Johnny Drama Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 Had a massive overhaul of the squad, some players wouldn't sign new deals or were demanding ridiculous wages so I ruthlessly cut anyone who wasn't in this fr the long haul. Out Nicky Taylor £1.8M Rangers Nathan Redmond £4.6M Everton Eifion Monument £3.8M Birmingham Steve Briones £4M Piacenza Tyrone Nasir £3M Man City Danny Mitchell £2,2M Nottingham Forest Jamie Stevens £4.6M Sheff Wed Lee Pendlebury £2.7M Blackpool Guillarme Lambert £2.7M Xerex Matty Sherwood Ln Fee £500k Leyton Orient Mike Owen Ln Fee £100k Dundee Utd In Luke Marriott Loan Derby Kevin Driessen Free Willem II Valentino Vezzoli Free Sassuolo Carlton Gooden Free West Ham Christian McNamara £240k Glentoran Frederik Simonsen £250K IA Daouda N'Diaye £250k Padova Segondo Songo'o £775K Dijon Norberto Jara £3.7M Santos Laguno Ibrahima Sory Diallo £5.5M Anothosi Andrea Terraneo £9.5M Rapid Wien Heres some screenies of my best signings Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 HE'S COMING HOME, HE'S COMING HOME ROB COX IS COMING HOME I am delighted to bring him back, I had to break the wage structure to bring him in but I hope it will be worth it. The fans were equally as pleased. I now have three quality strikers so if I dont stay up now its my own fault. He will also replace Eifion Monument as Captain. To finance the move I had to cash in on Nicolas Fiege who joined Cardiff for £7M he will be worth double that in a few years but its all about nostalgia for me. I signed a new winger anyway this Bolivian playing in Asia somewhere (i forget) he had a foreign release clause of £875,000 so a bargain replacement. In other news asked the board for a feeder club and I wanted one with an established youth set up, they declined but after I kicked off they relented.All the options were decent but I went with the one with the best youth facilities. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Great deal on Mendez. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 I tried to sign this guy when he was under contract still with Bilbao but he had no interest, he got released but had a hip injury so I forgot about him just checked my shortlist and no one had picked him up. Also back in International Management Squad for the season 1. Kevin Driessen 2. Troy Cockrill 3. Norberto Jara 4. Rachidou Tossavi 5. Bienvidieo Kote Lopez 6. Segondo Songo'o 7. Jose Antono Mendez 8. Mike Dyer 9. Rob Cox © 10. Andrea Terraneo 11. Regis Roux 12. Roger Hansen 13. Jorge Tavares 14. Simon Sturgess 15. Ibai Soria 16. Liam Bremner 17. Ibrahima Sory Diallo 18. Daouda N'Diaye 19. Frederik Simonsen 20. Tom Busby 21.Biriam Mariotti (v/c) 22. Luke Marriott 23. Liam Clark 24. Carlton Gooden 25, Nic Dean 26. Valentino Vezolli 27. Duncan Smith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plobdork Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Glad to see this back and to see that rob cox is back where he belongs Good luck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted March 19, 2012 Author Share Posted March 19, 2012 Cheers mate. I was beginning to think we might surprise some people this year then opening day of the season we get thumped 5-0 by Man City, our other game saw us draw 0-0 with Birmingham. I need some of the old Rob Cox magic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Had a good start to the U'21 job In the squad there is 5 King's Lynn players and 4 of my former players its like a King's Lynn all stars U'21 side! I gave 16 year old Tom Busby his debut and he scored, delighted with that. My coaches think he is going to be world class. Also in our group are Israel and Bosnia. There was one game played before I started which they won 1-0. I don't envision any problems qualifying. This is the first time on any of the FM's I have managed an U'21 side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.W.G Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 This has been an excellent career so far,keep up the good work! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 September was a much better month for us although we only played 3 games. We drew away to Aston Villa to pick up our 2nd point of the season but worryingly we had played three games in the league without so much as a sniff at goal. Up next was a game away at West Ham who are chasing promotion in the Championship in the League Cup3rd round and thankfully we got the morale boosting win we needed. It is good to see Cox back on the scoresheet. We followed that up with a 3-0 win over Sunderland in the league with man of the moment Diallo picking up another brace. Only worry was Terraneo is out for a month and Mendez is out long term so Tossavi/Bremner will compete for the right midfield spot for the neext few months. October looks a horrible month with tough games at Newastle and Arsenal plus a home game against Spurs. An away trip to Stoke in the League Cup is a harder draw than I hoped. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted March 22, 2012 Author Share Posted March 22, 2012 Right I am up to the beginning of December now and goals still seem to be a problem despite the fact that i blew £20M on three men I thought would fire us up the table. Thankfully our defence has performed well and earned us three 0-0 draws. Injury problems continued as my engine in midfield Tossavi joined Mendez on the treatment table long term and then to make matters worse my best defender does this After a 0-0 draw at Everton and a 2-0 home win against Cardiff with both my centre halves scoring from corners the table makes a bit easier reading. I am not too disheartened either as I have played 5 of the current top 7! The League Cup is different gravy though Rob Cox is on a one man mission to fire us to Wembley. We have Blackburn in the semis they are big side now and won the Prem two years ago. The England U'21 job is going well and I have now won 4/4 games and its virtually impossible for me to lose top spot from here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted March 22, 2012 Author Share Posted March 22, 2012 A few years ago I signed this Aussie striker and I thought he was going to be awesome, he wasn't. Despite good stats he just couldn't find the net and even went on a 26 and a half hour goal drought. I don't even want to work out how many games that was. Anyway I often keep track on my former players and I was going though the transfer history I clicked on him and saw he was in Arsenal's reserves and then noticed he was worth £15M but when I look at his record he still isn't scoring, I thought I was lucky to get £3m for him but I guess Auxerre were the lucky ones! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 Just battered Blackpool, this should help the goal difference at the end of the season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRL88 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 What a result against Blackpool . I have a feeling that you can beat Blackburn in the League Cup to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 I have them next at home in the league and if i get a result there I reckon I have a chance! Huddersfield v Chelsea is the other semi would to take on Huddersfield in the final but that's too optimistic! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 Team of the week, this is the most players I have had in it on any version of the game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 December was a great month with 5 wins out of 5 including a 1-0 home win over Blackburn then we held Chelsea to a draw away. Leyton Orient home in the FA Cup next then the big game with Blackburn. In other news Kote Lopez has withdrawn his transfer request. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Massive run of wins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 How is Cambridge UP doing so far? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted March 24, 2012 Author Share Posted March 24, 2012 We won the 1st leg 1-0 but gone done 2-0 at there place to make matters worse Huddersfield knocked out Chelsea! Rikulec - They are in Championship but in the relegation zone, Colwyn Bay who they come up with are mid table. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 I was gutted with the League Cup but this has still been a great year Rob Cox coming back to the club made Captain and grabbed the vital equaliser to put it to extra time where we then demolished them. Europa League next season! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.W.G Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Congrats on winning the FA Cup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris0710 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Well done, great cup win!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 Cheers guys after they scored early I feared the worst but with10 minutes remaining went overload and forgot to change it in extra time and we blitzed them 10th place I'm happy with that, we were resigned to that with around 8 games to go as we couldn't catch up or be caught. No striker was prolific but everyone contributed. We got £8M for our league spot so add that and the FA Cup winnings that should pay for the following improvements. Looking forward to European Football next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolanthustrel Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Champions league football while finishing 5th seems a little odd? Did Blackburn win the Champions League? Congrats on your FA Cup win and hope Europe goes well for you next season. Good to see Rob Cox back and scoring goals, almost like he never left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arinceo Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Fantastic effort in the FA Cup mate, how big will your stadium be after the latest expansion? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Butterball Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 A cracking read well done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRL88 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 That was like the ultimate FA Cup run. Excellent work . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Watch out Europe! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Blackburn must have won the CL, wow. Did Cambridge UP get relegated? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 Blackburn did win the CL, Cambridge UP finished 20th so stayed up but Colwyn Bay had a horrible second half of the season and went down. I'll do a run down of the season in a bit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikulec Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 I'd really love to manage Cambridge on your save now, it's unbelievable to see an AI team going so many leagues up. When human managers do it... yeah, of course it's a fantastic achievement, but it's much more common than UP's story. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 2025/2026 Season Review Premier League Winners: Man Utd ECL: Blackburn, Arsenal, Tottenham Relegation: Blackpool, Sheffield Wednesday & Sunderland Championship Winners: Nottingham Forest Promoted: Leyton Orient, Norwich Relegated: Colwyn Bay, Bristol City, Bolton League One Winners: Preston Promoted:West Brom, Wigan Relegated: Bradford, Fleetwood, Hereford & Northampton League Two Winners: Mickleover Promoted: Plymouth, Fulham & Middlesbrough Relegated: Morecombe, Scunthorpe Conference Winners: Crawley Green Promoted: Irlam Relegated: Tamworth, Hayes & Yeading, St Neots, Woking Conference North Winners: Sporting Khalsa Promoted: Lincoln Relegated: Burton, Kidderminister, Newton Aycliffe Conference South Winners: Merthyr Town Promoted: Crickdale Relegated: Aldershot, Kingstonian, Brightlingsea Regent Promoted From Regional Prems: CRC, Eastleigh, Dorchester, Dudley Sports, St Helens, FC United FA Cup: King's Lynn League Cup: Huddersfield JPT: Stockport FA Trophy:Sporting Khalsa Champions League: Blackburn Europa League: Juventus Euro Super Cup: Barcelona World Club Cup: Barcelona Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
punisher84 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 My Mate plays for CUP now, they used to have a pitch at the University Press with a rope around it, played sunday league game there, so they had to move to Histon after getting promoted to the eastern counties league division 1. So from Eastern div 1 to Championship, only happens in FM! Which version of the download you using Johnny? Doing a great job mate, maybe a european trophy for Kings Lynn? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 It was one of the first versions to be released that went down to level 10 can't remember which one i'll see if I can find out. Euro trophy a way off I think my aim is to get to the knockout rounds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 I forgot to answer earlier but our stadium capacity will go up to 27,474 after the expansion! Our youth facilities are "good" but wil go up again once the work is complete. So far this summer I have sold Jorge Tavares £1.7M Man City Daouda N'Diaye £500k Nott Forest Duncan Smith £2.5M Chelsea Carlton Gooden £3.7M QPR Biriam Mariotti £1.5M Southampton Mike Owen £4M Man City In Attila Kurucz £1M Colwyn Bay Osvaldo Villavicencio £8.25M Morelia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 First time I have seen this, still can't get a work permit for him yet! Also a few new signing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRL88 Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Some nice signings there. Good luck on your European assault. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 I have a few more I'm working on to. Pre-season is taking ages as my comp is really struggling to run the game now. Going to double my ram of my laptop and hopefully it will improve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted April 7, 2012 Author Share Posted April 7, 2012 Grabbed him from Reggina on loan, the amount of quality Argentine defenders on my game is ridiculous. Pre-Season nearly over now Summary of the ins and outs Out Jorge Tavares £1.7M Man City Daouda N'Diaye £500k Nott Forest Duncan Smith £2.5M Chelsea Carlton Gooden £3.7M QPR Biriam Mariotti £1.5M Southampton Mike Owen £4M Man City Valentino Vezzoli £6M Villarreal Mike Dyer £1M Stoke Segondo Songo'o Christian McNamara Loan Sparta Prague Karim Bergali Loan Sparta Prague Andreas Schone Loan FC Kobenhavn Liam Clark Loan Watford Yutaka Tabata Loan Chesterfield Kamil Cakmak Ln Fee £230k Sheffield United In Oscar Vidal Loan Reggina Anas Bah Loan Man Utd Alois Duda Free Karim Derbali Free Attila Kurucz £1M Colwyn Bay Osvaldo Villavicencio £8.25M Morelia Martin Novak £65,000 Ceske Budejovice Squad 1. Kevin Driessen 2. Troy Cockrill 3. Norberto Jara 4. Rachidou Tossavi 5. Bienvidieo Kote Lopez 6. Matty Sherwood 7. Jose Antono Mendez 8. Simon Sturgess 9. Rob Cox © 10. Andrea Terraneo 11. Regis Roux 12. Roger Hansen 13. Martin Novak 14. Osvaldo Villavicencio 15. Ibai Soria 16. Alois Duda 17. Ibrahima Sory Diallo 18. Liam Bremner 19. Oscar Vidal 20. Tom Busby 21. Anas Bah 22. Attila Kurucz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted April 8, 2012 Author Share Posted April 8, 2012 Despite being seeded we drew Schalke in the Europa League 4th qualifying round, they beat me to my number one transfer target in the summer an Israeli centre back I had been tracking for a year or so, hopefully he has a shocker. We finally ended our winning streak at Wembley, having won in our previous five appearances Man Utd beat us 1-0 in the Charity Shield. Norwich in first game of the season for the battle of Norfolk! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRL88 Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Good luck against Norwich. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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