How Are You Doing On CM?

[Tom Halsey]

Yeah, this also annoys me too, can't give young players a good run out. Tbf Barney, as Sledger said, I should think if someone replaced Fergie and came 4th-7th I would be calling for their head.

One thing I had forgotten while on 01/02 is how damn good the scouting is on later FM incarnations, loving it tbh. Anyway on my new game I've just hit first after 11 games, 2 points clear of le Arse, who I have coming up at OT soon.

Enjoying this immensely tbh.

 

[Johnners]

The confidence is indeed a little unusual still, but meh. I finished 3rd, challenged for the title, and reached all the boards goals except for reaching the final of the FA Cup, and apparently they weren't happy. Then, at the start of the 08/09 season, BEFORE any proper games had been played, they were unhappy with the teams progress in all competitions this season...(we were sitting 8th on the table, because well, Liverpool is the 8th team listed alphabetically...)

 

[sledger]

Got offered an extention to my Fiorentina contract at the beginning of my second season which is good news, even nicer is that the board were willing to give me a £15m budget to repeat the same goal as last season (qualify for the UEFA cup), the board also said that the long term targets of challenging for the league were satisfied last year, so I have a new 2 year plan to improve on that, should be interesting.

New Signings so far in pre season:

Henok Goitom (£5m) from Murica - young striker, hopefully to offer decent back up now that Christian Vieri has been released on a free.

Oscar (£6m) from Zaragoza - decent attacking midfielder who can play anywhere in midfield, will add a lot of depth to the midfield and get a decent amount of goals/assists hopefully.

Anthony Vanden Borre (£5m) from Genoa - extremely impressive young lad who can play in the centre of defence or as a right back, will add extra cover to an already strong defence and will be the long term replacement for Ujfalusi who is getting on a bit.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Vanden Borre is quality. Has been for a few versions. He'll do well.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Anthony Vanden Borre (£5m) from Genoa - extremely impressive young lad who can play in the centre of defence or as a right back, will add extra cover to an already strong defence and will be the long term replacement for Ujfalusi who is getting on a bit.

That's pretty cheap, the kid's a gun.

 

[sledger]

yeah I used to pick him up on the cheap on the FM07 all the time lol, he and Vincent Kompany always made a great partnership.

Its funny how on all the versions of FM or CM there always seem to be one or two really decent players who are available on the cheap, I remember back on the days of CM01/02 I would always sign Taribo West on a free transfer no matter who I was playing as, as he was an awesome centre back and would pretty much accept a contract from anyone.

 

[sledger]

That's pretty cheap, the kid's a gun.

I think the reason I got him so cheap was because he was under co-ownership from me already, so I only had to pay up my half of his contract, as it happens I had to offer a bit more than what was reasonable, but nm, still got plenty of money left, and dont really need any more players.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

In CM06 he and Bojinov carried me to the Champs league final with Bradford, was such a gun.

 

[cpr]

Got Vanden Borre on my Utd game for £4.5m, as a long term replacement for Neville, turns out by January they hate each others guts, and Borre hates Manchester, so bought Antonio Barragan in, Vanden Borre's got 6 months to sort his **** out.


As for that Goitam guy, Bolton bought him, he and Anelka are upto about 50 goals in 24 games, he's an absolute goal machine in the prem.

 

[sledger]

haha lets hope so, I usually only have one up front though, and with Pazzini scoring 29 league goals last year his first team opportunities may end up being somewhat restricted.

Main thing for me now is to not lose Sebastian Frey or Zdravko Kuzmanovic, Frey seems to be the best keeper on the game bar none as far as I can tell, and Kuzmanovic is one of the best "wonderkids" I have come across in a fair while, could be the beginnings of a solid team with any luck.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Joe Hart is an amazing goalkeeper in my City game. After a season he's already worth upwards of 18m.

 

[sledger]

Joe Hart is an amazing goalkeeper in my City game. After a season he's already worth upwards of 18m.

is that in £, $ or other?

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Pounds Sterling IIRC.

 

[sledger]

Blimey lol, that is one hell of a lot for a young keeper, he must have really been in good form.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Yeah he gunned it for me, was MOTM in so many games. It annoyed me heaps though, as I keep getting ridiculous offers for him from Milan and Barca and I don't want to sell him, so he gets annoyed at me turning them down etc.

 

[pinchy81]

Yeah he gunned it for me, was MOTM in so many games. It annoyed me heaps though, as I keep getting ridiculous offers for him from Milan and Barca and I don't want to sell him, so he gets annoyed at me turning them down etc.

I hate that it seems like every City player wants to leave

 

[Retox]

Started a game as Lyon. Having a great time!

Signed Duda & J Pennant on season loans


Sold K Benzema for around 17millon pounds (7mil over 12months)

signed Tommaso Rocchi for 10mil also got Gerald Asamoah, Tonusse Sankhare & Mamadou Sakho

 

[roseboy64]

And you're doing well with those transactions?

 

[Retox]

And you're doing well with those transactions?

My scouts seemed to think that Rocchi is better then Benzema

Fred and Rocchi up front is a pretty strong combo (when Fred gets back from Injury)


Tonusse Sankhare & Mamadou Sakho are both 17 year olds from Pais - Saint and I think should be great steals (Started without contracts)

 

[Tom Halsey]

Had a little play this evevning, got up to the real life date, am 2nd in the Prem after slipping up in the last game against Wigan. In the FA Cup quarters, in the CL quarters, and lost the League Cup final 5-0 to Chelsea fielding an U18 side (it was very impressive that I got that far considering IMO) which annoyingly annoyed the board.