How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

[Keano16]

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Bad news guys Bony demanded a transfer and then the board told me to sell him. ;(

[redsox4evur]

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Bad news guys Bony demanded a transfer and then the board told me to sell him. ;(

He can only go to Man City!!!

And I played some more of Juv career but not enough to finish up the month. Where I am on my Spring Break right now, I am hoping to play some more later. But I played my Champions League game and I think I have a couple more to play in the month. But I am very "weird" when it comes to videogames. When it's sports games I will usually play whatever is in season. Like Winter it's 2K, FIFA, and NHL. So with the NBA trade deadline happening a couple weeks ago I wanted to play some 2K. So I played some of that, and with the new Dragon Ball Z game coming out, I decided unearth my PS2 and I am currently playing an old DBZ game. But I will get back to FIFA at some point and work on my Juv career.

[_ChicoBass]

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Tex Bumoseis?

That's it! You got it! Good work putting the number in there. Hope you decide to get Deportivo going again.

Bad news guys Bony demanded a transfer and then the board told me to sell him. ;(

Well, at least the game was realistic lol like Sox said though you HAVE to sell him to City. Just kidding. I know that the common choice would be to send him to another league so that his pass through England will have Swansea written all over it, but since this happened in real life I would personally like to see him playing with another team in England, doesn't matter which team, so that you can face him in the future and shove the transfer request in his face haha I would probably do some research first though to make sure you send him to a club where he will start. Wouldn't want to lose your best player so that he can sit on another team's bench. Looking forward to the update!

[Keano16]

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Well, at least the game was realistic lol like Sox said though you HAVE to sell him to City. Just kidding. I know that the common choice would be to send him to another league so that his pass through England will have Swansea written all over it, but since this happened in real life I would personally like to see him playing with another team in England, doesn't matter which team, so that you can face him in the future and shove the transfer request in his face haha I would probably do some research first though to make sure you send him to a club where he will start. Wouldn't want to lose your best player so that he can sit on another team's bench. Looking forward to the update!

As of now only Chelsea and Arsenal have made offers. £22m from Arsenal and £24.5m from Chelsea which I counter £32m and £34.5m respectively. Haven't played next game against Chelsea yet so tomorrow/Wednesday we'll find out.

[texasbum06]

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Deportivo La Coruña
FIFA 15 - Season 1

Blanquiazules’

After a season of trudging through the Segunda Division, Deportivo La Coruña returned immediately to La Liga after a second place finish. Fernando Vazquez, the manager responsible for getting the club back has gone on record making statements that were critical of the club's signing policies. As a result, the board has decided to part ways with the manager and move in another direction. With funds tight, no one was expecting any kind of big name to come in. Still, fans were shocked when it was announced that American, Tex Bumosix, will be taking over the club. His only prior experience being an assistant in the MLS with the Houston Dynamo, and a year in charge of League 2 side Morecambe FC. The signing makes sense from a financial aspect, with the club constantly teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. While there have been several non-Spanish managers in club history, Bumosix will be the first American in charge.

Will the new man be ready to make the jump from the 4th division of English football, to managing against the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona? The fans are excited, but nervous after being forced to live the relegation nightmare from just a season ago. Just hours after being announced as the new manager, Bumosix released a manifesto of sorts in which he lays out his 5 year plan to bring Deportivo back to prominence.

5 Year Plan

Spoiler

Deportivo La Coruña is one of only 5 clubs to win a La Liga title since 2000, the other 4 being Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, and Valencia. In 2004, this club was part of one of the most exciting Champions League runs in football history before ultimately being knocked out in the semi-finals to the eventual champions Porto led by Jose Mourinho. In just over 10 years we have seen the club fall, and hit rock bottom with a relegation. We are now newly promoted, and this is the chance to start over and aim for that level that was once expected of Deportivo La Coruña.



In the next 5 years we will be building this club from the ground up. Our ultimate goal, a top 4 finish. Many expect immediate relegation, and possible bankruptcy for this club, but we plan to not only avoid that, but to build something much greater. Here is how we will accomplish that.

Abegondo Academy


The club's youth system, known as the Abegondo academy will be the ultimate focus of this transformation of the club. The goal being 50% of the first team having graduated from the academy. Transfers are expensive, and we do not have much money. If we want to acquire quality players, we will have to find them and develop them ourselves.

Decrease Reliance on Loaned Players


There are currently 8 loaned players in the squad. With our financial position and ultimate need to stay in La Liga, this is understandable, but not sustainable. We have to build a team that we can rely on to be here not just for this season, but for many to come. Creating a core within the team is imperative.

Earn a Profit Through the Transfer Window Each Season


We cannot spend more than we make until the club's finances are back in order. All transfer business must fund itself through sales of current squad members. This creates a bind on building a team, but if the club enters administration it will be infinitely worse than what we just experienced.

Finish Each Season Higher Than the Last


Get better every year. There are no excuses for moving backwards. Our finish from the season before is merely the building block we start from for the next one. The squad is expected to improve each season either through purchases, loans, academy graduates, or some combination of the three.

[vrabbit]

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*10cabee - It's been awhile since I commented on your CM. Nice to see you've cruised on to the Championship as I expected. You were having a pretty good October until bowing out of the CO against Aston Villa then perhaps a carryover performance against Charlton (whom I'm sure you'd beat 9 out of 10 times). Are you finding the competition at this level tougher than in league 1 or 2?

*keano - I'm out of date on your CM too but I do see Bony shine every time I scroll to your updates so no shock he's easily your top scorer. I can't imagine going through a month like the December you went through, that's tough, here's hoping you bounce back (only 5 points out of the top 5!) and at least you do advance in the Champions. At Hartlepool it's always fun to see League 2 CM's. As I've mentioned many times before, League 2 shouldn't be too much of a challenge (and neither should League 1). Nevertheless, it's important to take those 2 years to build a team that can compete in the Championship for a spot in the PL, and winning a cup to get into Europa would be nice since the funds are usually limited. You don't have an academy yet, right?

*Tex - first off with CR, are you still in WC qualifiers? If not, did you qualify? anyways, nice win against St. Etienne, 8 goal games are always fun, though I bet it was even more fun to put a 4-1 on Real solid work in Bundesliga too to get to the top!!!

*cruzerr - 1st time commenting on Stuttgart (nice choice). Ulreich was a really solid keeper for me at Alcorcon a few seasons ago. I see you aren't necessarily happy with your results but being in 1st place (albeit by GD) isn't too bad ... It also made me feel better to see I'm not the only one lagging on the commenting!

*Chico - you drive me nuts, you drop some games might be absolutely acceptable considering your squad but then you shine against the likes of Barca and Real. WTF? Make up your mind dude. Sucks to see you out of Copa Del Rey so early. I don't know that you can beat Tottenham with the B squad though. Also, about getting the GF to fall asleep, Valium is your friend

*Simp - it's been a while bud! That's some crazy amount of dough that you got for Rulli! If your incoming pieces I really like Zaza (though I hate to see Dybala go). Marquinhos is also a nice pull. You have a solid diamond midfield. I love seeing you in 1st place but I hate seeing the sims, be patient!

*Indi - no offense to the rest of us but you're still hands down to the top write here (and that's not just me trying to recruit you to Oakland). I dig the Rhys' purchase and also Declan's because I believe he develops nicely. Shocking 4-4 draw agains Eibar but at least it was just pre-season!

[texasbum06]

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*Tex - first off with CR, are you still in WC qualifiers? If not, did you qualify? anyways, nice win against St. Etienne, 8 goal games are always fun, though I bet it was even more fun to put a 4-1 on Real solid work in Bundesliga too to get to the

Sorry about that. World Cup qualifying is over and I finished in first, just 1 point ahead of Germany who got the other qualifying spot. I didn't ever put the table since I had two tables up already and I thoght three would be too many. But looking back I probably should have just done it!

[BiloxiSmitty]

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Valencia CF 2014-15 Season

January Transfer
Javi Fuego to Moreirense F.C. (Portugal) for Alex (ST-73 Ovr)

1/25/15
Valencia CF 4 - 1 Seville
3' E. Perez
26' Feghouli
32' Piatti
80' Feghouli
86' K. Gameiro

Man of the Match Pablo Piatti

2/1/15
Malaga CF 1 - 1 Valencia CF
18' P.Piatti
71' Javi Guerra

Man of the Match Diego Alves

2/8/15
Valenci CF 2 - 0 Getafe CF
33' Filipe Augusto
89' P. Piatti

Man of the Match Yoel

2/22/15
Cordoba 2 - 1 Valencia
45' Lopez Silva
45' Rossi
80' P. Piatti

Man of the Match Lopez Silva

2/25/15
RCD Espanyol 1 - 2 Valencia CF
25' Filipe Augusto
58' F. Caicedo
78' Paco Alcacer

Man of the Match Diego Alves

3/1/15
Valencia CF 3 - 1 Real Sociedad
14' R. DePaul
37' Paco Alcacer
43' Castro
60' R. DePaul

Man of the Match Rodrigo DePaul

3/8/15
Atletico Madrid 1 - 2 Valencia CF
18' P. Piatti
53' Mandzukic
84' Paco Alcacer

Man of the Match Gaya

3/15/15
Elche CF 1 -2 Valencia CF
10' Orban
75' Jonathas
79' Paco Alcacer

Man of the Match Rueben Vezo

[Simppu12]

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Deportivo La Coruña
FIFA 15 - Season 1

Blanquiazules’

Spoiler

After a season of trudging through the Segunda Division, Deportivo La Coruña returned immediately to La Liga after a second place finish. Fernando Vazquez, the manager responsible for getting the club back has gone on record making statements that were critical of the club's signing policies. As a result, the board has decided to part ways with the manager and move in another direction. With funds tight, no one was expecting any kind of big name to come in. Still, fans were shocked when it was announced that American, Tex Bumosix, will be taking over the club. His only prior experience being an assistant in the MLS with the Houston Dynamo, and a year in charge of League 2 side Morecambe FC. The signing makes sense from a financial aspect, with the club constantly teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. While there have been several non-Spanish managers in club history, Bumosix will be the first American in charge.

Will the new man be ready to make the jump from the 4th division of English football, to managing against the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona? The fans are excited, but nervous after being forced to live the relegation nightmare from just a season ago. Just hours after being announced as the new manager, Bumosix released a manifesto of sorts in which he lays out his 5 year plan to bring Deportivo back to prominence.

5 Year Plan

Spoiler

Deportivo La Coruña is one of only 5 clubs to win a La Liga title since 2000, the other 4 being Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, and Valencia. In 2004, this club was part of one of the most exciting Champions League runs in football history before ultimately being knocked out in the semi-finals to the eventual champions Porto led by Jose Mourinho. In just over 10 years we have seen the club fall, and hit rock bottom with a relegation. We are now newly promoted, and this is the chance to start over and aim for that level that was once expected of Deportivo La Coruña.



In the next 5 years we will be building this club from the ground up. Our ultimate goal, a top 4 finish. Many expect immediate relegation, and possible bankruptcy for this club, but we plan to not only avoid that, but to build something much greater. Here is how we will accomplish that.

Abegondo Academy


The club's youth system, known as the Abegondo academy will be the ultimate focus of this transformation of the club. The goal being 50% of the first team having graduated from the academy. Transfers are expensive, and we do not have much money. If we want to acquire quality players, we will have to find them and develop them ourselves.

Decrease Reliance on Loaned Players


There are currently 8 loaned players in the squad. With our financial position and ultimate need to stay in La Liga, this is understandable, but not sustainable. We have to build a team that we can rely on to be here not just for this season, but for many to come. Creating a core within the team is imperative.

Earn a Profit Through the Transfer Window Each Season


We cannot spend more than we make until the club's finances are back in order. All transfer business must fund itself through sales of current squad members. This creates a bind on building a team, but if the club enters administration it will be infinitely worse than what we just experienced.

Finish Each Season Higher Than the Last


Get better every year. There are no excuses for moving backwards. Our finish from the season before is merely the building block we start from for the next one. The squad is expected to improve each season either through purchases, loans, academy graduates, or some combination of the three.

As you can probably guess I'm very excited for this career and I'm looking really looking forward to it. This was a good introduction post and I can't wait for you to properly start it. Also, I like your 5 year plan. I'm disappointed because the manager isn't call Tex Bumoseis (yet?) but I can live with that.

*Simp - it's been a while bud! That's some crazy amount of dough that you got for Rulli! If your incoming pieces I really like Zaza (though I hate to see Dybala go). Marquinhos is also a nice pull. You have a solid diamond midfield. I love seeing you in 1st place but I hate seeing the sims, be patient!

The transfer fee was huge for Rulli and according to the chief executive I couldn've gotten up to 52 million for him but I didn't have any time to counter offer because everything happened on deadline day. Dybala just wasn't good enough this season and he was just warming the bench. I know some of the people here (including you) don't like simulating games but I can't be bothered to play against bottom side teams and I don't have that much time. I won't simulate that many games, though.

[Keano16]

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Tex Looking forward to some games! I like the 5 year plan element and wish you luck for the coming seasons!

Rabbit Thanks, Bony has always been a massive player for me and I'll be devastated to see him go. I suppose it is a little realistic and he has peaked at 28 and 84 Ovr. I'll be putting the funds to good use on getting a quality replacement.

Hartlepool doesn't have an Academy yet unfortunately. A cup is definitely a goal to try and get funds as you said. Does the J. Paint Trophy give much when you win it does anyone know?

BiloxiSmitty A good month aside from the Cordoba and Malaga results. Keep on pushing!

[texasbum06]

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So I was reading around, and apparently there is a way to get your youth players to grow in physical stats. However, there is a huge tradeoff in order to make that happen. Apparently players who are promoted BEFORE they reach their first May update will grow physically more often than not. They will come out with really low overalls though of course.

Here's a video talking about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrrTYuKeYjE

[jamiec47]

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ROAD TO GLORY
SEASON 1
PS4
LEGENDARY

Part 2: David vs Goliath

League Cup Round 2

Preston North End 1-2 AFC Wimbledon
Beckford 60
Akinfenwa 72
Azeez 86
Preston took the lead in this League Cup encounter on the hour mark after we had dominated the entire first half. A ball was played in and Beckford volleyed in at the far post unmarked. Akinfenwa equalised, smashing into the top corner after outstrengthing the defender. We won the game and progressed through when young striker Azeez countered down the right before smashing in near post.

Match 6

Mansfield Town 0-1 AFC Wimbledon
Moore 41
We got the only goal of a dull game minutes before half time, Moore firing goalwards from distance. The ball took a lethal deflection off of the defender and found the bottom corner, giving us the win.

Match 7

AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Portsmouth
Connolly 24
Akinfenwa 41
Westcarr 90
A win against the number one team in the division. Brilliant! Connolly gave us the lead, stroking in past the keeper on the half volley after a far post ball. Akinfenwa then made it 2, smashing into the roof of the net as he was being brought down in the box. Westcarr got a late goal back for Pompey, smashing in at the near post but it wasn't enough for the team on the coast.

Match 8

Southend 3-0 AFC Wimbledon
Barnard 24
Barnard 32
Cassidy 86 (PEN)
Well we didn't expect that. Southend absolutely battered us. Barnard smashed in first and then he headed in to give them a 2 goal lead. We played better in the second half but we couldn't find the back of the net and the game was settled when Cassidy converted from the penalty spot late on.

Match 9

AFC Wimbledon 1-0 York City
Akinfenwa 23 (PEN)
Akinfenwa got the only goal of this game from the penalty spot, smashing hard straight down the middle. The rest of the game was dull, the ball just being played around the midfield.

League Cup Round 3

AFC Wimbledon 0-0 Manchester City (4-3 pens)
OH MY GOD! We did it! We beat Manchester City! It was a good game, Cavani forcing 2 great saves from Shea before hitting the bar and Milner hit the post from close range. The closest we came was when Francomb hit the bar from 30 yards, the ball bouncing down on the line. It came to penalties and Shea made the deciding save to win the match and put us through in a fairy tale story.

Match 10

Cheltenham Town 3-1 AFC Wimbledon
Wynter 54
Connolly 62 (PEN)
Ferdinand 67
Dale 85
Days after beating Man. City, we lose to Cheltenham. Wynter smashed in before Connolly converted low into the corner from the penalty spot. Almost immediately after, Ferdinand headed in from a cross and Dale won it late on on the rebound from a saved free kick.

League Table

1. Northampton 23
2. Portsmouth 20
3. Luton 19
4. Tranmere 17
5. Hartlepool 17
6. Plymouth 17
7. AFC Wimbledon 17
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13. Exeter 13
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19. Morecambe 9
20. Dagenham 9
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23. Cambridge 7
24. Bury 6

[sportsfreak96]

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So I was reading around, and apparently there is a way to get your youth players to grow in physical stats. However, there is a huge tradeoff in order to make that happen. Apparently players who are promoted BEFORE they reach their first May update will grow physically more often than not. They will come out with really low overalls though of course.

Here's a video talking about it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrrTYuKeYjE

EA really needs to patch this issue it's getting annoying to see that you have to promote a Youth player before May to get them to grow Physically. What makes it even worse is that if you have a 15 year old in your academy and they go through a may update, when you are able to promote them there physical stats dont grow even though you werent able to promote them before May.

[moose141]

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West Ham United - Episode #51: TRANSFER DEADLINE DEALS

This episode is full of action, with cup matches against Newcastle in the Capital One Cup semifinal and Reading in the FA Cup. We also see a flurry of moves in the end of the transfer window, with some players leaving the club and three players sealing deals to become new Hammers.

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[Cruzerr]

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FML, I wrote a reply on everything but my net is dodgy today. Here we go again.

First off, Stuttgart update - tomorrow, since the reason given above.

@jamiec47 - Great team pick, I guess you will make Chico proud. Love that my part 2 is very similar to yours! :P Some very tough games but you did not do bad at all.

@vrabbit - about the reply you gave me; I know, moaning when you are first isn't the ideal thing, yet I just ain't feeling it yet. Something is not clicking.

@Simp - Never a bad time for Russell Crowe.

@Tex - I wasn't here for the first time, but I love your choice. Deportivo is truely a team I liked back in the day and I remember, when they were fantastic. I hope you can replicate that. Also, love the detail in the post and the planning. Good luck!

@BiloxiSmitty - A great month, can't complain about anything. Keep it up!

@Keano - Sorry if I am late, but I think you should play 4-2-3-1; put one of the wingers to cut behind the defense, the other one to cross it into the box to Bony. Look that one of your CDM is more defensive, since I think that makes a big difference and if you have a full back, who loves to attack (H/H WR), then having a CDM who stays back gives you a better defense in counters. (Atleast that is how it should be in FIFA, it is like that in real life. lol)

@Moose - So, you sounded a bit tired while commentating, judging from that yawn, lol. You gave Ravel, which... I dunno, I am iffy about it, I would rather keep him in my opinion. He will turn into a better player later on, but eh, your team - can't agree with everything. I personally would have swapped him for one of the strikers and maybe some money. About the games, I can't say anything bad. You moved on to the COC final and past Reading, congrats!

Are those tweets real or made up? They look real for some reason, lol. Props for putting them in, even more if you made them look that good. You are making West Ham very tough to play, Pastore and Dybala are interesting moves and Obita will be great in the future.

#WelcomePastoreDybalaObita