How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

[_ChicoBass]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

My heart stopped for a couple seconds while trying to start the new season. I advanced to the beginning of now the 7th season in my Wimbledon career, and the game froze while it was going through the new season preparations. This is where my heart stopped. I've read about careers ruined because the game would freeze when beginning the new season, and I couldn't believe that it was happening to my Wimbledon career. I restarted the PS3 and tried it again, and this time it didn't freeze. *sigh* Quite a scare.

[Cruzerr]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Making Them Dream
Season 2
FIFA 15

Spoiler

Match 15

Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa
Balotelli 90
Throughout this match we were dominated by Aston Villa, some bad finishing and lucky breaks keeping us level. Modric and Sterling both played badly, 2 of the most important players for our creative aspects but Senderos bossed the defence making many tackles and interceptions. Joe Hart was able to save a Benteke penalty before Delph put a sitter wide from 6 yards out from an open goal. Weimann hit the post after escaping the defence but we won it undeservedly late on, Balotelli taking a touch away from Westwood to make space and curl into the bottom corner.

Champions League Match 6

Sevilla 0-1 Liverpool
Origi 43
Origi got the only goal of this game, winning a header from a corner to find the bottom corner. We had come under immense pressure in this game but we managed to display an incredibly defensive game to limit Sevilla to 6 shots, all off target.

Match 16

Liverpool 3-3 Manchester City
Benzema 10
Benzema 18
Clyne 43
Balotelli 64
Higuain 68
Balotelli 79 (PEN)
An absolutely incredible match against one of the powerhouses of modern day English football. Benzema gave City the lead, smashing in after beating Laporte with a good run. He then made it 2, heading in from 12 yards from a cross that really should have been cleared. Clyne pulled one back just before half-time, running up the wing before cutting into the box and smashing into the corner with his weaker foot. Balotelli then equalised with a good finish, curling in to the bottom corner after being played in by Sterling. Higuain gave City the lead again, stabbing in after a magical run beating 3 defenders. Fortunately, Sturridge was brought down in the box and Balo converted the resulting penalty.

Match 17

Norwich 1-1 Liverpool
Lambert 21
Grabban 69
Lambert opened the scoring in this match, heading into the top corner from a corner. Unfortunately, Grabban was able to smash in off the post to give the Canaries an undeserved point.

Match 18

Southampton 0-2 Liverpool
Sterling 32
Sterling 88
Sterling opened the scoring in this match, a ball through by Balo being collected in space to round Boruc and knock in for an excellent goal. He then got his second late on in incredible fashion. He picked up the ball on the edge of the box and beat the first man with a roulette before flicking the ball over the outstretched leg of the next. He then beat another, skipping past a sliding challenge before poking into the corner past the goalkeeper for the goal of the season so far.

Match 19

Liverpool 2-1 Manchester United
Vidal 3
Sturridge 42
Balotelli 59
In the arguably the biggest rivalry in the UK, possibly challenged by the Old Firm, North London, Tynewear and Merseyside derbies, United took the lead early on. Sterling lost the ball to Di Maria who played an incredible long pass to Vidal who chested it down and volleyed into the top corner from the edge of the box. An absolute stunner. Sturridge ended a 5 game goal drought, prodding in from the edge of the box after using a ball roll to find space in between defenders. Balotelli then got the winner, the ball coming to him to smash into the top corner and bring us 7 points clear at the top of the league.

League Table

1. Liverpool 54
2. Chelsea 47
3. Manchester United 43
4. Spurs 40
5. Everton 37
6. Manchester City 34
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18. Cardiff 18
19. West Ham 12
20. Watford 10

Transfer Watch

This edition of Transfer Watch focuses on the league leaders, Liverpool, who have made an incredible rise under manager Jamiec47. After 5 seasons out of Champions League football and 24 years without a league title, Jamie came in and guided them to winning the Premier League and Champions League. Now the team is incredible but there are still some targets. Firstly, a defensive midfielder has been targeted by Jamie as a replacement for the ageing Gerrard, despite the captains good form this season. His first choice target is Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Sami Khedira. The Germany international is first choice, despite being over the usual age of 27 that Jamie looks to sign, appears to be the perfect replacement. Noted for his great passing, good stamina and good defensive attributes. The second choice for Jamie is Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin. The France international is known for his passing and stamina, however his tendency to move up field may not work in the system. The same goes for the final target in his position, Nemanja Matic. The Chelsea and Serbia international is critically acclaimed as the best in his role but his tendency to attack is the only problem.

Arsenal not even in the top 6.... I´m done.

You have a interesting roster, is there a place where I can see the whole team?

[jamiec47]

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Arsenal not even in the top 6.... I´m done.

You have a interesting roster, is there a place where I can see the whole team?

They're only behind City by a point so they're close. As for my team. It will be in the February update. I do the roster after every transfer window The defence had an overhaul, one star player was brought into the midfield but the rest is similar. From my starting 11, 6 were here already

[vrabbit]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

My heart stopped for a couple seconds while trying to start the new season. I advanced to the beginning of now the 7th season in my Wimbledon career, and the game froze while it was going through the new season preparations. This is where my heart stopped. I've read about careers ruined because the game would freeze when beginning the new season, and I couldn't believe that it was happening to my Wimbledon career. I restarted the PS3 and tried it again, and this time it didn't freeze. *sigh* Quite a scare.

I think we all would had cried

[jamiec47]

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I think we all would had cried

That we would.

"And as the Wimbledon preparations froze, Careermodians around the world stopped and gasped for breath. Fortunately, the off-on again trick saved us all from a flood of tears that would have drowned life as we know it"- The Holy Book of Career Mode: The Sequel; Chapter 17

[Cruzerr]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

They're only behind City by a point so they're close. As for my team. It will be in the February update. I do the roster after every transfer window The defence had an overhaul, one star player was brought into the midfield but the rest is similar. From my starting 11, 6 were here already

Yeah no rush or anything, I just saw the names Laporte and Clyne and thought to myself that those are some very clever signings. I hope you keep on doing well!

Also, whats up with ManU buying Vidal every single time? :O

[redsox4evur]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

My heart stopped for a couple seconds while trying to start the new season. I advanced to the beginning of now the 7th season in my Wimbledon career, and the game froze while it was going through the new season preparations. This is where my heart stopped. I've read about careers ruined because the game would freeze when beginning the new season, and I couldn't believe that it was happening to my Wimbledon career. I restarted the PS3 and tried it again, and this time it didn't freeze. *sigh* Quite a scare.

I have had something similar happening to me. The last couple of weekends I went home and fired up FIFA 15 and went to continue my manager career, I would click it and then it would go to the screen where you see the arrow moving downward a couple times and then the game will freeze. I figured it was something weird with the disk so I brought it back to gamestop and changed it out for a brand new game and same thing happened again. I tried deleting the patch to see if that may have been the problem but still no dice.

[_ChicoBass]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

"At this time the game froze while preparing the new season and, like a perfect reflection of the game, so did he. Both stopped, motionless, frozen with fear. Fear that all would be lost, that all the time spent had been wasted, but most importantly: fear that a big corporation had triumphed over AFC Wimbledon yet again. Hoping beyond hope, he rose and reached out for the power button. The question 'Have you tried turning it off and on yet' echoing in his head as if he had just recently heard the ancient phrase. His restless eyes that had seen six seasons go by, focused on the target but it seemed so far away. His controller was heavy, forcing him to lose his balance. The cold breeze from his ceiling fan kissing his face, whispering 'it won't work. It's glitched.' And then, time ceased to exist. The console took seconds to restart, but it felt as if years had gone by in the eyes of a restless man, ready to challenge the game again. He advanced to the new season, confident that today he would be the victor." Holy Book of Career Mode The Sequel; Chapter 17.

[vrabbit]

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Making Them Dream
Season 2
FIFA 15

Spoiler

Match 15

Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa
Balotelli 90
Throughout this match we were dominated by Aston Villa, some bad finishing and lucky breaks keeping us level. Modric and Sterling both played badly, 2 of the most important players for our creative aspects but Senderos bossed the defence making many tackles and interceptions. Joe Hart was able to save a Benteke penalty before Delph put a sitter wide from 6 yards out from an open goal. Weimann hit the post after escaping the defence but we won it undeservedly late on, Balotelli taking a touch away from Westwood to make space and curl into the bottom corner.

Champions League Match 6

Sevilla 0-1 Liverpool
Origi 43
Origi got the only goal of this game, winning a header from a corner to find the bottom corner. We had come under immense pressure in this game but we managed to display an incredibly defensive game to limit Sevilla to 6 shots, all off target.

Match 16

Liverpool 3-3 Manchester City
Benzema 10
Benzema 18
Clyne 43
Balotelli 64
Higuain 68
Balotelli 79 (PEN)
An absolutely incredible match against one of the powerhouses of modern day English football. Benzema gave City the lead, smashing in after beating Laporte with a good run. He then made it 2, heading in from 12 yards from a cross that really should have been cleared. Clyne pulled one back just before half-time, running up the wing before cutting into the box and smashing into the corner with his weaker foot. Balotelli then equalised with a good finish, curling in to the bottom corner after being played in by Sterling. Higuain gave City the lead again, stabbing in after a magical run beating 3 defenders. Fortunately, Sturridge was brought down in the box and Balo converted the resulting penalty.

Match 17

Norwich 1-1 Liverpool
Lambert 21
Grabban 69
Lambert opened the scoring in this match, heading into the top corner from a corner. Unfortunately, Grabban was able to smash in off the post to give the Canaries an undeserved point.

Match 18

Southampton 0-2 Liverpool
Sterling 32
Sterling 88
Sterling opened the scoring in this match, a ball through by Balo being collected in space to round Boruc and knock in for an excellent goal. He then got his second late on in incredible fashion. He picked up the ball on the edge of the box and beat the first man with a roulette before flicking the ball over the outstretched leg of the next. He then beat another, skipping past a sliding challenge before poking into the corner past the goalkeeper for the goal of the season so far.

Match 19

Liverpool 2-1 Manchester United
Vidal 3
Sturridge 42
Balotelli 59
In the arguably the biggest rivalry in the UK, possibly challenged by the Old Firm, North London, Tynewear and Merseyside derbies, United took the lead early on. Sterling lost the ball to Di Maria who played an incredible long pass to Vidal who chested it down and volleyed into the top corner from the edge of the box. An absolute stunner. Sturridge ended a 5 game goal drought, prodding in from the edge of the box after using a ball roll to find space in between defenders. Balotelli then got the winner, the ball coming to him to smash into the top corner and bring us 7 points clear at the top of the league.

League Table

1. Liverpool 54
2. Chelsea 47
3. Manchester United 43
4. Spurs 40
5. Everton 37
6. Manchester City 34
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18. Cardiff 18
19. West Ham 12
20. Watford 10

Transfer Watch

This edition of Transfer Watch focuses on the league leaders, Liverpool, who have made an incredible rise under manager Jamiec47. After 5 seasons out of Champions League football and 24 years without a league title, Jamie came in and guided them to winning the Premier League and Champions League. Now the team is incredible but there are still some targets. Firstly, a defensive midfielder has been targeted by Jamie as a replacement for the ageing Gerrard, despite the captains good form this season. His first choice target is Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Sami Khedira. The Germany international is first choice, despite being over the usual age of 27 that Jamie looks to sign, appears to be the perfect replacement. Noted for his great passing, good stamina and good defensive attributes. The second choice for Jamie is Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin. The France international is known for his passing and stamina, however his tendency to move up field may not work in the system. The same goes for the final target in his position, Nemanja Matic. The Chelsea and Serbia international is critically acclaimed as the best in his role but his tendency to attack is the only problem.

As someone who fails to get 3 points against lesser competition way too often I can see how the draw against Norwich was annoying. Wondering how your Champions' group standings look like.

YORK CITY CAREER

SEPTEMBER 2014

Having finished August in 6th place and alive in both cup competitions, it is now time to move on from the wheeling and dealing of the transfer window and time to concentrate on achieving the high finish that the board is after. I'd also like to keep the cup runs alive, though facing Liverpool in the Capital One will be a difficult task.
As before, I'll be simming away fixtures in the league.

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DEFAULT TEAM SHEET

* = player on loan

1 Mooney (56 GK 25yo)
2 McCoy (57 RB 26yo) 15 Lowe (60 CB 29yo) 16 Winfield (59 CB 26yo) 3 Ilesanmi (58+1 LB 23yo)
14 Montrose (56 CM 25yo)
8 Summerfield (61 CM 26yo) 10 Penn (61 CM 28yo)
12 Carson (64+1 RM 21yo) 21 Hirst (52+1 ST 16) 7 Coulson (59 LM 26yo)

29 Cisak* (63 GK 25yo) 20 Meikle (57 RM 26yo) 5 McCombe (59 CB 29yo) 13 Straker (58 LM 26yo) 9 Fletcher (62 ST 23yo) 38 Zubar* (62 CB 27yo) 39 Hyde (59 ST 24yo)

18 Platt (56 CM 21yo) out for 7 weeks with broken tailbone
23 Murray (51 CM 19yo) out for 8 weeks with broken elbow

RESULTS

League 2
vs Shrewsbury Town L 1-2
Coulson 56' (p)

@Cambridge United L 1-2
Zubar 46'

vs Mansfield Town D 0-0

@Accrington Stanley W 2-0
Carson 12'
Ilesanmi 89'

vs Wycombe Wanderers W 2-0
Carson 65'
Summerfield 81'

Capital One Cup
@ Liverpool L 0-1

JPT

STANDINGS
1 Portsmouth 7-3-0 +11 24pts
3 Shrewsbury Town 7-0-3 +10 21pts
4 Northampton Town 5-4-1 +7 19pts
5 Bury 4-5-1 +5 17pts
6 York City 5-2-3 +4 17pts
7 Burton Albion 5-1-4 +4 16pts
8 Carlisle United 5-1-4 +3 16pts
9 AFC Wimbledon 4-3-3 0 15pts
23 Wycombe Wanderers 1-2-7 -10 5pts

YOUTH ACADEMY - Joe Wotton ENG 1* 1*

Didn't start the month well but managed to bounce back in the last couple of games to hold on to 6th place. Mooney played the game of his life against Liverpool but unfortunately it all fell apart in the final third and as a result, York City are out of the Capital One Cup.
The lack of goals by my strikers are beginning to be a concern. Hirst is getting really good opportunities but just isn't putting them away. Thankfully, Carson and Coulson keep chipping in from the wing to get us enough points. That's september done with, now on to October...

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is your Ilesanmi's first name Oluwafemi? If so hang on to that guy. As you can see in my Dagenham CM (most recent update above yours) he develops quite well. Also please don't ever use yellow again, it looks horrible and you can't even read it (can give you a headache really). I realized this with my Alcorcon CM and went with orange instead.

[FONT="Century Gothic"]FIFA 15 Career Mode
Athletic Club Bilbao

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Before I go into details, I want to go over a few rules that I think will make the career mode more realistlic/interesting. As you might know or not know, Athletic Bilbao is especially known for their policy of only signing Basque players. However, there is not an infinite number of Basque players in the system, so making signings would be a bit difficult and would take away the fun part of FIFA. Now, here is what I came up with:

1. The only players that I can sign are either Spanish or French. If I do sign a player, we all pretend that he is Basque.

2. Everybody from the youth system will only be scouted from France and Spain.

With that, I hope you will enjoy this career mode, lets get into business!

Team

GK :: Kepa Arrizabalaga :: Spain :: Age 19
GK :: Iago Herrerin :: Spain :: Age 26
GK :: Gorka Iraizoz :: Spain :: Age 33
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RB :: Unai Bustinza :: Spain :: Age 22
RB :: Oscar De Marcos :: Spain :: Age 25
RB :: Markel Etxeberria :: Spain :: Age 19
RB :: Andoni Iraola :: Spain :: Age 32
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CB :: Unai Albizua :: Spain :: Age 25 (On loan at CD Tenerife)
CB :: Mikel San Jose :: Spain :: Age 25
CB :: Jonas Ramalho :: Spain :: Age 25 (On loan at Girona CF)
CB :: Carlos Gurpegi :: Spain :: Age 34
CB :: Aymeric Laporte :: France :: Age 20
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LB :: Mikel Balenziaga :: Spain :: Age 26
LB :: Jon Aurtenetxe :: Spain :: Age 22
LB :: Enric Saborit :: Spain :: Age 22
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CDM :: Oscar Gil :: Spain :: Age 19 (On loan at Albacete)
CDM :: Unai Lopez :: Spain :: Age 18 (On loan at UE Llagostera)
CDM :: Oriol Romeu :: Spain :: Age 22
CDM :: Erik Moran :: Spain :: Age 23
CDM :: Borja Fernandez :: Spain :: Age 19
CDM :: Ander Iturraspe :: Spain :: Age 25
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RM :: Iker Guarrotxena :: Spain :: Age 21 (On loan at CD Tenerife)
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CM :: Mikel Rico :: Spain :: Age 29
CM :: Benat :: Spain :: Age 27
CM :: Ager Aketxe :: Spain :: Age 20
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LM :: Daniel Aquino :: Spain :: Age 21
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CAM :: Ruiz de Galarreta :: Spain :: Age 21 (On loan at Real Zaragoza)
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CF :: Guillermo :: Age 21 (On loan at Blackburn Rovers)
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RW :: Markel Susaeta :: Spain :: Age 26
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ST :: Paco Alcacer :: Spain :: Age 21
ST :: Mario Barco :: Spain :: Age 21
ST :: Kike Sola :: Spain :: Age 28
ST :: Inaki Williams :: Spain :: Age 20
ST :: Borja Viguera :: Spain :: Age 27
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LW :: Iker Muniain :: Spain :: Age 21
LW :: Ibai Gomez :: Spain :: Age 24

Month of August 2014
Transfers in

Paco Alcacer
From: Valencia C.F
To: Athletic Bilbao
Transfer Fee: 11.000.000€

Oriol Romeu
From: VfB Stuttgart
To: Athletic Bilbao
Transfer Fee: 4.500.000€

Borja Fernandez
From : Celta de Vigo
To: Athletic Bilbao
Transfer Fee: 1.700.000€

Daniel Aquino
From: Atletico Madrid
To: Athletic Bilbao
Transfer Fee: 1.800.000€

Transfers Out

Aritz Aduriz
From: Athletic Bilbao
To: Malaga C.F
Transfer Fee: 8.000.000€

Games

Liga BBVA
Matchday 1
Malaga C.F 0-3 Athletic Bilbao
2' Susaeta (ACB)
74', 86' Paco Alcacer (ACB)


Liga BBVA
Matchday 2
Athletic Bilbao 3-1 Levante U.D
27' Aloys Nong (LEV)
44' Paco Alcacer (ACB)
47' Iker Muniain (ACB)
79' Ibai Gomez (ACB)

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I'm kind of mad at you because I had high hopes for that MK CM but this one looks nice too. Of course I enjoy that you're sticking to Bilbao's procedures.

Wycombe Wanderers
FIFA 14
Season 1

Spoiler

April 2014

MATCHDAY 40 5/4
Wycombe 0-1 Plymouth Argyle
D.Berry (73')

Man of the Match: Kortney Hause

Finne started us off strong with a shot that hit the post 34 minutes in. But it wasn’t to be our say as in the 73rd minute Berry crossed and it deflected off Hause into the net. (It was given as a goal to Berry for some reason even though it was clearly an OG)

MATCHDAY 41 12/4
Newport County 0-1 Wycombe
P.Cowan-Hall (15‘)

Man of the Match: Georgi Sarmov

Looking to bounce back from our home defeat last time out we did just that. Newport were messing with it in their box and Cowan-Hall intercepted a pass and smashed it home in the 15th minute. It was enough to secure all 3 points for us.
Chesterfield lost to Northampton 2-1 opening up a 7 point gap between us and Chesterfield

NEWS: Wycombe Wanderers announce that they have signed 16 year old Englishman Jordan Wordsworth to their Youth Squad. (51-65) OVR (70-90) POT

MATCHDAY 42 15/4
Portsmouth 1-1 Wycombe
J.Morias (7')
G.Doherty (90’) OG

Man of the Match: Junior Morias

Another top 5 clash today this time away to Portsmouth. Morias got us in front early when Finne put him in. His 9th goal in all competitions now. Couple more chances before half time but it stayed 1-0. Disaster struck as a shot deflected in off Doherty in the 90th minute to hand Portsmouth an undeserved draw. This draw secured our status as a League 1 club next season as we were promoted with 4 games to go. Whether it’ll be as champions we will have to see as Chesterfield (2nd) and Plymouth Argyle (3rd) are both 8 points behind. 6 points more will mean we are champions in my first season with the club.

MATCHDAY 43 19/4
Wycombe 3-0 Accrington
M.McClure (47')
G.Bigirimana (51’)
L.Valencia (69‘)

Good few chances for us in first half, but we didn’t take them. 2 minutes into second half McClure intercepted a pass across the goal and finished it in off the post. Scowen cross found Bigirimana who headed into corner of net. Valencia dispossessed defender in box and coolly finished it into the net. Bigirimana picked up sprained ankle in the 82nd minute. Angol replaced him.

Man of the Match: Josh Scowen

MATCHDAY 44 22/4
Wycombe 1-1 Mansfield Town
Howell (8’)
B.Finne (54‘)
(Simmed)

After this game we were announced as the League 2 champions for 2013/2014

MATCHDAY 45 26/4
Wycombe 2-0 Torquay Utd
M.Kretzschmar (26')
L.Valencia (67‘)
(Simmed)

News: Lee Harrison (GK) at 42 years of age has announced his retirement from football. Lee has been a great servant to our football club and we wish him a happy retirement. Lee will say his farewells at the end of the Bristol Rovers game and will be involved as per his request.

MATCHDAY 46 3/5
Bristol Rovers 2-1 Wycombe
L.Valencia (29')
O’Toole (36’)
Clarkson (79’)
(Simmed)

NEWS: 17 year old Chris Russell from England has been signed to the Youth Squad. (50-60) OVR (67-81) POT

Final League Table

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1. Wycombe P46 94Pts
2. Chesterfield P46 89Pts
3. Plymouth Argyle P46 85Pts
4. Porstmouth P46 85Pts
5. Hartlepool P46 84Pts
6. Bury P46 82Pts
7. Cheltenham Town P46 82Pts
8. S****horpe Utd P46 75Pts
9. Bristol Rovers P46 73Pts
10. Northampton P46 70Pts
11. Oxford Utd P46 65Pts
12. AFC Wimbledon P46 59Pts
13. Rochdale P46 55Pts
14. Southend Utd P46 54Pts
15. Morecambe P46 53Pts
16. York City P46 50Pts
17. Newport County P46 48Pts
18. Accrington P46 48Pts
19. Exeter City P46 47Pts
20. Fleetwood Town P46 47Pts
21. Burton Albion P46 46Pts
22. Dagenham P46 45Pts
23. Mansfield Town P46 38Pts
24. Torquay United P46 30Pts

Directly Promoted:
Wycombe (1st)
Chesterfield (2nd)
Plymouth Argyle (3rd)

Playoffs

Spoiler

Semi Finals:
Portsmouth 3-3 Cheltenham Town (4-5) PENS
Bury 2-2 Hartlepool (3-4) PENS

Final:
Cheltenham Town 1-2 Bury

Winners: Bury

Most Goals
1. Straker (Southend Utd) 20
2. Gornell (Cheltenham Town) 19
3. Morgan (Plymouth Argyle) 18

Most Assists
1. O'Shea (Chesterfield) 11
2. Holmes (Portsmouth) 9
3. 6 with 8

Most Clean Sheets
1. Ingram (Wycombe) 18
2. Flinders (Hartlepool) and Lainton (Bury) 15
3. Brown (Cheltenham Town) 14

Player of the Season
John O'Flynn (Exeter City)

Manager of the Season

Spoiler

Didn't see this sorry!

Team of the Season

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Didn't see this sorry!

Champions around Europe
Capital One Cup: Manchester Utd
FA Cup: Chelsea
English PL: Manchester City
La Liga: Athletico Madrid
Seria A: Juventus
Ligue 1: PSG
Eredivisie: Ajax
Bundesliga: Bayern Munich
Scottish Premiership: Celtic
Liga Portuguesa: SL Benfica

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There'll be a Youth Squad and a Squad Report in the next update. (I didn't get time to put it in this one sorry )

Any feedback is appreciated! I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!

Congrats on winning League 2! I think you'll be surprised that League 1 isn't really much more challenging, but still don't take it easy. I also see Luis Valencia did some good things for you on loan, what did you think of him? Are you interested in bringing him back? Obviously I'm looking forward to that squad report now

FIFA 15 | PS3 | World Class
Season 1 | 2014-15
Qualify for Euro League | Coppa Italia: R16

Facts & Figures
Full name: Unione Calcio Sampdoria
Founded: 1 August 1946
Location: Genoa, Italy
Ground: Stadio Luigi Ferraris (36,536)
President: Massimo Ferrero
Rivals: Genoa

Honours
Serie A: 1991
Coppa Italia: 1985, 1988, 1989, 1994
Supercoppa Italiana: 1991
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1990

Sampdoria name new manager

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Following the surprise resignation of Siniša Mihajlovi

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ć due to personal reasons, Sampdoria yesterday unveiled up-and-coming coach Indi Blue as the club's new manager. Mihajlović led Sampdoria a mid-table finish in Serie A last term, but the Serbian manager was forced to step down in the summer in order to deal with certain obligations away from football. It is thought that his replacement has been tasked with leading a Sampdoria team full of promising talent into the Europa League by way of a high finish on the league table. Success in Italy's national cup competition, the Coppa Italia, is reportedly of secondary importance.

"I'm very excited to be here at Sampdoria. The president has put his faith in me and given me this chance, and I hope I can repay that by helping to bring success to this club," Indi said at his inaugural press conference, adding that he's looking forward to settling in Genoa as quickly as possible. "It's a fantastic city with so much to see and do, though my Italian isn't very good at the moment. I've already been around town a few times, and I have to say that I'm extremely impressed by what I've seen so far. I think I've chosen a wonderful place."

Indi is best known for his stint as the chief scout of Brighton & Hove Albion, during which time he helped the club reach successive Sky Bet Championship playoffs. Widely acknowledged in footballing circles as the prime mover behind Brighton's relative success, he has been given his first top-flight job at a club that demands excellence from its players. "We've had some extremely good players at this club – Siniša Mihajlović, Gianluca Vialli, Simone Inzaghi, Roberto Mancini. The boys who play for us now have the capability to be just as good as the heroes of the past. What I expect from this current team is that they try to emulate the winning mentality exhibited by that title-winning side. If they do that, the rest of it will fall into place," Indi said, confirming that he will not be making major squad changes.

In order to achieve his goals, Indi has been given free reign in terms of who he sells and signs. He's believed to have roughly €9 million at his disposal, a healthy figure given the level of talent already present in the squad. Indi is said to be keen on retaining the club's developmental core while acquiring primarily Italian talent, a philosophy backed wholly by a board keen to see the team achieve success. Said to be Indi's primary transfer target this season is Luca Caldirola, the former Inter Milan defender who now plays for Werder Bremen in Germany. Kazenga LuaLua, with whom Indi worked at Brighton, is also on the shortlist. It is also believed that Iker Muniaín is Sampdoria's long-term target, though he is not likely to be affordable until the club become regular Champions League participants.

This paper has also received what it believes to be a list of key Sampdoria players with buyout clauses attached to their contracts. While we make no guarantee about the accuracy of this information, we have reason enough to believe in the legitimacy of the document.

Sergio Romero: €5,000,000
Eder Martins: €8,000,000
Vasco Regini: €10,000,000
Nenad Krstičić: €10,000,000
Roberto Soriano: €10,000,000
Paweł Wszołek: €12,000,000
Gianluca Sansone: €12,000,000
Francesco Fedato: €16,000,000
Alfred Duncan: €16,000,000
Stefano Okaka Chuka: €16,000,000
José Campaña: €20,000,000
Pedro Obiang: €50,000,000
Manolo Gabbiadini: €50,000,000

My initial reaction to seeing this



I just enjoy CM's with lesser known teams a lot more than I do the Arsenals of the world. I think that's why I'm so into my Alcorcon and Dagenham CM's.

May 2019 - Season 6
FIFA '14

Spoiler

Chelsea vs AFC Wimbledon
A potential championship decider as both clubs are tied at the top of the table with 74 points. Chelsea have the edge in the pre-match analysis due to the game being at their home ground, a stadium in which Wimbledon struggle to play.

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Chelsea 1 - 2 AFC Wimbledon
CHE: Baldwin OG 29' Brown red card 90'
WIM: Paterson 89' Gornell 90'
An amazing match with an even better ending! Wimbledon dominated the match possession with 61% and iced the ball whenever Chelsea looked too dangerous, but Chelsea had 11 shots against Wimbledon's 3 shots. Despite superior attempts on goal, Chelsea's only goal actually came from an own goal from Jack Baldwin. Thorgan Hazard's shot was deflected by goalkeeper Adam Cowie, but the ball bounced off of Baldwin's face and went into goal. Wimbledon pressured Chelsea but always failed to finish their plays until the 89th minute where Max Clayton beat De Sciglio on the wing and crossed the ball into the box to find Callum Paterson's header into the net. After kickoff, Wimbledon won the ball back and Gornell was played through on goal one on one against Courtois, but Chelsea RB Brown slid in from behind just outside of the box earning himself a straight red card. The fans went wild but academy graduate Rhuadri Mannus sent the free kick shot over the cross bar. It looked like Brown's sending off wasn't in vain and Chelsea would keep the tie, but Wimbledon won the ball back once again and took advantage of the man missing from Chelsea's defense. Mannus made up for missing the free kick by finding Gornell wide open who then sent a low shot past Courtois and into the net. Who better than Wimbledon's star player to score perhaps the most important goal in all of AFC Wimbledon's history. The Dons are now in first place in the league 3 points clear from Chelsea but now 2 points ahead of Arsenal who won their match and became a championship candidate. The next match will be another championship decider as Wimbledon face Arsenal next.

AFC Wimbledon 3 - 3 Arsenal
ARS: Wilshere 42' Ozil 60' Pogba PEN 90'
WIM: Eaves 45' Tarkowski 62' Murphy 66'

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Tom Eaves (picture) showed he has what it takes to play against the best clubs in England

Chavez was furious on the sideline after the referee called a penalty against Wimbledon in the final minute of the match. There was no foul! Jack Baldwin slid and touched the ball first before he struck Walcott. Just because a player falls in the box doesn't mean it's a foul the ball was touched first! Look at the replays! Look at them! The referee just cheated us out of a win!" - Chavez, Wimbledon manager. Wimbledon and Arsenal have faced each other four times this season, two wins for Wimbledon and two draws. Arsenal are still in the chase for the title as they are only 2 points away from Wimbledon.

West Ham 1 - 3 AFC Wimbledon
WHM: Cornelius red card 19' Nouble 90'
WIM: Paterson 16' Tarwkoski 21' James 80'
If West Ham had any chances of taking points from Wimbledon, they were gone after the 19th minute. The Hammers' striker Cornelius received a double yellow for pulling shirts on two separate occasions, once on Tarkowski at the edge of the box and the second time in the heart of midfield on Odhlambo. West Ham were already down by one goal before the sending off, and five minutes later they received the second goal. Luke James finished them off with the third near the end of the match. Nouble was able to score a goal for the 10-man squad, but despite his celebration it didn't have any impact on the scoreline.

Fulham 0 - 2 AFC Wimbledon
WIM: James 68' Harvey 72'
It had been a while since we had seen the B team until today. Possibly due to their recent inactivity, the B team truly struggled against a solid Fulham. Chavez had to rely on a first team player, Luke James, to save the day and indeed he did by changing Wimbledon's attack as soon as he stepped on the pitch and scoring the first goal. After that Chavez switched from a 4-2-2-2 to the 4-1-4-1 that brought Wimbledon so much success in League 2 and the Championship, in an attempt to achieve better control of midfield and stop Fulham's advances. The 4-1-4-1 allowed Tyler Harvey to find space as Tom Eaves was pulling the defenders away from the box, and the midfielder scored the second goal to give Wimbledon a comfortable win.

FA Cup Final
AFC Wimbledon vs Manchester United
The only time these two clubs have faced each other in a cup final was in the Capital One Cup 2014/2015 Final. That day Manchester United defeated League 1 club AFC Wimbledon 3-1. United are the favorites on paper, but paper also shows that AFC Wimbledon defeated Manchester United 1-0 earlier in the season.

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AFC Wimbledon 1 - 0 Manchester United
WIM: James 55'
David De Gea did an incredible job between the posts today, but he wasn't able to block James' volley which gave Wimbledon their 2nd FA Cup title!

AFC Wimbledon 2 - 0 Stoke City
WIM: Clayton 25' 66'
A comfortable victory for the Wombles against a Stoke City on the edge of relegation zone. The B team made an appearance today and played much better this time out. The only bad news today was the youth graduate Craig May's unfortunate injury. The young Scottish defender suffered a broken elbow and will miss the rest of the season, as he is expected to be out for 2 months.

Sunderland 0 - 2 AFC Wimbledon
WIM: Gornell 26' 87'
The final game of the season. It seems only just that it be Terry Gornell who scores the last goals for Wimbledon. The Dons dominated the match with 57% possession and repeatedly bombarded Sunderland's goal. The first goal came from a low cross by Jacob Murphy that was finished by Gornell, and the second goal came from a cross by Max Clayton that Gornell brought down inside the box with a perfect touch despite having two defenders on him and then struck the ball to the bottom corner. A perfect end to an almost perfect season.


Final League Table

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The Wimbledon B team posing with the League Title after defeating Stoke City

Barclay's Premier League Table
1. AFC Wimbledon - 90 points
2. Arsenal - 83 points
3. Chelsea - 81 points
4. Manchester City - 75 points
5. Manchester United - 73 points
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7. Liverpool - 61 points
8. Everton - 56 points
17. Stoke City - 35 points
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18. Blackburn Rovers - 27 points
19. Watford - 27 points
20. Cardiff City - 27 points

BPL Golden Boot
1. Gornell (Wimbledon) - 24 Goals
2. Mandzukic (M. City) - 20 Goals
3. Kagawa (M. United) - 19 Goals

BPL Playmaker Award
1. Hewitt (Wimbledon) - 19 Assists
2. James (Wimbledon) - 12 Assists
3. Eriksen (Spurs) - 10 Assists

BPL Golden Glove
1. Courtois (Chelsea) - 17 Clean Sheets
2. Szczęsny (Arsenal) - 16 Clean Sheets
3. De Gea (M. United) - 12 Clean Sheets

Cup Winners

Barclay's Premier League: AFC Wimbledon (2nd place - Arsenal)
FA Cup: AFC Wimbledon (2nd place - Manchester United)
Capital One Cup: AFC Wimbledon (2nd place - Chelsea)
Copa Europe: Real Madrid (2nd place - AFC Wimbledon)[/B]
Champions Cup: FC Barcelona (2nd place - Marseille)
*AFC Wimbledon eliminated in Quarter Final
Europa League: Juventus (2nd place - Atletico Madrid)


Notable Youth Academy Players

*Ben McGovern - CDM (63-73, 86-94): Only 15 years old, the Northern Irish midfielder looks very promising. Ideally the club wants him to stay in the academy for one more year. Hopefully he doesn't demand a call up anytime soon.

Chris McGinn - CDM (66-70, 87-93): The 17 year old from Northern Ireland has finally chosen CDM as his position of choice. He's considered to be physically strong, but may not be promoted until next year.

Jamie Mannus - CDM (63-67, 82-88): This 17 year old from Northern Ireland has a bright future ahead of him. He stands at 6'5" and prefers playing as a defensive midfielder. Competition between him and Sean Archer in the U-17 is very close, with Mannus being more defensive minded. We expect great things from these two players.

Kyle Clarkson - LW (58-64, 78-88): Recently added to the academy so still being analyzed. The English winger is only 5'8" at age 15.

Mal Osborn - RB (58-62, 80-86): One of the only fullbacks in the U-17 that isn't defensive minded. The English winger is only 15 years old and can't be registered with the senior team until next season, but he's already one of the fastest players in the academy.

Ryan Yeoman - RM (58-68, 79-94): Standing at 5'8", the 16 year old English winger is expected to receive a call up next season.

Sean Archer - CDM (65-69, 85-91): The 17 year old from Scotland is an incredible playmaker who prefers to stay in the defensive half and analyze the game from there. He's one of the most exciting players in the U-17 but he will not be registered with the senior squad until next season.

Steven Ross - CDM (63-67, 80-86): Defensive minded midfielder from Scotland. Recently turned 16 but won't be considered for promotion until next season.

Todd Zebroski - CDM (62-66, 80-86): 16 year old playmaker from England. Definitely one to keep an eye on but can't be promoted until next season.

Tyrone Kedwell - CM (54-66, 74-90): I'm not gonna lie I signed him immediately because of his last name - Kedwell. Could he become a club legend like Danny Kedwell? I sure hope he can live up to the name.


Squad Report

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Starting Eleven (4-2-2-2)
* = Youth Academy Player
** = Player Growth Status

GK: *Adam Cowie (Scotland) - 20yrs 73 OVR (+4)
27 Appearances - 9 Clean Sheets
**Has Potential To Be Special

RB: Elliott Hewitt (Wales) - 25yrs 78 OVR (+4)
46 Appearances - 28 Assists
Comments: Unstoppable down the right wing. Now that I'm using him in his natural position RB, he's a player that can strongly contribute both in defense and attack. Great at overlapping the RM.

RCB: James Tarkowski (England) - 26yrs 81 OVR (+3)
44 Appearances - 6 Goals

LCB: Jack Baldwin (England) - 25yrs 76 OVR (+2)
46 Appearances - 1 Assist

LB: Jack Robinson (England) - 25yrs 79 OVR (+1)
24 Appearances - 2 Goals & 3 Assists

RDM: *Mario Ruiz (Mexico) - 19yrs 75 OVR (+3)
41 Appearances - 3 Goals & 2 Assists
**An Exciting Prospect

LDM: *Richard Odhlambo (England) - 19yrs 76 OVR (+3)
44 Appearances - 5 Goals & 3 Assists
**Has Potential To Be Special

RAM: Callum Patterson (Scotland) - 24yrs 77 OVR (+2)
45 Appearances - 17 Goals & 7 Assists

LAM: Jacob Murphy (England) - 24yrs 80 OVR (+3)
44 Appearances - 5 Goals & 7 Assists

RS: Luke James (England) - 24yrs 78 OVR (+3)
43 Appearances - 22 Goals & 14 Assists

LS: Terry Gornell (c)(England) - 28yrs 75 OVR (+2)
47 Appearances - 32 Goals & 11 Assists
Comments: Beast of a striker. Killer in the box and a leader on the field.


Wimbledon B Team (4-2-2-2)

GK: *Christophe Brown (Scotland) - 19yrs 69 OVR (+0)
13 Appearances - 4 Clean Sheets
**Showing Great Potential

RB: Tom Lees (England) - 28yrs 74 OVR (+2)
24 Appearances - 3 Assists
Comments: This guy gave me problems all season long. He lost his starting spot when I stopped using a 3 at the back, and he was constantly whining about his playing time. Morale was unhappy all season long with "Management Is Poor" status.

RCB: *Craig May (Scotland) - 19yrs 72 OVR (+4)
16 Appearances - 1 Goal & 1 Assist
**Has Potential To Be Special

LCB: Ryan Tafazolli (England) - 27yrs 76 OVR (+1)
33 Appearances - 6 Goals

LB: Danny Wilson (Scotland) - 27yrs 73 OVR (+3)
20 Appearances - 2 Assists

RDM: Tyler Harvey (c)(England) - 23yrs 76 OVR (+3)
52 Appearances - 6 Goals & 8 Assists

LDM: *Ruaidhri Mannus (Northern Ireland) - 18yrs 69 OVR (+3)
20 Appearances - 2 Assists
**Showing Great Potential

RAM: *Diego Ortiz (Mexico) - 20yrs 75 OVR (+2)
32 Appearances - 4 Assists
**Has Potential To Be Special

LAM: Josh Murphy (England) - 24yrs 70 OVR (+0)
20 Appearances - 2 Goals & 5 Assists

RS: Max Clayton (England) - 24yrs 74 OVR (+0)
50 Appearances - 13 Goals & 7 Assists

LS: Tom Eaves (England) - 27yrs 70 OVR (+1)
21 Appearances - 19 Goals & 4 Assists

Reserves

LB: *Dean Rhodes (Scotland) - 17yrs 73 OVR (+3)
16 Appearances - 2 Assists
**Has Potential To Be Special

LB: Tom Richards (England) - 24yrs 69 OVR (+1)
26 Appearances - 3 Goals & 3 Assists

CAM: *Shaun Vincent (England) - 19yrs 75 OVR (+2)
35 Appearances - 1 Goal & 2 Assists
**Showing Great Potential
Comments: He struggles in a two man midfield so may be loan listed next season. Just needs to improve his physical stats and he'll be gold.

CM: *Scott Moore (Scotland) - 18yrs 68 OVR (+3)
13 Appearances - 1 Goal
**Showing Great Potential

CM: Harry Pell (England) - 27yrs 68 OVR (-1)
21 Appearances - 1 Goal & 1 Assist

CAM: Luke Moore (England) - 31yrs 65 OVR (+0)
24 Appearances - 1 Goal & 1 Assist


Recently Promoted

LB: *Charlie Hopper (England) - 16yrs 50 OVR (+1)
Comments: I was very much looking forward to having this player in the first team, but unfortunately he demanded to be called up and ruined his development. No way he'll ever get any playing time for a couple seasons so will be loan listed.

CM: *Curtis Burgess (England) - 16yrs 62 OVR (+0)

CM: *Ben Sweeney (England) - 16yrs 64 OVR (+1)
**An Exciting Prospect

CDM: *Scott McGabe (Scotland) - 17yrs 72 OVR (+0)
1 Appearance
**Has Potential To Be Special


Players Out On Loan

ST: *Scott Wilson (Scotland) - 18yrs 65 OVR (+1)
On loan at Sheffield Wednesday

CM: *Matthew Saah (England) - 19yrs 68 OVR (+3)
On loan at Sheffield Wednesday

CF: *Michael Thompson (Northern Ireland) - 18yrs 70 OVR (+4)
On loan at Birmingham City
4 Appearances - 4 Goals

LM: *Kyle Shelvey (England) - 20yrs 66 OVR (+0)
On loan at Derby County

LB: *Scott Stewart (Scotland) - 17yrs 68 OVR (+1)
On loan at Burnley
2 Appearances

ST: *Conor Marsden (England) - 18yrs 59 OVR (+4)
On loan at S****horpe United
1 Appearance

GK: *Mark Watt (Scotland) - 18yrs 59 OVR (+1)
On loan at Carlisle United

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Back in 2013, anyone who claimed that Chavez would be the one to take AFC Wimbledon back to Premier League - 'back' regarding the original Wimbledon FC - would have been labeled as insane. Six years later, not only is Wimbledon in the Premier League, not only are they the league champions, but they also won the domestic treble and are regarded as a future powerhouse. Chavez managed to accomplish these things with Wimbledon using only UK born players and a strong focus on the youth academy.

The players are now on vacation but we expect a busy preseason. From my inside sources, there are a few players on the squad that don't get along with the rest of the team and it caused the team to have morale problems this entire season. Now that the season is over, Chavez is believed to be addressing the issue soon. The squad list is currently at 39 players so it wouldn't be wrong to think that there will be some drops next season. This is what Chavez had to say when asked about the issue: "Ideally we don't want to lose anyone. It's always hard to part ways with players so I'll be doing everything I can to ensure that everybody stays every player has worked hard this season and they all deserve the title. I have no comment on supposed problems in the dressing room."

Terry Gornell has won his second consecutive Golden Boot in the Barclay's Premier League clearly becoming one of the top strikers in England. "I really don't understand it. This is the second year in a row he wins the Golden Boot and he has never been called up to the England national team. In fact, only one of our players have been called up to England: Tarkowski. We have great players that are ready for international,but for some reason none of them have been given an opportunity yet. I hope that with our three titles this season we see that change a little." - Chavez, Wimbledon manager.

Burgees and McGabe have been promoted from the youth squad after they requested to be called up. McGabe made his debut in the final game of the season and put in a decent performance. We expect good things from the 5'7" defensive midfielder.

Thank you for being with me for yet another season!

man congrats on a great season, winning the local trebble is a hell of an accomplishment and once again you're setting a really high standard that I probably won't be able to match. I love that Eaves continues to be a contributor for you. Time to get that Champions next season!

Ha Ho He


January 2018

Spoiler

Transfers Out


Salvatore Sirigu

Spoiler

, €38,000,000
Mattia de Sciglio, €120,000,000


Transfers In



Timothy Chandler

75 Ovr, Right Back, 27 Years Old, United States of America

€900,000 + Dennis Diekmeier

The cheapest signing of the transfer window made by Hertha BSC was buying the German-American Timothy Chandler from Eintracht Frankfurt for just under one million euros and Dennis Diekmeier. When starting right back Mattia de Sciglio was missing due to an injury Diekmeier had troubles replacing him and Chandler will be taking that back up spot.




Hakan Calhanoglu

88 Ovr, Attacking Midfielder, 23 Years Old, Turkey

€3,000,000 + Mario Götze

He is back! Exactly a year ago Hertha BSC sold their star player Hakan Calhanoglu to Bayern München for €100 million and the Berliners bought Mario Götze from them. Now, a year later, Calhanoglu and Götze have returned to their respective clubs. Some fans may think that Hertha lost in this deal but the majority of fans are happy to see their star midfielder return to the club.




Juan Iturbe

84 Ovr, Right Winger, 24 Years Old, Argentina

€5,000,000 + Domenico Berardi

This was the third deal Hertha Berlin made in which they recruited a player and let one of their players go. This time they traded Domenico Berardi who didn't have a good time in Berlin for the Argentinian young talent Juan Iturbe from Paris Saint-Germain. The German team also payed five million for him. Iturbe is a skillful and pacy talented winger who will get a lot of playing time off the bench.




Serge Aurier

83 Ovr, Right Back, 25 Years Old, Ivory Coast

€24,000,000

There were two possible replacements for Mattia de Sciglio who departed for a record fee: Serge Aurier and Daniel Carvajal. Bids were reported for both of the right backs on the deadline day but at the end PSG's Aurier got bought for €24 million by the Berliners to replace de Sciglio. Aurier is a young talent who is pacy and rounded player who can also play on the wings.




Aymeric Laporte

83 Ovr, Centre Back, 23 Years Old, France

€24,000,000

Another signing made on transfer deadline day was the Basque defender Aymeric Laporte who joined Hertha BSC for a fee of €24 million. The defender made a name for himself in the 2013-14 season and since then he has been one of the biggest defensive talents for the future. Laporte has been an important part of Athletic Club's back four but now he decided it was time to leave. He will probably be a third-choice centre back after Mats Hummels and Fabian Schär.




Nemanja Matic

85 Ovr, Defensive Midfielder, 29 Years Old, Serbia

€27,000,000

A world class defensive midfielder was what Hertha BSC needed to sign after Junior Malanda was inconsistent in the last few months. His replacement in the starting eleven will be Nemanja Matic who was bought from Chelsea for just under thirty million euros. The 29-year-old Serb is a strong and defensive minded player who should sit perfectly in the role that is appointed to him.




Thibaut Courtois

87 Ovr, Goalkeeper, 25 Years Old, Belgium

€40,500,000

The most expensive signing Hertha BSC made was Thibaut Courtois for forty million euros. The young keeper has been one of the world's best keepers for the last four years, starting from his last season at Atletico Madrid. From there he went to Chelsea when his loan expired and there he took the starting spot from Petr Cech. Now he will continue his career at Berlin's best, non-communist team which has never brainwashed anyone and always fight for freedom. Courtois has great reflexes and he has made a lot of wonderful saves in his career.


FC Augsburg 0 - 2 Hertha BSC
Götze 10', Gaya 48'


Hertha BSC 1 - 0 Bayern München
Iturbe 79'


Hamburger SV 1 - 3 Hertha BSC
Müller 34'
Calhanoglu 27', Suarez 61', Sanchez 87'


League Table


1. Hertha BSC, 57 pts
2. Borussia Dortmund, 44 pts
3. Hannover 96, 43 pts
4. Bayer Leverkusen, 36 pts
5. FC Schalke 04, 35 pts
6. VfL Wolfsburg 35 pts
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16. Hamburger SV, 17 pts
17. FC Kaiserslautern, 16 pts
18. VfL Bochum, 10 pts


Press Conference


You are still leading the league by a huge amount of points. Are you proud about that?

Why would I be proud? The players are doing all the work and securing the points, I'm just on the sideline shouting some minor improvements. Of course I'm proud as a manager about how the team is doing and that a team I have build is dominating the league but I can't say it's all thanks to me.


You got eliminated in the cup by Bayern München thanks to two a bit controversial goals. What happened in that game?

Like you said, we conceded two terrible, aweful, shi**y goals quickly and that effected our moral a bit. We managed to pull one back but once again the overrated clown who is known as Guardiola decided to defend his lead like a team from the third division with all players staying behind the ball. We controlled the game but sadly we weren't able to get through their players. No way did they deserve to win.


Alright, let's continue to the Champions League. You won your group and you will face Lille in the round of 16. Any expectations from that tie?

Yes, I have one expectation and that is victory from both legs. Anything else will be considered a terrible failure. Lille are not a good team and they have had the same players for the last five years. They have an average defence but that's it. If we don't beat them in both legs there will be some big punishments.


Why did you sell de Sciglio and Sirigu?

Because we received huge offers for them. We got profit from selling Sirigu and in Mattia's case the deal was too good to decline. 120 million for a defender is an unbelievable amount of money for any kind of player.


What were the reasons behind signing who you did?

They are all good players and they will improve the team. That's basically it.


What lead to you bringing Calhanoglu back?

He is a quality player and Mario (Götze) was a bit unhappy lately and he didn't feel good here in Berlin. We decided to offer Bayern a trade and they accepted it. I think it was the right decision because Hakan is a great player and I have always loved him.


There have been rumours about you being a communist and hating capitalism and also about you brainwashing Hertha's fans. What do you think about them?

Those rumours are childish, pathetic and complete rubbish! I am not a communist and I will never be one. I do not hate capitalism like some may say, I just see a couple flaws in it but that doesn't mean I hate it. And that brainwashing part is ridiculous, how can anyone even come up with something like that?! I am a manager of a football club, not some crazy dictator like Stalin or Hitler. Now piss off!



Thank you for reading this post! I hope you have enjoyed it! Any feedback or suggestions will be appreciated!

You might as well be Real Madrid or Barca with those damn signings! You're lucky that your press conferences rock!

[Simppu12]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

"At this time the game froze while preparing the new season and, like a perfect reflection of the game, so did he. Both stopped, motionless, frozen with fear. Fear that all would be lost, that all the time spent had been wasted, but most importantly: fear that a big corporation had triumphed over AFC Wimbledon yet again. Hoping beyond hope, he rose and reached out for the power button. The question 'Have you tried turning it off and on yet' echoing in his head as if he had just recently heard the ancient phrase. His restless eyes that had seen six seasons go by, focused on the target but it seemed so far away. His controller was heavy, forcing him to lose his balance. The cold breeze from his ceiling fan kissing his face, whispering 'it won't work. It's glitched.' And then, time ceased to exist. The console took seconds to restart, but it felt as if years had gone by in the eyes of a restless man, ready to challenge the game again. He advanced to the new season, confident that today he would be the victor." Holy Book of Career Mode The Sequel; Chapter 17.

Oh my, when I started reading that I thought the game had frozen again but luckily that wasn't the case. It would have been terrible to lose six huge seasons of great progression and memories in a few seconds and in a terrible way like that.

Indi, that sounds really bad. In my opinion it's really dumb and sad to stop communicating with a grandson because of his wife who probably isn't an evil bit*ch. If she was you wouldn't be with her, right? I'm really sorry for your other two grandparents, it's always horrible to lose someone to illness. My other grandmother died because of cancer. Luckily for me I lost all of my grandparents except for my grandfather on my mom's side when I was younger than five so it wasn't that sad and depressive.

Nice seeing that you're looking at Matic, Jamie. I really recommend him, he is the perfect defensive midfielder. He sits in front of the defence, tackles really well and positions himself amazingly.

[Keano16]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

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Good thing you were able to find a good balance of play. The game play did look really good on your clips. Bony always complicated things for me. I faced him about four times in the champions league (he's with Weder Bremen) and it never got any easier.

For League 1 bosman signings were really helpful because the money is tight. I don't know how the budget for Wycombe will be, but in my career I didn't get a good budget until the championship and that was only because I was getting prize money from the Europa League. Let me know if you sign Gornell!

What are bosman signings? (Noob!) I definitely will let ya know if I do sign him! I didnt get a chance to play today. Hopefully tomorrow!

One thing I've done in previous FIFA's, set your starting XI as weak as possible and the boards expectations will be lowered as they judge based on your first XI

I'll try it out, thanks!

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As someone who fails to get 3 points against lesser competition way too often I can see how the draw against Norwich was annoying. Wondering how your Champions' group standings look like.



is your Ilesanmi's first name Oluwafemi? If so hang on to that guy. As you can see in my Dagenham CM (most recent update above yours) he develops quite well. Also please don't ever use yellow again, it looks horrible and you can't even read it (can give you a headache really). I realized this with my Alcorcon CM and went with orange instead.



I'm kind of mad at you because I had high hopes for that MK CM but this one looks nice too. Of course I enjoy that you're sticking to Bilbao's procedures.

Congrats on winning League 2! I think you'll be surprised that League 1 isn't really much more challenging, but still don't take it easy. I also see Luis Valencia did some good things for you on loan, what did you think of him? Are you interested in bringing him back? Obviously I'm looking forward to that squad report now

Spoiler

My initial reaction to seeing this



I just enjoy CM's with lesser known teams a lot more than I do the Arsenals of the world. I think that's why I'm so into my Alcorcon and Dagenham CM's.



man congrats on a great season, winning the local trebble is a hell of an accomplishment and once again you're setting a really high standard that I probably won't be able to match. I love that Eaves continues to be a contributor for you. Time to get that Champions next season!



You might as well be Real Madrid or Barca with those damn signings! You're lucky that your press conferences rock!

Thanks man! I really liked Valencia! Thanks a million for the tip, I'm goinf to definetly try to bring him back next season! Squad report hopefully will be up tomorrow! Stay tuned.

[vrabbit]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Thanks man! I really liked Valencia! Thanks a million for the tip, I'm goinf to definetly try to bring him back next season! Squad report hopefully will be up tomorrow! Stay tuned.

He's been frustrating for me, at times being a really good playmaker but other times disappearing. Hasn't really progressed much either. He wasn't really a difference maker for me as a starter but he's had much more impact coming off the bench.

[jamiec47]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Making Them Dream
Season 2
FIFA 15

Transfers IN
Morgan Schneiderlin: £10 million from Southampton

Transfers OUT
Oussama Assaidi: £3.8 million to Newcastle

Match 20

Liverpool 2-0 Watford
Balotelli 32
Modric 78
Balotelli gave us the lead, curling into the top corner from 20 yards after holding up the ball and turning the defender. Modric then made it 2, firing hard and low from 30 yards and somehow finding the bottom corner via a slight deflection.

Match 21

Spurs 0-0 Liverpool
An extremely dull game. Our only shot on target was a late thunderbolt by Sterling that Lloris tipped over the bar with his fingertips. Adebayor forced a couple of good saves early on but nothing more.

FA Cup Round 3

Liverpool 2-1 Middlesbrough
Assombalonga 22
Carayol 64
Lallana 81
Simmed.

Match 22

Liverpool 4-0 Stoke
Sturridge 10
Sturridge 36
Modric 56
Lallana 80
A great result, Sturridge opening the scoring after racing in behind the defence to get into Balotelli's through ball. He then made it 2, smashing into the top corner cutting in from the right into the box from a diagonal. Modric made it 3, a good passing move allowing him to skip behind the defence and slot into the far corner. Lallana completed the rout, the ball dropping to him on the edge of the box after a failed clearance, allowing him to take a good touch to beat the first defender. After beating him, a fake shot cut him back inside to slot into the bottom corner, a great goal.

Match 23

Liverpool 4-0 Norwich
Moreno 22
Balotelli 31
Lallana 51
Modric 72
Simmed.

FA Cup Round 4

Norwich 1-4 Liverpool
Origi 21
Schneiderlin 30
Nunho 51
Markovic 55
Van Wolfswinkel 58
Playing a weakened side in this game to give them experience, the result was a lot better than expected. Origi opened the scoring, smashing in hard and low from 25 yards whilst running towards the corner, an absolutely incredible goal that had me in shock. He then turned provider, backheeling the ball through the defenders legs when pressed into the touchline for Schneiderlin to curl in a debut goal. At half time, youth academy product Afonso Nunho came on for Youri Tielemans and made a good tackle to start an attack. Assombalonga was able to get past the defender and he unselfishly squared it to the youngster for a debut goal, just 6 minutes into his first match as a professional footballer. Markovic made it 4, racing in to smash home before Ricky slotted in a consolation.

No table, away from PS3 sorry

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Making Them Dream

Season 2

FIFA 15

I like the Schneiderlin signing. To be honest I don't think I've ever seen him play and I've never used him in FIFA either, but when you posted your options I looked him up on SoFIFA and figured he was your best choice to replace Gerrard. Nice to see he got his first goal already too!

The best CDM I've used that did a wonderful job at staying in the defensive half, was Scott Moore from Wimbledon. He pretty much played as a CB without me even having to adjust any tactics. I used a 4-1-4-1 but when we were attacking the players moved into a 3-4-3 with him being in between the two CBs. Loved it. Unfortunately he demanded to be transferred in my first January window. Always wanted to bring him back and I would have recommended him for your Liverpool but he's like 63 OVR

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What are bosman signings? (Noob!) I definitely will let ya know if I do sign him! I didnt get a chance to play today. Hopefully tomorrow!

Don't worry, I didn't know what they were either when Indi started calling them Bosman signings but I put two and two together lol it means signings on pre-contract expiry.