corbs87 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 my takeover is up in the air at the mo hopefully i will come through. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorG119 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I just had a takeover and the British guy only invested 15mil..cheap. Did not pay off any of the debt either, I guess I got a bad takeover bid. I hope he continues to inject money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorG119 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Oh and a question, does anyone know of any good fast central defenders? I feel like every time I get scored on its because my players somehow get outrun on the counterattack. They are not pushed up that far in my tactic so needless to say, I am confused. I currently have Coloccini and Taylor as the pair. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willseraphim Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Oh and a question, does anyone know of any good fast central defenders? I feel like every time I get scored on its because my players somehow get outrun on the counterattack. They are not pushed up that far in my tactic so needless to say, I am confused. I currently have Coloccini and Taylor as the pair. I have Thiago Silva in my game and i reckon he is fast for a defender, sidned him for less than 5mil. You can try Federico Fazio too if he is willing to join. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrensen Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Does anyone know at what point the game decides who is going to take over. Is it as the game is creating the database or does it just make it up along the season? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_deef_ Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Not even sure if there's a take over anyway. I'm currently in my 3rd season, and there are even no rumors any more. I only got each season 3 to 7m euro to spend on transfers, but still I managed to finish 3rd and win the FA cup in season 2. And now that I'm winning Champions League matches in season 3, I guess Newcastle is cashing in and does not need a new wealthy owner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrensen Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 deef is Ashley not selling the club? I've started 4 times and every time i've been taken over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_deef_ Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Either I missed the message of the takeover (not likely, but possible), or there was a takeover which i did not notice. A possible way to check that somewhere in a screen? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrensen Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Go to board confidence and see what Ashley says..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufclegend Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 On my save the club was bought by a new owner (cant spell his name). He invested 100million for my transfer (and that is for continental finish target). What surprise me was that he keep injecting funds during the season...(almost every couple of months at least...I'm not kidding...however the amounts range from few hundred thousand pounds to couple of millions...) Anyone had this also? yes mine invested on a monthly basis ! £120 pumped into club at first cleared all debts upgraded all facilties even stadium to 60,000 highest it can go i believe without building new one then gave seperate 88 million for transfers then al lthrough season one every month witout fail he but anywere from between 4 million to 50 million in every month Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewgoodfield Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 yes mine invested on a monthly basis !£120 pumped into club at first cleared all debts upgraded all facilties even stadium to 60,000 highest it can go i believe without building new one then gave seperate 88 million for transfers then al lthrough season one every month witout fail he but anywere from between 4 million to 50 million in every month Hi When I got taken over , in february they gave me hardly anything For transfers they have gave me 5m I keep going on Holiday until I get taken over by a billionaire Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin316 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I must have restarted at least 10 times. All I ever get is either Dereck Llambias or some dodgy Bulgarian when the takeover happens, usually the last week in September. Any ideas how I get taken over by some billionnaire? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
melogroovy Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 mel is that opare a Ghanaian right back? is so hes pretty good. yep, that's the one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
melogroovy Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 My prospective take over was by a consortium headed by some guy named Kevin Hardy. It was close. It was on the rocks. It was close. It was on the rocks. Etc., etc., etc. Finally it was off for good. Mike Ashley thanked me for my patience and lifted the embargo. It's now early November and Michael Owen is hurt again. He'll be healthy in a month and I'll showcase him for the Jan window. The club is 7W 1D 4L including being thrashed by Boro 3-0 at Riverside. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbs87 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 My takeover went through finally. Italian businessman came in, put 105mil in the bank and did up the training ground and academy and gave me a transfer budget of 67mil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrensen Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 can we confirm what date the mega bucks owners step in..... Mine was late Oct. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbs87 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 some time in mid october i think. cant wait for jan already got maicon and adriano coming in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_eves Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Just finished my first season with Newcastle. Finished 3rd in the league, won the carling cup and lost the FA cup final to Man Utd In Emerson AC Milan - 3.3m Dzsudzsak PSV - 5.25m Delfouneso Aston Villa - 2.2m Out Barton - Spurs 8m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrensen Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Great season Jamie_eves! I take it Ashley didn't get a buyer in your game? Or you got Dereke lambias! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_deef_ Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 I checked and the club does not get sold. Ashley steps down and the vice-chairman takes over (could be Dereck Llambias indeed). This happens in October 2008. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_eves Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Great season Jamie_eves! I take it Ashley didn't get a buyer in your game? Or you got Dereke lambias! Got Derek Lam- whatever his name is. Just lost Martins on the 13mil release clause and selling Owen cause he is too injury prone so in the market for some strikers. Looking at James Vaughan and Cardozo, tried to get Pogrebnyak but work permit was turned down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvmybrowntrousers Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 My plan as mentioned earlier is to field a complete british team capable of winning the premiership. Well Llambias took charge in late September and made it clear money would not be made available. Thankfully i'd done a deal with man city to take the forever injured owen off my hands for a nice 32mil(Llambias only made 30mil available to me however) I set about spending this cash straight away b4 it "mysteriously" landed in llambias's pocket Jan Transfers: (all sterling) D. Ashton - 11m (A gamble i know but i'm a fan of em) N. Delfouneso - 2.2m (potential to be as good as Owen according to the backroom staff) J. Mattock - 2.5m (Heard good things about em, looks capable of holding his own in the prem...so far) J. Rodwell - 8m (Another player recommended by the backroom staff, it's been awhile since i forked out this much for a 17yr old in this game) Out: with smith and ameobi gone within the first few days for a combined 7million, furthers followed in jan: M. Owen - 32m Cacapa - 120k Jose Enrique - 8m(had been one of the better performers but wanted to leave and i wasn't gonna stand in his way, mattock is ready to fill his boots) Possible future signings: J. Bullard - looks set to leave on a free at the end of the season and i may snap em up A. Lennon - stats arn't great but his pace and his potential ability make em very appealing, currently unhappy too J. pennant - (a last resort if i fail in a bid to get lennon) S. Sinclair - again plenty of potential and will surely be looking for a new club in a year or two B. Foster - undecided and at the mo has no intention of playing for me unless utd tell em he's surplus to requirements M. Mancienne - plan on using him as a RB if purchased. Any advice on these players would be appreciated thanks! So were am i in the league? Well the team is currently 9th, 3 points away from a uefa cup spot with 16 games remaining. Concentration has been my teams downfall with players making silly errors in the final 15mins of games. Given, Coloccini and Jonas have been my stand out performers with Barton pushing for a regular slot after sum recent impressive displays but most importantly improved discipline!! With viduka in line for a return in feb(needs adjusting in next patch...he's back playing in Dec!!) and seemingly out of favour with the backroom staff, i was wondering if he's worth another contract?? And as i'm trying to field a complete british team, has anyone had any luck wit Tozer, lua lua and Ranger? Tozer is pushing for a place on the bench already and lua lua is showing promise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayahr Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Okay, Ill add my experiences to the list. After realizing my squad was not all that good, I tried getting some new faces in but the known lack of funds made it difficult. Friendlies did not go that well, so I already asked myself if choosing the magpies as my first game was a fun decision. At least there was no transfer embargo due to the takeover in the transfer period. Haven't gotten that far yet, but these were my transfers and first impressions: Out: Smith (West Brom) € 5m Owen (Tottenham) € 14m Cacapa (Boro) € 525k Tozer (Rangers) € 40k loan fee Geremi (Portsmouth) € 2.6m Wanted to get rid of Ameobi, Butt and Duff too, but no interest. In: Rivaldo (Bunyodkor) € 1.3m - 3 goals in 6 matches but really bad ratings Cardozo (some Spanish side) € 8.75m - crappy performances so far but good attributes Emerson (Milan) free loan - good choice Beletti (Chelsea) € 875k loan fee, no option - doing a good job in DM and DR so far, though just second option in both positions Song (Arsenal) free loan - unused backup as planned Vukcevic (Sporting) € 6.5m - a few good set pieces and long shots but not efficient so far Well, my season started very average. Won the first two rounds of the league cup and in the league I have 2w 2d 3l, which I feel should be slightly better. Worst thing is that I lost 0-3 to Boro and Sunderland each. Ouch Well then, on came news from the take over front. A transfer embargo was imposed on Sep 15th and an unknown tycoon rumoured to take over with lots of money to spend. To save me from disappointment, I didn't believe a word. Said tycoon became then soon known by name and I started hoping. It was said he wanted to give me € 205m to spend. A few days later came a message 'Newcastke couting the money' which I thought was just another update without background - until I saw a personal message from Mr. Yang Yi two messages above Well, to cut it short, he injected € 200m, €70m off the debts and € 130 to the account Now I still have no bigger transfer budget but one can expect an adjustment in January. Shopping!!! And so far no pressure from Mr. Yi saying that I should better win or he'll get another manager. Needless to say I'm excited. Now I just have to keep winning to have a good position when I get my new starts. The list of interested players is now topped by a certain Mr. Pirlo. I feel well. Will keep you updated Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbs87 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Someone was asking about a striker earlier and you need look no further than Adriano available for the bargain price of 6mil in the jan transfer window of the first season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbs87 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Any one found Xisco to be any good in their game? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Dean Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Anyone know why Collocini gets hundreds of yellow cards a season? And how to make martins / owen / xisco / viduka / smith into a lethal force. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvmybrowntrousers Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Any one found Xisco to be any good in their game? I find him and martins are a good combination. Use em like chelsea use drogba and he'll make a lot of opportunities for martins Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvmybrowntrousers Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 And how to make martins / owen / xisco / viduka / smith into a lethal force. Are u planning on playing two up front or a similar style keegan employed towards the end of last season?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbs87 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 orion sell them all and buy adriano, cardozo and pogrebnyak. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haq88 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Hey guys whats the best tactic to use for the Toon!? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbs87 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Im using 4-4-2 but with a dmc and an amc and its working alright. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
connor187 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 hi In first season have signed kerrison and cardozo p9 W4 d4 l1 just wanted to know what experiences people have had with nacho gonzalez as he has been awesome for me 5 goals and 4 assists already! Is he worth signing on a permenant basis? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbs87 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 i sent him back early he only played twice for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willseraphim Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 For those who sold Jose Enrique, who did you bring in to replace him? I am having a hard time looking for a replacement at least with CA already better than him. Just reach the Jan Transfer window and here are some of the transfer activities for both July and Jan, IN July, Alexis Sanchez, 3.5mil Oubina, 6.5mil Thiago Silva, 6.5mil Viviano (GK), 1.4mil, 22 yrs old and generally better than S.Given. Jan, Cardozo, 10.5 mil Cretien, 10.25 mil Kierrison, 3.4 mil Jaime Gavilian, 4.5 mil A brazilian Right midfield name Fanouten or something like that, 7.25 mil OUT July, Alan Smith, 7mil Geremi, 6.75mil Cacapa, 750k Ameobi, 2mil Jan, Owen, 20mil Martins, 12.5mil Beye, 7.5mil Am thinking off selling Jose Enrique and use the fund to buy a better left back. Not doin do well ATM. Lying at position 12 due to a series of bad run. However have been winning for the last 4 games so things are looking good now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxio Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 mates...replace jose enrique with kolarov its much better ^_^ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_deef_ Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Anyone know why Collocini gets hundreds of yellow cards a season? Collocini got even 5 red cards for me on a season. Still remember that he was 5 and 6 matches suspended with his 4th and 5th red card. Got an offer of 25m euro for him, and bought Sidnei with the cash, which is great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samsung Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Man some of you guys got very lucky man... My dude forgot his name hasnt injected crap into the club... Just took over though... Doesnt seem very ambitious or anything.. Suxors!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_deef_ Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Damned. Trying to give Zucculini a contract renewal, but the work permit is refused. Probably did not play enough... Still 1.5 season on his contract left. Better sell him? Or any other ideas? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvmybrowntrousers Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Collocini got even 5 red cards for me on a season.Still remember that he was 5 and 6 matches suspended with his 4th and 5th red card. Got an offer of 25m euro for him, and bought Sidnei with the cash, which is great. lol thats pretty impressive! himself and barton must of had a bet on to see who got sent off the most or sumthin He's only gotten two yellows for me all season! I will say this thou, he has taken a likeing to injuring the oppositions forward line *evil laugh* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterFolke Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I tried to play with the original new-squad and not buy anything until jan, but wow thats hard man. A norwegian guy have bought the club and pumped in 95m but....i think if you want success with newcastle you have to get rid of half the squad, its a bit boring but yeah... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Anyone know of a good RB I can get for Newcastle Utd in the 1st Jan transfer window? Habib Beye is ok but just agreed to let him move to Marseille as they offered £5m and he is 31yrs old. I tried to sign a Costa Rican guy for £400k (Borbon?) but couldn't get a w/p. Also Anyukov but they wanted about £9m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisandro Lopez Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Have a look at Santon, Rafael (Man Utd), Marvin Angulo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeH84 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Had a respectable start to the campaign, unbeaten at start of season and through the friendlies. I decided to remove a number of players by offering to clubs. Transfers Out: Smith £5.25 million Beye £8.5 million - couldn't believe my luck! Lua Lua £1 million Geremi £6 million Edgar £1 million Total £22 million - will be adding to this with the sale of Owen in the Jan window, hope to renew contract first Transfers In: Pogrebnyak £5.25 million Diarra £11 million Belletti loan fee £750k Total £17 million Diarra is the business in centre mid, Pogrebnyak looks like a machine and belletti bombs on down the wing, its looking good! except.... Ashley is currently in talks with a prospective buyer but unless rumours start to circulate about a foreign investor it looks like its Llambias for my good self. Oh well its money I never had. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teezy. Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 To all these people selling Habib Beye - He is one of the best right backs in the Premiership. Give him a chance before selling him tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haq88 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 How much can I sell Owen for then lads? Looking at other posts people are getting £30 + million for him!? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teezy. Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 It depends, how far are you into the game? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeH84 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 He may be good, but when I could get £8.5 mill for him and loan in Belletti, who is also a class player, this means I am paying less wages and I increased my transfer budget without losing any quality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teezy. Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I see where you are coming from, I just get annoyed when people start as Newcastle, and then completely de-face the team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haq88 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 It depends, how far are you into the game? Just at the beginning of my 1st season mate. Should I wait till Jan to sell him then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teezy. Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I would yes. From my experiences you can get £15m max in first transfer window. Whereas in January you can get £25m+. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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