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On 31/01/2023 at 23:44, ThanatosAFC said:
Thoughts on Southampton? Seems they have a pretty young squad.
Very solid spine there.. Bazunu, Bella-Kotchap, Livramento, Lavia, Ward-Prowse (Still got 5-6 years at top of his game) and a couple others. Lack a clinical striker though, even at the lower end of his P.A Konate at RB Salzburg could be a solid addition for around £4m at that bottom PA
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Atletico would make for an interesting challenge.. Especially if they have little money
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On 09/01/2023 at 15:21, stevemc said:
Couple more from me...
Dejan Simcic was signed for just £800,000.
Simcic looks a massive bargain!
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Championship Manager 01/02 simply the best game there was. If that could have todays updated competition structures etc then it would get played a lot more than I do on FM23
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I'd personally go with Harvey in a AMC role on support sitting in behind 2 strikers but that would mean 4-1-2-1-2 diamond probably which isn't likely for you. I haven't been able to get into a Liverpool save after my one season in the Beta. But like others I struggled to find somewhere to fit him in. I did try him at CM on occasions but I like someone in there with a bit more strength and energy for the role.
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2 Decent looking prospects here
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Player Development.
Has this been nerfed this year? Seeing very little improvement in players with plenty of room for growth. Ok, I see some growth. But it's miniscule growth. Wonderkids that don't feel as if they are going to even get close to reaching their potential.
I don't expect to see my 18 year old Striker suddenly blossoming to Erling Haaland style attributes, but at the same time I don't want him to look like a 34 year old on the decline. I'd like to see some steady growth but at the rate I'm seeing attributes rise it would be more fun watching paint dry.
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Not felt like wanting to play much prior to the patch landing. I had completed just 2 seasons of my annual long term save prior to Yesterday (Other than 2 short term saves I usually use to test tactics, and gauge players (Buying/Selling/How well they perform etc)
First impressions: I like it a lot. In my tiki taka no striker tactic I imported from FM21 I am seeing better interchanging of passes, player movement (Especially the front 3 - 2AM and 1SS). Processing is good when not playing a match, But randomly during games I get a slight lag/pause before taking a corner/freekick/making subs and at times the game sorta freezes/goes into slow motion but at a good speed if that makes any sense but this is completely random and could be at times when graphics card is at it's peak core useage?
Onto Yellow cards. It looks like these have been toned down a lot. Can anyone else confirm if this is true for them too?
S.I ... I Applaud all the staff that have taken the time out to respond in this thread. For the greater transparency between the Devs/SI Staff and us Users. Honesty is always the best policy and after the tumultuous launch of the game to see you all be open, honest and responsive towards the issues that have been mentioned is brilliant. And I hope this is how it is going forward. Not only for this release, but for future launches.
I'd like to add - Zero issues when installing despite having one skin in my folder and a few 'Views' in their respective folders. Also not noticing no difference with regards to graphics other than the aforementioned minor lag/pause and the weird slow motion.
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1 hour ago, Jamieac said:
Potentially could do with an away version. Smashing fools at Home but I struggle to get control of games away.
Get with man marking opposition wingers and the striker. Grind the wins. I managed to finish 3rd in my 1st season in Premier League with Cardiff with the first version of this (Not updated set pieces). And pretty sure that my team was on average 120-140 CA at max.
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My go to choice every year is always Cardiff City. Same as usual again this year.
However, Prior to starting I cleaned out majority of the U21 and U18 squads as I tend to release them all anyway, this way saves me time and some valuable money as we are approx £65-70m in overall debt (Which seems a little high compared to previous years although it looks in the editor like one of the historical debts was restructured last year sometime)
Squad wise: Cardiff start with an almost whole new squad This year.
GK: Alsopp & Alnwick - 2 decent keepers for this level. But not when getting to premier league
Defenders: Simpson, Nelson, Bagan, Ng, Sang, Romeo, Daley-Campbell, Collins (long term injury) as well as loanees Kipre and Nkounkou. And Mark McGuinness out on loan.
Mid: Ralls, Wintle, Rinomhota, Sawyers, Colwill (Underrated by S.I and researchers) as well as wingers Ojo, O'dowda and Philogene Bidace on loan.
Att: Etete, Harris, Robinson and Watters
Decent enough depth, but short in quality overall. U21 and U18 aren't that great. Majority are League 2 or below standard. Core of the team = Alsopp, Kipre, Bagan, Ng, Ralls, Wintle, Colwill, Etete, Robinson.
Transfers in: Cole Palmer on loan. Loan also agreed for Moukoko loan in January. Quite surprised he agreed to come to Championship but I won't complain
Tactic is a very attacking 4-2-3-1 Narrow with 3 AM supplementing the lone striker.
P7 W5 D1 L1 F28 A8 - The loss was against West Brom when down to 10 men and they scrambled a last minute winner. 1-1 draw away at Bristol City they scored via a punt over my backline whilst my defenders stood star gazing
Attacking wise we are devastating when on it. When not at the races we lack a little bit of a bite whilst also looking susceptible on the counter. Top scorer so far is Robinson who has 11 in 9 games in League and Cup. Although we probably won't make it past the next round of Carabao as we've been drawn away against Liverpool 0 -
8 minutes ago, Staf9 said:
whats the thoughts on Declan Rice in game?
Last 2 test saves I've had with teams other than the mighty Reds they have purchased him both times. He's a Klopp type of player. Not had any experience of using him though sorry.
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21 minutes ago, Welshace said:
Been posted yet?
Ridiculous attributes in all the right places.. 15's + all around..
Super interesting player.. could really do a job in the right role...
Surely this lad has random attributes?
Veliz likely so.. Although not quite as rounded as your version. Still looks decent enough
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KION ETETE Ignore his value. He started with me.. 17 jumping, 16 heading, 16 strength. Scoring goals in the premier league and Europa League. I'd say if Cardiff don't use him on your games you could probably snap him up for a million or 2.
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Target for you.. Kion Etete - Cardiff - Currently has 17 jumping reach 16 heading. But is quite a beast. Don't know how much Cardiff actually use him on your game, but if you get a chance snap him up.
Here he is for me right now. Lower prem/Top championship player. Proven to be a very good asset when chasing a game for me.
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4 minutes ago, knap said:
You don't expect a basketball game with 2 DMs
Mine aren't that great.. Not against the Elite sides, against others they do a good enough job.
Also doesn't help that my first choice keeper is out for 4 months after being injured by one of my DM's in training, so relying upon a 30 year old Keeper that is technically a top half of league one quality. He's my 3rd choice behind a 16 year old yth prospect who is also injured.
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20 hours ago, knap said:
4231 Narrow above
Absolute carnage. My team is very young. 3 players age 27 or older. Rest are between 18-24. Majority of them average CA of around 120-140 max. Toe to Toe with the current premier league holders and what an absolute belter of a game. If only it was possible to defend on this years M.E
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29 minutes ago, knap said:
4231 Narrow above
Looks absolute mint.. Suits my team perfectly!
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10 minutes ago, knap said:
One of my fav formations going back to Kimz in FM08 with carrows
At times it's a joy to watch. Some of the passing and movement is beautiful. Then I start to wonder if my team had been abducted by aliens. Going from prime Barca with some of the passing, To watching them look like a sunday pub team.
I've stripped it right back to bare basics for now. If I can't get it going again I'll be going and checking the mentality out on the Kopfan edit from FM22 to see if that works
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On 13/11/2022 at 20:05, knap said:
Have you tried Attack, rather than VA which is not working as well in the ME
No mate, Not tried to tinker with mentality on it yet.. Been too busy tinkering with a formation I like the look of. Worked great in the Championship, Even managed to win FA Cup, League cup using it. But now in 2nd season in Prem and even after beating an almost full strength Man City (minus Ederson) in the community shield I am struggling with it.
This is what I've been trying to get going.. Sometimes the attacking play is sheer brilliance, other times utterly frustrating with the amount of shots I can take and not score.
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Wrexham would make a perfect 'Build a club'
AFC Hollywood
Stadium 'Hollywood Bowl'
Try and find players with names that are either movie stars or names of characters in movies..
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16 minutes ago, autohoratio said:
Do the club you're managing have a rivalry with the club you're trying to buy from? SI have said that AI clubs will charge a premium to rival clubs
Nope.
My Rivals are Swansea, Bristol City and to a minor extent Leeds Utd.
I think I'll start charging every other club a premium on top for any of my Important players they keep attempting to purchase on the cheap!
Luckily for me, their paltry bids didn't unsettle my players.
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Please for the love of god can you sort out transfers.
Time and time again I bid on Transfer listed players. E.g Mason Holgate was listed at 975k. Bid for him as need numbers in defence and he's homegrown. 500k upfront, 575k payable next summer. Price suddenly increases on AI side to 2.75m. And this happens quite often, listed at price X for ages and no one wants said player. Suddenly one interested party and price increases to 2 or 3x the original transfer listed price.
In the meantime AI will continue to lowball your star players who have 3 years left on their contract. As seen in screenshot below. Player Valued at £69-88m. Their opening offer was £10 upfront, £10 in various daft addons such as winning league, Champions league, FA Cup etc. Not even anything in installments. Offer rejected instantly, Now into offer number 5 £28m cash, 2 x 12 monthly payments 3 hours left in the window.
A.I = Artificial intelligence. Not much intelligence when it comes to these idiotic bids.
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Is someone doing this thread again for FM23?
I loved reading and following some of the glorious journeys in here
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5 hours ago, Daws88 said:
Has anyone had any luck with re-signing players who say they'll be exploring their options with a year left on contract? I don't remember this being so common in FM22, it's a nice feature as it's a huge part in football now...
Is it worth selling the asset (Zaniolo) for maximum, which would be £60m, or see if he will renew in November/early Dec?
I've not had much experience of trying to get players to renew that have declared they want to explore their options. The ones I have had say that I've not been interested in renewing contracts with. However I have seen a couple of examples of players saying they will explore their options, but then accept offers from the club they are at all. 2 of those were insistent on a release clause.
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Attacking wise we are devastating when on it. When not at the races we lack a little bit of a bite whilst also looking susceptible on the counter. Top scorer so far is Robinson who has 11 in 9 games in League and Cup. Although we probably won't make it past the next round of Carabao as we've been drawn away against Liverpool 
[FM23] The Premier League Thread
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There's the Glory Hunter thread.. Or La Liga?
What did you decide to do after?