berty1978 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Cheers hamilton, if you're ok with that Cardiovascular? I can upload whenever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 As always, I think that the new people should get priority. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasdgfas Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 If we are looking to sign players with 12's as a standard attribute then we might as well give up.How on Earth can physical stats of 12 make someone a beast. Not only is 12 just over half-way on the attribute scale, it is signifcantly poorer than the players in that position of a similar age which we already have in the squad. Am I missing something here?:confused: ok, my point wasn't being made well because it was 1 AM. I've found from my experiences that players with 12+ in every physical stat always perform extremely well if their technical/mental stats are high. I understand that it's not phenomenal and there are better, but I think they'd perform quite well now. However, I do agree that better can be found. Now then, if he can get Upson for close to his value as well as a striker for right now, is it worth the risk? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardiovascular Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Yes, of course. Go ahead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berty1978 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I've downloaded the file and looking at the squad, seems a lot of our players are wanted. Would anyone have a problem if I brought in my own youth training schedule? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I've downloaded the file and looking at the squad, seems a lot of our players are wanted. Would anyone have a problem if I brought in my own youth training schedule? That would be great, I've never even bothered creating a youth training schedule. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berty1978 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Hmm, looking through our 'keepers theres a couple I could sell, Rio Ludlam and Liam Street as they'll never make it. The team interested in both of them... champions Everton. :confused: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I have no idea who Ludlam and Street are, we could do with a squad analysis from Dave really, is he able to do one? If not, and people don't mind I could download the save and give my opinion on the squad with a load of screenshots? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berty1978 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I'm going through them at the moment with a small analysis, you're more than welcome to give some screenshots though dafuge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 If you are going to give us a rundown in the squad then I'll leave it. Maybe I could edit in some screenshots afterwards if that would save you some time? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berty1978 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I can do the screenies, do people prefer .jpeg or .png format? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 png files are better for us but if they take ages to upload (as they do for me) then jpegs are fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton162 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 don't mind tbh, depends on whether you are bothered about the extra uploading times for .png's Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbokav1971 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 ok, my point wasn't being made well because it was 1 AM.I've found from my experiences that players with 12+ in every physical stat always perform extremely well if their technical/mental stats are high. I understand that it's not phenomenal and there are better, but I think they'd perform quite well now. However, I do agree that better can be found. Now then, if he can get Upson for close to his value as well as a striker for right now, is it worth the risk? My point with regards to Upson was that you cannot form an opinion on the worth of a 17 year old by looking at his profile. His profile tells you what he is like now and that is not what you are buying him for. You are buying him for his potential. In order to for an opinion on his potential, you need to look at a scout report from a scout with JPP20 or even better a coach report from a coack with an attacking mentality with JPP20. With regards to the 22 year old SC who had 14's in his physical column, I thought he was a decent player, (I would have said good in areas other than physique). My point was that we have a a 21 year old and a 23 year old who are better physically, (so the purpose of buying the 22 year old is what?? To add depth to the squad? We have depth. We need top end quality. The next SC we buy should be a £20M+ top of the range SC who is going to score the goals that win us the league. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berty1978 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Goalkeepers Grant Wilson- Scottish international, looks the business and he'll definitely continue to be first choice. Luke Gardner- Still looks good, a more than satisfactory backup. Michael Malbon- Hmm, not sure he'll make it, but ok as a third choice for now. Liam Street- Wanted by Everton, they're welcome to him IMO. Rio Ludlam- Also wanted by Everton, even though he's only 18 it doesn't look like he'll become good enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Keep Malbon, he's a youth player of ours. Street and Ludlam look as if they can go, especially if Everton are after them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton162 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Keep Malbon, he's my remaining Youth Player!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berty1978 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 No worries, I wasn't going to sell him, especially now I know he's through our youth system. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 What do our coaches say about Malbon? Does he still have it in him to be a leading PL goalie? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berty1978 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Defenders (central) Francesco Funagalli- Fantastic physical attributes, and high marking and tackling. Looks like first choice. Wanted by AC Milan and Barcelona. Jakob Stadsgaard- Fantastic mental attributes, and he's equally as good as a full/wing back. Coach report says best as a central defender. Jesus Fonseca- Despite him being 25 years old the coach report gives him 4 stars with a potential of 6 stars, meaning he has potential to become the best defender in the squad. Maybe with more game time he could do. Tom Ford- Another excellent central defender, I'm spoilt for choice here. Wanted by Barcelona. Adrian Stanisteanu- Very versatile player who spent last season on loan to League one Colchester. May send him on loan again as I'm not sure he's ready for first team football here. Jason Ives- Looks like a good prospect, however he's unhappy and contract expiring. Have offered him a new contract as it will be good to keep him for now. P.S. I'm not going to sell, just mentioning teams are interested. Unless they come in with a £100m offer of course, it's another matter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berty1978 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 What do our coaches say about Malbon? Does he still have it in him to be a leading PL goalie? No, only has 2 stars currently and 3 star potential (according to coach report). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 This is a really strong position for us. Stadsgaard is an odd one, I still think he's overrated by our coaches due to his versatility. If we could nail him down to one position I think he would be a much better player. He needs to play in one position and get training specific to that position in my opinion. I signed Ives as he had masses of potential, without the games though I don't think he'll make it and the longer he goes without games the less likely he will be any good. Trouble is, he's never going to get in the team with the other players we have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 No, only has 2 stars currently and 3 star potential (according to coach report). As I suspected, we have wasted him. I was probably in the best position to give him a chance but it just goes to show how difficult it is to develop young goalies in the game. You've either got to throw them in really young or just give up and sign someone older. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton162 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 No, only has 2 stars currently and 3 star potential (according to coach report). Damn, both of my YP's wasted then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Damn, both of my YP's wasted then Unfortunately this style of game doesn't really give us the same sort of attachment we have with our own games so youth players don't tend to be given a chance since we all want to achieve as much as possible in one season instead of looking to the future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berty1978 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Full backs Todd Henderson- An excellent right back, definitely first choice there. James Marsh- Could improve on the technical side of things, but a good left back all the same. Charlie Haworth- Looks like he'll be a handy player as he can play on the right or left. Leeds interested, I don't really want to sell him but he's unhappy, so I'll see how he goes. Michael Novak- According to the coach report has the potential to be as good as Henderson, but time is running out with him being 21. Giorgos Semertzidis- Probably the weakest in this area but he'll be a good backup if injuries occur. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Another strong position for us, especially with Stadsgaard playing well at left back. Marsh was a wonderkid and captained the U21s so don't underestimate him. It was a shame he didn't play too many games last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton162 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Unfortunately this style of game doesn't really give us the same sort of attachment we have with our own games so youth players don't tend to be given a chance since we all want to achieve as much as possible in one season instead of looking to the future. Yeah, that's one of the downsides of this type of save. Hopefully we'll get some good Youth Players in the coming years Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berty1978 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Midfielders Frank Riddick- Another excellent prospect possibly going to waste. Current 3 star, with a potential of 6 stars, hopefully I can give him more game time. Jesper Sorenson- Plays best as a defensive midfielder (certainly not short of those). Looks good, however I should rotate him and Riddick a bit more. Michael Clark- An excellent prospect who I hope lives up to his potential. Jean-Claude Galy- Probably the weakest in this position, and I'm not sure he'll make it but ok as a backup. Toby Douglas- The only player in the midfielder training schedule (the rest are defensive or attacking midfielders), he's noteven that good, ok as a backup. Brian Alexander- Looks absolutely immense, I'm surprised he's only got 4 stars from the coach. Being retrained as an AMC, and wanted by a host of top clubs. Stuart Barry- A decent player, has got excellent physical attributes. Wanted by Roma. Lee Dennis- Definitely a star in the making, I'm hoping he can get better and at 21 I'm sure he will. Wanted by a host of top clubs (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Barcelona). Sorry these are taking a while btw. Just wingers and strikers to come. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasdgfas Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 With regards to the 22 year old SC who had 14's in his physical column, I thought he was a decent player, (I would have said good in areas other than physique). My point was that we have a a 21 year old and a 23 year old who are better physically, (so the purpose of buying the 22 year old is what?? To add depth to the squad? We have depth. We need top end quality. The next SC we buy should be a £20M+ top of the range SC who is going to score the goals that win us the league. Fair enough. I haven't seen the team in a while, so I wasn't aware of the current strikers we have, so I was going off of what I did see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Again, a lot of strength there. I signed Ruddick and I'm surprised how much he has improved, I signed him as backup but he is looking good for a first team spot. Retraining Alexander to AMC is down to me, I don't use MC with my tactic so I wanted to make sure he carried on playing, Feel free to cancel that training. Lee Dennis, another one of my signings, is looking good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berty1978 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Ah, thats why there's a shortage of central midfielders then dafuge. With Afturelding in Gundo's I am using a defensive midfielder, central midfielder and attacking midfielder. I'll try that formation out and see how it works. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berty1978 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Wingers Alekandar Terziev- Excellent mental and physical attributes, and can cross the ball, flair could be slightly higher though. Oscar Funes- Versatile as he can also play midfield, but will do a good job on the left wing. Fabrizio Bertani- The weakest of a very small choice of wingers, poor technical attributes. Strikers Gaston Guzman- Probably be the first backup striker as it looks like he was last season. Lee White- Looks like we've had him for a while but he's nowhere near first choice, may get a few games. Bryan Munro- Top scorer last season and looks good in all areas so see no reason for replacing him. Steve Ford- Only just missed out as top scorer, coach report gives him a 7 star potential. Stan O'Brien- Hasn't got a work permit so I'll probably look to sell him. Savvas Paraskevopoulos- Will be good used as a backup, very poor mental attributes. He'll never make it to a first team player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berty1978 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Overall, I think a couple more wingers and a class striker would be best to look for, what does everyone else think? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafuge Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Wingers are definitely the area to improve, although I'm surprised Terziev and Funes have been so disappointing. I wouldn't look to replace either Munro or Ford though, they are both class. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berty1978 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Not sure about the scouting side of things, I've got one scouting Sudan. I'll jiggle that about a bit if that's ok, especially as none of them have come up with a winger of note. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton162 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Are all of the major nations/continents being scouted? Is at least 1 scout scouting Brazil? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berty1978 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Are all of the major nations/continents being scouted? Is at least 1 scout scouting Brazil? They are now Hamilton, there were too many just scouting 'world' so some were at obscure nations, now given them all specific nations/regions and a couple still scouting world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton162 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Good work, that should help increase the quality of players being found by them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berty1978 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Also noticed the lack of goalkeeping coaches we have (ie none). Looking now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berty1978 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Ok, two players whose contracts are expiring, both want in the region of £7k pw, I wouldn't go that high but what do you think. Danny McLaughlin - Came through the youth system so if anyone objects to me letting him go, say so now. Jason Ives - I'd like to keep him for now at least, but not on £7k a week, I'll try and see if he'll accept around £3k. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lower Leagues Rule Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I would say Keep Ives if you can, Danny can go Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardiovascular Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Is it me or are thos screenshots taking a while to load? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lower Leagues Rule Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Seemed fine to me Though it may be that they are PNG's and that is slowing it down for you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berty1978 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Chelsea beat Everton 2-1 in the FA Cup final and in transfer news we're linked with Arsenal's Sam Fox, maybe if he was a few years younger, and we needed a defender, wherever did they get that from. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berty1978 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 They are png's, I can start using jpegs if you want. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berty1978 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I'm going to see what I can get for work permitless Stan O'Brien. Although we've only had him for one season, if I can get a lot more than the £3.2m we paid for him should be ok. Bochum, Gladbach and Stuttgart interested. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
berty1978 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 offer - would you accept this, seems a little low to me. I've got to go now, be back for a bit in the morning. Oh, and found a pretty good att mid/winger, I'll post pic in the morning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave. Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 He has massive potential, and if he reaches that and gets sold on to a bigger club, like he should do, the 50% from next sale should be profitable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bermybhoy Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 Glad to have another newbie on board berty - good luck with your season. We could probably do with someone else to go after Spartans and Dava for the Monkeys to keep things fresh - Jimbo's also keen but did go pretty recently... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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