How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

[_ChicoBass]

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My YOUTH ACADEMY IS WORKINNNGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

However only 2 players remain because so many left over the time it was broken

YEEEEESSSSSSSS!!!



Extremely glad to hear that the culprit(s) has left the academy.

[texasbum06]

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You know what surprised me about my budget? It is actually less than last season's budget. Not by too much, I think it was just about $30,000 less in wages and $100,000 less in transfer budget. I still found it odd though. I know it feels/looks like a lot, but I still feel like players in Spain are more expensive than they were in England. I have to keep in mind that in England I was only buying players from the Championship and under with the exception of Morgan who I bought from Stoke, and those from the Scottish league, while here in Spain I'm going for La Liga players. It could be the difference between FIFA 14 and 15 though not the leagues. After that transfer window I'm really hurting for cash now. I think I only have $60,000 transfer and $977 (no zeros) in wages. I wish there was an option to organize a car wash or something oh, and Rodriguez will be my last Mexican I promise! No more Mexicans! Haha I still want to scout youth in Mexico and the United States, but if I am going to bring in another foreign player I must either sell or trade the ones I already have. Don't want to make Guadalajara my Boca Juniors *cough Rabbit cough*

The same exact thing happened to me! My transfer budget went down 100-200K and my wage budget went down 5K I think. Of course then it jumped up huge after that for the third season so I'm hoping the same happens for you. I think getting my first Bundesliga prize money helped a lot with that.

[vrabbit]

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having a hard time letting to of the players that have been with me since League 2 at Dagenham. Oluwafemi Ilesanmi has peaked at 73 OVR and is even starting to regress -1 in a couple of categories. Medy Elito has peaked at 70 for a while now but he's still a very effective player for me, so even though I could afford someone with better ratings I don't feel like I need to because he plays great for me.

[_ChicoBass]

How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

having a hard time letting to of the players that have been with me since League 2 at Dagenham. Oluwafemi Ilesanmi has peaked at 73 OVR and is even starting to regress -1 in a couple of categories. Medy Elito has peaked at 70 for a while now but he's still a very effective player for me, so even though I could afford someone with better ratings I don't feel like I need to because he plays great for me.

I know exactly how you feel. Letting go of those players is brutal, especially when you don't need to like you said with Elito. I think that by the end of my Wimbledon career I only had 2 players from League 2 still in my starting eleven. What made it easier for me was that I would try to only replace them with a youth academy graduate, not with a purchased player. For example Cowie replaced Worner, Thompson replaced Gornell, Odhlambo replaced Midson, etc. The only one I couldn't do that with was Ryan Tafazolli since in my entire Wimbledon career I never found a good, natural CB in my academy. When I received an offer for Tafazolli from Aston Villa, it took me a few seconds before advancing. Clicking "accept offer" was painful :'(

[sportsfreak96]

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This may seem odd but I'm thinking about doing a League 2 CM with Either Northampton Town or Accrington Stanley which would you guys prefer to see more because I'd have fun doing either one

[texasbum06]

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having a hard time letting to of the players that have been with me since League 2 at Dagenham. Oluwafemi Ilesanmi has peaked at 73 OVR and is even starting to regress -1 in a couple of categories. Medy Elito has peaked at 70 for a while now but he's still a very effective player for me, so even though I could afford someone with better ratings I don't feel like I need to because he plays great for me.

I know I'm going to have that same situation sooner or later with Yoell van Nieff who is absolutely amazing for me. His potential is only like 72 so my team will eventually outgrow him, but he is one of my most consistent players and continues to play at a high level in the Bundesliga.

[vrabbit]

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I know exactly how you feel. Letting go of those players is brutal, especially when you don't need to like you said with Elito. I think that by the end of my Wimbledon career I only had 2 players from League 2 still in my starting eleven. What made it easier for me was that I would try to only replace them with a youth academy graduate, not with a purchased player. For example Cowie replaced Worner, Thompson replaced Gornell, Odhlambo replaced Midson, etc. The only one I couldn't do that with was Ryan Tafazolli since in my entire Wimbledon career I never found a good, natural CB in my academy. When I received an offer for Tafazolli from Aston Villa, it took me a few seconds before advancing. Clicking "accept offer" was painful :'(

guess it would be easier if an offer came in for Elito, they were coming in a couple of seasons ago but he was way too hot and I had nobody on the roster to replace him with. The Reyna injury showed me I can live without one of the two speedy midfielders and I realize Elito becomes the candidate to be moved.

[vrabbit]

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I'm probably going to try to use Ilesanmi to try to get Robertson or Robinson, but I'm not sure I'll look to move Elito.

[jamiec47]

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TOON TO THE TOP
SEASON 3
PS4

Match 28

Newcastle 2-1 Leicester
Ayoze 12
Nugent 40
Ayoze 85
Simmed.

Champions League Last 16 Leg 2

Newcastle 1-0 Real Madrid (2-2 agg. Newcastle win on away goals)
Bony 84
What a result! The Galacticos are out of the Champions League thanks to the Magpies. Ronaldo and Aguero seemed determined to score but Boateng and Yanga-M'Biwa had excellent games, not allowing Aguero any space. However, we couldn't score, Pepe and Ramos having a game just as good as our centre backs. We switched to a 3-5-2 formation, bringing off the injured Clyne for Ayoze Perez and it made a difference. Clichy, Boateng and M'Biwa in our 3 man defence had the pace and ability to make the defence just as firm as it was with 4 at the back, and the added pacey attacker helped us out up front. However, we still struggled to score until we won a corner. The ball came in and Barkley controlled it on the edge of the box. He used some skill to beat two defenders but his shot was saved. However Bony was able to fire in on the rebound to put us into the quarter finals.

FA Cup Quarter Final

Chelsea 2-2 Newcastle
Matic 26
Bony 57
Matic 82
Perez 85 (PEN)
Matic opened the scoring for Chelsea, heading into the top corner from a Willian cross. Bony equalised, beating his man before firing into the bottom corner. Matic thought he had won it after he headed in again but Perez took the game to a replay from the penalty spot after Cahill bought Delph down.

2018 World Cup Qualifiers

Denmark 1-1 England
Barkley 41
Eriksen 47

England 2-1 Scotland
Agbonlahor 40
Naismith 54
Sterling 79
Simmed.

Match 29

Newcastle 4-1 West Ham
Schurrle 12
Schurrle 25
Schurrle 62
Morrison 65
Yanga-M'Biwa 81
Schurrle opened the scoring in this match with a low curling effort and made it 2, firing in off the post after a ball over the top. He completed his hat trick in his best games since joining, beating 2 men before finding the bottom corner. Morrison pulled one back with a scorching effort but M'Biwa headed in from a corner to make sure of victory. It was my 100th win as manager of Newcastle.

Champions League Quarter Final Leg 1

Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Newcastle
Begovic 64 (OG)
A disappointing result in Germany where Begovic scored an own goal, knocking the ball into his own net from a corner. And to make things worse, the second leg is the day after the FA Cup replay.

League Table

1. Newcastle 67 (2 games in hand)
2. Liverpool 60
3. Manchester City 60
4. Manchester United 59
5. Everton 56
6. Chelsea 55 (1 game in hand)
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18. Crystal Palace 25 (1 game in hand)
19. Leicester 17
20. Reading 14

[Keano16]

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Indi: What a start to the Prem! Teams you should beat but you still had to beat them. I hope you can get some decent form and finish around mid table.

Jamie: What a win against Madrid! Bony again. Really unlucky with that Begovic OG against Dortmund and then to have the 2nd leg so close to the fa cup replay is sickening.

Tex: A solid month apart from that Koln game. Good to see you push up to 5th in the table and 2nd in your group.

Rabbit: A good month getting draws against good teams and winning the other games. Good to see you pushing up the table also.

Sportsfreak: That's cool with the Munich thing, as long as you are happy with it I'm happy. Good luck with either Northampton or Accrington!

Moose: I should be able to catch up on your recent episodes tomorrow!

If I missed anyone I'm sorry, kind of rushing!

[vrabbit]

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CM's I need to comment on: jamie (Newcastle), indi (SWFC), tex (St. Pauli), keano (Swansea), simp (Verona, Man U and Bulgaria), moose (if I get a chance to check out the vids), redsox (Juve), chico (Osasuna), lebowski (Blackpool), cruzzer (Arsenal), 10cabee (Exeter)

really guys? 13? REALLY? C'mon.

sportsfreak should I even bother with Monaco? Find something that you enjoy and just play there, whether we enjoy it is secondary.

[Regens4Life]

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That moment when you have been planning to start your CM but have been second guessing the team for months...

[moose141]

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The Wednesday: August 2015

Spoiler

August 15, St. James' Park
Barclays PL: Matchday 1


NEW 1-2 SHW

Caolan Lavery scored Sheffield Wednesday's first Premier League goal against Jamie's Newcastle, cutting in from the right and beating Tim Krul with accuracy. Stevie May added a second, tapping in Lavery's low cross before Emmanuel Riviere pulled one back. Tom Lees was sent off 15 minutes into the second period for a scything tackle on Riviere, receiving a three-match ban. Wednesday absorbed enormous pressure in the final 20 minutes to come away with a well-earned victory.

"It's a big win, that much is certain. I don't know if we outplayed Newcastle, but we were definitely more clinical. Leesy's red card was a fair call, but it's important to note that there was no malice in the tackle. It was just poor timing from a lad coming to grips with the demands of Premier League football. It's a shame he'll be out for three games, but such is life. It's not easy to come to this stadium and leave with three points, so this will do wonders for our confidence."

August 22, Hillsborough Stadium
Barclays PL: Matchday 2


SHW 2-1 WBA

Brown Ideye poked in Keiren Westwood's parry of Chris Brunt's shot with just seven minutes played, putting West Brom in the driving seat. Giles Coke equalised just shy of the half-hour mark, turning on the edge of the box and rifling his shot into the top of the net. Stevie May scored the winner with 20 minutes to go, cutting in from a wide left position and chipping Fraser Forster from a tight angle.

"Two wins out of two is a brilliant start to the campaign. We didn't start the game on the right note, and Albion deserved to be ahead so early on. It's a good thing we woke up soon after that, because coming back from two down would have been a huge ask. In the end, we we created plenty of good chances, and that's what matters. I gave Jack Stobbs his first taste of first-team action, and he put himself about even though he was in a high-pressure situation, so it was a good debut for the lad."

August 29, Turf Moor
Barclays PL: Matchday 3


BRN 1-3 SHW

Nathaniel Chalobah gave Burnley an early lead after a rare handling error from Keiren Westwood, and it took close to 30 minutes for the visitors to reply, when Caolan Lavery made the most of Diafra Sakho's pass to equalise. Midway through the second half, Nedum Onuoha was too lax marking the Northern Irishman, who added a second. And with minutes to go until the final whistle, Sakho used his raw strength to break past Onuoha and curl in a third.

"Today's win teaches us that if we can keep everyone fit, there's no reason we can't go on to achieve great things. I'm thrilled because some of the players I gave a chance to today took that opportunity with both hands, and I have a real selection problem staring me in the face, which is something every coach wants. To win our first three games is beyond anything we expected, and we plan to kick on from here."

September Preview

After our first international break without any club fixtures, we face off at home against Leicester City, who were almost relegated at the end of last season before pulling off a stunning pair of wins in the final two matches. They haven't signed anyone of note in the summer, and we should be able to pick up a fourth win.

What worries me are the two games after that. We travel away to Stoke before paying a visit to West Ham, two teams that will give us hell if we're not at our very best. Stoke have managed to keep hold of their best players. Arnautovic, Diouf, Bojan and Shawcross have been bolstered by the signing of Luis Adriano from Shakhtar Donetsk. West Ham have brought in Alex Kerzhakov from Zenit and are managed by Moose, one of the deadliest and most innovative coaches in the Premier League. I'll be happy to get a point between the two.

Between the Leicester and Stoke games is a third-round tie against Bournemouth to open our Capital One Cup campaign. We play at home, and we trounced Bournemouth twice last season, so there's no reason we shouldn't progress, but I will be taking no risks. The strongest possible XI will play that game.

Oh, you're struggling eh? Haha, joking, but hopefully the struggles then start against my West Ham squad, thanks for the shoutout by the way I see you're trying to be Moose's West Ham by proxy bringing in Delph and Sakho Great work though, great recaps and it looks like the transfers are paying dividends for you so far, though no opponents to really write home about yet.

Are the sliders you posted that you're using on Legendary correct? If not, then I definitely recommend the speed change to 50/52 (on WC) because it corrects for it to be too easy to sprint past defenders and catch opponents. I also recommend increasing your FT as well to at least equal the CPU so that it makes it a bit tougher for you offensively.

having a hard time letting to of the players that have been with me since League 2 at Dagenham. Oluwafemi Ilesanmi has peaked at 73 OVR and is even starting to regress -1 in a couple of categories. Medy Elito has peaked at 70 for a while now but he's still a very effective player for me, so even though I could afford someone with better ratings I don't feel like I need to because he plays great for me.

I agree with you and everyone else totally, I have the hardest time with the West Ham through and through players like Noble who will peak in the mid-70s but if I want to push to the Champions League he will have to become more of a squad player and it will be such a shame when I have to push him out of the lineup at some point.

Jamie: It's all to do now for you in the Champions League, but with the quality of the squad you have I think you can pull off the comeback over Dortmund. Not to mention with the league lead that you have, you can afford to rest all of your big guns for a game to make sure that they are ready for that huge tie.

Tex and Vrabbit: Read your updates and didn't comment on them at the time, but both of you doing a very nice job with St. Pauli and Alcorcon, respectively, in picking up results and moving higher and higher up the table. I'll make sure to comment more in depth on your next update!

Keano and Chico: Same deal, next update I will get caught up and give a better response!

[sportsfreak96]

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Sportsfreak is heading to Northampton in the same league where he started his Fifa Career

[Realist V]

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Blackpool squad

GK: Joe Lewis 66 (On loan from Cardiff city)
RB: Douglas 68 (Signed from Fc Barcelona for 675,000)
CB: Diego Llorente 66 (On loan from Real Madrid)
CB: Erick Palmer Brown 60 (On loan from Sporting Kc)
LB: Luke Garbutt 64 (On loan from Everton)
RM: Formose Mendy 62
CM: Harrison Reed 64 (On loan from Southampton)
CM: Andrea Orlandi 69
LM: Allan Saint Maximin 65 (On loan from Saint Etteine)
ST: Steven Davies 67
ST: Nathen Delfouneso 66

Substitutions:
GK: Elliot Parish 59
CB: Darren O'Dea 66
LB: Charles Dunne 58
LW: Segun Owobowale 59 (On loan from Fc Den Haag)
CM: Jamie O' Hara 66
ST: Nile Ranger 64
ST: Islam Feruz 58