How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

[Keano16]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Pretty good month imo, you just got unlucky in the last two months. Reading and Blackburn are pretty good teams, though. Automatic promotion is looking hard to reach now but it's still possible with a few good results. I think you need a centre back like you pointed out.

Yeah I think either it's the playoffs or another season in the Championship, which I wouldn't mind tbh as it would give me another season to build. Any suggestions for a CB? I've looked at a few on a pre-contract but I don't really like most of them. Now I'm looking for maybe one on loan so that I can look for one in the summer.

September was a great month for you and Ramos really took off! 8 goals in 2 games was immense. Solid 1-0er over Dortmund too and good to see at least some of your signings are working out very well for you.

Tex: Really unlucky to lose out to Spurs in the Semis. You are going really strong in the league though and it would be an amazing achievement to win the league if Real slip up.

[indiblue]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

@Chico If you start a career in the PL and happen to use Leicester City, we can do a rivals post if you want, from season 2 onwards (since I'm already midway through season 1).

[Simppu12]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Yeah I think either it's the playoffs or another season in the Championship, which I wouldn't mind tbh as it would give me another season to build. Any suggestions for a CB? I've looked at a few on a pre-contract but I don't really like most of them. Now I'm looking for maybe one on loan so that I can look for one in the summer.

Rivaldo Coetzee is a South African about 18 years old centre back. He's 65 ovr with about 80 potential and he's a free agent. Then there are Moore from Leicester (69 ovr, 78 pot), Jason Denayer from Celtic (69 ovr, 80 pot), Omeruo from Middlesbrough (69 ovr, 78 pot), Michael Keane from Burnley/ManU, Blackett and McNair from ManU and Hutchinson from Fulham. I'm not sure about you budget situation but most of those guys should be available on loan or for under two million.

[Keano16]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

@Chico If you start a career in the PL and happen to use Leicester City, we can do a rivals post if you want, from season 2 onwards (since I'm already midway through season 1).

If I ever catch up, (In January 1st season) Forest could be used too.

[Simppu12]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

@Chico: I would stay at Osasuna because there are/have been a lot of English careers and you're doing well with them. The squad is interesting and young and you haven't won the big treble yet.

[Keano16]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Rivaldo Coetzee is a South African about 18 years old centre back. He's 65 ovr with about 80 potential and he's a free agent. Then there are Moore from Leicester (69 ovr, 78 pot), Jason Denayer from Celtic (69 ovr, 80 pot), Omeruo from Middlesbrough (69 ovr, 78 pot), Michael Keane from Burnley/ManU, Blackett and McNair from ManU and Hutchinson from Fulham. I'm not sure about you budget situation but most of those guys should be available on loan or for under two million.

I've actually been looking at a few of them. Moore, Keane and Blackett. Ovrs and Pots could be slightly different but I'll take a look at the other guys too. Thanks!

[southernmetalhead]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

FC Terek Grozny
The Chechens

December 2013

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"><table class="osdyn" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="575"><tbody><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="4">Dec 1, 2013 - FC Rostov vs Terek Grozny</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="61%">TEAM</td><td align="right" width="12%">1</td><td align="right" width="12%">2</td><td align="right" width="15%">SCORE</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>FC Rostov (1-6-6)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td class="active" align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Terek Grozny (10-2-1)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td class="active" align="right">1</td></tr></tbody></table>
Rybus 72'

This game did not have a lot of action, but Terek Grozny was able to come away with the win in a snowy Rostov by beating struggling side FC Rostov 1-0. The deciding goal came in the 72nd minute when Terek's Maciej Rybus got around Rostov's Alexandr Sheshukov and sent a rocket from the top of the box that beat a diving Stipe Pletikosa. The only other chance of the game came in the 90th minute when Terek's Magomed Mitrishev headed a ball that went wide left of goal. FC Rostov was unable to produce any chances on Terek's goal as Yaroslav Godzyur walked away with an easy clean sheet. Terek also pulled level on points with CSKA Moskva and Zenit St. Petersburg at 32, but The Chechens remain in 3rd place on goal differential.

MotM: Pletikosa

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Ignatovich 24'

This was a terrible result for Terek Grozny as manager Rashid Rakhimov played his B-side against last place Tom Tomsk, and The Chechens fell 1-0. Tom got on the board in the 24th minute when Kirill Panchenko sent a cross into the box that Terek goalkeeper Evgeniy Kobozev got his finger tips on. Kobozev could not control the ball however, and Pavel Ignatovich was waiting to head in the effort at goal. Terek came close to equalizing in the 36th minute, but Magomed Mitrishev's shot hit off the post. In the 73rd minute, Terek again should have pulled level, but Maciej Rybus was stopped by Tom goalkeeper Mladen Božović. Terek would get two more chances in the game, but Rybus and Stanislav Murikhin sent their opportunities wide. The game was only Tom's second win of the season as The Siberians had lost their previous 7 matches while Terek saw a 5 game winning streak come to an end.

MotM: Božović

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"><table class="osdyn" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="575"><tbody><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="4">Dec 14, 2013 - Terek Grozny vs CSKA Moskva</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="61%">TEAM</td><td align="right" width="12%">1</td><td align="right" width="12%">2</td><td align="right" width="15%">SCORE</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Terek Grozny (10-3-2)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td class="active" align="right">1</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>CSKA Moskva (11-3-1)</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td class="active" align="right">1</td></tr></tbody></table>
Tošić 45'
Lebedenko (PEN) 57'

Terek Grozny could not get back into the winners column as they hosted 1st place side CSKA Moskva, but Rashid Rakhimov's club did manage a draw as the club returned home to the Akhmat Arena after an awful effort at Tom Tomsk. CSKA would strike right before halftime when Mário Fernandes got around Maciej Rybus and found Zoran Tošić, who put a shot into the left corner by Yaroslav Godzyur. Early in the 2nd half, CSKA midfielder Rasmus Elm would pull down Terek's Dmitriy Yatchenko in the box, and a penalty was awarded. Igor Lebedenko would step up to take the chance, and the veteran Russian midfielder would slot his shot by Igor Akinfeev. No other opportunities for goals materialized, and each side would settle for 1 point in a good contest.

MotM: Lebedenko

<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"><table class="osdyn" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="575"><tbody><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="4">Dec 21, 2013 - Terek Grozny vs Dinamo Moskva</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="61%">TEAM</td><td align="right" width="12%">1</td><td align="right" width="12%">2</td><td align="right" width="15%">SCORE</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Terek Grozny (10-3-3)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td class="active" align="right">1</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Dinamo Moskva (10-4-2)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td class="active" align="right">2</td></tr></tbody></table>
Kurányi 50'
Mitrishev 83'
Florescu 90'

When Terek Grozny and Dinamo Moskva last played, Terek got a 90th minute winner from Magomed Mitrishev to steal all 3 points at Arena Khimki. This time the roles were reversed as it was Dinamo, in a match up of 3rd place versus 4th place, that got the 90th minute winner. Terek was dangerous early, but a Kanu header was parried away by Dinamo goalkeeper Vladimir Gabulov in the 5th minute. Right before halftime, Gabulov made another save on Igor Lebedenko. Dinamo popped in a goal early in the 2nd half from a corner. Christopher Samba got a header that Terek goalkeeper Yaroslav Godzyur saved, but Kevin Kurányi pounced on the rebound, and the German striker got an easy finish. Terek equalized in the 83rd minute when Kanu stole the ball from Dinamo defender Vladimir Granat and sent a cross into the box that Mitrishev headed by Gabulov. The game looked headed for a draw, but Dinamo was not satisfied and applied heavy pressure in the final minute. The visitors were rewarded when Gheorghe Florescu beat Godzyur in the 90th minute to seal the game for Dinamo who jumped Terek in the standings with the win into 3rd place.

MotM: Píriz

Terek Grozny Player of the Month



RM Igor Lebedenko, 69 Ovr, Russia, 30 years old

It was not a good month for Terek Grozny as The Chechens only scored 3 goals in 4 matches, going 1-1-2. With not much to choose from, Igor Lebedenko earns a modest Player of the Month nod for getting the equalizing goal from a penalty against 1st place side CSKA Moskva and earning Man of the Match honors. Lebedenko has 2 goals in 12 matches this season.

RFPL Table
1. CSKA - 39 pts
2. Zenit - 39 pts
3. Dinamo - 34 pts
4. Terek - 33 pts
5. Spartak - 29 pts
6. Lokomotiv - 25 pts
7. Anzhi - 22 pts
8. Krylya - 20 pts
9. Kuban - 20 pts
10. Volga - 19 pts
11. Rubin - 18 pts
12. Krasnodar - 17 pts
13. Amkar - 15 pts
14. Rostov - 12 pts
15. Ural - 10 pts
16. Tom - 7 pts

RFPL Top Scorers
1. Bilyaletdinov (Spartak) - 11
2(t). Honda (CSKA) - 9
2(t). Doumbia (CSKA) - 9
3(t). McGeady (Spartak) - 8
3(t). Hulk (Zenit) - 8

RFPL Clean Sheets
1(t). Malafeev (Zenit) - 8
1(t). Akinfeev (CSKA) - 8
2. Guilherme (Lokomotiv) - 7
3. Gabulov (Dinamo) - 6
4. Godzyur (Terek) - 5

Manager's Thoughts
Really tough month for us with only 1 win, 1 draw, and 2 losses. Our offense sputtered only scoring 3 goals in 4 matches, and we were only able to keep 1 clean sheet. The win over FC Rostov was tough, but expected. Our B-Team really let us down against Tom Tomsk, as there was no way we should have lost to a last place side, regardless of the circumstances. I was happy with the draw against CSKA Moskva, but what a heart breaking way to lose to Dinamo Moskva. We beat them with a 90th minute winner at their place, and they returned the favor at the Akhmat Arena. Worse, that win jumped Dinamo ahead of us in the RFPL table. We're still clinging to a European spot, so hopefully the club can find a return to good form.

Terek Youth Academy
Terek Grozny is proud to announce the signings of two youth players:

UNK Roman Tverdovsky, 36-48 Ovr, 65-89 Pot, Russia, 15 years old
GK Vasili Yeksov, 41-51 Ovr, 66-84 Pot, Russia, 15 years old

January 2014 Fixtures
No Matches - Winter Break

So the January Winter Break sets in as most of Russia is under heavy snow, and it is no time for footballing. Things will heat up with the transfer window coming open however, and we will definitely be buyers. We need to find another striker as Aílton has disappointed, only scoring 3 goals in 12 matches. We could also use some depth on defense as our fullbacks are logging too heavy of minutes. From there, any potential good buys we will be open to, regardless of position. Hopefully we can bring in some new players and solidify our spot in Europe for next season.

[southernmetalhead]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

FC Terek Grozny
The Chechens

Squad Report

Goalkeepers

GK Yaroslav Godzyur, 70 Ovr, Ukraine, 28 years old
12 GP, 5 CS, 66 Avg

GK Evgeniy Kobozev, 63 Ovr, Russia, 24 years old
4 GP, 2 CS, 65 Avg

GK Evgeniy Gorodov, 62 Ovr, Russia, 28 years old
0 GP

GK Arbi Mezhiev, 56 Ovr, Russia, 20 years old
0 GP

Defenders

LB Fedor Kudrysahov, 68 Ovr, Russia, 26 years old
14 GP, 0 G, 2 A, 69 Avg

RB Rizvan Utsiev, 67 Ovr, Russia, 25 years old
14 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 66 Avg

LB Dmitiry Yatchenko, 64 Ovr, Russia, 27 years old
13 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 66 Avg

CB Antonio Ferreira, 67 Ovr, Brazil, 29 years old
12 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 66 Avg

CB Marcin Komorowski, 65 Ovr, Poland, 29 years old
4 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 53 Avg

CB Murad Tagilov, 61 Ovr, Russia, 24 years old
4 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 62 Avg

CB Juhani Ojala, 62 Ovr, Finland, 24 years old
3 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 70 Avg

RB Magomed Adaev, 53 Ovr, Russia, 21 years old
2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 65 Avg

CB Dmitriy Yashin, 53 Ovr, Russia, 20 years old
2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 62 Avg

Midfielders

LM Maciej Rybus, 75 Ovr, Poland, 24 years old
15 GP, 3 G, 2 A, 70 Avg

CDM Adílson, 73 Ovr, Brazil, 27 years old
14 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 73 Avg

CAM Kanu, 70 Ovr, Brazil, 26 years old
13 GP, 4 G, 3 A, 72 Avg

RM Jonathan Legear, 70 Ovr, Belgium, 26 years old
13 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 63 Avg

CDM Facundo Píriz, 72 Ovr, Uruguay, 23 years old
13 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 70 Avg

LM Igor Lebedenko, 69 Ovr, Russia, 30 years old
12 GP, 2 G, 0 A, 70 Avg

CM Maurício, 69 Ovr, Brazil, 25 years old
6 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 64 Avg

CAM Oleg Ivanov, 69 Ovr, Russia, 27 years old
5 GP, 2 G, 1 A, 69 Avg

RM Maciej Makuszewski, 66 Ovr, Poland, 24 years old
4 GP, 1 G, 2 A, 69 Avg

CM Ivan Temnikov, 57 Ovr, Russia, 25 years old
4 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 57 Avg

CDM Bekhan Usmanov, 54 Ovr, Russia, 20 years old
2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 64 Avg

Forwards

ST Aílton, 68 Ovr, Brazil, 29 years old
12 GP, 3 G, 1 A, 61 Avg

ST Magomed Mitrishev, 63 Ovr, Russia, 21 years old
11 GP, 4 G, 0 A, 62 Avg

CF Zaur Sadaev, 65 Ovr, Russia, 24 years old
4 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 59 Avg

RW Stanislav Murikhin, 62 Ovr, Russia, 22 years old
2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 61 Avg

ST Apti Akhyadov, 53 Ovr, Russia, 20 years old
0 GP

ST Khalid Kadyrov, 57 Ovr, Russia, 19 years old
0 GP

[poulka]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Well the first season with Roma ended rather quietly as we drew with Palermo. Totti and Keita rode off into the sunset of retirement. This brought a rather noisy off season.

First was the South Anerican Cup. The Americans had a brutal group stage that included Uraquay and Colombia. It saw the Americans advancing on goal difference along with Colombia. We marched through Venezuela rather easily setting up a semi final match that was a rematch between Uraquay and the U.S. That was a draw the first time. This next match saw the U. S. Win another close match. The final was a match with us verses Brazil. This match would need extra time and come down to penalty kicks. It saw us go down 1-3 on pens. Going into shootout we were tied at 2 all.


While the drama of South American Cup was going on Roma had lots of it's own drama taking place. With negotiations taking place that would add RB DeAndre Yedlin a member of my US National team. Also we negotiated for RB Rodriguez from Wolfsburg. We were pretty set on that. But the board pulled a dramatic move Strootman and cash was sent to Shalke 04 for Julian Draxler. They took the deal. Next came the boomer, Bordeaux wanted Gervinho so I said 30 million, they made a counter of 25. I stuck to my guns and said 30 million no less. Next thing I know Gervinho was gone just like that. With added funds we needed a replacement. We had been tracking Raheem Sterling so we decided to pursue him. Transfer nogotiations were easy, but contract negotiations were brutal. With throwing some huge cash in the contract we were able to seal the deal.


Here's the lineup:

ST Hulk
ST Sterling
CAM Doumbia
LM Draxler
CM Planick
RM DI Rossi
RB Rodriguez
CB Castin
CB Monelas
LB Yedlin
GK De Sanctis

On to the new campaign.

[Keano16]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Well the first season with Roma ended rather quietly as we drew with Palermo. Totti and Keita rode off into the sunset of retirement. This brought a rather noisy off season.

First was the South Anerican Cup. The Americans had a brutal group stage that included Uraquay and Colombia. It saw the Americans advancing on goal difference along with Colombia. We marched through Venezuela rather easily setting up a semi final match that was a rematch between Uraquay and the U.S. That was a draw the first time. This next match saw the U. S. Win another close match. The final was a match with us verses Brazil. This match would need extra time and come down to penalty kicks. It saw us go down 1-3 on pens. Going into shootout we were tied at 2 all.


While the drama of South American Cup was going on Roma had lots of it's own drama taking place. With negotiations taking place that would add RB DeAndre Yedlin a member of my US National team. Also we negotiated for RB Rodriguez from Wolfsburg. We were pretty set on that. But the board pulled a dramatic move Strootman and cash was sent to Shalke 04 for Julian Draxler. They took the deal. Next came the boomer, Bordeaux wanted Gervinho so I said 30 million, they made a counter of 25. I stuck to my guns and said 30 million no less. Next thing I know Gervinho was gone just like that. With added funds we needed a replacement. We had been tracking Raheem Sterling so we decided to pursue him. Transfer nogotiations were easy, but contract negotiations were brutal. With throwing some huge cash in the contract we were able to seal the deal.


Here's the lineup:

ST Hulk
ST Sterling
CAM Doumbia
LM Draxler
CM Planick
RM DI Rossi
RB Rodriguez
CB Castin
CB Monelas
LB Yedlin
GK De Sanctis

On to the new campaign.

Unlucky with the South American cup. You did well to get to the final though! Nice transfers you made too. Just a question about your line up. How come you play De Rossi on tShe right and Doumbia at CAM? Wouldn't Sterling be better at CAM than Doumbia and vice versa? Surely you have better wide players that are naturally wingers too and use De Rossi in the centre?

[poulka]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Yeah Keano that was a misplacement by me. Doumbia is at ST, also Sterling is at CAM, still trying to find a place for Di Rossi will try your idea Keano because I need him to be more effective. Start to this season has not been good. Thanks for the insight.

[Keano16]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Yeah Keano that was a misplacement by me. Doumbia is at ST, also Sterling is at CAM, still trying to find a place for Di Rossi will try your idea Keano because I need him to be more effective. Start to this season has not been good. Thanks for the insight.

Always happy to help! Let me know how it goes.

[Keano16]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

The New Clough

January 2015

Transfers


Alex McCarthy, GK, 75 Ovr, 25, England

Alex has been offered an escape route from Reading where Federici is first choice. The Englishman is still young in goalkeeping terms and has plenty of time to grow. He has signed a pre-contract with us and will join at the beginning of next season. It is 3 year deal which will see him earn £30k a week.


Luke Hyam, CM, 68 Ovr, 23, England

Luke has been brought in as Robert Tesche's replacement. The deal sees the German go, in a straight swap deal, to Ipswich. Hyam is 4 years younger at 23 so he has a lot of room to grow and has agreed a lower wage than Robert was on. His 4 year deal will see him earn £8k a week. He will most likely have a rotational role this season.


Todd Kane, RB, 64 Ovr, 21, England

Young Todd has been brought in solely for depth at the right fullback position since Jack Hunt's loan has ended and we had no other natural RB to cover for Lichaj. He joins on loan from Chelsea until the end of the season. He can also operate on the right hand side of the midfield.


Nick Powell, CAM, 69 Ovr, 20, England

Another player brought in to add depth was Nick Powell, although he could make more of an impact immediately if called upon. He will be back up to Cataldi in the CAM role until the end of the season. Van Gaal let him come to us on loan with minimal difficulties. The 20 year old is also capable of playing up top.


Liam Moore, CB, 69 Ovr, 21, England

The young English centre half arrives from Leicester City in a deal that sees Jack Hobbs go the other way along with £500.000 cash. He is quick for a defender and that enables him to fill in at RB should we need him to.


Kaan Ayhan, CB, 67 Ovr, 20, Turkey

Robbie Di Matteo and Schalke have agreed to send 20 year old, Turkish defender Kaan Ayhan on loan to us for the rest of the season in order to help in our push for promotion. He is versatile and very good technically. This allows him to play in central defensive midfield as well as at RB.


Jordon Ibe, LM, 67 Ovr, 19, England

Brendan Rodgers gladly helped us out with our winger depth problem by agreeing to send highly rated starlet Jordan Ibe on loan to us for the remainder of the season.

Out


Matty Fryatt, ST, 69 Ovr, 28, England

The striker returns to Hull City for a fee of £900.000 after smooth negotiations. We wish the 28 year old well with his career and there are no hard feelings between the two.


Jack Hobbs, CB, 69 Ovr, 26, England

The 26 year old centre half didn't fit into our plans and he gladly jumped at the chance to join Leicester in order to try and break into their team now that Liam Moore was joining us in the same deal.


Robert Tesche, CM, 70 Ovr, 27, Germany

Robert wasn't happy with the amount of game time he was getting so he asked for a transfer. Not wanting to get in the way of his career, seeing as he only will have a few years before he starts to decline, we allowed him to join Ipswich in a straight swap for one of our summer targets Luke Hyam.

January 3, Dean Court
FL Championship: Match 24

Bournemouth 1-0 Nott'm Forest
Rantie 29'

MotM: Karl Darlow (NFO, 7.9)

We were dominated in the first half and that led to the change to a 4-3-3 from a 4-2-3-1 at halftime. Rantie got away from Mancienne and then managed to stay on the ball when Lascelles tackled him. Darlow was helpless as it curled around him. Dicko missed a great chance to score close to halftime and then another in the second half. Darlow was keeping the scoreline at 1-0 with tremendous saves throughout and that earned him MOTM thanks to 10 saves. We were unable to break through the Bournemouth defence so we left bitterly disappointed.

January 6, City Ground
FL Championship: Match 25

Nott'm Forest 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Antonio 17' Assombalonga 90'
Hélan 63'

MotM: Karl Darlow (NFO, 8.7)

A very good and satisfying way to bounce back. Former Wednesday man Antonio opened the scoring using his pace on the counter attack down the left. He cut in and finished it in off the right post. Darlow made two wonderful saves before Hélan ended the half with a shot going wide. In the 63rd minute Hélan headed past Darlow after terrible confusion at the front post. We started to get more chances and Cohen shot wide before Burke forced a save. Tesche then provided a great through ball to Assombalonga, who made a well timed run in the channel. He shot early past Kirkland winning the game in the last minute. We used the 4-3-3 that we had used in the second half against Bournemouth today.

January 10, City Ground
FA Cup: Round 3

Nott'm Forest 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Lansbury 86'
Maguire 15' Palmer 68' s/o

MotM: Henri Lansbury (NFO, 8.5)

We faced Wednesday for the second time in a row today, but this time in the FA Cup. With the first chance of the game Chris Maguire put the Owls in front when he turned Mancienne and slid the ball under Darlow on the stretch. The game was even until fullback Palmer picked up a second yellow card for a second mistimed sliding challenge on Paterson. Wednesday parked the bus, deciding to protect their lead and sometimes were even playing with no striker. Eventually substitute Veldwijk held the ball up with three men around him and managed to find Lansbury's run into the box. The midfielder made up for his missed chance ten minutes earlier smashing it past Westwood. Veldwijk then had a massive chance to win it in the last minute but he saw his effort agonizingly hit the post.

January 17, Ewood Park
FL Championship: Match 26

Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Nott'm Forest
Rhodes 2'
Cataldi 54'

MotM: Henri Lansbury (NFO, 7.3)

Just one of those games. We dominated everything but with Blackburn's only shot they scored. Mancienne's header was a poor one and it fell to King and all he had to do was play in Rhodes who had run into the space vacated by Mancienne. The Scot made no mistake with the finish. It remained 1-0 until a quick free kick taken by Assombalonga caught Blackburn off guard. Cataldi received it and skipped past Kilgallon into the box where he put the ball in off the right post. Unfortunately Jamie Paterson was stretchered off with a Broken Metatarsal early in the second half. Nick Powell and Luke Hyam also got their debuts off the bench tonight.


Jamie Paterson will be out of action for 8 weeks while recovering from a Broken Metatarsal.

January 21, Hillsborough Stadium
FA Cup: Round 3 Replay

Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Nott'm Forest
Maguire 9' (Pen) Coke 39'

MotM: Glenn Loovens (SHW, 7.9)

This was the third time we faced Wednesday this month and they seem to have us figured out. They were the much better team, but they did get a lot of luck. The penalty was never a penalty. Darlow clearly got to the cross first ahead of Lavery but in the eyes of the referee he didn't. Maguire comfortably put away the spot kick. Giles Coke doubled the lead six minutes before halftime playing a one-two with Madine to open up our brittle defence. Chris Kirkland was also really good in goal for the Owls meaning the game ended 2-0 with us also being knocked out of the FA Cup.

January 24, City Ground
FL Championship: Match 27

Nott'm Forest 2-0 Charlton
Powell 22' Veldwijk 87'

MotM: Lars Veldwijk (NFO, 7.2)

We switched back to a 4-2-3-1 in order to try and keep a clean sheet and become more solid. And that's what happened. Liam Moore and Kaan Ayhan made their debuts in defence while Luke Hyam and Nick Powell got their first starts. The latter opened the scoring 22 minutes in after Veldwijk cut in along the end line before pulling it back. The Manchester United loanee controlled the ball between two Charlton defenders before smashing it with his laces past Henderson. Charlton missed some glorious chances before Veldwijk sealed the game late on. He dispossessed Ben Haim, who had intercepted Burke's attempted through ball, and powered it into the left bottom corner.

January 31, Elland Road
FL Championship: Match 28

Leeds United 1-2 Nott'm Forest
Sharp 64'
Moore 26' Lansbury 47' (Pen)

MotM: Danilo Cataldi (NFO, 8.6)

To finish the month we faced Leeds United away from home. We rather comfortably won the game. Liam Moore scored his first Forest goal spinning away from his marker and heading in a Cataldi corner. Mali international Dicko won us a penalty two minutes after halftime, Sam Bryam the guilty party. Henri Lansbury celebrated his 1 year contract extension by converting the spot kick. Sharp would score with a piece of luck when Mancienne's tackle made the ball roll straight to the forward who would have been offside in other circumstances and he duly converted. With this win we moved up to 4th and ended the month on a high.

Player of the Month



Henri Lansbury

The English midfielder's performances this month earned him a one year extension onto his current contract. He excelled in the more attacking CDM in the 4-2-3-1 this month picking up two MOTMs and coming close to a third against Leeds. The former Arsenal youth scored twice this month and both were crucial. The first securing a replay in the FA Cuo and the second earning all three points against Leeds.


FL Championship

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Kyle Harvey - RB/LM/CM - 39-45 Ovr - 82-94 Pot - 16 - England (Unknown): At 5'8" Kyle still possibly has some growing left to do. Although judging by his style of play, his height isn't necessarily important. He looks to me like he will settle on the left but he could end up being a pacey fullback. We will have to teach him how to defend though as his best attributes are his Acceleration, Sprint Speed, Agility, Dribbling, Ball Control and Crossing while he also possesses OK Balance, Reactions, Attack Positioning, Long Passing and Long Shooting.

Sean Augustien - LW/RW/ST/LM/CM - 46-58 Ovr - 70-88 Pot - 15 - Netherlands (Unknown): The reports are only just starting to come together on this young Dutch player but they are suggesting that he may be best suited to being a central midfielder or a play making winger that doesn't rely on pace alone. We will know more soon about the 15 year old.

Our 3 scouts are currently in the Netherlands and Greece for a further 2 months while the third is in Japan for 3 months.

Manager Thoughts

We picked up 10 points from a possible 15 and that moved us up 1 place into 4th so I'm happy with that. I would have liked to have beaten Bournemouth but it was just one of those games where we couldn't score. Blackburn are always tough but as you saw they only had one shot on target! I suppose it made up for the Wednesday game in the league when we probably should have drawn but ended up sneaking a winner. I'm disappointed that we were knocked out of the FA Cup but that's football and Wednesday, in fairness, just outplayed us in the replay.

Transfers

Quite a bit of movement as you can see with 7 players, including one on a pre-contract, joining the club and 3 leaving. However only 2 of the 6 arriving now are permanent. The rest are loan deals primarily for cover and depth. The signings of Ibe, Powell, Ayhan and Kane are for this reason. Ibe and Powell may see more time depending on the form of Dicko, who is playing LM as Paterson is injured, and Cataldi. Ayhan will be primarily used if there is injuries/suspensions etc. Kane if Lichaj is fatigued/injured. Now to the permanent signings: I am really happy with the capture of McCarthy for when Darlow's loan is over. He will be a rock in goal I expect. Moore was brought in for when Lascelles leaves after his loan but I am playing him right away. He has plenty of potential and room to grow. Hyam is a good rotation player and eventual starter. He also is on a considerably lower wage than Tesche. To the outgoings: Fryatt wasn't going to get much of a game considering that I am now going with a one striker formation and he isn't really a target man to be able to be up on his own. He also declined in overall after his injury so I thought it best to leave him go. Hobbs and Tesche were both unhappy with their game time so I cut them loose.

February Fixtures
7/2 Watford (h)
14/2 Blackpool (a)
21/2 Brighton (a)
28/2 Huddersfield (h)

We are aiming for 6 points against Huddersfield and Blackpool and ideally a win against Watford to push us up into 3rd. I'd be happy with a point against Brighton, although they have slipped a bit this month falling behind Norwich in the table on goal difference, significantly I might add. Target: 10/12

What do you guys think of the transfers? Do you also want me to post the squad after the window? Thanks for Reading and I hope you enjoyed it!

[sportsfreak96]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Keano, Just out of curiousity. Where are Wolves in the table?

[Keano16]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Keano, Just out of curiousity. Where are Wolves in the table?

Not sure tbh as I'm not at my ps3 but they are probably around 13th-17th I'd say.