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DiscoStu94

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yessss!!Arsenal win and top of the league again!!

And there to stay icon_cool.gif

Anyhoo, the prblem with getting Bojan and Santos, is that I have no space! Dos Santos, maybe, because Walcott can't take over from Hleb once the time comes. But Bojan? I already have Aguero and Eduardo for his position, as well as Saivet and Vela in the reserves. I'm think I should get rid of Eduardo, he only got 6 goals last season (and still got into the best XI?), and then bring Bojan in.

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cameron Fordyce

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ok coming to the business end of the season 6 points clear in the league, just had aguero injured for 4 months (broken foot) the only way AC Milan known how to stop him still won 4-1 (7-1 agg) knock out stage in champions league.

bought banega a while ago (not developed to the player he should be) so he has been in my reserves and started to get a few games due to Lucas being out with arthritis (hes 25 years old ) my phsyo keeps telling me he will be out for 2 weeks but i am 3 months into the injury and still no real sign of him coming back. icon_frown.gif

just wonder what strange injurys you guys have suffered with your game?

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James Tringham

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This is my current side, in August 2008. I've just beaten chelski in the Charity Shield and won my first Prem match of the season. I'm pretty happy with the players, but I have gone overboard in signing people. So are there any improvements to be made, and who can I sell off to trim the squad down?

August 2008 squad Pt 1

August 2008 squad Pt 2

My rough tactics, including Pat Rice's suggested team

Summer 2008 transfers

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dannyboi_12345678

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Hey Guys, Im back after my account got deleted after my brother posting a stupid thread. anyway

Anyhoo, the prblem with getting Bojan and Santos, is that I have no space! Dos Santos, maybe, because Walcott can't take over from Hleb once the time comes. But Bojan? I already have Aguero and Eduardo for his position, as well as Saivet and Vela in the reserves. I'm think I should get rid of Eduardo, he only got 6 goals last season (and still got into the best XI?), and then bring Bojan in.

This is what i would do, get rid of eduardo, walcott ( or send him on loan to up his price) and bring in bojan and dos santos, Bojan and Vela become TO good ill put up a pic of them both as im in 2012

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cameron Fordyce

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Originally posted by marcftm:

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by cameron Fordyce:

to stop chairman accepting offers!!! (tip for all people who loose their stars)

ok this is very simple you just put their asking price at 50 mill so the chairman will not accept any bid unless it is over 50 mill (upfront) and this gives u the chance to see the offers and reject them your self or take them. this even works for players like messi and co since they are valued around 30 mill so the chairman still wont accept an offer on them.

you should never have the chairman accept an offer you would not accept your self. the proof this works is that i have who is valued ingame at 2.6mill (reserve player and CM/strik backup) and the chairman was offered 26mill for the player by newcastle and he did not accept it.

i have never had the chairman accept an offer but to be honest Arsenal are on a different level to sunderland, plus arsenal will not need the money since they are such a profitable club unlike sunderland who are just a yoyo club

That doesn't work at all. When I was Sunderland I said I wanted 50 mil for Gordon, Arsenal came in with 35 and Quinn accepted. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

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DiscoStu94

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Started again. Just can't settle for some reason...

This time Transfer budgets are allowed, but I don't think I'll buy anyone big.

4-5-1

GK: Lehmann, Almunia, Fabianski

DR: Sagna, Eboue, Hoyte (Diarra)

DC(2): Toure, Gallas, Senderos (Gilberto, Diarra)

DL: Clichy, Traore (Hoyte)

DM: Gilberto, Flamini, Denilson, Diarra

MR: Hleb, Walcott (van Persie, Eduardo, Rosicky)

MC(2): Fabregas, Rosicky, Diaby (Hleb + all DM's)

ML: van Persie, Eduardo (Rosicky, Hleb, Walcott)

ST: Adebayor, Bendtner

In Order Of Choice, some may be sold

(...) = Back Up if needed

Looking to sell Almunia and bring in Costil. If I sell Flamini I won't replace, there's no need. Bringing in a few prospects for the future (Saivet, Wijnaldum etc..)

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Number 7

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Started my first ever FM game with Arsenal yesterday and have finished my 1st season.

Lost the Premiershop on goal difference to Man UTD.

Last 16 of CL (Knocked out by a ET goal by Sevilla)

Winners of League Cup (Beat Spurs 2-1)

Runners up in FA Cup to Man UTD (0-3)

My top scorer was Aguero with 57 goals in 52 games.

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Just thought I'd chuck my team in and c wat u guys think. I'm about to start my 4th season and I've won everything xcept the champions league

GK:Ochoa, Fabiankski (surprisingly good, but just cant get a game) Lehmann retiring in a couple of days

DR: Eboue (who i also play AMR) and Sagna

DC: Gallas, Toure, Felipe (absolute star), David Luiz

DL: Traore

MC: Fabregas (who i trained to play AMC), Denilson, Diaby

AMR: Hleb, Ninis (has become my crucial goalscorer)

AML: Rosicky, Walcott

AMC: Lulinha (BARGAIN OF THE CENTURY, GET HIM NOW!!!!)

SC: Van Persie (top assists this year), Adebayor (top scorer) , Vela, Bendtner

I'm thinking of buying rosina as he is a star player but very expensive. At the start of the game torino ask 4 30 mill yet now he has moved to fiorentina, there asking for 45 mill pounds. He is a great player and when i bought in my other file he quickly took the stage and reminded of pires in cm4 just dribbling and scoring.

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soli

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help me

can't seem to score goals

40 M budget left

my team

GK

lehmann, fabianski

RB

sagna,alves,eboue

LB

clichy,marcelo

CB

toure,gallas,senderos,djourou

MC

fabregas,gilberto,zapater,song,diarra

ML

van persie

MR

walcott,hleb

FC

adebayor,eduardo,bendtner

in the january month of first season

i play 4-4-2

second in the league

suggest some cheap but great wingers

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James Tringham

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The obvious ML is Menez, who is about £11m. Or you could move Marcelo forwards and bring in a DL.

Modric does well for about £7.5m, and can play anywhere in midfield. Or splash cash on Maxi Rodriguez, who is about £15m.

Within the 4-4-2 system, how have you actually got them playing? My problem is always trying to stop them conceding, rather than scoring.

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Season 1 with the Gunner was a phenomenal success with both the Premier league title and the European Champions league cup in the bag. The team didn't fare too well in the domestic competitions but that's basically because I fielded B teams in both competitions (yeah, I know -- it's a sin to overlook the FA Cup, but it seemed reasonable given the number of young players I wanted to blood).

These are the following players I picked up in the first season:

Transfers in:

1) Henri Saviet

2) Brazagli

3) Ever Benega (loaned to a Belgium affiliate)

4) Jimmy Briand

Transfers out:

1) Flamini

2) Hleb

I play a 4-1-2-2-1 which has yeilded bucket loads of goals. In fact the first season I won the league with 4 games to spare with Chelsea a distance second by more then 20 points. The team also thrashed Man Utd at Old Trafford by 7 goals in the champs league semi finals (if ppl want screenshots to prove this I'll be more then happy to provide them).

I'm not currently at my home computer so I can't offer proof of my first season succes, but I didn't use a editor or cheat in any way other then buy a few, well known young players to make an already steller young Gunner squad even better.

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DiscoStu94

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Good win today, how did Ade manager to score that?! icon_eek.gif

Transfers in:

Henri Saivet

Georginio Wijnaldum

Alessandro Tuia

Benoit Costil

Regis Benoit (Regen)

Thiago

Jeremy Menez

Transfers Out:

Gilberto Silva

Manuel Almunia

Am unbeaten in all competitions in late November, had a brilliant win over Liverpool. Just before the game I told van Persie he had been disappointing. He said he agreed, and then against Liverpool he scores a hattrick!!! We won 6-0 with Ade scoring 2 and hleb scoring the other.

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cameron Fordyce

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i know player can curl the ball but put back spin on it?

im my game i finished the 5th season with winning all the competition for the 3rd season in a row the team is too strong now, my champions league team was second choice line up and they still won with out really being challenged. i got to 2013 and there is still no real regens in my game and fabregas is getting upset and wants to leave (so does lucas). does anyone else have the problem of fabregas wanting to leave in 2012-13? it always seems to happen even from FM06.

so i have decided to go back to my FM06 game (2013) since i have developed a large number of regens and fabregas has only left a couple of months a go.

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2E_2006

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just started a new game with arsenal bought sakho and marcelo trying to get rid of lehmann but no one wants to buy him for some reason

i got 2 big problems

1. ochoa i cant get them to accept a work permit in the first season anyone manage to get him

2. henri saviet borduex accept an offer i offer him a contract evvery time it says he accepts bordeuxs offer ive even offered the most i can etc etc any ideas?

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DiscoStu94

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1) Ochoa got a work permit on appeal in the second season for me.

2) Strange, I always seem to get him when I aproach him. Try waiting until he signs a full-time contract. I once made the mistake of offering him a part time deal, he rejected that, maybe you have this?

Has anyone else niticed how in the first season we always 39999 season tickets?

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2E_2006

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and also i made a mistake of not buying a winger for cover but i got too many cms

who should i get rid of out of denilson diaby flamini and diarra

i like diarra though becuase he can cover the right back position

im thinkin about getting rid of senderos hes a big lump and too clumbsy

i was thinkin of garay dont no if hes any good on this.

anyone have anything to say about saviet would be appreiciated

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theincrediblehulk

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For Saivet, if you just offer him a "backup" role at the start and give him a bit more money than he asks for, he'll definitely come. When they accept your offer, just give him everything he wants and a bit more. Also, give him a backup or rotation role and I'm sure he'll come.

Out of the 4 you've mentioned, I'd let Diaby go as he never really becomes that great. And yeah, Senderos isnt that great. I gave him intense training on aerobics for 2 seasons once and he upped his pace & acceleration to 12 eventually. Once he's got decent pace, he becomes awesome. But yeah, it takes too much of an effort. Sell him but I wouldnt recommened Garay. He's not that great. People just seem to love him because he can take FK's too. Zapata is 10 times better than Garay. Go for Zapata. Will cost more but very worth it. Else get Micah Richards.

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cameron Fordyce

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just entering the 6th season had some major changes got fabregas to stay with arsenal had to make him captain which seriously upset toure (captain for 4 years). had to sell toure got £16mill for him 31yr old. lucas also wanted to leave felt he achieved everything he can at the club, pity since he was just about to take de rossi's place as first choice DM, atleast i got 20mill for him from pompey (i really dont want to face them they are building up a very strong team). also sold Kroos and Zeefuik who where reserve players for me and could not make the step up. i had to buy back Djourou to fill the gap from toure and Sunny for lucas. sunny cost 8 mill and Djourou (11mill by back). also loaned out Traore to newcastle and kenia to espanyol to get them to play a full season worth of games and develop abit more. just trying at present to get Bouzanis out on loan since he his stuck in my reserves and looks like a player for the future but not getting the matches (behind Akinfeev and Ustari). also trying to develop Baxter into a CM as cover for fabregas but he is just lacking his physical attributes. is anyone else having problems with baxter's physical attributes.

key areas for this season will be to get a player who can cover fabregas when injured or he does finally leave, pick a first choice keeper since i cant seem to pick between akinfeev and Ustari, get sunny use to the quick style the team plays finally sell Zlatan (30) and Barzagli (31)

my team (2012)

GK: Akinfeev, Ustari, Bouzanis

LB: Criscito

CB: Barzagli, Zapata, Djourou, Kompany,

RB: Alves, Richards

DM: De Rossi, Sunny

CM: Fabregas, Banega, Baxter

LM: Sliva, Dos Santos

RM: Messi, Fernandez

ST: Aguero, Vela, Bojan, Saivet, Zlatan

on loan: Kenia, Traore.

my wide players are getting 60 plus goals a season and 60 plus assists.

another question for people who are using saivet has anyone got him to get a good level of composure (he got 13 for composure its the lowest in my squad)

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Good squad that. icon14.gif

Out of Akinfeev and Ustari, I'd rather keep Akinfeev. I feel he's a little more consistent but there's hardly any difference between the two tbh. Just see who can fetch you a better price and sell that one. Bouzanis becomes very good.

You definitely need to get rid of one CB atleast. And dont get anyone in as you have plenty of cover there. I'd look at getting a LB though. Someone better than Crisicto. He's good defensively but rubbish going forward. Why are you loaning out Traore though?? 2012, he should be awesome! I'd keep him and rotate him with Crisctio. Play him in the smaller competitions and matches. He's good enough at the start of the game itself. One or two seasons of 15-20 games/season and he's FB!

You dont need to worry about cover for Cesc. When he wants to go, Barca will probably come in with an offer. And he'll probably go there with them being on his favoured clubs list and all. When you negotiate a price with them, just have them include Iniesta and you'll have a perfect replacement. Or just buy Iniesta out-right. Else, look at Moutinho or Michael Johnson as replacement. Nobody can touch Cesc in that role though. Unless you have some great regen coming through.

I wouldnt sell Zlatan unless Bojan, Vela & Saivet are fully developed (or close to it anyway). You can get another year out of him and sell him then.

As for Saivet, in my previous save, I dont remember exactly what his composure was but I DO know that he was better than Bojan in almost every area when I did a comparison. And I checked on FMM later and Bojan has a higher PA than Saivet. But in my current game, just towards the end of season 1 and his composure does seem really low tbh. Will have to work on that I suppose.

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traore is being loaned out since he just needs a full season of games to increase his mental stats, criscito is the best leftback in my game he might not have the pace of traore but mentally only barzagli and terry are better than him and he is great at marking, and last season with him in my premiership team they only conceded 10 goals.

i am not going to sell either of my 2 keepers they are just too good. michael johnson in my game never really developed.

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Ron Burgundy

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Hi all,

I have put the below thread as a new post - but been told I ought to put it in here...so here goes.

Any help well appreciated!!

Hello,

I'm just starting my first game on FM08 with the only team I ever manage - Arsenal.

I have a fairly simple couple of questions for people that've played as Arsenal further into the match as me.

I've had £7.5million offer for Denilson, which I have rejected. I want to use him as Cesc's direct backup, CM role in a 4-1-4-1 formation.

I have started retraining Diaby to be a straight ball-winning DM.

Flamini has been poor in my friendlies in the DM role, and has been by far the worst of my DM's.

I have Diarra down as my Carling Cup DM and cover at RB.

I have bought Zapater cos I liked the look of his stats and at 22 and £7million seemed a good choice.

So, Flamini may well be sold. Diarra will probably spend most of his season in the reserves. Same for Diaby, whilst he retrains as a DM. Zapater is my first choice DM, with Gilberto as back up. And Denilson is Cesc's understudy.

So basically, does all that sound about right? Can Denilson be used as Cesc's understudy? Flamini is rubbish on 8.0.1? Diaby can retrain as DM, Zapater is a quality choice?

Cheers!!

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Originally posted by Ron Burgundy:

Hi all,

I have put the below thread as a new post - but been told I ought to put it in here...so here goes.

Any help well appreciated!!

Hello,

I'm just starting my first game on FM08 with the only team I ever manage - Arsenal.

I have a fairly simple couple of questions for people that've played as Arsenal further into the match as me.

I've had £7.5million offer for Denilson, which I have rejected. I want to use him as Cesc's direct backup, CM role in a 4-1-4-1 formation.

I have started retraining Diaby to be a straight ball-winning DM.

Flamini has been poor in my friendlies in the DM role, and has been by far the worst of my DM's.

I have Diarra down as my Carling Cup DM and cover at RB.

I have bought Zapater cos I liked the look of his stats and at 22 and £7million seemed a good choice.

So, Flamini may well be sold. Diarra will probably spend most of his season in the reserves. Same for Diaby, whilst he retrains as a DM. Zapater is my first choice DM, with Gilberto as back up. And Denilson is Cesc's understudy.

So basically, does all that sound about right? Can Denilson be used as Cesc's understudy? Flamini is rubbish on 8.0.1? Diaby can retrain as DM, Zapater is a quality choice?

Cheers!!

Make sure your squad doesnt get to big like mine, its hard to keep everyone happy.

Other than that, it sounds about right!

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Hi people

This might sound like a dumb question (sorry) but how do you retrain players, For example, i want to play fabregas in AMC postion, but his postion is CM.

I would be greatful if someone could tell me how to do it icon14.gif

Cheers

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Originally posted by dannyboi_12345678:

Hey Guys, Im back after my account got deleted after my brother posting a stupid thread. anyway<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Anyhoo, the prblem with getting Bojan and Santos, is that I have no space! Dos Santos, maybe, because Walcott can't take over from Hleb once the time comes. But Bojan? I already have Aguero and Eduardo for his position, as well as Saivet and Vela in the reserves. I'm think I should get rid of Eduardo, he only got 6 goals last season (and still got into the best XI?), and then bring Bojan in.

This is what i would do, get rid of eduardo, walcott ( or send him on loan to up his price) and bring in bojan and dos santos, Bojan and Vela become TO good ill put up a pic of them both as im in 2012 </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

These are the pics from my arsenal save

Bojan : <a href="http://s272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/dannyboi123456/?action=view&current=Bojan.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj166/dannyboi123456/Bojan.jpg" border="0" alt="Bojan Krkic"></a>

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DiscoStu94

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about saivet again should i sign him when he signs a proffesional contract because it keeps coming up that he accepts bordeuxs offer

Yeah do, he will become a main player for you in a few years.

Strarted again (final time, I promise icon_biggrin.gif), signed Aguero and Saivet and some backroom staff.

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I signed him from Bordauex (sp) in the first season for 400K,and then sold him after one season for about 4mill with 50% percentage of next sale with international appearance clause.after few seasons, Spurs bought him and I get 9.5 mill from that. icon_biggrin.gif and the good thing is,he`s not that good now.So I wont be cursing myself even he now plays with the Spurs!

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Ron Burgundy

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I've seen a few people on here raving about Aguero (i had him on 07 and was very good). But what sort of role is best for him?

At the moment I'm playing a 4-1-4-1 with Adebayor up top. Wouldnt like to ditch big Ade after his performances irl - but he doesn't appear to quite measure up in the game??

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