***The Official Football Manager Thread***

[rsnomar05]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mercurial23

I hope you aren't referring to my player. He's a regen....you'll never see him in your game.

I think he just means in general. And I agree, because I don't want to be spoiled by what any editor says the CA/PA is.

That being said, I have a striker problem, where I have Vela, Ade, Van Persie, and Walcott all at virtually the same ability. There is no room on the wings for Vela or Walcott. Last year Vela and Walcott were content to fill in for injuries/congested fixture periods, but I doubt they'll be too happy with that much longer.

I think I'm going to try rotating them in more frequently.

It's funny, because I have an excess of strikers, but I can't buy a CB to save my life. I have 124 million left in my transfer budget, and I can't get any team to even remotely consider selling any of their top defenders.

[Mo]

Quote: Originally Posted by rsnomar05

but I can't buy a CB to save my life. I have 124 million left in my transfer budget, and I can't get any team to even remotely consider selling any of their top defenders.

I experiencing the same thing, in fact I had to sell one my best CB to get one a better one at a higher price.

[rsnomar05]

Quote: Originally Posted by miget33

I experiencing the same thing, in fact I had to sell one my best CB to get one a better one at a higher price.

That sucks. I really need a CB too. I guess I might just have to keep Gallas and hope someone hands in a transfer request.

[rsnomar05]

Well, I got lucky. I signed Chiellenni and Garay, which means Djourou and Gallas are as good as gone. Both are better than Djourou is projected to be (and Garay is 23), and Gallas, while about equal, is old, so I'm quire pleased with the way I shored up my defense.


First game against Man Utd. in the Community Shield (who else?) has Ronaldo out-dribbling my entire defense and scoring a goal in the second minute. #$%@$@$!

Then Messi does the same thing, but passes across net to hit Ade for a wide-open tap in in the 35th minute. Tie game.

Second half, 69th minute, new sub Vukcevic (because Messi broke his arm and is out for 5 months. @#$%@$!) is given free reign to run down the sideline and send in a perfect cross for Walcott who heads the ball into the net. 2-1 to the Arsenal, and that would be the final score. Better luck next time Man Utd. I have now beaten them 9 times in a row, and Rijkaard, their manager for the last two seasons, now fears his job is on the line. It shouldn't be, because he won the double with them his first year, and then finished second to me in every major competition his second year, but I guess their board is as impatient as the Steinbrenners.

[Mo]

Ha! I just beat United as well 2-0 at Loftus Road, Chris Kirkland was beast in goal, looks like the pregame media session did wonders for his confidence.
Unfortunately I'm just got destroyed by Liverpool. Bendtner is just terrible as well, no goals yet, as I'm approaching January.
Currently in 9th as I reach the midpoint in the season.

[rsnomar05]

Quote: Originally Posted by miget33

Ha! I just beat United as well 2-0 at Loftus Road, Chris Kirkland was beast in goal, looks like the pregame media session did wonders for his confidence. Unfortunately I'm just got destroyed by Liverpool. Bendtner is just terrible as well, no goals yet, as I'm approaching January. Currently in 9th as I reach the midpoint in the season.

Bendtner's a beast for me, but in limited action. But I've got such great wingers (Nasri, Ribery, Messi, Vuckcevic) that he gets great aerial feeds from crosses, and because he's great at heading he scores a lot of goals that way.

[Mo]

Yes, I asked the board for more money got 2 mill, and thanks to city overbuying and some shifting of money, I'm on the verge of signing A.Lennon for slightly over 3 mill.

[rsnomar05]

I hate how the competition satisfaction ratings stay stuck in the middle for competitions (such as Carling) that the board does not care about. Normally, I wouldn't mind, but that "Ok" satisfaction rating brings down my overall rating. So even though I just won the Community Shield and UEFA Super Cup, because my board did not care about those competitions, their satisfaction did not move up. So I could win the quadruple again, and the satisfaction could not be full, because wins in those two competitions bring the rating down.

In next year's game, if the board does not care about a competition, there should either not be a satisfaction rating, or there should be one, but with a clarification, such as: "The Board is pleased with your victory in the Carling Cup Final, but as they do not care about the competition, they would prefer you not waste any time celebrating and instead focus on future, more important competitions."