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The obvious question is how much did you pay for Fabregas and Richards?
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Ughhh in the last few days IRL I've experienced easily the two most frustrating defeats ever in my entire FM-playing career. I swear sometimes this game makes me want to punch my cat square in its whiskers.
First defeat:
It's the Champions League final, last game of the season. I've already won every domestic trophy (Community Shield, Premier League, League Cup, FA Cup) and every other continental or global trophy (Euro Super Cup, Club World Championship). All I need to do now is win the CL final to do an unprecedented septuple, which I have never managed before in FM08.
We control the game for the first half and most of the second. With 20 minutes left to go, we are up 4-1. Surely it is all over? Arsenal nick a goal back - 4-2. No problem though - with only three minutes left of regular time, we're still two goals to the good. Then my CB, under no pressure, passes the ball straight to Bendtner and gives him a clear run at goal. 4-3. Finally, deep into injury time, my left-back inexplicably fouls an Arsenal winger just inside the box when they're chasing a ball that is clearly running out of play. Penalty converted, 4-4.
There was never going to be a happy ending after this. Bendtner nicks another in extra time and the dream is over.
Second defeat:
The season afterwards, perhaps inspired to make amends for last year's CL flop, my team have made a storming defence of the Premiership. After 35 games, we have a record of won 32, drawn 3, lost 0. Even those three draws have been the most ridiculous flukes you can imagine (the sort where you have 30 shots to the other team's 2 and you draw 2-2). We look to be a near-certainty to pull off my first ever unbeaten season in FM08.
Games 37 and 38 are home games against relegation candidates Leicester and QPR, so the last real hurdle is game 36, Spurs away. We beat them 5-0 at home, so this should be a formality, right?
My keeper has a nightmare, Bojan picks up a knock and has to go off just after half-time, and we are thoroughly and infuriatingly trounced by a Spurs side full of players that could not even get a game for my reserves. The highlight was their 31-year old Bolivian international striker, who has only scored five goals in the whole league season, bagging a hat-trick. GG unbeaten season. Aaaaaaarghhhh.
It's not just that we didn't manage the septuple, or the unbeaten season, it's that both times we came so close and then somehow conspired to throw it all away when all the hard work had already been done. Anyway sorry for the novel-length post, I just wanted to rant.
First defeat:
It's the Champions League final, last game of the season. I've already won every domestic trophy (Community Shield, Premier League, League Cup, FA Cup) and every other continental or global trophy (Euro Super Cup, Club World Championship). All I need to do now is win the CL final to do an unprecedented septuple, which I have never managed before in FM08.
We control the game for the first half and most of the second. With 20 minutes left to go, we are up 4-1. Surely it is all over? Arsenal nick a goal back - 4-2. No problem though - with only three minutes left of regular time, we're still two goals to the good. Then my CB, under no pressure, passes the ball straight to Bendtner and gives him a clear run at goal. 4-3. Finally, deep into injury time, my left-back inexplicably fouls an Arsenal winger just inside the box when they're chasing a ball that is clearly running out of play. Penalty converted, 4-4.
There was never going to be a happy ending after this. Bendtner nicks another in extra time and the dream is over.
Second defeat:
The season afterwards, perhaps inspired to make amends for last year's CL flop, my team have made a storming defence of the Premiership. After 35 games, we have a record of won 32, drawn 3, lost 0. Even those three draws have been the most ridiculous flukes you can imagine (the sort where you have 30 shots to the other team's 2 and you draw 2-2). We look to be a near-certainty to pull off my first ever unbeaten season in FM08.
Games 37 and 38 are home games against relegation candidates Leicester and QPR, so the last real hurdle is game 36, Spurs away. We beat them 5-0 at home, so this should be a formality, right?
My keeper has a nightmare, Bojan picks up a knock and has to go off just after half-time, and we are thoroughly and infuriatingly trounced by a Spurs side full of players that could not even get a game for my reserves. The highlight was their 31-year old Bolivian international striker, who has only scored five goals in the whole league season, bagging a hat-trick. GG unbeaten season. Aaaaaaarghhhh.
It's not just that we didn't manage the septuple, or the unbeaten season, it's that both times we came so close and then somehow conspired to throw it all away when all the hard work had already been done. Anyway sorry for the novel-length post, I just wanted to rant.
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It's a bug in FM08. Can't be fixed. It is because you are playing as Leeds. 
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Richards was £4mil, was about to go out of contract at Man City so I bought him before somebody else snapped him up on a free
Fabragas was a little more-the princely fee of £54mil!
Got Van der Vaart on a free though, who's pretty class!
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£4m?! 
That is pretty impressive. Surprised City didn't offer him a new contract to keep him.
That is pretty impressive. Surprised City didn't offer him a new contract to keep him.I know, was pretty chuffed with that!!! I could probably have got him on a free at the end of the season, but didn't want to get into a war over him with other clubs...
Got a few other awesome kids as well-decided to try and build on a bit of a budget (except Fabregas-there are no quality central midfielders around!) and have found a fair few awesome young players! It's getting a bit boring though, just won the league for the 6th time in a row!
Got a few other awesome kids as well-decided to try and build on a bit of a budget (except Fabregas-there are no quality central midfielders around!) and have found a fair few awesome young players! It's getting a bit boring though, just won the league for the 6th time in a row!
There are tons of quality, young, MCs in the game.
Im considering selling Benzema. I payed £35m for him iirc. Problem is, that whenever i sell players, i rarely get anywhere near their value back from the clubs who are buying.
Any tips for getting shot?
Ha Ha. Gotta laugh.
Droped Benzema from 'Indispensable' to 'importent 1st team player', and dropped his sale value to £30m, and now, apart from a quick moan that lasted a day, he's banging the goals in! 7 goals in 2 games.
If he carrys this on, i just might keep him!
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Droped Benzema from 'Indispensable' to 'importent 1st team player', and dropped his sale value to £30m, and now, apart from a quick moan that lasted a day, he's banging the goals in! 7 goals in 2 games.
If he carrys this on, i just might keep him!
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As BoomAM and Bennah say there are tons of decent MCs. Whenever I send scouts out around the world all I get are ruddy MCs.
Can anyone recommend a decent 4-4-2 tactic? Started a new quick game to get me back into FM before FM09 is out. I want a 4-4-2 so I can play more strikers. On my previous game I had a 4-2-3-1 which meant I could only play one of Rooney/Tevez/Huntelaar etc and so I had a massive rotation exercise on hands.
Can anyone recommend a decent 4-4-2 tactic? Started a new quick game to get me back into FM before FM09 is out. I want a 4-4-2 so I can play more strikers. On my previous game I had a 4-2-3-1 which meant I could only play one of Rooney/Tevez/Huntelaar etc and so I had a massive rotation exercise on hands.
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Touche!I dont know about 4-4-2 formation, too boring
Huh?
I know. 2-3 weeks later than normal.Cant believe that '09 is not out till 14th Nov
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Still haven't a clue what you are saying?
Hmm.
Sheva is now approaching 34. Benzema is his backup.
Do i:
1- Move Pato to ST and buy another AMC?
2- Keep Pato at AMC and put a very promicing youth player as Benzemas backup?
3- Keep Pato at AMC and buy another ST?
Thoughts?
Sheva is now approaching 34. Benzema is his backup.
Do i:
1- Move Pato to ST and buy another AMC?
2- Keep Pato at AMC and put a very promicing youth player as Benzemas backup?
3- Keep Pato at AMC and buy another ST?
Thoughts?
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regen is an automatically created player after you've been playing the game a long time isn't it?
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Yes. I think when a player retires then another is created as his double inheriting the older player's PA and could be like them.
I also think SI have changed this so a player can just be created out of nothing.
This no longer happens. It hasn't been in the game for a few versions.
You now only get newgens - randomly created new players although they may have names similar to players in the database.