Poll: The official Football Manager 2008 thread

Would you buy FM09?

  • Yes definitely

    Votes: 145 40.3%

  • Perhaps, depends on the reviews/bugs

    Votes: 102 28.3%

  • Definitely not

    Votes: 113 31.4%
  • Total voters
    360
Twinblade said:
Usually I would say hold on until October because 09 in out then. However, as most places are selling it for £10 its a steal.
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Yeah, I think it cost me £7.93. However, I ordered it on Tuesday morning, and it's still not arrived so I'm not very impressed with the shop I ordered from.

If only the game wasn't so expensive on Steam!
 
Looking forward to the transfer window closing and getting an update to start a new game up on this. In my last game I started as everton but got sacked after a few seasons... ended up at Villareal with £50m to spend - once I did the club was getting in to debt and the chairman accepted £10m bids for my best 2 central defenders and gave me £4m to replace them with!
 
Ive just been going through my U20 team and ive just noticed that ive got a AMC in there with a PA of 199!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek::D:D.
16 years old.
French.
CA/PA = 87/199
Acceleration, Agility, Balance, Pace & Fitness are all above 18.
Technical and mental stats arnt great but at that age they'll go up!
If he hits his potential then he's quite possibly the best regen ive seen!
 
Update on my game, had a few big signings, and got a few coming in next season.

Main signings are Arshavin and Nihat coming next season.

Atm the team is (First Choice / Second Choice);

GK: Agliardi / Fabianski / Dida
DL: Chiellini / Jankulovski
DC: Felipe / Kaladze
DC: Nesta / Bonera
DR: Zambrotta / Oddo
MC: Gattuso / Flamini
MC: Pirlo / Ambrosini
AMC-L: Ronaldinho / Pato
AMC: Kaka / Montolivo
AMC-R: Rosina / Seedorf
ST: Shevchenko / Adriano

After the signings of Nihat and Arshavin, it'll allow me to sell Seedorf if needed, so Arshavin plays on the right, and Nihat to rotate every game.

All i need to do January/next season is buy a new Keeper, Akinfeev/Lloris or so, and in January ill buy Kuszcack or Fabianski as backup, then it'll just need a new DR as a prospect and a DL.

Not a bad team for the first season. Expensive though!

Anyone recommend good young DL and DR's?

Or just a DR, and a DC.

Also same with keeper, need a good keeper and a young backup.
 
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BoomAM said:
Ive just been going through my U20 team and ive just noticed that ive got a AMC in there with a PA of 199!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek::D:D.
16 years old.
French.
CA/PA = 87/199
Acceleration, Agility, Balance, Pace & Fitness are all above 18.
Technical and mental stats arnt great but at that age they'll go up!
If he hits his potential then he's quite possibly the best regen ive seen!
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How'd you see his PA? Cheating I presume...?
 
nikebee said:
How'd you see his PA? Cheating I presume...?
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I suppose you could class it like that.
In the last few FM games ive hamered an initial save game for 15-20 seasons, got bored, started again, then used mini-se so i could see the potential of players. So i could mess around and build young solid teams.
But yes, it is technically cheating. :p.
 
Update, had a few cheap signings (absolutely top class bargains i might add);

Team is MUCH better now;

GK: Agliardi* / Fabianski / Dida
DL: Chiellini / De Ceglie* / Kaladze
DC: Felipe / Fazio* / Kaladze
DC: Nesta / Bonera / Kaladze
DR: Zambrotta / Anyukov* / Oddo
MC: Gattuso / Flamini
MC: Pirlo / Ambrosini
AMC-L: Ronaldinho / Pato
AMC: Kaka / Montolivo
AMC-R: Rosina / Seedorf
ST: Shevchenko / Adriano

* = new signing

Agliardi - £9m
De Ceglie - £4.5m
Anyukov - £7m
Fazio - £3.2m

Will be getting rid of Jankulovski, Dida, Oddo, Abbiati, Maldini, Seedorf and a few others when i can.

Got Nihat and Arshavin still to come, but not sure if i will even need them.

Can see my team being like this, if i was to clear out a few, and adding Nihat/Arshavin;

GK: Agliardi / Fabianski
DL: Chiellini / De Ceglie / Kaladze
DC: Felipe / Fazio / Kaladze
DC: Nesta / Bonera / Kaladze
DR: Zambrotta / Anyukov
MC: Gattuso / Flamini
MC: Pirlo / Ambrosini
AMC-L: Ronaldinho / Pato
AMC: Kaka / Montolivo
AMC-R: Rosina / Arshavin
ST: Shevchenko / Adriano / Nihat

To cap that off, i sold Borriello for £16m (future fees soon too!)

Do i sell Kaka, or keep him? Would result in Nihat moving to AMC.

Actually got an idea, gonna loan out Fazio and Montolivo, move Nihat to AMC and Kaladze to cover DC, so ill have two in each position to roate. Sorted.
 
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syke said:
To cap that off, i sold Borriello for £16m (future fees soon too!)

Do i sell Kaka, or keep him? Would result in Nihat moving to AMC.

Actually got an idea, gonna loan out Fazio and Montolivo, move Nihat to AMC and Kaladze to cover DC, so ill have two in each position to roate. Sorted.
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Im not a fan of Nihat, and Montolivo is a class act when he gets going.
Still cant belive you got Chiellini for £8.5m.:p
 
MarcLister said:
Zapater/Veloso :)
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Going for Zapater, £7m.

That'll do for now, Pirlo is under 30 afaik, and Gattuso should have 2-3 seasons left.

Pretty much got cover/rotations for each position. Might get a few youngsters now.

Coasting towards the league two, haven't hit double figures in the league, goals let in.
 
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