/screenshot_1009.png

He's definitely on course to beat Roger Hunt. 143 in 228 thus far but that's just league goals. Overall he's at 230 in 341 games.

[Raoul Duke]

Maz - did Zlatan become a coach or anything?

[Smiffy]

Hunter is worse. I'm sure he's a bit...inbred.

http://s30.postimg.org/5g5tayqf5/screenshot_786.png

It's amazing what money can do for ones appearance. :cool:

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[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Sorry, number 1?

[Smiffy]

Aye, he overtook Mignolet midway through 2018/2019. 525 appearances now. :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I may or may not have forgotten that he was a goalkeeper :\

[Smiffy]

I had a tendency to get Hunter, Harker and Harper mixed up tbf. One was a keeper, one a striker and the other only left in the summer after just six games in 11 years for us....has over 200 career games just off loans though.

Be warned spoiler is massive


Dare I mutter those famous last words?

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01077/Houllier_12_682x40_1077932a.jpg

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I'm hoping we do it this season as I don't hold out too much hope of it happening in the next couple of years. Lucas Leiva and Dejan Loven both went to Guangzhou Evergrande in the January market for £33.5M although Dejan has another £7.5M to come in add ons so not a bad deal. The wage bill was something like £2.6M a week and I'll be aiming to get it down to £1M. I've kept mostly the first team thus far with the youngsters getting the odd start now and then but the long term aim is to bring them all through so the inevitable bids in the summer will be accepted providing they match our valuation otherwise I'll use them for tutoring purposes.

Mignolet decided to damage his achilles and has been out for the past 3/4 months whilst Firmino, who I rejected bids for in January ended up breaking his leg a few weeks later. Six months out. :moop:

Origi and Sturridge have grabbed 30 between them but the goals have been spread out. I've struggled to find a spot for Mane but he's still chipped in with 10 in 9 starts. Squeeky bum time.

It's bugging me that Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher won't entertain coming back to the club.


I've just had my intake. Perhaps losing Mignolet isn't that bad (I bet that statement doesn't exist on the internet up until now!)

http://s30.postimg.org/pfs2igytd/screenshot_716.png


Liverpool - Season 2016/2017

It took from the beginning of the season until the 12th of December to lose our first league match as we ran rampant. Victories at Stamford Bridge (3-2) and Goodison (4-0) proving every bit as pleasing as the 3-0 annihilation of Man United at Anfield and the manner in which we did them over in the EFL Cup was fantastic.

http://s30.postimg.org/kas20tmpt/screenshot_721.png

Pogba's penalty should return to planet earth early 2018. As it was it proved pointless in the end as we were defeated in the final to Arsenal.

http://s30.postimg.org/l5elmuukh/screenshot_722.png

I mentioned earlier about us being 'ten games away from greatness'.

http://s30.postimg.org/9xvdnadkx/screenshot_714.png

But ultimately that proved to be as disappointing as the last time as we bottled it.

http://s30.postimg.org/jitzfd7wh/screenshot_723.png

Opening season hasn't been great as far as blooding in youngsters but that's the long term aim as opposed to flooding the first team with them. Trent Alexander-Arnold had a few starts owing to his versatility and he'll be one I look use more next season.

http://s30.postimg.org/3lv7infi9/screenshot_724.png

Kevin Stewart was another but he's not really going anywhere and is likely to be allowed to leave in the summer. Andre Wisdom returns from loan and he'll be thrown into the first team as I hope to be rid of Klavan. Jack Dunn, Allan, Taiwo Awoniyi and Luke Hunter, the keeper from youth intake are all earmarked for next season where it looks more and more likely that Phillippe Coutinho and Emre Can will be departing.


How has Trent turned out for you? Gomez I was thinking of a using as a centreback.

On a side note, well into my second season but check it out. Bloodshed all round. :nodd:

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Liverpool - Season 2017/2018

http://s30.postimg.org/mdl0s9qv5/screenshot_727.png

£92M brought in and more expected next season as I hope to offload the big earners. Unfortunately that means Firmino and Clyne this upcoming season as both want well in excess of £200K a week. I've got the wage bill down to £2M which given my history is pretty good.

The clubs balance stands at £300M at the time of writing and only money spent has been the return of Steven Gerrard as the U18's manager and Sammy Lee as my assistant. :cool:

The best thing about the season is we ended the wait. Rather emphatically in the end as well.

http://s30.postimg.org/tpqgxt935/screenshot_728.png

Divock Origi and Daniel Sturridge once again proved too formidable upfront.

http://s30.postimg.org/6pjtlhb9d/screenshot_729.png

http://s30.postimg.org/hqjk48sw1/screenshot_730.png

Which is more than can be said for Taiwo who has found the step up a bit too much thus far.

http://s30.postimg.org/tgxhlmloh/screenshot_731.png

One man who hasn't is youth product Luke Hunter who continues to go from strength to strength.

https://s30.postimg.org/gs371yfk1/screenshot_732.png

He did concede six against Arsenal but I take the blame for overloading the entire first eleven with kids.

Not too many starts for Allan but I'm expecting Milner to leave in the summer so there is an opening for him.

http://s30.postimg.org/aaovw6ukh/screenshot_734.png

Jack Dunn and Lazar Markovic are probably going to join Milner given neither took their opportunies albeit limited ones.

Overall though I think it's fair to say Andre Wisdom and Marko Grujic were the main developers.

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http://s30.postimg.org/fh01789c1/screenshot_737.png

Stats might say otherwise but on viewing alone they were.

Back to the scores.

Our FA Cup bid was ended by Chelsea in the cruelest of fashions but we had bigger fish to fry at that point anyway.

http://s30.postimg.org/v518e0oxt/screenshot_738.png

Losing to Tottenham in the semi's was a disappointmenet. You always want to get to the final when you get so close.

http://s30.postimg.org/6pt0cyq0x/screenshot_739.png

Thems the dangers when you're giving youth a chance.

The most gutting part of the season came in May.

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Considering we lost Can and Coutinho in the summer, I felt we did well to qualify for the knock out rounds. PSG proved easier than expected.

A date with Juventus followed but we were far too dominant in the final third.

http://s30.postimg.org/b7zwisvgh/screenshot_741.png

Man United were to come in the semi's. Neither club wanting to lose least of all Man United given they were witnessing an impending league title arrive at Anfield as well.

http://s30.postimg.org/jrjagk3sx/screenshot_742.png

Then shit got real. Real Madrid in the semi's, the winner facing Tottenham or Barcelona and the first leg couldn't have gone any worse.

http://s30.postimg.org/rbgywcmdd/screenshot_743.png

It would require a famous night at Anfiield to stand any chance of going to the final.


God dammit.

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Waiting In The Wings.

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Not exactly blessed in the youth department thus far. :moop:


Me either. In most cases I've just got one tactic that I rarely even change.

Wes Harker who arrived in my first ever intake has taken me by surprise, I didn't clock who he's been likened too up until now however.

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Firmino leaves for Bayern Munich in the January window so I'm hoping he'll be ready to take his place.


Heading into January and we've just bid farewell to Firmino and Moreno whilst Clyne looks set to join them in another round of savings. Daniel Sturridge, James Milner and Karius all went out on loan with their new clubs paying 100% of their wage.

With that said, this should make John proud. :cool:


Current.

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First season.

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Henderson, Matip, Lallana and Sakho (nearly £500K a week) all have 18 months remaining so will be looking to offload them in the not so distant future which would leave Origi as the clubs highest earner and I hope by that point we have a few more able additions coming through plus more places free in the starting line up should aid their course.


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I'll take top four as I imagine it's going to get harder over the next few years.

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Despite the sales, I'm still boggled by the financial side of it.


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Hopefully we'll be completely debt free at some point before 2030.



Liverpool - Season 2018/2019

Some big names left in each window which helped the wage budget decrease rapidly and January was as hectic as could be as I decided as many youngsters in the U23's should get six months experience or so.

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Season Summary

It was always going to be difficult retaining our Premier League title with so many first teamers leaving but it was disappointing for it to end up back at Old Trafford after they finished 3rd last season.

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It would appear early doors that both Manchester clubs are going to be the top dogs in the next few years. Chelsea improved considerably but it wasn't much of a title challenge by any of the top five in truth.

Arsenal may look at it as a missed opportunity given what's going on at Anfield but overall I would say we deserved to finish where we did.


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I do wonder where we would have ended had it not been for a rough start to 2019 though.


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Away from the league though we appeared to go from strength to strength.

Not so much the EFL Cup.

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But revenge was dished our later in the season though to ruin Man United's hopes of a double.

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Given our starting line up contained Luke Hunter, Andre Wisdom, Jon Flanagan, Marko Grujic and the exciting Wes Harker it's fair to say this is as close as I've got to supposedly being unable to win anything with kids.

But it got better. Much better.

An easier group than last season and it showed as we qualified after just four games. That doesn't excuse the two defeats but I was a bit more generous in giving youngsters a chance as a result.

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Our passage to the knock out round complete once more and Borussia Dortmund were hoping to end it.

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They didn't. Our early onslaught in the first half was excellent and set up a quarter final game against arguably the weakest side left in the competition. Shakhtar.

Which made the first leg the biggest irritation of the season.

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It would require a special night at Anfield although I was suprised we didn't fill the ground. 2,000 odd short which has been rare this season. Something that wasn't rare though was the clubs ability to bounce back from the brink.

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Easy in the end but a tie that should have been over before kick off. Real Madrid lay in wait and after last seasons 4-3 aggregate defeat to them I felt we owed them. The winner would face either Bayern Munich or Manchester City in the final. The winner would of course be us.

The testicular fortitude shown after not only going behind but being pegged back later in the match was telling.

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If Allan goes on to do nothing else, he did enough here.

Madrid were apparently ravaged by injuries by Ronaldo, Benzema, Rodriguez, Ramos, Kroos and Modric all featured though as I'm not buying into it.

Finally though it would be an all English affair in the final. Manchester City defeating the Germans to reach their first whilst we would be looking to win it for the first time since 2005. Well, you don't win anything with kids, do you?

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:drool: Just look at that final ten minutes.

Way beyond expectations but perhaps I'm underrating those I have.

Moving on. The big two are still Luke Hunter who has successfully established himself as number one now in place of Mignolet who I hope to sell in the summer and 'the next michael owen' in Wes Harker. Forget the fact he's a target man, clearly mirrors that treacherous twat.

He is getting better though. :drool:

Season 2016/2017

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Season 2017/2018

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Season 2018/2019

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As for our number one. He'll be in the England squad soon I reckon.

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:jayjay:


Well that was a quick turn around.

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Barely seven months later.

On the plus side. (Because him being back in the Premier League with City is shit!)

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£50M roughly. Not bad, not bad.


I'm trying to use only youth intakes. I probably should have kept a good number of them for tutoring purposes but I figured first team football for them would be more beneficial.

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We've recouped £315M in fees thus far and the wage bill is now down to £1.1M. Unheard of for me.


It's such a foreign experience but until the remaining £181M is paid off then I'm going to stick at it. I've probably gone about it in the wrong way by getting rid of all those on big wages but ultimately I've had more fun managing just Harker on his lonesome than I have on a good few recent saves. It's rare I go Liverpool, even rarer to do this sort of save however it's worthwhile when you see how good some of those you wouldn't have given a chance to have developed.

Grujic being a prime example.

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As you're in 3030's Mahow, any chance you can have a quick check and get back to me on the intake dates for England. The site I used only goes up to 2021. It's a shame I'm only using my own youth as some of the prospects with this 200 youth rating thing are mental.


Get fucked. :moop:

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That could prove problematic. :moop: I seem to get wingers, goalkeepers or full backs.

Other than those already on the books at the start, I would say this geezer has been the best midfielder we've had and he's struggling to get a look in this season.

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I found the players I sent on loan for six months in January mostly benefited more than they did featuring for our U23's, I figured the facilities and coaching we have would have made a bigger difference as I'm sure I read that somewhere.

I should probably look to change tactic but it's working well despite meaning wingers aren't high on my list.


Hunter is worse. I'm sure he's a bit...inbred.

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That's the downside to starting with a big club, I guess.

Maxed out too easily.

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If I understood how to get 5 star coaches better then my youth will improve more, right? I've never been able to fill get them all to 5 stars.


How much are you enjoying Colidio, Giggles? Why so few starts?

I've just hit January after a month long slog. Nine matches in five different competitions, four different countires with one being Egypt for the Club World Cup. Not so bad except I have a squad of 24. two of whom were injured throughout. In that run we knocked Fulham out the EFL, beat LA Galaxy and Gremio in the nonsense cup, victory over Shahkter ensured top spot in the Champions League. Final four teams drawn for the knock out was ourselves, Dortmund, Man United and Basel. I'll let you guys guess who got who.

We actually have Man United next, traiing them by eight points and ten behind league leaders City althrough we have three games in hand. Touch and go but again I think top four is going to be a good result. Media have predicted 6th.

Look at the state of that.

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Youth intake arrived and I got well excited.

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But no. Not mine. :moop:


Liverpool - Season 2019/2020

Transfers Out

Daniel Sturridge to Inter - £10.75M
Joel Matip to West Ham - £26.5M
Sadio Mane to Man City - £34M
Danny Ward to Crystal Palace - £1.5M (+£700K)
Jordan Henderson to Atletico - £16.25M

Season Summary

I knew we would be fine without Sturridge and Mane given the performances from Origi and Harker last season and I would be proved correct as both hit 59 between them.

I caved in with Divock and gave him the deal he requested.

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Harker continues to develop well enough and is only 12-18 months of hitting his stride I imagine.

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No England call up as of yet but he will I'm sure. Perhaps it's my own fault for having him as a target man. One who has managed the feat albeit without starting is our number one, Luke Hunter. Alongside his partners in crime Joe Gomez and Andre Wisdom who have both joined him.

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This season is probably the best we've had for blooding in youngsters and most the biggest earners are gone now.

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I tried finding an earlier version of Woodburn but I can't without loading up an earlier save but midwrite up that can't happen. I will confirm shortly but I'm sure he's improved in the star compartment. I was borderline writing him off only 18 months ago.

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Moving on though.

Man United once again won the Premier League but our position in third was a comfortable one. We barely challenged for the title although I reckon we would have been if we didn't have that nonsense cup in December.

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Domestic cups were a bit of a let down this season.

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Painful. Oscar equalised in stoppage time before De Sciglio grabbed the winner in ET.

One of the "four" countries we visited in in the month long run of bollocks fixtures.

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Disappointing.

The other nonsense cups were annoying as were the results in the season openers.

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But none more disappointing than our final game of the season.

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It would be a repeat of last seasons final. Manchester City should have been worried given we'd had their number on a few occasions.

But no.

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Frustrating overall but the small positives are obviously the increased number of youngsters playing first team football.

I have a few more I'm hoping to give a chance for the upcoming season.


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^^ Not overly sure if I should wait a season but He's had 18 in 20 youth team games so I'm thinking he's something spesh.


I'll do the full first team before the opening game. Quite honestly I'm surprised that I'm doing so well bu


I just want photographic evidence that this save exists.

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We'll be saving nearly £2,000,000 a month once the loans are paid off. The biggest goes in four years although surprised it hasn't been paid off already given our financial strength.

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I still don't understand it all though.

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I can't. I have plans. :cool:

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Season 2016/2017

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Season 2017/2018

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Season 2018/2019

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Season 2019/2020

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Current Season

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I can't quite figure out how to use him.


Liverpool - Season 2020/2021

Arguably our toughest campaign to date and required a tactical change things got to bad. Thankfully the switch paid dividends but I don't know how much longer we can keep this up for.

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Origi found himself with a new strike partner for much of the season but once again ended it as our top goalscorer. He's more than a 1 in 2 striker with 125 in 257. I bowed down and gave him the bumper deal though.

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His partner in crime was the ever improving Ben Woodburn who completed a career best and gained an England cap in the process.

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Woodburns form has seen Wes Harker dropped to the bench and he really struggled this season. He's classed as a wonderkid and gained a cap for England in the European Championships but the emergence of Pilkington means he's got to take a step forward. I might only get around this by selling Origi.

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Our start to the season got off to an absolute nightmare.

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But the fightback was to be admired given the age and inexperience of those in the squad.

Tottenham to their credit were dominant throughout.

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We found this out in the EFL Cup.

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In the FA Cup we were eliminated by the worst team possible.

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They beat us in the Premier League too. Rooted to the bottom of the table, of course they were going to win 1-0 at Anfield.

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Finally a third Champions League final looked on the cards.

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Until Flanno fucked it.

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:moop:

A few of the youngsters.

Our number one.

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Huw hasn't featured much but long term I'm hoping he fills the full back slot.

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With this chap on the other side. He's on loan at Ipswich atm and hasn't developed a great deal.

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I'm hoping we can start getting some centre backs as that's an area we're weak in.

Grujic is just amazing.

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His average rating increasing each season.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is doing better than expected. He's got four caps now too.

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I'm hoping to get a bit more out the Bishop next season as he's in danger of not living up to his potential. We're blessed in the attacking department which doesn't help his cause.

Lastly...


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:drool:

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Liverpool - Season 2021/2022

We're getting close but I think we only finished 2nd due to our matches against those in and around us however we still dropped far too many points and again it had to be those ugly bastards who finished above us.

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Away from the league and we finally secured the only cup that has eluded us this far. The EFL.

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Everton semi was a heartbreaker I'm sure. :D Oomf!

Our domestic cup success went some way to avenging the Chelsea defeat in the FA Cup.

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PSG can get fucked though. Poor form.

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I'm hopeful we're on course for a good season next year as the past two have seen numerous first teamers improved. Karious and Winjaldum both left meaning Origi and Sakho are the sole survivors now since I'm not including the likes of AA, Woodburn and indeed Klopps own Marko Grujic since all developed under me and not him.

I'll upload the starting eleven when we get to the seasons big kick off.

Financially the wage bill is still at £1.1M, I'm struggling to alter that at the moment as it means ridding ourselves of Origi and we're another season or two away from doing that sensibly.

£900M in the balance and we're just £200M short of both Arsenal and Man United in our quest to become the richest, most valuable club in the world. Phwarr.

However, that's going to change and then some....

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Two more years. :drool:

An increase in 18,000 odd.


The summer has seen Mamadou Sakho, Andre Wisdom and Divock Origi all leave. Andre wanted £250K but that wasn't happening.

Commited wage bill spend....£733K. :cool: Cracked it!

Here's a rundown of the squad for the upcoming campaign. It's coming to an end regardless as when we move into the new stadium I'm opening the cheque book and dominating. I like to think I've proved I'm able to look after financies if I just don't buy anyone. :rosebud:


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Luke Hunter

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Trent Alexander-Arnold

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Huw Sanna

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Diego Vergara

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Jordan Williams

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Joe Gomez

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Marko Grujic

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Allan

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Wes Harker

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Ben Woodburn

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Gavin Pilkington

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Some of the newgens on here are stupidly good.

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Liverpool - Season 2022/2023

I thought our second placed finish last season suggested we're close to "coming of age" but as it turns out I couldn't have been any further from the truth as we slumped to an almighty low under my reign.

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Manchester City winning the FA Cup is actually the only reason we're in Europe for the upcoming campaign and even that's the Europa. Poor form.

The departure of Andre Wisdom and Mamadou Sakho were costly as both alongside Gomez were our best defenders but it was going forward where our true problems lay. Defensively we conceded just 30 league goals, the third best in the league despite our poor position. Sixty league goals just wasn't good enough however.

Our poor league effort wasn't limited to just the division.

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We lost our EFL honor against a dominant Man United.

The FA Cup faired even more unforgiving.

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Away from the domestic disappointment, Europe ensured it was an unforgiving season.

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Top Goalscorers

Gavin Pilkington - 19 in 46(1)
Ben Woodburn - 13 in 46(1)
Marko Grujic - 11 in 37(1)

Highest Rated

Joe Gomez - 7.35
Marko Grujic - 7.34
Trent Alexander-Arnold - 7.22.

Our new stadium plans have been complete and we shall be moving into our new home June 21st 2026. The YDWAWK experiment has failed however and the clubs purse strings are about to be open in a bid to give Anfield a perfect send off and ensure our new era is one of trophy filled dominance.


Go big or go home, right? :cool:

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There's a lack of quality centre backs in England.


The further along I get into this current season (approaching the final stretch now!) the more I realise I wasted £70M on Dele Alli. I thought he'd lift those around him but I should have just stuck with Allan, really.

What a joker.

Pilkington on the other hand is definitely going to be a beaut now he's getting the first team football.


I don't really have a choice as I'll make a huge loss on him. I only signed him because he's the best English player available according to the 'top players' screen.

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If only we kept Clyne and Hendo.

On the flip side, the youth is clearly doing well. We signed Haydon but the other two are home grown.

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I've learned through twelve months of Dele Alli that it's clearly not based on quality. He's out for 7 weeks now too. FML.


He's got next season and that's that as far as I'm concerned. I've just seen the name for our new stadium...

:facepalm:

Dalglish Stadium.

We move there in 2026 which gives me the rest of this season and next to build a title winning side so we leave Anfield in style.


Liverpool - Season 2023/2024

Summary

£185M spent in the summer meant we failed the FFP for the first time in a long time and as a result were fined £5M or so but when you've brought in English players you're always going to be paying a premium. Thankfully those brought in improved us in various ways although I expected more for the outlay.

Dele Alli took an age to get going but posted up some fairly respectable numbers in the end. Robert Witham overtook our youngster Huw Sanna at left back which was a bigger battle than I anticipated. Neither entirely deserved to sit out. He filled in well on the opposite side too when Gomez got struck down.

Nav Dhanjal was a minor disappointment but not a complete write off alongside fellow newbie Reece Oxford. James Hayden completed the summer activity and he was arguably the best of the bunch.

Chelsea were clear of us by 14 points or so in December IIRC but we chipped away repeatedly until they dropped vital points against Burnley (0-0) a few games towards the end of the season. Our one and only opportunity to leapfrog them despite our own run of form. We beat Tottenham 3-0 at Anfield to secure 4th. Spurs hopes of stopping Champions League football returning to Merseyside suffering a first leg blow. I say that because we would face off three days later in the Europa League final too.

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A huge improvement on last seasons shoddy finish.

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Our hopes of domestic cup success was dealt an early blow in the EFL.

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But by the seasons end we had rectified that somewhat claiming our second honour of the campaign.

Alls forgiven Dele Alli?

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As it was the second I gave away the Europa result but we were more than worthy victors.

Such a bullshit competition when viewed like the picture. :D

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So the 2024/2025 campaign should see another round of spending but I'm not too sure it's going to be homegrown given I want that league title so we move to the 'Dalglish Stadium' ready to dominate the world.

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England have called up Luke Hunter, Joe Gomez, Reece Oxford, Trent, James Hayden, Dele Alli, Ben Woodburn and....Gavin Pilkington for the Euro's. Filthy.


I've literally just jizzed myself. :cool:

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Liverpool Fixtures
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Chelsea Fixtures
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Man United Fixtures
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Man City Fixtures
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Good God. :jayjay:


Our final season at Anfield and I'm going to do it. :jayjay:

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Man United are away to Arsenal on the final day so barring a catastrophe. Quite romantic and we're far from done this season.


:D Oh my.

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What are you going to learn at this stage of the game when you're battering most teams? You're just faffing at that point.

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Sorry Mahow.

Backroom staff is coming along nicely too. :D

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He'll post record numbers this season.

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Messi had the world player of the year sewn up most seasons.

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^ His Barca stats.


That's some going, that.

Moment of pride at Liverpool.

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:cool:

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Lost a star in his potential however.

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Oof.


What a horrible cunt. I knew I was right.

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:moop:

£1.4M a month...


I tried multi-quoting my posts but it doesn't seem to be working.

A decade on.

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Quite pleased with that. Adding Yasin Ozer to the strikeforce had to be done.

Also, backroom staff. :cool:

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I have high hopes for that window as most of them are young and impressive enough. I'm hoping that the big buys become few and far between in the future seasons.

Aims now are simply to dominate for a while then see where we end up.


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I've had some right cracking saves tbh. When I log into the image site I use there's a stream of reminders but as far as newgens go this is my best save so far. I wish I had loaded more countries but it doesn't seem to have affected too much. I want to see what I can do with Pilkington and Hunter too. I think both have potential to be record breakers at the club.

Long term aims now are relatively simple. Overtake Man United's 24 league titles (we're on 22) as well as FA Cup , overtake Real Madrid in Europe, it's currently 12 v 8 to them and honours, we're six behind whiilst hoping to further extend our record in the EFL cup. Along the way I'm hoping we can beat a few of our preset records most notably most wins in a season which stands at 30 (1978/79) and I don't think it's too far fetched to expect to beat the 11-0 win over Stromsgodset at some point too.

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He's definitely on course to beat Roger Hunt. 143 in 228 thus far but that's just league goals. Overall he's at 230 in 341 games.


It's amazing what money can do for ones appearance. :cool:

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Don't mind me.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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Glorious.

[Smiffy]

When the image was loading I expected that to be the new stadium. Tasty though.

I've received an early Christmas present ready for the inevitable collapse of December.

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Gay.

[Adamski]

1000 hours is 6 full weeks and the game has only been out for like 10 :D.

Is this all you do?!

[Mazuuurk]

Maz - did Zlatan become a coach or anything?

He did, yeah. He's a bit shit, though. I'd sign him anyway, but my coach team is full (I'm only allowed 10 and they won't allow anymore, which is retarded because I can splash cash on pretty much anything else).

[Giggles]

I've ended up with 5 good centre backs as I bought one off Leeds that I didn't need but couldn't resist, and Denis Suarez my best attacking midfielder has got injured so I'm now all aboard the 5-3-2 train.


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:cool: Even with all the winning with the 4-2-2-2, there were too many 5-2's or 4-3's. Nothing is more satisfying than a nice controlled 1-0 win.

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[Adamski]

I got Alena on loan in my first season and just extended it for another two. What a player :cool:

[Giggles]

He's never hit the heights of the first loan season with me since I signed him permanently. I do rotate him in and out a fair bit though.

[Adamski]

He scores some lovely goals sweeper in with his left.

[Giggles]

He's not been bad by any means, but if I've a big game then Keita and Carvalho (or Hojberg before him) start. He'll probably see more time now I've 3 across the middle though. I trained him as a DM too if I'm using a formation that needs one and Keita is injured.

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[Smiffy]

Liverpool - Season 2027/2028

Summary

Transfers

Fakhredine Haddadi - Bought to replace Burnley bound Robert Witham, our latest PSG recruit spent a good quarter of the season injured with various problems. Appears a bit too brittle but is clearly the best available to us in his position. I'm hoping he comes back fitter for next season otherwise I may have to get rid and recoup some of the £38M.


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Yasin Ozer - £70M rising upwards by another seven but well worth it. Slotted in with ease alongside Pilkington and Bekkerbraten, Ozer's 31 strikes matching his former PSG partners. The trio scored a phenomenal 115 goals between them. (Danny Hughes grabbed 30, he was their backup). 2028 saw a few niggling injuries too which kept him out of some important games and was probably rushed him back of the final game. Not that it mattered in hindsight.


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Transfers Out

Dele Ali left for recently promoted Doncaster for just £7.5M. Hard to believe I spunked £70M on him just four years earlier. What a twat though. Never again, Dele! Robert Witham wasn't too pleased I was ousting him out of the club but the English full-back was earning too much considering he gave up his first team spot. Marko Grujic left for Wolves after over a decade of service. Crvena Zvezda who were his first club wouldn't be his testimonial game though. More twats.

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Andrew Bishop joined him at Molineux for £9M, Joe Gomez moved on to Norwich for £11M but the biggest news of the summer was the £90M Manchester City paid out for Alan Cassio. We had purchased him for £9M so it was impossible to say no.


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Season.

Our two defeats came against Manchester City and rather more surprisingly, Reading but for the most part, it was perhaps our easiest league title to date. Four times in a row which was a club first too. Man City still remain the only team to beat us at the Dalglish Stadium since our move.

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Domestically I thought we were good enough to dominate this season but we're probably one or two years away in hindsight.

It's a pointless honour but still nice to stretch your arms before the season kicks off.

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And I only tend to find the Super Cup an irritation if I lose it. It's always like a mark on the previous years success.

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But that wasn't going to be a problem this year. Chelsea were actually poor for the majority of the season and their final position of 7th means they've reached failed to finish in the top four for the last three years now.

We fell at the last hurdle in the EFL which was a shame given the teams we faced. Quite a difficult run in fairness.

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And sadly Arsenal enacted a bit of revenge for their loss by dumping us out of the FA Cup.

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Really annoying defeats as that's three seasons on the spin we've been an FA Cup short of a 'proper' treble.

One cup we're having no diffculty in is the Champions League.

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Manchester United faced Manchester City in the other final and ended up the eventual victors which meant the biggest final of them all. Man United had both won and retained in 2022/23 and 23/24 becoming the first club to do so in the competition's current format but Liverpool matched that feat last season, at Old Trafford of all places as Tottenham fell to defeat. This seasons final would be Man United attempting to stop a hattrick of European Cups at the Velodrome.

"Attempting."

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We've got Man United's number now. It's City who are the most problematic.

I hope next season I get a bit more luck with injuries as we've suffered a good number of them to big players this year.

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On a better note...

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Stick your MSN, we have a BOP.



Dark Soldier

"He's basically James Wilson is all."

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:D

[Manc]

If we keep validating Smiff he may just reach the year 3000 before the next edition.

[Dark Soldier]

Comparing an AI controlled striker to one you've played due to limitations what are you doing with your life Smiff

[John]

They have an almost identical goalscoring record. Both 2.5 games per goal.

[Smiffy]

Comparing an AI controlled striker to one you've played due to limitations what are you doing with your life Smiff

I wasn't being serious. He developed much better than I expected him to though and I imagine he'll end up back at the club one day.

[Smiffy]

They have an almost identical goalscoring record. Both 2.5 games per goal.

He's scored ten goals at the highest level. SPL is below the Championship and was at the time too. :nodd:

[Giggles]

That 5-3-2 defence :drool:

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[Smiffy]

I've had some right cracking saves tbh. When I log into the image site I use there's a stream of reminders but as far as newgens go this is my best save so far. I wish I had loaded more countries but it doesn't seem to have affected too much. I want to see what I can do with Pilkington and Hunter too. I think both have potential to be record breakers at the club.

Long term aims now are relatively simple. Overtake Man United's 24 league titles (we're on 22) as well as FA Cup , overtake Real Madrid in Europe, it's currently 12 v 8 to them and honours, we're six behind whiilst hoping to further extend our record in the EFL cup. Along the way I'm hoping we can beat a few of our preset records most notably most wins in a season which stands at 30 (1978/79) and I don't think it's too far fetched to expect to beat the 11-0 win over Stromsgodset at some point too.

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He's definitely on course to beat Roger Hunt. 143 in 228 thus far but that's just league goals. Overall he's at 230 in 341 games.

So close!

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In 19 games the front three have scored 67 times between them. :D

Just look at those results....it's damaged.

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[wullie]

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Matthew Knox has been my leading striker for the past few seasons, but he's spent the time complaining about the lack of quality up front.

I remedied this by spending £20m on Anthony Davie, an Arsenal and England U20 wonderkid. He's gone straight into the team and scored 3 in 3 so far.

Matthew Knox no longer plays.

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[Gray Fox]

You using some kind of mega tactic Smiffy or are your players just that good?

[Mazuuurk]

I'm getting a little bored I noticed last night when I was playing. I've done what I can with United now really, short of overtaking Real and Barca in reputation rankings.

The thing is that I've gotten attached to the youngsters in the squad, and I kind of don't want to leave either. But if I'm going to keep playing I need a new challange soon.



In other news, Bazooer is being a complete cunt. He's on a 190k/week wage that he got after a lot of fucking moaning only last season. Now he's going on about how "AS Monaco will pay me more so I wanna leave".

In the end, I accepted an 85M bid from Bayern, because fuck him. I bet he'll end up making 150k/ week or something stupid like that.

[Smiffy]

You using some kind of mega tactic @Smiffy (http://www.thethirdhalf.co.uk/member.php?u=142) or are your players just that good?

I can't remember what tactic it started off as but I think dan z or something on FM Scout. It's changed too much over the years now but I think most the goals are because we're that good upfront.

[Smiffy]

I'm getting a little bored I noticed last night when I was playing. I've done what I can with United now really, short of overtaking Real and Barca in reputation rankings.

The thing is that I've gotten attached to the youngsters in the squad, and I kind of don't want to leave either. But if I'm going to keep playing I need a new challange soon.



In other news, Bazooer is being a complete cunt. He's on a 190k/week wage that he got after a lot of fucking moaning only last season. Now he's going on about how "AS Monaco will pay me more so I wanna leave".

In the end, I accepted an 85M bid from Bayern, because fuck him. I bet he'll end up making 150k/ week or something stupid like that.

If you and others upload the saves you're bored/finished with I can stick them in the opening post so others can attempt to surpass your achievements?

[Yevrah]

Anyone got DS' brexit file? The original link doesn't work.

[Dark Soldier]

Anyone got DS' brexit file? The original link doesn't work.

http://www.filedropper.com/brex974304dc-1f9e-4510-bb55-bb544657b097_1

[Yevrah]

Cheers.

[Smiffy]

Irritation #1

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Oh bother.


Irritation #2

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Just look at his international ratio.

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It's annoying because Pilkington would be the best England has to offer if not for this dick. Is it bad I hoped the four month layoff he had for breaking his foot would be the start of his downfall?

[Gray Fox]

That first screenshot is much more like the Smiffy we know :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Remember, the save started as a you never win anything without kids game too.

[Smiffy]

I didn't sell anyone in January and the window has just closed. I'm hoping the money I get at the end of the season sorts it, I'm right in thinking that, right?

[Adamski]

Getting right into my Sporting Gijon save. After an abominable start to the second season, I was at 18th and Christmas with no wins. Turned it around to eventually finish 10th. Also made it to the Copa Del Rey final against Madrid. 0-0 after 120 mins and I was sure I was shitting my way to a penalty shootout win. Missed 3/4 pens and got pumped out :(

Max Romero, Carles Alena & Asier Villalibre are absolutely smashing it for me. Latter two are on loan with Alena signed up for another season (his third) and I've brought Colidio in for £6m to replace Villalibre.

Managed to sign Subotic last summer for £1.5m and he's been an absolute monster up top. Julian Green from Bayern again for about £1m is killing it as an Inside Forward.

Hoping to crack a European spot this year and keep progressing.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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Managed to secure this guy.

He looks like he could be mega.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

GKS Katowice 2022/23 season:

Domestic:

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Same old, nothing interesting or new.

Continental:

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Fuck Spurs.

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Leading 2-1 when they popped in a 92nd minute equaliser. Nothing happened in ET and when the penalties started I knew it was done. We're the England of club football when it comes to shootouts.

Transfers in:

http://i.imgur.com/mZVL956.png

£100k and I think I'll make quite a nice amount of profit on him in a few years. Hell, I'll loan him out for at least £1m next season.

http://i.imgur.com/PwkZCmd.png

£20m which is a hefty tag for someone who wont get much games but he's going to be a naturally gifted finisher and he'll be a good sub guy or make me a load of profit.

[Gray Fox]

Is that the 2nd or 3rd Champions League final in a row you've lost in?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It's the fourth final in a row I've been in but I won the previous two.

My total record in Champions League finals is now at 3-3.

I've played United 4 times (2-2 record), Benfica once (0-1) and Atletico (1-0).

The amount of times I've played United is a bit mental. I've been in the Champions League 14 times now and we've played them at least once in all but 5 seasons. We've played them for 5 seasons in a row right now, I can't wait to play them in the final next year.

I'm just glad that we've finally learnt how to shut down Kylian Mbappe, he shat all over us for the first 10 games or so.

[Gray Fox]

Are you using one of those 200 youth rating across the board files?

If so I'd be very interested in seeing some of the best players from the more unusual countries.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Nope, it's standard.

[Raoul Duke]

Managed to secure this guy.

He looks like he could be mega.

Crap Determination, Natural Fitness and Workrate :thbdn:

[Yevrah]

I got bored of the Norwich game and have decided to start a game as FC United in the 6th tier. Bit of a long term project that should take ages to get bored of.

First task is to get a player on board who has played (a decent number of games) for Man Utd, with the second task being to get a club legend. If I can get promoted quick enough I'm earmarking Rooney for the latter, but have no clue on the former. Any ideas?

[Raoul Duke]

Gibson/Cleverly?

You probably want someone mid-late 20s who'll be in their 30s by the time you hit League 1/Championship

[Giggles]

I got bored of the Norwich game and have decided to start a game as FC United in the 6th tier. Bit of a long term project that should take ages to get bored of.

First task is to get a player on board who has played (a decent number of games) for Man Utd, with the second task being to get a club legend. If I can get promoted quick enough I'm earmarking Rooney for the latter, but have no clue on the former. Any ideas?

Chadwick when he ages more?

EDIT: it was Cleverly I was thinking of.

[Yevrah]

Gibson/Cleverly?

You probably want someone mid-late 20s who'll be in their 30s by the time you hit League 1/Championship

There must be someone I can tempt to League 2, maybe even the conference.

[Raoul Duke]

Evra :cool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Crap Determination, Natural Fitness and Workrate :thbdn:

Determination fine but he's only 15 and the other two can improve.

[Baz]

Get Phil BADBOY Bardsley in as a utility man.

8 games in 5 years for United. Club icon.

[Giggles]

Liam Miller had 9 appearances and is currently 35 and slumming it in the depths of the USA after a spell in Cork. You could probably get him now.

[Yevrah]

Not in my save sadly.

Some good shouts though gents. By all means keep em coming.

[Raoul Duke]

Berbatov
Tevez
Fletcher
Nani

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

John O'Shea.

[Reg]

Roy Carroll in a couple years? (If he hasn't retired.) Currently at Linfield.

[phonics]

Djemba Djemba is playing fifth tier Swiss football.

[Yevrah]

In the absence of being able to tempt Becks out of retirement to join the project, I opted for these misfits instead.

https://s23.postimg.org/7hi0sqxzv/Untitled.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/klnl5fq1j/)[/url]

https://s30.postimg.org/51qyeq0ep/Untitled.jpg (https://postimage.org/app.php)

https://s27.postimg.org/fm5zhz34j/Untitled.jpg (https://postimage.org/)[url=https://postimage.org/]

Hate signing players without a picture, but this is the 6th tier of English football, so needs must.

[Yevrah]

Djemba Djemba is playing fifth tier Swiss football.

I wish I'd asked this question before I started the save. I've nearly finished the first season now. :moop:

Hoovering up all of Utd's old shit could have been teh awesome.

Roy Carroll is the first realistic signing I can find in my save. Cheers Reg, he's on the shortlist for summer business.

[Manc]

http://i.imgur.com/Jv4X3um.jpg

34 and still gorgeous.

[Dark Soldier]

Daniel Nardiello? Never actually played for United, so it defeats that rule , but he's a Bury legend. 34, plays in Wales now.

Or Alan Smith.

[Yevrah]

Season 1 with FC United done.

League was quite tight until about 10 games to go when 9 wins out of 10 saw us pull away to top it comfortably in the end.

https://s23.postimg.org/gqyr61xvv/Untitled.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/vmxadn9af/)[/url]

And the squad.

https://s23.postimg.org/7ny283yuj/Untitled.jpg (https://postimage.org/)[url=https://postimage.org/app.php]

Gilchrist the stand out, his 13 finishing and 13 composure far too good for this level. A lot of whinging fucks in the squad who'll be leaving, but we have £164k transfer budget to play with, which sounds pretty colossal at this level.

Annoyingly we're still semi-pro and I fucked up by requesting that we go pro before we'd secured promotion to the Conference. Not that it may have mattered had I waited mind.

[phonics]

I've started a Celtic game. It's cracking fun. Up until I lost my first league game of the season. Against Hearts and all. :moop:

P.S. I'm on the Alena train. I've got him and Ajer knocking it about in the middle and these 2 bit European minnows don't know what's hit them. Moussa Dembele is nowhere near as effective for me as he was for Dortmund though which is odd.

[Adamski]

Just signed Colidio and another Argie without realising I was over my Non EU limit :D

6 months and 12 months until nationalisation of my other 3.

[wullie]

If I do another game with a British team I'm going to disable Brexit, it's a right arse. The superhard Brexit triggered in my game means I can only renew contracts of my foreign players if they're turning out regularly for their national team, no other factor applies. Balls to that.

[Jimmy Floyd]

:drool:

Surely it's the same for the other teams though.