daft Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 9 minutes ago, DK82 said: I have a demon child in my ranks! OK, that **** does it. Buying this now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 3 minutes ago, Xela said: Surely he should be called Damien! I'm making that is nickname Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 3 minutes ago, Xela said: Surely he should be called Damien! I'm making that is nickname Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 I'm loving all these super rich Chinese teams keep offering mega money for my players. Both Ayew and Veretout sold for £35m and £29m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 I just finished my first season with Villa and lost in the playoff final. I was then told we'd failed financial thingamajig, I'm under a 12 months transfer embargo and I've got to reduce my wage bill from £850k to £600k. I never usually pay much attention to the club finances other than the transfer and wage budget and I stayed well within budget so I feel a bit aggrieved. Not sure I can be bothered to carry on or start a new save. Bah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarjei Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 (edited) That doesn't seem right @Paddywhack. Well, it does make sense, but I think the board should be allowed to invest up to a certain amount to avoid the issue. Unless I'm misunderstanding it.. it is quite confusing. When did that message appear? The board "invested" £24m on my save in December the first season.. but I did lower the wage cost of around £150k by selling/loaning out players in the 1st transfer window. Maybe spending the budget is a bad thing in this case? Edited November 7, 2016 by tarjei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 3 hours ago, tarjei said: That doesn't seem right @Paddywhack. Well, it does make sense, but I think the board should be allowed to invest up to a certain amount to avoid the issue. Unless I'm misunderstanding it.. it is quite confusing. When did that message appear? The board "invested" £24m on my save in December the first season.. but I did lower the wage cost of around £150k by selling/loaning out players in the 1st transfer window. Maybe spending the budget is a bad thing in this case? Yeah, I can't pretend to even start understanding it. I'm sure Dr Tony did inject money prior to the January transfer window. I got the message a few days after losing in the final, I might screenshot and post it later if I get the chance. What's also strange is that because my aim for the season was to get in the playoffs and I achieved that, I was offered a new contract a couple days before the final. Doesn't seem very realistic. I was promised a rather large transfer kitty which is now no-existent, so I might sue.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bobzy Posted November 7, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2016 Started my first game in the Scottish Second Division - for some reason I always have one of these as it's genuinely tough to attract anyone to your club. I always play as East Stirling but, turns out, they've been relegated so I pick... yeah, that English club will do. Berwick Rangers. I'm expected to battle against relegation in my first season. I make a couple of entirely uninspiring free transfers and a fourth - a Northern Irish central defender who is actually relatively decent at this level (his tackling, marking, heading and positioning are all in double figures!). Exactly as I told my board I'd do, I finish 7th. All of my players are on 1 year long contracts and I try to keep the better players at my club at the end of the season. I see about 60% success with this. Most importantly, I keep my star striker Jordyn Sheerin - who plays best as a supporting Defensive Forward - and my Northern Irish central defender. My wage budget gets reduced and my transfer budget gets set at £2.6k for the coming seas... hang on, what? The board expect me to get promoted?! From relegation survival to "get promoted" the very next season. With fewer players. And less money. Jeez... ...that said, my free transfers are generally top draw. I fork out a staggering £300/wk for a left winger who looks amazing at this level (turns out, he's really not and his stats take a battering over the season. Ah well). I sign a striker on a free to partner Sheerin - he has pace of 13 and finishing of 14. This is unheard of in Scottish Division Two. I find a central defender with 10 or more in tackling, marking, heading and pace (his positioning is 8, though) - he's first choice straight away. Perhaps most importantly, though, I sign an 18 year old central midfielder who is 12+ on all physical attributes and has passing and vision over 10. He's a beast. With 11 games to go, we're 11 points clear and I see why the board knew we were going to get promoted. We're absolutely walking the league! Then it happens. That no-real-reason slump of form that FM just loves to chuck at you from time to time. The first 8 of my final 11 games pass... L L D D L D L L. Thankfully, 2nd and 3rd have seemingly also ballsed it up. I'm 4 points clear with 3 to go. My first game is at home to 2nd place... we win 6-0. 6-0. Completely out of the blue, after a dreadful run of form, we beat 2nd place 6-0. Title in the bag. Division One, here we come. * - The online thing sounds fun, by the way, but I don't fancy playing alongside people who know all the best players to sign, all the best tactics etc. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 (edited) Not suffering as many injuries now. But I have had 6 players miss games for 5 yellows, I have had 61 yellow cards in 20 games (and a few fines for it), and 5 reds. Just had my 5th red of the season for a yellow then a red, which is what it seems to be mostly. Oh and before somebody says I need to stop my players going hard on tackles and blaming my tactics, they aren't! Edited November 7, 2016 by DK82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarjei Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 4 hours ago, Paddywhack said: ....so I might sue.. I kinda thought it sounded like a great challenge... getting screwed over, I know, but it's still possible, especially if you can get rid of a couple of useless high earners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Number 6 Definitely an issue here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dodgyknees Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 This game is broken: 13 red cards since the patch. 84 yellows. I'm in mid January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarjei Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Wow, @DK82, you seem to get the worst treatment from this game this year. I can only recall having 2 red cards in 2 seasons. Are they just average player in normal non-aggressive roles? I've seen a few complaints and one bug post on the subject. But for every one with the issues, there's a bunch that haven't noticed anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midfielder Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 I'm in Feb of season 1 with Millwall, and I have had the same tactics since day 1, so havent introduced anything that has worsened the discipline. Also, my tactic has "get stuck iN" turned off. I am getting a lot of yellows in the match and about every 4/5 matches a red, often more. Yet the opposition dont seem to suffer the same issue. A minor gripe. But my squad is thread bare but have brought in some Jnuary loans, havent paid a penny for anyone, no fees. Leading the division being chased by swindon. Absolutely loving it though. Got it last Friday, so five days in 2/3 through season one. No one wants to come to poxy Millwall but they will next year. I will be absolutely raiding Sweden, Norway, Denmark for some circa 100-200k gems. I have sold 2m worth of players somehow, board had better roll it on to next season/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 19 minutes ago, tarjei said: Wow, @DK82, you seem to get the worst treatment from this game this year. I can only recall having 2 red cards in 2 seasons. Are they just average player in normal non-aggressive roles? I've seen a few complaints and one bug post on the subject. But for every one with the issues, there's a bunch that haven't noticed anything. I've taken all players off aggressive roles, not got them closing down - and still they get sent off. Just had another in the next match: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarjei Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 I'd make a bug report. It might be a league specific issue, or certain things are unbalanced (like aggression/bravery or hidden traits like dirtiness, sportsmanship, etc). Just save every match with a red card or too many yellows and attach them in the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 6 minutes ago, tarjei said: I'd make a bug report. It might be a league specific issue, or certain things are unbalanced (like aggression/bravery or hidden traits like dirtiness, sportsmanship, etc). Just save every match with a red card or too many yellows and attach them in the post. I've downloaded and tested a few different tactics and it still seems to be the same, so I will make a bug report. It only started post patch (and more so when I got promoted, as I played about 12 games at the end of league one with the same tactic and had zero issues). Bizarre! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjvilla Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 On 2 November 2016 at 22:14, Daniel said: Already clocked up over 100 hours of FM17 How the hell do you find the time?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raver50032 Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Just to announce that I am also playing the game... My supported teams are Villa, Luton, Hearts and Ayr. Too scared to lose heart by picking Villa, so went to Luton instead - League 2. Transfer budget of about 70k. Board expect a play off place. Signed Calvin Zola on a free to be a target man - seems okay. Signed a striker from Palace for 60k called Mohammed. Board not happy that I spent so much on one player, but her scored on his debut. Young player, not the best stats but room to grow. I probably wouldn't spend 60k on him in the next save I play. Won away at Plymouth in first game... Lost away to Cov in the EFL Cup (just - a very late goal for them and it was an even game). Then lost at home to Yeovil. I'm playing 3-5-2 with a target man. The midfield 5 is skewed slightly to be a 4, with a winger on the left playing advanced, between midfield and forwards. I'm trying to use my best players in their best positions and roles. That might not be the best tactic. Not played a game like this since CM2. Any helpful tips welcome. There is so much to this game that I haven't really got a clue what to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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