The Football Manager 2017 Thread - Sponsored by Brexit.

[John Arne]

Anybody know why neither Chapecoense or Figueirense are selectable teams on the new update?

[Manc]

http://i.imgur.com/d5Fs3X6.jpg

Painful. We also conceded a 93rd minute penalty in the home leg. :moop:

[Baz]

https://i.imgur.com/TWu0EZV.png

Hat-trick from my defensive mid is the best bit. :cool:

[Giggles]

After winning 6 competitions last season and 12 in his short Southampton career, Frans Kerkhofs has come to me to ask to join Madrid (who have been scouting him like fuck) because he wants to win some medals at this stage of his career :cab:

[Spikey M]

After, what, 5 years of that shit? They're not fixing it any time soon.

Frustrating, because managing the big clubs is shit. I want to be able to take a Wrexham or a Billericay Town and have them win the Champions League. Which I have, only for my best players to want to fuck off to newly promoted Charlton.

[Giggles]

They wrote a bit of code for Brexit, announced it as a MASSIVE feature and did fuck all else.

[phonics]

Got to the final round of qualifying with Rosenborg. 1-0 win at home. Absolutely dominated them away from home, get into half-time and tell the lads not to get complacent and we'll go through. Conceded 3 in 45 minutes.

Team was then so knackered that I got gubbed in the League and scraped by in the cup. I'm 9th and the most I've got to look forward to is a Europa League campaign against FC Salzburg and some team from Malta. Fucking brilliant...

I've also managed to lose to St. Johnstone, Hearts and Aberdeen. It's going great. If I lose to Rangers then the game goes in the bin.

[Adamski]

Currently rocking a midfield 6 of Grujic, Ajer, Joao Carvalho, Alena, Morten Thorsby and bizarrely, Tom Rogic.

[Giggles]

Monster.

http://i.imgur.com/aFBLX3q.png

[Manc]

http://i.imgur.com/uGN4QFt.jpg

In a season were we bottled two Cup finals and a Champions League Semi, my first Ligue 1 win was a huge relief. 9 of the starting 11 are homegrown, with only 3 foreigners in the full squad.

In the summer, Rami, Abeid, Menez, Giroud all moved on. M'Vila arrives on a free along with the returning N'koudou.

The board have finally invested and supplied me with a £40m warchest to battle the Parisians, half of which I'm tempted to spunk on Mangala.

[Yevrah]

FC United 17/18

So after gaining promotion from the 6th tier the slog of the conference was all that stood between us and the football league.

The transfers

https://s27.postimg.org/zewwvttoj/Untitled.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/c0oxjwbr3/)[/url]

I shan't bother posting screenies of this lot as none of them will be here very long. Ameobi became our first 'big name' signing and I think he's finally found his level. Lee Trundle was ok until he decided to retire in September and the rest are non-contract fucks.

30 games in and the league is like so:

https://s23.postimg.org/rw5mr6fzv/Untitled.jpg (https://postimage.org/)[url=https://postimage.org/app.php]

With 12 games to go automatic promotion is all but out of the question, so playoffs is the aim.

[Yevrah]

Oh and Wayne Rooney watch sees the 32 year old in Man Utd's under 23 squad, making appearances in the Checkatrade Trophy. Mourinho banished him from the first team squad after Wayne requested a transfer, citing he needed a new challenge. I guess playing Fleetwood Town offers that.

[wullie]

We had Callum Ball on loan a few seasons ago, from watching him then I knew he had it in him to last almost five weeks with a non-league side.

[Yevrah]

:D

Yeah, he joined and then did his cruciate 5 minutes later.

[Yevrah]

My useless twats have barely won a point since I posted the above update. Don't even think the playoffs are going to happen now. :moop:

[Yevrah]

Fucksticks.

https://s27.postimg.org/njmo1km2r/Untitled.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/g3nefrydb/)

Another season in non-league it is.

[Giggles]

Southampton 2023/24.

Transfers.
Was going to blood a load of youngsters but Pambani was too tempting even though didn't really need him (especially when I bought Koepershoek too). Good few expensive contracts went out on frees too. Kurzawa was bought in January due to lots of Targett suspensions and was surprisingly good.

http://i.imgur.com/46bKnLz.png


New Formation.
Been wanting to try out 5-3-2 and having 5 good CB's meant it was the best time to try it. Not nearly as good going forward as the old 4-2-2-2 but really solid defensively.

http://i.imgur.com/Rs34vuI.png


Competitions.
Still pretty much a romp but got done in the cups this time round. Beat Barcelona 3 times in the CL :drool:

http://i.imgur.com/f1mjHgu.png


http://i.imgur.com/SIo0StK.png


http://i.imgur.com/cYrHI8k.png


Squad Stats.
All about that front two :cool:

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

[Giggles]

Also, as my first summer business, I've sold Frans Kerkhofs and replaced him with a guy from LA Galaxy.

Step down in quality right enough but I've a few good CB's and it's €77m for Kerkhofs (and his €175,000 a week deal gone) and I've paid €8m for Osborne for €75,000 a week :drool:


http://i.imgur.com/rFkVce7.png



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

[Adamski]

Can you post a screen of Colidio? He's absolutely killing it for me in 2018 already.

[Giggles]

Can you post a screen of Colidio? He's absolutely killing it for me in 2018 already.


Here you go. He's been excellent for me but the only thing I find is mad inconsistency at times. He'll bang in 2 or 3 in games and then have a run of games where he's around 6.0 and does fuck all.


http://i.imgur.com/iVBAF5r.png

[Adamski]

Cheers. Only 6 caps is a bit weird.

[Giggles]

His lack of caps was one of the main reasons I had to leave him in Spain for a few years after I bought him.

[Yevrah]

So close to sacking off this FC United game. Managing in non-league is a complete shitshow and I'm crap at it.

[Spikey M]

Get a good tactic and Lower League is piss easy. There's fuck all quality difference between sides.

[Yevrah]

That's what I was expecting, but I'm really struggling through not being able to buy anyone decent.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Physicals are the key.

[Yevrah]

I've decided to go more route one and have spent a few quid on a couple more players, but really 46 games is such a slog that if I can't go up this season I'm not sure I can face a third one in the conference.

Fingers crossed.

[Manc]

After winning the Trophee des Champions for a second summer I decided to resign as OM manager.

Top challenge year in year out, but I really needed to manage some new faces.

After turning down Nice in September, Sampdoria came calling soon after. 5 defeats from their first 6 doesn't really do the squad justice.

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

Solid fullbacks, great midfield three, and the star man up top. £15m and a mid table position. Yes please.

[Yevrah]

Yeah, fuck it. This save is rotten.

[Bam]

Has anyone got a link to getting rid of this Brexit bollocks, also with some instructions on where to put it? I can't be having that crap. :mad:

[Yevrah]

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

There you go Bam.

Stick it in: Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2017/Editor Data

[Adamski]

Has anyone got a link to getting rid of this Brexit bollocks, also with some instructions on where to put it? I can't be having that crap. :mad:

Didn't have you down as a Remoaner me old Cockney sparra.

[Giggles]

Cheers. Only 6 caps is a bit weird.

Just had a look at the there. What's worse is that they play 3 strikers too (Driussi, Dybala, Icardi).

[wullie]

This seems a bit mean

http://i.imgur.com/EiJ0f9K.png

[Gray Fox]

Most likely someone who works at the SI office.

[Baz]

The hair pack for regens is out for FM17. All credit to [someone who calls himself] Emil Debski. You had to pay a donation for it but now you don't because it's here: https://mega.nz/#!UsV1VRDK!xPXqcTdSrfjNK7RMGBdXkYt5yOtlaURidUEXzlE-YIo

Extract it to Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Football Manager 2017\data\facegen\hair and overwrite any existing files. (ie it doesn't go in My Documents like facepacks and logos)

Unfortunately this won't correct the fact that one in five regens have the exact same face, but it's better than nothing.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Thank fuck.

[Raoul Duke]

Have they fixed the eyes looking maniacal yet?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Nope.

I put mine in, reloaded the skin and everyone was bald.

The images I've seen are going to scar me for life.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Actually some are better.

Here's my best looking guy, he looks actually normal:

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

This is my most mental looking chap:

http://i.imgur.com/jAxP1R8.png

Mate...

[Gray Fox]

That Ivorian chap looks a bit good, but what's a guy got to do to get 5* these days? Hard to imagine a striker better than that.

[phonics]

What is that moustache on the second guy up to?

[Raoul Duke]

Senel looks like a fabulous chap. Can easily imagine him turning up to training on his Penny Farthing, smoking a pipe.

[Yevrah]

After the awful experience with FC United I've gone for a journeyman game with the aim of winning something in every continent, starting in South Africa with Kaizer Chiefs with an automatic rep.

Leagues loaded:

Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
China
Denmark
England
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Mexico
Netherlands
Portugal
Russia
Scotland
South Africa
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United States

[Spikey M]

What fucking processor do you have?

[Yevrah]

i7


...

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'm going to start with Celtic because I've tried so many other places, and been thrashed out of sight regardless of team or tactics, that if I can't succeed with this lot I might as well just put the game away.

The problem I'm having is that width just doesn't work in this game but crowding midfield is against everything I stand for.

[Mike]

Installed the 2017 hair pack thing. It's really done my striker a favour.
before:https://i.imgur.com/KJvDF62.png

after:https://i.imgur.com/j0Mfagq.png

Though it can't help but imagine he's just saved the sides and glued them to the top of his head like when Bevis and Butthead got beards:
http://www.thecollegefix.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/beavisandbutthead-300x244.youtube.screenshot-copy.jpg

[Manc]

http://i.imgur.com/Mj11gLz.jpg

Life in Genoa has started well.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://i.imgur.com/wR4QUgs.png

http://i.imgur.com/hXy9v7v.png

http://i.imgur.com/48E9LAa.png

I'm going to miss him :(

Sadly he's been far too injury prone this year and it's time for the new guard to really take over.

[Giggles]

Saaaaafemton 2024/25.

Not as good as last season but another monster season in the league. With Brinquedo and Colidio so good, I could play a nice tight 5-3-2 and concede fuck all. Kuznetzov from the youths was a nice backup for them after I retrained him as a striker. Osborne coming in for €8m to replace Kerkhofs was an absolute star and ended up on the PL and CL teams of the season, and I managed to get through rotating Alena, Hauche, Suarez, Odegaard, Keita, Carvalho, and Nyddegger in the 3 midfield spots without so much as a moan from any of them, which is the biggest feat of all in this game.


Transfers:

http://i.imgur.com/5eU0GPR.png


Season:

http://i.imgur.com/see38tI.png

http://i.imgur.com/ZyRC9ZQ.png


Results:

http://i.imgur.com/1LVesqk.jpg


Squad Stats:

http://i.imgur.com/yDUUg4K.png

[Manc]

Those average ratings look a shit show.

[Giggles]

Those average ratings look a shit show.

I've found players, even on the computer teams, rarely get anywhere near an 8 average in this. Certainly lower than previous versions. Anything around 7.4 or 7.5 and you're floating around player of the year territory normally.

[Manc]

My top performers are always well over 7.50.

[Giggles]

My top performers are always well over 7.50.

Aren't you on the mobile version though?

Probably depends on the tactic too. Mine were slightly higher when I played the 4-2-2-2 all-out job.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I've just had my first Old Firm derby and we won 5-1, with Dembele scoring all five. As close to a cheat player as I've ever experienced, at the level.

[Yevrah]

Loving South Africa. I've brought Ronaldinho in. :cool:

[Manc]

More Dembele love.

http://i.imgur.com/467qlJv.jpg

20 strength, 19 for finishing & pace. Woof.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I imagine keeping him at Celtic Park might be akin to trying to keep a rhino in the garden shed, but he's started with 23 goals in 14 games and he's contracted for 4 seasons, so they're going to need to do a serious fuck you pay me.

[Yevrah]

South Africa seems to have 3 domestic cup competitions per season. I'm shitting Hall of Fame points here.

[wullie]

Player wants to leave, I said no. Entire squad demand meeting, saying I should let him go, I reply by telling them it'd make the team worse, they all suddenly agree.

Is there any way to disable all of the conversation items across the board?

[Yevrah]

I don't think I've ever had a response other than "oh, ok then" when I've told the squad I didn't want to sell Player A because it would make us worse.

Even when I was lying to them en masse while managing AC Oulu.

Player interaction remains an awful part of the game.

[Giggles]

It's like the

'I want a new contract'
'No, you've loads of time on the one you have'
'Ok then'

Every single time. And then they ask again a month later.

[Yevrah]

:D

I did manage to break that response at AC Oulu.

[ScousePig]

Finally got around to buying a laptop and got this going. Is there a decent face pack download which isn't 8gb like the one on sortitoutsi? I've sorted the name fixes, kits and logos.

[Yevrah]

The one on Sortitoursi is all you could ever need, if you can take the processing hit that loading over 100,000 images into the game brings.

[Shindig]

I never really understood why they haven't scaled back on it. You want interaction when it matters.

[Yevrah]

I never really understood why they haven't scaled back on it. You want interaction when it matters.

I suspect it's because it's (by a mile) the easiest way to add something to the game these days that can be badged as a 'new' or improved feature.

[ScousePig]

Do you just download the main thing once and then updates as and when?

[Shindig]

Also, what does the 'Other comment' or 'add comment' feature actually do? I've never used it. Can I just type anything in? Just give me 'Defend / No Comment / Criticise' and let the cards fall where they do.

[Yevrah]

Do you just download the main thing once and then updates as and when?

The Facepack file?

I just download all 8 gigs every so often.

[ScousePig]

I mean like updates to regens hair and stuff like on the previous page. Or is that nothing to do with facepacks?

[Reg]

Also, what does the 'Other comment' or 'add comment' feature actually do? I've never used it. Can I just type anything in? Just give me 'Defend / No Comment / Criticise' and let the cards fall where they do.
The 'add comment' must be just for network games so you can add witty replies for your mate to see. The computer isn't going to know what the hell you've typed, otherwise SI would be lauding that as a big feature (and swatting off other companies asking how they did it).

[Yevrah]

I mean like updates to regens hair and stuff like on the previous page. Or is that nothing to do with facepacks?

Facepacks contain pictures of real players, while the stuff on the last page was to fix the pictures of newly generated players (newgens), which for some reason all look awful on this version.

[ScousePig]

It's a shame you didn't carry on that United save Yev, two lads I know are in their squad. I can't imagine those supposed wages are accurate.

[Yevrah]

I'll give it another crack again sometime, but it was driving me mad.

On the plus side, I'm smashing Africa harder than Barclays and I've just come across perhaps the best named team ever from Zimbabwe.

FC Chicken Inn

[Jimmy Floyd]

Chicken Inn are dons. Named after a chicken shop iirc, should send the connoisseur over.

[Yevrah]

Nice scheduling:

https://s28.postimg.org/5eplvp2d9/Untitled.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/uxhy8plx5/)

[Jimmy Floyd]

That happens IRL too. How the CAF Champions League actually manages to be organised at all is one of the great wonders of civilisation. Most of the clubs taking part have no money and go around in planes that could fall out of the sky at any moment.

[Yevrah]

:D

While you're here, why is the South African league split into 4 stages for no (obviously) apparent reason? CAF qualification seems to be based on the overall table, for example.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I just looked at the rules in my game (I have endless leagues loaded as view-only) and the only thing I can see is there's a £150,000 prize money bonus for winning each 'period'.

[phonics]

Phwoar so it's been quite an adventure for my Celtic save.

My game crashed shortly after my last post which meant I had the chance to face Rosenborg again. I won and got a CL group of Bayern, Napoli and Tottenham (fun group)

I managed to scrape 4 points with a 1-0 win against Tottenham at home but I couldn't even get third after losing to Bayern in the final game. In the league I thought we were okay until I looked at the stats and realised I was blending the million cup games I had with the League. I was 9 games in and I'd won 2 all season :D As I started finally having some space to not have 95% of my team nackered I started putting some wins together. I picked up some bloke called 'Kuki' on a free (with compensation) after Moussa Dembele got ruled out for 4 months (Leigh Griffiths was to follow 2 weeks later making me a god in the market)

Then came January. Dembele comes to me to tell him I must immediately sell him to Liverpool even though he hadn't had a 'Wnt' icon by his name yesterday and I told him to chill, at which point my entire team kicked off at me for letting him leave. Meanwhile, Liverpool come in with a bid of 1.5m for Tierney so I just 100% it and ask for 15 million and 20% profit and they're cool with it and he goes. At which point my entire team kicks off at me for not having enough squad depth.

I bring in some randomers while Liverpool go through every member of my team who isn't fucking shite and bid about 3 quid for them. Dembele asks for a transfer request. I give it him, thinking I'm absolutely fucked this season. Liverpool don't bother putting another bid in.

So now it's Feb 2nd (20 games or so in) and I am on equal points with Rangers and Aberdeen (an Aberdeen team who at this point have beaten me 4 times this year) and we'll see if I manage to last the season.

[Jimmy Floyd]

You're doing worse than I am. I hope you know how serious that is.

[phonics]

I was 9th for about 3 months, I know exactly what sort of position I'm in. At one point I saw 'Entwistle' and 'Fired' in the headline but apparently it was talking about my exploits in front of goal and how I'd 'Fired the strikeforce' or something. Nearly shit myself.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I binned off the League Cup in the first game, which is against everything I stand for but also necessary to keep everyone fit. There are so many surplus players on £15k/week in that squad that don't need to be there. Fucking Scott Sinclair.

[phonics]

Scott Sinclair is my best player. He's like Messi in this league, the amount of times we've been shite only for him to dribble 6 men and put it in the top corner :drool:

I did end up binning 90% of my team.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I went narrow diamond with this team for an 8-2-0 record so far:

Gordon
Gamboa / Kolo / Sviatchenko / Tierney
Bitton
Ajer / McGregor
Rogic
Dembele / Griffiths

Sinclair, Forrest and Mackay Steven all on the scrap heap.

[phonics]

Here's my everyone fucking hates me XXV



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

and the ins/outs


http://i.imgur.com/MG7Vt0p.png

and it's even more disgraceful than I remember recounting at work

http://i.imgur.com/CEhetl4.jpg

[Jimmy Floyd]

You need to ditch the wingers and just throw Kris Commons on at AMC at the 60 minute mark in each game. There lies the key to victory.

I've got a fucking regista going and everything. Fuck the wide men.

[Jimmy Floyd]

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

Read it and weep. Also snuck into the Europa League post-Christmas by ambushing Leverkusen at their ground. Tottenham and Real Madrid bummed us so hard in those four games that it now hurts to sit down.

[Dquincy]

Really enjoy reading this thread. I'm only up to page 30 so far.

On my FM11 career I'm in the year 2046 after starting unemployed. Here are a few screenshots showing my journey :

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/714x614q90/922/LnxgBt.jpg

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/818x614q90/921/QnTDd5.jpg

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x608q90/922/INNr3h.jpg

[Raoul Duke]

What was wrong with Brazil?

[Giggles]

That's like my Italy stint in my Southampton game. Took over, lost two Nations League games in a week, and resigned.

[John]

Twice you've made a hasty exit from Brazil. You'll give the poor sods a complex.

[Dquincy]

:D I struggled interpreting the Brazilian league rules...not that i gave it much of a chance mind. As for the national team, if i recall correctly their manager left right before a Copa America. I took over for the tournament, was awful, instantly resigned in shame.

I might return to Brazil one day. Also tempted to go to the MLS, but again i would struggle with the rules over in yanky land.

Also tempted to return to Ayr Utd, where it all began, to see if i can get them to the top of Scottish football.

Keep up the good work chaps, love reading your progress.

[Manc]

Gillingham?

Finding it difficult to bring faces in at Sampdoria. Bellusci joins to bolster the defence.

[Dquincy]

Gillingham?


I live in the south east of England so they're the nearest team (that's in the football league) to me.

Made them world beaters from League One. Think it was 3 Champions League trophies and 3 World Club Championships during my stay. I left after a display of petulance when they didn't name the new stadium after me. Opting for the catchy name 'Gillingham Stadium'. My time had come to find a new challenge really.

That has come in the form of PSG who hadn't won the legue since 2036 and finished 8th last year.

[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.

https://s30.postimg.org/6cz42l8g1/screenshot_1045.png

:drool:

Last season 2029/30 saw us overtake Manchester United as most time winners with 25. The FA Cup is proving slightly harder with Man United holding the record at 16 to our 10.

We're up against Real Madrid in the first knock out round (2030/31) and you could say the North West is the Champions League's new home.

http://s30.postimg.org/9cy1jj75t/screenshot_1046.png

Luke Hunter, a youth product in 2016/2017 is just three games short of his 700th club appearance

http://s30.postimg.org/nxf4ed24h/screenshot_1047.png

Hitting his prime now, I imagine. Over 1000 games a potential target?

http://s30.postimg.org/o18xum7lt/screenshot_1048.png

http://s30.postimg.org/t16e2kd8h/screenshot_1049.png

http://s30.postimg.org/e6me24t1d/screenshot_1050.png

http://s30.postimg.org/9yrltdrlt/screenshot_1051.png

http://s30.postimg.org/3z3upq6td/screenshot_1052.png

http://s30.postimg.org/kpf8f258h/screenshot_1053.png

http://s30.postimg.org/6k9fd8w75/screenshot_1054.png

http://s30.postimg.org/6mtb02zup/screenshot_1055.png

http://s30.postimg.org/b9zd1un7l/screenshot_1056.png

[Yevrah]

First season in South Africa done:

https://s30.postimg.org/ufzw4xlcx/Untitled.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/vv1gtnmfx/)[/url]

https://s24.postimg.org/ei5gqugxh/Untitled.jpg (https://postimage.org/)

https://s28.postimg.org/hwnp163ot/Untitled.jpg (https://postimage.org/)

https://s28.postimg.org/yhw3ehk4t/Untitled.jpg (https://postimage.org/)

https://s24.postimg.org/4xvj2eht1/Untitled.jpg (https://postimage.org/)

https://s24.postimg.org/k9ouyk279/Untitled.jpg (https://postimage.org/app.php)imgur (https://postimage.org/)

https://s30.postimg.org/hz019gvm9/Untitled.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/dpvb7asct/)

https://s29.postimg.org/h7drp65pz/Untitled.jpg (https://postimage.org/)[url=https://postimage.org/]

Cracking season all round. My contract was only for a season and I haven't yet renewed it so I might leave depending on what's available.

[Giggles]

South Africa looks rather interesting actually. I normally can't get into anything except an English or League of Ireland game but I must give it another go before I finish with FM17 completely. What English division would the player standard compare to Yevrah?

[Manc]

5 European titles in a row is some going.

[Yevrah]

Probably League 1 I'd say.

This is my top scorer if that gives an indication:

https://s30.postimg.org/746jwy4wh/Untitled.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/fz7e7gtot/)

[Giggles]

Ah yeah, that looks doable enough that it doesn't have to be all about tactics.

[John]

Am I reading those screenshots right, four domestic cups? Even with a truncated league that must have been a fucking long season.

[Yevrah]

You are. It's fucking mental.

[Reg]

How's Ronaldinho doing, Yev? I can't see him in the 'goalscorers' column.

[TG09]

Started a game the other week with Newcastle Utd, currently top after 15 games, 4 points clear so far. Mitroivc is top scorer at the moment with 8 goals

[Jimmy Floyd]

The cunt Celtic chairman just sold Dembele from under me hours after the transfer window shut :face:

Makes me want to get my flute out and play.

[Manc]

Fee?

[Yevrah]

How's Ronaldinho doing, Yev? I can't see him in the 'goalscorers' column.

He got injured and has now retired. Sad times.

I'm looking at other ageing legends to replace him with.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Fee?

£8.25 million. I'd have held out for a lot more, but worse still I now have to do the second half of the season (including a coefficient-vital Europa League run) with only Leigh Griffiths, Gaetan Laborde (I know), and children to score my goals.

[phonics]

I had Dembele bitch and moan for a move to Liverpool to the point I would have lost the title if it weren't for Leigh Griffiths scoring 6 goals in 3 games.

Summer rolls around and I accept a bid from Monaco for 20 million just because I'm fucking sick of Liverpool, who have also spent the summer trying to buy Kristoffer Ajer for 700k. Only for Liverpool come in with a 30m (40 with add-ons) and a 50% sell on fee.

The cunt chooses Monaco. The guys dead to me, I called him an arsehole on the way out.

edit: Forgot my PC crashed yesterday. Just rebooted it to get some screens for Jimmy to seethe over only to find out I've not even won the league.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I had Barcelona, Real Madrid and all the delusional Italian clubs desperately trying to get Ajer in January. Who do they think I am?

Also signed Erik Durm from Dortmund because I wanted to remind myself of the misery of previous failed saves. Wayne Rooney was listed by request but his wage demands are more fish suppers than the Clyde can yield.

[Manc]

You've both been mugged.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I hate this game. Battered Kiev over two legs, lost 6-5 on aggregate in extra time because they produced a lethal finish every time they got within 40 yards of our goal, and it'll be another 6 or so hours of playing time before I get another crack at Europe.

It's a very enjoyable but incredibly difficult game.

[Smiffy]

:cool: Best season to date.


http://s30.postimg.org/i85n408ld/screenshot_1062.png


The average age of the squad is still only 26 so plenty room for more. :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://i.imgur.com/1kLPRo0.png

Semi final but I think it's only like my second penalty shootout win with GKS thus far, I thought it was going the usual way when our main man Kone had his saved.

Keeper was a fucking God, he saved 4 and got his hands on a 5th but it had too much power.

Oh and our main centre back popping up in the final moments to head in a free kick at the death, fucking beast.

[Mazuuurk]

Smiffy, that's insanely impressive - but aren't you bored yet?

I think I'm done with this years FM. Managed about 5 seasons I think, think I'm in '20 or '21.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://i.imgur.com/g23VYFG.png

Wanted to buy him but Dnipro want £75m.

More Ukrainians trying to take money out of my pocket :(

[Giggles]

I think I'm done with this years FM. Managed about 5 seasons I think, think I'm in '20 or '21.

I can't be arsed firing it up again either. It's probably still worth the price for the one big game I seem to play on each version, but I can never face starting up all over again.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

GKS Katowice 2033/34 season:

Domestic bollocks:

http://i.imgur.com/W7yJHbK.png

http://i.imgur.com/Bn0rjYZ.png

Another easy league win.

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

First time in ages I went out this early. Got the first leg win and near enough everyone of note was on international duty, usually we have a few stragglers left behind but none this time. My kids couldn't do shit.

Europe:

http://i.imgur.com/TNl38lE.png

Good to have it back with us, our only wobble was against United.

Props to the hero Van Den Boogaard, it's not been his best season but since being sold he's put in some mega performances. Including scoring 2 and setting up the other in the final in his very last game. What a way to go out.

Transfers:

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

£15m, wont see many first team chances but I couldn't say no to the dreamboat.

http://i.imgur.com/ahmen1c.png

Only £10.75m and I think the half Dutch, half Aussie lad will be mega. Already he's being compared to my second striker Leon Zimmer who is the guy he'll eventually replace.

http://i.imgur.com/lY0tgKr.png

£24m and tiny Petar could be a pretty incredible player for the team. He's being touted as the next Phil Olhoff who is a newgen in my game who has garnered £179m in transfer fees playing for Barca, Man City and PSG. I think he could be better than what this chap was in his golden age though.

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

Big name there is Blank who was a first teamer but I was plugging in youth guys in his place all season so decided to cash in during January.

Squad stats:

http://i.imgur.com/b5Qq4KJ.png

Kone :cool:

[Mazuuurk]

I can't be arsed firing it up again either. It's probably still worth the price for the one big game I seem to play on each version, but I can never face starting up all over again.

Yeah I think the same. After all I spend more money in one night in the Pub, and 20-30 quid for a few solid weeks of playing isn't bad, I think.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I won the league with Celtic. With 2 games to spare, because the second half of the season has been a total clusterfuck. Still, my first trophy on this blasted game. In the cup final against St Johnstone, and in a curious turn of events we have won all 5 Old Firm games this year despite regularly losing at home to the likes of Partick Thistle.

I have pre-arranged transfers for Darren Randolph, Alex Mowatt, and Tanzanian superstar Mbwana Samata.

My main focus is to keep trying to get the coefficient up so we can ultimately rely on the Champions League money. Pretty solid year with a 7.25 thanks to Hearts chipping in unexpectedly.

[Smiffy]

Smiffy, that's insanely impressive - but aren't you bored yet?

I think I'm done with this years FM. Managed about 5 seasons I think, think I'm in '20 or '21.

Suprisingly not as there's still plenty of targets to reach. The Champions League is a doddle which is weird and the current squad at my disposal should ensure more trophies over the next few years because we're just that good. I want most winner records for all eligable competitions, I want an unbeaten season and to ensure every club record is beaten too.

After that I think the natural step would be to take over Wales as well and attempt another septuple with a major international tournement. Not my strong point though as other than the odd AFCON I can't recall the last time I won something with a nation.

[Smiffy]

http://s30.postimg.org/ky4etjnr5/screenshot_1063.png

A 2016 youth product which eventually spelt the end of Mignolet and Karius. Not many goalkeepers have arrived at the Dalglish Stadium over the years such has been his dominance. Possibly one of the most successful players left in the game given the international success too.

http://s30.postimg.org/k27xe3e2p/screenshot_1064.png

http://s30.postimg.org/xx67wk8ht/screenshot_1065.png

Likewise with Trent who took a couple of seasons to cement his place at right back. His average rating has improved as he's got older which is nice to see although I'm not sure how much longer he has. Attributes suggest a little while longer but I hope to have blooded someone else in by then.

http://s30.postimg.org/5qth6b281/screenshot_1068.png

It was a stop-start campaign for Haddadi who has had six different injuries in the space of a year. It gave Huw Sanna a chance but the gulf in quality between the two is worlds apart. I'm hoping he'll hurry up back and slightly more durable.

http://s30.postimg.org/iak0gb11d/screenshot_1069.png

Signed in 2026 from Fiorentina. Most baulked at the £61M transfer fee at the time but in his time at the club he's been a rock. Still has a few years left in him clearly.

http://s30.postimg.org/fx22pamm9/screenshot_1070.png

Two seasons prior to the above, Maximilian was our big deal of the summer coming in at £48M. The partnership the three centrebacks have formed has been just as key to our success as the goals we've plundered.

http://s30.postimg.org/n1ohc2j9d/screenshot_1071.png

A speculative punt back in 2026 saw the Seneglese defender arrive for just £375K. Two loan moves to Coventry and Bristol helped every so slightly but it's been the past two seasons he's started to make the third and final position his own. Potentially another long termer.

http://s30.postimg.org/9olc9gef5/screenshot_1072.png

The clubs most expensive signing at £120M, started life at Liverpool as one of the front three but has gradually been dropped further into midfielder thanks to Danny Hughes finally realising his potential. I'm never going to make much back in fee's with this one so I imagine he'll be tutoring for the rest of his career.

http://s30.postimg.org/ks0d1babl/screenshot_1073.png

£35M from Fulham who were a Premier League outfit again back in 2022. He has in my mind surpassed every midfielder we've had on consistancy alone. You very rarely get a low rating from him and although not as prolific in front of goal as I would like, he's still a scorer of important goals. Those have become less over the years because we don't really scrape our way through matches these days. At 28 I reckon he's got at least five more seasons left at the club.

http://s30.postimg.org/rmanr02yp/screenshot_1074.png

The jewel in our crown. Scored his first competitive goal against Everton, broke Roger Hunts league record ten years later against the same team albeit at Goodison Park. Young enough to be around for many more years and he's the main reason the save is as interesting as it is. He's won so many individual awards that it's pointless listing them all but it still pisses me off that Man United's striker Pickford makes him second fiddle for international duty. Still, he'll get better and has grabbed over 30 league goals in each of his last six seasons. Truly amazing.

http://s30.postimg.org/vy3utqz9d/screenshot_1075.png

I perservered with this guy for so long that I almost lost faith a couple of seasons ago. There's not a great deal to say as the stats say it anyway. Personally I don't think they tell the truth story but then I imagine I'm comparing him to Pilkington, Magnus and Ozer.

http://s30.postimg.org/tutfm2zgh/screenshot_1076.png

http://s30.postimg.org/6hve3kjcx/screenshot_1077.png

Our last signing from PSG and our last signing overall in the past four years as we've looked to balance the books once more. I reckon he was worth the fee of £70M but only when in the support role. As the attacker of the front three he's quite poor which is odd.

http://s30.postimg.org/3svzzsoht/screenshot_1078.png

Finally given the state I got in with the finances, things have improved.

http://s30.postimg.org/7t7qps4ch/screenshot_1079.png

We won't fail it as a few more unwanted players leave at the end of the month but the way the game is going I imagine it's going to revert back to a YDWAWK again but without rushing to off load those in the first team as I did the first time round.

[John Arne]

Keep the updates coming, gents. Good reads, these.

Domination.

https://gyazo.com/723ad02d5f423b458a16d6b84f71875a.png

https://gyazo.com/a391c0174209bc27014224d38316754b.png

[Dark Soldier]

My last three seasons with Bury has seen me bring in £261m, £381m and £298m respectively. Each season I've bought between 40-70m worth of players. Balance of £587m despite a 29k seater stadium :D

So, so easy to become rich on this if you snap up any/all young talent asap. Downside is my u18s/u23s are now looking barren so I'll have to get onto some more soon, set like 50-60m aside for incoming youth.

[Jimmy Floyd]

http://i.imgur.com/2P9bbcn.png

Erm, oops?

[Yevrah]

Second season at Kaizer Chiefs and the summer business has seen us make another marquee signing:


https://s30.postimg.org/e4kweu0oh/Untitled.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/iqh0n6m7h/)

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://i.imgur.com/CrwX73g.png

Finally reached the top :cool:

[Jimmy Floyd]

Have the other Polish teams gone on your coat tails or are they still as useless as they were at the start?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Still as useless.

I've dragged us to 7th in the coefficients but can't do anything more.

Legia got to the second knockout round of the Europa League 4 seasons ago and they're shot now.

No other team have ever gotten out of a group.

Last year Wisla lost their Champions League playoff to AA Gent and then their Europa League playoff to fucking Banik Ostrava.

Slask went straight into a Europa group and came third against Stoke, Pacos Ferreira and Dynamo after winning once, drawing twice and losing 3 times.

Lechia beat Brondy but then lost to Club Brugge. They then got relegated...

There's no money in the league and Polish talents are rare as fuck.

[Dark Soldier]

So United essentially become the best team in pretty much every save?

They're the only side in world football to give me trouble on my Bury save (despite us being the 11th best team in the world in game despite two CLs in a row).

[John]

Could one of you playing in Scotland, or at least someone who has it loaded, have a look at Zak Rudden of Rangers and confirm that my new save hasn't just thrown up a complete monstrosity?

[Jimmy Floyd]

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

That's only September 17.

[Mike]

Phew:
https://i.imgur.com/LINzOlm.png

[John]

Much the same as in my game, though there are some random elements. If he's anywhere near that good in reality he should be starting.

[Jimmy Floyd]

http://i.imgur.com/f90aMtO.png

I'm like the Tony Pulis of scraping third place in Champions League groups. Hire me and I'll scrape third for any side in any group.

Opening our arseholes for Icardi in the last game, only for Shakhtar to go down with all souls 4-1 at home to Napoli, was fun.

[ScousePig]

I can't get the facepacks to work. I downloaded the first two parts of the 8GB thing but they're not showing up. The kits and badges all work fine.

[Reg]

Have you restarted Steam?

[ScousePig]

I've had my laptop on and off since doing it, but I haven't logged out and back in again.

I haven't had to do that for any of the other graphics.

[Jimmy Floyd]

11 points behind Rangers in the second season. Same thing I had with Dortmund where it's just been decided we won't score goals anymore. The game is just far too punitive for the amount of time you have to put into it.

[Shindig]

When did the rule about Champions' League winners defending their title come in regardless of league finish? I could've swore that's a 2005 revision but I've just had it happen in CM 01-02. Spain with five CL spots. Betis won but finished 9th last year. They also have first seeding, rather than a qualifying spot.

[Adamski]

Yeah I thought that was brought in when a Liverpool won the CL too.

[Giggles]

Liverpool moaned their way to the rule change when they won it.

[ScousePig]

Have you restarted Steam?

Tried this and still no luck. Darren Flectcher is one of the recognisable faces from the parts I have downloaded, so I've tried moving him around into different folders within the graphics, but nothing works.

[Gray Fox]

Go to preferences.

Clear your cache. Tick reload skin on confirm. Should help.

[ScousePig]

Yeah done all that. Kits, logos all fine, but no faces.

[Shindig]

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Spanish Second Division - Sunday 2nd June 2024
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2023/4 Table
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Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts
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1st C Villarreal 42 13 7 1 37 17 15 3 3 40 15 94
2nd P Racing Santander 41 12 5 4 33 19 14 3 3 33 15 86
3rd P Málaga 41 13 5 2 26 10 8 7 6 23 23 75
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4th Espanyol 42 8 8 5 17 14 12 5 4 33 18 73
5th Deportivo 42 6 11 4 32 31 11 4 6 26 18 66
6th Logroñés 41 10 2 9 27 24 8 4 8 21 24 60
7th Numancia 41 11 7 2 16 6 3 10 8 7 13 59
8th Mérida 42 8 7 6 27 22 7 6 8 23 23 58
9th Manlleu 42 10 3 8 22 24 5 9 7 26 26 57
10th Levante 42 10 6 5 29 19 5 6 10 19 22 57
11th Caudal 42 8 5 8 25 21 7 7 7 22 20 57
12th Rayo 42 7 8 6 29 24 8 2 11 21 25 55
13th Zaragoza 42 10 4 7 29 26 4 9 8 16 23 55
14th Getafe 42 6 10 5 17 18 6 7 8 16 20 53
15th Toledo 42 8 6 7 27 22 4 10 7 24 29 52
16th Jerez 42 8 6 7 23 23 5 6 10 17 26 51
17th Ceuta 42 8 5 8 23 20 5 6 10 17 25 50
18th Mallorca 41 7 8 5 17 12 3 9 9 11 19 47
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19th Lorca 42 9 4 8 21 15 3 7 11 13 30 47
20th R Fuenlabrada 42 5 10 6 17 15 4 6 11 16 29 43
21st R Benidorm 42 2 6 13 11 30 3 3 15 10 41 24
22nd R At. Deva 41 2 5 14 11 32 0 9 11 10 32 20



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2023/4 Goals
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Pos Player Club Apps Gls
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1st Sergio Barbero Villarreal 41 34

Unexpected. We'd slid to 4th around the December transfer window so decided to balance our £4m+ debt. Then we just kept winning.


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2023/4 Average Rating
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Pos Player Club Apps Av R
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1st Sergio Barbero Villarreal 41 8.00
2nd José Vicente Nieto Racing Santander 29 (2) 7.90
3rd Jorge González Racing Santander 33 7.76
4th Alfonso Navarro Villarreal 25 7.72
5th Jorge Mateos Villarreal 34 (1) 7.71

Real Madrid went down. Barcelona, for the third season in a row, avoided the drop on goal difference. Binmen.

I'm expecting more exits in the summer with me needing to ultilise free transfers to get any talent through the door. Our awful facilities led to a stand being deemed unfit for purpose by Health & Safety. We're lucky if we bring in 10,000 punters for a match. Steve McManaman followed me to Spain but he quickly got Gary Nevilled out of there. Newcastle, World Club Champions are on to their third manager in a year. I absolutely need a DMC next year.

Also, Javier Saviola looks like he's playing another season. 1021 games. 42 years of age. 10 goals this season. He's got 4 for pace and acceleration which probably gives him until 45.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

My FFP projection is going mental.

It keeps switching from making £20m profit by the end of the period to losing £110m.

[Jimmy Floyd]

http://i.imgur.com/yNY6bXg.png

Why do SI even put this stuff in the game?

[Dark Soldier]

Aye its bollocks. Had a keeper on one game be at fault for three goals conceded then after the match his agent asked the same thing.

Its only going to continue to be weighed down by such shite until they build a new engine, rather than just adding shit to the old, creaking effort.

[Yevrah]

Will they ever build a new engine again? Why would they bother.

[Dark Soldier]

Will they ever build a new engine again? Why would they bother.

I know, but eventually it'll have to happen. Game has so many flaws on release these days its just gonna get worse as the years go on.

But it'll still sell by the cuntload and they'll keep their head in the sand ignoring actual problems with the game.

[Jimmy Floyd]

They must put far more into marketing these days than they put into the actual game.

[Giggles]

Do they still get all precious of anyone has any criticism whatsoever?

[Dark Soldier]

Yeah the mods on the SI Forums are still absolute septics.

[Smiffy]

Quicker on the trigger than I ever was too.

[John]

Barrie McKay is an absolute child this year. We were getting tanked 3-0 away to Hearts at half time so I told the side they weren't close to good enough and he 'looked confused and demotivated', then there he was in the press after the game moaning that I was a wanker. He's comfortably the best player on the books but he'll be getting sold if that's a regular thing.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://i.imgur.com/s7KjKA4.png

Main striker out for 5-6 weeks too :(

Had gone 53 without losing.

[Jimmy Floyd]

That looks like every one of my Celtic league games ever. The oppo goal is always an unstoppable howitzer as well from their only breakaway.

[Smiffy]

Two days off so I should finally get back underway with Liverpool although I'm in two minds now whether to continue dominating or seek a new challenge?

I'd be heading into my 16th season having surpassed Bill Shankly's 783 matches in 14Y7M but Tom Watson's record as longest-serving manager is a realistic target given that's only 18Y262M. I might go at the end of the season if we can claim a 7th successive Champions League title which will see us pass Real Madrid's total of 12.

I really don't know now.

[Smiffy]

]img]robbery[/img]

Main striker out for 5-6 weeks too :(

Had gone 53 without losing.

The longest unbeaten run I've managed in my save is 41 games and that's stood for the past seven years. I always cock up against someone irrespective of how good my own squad is and right now it's a ten times better than those who set the record initally.

[Giggles]

My FFP projection is going mental.

It keeps switching from making £20m profit by the end of the period to losing £110m.

The finances just seem to work out as a world unto themselves. In my last season of my game as I was getting bored I decided to destroy Liverpool to keep myself amused. Ended up relegating them with a committed wage spend of €11m a week for the next 3 years but just before they were about to go into admin and fail FFP they magically got €180m in 'sponsorship' in a week.

[Smiffy]

My A to Z.

A is for Anfield.

After over 130+ years as the home of Liverpool, Anfield finally closed its doors for good albeit in typical Merseyside fashion. It was a 1-0 defeat to relegated West Bromwich Albion the last game of the season. Standard form.

B is for Bekkerbraten.

At £120M he remains the most expensive player in Liverpool's history although it was still money well spent. After gracing the Premier League once before with Tottenham the talented Norwegian returned to the shores with a point to prove after it was suggested he was phoning it in, in Ligue 1. 200 goals in 241 appearances and an instrumental part in claiming five successive Premier League titles, five European Cup's, he and finally completing his set last season with both the EFL and FA Cup medals meaning he's claimed all there is in England.

C is for Coutinho and Can.

When Lucas Leiva and Dejan Lovren left Anfield in the 2016 no one was overly bothered. Leiva had been a long time servant, Lovren had been a long time disaster but when the following summer saw departures of Emre Can to Bayern Munich and the jewel in our crown leave for rivals Tottenham, all hell loose. After almost a decade at Spurs, Coutinho who by then had long since started his decline as a footballer took himself to the MLS where he enjoyed an Indian summer of sorts. The Brazilian is currently awaiting for an opportunity in management whilst Emre Can opted for a stint in Qatar.

D is for Dalglish Stadium

In 2026 the club arrived at its new stadium, something Liverpool had been craving for as long as I can remember. At 76,000 it remains one of the most modern stadiums in the country and indeed in the biggest.

E is for Everton

Our Merseyside neighbours had spent the past ten years toiling in the EFL Championship which from a personal perspective was disappointing as there's nothing like a good olde derby. As it is in 15 years we've faced off just 14 times and only once have we come unstuck. A record of P14, W13, D0, L1, F44, A9 is just too big a beating stick to slap 'em with.

F is for Fenway Sports Group.

They came, they saw, the delivered. In 2025 John Henry finally past the club over to a new consortium. Liverpool looked down and out when FSG first arrived amid the turmoil the club had experienced under both Hicks and Gillet but over the years they proved themselves to be the best thing to arrive at Anfield in many a year. Success, consistency and the brand spanking new stadium are all hallmarks left by the Americans who really served the club well.

G is for Gavin Pilkinton


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http://s30.postimg.org/vj6ytwby9/screenshot_1082.png

http://s30.postimg.org/6slvttlz5/screenshot_1083.png

I've fell in love with bunch of numbers.


H is for...

Shall I continue or shut up? :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The longest unbeaten run I've managed in my save is 41 games and that's stood for the past seven years. I always cock up against someone irrespective of how good my own squad is and right now it's a ten times better than those who set the record initally.

http://i.imgur.com/Clle05d.png

That's league, I was so gutted that I didn't make it to 100.

In all games my best is 55 on the save.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The finances just seem to work out as a world unto themselves. In my last season of my game as I was getting bored I decided to destroy Liverpool to keep myself amused. Ended up relegating them with a committed wage spend of €11m a week for the next 3 years but just before they were about to go into admin and fail FFP they magically got €180m in 'sponsorship' in a week.

I was £3.7m in the red a few seasons ago but my board gave me a transfer budget of £104m which I still don't understand.

Currently have £56m in the bank with a projected balance of -£674m in a couple of seasons (lol) and projected to fail the FFP. Despite all that I have a transfer budget of £505m with £1.4m p/w in wages free. Madness.

[John]

I think financial projections assume you'll spend your transfer budget.

I turned first window budgets off in this new Rangers game so it's taken until February for anything really bonkers to happen, but the Chinese have just taken some uncapped Brazilian twat and given him £210,000 a week.

[Smiffy]

Well I didn't see that coming. :moop:

http://s30.postimg.org/ioa6q9l6p/screenshot_1084.png

[Adamski]

I'm getting a bit fed up of my Sporting Gijon save for a few reasons.

1) I've got about 10 leagues loaded on view only which is slowing processing down tremendously
2) I can't be fucked scouting & buying players (I normally do youth only)

With that in mind, does anyone have any decent recommendations for clubs for a youth only save? I was considering the likes of Benfica, Dortmund, Boca etc but ideally I want a bit more of a challenge than that. One of the big things about a youth only save for me is getting your prospects international recognition which would come fairly easily with a half decent season at clubs like that (indeed most of their youths will probably be involved in youth internationals to begin with)

I'd like it to be one of the bigger national teams and a league with a good challenge so ideally I'm gravitating towards Spain, France, Germany, Italy (not England, cant be fucked with that). So far I've come up with:

Atalanta
Stuttgart
1860 Munich
Auxerre
Strasbourg

Anyone any suggestions outside that or recommendations from the above?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Auxerre is the one that immediately came to mind, or St.Pauli if you don't mind your screen being the colour of poo.

[Disco]

I always fancied a go as St Etienne or Toulouse, mainly because they have nice colours.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I always fancied a go as St Etienne or Toulouse, mainly because they have nice colours.

Because I play on text commentary (apart from big games when I remind myself how bad the 2D engine is), this is a massive thing for me. White on black is a total no go. Red on white isn't great either. How Mahow plays his game with gold on black is anyone's guess.

[Mazuuurk]

Gonna give this another go. Kind of hoping I'll get an offer from some other club, as I need something new to motivate me.

[Mazuuurk]

LOL just noticed as I got into my game that Bazooer, who I finally sold to Bayern for 85M after him moaning that his 200k/week deal was too bad for ages, is now on a 160k/week wage. How is this hard to fix?

[Adamski]

Auxerre is the one that immediately came to mind, or St.Pauli if you don't mind your screen being the colour of poo.

Cheers. I've discounted 1860 and Strasbourg for no discernible reason so might load it up tonight and see who has the best prospects/facilities and go from there.

Funny you mention St Pauli as I was sifting through the SI forums for ideas and found this sheer and utter fuckery:

https://community.sigames.com/topic/382036-fm17the-gospel-according-to-st-pauli/

It's like something Smiffy would do.

[nsd]

Cheers. I've discounted 1860 and Strasbourg for no discernible reason so might load it up tonight and see who has the best prospects/facilities and go from there.



Stuttgart are always a great shout for youth only saves. Plus, Germany is great.

This is easily my best result on this save so far:

https://i.gyazo.com/ca52f95d847050a1aa5a388fd8a7000d.png

Milik is unreal. Paid £19.5m for him in January as my strikers weren't up to scratch, and he's currently sitting on 16 in 7, after 1 in 11 in the first half of the season at Napoli.

[Mazuuurk]

Cheers. I've discounted 1860 and Strasbourg for no discernible reason so might load it up tonight and see who has the best prospects/facilities and go from there.

Funny you mention St Pauli as I was sifting through the SI forums for ideas and found this sheer and utter fuckery:

https://community.sigames.com/topic/382036-fm17the-gospel-according-to-st-pauli/

It's like something Smiffy would do.

That guy sounds like someone a secret service might want to look into.

[Shindig]

LOL just noticed as I got into my game that Bazooer, who I finally sold to Bayern for 85M after him moaning that his 200k/week deal was too bad for ages, is now on a 160k/week wage. How is this hard to fix?

Does that need fixing? Players lie all the time. Maybe he wanted to move to a more prestigious club.

[Adamski]

Stuttgart are always a great shout for youth only saves. Plus, Germany is great.

This is easily my best result on this save so far:

https://i.gyazo.com/ca52f95d847050a1aa5a388fd8a7000d.png

Milik is unreal. Paid £19.5m for him in January as my strikers weren't up to scratch, and he's currently sitting on 16 in 7, after 1 in 11 in the first half of the season at Napoli.

I've went for Stuttgart actually. Spent last night setting everything up and it's looking promising.

[John]

Atalanta are my first choice for my next game too. I've parked the Beograd save for now thank to that strange value balls up, but I'm less than a season into a Rangers save and I'm already bored of faffing around in the transfer market so I'll definitely be going back to academy only next.

Would anyone be interested in doing one of those 'succession' games the FM sections used to have running at all times for a while on the old board?

[Mazuuurk]

Does that need fixing? Players lie all the time. Maybe he wanted to move to a more prestigious club.

Well, my Club (Man Utd) is currently more reputed than Bayern. Premier League higher reputation than Bundesliga.
So that doesn't really stick either.

[wullie]

I'm really slowing down now with my game, I'm not even sure where I am in the season but it's taken the longest to get through so far. Once I get to a point where the team is largely regens it starts to wane.

[John]

Well, my Club (Man Utd) is currently more reputed than Bayern. Premier League higher reputation than Bundesliga.
So that doesn't really stick either.

Tevez claimed to be homesick when he was leaving Man City then tipped up at Juventus. It's not as if players bullshitting to get away from a club they want to leave is without precedent in reality. Maybe Munich is marked as a more attractive city in the game than Manchester and he wanted more money to live in a shithole than he wanted to live somewhere better, maybe he has a preference for Bayern or Germany that isn't high enough to show up in his profile but still factors into decision making, maybe he had a growing dislike for your management style that chased him out. There are a billion things wrong with the game that need fixed, but what you're describing isn't really one of them.

[Adamski]

Atalanta are my first choice for my next game too. I've parked the Beograd save for now thank to that strange value balls up, but I'm less than a season into a Rangers save and I'm already bored of faffing around in the transfer market so I'll definitely be going back to academy only next.

Would anyone be interested in doing one of those 'succession' games the FM sections used to have running at all times for a while on the old board?

I probably would have been interested 24 hours ago but I don't like playing more than one save at a time, knocks me out my stride a bit.

Atalanta do look really promising, I ended up between them and Stuttgart but ended up going with Stuttgart because they have marginally better facilities, youth recruitment and a B team. Does anyone know how promotion works for a B team if they aren't in a playable league? Is it totally randomised or do I assume that by putting my best young players in there then naturally that team will become favourites in their league and hopefully get promoted sooner rather than later?

[Manc]

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

I've broken the game. Bottom of the table after 6 games and then we've basically lolled our way to the title.

[Manc]

Top summer. Sturaro and Ranocchia signed for peanuts. Dembele tied down for a further four years. £26m spent on THE next big thing.

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

16 :drool:

[Giggles]

I left Southampton in my game and holidayed for a few years (bar about a month at Barcelona) while I kept at my pet project of ruining Liverpool. It's now 2028, project is over, and Man U have finally got shot of Mourinho so I'm back in the game :drool:

[wullie]

Season 2023/24

Went backwards in the league, finished 10th. Like last season, would have to rely on cup results to reach Europe, this time my own. Almost got there via the League Cup, but Man Utd beat me every time so it wasn't worth showing up

http://i.imgur.com/n2RS1eA.jpg

Europa League was the main focus, which aren't words often said. A tough group was surprisingly comfortable with only a defeat at Lazio stopping me from pipping them

http://i.imgur.com/Uzi2BRc.jpg

The knockout draw was Valencia. Squeaked a 1-0 at home which didn't bode well for the away leg, then something weird happened

http://i.imgur.com/zd4UuZN.jpg

That was it. The almost-best that Spain, Portugal and David Moyes could throw at us, cast aside

http://i.imgur.com/XHmoTNg.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/nEwK7pg.jpg

It was only after winning it that I realised it meant Champions League qualification, so I'll stick with it at least another season. Brexit makes it less fun.

[Bam]

Blinding advice for FM, I'll pass that onto my head of sports science. :cab:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://i.imgur.com/JDSnKQi.png
http://i.imgur.com/27ctb1Q.png

Exact same bid EVERY SINGLE FUCKING TIME.

Same one they've made every few days throughout the month too.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Do cost projections include TV and match revenues or competition prize money?

As for Jose Ramon, I'd make that kid into high-pressurising complete forward. He could be a 15+ in all the right spots.

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

http://i.imgur.com/C7yWmUd.png

Panda :cool:

[Spikey M]

I finally got around to buying and starting this last night. I am managing Hungerford FC, newly promoted to the National League South and widely expected to go down this year. Not on my watch, cunto's. Won our first game 3-4. #Swag

[Smiffy]

Liverpool FC - Season 2031/2032

Summary

The decision to go a fourth successive year without investment proved costly as we were dumped out of the Champions League at the group stage, suffered an embarrassing defeat to Brazilian club Corinthians in the FIFA Club World Cup as well as losing the Europa League final to Tottenham who we had beat in this very same fixture eight years earlier. We had knocked Man United out in the semi's, just as we did in the EFL Cup before going on to beat Chelsea in the final. In the FA Cupit was Man United who eliminated up on their way to face Chelsea in the final. We won the Community Shield and the Super Cup but they're two shit competitions, really.

http://s28.postimg.org/8p5i5c5ql/screenshot_1086.png

http://s28.postimg.org/shun1c07h/screenshot_1087.png

http://s28.postimg.org/djca0e9ot/screenshot_1088.png

http://s28.postimg.org/5dqjr8txp/screenshot_1089.png

The front three again hitting good numbers.

http://s28.postimg.org/shj7egxal/screenshot_1090.png

Danny Hughes with a career best.

Having been at the club for 16 years we've managed to claim 9 Premier League titles, 7 Champions Leagues, 5 FIFA World Cups, 6 Super Cups, 4 Fa Cups, 3 EFL Cups, 9 Community Shields and a solitary Europa League victory. Not too sure which way to go. I've just had youth facilities downgraded but the board don't believe there's much point in investing. We have a transfer budget of £600M and some huge earners nearing the end of their contracts.

We have a number of players the wrong side of 30 now and most are first team regulars.

http://s28.postimg.org/mljsy477x/screenshot_1091.png

Is it time to let them go? I would save £1.8M a week if I did...


http://s28.postimg.org/w7ddeeydp/screenshot_1092.png


:drool: Such rude health.

http://s28.postimg.org/y5omq5g99/screenshot_1093.png

[Gray Fox]

You have to begin the cycle over again now Smiff. The guys who have a year left, keep them around to tutor the youngsters you'll have coming in. Alternatively sell the 30/31 year olds. In FM terms they are probably at their peak of value, reputation and CA about then. So you'll be able to sell them for daft money, just you might not be able to get much back in sell on %

It's probably a little too late for Oxford and Trent, but they should have great mentals by now.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'm having massive crash dump problems at the moment. Does anyone know why it happens?

[Yevrah]

I had loads when the game was first released, but they seem to have all but stopped since the various patches.

Not a massive help I know.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It seems to happen to me during a period of intense processing so I'll try dumping the regen faces and such (not too much of a visual hardship it must be said) which tend to take ages to load.

[Giggles]

I like to check in every once in a while to see how it's going. Not really sustainable when propping up the Vanrama :drool:

There's one guy about to go over the €1m a week wages in the summer.


http://i.imgur.com/BapxI7j.png

[Jimmy Floyd]

I wish there was a feature where a club could go out of business and just get permanently deleted from the save.

[Yevrah]

Giggles. Have you got that save? I'd love a crack at rescuing that.

[Giggles]

Yep, next time I fire it up I'll send you a Dropbox link. They're just close to dropping to the regional Vanrama which would leave them unplayable so I'll add that tier before saving too.

[Yevrah]

Cheers. How did they lose £1bn last season?

[John]

Giggles took over and signed all manner of shit to unsupportable contracts then holidayed until they died.

[Giggles]

Yeah I was about to bin my Southampton game but I always wanted to see could you kill a club in this (you can't btw, bottom of league one in admin and 600m in debt, you suddenly get 800m 'sponsorship' and a 300m transfer budget for the next season) so I resigned from St Mary's and holidayed the main manager and added another. The trick is that you can still offer massive deals to players in the U18 squad even if you can't for other players. 50% wage rises, long contracts for 34 year olds that you bought for 35m from Airdrie, and selling decent players for 0 with 100% selling club wage contributions also help. I pop in from time to time to sack all their new staff and make sure they keep dropping but they're on their own now as I've taken over from Jose at Man U with my main guy in 2028. I'm also interested to see how they fare out in rising again when fully simulated. Though they are down to regional rep, have sold the training ground and academy, and are getting a new loan every month so I'm not sure if big money will come now to get them back. Still pulling in around 12000 a home game though.

My Man Utd squad is full of wingers and I'm playing a 5-3-2, and the squad hate me for shipping Martial off to America and Pogba off to Turkey but CL looks handy enough.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I was going to ask if they've had to close Anfield and start ground sharing with Runcorn.

[John Arne]

Time to develop a target man formation for PSG, I think....

https://gyazo.com/77de3beb98f67da8a8f62b20c75e5b62.png

[Jimmy Floyd]

Got a perfect formation here to use him to his absolute best:

http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/gameofthrones/images/7/72/Battle_of_the_Bastards_20.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20160616003145

[John Arne]

Is that a .fmf? I'm struggling to import it....

[John Arne]

Also, I didn't even realise he was that tall... I was just randomly doing a player search and decided to search by height... and he was top, and just happenened in my reserve team.

[Mazuuurk]

How is his jumping reach only 16? It ought to be pretty much 17-18 by just standing on the ground.

[John Arne]

So annoying when the best 4 players in your team are all right backs.

[Reg]

You can't go off height John Arne, it doesn't make a difference because the jumping attribute takes it into account already. He maybe looks more like an advanced forward or something. His dribbling's better than his heading.

[Dquincy]

I got Flotow on loan for another season. 7 games in and he's got 13 goals. If I can possibly get him signed permanently in January, Colidio can fuck off with his work permit.

:D The fickleness of it. Love it.

Good read.

[Smiffy]

Are the achievements on this game broken? I've just noticed I have yet to activate a few despite having achieved it. EG. Stay at one club for 5 seasons etc.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Bored so I thought I'd have a little go with Australia. I've never seen such a major nation with so few front options. The best available is 36 year old Tim Cahill as a defensive target man.

Still, we're going to the World Cup. I hope.

[Jimmy Floyd]

http://i.imgur.com/Gu5bdEm.png

As opening matches go, that was a bit :cab:

Each side had a five minute period where every time they got the ball it was an automatic goal. Not convinced it wasn't a horrible match engine glitch, as they were all going straight through the goalkeepers.

[John Arne]

Abdulrahman :drool:

[Giggles]

Manchester United 2028/29.

That was too fucking easy. Jose had built quite a squad of players, even though I'd to do some re-training to fit them where I wanted some of them.
Biggest challenge for the coming season is to try get enough young players in there that I can pick a 25 man squad for the competitions. There's only enough home grown there for me to pick 20 tops.

Transfers:

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


Squad Stats:

http://i.imgur.com/gcir2Ta.png


Cups:

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


League:

http://i.imgur.com/aJR8LXz.png


Tactics:

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


He doesn't look all that outstanding on paper but 50+ goals, PWA player of the year, and PFA player of the year. Just signed a new deal for only €150k a week too :drool:

http://i.imgur.com/Jq7HBaH.png

[Smiffy]

West Ham just inflicted our first league defeat of the season after 23 league games which had seen us drop just two points. :moop: I thought we might be on for an invincible campaign.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I don't think there's anything in the world that makes me seethe more than losing 1-0 to Arab shithouses.

Australia's problem (and I assume this is the same IRL) is they simply don't have any good footballers at all, other than perhaps the goalkeeper Ryan. As such I'm always made massive favourites for every game but other than GDP I really can't see any reason for it.

http://i.imgur.com/53iSn4j.png

Having just seethed our way to defeat in Baghdad, we still have to host Japan and go to Saudi, as well as Thailand away which has even more seethe potential. In between times we have to go to the Confederations Cup, which will be still more misery as we have Germany, Chile and the worst possible draw, New Zealand.

[Jimmy Floyd]

http://i.imgur.com/5GZ1YQ8.png

Never in doubt.

Based on the absolute buttfucking we got from Germany and Chile at the Confed Cup though, we're going to need a kind draw to have any chance of getting out of the group.

[Shindig]

That's how my time with China tends to go.

[Jimmy Floyd]

http://i.imgur.com/ScSQHR6.png

Early red cards vs Denmark and Egypt, thrashed out of sight in all 3 games. 25+ opposition shots every time. Well worthwhile.

On to the Asian Cup :cool:

[Adam]

Thank the lord for the January transfer window

https://p63.imgup.net/pastposa68b.png

Any idea how to make that image bigger??

[phonics]

Ftfy

[Dark Soldier]

If anyone has the slow as fuck inbox issue I had, where it can take seconds to go into it and a second or two to go to next news item, there's a fix:

With FM17 not open, go to C:\Users\[youruseraccount]\AppData\Local\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2017\Preferences\version 3

and delete thee two files

inbox_scrollbar_state.xml
inbox_content_state.xml

And it should be back to normal. You'll have to do it when it slows again, seem those files get huge and take a while to access. My game is now flying along again.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Thanks, I've had that a lot.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Cheers.

[wullie]

Started a new game as Roma, didn't sign anyone and got a challenging Champions League draw, but it's worked out quite well so far

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

[Smiffy]

Liverpool FC - Season 2032/33

Summary

We were expected to make big moves in the summer but as it turned out, the only arrival at The Dalglish Stadium was to be Borislav Kolev who arrived for £40M from Napoli. It seemed disappointing at the time to only bring in one of our targets but as the season unfolded we were left in no doubt that that was all we needed anyway.

http://s28.postimg.org/4k21ycg3x/screenshot_1095.png

Costly but we recouped £27M in fee's and much more in wages with the departures of Reece Oxford, Huw Sanna and Scott Lacey who were all earning far too much for the roles they were playing, something of a recurring theme at the club.

http://s28.postimg.org/p5gtq8xot/screenshot_1096.png

We were looking good for an unbeaten campaign until West Ham ruined the party. Struggling Wolves then launched a 'surprise' 1-0 win on our patch, a feat we hadn't experienced all too much since leaving Anfield.

Failing to score isn't something that happens all too often so when we do it's usually a shock defeat.

http://s28.postimg.org/f9kc4chal/screenshot_1097.png

Premier League's top three goalscorers. Love it. Hughes has really come on in the last few seasons.

http://s28.postimg.org/fau9xrj4d/screenshot_1098.png

Proud of the twat.

http://s28.postimg.org/ld1wo97kd/screenshot_1099.png

Performances like 'this' helping out, no end.

http://s28.postimg.org/dll6pp3f1/screenshot_1100.png

We still haven't beaten the 11-0 win over Stromsgodset though.

The FA Cup wasn't nice to us as West Ham again proved a thorn in our side. It wouldn't be too bad if they were actually a good team but they are such a shithouse club it's unreal.

http://s28.postimg.org/4vo3oulxp/screenshot_1102.png

We fared much better in the lesser cup though so I can't complain too much.

http://s28.postimg.org/j4nq6x0gd/screenshot_1103.png

Domestically we've been the best team in the country for many a year now having claimed our 9th successive league title but it was Europe's premier competition that we wanted more than anything. After exiting at the group stage last season we had to delay our domination of the old big ears but thankfully by the seasons end we had returned the cup to it's rightful place.

http://s28.postimg.org/j629e2rnx/screenshot_1104.png

Still belongs in the North West.

http://s28.postimg.org/jk3ldobrh/screenshot_1105.png

Come pre-season I've decided to freshen up the squad somewhat and go through all the youngsters (not as many as you'd imagine given it was meant to be a YDWAWK save). Trent is retiring.

http://s28.postimg.org/7ji5cy4ct/screenshot_1106.png

Although you could argue he retired last season anyway.

http://s28.postimg.org/53gbz3ma5/screenshot_1107.png

Whilst the clubs most expensive ever signing is finally off.

I just can't justify the wage any more.

http://s28.postimg.org/g4bh44ej1/screenshot_1108.png

Quite sad, really.

http://s28.postimg.org/7nbyt79u5/screenshot_1109.png

Other

http://s28.postimg.org/k4imgd4zx/screenshot_1110.png

http://s28.postimg.org/hogt2imx9/screenshot_1111.png

[Dark Soldier]

Just offered Kondogbia out for £30mil, he's kicked up a fuss too many. City offer me £4.8mil

The fuck.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'm playing as Arsenal at the moment (trying to turn them into a winning outfit, and so far failing) and I have to say that turning off regen faces is the best thing I've ever done on this game, it both adds realism/seamlessness to the 'narrative', and also speeds the bloody thing up.

[Giggles]

I'm playing as Arsenal at the moment (trying to turn them into a winning outfit, and so far failing) and I have to say that turning off regen faces is the best thing I've ever done on this game, it both adds realism/seamlessness to the 'narrative', and also speeds the bloody thing up.

How do you do that?

[Dark Soldier]

How do you do that?

Preferences > Interface > Untick 'Show pictures of players who have been generated by the game'

[Giggles]

Preferences > Interface > Untick 'Show pictures of players who have been generated by the game'

Nice one. Haven't played it in a while but between that and your earlier tip it should be much better next time.

[Dark Soldier]

Yeah I barely touch it between December up to late Feb then when European football comes back, it draws me back in.

[Reg]

New patch. http://www.footballmanager.com/news/football-manager-update-2017
- Official 17.3.0 Update Database added - including winter transfer window data

[Jimmy Floyd]

http://i.imgur.com/WMMzc88.png

I don't think I've ever seen a worse rating than that, especially from a useless cunt who spent the first month of the season moaning about being FORCED OUT of Arsenal by me.

[phonics]

I'm back!

My Celtic game goes on.

Summer ins/outs:
http://i.imgur.com/wqIdMdx.png
http://i.imgur.com/IP0kjkR.png

Scott Sinclair is out for 7 months, Craig Gordon too. My Moussa Dembele replacement (Sanabria) seems to be a total bust. James Forrest is still a god.

I'm looking for a half decent CL run and try push this into a fun looking job down South. If not I'll start a new game.

edit: I tried to buy a super Young'un to turn him into a Celtic player according to Homegrown rules. Is this guy going to be any good or complete wank?

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

edit2:

Is there a way to get news updates for when Premier League teams sack their managers?

[Raoul Duke]

My Moussa Dembele replacement (Sanabria) seems to be a total bust

edit: I tried to buy a super Young'un to turn him into a Celtic player according to Homegrown rules. Is this guy going to be any good or complete wank?

edit2:

Is there a way to get news updates for when Premier League teams sack their managers?

Give the foreign players a season's grace to find their feet. People always moan about this but you've got to judge them on their second season, once they've picked up the language.

That youngster is ok - he's got a decent spread of stats where you'd want them. Not top-tier, but absolutely fine for Scotland.

To get notifications of when PL clubs sack their manager (it's unsurprisingly a ballache), subscribe to the club and configure the notifications for staff changes.

[Smiffy]

Liverpool - Season 2033/2034

Season Summary

Premier League

We kicked off the league campaign with a 4-4 draw away to Tottenham, Yasin Ozer and Gavin Pilkington scoring late to earn us a point before following it up with another four at home to Sunderland. One week later, we were in 'crisis' following a surprise defeat to Wolves. Four points from our first three games and after a summer that saw the departure of many big characters, it was asked if the squad was about to enter a transitional period. It was the first and last time that that question was ever asked as we proceeded to go the remainder of the season unbeaten. Not a bad way to secure a 10th successive title but an invincible campaign is still the target.

http://s28.postimg.org/4vy4809l9/screenshot_1116.png

Domestic Cups

We enjoyed a comfortable ride to the EFL final before dismantling West Ham to claim the trophy for a fourth successive time whilst taking our total to 13.

http://s28.postimg.org/so7fjjbm5/screenshot_1117.png

And whilst Arsenal and Man United tried, we showed just why we were the most dominant club in the country by easing past both. It's always that more satisfying knocking out Man United as they remain four FA Cups ahead of us.

http://s28.postimg.org/7wjk2aaa5/screenshot_1118.png

Another domestic treble and England is a bit of a one horse race these days.

Other Cups

Not that I'm overly bothered about the Community Shield, I still don't like losing trophies. We gained revenge later in the season but still, it was a shit game and the result matched it.

http://s28.postimg.org/5oafi29hp/screenshot_1119.png

The same applies for the Super Cup tbh. I fucking hate David Pickwell, he's been a thorn in my side for nearly a decade now.

http://s28.postimg.org/s6lxejhql/screenshot_1120.png

We fared better in the Club World Cup whilst sustaining our impressive league form.

http://s28.postimg.org/6y88x439p/screenshot_1121.png

But there's no doubt it was the Champions League where we truly excelled. We had made the competition our own and knew if we were to retain it once more we would become the most decorated team in its history. We did exactly that.

http://s28.postimg.org/jqwcx1evh/screenshot_1122.png

The group stage was a doddle, the so called Battle of Britain more of a five minute scuffle and the 3-0 collapse away to Real Madrid a major irritation but we redeemed ourselves. The final against Juventus was the first time since 1985 and had a much better ending.

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Armand (http://s28.postimg.org/qy2n6nf65/screenshot_1124.png)Sery (http://s28.postimg.org/qy2n6nf65/screenshot_1124.png), Metin (http://s28.postimg.org/99awf13f1/screenshot_1125.png)Okur (http://s28.postimg.org/99awf13f1/screenshot_1125.png) and Jose Valenzuela (http://s28.postimg.org/88anpwmfh/screenshot_1126.png) were all brought in at various points for a combined total of £72M as we looked to install some fresh meat into the squad, Serypotentially adding an extra £30M on top when he inevitably activates his add ons.

Lee Hyo-Jin, Cristopher Castro, Fakredine Haddadi and Kilian Maschke fee's exceeding that by £40M made it a productive summer however as we shaved nearly £2M a week off the wage bill. Club legend Trent Alexander-Arnold retiring and Magnus Bakkerbraten being released saving over £600K a week in itself.

As per the top three goalscorers were Gavin Pilkington, Yasin Ozerand Danny Hughes although this time llija (http://s28.postimg.org/eojmfzuz1/screenshot_1127.png) Trajkovski (http://s28.postimg.org/eojmfzuz1/screenshot_1127.png) had a breakout season and grabbed 25 himself as he pushed Hughes all the way.

I signed a new five-year deal at the beginning of the season by which time I hope to have obtained the record for most FA Cup's won but it's a bit of a slog at times. I think when Pilkington and the like retire I may have to move to another country.

[Jimmy Floyd]

edit: I tried to buy a super Young'un to turn him into a Celtic player according to Homegrown rules. Is this guy going to be any good or complete wank?

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



I've got him at Arsenal (start of 18/19 season) and although I don't play with wingers, if I did he'd be finding himself on the fringes of the side. Looks a touch better than that.

I've had a fun time, spent a shitload of money and come 4th twice, and rewarded by having my expectations lowered for year 3, it's just like being Arsenal manager in real life.

The first thing I did was flog most of the squad including Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Wilshere and countless overpaid others. I actually had to sack Walcott as he wouldn't accept a contract elsewhere, even at PSG. Have gradually replaced them with a mixture of expensive marquee players and young Britishers, team looks something like this:

GK Cech
DR Bellerin
DL Grimaldo (from Benfica, released Gibbs at end of 17/18, have Charlie Taylor as backup)
DC Rugani (god)
DC Holding (could do better but I like him)
MC Kessié
MC Sheaf (inferior stats but has forced £43m Kimmich out of the side with performances)
AMC Ozil / Ward-Prowse
AMC Asensio
CF Sanchez
AF Belotti (goal machine)

All sorts of random English in reserve including Dwight Gayle, Joe Hart, Ben Osborn from Forest, and Zach Clough.

We absolutely smash the goals in but can't defend to save our lives. Looking better this year though. This could be our year™.

[phonics]

I holidayed 6 months in to see what was going down in the Premier League. There was Everton at the bottom of the table, and I thought 'That looks like a fun challenge' and having taken over I've got us to the FA Cup Semi-Final but we're now 10 points adrift of 17th :D

I'm fucking Tim Sherwood. Much like my spirit manager, I'm refusing to take any of the blame though. Koeman wanked away all my money on Federico Fernandez leaving me a mil short of buying Tielemanns. That's my excuse at least.

[Smiffy]

I signed a new five-year deal at the beginning of the season by which time I hope to have obtained the record for most FA Cup's won but it's a bit of a slog at times. I think when Pilkington and the like retire I may have to move to another country.

Weeks later I resigned and took over USA for the upcoming World Cup. Well...


http://s28.postimg.org/eibfzy0r1/screenshot_1131.png

I'll have some of that.


I came close to signing Al Clark many years ago but decided he didn't warrant the fee and allowed him to move to Arsenal. I reckon he'd have done more for us.

http://s28.postimg.org/ejpz73ryl/screenshot_1132.png

http://s28.postimg.org/iu4n2ox1p/screenshot_1133.png

There's no beating a World Cup success with USA so I swiftly resigned on top and now find myself with Napoli and an eye on ending Inter Milan's four year resign as champions. It's time to do some globetrotting.

[Mike]

Started a new save without a job. Didn't take long to get one. I assume I slipped them my CV while visiting the city for Baz's stag do.
https://i.imgur.com/Uw9JUwe.png

[phonics]

Got bored of Celtic and that Everton game was so depressing I would never play the game again if it carried on. Decided to start a new game with Bournemouth and it's going so well that I figure we're about to get ripped apart. I started off the season with Surman and Harry Arter out injured for 6 and 10 months respectively but thankfully Dan Gosling has been amazing, Wilshere has been rubbish, Callum Wilson is godlike and if I can keep hold of him I'll be amazed.

http://i.imgur.com/mzxcU5a.jpg

[Bam]

Why don't you add some graphics? That looks shit.

[phonics]

They distract me/I can't be bothered.

Things have somehow improved, including Callum Wilson. What a player.

http://i.imgur.com/GJ0JH6k.png

[phonics]

So close:

http://i.imgur.com/hKADsn2.png

So far:

http://i.imgur.com/Mfw520M.png

edit: lol

http://i.imgur.com/z9QxlJ6.png