Queens Park Rangers - Where money is no issue.

[HELP ME WITH FM PLS]

Morning chaps.

Never played with QPR before so had a good read through the thread for tips on signings etc before starting .

Transfer activity:

Will be playing my own 442 so starting line up looks like:

Cerny

Martinez Hall Connolly Rat

Routledge Mahon Parejo Ephraim

Fletcher Benitez

Will leave the captaincy as it is as I dont want to upset the troops too much but I dont see him starting much tbh

Tried to offload the expensive Mr Cook for nothing, but no takers and will offload more as I get to grips with how good they are or not

Need a better DMC but Appiah has a virus so will wait until I can sign him i think.

Pre season has gone well - 4 wins and a 2;2 draw away at stoke (last kick of the game goal robbed me - cheers SI)

Will report back as the season progresses and a thanks to all previous posters for the hips and tips on signings etc

For a free DMC check out Alexei Smertin:thup:

[potemkin125]

Too late mate - I missed him. Wolves snapped him up. Mahon and Leigertwood are doing fine there at the mo I missed Appiah as well - he went elsewhere

[Zico]

So I started a new game, giving myself Bojinov on a season's loan. I signed the usual suspects but decided not to buy Rat, who I always buy. I have Boro midfielder Shawky on a season's loan and Insua on loan too from Liverpool. I bought Krivets and Masilela and got Appiah, Fiore and Smertin on frees. One great bargain was Polish international defender Marcin Wasilewsky from Anderlecht, a steal at just 120,000 pounds. At the start of the new year in my first season I am top on goal difference from Sheffield United but haven't won an away game for months, so I'm sure I'll slip down the table. It's a real slog and we seem to be playing twice a week, every week.

My team in a 4-4-2:

GK - Cerny (good enough for the Championship, but I have Delgado coming in)

DR - Chica (bought for a million from Espanyol)

DL - Masilela (back-up Insua)

DC - Caceres (back-up Wasilweski/Ramage)

DC - Miranda (back-up Connolly)

MR - Rowlands (back-up Ephraim)

ML - Krivets (back-up Cook/Ephraim)

Attacking MC - Jordi (back-up Fiore/Rowlands)

Defensive MC - Shawky (back-up Appiah/Smertin)

FC - Bojinov (problem with him is a low concentration stat)

FC - Balanta (back-up Vine/Helguson/Salvio)

I sold the usual suspects as soon as I could -- Blackstock, Routledge, Ramage, Hall, Stewart, Mahon, Leigertwood, Agyemang and Delaney, none of whom are really good enough to do well consistently in the Premiership. It's early January and I just sold Bukcsaky to Reading for 2.1 million pounds, partly because I need the money and also because I'm fed up him whining all the time about how he doesn't get enough playing time. I just got Zuculini and have about 1.9 million to spend, so I'm on the prowl for a good experienced defender. I think I'll try to get rid of Vine and Helguson as well.

[Zico]

So I started a new game, giving myself Bojinov on a season's loan. I signed the usual suspects but decided not to buy Rat, who I always buy. I have Boro midfielder Shawky on a season's loan and Insua on loan too from Liverpool. I bought Krivets and Masilela and got Appiah, Fiore and Smertin on frees. One great bargain was Polish international defender Marcin Wasilewsky from Anderlecht, a steal at just 120,000 pounds. At the start of the new year in my first season I am top on goal difference from Sheffield United but haven't won an away game for months, so I'm sure I'll slip down the table. It's a real slog and we seem to be playing twice a week, every week.

My team in a 4-4-2:

GK - Cerny (good enough for the Championship, but I have Delgado coming in)

DR - Chica (bought for a million from Espanyol)

DL - Masilela (back-up Insua)

DC - Caceres (back-up Wasilweski/Ramage)

DC - Miranda (back-up Connolly)

MR - Rowlands (back-up Ephraim)

ML - Krivets (back-up Cook/Ephraim)

Attacking MC - Jordi (back-up Fiore/Rowlands)

Defensive MC - Shawky (back-up Appiah/Smertin)

FC - Bojinov (problem with him is a low concentration stat)

FC - Balanta (back-up Vine/Helguson/Salvio)

I sold the usual suspects as soon as I could -- Blackstock, Routledge, Ramage, Hall, Stewart, Mahon, Leigertwood, Agyemang and Delaney, none of whom are really good enough to do well consistently in the Premiership. It's early January and I just sold Bukcsaky to Reading for 2.1 million pounds, partly because I need the money and also because I'm fed up him whining all the time about how he doesn't get enough playing time. I just got Zuculini and have about 1.9 million to spend, so I'm on the prowl for a good experienced defender. I think I'll try to get rid of Vine and Helguson as well.

I sold Vine and used the money to help buy Ansaldi, the super good DR/WBR/MR who plays for Rubin Kazan, and suddenly I'm playing the same team every game. In early March we're second, three points behind Cardiff, and win virtually all the home games and draw most of the away matches. We beat just close rivals Birmingham 2-1 with goals in the 90th and 92nd minutes, so I'm feeling pretty optimistic.

My team is:

GK - Cerny

DR - Ansaldi

DL - Masilela

DC - Caceres

DC - Miranda

MR - Rowlands

ML - Krivets

MC - Centeno

MC - Appiah

FC - Bojinov

FC - Balanta

Balanta is one of the most infuriating players I've ever dealt with. My assistant tells me the player "has trouble motivating himself to play for you" and his low scores for determination, composure and decisions make him a pain. But every time I think about selling him he pops in a couple of goals, so I'm going to hold off getting rid of him.

I'm selling Jordi off on a free and am bringing in Michael Stewart on a free in the summer. My first priority will be to buy a couple of strikers.

[Evon]

Balanta was great for me. I initially used him as an impact sub and he scored a fair few goals and towards the end of the Championship season he eventually got a place in the first team. Good player especially with his pace and dribbling ability. He's not much mentally but I think that can be cured with mentoring. I'm going to have to sell him in a year or two though because with the money I have there's little point in keeping him no matter how well he did last season. Ephraim is surprisingly still in my team and playing brilliantly though. I thought he'd have struggled in the Premiership but he's been one of my best players as was the case last season.

[Terras-FM]

Whats the best way to play C.Beneitez Alan Smith has played 3 scored 4 so far looking good!

[potemkin125]

I play him up front with Fletcher as FCd to his FCa. Or did. Newcastle came for him at £6.5m in the jan tf window and the chairman flogged him. Up to that point he got 14 in 21 games , averaged 7.41 with 5 MoM awards and 8 assists

[Zico]

I sold Vine and used the money to help buy Ansaldi, the super good DR/WBR/MR who plays for Rubin Kazan, and suddenly I'm playing the same team every game. In early March we're second, three points behind Cardiff, and win virtually all the home games and draw most of the away matches. We beat just close rivals Birmingham 2-1 with goals in the 90th and 92nd minutes, so I'm feeling pretty optimistic.

My team is:

GK - Cerny

DR - Ansaldi

DL - Masilela

DC - Caceres

DC - Miranda

MR - Rowlands

ML - Krivets

MC - Centeno

MC - Appiah

FC - Bojinov

FC - Balanta

Balanta is one of the most infuriating players I've ever dealt with. My assistant tells me the player "has trouble motivating himself to play for you" and his low scores for determination, composure and decisions make him a pain. But every time I think about selling him he pops in a couple of goals, so I'm going to hold off getting rid of him.

I'm selling Jordi off on a free and am bringing in Michael Stewart on a free in the summer. My first priority will be to buy a couple of strikers.

We won promotion with two games to go, thanks to an unbeaten run of 16 games and a very easy run-in. Cardiff are still 2 points ahead and have the same kind of unproblematic remaining games as I do, so I reckon we'll finish 2nd. But that's no big blow. I'm not sure I'll keep Bojinov next season (he keeps getting crocked and only has a composure of 10) so I might try to get Keirrisson, although he'll no doubt cost more than half of next season's transfer kitty.

[Zico]

We won promotion with two games to go, thanks to an unbeaten run of 16 games and a very easy run-in. Cardiff are still 2 points ahead and have the same kind of unproblematic remaining games as I do, so I reckon we'll finish 2nd. But that's no big blow. I'm not sure I'll keep Bojinov next season (he keeps getting crocked and only has a composure of 10) so I might try to get Keirrisson, although he'll no doubt cost more than half of next season's transfer kitty.

Won the Championship on the last day when Cardiff -- needing a draw to take top spot -- lost 2-1 away to Forest on an 84th minute goal.

[Zico]

Got 19 million pounds to avoid relegation and spent most of it on Mbia as DM and Keirrison as the striker. Got Zenden and Cacapa on frees and hoping to find cheap AMR to back up Rowlands.

[Zico]

Got 19 million pounds to avoid relegation and spent most of it on Mbia as DM and Keirrison as the striker. Got Zenden and Cacapa on frees and hoping to find cheap AMR to back up Rowlands.

I also bought Lewandowski as a striker and Sembreras, the transfer-listed DC who plays for some Russian side, as well as Goosens (the DL) and Beevers. I signed both Rufete (AMR) and Ze Eduardo (a promising Brazilian DMC/MC) on frees and brought in Lacen (a very aggressive DMC) in on a season's loan from Racing Santander. My side isn't really hacking it very well in the Premiership and I'm wondering whether I'll have to sacrifice my 4-4-2 formation for something more cautious. Four games in and QPR are 13th with four points.

Results:

(a) 2-4 vs Man Utd. I had no chance to begin with and things didn't get any better after Lacen was given a straight red for a two-footed lunge. The highlight was two cracking goals from Keirrison

(h) 0-0 vs Villa. We were lucky, thanks mainly to Delgado

(a) 3-2 vs West Brom. We were 3-0 up after 25 minutes and then hung on. Delgado made 10 saves

(h) 0-0 vs Blackburn. I need a more experienced strike force

My team is:

GK - Delgado (back-up Cerny)

DR - Ansaldi (Wasilewski)

DL - Masilela (Goosens)

DC - Caceres (Cacapa)

DC - Miranda (Connolly)

MR - Rowlands (Ansaldi/Rufete)

ML - Krivets (Ephraim)

MC (attacking) - Centeno (Rowlands/Parejo)

MC - Mbia (Appiah)

FC - Keirrison (Balanta)

FC - Lewandowski (Salvio/Cristaldo)

[Evon]

Rowlands, Krivets and Ansaldi? I don't even know who Delgado or Miranda are. You've got millions. Use them. Like me. I'm 5th with 13 games gone and second top scorers in the league after Man Utd. And hwo did you only get £19m? And how did it all go on Mbia and Keirrison?

[Zico]

Rowlands, Krivets and Ansaldi? I don't even know who Delgado or Miranda are. You've got millions. Use them. Like me. I'm 5th with 13 games gone and second top scorers in the league after Man Utd. And hwo did you only get £19m? And how did it all go on Mbia and Keirrison?

Erick Delgado is a handy Peruvian GK. I got 19 million pounds in my first season for promosing to avoid relegation. I could have got more by promising a better performance but I tried to keep it realistic. Keirrison cost me 12 million and Mbia cost me 6.5 million.

[shunterbaby]

Hello

Starting an online game with QPR, there's a few other players, playing with Wolves, Reading Sheff UTD, so basically teams that are ranked higher than QPR on the game...

Anyway, for those that have played with QPR on 9.3 i need your help

I havn't really played at Championship level much before so don't have that much idea about what players to go for.

Ok i no some of the general ones, but i do need help on this

Could anyone help me out on who I should get please...

Also who in the QPR squad is really worth keeping and nurturing as well.

Help the game starts on Thursday, and these other guys are much more experienced than me!!!

[vavavoom]

This probably been mentioned already. Anyway heres the list of my 'must' sign when i start a new game. (9.3)

Ins:

D. Alibec - FC (for the future)

C. Benitez - FC

Gioda - DC

Viler - ML

Sapara - MC (deadball specialist)

Ignacio Piatti - MR

Juan Manuel Torres - DM

Zuculini - DM (Sign him early. He will come only on January but worth the wait. You'll never need another DM once he mature)

Tales - MC (young AMC, for the future)

Out:

Quickly offload Leigertwood. I notice he commands more money when i offload from the first day i get appointed as QPR manager.

Blackstock (Fan favorite but always have erratic performance)

Damion Stewart

Jake Cole

Gavin Mahon

Worth Keeping:

Balanta

Ephaim

Connoly

I call this 3 my stock. I always keep them for 3-4 seasons before offloading because they generate a good amount of transfer money.

[Evon]

I wouldn't buy Benitez. He has rubbish Determination. And I'd sell Connolly. He's extremely slow and not very good. Everyone except Ephraim and Balanta are surplus to requirements. I'd sell as many of them as possible. Though Buzasky, Hall, Rowlands, Vine, Cook and maybe Helguson may be useful for the first season.

[vavavoom]

Determination is just a bonus for a striker. Having low determination doesnt really affect how they perform if you have the idea how to fit them into your team.

Some stats in different saves.

What more could you ask from a player that cost less than 2m? And besides, how many players of the same caliber would wanna come to QPR at the start?

[shunterbaby]

Yeh I agree, Benitez is a cert for me if i can get him...

Trouble is with those players vavavoom, there often not on my game! Tales doesn't want to come as well!

[Evon]

He wouldn't come to me at the start. And for the Premiership why bother buying him if he's just going to get ditched a year later? He's not fast enough for me either. I look for young players who can grow to Champions League standard in 2/3 years. And it's working well for me.

[vavavoom]

Shunterbaby

You have to use large database or load Ecuador i think. As for Tales, there are times that he doesnt want to come to QPR.

Evon

I never fail signing him every time i start a QPR 9.3 save and most people have no problem too. maybe youre just unlucky. Anyway, contrary to what youve said, I dont just sign and ditch him after a season. In fact, i never sign players like that. He always stay for 4-5 seasons before offloading him since by then my youths are ready or i have already lured a better striker. If you look closely on the ss i gave above, ive kept him for 4 seasons before letting him move to Valencia.

Btw, lets just discuss on who to sign from the start of the save not who to sign when getting promotion or what not. Since you sound very good on signing young talents from the start, why not drop some names.......

[Evon]

I just sign players who will come to Q.P.R at the start and ditch them when I get into the Prem. Except one or two. It's pointless trying buying good players in the Championship when you can get great players a year later.

[MattR1]

Started as QPR on a updated database so players liek Benitez have moved etc.

My current XI looks like this:

------------------------Ross Turnbull

Bradley Orr---Calum Davenport---Mark Beevers---Dan Grainger

Giles Barnes--Andy Dorman-------Fab Delph------Adam Johnson

----------------Ishael Miller----------Laurito

Subs of:

Cerny

Connolly

Ochirosii

Balanta

Lallana

1.17mil left to spend, any suggestions?

[vavavoom]

I just sign players who will come to Q.P.R at the start and ditch them when I get into the Prem. Except one or two. It's pointless trying buying good players in the Championship when you can get great players a year later.

Theres a good reason for signing him from the start. I sign him because I know hes going to provide at least 20+ goals once the club gets promotion. Which means I dont have to worry about signing a premiership ready striker and that leads to having more funds allocated in signing quality players in different position.

You know whats really pointless about this discussion? Its much more pointless to discuss that high profile/great players will sign for the club when it gets promoted. Not many high profile players will want to sign to QPR when the club just get promotion. The transfer money is not even enough to get 2-3 real quality players. I really wonder who are these great players who would want to sign for QPR...

[Evon]

Mata, Marquinhos, Poli, Ciurlizza, Rivas, Santon. Though Ciurlizza, Rivas and Santon actually came to me in the Championship. And Mata was transfer listed as was Rivas too. And I'm on patch 9.01. But basically wait until the Premiership and check for players on the transfer list. There are always sure to be bargains and brilliant players who are being misused.

[Evon]

Mata, Marquinhos, Poli, Ciurlizza, Rivas, Santon. Though Ciurlizza, Rivas and Santon actually came to me in the Championship. And Mata was transfer listed as was Rivas too. And I'm on patch 9.01. But basically wait until the Premiership and check for players on the transfer list. There are always sure to be bargains and brilliant players who are being misused.

[Pod17]

Right I wanna do a Championship team and I have choose QPR. I will be starting on 9.3 and I don't know many players for a Championship team (Although I will have to learn for Boro next year )

Anyway can anybody tell me there transfer budget and wages. What tactics to play and how to play them and most importantly the right players to sign to get me to the Premiership

Hoping I can learn a lot with my new save...

Pod

[vavavoom]

Mata, Marquinhos, Poli, Ciurlizza, Rivas, Santon. Though Ciurlizza, Rivas and Santon actually came to me in the Championship. And Mata was transfer listed as was Rivas too. And I'm on patch 9.01. But basically wait until the Premiership and check for players on the transfer list. There are always sure to be bargains and brilliant players who are being misused.

Almost all the players youve named wont come or will not get work permit in 9.03. Rivas will not get work permit. Mata wont come or have already signed to bigger club. Santon is 50/50. Marquinhos will come at a price (probably 80-90% of your transfer funds).

[Evon]

Mata would come if he was transfer listed. Meh I'm not bothered about 9.03 patch anyway. 9.01 has better players at Q.P.R. Like Tomassi

[dazp1919]

I've just started a game on 9.0.2. I've bought in so far

cb Rocha

cb Tordoya

rb Nilssen

lb Rat

cm Gibson (loan)

st Lambert

st Acuna

st Darcheville (loan)

Trouble is, none of my forwards, even the ones already at the club, are scoring pre season. In fact, in 3 pre season games, only lambert has scored just 1 goal. I need a gaurunteed 20+ goals a season man but have yet to find one in any of the championship games i have played. Where are the likes of your stancu's, park's and Aaritalos in fm09? Help. I've still got £3.5 mill to spend.

[ProLagJoe]

I've just started a game on 9.0.2. I've bought in so far

cb Rocha

cb Tordoya

rb Nilssen

lb Rat

cm Gibson (loan)

st Lambert

st Acuna

st Darcheville (loan)

Trouble is, none of my forwards, even the ones already at the club, are scoring pre season. In fact, in 3 pre season games, only lambert has scored just 1 goal. I need a gaurunteed 20+ goals a season man but have yet to find one in any of the championship games i have played. Where are the likes of your stancu's, park's and Aaritalos in fm09? Help. I've still got £3.5 mill to spend.

Lewandowski? Can't remember if he'll come though. Ermm... Can't remember, have a look on the strikers thread, sure their will be someone on their for ya.

[ProLagJoe]

Also, for the weakest part of the squad at the start of the game, Left Back, Peter Masilela is a great signing. 250k for a player who is an unbelievably sturdy performer and will be worth more than 10x that in 2 seasons is a complete bargain.

[ReeNah]

Hi everyone its me again. Yes I know you guys have no idea who I am haha... Not important. I played QPR before the latest patch but dropped them after I got sacked 2nd season for failing hard in the Prem (got promoted mad but struggled hard in Prem).

I decided after a couple of good saves and many boring ones I will try QPR once again and take them to Premiership and European glory!~~!~~

Anyways quick question, the squad is too big. Who should I sell and who should I keep? I dont mind selling them off cheap as money really isnt a problem and I have bought in Smertin, Ahn Jung Hwan and some Italian dude on frees to give experience and what not in our first season. I also bought in Beervers(?), Delph(?) and some other English youngsters who have good PAs so I can build a really strong English team of the future.

So my main question is; Who is worth keeping and who aint really got it?

From before I like Cerny, Hogan Emphraim, Hall, that Hungarian guy. I guess I'll keep them and who else is worth keeping?

Cheers,

ReeNah

P.S I'm an idiot there is already ample posts on this above... HOWEVER any additional opinons or advice is much appretiated!

[Welshace]

spend money wisely.. but dont spend it all... no need.... a lot of the squad is great for championship up..

and any money you save now helps later on when you gain promotion...

you will need a proven goalscorer as goals are hard to come by for q.p.r...

mattock and james mccarthy are always definate buys..

[ReeNah]

Hello everybody!

Anyways couple of games into the season; not good. Lost first 2 matches but match stat wise I was not dominating but better but they outscored us... Gay, 2-1 to Bristol then 1-0 to Darlington both games I was huge favourites...

Basically signed alot of youngsters and I was trying to save transfer kitty but ended up spending all of it bar 1m... Basically I look like this in terms of transfers:

Ins (in millions of English Pound):

Stefano Fiore Free

Alexey Smertin Free

Adam Lallana 1.8m

Jake Thomas 300k

Mark Beevers 2m

Fabian Delph 3.5m

Joe Mattock 3m

Aaron Mokoena 1.4m

Kevin Phillips 600k

Outs:

Reece Crowther 5k

Romone Rose 350k

Gavin Mahon 200k

Angelo Balanta 400k

Mikele Leigterwood 600k

Danny Maguire Free

Matteo Alberti Loan

Jake Thomas Loan

So basically not a great squad... Currently playing 4-1-2-2-1 with a a DMC and 2 MCs, however might change to a 4-2-3-1 with 2 MCs and 1 AMC... Not sure where to play everyone else well?

I am really not sure who to play where but currently my backline is pretty solid

LB: Mattack (Delaney)

RB: Ramage (Colloney, Oastler)

CB: Mokoena (Beevers)

CB: Hall (Gorkss)

Not sure where to play everyone else some tips please!!!

Cheers,

ReeNah

[Evon]

Not sure about Lallana, Mokoena or Phillips. They're pretty useless. Lallana won't really reach Premiership level anytime soon. Mokoena and Phillips aren't good even as short term buys. Mostly because Mokoena is useless and Phillips deteriorates fast. And you paid for them. If you want old players like that then get them on freebies. And why the hell did you SELL Balanta? That's just ridiculous. You sold the most talented young prospect in the squad. And for peanuts. He's worth £5m for me in the second season. Mahon would also have been more useful than Smertin. Fiore in the middle and Delph on the wing too btw. But that's not a good squad. Not really good enough to get promoted.

[ReeNah]

Evon that was harsh... Now I'll just jump off my building thank you...

Oh yeah well yeah... My squad is doing quite badly and I dont see myself getting promoted this year too... The reason I got Lallana is because he has a high PA and I wanted to build a high quality English team... Mokoena is great I dont understand why you think he is crap? Phillips aint nothing special maybe I should have kpt Balanta but thats life!~

[ReeNah]

You know what? Screw this I am doing too terribley and I aint pro enough at this game to keep struggling for the win. I am going to Rage Quit and start again? Anyone against me doing so say something now...

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Okay noone? Cool I'm gonna restart... Better make some good decisions this time... Wish me luck!

[Welshace]

personally i dont think your ins and outs where that bad.. thats a good strong defence... mokoena is easily prem class and isnt old, mattock is godlike, and phillips should score like hell in the championship and is a hell of a lot better and more experienced then the rest of the strikers in the squad...

also balanta isnt that good tbh.. he doesnt improve much more then he is at the start , never rated him

ive had success with the following reenah

mattock

cojoc (100k)

robert lewandowski (1mil)

beckham (will come for 5 mil)

juan manuel torres (250k)

james mccarthy

leandro gioda (200k)

beevers

ochirosii (250k)

lequi (free)

lobont (1.1mil)

beckford (2mil)

schneiderlin (3 mil)

lee wallace (600k)

lee miller( 500k)

bodde (1mil)

viler (200k)

vilar (2mil)

[Evon]

Balanta isn't that good? Mokoena is Premiership class? Are you taking the ****? Restarting is a good idea btw.

[Welshace]

mokoena has excellent teamwork, workrate, determination, strength, pace , acceleration and above decent marking, tackling, heading, composure (for a pacey cb) , positioning and jumping and has a rating of 75 for cb if you believe such things as genie

balanta doesnt have the composure, stamina, technique, teamwork, off the ball, decision making or concentration skills to be a good striker

with a striker... if you have the pace and acceleration you can forgive the lack of composure or even finishing skills somewhat... if you dont have the pace or acceleration he better have the technical skills or at least the mental skills to succeed..

balanta has neither to start with and worse still, has no potential to grow into a good striker

In fact... every other striker Q.P.R has in its original team is more talented

if your going to debate.. at least say something constructive instead of just swearing and insulting members on here looking for friendly advice

[ReeNah]

Hey guys hahaha I was only kidding obvoiusly I wasnt insulted sall good, however I did start a new game. I acutally wasnt happy before anyway and I have signed pretty much the same people... Cant write long post atm but will update soon thanks everyone!

[giovinco]

Started as QPR a couple of days ago, and I've been very active in the transfer market.

I sold most of the "star players" of the original QPR side, particularly the strikers; only Heidar Helgusson remains, and I'm planning to sell him in the summer. Oscar Trejo, David Aganzo, Lewandowski and £1k forward Ruben Rochina have all been signed to replace Blackstock, Balanta and Vine. Gorks and Delaney were another two casualties of my hasty transfer policy - no need for Gorks when you've got Fitz Hall, Stewart and Connolly, and Delaney lost his place to David Murphy, who I bought off Birmingham, while Perriere-Doumbe of Celtic was signed for £75k to cover both Murphy and Ansaldi, who I've got playing RB, and occassionally RM. The summer signing I've not mentioned yet is James McCarthy. I signed Jay Spearing and Zucculini in the January window (which is the window in which I sold most of the players I did and signed Lewandowski and Aganzo as well), but I've failed to sign a goalkeeper despite searching from August til February, with most of the usual suspect already snapped up by big clubs. I thought I had Guzan wrapped up on deadline day of the January window, but it seems he'd rather stay at Villa transfer listed than go to QPR.

I'm sitting at the top of the Championship, although not at all comfortably - there are no less than 3 teams tied on 56 points, with another two just 1 point off those three on 55, and another two sides within 8points of top spot! In short, I could very well win the Championship, but I could equally find myself missing out on the playoffs altogether.

The most recent QPR player to throw a hissifit over not starting every game is Wayne Routledge. His timing was awful too, being on the last day of the transfer window. I'm stuck with him leeching £15k a week now until the summer, when I'll hopefully be able to attract a decent keeper.

My usual first XI:

-----------------Cerny---------------------

------Ansaldi--Hall--Connolly--Murphy-------

Emphraim--Leigterwood--Rowlands--Buszahky

--------------Trejo---Aganzo---------------

Having just signed Lewandowski and Speaing however, there's a good chance that line up could change soon. I'm having to rotate the CBs alot, as all 3 are playing very well, and Leigterwood and Rowlands have been immensefor me in CM, keeping Liam Miller out of the team for very long periods.

Anyone have any Balanta-unrelated thoughts?

[Welshace]

Anyone have any Balanta-unrelated thoughts?

haha love it...

yeah , seem a strong team there mate , aganzo looks a good buy, i confess ive never come across him before in the game.. its good to see a lot of the original squad still there...

kutgw, it seems to be going well so far.. although i do imagine you'll need to strengthen quite a bit for the prem.. as i cant see hall, connolly, leigterwood or rowlands being able to cut it

[giovinco]

Thanks for the feedback welshace. The way Rowlands has been playing I would have thought he'd be the only player in the original squad who really was ready for the Premier League, and I've had to keep Wigan from signing him in January. Spearing and Zuculini may or may not be ready by then, but if they aren't, there are plenty of other targets for the midfield - the likes of Bullard, Parker, Johnson or Cattermole could be available if I get promoted. As for centre-halves, I haven't really got a clue. You wouldn't have any suggestions for Premiership-class CBs who'd join would you?

[Evon]

If it wasn't for your very nice set of strikers I'd be angry about Balanta. Great buys though. Not sure about your defence though. Ansaldi is suspect defensively and Connolly is amazingly slow. Hall is Prem quality though I've found. Very solid and steps in for Santon at RB in the big games because Santon is still rubbish defensively. I'm not sure about possible defenders at your stage or patch if you are on 9.03 anyway. I'd just check the transfer list. I picked up Rivas there in my first season and I saw loads of great bargains come and go. When you get promoted it'd definitely be a goldmine. If you're not promoted yet there probably won't be many who would come.

[Welshace]

Thanks for the feedback welshace. The way Rowlands has been playing I would have thought he'd be the only player in the original squad who really was ready for the Premier League, and I've had to keep Wigan from signing him in January. Spearing and Zuculini may or may not be ready by then, but if they aren't, there are plenty of other targets for the midfield - the likes of Bullard, Parker, Johnson or Cattermole could be available if I get promoted. As for centre-halves, I haven't really got a clue. You wouldn't have any suggestions for Premiership-class CBs who'd join would you?

nelson rivas is a great shout by evon .. pace to burn and good enough in the tackle too.. brilliant defender...

leandro gioda is another one...

check on how beevers has developed..

hangeland, tore reginiussen, shawcross, upson have been a few ive got when gaining promotion

[Lankylars]

Let me see if I can remember what's been going on in my save...I'm not at my computer at the moment, so I'm going to pull figures from memory. I'm into my 8th season as QPR manager, 6th season in Prem (2014/15). Last season yet again surprised critics, board, and fans alike, as we finished 3rd, behind Arsenal and Aston Villa. We also won the UEFA Cup against some French side...cannot remember which but it was a nail-biting 1-0. At the start of the 7th season, I brought in Rakitic for US $39.5mil...halfway through, Real Madrid were crazy enough to agree to my $79mil valuation, in one payment...now that's proper business. I used those funds right away to prise Akinfeev away from the tyranny of CSKA, but it cost my $66mil after various options. Worth it though, in my opinion, as Lux just wasn't cutting it at the top level.

Squad: (GK) Akinfeev, (RB) Dominguez [reg], (CB) Donnelly [reg], (CB) Jagileka, (LB) Mattock, (RM) Willians Santana, (CMd) Cardozo [reg], (CMa) Carioca, (LM) Eduardo, (CFd) Pobreyenak, (CFa) Marquinhos

Right now, 8th season, I'm in third place after about 10 games. I'm sad that I missed out on Pepe, he was transfer listed at $10.5mil, and he went to mid-table Fulham! Idiot...but I bet I can tempt him away during the winter window. I need a new CB, as Jagileka is aging. My other center back is a just-turned-20 wonderkid from England named Liam Donnelly. I don't have a screenshot now, but at 19 my coaches rated him at 5* CA, and he has potential to be sheer world class.

I don't know what else to say, other than I'm still trying to chuck Balanta. He's worth $9.5mil somehow, probably because he rips up in the reserve team. He literally scores between two and four goals every game. Of course, he's sadly worthless in first team action.

That's all for now. Maybe when I can get to my computer I'll get some screens of Marquinhos' development, and my two best regens.

[Evon]

I want to sell Balanta personally but I can't. He's annoyingly good. I want to replace him with a big name but I can't because he scores and plays just as well as they would. He recently destroyed Liverpool and he only played because Fletcher was injured. He's not first choice but he still scores bucketloads and his stats are now amazing somehow.

[Lankylars]

Evon, could you post a screen of his stats? For me, his stats show a good Championship striker, at best. But as I said, he scores a million for the reserves, and in my first two seasons in Prem. when I played him he came up with huge goals vs. Man U, Chelsea, etc. Very weird.

But it's like other clubs realize he's not good, because no one bids for him no matter what I do.

[Evon]

Yeah only Reading were interested in him for me even after he scored a bucketload in the Carling Cup. It's down to his value compared to his CA. His CA probably isn't great even if his stats look it. And then the value dissuades anyone who might want him at his current CA. It's the same for Fletcher and he's just got the golden boot. And yet every other player is being courted in my first team XI except for him. Even Ciurlizza...and I'll post the screenshot of Balanta soon