Re: ***The Official Football Manager Thread***
Started a career save after finally getting FM14. Hired by Crystal Palace near the end of November as they sat 14th in the league. Managed to play some good football and finished 11th (got as high as 8th at some points), including wins @ Spurs (2-0 in my first match) and @ City (3-2, but we almost gave it back). Key player for us was Marouane Chamakh (nightmares from the FM12 Online Save), who knocked in 18 goals which was 4th in the Prem. My fullbacks Jonathan Parr and Jack Hunt also played well and help the defense improve slightly from the time I got there til the end of the season. Next year's goal is to begin preparing the team for a Europa spot in 15-16, adding some depth and finish in the top half.
As far as the league, Man U won it running away and are currently working on a treble (still have the FA and CL Finals against Spurs and Bayern). Chelsea, Spurs and Southampton (!) round out the CL teams, while Liverpool bounced back after a rough start (and a sacking for Rodgers to hire Guus Hiddink) finish and win the COC. Everton finished 6th and get one of the other Europa spots, while City finished 7th and gets the other one (they're in the EL final). Arsenal finished 8th and the media was wondering if Wenger would get an extension, so it should be fun to see how that plays out.
Hull, Villa, and Fulham are the two teams going down while Nottingham Forrest, Leicester, and one of Blackburn/Wigan/Middlesbrough/Reading are coming up.
EDIT: Spurs won the FA Cup 2-1 after both teams scored in the final 3 mins, and then Adebayor hit the winner in the 117th minute. Man U followed that up by losing a week later 1-0 to Bayern in Lisbon. Wigan meanwhile, is the 3rd team that will be promoted.
Started a career save after finally getting FM14. Hired by Crystal Palace near the end of November as they sat 14th in the league. Managed to play some good football and finished 11th (got as high as 8th at some points), including wins @ Spurs (2-0 in my first match) and @ City (3-2, but we almost gave it back). Key player for us was Marouane Chamakh (nightmares from the FM12 Online Save), who knocked in 18 goals which was 4th in the Prem. My fullbacks Jonathan Parr and Jack Hunt also played well and help the defense improve slightly from the time I got there til the end of the season. Next year's goal is to begin preparing the team for a Europa spot in 15-16, adding some depth and finish in the top half.
As far as the league, Man U won it running away and are currently working on a treble (still have the FA and CL Finals against Spurs and Bayern). Chelsea, Spurs and Southampton (!) round out the CL teams, while Liverpool bounced back after a rough start (and a sacking for Rodgers to hire Guus Hiddink) finish and win the COC. Everton finished 6th and get one of the other Europa spots, while City finished 7th and gets the other one (they're in the EL final). Arsenal finished 8th and the media was wondering if Wenger would get an extension, so it should be fun to see how that plays out.
Hull, Villa, and Fulham are the two teams going down while Nottingham Forrest, Leicester, and one of Blackburn/Wigan/Middlesbrough/Reading are coming up.
EDIT: Spurs won the FA Cup 2-1 after both teams scored in the final 3 mins, and then Adebayor hit the winner in the 117th minute. Man U followed that up by losing a week later 1-0 to Bayern in Lisbon. Wigan meanwhile, is the 3rd team that will be promoted.
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