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For those that don't remember my 2021 Champions League final result posted earlier, here it is again.
Now, here is the recent 2023 Champions League final...
Wow. That's amazing.
Gah, my laptop has just packed in. The fan sounds like a diesel engine and nothing will load, but I can still get files off it and onto an external HD.
If I wanna carry on my save on a different PC, do I just need the save game file? I have a couple of saved tactics in that save, are they part of the saved game file, or will they be saved elsewhere?
If I wanna carry on my save on a different PC, do I just need the save game file? I have a couple of saved tactics in that save, are they part of the saved game file, or will they be saved elsewhere?
How many times have you lost a ridiculous game you should have won through a series of unlikely events, only to be gifted an easy win against good opposition almost as an apology in the next game?
It seems to happen to me on every save multiple times.
On this occasion, a “gimme” cup final against Hercules who we just beat 4-1. Set up well, on top, then a VAR goal chalked off, a missed penalty, a two footed challenge (2nd red of season), concede, concede again, and even though you manage to stay on top, can’t grab the second goal. Infuriating. Just give me Ajax or AZ in the final if I’m not meant to win it!!
Not to mention the season ending injury that you always get in the run in to a key player!
Would never even have thought about winning it at the seasons end, but absolutely gutted to lose such an easy final in such a weird way
It seems to happen to me on every save multiple times.
On this occasion, a “gimme” cup final against Hercules who we just beat 4-1. Set up well, on top, then a VAR goal chalked off, a missed penalty, a two footed challenge (2nd red of season), concede, concede again, and even though you manage to stay on top, can’t grab the second goal. Infuriating. Just give me Ajax or AZ in the final if I’m not meant to win it!!
Not to mention the season ending injury that you always get in the run in to a key player!
Would never even have thought about winning it at the seasons end, but absolutely gutted to lose such an easy final in such a weird way
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How many times have you lost a ridiculous game you should have won through a series of unlikely events, only to be gifted an easy win against good opposition almost as an apology in the next game?
It seems to happen to me on every save multiple times.
On this occasion, a “gimme” cup final against Hercules who we just beat 4-1. Set up well, on top, then a VAR goal chalked off, a missed penalty, a two footed challenge (2nd red of season), concede, concede again, and even though you manage to stay on top, can’t grab the second goal. Infuriating. Just give me Ajax or AZ in the final if I’m not meant to win it!!
Not to mention the season ending injury that you always get in the run in to a key player!
Would never even have thought about winning it at the seasons end, but absolutely gutted to lose such an easy final in such a weird way
From March onwards, immediately after finishing each game I will clear my team in the tactic screen and fill it with a team of back up players. Then I change it back just before submitting the lineup for the next game.
Those freak training injuries during the run in only ever happen to players I have selected in the team for the next match.
Conceding 3 goals in the last 10 minutes of the CL semi final, against a 10 man Real Madrid side who've barely had a shot on target during the previous 170 minutes? That's harder to avoid.
Am going to start doing that too. It was the one player I couldn’t afford to lose, because of course it was.
Can’t get over that final defeat though. So frustrating after such a great season. Obviously these things happen in football, but there was too much craziness in the match. It was a case of being FM’ed.
Did you save the tactic seperately? I think the save files are all you need and it should be as you left it.
For those managing United and struggling to rid of Sanchez at start of season 2 - my girlfriend sarcastically said “why don’t you offer him a new contract” which lit a lightbulb in my head - he lowered his wages from £400k/week to £140k/week when I offered him a new deal. I then put huge goal bonuses etc. as I knew I wouldn’t be playing him at all, and shifted him much easier in January! Counterintuitive in a way and would never have crossed my head if she didn’t make that remark
I was able to offload Sanchez. When he returned from loan, I moved him to U23s for few months when I didn't get any offers, then he was eating young players game time do brought him to first team and didn't select him for any match day squad. In Jan Newcastle made around 12-15 million bid but I had to pay around 220K. I did a little calculation, net loss was 0. So accepted the bid.
Strange thing was I got offers from China for most of the players I tried to offload. Probably first time in my saves I sold so many players to Chinese clubs.
Strange thing was I got offers from China for most of the players I tried to offload. Probably first time in my saves I sold so many players to Chinese clubs.
Got 2 whiny players saying I didn't keep my promise to strengthen the attacking area of the squad when I signed them. Doesn't really matter as there's only 4 games left and I'm top by 10 points. Nobody else is taking their side and I've told them they can go.
Joke's on them because when I get promoted I'll be looking to improve the entire squad and make these two surplus to requirements anyway. One of them isn't even a first-choice player. You'd think he'd be happy to be part of a squad that finished 17th last season and about to win their league this then wondering if I'd want to keep him. Instead he's acting like losing him would be a loss to me.
Joke's on them because when I get promoted I'll be looking to improve the entire squad and make these two surplus to requirements anyway. One of them isn't even a first-choice player. You'd think he'd be happy to be part of a squad that finished 17th last season and about to win their league this then wondering if I'd want to keep him. Instead he's acting like losing him would be a loss to me.
Any tips for getting Work Permits? Doesn't seem to be very easy on this game but I have this guy waiting for me and can't wait to get him invovled!
Finished the season and won the title at the first season of asking, thanks to Kean and Brewster.
Kean ended up missing the last 6 games and the cup final and still finished on 30 goals for the season. Brewster ended up with 25 in the league and tied him for top scorer.
Pelayo, Kenneh and Armini have cemented themselves as key players and all of them signed new contracts which up their release clauses.
I should be feeling great, because it’s Excelsior and it’s the very first season in the top division, but losing an easy cup final in the manner we did really took the gloss off it.
We have Kean, Brewster, Rabbi, Nmecha and Braithwaite all first teamers returning to their clubs. It will leave us with about 11 players (some of which are awful) to start to build a CL squad from.
3 good pre-contract signings will help us out a little though. Adarabioyo will join from City to bolster the back-line. Passlack will come in from Dortmund for a proper option at RB (we were playing Armini there) and Akkaynak, a talented deep lying playmaker who was wanted by big German teams, will join from Willem. Really happy with those on frees.
The board has only given us £2 million to spend and even with those 3 players coming in, we probably only have about 8 or 9 who you would start in a CL game. I like a squad of 22, with cover for every position and a few utility men.
I have rejected big bids for Armini and Kenneh because they both have 40% sell on fees (the only way I could get them in), but if one of them starts kicking off, I may have to sell to get the squad built up. Even with 6 loans, we probably have a squad of 16-17 players, a few of which I don’t trust.
Big summer ahead!!
Kean ended up missing the last 6 games and the cup final and still finished on 30 goals for the season. Brewster ended up with 25 in the league and tied him for top scorer.
Pelayo, Kenneh and Armini have cemented themselves as key players and all of them signed new contracts which up their release clauses.
I should be feeling great, because it’s Excelsior and it’s the very first season in the top division, but losing an easy cup final in the manner we did really took the gloss off it.
We have Kean, Brewster, Rabbi, Nmecha and Braithwaite all first teamers returning to their clubs. It will leave us with about 11 players (some of which are awful) to start to build a CL squad from.
3 good pre-contract signings will help us out a little though. Adarabioyo will join from City to bolster the back-line. Passlack will come in from Dortmund for a proper option at RB (we were playing Armini there) and Akkaynak, a talented deep lying playmaker who was wanted by big German teams, will join from Willem. Really happy with those on frees.
The board has only given us £2 million to spend and even with those 3 players coming in, we probably only have about 8 or 9 who you would start in a CL game. I like a squad of 22, with cover for every position and a few utility men.
I have rejected big bids for Armini and Kenneh because they both have 40% sell on fees (the only way I could get them in), but if one of them starts kicking off, I may have to sell to get the squad built up. Even with 6 loans, we probably have a squad of 16-17 players, a few of which I don’t trust.
Big summer ahead!!
I hate that too, I always take it personally and they are never the same with me again. Unless they are amazing, then I ignore it and beg them to stay
Any tips for getting Work Permits? Doesn't seem to be very easy on this game but I have this guy waiting for me and can't wait to get him invovled!
I think your best bet is a loan to a country with a low threshold. Spain only has a two year stay to get a Spanish passport. So maybe if you have a Spanish feeder?
I think that’s the only way though at this stage. Tie him down to a long deal and send him to Spain for two years
Ah that's a bit shit, good to know for next time though. Does it speed things up if he gets a Brazil call up?
On my Sunderland save when I found a great South American youth player I would more often than not just pay the required fee to get around any issues. It's a horrible feeling seeing a quality youth player with a low release clause but knowing you simply can't get him unless you pay a certain amount.Any tips for getting Work Permits? Doesn't seem to be very easy on this game but I have this guy waiting for me and can't wait to get him invovled!
If you bought them already just loan them to a team with the best possible facilities and depending on how far along they are you adjust the playing time they will get. It looks like you did that well with the above guy though, Rennes have good facilities and he's getting decent time so I would consider that fine.
Aside from that maybe set up a good feeder club in a decent league with good facilities.
Congratulations!
Did they at least give you a decent wage budget to work with? You might be shopping in the free agents supermarket this year, you do get a few good players pop up in there every year though.
I find they whine even if you do add players in that area, I've had the same thing with coaches before.
I don’t think there is a way around it now without a passport. Like Berba said, if the larger fee isn’t paid to get round it when he signs, you are stuck looking for alternative means.
I think the fastest is two years, so if you are looking cheap 16 year olds in the future, having that set up is probably your best bet.
Thanks mate, I was surprised by it myself, but Kean and Brewster were too good. It wasn’t really any of my own doing. Just lucked out with two monsters up front.
I think I will need to sell one of my initial players, I won’t have a choice. Only having 15-16 players ready to play is asking for trouble when games start to come thick and fast.
I will have to get my loans sorted, and see who I can bring in, and then look to use the transfer cash from a big player sale to fill in the rest of the gaps.
If I buy first, I risk missing out on loans or them choosing someone else and not being able to get in any quality in that position
Going up!
One slight regret, got a loan striker from Havre AC in France who has done well for me and his contract is expiring so was looking at him on a Bosman. The week before I was confirmed as champions he wanted £1.1k a week which I could afford, one game later and with my new budgets set he wants 2k which I can't. I can pay £1.8k and I'm sure I can get him down to that but I don't know if he'll be first choice or not depending on who else I can get with the bigger budget. Would definitely take him for £1.1k now but it's too late for that and if I do sign him up would feel like wasted part of my budget by not snapping up for less when I could.
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Yeah, I wouldn't be looking to try and do 2 games a week with a squad that thin, I always end up with squads that are far bigger than what I really need though.
What a little money grabber!
Going up!
One slight regret, got a loan striker from Havre AC in France who has done well for me and his contract is expiring so was looking at him on a Bosman. The week before I was confirmed as champions he wanted £1.1k a week which I could afford, one game later and with my new budgets set he wants 2k which I can't. I can pay £1.8k and I'm sure I can get him down to that but I don't know if he'll be first choice or not depending on who else I can get with the bigger budget. Would definitely take him for £1.1k now but it's too late for that and if I do sign him up would feel like wasted part of my budget by not snapping up for less when I could.
Smashed that league, well done.
Yeah, I wouldn't be looking to try and do 2 games a week with a squad that thin, I always end up with squads that are far bigger than what I really need though.
So do I, and then 3 players I have to sell in January due to them not having played at all up until then
As the season goes on, you definitely favor certain players starting in the low 90’s condition rather than rotate
Going up!
One slight regret, got a loan striker from Havre AC in France who has done well for me and his contract is expiring so was looking at him on a Bosman. The week before I was confirmed as champions he wanted £1.1k a week which I could afford, one game later and with my new budgets set he wants 2k which I can't. I can pay £1.8k and I'm sure I can get him down to that but I don't know if he'll be first choice or not depending on who else I can get with the bigger budget. Would definitely take him for £1.1k now but it's too late for that and if I do sign him up would feel like wasted part of my budget by not snapping up for less when I could.
I would be wary mate, I found at that level that I was able to get youngsters from the Prem teams that were far better than what I had the previous season.
Even loans from teams in League One should be an option now and they are beasts at that level
Half way through the initial league bit and we've just managed to sneak to the top spot. Spent months lingering in 4th after a rocky start and the board set a target of top 3, which is actually difficult as AEK, PAOK and Olympiakos have very strong teams.
Our Champions League campaign lasted a grand total of 4 games in the qualifiers as we ended up getting knocked out by Lyon. Dominated our Europa League group though so get to skip into the 2nd knockout round, money is quite a bit less but I was out of Europe entirely at this point last year.
Our Champions League campaign lasted a grand total of 4 games in the qualifiers as we ended up getting knocked out by Lyon. Dominated our Europa League group though so get to skip into the 2nd knockout round, money is quite a bit less but I was out of Europe entirely at this point last year.
How do you feel like you’re stacking up against the European teams? How good are your standout players at this stage?
I think I've just experienced peak football manager.
Hopeful ball knocked long into my box, my keeper and LB proceed to tackle each other, ball drops to the opposition striker. He hits a shot that strikes the foot of the post and rebounds to one of my CBs, he then decides he can take his time before casually attempting a ball seemingly aiming for his CB partner, who is about 2 yards away, this pass gets intercepted by an opposition player slide-tackling it into the goal.
I turned off play out from the back at the start of this game as well.
Hopeful ball knocked long into my box, my keeper and LB proceed to tackle each other, ball drops to the opposition striker. He hits a shot that strikes the foot of the post and rebounds to one of my CBs, he then decides he can take his time before casually attempting a ball seemingly aiming for his CB partner, who is about 2 yards away, this pass gets intercepted by an opposition player slide-tackling it into the goal.
I turned off play out from the back at the start of this game as well.
Well against we beat the lower teams quite consistently I find, the big European teams I lose even if the team plays well, we did manage a 1-0 win over Napoli last year but lost every other game in a group with them, City and PSG.
I've beaten teams like Shaktar and RB Leipzig in previous years.
These are my best players star ratings wise atm:
#1 DLP, has consistently been decently into the mid to high 7s for average rating for 5 years he's been at the club
My Current back up with a view to being the first choice in a year or so, if he doesn't leave.
Highest rated striker, but not of them are really performing that well so far.
This is the guy I signed to replace Mejbri
This is my WPM, he's been pretty good and he only cost us about 80k. Was actually a CM originally and I've found it very difficult to find and upgrade of even a back up to him.
Defence is just pretty average tbh, as you can probably tell from my post above this.
I'd put the Croat kid in now, he looks better to me.
Yeah, I probably should really. It would also allow me to move Djordjevic to be my BPD as he is quite a bit better than the one I have. Didn't even realise Barisic had been performing that well until I compared the two.
I was going to say about the Croat too, looks very good with some outstanding attributes and will only get better with game time!
I think I've just experienced peak football manager.
Hopeful ball knocked long into my box, my keeper and LB proceed to tackle each other, ball drops to the opposition striker. He hits a shot that strikes the foot of the post and rebounds to one of my CBs, he then decides he can take his time before casually attempting a ball seemingly aiming for his CB partner, who is about 2 yards away, this pass gets intercepted by an opposition player slide-tackling it into the goal.
I turned off play out from the back at the start of this game as well.
That's punch the monitor bad.Yes, you were right. Some of the free agents who previously weren't interested became interested and they're better.
Can't sign any of them though! The day before the window opens I get a takeover bid and transfer embargo.
That's potentially an issue as I have a lot of contracts expiring and was going to release a lot of players. Could in theory end up with hardly any players if I release them and the takeover bid lasts a long time. Still, that's what I'm going to do, try and wait it out and hope things are resolved soon. Don't want to panic into giving new contracts.
Edit: I needn't have worried, the takeover was complete in a couple of days. Cheeky new chairman then tried sign two players I don't want, cancelled the deals.
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I've hit the most incredible form, don't think i've ever dominated a game this much in the past. Annoyingly, Arsenal and Chelsea refuse to drop points and not that far behind me!
It's weird how much the game favours the big clubs at times or revolves around it. Kean was top scorer in the PL with 31 goals (10 ahead of the next person) and he's top scorer currently with 12 (2 ahead of the next person) but he can't get a call up from Italy at all because he's not at a bigger club (Despite me finishing 2nd last year and sitting in 2nd right now). I'm not complaining too much because he's always fresh for me but that's just daft. I can understand if he was in the Championship doing that but yeah. Same with Digne for France - top assists and always has an insane rating.
Another example is the manager of the month/year. Klopp seems to clean up most of the time despite periods where i see someone at Norwich for example have a 100% record for that month.
Another example is the manager of the month/year. Klopp seems to clean up most of the time despite periods where i see someone at Norwich for example have a 100% record for that month.
It was made worse by it being the only goal in a loss to Olympiakos, a game where we definitely should've had a penalty.
Yes, you were right. Some of the free agents who previously weren't interested became interested and they're better.
Can't sign any of them though! The day before the window opens I get a takeover bid and transfer embargo.
That's potentially an issue as I have a lot of contracts expiring and was going to release a lot of players. Could in theory end up with hardly any players if I release them and the takeover bid lasts a long time. Still, that's what I'm going to do, try and wait it out and hope things are resolved soon. Don't want to panic into giving new contracts.
Edit: I needn't have worried, the takeover was complete in a couple of days. Cheeky new chairman then tried sign two players I don't want, cancelled the deals.
Just a like for like chairman swap or did they give you any money?
9-0.. it's just bullying at that pointI've hit the most incredible form, don't think i've ever dominated a game this much in the past. Annoyingly, Arsenal and Chelsea refuse to drop points and not that far behind me!
The game couldn't be satisfied with the bizarre goal you conceded, had to go and pile on some extra misery!
Just a straight swap, no extra investment.
I feel call ups vary depending on nations and even managers, I had Mejbri get his 1st cap for France whilst playing in the Greek 1st division but I've seen similar things to Kean happen in years gone by.
I swear manager of the month is dodgy though.
Big month ahead, 3 games against Liverpool, champs league quarter final and league. League match matters less as I’m somewhere in the region of 18 points clear with 8 games to go, but I’ve never gone a season unbeaten in any FM and have reached this stage without losing a game, so whilst resting players would be nice, I’m desperate to keep that 0.
I have won the champs league the last two seasons, both times beating City in the final, they’ve been knocked out so would be nice to face someone else in the final should I make it.
Haaland had a lean spell where he didn’t score for 12 games, now he can’t stop scoring and has reached 25 league goals with 8 games left.
I have won the champs league the last two seasons, both times beating City in the final, they’ve been knocked out so would be nice to face someone else in the final should I make it.
Haaland had a lean spell where he didn’t score for 12 games, now he can’t stop scoring and has reached 25 league goals with 8 games left.
AI is fecked.
He's a goalkeeper. He plays only as a goalkeeper.
He's a goalkeeper. He plays only as a goalkeeper.
Maybe he wants you to stop messing about with the sweeper keeper nonsense and play him as a proper Brexit goalkeeper.