Re: Football Manager 2010 : Sat Jan 09, 2010 3:02 pm  

I ended up winning the treble in my first season. I beat Juventus 1-0 (Gerrard penalty) in the Europa cup final and beat Villa 2-0 (Torres x 2) in the FA Cup Final. The board gave me £37.5m for the new season.

I sold Cavileri (GK) for £4m and that boosted my funds to £39m. I'm trying to sell Voronin but he won't go to West Ham, because they're offering him a crap salary. I've signed Riquelme on a free transfer and I've also added Lee Catermole and Joe Hart along with a young Belgium defender who is higly rated (15 year old). I decided to bring in a couple of young English players to boost the 'home trained' option and I'm also relying on youth rather than signings. I've still got about £20m to spend should I need it, but I don't intend to use it unless I need to in January. I'm happy with my squad, I've got options all over the place and I've got a few youngsters like Spearing, Kelly and Darby in reserve. If I was to sign a new player it'd probably be a defender, but my squad is good, certainly stronger than last season where I won the treble.

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Sat Jan 09, 2010 6:35 pm  

Get the youths young enough and they'll become home trained for you, even if they're from Serbia or somewhere.

Had Kyriakos Papadopoulos as a home grown Everton player on my last game, was sweet.


My York squad has a phenomenal attacking force, somehow enticed Marlon Harewood & Victor Anichebe to move there, and got some monsterous french lad on a free as well. Knocking them in for fun in League 2.

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Sat Jan 09, 2010 6:49 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

And as mentioned, those people hoovering up the talent as Man City? If you don't support City, what other excuse is there to use them bar getting to know the game with it's easiest possible challenge? It reminds me of when I was a kid and I'd spend days editing Championship Manager to make Everton brilliant, then stop playing it the day after because it was boring.

As you say, it's getting to know the game. Having a side like Man City means you can buy the top players, try different formations but also spend loads on young players. Then, with the youngsters signed, you can see how best to develop them, which youngsters develop well and so on, so in future games, you're prepared. I very rarely do one as Liverpool because I find playing in England boring. Usually, I do a Valencia season and spend the best part of 20 years playing with them, can't really explain why, just a favourite club, like.


Anyway, how unstoppable is Adebayor?! I play him on his own, with Tevez, with Lopez, with Jovetic, with Albin, whoever he plays with, whatever the formation, Adebayor dominates anyone and everyone.

Lisandro is a quality player, too, thought I'd ease him in, see what's his best role, formation etc.. Scored 9 in 4 in Europe whilst he's going at a goal a game in the league.

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Sat Jan 09, 2010 10:37 pm  

Robbie Rotten wrote:

Oli! Is that some kind of sick joke?!

It isn't, I needed a decent striker to partner Torres, and he was about 4/5th choice because the rest of them wanted too much money.

Granted, £12m is too much for him, but he started well, 4 goals in 6 in the premiership

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Sat Jan 09, 2010 10:55 pm  

oli30045 wrote:

It isn't, I needed a decent striker to partner Torres, and he was about 4/5th choice because the rest of them wanted too much money.

Granted, £12m is too much for him, but he started well, 4 goals in 6 in the premiership

You need new scouts!

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Sun Jan 10, 2010 12:36 am  

I am on the latest version and in a season and a half where I've been at the top of the league I can't ever remember seeing a one on one go in. There are more than enough of them, say four per game and I've not seen any do anything bar bounce back off the keepers. Is this a common problem or something related to my tactics/players? They all seem to run perfectly straight on at the keeper and kick it off their legs.

The success of long shots also seems ridiculously high. David Prutton (Long shots score of 11) has 14 goals for me in League 1, pretty much all from distance. Lee Carsley and David Obua are also slapping them in left, right and centre from distance. I'd say my average game consisted of going into the lead with a 30 yarder, going 2-0 up with a decent move then being instantly pegged back by a goal from a corner (Typically on half time), then me going to 3 or 4 with long range efforts. It's not even set as a tactic for the players or as a shout. They are all set at 'sometimes'.

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Sun Jan 10, 2010 11:55 am  

Into the early stages of the season with Fleetwood and currently yo-yoing anywhere between 1st and 6th. Only lost once (Droylsden away) and 100% at home. The problem is that I can't seen to get any result other than a 1-1 draw away from home.

One of my forwards (a loanee from Tranmere) has been out with injury so I'm sort of putting it down to failing to take chances for the time being. Not sure why my defence (who are rock solid at home), seem to get caught out so much on the road so much though.

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Sun Jan 10, 2010 2:06 pm  

Mysteriously my City game had vanished off the face of the earth, so I started again and have signed the same players all over again, so my 2009/10 squad is :

1. Given
12. Taylor

2. Richards
3. Chiellini
4. Onouha
5. Mexes
11. Srna
16. Sylvinho
19. Lescott
28. Toure

6. Fabregas
7. Ireland
8. Wright-Phillips
10. Robinho
18. Barry
33. Kompany
34. de Jong

9. Dzeko
14. Santa Cruz
25. Adebayor
32. Tevez

Can't get van der Vaart at the moment but I'll sign him when he is transfer listed. Annoyed about my old game as I was breaking into the top 4.

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Sun Jan 10, 2010 3:43 pm  

How much was Fabregas? Arsenal wanted £54m for him off me, I decided to get Lee Cattermole for £5m and Michael Johnson, he's class.

Just about to sign Zhirkov from Chelsea as competition at left back with Criscito, think I'll then sell Lescott who is pretty average IMO.

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Sun Jan 10, 2010 3:59 pm  

I got him for £55m over 4 years.