Danielsan2000 Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 So, here I was in dire need of a targetman for my Gateshead squad, champions league knock out competition just around the corner and I searched everywhere desperately for a suitable strong striker. At some point I did reset the filter and typed in prefered attributes like jumping, heading, strength .. etc. One amazing looking player came up and I did a bid of 8 million euro immediately, he was only valued at 2 million, so I figured his club would accept. Long story short, I got the guy and ... he was a keeper ... and I had just spent all my hard earned millions with the biggest signing for Gateshead, I was left devastated. How on earth didnt I notice that? *slapped self* On a second note, he has turned out to be the best keeper I have ever had in all my FM history ... so ... not all was lost, but still a big bummer. Made any similar bummers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vangelis21 Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 how on earth could you do it? the position is under his name, easily noticable from the stats in the first solumn and we should always look for natural and accomplished posiitions in the position tab.... not even to comment on the fact that on someone who is worth 2M you bid 8M right away ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fawkon Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Aw dude sucks, but still every cloud has a silver lining right?. For every goal your new striker would have scored maybe the new keeper prevented just the same so all is not lost. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
x42bn6 Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 No clue how you managed to do that considering goalkeeper and outfield players look different! I did something like that but in a good way. Excuse the outrageous coincidences but I signed a Brazilian (with Portuguese second nationality) from Fluminense named Fábio who was left-footed and capable of playing all on the the left flank (remind you of anyone?). He was a DM, M LC and I thought he had first touch 20. It turned out I had misread the line - he actually had finishing 20 (the line above)! A swift conversion to a striker and... He's still a better left-back and I use him as - well, what do you know? Just how Sir Alex uses his non-regen namesake, as an attacking left-sided full-back who happens to be really good at finishing. Of course I did try to train him to be a striker so as a result he's probably the most lethal finisher in the world - and he's better at left-back. His lack of movement (it's not that bad, but not great, 13 I think) does hurt him being put up front I suppose. He now has finishing 20, long shots 20, technique ~18, composure ~18, flair ~19, first touch ~18, acceleration and pace around ~16, strength ~15 - yeah, in theory a really good striker. I think he has a couple of CA points remaining so I'm very tempted to squeeze them all into his off the ball movement - or I could improve his positioning, which (like his non-regen namesake) isn't that good! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsCanada Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Also, when you are to confirm the transfer, isn't there a box on the screen with the player's info, including position? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draakon Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Is there a heading attribute for goalkeepers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vangelis21 Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 exactly! there is not one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 not as bad as my mistake when i forgot to renew Tevez contract and he left to Real madrid for free. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPA Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 I managed to do the same thing once. But I was very drunk at the time so I have an excuse :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dking Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 That's probably one of the biggest cock ups I have ever heard of on FM! You should have been sacked Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackripper Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 . But I was very drunk at the time so I have an excuse :-) ahh that old chestnut Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidnio_42 Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Doesnt that happen in 'Mike Bassett: Manager' when he gets this awesome loanee from 'Age-axe' and he runs up for a corner and catches it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Bit different but I felt a similar way. Sometimes I try and get transfer deals (both ways, though usually selling) out of the way in the spring, even just after the close of the january transfer window. However depending on how the dates line up it's sometimes extended by a day or 2 and I ended up selling one of my best ever players (I normally sell players with a year left on their contract if they're not going to renew) half a season early because of this. The deal was a pretty good one and the good performances by the his replacement helped minimize the loss, plus despite losing out on the league and CL I was very much on the back foot in the former and being cup tied prevented him from playing against me in the final of the latter, but I still felt a complete muppet when I realized what happened, and even though things weren't quite so bad it wouldn't have hurt still having him for the time I intended to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kslee5 Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 well...many had said this before, and i will say again Don't play FM when you are drunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielsan2000 Posted April 12, 2010 Author Share Posted April 12, 2010 Yeah, I had a bit too many beers that day .... but still the biggest bummer thus far. I did win the league next year with my "mistake" making 7.4 in average rating, never had a goalie with such a high rating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
llDracoll Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 I think goalkeepers have outfield attributes much like any other player, and viceversa. However, they can't be seen by default, and they often aren't good enough to get things like that... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShanghaiNugget Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Not a transfer mistake but I got Wales to the World Cup on the last FM, I somehow managed to play with a striker in goal for the whole group stage, not a clue how I done that. I was wondering why I let so many goals in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOHIOUFHFOIHOG Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 After being particularly annoyed at losing the league cup final for the third time in four seasons because of a mistake by that years free signing gourcuff I had an angry post match reaction of a 2 week fine for poor performance to said player. Cue: A month of bad form with a team with morale "very poor" and dropping off the favoured personnel list of about 5 squad members. Needless to say gourcuff was gone for £17.5m a few months later. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NepentheZ Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Literally have no idea how you could mistake a ST for a GK Classic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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