The Danny Roberts Challenge : Difficulty GODLIKE (Part 2.)

[deadlydevices]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by NepentheZ:
Andrew Smylie - 18 years of Age

(Dumbfounded as to how the URL didn't work in the previous post. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Simply an amazing product, good luck with him even though you don't need it! He could break 10,000 at this rate!

[dafuge]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by NepentheZ:

Inspired by Dafuge's The Pele Challenge, Difficulty GODLIKE thread for FM06 </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

It's gone

[birdy123]

can't believe all the old threads have been deleted.

[NepentheZ]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by dafuge:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by NepentheZ:

Inspired by Dafuge's The Pele Challenge, Difficulty GODLIKE thread for FM06 </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

It's gone </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

WTF? Why on earth would they have deleted that? Thankfuly I still have Gareth Black in my Photobucket account.!

Why have they deleted all the old threads?

[NepentheZ]

Andrew Smylie

Season 1 -

85 Goals

Season 2 -

112 Goals

Season 3 -

156 Goals

International -

4 Goals

Club Total - 353 Goals
Inter Total - 4 Goals

Overall - 357 Goals

After just 3 seasons,

[Alurny]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by dafuge:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by NepentheZ:

Inspired by Dafuge's The Pele Challenge, Difficulty GODLIKE thread for FM06 </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

It's gone </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

What a joke.

[birdy123]

Nep, can I see a screenie of that kid?

[NepentheZ]

And I personally don't think hes THAT good (Certainly not as good as the top players in the game currently.!!!

[NepentheZ]

God I hate IMG tag.... heres the screenie

[birdy123]

He's good in all the right areas.

Especially for a 19 year old.

[dafuge]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by NepentheZ:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by dafuge:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by NepentheZ:

Inspired by Dafuge's The Pele Challenge, Difficulty GODLIKE thread for FM06 </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

It's gone </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

WTF? Why on earth would they have deleted that? Thankfuly I still have Gareth Black in my Photobucket account.!

Why have they deleted all the old threads? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Not sure really.

That thread was all I had about Danny Roberts, all the screenshots were deleted when I exceeded my photobucket limit.

[aaberdeenn]

Danny Roberts gone forever then.

[dafuge]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by aaberdeenn:
Danny Roberts gone forever then. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Not quite

[NepentheZ]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by dafuge:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by aaberdeenn:
Danny Roberts gone forever then. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Not quite </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Explain.

[NepentheZ]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by NepentheZ:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by dafuge:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by aaberdeenn:
Danny Roberts gone forever then. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Not quite </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Explain. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Just got it. Lol. Quite an exemplary title, if you ask me.

[aaberdeenn]

I still don't understand. Explain?

[NepentheZ]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by aaberdeenn:
I still don't understand. Explain? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Look at the thread title

[aaberdeenn]

Ah, I see. Awesome.

[davidmcain]

This looks like a cool challenge, ive followed your lead by heading to Northern Ireland mangaing Linfield, big dogs of the premier division.

First order of business was to buy 15 year old non league striker Dale Noble from Fivemiletowm for the princely sum of 5000 pounds. Have to wait till february to play him though. But then, he will start for 20 staraight seasons i hope. He's pretty rubbish but has 12 for finishing and 11 and 12 for acceleration and pace. He can take all the free kick and penalties too i think, though his abilities are 3 and 1 in these areas.

Seems to be a lot of games in this country, after 29 games, Peter Thompson has bagged 41 goals, its only halfway through the year so if young Noble can score at this rate hell bag 1000 by age 28 or so.

Congrats on reaching 1000 strikes mate, bloody amazing!!!

[act smiley]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by aaberdeenn:
Danny Roberts gone forever then. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


http://web.archive.org/web/20060728124929/i4.photobucke...afuge/2829g48a43.jpg


http://web.archive.org/web/20070204044742/http://commun...1102691/m/4072068922

Worship the Wayback Machine. Seriously though, they archive most of the internet, how insane is that?

[birdy123]

The title :*)

The legend lives on.

[dafuge]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by act smiley:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by aaberdeenn:
Danny Roberts gone forever then. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


http://web.archive.org/web/20060728124929/i4.photobucke...afuge/2829g48a43.jpg


http://web.archive.org/web/20070204044742/http://commun...1102691/m/4072068922

Worship the Wayback Machine. Seriously though, they archive most of the internet, how insane is that? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Bookmarked, cheers

[birdy123]

It's a shame most of the screenies don't work

[aaberdeenn]

The legend lives on.

[dafuge]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by birdy123:
It's a shame most of the screenies don't work </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

The screenshots were deleted, that thread was all that was left

[birdy123]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by dafuge:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by birdy123:
It's a shame most of the screenies don't work </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

The screenshots were deleted, that thread was all that was left </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Do you not have any screenshots or anything left on your computer?

[lfcfannic]

I think I'm going to try this game with Moyola Park in N. Ireland Second Division.

Off to find the next Pele. Wish me luck!

[davidmcain]

Two seasons into this now. Young Dale Noble is now 17 and a half years old but packaged into a 192cm 89kg frame, and despite his limitations has an eye for goal.

His progress was dampened by injury but the Northern Irish international from Linfield has bagged a solid if unspectacular 34 goals from 38 games. He bags the odd penalty despite being rubbish(2) from the spot, but if we can go injury free this year and develop a bit more he may just reach the 100 club this year. 1000 looks a long way off though...

[dafuge]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by birdy123:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by dafuge:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by birdy123:
It's a shame most of the screenies don't work </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

The screenshots were deleted, that thread was all that was left </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Do you not have any screenshots or anything left on your computer? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

No, nothing. I stupidly deleted everything when my photobucket account reached its limit.

This is the only one I have left, which doesn't really show a lot.

[aaberdeenn]

This link that was previously posted works for me. It shows his history page at his peak.

[davidmcain]

Have really got into this challenge with my kid, Dale Noble. He's now 22 years old and attracting premier league attention. He seems to be benefitting from the players around him, wev'e only lost twice over the past four years n the league and are Northern Irelands only Porfessional club. This year we made the 3rd qual round of Champs League, and then booked a place in the UEFA cup group stage. No success here, but more games means more goals for Dale.

So how he going. He struck a grand 99 goals in 2013-14 and sits on 406 overall , every year hes scored more than the last and im hopeful he will reach the 1000 mark by age 28, I hope he can one day reach 1500 for the club, but first things first...

[NepentheZ]

Just a quick update on A. Smylie...

before the new season he had 353 Goals in 163 Games, (Club only)

this season so far he has scored an IMMENSE 120 goals in 35 games

He's hit 10 goals in 1 game once, 9 goals in a game twice, 8 goals 3 times and 7 goals once. He's got 6 perfect 10 scores in a row, and scored in 24 consecutive games. He also hit 6 hat-tricks (or better) in 6 consecutive games.

so his totals so far... (at the age of 20)

Games - 197
Goals - 473

1000 looks like an easy target at this rate

[minisav]

That's just amazing. Have mercy on the opponents why don't you!

[macca69]

This is really dumb and im sorry. But what is this about, do you create a player or what? surely some of these players arent just created by the game?

[minisav]

Oh they are. Regens rock

Well Nep has the advantage of being the best team in on of the crappest leagues in teh game so even rubbish striker scan score a lot.

Although dafuge's one is a superb achievement as he did it in the English leagues. Much harder.

Anybody who feels I have missed anything out feel free to correct me.

[macca69]

If they are that is a great achievement, it tickles my fancy!!

[Ridleys]

I have found a player that could go all the way to 1000 (although he is yet to play a senior game

Just Admire The Potential!

[iacovone]

He looks impressive ridleys

[iacovone]

He looks impressive ridleys

[Ridleys]

Dean Evans

Club

Appearances - 336
Goals - 405

International

Appearances - 28
Goals - 17

Overall

Appearances - 364
Goals - 422


Looking promising so far and as he is averaging around 65 goals per season he should be done by the time he is in his mid 30's

[NepentheZ]

Whatever happened to Jack Kennedy?

[Ridleys]

I lost interest in that save game and I found out how addictive Gundo's challenge was

Jack would never have reached 1000 anyway, he was on about 50 in 3 season

Dean is much better anyway, I just rejected a £2.6 million bid from Rangers for him.

[Ridleys]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by ridleys:
I lost interest in that save game when I found out how addictive Gundo's challenge was

Jack would never have reached 1000 anyway, he was on about 50 in 3 season

Dean is much better anyway, I just rejected a £2.6 million bid from Rangers for him. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

[NepentheZ]

- Good stuff.

Gundo's Challenge is certainly a bugger. Only because I can do 4 or 5 seasons a week, where with Dafuge's, theres a lot more effort needed to actually be successful, meaning it takes me 3 or 4 days per season

[Ridleys]

Dean Evans

Club

Appearances - 615
Goals - 841

International

Appearances - 61
Goals - 40

Overall

Appearances - 676
Goals - 881


Getting close now

[NepentheZ]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by ridleys:
Dean Evans

Club

Appearances - 615
Goals - 841

International

Appearances - 61
Goals - 40

Overall

Appearances - 676
Goals - 881


Getting close now </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Good luck buddy

How old is he?

[Ridleys]

He's just turned 30 this season.

I don't know why he is still improving though

Just finished my 4th season in 3 days and he has smashed in 112 goals

Dean Evans

Club

Appearances - 672
Goals - 953

International

Appearances - 68
Goals - 46

Overall

Appearances - 740
Goals - 999


He still needs 47 club goals for 1000 club goals, but he is only 1 away from his 1000th career goals including international ones!

Hopefully he will do it next season!

[happy slappy]

This thread intigues me, I think when I get home I may have to restart Gundo's Challenge, may take me a few years to get to the level where I will get a quality regen, but it will be worth it.

[NepentheZ]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by ridleys:
He's just turned 30 this season.

I don't know why he is still improving though

Just finished my 4th season in 3 days and he has smashed in 112 goals

Dean Evans

Club

Appearances - 672
Goals - 953

International

Appearances - 68
Goals - 46

Overall

Appearances - 740
Goals - 999


He still needs 47 club goals for 1000 club goals, but he is only 1 away from his 1000th career goals including international ones!

Hopefully he will do it next season! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Excellent stuff - KEts just hope he doesn't get a career ending injury.!!

[NepentheZ]

Obviously thats "Lets just hope" not "KEts" just hope.

[dafuge]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by ridleys:
He's just turned 30 this season.

I don't know why he is still improving though

Just finished my 4th season in 3 days and he has smashed in 112 goals

Dean Evans

Club

Appearances - 672
Goals - 953

International

Appearances - 68
Goals - 46

Overall

Appearances - 740
Goals - 999


He still needs 47 club goals for 1000 club goals, but he is only 1 away from his 1000th career goals including international ones!

Hopefully he will do it next season! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

That's one amazing scoring record

[Ridleys]

I miscounted

He has passed his 1000th career goal, although it is the treasured 1000 club goals that I am aiming for

Current record this season: 6 games, 5 goals and the league hasn't even started yet

[Ridleys]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by ridleys:
I miscounted

He has passed his 1000th career goal, although it is the treasured 1000 club goals that I am aiming for

Current record this season: 6 games, 10 goals and the league hasn't even started yet </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

[Ridleys]

1000 Club Goals!

Dean Evans - Goal/Game breakdown
Sorry for stealing your layout Nep

League

Games - 361
Goals - 543
Assists - 109
MotM - 176
Av. Rating (14 seasons) - 8.11

Domestic Cup's

Games - 290
Goals - 412
Assists - 64
MotM - 103

Europe

Games - 40
Goals - 45
Assists - 8
MotM - 15

Career Totals

Games - 691
Goals - 1000
Assists - 181
MotM - 294

Yellow Cards - 17
Red Cards - 1

<A HREF="http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg232/ridleys_album/DeanEvans-7.jpg" TARGET=_blank>Deano at his best. 26 Years old.

[URL=http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn238/Ridleys44/Deaaaaaaaaaaano2.jpg]Dean starting to age. 30 Years old.</A>

[Ridleys]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by ridleys:
1000 Club Goals!

Dean Evans - Goal/Game breakdown
Sorry for stealing your layout Nep

League

Games - 361
Goals - 543
Assists - 109
MotM - 176
Av. Rating (14 seasons) - 8.11

Domestic Cup's

Games - 290
Goals - 412
Assists - 64
MotM - 103

Europe

Games - 40
Goals - 45
Assists - 8
MotM - 15

Career Totals

Games - 691
Goals - 1000
Assists - 181
MotM - 294

Yellow Cards - 17
Red Cards - 1

Deano at his best. 26 Years old.

Dean starting to age. 30 Years old. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

[NepentheZ]

Just need to see a history screen for each year

[Frazza Pee]

Quick question does all the goals have to be for your team?

[Ridleys]

Dean Evans - 1000 Goals.

2010-11 | Games 29 | Goals 12
2011-12 | Games 51 | Goals 49
2012-13 | Games 47 | Goals 64
2013-14 | Games 50 | Goals 53
2014-15 | Games 51 | Goals 71
2015-16 | Games 53 | Goals 72
2016-17 | Games 55 | Goals 84
2017-18 | Games 51 | Goals 68
2018-19 | Games 56 | Goals 84
2019-20 | Games 59 | Goals 89
2020-21 | Games 52 | Goals 95
2021-22 | Games 61 | Goals 100
2022-23 | Games 57 | Goals 112
2023-24 | Games 19 | Goals 47


I'll update this when he retires

[NepentheZ]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Frazza Pee:
Quick question does all the goals have to be for your team? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

No. He just has to have played for your club at some stage in his career. (Although of the people who have completed this since FM06, all 1,000 goals have been scored at the Human Controlled Club)

Great work Ridleys. 2 100+ Seasons

Paul Wallace' top tally was 88, in 2019-20

[minisav]

Well done ridleys

Do you like his change in hairstyle?

[NepentheZ]

Bump. For what its worth.

Again, Ridleys, well done. Seems I did mention it in here anyway. Will be finishing somethings soon to hopefully get another 1,000 goals challenge on the way.

[matt4ani]

tbh, the stupid goalscoring in this topic, goes to show just how unrealistic Football Manager is.

[NepentheZ]

tbh, the stupid goalscoring in this topic, goes to show just how unrealistic Football Manager is.

To date, IIRC, there have been 5 players score over 1,000 goals. (3 from FM06 and 2 from FM08). Now if you think how many saves and career that would have been from, possibly millions, its not too unrealistic considering IRL, 2 players to date have scored over 1,000 goals.

[MikaelS]

I just don't understand how you get a player to score +100 goals a season..

[Mikel LUFC]

Mostly because it's been done in N.I against average at best teams but they've still scored loads in Europe etc

[NepentheZ]

Mostly because it's been done in N.I against average at best teams but they've still scored loads in Europe etc

Actually, from what I understand, only Wallace was in N. Ireland. Roberts, Black and the third player from FM06 (Can't remember for the life of me) - were all done in the Premier League in England. The other FM08 player, IIRC was also done in Englands Premier League, although I'm not 100% sure.

Also, fwiw, I've had a player in the N. Irish league score 200 goals in 1 season. He will reach 1,000 goals, easily.

[matt4ani]

It is unrealistic, hopefully FM will find a way to tone it down, 80 goals in 26 league appreances with not even very good stats its clearly a massive flaw.

[NepentheZ]

It is unrealistic, hopefully FM will find a way to tone it down, 80 goals in 26 league appreances with not even very good stats its clearly a massive flaw.

5 Times in untold FM saves, against 2 times IRL is not unrealistic. If its that easy to achieve, why hasn't it been done more?

[matt4ani]

someone has scored 80 goals in 26 league appearances in one season? An average of 3 goals a match in real life?

Show me some proof of that please.

[NepentheZ]

someone has scored 80 goals in 26 league appearances in one season? An average of 3 goals a match in real life?

Show me some proof of that please.

I have no proof, but you're missing the bigger picture of things.

[starburst91]

Pele scored more goals than apps for lots of seasons

[Ridleys]

matt4ani is just jealous

[matt4ani]

starburst that may be, but not an average of 3 a game.

And I am not jealous at all, I just suspect foul play or the game is a lot more unrealistic then I originally thought.

[Mikel LUFC]

I personally don't think these people would have been able to accept all this praise etc if they had cheated

[NepentheZ]

starburst that may be, but not an average of 3 a game.
I just suspect foul play or the game is a lot more unrealistic then I originally thought.

I can offer you the save game file if you wish. For both players that I've had score 1,000 goals. You can search to any extent you wish, but there is no foul play.

As for being unrealistic, I'll go on the same grounds I've gone on for any "unrealistic" argument.

Are you a real life football manager? No. Therefore, as soon as you take over the first club, the realism stops there.

EDIT : Mikel, why do you now have such a small amount of posts? I've seen you about the forums for ages.

[Ridleys]

EDIT : Mikel, why do you now have such a small amount of posts? I've seen you about the forums for ages.

It was because he rejoined with a new username (a space between the Mikel and LUFC) so his post count was back to 0

[starburst91]

also theres tons of realism about football manager 2008 that suprised me in the way the games played, and its very rare you see players perform anywhere near as good as the 1k goal players BUT if in real life a manager picked up a very talented young striker with the intent of getting him to score 1000 career goals it would be pretty acheivable in real life, in the same way that its acheiveable on football manager

[matt4ani]

As for being unrealistic, I'll go on the same grounds I've gone on for any "unrealistic" argument.

Are you a real life football manager? No. Therefore, as soon as you take over the first club, the realism stops there.

That argument is crap. I am not saying the game should be 100% realistic.

What I am saying is a simulation should be as realistic as possible.

The game CANNOT put you in charge of a real football club, at the moment, its impossible.

However, the game can make the game perform realistically.

3 goals a game is not realistic.

[starburst91]

That argument is crap. I am not saying the game should be 100% realistic.

What I am saying is a simulation should be as realistic as possible.

The game CANNOT put you in charge of a real football club, at the moment, its impossible.

However, the game can make the game perform realistically.

3 goals a game is not realistic.

Think of all the chances a striker gets through a season, if that same season happened a few million times over, in one of those times he'd score nearly every chance. Its the same with football manager, the only reason it hasn't happened to that degree in real life (yet) is because there hasn't been many seasons at all in the world compared to how many there must've been on FM06 AND FM08 in everyones game. Not only that but these players were especially looked after by the managers to make sure they made that target

[NepentheZ]

That argument is crap. I am not saying the game should be 100% realistic.

What I am saying is a simulation should be as realistic as possible.

The game CANNOT put you in charge of a real football club, at the moment, its impossible.

However, the game can make the game perform realistically.

3 goals a game is not realistic.

You can't afford the luxury of telling me whats realistic. You've no proof that by 2020 IRL people wont be scoring 3 goals per game. The day you hit continue in FM the game becomes 100% unrealistic, because as said, it can't possibly mimic real life. There fore, any single event that happens does not make the game perform realistically.

[NepentheZ]

I really want to finish Daf's Callenge and carry on with Gundo's (might do a season anyway). Andrew Smilie already has over 500 goals in just 4 seasons. Could easily be the first to break 2,000 goals. Go me.

[roberto922]

I'm intrigued by this, I'm gonna start a game in N.Ireland and have a go at it, wish me luck

[roberto922]

I've started as Linfield and I'm siging Dale Noble *sigh* if only Glenn Ferguson was 16

[weeeman27bob]

I really want to finish Daf's Callenge and carry on with Gundo's (might do a season anyway). Andrew Smilie already has over 500 goals in just 4 seasons. Could easily be the first to break 2,000 goals. Go me.

Your next quality regen will probably break 3,000 goals. You seem to be the King of goal scoring regens

[NepentheZ]

Your next quality regen will probably break 3,000 goals. You seem to be the King of goal scoring regens

I know

FM06 - Gareth Black, (from my youth team)
FM08 - Paul Wallace, (signed as a 16 year old)
FM08 - Andrew Smilie???? (from my youth team)

Its a shame Wallace didn't come through my youth team, that would have been a nice touch.

[mista T]

I'm doing Gundo's challenge at the moment, but will see if any strikers of mine are in with a shout.

[bytheway]

Nepenthez, just out of curiosity what tactic do you use..
i find it incredible that you can get so much out of your strikers.

[Adam C]

I'm going to look for a striker to sign or a player coming up for my Ben Hur side to use in this challenge. Looks good

[NepentheZ]

Nepenthez, just out of curiosity what tactic do you use..
i find it incredible that you can get so much out of your strikers.

I use a variety. You've got to remember, the careers span over 20 seasons, and in that time I could go through 8-10 tactics, and at least 500 variations changed sometimes game to game.

For the majority, I used a 4-4-2 with AML/AMR or ML/MR with Farrows. I do remember using some 4-3-3 and 4-5-1's in Wallace's career, though. But they were mainly set up to aid him in scoring, and focus the main part of the attack towards him, just to push him over the finishing line.

With Smilie, its a different story. I don't think it would matter what tactic I played him in, he will always score hundreds, because he is by far the greatest player in the N. Irish leagues.

[bytheway]

cool, thanks for that you've given me something to think about.
PEACE!

[PaulHartman71]

matt4ani clearly speaking a load of absolute crap there

[NepentheZ]

matt4ani clearly speaking a load of absolute crap there

I think we're all in agreement there

[dafuge]

Looks like my hope of completing this have just ended.

Martin Green

He's my star striker who has been ripping up the laughably poor Northern Ireland league.

623 goals

That was his total at the end of last season and I think he might have had a chance of reaching the 1000 goals target. He started pretty slowly and missed nearly a whole season through injury but recently he has been scoring around 70-90 goals a season, so if he played perhaps 6 or 7 more seasons he could make it.

Unfortunately, he does not want to sign a new contract and has announced publicly that he is considering leaving on a Bosman at the end of the season. I could cash in and try and get a few million for him but I think I'll take the risk and keep him until the end of the season just in case he changes his mind.

[NepentheZ]

I hope he stays Daf

He's got a good tally for his age. IIRC, Wallace missed about 30 months due to injury over his career - so hopefully Green signs a new deal, and hits the landmark for you.

[dafuge]

He's signing for Wigan on a Bosman

[dafuge]

He finished his spell at Sirocco Works at the age of 28 with 692 goals from 532 games, amazingly in his 16 caps for Ireland he didn't find the net once.

I honestly think with the team I have in the NI league I could get a player to 1000 goals pretty easily if I found the right player, he doesn't need to be a superstar. I think it is just a case of finding a player decent enough to build your team around but not too good enough so that he will want to move clubs. Unfortunately most of the young strikers I'm finding are 'ambitious' so there's little chance of them spending their whole career in a league of this level.