How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

[Lethalfish]

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Portsmouth 2014-15
In Pompey we Trust

So far in this season I have been reasonable lucky by not getting any real long term injuries, but in these two months Portsmouth's luck seems to change.

November

League 1
Portsmouth 1-1 Yeovil
Morgan 7'
Jervis 62'

League 1
Plymouth 1-1 Portsmouth
Reid 45'
Kahraba 75'

J.Paint trophy
Portsmouth 2-0 Leyton Orient
Kahraba 12' 72' (pen)
(Simmed)

League 1
Coventry 1-2 Portsmouth
Jervis 6'
Wilson 40'
Silva 75'

League 1
Portsmouth 1-1 Barnsley
Barcham 45'
Rose 67'
Jervis injured 4 weeks

League 1
MK Dons 0-2 Portsmouth
Pardo 12'
Finn 56'

December

Capital one Cup
Manchester Utd 2-0 Portsmouth
Rooney 6'
Fellaini 83'
Drennan injured 6 weeks

FA Cup Round 2
Portsmouth 3-2 Gillingham
Zebroski 26'
Kahraba 25' 44' 49'
Whelpdale 86'

J.Paint trophy
Portsmouth 2-1 Coventry
Craddock 8'
Wilson 15'
Racon 83'
(Simmed)

League 1
Portsmouth 3-0 Oldham
Silva 9'
Barcham 40'
Wallace 57'

League 1
Gillingham 1-1 Portsmouth
Finn 56'
Zebroski 89'
Can't seem to stop that guy

League 1
Portsmouth 2-3 Southend
Kahraba 4'
Murphy 12'
Leonard 31' 64'
Wallace 90'
Unfortunately Surajreet9's Southend were able to defeat Portsmouth in both their league and mine They were all over us and Portsmouth were lucky to get the last goal as the opposing team switched off just before the closing. Surajreet9's

League 1
Crawley 1-1 Portsmouth
Craddock 28'
Procter 89'
I can't deal with late goals.

League 1
Charlton 0-0 Portsmouth
Pardo injured 3 months

League 1

Spoiler

1. Charlton 55pts - 33GD
2. Portsmouth 48pts - 18GD
3. Preston 47pts - 10GD
4. Barnsley 46pts - 21GD
5. MK Dons 46pts -13GD
6. Leyton Orient 43pts - 10GD
7. Notts County 41pts - 8GD

So in the last two months three out of my four strikers have been injuredJervis was in light training just before the last game so he could be back for the first game of January but I'll Probably rest him just in case. With Pardo being out for pretty much the rest of the season and Drennan out untill at least part way through February I'm going to be looking into getting a loan deal for a striker. I'm also going to be trying to sign a LB, pacey winger and possibly a pacey striker as well because all of mine except Jervis are extremely slow. Next update will have a squad rooster with Youth squad as well.

[jamiec47]

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nooo don't!

Sorry. It's just that I'm burnt out on the game now. I will get FIFA 15 but it happens every year. When the new season starts I get burnt out and I don't want to play anymore

[_ChicoBass]

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Sorry. It's just that I'm burnt out on the game now. I will get FIFA 15 but it happens every year. When the new season starts I get burnt out and I don't want to play anymore

Man.. Right when you had achieved promotion to the BPL I know you were struggling, so am I, but that's what makes the premier league the premier league. My team's objective, and I'm sure yours as wel, has been "avoid relegation" every season so on paper we shouldn't even be in the BPL. Just have to find a way to make it work, that's where all the tactical work from League 2 comes in. Hope you change your mind man. Don't go Jamie!

[jamiec47]

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Man.. Right when you had achieved promotion to the BPL I know you were struggling, so am I, but that's what makes the premier league the premier league. My team's objective, and I'm sure yours as wel, has been "avoid relegation" every season so on paper we shouldn't even be in the BPL. Just have to find a way to make it work, that's where all the tactical work from League 2 comes in. Hope you change your mind man. Don't go Jamie!

It's nothing to do with struggling in matches. I'm just not enjoying it in general

[_ChicoBass]

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Man rough going in the Europa League after such a successful run there last season. It may be a blessing in disguise though (other than losing those additional funds) since you are going to be able to focus on the Premier League better, which btw you aren't doing bat in at all. Sure you're not fighting for a European spot right now, but it's still impressive considering it's your first year in the EPL.

Yeah that's the bright side of it and to be honest I actually didn't want to play the Europa in my first season in the BPL for exactly that reason. I still feel like I was cheated out of the competition though lol the rivalry with Wolfsburg is on now 😠 I face Manchester City in the FA Cup and Chelsea in the Capital One Cup semifinals. The FA Cup will take priority over the Capital One because of the prize money difference, but I just want to at least reach the finals in any of them. That way I can be back in Europe next season

Chico, hard luck in the Europa League! Better times will come, and at least you got some extra cash, right?

Yes sir! I thought I wouldn't because the email took a while to come in, but I received 3 million USD for my participation to add to the 1 million I had. This led me to.....wait for it.... My first signing of the season! :0 Took a huge chunk of the budget so I might not make any more signings, but we shall see.

[_ChicoBass]

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Morecambe F.C.

Season Two

Spoiler

The Shrimps



February Matches



J. Paint Trophy

Rotherham United 2 - Morecambe 2

15' Ralte

41' Abu Shararah

44' Bradley (OG)

87' Skarz



EC Qualifiers

Romania 0 - Northern Ireland 1

89' Davis



EC Qualifiers

Italy 3 - Northern Ireland 0

13' Marchisio

50' Chiellini

80' Balotelli (Pen)



Tranmere Rovers 0 - Morecambe 2

43' Williams

61' Molinero



Morecambe 2 - Port Vale 3

10' Tomlin

22' Tomlin

33' Restrepo

61' Thomas

81' Griffith



F.A. Cup

Morecambe 3 - Manchester City 3

3' Marshall

9' Jovetic

12' Jovetic

78' Jovetic

82' Grimmer

90' Molinero



Brentford 0 - Morecambe 0



Morecambe 0 - Chesterfield 1

55' Darikwa



Table

1. Morecambe - 77 pts

2. Bristol City - 66 pts

3. Charlton Athletic - 63 pts

4. Coventry City - 60 pts

5. Bradford City - 55 pts

6. Brentford - 51 pts



Youth Academy

Andy Clarkson 16 yrs (CB) - 65-69 OVR 78-84 POT Scotland

Dominic Esson 16 yrs (CDM) - 53-57 OVR 81-87 POT Scotland

Ryan Miller 17 yrs (CB) - 57-63 OVR 88-94 POT Scotland



Press Conference



Q: The unbeaten streak finally comes to an end after 33 straight games. Needless to say, this run was something that absolutely nobody expected. With just 3 months left in the season you seem poised to earn promotion. Could you talk about the magical run and how it has played into your chances at promotion?



A: The run was nothing short of amazing. It is something that will go down in club history and be remembered for a long time. I'm happy to have been a part of this and I can't even begin to tell you how much work the players put into it as well. We are sitting 11 points ahead in the table right now, and without this run who knows where we would be. I am happy that we proved we not only belong in this league, but we are among the best of them in this tier. Our goal isn't to stop here though, we won't settle for anything less than promotion at this point.



Q: You made an amazing comeback to push Manchester City to a replay in the F.A. Cup. But, now you have to go into the Etihad and win in order to advance. That is no small order. What are your club's chances to steal a win there?



A: It is going to be one of the toughest matches we have every taken part in. But, we refuse to back down from the challenge or to be intimidated. Manchester City can look forward to a hard fought match, and if they think they can overlook us then they will be surprised.



Q: In more cup news, with the 2nd leg draw against Rotherham United, you are now advancing to the final of the J. Paint Trophy. This will be your first chance to win some hardware at Morecambe. What will be your approach heading into such an important match?



A: This is something that I, as well as the entire team, is excited about. We want to absolutely be the ones hoisting the trophy once the match is over. We are going to approach it like any other match though in order to do our best to keep the nerves away. This is something we feel we have a great chance at, and we don't want to waste it away.

Great job in the league and an impressive result against City! They tore me apart 4-1 last month :/ How are the qualifiers looking for Northern Ireland? Clarkson looks ready for promotion! At 65-69 overall is there any room for him in your senior squad?

[_ChicoBass]

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Spoiler

November

Southend United 1-1 Coventry City
Gauld 38'
Wilson 83'
Surajreet9 met one of the best managers in the world in Jamiec47 as his Southend United side faced Coventry City. Jamie is a two time Champions League winner and Surajreet9 touched upon that topic as he talked to the press. "Jamie won two Champions Leagues in a row with his Newcastle side and had won the 2016 Euros. He's a fantastic manager and it's an honor to face him." For all the excitement heading into the match, it turned out to be quite scrappy. Jamie Gauld was given an opportunity to impress for Southend following his promotion to the first team and he did just that, scoring the opening goal after a nice turn and shot from outside the box. After that, Southend defended for their lives as Coventry threw everything they had at them. Callum Wilson equalized in the last ten minutes with a superb volley to end the match.

Portsmouth 1-2 Southend United
Munir 12' 45'
Taylor 53'
A match between the promoted sides here as Southend United faced Lethalfish's awesome Portsmouth side. The match was highly entertaining and Southend dominated the game, scoring early on with Munir. The Spaniard dribbled past three Portsmouth defenders and slotted into the net. He extended the lead just before halftime after being set through on goal by Aaron Mooy. The youngster used his pace to burst free of the defense and powered the ball into the far post. After that, Southend fell back and relaxed but they relaxed too early as Taylor the ginger easily converted to pull within a goal of equalizing following a poor clearance from Luke Prosser. Portsmouth pressed and nearly got a goal after Bentley's save saw the ball hit the post and could've trickled in if not for Iliya Milanov. Southend claimed the three points despite the late pressure.

Southend United 2(4)-2(2) Bradford City
Špiranović 3', GORNELL 8'
McLean 20', Stead 34'
Southend United required penalties to defeat Bradford City after throwing away a 2-0 lead to advance in the Johnstone Paint Trophy. Špiranović had gotten Southend off to a flying start with a towering header to open the scoring. Terry Gornell then scored a goal of the season contender. The forward received the ball from the edge of the box and and powered it into the opposite side of the net. Roots Hall had been celebrating as their side seemingly sealed their progress into the next round and they had continued after Aaron McLean somehow headed the ball into the back of the net despite being 5'7. Roots Hall fell silent fourteen minutes later after Stead received the ball and shot it into the far post. The second half proved to be dull and penalties were needed after a remarkably close extra time. Daniel Bentley once again showed maturity beyond his years, saving twice to send Southend through.

Port Vale 0-1 Southend United
Gornell 73'
An astoundingly dull match. Practically nothing happened because both sides defended excellently. Gornell got the only goal after a clearance fell to him and he finished easily.

League after 17 games
Southend United 45
Wolverhampton 38
Doncaster Rovers 36
Barnsley 35
Coventry City 35
MK Dons 29
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Walsall 15
Chesterfield 11
S****horpe United 9
Tranmere Rovers 6

Southend United 2-0 Crewe Alexandra
Gornell 55', Chrisantus 85'
Following extensive talks with both Indiblue and Chavez, Surajreet9 decided to test out a 4-5-1 formation and allow Gornell to be the spearhead of the attack. The former Cheltenham striker did not disappoint as he was magnificent in hold up play, making 12 passes forward to allow teammates to attack. Gornell scored the opener after a drab first half after a bad goalie clearance allowed the forward to take the ball and just tap it into the back of the net. Crewe threatened after the goal and took advantage of all the space in the middle of the field to launch attack after attack. However, the attacks bore no fruit and Macaulay Chrisantus finished off the scoring with a simple finish.

Notts County 0-1 Southend United
Clifford 47'
The 4-5-1 was used again today as Southend United faced Notts County at Meadow Lane. However, Southend were thoroughly dominated. Chrisantus had been given a starting role and he disappointed greatly, unable to hold the ball or run for it. Notts County had plenty of freedom to attack and it took the trusty hands of Daniel Bentley to keep the match scoreless. The one attack Southend had resulted in a goal. Conor Clifford impressed once again, capitalizing on a goalkeeper error to slot into the back of the net.

Exits and Possible Entrances
Bedsenté Gomis, John Egan, Tarik Çamdal and Macaulay Chrisantus are players expected to leave this January. Gomis and Egan handed in transfer requests following a lack of playing time and Surajreet9 has agreed, thinking he already has enough squad depth to manage. Çamdal and Chrisantus are expected to leave due to horrific form. Ryan Leonard has also been rumored to leave.John Souttar, Tom Eaves, Jean-Marie Dongou Tsafack, Gyasi Zardes, Cristian Ramirez, Declan John, Sam Gallagher, Elliot Hewitt, Leandro Paredes, Richard Lásik, and Ahmad Benali are all targets for Southend United.
Souttar will replace Prosser and add youth to the side.
Eaves or Gallagher will add height to the front line as a back up.
Either one of Dongou or Zardes will join to be a winger in a possible 4-3-3.
Cristian Ramirez, Declan John and Elliot Hewitt are lined to replace Çamdal and possibly White next season.
Leandro Paredes, Richard Lásik or Ahmad Benali will replace the influential Leonard. However, if Paredes is signed, Southend will stick to a 3-5-2 but will go to a 4-3-3 false nine if necessary.

Youth
Adrian Alvarez 15. Overall 38-48. Potential 63-81
Fernando Monzon 16. Overall 47-59. Potential 64-82
Max Burns 15. Overall 47-55. Potential 73-85
Pablo Munoz 16. Overall 39-49. Potential 69-87
Scott Esson 15. Overall 60-64. Potential 82-88
Steven Woods 16. Overall 49-51. Potential 73-77

Thoughts
Well Chico, Gornell has finally stepped up lol. He has done very well. I hope this wasn't too long of an update for you guys. I'll definitely try to cut down my reviews on the matches. I know how Paredes has been for you vrabbit so I decided to try and get him as well but it may be a stretch. I don't know how much his wages are and I'm down to around £40,000 or so on my transfer budget so it depends on how much I can leverage from the Chrisantus sale. I could swap Chrisantus for Dongou. Would be quite interesting. As for my youth academy, it's coming along. I'm excited for Esson though. If I can pull another May 1st update, he'll be amazing. I'm also hoping Max Burns turns out well. Anyways, thank you for reading (if you did lol) and bye!

Spoiler

Edit: Also @Indiblue, the 4-5-1 is not working out for me. Gornell was great for it but I found myself chasing the ball into the center of the field with my wingers because there wasn't enough support in that area. Thanks for the suggestion though! I appreciate it.

The sleeping giant has awoken! Glad to see you were able to find how to use Gornell! Have you tried a normal 4-5-1? Maybe that would add more support to your midfield than the 4-5-1 attack.

I got Hewitt for 950k USD from Gillingham. He might be a little cheaper for you though since I was a season ahead of you when I purchased him.

hey guys ive been reading this forum for a while now and have finally made an account so I can post on here.


anyway, looking at current and past teams I was wondering if anyone would be interested in an Accrington Stanley career mode?

Hell yeah! Sign me up to the readers list

[texasbum06]

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Great job in the league and an impressive result against City! They tore me apart 4-1 last month :/ How are the qualifiers looking for Northern Ireland? Clarkson looks ready for promotion! At 65-69 overall is there any room for him in your senior squad?

It currently stands

1. Russia - 14 pts
2. Northern Ireland - 12 pts
3. Italy - 9 pts
4. Switzerland - 5 pts
5. Romania - 5 pts
6. Wales - 3 pts

This month I play at Wales, and then home against Switzerland.

Clarkson could definitely get some time right away since I run 3 ceter backs at a time. But I do fortunately have some depth there at the moment.

Mark Hughes - 66 OVR
Mark Ellis - 66 OVR
Jack Grimmer - 66 OVR
Tony Diagne - 66 OVR

(Wow didn't realize they were all the same OVR right now)

So I am going to hold off on promoting him, especially considering he hasn't gone through a May update before so in just a couple months he is going to get an OVR boost! I'm excited to have most of by back 3 of the future built from those guys sitting in the academy right now, plus I'm giving you some talent for Scotland!

[Hugh Manity]

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The sleeping giant has awoken! Glad to see you were able to find how to use Gornell! Have you tried a normal 4-5-1? Maybe that would add more support to your midfield than the 4-5-1 attack.

I got Hewitt for 950k USD from Gillingham. He might be a little cheaper for you though since I was a season ahead of you when I purchased him.




Hell yeah! Sign me up to the readers list

ive done up to october and will release an introduction as well as those results tomorrow, tonight i reckon i'll get to play 3-4 games to update you on as well

[Surajreet9]

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Suraj I'd be impressed if you got Paredes he's expensive but he'd make you a major force to be reckoned with

Dagenham update hopefully coming later today. Not a somber update.

What are Paredes' wages like? If they are over 6,000, I won't be able to get him lol.

[Surajreet9]

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The sleeping giant has awoken! Glad to see you were able to find how to use Gornell! Have you tried a normal 4-5-1? Maybe that would add more support to your midfield than the 4-5-1 attack.

I got Hewitt for 950k USD from Gillingham. He might be a little cheaper for you though since I was a season ahead of you when I purchased him.




Hell yeah! Sign me up to the readers list

He has stepped up, you'll see when I post December tonight lol. I don't think I will use the 4-5-1. I just don't have the depth on the wings to carry it out. In my 3-5-2, I use my full backs as the wingers so it works.

Well, I hope Hewitt will be available if I swapped John White! I just hope I won't go bankrupt on his wages.

[vrabbit]

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What are Paredes' wages like? If they are over 6,000, I won't be able to get him lol.

WAY over that. Sorry bro.

[vrabbit]

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Oh boy BIG news coming in this Dagenham update. Spoiler: has something to do with FC Barcelona.

[_ChicoBass]

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It currently stands

1. Russia - 14 pts
2. Northern Ireland - 12 pts
3. Italy - 9 pts
4. Switzerland - 5 pts
5. Romania - 5 pts
6. Wales - 3 pts

This month I play at Wales, and then home against Switzerland.

Clarkson could definitely get some time right away since I run 3 ceter backs at a time. But I do fortunately have some depth there at the moment.

Mark Hughes - 66 OVR
Mark Ellis - 66 OVR
Jack Grimmer - 66 OVR
Tony Diagne - 66 OVR

(Wow didn't realize they were all the same OVR right now)

So I am going to hold off on promoting him, especially considering he hasn't gone through a May update before so in just a couple months he is going to get an OVR boost! I'm excited to have most of by back 3 of the future built from those guys sitting in the academy right now, plus I'm giving you some talent for Scotland!

Do only the top 2 qualify? If so, it's amazing how you're surprising everyone and eliminating Italy at the moment!

Oh okay yeah if he hasn't had a May update then hold off on it. He'll most likely boost into the low 70s!

I noticed that! National team is gonna be stacked! Hehe I was thinking about making some signings for my back 3 but Scotland has given me some good youth talent that based on their stats they should be able to cover the centre back positions next season.

[_ChicoBass]

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He has stepped up, you'll see when I post December tonight lol. I don't think I will use the 4-5-1. I just don't have the depth on the wings to carry it out. In my 3-5-2, I use my full backs as the wingers so it works.



Well, I hope Hewitt will be available if I swapped John White! I just hope I won't go bankrupt on his wages.

Well it's proven that Hewitt will dominate the wing in the 3-5-2, speaking from my CM experience. His wages weren't too bad. He should be in League 1 so he has the standard League 1 wage which is 1,500. It's the transfer fee you'll have to worry about