FM14: Glasgow Rangers - The teddy bears are on the march!

[fuzzrab]

Why Rangers?

Rangers are the most successful team in the world (quiet Celtic fans). In domestic football Rangers have won more league titles and trebles than any other club in the world, winning the league title 54 times, the Scottish Cup 33 times and the Scottish League Cup 27 times, and achieving the treble of all three in the same season seven times. They also won the Third Division title in 2013. In European football, Rangers were the first British club to reach a UEFA tournament final. They won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1972 after being runner up twice in 1961 and 1967. A third runners up finish in Europe came in the 2008 UEFA Cup.

Due to recent poor financial management the club currently finds itself in the 3rd tier of Scottish football.

Your Job?

Quite simply to take this once great club back to the upper echelons of the football world. Can you do it?

[fuzzrab]

History:

Formation and early years

The four founders of Rangers – brothers Moses and Peter McNeil, Peter Campbell and William McBeath – met in early March in 1872. Rangers' first match, in May that year, was a 0–0 friendly draw with Callander on Glasgow Green. In 1873, the club held its first annual meeting and staff were elected. By 1876 Rangers had their first international player, with Moses McNeil representing Scotland in a match against Wales. In 1877 Rangers reached a Scottish Cup final; after drawing the first game Rangers refused to turn up for the replay and the cup was awarded to Vale of Leven. Rangers won the Glasgow Merchants’ Charity Cup the following year against Vale of Leven 2–1, their first major cup.The first ever Old Firm match took place in 1888, the year of Celtic's establishment. Rangers lost 5–2 in a friendly to a team composed largely of guest players from Hibernian

The 1890–91 season saw the inception of the Scottish Football League, and Rangers, by then playing at the first Ibrox Stadium, were one of ten original members. The club's first ever league match on 16 August 1890 resulted in a 5–2 victory over Heart of Midlothian. After finishing equal-top with Dumbarton, a play-off held at Cathkin Park finished 2–2 and the title was shared for the only time in its history. Rangers' first ever Scottish Cup win came in 1894 after a 3–1 victory over rivals Celtic in the final. By the start of the 20th century, Rangers had won two league titles and three Scottish Cups.

Bill Struth and Scot Symon

Taking over as manager from William Wilton in 1920, Bill Struth was Rangers' most successful manager, guiding the club to 14 league titles before the onset of the Second World War. On 2 January 1939 a British league attendance record was broken as 118,567 fans turned out to watch Rangers beat Celtic in the traditional new year holiday Old Firm match. Leading the club for 34 years until 1954, Struth won more trophies than any manager in Scottish Football history, amassing 18 league championships, 10 Scottish Cups, 2 League Cups, 7 war-time championships, 19 Glasgow Cups, 17 Glasgow Merchant Charity Cups and other war-time honours. During the wartime regional league setup, Rangers achieved their highest score against old firm rivals Celtic with an 8–1 win in the Southern Football League.

Scot Symon continued Struth's success, winning six league championships, five Scottish Cups and four League Cups, becoming the second manager to win the domestic treble in 1963–64 season, the era of 'Slim' Jim Baxter, one of the club's greatest players. Rangers also lost by their biggest old firm margin of 7–1 to Celtic.

Rangers reached the semi-finals of the European Cup in 1960, losing to German club Eintracht Frankfurt by a record aggregate 12–4 for a Scottish team. In 1961 Rangers became the first British team to reach a European final when they contested the Cup Winners' Cup final against Italian side Fiorentina, only to lose 4–1 on aggregate. Rangers lost again in the final of the same competition in 1967, losing 1–0 after extra time to Bayern Munich.

Ibrox disaster, European success and Jock Wallace

The Ibrox disaster occurred on 2 January 1971 when large-scale crushing on a stairway exit at the culmination of the New Year's Day Old Firm game claimed 66 lives. An enquiry concluded that the crush was likely to have happened ten minutes after the final whistle and to have been triggered by someone falling on the stairs. A benefit match to raise funds for the victims' families took place after the disaster, a joint Rangers and Celtic team playing a Scotland XI at Hampden, watched by 81,405 fans.

In 1972, Rangers emerged from the tragedy of the previous year to finally achieve success on the European stage. A Colin Stein goal and a Willie Johnston double helped secure a 3–2 victory over FC Dynamo Moscow at the Nou Camp, Barcelona, to lift the European Cup Winners' Cup. Captain John Greig received the trophy in a small room within the Nou Camp following pitch invasions and rioting by Rangers fans. Rangers were banned from Europe for two years for the behaviour of their fans, later reduced on appeal to a year.

Emerging from the shadows of Jock Stein's Celtic side, Rangers regained ascendancy with notable domestic success under the stewardship of manager Jock Wallace. In his first season in charge – the club's centenary – Rangers won the Scottish Cup at Hampden in front of 122,714 supporters. In 1974–75, Wallace led Rangers to their first League championship triumph in eleven years, before winning the treble the following season, repeating the historic feat in 1977–78.

Graeme Souness and Walter Smith – 9 in a row

Every year from the 1988–89 season until the 1996–97 season, Rangers won the league title. This nine-in-a-row achievement equalled Celtic's record, set prior to the forming of the Scottish Football League Premier Division, subsequent to which competing teams met 4 times a season. The first three of these seasons the club was managed by Graeme Souness, the latter six under the stewardship of Walter Smith.

Notable seasons included 1990–91, which culminated in a final day finale, Rangers securing a 2–0 victory at Ibrox over Aberdeen, who needed only a draw to secure the championship. Season 1992–93 was notable for a domestic treble of trophies, as well an extended run in the inaugural UEFA Champions League, the club at one stage only one goal from securing a place in the final.

Outstanding contributions from Player of the Season winners Ally McCoist (1991–92), Andy Goram (1992–93), Mark Hateley (1993–94), Brian Laudrup (1994–95 and 1996–97) and Paul Gascoigne (1995–96), were crucial to maintaining success. Rangers ninth consecutive championship title was secured at Tannadice Park on 7 May 1997, with a 1–0 victory over Dundee United.

Dick Advocaat and Alex McLeish

In 1998, Dutchman Dick Advocaat became the club's first foreign manager. Nine-in-a-row era stalwarts having moved on, Advocaat invested heavily in the team with immediate results, leading the club to their sixth domestic treble. The league championship was won with a 3–0 victory at Celtic Park on 2 May 1999. A second consecutive league title was won by a record 21 point margin, the club securing a domestic double with a 4–0 Scottish Cup final victory over Aberdeen. Rangers' campaign in the Champions League was promising, defeating UEFA Cup winners Parma en route.

Advocaat's third season saw Rangers fail to compete domestically against Celtic under new manager Martin O’Neill. Despite investment in the team including Tore Andre Flo for a club record £12 million, European success beyond the Champions league group stages again proved elusive.After a slow start to the following season, Advocaat resigned from his post in December 2001 to be replaced as manager by Alex McLeish.

In his first full campaign, 2002–03 season saw McLeish become the sixth Rangers manager to deliver a domestic treble. The championship was won on goal difference during a dramatic final day 6–1 triumph over Dunfermline Athletic at Ibrox, securing Rangers' 50th league title, the first club in the world to achieve the feat. Major expenditure sanctioned by Chairman David Murray had burdened Rangers with considerable debts in the region of £52m. The club's worsening financial state saw many of the team's top players leave in the summer of 2003, the following season failing to deliver any trophies, only the second such occasion since 1985–86.

The 2004–05 season restored success to Rangers, who were boosted by signings such as Jean-Alain Boumsong, Dado Pršo and Nacho Novo, along with the return of former captain Barry Ferguson. The club's league championship triumph culminated in a dramatic last day finish. The destination of the trophy changed unexpectedly, with Celtic conceding late goals to Motherwell at Fir Park whilst Rangers led against Hibernian, requiring the helicopter carrying the SPL trophy to change direction and deliver the prize to the Easter Road ground in Leith.

Despite beginning as favourites to retain the championship, Rangers suffered an unprecedented run of poor results between September and November, a club record run of 10 games without a win. Included within this period, a 1–1 draw with Inter Milan took Rangers into the last 16 of the Champions League, the first Scottish team to achieve the feat since 1993, the club eventually exiting on the away goals rule to Villarreal.On 9 February 2006, it was announced by chairman David Murray that McLeish would be standing down as manager at the end of that season.

Paul Le Guen and Walter Smith's (AKA god) return

Frenchman Paul Le Guen replaced Alex McLeish as manager after season 2005–06.The season started poorly for Rangers, with an early exit from the League Cup whilst rivals Celtic built a commanding lead at the top of the table. In the UEFA Cup Rangers became the first Scottish side to qualify for the last 32 of the competition since the introduction of the group phase after finishing their group unbeaten.However, amid claims of disharmony between the manager and captain Barry Ferguson, it was announced on 4 January 2007 that Le Guen had left Rangers by mutual consent. On 10 January 2007, former boss Walter Smith resigned from his post as Scotland manager to return to the Ibrox helm, with Ally McCoist as assistant manager.

The following season Rangers contested the UEFA Cup after dropping into the competition from the Champions League. The club reached the final, defeating Panathinaikos, Werder Bremen, Sporting Lisbon and Fiorentina along the way. The final in Manchester against Zenit St. Petersburg, who were managed by former Rangers manager Dick Advocaat,[63] ended in a 2–0 defeat.

The 2008–09 season saw Rangers recover from an early exit from the UEFA Champions League to FBK Kaunas of Lithuania. The club secured their 52nd league championship on the last day of the season with a 3–0 victory of Dundee United at Tannadice.Rangers also successfully defended the Scottish Cup, a 33rd competition triumph, defeating Falkirk 1–0 in the final.

The 2009–10 season saw Rangers reach their fifth consecutive domestic final: against St. Mirren in the Scottish League Cup, the club overcame a two-men deficit from red cards, a late deciding goal from Kenny Miller securing a record 27th competition victory. The league championship title was retained with three matches remaining at Easter Road, defeating Hibernian 1–0 with a Kyle Lafferty goal. The 2010–11 season, Smith's final season in charge, saw Rangers retain the League Cup, defeating Celtic at Hampden with a Nikica Jelavić goal in extra time. A third consecutive title was won by beating Kilmarnock 5–1 on the last day of the season, Smith's final match in charge of the club.

Ally McCoist and insolvency

As announced the previous year, Ally McCoist took over from Walter Smith in June 2011 with his first competitive match in charge against Hearts in July, ending in a 1–1 draw. Rangers lost 2–1 on aggregate to Swedish side Malmö FF in the Champions League third round qualifying match,and were then knocked out of Europe after losing 3–2 on aggregate in the Europa League qualifying match against Slovenian side Maribor. In the first Old Firm match of the 2011–12 season and McCoist's first in charge of the club Rangers won 4–2 at Ibrox Good league form saw Rangers maintain top spot in the SPL and were unbeaten after 11 games. They were knocked out of the League Cup by Falkirk and the Scottish Cup by Dundee Utd at Ibrox.

Rangers was placed into administration on 14 February 2012 as a result of financial problems and a dispute with HMRC. This resulted in the club being deducted 10 points, as per SPL rules, which extended Celtic's lead at the top of the league to 14 points. Rangers' first game in administration was played in front of a sell-out crowd at Ibrox though they lost 1–0 to Kilmarnock, and poor form continued with defeats to Hearts and Dundee United. The last significant game for Rangers in the 2011–12 season was the Old Firm game on 25 March where a win for Celtic would see their rivals win the championship at Ibrox. Rangers won 3–2 however and ultimately finished the season in second place behind Celtic.

A failure to reach agreement with creditors on 14 June 2012 led to The Rangers Football Club Plc (since renamed RFC 2012 Plc) entering the process of liquidation. Its business, assets and history were sold to a new company, Sevco Scotland Ltd, which then applied for the transfer of Rangers' SFA membership which was agreed by the SFA upon acceptance of a number of conditions, including a one-year transfer ban (taking effect from the end of that summer's transfer window). Though an application for membership of the Scottish Premier League was rejected, an application to the Scottish Football League was accepted, with member clubs deciding to place Rangers in the lowest division, the Third, for the start of the 2012–13 season rather than the First Division as SPL and SFA had sought. On July 31, 2012, shareholders of the new company voted to change the company name from Sevco Scotland Ltd to The Rangers Football Club Ltd.

Rangers' first home match in Division 3 was a 5–1 victory over East Stirlingshire in front of a crowd of 49,118 at Ibrox, a world record for a football match in a fourth tier league. However, away from home, Rangers started their league campaign with three successive draws before losing 1–0 to Stirling Albion, at the time the bottom club. Rangers reached the third round of the Scottish Challenge Cup where they were defeated by Queen of the South at Ibrox, the quarter finals of the Scottish League Cup where they lost 3–0 at home to Inverness Caley Thistle and the fifth round of the Scottish Cup where they were defeated 3–0 by Dundee United. Rangers beat their own new record against Queens Park with an attendance of 49,463 and again against Stirling Albion with an attendance of 49,913. Rangers clinched the Division 3 title on 30 March after a goalless draw at Montrose.

history from Wikipedia

[fuzzrab]

Facilities

The club has some of the best facilities in Scotland. The facilities are Arguably on comparison with Celtics.

Youth recruitment and youth facilities are probably the best in the country.

Ibrox stadium is a world class stadium with a 50,000 plus capacity.

Tactics

This is the tactic i have been using and it seems to work. To be honest in the league you are currently in with the players you have any tactic should yield good results.

Budgets

basically you dont have one. the club is under a transfer embargo until the 3rd of September in game. A lot of the players at your club are affected by this but the youth should be able to fill in till then.

[fuzzrab]

Players:

Goalkeepers:

Cammy Bell: your undisputed no 1.

Steve Simonsen: decent back up for this level. One to get rid of at the end of the season.

Alan Smith: Pretty poor but due to the transfer embargo you have to keep him during the summer transfer window.

Defenders:

Chris Hegarty: decent back up one to keep.

Richard Foster: your only natural right back. 1st pick if you play a 4 man defence.

Emilson Cribari: too old and too much wages in my opinion. Get rid off.

Bilel Mhsni: great defender for this level. Definite starter

Seb Faure: the best defender in the squad. Him and Moshni will clean up most threats.

Ross Perry: decent back up who can cover a few positions. With enogh games he can become a 1st team player.

Luca Gasparotto: definitely one to watch for the future. Could do a job filling in when injuries occur.

Steve Smith: Good back up to Wallace nothing else needs to be said.

Lee Wallace: undisputed left back. I would consider making him your captain immediately. Star of the club.

Midfielders:

Arnold Peralta: Use him as your ball winning mid in the DM role. Definte 1st pick in my opinion.

Ian Black: Set piece maestro and great box-box midfielder. Another 1st name on the team sheet.

Lee McCulloch: Great servant for the club but definitely past his best. Good back up nothing more.

Kyle Hutton: Back up player at best

Lewis MacLeod: the boy has potential. Give him some games and see how he goes.

Attacking Mids:

Fraser Aird: A good all round player. Giving time and games he could become a great player for the club

Nicky Law: your best att mid use him wisely. He should be your main playmaker.

David Templeton: great winger who should rip this league apart.

Dean Shiels: another 1st name on the team sheet. Way too good for this level.

Andy Little: nothing more than a squad player.

Barry McKay: one of the brightest prospect in the team. Give him as much game time as possible.

Strikers:

Jon Daly: your no 1 striker a target man who shoukd destroy this league.

Nicky Clark: Decent back up to Daly. Give him an few games to see how he goes.

Youth prospects

Darren Ramsay - A good young AMR - give him enough game time and he could develop into a great player for you.

Tom Walsh - A great Striker - give him as much game time as possible. he could be leadingh the line in a few years.

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Records:

A screenshot of the relevant record you are claiming will be rquired for verification

Fastest goal scored:

Biggest win:

Biggest League win:

Biggest cup win: Dinthead - 11-0 vs Tynecaslte - http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php/374077-FM14-Glasgow-Rangers-The-teddy-bears-are-on-the-march!?p=9223095&viewfull=1#post9223095

Highest average season attendance:

Highest game day attendance:

Highest transfer fee received:

Highest transfer fee paid:

Fastest hattrick:

Youngest player:

Oldest player:

Most games won in a row:

Most games without losing:

[fuzzrab]

I am currently at 1st of January in my game. Top of the league with 17 wins & 2 draws in 19 matches. highlight so far has been putting Celtic out in the 3rd round of the league cup. I am currently in the semis of the league cup and have Hearts as my impediment to the final.

[surreybear]

I've not started a Rangers game yet but good OP

[Rooney_08]

nice thread mate WATP

[Wightman]

I've just bought FM14 and started up as Rangers as usual. Bit disappointed with Moshni and Peraltas attributes tbh......and i think Daly has been significantly downgraded from last year!

[fayon]

Nice, i just started up as Rangers, i'm looking to bring back some fan favourites, build young and play offensive like Bielsa!

[scoops14]

big jon daly scored for fun in my rangers save and McKay was my best player got offered 3m for him after 2nd season

[fuzzrab]

Lets keep this thread about Rangers on FM14. Can a mod please delete the offensive posts (form both sides) , namely posts no's 11, 13 & 15. I'm all for a bit of friendly banter between Celtic & Gers fans but please lets all try to act like adults.

[fuzzrab]

I haven't been able to play FM for a few days due to having a houseguest. I have 4 days off from thursday though, pimarily to watch the Ashes here in Brisbane, so should get some game time in in the next few days.

On another note i am currently thinking about what records i should include in the post reserved for that purpose above, hopefully adding some options in on Thursday night Brisbane time. i am thinking of the obvious ones like fastest goal, most goals in a season ect ect. I am open to suggestions from people about what to include and the evidence required for proof (i am thinking a screenshot should be sufficient)

[FrazT]

This thread is about FM only, so everyone stick to the topic

[fuzzrab]

This thread is about FM only, so everyone stick to the topic

Thanks Fraz

[coley5836]

Won league 1 easily. Just started the championship there and won first 2 games 4-1 and 5-0. Got put out the challenge cup 4-1 by Falkirk at ibrox though, just one of those games every shot they hit went in.

Brought Alan Hutton in on loan because Foster wasn't the best last season.

I have been playing shiels instead of McKay but think ill give him more game time after reading some of the comments above.

[coley5836]

Looks like some people just can't get over their obsession with Scotland's most successful team.

[BlueNoseCairns]

You say 'squad filler at best' for Aird but if you give him plenty of game time on the way back through the leagues he develops very well, as does McKay.

Aird labelled the next Jim Baxter in my game.

[coley5836]

Funny that because if you go to competitions history on FM there is a much bigger list of achievements than the 3rd division title. But yeah don't let the facts get in the way.

[coley5836]

You say 'squad filler at best' for Aird but if you give him plenty of game time on the way back through the leagues he develops very well, as does McKay.

Aird labelled the next Jim Baxter in my game.

He played 25 games in league 1 for me and scored 12 goals and got 7 assists. So far in the Championship he's played 5, scored 3 and 1 assist.

[fuzzrab]

You say 'squad filler at best' for Aird but if you give him plenty of game time on the way back through the leagues he develops very well, as does McKay.

Aird labelled the next Jim Baxter in my game.

Hmm i haven't really played him in my game at all. I'll have a look at him in my game when i get a chance and update the description if needed. (I'd had quite a few beers when i did the descriptions up so some of they may need to be updated)

[dinthead]

Gunna give Rangers a go, first season shouldn't be too hard, but then again, nothing seems to be easy when I'm the manager.

Has anybody seen how Tom Walsh develop's?

[fayon]

in my celtic save, 4-5 seasons into the game he is a goalscoring machine and the highest season avg in scotland :O, something like 7.89 and 29 goals

[grimslaa]

Found this article about a guy applying managerial rules contained in the Soccernomics book by Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski to a Rangers save: http://putnielsingoal.com/2013/11/14/football-manager-meets-moneyball-season-1-with-rangers/

Really interesting concept that some of you might find useful with a Rangers save. He got taken over at the end of the first season and he's resigned John Fleck and also got Wes Foderingham from Swindon.

[dinthead]

Just wrapped up the league with 8 games left and I'm still unbeaten in all competitions so far. The only player I've signed so far is Barry Ferguson for £100k, all though I have 7 players joining once their contracts are up in the summer.

I've managed to reach the final of the League Cup and I'll play Inverness, I'm also in the the Scottish Cup Quarter Final and will play Hibs. Managed to win the Challenge Cup but that's nothing special.

[Wightman]

i've not managed to sign anyone yet cause of the embargo but i've indentified a few.......anyone signed the boy Johnston from Killie? He's touted as the next Jimmy Johnstone on mine.

[Rooney_08]

just started with The mighty 54 time champions , ill post screen shots as i go WATP

[dinthead]

A decent result I suppose.

[Wightman]

How did you manage to get Brandt?

[dinthead]

Signed him on a pre-contract deal.

[coley5836]

Can anybody recommend some good scouts? I've tried searching for them but most of their ratings are really poor. I'm in the Premiership now if that makes any difference.

[Wightman]

Some signing!! He's meant to be one of the best youngsters in Germany.

[rallav]

As in FM13 i started a save with Rangers.

Iam in Season 3 by now, promoted to SPL and 12 games into the season.

I disagree with Moshni being a good Defender and Perry being decent. I never played Moshni and let him go after Season 1. Perry got really bad concentration but gets the job done, i loaned him out because he would not get playing time by now, but i hope he can backup in Season 4 when i reach the CL/EL.

Prefering a 4-1-2-2-1 formation i signed Berry Ferguson on a Free after Season 2. Also McKay and MacLeod really shine. Sold Bell after Season 1.

McCulloch retired after Season 2, hes assistant u19 manager now with really bad stats. A shame because i think he would be better in real life.

This is my current First Team:

Lee McCulloch`s Bad Stats:

And the most promising Youngster:

[elephantman]

In my second season as Gers boss. Walked League 1, had one loss towards the end of the season. Got in Kalaba on a free transfer, he's a beast for me. Scores goals and creates a lot. Also signed Larsson's son lol, he's been banging them in for me in the Championship. Brought in a few lads from Scandinavia who are all dirt cheap and doing really well.

[Wightman]

What Scandinavians have you bought? One of my philosophies is to buy young players ready for the first team and Scandinavia seems like the best place to start looking.

[fuzzrab]

Hi Guys,

Sorry i haven't been around for a while. I've been off watching the cricket. Anyway i have added in the records thread. If anyone has any other suggestions for records please let me know.

When i figure out how to link to the relevant post for the record i'll add the link but for now it'll just be text.

Good to see a few people giving Rangers a go.

I should get on my game tonight and hopefully finish season 1 and update it.

[dinthead]

Hi Guys,

Sorry i haven't been around for a while. I've been off watching the cricket. Anyway i have added in the records thread. If anyone has any other suggestions for records please let me know.

When i figure out how to link to the relevant post for the record i'll add the link but for now it'll just be text.

Hopefully my 11-0 win will be up there for a while.

If you want to link the post, you should be able to use the link on the #number in the top right corner of the post. I think that would work.

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Currently into my 3rd season, managed to win League 1 and the Championship fairly comfortably. First season I also won the Challenge Cup, the League Cup and the Scottish Cup. In the second season I won the Challenge Cup again and the Scottish Cup, getting knocked out of the League Cup in the 2nd Round against Ross County.

League 1

Championship

Season 1 Transfers

Season 2 Transfers

Season 3 Transfers

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I've managed to qualify for the Europa League Group Stage, had a fairly easy qualifying campaign.

It sure wont be an easy group campaign though.

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So I went into my first group game thinking I'd be in for a tough test.

Evidently not.

[coley5836]

Has anyone got any good tactics to play when back in the prem? I am a few games off the split and have only kept 5 clean sheets all season! On a terrible run just now with 4 wins in 13 games.

Have a bit of an injury crisis just now with 4 players in the space of a week going down with a hernia and out for up to 6 weeks (not sure if that might be a bug in the game?). Next match I play I get 2 players sent off! It's going to be a struggle to finish in the top 6 now.

[Limmy]

Got excited when at the very start of my first season it came up that a tycoon was eyeing us. Gutted wasn't the word when Craig Moore, the ex defender, became chairman a few months later (consortium).

[rallav]

Well. Iam into Season 4 by now. Things have changed again and i rebuild the Squad for the third Time in a row.

I got promoted, won League Cup again and miracously the SPL Title. Ferguson retired and is a Coach now.

Messed up a bit in the transfers because i did need a right back, but the Polish International is on a High Fee. Also my new Star Striker is on a High Fee, beside gotting a nice regen and Belotti. This is my Squad Season 4:

And the Striker i spoke off. Maybe some guys here know him, hes playing decently until now. But the Squad needs to adept to the tactic a little more.

CL Group consits of Benfica, Gladbach and Arsenal. On the Funny News Liverpool is in Championship.

And the Regen

Some Records:

[Limmy]

Anybody have any decent tactics for Rangers? Struggling big time since the update after starting a new game.

[coley5836]

I play a wide 4-2-3-1 but pull one of the centre mids back into the defensive midfield position and make him a BWM.

[fuzzrab]

I finished season 1 last night. Won the league and both cups to complete the treble. I'll post a season update over the next day or so.

Renewing my contract was a bit wierd the 1st offer they wanted to pay me 1,000 less than i was already on. Tried to negotiate and they called of the talks. I feared at that point i might not be managing Gers 2nd season but thewy came back and i managed to negotiate up to my current wage.

[AmericanVillan]

Just finished my first season and completely dominated the league. Finished with 93 points in the 36 game season. Decided to play all of my younger players to develop them instead of playing older, better players. And thus Lewis MacLeod, Tom Walsh, Barrie McKay, and Fraser Aird all showed remarkable improvements over the past season.

Now I am in the silly season heading into my second season and having let go of 34 players and staff I got rid of a lot of dead wood. However now I have a thin squad and with only 500k to spend I am panicking a bit.

Is it worth signing Barry Ferguson, as I've seen a few in this topic do, even if he is quite old?

And to add to the Fraser Aird being a squad filler comment in the OP, he won player of the season and absolutely tore it up! Played him at CAM in the Attacking Mid role.

http://imageshack.com/a/img577/5701/sb32.png

[fuzzrab]

Just finished my first season and completely dominated the league. Finished with 93 points in the 36 game season. Decided to play all of my younger players to develop them instead of playing older, better players. And thus Lewis MacLeod, Tom Walsh, Barrie McKay, and Fraser Aird all showed remarkable improvements over the past season.

Now I am in the silly season heading into my second season and having let go of 34 players and staff I got rid of a lot of dead wood. However now I have a thin squad and with only 500k to spend I am panicking a bit.

Is it worth signing Barry Ferguson, as I've seen a few in this topic do, even if he is quite old?

And to add to the Fraser Aird being a squad filler comment in the OP, he won player of the season and absolutely tore it up! Played him at CAM in the Attacking Mid role.

http://imageshack.com/a/img577/5701/sb32.png

I think it would be worth signing Freguson if only for the tutoring experience he would give you.

With regards to the player descriptions i agree that a few of them need updating from myself. This is the 1st time in have done something like this though so it is a learning experience for me. Add to that the fact that i also live in Australia now it is hard for me to judge players until i have had a full season playing with them, which i have now had..

[fuzzrab]

Season 1 update

League

Position

1st – 36 games played – 32 won – 2 drawn – 2 lost

League cup

Won – beat ICT on penalties

Scottish cup

Won – Beat Dundee Untd on penalties

Highlights of the season

Beating Celtic in the league cup 1-0 AET.

Going on a 26 match unbeaten run in all comps

Best players

Lee Wallace – 35 games played – 28 Assists – Avg Rating = 7.67

Ian Black - 39 games played – 16 goals, 13 assists – avg rating = 7.50

David Templeton – 32 games played – 17 goals, 10 assists – avg rating = 7.57

goals for next season

Strengthen the squad and the coaching staff

Transfers out

Sebastien Faure - Al-Jazira- 500K + 50% of the next transfer fee (seemed too good to turn down for a league 1 club in Scotland)

[fuzzrab]

Just begining on Season 2. i have brought John Fleck back to the club. I have also brought in Tom Hately as my new no 1 RB.

[Ryknow]

Just started my save for Rangers. Looking to focus on Scottish youth and mainly youth academy talent. I ticked the 'add players' option so the world is already populated by some newgens. I got a few newgen youth players that look decent but atm I'll be focusing on the real youth as AmericanVillian stated. Hopefully will keep wages low, too.

Therefore, I won't care too much about results in League 1 and Championship. I should be getting promoted regardless. Hopefully the majority of youth will be at a good standard come SPL.

[coley5836]

Into my 4th season now. Managed to sell Gasparotto for £4m with 20% sell on clause. Qualified from my Europa league group and play Feynoord in the next round. Currently 1pt ahead of Hibs in the league and 3pts ahead of Celtic.

[Ryknow]

Contender for the fastest goal in records? 27 seconds from Jig.