The Fish 10872 Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 Best Regens thus far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4772 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Now I've got a squad I like that has good depth and is the right age I'll be looking at youth, had plenty left over to pick up 3 promising players who have been loaned out to my feeder clubs for the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10872 Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 Now I've got a squad I like that has good depth and is the right age I'll be looking at youth, had plenty left over to pick up 3 promising players who have been loaned out to my feeder clubs for the season When do you sell the 1st teamer who is stopping your highly rated, promising kid get a starting spot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4772 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 When do you sell the 1st teamer who is stopping your highly rated, promising kid get a starting spot? I rotate them for a bit anyway (I like rotating) and move on the first teamer when an offer I like comes in and the other guy is doing well enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10872 Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 I rotate them for a bit anyway (I like rotating) and move on the first teamer when an offer I like comes in and the other guy is doing well enough I tend to wait until the 1st teamer wants a new contract to reflect his form/improved ability. I say No. If he moans on, I offer (without transfer-listing) him to foreign clubs. because I'm petty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4772 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Oh I might do that too, depends on the situation.I've only recently started regularly rotating so I can cope with more players in the squad rather than a very strong 11 and journeymen as subs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10872 Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 Just did the double over mackems and was curious as to how their season had gone as when we met 1st time they were around mid-table. Oof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4772 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 He was a tank for me last season but has started by getting sent off a lot this time round. Since I said this he has never managed to play consecutive games in any competition for me due to being booked/sent off all the time. Hes gone completely fucking bonkers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10872 Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 Since I said this he has never managed to play consecutive games in any competition for me due to being booked/sent off all the time. Hes gone completely fucking bonkers Had a similar issue with Marcelo Meli, had to send him out on loan to Inter Milan, where he's been picking up cards of a variety of colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4772 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Well, it was good while is lasted.I went to 2022 as Newcastle boss, won the league cup twice, the premier league in my final season and Europa league, made it to a champions league semifinal as well.I assembled an incredible team, including 2 wingers from Monaco for my final season one of whom went on to win the Balon d'or that year.Then the fuckwit who bought us from Ashley (who floated us on the stock market and made £0 from it) decided to give me no money to spend and throttle my wage budget despite the fact money was rolling in.Aging but still useful players contracts ran out, I couldn't replace them, squad was short and I was given nothing to spend so I resigned.Max Allegri was brought in from Juve and is subsequently dismantling my squad while I've taken his place at Juventus. I'd have been better off if Ashley had stayed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10872 Posted January 29, 2016 Author Share Posted January 29, 2016 I've seen loads of clubs have take-over bids fail, pretty sure I'm yet to see one actually go through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44976 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Well, it was good while is lasted. I went to 2022 as Newcastle boss, won the league cup twice, the premier league in my final season and Europa league, made it to a champions league semifinal as well. I assembled an incredible team, including 2 wingers from Monaco for my final season one of whom went on to win the Balon d'or that year. Then the fuckwit who bought us from Ashley (who floated us on the stock market and made £0 from it) decided to give me no money to spend and throttle my wage budget despite the fact money was rolling in. Aging but still useful players contracts ran out, I couldn't replace them, squad was short and I was given nothing to spend so I resigned. Max Allegri was brought in from Juve and is subsequently dismantling my squad while I've taken his place at Juventus. I'd have been better off if Ashley had stayed... I got properly choked up reading this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4772 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 I got properly choked up reading this. Just be careful, remember what happened to David Carradine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haydnator 45 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Won the league in my first season by 3 points. Got to the League Cup Final and the FA Cup semi final. Top 4 were Newcastle (me), Man C, Arsenal, Spurs. Teams relegated were Bournemouth in 18th, Sunderland in 19th and Southampton bottom. Teams that were promoted were Ipswich, Middlesbrough and Burnley. Into the new season, had a relatively average start compared to the previous season but the team is picking up last season's pace again. Went through my Champions League group unbeaten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10872 Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 Tactics? Team? Transfers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haydnator 45 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 (edited) Tactics? Team? Transfers? The previous season's deals. I didn't sign any other players in the season that I am currently playing through apart from backup and depth. Looks like an insane amount of money spent, especially as Newcastle you start with bot all funds to work with, but through quite a lot of time spent in the finance/sponsorship part as well as taking ages on each deal (eg installments over long periods of time) you can get top players with out spending a large amount of money up front. And it helps a lot managing to magically convince Jabba and Penfold to give me more money. Ignore the suspensions and stuff; this is my strongest possible side. Didn't really want to keep Sissoko as I'm not a fan of him IRL and you can get quite a lot of money off clubs for him but he is one of my best performers. Willems was bought in January, took the rest of that season to adapt but has came very, very good this current season. Shame that he damaged his achilles tendon in the 9th game of the season. Kante hit the ground running. Charlie Austin was my top scorer last season with 24, but I always start games with Mitro as the team seems to play better when pivoting around him. Austin is usually thrown on in the last half hour and more often than not gets a goal. Juan Jesus was getting booked almost every game the previous season but he's packed it in the current one, and he's absolute quality. Scott Dann and Lewis Dunk are backup. Kouyate is a good squad player, and he usually rotates with Anita, who has been surprisingly very good for me. This is what I always play at home. Usually gets 2+ goals per game. Away from home I change it up depending on who I'm playing, but I'm often playing 4-4-2 with both Austin and Mitrovic up top together, and it's usually deadly. Playing that away, I have beaten Norwich 2-6, Leicester 0-4, Villa 0-3 and Watford 1-4. Edited February 21, 2016 by Haydnator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10872 Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 (edited) Sissoko can be an absolute monster, ended up selling an ageing Sissoko to Man Utd for about £20m (I think?). He has barely featured for them and has been sold on. Still can't win the Champions League. Edited February 22, 2016 by The Fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haydnator 45 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Still can't win the Champions League. Just done it on the first attempt. Beat Real Madrid 3-0 in the Final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10872 Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 Just done it on the first attempt. Beat Real Madrid 3-0 in the Final. No one likes a show off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10872 Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share Posted April 14, 2016 fucking weird photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4270 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Bought this to try and re-create a modern version of Keegans entertainers, first game of the season Man Utd at home. Won 8-5. In 8 games (4 wins, 2 draws, 2 defeats) I have scored 23 and conceded 16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10872 Posted July 5, 2016 Author Share Posted July 5, 2016 started this yesterday, first season won the fa cup finished 7th man.u finished 12th but won the champions league... jesus the players do some bloody whinging at the start, shifted colback, jannmatt, thauvin and the usual dead wood, brought in some youngsters wtih high potential along with ashley cole and sven bender They don't calm down that much in the future either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4772 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 Depends on the personality types, once I've got rid of the deadwood I tend to only sign "highly professional" players where possibleLeads to a lot more consistency and a lot less moaning about not being in the team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10872 Posted July 5, 2016 Author Share Posted July 5, 2016 Depends on the personality types, once I've got rid of the deadwood I tend to only sign "highly professional" players where possible Leads to a lot more consistency and a lot less moaning about not being in the team I still get second-string centre backs and 'keepers moaning they're not getting enough game time. I play them in the cups and early CL fixtures. They usually start moaning just after the Xmas window has shut as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10872 Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 I'm happy enough with this... Only lost once, to Brighton (obviously) Went 43 games unbeaten. Scored 104 Conceded 26 Clean sheets 25 Armstrong got 23 Mitrovic got 16 as did Wijnaldum Haidara and Luchkevych (young RB) got 14 assists a piece Luchkevych also got highest av rating; 8.3 Sissoko just behind him on 8.2 Keep players like Mbemba, Perez, Sissoko and Wijnaldum and you'll piss that league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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