FM10 Top2Bottom - Game Thread

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Whey!! Awesome start to the thread, everything looks great

Looks amazing, Queensland Origin for champions!!!!!

Very cool. Going to hold off on a full intro until transfer window shuts though if that's ok?

Very cool. Going to hold off on a full intro until transfer window shuts though if that's ok?

That's quite a while off. Got pre-season and the first days of the season before then. It'd be better now.

If anyone thinks their squad is slightly small, some players are in the reserves. And if there are names you don't know, they would be your youngsters that are coming through from your U18 teams (regens).

Good to see it starting is toni kroos in my reserves squad?

Nice to see the new season under way :thup:The Gnomes will speak to the media in a day or two.

Ok just wrote my interview with Kodaly McMaster - takes a little bit to get back into the character but as i wrote i remembered all the fun we had last season!

The World Football News

Candid pre-season interview with Northern Extreme Manager Kodaly McMaster

Interviewer: At the start of last season you said

“Some people have great dreams others make their dreams reality! We are really looking forward to this - the challenge, the opportunity- the prospect of going head to head week in week out with the best. ”

Do you feel you achieved anything last season?

Kodaly McMaster: Last season was a great experience and we did achieve a great deal – a top 4 finish with the opportunity to get into the group stages of the Champions League and we had some memorable matches not least the Pimus Certantibus at the end of the season.

Interviewer: Ah yes the Primus Certantibus – the name of the rivalry between Northern Extreme and New Bloc . Notable achievements indeed, and yet you dismantle the squad and, some people argue, put together a weaker squad, what do you say to this?

K M: We’ve got a great spine to the team – Vidic, Gattuso, and Torres and their back up looks pretty impressive too Agger, Ferguson and The Vezzi. This year we have a better mix of youth and experience – last year the squad was too old. But its early days yet, we might still add to the squad.

Interviewer: Do you think you have a chance of winning the league?

K M: It’s going to be tough – tougher than last year but we’ll have a go – you know what we are like. Where I can I’ll stick nose in and get in the faces of the opposition managers if I think it’ll give us an advantage

We’ve also increased the size of our stadium so if we can fill it every match then it will do the bank balance no harm at all!

Interviewer: If you don’t win the league then who will?

K M: Well, looking at the squads I’d have to say Fanghunters - they’ve got A LOT of attacking options (but a dodgy defense – bit like Extreme last season) or Capite Ad Calcem – one awesome midfield (shame about the goalie )

Interviewer: And the teams that beat you last season?

KM: Coedpoeth will need to add to a small squad and New Bloc look like a 1 player team

Interviewer: I cant print that!! Will you finish above New Bloc this season?

K M: Finish above New Bloc? Finish above New Bloc? Laddie we’ll finish above everybody. Thank you and goodbye!!!

Stand by for interviews with the stars of Northern Extreme

Nordic Thunder FK manager Vilhjálmur Baldursson has today announced the starting XI at a press conference at Eldinghöllin Stadium.

Arguably the most important signing of the transfer period was the controversial Italian international - Antonio Cassano, who today was presented with the captain's armband by club chairman Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson. When asked about Cassano's infamy for clashing with management, team manager Vilhjálmur Baldursson interrupted and replied: "Antonio has assured me of his commitment to the club, both on - and off the field". Cassano continued, saying that he was delighted when he was approached to lead Nordic Thunder, and that he was confident in being able to lead the side to victory in its inaugural season.

Newly selected team vice-captain Javier Mascherano was also present in welcoming fellow Argentine International Walter Samuel to the club. Mascherano said that he was ecstatic when he heard that the club had signed Walter, and that he was looking forward to helping him settle into life at The Thunder.

Team manager Vilhjálmur Baldursson was also thrilled to of been able to secure the signature of Mexico superstar Guillermo Ochoa. Baldursson could hardly keep the smile from his face as he spoke of his admiration for Ochoa, saying that "Guillermo proves that a keeper doesn't have to be one of the biggest men on the field and I am delighted to have the opportunity to work closely with him".

Baldursson was also quizzed about his experiences during the transfer period, laughing then joking that he was "glad that the hard part was out of the way", continuing by saying that "there were many sleepless nights, it was a high stress situation for everyone involved". Baldursson also refused to rule out the possibility of making new signings before the start of the Championship season declaring that: "I won't rule anything out, if the right opportunity comes along I will have no reservations about seizing it".

Other key signings so far included strong English centre-back Joleon Lescott, talented Peruvian winger Jefferson Farfán, and clinical Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy.

The Nordic Thunder FK Starting XI was announced as: Ochoa - Lescott, Brown, Samuel, Ferreiera - Mascherano (vc) - Zé Roberto, Cassano ©, Ribéry - Dzeko, van Nistelrooy

Its starting

Like the look, of my squad there, although, a few injuries and we could have to rely on the younger players.

Great start Andy

Halo Von Stronburg has announced this afternoon his full signings and why he has signed the players.

The First signing of the window was that of Sproting Stronburg in where Keeper Chris Kirkland was

swapper for another keeper Ben Foster from FCLSS. Stronburg also took the second signing of the

window by trading Sambou Yatabare along with £2.5M for central defender Juan from AA.

There was also the deal with Fabriconni Coloccini who went away from Sporting Stronburg in order

for right back Julian Faubert to join the club as the Strongburgians needed a right back. Jermaine

Jenas also went this time to HAS for a fee in the region of £6M. It was a shame to see Ben

Foster go even though he was only traded in this transfer window but Stronburg needed another

central defender to bolster the backline this is why Ben-Haim was brought in from HAS.

It was also sad to see central defender Ryan Shawcross leave but Halo Von Stronbug had realised

that he had too many of them but we were short of a left back so Joe Mattock was traded LT. But

with this acquisition, Halo realised we were short of a decent rightside winger so Saloman Kalou was

brought in to the club from WW for a fee of £5M.

Halo Von Stronburg has also admitted that rivals Phoenix FC have made some flops and some

good signings in the current transfer window. The first laughable transfer was trading Anelka

for Berbatov, as HVS considers Anelka to be much better than Berbatov and if given the

chance would have Anelka over Berbatov everytime. I feel sorry for LT in transferring Nani

and £1M! for the signing of Flamini (not all to do with the fact i wanted nani) but the

fact that Flamini comes nowhere near Nani in class. There is also the signing of Fulop,

even though on a Free Transfer it is still funny as Handanovic (Stronburg's 1st string Goal

Keeper) is better outfield than Fulop. The 2 good pieces of deal that Von Stornburg has

admitted to is that of Jermaine Defoe and David Wheater. As HVS believes Defoe was a

steal at £8M and the fact that he bought Wheater at £2.5M then sold at a profit of £9.5M

to ONS.

Great stuff so far, will have to conjure up some sort of intro/announcement thing later

Looking forward to seeing how this pans out, will do an intro later when I have the time.

Great andy... Later ill post my Bananas Interview