How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

[vrabbit]

Quote: Originally Posted by texasbum06

I had considered opening it up to a poll, but I had kind of made up my mind on one so I ended up starting it already to start getting things ready. Just out of curiosity, why Beattie?

you seem to want an attack-minded guy and he fits the bill as a former striker and has a solid history at the club from what I saw

[indiblue]

Quote: Originally Posted by vrabbit

Indi: Congrats on a very successful 1st season at Newcastle. I'm excited for you in CL competition next season. That announcement of a massive overhaul though...

Cheers, mate. Can't wait to see what you get up to on your side. Oh, and if I may suggest, play the narrow 4-1-2-1-2 with your wingers playing as central midfielders. The positioning on defence is superior, and you can count on those same players to make wide/narrow runs based on the instructions you set for them. As for the overhaul, I'm having second thoughts. Bringing in several new players, even if I sell my superstars Cabella and Wijnaldum, would bring down overall quality. I may just spring for 3-5 new face but all top of the line. Not sure yet. Maybe even a hybrid of the two.

Quote: Originally Posted by texasbum06

The Blades

Very interesting choice for a career. I look forward to seeing how you build them up. Quite coincidentally, I was scouting Che Adams before I signed Harry Arter in January. He should be a big player for you from the start. Hope you're doing well. I know you would have adored TFA. Very intense movie, fanboy or not!

[texasbum06]

FIFA 16 - Season 1

The Blades

Sheffield United set to Announce New Manager

The board members emerged from the room with smiles on their faces, it looks like they have found their man. When questioned about who the new manager would be they only issued a simple response of, "A club statement will be released soon, and questions can be addressed afterwards."

Official Club Statement

James Beattie has agreed to a one-year contract to become Sheffield United's new first-team manager. The 37-year-old, who was once an established striker here at Bramall Lane, has most recently spent time managing Accrington Stanley. He will be joined shortly by his new team of assistants that we are working to finalize. The incoming staff will work alongside the existing backroom staff already contracted to the club and will commence their roles with immediate effect.



Beattie: It's an honor to be here and to be the new manager of Sheffield United. I am looking forward to getting to work and getting this club back up to the higher divisions where we all agree they should be. I'll open it up to a few questions now.

Reporter: First Accrington and now Sheffield United. How does it feel to manager at clubs you spent time playing at before?

Beattie: It's a tremendous privilege to have opportunities like that. While playing for a club like this you get entrenched in what it means to be a Sheffield United player. To know the traditions, the chants, this field, it's all a special place for me. To return here and have a chance to write another chapter in my history with this club is one that I won't take for granted. I want success for this club not just for myself, but for the players, and most importantly for the supporters. The same ones who used to come out and cheer for me when I pulled on the red and white stripes.

Reporter: What style of play are you hoping to implement in order to get Sheffield United back into the Championship?

Beattie: I want to play fast, attractive, attacking football. To win games you need to put the ball in the back of the net, plain and simple. I don't want to see us packing it in at any point this season, it is a mind set that I don't agree with and it is one that the supporters dread watching. I want to be sure that we don't just win, but that we give the supporters something to watch as well.

Reporter: When you look at the current squad list, do you like what you see? Is this a group of players that fit into your long-term plans for the club?

Beattie: I've only been manager for an hour now so I haven't had much time to begin my evaluations. I do plan on sitting down with the rest of my staff and fully evaluations who was believe are key pieces of our long term vision. Surely enough some players won't fit, but it's impossible to say who those would be now. There are always surprises in store as well. I want to see these players in training before I begin to make any of those decisions. That's all I have time for now, as you can imagine I have a lot of work ahead of me to get caught up to speed. Thank you for your time.

[indiblue]

A quick look at how my team's going to look for next season. I'm not sure that Tioté is the right type of player for the base of the diamond, though he is a defensive beast. Maybe being close to two other midfielders will compensate for his lack of passing range. If not, I have until the end of August to upgrade or replace. The other player I have serious doubts about is Mitrović. I know he bagged a load of goals last season, and maybe I'm being greedy, but I feel like the game passes him by when we aren't building up slow and steady. Still, if I do choose to offload him before the window's out, I should pick up £12-£15 million for him, which should leave me with enough to sign a more athletic and mobile forward. Oh, and I have a shortlist. But I'm not going to share it with you because I'm a b@st*rd who likes keeping folks in suspense. What I will tell you is that The Toon is about to flex its newfound financial muscle.

Newcastle United 2015/16
Transfer budget: £45,000,000
Wage budget: £200,000

Rabbit, this one's for you.

[vrabbit]

Quote: Originally Posted by indiblue

Cheers, mate. Can't wait to see what you get up to on your side. Oh, and if I may suggest, play the narrow 4-1-2-1-2 with your wingers playing as central midfielders. The positioning on defence is superior, and you can count on those same players to make wide/narrow runs based on the instructions you set for them. As for the overhaul, I'm having second thoughts. Bringing in several new players, even if I sell my superstars Cabella and Wijnaldum, would bring down overall quality. I may just spring for 3-5 new face but all top of the line. Not sure yet. Maybe even a hybrid of the two.

I will mess around with that, damn these CM's I play are frustrating as hell ...

[vrabbit]

Quote: Originally Posted by vrabbit

Spoiler Newport County A.F.C. Exiles get their new leader Newport County's Supporters Trust made their second significant move since taking over ownership of the club by announcing Giovanni Marccelino* as the club's new head coach earlier today. Marccelino, who has spent the last few years as an assistant director of Palermo's youth squad, replaces Terry Butcher who was sacked earlier this summer after the Supporters Trust take over of ownership. In a statement released by the new Trust the club announced that Marccelino will be in charge of both the senior and youth squads and that they are excited to bring in a head coach they describe as a "motivator" and "outside-the-box thinker". Sources indicate the Trust hired Marccelino after the Italian demonstrated palpable excitement over taking Newport County to levels of the Football League they haven't been to before. Whether that is a task that's expected from the new coach this season remains to be seen due the club having one of the lowest-rated roster in League Two and what's likely to be a very limited transfer/wage budget. * Spoiler Who is Giovanni Marccelino? I knew I wanted to do this CM but I also knew that, unlike a couple of years ago with my 2 CM's having Venezuelan HC's, I wanted this HC to not be Venezuelan. So I decided I wanted the HC to be European but couldn't figure out who to put in place. So sitting there tinkering, I turned to my wife and asked what nationality the guy should be and she said Italian. I then asked her to come up with a name and that's what she came up with. The rest is, and will be, history

Previous Update ^^^

Newport County A.F.C.

Pre-Season Update

The Roster

Goalkeepers: Joe Day (62 OVR), Joe Green (50 OVR).
Fullbacks: Seth Nana Twumasi (62 OVR), Danny Holmes (61 OVR), Scott Barrow (58 OVR), Jazzi Barnum-Bobb* (57 OVR), Lewis Bamford (45 OVR).
Centre-backs: Janoi Donacien* (63 OVR), Matt Taylor (62 OVR), Andrew Hughes (58 OVR), Matt Partridge (56 OVR).
Midfielders/Wingers: Gary Gardner ** (65 OVR), Mark Byrne (60 OVR), Medy Elito (60 OVR), Alex Rodman (59 OVR), Yan Klukowski (57 OVR), Tommy O'Sullivan* (56 OVR), Tom Owen-Evans (50 OVR), Dafydd Jones (46 OVR), Corey Shephard (44 OVR).
Strikers: Manuel Arteaga** (62 OVR), Lenell John-Lewis (60 OVR), Scott Boden (58 OVR), Aaron Collins (52 OVR).

Starting XI


European Continental Shield

Group Match 1
Newport County - St. Pats (0-2)

Spoiler

forgot the stats! Not the greatest debut of course, even if just pre-season. It was a fair result.

Group Match 2
De Graafschap - Newport County (1-2)
Quekel 34'
John-Lewis 50' (pen)
John-Lewis 64' (pen)

Good thing this is just pre-season because this game had a lot of controversy, must of it centered around the second PK call in favor of Newport which came on this play

Spoiler

John-Lewis put Marccelino's team ahead for good and there was plenty of heat towards the referee thereafter and once the game had finished.

Group Match 3
Newport County - Bray Wanderers (4-0)
Klukowski 35'
Elito 45'
Collins 84'
McNally 89' (OG)

[insert fire emojis]Even though Newport has one of the lowest-rated rosters in League Two their Irish opponent on this day actually boasts lesser talent on their roster, and that much was evident on this beat down that clinched Newport's ticket to the semifinals. Elito firmly believed he should have gotten credit for the team's last goal, claiming his shot was on target before it hit McNally, but the referee didn't budge on his call.

Semi-final
Heracles Almelo - Newport County (0-0, 5-3 PK's)

Newport's run this pre-season comes to an end on a tough defeat from the penalty strike, where John-Lewis missed the team's very first shot and the team was unable to recover from that as the Dutch club nailed every one of their shots.

Games next month:

* 8/8/15 vs Northampton
* 8/11/15 at Bury (COC)
* 8/15/15 at Notts County
* 8/22/15 vs Yeovil Town
* 8/29/15 at Dagenham

Review: Very excited to have one of these CM's back in action. Newport's rosters presents a lot of challenges and I'm trying to make the most of the €625K transfer budget and €3K wage budget. So 1st, I'm either selling or loaning anybody rated in the 40's or low 50's. I do like the striker Collins as he has solid potential but if he gets a loan offer I'll probably accept it. And speaking of loans, I need to make use of them to help this team to where I want them to. That's why Marccelino, coming from Palermo, reached an agreement with his old club on a 2-year loan for Manuel Arteaga whom the Italian club had just signed from the Venezuelan League. It's a win-win scenario where Newport will allow Arteaga to develop while he hopefully helps the club achieve promotion. Palermo wouldn't agree to a future fee.

A loan deal for Oliver Burke from Nottingham Forest is also in the works. That would put 5 loaned players on our roster to go with the 3 already there before the new coach's arrival (Donacien, Barnum-Bobb, O'Sullivan). The price acquisition is 23-year old Gary Gardner from Aston Villa for €700K. Gardner was transfer listed and Newport badly needed an upgrade at CDM so Gardner immediately steps into that role while a move to CAM in the future is certainly not out of the question. Gardner will also handle all set plays for Newport. Finally, Marccelino has hired an English scout, Adam Adeyemi (3* EXP, 2* JUD), to his youth staff and he has quickly been sent to scout in England for 3 months. The plan is to then sent him on scouting trips to Wales and Italy.

Here we go!

[Keano16]

Indi: great finish to the season! Top 4 is more than you could have hoped for at the start. Wijnaldum and Cabella had incredible years. In regards to your overhaul of the squad, 3-5 quality players would be more realistic than a complete reshuffle imo. Some of the players that got you there deserve CL football. Looking forward to seeing who you bring in.

Tex: Excellent choice with Sheffield United. They've been doing well in the cup competitions the last few seasons so now it's down to Beattie to get them back to the Prem! Good luck.

Rabbit: Newport first: Gardner was a big investment but I'm sure he'll be worth it and it's vital to have a good midfield anchor. Nice link with the striker from Palmero and your manager's former club, a bit of realism! I see that Elito is at the club. Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't he with you at Dagenham?
CCM now: The A-League should be an interesting league. Manchester City signed Caceres from them today. It'll be a fun journey following you from club to club!

SMH: November was a good month with a great point against Zenit. You are within touching distance of the top 5 so a good December will get you right into the mix.

[vrabbit]

Quote: Originally Posted by Keano16

Rabbit: Newport first: Gardner was a big investment but I'm sure he'll be worth it and it's vital to have a good midfield anchor. Nice link with the striker from Palmero and your manager's former club, a bit of realism! I see that Elito is at the club. Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't he with you at Dagenham? CCM now: The A-League should be an interesting league. Manchester City signed Caceres from them today. It'll be a fun journey following you from club to club!

Thanks man, Gardner's been the best player for Newport in almost every game. He makes the team so much better. Arteaga is someone I'm excited about in real life so I wanted to get him at least on loan and he's why I linked the coach to Palermo ... and I felt the love when you remembered Elito from Dagenham, he was definitely a staple of that team for many many seasons and swayed me to pick Newport over Accrington.

As far as CCM, it's a wide open league and 6 of the 10 teams make the playoffs which is all the board wants from me. I didn't know Caceres was signed by Man City that's really cool, he plays in every game for me but I'm forced to use him more at CDM because he's the only one who has the attributes to back up Montgomery. I'm already keeping my eye on openings but the leagues I wanna go to aren't hiring yet and my resume ... well ...