The Football Manager Thread

[Mike]

Been an ok start to the season though, got thumped in the first two games!



Things are going well
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[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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Not a bad start to my campaign as the manager of Wales. I was seething when we conceded that third against Montenegro but it all turned to joy when Cullen got his hattrick.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Right, here's a snapshot of the players who got a game:

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

Santos are dicks, they wanted £2m for Luiz Carlos at the start of the season and now they want at least £10m. He was by far our most dangerous player despite Diatta's goalscoring exploits. Sariev getting 12 assists from crosses despite his 7 for crossing is a hero, he was always whipping in deadly balls.

Fixtures:

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Right, firstly let me just say fuck you Okzhetpes. They were my bogey team, we could beat anyone or at least look like beating everyone bar them. I'm so glad I didn't have them in the cup as we'd have dropped that, it was so fucking sweet beating them near the end of the season though. We were 2-1 down and had a man sent off after 15 minutes but we just kept throwing everything at them.

I was a little surprised to see Khyzyzyzyzyzyz or whatever in the cup final as they're a poor side in the league below so that was easy enough.

Here is what the league looked like after the first stage:

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Us and the champions for the last few years were just constantly trading places, however in the final stage:

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We walked it as Kairat just seemed to lose all momentum failing to win their first 8 matches. Astana tried to keep up with us but we were on fire in the final stage by winning 9 of our 10 games only failing to beat our bogey team despite outplaying them.

Oh and here is the only non-Kazakh I signed during the midseason:

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Only £275k, I didn't need him as I had Diatta who was on fire, Luiz Carlos who could play there, two other foreign youths and about 20 Kazakhs. Still, I couldn't say no for the price with my scouts raving about him.

Well I didn't expect this having won the second division last year, I knew we'd do well but I didn't expect us to win it. I was hoping to sneak a 4th place to get into the Europa but a league and cup double with Champions League football? Fucking awesome.

I'll stay a season to try and ruffle some feathers in the Champions League/Europa and then probably try to find a club that can win a continental competition.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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The fuck?

I'm on a £1.3k p/w deal for 1 year...

[TG09]

Found this young player, I made a bid of 3.9m and they rejected. I asked them to suggest terms and they came back with this.
http://s16.postimg.org/qmdf3ib7p/Lyon.gif (http://postimage.org/)
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[Smiffy]

You'd better hope John isn't online. :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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The result:

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:eyemouth:

Cullen has been a bit good in my 4-2-3-1 tactic:

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13 goals in 7 matches.

[Disco]

That pace stat just cannot be right.

http://i.imgur.com/k6QtmzP.jpg

[Raoul Duke]

Awooga

[TG09]

Oh ok Ashley off you go back to England
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[TG09]

My current Lyon team
http://s12.postimg.org/bz3et44gp/Lyon.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/bz3et44gp/)

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Only 2 transfers in for me:

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A snip at £500k, my scouts have him at just below Amadou Diatta currently but with a very high potential. I also trained him as an AMR so I can play him as an inside forward just to get him some extra games.

http://i.imgur.com/aWsAw4f.png

The big one, I saw that he was interested and was going to take him on loan but Barca came in with a £3m bid. I couldn't afford it upfront so I managed to do a deal at £1.5m upfront and £2.5m over 48 months and went a bit mental on his contract to secure him. He's already better than my other midfield options though and as Barca were sniffing he must have a lot of potential.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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Christ.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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In Kazakhstan we only lost 3 games all season 2-1 away to Astana in the first stage of the league, 1-0 away to Astana in the first leg of the cup semi final and 2-0 to Aktobe away in the first stage. We also drew two games, 1-1 against Shakter K away in the first stage and a 0-0 with Astana at home in the first stage. We won all of our final stage matches despite me shaking it up a lot to keep our better players fresher for Europe.

http://i.imgur.com/8QH61zk.png

I was buzzing when we got Ludogrets but I underestimated them and they lolled us out which still hurts. The group we got in the Europa was about the hardest we could have gotten. We were unlucky in the first game as we were pushing Hoffenheim hard for an equaliser but they scored twice in injury time and the 6-1 was devastating as we went 1-0 up and had a man sent off after 15 minutes but just crumbled. Not a bad outing but it could and should have been more.

I leave Ordabasy winning the second division of Kazakh football, two first division titles and two cups. Plus a couple extra badges and a crack at Europe.

Man United decided not to even interview me after sacking Roberto Martinez and instead hired the shit Niko Kovac. As such I'd like to stay in Europe (ideally going to England) and showing them up.

[TG09]

You'd better hope John isn't online. :D
This is Zacharopoulos
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I don't need him now, but with stats like that i might have to get him next season and hopefully get some more cash from the board.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Why do your screenshots always look like a VHS tape with awful tracking? They're always fuzzy as fuck.

I already have a new job, it's with Atlanta.

It's been a while since I managed in Italy and they've got a decent bit of money.

The club are 19th at the halfway stage on 16 points, 2 from safety.

I've been given £18m and £130k wage budget free. I'm going to raid Ordabasy a bit for some of the foreigners although Cisse has already been poached by Real Madrid for £800k.

First game is against second placed Inter at home and then reigning champions Juventus away so that should be fun.

[TG09]

Why do your screenshots always look like a VHS tape with awful tracking? They're always fuzzy as fuck.

I already have a new job, it's with Atlanta.

It's been a while since I managed in Italy and they've got a decent bit of money.

The club are 19th at the halfway stage on 16 points, 2 from safety.

I've been given £18m and £130k wage budget free. I'm going to raid Ordabasy a bit for some of the foreigners although Cisse has already been poached by Real Madrid for £800k.

First game is against second placed Inter at home and then reigning champions Juventus away so that should be fun.

Don't know i am using TinyPic, and use the snipping tool. I will change the hosting site I use. Sorry :(

[John Arne]

Eh.
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[John Arne]

What are everybody else's 'non-football costs' - according to the description this is for "non football playing staff".

At the moment it's at £1,450,000 per month... 4th season in the Premier League. That seems fucking huge.

[Baz]

Into the 6th round (that's the quarter-finals, right?) of the FA Cup with Luton. Europa League football while still in the Championship is a possibility. :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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The squad was pretty decent but low morale and poor tactical familiarity meant it was touch and go but our home form was pretty good.

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Donning Verona (and it should have been more than 2-0) was by far the best result and a very fucking important one.

Here are the players I took in:

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I wanted a couple from Ordabasy but they wanted a bit too much for Alessandro and everyone else was going/gone other than Ouattara but at that point it was one or the other. This is because the previous manager spent £3m on a 33 year Argie left back. £2.5m but he was loaned right back.

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£9m which was the biggest transfer I made but he's a tidy little player who is already good enough for Serie A and has a lot of potential.

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Wim Keur, the name I liked to say more than any other player last season and I did so in a very thick Dutch accent. £6m, he's very raw but has a lot of potential. I imagine that this season I'll try and sort him out with a good loan.

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He was a loanee but I've also brought him back for this season, despite his age he's actually the second best MC in the squad. Hopefully his stats improve with the amount of games he'll get this coming season.

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Another loanee who is coming back, he's more of an impact sub I chuck on to take advantage of tired legs.

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Another loanee coming back and he's a starter. He was voted the best signing last year and really helped to keep us up, however the battle wouldn't have been so touch and go if he could finish all the chances he gets.

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The first of the newbies this season, he's very raw and I'll probably loan him out but the finishing :drool:

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A loanee who will probably get quite a lot of games.

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My best bit of business this year as he came in on a free. The wages are pretty hefty but he's damn good and only 21.

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It's only a loan but I'm seriously excited about this guy, I spotted him when he was 15 and he looked bonkers. He hasn't had many games in his career so he doesn't but my word.

Edit: Oh and one more:

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Loan but I'm paying £325k a month and £9k in wages.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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:drool:

Easily my best result on 16 and team performance.

[Bam]

I've just got Jose Valencia on a free at Sheff Wed, we're still in pre-season but this fella looks like a goal machine for the Championship.

[wullie]

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The title defence has started alright

[Mike]

Still going well at Metz
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[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Only two signings in January and here they are:

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The biggest transfer of my career to date in this save at £15.75m. He's already our best CB, has a lot of potential, is a wonderkid and most importantly, is the next Lorenzo Staelens which is clearly exciting news.

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A knockdown price of £1m, he's been instantly loaned out as he's clearly not good enough to challenge for a spot right now but he has lots of potential according to my coaches and scouts.

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Following up the 3-1 beating of Juventus by losing 4-3 to Sassulo was a huge low point as well as the 5-2 loss against Palermo (we were 4-1 down at halftime, I had never seen us just flop so badly) and the early exit in the cup. Here is how we finished:

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I knew we'd move along after coming in and stopping the club from being relegated, I thought Europa would be a damn good season but we pushed Juventus hard. The highest points tally from a second placed team in the league since the start was 79 which saw Roma finish second to Juventus on goal difference. Our points tally would have seen us win the title in 4 different seasons (one of them on GD) so we put in a solid fucking effort.

It's just a shame that after beating them and going top we fizzled out.

Here is how the team performed:

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I mixed between Roberts, Stevens and Feinbeier at the striker position all season as all three of them were blowing hot and cold so much. They'd all go from looking like world beaters to Sunday league players every few games.

The club is currently in £11m debt but we're fine in terms of FFP and the club is in talks with a consortium so cash could be coming, although we will have some Champions League football to sort us out.

Edit: Consortium have come in but they're not that wealthy. Bank balance up to £3.5m in the positive.

[TG09]

Damn good result.
http://s13.postimg.org/rlewwwoib/Lyon.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/rlewwwoib/)

[Mike]

Nice one Tim :D I like that between seasons finishing 8th and 9th they managed their only league title.

Elsewhere....Half way through the season at Metz. Media Prediction 20th
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Somewhat of a shock move.
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He wasn't fit enough to help us in his first game though and this happened.
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[Dquincy]

So it's been a busy summer.

First of all, my board bought the stadium, as shown above...but it turns out they took out a loan to do it. Bit annoying.

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As the season approaches, it's safe to say we have very little chance of staying up. They've given me a £12m transfer budget, but we only have £3m in the bank. :saywhat:

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I've been bloody busy in the transfer market...but opting not to spend much as i don't want to over commit financially in case we go back down straight away.

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This fella is of note, turns out he wasn't killed in Broadchurch at 11 years of age....

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First match in the Premier League in Gillingham history. Exciting game!

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But it's been a tough start for us...look at that fixture list.

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Quoted the above, which was my last post.

Midway update for our first season in the top flight:

40 points is my target to avoid relegation. So 22 points at the halfway stage is decent enough.

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Fixtures:

http://s16.postimg.org/oa1lqbjad/Gillingham_Gillingham_Fixtures.png

Team stats:

http://s18.postimg.org/6j4krkwex/Gillingham_Gillingham_Players.png

[Ian]

After barely touching it for a couple of months when winning the European Cup knocked the momentum out of the save, I've returned to my Newcastle game.

And 37 year old Luis Suarez has just left Barcelona for Everton. He probably would as well.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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Mourinho is still at Chelsea so I'm fucking loving that draw and I think we've got a great chance of progressing.

Here are the signings I made in the Summer:

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£5m, he wont get much game time this season though.

http://i.imgur.com/s4C3aL7.png

Another loan special, I've never seen a midfielder that fucking big before.

http://i.imgur.com/b9U7eXT.png

Another loan, this from Juventus. He'll be a solid backup option.

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

Cost me £7.5m from Chelsea, it's slightly inflated but he has loads of potential and at the very least I'll make money.

I've also re-loaned Tayfun Demir, Angel Vazquez and Jamal Roberts. Sadly Einstabland is wanted for first team football at his club West Ham, I couldn't afford the fee for Cid (it's had to go on Demir) and Liverpool want too much to re-loan Hoffman.

[Baz]

This is ridiculous.

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Predicted 23rd by the media at the start of the season, so in their faces! Also in the semi's of the FA Cup against Arsenal.

[TG09]

This guy is the business for me on at the moment.

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[Browning]

Did you throw the Norwich game to try and deny them the title?

[Gray Fox]

Definitely played the kids there.

[Raoul Duke]

Nice work Smiff - enjoying this career. Good read :thbup:

[Baz]

FA Cup Semi Final. A bitter pill to swallow:

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Scored in the 1st and 94th minute to take it to pens.

My keeper missed the 10th one, and their keeper scored to take them to the final.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

So transfers in during January:

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One of my old friends from Ordabasy, I've wanted to bring him to Italy since I joined Atlanta but it was always a case of Ordabasy asking for too much or me having signed 2 different non-EU players. His contract ran out at the end of December and I swooped.

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Another loan deal, I didn't need him but he was one of those newgens that I had spotted years ago and was on my mental 'must manage' list.

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Much the same as Gokcen, I've wanted to manage him for years and finally Spurs were letting him go out on loan. I had to pay a hefty monthly fee but fuck it, I knew he'd play quite a few games and make an impact.

http://i.imgur.com/hzT56ZU.png

I secured a deal to get him on a free at the end of the season but I decided to pay the £1.6m Panathinaikos wanted to take him that window.

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First of all, those draws fucking hell. There were some games were it just seemed that we were destined to draw, at times it was just a case of most games either being we smash the shit out of the opposition for most of the match only to not take our chances and succumb to a draw, or have to fight back to earn a shitty point.

Losing to Sassuolo in the cup was also a shitter.

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The difference may have only been 2 points but I think that was just the game trying to make me seethe royally at all the dropped points. Juventus were smashing everyone but then wobbled in their final 9 games by only taking 12 points whilst we won 10 of our last 12. The other 2? A 2-2 draw against Udinese where we let a goal lead slip late on before having a man sent off and having to scrape an equaliser and a 0-0 with Roma which we were bossing until Valzania got sent off in the 57th minute.

Europe:

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I had hope going into it and by fuck were we close. Marseille looked like chumps but won their last 2 against us and Chelsea to take them through. Chelsea conceding an 87th minute goal to Marseille to send us out was fucking horrible.

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Routine against Plzen in the first knockout round of the Europa but my word did we turn full retard against Arsenal. I hadn't seen one my teams perform this badly since I managed in the South African league with the worst team ever who lost almost every game years ago. It just seemed that every time the ball was in our half the players were falling over each other trying to gift Arsenal a chance.

In terms of next season, we haven't got a pot to piss in and we will need to rely on loan players again.

However, Milan got rid of their manager near the end of the season and I've been made favourite for the job although neither side has made a move. If they come calling it might be hard to turn them down.

Oh, here are the players who made an appearance for the team:

http://i.imgur.com/oUu4Rd3.png

I'd love to get Adam, Vazquez, Demir and Jamal back but I'm not sure it's likely.

Edit: Champions League TV money and a cash injection has taken us from -£11m to £34m, we now have a pot to piss in as well as piss away :drool:

[John Arne]

What are everybody else's 'non-football costs' - according to the description this is for "non football playing staff".

At the moment it's at £1,450,000 per month... 4th season in the Premier League. That seems fucking huge.

Can some people check this? Let me know what your figure is.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

£4.2m last season.

[John Arne]

Hmmm.. Is that as Atlanta in Serie A?

[TG09]

One more game and the money is mine....muahahaha

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News just after that was this bad boy.
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[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Hmmm.. Is that as Atlanta in Serie A?

It is. /

[Baz]

Can some people check this? Let me know what your figure is.http://www.littlemonstersforum.co.uk/images/q/vpyptca5.png

It's 1st may 2018 and I'm Luton in the Championship (although not for much longer :huhu:) and mine was just shy of £100k last month.

[SvN]

Still an absolute beast at the age of 36
http://i.imgur.com/CXJyDIQ.jpg

[John Arne]

Cheers Baz - so, looks like I'm getting rimmed.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I noticed that it was the Olympics in my game and a few months prior to it starting some U23 teams let go of their managers. So I decided to apply for all the jobs.

Instantly Germany, Belgium and Brazil told me to fuck off and I had to choose between Portugal, France or Spain.

I decided to choose Spain as they won it the last time and I liked the look of their players more, including Angel Vazquez who had been on loan at Atlanta for a few seasons.

http://i.imgur.com/iRiTgp9.png

Japan gave us a little scare at the start as we were a bit sloppy by other than that it was fairly routine. I did like that we smashed two of the nations that told me to fuck off.

The final:

http://i.imgur.com/sCUcpO1.png

It was really nervy and just before going down to 10 men one of my defenders let their striker through on goal but he launched his shot right at De Gea.

http://i.imgur.com/0XwXPK2.png

This guy, who Juventus signed for £26m earlier in the Summer (wankers), was fucking brilliant. He scored 9 in the 6 matches but could have had more. I'm not looking forward to playing against him.

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I really don't get how Mensah was named the best player in the tournament, he didn't have the best average rating, 4th in goalscoring, joint 4th for assists, only played in half the games and didn't even play in the final.

That's my first ever Olympics gold so I'm pleased with that.

[SvN]

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Looks like I'm getting raped as well.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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£18m, my biggest transfer yet. It's hefty and he's not even rated best in the squad at any of the positions he plays in. But we're so lacking in quality backups in defence that I needed a good utility man.

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

£1.7m. He'll play second fiddle to Ivan Buigues who really wasn't up to scratch last season so I needed to find a good prospect.

http://i.imgur.com/vES7wRB.png

I brought him back but by fuck did it cost me, £800k per month but he was cheaper to bring back than Jamal Roberts with Chelsea wanting £1.5m plus all of his £80k wages. I needed one of them back so chose the slightly cheaper but damn effective Vazquez.

http://i.imgur.com/wGg6B9r.png

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All their clubs allowed me to bring them back for just their wages so I obliged.

[Baz]

Board have just announced a new stadium. Forgot to nickname all the club icons to get the stadium a boss name like Big Dick Baz Stadium, so the Scunthorpe assistant manager gets the honour. F you Mick Harford, and the 16k capacity Harford Stadium.

[TG09]

Looks like my club is taking a bit too
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[Dquincy]

Roberto Martinez wants to be my assistant.

My assistant.

In the Championship.

At Luton.

My assistant. :baz:

Couldn't afford his wages though, as soon as those sliders are working I'm chucking £12k at him.
This comment really made me smile. Well done, kudos.

[Dquincy]

He's not even first choice now to make it worse.
Semedo has since passed him on to €265,000 a week though he's worth double. I'm still €1.2m a week under my allowed wage budget too.

Fucking aider! That's a lot on one player.

[Gray Fox]

Southampton in September 2018.

https://gyazo.com/f14b0533541c858c1701eb7bac2dea09.png

[Giggles]

Fucking aider! That's a lot on one player.

He was such a player though.

[Baz]

This comment really made me smile. Well done, kudos.He ended up as England manager about a week later. Would have been an amazing signing. :(

[Dquincy]

Quoted the above, which was my last post.

Midway update for our first season in the top flight:

40 points is my target to avoid relegation. So 22 points at the halfway stage is decent enough.

http://s8.postimg.org/btiaeig8l/Barclays_Premier_League_Information_League_Tab.png

Fixtures:

http://s16.postimg.org/oa1lqbjad/Gillingham_Gillingham_Fixtures.png

Team stats:

http://s18.postimg.org/6j4krkwex/Gillingham_Gillingham_Players.png

Bastards have bought my best (only premiership quality) player midway through the season. Activated minimum release clause. :(

http://s14.postimg.org/wdixut0q9/Quincy_News_Inbox.png

http://s17.postimg.org/b83c1jtgv/Domagoj_Galovic_Profile_Attributes.png

[SvN]

http://i.imgur.com/Clv7Uc7.jpg

:D he's done well for himself

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://i.imgur.com/FB4Tt1p.png

He's in the U21 squad and, as of January 14th, has started 5 games (2 in the league, 2 in the cup and 1 in Europe) with 1 further sub appearance...

Clearly a fucking stalwart for the first team.

[QE Harold Flair]

Anyone know when the transfer update is due?

[Samadini]

My captain did his cruciate ligaments and is retiring at the age of 29. :moop:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://i.imgur.com/PLNXHD0.png

The guy is a fucking nutcase.

19 yellows and 2 reds in only 27 fucking games.

A further 4 yellows and 1 red in 7 Champions League games and 1 yellow in 3 Italian cup games.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The signings:

Well, just as a note a lot of the money spent was over 48 months and I might have panicked in January after not pushing on in the league. Anyway, here they are:

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

My biggest transfer yet at £22.5m (most was 48 months), he's the best youth prospect in Italy and I was seething at my strikers and their lack of goals. So much so that I loaned out three of my strikers (Jan Jaap Stevens who scored 7 goals in 10 starts and 3 sub appearances, Martin Feinbier who scored 4 goals in 12 starts and 3 sub appearances and Paul Mackay Steven who had 2 goals in 4 starts) in the hope that they get their shit together for next year. Judging from their loan spells only Feinbier can be relied upon next year.

http://i.imgur.com/b4wkMkY.png

I sold my 31 year old right back for £6.25m and bought this guy from Rangers for £10m (again most over 48 months) and I'm pretty happy. The output was pretty much similar but this guy obviously has potential.

http://i.imgur.com/lM40KFi.png

I noticed this chap was on a freebie so I swooped in. Not that great but he's home grown and can play in a lot of positions.

http://i.imgur.com/aXVuU9n.png

He only cost me £500k and I've been surprised at how well he's done. The best thing about it was that I didn't have a decent option at AMR other than my best striker (who performed brilliantly at the position) so I was able to mix it up after January.

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We just couldn't really get a good run of form going domestically and again the draws were coming in far too much. The cup was a nice thing though.

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Juventus finishing 4th is proper lol as was Roma finishing ahead of us but due to having dogshit finances we'll go straight into the group stages again instead of a qualifying round.

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Getting drawn against Leverkusen was brilliant as they're shit and we beat them twice last year and easily dispatched them this year in the knockouts. The 5-2 loss against Chelsea was mental, Baba Rahman got sent off after 19 minutes whilst they were 1-0 up and I went for when we equalised in the 62nd minute. At that point I decided to play 'overload', with three strikers, an AMC, an AML and an AMR. As such it was end to end and a 31 year old Dybala went mental against our unprotected defence.

In the second leg it was the most boring game known to the game of Football Manager. On key highlights it only showed about 5 things in the whole match happen. We should have won 1-0 but our non-existent attacking force showed themselves up once again.

http://i.imgur.com/560GMbP.png

In the league we scored 11 goals fewer than last year and the defence wasn't that great mainly because Buiges wasn't the wall that he was last year. I think this Summer I'm going to try and sell some of my older players and just chuck some more youth/speed at the thing.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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[Baz]

Anyone got any tips for corner routines? I've been kicking it to an unmarked man outside the box but after only scoring 2 from corners all season (despite winning the Championship) it's time I have a rethink.

I'll check goals conceded from corners to see if that needs changing too, later.

[Giggles]

Never even knew you could do corner routines, either attacking or defensive.

[Dquincy]

Quoted the above, which was my last post.

Midway update for our first season in the top flight:

40 points is my target to avoid relegation. So 22 points at the halfway stage is decent enough.

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Fixtures:

http://s16.postimg.org/oa1lqbjad/Gillingham_Gillingham_Fixtures.png

Team stats:

http://s18.postimg.org/6j4krkwex/Gillingham_Gillingham_Players.png

2035/26 End of the season summary

Despite a shit performance in the 2nd half of the season (due to Zenit stealing my best centre back), not half bad league standings for our first ever season in the top half.

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Two wins in my last twelve :drool:

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Some nice news items...

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Finances had a shot in the arm now i get the Premier League TV money.

http://s16.postimg.org/p6dw8to3p/Gillingham_Boardroom_Finances_2.png

Made it into the top 100. Barca are the richest, valued at £790m

http://s21.postimg.org/g17nhqgw7/World_Clubs_Richest_Clubs.png

Due to my new cash...i went on a spending spree. Probably a few too many ins and outs, but i only spent £1.6m last season.

http://s16.postimg.org/3pbtsyblx/Gillingham_Transfers_History.png

This fella stands out... 4.5* potential.

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[Gray Fox]

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That's about the toughest group I've ever seen. You usually get at least one easier team. Maybe that's Monaco?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That's about the toughest group I've ever seen. You usually get at least one easier team. Maybe that's Monaco?

They've started to slip but they're still pretty damn good.

Finished second on goal difference with 93 points a couple of seasons ago so they still have something about them. They've not really done anything in the Champions League since the first season though.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Transfers In:

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

A freebie from the US development team, he's easily the best they've produced so I decided to take him.

http://i.imgur.com/v6of0pc.png

A snip at £1m from Inter, he's one of the better Italian youths that have been produced.

http://i.imgur.com/ow5pexo.png

Here's another, although he's a bit further along. The price tag was £22m (most over 48 months) but he's got something about him and will replace Valzania who I sold this Summer.

http://i.imgur.com/P7Mo805.png

He was on loan with us a couple of seasons ago and I decided to bring him back, £115k loan fee a month.

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

He's pretty damn raw but he was only £500k and my scouts were raving about him, plus I needed some defensive backups.

http://i.imgur.com/6gD3NCr.png

A loan with no extra fees, he'll play mainly at left back for me but he could do a job anywhere.

http://i.imgur.com/MKL6B1w.png

£17.5m (most over 48 months) which is a bit of a shitter but he's got a lot of potential and came from AC Milan who obviously overcharged as we're rivals.

http://i.imgur.com/VlY74LZ.png

I tried to buy him a few times from Lokomotiv Moscow but they kept asking for too much, my eyes were looking at others or I had run out on foreign transfers. Monaco swooped to get him for £6m a few seasons ago, as I couldn't bring Vazquez back I went in for Domrin on loan. Only £56k a month loan fee.

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

Another loan, £120k a month. He'll slide in as a starting CB.

http://i.imgur.com/s6ZDzPO.png

http://i.imgur.com/d1w7lUD.png

The above two are coming in on loan for no fee and they'll provide some depth.

I've also re-loaned Mick Brown and Gokcen Oguz.

And now the big one:

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The beast is back, he spent two years on loan here, smashed it up and the fans loved him. Chelsea just wouldn't play him but wouldn't loan him back to us last season or this season so I tried to work out a mega deal and by fuck I did it.

I had decided to sell my starting left back but I wanted £40m for him but Arsenal would only ever go as high as £33.5m. Chelsea were interested in him so after a lot of back and forth negotiations we finally agreed on £15m up front with £20m over 48 months and my left back. I think that's my first ever part exchange deal and what a fucking deal it was. The kid is by far the best prospect in the game that I've seen and we need help with goals.

Transfers out:

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He was my starting MC since I joined the club but I decided to cash in as I bought Saraco. £12.75m which is a little low but a 50% next sale is in there.

http://i.imgur.com/ErtlC4o.png

This one hurt me, Capone is brilliant who got us out of the shit so many times but the finances were right at £26m with 50% next sale so I bit.

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

My previous starting CB, he's been a bit wobbly and not getting any younger so out he went for £3.1m.

http://i.imgur.com/JENYRC2.png

A youth we produced that never kicked on, £3.2m plus 50%.

http://i.imgur.com/7z1l2I7.png

The starting left back who left on an exchange, the geezer is class but I needed to make the deal.

I've also loaned out Jan Jaap Stevens and Paul Mackay Steven again as they just can't reliably score goals and I want them to impress so I can look to sell them next year.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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:drool:

Man City are actually the favourites to win it so fucking hell.

Oh and Moses Hlatshwayo's parent club? None other than Man City :harold:

Oh and the Egyptian Thug had 8 yellows and that 1 red in 11 starts this season, he makes Lee Catermole look like an affectionate kitten.

[Shindig]

Barry O'Leary.

[Mike]

Getting exciting in France.
https://i.imgur.com/d9wNo0k.png

[Mike]

Easy this. Done it with a game to spare:
https://i.imgur.com/cTB6TlA.png

[Smiffy]

Quite a consistent rise that, Mike. How have the French clubs fared in Europe?

[Mike]

Yup, from Ligue 2 to Champions League qualification in 3 season.
PSG do ok in the CL, Quarter finals this season, Semi Finals last season. Lyon managed to get to the first knock out stage of the Europa League this season. Hardly anything to brag about.

Got next years budgets early, no increase on the wage budget and £329k for the transfer budget. Oh dear.

[Mike]

The seasons all wrapped up...
https://i.imgur.com/9lA1ENv.png

My plucky little team:
https://i.imgur.com/KgQmApX.png


Fixtures:
https://i.imgur.com/cl6EAZm.png
https://i.imgur.com/jaezjiA.png

Transfers:
https://i.imgur.com/400tcm6.png

[Bam]

I've just signed Gourcuff For Wednesday, he won't return to training for 5 weeks and will probably take him another 3/4 weeks to get match fit but what a fecking great free transfer!

His value has gone straight in at £13.5m, if someone starts sniffing around him he shall be doing the offs.

[John Arne]

After 7 years at Crewe, I got the England job (quit Crewe), and my first few games have been interesting...

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[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Only one transfer in during January and here he is:

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

I've been after him for a while and noticed his contract was expiring at Barcelona, I secured him and then decided to take him this year as they were only asking for £3.1m.

http://i.imgur.com/Kr5XNqF.png
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A few blips along the way but we started really well and just kept as much pressure as we could. Losing in the Italian cup was shit but I was using a very weakened side.

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

Our start was just far too good, we hit first on our fourth game, dipped to second after our sixth (on goal difference) then re-took first on matchday 8 and kept it until the end. The league is so tight that I knew it wouldn't take a huge effort to really blow past the rest and that's what happened. Jamal Roberts really was the deciding factor, well him and Yori.

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The group went so fucking well, dicking on Man City and Barca at home was just perfect but then we turned to shit in the knockouts against fucking Grasshoppers of all teams. Seething doesn't even cover it, we got the worst team that finished top in their group (Arsenal came in second, Dortmund in third and Villarreal in 4th :cab:) and we turned to shit.

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

Our front four of Anastopoulos on the left, Domrin just behind, Yori on the right and Roberts up top is fucking lethal. Sadly I doubt I'll be able to keep Domrin or Anastopoulos so I've been training Yori to go on the left, can plug a decent youth at AMC and have a couple of decent options at AMR.

In terms of outs I think I'll get rid of Dervishi as he's not happy with the amount of game time I give him and Madrid are interested in him, plus I might let Gamal go as he's a liability. In terms of ins, I'll look to some more youth but I need a left back should Man City not let me keep Moses as I've got fuck all there.

[Gray Fox]

Inter going down there, they must be financially fucked now?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Still listed as 'secure', not sure how they've gone down as their team is still pretty good.

I'll finally have a good chance of buying this chap:

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

Oh and Juventus are going to miss out on the Champions League this season due to finances :harold:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Thanks to the Superbowl, I got through pre-season. Here are the transfers:

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

I go back to Chelsea (christ, they seem to have produced a lot of good youths in my game) and snap up this chap for £35m with most of it over 48 months. This will enable Yori to move over to the left.

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

I've been after him for so damn long but Madrid beat me to him when I was at Ordabasy. It looked dead again this year as they wanted £40m, then the new season clicked over and they wanted half of that. We ended up doing a deal at £20m with a lot of it over 48 months.

http://i.imgur.com/vbZAA0H.png

I could have gotten him for a lot less but I dealt most of it at 48 months ofc, so in he comes for a total of £22.5m.

http://i.imgur.com/p8s69ds.png

This was straight up, I tried to work out a deal with Shaktar but they were being dicks so I ended up meeting his release clause of £22m. I almost cried having to fork out all that money up front but he'll be a killer.

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

He was on loan with us for the last 3 seasons but Galatasary wanted to sell him and we ended up doing the deal at £12.5m with most over 48 months.

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

We loaned him for 4 seasons but Atletico wouldn't let us loan him back last year, barely played him and he got the hump so this year he wanted to be sold. Ended up doing the deal at £27m with most over 48 months. What was glorious was the media and our fans going mental over the fee and he donned them all by scoring a goal and grabbing an assist on his debut.

With a staggering £139m being spent players needed to leave:

http://i.imgur.com/3E3C5h2.png

I had such high hopes for this chap after buying him for £600k but he never kicked on. Getting £20m and 50% of next sale from Madrid feels like robbery.

http://i.imgur.com/pU33mYC.png

We bought him for £1.6m and was first choice until last season, out he goes for £24m and 50% of next sale.

http://i.imgur.com/I91FfJb.png

Got him in on a free a few years ago and he was supposed to take us to the next level, he never did. I feel like I've been ripped off by only getting £3.7m with 50% of next sale but hopefully he kicks on in the Premiership and Palace sell him for a shit ton.

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

We bought the Egyptian Thug for £18m a couple of seasons ago and when he wasn't letting the red mist take him over he was grand. Bayern took him for a snip at £27m with 50% next sale, if they can stop him from being a nutcase (it doesn't look likely right now, he's played in 10 games and has 7 yellow cards) then they've got a cracking player.

Also had quite a few go out on loans with fees so in total we've raked in £80.11m.

As Juventus were bumped out of Europe for fucking up their financial fair play (seriously, how the fuck?) we were not in pot 3 as I was anticipating, but pot number 1 for the Champions League draw.

Sadly, we got the toughest group we could have gotten in Liverpool, Bayern Munich (Gamal is going to break everyone's legs :() and a gimmie in Red Bull Salzburg.

[TG09]

Champions Leagues Semi-Final draw.


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[Baz]

Spending a long time assembling a Luton squad for their first go at the Premier League has been stressful but also very fun. My captain is still from the original League 2 squad too. :cool: Good old Mark O'Brien.

Will post a screenshot of my team when they're ready.

Can't decide if Kevin Trapp from PSG is a smart choice in net. My scouts give some four star keepers 'sign whatever the cost' yet he is four and a half with 'a few doubts,' which I don't understand. Scout has 20 for scouting current ability too. The main thing putting me off is Derby are also in for him and they're in the Championship. Already had one player reject me in favour of Championship Leicester so we'll see who Trapp chooses, I guess.

[TG09]

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Got the result, I wasn't expecting that.

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Also did this, could do the quadruple

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And I have to lads up for this award

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[wullie]

31 games in to my first season as reigning and defending champions, I'm a decent 6pts ahead of Man Utd with everyone else miles away. Not helped by just losing 4-1 at Old Trafford, but helped hugely by them losing their previous four league games as I embark on form that would be good for an outside shot at the Europa League if spaced over a season. Went out of the Champions League after a 1-1 home draw with Milan and then a 4-1 away spanking. Gareth Bale isn't as dazzling as I thought so I'm promoting Ali Coote to first choice and shipping the old man off to Watford.

[QE Harold Flair]

Did it attempt to update? HAs the January transfer update cvome into effect yet?

Edit - Oh nevermind, it hasn't.

[TG09]

Corrupt database it sounds like.

[Mike]

We took our sweet time...

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[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Youth intake and I've been given a bit of a gem:

http://i.imgur.com/rgQX1a4.png

Described as possibly one of the best of his generation, easily the best that the club has produced since I've been there.

[Smiffy]

No more Sheffield United, gone are the foreign victories in Korea and Italy, the rivalry with Cilak that but a distant memory and the rise of Liverpool merely a start of a fictional chapter.

What now?

[P_3]

Wait for the transfer update and go again. Have a rest until then. That's what I'm doing.

[John]

I've had two games this year, both of which had an element of specific 'challenge' to them. The first one, which I parked a while ago, is a bit of a short term thing if you do it well. Take a Portuguese minnow and try to out-Porto Porto to make them a powerhouse. Buy low, sell high, etc. I went for Maritimo, but once you're past Braga you could basically pick anyone and you're starting out with an operating budget of about fifty pence.

The second was with Dinamo Zagreb, where I planned to build a side entirely of academy graduates and do something in Europe with them. That one was going superbly well, but I stopped playing the game altogether five seasons in for no real reason so it's on hold for the moment. I might start it back up again tonight, actually.

There are plenty of challenges to be had if you just make your own up.

[John]

Why can't you load edit files?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I find that no matter what challenge I come up with, I always end up back in England. I've noticed a tendency to stick with the top four leagues in England, Italy, Germany and Spain, the Spanish being a rare thing because I hate the minimum release clauses.

I was tempted to do the old A to Z challenge from CM but being unable to load up edited files pisses on that idea.

Which countries don't require permits bar the obvious ones?
Level 10 to the top in England?

I found it fun once, there must be a db file knocking about.

[TG09]

Wow just been offered this job.

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Old Trafford is my new home now. Bye van Gaal

[wullie]

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Lost over twice as many games as last season but didn't draw 12 so ended up a point better.

[P_3]

The official SI one with an updated match engine (more than likely). Patch usually comes out in February.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Only one transfer for the club in January and here he is:

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

He only cost £375k, he's not that great and he'll probably never break into the first team but he'll make us some decent money.

http://i.imgur.com/4DzLiC9.png
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Getting dicked on by Juventus 5-1 in the first leg of the cup was the low point, although it was made worse by the fact that I thought we'd progress when we scored 3 in the first 16 minutes, sadly we couldn't find a fourth.

The losses to Lazio and Milan late on were due to me playing a full on youth 11 as we had the Champions League.

http://i.imgur.com/rkbiCy0.png

The league was even more of a cake walk this time, despite using a youth team in about 8 games. The 6 teams below us are just so even that no one is able to break away from that pack to try and challenge us.

http://i.imgur.com/TMLiC6T.png

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

The Champions League group was surprisingly easy as were Kiev who were absolute shit outside of Kiev. Madrid didn't offer any sort of resistance either.

Sadly we got turned over by Arsenal. In the first leg they played a 5-4-1, we created lots of chances but could only score 1 at home. At Arsenal they played us off the park in the first half scoring all of their goals. We had plenty of chances in the second half and there were so many goalline scrambles, it looked like we might get the goals to see us through but they held firm. Really though we were lucky that they only scored 3 against us in the first half, defensively we were all over the shop in the first half.

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

Roberts wasn't the lethal force he was last year but Yori stepped up when he was firing blanks and Gede did well when I decided to make him first choice.

Here is my first 11 (well 12 as Saraco, Subirats, Berti and Vazquez rotate) too, seeing as it's been a while for some of them:

http://i.imgur.com/QBdmb0z.png

He's the weak link of our team but decent goalkeepers are like diamond dust in my game and I really hate shelling out £40m+ on a decent one.

http://i.imgur.com/19UTAaz.png

A true trooper on the right, sadly he's a proper thug too having picked up 6 red cards in 78 starts.

http://i.imgur.com/b8V2X5J.png

Probably paid a bit too much for him when I bought him but he's formed a really good partnership with Wouters, he doesn't pick up red cards and he's Italian.

http://i.imgur.com/lYoiNq8.png

He's an absolute rock at the heart of the defence.

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

He was a vital addition as he's terrorised opposing players on his side of the pitch. He's great in defence and he's constantly bombing forward offering an option.

http://i.imgur.com/h3BKOuZ.png

The only bad thing about him is the lack of goals and assists, if he could add those into his game he'd be a star.

http://i.imgur.com/jtY8Wd1.png

He really came on this year as he seemed to relish the competition.

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

He's an absolute stud, I have no idea how Inter got relegated with him in the side as he's so damn effective.

http://i.imgur.com/YJ9TeuG.png

The fans and media were completely against him when he came due to his fee but he's shut them all up.

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

He came in for a hefty fee but he performed really well, if he progresses nicely he'll be a monster next season.

http://i.imgur.com/08qZnXD.png

Shoved on the left for most of the season due to Goddard and he was on fire. He's the key in our team.

http://i.imgur.com/MHtc9K8.png

He wasn't quite as good last year but he's one of, if not the best strikers in the game.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Oh and our youth team won the Viareggio tournament and lost the UEFA Youth league on penalties so we've got a tidy setup.

Edit: Inter are fucked:

http://i.imgur.com/yQ7Bx2m.png

They lost the playoff to Pescara 2-0.

Last month they hired Juan Jesus to be their player/manager :D

He named himself captain...

[John Arne]

That attendance.. :drool:

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[Baz]

Just beat Barcelona in a friendly. :drool:

http://www.littlemonstersforum.co.uk/images/q/knqnuzkc.png

Best part is the attendance:

http://www.littlemonstersforum.co.uk/images/q/j923w5jb.png

Real fans.

[John]

I doubt there were many Real fans at that game.

Stuck my Dinamo Zagreb save on and been reminded that my man Bernhard Driller had done his cruciates. He's out for another six months, leaving me with a seventeen year old winger playing up front and a host of children backing him up.

I've brought back another club legend though, after Luka Modric dropped his wage demands from £140k a week when he first left Madrid to £33k a week on deadline day. :drool:

[Baz]

[Smiffy's deleted a post where he's made a TTH team]

I'm stuck in net!


Well it's finally come to the point on my Luton save where we're about to kick a ball in the Premier League for the first time. Here's a load of screenshots of my starting eleven:

GK Kevin Trapp (signed for £3m)
http://www.littlemonstersforum.co.uk/images/q/yf7ihvyb.png

DR Brice Dja Djédjé (signed for free)
http://www.littlemonstersforum.co.uk/images/q/5bqnao3u.png

DL Gianluca Di Chiara (signed for free)
http://www.littlemonstersforum.co.uk/images/q/xjt9vk20.png

DC Thomas Hagn (signed for £1m)
http://www.littlemonstersforum.co.uk/images/q/ytwrbaca.png

DC Carlos Vigaray (signed for £3.8m)
http://www.littlemonstersforum.co.uk/images/q/fp7gefoi.png

MR Marko Arnautovic (signed for £1.2m)
http://www.littlemonstersforum.co.uk/images/q/ma0bypfi.png

ML Tommaso Augello (signed for free)
http://www.littlemonstersforum.co.uk/images/q/ci45zepw.png

MC Yassin Ayoub (signed for £2.7m)
http://www.littlemonstersforum.co.uk/images/q/z2fdmjvh.png

MC Aaron Hunt (signed for free)
http://www.littlemonstersforum.co.uk/images/q/ogeijn7u.png

ST Simone Ganz (signed for £550k)
http://www.littlemonstersforum.co.uk/images/q/gcuycl2t.png

ST Moise Vlad-Paul (signed for £2.1m)
http://www.littlemonstersforum.co.uk/images/q/461x3b2p.png



Honourable mentions:

Mark O'Brien, whose been with us since day one. Captain too:
http://www.littlemonstersforum.co.uk/images/q/dldy05er.png



As has this man, Cameron McGeehan:
http://www.littlemonstersforum.co.uk/images/q/l3499k6e.png

Taylor Moore. I loaned him three seasons in a row and have finally paid the agreed £1.4m fee to keep him:
http://www.littlemonstersforum.co.uk/images/q/a8v2s73t.png



Luca Basile (signed for £1.4m), who was our best attacking prospect til that Romanian turned up:
http://www.littlemonstersforum.co.uk/images/q/f2b2p4ky.png



Aristote Lusinga, (signed for £70k) who should be poo but he's actually been a bit of a legend as a backup centrehalf:
http://www.littlemonstersforum.co.uk/images/q/wbpc61y8.png



Ali Muhammad, just signed him for £1m, could shift Arnautovic if he impresses:
http://www.littlemonstersforum.co.uk/images/q/eyu6fsqa.png



Looking forward to this season. :drool:

Looking at those, I've no idea how we managed back-to-back-to-back promotions, including winning the Championship. :D

[Gray Fox]

It was never a booking.

[John]

That Romanian striker is a beast.

[John]

Look at that. Smiffy didn't finish the game. :harold:

[Giggles]

English? Delete me at once.

[Giggles]

I'm not handsome enough to be the next Beardsley.

[Baz]

That Romanian striker is a beast.Mike's just said the same. :sorry:

I think I'm not hyped about him cos I was hoping Basile would become a legend, but now Vlad-Paul's come in to steal the show. He hasn't spent any wet evenings at the Abax in Peterbrough, like most of the others.

[Raoul Duke]

I'm usually a left-back IRL, Smiff, so good shout.

[John]

You should have stuck with the original setup. That side would probably do alright in the Welsh league.

[John]

Having finished third in a Champion's League group with Leverkusen, PSG, and Milan, I fancied my chances of doing something in the Europa League. The draw? Benfica followed by one of Napoli and Porto. :moop:

[John Arne]

Third highest rating :drool:

Aren't you in danger of being sacked, Smiffy?

[John Arne]

The Gresty Road academy continues to churn out the stars..

https://gyazo.com/889839e438fa7381446da60683ccc7d2.png

[Mike]

That Mike needs more game time next year.

[Mike]

https://i.imgur.com/F77LxoI.png

https://i.imgur.com/xzRAJQ4.png

Easy that ;)

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That group is an absolute bitch, here is ours:

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

Only two transfers in this window and here they are:

http://i.imgur.com/XCbh4FU.png

Signed on a free and he's probably our best MC. I'm going to try and juggle him, Saraco and Subirats for the two MC spots this season before cashing in on Subirats next season.

http://i.imgur.com/GXi3wAW.png

He will replace Gede, he cost £20m with most of it over 48 months but he's already better than our current number 1 and has more potential than him.

Regarding finances, we might be in a bit of trouble:

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

I guess I'll have to sell some players at the end of the season.

[Gray Fox]

That Pinto looks properly good. Some of those mentals :P

Free to worth £41m straight away is pretty lol at the club who let him go.

[Mike]

Already feeling that CL money.
https://i.imgur.com/vkQ9h3f.png

Annoyingly the window just closed.

[Ian]

"Hopes he will learn a lot while at The Third Half."

And in the game!

[Giggles]

Legend :cool:

[Baz]

Tell Mazuurk to get bent.

[Baz]

I hope I've got an unused sub bonus in my contract. :moop:

How are you playing through this so quick?

[Raoul Duke]

I feel I've been awfully mismanaged and you've stalled my development here Smiff. Also, where's my fucking birthday cake? :moop:

[Raoul Duke]

In the Championship I only played 9 (11) despite being 4* potential. You seemed to play Reg at LWB, despite him not being natural there :dc:

(my stats are shit though... :cry: )

[Giggles]

I need a move to the championship.

[Mike]

The Akehurst boys single handedly save the forums from certain death only for Tim to treat us this way. We're bloody rubbish! Get the site deleted Baz.

[Raoul Duke]

Seems pretty realistic :moop:

[Mike]

A likely story. I'd better hit that 2 star potential.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Loaned out to Torquay? Sell me now.

[Mike]

Player pictures should be avatars ;)

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Grimsby? Christ, I get nosebleeds if I go further north than Bedford.

[Gray Fox]

Insert delayed I damaged my spine through carrying the team joke here.

[Mike]

After the highs of last season I think we're heading for a relegation battle this season. I imagine they'll sack me first though, despite currently being 'very secure' in my job.

https://i.imgur.com/P03sBYm.png

https://i.imgur.com/l8YMXmF.png

[Dquincy]

2035/26 End of the season summary

Despite a shit performance in the 2nd half of the season (due to Zenit stealing my best centre back), not half bad league standings for our first ever season in the top half.

http://s13.postimg.org/sqoer2uef/Barclays_Premier_League_Information_League_Tab.png

Two wins in my last twelve :drool:

http://s24.postimg.org/jopshx4hx/Gillingham_Gillingham_Fixtures.png

Some nice news items...

http://s11.postimg.org/8nkji6esj/Quincy_News_Inbox_2.png

http://s13.postimg.org/i6jj5lw87/Quincy_News_Inbox_3.png

http://s2.postimg.org/zfh8do2w9/Quincy_News_Inbox_4.png

http://s23.postimg.org/66fq79lob/Quincy_News_Inbox_5.png

Finances had a shot in the arm now i get the Premier League TV money.

http://s16.postimg.org/p6dw8to3p/Gillingham_Boardroom_Finances_2.png

Made it into the top 100. Barca are the richest, valued at £790m

http://s21.postimg.org/g17nhqgw7/World_Clubs_Richest_Clubs.png

Due to my new cash...i went on a spending spree. Probably a few too many ins and outs, but i only spent £1.6m last season.

http://s16.postimg.org/3pbtsyblx/Gillingham_Transfers_History.png

This fella stands out... 4.5* potential.

http://s10.postimg.org/n8amoehh5/Quincy_News_Inbox_7.png

http://s10.postimg.org/61imqdkop/Quincy_News_Inbox_6.png

Half way through season 2036/37. My new star defender has spent only 6 months with us (bought him for £6m) and the board have accepted an offer for him :(

We're struggling in the league as it is, but i guess it's a lot of money.

http://s29.postimg.org/k49sj36av/Quincy_News_Inbox_2.png

[John Arne]

Checkmate.

https://gyazo.com/f1b3fc2a9ba5ecadbcb3aecc3edb68d7.png

[TG09]

Nice Smiffy, my position is right :) What formation are you going with?

[Mike]

Out on loan and I manage just 11 starts. I should give up and become a PE teacher.

[Mike]

Just get me doing my coaching badges and get it over and done with.

[TG09]

I have a good little player on my books, currently out on loan getting some experience.
http://i65.tinypic.com/f2sq4n.png
http://i63.tinypic.com/wuezcy.png

[Manc]

Maidstone. :drool:

Make the move permanent, Smiff.

[Raoul Duke]

What's the crack with some players being unable to tutor? I've deliberately brought in Gael Clichy, Jonathan de Guzman, Iker Casillas and the impeccable Cameron Jerome but none are able to do it. Forlan and Nilmar were fine?

I think it can depend on their squad status and the status of those they can train.

[TG09]

Looks like I have found some shooting boots for you Smiffy, apart from that own goal.

[John]

I've been fucked right up the arse by a crash dump. I'd just taken receipt of a new batch of academy graduates which included a winger with eighteen acceleration and pace and nineteen crossing at sixteen years old and a central midfielder with seventeen passing at the same age, both of whom had four star and one black star potentials. I'd thrown both into a matchday squad immediately, with both coming on at half time and nabbing an assist each. A week later the game crashed.

I've just turned it on now to find that my last save was a week and a half before the intake. Hopefully the players you receive are generated well in advance and develop behind the scenes based on your youth facilities, but I doubt it. If I end up with another bag of shit in this intake I'll be in the news this week for maiming the dev team. :moop:

[Mike]

This is not how I thought the group would end up looking:
https://i.imgur.com/g6i0hnU.png

[John]

I didn't get anyone close to the same quality as the two nutters from the lost class of 2021, but I did get someone who looks like he'll turn out very well indeed. I've taken to offering my good young players contracts on decent money very early so that I can sneak a three year extension option in there, so he's earning far too much for someone his age.

http://i66.tinypic.com/28uqjqt.png

Also, Croatian scheduling strikes again.

http://i67.tinypic.com/nl4c9w.png

The fucking state of it.

[Lee]

I've a new laptop coming tomorrow amd I'm going to cave and buy this. I assume it's a decent version of the game given the activity in this thread. First thing I'll do (after the usual logos, real names etc) is build my England down to level 8 update which I did last year. There are some you can download but I enjoyed doing my own one.

[John]

Star of last year's intake and 'one of the best players of his generation' Domagoj Mikulinec is turning into an absolute monster. His inability to jump is still a concern so I might retrain him to play DM, but fucking look at him.

http://i67.tinypic.com/119yvx1.png

Captain in the making.

[TG09]

I will have to get the new version, still running FM15.

[Raoul Duke]

That Mikulinec would probably do well as a 'sitting' LB, if you've got a RB who can bomb on. He's pretty bonkers.

[John]

That Mikulinec would probably do well as a 'sitting' LB, if you've got a RB who can bomb on. He's pretty bonkers.

He's played left back a few times but I have a couple of promising players there while my only good defensive midfielder is an Albanian lunatic who gets five reds a season and isn't homegrown, so he'd be filling more of a gap in the squad there.

If he could jump he'd be comfortably my best centre back already.

[Gray Fox]

Good to see I'm still stealing a living there with my 4 sub appearances.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://i.imgur.com/q771IyI.png

http://i.imgur.com/AORtd7R.png

:cab:

What the fuck?

[John]

'an a thigh strain'

Looks like the game's fucked up and hit him with a different injury while telling you about that one.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Listed as a thigh strain in his injury history.

I think it's just a stock message because it's the fourth thigh strain in his career.

[Mike]

After the highs of last season I think we're heading for a relegation battle this season. I imagine they'll sack me first though, despite currently being 'very secure' in my job.

https://i.imgur.com/P03sBYm.png


Fixed them didn't I!
https://i.imgur.com/foWlmDP.png

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://i.imgur.com/zcCEv4d.png

http://i.imgur.com/P0ZG1YD.png

:|

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://i.imgur.com/enFC1J6.png

http://i.imgur.com/rfCnSSP.png
http://i.imgur.com/zfgBP81.png

We gained less points in the league but I'd say it was our most dominant performance as we were smashing the shit out of teams and as such I was rotating the squad a lot to get some minutes for the youth.

It was nice to get the cup back after tanking it last season.

http://i.imgur.com/yHU1Xb4.png

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

Well the group stage went better than I had hoped but I really thought it was our year after the second leg of the Chelsea game and then THAT game against Madrid. Our problem was we chucked the kitchen sink at Man City in the first leg but failed to score. We went 1-0 up early in the second leg but managed to take it late :(

http://i.imgur.com/p48HXJf.png

Loads went on loan this year, a lot for fees which ended up making us £25.3m (christ that's nuts for loans). In terms of the finances though, we're pretty fucked. We've ended the season on a negative balance even after the Champions League money came in. Predicted to be -£275m at the end of the 2029/30 season (fuck) but I did secure a deal to sell Saraco (losing an Italian sucks) for £45m upfront with 50% next sale at the end of the season to PSG which will ease the pressure for now but I might have to sell most of my backups and/or recycle the older players for youth.

Edit: Pinto gone :(

PSG came in with an offer which I negotiated up to a total of £46.5m (not too shabby considering he came in last summer on a freebie) and 50% next sale plus the board have stuck an extra £17.5m in themselves.

Edit: http://i.imgur.com/lcII1W5.png

http://i.imgur.com/1rXrC8S.png

:drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The amount of money PSG have in my game is bonkers.

They've signed two of my midfielders for a combined £91m this window and keep bidding just under £50m a pop for two of my others.

A few seasons ago they spent £235m in one season including £70m of that on Balde Keita.

[Gray Fox]

On last years version I managed to sell them Markovic for £65m and then they bid over £55m for Sterling almost straight after. Way more money than sense.

[Mike]

Won my first trophy :D
https://i.imgur.com/rppPu6N.png

Looks like we'll get back in the CL again too.


PGS are spending like silly on my save too and theyve won the league every season.

[John Arne]

Holy shit. 17yrs old. Just has a $18m bid accepted :)

https://gyazo.com/b2e6a369169f9ddfd9d4cea4b0d757e9.png

[Gray Fox]

I'm guessing all the top clubs are in for him too. If not, is he injury prone?

[John Arne]

For some reason, nobody is in for him as yet. For once, my scouts may have actually found someone before anyone else.

Injury record is ok.

[igor_balis]

My pal has made a database which has converted the English league system into 4 divisions of county sides. His description:


Each of the 48 ceremonial counties have a team, which are separated into 4 leagues of 12. There is also a County Cup.

Every team has their own logo (credit to William_Dawkins on Photobucket), nickname, rivalries, stadium etc. They start with zero players but are given enough money to buy a squad of players. How much they are given depends on their reputation.

The competitions also have their own logos.

All previous professional English teams are now extinct (with all players and staff released) except for the Welsh teams, who have moved to the Welsh leagues.

I'll give the link if anyone is interested. Currently chasing Rodwell and Joe Cole as my first signings for Warwickshire FC.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://i.imgur.com/IDz8y9R.png

£850k free in wages too :drool:

[John Arne]

My pal has made a database which has converted the English league system into 4 divisions of county sides. His description:



I'll give the link if anyone is interested. Currently chasing Rodwell and Joe Cole as my first signings for Warwickshire FC.

I'll take a look.

[igor_balis]

I'll take a look.

http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php/452798-FM16-English-County-Leagues-(custom-English-league-structure)

x

[TG09]

My pal has made a database which has converted the English league system into 4 divisions of county sides. His description:



I'll give the link if anyone is interested. Currently chasing Rodwell and Joe Cole as my first signings for Warwickshire FC.

I will give it a go, what version of Football Manager.

[igor_balis]

16.

[TG09]

16.

Ok yep i will take it, recently got a copy of it. Havent started a game on it, still playing my FM15 one.

[Mike]

Seasons finished. Went well after an awful start.
https://i.imgur.com/R4T6cYw.png

https://i.imgur.com/x73KT60.png
https://i.imgur.com/8rm1wht.png
https://i.imgur.com/Zsq8osA.png

https://i.imgur.com/D2Z7MWW.png
https://i.imgur.com/2u3k2cJ.png

[Mazuuurk]

Still going strong with Arsenal. Have won everything but the CL so far (I'm in 2020 now), but I'm enjoying getting lots of young players in and developing them.

I keep doing this thing though where I trim my squad cause it's too big, then trim it a little too much, and panic buy not one but like 3 players, and end up with a way too big squad again... :moop:

[Mazuuurk]

Something weird just happened in my save. About 5 months ago (during the summer window) I was bidding for Paul Pogba, and Juve wouldn't accept a 150 million bid from me (didn't even bother trying anything higher than that).

Now, in January, all of a sudden Real Madrid made a 50M bid (he's valued 63M). My scout tells me he will cost 63M exactly (he has no release clause though...). So, I bid 63M, and Juve just accept.

I realize 6 more months have passed on his contract, but still - that seems really odd :cab:

[Gray Fox]

He could be listed by request/the club or he could have fallen out with the manager and their stance on him may have changed. Check his profile to see.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I had something similar to that although a bit more mental.

I was bidding £40m for an Italian CB from Madrid and they wouldn't accept it for shit because they wanted close to £60m. I hit continue and it progresses a day and with it the new season (I was met with the leaderboard shit first) and Madrid are biting my hand off for the £20m bid. He was listed by request about a week before the new season too.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://i.imgur.com/c8rRpGO.png

Berti :cool:

Hopefully it wont go back to Spain for another few years after this.

[QE Harold Flair]

Something weird just happened in my save. About 5 months ago (during the summer window) I was bidding for Paul Pogba, and Juve wouldn't accept a 150 million bid from me (didn't even bother trying anything higher than that).

Now, in January, all of a sudden Real Madrid made a 50M bid (he's valued 63M). My scout tells me he will cost 63M exactly (he has no release clause though...). So, I bid 63M, and Juve just accept.

I realize 6 more months have passed on his contract, but still - that seems really odd :cab:

You can always get Pogba in the second season with Arsenal. Usually about 60 mill. Just a heads up.

[Lee]

Finally on this tonight. I think I've even got a counter attacking 4-4-2 ( largely based on Leicester) working so hopefully that translates from FM Touch.

[Samadini]

My Huddersfield team are currently set up to van Gaal the shit out of everyone.

http://s23.postimg.org/6un1zq2e3/lvg.png

:drool:

[John Arne]

English (north-west) domination :drool:

https://gyazo.com/0d8bc7faa4707f4c15c6f138489c64ef.png

[John Arne]

Also, noticed this game. Liverpool 5-1 up at half-time, and manage to lose 7-6.

https://gyazo.com/4c783aaccdbcd0a1c5fca79c43e28e2e.png

[Mazuuurk]

You can always get Pogba in the second season with Arsenal. Usually about 60 mill. Just a heads up.

Well I'm in 2020 now so it's like the 4th or 5th season by now. Still, it's weird what happened I think.

[John]

The Golden Boy news item has alerted me to the existence of this monster who's come through the Atalanta system.

http://i68.tinypic.com/296honb.png

Anything close to that through their ranks on your game, Mahow?

A look at past winners has turned me on to the fact that Mario Gotze retired aged twenty six, presumably through not being able to find a club. I think Toby may be right that there's a very specific glitch to do with him.

[igor_balis]

That county database is great fun, albeit a bit too easy. AI far too cautious in signing players, and I'm able to pick up genuine superstars in the county division 4 with Warwickshire. Maybe one for a network game, or at least start with the City of London as they're so gash it might be a bit of a challenge.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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

That's the best we've produced, the rest have been fairly bland at best although some teams are sniffing round even the weak ones.

I managed to sell this intaker for £19.25m plus 50% of next sale:

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

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://i.imgur.com/51xtSQO.png

Actually jumped out of my chair in celebration.

Yori is a hero, I thought it was dead and buried about 3 seconds before he scored his first.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94ciipmR1LY

The second goal was a peach.

[Byron]

https://gyazo.com/cd15d1720e756d80d0bd0d7f88133232.png

You two wankers have been here 9 nine days. Nine. Days.

[John Arne]

Oh yeah...

https://gyazo.com/3286ca602fec1357e129b42fbf30e7c0.png

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Oh yeah part 2...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpBHRs8ZoEQ

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

Fuck knows how Galatasary made it as they're shit and their best performance in the Champions League prior to this was the first knockout round (they usually finish third in their group), but they smashed their group beating Real Madrid, Zenit and Celtic. Then they dumped out Bayern, Barcelona and then Chelsea. Sadly we were far too much for them as we were all over them.

http://i.imgur.com/5uc8P4K.png

Valencia were seconds away from dumping us out and Arsenal should have seen us out in the first 20 minutes of the second leg as they were rampant but only got 2 goals and then we started to get back into the match. Andreoni my Italian centreback was a bomb scare in the Valencia and Arsenal second leg games though, the fucker was at fault for 2 goals against Valencia and gave away a penalty and against Arsenal he scored an own goal.

http://i.imgur.com/EzI2R2M.png
http://i.imgur.com/NOZ6sfd.png

We only lost 4 times in Italy and all of them we should have won, no club can hold a torch to us as we keep getting better whilst everyone else stagnates.

http://i.imgur.com/C1iRkzV.png

126 goals which is our best tally as well as a new record points tally. Our front four in a 4-2-3-1 in Roberts, Yori, Berti and Goddard is absolutely lethal with them scoring a total of 102 league goals between them and 135 in all competitions.

Only two signings this year:

http://i.imgur.com/bFf4ehA.png

£800k from Parma, scouts love him and I can't wait to send him out on loan in the next season so he can really flourish.

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

£3.4m, I highly doubt he's the answer when Roberts goes but at the very worst I can make some tidy profit.

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

We secured £142m for those players, the first two rotated a lot with Vazquez, Saraco and Berti but I let them go as we needed the cash and PSG went nuts for them. Alessandro was a back up option who could play in multiple positions and the others didn't even know what our pitch looked like. We also made a further £28m from loaning players out.

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

Edit: http://i.imgur.com/ys4SmhC.png

Seems a bit small, other than that \0/.

[Gray Fox]

How many seats are you filling as it stands? That does seem a little low, but undersoil heating combined with roof, all paid for out the clubs own pocket is pretty good to be fair.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

How many seats are you filling as it stands? That does seem a little low, but undersoil heating combined with roof, all paid for out the clubs own pocket is pretty good to be fair.

In the league it was 97% with 3 sell-outs.

In the Champions League we were 400 short of a sellout against Lille, max for Benfica, 700 short against Sarpsborg, about 100 short against Wolfsburg in the first knockout and then sell outs against Valencia and Arsenal.

Yeah, we had around £130m in the bank at the time. At the end of last season I asked for them to increase the capacity of the stadium which they accepted (we've gone past the date it was meant to be completed so I guess it's cancelled).

I didn't ask them for a new stadium as I thought they'd reject it and they wouldn't name it after me. I got all excited when I saw the news item a few days after our Champions League, didn't last though :moop:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://i.imgur.com/I3UiNQB.png

Good start mate, 2 games and 2 reds.

[John Arne]

It's a good job I'm a wheeler fucking dealer in the transfer market. The board are refusing to expand my stadium beyond 13,000.

https://gyazo.com/559465b94cceb31d95bdf650a2d31baf.png

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It's a good job I'm a wheeler fucking dealer in the transfer market. The board are refusing to expand my stadium beyond 13,000.

https://gyazo.com/559465b94cceb31d95bdf650a2d31baf.png
You're not a fucking football manager?

[John Arne]

I should be a fucking investment banker with those returns.

[Mike]

Look at my beloved Metz :wub:

[Samadini]

http://s13.postimg.org/6k029rymf/fuckyeah.png

Just brought Carroll and Aarons into my Huddersfield team for our playoff push. :drool:

Never been so excited going into a season.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://i.imgur.com/r5WF4g9.png

Sassuolo were second going into the game having won 6, drawn 1 and lost 1 in their opening 8.

Oh and I'm really liking the development from these two:

http://i.imgur.com/9lhSGDB.png

http://i.imgur.com/blfy4x6.png

I've been trying to get them as many minutes as possible this season and they're not letting me down. Ascani has started 4 games and come on 8 times to score 6 goals and set 1 up whilst Pace has started 2 games, come on 13 times and scored 4 times. They didn't come through our system (Ascani was from Milan and Pace from Inter) which is a shame but I got them in early.

[Mike]

This headline just made me grin like an idiot:
https://i.imgur.com/jO8yMjf.png

[Samadini]

Just had a youth player's determination shoot up from 10 to 19, because of some off field issues he's gotten through, he's now more determined than ever to succeed apparently.

Pretty cool.

[Samadini]

http://s18.postimg.org/w27bjfki1/beast.png

:hail:

After going 4-0 up we quickly conceded and then Baumgartlinger got his red card and then we collapsed and suddenly it was 4-3. Carroll was fucking blowing after 50 minutes, so on came Assombalonga to settle it was a peach at the death.

This team is going to be great fun.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Just been drawn against Lamia in the Champions League, I had no idea they were a club until now as apparently they're a mid-high table side in the second division of Greek football.

http://www.ultraimg.com/images/2016-02-2601_32_49-FootballManager2016.png

They finished second.

Benfica have won the Portuguese league 8 seasons in a row and got to the quarter final last year whilst Leverkusen just won the Bundesliga last season. Beating Madrid 2-0 at home too :cab: Fucking hell, Petros Mantolas who is managing them has a 63% win record with them.

[Dquincy]

Half way through season 2036/37. My new star defender has spent only 6 months with us (bought him for £6m) and the board have accepted an offer for him :(

We're struggling in the league as it is, but i guess it's a lot of money.

http://s29.postimg.org/k49sj36av/Quincy_News_Inbox_2.png

A tougher 2nd season in the top flight. We were mostly shit for all of it.

http://s28.postimg.org/5tm6am2gd/Barclays_Premier_League_Information_League_Tab.png

But, these three young starlets I've bought in pre-season should help.

http://s8.postimg.org/haoavzi4l/Fabiano_Profile_Attributes.png

http://s8.postimg.org/8ttui6jr9/Kees_Tol_Profile_Attributes.png

http://s23.postimg.org/xb1us7riz/Gustavo_Profile_Attributes.png

[Lee]

I'm going to finish doing my English leagues down to level 8 update before going to bed tonight then I'm going all in. By tomorrow morning my update will be done, I've got my logos, got my real competition names and I've got my additional foreign leagues sorted. I've also got a tactic (based loosely on Germany 2014) working nicely. And my new laptop is a beast. My life is fucked if I get into a save properly.

[TG09]

I've had a good start with Man Utd 10 wins in a row, Falco is doing well and Rooney is ok year is 2017. Just smashed West Ham 6 - 0, Mata getting a hattrick

[John Arne]

Ooff.

https://gyazo.com/4264d82fa79b9efd2850bcca20c5bc77.png

[Lee]

Started unemployed and applied for a couple of local jobs (I want to play as realistically as possible) at Belper Town and Gresley, both in the Northern Premier League Division One South. I got the former and had my first friendly the day after taking over, against Worksop who play a level below. Went, obviously, with what will eventually be my preferred tactic; an attacking 4-3-2-1 with a high-ish line and aggressive pressing. And found myself 0-5 at half time. It finished 3-5 and the second half was pretty good , but fuck me.

I've had a proper look at the squad now and the 4-2-3-1 probably won't do it for now so I'll need to go with a different shape. I have no staff at all so that's the first priority. The way I play I only sign players found by my scouts or (or seen by me in a game then scouted) so that presents a bit of a problem. The board want a top half finish. The board will be lucky if they get that.

[P_3]

If you are going that far down you might want to really simplify your tactic, with as few instructions as possible. Also I'd suggest using a 442 as AMCs are pretty much non-existent that far down.

[Lee]

I only have two instructions, shape and role are more important than using loads of instructions. It might end up being 4-4-2 for a bit, although there is an AM in the squad. I'm not bothered about the formation for now, that will come later when I've built a squad. More bothered about playing in a particular style.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSr_9Zk7ueE

Out of Europe because of this, it was literally (although the video doesn't show it) straight from the kick off having just scored a goal that would have taken us through on away goals :moop:

Seething doesn't even describe what I'm feeling right now.

[John]

Once again I've managed to finish third in a horror show of a Champion's League group only to be met with a horror show of a Europa draw. Napoli and then either Roma or Young Boys, so Roma.

[Reg]

I only have two instructions, shape and role are more important than using loads of instructions. It might end up being 4-4-2 for a bit, although there is an AM in the squad. I'm not bothered about the formation for now, that will come later when I've built a squad. More bothered about playing in a particular style.
Is this your Germany inspired tactic? Sounds interesting. Could you post a couple screenshots please Lee?

From what I remember they had a lot of the ball but also played lots of quick counters.

[Disco]

I really dislike the Olympics, going into my second season with Roma and five of my first choice players are away for the opening game of the season. It would have to be a grudge match against Juve too (7 Scudettos and a Champions League for ........ Brendan Rogers!). Had to start with a 16 year old up front and a youth team keeper. Lost 2-1 and picked up injuries to both of my forwards, yay!

[Lee]

Is this your Germany inspired tactic? Sounds interesting. Could you post a couple screenshots please Lee?

From what I remember they had a lot of the ball but also played lots of quick counters.

I will tomorrow when I get back on the game, but yeah, it is. I had to convert it to a 4-4-2 for Belper, started the season with 4 wins and a defeat and then the fucking thing crashed so I've got the arse with it. It's my own fault for going with every nation in the game to be fair. I'm going to start a new one tonight.

Anyway, the tactic is dead simple:

Mentality: attacking
Shape: flexible (couldn't decide where to go - structured is good for playing wider and creating space, fluid is good for being compact and pressing, so I've gone in the middle.)

The only two team instructions are to play offside (as the line is high with an attacking mentality) and close down much more.

The player roles are as follows, in a wide 4-2-3-1:

Goalkeeper

RB: Full back (A) - Lahm
CB: Central Defender (D) - Hummels
CB: Central Defender (D) - Boateng
LB: Full Back (S) - Howedes

CM: Central Midfielder (D) Schweinsteiger
CM: Central Midfielder (S) Khedira

RW: Inside Forward (A) - Muller (I know he's a 'Ramdeuter' in this system but I start lower down so I won't find anybody good enough in that role)
AM: Attacking Midfielder (S) - Kroos
LW: Winger (S) - Ozil

ST: Poacher (A) - Klose

All German players taken from the Brazil semi. The limited number of instructions is just my own interpretation from what I've read recently about the transformation of the German national team, hence my interest in putting something of that into practice in the game. The philosophy of Klinsmann, developed then by Low, is to play fairly direct attacking stuff with aggressive pressing high up the pitch. This tactic seems to represent that fairly well in the match engine. You get lots of different types of runner in all the players with an attacking mentality which gives you plenty of passing options, and you tend to get more possession, although not dramatically more than the opposition.

[Reg]

Great stuff, thanks Lee. :thbup:

I assume the attacking mentality will still have "counter attack" ticked under the hood. (They might have removed that feature, I'm not sure. If not I'm not sure why it's not shown in the instructions tab.)

[Lee]

Great stuff, thanks Lee. :thbup:

I assume the attacking mentality will still have "counter attack" ticked under the hood. (They might have removed that feature, I'm not sure. If not I'm not sure why it's not shown in the instructions tab.)

From what I've read that's the case - the ME automatically has teams counter attacking when there's an opportunity regardless of starting mentality. The ticked box feature was all about when a counter would happen. So with it unticked, the player's team would counter only when the AI team had x or fewer players back. With it ticked counter attacks would be launched with a higher number of AI players back.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

No transfers in for me this season but we did make £39.25m, £5.77m of that was 2 players leaving (one was a 22 year old who did nothing and the other was a 27 year old that was produced by us who was loan bait).

http://i.imgur.com/LnffZkG.png
http://i.imgur.com/cW63TzU.png

http://i.imgur.com/64vxYkY.png

Domestically it's not even fair right now. We got our highest points tally, our highest goals tally and it was our joint best defensive record, this despite mixing in youth in a lot of games.

http://i.imgur.com/AyW7bWw.png

In Europe it was shaping up to be an easy jolly but then we went to shit in the first leg against City. In the second leg we bossed it and went 3-0 up to send us through, sadly they scored straight from the kick off and that was the end of our campaign.

http://i.imgur.com/GtDmS4T.png

The biggest thing there is Eddie Goddard hardly playing despite scoring 29 goals and setting up 23 last year. He was the odd man out for most of it as I'd either play Sanchez or Berti on the right (both finally finished their training for that spot) to bring a better balance or working in Pace and Ascani. I was set to sell him in January but no team came close to our value although he chimped out and missed training about 8 times so we clawed a lot in fines from him.

Oh and Inter Milan? They finished sixth in Serie B and in the playoffs, they ended up losing in the preliminary round to AlbinoLeffe who finished 8th. Despite still being 'Rich', they're pretty much fucked I feel.

Here are screenshots of the main players in the team and a few added extras of players who were loaned out:

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

http://i.imgur.com/X3Ng9Qd.png

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

http://i.imgur.com/Ttjjo45.png

http://i.imgur.com/vll0pI3.png

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

http://i.imgur.com/yYeKRx8.png

http://i.imgur.com/tE3AQLg.png

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

http://i.imgur.com/iBV97Vw.png

http://i.imgur.com/PU2ZMZq.png

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

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

http://i.imgur.com/MOmWHt4.png

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

http://i.imgur.com/SdAhjb2.png

http://i.imgur.com/vLLwxr9.png

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

http://i.imgur.com/Mg8qAU9.png

http://i.imgur.com/aQTC2Ay.png

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

http://i.imgur.com/64jycGy.png

http://i.imgur.com/nO3ie3h.png

http://i.imgur.com/bJg1lWx.png

Goddard will be sold because he's turned into a right twat, Andreoni might be sold if I could bring in someone else as he's a liability in the big games, Berti might be sold because even though he's a champion we might need to cash in on him now (I might wait another season though) and I'll probably look to sell Die and another couple of loan players (including some not pictured).

[Disco]

Did you sell all your players again?

[John]

Having biffed Napoli and Roma in the Europa I drew Porto, who promptly fucked me 4-0 in the first leg. I fiddled with my tactics and beat them 2-0 in the return but the damage was done. Seven years and not even a sniff of European success. :moop:

On the bright side, my last two intakes have offered up a couple of serious looking players, so I'm looking forward to getting in tonight and getting stuck into the new season. I'll post up my starting lineup for next season later. As a guess I think it might have an average age of under twenty.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://i.imgur.com/1NVbnGf.png
http://i.imgur.com/TM1RWzT.png

£105m from the sales and a further £25.29m in from loan fees. Goddard is the big one, £55m (rising to £57m) plus 50% of his next sale so we've smashed it with that. I was a little surprised that we got so little for Andreoni but considering how much of a liability he was during bigger European games I'm just glad he's gone. I also tried to sell Berti but the best offer I got was around £40m and I decided I'd rather keep him at least for another season.

http://i.imgur.com/S7xFxFe.png

Our busiest window for 3 seasons, I wanted to add more numbers as we were lacking on decent youths other than 3/4 players and our U20 side hadn't done anything for the last 2 years. I wanted to add a DC/L/DM by the name of Moses Hltashwayo who was on loan at the club a few seasons ago as he's probably the best defender in the world now. Sadly Man City wouldn't even accept £150m (my top offer that I'd have gone through with was £80m).

Here they are:

http://i.imgur.com/2oUVwG1.png

http://i.imgur.com/TcjYYH7.png

http://i.imgur.com/5x8AWm7.png

http://i.imgur.com/4wAtCRX.png

http://i.imgur.com/Mkta8fk.png

http://i.imgur.com/zsq9xI3.png

http://i.imgur.com/0ccXs87.png

http://i.imgur.com/mn1DGTT.png

http://i.imgur.com/bf0vXiU.png

http://i.imgur.com/TrfMp9L.png

Surprised that my scouts don't seem to be all that keen on Henrique especially as he's labelled as a wonderkid, other than that though I'm quite happy with them although I overpaid for Basanez and Holtz.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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

I'm going to pretend that he's somehow related to Shefki :drool:

[spokej]

Is there a knack to creating tactics in this version? I've started a few saves, from journeyman to big clubs, and I always seem to struggle to find any consistency and generally find my teams creating bugger all then losing to the odd goal.

[Raoul Duke]

Full backs are key.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://i.imgur.com/c9WhYJB.png
http://i.imgur.com/dr1MdSS.png

http://i.imgur.com/VC3cQOS.png

It looks like another stroll in the park but Juventus matched us up at the halfway stage with 50 points, Willy Sagnol's team just collapsed though and we never let up. Early exit in the cup but I played the kids and they really should have beaten Milan.

http://i.imgur.com/zsFkIi2.png

That Valencia game :face:

We just weren't at the races from the first minute and our best CB was sent off early on. Such a disappointing end to our Champions League campaign.

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

Ascani has taken a HUGE step up this campaign, other than that the players all performed to their expectations. Nikic stepped up admirably as we were so much defensively with him in the team after selling Andreoni. I'm going to look to sell a few who are currently on loan as well as Berti and maybe Subirats.

Also, all the new youth signings earlier in the season really helped our u20 side. They regained the Viareggio, won the u20 league and lost in the final of the UEFA Youth league. They only lost 4 games in the season. The Youth League final, once in the Italian youth cup and twice in the league. They're going to be obscene next year.

[QE Harold Flair]

I'd like to see the U-20's and U-18's mean a bit more. Perhaps winning stuff at that level should give a boost to the stats/repuation of the players at that level. I never pay any attention to them.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It would be nice, yeah.

I only really noticed recently as we were doing quite well a few seasons ago and I was getting notifications. They went to shit last year as I didn't have any decent u20 players but I loaded them up for this season.

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

Already got them working on an expansion to just under 39k.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Just tried to sign a youth who wasn't interested, I told him to join us as he'll win trophies at the club. His response? 'I don't think your club has what it takes to win a trophy.'

Mate....

http://i.imgur.com/Ns1B3KN.png
http://i.imgur.com/2KgEt22.png

[Smiffy]

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[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://i.imgur.com/VKTAY0J.png

That seems like a huge amount to put into a club, I've never been involved in a takeover bid this large. Is it normal for that amount of investment?

[Disco]

I had one very recently with Roma but I don't remember it being anywhere near that much, thankfully the new chairman kept me on as it's only my second season I've almost got my starting 11 sorted. I just totted up the average age of my first choice and it's under 22. :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

2 days later and he's pulled out anyway.

[Disco]

The tease.

I'm currently 5 points behind Juve despite not having lost a game yet, we beat them once but they've won every single other game. To make matters worse they just spent nearly £50m in January. :moop:

[Gray Fox]

That crushing feeling when a Tycoon is interested, but then pulls out last minute.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Indeed, although the blow isn't so hard when you've just had a new stadium built with no loans out and £133m in the bank.

Here is our transfer dealings in the Summer:

http://i.imgur.com/2k8yOHA.png

£10m from Watford and he's already having a bit of an impact. I let him play in the Aussie All-Star game (not sure why we were in it) and he scored a hattrick as well as grabbing an assist, then I let him start the Supercoppa and he shat all over Juventus linking up play really well whilst scoring 1 and assisting another. He's also smashing them in for the u20 side.

http://i.imgur.com/qwx6Kq5.png

£7.5m from the Midgets. Not entirely sure what I saw in him but my scouts like him a bit, he's got a nice name and he can run fast.

http://i.imgur.com/HrBkTz8.png

£8.5m from Flamengo and again, I'm not sure what I saw in him. Perhaps it was just the name. My scouts don't even like him too but I needed some left back cover so I guess I forked it out on the Dude whose real name is Quelvisson Maia Santos so I'm not sure where he got 'Dude' from, maybe he was just the coolest cat around in the favela.

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

We got mugged off on every single deal bar the Berti one. The others (bar Die, Paolucci and Zini) include 50% of next sale though. Berti and Subirats were still first teamers but the youth that have made the step up as well as those needing to make the step up needed them gone. The rest were loan bait for a while, speaking of:

http://i.imgur.com/8mJRLec.png

Another £28.93m in loan fees which, coupled with the full transfers out, leaves us at £173m coming in compared to only £26m going out.

[Dquincy]

A tougher 2nd season in the top flight. We were mostly shit for all of it.

http://s28.postimg.org/5tm6am2gd/Barclays_Premier_League_Information_League_Tab.png

But, these three young starlets I've bought in pre-season should help.

http://s8.postimg.org/haoavzi4l/Fabiano_Profile_Attributes.png

http://s8.postimg.org/8ttui6jr9/Kees_Tol_Profile_Attributes.png

http://s23.postimg.org/xb1us7riz/Gustavo_Profile_Attributes.png

Finished Season 2038/39. 3rd season in the top flight.

Very pleased with the end result. Slightly false position as i was quite low down until my winning streak at the end of the season.

http://s24.postimg.org/5jddace8l/a_Barclays_Premier_League_Information_League_Ta.pn g

Look at that run at the end of the season.

http://s15.postimg.org/9jy5z4w7f/a_Gillingham_Gillingham_Fixtures.png

Here's how the chaps performed.

http://s7.postimg.org/d8eb50gpn/Gillingham_Gillingham_Players_2.png

Noice.

http://s17.postimg.org/vzakts2r3/a_Quincy_News_Inbox.png

Noicer. Takes us up to 26,059 capacity.

http://s28.postimg.org/dunpt1kp9/a_Quincy_News_Inbox_2.png

For you Manc fans.

http://s28.postimg.org/fqf3hxyx9/a_Quincy_News_Inbox_3.png

Chris Smalling took over for about 30 days.. then this happened because he got the England job.

http://s22.postimg.org/ryyk0y0b5/a_Quincy_News_Inbox_4.png

[Reg]

The winter transfer update is out. Match engine changes too.

I'm going to start my Roma game this weekend. Looking forward to playing with their new players.

[Clunge]

Ahhh, at last. This is when I actually get into an edition of FM. I think it's time for a Dortmund save.

[Reg]

Are Bayern as dominant as in real life? Probably a good challenge being anyone else in Germany.

I've barely played a match on this version. I need to right the wrongs from my Roma save last version, played pretty much four seasons and only had 1 league and 1 cup win.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Getting a crash dump I can't continue through :moop:

Hopefully SI can sort it out.


Definitely looks related to the editor changes I'm afraid. I've been able to get it to reproduce and I've passed it onto our coding team to investigate further. Apologies you've encountered this issue in your save.

Doesn't sound too good :\

[Smiffy]

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[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It is.

Started as a huge Journeyman save but I liked Atlanta so much I stuck with them.

[Smiffy]

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[QE Harold Flair]

I have to say, it's a pretty big disgrace that an official transfer/data update is taking this long.

[Lee]

It's out. Doesn't seem that much has changed though. Does it not always come out in early March?

[Smiffy]

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[P_3]

Kante's been boosted quite nicely, Alli is a proper player now and Rossiter is the best thing in Liverpool's academy. :drool:

[Smiffy]

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