Well a striker that is in the class I was looking for made a brief appearance in the Marketplace. Tomas Podolski was available for 3 million (and his wages were in the 30k range). I just can't go that high yet. It was non-negotiable. I don't think anyone there could go that high. Oh well. That is the kind of player I need to move me up into the next tier of teams I think.
Realistically, I should probably just find a striker that has the right qualities and see how much he can help out. I think I actually found a very good one. He is:
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Shefki Kuqi (FIN) Age: 31 (13,500)
I picked him up for 250k. He is old, but I think he can hold up for me for a seaon or two until I can afford the upper echelon names. Of course, he comes right out in the first game and makes a huge impact.
Too bad Friedel picked that match to poop the bed.