How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

[Keano16]

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My Flat Screen is being repaired right now so I have to deal with this old thing right now. It is very hard to play on and If I get a Penalty I have to put it on Wide mode so I can see the Power Meter....

The penalty thing made me laugh haha.

[jamiec47]

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MAKING THEM DREAM
SEASON 1
PS4
LEGENDARY

League Cup Final

Chelsea 2-3 Liverpool
Cuadrado 5
Balotelli 8
Ramires 41
Balotelli 59
Balotelli 82
Cuadrado opened the scoring early on, capitalising on Moreno's poor backpass to flick over Mignolet. Balotelli equalised soon after, cutting inside to beat Terry before smashing it powerfully into the top corner. Mignolet was forced into an excellent save to deny Cuadrado before Ramires headed in from Hazard's well placed cross. Balo equalised once again, this time heading in with a wonderful looping finish into the top, near corner from Clyne's excellent half-volley cross. The winner came late on, Balo heading in at the far post unmarked, from Sterling's cross to complete a cup final hat-trick and win the game.

Match 26

Liverpool 2-1 Burnley
Lambert 16
Jones 63
Gray 82

Match 27

Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City
Coutinho 45
Bony 56
Bony missed the first opportunity of the game, turning the defender and slotting just wide of the post, but it was a bright start for the league leaders. Caballero was forced into action to deny Kane and then to make an incredible save to deny Skrtel from the corner that followed. Coutinho gave us the lead on the stroke of half time, running onto the ball through by Sturridge and taking it round the keeper to slot home. Unfortunately, Bony equalised, running down the byline before smashing in near post. Mignolet should have saved it. Caballero made an incredible save to keep the team top of the league in the last minute, denying Coutinho and thunderous goal.

Match 28

Southampton 0-2 Liverpool
Lambert 40 (PEN)
Allen 67
Long missed the first chance of the game, putting a wonderful chance wide after intercepting Toure's awful pass. Davis made an excellent save to deny Lambert a goal against his former club. However, Lambert got the goal in front of his former adoring fans, chipping his penalty down the middle after our former player Glen Johnson tripped Gray. Good job Glen, first positive contribution you've ever made for Liverpool. Allen made it 2-0 in an uneventful second half, caressing the ball into the corner after Kane's through ball.

FA Cup Quarter Final

Liverpool 1-0 Leicester
Gerrard 79 (PEN)

Champions League Last 16 Leg 2

Liverpool 4-1 Zenit (5-2 agg)
Balotelli 12
Sturridge 22
Sturridge 51
Criscito 77
Balotelli 88
I lost my notes on this match so I'll try to see what I remember. I know Balo scored a penalty and Sturridge got the second with a far post header and Criscito's goal was a thunderous volley into the top corner. Sorry for the lack of detail.

Match 29

Swansea 1-2 Liverpool
Lambert 47
Sigurdson 65
Ibe 67
The first good chance of the game came on the stroke of half time when Ibe sliced the ball with his left and it went inches wide. However, right after half time Gray stormed forward. He cut back for Lambert who took a touch and let fly from 20 yards, finding the top corner with an absolute thunderbolt. Oliveira came close for Swansea, hitting the bar with a header before Sigurdson fired into the top corner from a dubious free kick. Ibe clearly wasn't happy with the decision and stormed right from kick off and fired in at the near post with a powerful effort. The Swans almost salvaged a draw but Mignolet made an incredible save to deny Dyer's thunderous effort.

League Table

1. Liverpool 68
2. Manchester City 68
3. Arsenal 55
4. Spurs 49
5. Chelsea 47
6. Manchester United 45
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18. Burnley 26
19. Hull 25
20. Leicester 21

Big Games Next Month

The Champions League Quarter Finals vs Chelsea
The 1st vs 3rd Game vs Arsenal
The Delayed North-West Derby vs Manchester United
Potentially, The Champions League Semi Finals vs TBA

[southernmetalhead]

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Hey guys, I've been reading your manager modes over the past month and it has inspired me to do one of my own. I enjoy playing in England, Spain, Germany, Italy, and France, but my favorite league is the Russian Football Premier League. In the past I have done manager modes with Zenit St. Petersburg, Anzhi Makhachkala, and Rubin Kazan. However, I want the challenge of a small club. I can't decide who to pick so I'm seeking everyone's help to come up with a decision. Here are the choices:

Option 1


Krylya Sovetov Samara
Club Rating: 3 Stars
Team Attributes: Attack - 65, Midfield - 65, Defense - 64
Transfer Budget: 1.3 million
Top Player: CM Igor Semshov (73 overall) - 34 years old
History: 19 years in RFPL, best finish 3rd (2004)


Option 2


Volga Nizhny Novgorod
Club Rating: 2.5 Stars
Team Attributes: Attack - 65, Midfield - 65, Defense - 64
Transfer Budget: 2.3 million
Top Player: CB Denis Kolodin (72 overall) - 30 years old
History: 2 Years in RFPL, best finish 12th (2012-13)


Option 3


Amkar Perm
Club Rating: 3 Stars
Team Attributes: Attack - 68, Midfield - 66, Defense - 64
Transfer Budget: 4 million
Top Player: GK Sergey Narubin (70 overall) - 30 years old
History: 10 Years in RFPL, best finish 4th (2008)


Option 4


Tom Tomsk
Club Rating: 2.5 Stars
Team Attributes: Attack - 65, Midfield - 63, Defense - 65
Transfer Budget: 1 million
Top Player: ST Pavel Golyshev (68 overall) - 25 years old
History: 8 Years in RFPL, best finish 8th (2006, 2010)


Option 5


FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast
Club Rating: 2.5 Stars
Team Attributes: Attack - 69, Midfield - 63, Defense - 60
Transfer Budget: 3.3 million
Top Player: ST Spartak Gogniev (69 overall) - 31 years old
History: 5 Years in RFPL, best finish 8th (1993, 1995)

Any feedback would be appreciated. I'm hoping to start this weekend, so let me know what you think!

[texasbum06]

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Hey guys, I've been reading your manager modes over the past month and it has inspired me to do one of my own. I enjoy playing in England, Spain, Germany, Italy, and France, but my favorite league is the Russian Football Premier League. In the past I have done manager modes with Zenit St. Petersburg, Anzhi Makhachkala, and Rubin Kazan. However, I want the challenge of a small club. I can't decide who to pick so I'm seeking everyone's help to come up with a decision. Here are the choices:

Hey, welcome to the thread! Glad you decided to start up a career for us to follow. I'm not sure if anyone has done Russia here, so I'm excited to see what you do with it. I looked through the squads for each of the teams and I lowered it down to 2 that I liked.

My favorite was FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast. I liked the youth that the team had, and they had some players that can develop into very useful players for you even as you grow bigger.

The second was Tom Tomsk for similar reasons. Plus their best player is one that is really young and you can hold on to him while you build the rest of the team up around him.

[texasbum06]

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Deportivo La Coruña
FIFA 15 - Season 2

Blanquiazules’

January 2015

Copa Del Rey Round of 16 Leg 1
RC Deportivo 1 - Real Madrid 2
DEP - De Tomas 66' (PEN)
RMA - Ronaldo 7', Kroos 50'
MOTM: Ronaldo

Kroos played Ronaldo down the left side of the goal barely keeping him onside and Ronaldo slotted it perfectly into the bottom left corner. Marcelo sent a cross into the box and Aguero was able to tap it back after the defense failed to clear it and Kroos struck it first time with his left foot into the top left corner. Barral was taken down in the box to earn a penalty that De Tomas was able to step up and power past the keeper to cut the lead in half heading into the second leg.

RC Deportivo 2 - Sporting Gijon 1
DEP - Iglesias 67' (PEN), Barral 85'
GIJ - El Arabi 58'
MOTM: El Arabi

Canella found El Arabi in the box with his back to the goal and he used a quick turn to get around Ekiza and then power a shot inside the left side of the goal. Keko played Barral through up the middle and he fired a shot that hit off the post, but after his shot Bernado slid through his plant leg and was shown a straight red while conceding a penalty. Iglesias stepped up and blasted the shot into the top left to even the match at 1-1. Aquino brought down the ball on the right wing and played it back to Laure on the overlap to send a cross into the box for Barral to head across to the top right corner for the winning goal.

Copa Del Rey Round of 16 Leg 2
Real Madrid 0 (2) - RC Deportivo 1 (2)
DEP - Guardado 32'
MOTM: Fabricio

Guardado set up for a free kick just outside of the box on the right side of the goal and he curled it perfectly over the wall and away from the keeper into the top right corner. In the 60th minute Juan Dominguez played Iglesias up the middle and he fired a shot just an inch too high and saw it bounce off the crossbar. Real Madrid held on to advance in the end on away goals after a determined effort from Deportivo to complete the upset.

Real Sociedad 1 - RC Deportivo 2
SOC - Canales 26'
DEP - De Tomas 24', Barral 76'
MOTM: Lux

Guardado lunged to win a ball at midfield knocking it all the way forward into the box while De Tomas beat his defender and got to it first to strike home into the top left corner. Canales answered back getting the ball at the top of the box and hitting a low dribbling ball into the bottom left corner. Guardado raced down the field on the counter and fired from the left side only to see it hit the right post but bounce out to Barral who powered it into the back of the net.

Villarreal CF 0 - RC Deportivo 2
DEP - De Tomas 39', 86'
MOTM: Lux

Juan Dominguez played it to De Tomas facing away from goal on the right side of the box and he used a quick turn outside to get around his defender and blast a shot over the keeper that hit off the crossbar and in. Aquino played a long ball over the top to Urreta on the left wing and he sent a low ball across the box for De Tomas to run and tap in from in front of goal.

RC Deportivo 0 - Valencia CF 0
MOTM: Lux

Valencia came the closest to taking the win after hitting the post twice. Deportivo also had a chance late with De Tomas passing up an open Iglesias to fire a shot of his own that was kept out by the keeper. In the end neither keeper could be beaten and the match ended scoreless.

League Table


Abegondo Academy
Daniel Lugano (Argentina) - 15 years old, 44-54 OVR 69-85 POT, CM/CB, Unknown
Francisco Acuna (Portugal) - 16 years old, 41-51 OVR 75-94 POT, LB/CB/RB, Unknown
Humberto Sanchez (Mexico) - 16 years old, 46-48 OVR 74-80 POT, LB, Defensive Minded
Jose Baquero (Argentina) - 15 years old, 46-50 OVR 74-82 POT, LW, Attacker
Pablo Mosquero (Mexico) - 16 years old, 39-41 OVR 74-80 POT, CB, Physically Strong
Pablo Munoz (Argentina) - 15 years old, 54-66 OVR 81-94 POT, CM/CB, Unknown

Deportivo La Coruña Player of the Month

Germán Lux


Germán Lux was in top form once again taking home 3 man of the match honors, keeping 2 clean sheets, and only allowing 2 goals in all matches he played in this month. He is currently 1 clean sheet off from Iker Casillas for the league lead.

Manager Comments

League Form - Our league form continues to be fantastic taking all but 2 points once again as our unbeaten streak improves to 14 games straight in league play. This next month we open away to Barcelona, then go home for Atletico, away at Levante, and close it at home against Granada.

Copa Del Rey - Heart breaking to go out like that. We tied Real on aggregate but they will advance through on those 2 away goals. We just didn't get the job done in the first leg at home. We still had several close chances to take the win in the second leg, but the 2nd goal eluded us.

Academy Update - So far our only addition from Portugal has been Francisco Acuna, but there is still 1 month left for the trip. In other news, Deigo Rodriguez, Jose Enrique, Jorge Asenjo, Pedro Reyes, and Bruno Carmona have all been promoted to the senior squad for the remainder of the season.

[texasbum06]

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Deportivo La Coruña
FIFA 15 - Season 2

Blanquiazules’

January Transfer Window

Transfers Out

RW, Keko - Loaned to Villarreal CF
LB, Xavier Arangoa - Loaned to Blackburn Rovers
RM, Ricardo Sanchez - Loaned to Yeovil Town
CF, Juan Guerra - Loaned to Burton Albion
RM, Julio Barrios - Loaned to Dagenham
CM, Rafael Ansaldi - Loaned to Luton Town

Transfers In

RB, 78 OVR, Tito, 30 years old - Pre-Contract Agreement from Rayo Vallecano


Tito has been a defensive mainstay at Rayo Vallecano since 2009. He helped them achieve promotion to La Liga in his second season with the club and has since been a key contributor in several seasons avoiding relegation. He is expected to come in and compete with Laure for first choice right away while Romero waits in the wings.

CM, 75 OVR, Raul Meireles, 32 years old - Pre-Contract Agreement from Fenerbahce


Raul Meireles is a recognizable figure if not for anything but his tattoos and beat/mohawk combo. He can also kick the ball around pretty well. He first established himself in Porto before making a move to the Premier League and spending time with both Liverpool and then Chelsea. He most recently joined Fenerbahce. He will be an effective choice in the midfield in either of Deportivo's favored two holding midfielder spots.

CB, 71 OVR, Luis Hernandez, 26 years old - Pre-Contract Agreement from Sporting Gijon


Luis Hernandez was brought up in the Real Madrid youth system, but never made an appearance at the senior level before moving to Sporting Gijon's academy. He made his first senior appearance in 2012 with the club and has since become a rotation player in the defense. He is a versatile right footed defender who can play both inside and outside on the back line.

CB, 67 OVR, Roman Golobart, 23 years old - Pre-Contract Agreement from FC Koln


Roman Golobart was a product of the Espanyol academy before moving to Wigan Athletic after a couple loan spells to other clubs, he joined FC Koln in 2013 but has seen limited first team action. He is a promising young player who has the physical tools to succeed, but needs to develop the rest of his skills to become a first team option. He will be added to Deportivo for depth, but could be a reliable injury option if the opportunity arises.

[Keano16]

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MAKING THEM DREAM
SEASON 1
PS4
LEGENDARY

Spoiler

League Cup Final

Chelsea 2-3 Liverpool
Cuadrado 5
Balotelli 8
Ramires 41
Balotelli 59
Balotelli 82
Cuadrado opened the scoring early on, capitalising on Moreno's poor backpass to flick over Mignolet. Balotelli equalised soon after, cutting inside to beat Terry before smashing it powerfully into the top corner. Mignolet was forced into an excellent save to deny Cuadrado before Ramires headed in from Hazard's well placed cross. Balo equalised once again, this time heading in with a wonderful looping finish into the top, near corner from Clyne's excellent half-volley cross. The winner came late on, Balo heading in at the far post unmarked, from Sterling's cross to complete a cup final hat-trick and win the game.

Match 26

Liverpool 2-1 Burnley
Lambert 16
Jones 63
Gray 82

Match 27

Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City
Coutinho 45
Bony 56
Bony missed the first opportunity of the game, turning the defender and slotting just wide of the post, but it was a bright start for the league leaders. Caballero was forced into action to deny Kane and then to make an incredible save to deny Skrtel from the corner that followed. Coutinho gave us the lead on the stroke of half time, running onto the ball through by Sturridge and taking it round the keeper to slot home. Unfortunately, Bony equalised, running down the byline before smashing in near post. Mignolet should have saved it. Caballero made an incredible save to keep the team top of the league in the last minute, denying Coutinho and thunderous goal.

Match 28

Southampton 0-2 Liverpool
Lambert 40 (PEN)
Allen 67
Long missed the first chance of the game, putting a wonderful chance wide after intercepting Toure's awful pass. Davis made an excellent save to deny Lambert a goal against his former club. However, Lambert got the goal in front of his former adoring fans, chipping his penalty down the middle after our former player Glen Johnson tripped Gray. Good job Glen, first positive contribution you've ever made for Liverpool. Allen made it 2-0 in an uneventful second half, caressing the ball into the corner after Kane's through ball.

FA Cup Quarter Final

Liverpool 1-0 Leicester
Gerrard 79 (PEN)

Champions League Last 16 Leg 2

Liverpool 4-1 Zenit (5-2 agg)
Balotelli 12
Sturridge 22
Sturridge 51
Criscito 77
Balotelli 88
I lost my notes on this match so I'll try to see what I remember. I know Balo scored a penalty and Sturridge got the second with a far post header and Criscito's goal was a thunderous volley into the top corner. Sorry for the lack of detail.

Match 29

Swansea 1-2 Liverpool
Lambert 47
Sigurdson 65
Ibe 67
The first good chance of the game came on the stroke of half time when Ibe sliced the ball with his left and it went inches wide. However, right after half time Gray stormed forward. He cut back for Lambert who took a touch and let fly from 20 yards, finding the top corner with an absolute thunderbolt. Oliveira came close for Swansea, hitting the bar with a header before Sigurdson fired into the top corner from a dubious free kick. Ibe clearly wasn't happy with the decision and stormed right from kick off and fired in at the near post with a powerful effort. The Swans almost salvaged a draw but Mignolet made an incredible save to deny Dyer's thunderous effort.

League Table

1. Liverpool 68
2. Manchester City 68
3. Arsenal 55
4. Spurs 49
5. Chelsea 47
6. Manchester United 45
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18. Burnley 26
19. Hull 25
20. Leicester 21

Big Games Next Month

The Champions League Quarter Finals vs Chelsea
The 1st vs 3rd Game vs Arsenal
The Delayed North-West Derby vs Manchester United
Potentially, The Champions League Semi Finals vs TBA

Balotelli!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats on the league cup man. You got good wins in all your other premier league games and got through to the FA Cup semis. Good going. It's a shame that you couldn't beat City though. But you are now level with them so that's good. Smashing victory over Zenit too! Good luck with the big games next month.

Hey guys, I've been reading your manager modes over the past month and it has inspired me to do one of my own. I enjoy playing in England, Spain, Germany, Italy, and France, but my favorite league is the Russian Football Premier League. In the past I have done manager modes with Zenit St. Petersburg, Anzhi Makhachkala, and Rubin Kazan. However, I want the challenge of a small club. I can't decide who to pick so I'm seeking everyone's help to come up with a decision. Here are the choices:


[B]Amkar Perm
Club Rating: 3 Stars
Team Attributes: Attack - 68, Midfield - 66, Defense - 64
Transfer Budget: 4 million
Top Player: GK Sergey Narubin (70 overall) - 30 years old
History: 10 Years in RFPL, best finish 4th (2008)



FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast
Club Rating: 2.5 Stars
Team Attributes: Attack - 69, Midfield - 63, Defense - 60
Transfer Budget: 3.3 million
Top Player: ST Spartak Gogniev (69 overall) - 31 years old
History: 5 Years in RFPL, best finish 8th (1993, 1995)

Any feedback would be appreciated. I'm hoping to start this weekend, so let me know what you think!
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Since those 2 were the only squads I could find lol I'd go with Ural for a challenge then Amkar for slightly easier

Deportivo La Coruña
FIFA 15 - Season 2

Blanquiazules’

Spoiler

January 2015

Copa Del Rey Round of 16 Leg 1
RC Deportivo 1 - Real Madrid 2
DEP - De Tomas 66' (PEN)
RMA - Ronaldo 7', Kroos 50'
MOTM: Ronaldo

Kroos played Ronaldo down the left side of the goal barely keeping him onside and Ronaldo slotted it perfectly into the bottom left corner. Marcelo sent a cross into the box and Aguero was able to tap it back after the defense failed to clear it and Kroos struck it first time with his left foot into the top left corner. Barral was taken down in the box to earn a penalty that De Tomas was able to step up and power past the keeper to cut the lead in half heading into the second leg.

RC Deportivo 2 - Sporting Gijon 1
DEP - Iglesias 67' (PEN), Barral 85'
GIJ - El Arabi 58'
MOTM: El Arabi

Canella found El Arabi in the box with his back to the goal and he used a quick turn to get around Ekiza and then power a shot inside the left side of the goal. Keko played Barral through up the middle and he fired a shot that hit off the post, but after his shot Bernado slid through his plant leg and was shown a straight red while conceding a penalty. Iglesias stepped up and blasted the shot into the top left to even the match at 1-1. Aquino brought down the ball on the right wing and played it back to Laure on the overlap to send a cross into the box for Barral to head across to the top right corner for the winning goal.

Copa Del Rey Round of 16 Leg 2
Real Madrid 0 (2) - RC Deportivo 1 (2)
DEP - Guardado 32'
MOTM: Fabricio

Guardado set up for a free kick just outside of the box on the right side of the goal and he curled it perfectly over the wall and away from the keeper into the top right corner. In the 60th minute Juan Dominguez played Iglesias up the middle and he fired a shot just an inch too high and saw it bounce off the crossbar. Real Madrid held on to advance in the end on away goals after a determined effort from Deportivo to complete the upset.

Real Sociedad 1 - RC Deportivo 2
SOC - Canales 26'
DEP - De Tomas 24', Barral 76'
MOTM: Lux

Guardado lunged to win a ball at midfield knocking it all the way forward into the box while De Tomas beat his defender and got to it first to strike home into the top left corner. Canales answered back getting the ball at the top of the box and hitting a low dribbling ball into the bottom left corner. Guardado raced down the field on the counter and fired from the left side only to see it hit the right post but bounce out to Barral who powered it into the back of the net.

Villarreal CF 0 - RC Deportivo 2
DEP - De Tomas 39', 86'
MOTM: Lux

Juan Dominguez played it to De Tomas facing away from goal on the right side of the box and he used a quick turn outside to get around his defender and blast a shot over the keeper that hit off the crossbar and in. Aquino played a long ball over the top to Urreta on the left wing and he sent a low ball across the box for De Tomas to run and tap in from in front of goal.

RC Deportivo 0 - Valencia CF 0
MOTM: Lux

Valencia came the closest to taking the win after hitting the post twice. Deportivo also had a chance late with De Tomas passing up an open Iglesias to fire a shot of his own that was kept out by the keeper. In the end neither keeper could be beaten and the match ended scoreless.

League Table


Abegondo Academy
Daniel Lugano (Argentina) - 15 years old, 44-54 OVR 69-85 POT, CM/CB, Unknown
Francisco Acuna (Portugal) - 16 years old, 41-51 OVR 75-94 POT, LB/CB/RB, Unknown
Humberto Sanchez (Mexico) - 16 years old, 46-48 OVR 74-80 POT, LB, Defensive Minded
Jose Baquero (Argentina) - 15 years old, 46-50 OVR 74-82 POT, LW, Attacker
Pablo Mosquero (Mexico) - 16 years old, 39-41 OVR 74-80 POT, CB, Physically Strong
Pablo Munoz (Argentina) - 15 years old, 54-66 OVR 81-94 POT, CM/CB, Unknown

Deportivo La Coruña Player of the Month

Germán Lux


Germán Lux was in top form once again taking home 3 man of the match honors, keeping 2 clean sheets, and only allowing 2 goals in all matches he played in this month. He is currently 1 clean sheet off from Iker Casillas for the league lead.

Manager Comments

League Form - Our league form continues to be fantastic taking all but 2 points once again as our unbeaten streak improves to 14 games straight in league play. This next month we open away to Barcelona, then go home for Atletico, away at Levante, and close it at home against Granada.

Copa Del Rey - Heart breaking to go out like that. We tied Real on aggregate but they will advance through on those 2 away goals. We just didn't get the job done in the first leg at home. We still had several close chances to take the win in the second leg, but the 2nd goal eluded us.

Academy Update - So far our only addition from Portugal has been Francisco Acuna, but there is still 1 month left for the trip. In other news, Deigo Rodriguez, Jose Enrique, Jorge Asenjo, Pedro Reyes, and Bruno Carmona have all been promoted to the senior squad for the remainder of the season.

A real shame to get knocked out of the cup but you did push Real all the way! Good to see De Tomas score against his old club. Good results in the league. De Tomas and Barral are really good together up front! Great job getting up to 2nd. Do you think it's possible to catch Real? I see quite a few Youth Players were promoted, what were their positions and overalls?

Now, Transfers: Nice 2 experienced bosman signings in Tito for the back and Meireles for the midfield. He could possibly be for you like Pirlo is for Juventus? 2 young CBs on bosmans too which is good. I take it you didn't have a lot of money to spend?

[Keano16]

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Pompey
Returning to Glory
Season 1

August 2014


Aug 9th
League 2
Match 1
Portsmouth 2-0 Carlisle United
Taylor 43' (Hollands)
Taylor 90' (Pen)

MotM: Ryan Taylor

Very early on, on loan keeper Moreira proved his worth with a stunning double save. He got down well with his foot to a shot that was deflected at the last minute by Chorley before getting straight back up to block the rebound from Paynter. Taylor showed his prowess in the air heading wide from a corner just 2 minutes before scoring a great diving header. Player of Preseason Hollands picked him out from the left and he peeled away from his marker before heading back across the keeper. Gillespie was called into action again to deny Yesil in the final minute of the half. Moreira then made another double save in the second half diving at the feet of the Carlisle attacker before showing his athleticism diving through the air to stop Marrow's top corner bound, left footed curler. Marrow then missed Carlisle's best chance of the game, before in the 90th minute Yesil showed his dribbling skills beating 3 opponents on the counter attack. Archibald-Henville tried to desperately block the shot but was a split second late bringing down the German-Turk after he had taken his shot. Ryan Taylor stepped up and although the keeper dived the right way and got a touch to it, the ball hit off the post and went in to complete Taylor's brace.


Aug 12th
Capital One Cup
Round 1
Walsall 0-1 Portsmouth
Storey 90' (Fogden)

MotM: André Moreira

It took the combination of substitutes Storey and Fogden to unlock a tough Walsall defence. The 90th minute winner came after Hollands won the ball back in midfield and it was worked out to Fogden. He got past Taylor's challenge and then got into the box crossing low to Storey who controlled it and sent it past O'Donnell. After that Moreira made two good saves to protect the lead. In the first half there were only two good chances both put wide by Sawyers and Hollands. O'Donnell saved well from Yesil after he broke the line in the second half. While Moreira made the same amount of saves as O'Donnell, he more importantly kept a clean sheet which earned him MOTM just ahead of Hollands.


Aug 16th
League 2
Match 2
Exeter City 0-4 Portsmouth
Taylor 14' (Wallace)
Shorey 41'
Rossiter 63' (Storey)
Storey 73' (Barcham)

MotM: Nicky Shorey

A convincing 4-0 victory here against Cabee's men with Liverpool loanee Jordan Rossiter marking his debut with a goal plus a good performance. 33 yeard old, left back Nicky Shorey's 34 yard screamer off a free kick made me proud. Everyone played well and we dominated the ball 63%-37%. Moreira had absolutly nothing to do in goal.

Injury News
Samed Yesil - 9 Days, Bruised Shoulder


Aug 19th
League 2
Match 3
Portsmouth 0-0 Cambridge United

MotM: Will Norris

Bit disappointed with the result. We had all the chances but none would go in. We hit the post, had a shot cleared off the line and had one shot trickle wide in the last few minutes. Taylor also had a very good header on target from a corner. Bolivian right back Rodríguez received his debut tonight.


Aug 23rd
League 2
Match 4
Tranmere Rovers 0-2 Portsmouth
Bigirimana 8' (Storey)
Wallace 76' (Taylor)

MotM: Gael Bigirimana

After the last game we wanted to win this one. And that's what we did. It was a great way to bounce back. Bigirimana scored his first goal for the club and also picked up MOTM for his performance. He was solid in the tackle and great in his passing. Jed Wallace then scored the second after we dominated the game. It was a beautiful chip over the keeper from inside the box. Young Jack Whatmough got his first appearance in the centre of defence.


Aug 16th
J. Paint Trophy
Round 1
Bury 2-1 Portsmouth
Nardiello 17'
Nardiello 24'
Yesil 26' (Hollands)

MotM: Daniel Nardiello

Very tough to take as I wanted to go far in this competition but instead we have been knocked out in the first round. That Nardiello had a terrific game bagging two goals, which were the first two goals scored against us this season. Yesil took his goal well driving it low and hard at Jalal's near post. He nearly equalized late on but his effort went just wide. Him and Bigirimana were our best players by far.


Aug 30th
League 2
Match 5
Portsmouth 1-1 York City
Fletcher 55'
Yesil 81' (Taylor)

MotM: Ryan Taylor

We looked to end the month on a high with a victory against York. That's not how it panned out though as we could only manage a draw. After a goalless first half, in which Jarvis hit the post for York, the second half was much more lively. Fletcher opened the scoring outpacing Chorley before shooting in off the post. Yesil came close to an equalizer heading over, as did Wallace when he cut in from the right. It was the German-Turk that got the goal though after we switched to a 4-4-2 Diamond Wide. He arrived late into the box slotting the ball home into the corner. He had a chance to win it with the last kick of the game when he raced through but he was unable to beat Mooney.

Portsmouth Player of the Month



Ryan Taylor - ST, 63 (+1) Ovr, 26, England

The 6'2" striker netted 3 goals, grabbed 2 assists and earned 2 MOTM awards this month where he led the line superbly. He is great in the air but also quick across the ground which coupled with his strength makes him a great striker to have and a real handful for defenders.

2. André Moriera - 5 Clean Sheets, 3 Goals Conceded
3. Miles Storey - 2 Goals, 2 Assists

Sky Bet League 2 Table
1. Luton Town - 12 Points
2. Portsmouth - 11 Points
3. Oxford United - 10 Points (3)
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4. Northampton - 10 Points (2)
5. Cheltenham Town - 9 Points (3)
6. Shrewsbury - 9 Points (3)
7. Wycombe - 9 Points (3)
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8. Newport County - 9 Points (-1)
9. Bury - 8 Points (3)
10. Southend United - 8 Points (2)
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23. Burton Albion - 1 Point (-5)
24. Exeter City - 1 Point (-8)

Sky Bet League 2 Top Scorers
1. Hoskins (Oxford United) 5
2. Marquis (Cheltenham Town) 4
3. 4 with 3

Portsmouth Top Scorers
1. Taylor 3
2. Storey 2
3. Yesil 2

Youth Academy

An English 1*/1* scout has been hired and sent to England for 9 months.

August Headlines

Pompey Solid Defence

With 5 clean sheets in 7 games in his first month with the club Keano has really set up the team solidly and the additions of Moreira, Browning and Rodríguez have no doubt helped. These strong foundations have built the format for the attacks that in form players like Ryan Taylor, Miles Storey and Jed Wallace are well able to put away which is pleasing many Pompey fans. One delighted fan said "Keano was a great choice for manager! We'll be back in the Prem in no time!" One slightly more pessimistic fan gave his view on things "So often is the case that when a new manager comes in the team suddenly gets a lift and gets some results. Let's no get carried away here. We need consistency above everything else." Perhaps that's the wise opinion and time will tell whether or not Keano can make sure his side continue to consistently deliver good performances week in, week out. For now though it seems like the appointment has been a well calculated risk.

Pastures Anew?

Several fans were furious to see that 31 year old centre back Ben Chorley had been transfer listed. Many believe that he is one of the top players at the club despite his age and were surprised to see that he had indeed actuality been told he could leave. Perhaps Keano prefers to put his faith in younger legs and viewed Chorley as a dispensable piece that could bring in a bit of cash. Thos in turn could be used to fund moves for younger prospects and even in upgrading the club's youth academy. Other players said to be on the way out, possibly even as soon as the January window are veteran, 37 year old, Republic of Ireland striker David Connelly and 34 year old Slovakian shot stopper Peter Brezovan. Please leave your thoughts on Keano's actions in the comments below.

September Fixtures
2/9 Cheltenham Town (a) (Capital One Cup)
6/9 Luton Town (a)
13/9 Bury (h)
16/9 Southend United (a)
20/9 Mansfield Town (h)
27/9 Northampton (a)

Tough month ahead with 3 of the top 7 and 5 of the top 10 to play. Luckily there is a bit more of a break between each game this month. We will be looking to advance in the cup and get revenge on Bury for knocking us out of the J.Paint Trophy. 12/15 points should be well obtainable.

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Exeter City F.C

FIFA 15 – Season 4
17/18 Season

The Grecians

November

Barclays Premier League Match:

Sunderland 1 – Exeter City 1

EXE – Bauer (21’)

Reece Brown gives the ball to Robert Bauer who uses a sudden burst of speed to get into the box. He then smashes the ball into the right corner and past Costel Pantillimon. That’s Bauer’s first for the club!

SUN – Vergini (68’)

Adam Johnson takes a corner from the left and delivers it onto the penalty spot where Santiago Vergini rises above Ryan Inniss to head the ball up and over the keeper and into the top corner.

Our Best Performer: Robert Bauer

Barclays Premier League Match:

QPR 1 – Exeter City 3

EXE – Feudjou (10’)

Appiah gives the ball out to the left wing where Tamás is able to cut inside and whip it in with his weaker right foot. The QPR defence try to play the offside trap but Feudjou times his run perfectly allowing him to volley past Stéphane Ruffier in acres of space.

EXE – PEN (23’)

Appiah uses his pace to easily get past right-back Michael Harriman and sprint down the left wing. He delivers a zipping low ball into the box and Steven Caulker slides through Feudjou to get the ball but he gets none of it and the striker gets hardly any contact on the ball what so ever. The referee points to the spot and Steven Caulker amazingly gets away with only a warning. Benjamin Feudjou steps up for the penalty and smacks the post. Exeter are still only one up!

EXE – Blanc (54’)

Jason Banton uses his speed to get away from a sliding challenge by Yun Suk Young and make his way down the right. He takes it a little too close to the by-line so he has to slide to get it. This pulls the ball back to Maxime Blanc who smashes it with his weaker left foot and he beats the keeper for his first in an Exeter City shirt.

QPR – Austin (74’)

Alejandro Faurlín holds off Ryan Inniss before slotting the ball into Charlie Austin who can then easily curl the ball around the keeper.

EXE – Konate (80’)

Liam Sercombe gives the ball to Konate on the half-way line and he sprints towards the box. He’s tackled by defender, Brice Viera who then passes back to the keeper. The pass is too strong and the touch is too heavy which allows Konate to slide in and poke the ball across the line to seal the three points for Exeter City.

Our Best Performer: Kwabena Appiah

Assistant Manager, Mike Radford:

“The loan deal for Diego Poyet from Wolves has expired and he has returned back to us ready to use in our squad.”

Barclays Premier League Match:

Exeter City 1 – West Brom 0

EXE – Appiah (23’)

Glen Mabil gathers the ball and boots it to the half-way line where Appiah controls it and goes on the counter. He manages to get past the last defender and into the box where he places the ball into the bottom right corner.

Our Best Performer: Glen Mabil (13 Saves and an assist)

Barclays Premier League Match:

Arsenal 1 – Exeter City 1

EXE – Sercombe (64’)

In the first half Appiah hit the post after drifting into the middle from the left. Just before the break Appiah had to be taken off due to an unfortunate injury and Allassani replaces him on the left wing. Liam Sercombe tries to float the ball over the top of the defence for Saiz Alonso but Monreal manages to jump high and get his head on it. Mikel Arteta tries to get the ball but Sercombe nips in front of him and takes the ball into the penalty area where he dummies a shot to fool the veteran, Per Mertesacker, to then neatly finish into the bottom corner.

ARS – Jovetić (66’)

Abou Diaby squares the ball to Stevan Jovetić on the edge of the area. Ryan Inniss should tackle him but Jovetić somehow manages to turn into the penalty area and hit it with the outside of his foot past Glen Mabil to make it a quick equaliser.

EXE –Gomez (RED) (72’)

Aaron Ramsey plays Stevan Jovetić through the defence and Joseph Gomez’s only option it to jump in front of the man to stop him from being through on goal. The two men fall over and the ref gives the defender an unsurprising red card and Arsenal get a very close free-kick. Gomez really did take one for the team there...

Our Best Performer: Liam Sercombe

Dr Peter Riou (Senior Physiotherapist):

“Kwabena Appiah is out for 4 weeks with a Sprained Ankle.” (Will be replaced by Inters Konate)

Capital One Cup Quarter Final Match:

Arsenal 2 – Exeter City 1

ARS – Ramsey (PEN) (17’)

Allassani collides into Giovani dos Santos whilst he’s in the area and the referee gives a penalty. It’s debateable and Allassani gets no card at all. Ramsey blasts the ball down the middle and Glen Mabil dives to the right. Arsenal have the lead.

EXE – Flamini (OG) (21)

Arsenal look a little on the back foot as Reise Allassani bombs down the left wing and he manages to get past Callum Chambers before delivering and amazing ball into the box with his weaker left foot. The ball loops over to the back post where Konate gets a firm head on it but Wojciech Szczęsny makes a great reaction save. The ball rolls out to Saiz Alonso on the edge of the box who stops the ball and then smashes it towards goal. It’s off target until Arsenal captian, Mathieu Flamini jumps in the way of it and gets a minute touch on it to divert it into the top left corner of the net. Saiz Alonso claims it but Flamini has scored an own goal.

ARS – Dos Santos (RED) (45’)

A throw-in goes to Jack Wilshere who passes the ball to the corner of the penalty box. Allassani gets a slight touch on it so it’s a race between Saiz Alonso and Dos Santos. Alonso gets there first and gets a touch on it before being toppled over by a sliding challenge from the striker. Giovani was already on a yellow card for excessively pulling back Liam Sercombe and the ref shows him another yellow and then a red. Arsenal are down to ten men at half time...

ARS – Chamberlain (47’)

Santi Cazola whips the ball in from a corner into the near post where Oxl.-Chamberlain gets in front of Saiz Alonso to head past Glen Mabil at a tight angle and Arsenal are back in front. Poor defending of the set-piece by Exeter...

Our Best Performer: Glen Mabil (11 Saves)

Exeter City’s Player of the Month:

Glen Mabil

Barclays Premier League Table

1. Spurs - 31 points
2. Manchester City - 29 points
3. Liverpool - 29 points
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4. Chelsea - 28 points
5. QPR - 27 points
6. Manchester Utd - 25 points
7. Exeter City - 25 points
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8. Arsenal - 22 points
9. Aston Villa - 22 points
10. Southampton - 20 points

11. Stoke City - 19 points
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12. Newcastle - 18 points
13. Everton - 18 points
14. Watford - 14 points

15. Sunderland - 13 points
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16. West Ham - 12 points
17. Hull City - 10 points
18. Crystal Palace - 8 points

19. Swansea City - 7 points
20. West Brom - 5 points

* Denotes a team that have played an extra game over the rest

Barclays Premier League’s Top Goalscorers

1. QPR – Charlie Austin (10 Goals)

2. Exeter City – Kwabena Appiah (9 Goals)
3. Arsenal – Santi Cazorla (8 Goals)

Youth Academy:

Aaron Davis (United States) 15 years old 65-69 OVR 87-93 POT
- This 5’10 right-footer looks to be an amazing striker. His best attributes are his heading accuracy, shot power, finishing and ball control. This physically strong youth player should be the real deal once he joins the ranks of the senior team.

Evan Davies (United States) 16 years old 59-63 OVR 76-82 POT
- Evan Davies is a left-back who’s left-footed and stands at 6’1. His interceptions and his sliding tackles seem to be what his is most skilled at.

Danny Winnard (United States) 16 years old 49-57 OVR 78-92 POT
- Danny Winnard is a midfielder who’s left-footed and stands at 6’0. He’s looking at being a very well-rounded player but not too much is known about him yet.

* Denotes a new graduate

Press Conference:

Q: Kwabena Appiah is out for four weeks. How much of an impact do you think that will have?

A: Whenever he’s on the pitch, he’s always threatening to score and I can’t remember the last time that he had a bad game. This is why we will miss him but I have the upmost confidence in my other strikers who also are prolific goalscorers.

Q: Once again, Arsenal have knocked you out the cup. Would you have done anything different, looking back on it now?

A: Arsenal are an amazing team! They’re consistent and they have many world class players that can capitalise on any mistake.

Manager’s Thoughts:

I’m a little disappointed in being knocked out of the cup but we didn’t bring our A-game and we were beat fair and square, even if it was against ten men. We could have played better in that game and that’s why I’m disappointed.

I’m very happy with seventh in the league and I hope that we can stay there and continue to prove ourselves up against the greats. Hopefully the loss of Kwabena Appiah will not affect us too much, with Konate stepping up in his absence.

December isn’t looking too bad but the game that I’ll have to prepare for is against Liverpool who will be hard to break down.

December’s Games:

Everton (H)

Aston Villa (H)

Stoke City (A)

Liverpool (A)

Watford (H)

Stoke (H)

* Denotes a cup game

Career Record (W: D :L): 131-31-20

Thanks for reading! Any feedback or suggestions will be appreciated!

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Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

The Brief

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What are the most painful things a football club can experience? Relegation is one. Administration is far worse. Dissolution might be one of the worst. Right up there on the pain charts is being a club in a big city and knowing that you're second best. Everton. Torino. 1860 Munich. Rangers. Being stuck in the shadow of your big brother is certainly one of the most painful things a football club can go through. But then there's always the derby to give life a bit of spice, eh? Galatasaray vs. Fenerbahce in Istanbul never fails to create a buzz unlike any other. The same goes for when Real play Atlético in Madrid, when Milan square off with Inter in the fashion capital of Italy, and when Boca Juniors and River Plate have it out in Buenos Aires. But what happens when you're the city's smaller club and your bigger rival doesn't give you the respect you deserve? What if they don't even care about you or the very fact that you exist? Imagine having a big brother who doesn't even give a damn if you live to see the next day, let alone one who engages you with half the effort he puts into people outside the family? There are only two possible endings. You can try to make yourself as good as you can, hoping to eventually find the sense of approval you crave. Or you could become the best around and pummel him into submission, showing him that you won't take his crap anymore. Today, I start my job of making sure that my new club goes down the second road.

The Club



Espanyol were founded in 1900 by Catalan student Ángel Rodríguez Ruiz, who disapproved of Barcelona's propensity to allow foreigners to join the club as players and board members. Barcelona in turn viewed Espanyol, one of the clubs to be granted royal patronage, as a Madrid outpost. The dictatorship of Francisco Franco was the turning point in the relationship between the clubs, as Barcelona viewed Espanyol as complying with fascist demands instead of joining their revolutionary resistance. Today, animosity between the clubs is low, but some Catalans still consider it a sin to support Espanyol. Old tensions linger under the surface, and from a young age, Espanyol supporters are brainwashed into believing that theirs is a club that still supports fascism and the influence that Spain's establishment wants to exert over Catalunya. The truth is that fans of Los Periquitos are some of the most passionate and welcoming in Spain, and Espanyol fully integrates foreign players (both white and those of colour) into club and city culture. Barcelona's board, managers and players are so caught up in the rivalry with Real Madrid and attempt at taming the best of Europe that they have no time for Espanyol. To them, these two fixtures are just like the other dates on the calendar... except they don't have to leave town. Espanyol, meanwhile, are in no danger of challenging for trophies. For them, a win over Barcelona is much more meaningful. It's a sign of success and progress, but more than that, it's a way of hitting back at the elitism and outdated prejudices of some Blaugrana supporters.

The Plan

As I said earlier, Espanyol aren't making waves and fighting for silverware, but that is about to change. I've taken over at Cornella El Prat with the sole intention of dethroning the big two: Barcelona and Real Madrid. Winning the league is a faraway dream for now, so the first order of business is to get rid of the excessive deadwood polluting our wage bill before bringing in a new set of players over the next four or five transfer windows.

• Default squads dated 29 August 2014

• First transfer window disabled

• Thievy Bifouma recalled from loan at Almeria

The Way Forward



We will line up in a 4-4-2 diamond with four central midfielders in order to control the most crucial part of the pitch: midfield. Because both players in our midfield double pivot have M/M work rates, we will need to build play at a slow to moderate pace so that they can keep up. Caicedo will play as our target man, while Montañés has a free role that allows him to make use of his pace and ball skills. The goal is nothing more than survival in mid-table. We want to head into the winter break at least 10 points clear of relegation. I would eventually like to move to a 4-3-3 with a CAM in the hole behind the striker, though I don't mind sticking with our midfield diamond if the system turns out successful. Regardless, the first thing that needs to be shored up is our defence. We need to bring in a pair of full backs, and after Colotto does the job this season, we have Álvaro ready and waiting to take over in the summer. Another must-buy is a defensive midfielder, as Arbilla is a natural right back with not-so-excellent ratings for vision and passing. Other buys will depend on which tactic we choose to employ next season, but one player I am keen to bring in is Yassine Chikhaoui, the Tunisian forward from Zurich. He's blessed with pace, athleticism, strength, vision, range of passing, ball control and finishing. I see him as the complete forward even if he doesn't have the trait, so I'll find a place for him in the team any which way.

Exciting!! Love the way you start off and i'm loving all the rhetorical questions in it to really get you thinking! Great choice of team by the way and your plan/tactics look solid. It nice to see that you've clearly been searching for the best lineup possible and you've sure got a good one there! It's obviously not enough to dethrone Barca and Madrid but you've got a great foundation there.

I'm looking forward to this and I also hope that you grab Yassine Chikhaoui as he looks like an amazing number 10!

Road to Glory
Season 1
Leeds United

Post 2 - First steps to glory (August 2014)

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Games

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First game of the month, like I said, was a Capital One Cup game against Cardiff. I was in the starting lineup, no idea how. I figured that with so little playing time in the pre-season, I won't get any minutes, but apperantly, the coach has faith in me.

So, as you can see from the picture, we took the lead early, as my pass through the defenders legs went to Austin, who smashed it in. An absolute beauty. We were not ahead for long, as Maynard tied it up with a pretty similar strike from outside the box.

The game was pretty stale and went on to extra time. I got subbed off in 101' minute, and to my surprise, as I simmed the game, we had actually lost the game 4-1. I have no idea how things went that bad, but they did. Out of the cup so early.

Second game against Blackburn, and I was back in it. This game was actually intense. Blackburn was pressuring us for the first twenty minutes, and I felt like we were going to concide soon. Yet then, we somehow got on a counter and got the ball to create our own moves. We didn't score instantly, as we had a few corners and a few good chances.

Yet then, as Antenucci fired it to goal, it was first saved by the keeper, yet I was the first to the rebound and I put it in! A really ugly goal, as my shot even bounced off the defender, yet I will take any goal to boost my ratings.

I did get subbed off with 30 minutes to play, yet the game finished 1-0.

Our next game was against Fulham, and your boy was still in the starting lineup. This game, I don't know how, and I don't know why, but we were all over them. Fulham looked bad on the ball, so our movements were creating chances.

And there I was again, a good pass, I got past the defender, dropped him in the box and slammed it into the bottom corner. I wasn't done there. Second half, we earned a free-kick. I haven't been winning headers to be fair, yet this time, I lept like a salmon and put in my second.

I got to play to the final minutes of the game and it ended 2-0, absolutely fantastic start for me and Leeds.

Last game of the month against Derby County. This game was the hardest, as we got lucky a few times. Bent missed a penalty and his initial goal got called offside, so somehow, the football gods were favoring us today.

Then, about 85' minutes played, some good passing play had me in the box. I turned around and passed it to Kulovits, a new transfer of ours, who then proceeded to put it right in the bottom corner. Another victory, it came very late, yet it was still a good win.

Goals

So, a pretty good month, and we took a few steps towards our goals. As you guys suggested, I added a few here (yes, even yours Chico). If you can name any more, then suggest em, but this time, let them be really unique. Otherwise we are just pileing up on these.

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Season Goals:

Manager

Keep an average league match rating of 6.6 or better.
Create 17 goals whether I am setting them up or popping them in myself.
Maintain a pass completion rate of 76% or better.
Create over 53 scoring chances.

My Own

Be a part of the League Team of the season.
Get promoted with Leeds.
Be top 10 in the league in assists.

Career Goals:

Score 5 goals in a season.
Score 10 goals in a season.
Score 15 goals in a season.
Score 20 goals in a season.
Score 25 goals in a season.
Score 30 goals in a season.
Assist 5 goals in a season.
Assist 10 goals in a season.
Assist 15 goals in a season.
Assist 20 goals in a season.
Assist 25 goals in a season.
Assist 30 goals in a season.
Be the Player of the year.
Win a league title.
Win a cup.
Play in the Champions League final.
Play in the Europa League final.
Play in the World Cup final.
Play in the European Championship final.
Play in the national team.
Win the Champions League.
Win the Europa League.
Win the World Cup.
Win the European Championship.
Make 5 appearances for the national team.
Make 10 appearances for the national team.
Make 25 appearances for the national team.
Make 50 appearances for the national team.
Make 75 appearances for the national team.
Make 100 appearances for the national team.
Score 5 goals for your national team.
Score 10 goals for your national team.
Score 20 goals for your national team.
Score 50 goals for your national team.
Assist 5 goals for your national team.
Assist 10 goals for your national team.
Assist 15 goals for your national team.
Assist 20 goals for your national team.
Assist 25 goals for your national team.
Assist 30 goals for your national team.
Score for the national team.
Score a hat-trick.
Score a perfect hat-trick (Left leg, Right leg, Header)
Score a free-kick.
Score a game winner.
Score a scissors kick.
Score 4 goals in a game.
Score 5 goals in a game.
Win the double.
Win the treble.
Have a wacky hair style.

Customizing the player

So, Keano was right! We actually won 3 games this month, therefore, you have the chance to actually change something!

List is down below!

Now, new question: new month has us playing against Reading, Brentford, Huddersfield, Watford and Blackpool. How many assists will I get?

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Kit Name
Kit Number
Hair
Eyes
Complexion
Brows
Ears
Nose
Cheeks
Mouth
Jaw
Chin
Boots
Kit Fit
Waist
Gloves
Sock Height
Free Kick Style
Penalty Kick Style
Default Running Celebration
Signature Finishing Moves

Summary

Second month and it went pretty well, to be fair. Hopefully we can carry on in this form and complete one of our first goals next month!

I hope you enjoyed the post, take care!

I'm glad to find that you're doing another player career because you always make them insightful and well detailed to let us know what you've been up to in that particular month. Also the screenshots are always really good which i enjoy too!

Turning to your first proper month in the Championship, you've been doing well by the looks of it and you even got a few goals and assists which is highly admirable. Long may it continue!

Pompey
Returning to Glory
Season 1

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Objectives:
- Gain Automatic Promotion
- Reach Round of 32

Budget:
- £550.000
- £10.000

Transfers

IN


Samed Yesil, ST, 63 Ovr, 20 Years Old, Germany
Loan from Liverpool

The German-Turkish striker arrived at the star of the window as one of the first arrivals of Keano's new reign. Liverppol agreed to send him on loan for the season much to the delight of Keano as he clearly rates the 20 year old highly. He is obviously a prolific goalscorer and as of March 2013 has netted 31 times in 33 appearances with German Underage sides.


André Moreira, GK, 64 Ovr, 18 Years Old, Portugal
Loan from Moreirense FC

The second loan signing of the window was Portuguese goalkeeper André Moreira from Moreirense. The 18 year old was on loan from Atlético Madrid and as of November 2014 has been capped 6 times for the U19 and U20 national sides.


Gael Bigirimana, CM, 63 Ovr, 20 Years Old, England
£5.000 from Newcastle

(Don't ask me how I got him for £5k!!) The Burrundi born midfielder came up through the Coventry City academy and broke into the first team in 2011 where he made 26 appearances. His performances earned him a move to Newcastle. He has made 2 appearances for the England U20's and has been brought in for his passing ability but also his ability to win the ball back.


Tyias Browning, CB, 61 Ovr, 20 Years Old, England
£100.000 from Everton

Browning was brought in for some quality and youth at the back. He can play at CB and also at RB which is handy to have. The Everton youth product has been capped by England at U17, U19 and U21 levels.


Jordan Rossiter, CM, 60 Ovr, 17 Years Old, England
Loan from Liverpool

The second loan signing from Liverpool was 17 year old central midfielder Jordan Rossiter. The lad has been a part of Liverpool since he was 6 years old and has been compared to the great Steven Gerrard. He made his Liverpool U18's debut when he was only 15 and then went on to make his U19 debut still aged 15. At 16 he was a permanent figure in Liverpool's U21 side and he has captained England's U16's while also appearing for the U17's and U18's. The quality passer and tough tackler clearly has a bright future ahead of him.


Edemir Rodríguez, RB, 60 Ovr, 27 Years Old, Bolivia
Free Agent

The Bolivian free agent was brought in for depth on the right hand side of the defence. He has been capped 11 times by the Bolivian national side and can also play on the left flank if needed.

OUT
Tom Craddock to Crewe Alexandria - £130.000
Johannes Ertl to FC Aarau - £60.000
Patrick Agyemang to Excelsior - £120.000

Top 3 Transfers
1. Falcao (Monaco -> Real Madrid) £53.500.000
2. Higuaín (Napoli -> Chelsea) £35.000.000
3. Vidal (Juventus -> Liverpool) £30.000.000

Preseason 2014


July 29th
Friendly
Portsmouth 2-1 Pachuca
Wallace 9' (Dunne)
Salinas 80'
Yesil 90' (Hollands)

MotM: James Dunne

I decided to go with a 4-4-2 Holding with debutantes including Yesil, (who marked it with a goal) Bigirimana (who although didn't get a great rating I was impressed with as he got on the ball but was also good at winning it back which is what we need) and Moreira in goal. James Dunne had a really good game in central midfield grabbing an assist for an outstanding pass around the back for Wallace. Yesil showed good enthusiasm and wasn't afraid to shoot. He also showed a finishing touch dinking the ball over the keeper for the winner.


Aug 1st
Friendly
KV Mechelen 1-1 Portsmouth
Westcarr 38'
Mokulu 68'

MotM: Danny Hollands

This game saw some more players being tried out with Westcarr impressing along with Storey up front. Westcarr unfortunately broke his elbow during the game after scoring. Storey took a shot and the rebound was headed in by Westcarr who used his strength to hold off the defender. Mokulu got the equalizer turning, after receiving the ball with his back to goal, and firing into the net past Moreira. Tyias Browning also got his first start alongside Palace loanee Wynter in defence.

Injury News
Craig Westcarr - 2 Months, Broken Elbow


Aug 4th
Friendly
Portsmouth 2-2 Nublense
Fogden 6' (Hollands)
Rodríguez 25'
Hollands 29' (Fogden)
Pozo 42'

MotM: Danny Hollands

We dominated the early parts of the game going 1-0 up thanks to Hollands picking Fogden out on the right after the left back fell asleep. Chorley left Rodríguez get past him and into the box where Brezovan had no chance of stopping it. The same duo combined for our second goal with Fogden crossing for Hollands to head home. Some poor defending by Shorey on the left allowed the ball to be played across into the run of Pozo, who nobody picked up, for him to slot home the equalizer 3 minutes before halftime. The second half was dull with Atangana probably coming the closest with his swerving shot.

Portsmouth Player of Preseason



Danny Hollands - CM, 62 Ovr, 28, England

The midfielder was the best player in the team during preseason appearing in all 3 games and was named MOTM in 2 of them while scoring once and setting up a further 2.

The Team

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* Indicates on Loan

Goalkeepers
André Moreira, 65 (+1) Ovr, 18, Portugal*
Paul Jones, 63 Ovr, 28, England
Peter Brezovan, 63 Ovr, 34, Slovakia
Michael Poke, 59 Ovr, 28, England

Defenders
RB:
Edemir Rodríguez, 60 Ovr, 27, Bolivia
Danny East, 58 (+1) Ovr, 22, England

CB:
Paul Robinson, 64 (-1) Ovr, 32, England*
Tyias Browning, 61 Ovr, 20, England
Alex Wynter, 59 Ovr, 20, England*
Jack Whatmough, 57 Ovr, 18, England
Adam Webster, 58 Ovr, 19, England
Joe Devera, 57 Ovr, 27, England
Ben Chorley, 64 Ovr, 31, England

LB:
Nicky Shorey, 65 Ovr, 33, England
Dan Butler, 59 (+1) Ovr, 20, England

Midfielders
CDM:
Nigel Atangana, 56 Ovr, 24, France

RM:
Jed Wallace, 65 (+1) Ovr, 20, England
Wes Fogden, 64 Ovr, 24, England

CM:
Gael Bigirimana, 64 (+1) Ovr, 20, England
Danny Hollands, 63 (+1) Ovr, 28, England
Jordan Rossiter, 60 Ovr, 17, England*
James Dunne, 61 Ovr, 24, England
Nick Awford, 49 (+1) Ovr, 19, England

LM:
Andy Barcham, 65 Ovr, 27, England
Ricky Holmes, 62 Ovr, 27, England

Forwards
ST:
Ryan Taylor, 63 (+1) Ovr, 26, England
Samed Yesil, 65 (+2) Ovr, 20, Germany*
Miles Storey, 59 (+1) Ovr, 20, England*
David Connelly, 62 (-1) Ovr, 37, Republic of Ireland
Ryan Bird, 57 Ovr, 26, England
Craig Westcarr, 61 Ovr, 29, England

Upcoming Games
9/8 Carlisle United (h)
12/8 Walsall (a) (Capital One Cup)
16/8 Exeter City (a)
19/8 Cambridge United (h)
23/8 Tranmere Rovers (a)
26/8 Bury (a) (J.Paint Trophy)
30/8 York City (h)

Well as you can see it's a very packed calendar! 2 days rest between a game then 3 days between the next. It's going to be tough on the squad but I think that we can progress in both cups and get at least 11 points out of 15 in league play. Although I'll be aiming for 12/13.

Hope you enjoyed the beginning of hopefully a long and successful career like Chico's Wimbledon or Rabbit's Dagenham ones! Thanks for reading!

Interesting! Love the team that you have managed to get here! Sooo much potential and just overall ...greatness!

I have the upmost confidence that you'll be able to gain automatic promotion with a team as good as that! Your pre-season went well so I'm looking forward to you thrashing everyone in league 2. (Go easy on Exeter!)

MAKING THEM DREAM
SEASON 1
PS4
LEGENDARY

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League Cup Final

Chelsea 2-3 Liverpool
Cuadrado 5
Balotelli 8
Ramires 41
Balotelli 59
Balotelli 82
Cuadrado opened the scoring early on, capitalising on Moreno's poor backpass to flick over Mignolet. Balotelli equalised soon after, cutting inside to beat Terry before smashing it powerfully into the top corner. Mignolet was forced into an excellent save to deny Cuadrado before Ramires headed in from Hazard's well placed cross. Balo equalised once again, this time heading in with a wonderful looping finish into the top, near corner from Clyne's excellent half-volley cross. The winner came late on, Balo heading in at the far post unmarked, from Sterling's cross to complete a cup final hat-trick and win the game.

Match 26

Liverpool 2-1 Burnley
Lambert 16
Jones 63
Gray 82

Match 27

Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City
Coutinho 45
Bony 56
Bony missed the first opportunity of the game, turning the defender and slotting just wide of the post, but it was a bright start for the league leaders. Caballero was forced into action to deny Kane and then to make an incredible save to deny Skrtel from the corner that followed. Coutinho gave us the lead on the stroke of half time, running onto the ball through by Sturridge and taking it round the keeper to slot home. Unfortunately, Bony equalised, running down the byline before smashing in near post. Mignolet should have saved it. Caballero made an incredible save to keep the team top of the league in the last minute, denying Coutinho and thunderous goal.

Match 28

Southampton 0-2 Liverpool
Lambert 40 (PEN)
Allen 67
Long missed the first chance of the game, putting a wonderful chance wide after intercepting Toure's awful pass. Davis made an excellent save to deny Lambert a goal against his former club. However, Lambert got the goal in front of his former adoring fans, chipping his penalty down the middle after our former player Glen Johnson tripped Gray. Good job Glen, first positive contribution you've ever made for Liverpool. Allen made it 2-0 in an uneventful second half, caressing the ball into the corner after Kane's through ball.

FA Cup Quarter Final

Liverpool 1-0 Leicester
Gerrard 79 (PEN)

Champions League Last 16 Leg 2

Liverpool 4-1 Zenit (5-2 agg)
Balotelli 12
Sturridge 22
Sturridge 51
Criscito 77
Balotelli 88
I lost my notes on this match so I'll try to see what I remember. I know Balo scored a penalty and Sturridge got the second with a far post header and Criscito's goal was a thunderous volley into the top corner. Sorry for the lack of detail.

Match 29

Swansea 1-2 Liverpool
Lambert 47
Sigurdson 65
Ibe 67
The first good chance of the game came on the stroke of half time when Ibe sliced the ball with his left and it went inches wide. However, right after half time Gray stormed forward. He cut back for Lambert who took a touch and let fly from 20 yards, finding the top corner with an absolute thunderbolt. Oliveira came close for Swansea, hitting the bar with a header before Sigurdson fired into the top corner from a dubious free kick. Ibe clearly wasn't happy with the decision and stormed right from kick off and fired in at the near post with a powerful effort. The Swans almost salvaged a draw but Mignolet made an incredible save to deny Dyer's thunderous effort.

League Table

1. Liverpool 68
2. Manchester City 68
3. Arsenal 55
4. Spurs 49
5. Chelsea 47
6. Manchester United 45
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18. Burnley 26
19. Hull 25
20. Leicester 21

Big Games Next Month

The Champions League Quarter Finals vs Chelsea
The 1st vs 3rd Game vs Arsenal
The Delayed North-West Derby vs Manchester United
Potentially, The Champions League Semi Finals vs TBA

Balotelli clocking some crucial goals against Chelsea and Zenit this month, allowing you to win the league cup by a narrow margin!

A lossless month has given you a great bunch of point to stay level with Man City at the top and a considerable distance between 3rd place Arsenal.

I'm highly anticipating the Champions League Quarter and/or Semi finals against Chlesea and an undecided team. You can get a real nice boost in money and in reputation for getting anywhere near those rounds which is always a great bonus. Good Luck!

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Hey guys, I've been reading your manager modes over the past month and it has inspired me to do one of my own. I enjoy playing in England, Spain, Germany, Italy, and France, but my favorite league is the Russian Football Premier League. In the past I have done manager modes with Zenit St. Petersburg, Anzhi Makhachkala, and Rubin Kazan. However, I want the challenge of a small club. I can't decide who to pick so I'm seeking everyone's help to come up with a decision. Here are the choices:

Option 5


FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast
Club Rating: 2.5 Stars
Team Attributes: Attack - 69, Midfield - 63, Defense - 60
Transfer Budget: 3.3 million
Top Player: ST Spartak Gogniev (69 overall) - 31 years old
History: 5 Years in RFPL, best finish 8th (1993, 1995)

Any feedback would be appreciated. I'm hoping to start this weekend, so let me know what you think!

A Russian League sounds like a very charming perspective which has a league with great (sometimes overlooked) players in it. I will very much look forward to seeing what team is chosen and what you do with them!

My choice is FC Ural. There's some sort of feel to them which I like. They have a nice mid-age team and Gogniev looks like the soul of the squad. I like the purchases of older players becuase it gives the feeling of some nice experiance to the team. Chisamba Lungu looks like the life of the team with (what i think is) the quickest player in the squad. And that pairs nicely with his potential being joint top if I see everything correctly. Lets not dodge the fact they need a lot of work to become truely great though! But that's why we like them!

Deportivo La Coruña
FIFA 15 - Season 2

Blanquiazules’

January Transfer Window

Spoiler

Transfers Out

RW, Keko - Loaned to Villarreal CF
LB, Xavier Arangoa - Loaned to Blackburn Rovers
RM, Ricardo Sanchez - Loaned to Yeovil Town
CF, Juan Guerra - Loaned to Burton Albion
RM, Julio Barrios - Loaned to Dagenham
CM, Rafael Ansaldi - Loaned to Luton Town

Transfers In

RB, 78 OVR, Tito, 30 years old - Pre-Contract Agreement from Rayo Vallecano


Tito has been a defensive mainstay at Rayo Vallecano since 2009. He helped them achieve promotion to La Liga in his second season with the club and has since been a key contributor in several seasons avoiding relegation. He is expected to come in and compete with Laure for first choice right away while Romero waits in the wings.

CM, 75 OVR, Raul Meireles, 32 years old - Pre-Contract Agreement from Fenerbahce


Raul Meireles is a recognizable figure if not for anything but his tattoos and beat/mohawk combo. He can also kick the ball around pretty well. He first established himself in Porto before making a move to the Premier League and spending time with both Liverpool and then Chelsea. He most recently joined Fenerbahce. He will be an effective choice in the midfield in either of Deportivo's favored two holding midfielder spots.

CB, 71 OVR, Luis Hernandez, 26 years old - Pre-Contract Agreement from Sporting Gijon


Luis Hernandez was brought up in the Real Madrid youth system, but never made an appearance at the senior level before moving to Sporting Gijon's academy. He made his first senior appearance in 2012 with the club and has since become a rotation player in the defense. He is a versatile right footed defender who can play both inside and outside on the back line.

CB, 67 OVR, Roman Golobart, 23 years old - Pre-Contract Agreement from FC Koln


Roman Golobart was a product of the Espanyol academy before moving to Wigan Athletic after a couple loan spells to other clubs, he joined FC Koln in 2013 but has seen limited first team action. He is a promising young player who has the physical tools to succeed, but needs to develop the rest of his skills to become a first team option. He will be added to Deportivo for depth, but could be a reliable injury option if the opportunity arises.

It's cool to see that you are having an impact in the English leagues due to the amount of loaned players you have there. But focusing on you; the transfers you've made are great, I enjoy bringing experiance to the team and that's exactly what you've done! I'm looking forward to seeing how the veteran, Raul Meireles does too!

Good luck for the second half of the season!

Pompey
Returning to Glory
Season 1

August 2014

Spoiler

Aug 9th
League 2
Match 1
Portsmouth 2-0 Carlisle United
Taylor 43' (Hollands)
Taylor 90' (Pen)

MotM: Ryan Taylor

Very early on, on loan keeper Moreira proved his worth with a stunning double save. He got down well with his foot to a shot that was deflected at the last minute by Chorley before getting straight back up to block the rebound from Paynter. Taylor showed his prowess in the air heading wide from a corner just 2 minutes before scoring a great diving header. Player of Preseason Hollands picked him out from the left and he peeled away from his marker before heading back across the keeper. Gillespie was called into action again to deny Yesil in the final minute of the half. Moreira then made another double save in the second half diving at the feet of the Carlisle attacker before showing his athleticism diving through the air to stop Marrow's top corner bound, left footed curler. Marrow then missed Carlisle's best chance of the game, before in the 90th minute Yesil showed his dribbling skills beating 3 opponents on the counter attack. Archibald-Henville tried to desperately block the shot but was a split second late bringing down the German-Turk after he had taken his shot. Ryan Taylor stepped up and although the keeper dived the right way and got a touch to it, the ball hit off the post and went in to complete Taylor's brace.


Aug 12th
Capital One Cup
Round 1
Walsall 0-1 Portsmouth
Storey 90' (Fogden)

MotM: André Moreira

It took the combination of substitutes Storey and Fogden to unlock a tough Walsall defence. The 90th minute winner came after Hollands won the ball back in midfield and it was worked out to Fogden. He got past Taylor's challenge and then got into the box crossing low to Storey who controlled it and sent it past O'Donnell. After that Moreira made two good saves to protect the lead. In the first half there were only two good chances both put wide by Sawyers and Hollands. O'Donnell saved well from Yesil after he broke the line in the second half. While Moreira made the same amount of saves as O'Donnell, he more importantly kept a clean sheet which earned him MOTM just ahead of Hollands.


Aug 16th
League 2
Match 2
Exeter City 0-4 Portsmouth
Taylor 14' (Wallace)
Shorey 41'
Rossiter 63' (Storey)
Storey 73' (Barcham)

MotM: Nicky Shorey

A convincing 4-0 victory here against Cabee's men with Liverpool loanee Jordan Rossiter marking his debut with a goal plus a good performance. 33 yeard old, left back Nicky Shorey's 34 yard screamer off a free kick made me proud. Everyone played well and we dominated the ball 63%-37%. Moreira had absolutly nothing to do in goal.

Injury News
Samed Yesil - 9 Days, Bruised Shoulder


Aug 19th
League 2
Match 3
Portsmouth 0-0 Cambridge United

MotM: Will Norris

Bit disappointed with the result. We had all the chances but none would go in. We hit the post, had a shot cleared off the line and had one shot trickle wide in the last few minutes. Taylor also had a very good header on target from a corner. Bolivian right back Rodríguez received his debut tonight.


Aug 23rd
League 2
Match 4
Tranmere Rovers 0-2 Portsmouth
Bigirimana 8' (Storey)
Wallace 76' (Taylor)

MotM: Gael Bigirimana

After the last game we wanted to win this one. And that's what we did. It was a great way to bounce back. Bigirimana scored his first goal for the club and also picked up MOTM for his performance. He was solid in the tackle and great in his passing. Jed Wallace then scored the second after we dominated the game. It was a beautiful chip over the keeper from inside the box. Young Jack Whatmough got his first appearance in the centre of defence.


Aug 16th
J. Paint Trophy
Round 1
Bury 2-1 Portsmouth
Nardiello 17'
Nardiello 24'
Yesil 26' (Hollands)

MotM: Daniel Nardiello

Very tough to take as I wanted to go far in this competition but instead we have been knocked out in the first round. That Nardiello had a terrific game bagging two goals, which were the first two goals scored against us this season. Yesil took his goal well driving it low and hard at Jalal's near post. He nearly equalized late on but his effort went just wide. Him and Bigirimana were our best players by far.


Aug 30th
League 2
Match 5
Portsmouth 1-1 York City
Fletcher 55'
Yesil 81' (Taylor)

MotM: Ryan Taylor

We looked to end the month on a high with a victory against York. That's not how it panned out though as we could only manage a draw. After a goalless first half, in which Jarvis hit the post for York, the second half was much more lively. Fletcher opened the scoring outpacing Chorley before shooting in off the post. Yesil came close to an equalizer heading over, as did Wallace when he cut in from the right. It was the German-Turk that got the goal though after we switched to a 4-4-2 Diamond Wide. He arrived late into the box slotting the ball home into the corner. He had a chance to win it with the last kick of the game when he raced through but he was unable to beat Mooney.

Portsmouth Player of the Month



Ryan Taylor - ST, 63 (+1) Ovr, 26, England

The 6'2" striker netted 3 goals, grabbed 2 assists and earned 2 MOTM awards this month where he led the line superbly. He is great in the air but also quick across the ground which coupled with his strength makes him a great striker to have and a real handful for defenders.

2. André Moriera - 5 Clean Sheets, 3 Goals Conceded
3. Miles Storey - 2 Goals, 2 Assists

Sky Bet League 2 Table
1. Luton Town - 12 Points
2. Portsmouth - 11 Points
3. Oxford United - 10 Points (3)
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4. Northampton - 10 Points (2)
5. Cheltenham Town - 9 Points (3)
6. Shrewsbury - 9 Points (3)
7. Wycombe - 9 Points (3)
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8. Newport County - 9 Points (-1)
9. Bury - 8 Points (3)
10. Southend United - 8 Points (2)
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23. Burton Albion - 1 Point (-5)
24. Exeter City - 1 Point (-8)

Sky Bet League 2 Top Scorers
1. Hoskins (Oxford United) 5
2. Marquis (Cheltenham Town) 4
3. 4 with 3

Portsmouth Top Scorers
1. Taylor 3
2. Storey 2
3. Yesil 2

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An English 1*/1* scout has been hired and sent to England for 9 months.

August Headlines

Pompey Solid Defence

With 5 clean sheets in 7 games in his first month with the club Keano has really set up the team solidly and the additions of Moreira, Browning and Rodríguez have no doubt helped. These strong foundations have built the format for the attacks that in form players like Ryan Taylor, Miles Storey and Jed Wallace are well able to put away which is pleasing many Pompey fans. One delighted fan said "Keano was a great choice for manager! We'll be back in the Prem in no time!" One slightly more pessimistic fan gave his view on things "So often is the case that when a new manager comes in the team suddenly gets a lift and gets some results. Let's no get carried away here. We need consistency above everything else." Perhaps that's the wise opinion and time will tell whether or not Keano can make sure his side continue to consistently deliver good performances week in, week out. For now though it seems like the appointment has been a well calculated risk.

Pastures Anew?

Several fans were furious to see that 31 year old centre back Ben Chorley had been transfer listed. Many believe that he is one of the top players at the club despite his age and were surprised to see that he had indeed actuality been told he could leave. Perhaps Keano prefers to put his faith in younger legs and viewed Chorley as a dispensable piece that could bring in a bit of cash. Thos in turn could be used to fund moves for younger prospects and even in upgrading the club's youth academy. Other players said to be on the way out, possibly even as soon as the January window are veteran, 37 year old, Republic of Ireland striker David Connelly and 34 year old Slovakian shot stopper Peter Brezovan. Please leave your thoughts on Keano's actions in the comments below.

September Fixtures
2/9 Cheltenham Town (a) (Capital One Cup)
6/9 Luton Town (a)
13/9 Bury (h)
16/9 Southend United (a)
20/9 Mansfield Town (h)
27/9 Northampton (a)

Tough month ahead with 3 of the top 7 and 5 of the top 10 to play. Luckily there is a bit more of a break between each game this month. We will be looking to advance in the cup and get revenge on Bury for knocking us out of the J.Paint Trophy. 12/15 points should be well obtainable.

Hope you enjoyed this month! Please leave any feedback. Thanks for reading!

That result against Exeter City but you definately deserved it. It's a low blow to see us at the bottom of the table too but enough about them. You had a great start to the season but unfortunately, Bury knocked you off course a little and knocked you out of the J.Paint Trophy altogether which is surprising but those things happen and I had my fair share of disappointment with a few unforseen twists in cup games so I know how you feel.

I'd just like to add that Ryan Taylor was a beast in my CM! He managed to score more than my three star strikers (Jake Sinclair, Tom Nichols and Graham Cummins) until the last month of the season where Cummins and Sinclair scored a bucketload of goals so you can see that I only have praise for him and the partnership with Yesil gives me great condifence that you'll be banging in the goals game after game!

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Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Ha Ho He


February 2016





Quarter Final
Hertha BSC 4 - 2 Bayern München
Stocker 5', 28', 90' pen, Drmic 66'
Ribery 16', 61'

Arguably the two best teams of the Bundesliga faced in this very exciting DFB Pokal quarter final at the full Olympiastadion. The home fans didn't have to wait long for the first goal as Atsuto Uchida's cross was headed into the net by Valentin Stocker only five minutes into the game. Ten minutes later Bayern's Franck Ribery equalised with a shot that took a bounce off Joel Matip. Hertha managed to take the lead again before the half an hour mark with Stocker's brace which he scored to finish off a solo run through the last third of the pitch. This time the Berliners stayed in the lead for half an hour before Ribery equalised again. This time Bayern's Rode passed the ball to him outside Hertha's box. John Brooks took a step to the wrong direction which left Ribery completely free to shoot the ball into the bottom right corner. Just five minutes later Hertha took the lead once again, this time thanks to Josip Drmic's first time shot which Valentin Stocker assisted. In stoppage time Drmic got taken down in the box and Stocker managed to complete his hattrick from the penalty. Hertha BSC will face Bayern little brother 1860 München in the second half.





Hannover 96 1 - 1 Hertha BSC
Prib 37'
Ben-Hatira 90'

Hertha Berlin's up and down form continued in this league match against Hannover 96. The Berliners didn't have almost any chances in the first half and Hannover's Prib slotted a low near post shot past Stefanos Kapino in the 37th minute. It took Hertha BSC an hour to equalise the game as Änis Ben-Hatira shot the ball into the top right corner with a first time shot to secure a point.





Hertha BSC 2 - 0 Hoffenheim 1899
Werner 12', Baba 30'

Hoffenheim weren't a big challenge for Hertha in their last game of the month before the first leg of the Europa League round of 32 match against Napoli. Timo Werner scored first with a left-footed shot that went into the top right corner. In the 30th minute Baba the left back had made a run into the box and he scored the second goal of the game with a header that bounced off Hoffenheim's centre back and keeper before going into the net.





Round of 32, First leg
Napoli 1 - 2 Hertha BSC
Insigne 90'
Stocker 42', Drmic 54'

Both teams were looking for the win in this very fast paced and exciting game. Napoli's pacy attackers caused some problems in the first half and they even hit the post once. It wasn't them who took the lead first, though. Timo Werner ran down the left wing and he played in a low cross which was put into the net by Valentin Stocker. Ten minutes after that the Berliners doubled their lead after a long passing move which was ended by Josip Drmic's first time shot from Arnold's pass. Napoli managed to pull one back in stoppage time when Sebastian Langkamp decided to chest the ball down instead of clearing it. Lorenzo Insigne reacted quickly and he shot the ball into the net. Hertha's two away goals could prove to be very important.





Eintracht Frankfurt 0 - 4 Hertha BSC
Kalou 11', 31', 33', Ben-Hatira 79'

The one game that separated the Europa League games ended in an easy win for Hertha. Salomon Kalou got his first of the night about ten minutes into the first half when Valentin Stocker intercepted a pass and played Kalou through on goal. Twenty minutes later the Ivorian got a brace from Timo Werner's low cross. Two minutes after that he finished his hattrick by stealing the ball from Frankfurt's player right from kick off. Änis Ben-Hatira scored the fourth goal by cutting in from the right flank and shooting the ball into the net off the post.





Round of 32, Second leg
Hertha BSC (2) 1 - 2(2) Napoli, After Penalties
Stocker 69'
Zapata 16', Jorginho 74'

The second leg of the tie was always going to be an interesting one. Hertha had an advantage thanks to their away goals but Napoli were going to fight to the end. The Italians managed to take the lead in very strange fashion: Ghoulam threw the ball into the box from a throw in. Duvan Zapata and Joel Matip jumped for the ball but the defender missed the ball. Zapata then headed the ball over Kraft into the right of the net to equalise the aggregate score. Both teams then had some attacks but the next goal was scored after the hour mark when Valentin Stocker stole the ball from Napoli's Maggio and curled the ball into the bottom right corner. Only five minutes later another defensive mistake by Joel Matip lead to Napoli's equaliser: he did not jump which meant that Jorginho had an easy job heading the ball into the top right corner of the net. The goal meant that the aggregate score was 2-2 and both teams had two away goals. It was time for a dull extra time and after that for penalties.

Spoiler

Maximilian Arnold, score
Duvan Zapata, score
Josip Drmic, score
Jorginho, score
Andre Hahn, score
Dries Mertens, score
Tolga Cigerci, score
Gonzalo Higuain, score
Änis Ben-Hatira, score
Faouzi Ghoulam, score
Joel Matip, miss
Manolo Gabbiadini, score

Napoli Go Through On Penalties (Hertha BSC 5 - Napoli 6)

Hertha BSC 2 - 0 FC Schalke 04
Werner 40', Ben-Hatira 90'

In their last game of the month Hertha BSC managed to bounce back from that very disappointing elimination from the Europa League. They took a convinsing victory from Schalke in front of their home fans. The Berliners got the lead in the 40th minute when Timo Werner put the ball into the net with a half volley from a cleared corner. In the 71st minute Ralf Fährmann took down Salomon Kalou and got sent off from a challenge that didn't look like a foul. The following penalty was saved by Fabian Giefer who just came onto the pitch. In the 90th minute Salomon Kalou, Änis Ben-Hatira and Andre Hahn were all through on goal. Kalou passed the ball to Ben-Hatira on the left who had an easy job tapping it into the net.


Player of the Month



Valentin Stocker

Valentin Stocker is the player of the month for the second time in a row. The attacking midfielder is enjoying the form of his life and he has been an important piece of Hertha's attack this season. In February Stocker scored five important goals and he assisted a couple more.


Hot or Not

Hot



Valentin Stocker

The player of the month Valentin Stocker was the only man who had a great month in February. His goals and assists this month were very important for his team.

Not



Joel Matip

The central defender was enjoying a run of good form until February. His two defensive errors eliminated Hertha from the Europa League.


Bundesliga Table

1. Hertha BSC, 61 pts
2. Bayer Leverkusen, 55 pts
3. Borussia Dortmund, 51 pts
4. Borussia Mönchengladbach, 46 pts
5. Bayern München, 45 pts
6. FC Schalke 04, 39 pts
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16. Fortuna Düsseldorf, 19 pts
17. FC Nürnberg, 14 pts
18. FC Kaiserslautern, 8 pts


Headlines

Top of the table - Hertha BSC are still leading the Bundesliga for the sixth month in a row. Bayer Leverkusen had a chance to take the lead after Hertha BSC drew with Hannover but the pressure was too much and they lost their game. After that game Leverkusen dropped four more points and now it's looking like Hertha will run away with the title.

Bye bye Europe - Napoli eliminated Hertha BSC in terrible fashion from the Europa League. The German national team may win on penalties but that's not what happens in European competitions. Bayern lost the final on penalties in 2012, Leverkusen lost in the Champions League round of 16 on penalties in 2015 and now a year later Hertha BSC lost on penalties.

Stocker > Kalou? - In the last few months Salomon Kalou hasn't scored as many goals as he did before that. Sure, he popped in a couple there and three here but that is not what the fans are hoping for, especially after the first half of the season. While Kalou hasn't been at his best another player has reached top form in attack: Valentin Stocker. The Swiss man has been the biggest goal threat in the past two months and he has created lots of goals.



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

[Simppu12]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Hey guys, I've been reading your manager modes over the past month and it has inspired me to do one of my own. I enjoy playing in England, Spain, Germany, Italy, and France, but my favorite league is the Russian Football Premier League. In the past I have done manager modes with Zenit St. Petersburg, Anzhi Makhachkala, and Rubin Kazan. However, I want the challenge of a small club. I can't decide who to pick so I'm seeking everyone's help to come up with a decision. Here are the choices:

Option 3


Amkar Perm
Club Rating: 3 Stars
Team Attributes: Attack - 68, Midfield - 66, Defense - 64
Transfer Budget: 4 million
Top Player: GK Sergey Narubin (70 overall) - 30 years old
History: 10 Years in RFPL, best finish 4th (2008)

Option 5


FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast
Club Rating: 2.5 Stars
Team Attributes: Attack - 69, Midfield - 63, Defense - 60
Transfer Budget: 3.3 million
Top Player: ST Spartak Gogniev (69 overall) - 31 years old
History: 5 Years in RFPL, best finish 8th (1993, 1995)

Any feedback would be appreciated. I'm hoping to start this weekend, so let me know what you think!

I'd go with Amkar or Ural. Ural have more talent and they have some young players who have okay potential but Amkar have a better budget and better ratings.

Spoiler

Pompey
Returning to Glory
Season 1

Spoiler

August 2014


Aug 9th
League 2
Match 1
Portsmouth 2-0 Carlisle United
Taylor 43' (Hollands)
Taylor 90' (Pen)

MotM: Ryan Taylor

Very early on, on loan keeper Moreira proved his worth with a stunning double save. He got down well with his foot to a shot that was deflected at the last minute by Chorley before getting straight back up to block the rebound from Paynter. Taylor showed his prowess in the air heading wide from a corner just 2 minutes before scoring a great diving header. Player of Preseason Hollands picked him out from the left and he peeled away from his marker before heading back across the keeper. Gillespie was called into action again to deny Yesil in the final minute of the half. Moreira then made another double save in the second half diving at the feet of the Carlisle attacker before showing his athleticism diving through the air to stop Marrow's top corner bound, left footed curler. Marrow then missed Carlisle's best chance of the game, before in the 90th minute Yesil showed his dribbling skills beating 3 opponents on the counter attack. Archibald-Henville tried to desperately block the shot but was a split second late bringing down the German-Turk after he had taken his shot. Ryan Taylor stepped up and although the keeper dived the right way and got a touch to it, the ball hit off the post and went in to complete Taylor's brace.


Aug 12th
Capital One Cup
Round 1
Walsall 0-1 Portsmouth
Storey 90' (Fogden)

MotM: André Moreira

It took the combination of substitutes Storey and Fogden to unlock a tough Walsall defence. The 90th minute winner came after Hollands won the ball back in midfield and it was worked out to Fogden. He got past Taylor's challenge and then got into the box crossing low to Storey who controlled it and sent it past O'Donnell. After that Moreira made two good saves to protect the lead. In the first half there were only two good chances both put wide by Sawyers and Hollands. O'Donnell saved well from Yesil after he broke the line in the second half. While Moreira made the same amount of saves as O'Donnell, he more importantly kept a clean sheet which earned him MOTM just ahead of Hollands.


Aug 16th
League 2
Match 2
Exeter City 0-4 Portsmouth
Taylor 14' (Wallace)
Shorey 41'
Rossiter 63' (Storey)
Storey 73' (Barcham)

MotM: Nicky Shorey

A convincing 4-0 victory here against Cabee's men with Liverpool loanee Jordan Rossiter marking his debut with a goal plus a good performance. 33 yeard old, left back Nicky Shorey's 34 yard screamer off a free kick made me proud. Everyone played well and we dominated the ball 63%-37%. Moreira had absolutly nothing to do in goal.

Injury News
Samed Yesil - 9 Days, Bruised Shoulder


Aug 19th
League 2
Match 3
Portsmouth 0-0 Cambridge United

MotM: Will Norris

Bit disappointed with the result. We had all the chances but none would go in. We hit the post, had a shot cleared off the line and had one shot trickle wide in the last few minutes. Taylor also had a very good header on target from a corner. Bolivian right back Rodríguez received his debut tonight.


Aug 23rd
League 2
Match 4
Tranmere Rovers 0-2 Portsmouth
Bigirimana 8' (Storey)
Wallace 76' (Taylor)

MotM: Gael Bigirimana

After the last game we wanted to win this one. And that's what we did. It was a great way to bounce back. Bigirimana scored his first goal for the club and also picked up MOTM for his performance. He was solid in the tackle and great in his passing. Jed Wallace then scored the second after we dominated the game. It was a beautiful chip over the keeper from inside the box. Young Jack Whatmough got his first appearance in the centre of defence.


Aug 16th
J. Paint Trophy
Round 1
Bury 2-1 Portsmouth
Nardiello 17'
Nardiello 24'
Yesil 26' (Hollands)

MotM: Daniel Nardiello

Very tough to take as I wanted to go far in this competition but instead we have been knocked out in the first round. That Nardiello had a terrific game bagging two goals, which were the first two goals scored against us this season. Yesil took his goal well driving it low and hard at Jalal's near post. He nearly equalized late on but his effort went just wide. Him and Bigirimana were our best players by far.


Aug 30th
League 2
Match 5
Portsmouth 1-1 York City
Fletcher 55'
Yesil 81' (Taylor)

MotM: Ryan Taylor

We looked to end the month on a high with a victory against York. That's not how it panned out though as we could only manage a draw. After a goalless first half, in which Jarvis hit the post for York, the second half was much more lively. Fletcher opened the scoring outpacing Chorley before shooting in off the post. Yesil came close to an equalizer heading over, as did Wallace when he cut in from the right. It was the German-Turk that got the goal though after we switched to a 4-4-2 Diamond Wide. He arrived late into the box slotting the ball home into the corner. He had a chance to win it with the last kick of the game when he raced through but he was unable to beat Mooney.

Portsmouth Player of the Month



Ryan Taylor - ST, 63 (+1) Ovr, 26, England

The 6'2" striker netted 3 goals, grabbed 2 assists and earned 2 MOTM awards this month where he led the line superbly. He is great in the air but also quick across the ground which coupled with his strength makes him a great striker to have and a real handful for defenders.

2. André Moriera - 5 Clean Sheets, 3 Goals Conceded
3. Miles Storey - 2 Goals, 2 Assists

Sky Bet League 2 Table
1. Luton Town - 12 Points
2. Portsmouth - 11 Points
3. Oxford United - 10 Points (3)
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4. Northampton - 10 Points (2)
5. Cheltenham Town - 9 Points (3)
6. Shrewsbury - 9 Points (3)
7. Wycombe - 9 Points (3)
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8. Newport County - 9 Points (-1)
9. Bury - 8 Points (3)
10. Southend United - 8 Points (2)
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23. Burton Albion - 1 Point (-5)
24. Exeter City - 1 Point (-8)

Sky Bet League 2 Top Scorers
1. Hoskins (Oxford United) 5
2. Marquis (Cheltenham Town) 4
3. 4 with 3

Portsmouth Top Scorers
1. Taylor 3
2. Storey 2
3. Yesil 2

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August Headlines

Pompey Solid Defence

With 5 clean sheets in 7 games in his first month with the club Keano has really set up the team solidly and the additions of Moreira, Browning and Rodríguez have no doubt helped. These strong foundations have built the format for the attacks that in form players like Ryan Taylor, Miles Storey and Jed Wallace are well able to put away which is pleasing many Pompey fans. One delighted fan said "Keano was a great choice for manager! We'll be back in the Prem in no time!" One slightly more pessimistic fan gave his view on things "So often is the case that when a new manager comes in the team suddenly gets a lift and gets some results. Let's no get carried away here. We need consistency above everything else." Perhaps that's the wise opinion and time will tell whether or not Keano can make sure his side continue to consistently deliver good performances week in, week out. For now though it seems like the appointment has been a well calculated risk.

Pastures Anew?

Several fans were furious to see that 31 year old centre back Ben Chorley had been transfer listed. Many believe that he is one of the top players at the club despite his age and were surprised to see that he had indeed actuality been told he could leave. Perhaps Keano prefers to put his faith in younger legs and viewed Chorley as a dispensable piece that could bring in a bit of cash. Thos in turn could be used to fund moves for younger prospects and even in upgrading the club's youth academy. Other players said to be on the way out, possibly even as soon as the January window are veteran, 37 year old, Republic of Ireland striker David Connelly and 34 year old Slovakian shot stopper Peter Brezovan. Please leave your thoughts on Keano's actions in the comments below.

September Fixtures
2/9 Cheltenham Town (a) (Capital One Cup)
6/9 Luton Town (a)
13/9 Bury (h)
16/9 Southend United (a)
20/9 Mansfield Town (h)
27/9 Northampton (a)

Tough month ahead with 3 of the top 7 and 5 of the top 10 to play. Luckily there is a bit more of a break between each game this month. We will be looking to advance in the cup and get revenge on Bury for knocking us out of the J.Paint Trophy. 12/15 points should be well obtainable.

Hope you enjoyed this month! Please leave any feedback. Thanks for reading!

Overall a pretty good month. It sucks a lot to lose in the first round of the cup, though. At least you have two more cups left. You got off to a good start in the league and you should be able to win it. The transfers look good and I hope that you can sign the loanees next year if they do well.

Deportivo La Coruña
FIFA 15 - Season 2

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Blanquiazules’

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January Transfer Window

Transfers Out

RW, Keko - Loaned to Villarreal CF
LB, Xavier Arangoa - Loaned to Blackburn Rovers
RM, Ricardo Sanchez - Loaned to Yeovil Town
CF, Juan Guerra - Loaned to Burton Albion
RM, Julio Barrios - Loaned to Dagenham
CM, Rafael Ansaldi - Loaned to Luton Town

Transfers In

RB, 78 OVR, Tito, 30 years old - Pre-Contract Agreement from Rayo Vallecano


Tito has been a defensive mainstay at Rayo Vallecano since 2009. He helped them achieve promotion to La Liga in his second season with the club and has since been a key contributor in several seasons avoiding relegation. He is expected to come in and compete with Laure for first choice right away while Romero waits in the wings.

CM, 75 OVR, Raul Meireles, 32 years old - Pre-Contract Agreement from Fenerbahce


Raul Meireles is a recognizable figure if not for anything but his tattoos and beat/mohawk combo. He can also kick the ball around pretty well. He first established himself in Porto before making a move to the Premier League and spending time with both Liverpool and then Chelsea. He most recently joined Fenerbahce. He will be an effective choice in the midfield in either of Deportivo's favored two holding midfielder spots.

CB, 71 OVR, Luis Hernandez, 26 years old - Pre-Contract Agreement from Sporting Gijon


Luis Hernandez was brought up in the Real Madrid youth system, but never made an appearance at the senior level before moving to Sporting Gijon's academy. He made his first senior appearance in 2012 with the club and has since become a rotation player in the defense. He is a versatile right footed defender who can play both inside and outside on the back line.

CB, 67 OVR, Roman Golobart, 23 years old - Pre-Contract Agreement from FC Koln


Roman Golobart was a product of the Espanyol academy before moving to Wigan Athletic after a couple loan spells to other clubs, he joined FC Koln in 2013 but has seen limited first team action. He is a promising young player who has the physical tools to succeed, but needs to develop the rest of his skills to become a first team option. He will be added to Deportivo for depth, but could be a reliable injury option if the opportunity arises.

You're still doing amazingly in the league! Raul Meireles and Tito look like very good signings but the younger guys can be important for your team, as well. Also, you are the real free kick master! You scored about five free kicks a few updates ago! Damn, son.

Sorry for the inactivity guys! I've been quite busy lately and I want to point out that I will NOT be giving up on this save and you can count on me to reply with a new update sooner or later!

Exeter City F.C

FIFA 15 – Season 4
17/18 Season

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The Grecians

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November

Barclays Premier League Match:

Sunderland 1 – Exeter City 1

EXE – Bauer (21’)

Reece Brown gives the ball to Robert Bauer who uses a sudden burst of speed to get into the box. He then smashes the ball into the right corner and past Costel Pantillimon. That’s Bauer’s first for the club!

SUN – Vergini (68’)

Adam Johnson takes a corner from the left and delivers it onto the penalty spot where Santiago Vergini rises above Ryan Inniss to head the ball up and over the keeper and into the top corner.

Our Best Performer: Robert Bauer

Barclays Premier League Match:

QPR 1 – Exeter City 3

EXE – Feudjou (10’)

Appiah gives the ball out to the left wing where Tamás is able to cut inside and whip it in with his weaker right foot. The QPR defence try to play the offside trap but Feudjou times his run perfectly allowing him to volley past Stéphane Ruffier in acres of space.

EXE – PEN (23’)

Appiah uses his pace to easily get past right-back Michael Harriman and sprint down the left wing. He delivers a zipping low ball into the box and Steven Caulker slides through Feudjou to get the ball but he gets none of it and the striker gets hardly any contact on the ball what so ever. The referee points to the spot and Steven Caulker amazingly gets away with only a warning. Benjamin Feudjou steps up for the penalty and smacks the post. Exeter are still only one up!

EXE – Blanc (54’)

Jason Banton uses his speed to get away from a sliding challenge by Yun Suk Young and make his way down the right. He takes it a little too close to the by-line so he has to slide to get it. This pulls the ball back to Maxime Blanc who smashes it with his weaker left foot and he beats the keeper for his first in an Exeter City shirt.

QPR – Austin (74’)

Alejandro Faurlín holds off Ryan Inniss before slotting the ball into Charlie Austin who can then easily curl the ball around the keeper.

EXE – Konate (80’)

Liam Sercombe gives the ball to Konate on the half-way line and he sprints towards the box. He’s tackled by defender, Brice Viera who then passes back to the keeper. The pass is too strong and the touch is too heavy which allows Konate to slide in and poke the ball across the line to seal the three points for Exeter City.

Our Best Performer: Kwabena Appiah

Assistant Manager, Mike Radford:

“The loan deal for Diego Poyet from Wolves has expired and he has returned back to us ready to use in our squad.”

Barclays Premier League Match:

Exeter City 1 – West Brom 0

EXE – Appiah (23’)

Glen Mabil gathers the ball and boots it to the half-way line where Appiah controls it and goes on the counter. He manages to get past the last defender and into the box where he places the ball into the bottom right corner.

Our Best Performer: Glen Mabil (13 Saves and an assist)

Barclays Premier League Match:

Arsenal 1 – Exeter City 1

EXE – Sercombe (64’)

In the first half Appiah hit the post after drifting into the middle from the left. Just before the break Appiah had to be taken off due to an unfortunate injury and Allassani replaces him on the left wing. Liam Sercombe tries to float the ball over the top of the defence for Saiz Alonso but Monreal manages to jump high and get his head on it. Mikel Arteta tries to get the ball but Sercombe nips in front of him and takes the ball into the penalty area where he dummies a shot to fool the veteran, Per Mertesacker, to then neatly finish into the bottom corner.

ARS – Jovetić (66’)

Abou Diaby squares the ball to Stevan Jovetić on the edge of the area. Ryan Inniss should tackle him but Jovetić somehow manages to turn into the penalty area and hit it with the outside of his foot past Glen Mabil to make it a quick equaliser.

EXE –Gomez (RED) (72’)

Aaron Ramsey plays Stevan Jovetić through the defence and Joseph Gomez’s only option it to jump in front of the man to stop him from being through on goal. The two men fall over and the ref gives the defender an unsurprising red card and Arsenal get a very close free-kick. Gomez really did take one for the team there...

Our Best Performer: Liam Sercombe

Dr Peter Riou (Senior Physiotherapist):

“Kwabena Appiah is out for 4 weeks with a Sprained Ankle.” (Will be replaced by Inters Konate)

Capital One Cup Quarter Final Match:

Arsenal 2 – Exeter City 1

ARS – Ramsey (PEN) (17’)

Allassani collides into Giovani dos Santos whilst he’s in the area and the referee gives a penalty. It’s debateable and Allassani gets no card at all. Ramsey blasts the ball down the middle and Glen Mabil dives to the right. Arsenal have the lead.

EXE – Flamini (OG) (21)

Arsenal look a little on the back foot as Reise Allassani bombs down the left wing and he manages to get past Callum Chambers before delivering and amazing ball into the box with his weaker left foot. The ball loops over to the back post where Konate gets a firm head on it but Wojciech Szczęsny makes a great reaction save. The ball rolls out to Saiz Alonso on the edge of the box who stops the ball and then smashes it towards goal. It’s off target until Arsenal captian, Mathieu Flamini jumps in the way of it and gets a minute touch on it to divert it into the top left corner of the net. Saiz Alonso claims it but Flamini has scored an own goal.

ARS – Dos Santos (RED) (45’)

A throw-in goes to Jack Wilshere who passes the ball to the corner of the penalty box. Allassani gets a slight touch on it so it’s a race between Saiz Alonso and Dos Santos. Alonso gets there first and gets a touch on it before being toppled over by a sliding challenge from the striker. Giovani was already on a yellow card for excessively pulling back Liam Sercombe and the ref shows him another yellow and then a red. Arsenal are down to ten men at half time...

ARS – Chamberlain (47’)

Santi Cazola whips the ball in from a corner into the near post where Oxl.-Chamberlain gets in front of Saiz Alonso to head past Glen Mabil at a tight angle and Arsenal are back in front. Poor defending of the set-piece by Exeter...

Our Best Performer: Glen Mabil (11 Saves)

Exeter City’s Player of the Month:

Glen Mabil

Barclays Premier League Table

1. Spurs - 31 points
2. Manchester City - 29 points
3. Liverpool - 29 points
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4. Chelsea - 28 points
5. QPR - 27 points
6. Manchester Utd - 25 points
7. Exeter City - 25 points
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8. Arsenal - 22 points
9. Aston Villa - 22 points
10. Southampton - 20 points

11. Stoke City - 19 points
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12. Newcastle - 18 points
13. Everton - 18 points
14. Watford - 14 points

15. Sunderland - 13 points
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16. West Ham - 12 points
17. Hull City - 10 points
18. Crystal Palace - 8 points

19. Swansea City - 7 points
20. West Brom - 5 points

* Denotes a team that have played an extra game over the rest

Barclays Premier League’s Top Goalscorers

1. QPR – Charlie Austin (10 Goals)

2. Exeter City – Kwabena Appiah (9 Goals)
3. Arsenal – Santi Cazorla (8 Goals)

Youth Academy:

Aaron Davis (United States) 15 years old 65-69 OVR 87-93 POT
- This 5’10 right-footer looks to be an amazing striker. His best attributes are his heading accuracy, shot power, finishing and ball control. This physically strong youth player should be the real deal once he joins the ranks of the senior team.

Evan Davies (United States) 16 years old 59-63 OVR 76-82 POT
- Evan Davies is a left-back who’s left-footed and stands at 6’1. His interceptions and his sliding tackles seem to be what his is most skilled at.

Danny Winnard (United States) 16 years old 49-57 OVR 78-92 POT
- Danny Winnard is a midfielder who’s left-footed and stands at 6’0. He’s looking at being a very well-rounded player but not too much is known about him yet.

* Denotes a new graduate

Press Conference:

Q: Kwabena Appiah is out for four weeks. How much of an impact do you think that will have?

A: Whenever he’s on the pitch, he’s always threatening to score and I can’t remember the last time that he had a bad game. This is why we will miss him but I have the upmost confidence in my other strikers who also are prolific goalscorers.

Q: Once again, Arsenal have knocked you out the cup. Would you have done anything different, looking back on it now?

A: Arsenal are an amazing team! They’re consistent and they have many world class players that can capitalise on any mistake.

Manager’s Thoughts:

I’m a little disappointed in being knocked out of the cup but we didn’t bring our A-game and we were beat fair and square, even if it was against ten men. We could have played better in that game and that’s why I’m disappointed.

I’m very happy with seventh in the league and I hope that we can stay there and continue to prove ourselves up against the greats. Hopefully the loss of Kwabena Appiah will not affect us too much, with Konate stepping up in his absence.

December isn’t looking too bad but the game that I’ll have to prepare for is against Liverpool who will be hard to break down.

December’s Games:

Everton (H)

Aston Villa (H)

Stoke City (A)

Liverpool (A)

Watford (H)

Stoke (H)

* Denotes a cup game

Career Record (W: D :L): 131-31-20

Thanks for reading! Any feedback or suggestions will be appreciated!

I was starting to wonder what happened to you. Good to see you back here! You're still doing a great job with Exeter and I'm still wondering how you're doing that. Arsenal is a very good team and it isn't shameful to lose to them. Hopefully you can deal with Appiah's injury.

MAKING THEM DREAM
SEASON 1
PS4
LEGENDARY

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League Cup Final

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Chelsea 2-3 Liverpool
Cuadrado 5
Balotelli 8
Ramires 41
Balotelli 59
Balotelli 82
Cuadrado opened the scoring early on, capitalising on Moreno's poor backpass to flick over Mignolet. Balotelli equalised soon after, cutting inside to beat Terry before smashing it powerfully into the top corner. Mignolet was forced into an excellent save to deny Cuadrado before Ramires headed in from Hazard's well placed cross. Balo equalised once again, this time heading in with a wonderful looping finish into the top, near corner from Clyne's excellent half-volley cross. The winner came late on, Balo heading in at the far post unmarked, from Sterling's cross to complete a cup final hat-trick and win the game.

Match 26

Liverpool 2-1 Burnley
Lambert 16
Jones 63
Gray 82

Match 27

Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City
Coutinho 45
Bony 56
Bony missed the first opportunity of the game, turning the defender and slotting just wide of the post, but it was a bright start for the league leaders. Caballero was forced into action to deny Kane and then to make an incredible save to deny Skrtel from the corner that followed. Coutinho gave us the lead on the stroke of half time, running onto the ball through by Sturridge and taking it round the keeper to slot home. Unfortunately, Bony equalised, running down the byline before smashing in near post. Mignolet should have saved it. Caballero made an incredible save to keep the team top of the league in the last minute, denying Coutinho and thunderous goal.

Match 28

Southampton 0-2 Liverpool
Lambert 40 (PEN)
Allen 67
Long missed the first chance of the game, putting a wonderful chance wide after intercepting Toure's awful pass. Davis made an excellent save to deny Lambert a goal against his former club. However, Lambert got the goal in front of his former adoring fans, chipping his penalty down the middle after our former player Glen Johnson tripped Gray. Good job Glen, first positive contribution you've ever made for Liverpool. Allen made it 2-0 in an uneventful second half, caressing the ball into the corner after Kane's through ball.

FA Cup Quarter Final

Liverpool 1-0 Leicester
Gerrard 79 (PEN)

Champions League Last 16 Leg 2

Liverpool 4-1 Zenit (5-2 agg)
Balotelli 12
Sturridge 22
Sturridge 51
Criscito 77
Balotelli 88
I lost my notes on this match so I'll try to see what I remember. I know Balo scored a penalty and Sturridge got the second with a far post header and Criscito's goal was a thunderous volley into the top corner. Sorry for the lack of detail.

Match 29

Swansea 1-2 Liverpool
Lambert 47
Sigurdson 65
Ibe 67
The first good chance of the game came on the stroke of half time when Ibe sliced the ball with his left and it went inches wide. However, right after half time Gray stormed forward. He cut back for Lambert who took a touch and let fly from 20 yards, finding the top corner with an absolute thunderbolt. Oliveira came close for Swansea, hitting the bar with a header before Sigurdson fired into the top corner from a dubious free kick. Ibe clearly wasn't happy with the decision and stormed right from kick off and fired in at the near post with a powerful effort. The Swans almost salvaged a draw but Mignolet made an incredible save to deny Dyer's thunderous effort.

League Table

1. Liverpool 68
2. Manchester City 68
3. Arsenal 55
4. Spurs 49
5. Chelsea 47
6. Manchester United 45
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18. Burnley 26
19. Hull 25
20. Leicester 21

Big Games Next Month

The Champions League Quarter Finals vs Chelsea
The 1st vs 3rd Game vs Arsenal
The Delayed North-West Derby vs Manchester United
Potentially, The Champions League Semi Finals vs TBA

Congratulations on winning the league cup! Chelsea are usully hard to beat in careers. You did very well in the league, too. Now that you are first in the league do not let the title slip (sorry, I had to do it). It's also good to see tha Balo is scoring a lot for you. Good luck against Chelsea in the Champions League!

West Ham United - Episode #69: Clearing Out Dead Wood

In this episode, we get season 3 under way with a flurry of transfer activity, while getting our youth players some experience as we have a trio of preseason friendlies.

Noooo, Brooks and Leno did not do that! I'm very disappointed in both of them. Why would Brooks stay at Juve as a bench warmer when he could be a starter for you in a similar country to his home nation? Hopefully you manage to persuade him and Leno.

The Club

I'm really looking forward to this career! Espanyol have some good players in their team but they need improvements. Hopefully this will become the next big career that you have done. Also, nice job with the interesting beginning to the post.

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Road to Glory
Season 1
Leeds United

Post 2 - First steps to glory (August 2014)

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Games

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First game of the month, like I said, was a Capital One Cup game against Cardiff. I was in the starting lineup, no idea how. I figured that with so little playing time in the pre-season, I won't get any minutes, but apperantly, the coach has faith in me.

So, as you can see from the picture, we took the lead early, as my pass through the defenders legs went to Austin, who smashed it in. An absolute beauty. We were not ahead for long, as Maynard tied it up with a pretty similar strike from outside the box.

The game was pretty stale and went on to extra time. I got subbed off in 101' minute, and to my surprise, as I simmed the game, we had actually lost the game 4-1. I have no idea how things went that bad, but they did. Out of the cup so early.

Second game against Blackburn, and I was back in it. This game was actually intense. Blackburn was pressuring us for the first twenty minutes, and I felt like we were going to concide soon. Yet then, we somehow got on a counter and got the ball to create our own moves. We didn't score instantly, as we had a few corners and a few good chances.

Yet then, as Antenucci fired it to goal, it was first saved by the keeper, yet I was the first to the rebound and I put it in! A really ugly goal, as my shot even bounced off the defender, yet I will take any goal to boost my ratings.

I did get subbed off with 30 minutes to play, yet the game finished 1-0.

Our next game was against Fulham, and your boy was still in the starting lineup. This game, I don't know how, and I don't know why, but we were all over them. Fulham looked bad on the ball, so our movements were creating chances.

And there I was again, a good pass, I got past the defender, dropped him in the box and slammed it into the bottom corner. I wasn't done there. Second half, we earned a free-kick. I haven't been winning headers to be fair, yet this time, I lept like a salmon and put in my second.

I got to play to the final minutes of the game and it ended 2-0, absolutely fantastic start for me and Leeds.

Last game of the month against Derby County. This game was the hardest, as we got lucky a few times. Bent missed a penalty and his initial goal got called offside, so somehow, the football gods were favoring us today.

Then, about 85' minutes played, some good passing play had me in the box. I turned around and passed it to Kulovits, a new transfer of ours, who then proceeded to put it right in the bottom corner. Another victory, it came very late, yet it was still a good win.

Goals

So, a pretty good month, and we took a few steps towards our goals. As you guys suggested, I added a few here (yes, even yours Chico). If you can name any more, then suggest em, but this time, let them be really unique. Otherwise we are just pileing up on these.

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Season Goals:

Manager

Keep an average league match rating of 6.6 or better.
Create 17 goals whether I am setting them up or popping them in myself.
Maintain a pass completion rate of 76% or better.
Create over 53 scoring chances.

My Own

Be a part of the League Team of the season.
Get promoted with Leeds.
Be top 10 in the league in assists.

Career Goals:

Score 5 goals in a season.
Score 10 goals in a season.
Score 15 goals in a season.
Score 20 goals in a season.
Score 25 goals in a season.
Score 30 goals in a season.
Assist 5 goals in a season.
Assist 10 goals in a season.
Assist 15 goals in a season.
Assist 20 goals in a season.
Assist 25 goals in a season.
Assist 30 goals in a season.
Be the Player of the year.
Win a league title.
Win a cup.
Play in the Champions League final.
Play in the Europa League final.
Play in the World Cup final.
Play in the European Championship final.
Play in the national team.
Win the Champions League.
Win the Europa League.
Win the World Cup.
Win the European Championship.
Make 5 appearances for the national team.
Make 10 appearances for the national team.
Make 25 appearances for the national team.
Make 50 appearances for the national team.
Make 75 appearances for the national team.
Make 100 appearances for the national team.
Score 5 goals for your national team.
Score 10 goals for your national team.
Score 20 goals for your national team.
Score 50 goals for your national team.
Assist 5 goals for your national team.
Assist 10 goals for your national team.
Assist 15 goals for your national team.
Assist 20 goals for your national team.
Assist 25 goals for your national team.
Assist 30 goals for your national team.
Score for the national team.
Score a hat-trick.
Score a perfect hat-trick (Left leg, Right leg, Header)
Score a free-kick.
Score a game winner.
Score a scissors kick.
Score 4 goals in a game.
Score 5 goals in a game.
Win the double.
Win the treble.
Have a wacky hair style.

Customizing the player

So, Keano was right! We actually won 3 games this month, therefore, you have the chance to actually change something!

List is down below!

Now, new question: new month has us playing against Reading, Brentford, Huddersfield, Watford and Blackpool. How many assists will I get?

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Kit Name
Kit Number
Hair
Eyes
Complexion
Brows
Ears
Nose
Cheeks
Mouth
Jaw
Chin
Boots
Kit Fit
Waist
Gloves
Sock Height
Free Kick Style
Penalty Kick Style
Default Running Celebration
Signature Finishing Moves

Summary

Second month and it went pretty well, to be fair. Hopefully we can carry on in this form and complete one of our first goals next month!

I hope you enjoyed the post, take care!

Damn, so close. At least you had a good month excluding Cardiff match. I'm liking this career alot, just like the old one. I'll say that you/Cruzerr will get two assists in those games.

[JAGGER6223]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

Previous Updates

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Introduction - Pg 986
Pre Season - Pg 995
Transfer Window/August - Pg 1005
September Update - Pg 1010
October Update - Pg 1017
November Update - Pg 1029
December Update - Pg 1039

Birmingham City

January/Transfer Window Update
(this update will be very long)



Championship - Griffin Park, 3/1/15
Brentford 0-3 Birmingham City
(Davis 45+3', Donaldson 63' 90+5')

We played a weaker team due to the fixture list and our priority on other games. However, this didn't effect us with us being the better team and being rewarded after Davis, an unknown goalscorer had a one two with Donaldson to place it past the keeper. Donaldson doubled our lead in the second half after he stopped at the corner of the box and blasted it to the far side netting. We put the icing on the cake when Donaldson won a free kick near the corner flag. Cotterill crossed it in to find a leaping header from Donaldson into the net.

Gaspar: Really enjoyed the result, the team played great and we strongly deserved the 3 points. The players played don't normally get games and it was nice to see that they played their heart out in order to get more game time. We can be a very strong team in the latter stages of the season if we have a "second team" that can perform like that.



Championship - St Andrew's, 6/1/15
Birmigham City 4-2 Watford
(Hancox 20', Thomas (PEN) 61' 78' 90')
(Spector (OG) 45', Vydra 70')

An end to end game, we gained the lead when Hancox was found near the side of the box after pushing up from starting the original play to smash it past Bond the Watford keeper. Watford would come into the changerooms on even playing ground when a cross hit Spector's chest and bounced in. We won our first penalty of the season when Hancox was pulled down in the box. Thomas smashed it past Bond. 9 minutes later a cross found the head of Vydra who headed it near post to level the game again. Thomas was found free and onside as a through ball was passed in to give us the lead again. And as Watford had everyone forward, Rantie passed the ball across the box for the easy tap in to give him the hattrick and us the win.

Gaspar: Another great win, we struggled with the crosses but besides that we played well. Happy for the home fans to see a win, we haven't won many at home mainly drawn, so thats nice.



FA Cup - London Road Stadium, 10/1/15
Peterbrough 0-3 Birmingham City
(Smith (OG) 52', Donaldson 90+2, Green 90+5)

Playing my second team, the game started very boring with both teams struggling to get into their attacking third's until half time. We came out attacking and scored 7 minutes in after a own goal to Smith in a simular way to how Spector scored his, from a cross and deflecting off Smith head. We held the lead until the end when Donaldson tapped in the ball after a pass across the box by Caddis. Green stole the ball off the defender and ran to make the game beyond reach.

Gaspar: First half was frustrating not creating many chances, we still didn't create many until the end but we knew we were in control. And that shows me that my players have faith in their own defending, which is great to know as a manager.




West Midlands Derby looms as Birmingham and West Brom fight for a Capital One Cup place.
Birmingham Mail, 13/1/15


It has been almost 4 years since these two rivals have played each other but tomorrow night Birmingham will host West Brom. Birmingham have had a surprising season currently 8th with their new young manager in Jake Gaspar and are playing some very attacking football scoring the most goals in the league so far. West Brom who are not doing so well are sitting dead last in the Premier League with Alan Irivne on his last steps as a first time manager, with this cup run being his only life line.

In the Press Conference yesterday. Gaspar wanted this game to mean everything to the players and to play for the fans, who have gone through a lot of hardship over these four years.

Gaspar refused to comment on the owners of the club and that they are trying to sell the club after the board have been under a lot of investegation over money problems outside football. It is also rumoured that little money was given to Gaspar for this window, but Gaspar didn't comment on that either.



Capital One Cup Semi Final 1st Leg - St Andrew's, 14/1/15
Birmingham City 1-2 West Brom
(Thomas 21')
(Mulumbu 6', Sessegnon 79')

We started the worst way possible when Mulumbu found a hole in the defence as the ball went to him for him to score from 3 yards. We then attacked and found ourselves back in the game when Thomas found himself free in front of Foster who originally saved the shot but the ball bounced back to Thomas as he placed it into the net. We defended and defended very well but were opened up and Sessegnon scored a great unbalanced goal to win the first leg.

Gaspar:Disappointed on the result I thought we deserved the draw, but a team like West Brom can punish mistakes and that's what happened tonight. Told the boys to keep their heads up and focus on the next games which are really important.



Championship - The Den, 17/1/15
Millwall 1-2 Birmingham City
(Trotta 88')
(Packwood 37', Gray 59')

A corner whipped in from Reilly found the head of 6'3 Packwood who powered it into the far corner. The game was dull for the most part until Reilly played a great one two with Gray who finessed it home. Trotta scored a header on the back post but it counted for just goal differences as we held on.

Gaspar: Gutsy performance, we struggled I thought, but the team showed great character to scrape the result. Especially after the West Brom result.



Two will Join Birmingham at Season End
www.bcfc.com
20th of January 2015

Today the club will like to announce the signings of two players who will join the blues at the end of the season on a free transfer. We would like to announce the signing of Peterborough Centre Back, Michael Bostwick and Valenciennes Defensive Midfielder, Pape Abdou Camara. Bostwick has played for Peterborough since 2012 whilst Camara has also been at his current club since 2012 but has not played much for them.

The Birmingham City are delighted to have signed these two players and look foward to seeing them in Blue.

#GoBlues.



Michael Bostwick



Pape Camara



Championship - St Andrew's, 24/1/15
Birmingham City 1-1 Ipswich Town
(Rantie 90+5)
(McGoldrick 23')

Ipswich started brightly and showed it as they hit the lead when a ball was headed down to McGoldrick who was 12 yards, right in front of the goal to place it past Randolph. Ipswich played extremely well as we could not get past their defensive line. Until Rantie used his pace to slide behind their tiring defence and score with the last kick of the game.

Gaspar: We didn't play well. We deserved that goal against us and the way Ipswich defended was brilliant. However, the boys showed great determination and we got a result from fighting to the end.



"So it comes to this... Birmingham need 2 goals to go through or are out due to away goals rule. Away to a Premier League club, it's a huge challenge."
- Alan Smith

Capital One Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg - The Hawthorns, 28/1/15
West Brom 0-

Spoiler

1 Birmingham City

Spoiler

(Rantie 82')
2-2 on Aggregate
West Brom win on Away Goals and Play Tottenham in the Final.



We went out attacking and almost cost us in the first half with near heart attacks when Ideye was found free multiple times in the box, but couldn't convert. Second half was us attacking a strongly held Baggies defence and we finally broke the deadlock in the 82nd minute with Rantie powering one into the far corner. Two minutes later he was in the same position but a brilliant save from Foster won them the tie.

Gaspar: I'm gutted and proud, it's hard to swallow being so close but it's a grand achievement to make it into the final four of the League Cup. All the team should have their heads up. We will regroup and focus on the FA Cup tie against Sunderland, which will be challenging due to it being two days away. But this was a challenge and, well I think we did really well. Thank you to the Blue fans turning up and supporting us we won't let you down against Sunderland. Show up and be proud. We are the real Birmingham team in the shadows of Aston Villa, but take my word this will change.

FA Cup - St Andrew's, 31/1/15
Birmingham City 4-2 Sunderland
(Rantie 7' 45', Donaldson 23', Cotterill 86')
(Johnson 19' 42')

Playing a rotated side from a quick turnaround in games, we came out firing and scored inside 10 minutes when Donaldson played an inch perfect ball too Rantie who placed it under the keeper. A cross from Réveillère found the head of Fletcher who headed it down to Johnson to half volley it from a yard out to level the game. A long shot from Spector was parried by Pantilimon to Donaldson who on the touchline scored with the Sunderland keeper being off his line. Johnson again scored when a shot from Fletcher was parried to a free Johnson who just smashed it in. 10 seconds before the start of injury time Rantie cut in from the wing and finess it past the 6'7 keeper to give us the lead going into half time. Our defence was extremely strong as Sunderland struggled, bringing on strikers. As all of them were pushed up Cotterill was free as he out powered O'Shea and placed it into the net booking our place into the last 16 in front of a full St Andrew's

Gaspar: This win is dedicated to the fans and nobody else. Thankyou. We thought you were a 12th man and I hope we see you all down for the rest of the season.



Deadline Day

• Mark Duffy has left the club and joined Leeds for 375k.
• Denny Johnstone has joined Bradford City on loan for the rest of the season.
• Olly Lee will join Brentford on a free at the end of the season.

We also invested in a scout who will be in England.

Player of the Month
Tokelo Rantie




Rantie didn't have the most goals or assist this month but his goals he scored had more meaning. He firstly scored the last minute equaliser too get a point against Ipswich. He then scored the only goal at the Hawthorns and was probably our best player. Then single handlely humiliated Sunderland's defence with his pace. We rejected a 7 million offer for him this window and you can see why.



January Votes

*Vote System will be given to our top three players each month. The best player will receive 3 votes, second best 2 votes and third best 1 vote. Player with the most vote at the end of the season will win the Birmingham City Player of the Year NOTE: Players on loan can't win it as well as players who leave the club throughout the season.

3 VOTES: Tokelo Rantie
2 VOTES: Clayton Donldson
1 VOTE: Callum Reilly


Squad
(In order of number, Name, Rating from first of February, Age. *On Loan)

1. Darren Randolph, GK, 71, 27yo. (Vice Captain. Captain's if Robinson isn't playing)
2. Neal Eardley, RB, 68+2, 26yo.
3. Jonathan Grounds, LB, 64+1, 26yo.
4. Paul Robinson, CB, 65-1, 36yo. (Club Captain. Only captains games he plays)
5. Gavin Gunning, CB, 64+2, 24yo.
6. David Edgar, CB, 66, 27yo.
8. Stephen Gleeson, CM, 65, 26yo.
9. Clayton Donaldson, ST, 67+1, 30yo.
10. Wes Thomas, ST, 67+1, 28yo.
11. David Cotterill, RM, 70+2, 27yo.
12. Lee Novak, LM, 68+2, 26yo.
14. Will Packwood, CB, 66+3, 21yo.
15. *Grant Hall, CB, 65+2, 23yo. (from Tottenham)
16. **Denny Johnstone, ST, 60+3, 20yo. (On loan at Bradford City)
17. Callum Reilly, CM, 66+3, 21yo.
18. Mitch Hancox, LB, 64+2, 21yo.
19. Tokelo Rantie, ST, 68+2, 24yo.
20. Olly Lee, CM, 62+2, 23yo. (Joining Brentford at End of Season)
21. Colin Doyle, GK, 66, 29yo.
22. Andrew Shinnie, CAM, 67+2, 25yo.
23. Jonathon Spector, RB, 67, 29yo.
24. Massimo Luongo, CM, 65+1, 22yo.
25. Matt Green, ST, 63, 28yo.
26. David Davis, CM, 65+2, 23yo.
28. Koby Arthur, CAM, 62+2, 19yo.
29. Reece Brown, CM, 61+3, 18yo.
31. Paul Caddis, RB, 67+2, 26yo.
33. Demarai Gray, LW, 65+2, 18yo.
35. Liam Truslove, CM, 56+2, 19yo.
37. Amari'i Bell, LWB, 59, 20yo.
39. Connal Trueman, GK, 56, 19yo.

Press Conference
Febuary 1st 2015


Q: How do you rate this month from a scale of 10?

Gaspar: 9. We lost one game and drew one game in a month with 8 games. I heard that's pretty good. However, that's why its a nine and not top marks.

Q: What did you think of January?

Gaspar: The boys had a massive challange going into this month with it being a make or break month, all players who played, played with passion and determination to win. We missed out on the cup final and that can sour a month, which it did, but gave the team more motivation. I can say I'm extremely proud.

Q: You focused this month on the fans. Why?

Gaspar: Birmingham is a football city and they regard their footy highly. These fans have seen this team fall a lot and have gone through hard times. With the fixtures we had ,I wanted to show the fans that like you we are fighters and want to win for you.

Q: You signed two players that will come in next season, Who are they and what will they bring?

Gaspar: Bostwick is a traditional CB that can play in midfield, he is tall and strong and will fit in the backline real well. I always want a DM that is extremely strong, and whilst Jon (Spector) is doing very well this season I feel we need that strength and height in midfield and thats what Camara brings.

Q: No signings that involve fee's? Is this because the owners are selling the club and don't want to invest into it, These owners have been a massive disruption to the club with the fans not agreeing with them. Was this an issue?

Gaspar: Well I would of loved more money to spend, but that's like all managers. We were scouting players but not for this window. I think the team is great how it is now for the rest of the season. I do understand the owners problems, but they have been fully supporting towards me. My job is too manage a team and win games. Not deal with the front office and board issues. What happens happens.

Gaspar: thankyou for coming



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Thanks for reading, Feedback appriciated.

Sorry I haven't posted in a week had a few personal issues to deal with.

With post the team tactics and line up and whats actually occuring instead of a storyline either Sunday or Monday followed by the Febuary and March updates.

Changed manager's thoughts to the press conference to make it more realistic and wil probably stick to that.

Thanks.

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Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

I have to see how things go, but I might be posting video updates for FIFA 16.

[texasbum06]

Re: How's Your FIFA Career Mode Going?

A real shame to get knocked out of the cup but you did push Real all the way! Good to see De Tomas score against his old club. Good results in the league. De Tomas and Barral are really good together up front! Great job getting up to 2nd. Do you think it's possible to catch Real? I see quite a few Youth Players were promoted, what were their positions and overalls?

Now, Transfers: Nice 2 experienced bosman signings in Tito for the back and Meireles for the midfield. He could possibly be for you like Pirlo is for Juventus? 2 young CBs on bosmans too which is good. I take it you didn't have a lot of money to spend?

Youth players:
Diego Rodriguez, CM (17 yrs old) - 57 OVR
Jose Enrique, LM (16 yrs old) - 52 OVR
Jore Asenjo, CDM (17 yrs old) - 54 OVR
Pedro Reyes, RM (16 yrs old) - 60 OVR Showing great potential
Bruno Carmona, RM (16 yrs old) - 72 OVR Exciting Prospect

I can't see if the other guys have any potential statuses until they get to 60 OVR.

As for transfers, I actually have a pretty big budget right now, but I didn't make any purchases for this season for two reasons. The first being how well the team is playing as a whole right now, and the second being that I am forcing myself to have to make a profit in transfer windows. So since I didn't sell anyone I couldn't bring anyone in outside of the Bosman signings which are free.

You're still doing amazingly in the league! Raul Meireles and Tito look like very good signings but the younger guys can be important for your team, as well. Also, you are the real free kick master! You scored about five free kicks a few updates ago! Damn, son.

I get excited every time I have a free kick chance! It's all about finding the right players and then getting the technique down. Trust me, I still hit the wall, or sky it over the crossbar plenty of times. But I like having the feeling that when I draw that foul there's a good chance to get a goal. I had to put in a lot of work in the practice arena in FIFA 14 to get it down though lol.