Re: Football Manager 2010 : Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:06 pm  

Love a network game me.

3 of us playing, lowest place finisher in prem buys 1st round of shots on holiday

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:16 pm  

Conroy wrote: I could do with a left back as I had to sell Figueroa and only have Edman who is getting on a bit and N'Zogbia who i'd rather play at LM. Anybody know any decent young left backs for around the £4m mark that would sign for Wigan? There's a player on my game, he just came second in the world defender of the year award, despite playing for Zaragoza. He's not got great stats, but he must be doing something right, have a look: http://i49.tinypic.com/jfartg.jpg Ivan Obradovic he's called.

Conroy wrote: I could do with a left back as I had to sell Figueroa and only have Edman who is getting on a bit and N'Zogbia who i'd rather play at LM. Anybody know any decent young left backs for around the £4m mark that would sign for Wigan? There's a player on my game, he just came second in the world defender of the year award, despite playing for Zaragoza. He's not got great stats, but he must be doing something right, have a look: http://i49.tinypic.com/jfartg.jpg Ivan Obradovic he's called.

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:18 pm  

saint billy wrote:

Lost the community shield to Chelsea on penalties, in a very even game. Beat Portsmouth 1-0 in the opening league game of the season.

Maybe it's just me, but does anybody else feel that the game has a habit of going to ET/Pens whenever it's available?

I've played two champions league finals, two FA cup finals and two league cup finals, all but one of them went to extra time. I've played two community shields, both went to penalties and the world club challenge game went to penalties as well. I don't draw a lot of games and scoring is never a problem, but I've had two goal leads in games that have been lost in the final 10 minutes. Maybe it's just coincidence, who knows?

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Thu Jan 21, 2010 7:57 am  

Robbie Rotten wrote:

Maybe it's just me, but does anybody else feel that the game has a habit of going to ET/Pens whenever it's available?

I've played two champions league finals, two FA cup finals and two league cup finals, all but one of them went to extra time. I've played two community shields, both went to penalties and the world club challenge game went to penalties as well. I don't draw a lot of games and scoring is never a problem, but I've had two goal leads in games that have been lost in the final 10 minutes. Maybe it's just coincidence, who knows?

Not really. The finals I've been to have all been won in normal time. Even the one's I've not played in have rarely gone the ET route

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:52 am  

Robbie Rotten wrote:

Maybe it's just me, but does anybody else feel that the game has a habit of going to ET/Pens whenever it's available?

I've played two champions league finals, two FA cup finals and two league cup finals, all but one of them went to extra time. I've played two community shields, both went to penalties and the world club challenge game went to penalties as well. I don't draw a lot of games and scoring is never a problem, but I've had two goal leads in games that have been lost in the final 10 minutes. Maybe it's just coincidence, who knows?

It must be your 'park the bus' tactics I've only had one penalty shootout in my four seasons on the game.

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:55 am  

Saddened! wrote:

It must be your 'park the bus' tactics I've only had one penalty shootout in my four seasons on the game.

Surprisingly, the only final that didn't go to pens was a league cup final against Everton which I won 6-0

I don't actually have park the bus tactics, 4-4-2, no holding midfielders, my wingers play in the AML and AMR positions, full backs play as attacking wing backs, very fluid, attacking mentality. Seems to destroy everybody along the way but as soon as a final comes around, it just doesn't happen for me.

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Thu Jan 21, 2010 2:55 pm  

Robbie Rotten wrote:

Surprisingly, the only final that didn't go to pens was a league cup final against Everton which I won 6-0

I don't actually have park the bus tactics, 4-4-2, no holding midfielders, my wingers play in the AML and AMR positions, full backs play as attacking wing backs, very fluid, attacking mentality. Seems to destroy everybody along the way but as soon as a final comes around, it just doesn't happen for me.

You must come a cropper away from home occassionally with tactics like that? And even at home to the bus parkers at the bottom of the table?

Everton have won 3 of the 4 league cups on my current game. Bit optimistic given we've never won it outright I don't think and we very rarely get anywhere in the competition.

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Thu Jan 21, 2010 4:21 pm  

After beating Stoke, Arsenal and Chelsea, my job status has changed to stable. I'm now closing in on the top 4 with Robinho on top form and Carlos Tevez back from a broken foot.

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Thu Jan 21, 2010 4:51 pm  

I've made a great start to the season, 6 games in the league and currently top, winning 5 and drawing 1. Also, i've yet to concede a goal. Also, drew my first Champions League match. My results so far:

Portsmouth 0 - 1 Man United
Man United 3 - 0 West Ham
Hull 0 - 4 Man United
Burnley 3 - 0 Man United
Arsenal 0 - 0 Man United
Sporting 0 - 0 Man United (Champions League)
Man United 4 - 0 Bolton.

Yet to play the big teams though, apart from Arsenal and i dominated that game, but couldn't score. So far so good. Berbatov has been on fire for me, well in fact all my forwards have been very good so far.

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Thu Jan 21, 2010 4:52 pm  

saint billy wrote:

I've made a great start to the season, 6 games in the league and currently top, winning 5 and drawing 1. Also, i've yet to concede a goal. Also, drew my first Champions League match. My results so far:

Portsmouth 0 - 1 Man United
Man United 3 - 0 West Ham
Hull 0 - 4 Man United
Burnley 3 - 0 Man United
Arsenal 0 - 0 Man United
Sporting 0 - 0 Man United (Champions League)
Man United 4 - 0 Bolton.

Yet to play the big teams though, apart from Arsenal and i dominated that game, but couldn't score. So far so good. Berbatov has been on fire for me, well in fact all my forwards have been very good so far.