teej9 Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Not on the level of most of these, but Edgar Cani for Bath in the Championship. He had a great half season after I initially got him, but he's been poor this year. With a small squad and no money I expected more than 27 apps and 7 goals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyPass Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Whilst not in the same league as many of the other players mentioned, I managed to pick up Anton Ferdinand on a free transfer for my Mansfield side in the Championship. He was awful. I lost count of the number of mistakes he made that led to goals. I sold him after just 6 months. His average rating was about 6.2 when he left. He came very highly rated by my scouts, and despite the mistakes my assistant gave him 4 stars and said he'd be a leading star for most Championship sides. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arain Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 haha, you arE very unlucky. i suggest signed the Torino ST:Rolando Bianchi, very efficient. Signed him less than 10M and got 20-35 goals in a season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayahr Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I had Dzeko at ManU scoring like mad... Then at Arsenal I had a regen striker who I always wanted to sign. Great stats, but 1 goal in 16 apps with an avr of 6.4 before I sold him off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViG1980 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 You sold him after just 16 games?? Harsh. I give players a lot more time, especially younger ones which is what I tend to buy. Even bigger signings get at least a season to do something and try and fit in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayahr Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 You sold him after just 16 games?? Harsh.I give players a lot more time, especially younger ones which is what I tend to buy. Even bigger signings get at least a season to do something and try and fit in. He just got nowhere near acceptable and there was a 17 year old gem available for the same price that I got for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doncaster Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 i signed bolatelli for 27 millon in my old save and in his first season he scored 7 goals in 29 appearences with an average ratinf of 6.35 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magicz Posted August 24, 2010 Author Share Posted August 24, 2010 i signed bolatelli for 27 millon in my old save and in his first season he scored 7 goals in 29 appearences with an average ratinf of 6.35 Thats unlucky mate. Signed him on my spurs save and he was banging them in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Play Up Pompey! Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 I wouldn't say I've had any massive flops but I have had players where I've spent over £20 million and then realised I'd paid too much and should have gone for someone cheaper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rahat Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 A German regen called Fabien Kramer. He had established stats for a DM, was a legend for Dortmund by the age of 25 and i splashed £50 Million to bring him to the EPL. Great flop, averaged just over 6.5 over 3 seasons but managed to sell him to Inter where he is a star player! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeCFC Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 I spent £20m on Neymar at Everton. 30 odd appearances and 4 goals later I sold him for the same price I bought him for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GioGio85 Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 I spent £20m on Neymar at Everton. 30 odd appearances and 4 goals later I sold him for the same price I bought him for. Ouch, at least you got your dosh back. how did he only get 4 goals?! did he fail to settle? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiekev1869 Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Van Der Vaart - got on a free, but paying huge wages, he was absolutely shocking. average rating of 5.89 after 12 starts and 8 sub apps in 1st season. couldn't sell him as he'd never agree terms with anyone else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PluckaDuck Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 I brought Ronaldo to Udinese for only 4m but on huge wages and he has been terrible, scored 2 goals in 2 seasons. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aderow Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Diego. Got him for 12 million. 50 apps and 6.2 avg rating later, sold him for 8 to juve. He didn't score once and got only 2 assists. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aderow Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 I brought Ronaldo to Udinese for only 4m but on huge wages and he has been terrible, scored 2 goals in 2 seasons. Thats what you get for signing a portuguese playboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaredk Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 veloso. 23mil pounds and not much too show for Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave byrd Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Akinfeev GK. Signed on a free for my Oxford side in January 2019. He was cup tied for the CL so i couldn't register him for the knock out stages but depsite this he wanted to leave within days of arriving because i didn't register him. For the rest of his 3 year contract he had the message 'dislikes you and finds you difficult to work with' on his personal screen and he ended up leaving on a free and wouldn't renew his contract. In the few games he did feature in he was awful as his moral was always poor. I guess this was more of a bug in the game regarding being unhappy at not being registered for the CL as i couldn't, but still it was a real waste of the £51k a week i paid him for 3 years to warm our bench. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhroX Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 I've been pretty lucky. Can't remember a player I've signed in '10 whos been bad. Probably my worst signing would be Witsel for ~£12m in my Ajax game (IIRC it was at the beginning of the '14/15 season but it might've been a year earlier). He's not been bad, but nor has he really shone. Consistent ratings of 6.8-6.9, with a few goals or assists. He's still a useful part of my squad, but for that price, and indeed with his attributes, I'd expect him to perform better in the Eredivisie at least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neopherus Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 De Rossi (Midfielder one). Spent £40m on him on FM09, and he got a red card in almost every match! Still hate him.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masterstroke Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Leguizamon for QPR in FM09 whilst in the CCC Scored like 2 goals in 32 even given he was easily too good for the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggressive minor Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 I had Dzeko at Spurs and he was awesome. So for my Everton save I cleared a lot of wages to bring him in- he scores about 3 in 25 games. So frustrating. To the poster who mentioned Aguero- he was amazing in my Liverpool save. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tofu2g4 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Aguero, 60 mln Euro. 20 goals in 3 full seasons(~100 games). Fortunately I sold him to Arsenal for 66, so it was a bit of luck at all.... Of course in Arsenal he scored 23 in 30 matches -_- Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE4life Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 I bought Ansaldi on the last day of the transfer window for 33M because I was desperate for a right and left back before the window shut and he could play both positions. He was absolutely awful and I sold him 2 seasons later for 6M on the plus side I was Manchester City so it didn't really matter much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiggz Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Aguero, 60 mln Euro. 20 goals in 3 full seasons(~100 games). Fortunately I sold him to Arsenal for 66, so it was a bit of luck at all.... Of course in Arsenal he scored 23 in 30 matches -_- To make a popular forum quote: "It's your tactics!" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMidget Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Mesut Özil bought him for 25mil and he finished with an average league rating of 6.2 and total average including cups of 5.9. He didn't settle that well at the start and i changed tactics to try and help him. It worked for one game where he was amazing and then a few others, but i just gave up on him and he'd pop back with a good performance. Started the second year with him and he was still under performing. I decided to be cheeky and offer him out to clubs for 28mil...Real Madrid accepted within a few hours:D He's playing just as bad for them now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE4life Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Mesut Özil bought him for 25mil and he finished with an average league rating of 6.2 and total average including cups of 5.9. He didn't settle that well at the start and i changed tactics to try and help him. It worked for one game where he was amazing and then a few others, but i just gave up on him and he'd pop back with a good performance. Started the second year with him and he was still under performing. I decided to be cheeky and offer him out to clubs for 28mil...Real Madrid accepted within a few hours:D He's playing just as bad for them now. Hmm that's strange, Ozil played very well for me when I bought him for Manchester City. I guess tactics have a big say in how well a player performs at any given club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepwalk Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Prob Ibrahimovic, signed for 95m and couldnt break 20 goals like in real life in Barcelona! ^^ Dzeko is a huge player, which performs great in the most of (but not every) savegames. ---- Cristiano Ronaldo is a underperformer in a lot of saves. Fernando Torres, too Edit: Mesut Özil is not that strong in the first 1-2 seasons. CA: 144 or something He really needs time to develope. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magicz Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 I signed Ozil on my united save and he finished the season with an average rating of 7.89, 16 assists and 10 goals. He was named world footballer of the year and he cost me £24 million. I sold him two seasons later for £90 million to Real. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggressive minor Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Aguero, 60 mln Euro. 20 goals in 3 full seasons(~100 games). Fortunately I sold him to Arsenal for 66, so it was a bit of luck at all.... Of course in Arsenal he scored 23 in 30 matches -_- I had him for 3 seasons. Must have scored at least 25 goals each year and won numerous player of the year awards. I retrained him for AML, he played as an AMC/AML and ST for me, was devastating all the time! Sometimes things just don't work out, I had that with Dzeko. And you just keep thinking, 'DO SOMETHING'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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