BoxToBox Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 8 hours ago, ManUtd1 said: Ugarte looks incredible. He's gong y2k be incredible, if he had enough room for growth. I'm very jealous. Reckon, if his potential pa is anything close to accurate, with a professional personality he'll be first choice by 21. Probably sooner if I integrate him quickly. 8 hours ago, Benjoe said: Not sure I understand, but I agree with ManUdt1 anyways! Ugarte is very gong y2k! I think it's like Y2J but instead of break the wall down, he is the wall! 8 hours ago, Benjoe said: Sounds promising with performances overall, and you'll just have to do like @noikeee and knock Mourinho off his perch! Who was the kid who got hit? This fellow, he's young enough and got a a good enough personality/fitness combo that he can recover from it. It's a bad age for it though as it's right around when pace develops, and the plan was for him to be an inside forward. 7 hours ago, noikeee said: Alonso and the new keeper look absolutely stupid good. Besides those two, I'm glad we're starting to build a group of French Basques that can pitch in, as it was a bit daft being almost all Spanish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneronaldo Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Honestly with how David Alonso already looks at 16, if he can't make it nobody ever will anymore. Hail the new King of Basque football Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 48 minutes ago, oneronaldo said: Honestly with how David Alonso already looks at 16, if he can't make it nobody ever will anymore. Hail the new King of Basque football He's already rated as Ligue 1 quality, a couple of weeks into being 16. Insane lad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidthekid Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 4 minutes ago, BoxToBox said: He's already rated as Ligue 1 quality, a couple of weeks into being 16. Insane lad. There needs to be an investigation into the protein shakes these Basque kids are drinking. When Pogba was 16, he was playing in the youth cups. When Messi was 16, he was watching Ronaldinho play..on TV. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 1 minute ago, kidthekid said: There needs to be an investigation into the protein shakes these Basque kids are drinking. When Pogba was 16, he was playing in the youth cups. When Messi was 16, he was watching Ronaldinho play..on TV. They're made with nothing but the finest grapefruit available in the south of France, I'll have you know! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 We've done it, with a game to spare and all. EDIT: Y2K's just made the u20 World Cup squad.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidthekid Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 So basically you have proven that Basque people are superior to everyone else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 4 hours ago, BoxToBox said: They're made with nothing but the finest grapefruit available in the south of France, I'll have you know! #Grapefrukt 8 hours ago, BoxToBox said: I think it's like Y2J but instead of break the wall down, he is the wall! I won't be satisfied until that is a tifo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keano16 Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Well done mate! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 1 hour ago, ManUtd1 said: #Grapefrukt I won't be satisfied until that is a tifo. It would be amazing! Imagine the foreign clubs visiting.... "Why have they a tifo of their keeper facing the wrong direction?!" 51 minutes ago, Keano16 said: Well done mate! Cheers! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 Season Review! What a season it was too, spectacular in the league despite a midseason slump in form, a sparkling European run, and the youngsters are coming on leaps and bounds. I wouldn't expect to repeat, but we should hopefully remain in the CL spots. Not expecting a major summer, mostly reactions to sales. Otegui wants out for Athletic this time, should they bid, I'll probably sell the whiny *****. I do already have three youths arriving, though. League 1 - League 2 - Cups - Europe Happy with that, shouldn't really have tanked both cups(at least not the one we underachieved in), but the games were coming thick and fast, so we had higher priorities. A second CL quarters exit, but to be fair, we probably didn't deserve to be there. 4 wins and 5 draws(pretty amazing to not lose an European game, though!) meant we were coasting on luck quite often. Still an away goal agg loss to PSG sucks. The new stadium is badly needed, as our attendances in Europe show, where we borrowed Bordeaux's ground. even then 18k isn't great, could have been far more ambitious, we drew 40k against PSG in the CL..... Also, I decided to take in the CL final, as it was a Manchester Derby. Three of the four goals were Basque made. @kidthekid may just be right about their superiority! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjoe Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 11 hours ago, BoxToBox said: I think it's like Y2J but instead of break the wall down, he is the wall! This fellow, he's young enough and got a a good enough personality/fitness combo that he can recover from it. It's a bad age for it though as it's right around when pace develops, and the plan was for him to be an inside forward. Besides those two, I'm glad we're starting to build a group of French Basques that can pitch in, as it was a bit daft being almost all Spanish. Haha true! And Ramos here looks really solid. Sad with the injury though. If his pace doesn't develop as you envisioned will he then be pushed in another direction on the pitch? 2 hours ago, ManUtd1 said: I won't be satisfied until that is a tifo. Hear, hear! 1 hour ago, BoxToBox said: It would be amazing! Imagine the foreign clubs visiting.... "Why have they a tifo of their keeper facing the wrong direction?!" Sort of the same when fans groups turn their backs to the pitch and jumps. I get that it looks sorta cool, but what good does it actually do? Oh look, the fans doesn't even care anymore yay. Oh and amazing title win! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 Cheers! 1 minute ago, Benjoe said: And Ramos here looks really solid. Sad with the injury though. If his pace doesn't develop as you envisioned will he then be pushed in another direction on the pitch? Oh, absolutely! He'll just go to a central role instead, we have more depth there, but there's always room for quality! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 Looks like RNGeebus has our best interests at heart, as Y2K popped up at just the right time.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 When you need a DM but spend your entire budget on a winger because that's what was available..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneronaldo Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 4 hours ago, BoxToBox said: When you need a DM but spend your entire budget on a winger because that's what was available..... Play wingers in DM spot, channel maximum Louis van Gaal-ism. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 14 minutes ago, oneronaldo said: Play wingers in DM spot, channel maximum Louis van Gaal-ism. I do love me some van-Gaal.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjoe Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 I love Van Gaal as much as he loves sex masochism. Beautiful man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 50 minutes ago, ManUtd1 said: That's the ticket! 31 minutes ago, Benjoe said: I love Van Gaal as much as he loves sex masochism. Beautiful man. Man Utd's football might have mostly sucked under him, but at least he made up for it with stuff like that off the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 So, the summer window is finally concluded, it was a ridiculous drag, It seemed Johnson spent about 10 hours a day on the phone. "No, he's not for sale, him either, especially not him... please stop calling here. No habla Espanol. No Deportivo we won't loan you our only first team goalkeeper and pay all his wages....." What did happen was me chucking my entire budget and then some on a winger, Pablo Martinez' mandatory 27m deal kicking in, and the rest of the summer was spent clearing deadwood and moneyspinning to make up for my largess, whilst trying to keep the players I actually want. Must have been 4-5 bids a day almost every day for the entire window. Villalibre never really developed, but was a worthwhile investment, buying him for 1.1m and selling for 15m. Yeray goes to make some money, as the youth were as good as him now, and happy to see the back of Otegui and his whining since I managed to replace him with Inigo Martinez. Oyarzabal is the big signing, a truly cracking winger just entering his prime. Really happy with this, but I'd have liked a transfer deal with instalments rather than hitting his release clause. Already proving his worth with this... That's a backheel throughball assist on his league debut. He then popped on in against PSG after 24 seconds. Think I'm going to like this guy. Pablo's loan becomes permanent, and he's growing into quite the beast. He's old, but still class, and though he's on a lot of wages, as a direct(kinda) replacement for Otegui, we're actually making a tidy profit all things considered. He should keep us ticking along nicely for a few seasons. A highly rated youngster from Athletic, he's far from the first team scene, but looks like he's potentially a very versatile forward. A very cheap punt the scouts liked. He's already grown a lot, really what's being shown here is quite a lot better than he was the day he arrived. Cheap punt, that hopefully will be some kind of useful backup eventually. Another cheap punt to help our terrible DM depth. Nasty group, kinda, but I'd still expect to make the KO rounds. Thought to myself, at least this won't be the Barca of 2016-17..... Oh well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 Oh, and David Alonso continues to baffle. He's frankly insane, and already has 4 goals in 3 starts this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidthekid Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 16 minutes ago, BoxToBox said: Oh, and David Alonso continues to baffle. He's frankly insane, and already has 4 goals in 3 starts this season. Fake passport!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
withnail316 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Don't know how I missed this thread, but you've made some immense progress B2B. Well done, chief. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 What a cheeky backheel...he's got something about him, for sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 3 hours ago, kidthekid said: Fake passport!!!! May or may not be a 30 year old half-Nigerian smuggled into our academy in an empty grapefruit crate. 41 minutes ago, withnail316 said: Don't know how I missed this thread, but you've made some immense progress B2B. Well done, chief. Cheers! 12 minutes ago, ManUtd1 said: What a cheeky backheel...he's got something about him, for sure. Looking like he'll be a risk that was well worth taking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 Not sure Victor here is thinking straight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjoe Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Oyarzabal looks a really good signing! And Alonso.. Which PED's do you have him on?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 I have no idea, but I wish he'd share them with the rest of the class! Reckon Y2K's got into them though, he's accelerating at a similar rate and could get cup games when he turns 16 in late November. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjoe Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Screen of Y2K please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 Second best keeper at the club right now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltablue Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Good luck defending your title. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjoe Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 21 minutes ago, BoxToBox said: Second best keeper at the club right now. I was secretly hoping you'd nicknamed him, and you had. And he is some monster at that age. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 58 minutes ago, deltablue said: Good luck defending your title. Cheers, we're in some luck too, PSG have had a disaster of a start to the season, by their lofty standards, and drawn 3, lost 2 of the first 12 games. That's about as good as a head start as I could imagine against them. We were one of the draws, mind. 54 minutes ago, Benjoe said: I was secretly hoping you'd nicknamed him, and you had. And he is some monster at that age. I had to, of course! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 We won our CL group, and that's nice, but we were expected to be competitive, then I saw this... Celtic in a group of death, and absolutely nailed it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjoe Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Bayern got rekt. Love it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 Finally hit the halfway point, and going great guns in all competitions. Drew Man City in the CL, last season's runners up, so that could be trouble. About 3/4s of my squad is being chased, so a long winter ahead. I can't believe this...... Also, Leverkusen bid for David Alonso. Never mind him, the betrayers of the legend that is Hakan Telleus wouldn't get the worst scraps from my u-19's. Y2K's played four games since turning 16, and has only conceded a single goal. Two CL clean sheets, at that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtd1 Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 7 hours ago, Benjoe said: I was secretly hoping you'd nicknamed him, and you had. And he is some monster at that age. This. This is how legends are born. #Grapefruit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 Well, the winter window was hectic, despite few done deals. Mostly trying to keep players, as per usual, but business was done. Out. Thior was let go mainly to give youngster Alvaro Ramos more first team opportunities, though a great fee helped too! Ramos is developing quite nicely, pace and all. He'll never be a burning speedster, but quick enough for a technical wide forward. Elustondo came to me before the window opened, wanting to chase that Chinese megabux and threw a strop when I suggested that I'd want a reasonable fee for him. A few of our youth are developing nicely, so he wasn't as necessary, as he once was, and our incoming move gives Inigo Martinez more opportunity to play defence over holding mid, so off he went. They're paying him 165k a week, fair play to him, I guess! In. This is a big deal. The cumulation of three solid months of work, and it still took until deadline day! I went to eleven games, had multiple key players bat their eyelashes at him, constantly scouted, all the usual. I think 3.5* is a tad unfair on the lad, but we do have a couple of absolutely class players. He's a beast, he's versatile, he can dominate the midfield in multiple roles and situations and a hard worker on top of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nie jem frytek Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 It's a bit shame that you didn't add fierce rivalry with Athletic in pre-game editor and maybe a bit less fierce with Real Sociedad. Would definitely make this save harder and it looks like you could do with some competition for top Basque players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 Youth Intake Day! Odd one, not great looking on paper, few interesting picks in there, though we'll be lucky if Salinas makes it. Very odd, a hardworking playmaker. Lacks attacking intelligence to be an AP, defensive technique to be a DLP and the physicality to be a RP. Still, something about him... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 9 minutes ago, nie jem frytek said: It's a bit shame that you didn't add fierce rivalry with Athletic in pre-game editor and maybe a bit less fierce with Real Sociedad. Would definitely make this save harder and it looks like you could do with some competition for top Basque players. I had assumed Athletic would have been more aggressive in poaching from us, especially while we're considered a small club in comparison, but filled with talent. They've been incredibly stingy with transfers, only buying to odd player and happily coasting between 4th and 6th. I only landed Merino as he was unhappy at the club all season, and still required three months of work. I had also assumed, as we rose that PSG would pick us apart, but they've never ever bid for any of our players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 G'wan David! Lad's a freak of nature. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 Hmm, next season is a bit make or break for Athletic. They're in 9th, don't look much likely of hitting higher than 8th, their worst finish in 12-15 years. They're a vastly rich club, and all save long haven't spent much at all, and now desperately need their squad updating(of course I've massively hurt them here by constantly pinching their prospects). They sacked Valverde in March, and had their pick of free managers, including Luis Enrique and Klopp, but instead have picked Mano Menezes at Atletico Minero, a manager who's spent his career in Brazil, apart from 6 months in China, and a disastrous 3 months at Valencia. Quite disappointing, wanted to see Klopp there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 This is a thing. A thing that is happening. We'll be taking on back to back reigning champions Man Utd. As an aside, Benfica made it to the semis last season too, and are managed by Deschamps..... shame that wasn't the final! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 29, 2017 Author Share Posted March 29, 2017 There'll hopefully be a season review up soon, but for now.... Cracking run, all told, but just didn't have enough in the final. In a way, I'm kind of glad(!?!) that we didn't win, part of me feels lifting the CL right now would have killed this save. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 29, 2017 Author Share Posted March 29, 2017 Season Review. An almost perfect season, as we closed in on the treble, but Man Utd prove to be just too much in the final, gave them a proper game though! Future looks bright though, as most of the squad have untapped potential. League 1 - League 2 - Cups - Europe. It looks close in the end, but it wasn't, as we eased off the gas in the league with about a month and a half to go(looking at it now, one win in the last eight games, geez, didn't realise it was that bad), with a cup and Europe to play for, and especially once we'd taken the league title with a few games remaining. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxToBox Posted March 29, 2017 Author Share Posted March 29, 2017 Not sure the boys understand what the word "friendly" means. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidthekid Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 wow, never seen that scoreline before Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ifinnem Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Great idea for a save and truly astounding progress! You seem to have it nailed, can you explain how you go about unsettling and buying players in FM17. You mention using the "top target", getting players to butter him up etc Can you outline the typically sequence of steps? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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