YesYesOhYay Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 clint dempsey isnt as good as he was on like 06! and samba is no where near as good as the game makes him! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oroborus Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Farnerud is still good in FM08, his ability is around 140ish i believe.Maxim Tsigasko anyone? He was amazing wasn't he, bagged heaps of goals! So cheap as well, providing you had no work permit issues. I can't remember what CM version that was but he was (work permit permitting) my first signing. Never heard a peep about him in real life though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzález Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 On FM08 there's Rolando Bianchi and Valeri Bojinov at Man. City. Class on the game, poop in real life. Rolando Bianchi didn't seem to settle into English football but you can hardly say he was bad. And how on earth can you judge Valeri Bojinov when he's not played a game for City yet due to injury? Mark Hughes actually said how much he was looking forward to having Valeri play as he though he looked a very promising playing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomis07 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Evandro Roncatto, he was immense on 03/04, think he plays in Portugal now with that Belenesnesnesnnensnensnsnenens team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab-Hutton Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Neil Lennon They were the best midfielders in the game in really old versions of CM. Hun **** off girogios samaras was unstoppable on my game. As Above Yeah, I never understood that, Lennon was as crap as a player gets IRL. **** off Robbie Keane in CM 3? **** the man u Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomis07 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Lol. Reported btw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerjnick Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Amir Zaki, I mean cmon he is utter crap isnt he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baf Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Taribo West was great on one of the old CM! Available on a free! And Eddie Johnson in FM08 class in the game, Championship IRL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurencefishbone Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Mike Duff (or now Michael as he like to be called) in one incarnation of CM/FM. Always bought him for the right back position and was a machine in terms of player ratings. Also Sigporsson and Dean Keates were amazing in another version. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartwork Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 A couple of players I can think of are slightly opposite to this. Gaz McCleary and Sam Wood (in FM08 at Bromley) were utter crap in the game (when I bought Wood to Gillingham, he was rubbish and I loan-listed him), but have since made it into the FL and are first teamers at their clubs (McCleary at Notts Forest, Wood at Brentford). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
antsman Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Mads Jorgenson Simon Davies Gareth Jellyman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST33L PH03NIX Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Serge Makofo Julian Hornuss Fernando Cavenaghi Good Managers who are rubbish in real life? Stuart Pearce- was manager of England, Juve and now Italy manager Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kritik Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 you are right he did, but after dynamo kiev he didn't do much he got old and retired soon after that. The way he explained it - Lobanovsky (DK coach at that time) refused to sell him and because there was a conflict between them, sent Leonenko to reserves. Eventually he left to play for a smaller club but that time his talent was wasted, he degenerated too much and was too old to get back to his previous form, so he just retired. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambell Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 There was a young left winger at Derby County around about the same time that Tom Huddlestone was there... can't remember his name... but he was always absolutely awesome with assists coming left, right and centre but IRL he has never so much as made a blip on the map. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonBlade Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 tonton mokouko?? am/fc from derby i thinkplus the whole hacken crew from fm05 i think - dulee johnson, freddie lagymyr and i think there was a keeper - but they got kallstrom right:) Christoffer Kalqvist? Something like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekluse Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Michael Owen, seems to actually play over 30 games a season in FM, its ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardog Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Robert Snodgrass Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blue ferret Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Quote: Originally Posted by Wakers View Post Neil Lennon They were the best midfielders in the game in really old versions of CM. Yeah, I never understood that, Lennon was as crap as a player gets IRL. Ha, I take it thats a joke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robterrace Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 A couple of players I can think of are slightly opposite to this. Gaz McCleary and Sam Wood (in FM08 at Bromley) were utter crap in the game (when I bought Wood to Gillingham, he was rubbish and I loan-listed him), but have since made it into the FL and are first teamers at their clubs (McCleary at Notts Forest, Wood at Brentford). McCleary is quality, and will make it a long way once he gets used to Championship football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzález Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Kallstrom's a good player, but he's not the world beater he was on CM in the days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueglobefootball123 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Freddy Adu seems to be decidedly average in real life - currently in Portugal I think! Came in to say Freddy, used to be my first signing in previous FM's (up until 08), but hasn't really fulfilled early promise he had irl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekluse Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Eddie Johnson, amazing in Fm07 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Lang Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 From early version of CM... Dean Keates and Bradley Maylett always used to be massive players. Also Julian Gray. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilaxman0 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 andri sigtorsson, he was an absolute goal machine, but terrible irl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewisQ Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Andrew Mainwaring was a must-buy in CM 01/02, I think. Made the transition to any level with ease, scoring prolifically along the way. My heart went out of my fantastic Stockport career when he broke his leg and it was clear he'd never be the same. Last sighted playing for Bridged IRL... Jason Young was my crack striker during those happy days at Stranraer, in a later game I took him to Santa Clara in Portugal and made a Scottish international of him. Legend. In real life it seems he suffered a serious injury, wound up playing for Penicuik Athletic (exactly) and his now retired and sporting an impressive pot belly. What a waste... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gauvner Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Adian McGeady on FM07. He was always a top quality winger. he scored more than 15 a season from the wing and got nearly 40 assists if i remember corretly. Now look at him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pina Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 most Scandinavian players seem to be too good in FM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socdk Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 most Scandinavian players seem to be too good in FM What? No way! Some are too good but many are underrated. Very few are close to spot on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cylenium Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Adu never lived up to the hype and isn't even all that good in the game now. I think its a wee bit early to be making judgments on a 19 yr old player, I just thinks he needs a stable club and a manager who can bring out the obvious tallent in him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawaad Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Daniel Braaten was virtually unstoppable in CM03/04. He played in 2nd Norwegian league and you could bring him wherever and he would be the best player in the world. Had acceleration, pace, technique and dribbling 20. A one man show. Used to go through defenders. He was later to become not a bad player, but certainly not as good as in CM. Got to agree Braaten was unstoppable in that game, irl what did he do, he signed for Bolton! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
llama3 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 FM06 Djibril Cissé - nuff said! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamshankley Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Christoffer Kalqvist?Something like that. tonton mokouko?? am/fc from derby i thinkcherno samba anatoliy todorov plus the whole hacken crew from fm05 i think - dulee johnson, freddie lagymyr and i think there was a keeper - but they got kallstrom right:) He's on about Matthias Asper I think Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evertonbloke Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 There was a young left winger at Derby County around about the same time that Tom Huddlestone was there... can't remember his name... but he was always absolutely awesome with assists coming left, right and centre but IRL he has never so much as made a blip on the map. Are you talking about Lionel Morgan? He was brilliant for me one on one version, I think it was FM05. He go injured and retired very young though. Shame Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
small Mac Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Lebohang Mokoena, Benedict Vilakazi and Junior Khanye from South Africa in FM2005. Also, being a Spurs fan, i'm starting to think Michael Dawson should be added to the list. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
presumingpete Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Phil Starbuck, cheaps as air from huddersfield, legend! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andylad Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 cherno samba and Justin Georcilin. The later is now in prison Also Oskitz Etefania. I was wondering what happened to justin just the other day Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andylad Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Serge MakofoJulian Hornuss Fernando Cavenaghi Good Managers who are rubbish in real life? Stuart Pearce- was manager of England, Juve and now Italy manager and is doing brilliantly with the england under 21s and assisting fabio capello with england in his, still very young managerial carreer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gullee Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 stuart pierce is doing great. he was doing OK for Man City also but for some reason his strikers didn't want to score in home games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
francesco Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 what about these CM legends:Alessio Cerci and to a lesser extend Tsigalko (the striker not the GK) Ahhhhh these were the days io vote for Maxim Tsgialko and a brasilian goalkeep, i don't remember the name.. maybe Pininho? something like it.. but.. Alessio Cerci is not rubbish he was the best player in italian serie B last year, now he is on loan to atalanta from rome but now he's injuried look this.. that's only one video.. you can find more.. http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=GWBN1HL3eX0 he's a good player, i think he will play for Rome from next year.. ah, i'm not an atalanta, pisa or rome fan. my opinion is neutral Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
x42bn6 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I nominate the entire Spurs squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bermybhoy Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Adian McGeady on FM07. He was always a top quality winger. he scored more than 15 a season from the wing and got nearly 40 assists if i remember corretly. Now look at him What, Scottish player of the year and being linked with £10m moves to the premiership? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardog Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I nominate the entire Spurs squad. Had to laugh What, Scottish player of the year and being linked with £10m moves to the premiership? I thought Carlos Cuellar was player of the year. Also If Rangers cant get £10M for Hutton or Cuellar and Hearts cant gte £10M for Gordon, what says Celtic will get £10M for McGiedy. In the last old firm game, Steve Davis and Kirk Broadfoot took the absoultle mikey out of him in the last old firm game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bermybhoy Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Cuellar won the football writers award, McGeady the player's player and player's young player of the year awards. I'm really not getting into an argument about how good he is, and he's one of these guys a lot of people just don't like (including plenty of Cetic fans), but it's just nonsense to say he's rubbish in real life, plenty of people obviously very highly rate him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayanami80 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Serge Makofo Taribo West Moses Ashikodi Oh and I swear if Michael Owen is still a 30 goals per game man in FM09....grrrrr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomis07 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Ha, I take it thats a joke. Nope, Lennon was one of the worst players i've ever had the misfortune to watch live, an absolutely dreadful player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigy18181 Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 Cuellar won the football writers award, McGeady the player's player and player's young player of the year awards.I'm really not getting into an argument about how good he is, and he's one of these guys a lot of people just don't like (including plenty of Cetic fans), but it's just nonsense to say he's rubbish in real life, plenty of people obviously very highly rate him. he is not rubbish by any means, but he is incredibly over-rated in real life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomis07 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I think its a wee bit early to be making judgments on a 19 yr old player, I just thinks he needs a stable club and a manager who can bring out the obvious tallent in him. True, but considering he was hyped from the age of 14 (??) it's safe to say we expected him to have shown at least a little of the galactico quality that was touted by now. It's five years down the line and he failed to impress in Portugal, so the signs aren't great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celtic_1967 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Nope, Lennon was one of the worst players i've ever had the misfortune to watch live, an absolutely dreadful player. agree with this, couldn't stand his permanately negative play. always went back the way, never played the ball forward Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celtic_1967 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 he is not rubbish by any means, but he is incredibly over-rated in real life. are you mad? McGeady is brilliant, and has the potential to be the best player scotland has produced in god knows how long. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigy18181 Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 are you mad? McGeady is brilliant, and has the potential to be the best player scotland has produced in god knows how long. yeah but to be fair that is not much of an achievement. Scotland produces ok players not world class players. McGeady is still far to inconsistent, he would never make it in england or spain etc. This is just my opinion though I am sure loads of people would disagree. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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