Maccer40 Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 This is a thread for people to share their experiences for nice little surprise signings. eg .. cheaply bought for backup and surprised you. Mine has got to be matt derbyshire from blackburn for Newcastle. Bought him for £8m to play as a back for owen because i don't rate viduka at all. Owen gets injured at the back end of september and i have no choice but to play matt, thinking i will just buy a quality striker in january. 4 - 5 games in i thought ... wow ... he's actually pretty good.. 23 goals in 32 games so far in february and he has completely shoved owen out of his first team place. Nice little surprise i thought to myself considering his average stats Anyone had any others like this ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manumoss Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Billy Sharp for Man U When Berba and Tevez got injured i had no choice but to play him and he got 8 in 3 (well thats cos he got 5 in an Fa Cup match) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
salzia27 Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Stefano Sorrentino for Recreativo in Season 1 Paid 300k for a keeper already on loan to Recreativo.They also have Mariano Barbosa but i liked his stats and experience.Didnt let me down as my no. 1 for the 2 seasons i played that save.had a rating of 7.18 overall with wicked performances in some of those games[Mark Crossley against Newcastle a few seasons back] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piddy Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Yoann Goufrann (sp) on the original patch. I signed him as a back up striker for newcastle, but i was forced to play him straight away as my other strikers were injured, he scored 5 goals in that game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NozEE Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Probably Abdou Razack Traoré, who in a previous save knocked Rosicky out of my Arsenal team as he was only bought as a talent/backup. Great player for roughly 2 mio! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawKam Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Anton Putsilo, bought him for 1.7m as Hamburg since there was a fee agreed already. Did a fairly good job but Jimenez took over him and sold him off to Stuttgart for 12.5m 1 1/2 year later. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goofus Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Giovani Dos Santos..got him on a free, but at just 20, wasn't expecting him to be ready for first-team football. Lo and behold, in his first league match for me, he comes off the bench to notch a late winner against Fiorentina! Legend in the making. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proto Tarkula Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Kevin Doyle for my Man Utd team. I needed a backup for Rooney & Tevez. He had 24(18) apps, 19 goals and 20 assists. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romario Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Tales, I did not know about him, untill i read somewhere on these fourms a few weeks ago, I had Luis Jimenez, but the Rangers board accepted Man Citys offer of £20M + 50% sell-on, So i needed a replacement as i only had piatti for AMC, so at the time Tales looked ok - i paid £2.5M for him, and he has been Outstanding for me ever since (kudos to who ever found him). He plays best for me at AMR though which suprised me a little as he just keeps scoring & getting assiats from AMR - superb player, plus his stats keep going up aswell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
happykev Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Quinton Fortune for my Coventry game, turned out to be class. Also with the same game Sheku Kamara yet again on a free. Brilliant. i think his average rating was 7.24. Solid DMC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Havok Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Per Ciljan Skjelbred was bought for my Newcastle team for £3.5m in the first season and now in the middle of the 5th season his value constantly changes between £14m and £16m, and has been a first team regular for almost five years. The best thing is he is still only 24! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoolblowsme Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Bought VdV for 9.5 mil, for backup to Lampard in my first season, kept Lampard out of the team. Second season scored 57 goals and over 70 assists! Marcelo also, only 5.5 mil, did really well, kept Cole out of the LB spot. (As you can see I manage Chelsea ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manu legend Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Probably have to be Gabriel Tamas. Signed him on a free for my Q.P.R game but he forced his way in the team and became my captain and regular first teamer for many years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haza555 Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Djib Cisse Signed him aged 31 to be a good role model to some of my younger players. Got him on a free when his contract and marseille ran out, ended up banging them in for the first team scoring hat-tricks every other game, couldnt believe my eyes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boingboing Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Dimitar Makriev Signed for £525,000 in my west brom game 2nd season... He's scored 39 goals in 53 matches over 2 seasons and is now valued at 7.5 million Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitor Campos Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Ciprian Marica definitely world class striker Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDrog Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Had quite a few wit Man U Oier Olazabal from Barcelona becomes a top keeper, got him for about 500k and he played over 300 games for me. Gareth Bale was bought for 10m as a replacement for Evra then around 5 yrs later i sold him for 30m to Madrid Marcelo from Madrid has a 5.5m release clause and can easily be a top LB for any club, and is under 20 Aaron from Valencia, wen u start he is only 16 but quickly develops into a wonderkid, i bought him for around 250k and sold him for 46m to Madrid Henri Saivet is a good cheap striker who will bag 30 a season, scored 142 in 297 for me along wit Genero Zeefuik whos also a v gd young player u can get for around 2.5m also if u want a short term striker take Henry from Barcelona if u can, was sensational for me and only cost 3m, not bad for a striker who scored 72 in 94. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi5diah Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 sergio ramos for free while i'm managing inter in 2011/2012 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcidBurn Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Sebastian Blanco signed for 600k when I was in championship with Crewe and went on to be crowned european midfielder of the years and became a part of my greatest FM team ever. Also Rafael Forster bought for 400k in my first season arrived at beginning of my second season and has been my LB and sometimes CB until the present day 10 season later. Although he wants to move now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thepathtoamen Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 I got Rafael Forster on my save and he seems pretty sweet. Although it is only my second season with him in team, I can see big things for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcidBurn Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 He has very good mental stats on my game but his other stats didnt improve that much, his performances did though has become a very solid LB either attacking or defending he is comfortable doing both. Also covers CB very well if I have no one else available. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairul Misay Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 mine would be kerlon for my inter team in 2013. had no back-up AMC soo i decided to get him and turns out to be one of my best buys. best AMC ive had then and now with nasri, i hope i can get more from him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aikman_2002 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 sup guys here the most underrrated, undiscovered player in FM08, his name is Ricardo zampagna a striker plying his trade in the italian Serie B(i forget the exact team).@ 31yrs old is a short term fix but guarranteed to give yout at least 2 1/2yrs. i signed him for my AC Milan save and he kept pato borriello and Keibling out of the line up score 33 goals in the first season. chech him out guys you wont regret it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyrfan818 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Cani in an online Premiership game. Had 2 other left wingers reject me so on the last day I had an offer accepted for him and signed him and he ended up having the highest average rating in the league. For a guy signed for 5mil as a third choice, I was right pleased. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Farrell Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Lubos Kalouda when i was with Celtic-bought him for 1 mill and was player of the year in scotland for 3 seasons on the trot....was sold by the chairman in 2010 for 18 mill.....super young attacking player Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moaner Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 i signed sankhare on a free for arsenal whe he was very young and now he is the worlds best left sided midfielder...value- 24mil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
-TonyVain- Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Good to hear about Kerlon and Kalouda.. I've just signed them both for my Charlton team at the end of the first season, hopefully they can help keep me in the Prem next season!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimboola Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Signed Gudjohnson on a free. Expected little but as time went on he was keeping a first team place at Pompey! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
x42bn6 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 On my Triestina game: Pato, free. He was unhappy and wanted to move, but was reluctant. I only signed him when he had 1 month remaining on his contract. Then there's Adriano for 300,000 pounds 2 seasons in - bargain, even though he's lazy and problematic. Still grateful for his stupidly high striking ability, though. Alessio Cerci on a free is another one - Roma seemed to forget to renew his contract. On my Derby County game: Benjani and Ameobi on loan in January, as I had injuries to all my strikers bar one. Benjani ended up bagging a goal a game while Ameobi, after a slow start, eventually started scoring at the same rate as Benjani. Surprising as I never thought about signing them - Benjani ended up scoring as much as my other top scorer that was injured, and the fans loved him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinghyEFC4Life Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Billy Sharp on loan first season as Everton so far he's got 4 goals in 4 with 1 assist 1 MOM and an average rating of 8.25 and i can sign him for 3M so if he carries on like he is i think i will Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBenson Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Nick Chadwick for my Hartlepool team. I bought him as back up for James Brown and Joel Porter. I lost my right winger to injury so i moved Brown to the right wing. I gave Chadwick a chance up front. He finished the season with 34 goals in 46 games. Not bad for a free transfer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pony ng2 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 mine has to be stancu for nottingham forest in the championship the guy is a genious 35 league goals in his first season taking me to the prem followed by a consistant 30+ league goals for 7 seasons Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnetboyz Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Chris McCann for my arsenal team he rocks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
antfm08 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Salvador Cabanas and Danny Haynes for Palace helped me to a 8th place finish in Prem in the 2nd season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mwtralha Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Fabiano Santacroce in 2nd season for Sporting CP. My defenders were Ze Castro and Felipe (ex-Udinese). I bought him for 8.5M for back-up, and then, when the season started, Felipe were ruled out :O Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burke187 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Ronaldo on a free transfer for Fiorentina after Milan released him, I was planning on him being a squad player, but he ended up scoring 20+ goals for about 3 seasons straight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almondo Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Ryan Taylor, Bought for £2.5 million as back up for Brett Emerton from Wigan but he keeps emerton out of the first team. Also Luis Jimenez bought as back up and he's forced Van Der Vaart onto the bench. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmutta Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I signed Shevchenko for 90K once and although he didn't score a lot of goals he scored about 5-6 late winners for me, including one in the 2nd leg of a UEFA cup match against Tottenham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfm86 Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 i have a few players i bought - mainly to sell on when developed a bit and also to provide cover. Danny Haynes was the first, playing as Charlton, was at the lower end of the championship just passed the new year, was looking as though the original season prospects of reaching the playoffs was well and truly out of the question. I was playing with a lone striker (todorov) who broke his leg, replalacement striker was dire so i brought in haynes for 3.6m, to cover for the three months todorov would be out for - haynes started banging them in, his shear pace alone was causing havoc against the oppo defences, he finished with a rating of 7.56, 16 goals and 7 assists in 18 games - got offers from man city, fulham and blackburn at the end of the season Matias Fernandez (10M) - obviously a good player anyway, playing as newcastle, trained him to be a striker scored 52 in 56 immense (basically won me the league) old game (back when i was an amateur and thought what made a good striker was finishing and heading) - To Madeira i think his name was - dribbling 20, finishing 20, bought for about 250k - disappeared when champ man and fm split. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltoro Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Diego Buenonotte-my little AMC (169 cm height) I bought him for 300k for Fenerbahce Finished the season with 25 assist in 32 games and then I sold him to Juventus for 12 million euro.. Nice huh ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chosen KIDDO Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Danny Haynes who i got for under 3 mil as backup for my ac milan team as ronaldo was injured so i played him and then when droba got injured i played haynes with abuymang and that scored atleast twice a game both of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oswaldo Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Henok Goitom scored 240 in 250 games for my qpr side Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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