How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

**texasbum06** · 12-21-2014, 02:05 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by _ChicoBass

Great month! Huge win over Derby which actually surprised me because Derby have a pretty good squad. Then that win against United was phenomenal to come from behind in the final minutes of the match and with a goal from Wilson to top it off. Youth academy is looking real good. Shame that the calendar is still forcing you to sim matches but at least your team still managed to win even without you. You're not considering resigning from Northern Ireland because of that are you?

Yeah that Derby game, I think my team was pretty upset about getting shutout by Birmingham the previous match so they took it out on the next opponnent

It's really annoying haha, but I decided to just keep going since once I get to the Premier League there should be no matches during international breaks. Stupid that the same doesn't apply to lower leagues, but I can deal with it for a year or two I suppose.

**Kiefaber** · 12-21-2014, 03:58 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Im also doing an Exeter City CM in FIFA 15.

I play a (5-3-2) and its been working very well.. Im currently 10 league games in and I'm 8-1-2.

Grimes is an absolute beast for me, along with the signing of Gael Bigirimana and Tyias Browning my team has been firing on all cylinders. Im having a lot of fun and will continue to look at your post for advice/possible transfers!

**texasbum06** · 12-21-2014, 04:49 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by Kiefaber

Im also doing an Exeter City CM in FIFA 15.

I play a (5-3-2) and its been working very well.. Im currently 10 league games in and I'm 8-1-2.

Grimes is an absolute beast for me, along with the signing of Gael Bigirimana and Tyias Browning my team has been firing on all cylinders. Im having a lot of fun and will continue to look at your post for advice/possible transfers!

Grimes has always been really good for me as well. I started him my first year but he moved the the bench the second year after some signings, but always impressed whenever he got onto the field anyway.

**_ChicoBass** · 12-21-2014, 09:57 PM

How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Look at them. Mocking me. Teasing me. They know I can't play them yet and they make me suffer for it.

Just a few more days 'till Christmas!

**texasbum06** · 12-22-2014, 12:35 AM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Exeter City F.C.
FIFA 15 - Season 2

The Grecians

November

Exeter City 3 - Nottingham Forest 0
EXE - Wilson 56' (Pen), 62' (Pen), Ginnelly 87'

Wilson converted two penalty chances early in the second half to put Exeter up and give them control of the match. Jamieson charged down the right wing after beating his defender and drew the defense towards him before laying it across the goal for Ginnelly to run onto and tap in.

Bolton Wanderers 1 - Exeter City 3
BOL - Chung Yong 62' (Pen)
EXE - Ginnelly 45', Adelakun 70', Wilson 90'

Wilson found Ginnelly making a big run up the middle and played the ball ahead for Ginnelly to take a quick touch right and fire just inside the right post. Chung Yung then converted a penalty to equalize for Bolton. Robinson then attacked down the middle and drew two defenders and the keeper to himself before laying it off to the right for Adelakun to slide and tap into the goal for the lead. With time running out Wilson attacked from the left and came in towards the middle before using his right foot to strike the ball off the keeper, off the post, and in to put the match out of reach.

World Cup Qualifiers
Romania 1 - Northern Ireland 1
ROU - Stancu 45'
NIR - McKay 44'

McKay split the defense down the middle and attacked the left side of the goal before faking his shot and cutting it onto his right foot and placing it to the far right post. Stancu then finished a loose ball after Cathcart whiffed on a clearance leaving the keeper alone against the attacker.

World Cup Qualifiers
Northern Ireland 3 - Ireland 1
NIR - McKay 9', 90', Lafferty 27'
IRL - Stokes 84'

McKay opened early weaving his way through the defense and finishing on the right side of the goal. Lafferty doubled the lead after Norwood found him running down the right side of the goal and he placed it to the far post. Stokes brought Ireland back into it after avoiding a sliding tackle and striking it into the net. McKay then converted from the penalty spot to put the game away and beat their bitter rivals for the second straight match under Bumosix.

Crystal Palace 0 - Exeter City 1
Forced sim due to Northern Ireland match on same day

Exeter City 2 - Yeovil Town 2
EXE - Jamieson IV 38', Wilson 45'
YEO - Berrett 66', Lorca 73'

McCartan broke free and picked out Jamieson for the easy tap in. Wilson then wove through the defense and found the net to double the lead. Berrett tracked down the loose ball off a corner and struck it home to cut the lead in half. Lorca then rose above two defenders to head the ball to the top right corner and equalize the match.

Sheffield Wednesday 2 - Exeter City 2
SHW - Lavery 6', Nuhiu 90'
EXE - Dawson 18', Wilson 28'

Lavery opened up with a left footed strike from the top of the box that found itself just inside the left post. Wilson laid the ball off the Dawson on the right side of the box and he placed it perfectly to the far post to tie the match. Wilson then got one of his own after breaking out ahead of the defense and slotting it past the charging keeper. In the last possible minute Nuhiu rose up over his defender and headed the ball to the top left corner to earn Sheffield Wednesday a point.

Capital One Cup Quarter Finals
Exeter City 2 - Newcastle United 1
EXE - Jamieson IV 47', Hesketh 90'
NEW - Cabella 68'

After a scoreless first half Wilson found Jamieson on a run to slot home to the left of the keeper for the lead. Cabella tied it up with a powerful strike from just outside the box that was placed just inside the top left corner. Just before the end of full time Hesketh tracked down a loose ball cutting it back inside the box before firing it with his left foot perfectly into the top righ corner.

N Power Championship
1. Exeter City - 36 pts
2. Burnley - 36 pts
3. Nottingham Forest - 34 pts
4. Crystal Palace - 33 pts
5. Derby County - 33 pts
6. Birmingham City - 31 pts
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22. Coventry City - 14 pts
23. Sheffield Wednesday - 13 pts
24. Yeovil Town - 12 pts

World Cup Qualifiers
1. Northern Ireland - 14 pts
2. Italy - 12 pts
3. Switzerland - 10 pts
4. Romania - 6 pts
4. Wales - 5 pts
6. Ireland - 2 pts

Youth Academy

Carl Little (Northern Ireland) 16 years old 56-60 OVR 74-80 POT.
- Carl Little has stepped up for the youth team playing as a center back. The 16 year old hit his growth spurt that the youth doctors were expecting and now stands at 6'1" giving him a bright future in the center of the defense.

Jay Holmes (England) 15 years old 71-75 OVR 88-94 POT.
-Jay Holmes has the look of something special. His technical abilities are far beyond his age and enable him to be extremely effective in the CAM role of the midfield. He is no doubt one to keep an eye on moving forward.

Josh Meenan (Northern Ireland) 16 years old 58-62 OVR 72-78 POT.
- The young boy from Northern Ireland has natural talents at keeper, but his future will be determined on how much he grows over the coming years since he is standing only 5'7" at the momemnt. If he hits a growth spurt as expected, his future seems bright.

Rafael Lopez (Mexico) 15 years old 48-56 OVR 67-79 POT.
-Rafael looks like he will settle on the left side of the midfield where he spends the majority of his time on the youth squad. His main attributes are in pace and the coaches are hoping that his technical abilities will catch up in time.

Xabi Rodriguez (Mexico) 15 years old 52-58 OVR 86-94 POT.
-Xabi at just 15 from Mexico already shows a lot of promise. His permanent position has not yet been determined, but his future appears to be in either the midfield or as a forward. Everyone will be keeping a close eye on his development.

Exeter City Player of the Month

James Wilson

Wilson returned to his dominant goal scoring form with 5 goals this month and Exeter has risen to the top of the table. The two seem to go hand in hand as Wilson's performances seem to direct the form of Exeter overall. He is leading Exeter in both goals and assists showing that he is more than capable of picking up the slack from the departures of both Ryan Williams and Liam Sercombe.

Press Conference

Q: After falling two 5th in the table last month, you have risen all the way back to the top after a great month of performances. What is the cause of your current run of form for the squad?

A: Our best players are performing at the highest level. When we get our best players going, the rest will follow their example. Wilson has been absolutely amazing recently, and his performances are huge for the club. We will continue to run our attack through him and he has proven for almost 3 years now that he is more than capable of handling that pressure.

Q: Another huge win in the Capital One Cup, this time against Newcastle United. It came all the way down to the end before we had the winning goal, but it was in your favor and now you move on to face Manchester City in the semi-finals. With two legs to play, what do you think your chances are against such a massive club?

A: The two legs certainly does make it more difficult, but we will focus on doing our best to score at the Etihad and have faith that we can perform in our own stadium. We can only focus on one leg at a time, win both and you win it all. It will be a huge challenge, but we are up for it.

Q: Your international performances continue to look bright as you are still on top of your qualifying group. You had an inauspicious start with your eliminating from the group stages in the Euros, but the supporters are finally coming around. What do you have to say about the current form you have the squad in?

A: The Euros was unfortunate in that we lost Ward in the first match causing us to shift our entire strategy for the remainder of the tournament. Now that we have had the time to get our tactics in place, the performances have been how I imagined from the start. This is a squad that I believe will qualify without a problem and I look forward to what we can do in 2018.

**TrickStar7x** · 12-22-2014, 03:47 AM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by texasbum06

Exeter City F.C.
FIFA 15 - Season 2

The Grecians

November

Great month,unbeaten,2 wins to keep you in the top of the league and an even better result in the league cup against a tough opponent,good luck especially in the cup!

i bet you are crazy to use this lad from the youth squad on your team already ''Jay Holmes''

**TrickStar7x** · 12-22-2014, 06:20 AM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Hey guys i mentioned some portuguese teams that i wanted to start with ,but i changed my mind and i decided to start with a german 2nd division team and i picked FC Ingolstadt,since fifa 11 i always wanted to make a career with them,but i never did until now.

Budget: 2.000.000 for transfers and 30.000 for wages,really good in my opnion.
Board objective;
League: Gain automatic promotion (1st or 2nd)
Cup: Round of 32 stage

I simulaed the friendlies,but here are the results anyway
FC Ingolstadt 1-0 Chicago Fire
Santa Fé 3-1 FC Ingolstadt
FC Ingolstadt 1-0 U.N.A.M

Transfers;
In: Mitchell Weiser (Bayern Munich) 2.200.000
Hoarau (Yound Boys) Pre-contract
Vlachodimos (Sttugart) 750.000
Out: Bauer (VFR Aalen) Loan;
Zant (Doncaster) Loan;
Ortag (Arsenal Tula) Loan;
Gunther-Schimdt (FC Vaduz) Loan;
Hartmann (K'lautern) 700.000
Engel (SD Paderborn) 475.000
Lappe (Union Berlin) 400.000

Season Starts - August

FC Ingolstadt 3-2 Darmstadt
FCI - Weiser 20' 31', Hinterseer 24'
Kempe 26', Strohengel 29'
Match Stats - Highlights

Spoiler

St. Pauli 3-0 FC Ingolstadt
STP - Alushi 20', Nothe (PEN) 79', Thy 90'

Forgot to take pic of match stats 'sorry'

September

FC Ingolstadt 1-0 Union Berlin
FCI - Roger 20'
Match Stats - Highlights

Spoiler

VFL Bochum 0-0 FC Ingolstadt
Match Stats

Spoiler

FC Ingolstadt 2-2 Greuther Furth
FCI - Weiser 44', Morales 75'
GFT - Przybylko 60'George 85'
Match Stats - Highlights

Spoiler

2. Bundesliga

1. St. Pauli -13 Pts
2. 1860 Munich -12 Pts
3. Nuremberg -11 Pts
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8. FC Ingolstadt -8 Pts
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17. Heidenheim -2 Pts
18. Karlsruher -1 Pts

This is my first post guys,if anyone have any advice,suggestions feel free

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**Keano16** · 12-22-2014, 06:56 AM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Wycombe Wanderers
FIFA 14
Season 3
2015/16

Objectives:
League - Avoid Relegation
Cup - Reach Round of 32

TRANSFERS

IN

Edgar ST 24y/o Real Jaén CF
Signed on a Pre-Contract to add more firepower to our attack next season.

Abu Ogogo CDM 26y/o Dagenham
Also signed a Pre-Contract to join next season from Dagenham. He provides more depth and possibly a replacement for the ageing Sarmov.

Jason Mooney GK 27y/o Tranmere Rovers
The last player signed this window was also on a Pre-Contract. The 6'9" Northern Irish keeper will serve as a backup to Walker.

OUT

Chris Russell LB 18y/o 55OVR Cork City Loan
The 18 year old Youth product has gone to Irish team Cork City on loan for the remainder of the season to get some valuable first team experience.

Byron Bennett CAM 17y/o 60OVR Dagenham Loan
The 17 year old Englishman from the academy has joined Dagenham until the end of the season to aid his development.

January 2016

Match 26
Bolton 1-1 Wycombe

Davis 16'
Stewart 26'

MOTM: Anthony Stewart

•Widdowson got sucked inside leaving space for Davis on the left where he finished a ball played into him.
•Stewart got us level 10 minutes later heading in a corner from Wood.
•Ended 1-1.

Match Stats:

Spoiler

Match 27
Watford 1-3 Wycombe

Kewley-Graham 39'
McClure 62'
Fabbrini 65'
Agard 79'
Esktrand s/o 90'

MOTM: Matt McClure

•A Ryan corner dropped inside the box. Holness pulled it back to Kewley-Graham who took a step inside the box and drilled it low into the corner.
•The lead was extended by McClure in the 2nd half when a Morias volley hit the post and he reacted quickest poking in the rebound.
•Fabbrini got a goal back 3 minutes later with a header.
•Agard secured the win coming off the bench. He dispossessed the centre-half and smashed the ball in off the post.
•Esktrand was then sent off in the 90th minute for a second yellow.

Match Stats:

Spoiler

FA Cup Round 3
Stoke 3-2 Wycombe

Valencia 5'
Rondon 19'
Valencia 33'
Shea 75'
Wilson 80'

MOTM: Luis Valencia

•Valencia finished off a beautiful piece of play when he slotted in Cowan-Hall's pull back.
•A free was conceded out by the corner flag. It was attacked and the header hit the bar. Rondon reacted quickest to tap it in.
•Valencia got his second on 33 minutes.
•We got caught on the counter and Shea equalized.
•Wilson then snatched a winner 10 minutes from time.

Match Stats:

Spoiler

Match 28

Wycombe 1-2 Leicester

Futacs 23'
McClure 32'
Schulpp 82'

MOTM: Sam Walker

•Futacs opened the scoring when he was put in to smash the ball home past Walker at the near post.
•McClure got us back on level terms soon after when he dispossessed the centre-half and fired it in the top corner.
•Schulpp however got all 3 points for Leicester when he headed in a corner in the 82nd minute.

Match Stats:

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Match 29

Brighton 3-2 Wycombe

Agard 4' 23'
Ince 51'
Miranda 69'
Barnes 89'

MOTM: Kieran Agard

•McCoy fed Agard in who took an early shot just inside the box.
•A quick free put Scowen in down the line and he crossed perfectly for Agard to attack and head in for his second.
•Ince got one back for the home side when he headed in a cross.
•Miranda then headed in a corner on the 69th minute.
•Barnes then took away the 3 points from us when he scored 1 minute from the end.

Match Stats:

Spoiler

nPower Championship
1. QPR - 70Pts
2. West Ham - 62Pts
3. Bolton - 57Pts
4. Wigan - 55Pts
5. Hull - 52Pts (+17)
6. Wolves - 52Pts (+16)
---------------------------------
10. Derby - 42Pts
11. Wycombe - 41Pts
12. Blackpool - 41Pts
---------------------------------
22. Ipswich - 21Pts
23. Barnsley - 17Pts
24. Doncaster - 9Pts

Club Top Scorers
1. Agard with 9
2. Valencia with 7
3. McClure with 6

Club Most Assists
1. Pittman with 4
Wood with 4
2. McCoy with 3
Cowan-Hall with 3

Fixtures for January
League: Leeds Home
League: Sheffield Wednesday Away
League: Blackburn Home
League: Barnsley Home

The Squad

Spoiler

Youth Academy

Spoiler

International Friendly Fixtures

CONMEBOL Standings
1. Colombia 10Pts (+5)
2. Argentina 9Pts (+4)
3. Venezuela 8Pts (+4)
4. Brazil 8Pts (+2)
5. Uruguay 7Pts (+5)
6. Chile 6Pts (-1)
7. Paraguay 4Pts (-2)
8. Peru 2Pts (-3)
9. Ecuador 1Pt (-7)
10. Bolivia 0Pts (-7)

Thanks for reading! Any feedback is appreciated!

**Keano16** · 12-22-2014, 07:01 AM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by TrickStar7x

Hey guys i mentioned some portuguese teams that i wanted to start with ,but i changed my mind and i decided to start with a german 2nd division team and i picked FC Ingolstadt,since fifa 11 i always wanted to make a career with them,but i never did until now.

Budget: 2.000.000 for transfers and 30.000 for wages,really good in my opnion.
Board objective;
League: Gain automatic promotion (1st or 2nd)
Cup: Round of 32 stage

I simulaed the friendlies,but here are the results anyway
FC Ingolstadt 1-0 Chicago Fire
Santa Fé 3-1 FC Ingolstadt
FC Ingolstadt 1-0 U.N.A.M

Transfers;
In: Mitchell Weiser (Bayern Munich) 2.200.000
Hoarau (Yound Boys) Pre-contract
Vlachodimos (Sttugart) 750.000
Out: Bauer (VFR Aalen) Loan;
Zant (Doncaster) Loan;
Ortag (Arsenal Tula) Loan;
Gunther-Schimdt (FC Vaduz) Loan;
Hartmann (K'lautern) 700.000
Engel (SD Paderborn) 475.000
Lappe (Union Berlin) 400.000

Season Starts - August

FC Ingolstadt 3-2 Darmstadt
FCI - Weiser 20' 31', Hinterseer 24'
Kempe 26', Strohengel 29'
Match Stats - Highlights

Spoiler

St. Pauli 3-0 FC Ingolstadt
STP - Alushi 20', Nothe (PEN) 79', Thy 90'

Forgot to take pic of match stats 'sorry'

September

FC Ingolstadt 1-0 Union Berlin
FCI - Roger 20'
Match Stats - Highlights

Spoiler

VFL Bochum 0-0 FC Ingolstadt
Match Stats

Spoiler

FC Ingolstadt 2-2 Greuther Furth
FCI - Weiser 44', Morales 75'
GFT - Przybylko 60'George 85'
Match Stats - Highlights

Spoiler

2. Bundesliga

1. St. Pauli -13 Pts
2. 1860 Munich -12 Pts
3. Nuremberg -11 Pts
---------------------
8. FC Ingolstadt -8 Pts
---------------------
17. Heidenheim -2 Pts
18. Karlsruher -1 Pts

This is my first post guys,if anyone have any advice,suggestions feel free

Settings: Legendary,Slow,7 Minutes

Decent start to the season! Weiser seems like a good buy and chipping in with goals. Looking forward to following this CM!
A suggestion I would give is are you able to make the pictures of the match stats any bigger? They are a bit hard to see in their current size.

**Keano16** · 12-22-2014, 07:05 AM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

The poll is now closed for my '15 CM Team.

The results:

Swansea 8 votes
Roma 8 votes
Schalke 6 votes
Villarreal 5 votes
Other 5 votes

I think I'm going to choose Swansea purely because of the presentation of the Premier League. I will try and do a Roma CM down the line sometime though!

Thanks to everyone who voted.

**texasbum06** · 12-22-2014, 09:28 AM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by TrickStar7x

Great month,unbeaten,2 wins to keep you in the top of the league and an even better result in the league cup against a tough opponent,good luck especially in the cup!

i bet you are crazy to use this lad from the youth squad on your team already ''Jay Holmes''

Haha that guy looks like he will be a monster in the midfield for me. My current CAM is another academy player (although nowhere near the potential or even overall of Holmes sitting there) and he is performing quite well right now so that helps the wait some. One thing that sucks a little is that him and Xabi Rodriguez both are listed at CAM. I will have to try to find a way to play both, hopefully one of them has a decent secondary position I can slot them into.

**SaundCo87** · 12-22-2014, 01:38 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

I have a FIFA 14 contract question for everyone. I apologize if this has been discussed already and I missed it.

Everyone knows when you sign or re-sign someone you can select how important they are to the club, "squad rotation player", "crucial 1st teamer", etc.

My questions is, what is the threshold until the player starts to complain about playing time for each of those options? For example; if I sign a player as an "important 1st teamer" how many appearances does he need to stay happy (I'm assuming this is tied to appearances?)? Same thing with any of the other options. I'm in a spot with my CM where I have a lot of youth players ready to start for the senior squad and some older players that are still contributing a lot and I can't seem to make everyone happy. TIA!!

**TrickStar7x** · 12-22-2014, 02:43 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by SaundCo87

I have a FIFA 14 contract question for everyone. I apologize if this has been discussed already and I missed it.

Everyone knows when you sign or re-sign someone you can select how important they are to the club, "squad rotation player", "crucial 1st teamer", etc.

My questions is, what is the threshold until the player starts to complain about playing time for each of those options? For example; if I sign a player as an "important 1st teamer" how many appearances does he need to stay happy (I'm assuming this is tied to appearances?)? Same thing with any of the other options. I'm in a spot with my CM where I have a lot of youth players ready to start for the senior squad and some older players that are still contributing a lot and I can't seem to make everyone happy. TIA!!

I can't give you an exact number of matches,but on my Norrkoping CM i had this backup striker that i signed as ''Important 1st team player'', i didn't used him too much,but he played 10~13 matches in the season all coming from the bench. He just started to complain in the end of the season,i think this depend on the player.

**jamiec47** · 12-22-2014, 03:02 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by Keano16

The poll is now closed for my '15 CM Team.

The results:

Swansea 8 votes
Roma 8 votes
Schalke 6 votes
Villarreal 5 votes
Other 5 votes

I think I'm going to choose Swansea purely because of the presentation of the Premier League. I will try and do a Roma CM down the line sometime though!

Thanks to everyone who voted.

Noooo! I've been away and just got back and voted Roma to give them the win. Oh well, I'm sure Swansea will be just as good

**TrickStar7x** · 12-22-2014, 03:16 PM

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Originally posted by Keano16

Wycombe Wanderers
FIFA 14
Season 3
2015/16

Spoiler

4 points from 4 matches,from this point it doesn't look so good,but you had two good results away against Bolton (3rd) and a great win against Watford,you played 4 difficult matches. Still time to reach the playoffs,you have now 3 Home matches to get closer,also one of them is against Barnsley that is struggling in the danger zone.
Looking forward to the next fixtures!Good luck.

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