Unrealistic

Its only 2010 theres no way they should have gone under:confused:

They have a massive loan debt. A few bad seasons & this always happens to them, from my experience anyway.

Yeah man United do actually have masses debts due to the glazers loaning so much money just to buy the club.I know we have been succesful but this will creep up on us for real like it has in your game

As has been said, while unlikely, it's not unfeasible. They are in a lot of debt.

The problem is that United are underrated in the game and seem to go through majorly fallow periods which can make their debt situation become a real problem.

I find they normally do well in the first couple of seasons, and struggle a bit once Fergie leaves. I think that's to be expected to be honest.

Makes alot of sense thinking about it, i just gad 5 millon ronaldo bid acepted lol but he dont want to join

What is really weird is you have Xabi Alonso in your reserves

i never get the form of ronaldo in real in the game so i always sell him to real madrid as they come in with offers ranging from 30-50m.......This is also sometimes to save Man united from debt..the chairman are very stubborn with their funds

What is really weird is you have Xabi Alonso in your reserves

I make all my players avalible for reserves if they dont get picked, Noble got the nod ahead of him this week:thup:

The "Big 4" are totally unrealistic in FM09. Arsenal are too strong, Chelsea are a joke, Liverpool prob do the best from the "Big 4" and one Fergie retires, Man Utd employ a succesion of high profile managers to no avail (as witnessed on a friends PC).

After playing for 20 seasons as Man Utd manager, (so from here on they do not count in my point although they did so on my friends game), Chelsea have been relegated TWICE and are currently languishing in the bottom half of the Championship. Abramovich is still chairman, Scolari sacked, BUT the avarege age of their squad is 32. They have 3 first team players NOT over the age of 30. Their manager is a complete joke; he has many stats well below 10 on almost all of his managerial stats. (on mine and my friends game!!!)

Liverpool do well, Benitez is STILL the manager and they have won trophies under his controll. They are not great but probably the only team that is as close as real life as poss. (again on both games (mine nad my friends))

Arsenal do REALLY well, but considering their final Premiership placings over the last few years IRL, they are hugely over-performing. (again on both games) :confused:

This only leaves Man City. Mark Hughes is still manager after 20 seasons. He has spent ridiculous amounts of cash and are now THE team to beat. The only un-realistic problem with them is that the buy in a player for £x amount then DO NOT play him for about 2 years, then sell him for half the amount they paid, THEN, a few seasons later they buy back the player for £"stupid amount" and leave him rot in the reserves. AGAIN!!

Realistc or not?

The "Big 4" are totally unrealistic in FM09. Arsenal are too strong, Chelsea are a joke, Liverpool prob do the best from the "Big 4" and one Fergie retires, Man Utd employ a succesion of high profile managers to no avail (as witnessed on a friends PC).

Who's to say that, when Ferguson retires, they won't getthrough loads of managers? Charlton had Curbishley, for a long time. But when he left they stopped doing aswell and got through loads. Reed, Dowie etc etc.

The "Big 4" are totally unrealistic in FM09. Arsenal are too strong, Chelsea are a joke, Liverpool prob do the best from the "Big 4" and one Fergie retires, Man Utd employ a succesion of high profile managers to no avail (as witnessed on a friends PC).

After playing for 20 seasons as Man Utd manager, (so from here on they do not count in my point although they did so on my friends game), Chelsea have been relegated TWICE and are currently languishing in the bottom half of the Championship. Abramovich is still chairman, Scolari sacked, BUT the avarege age of their squad is 32. They have 3 first team players NOT over the age of 30. Their manager is a complete joke; he has many stats well below 10 on almost all of his managerial stats. (on mine and my friends game!!!)

Liverpool do well, Benitez is STILL the manager and they have won trophies under his controll. They are not great but probably the only team that is as close as real life as poss. (again on both games (mine nad my friends))

Arsenal do REALLY well, but considering their final Premiership placings over the last few years IRL, they are hugely over-performing. (again on both games) :confused:

This only leaves Man City. Mark Hughes is still manager after 20 seasons. He has spent ridiculous amounts of cash and are now THE team to beat. The only un-realistic problem with them is that the buy in a player for £x amount then DO NOT play him for about 2 years, then sell him for half the amount they paid, THEN, a few seasons later they buy back the player for £"stupid amount" and leave him rot in the reserves. AGAIN!!

Realistc or not?

i do find the big four quite tough to beat although thier status is realistic as they do lose their fair share of games but i must so its not tottaly unrealistic...i must agree with arsenal man united may get through plenty of manager in a short period of time cause no one can ever replace fergie really