LJRM050389 Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Actually thinking about that kind of thing when I was at work today, a lot of it is hearsay and I won't have a chance to test the data so if I make changes to the likes of Dunne then I don't really know how it will affect the game. Stephen Ireland is going to be the hardest to rate, most of the changes will see players going downwards, there will be a few changes to Lichaj but he's nothing like as good (in my opinion at least) as people think he is, league one at best. I never thought Lichaj or Hogg were good enough for us, they will have respectable careers though, as will Lowry and Herd. Lichaj to be fair has improved immensly from when I first saw him playing centre half in a preseason friendly I think at Lincoln (?) a few years back, god he was shockingly bad that day. And Hogg has had two career threatning injuries so mentally they must have quite abit going for them. Albrighton is raw but can improve and Bannan is the most gifted but needs to know how to apply it. I don't think you should change Dunne or Ireland, when you look at their attributes they are correct, its just FM cant take into account current situations like we are currently in. Dunne would improve probably every back four in the league except Man U, Chelsea and Man C if he was on form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry_Static Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 I've left Pompey, never had a chance of staying up. Managed 8 points from 21 games. I'm now at West Ham, just signed with them till the end of the season, was offered 4 years. Don't want to be here so just keeping them up and hoping to find a new club soon. Was in 18th when I took over. 15th after 2 games 5-1 Newcastle and 2-0 Bolton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry_Static Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Eastleigh new season, probably not as many sales this season as there have been Uploaded with ImageShack.us What division is that in? Might try a game like that once the final patch comes out. Don't think I would do too well though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 League 1. If you do, just bid for as many players as you can, delay some bids, wait for others, don't concentrate on 10 players and leave it at that because in my experience you'll end up with 2 of them, so the more you bid for the better chance you have and even if some end up being turkeys, just make sure you only give the ones you are 100% about longer contracts. And its bloody hard, you get a lot of rejections but keep looking and you WILL find gems LLM is much more about trailing the bargain bin and freebies oh and the loan system is VERRRRRRY important, use it! Get a parent club asap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Does a parent club send players to you for experience without asking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Yes, Southampton have sent me a number of players. You can reject it mind, when it comes to confirm but in my experience even as squad fillers and for no wage cost, it is worth bringing them in. If you can become a favoured person of theirs, you will of course, have more chance to bring them in on a full time contract too. Oh and one funny thing, my pitch was crap, the opposition managers started moaning that it was hard to play against me at my ground because of it, so I left it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Uploaded with ImageShack.us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 I might try getting a parent club in my portsmouth game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted December 30, 2010 Moderator Share Posted December 30, 2010 I've just bought the game today and am embarking on a rare Villa challenge. So far I'm still in pre-season so just tweaking my tactics and squad. Trying to offload some big earners but have managed to bring in Mavuba, Defour and Lukaku to improve things. Need some spare wages to bring in back up at full back so it's farewell to Carew, Osbourne, Salifou and probably Dunne (to Atl Madrid!) whilst Beye looks likely to get a season on loan so that should get his wages out for a year. Just played my first friendly and best Leicester 5-2 away. Went for 4-2-3-1 initially with Mavuba and Ireland in midfield and Downing, Young and Albrighton behind Gabby. Switched to 4-1-3-2 when I was 4-0 up and that was when I shipped the two goals so might need to look at that. Exciting times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Not really sure if the patch has worked 100% on my Easteligh saved game. According to the Siforums, the delay after delay for a new stadium was a pre patch issue so am doing a new one, this time no club, on holiday till I get one. Shame as I was enjoying the Eastleigh game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Dodgy, would you ever consider an online game with myself? Even if it was on top of your own game. It's just you seem to play a lot, I need to get back into it and online games are always good fun in my opinion, feel free to say no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 I do play a lot :-D more so when it is school holidays lol. But yeah I would give online a go at some point, got some assignments due in 14/1 so on or around that time would be a good start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 ^^ Infact I play so much I have been threatened with being dumped... well, I had been till I got her sitting with me, now she wants a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Fair enough, give it a go around then maybe and Ha, don't give her a go, it will only end badly as you watched her **** up and then get so annoyed at her for being so shit, you hit her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Burnley offered me the job First signings Delph, Clark on loan for 3 months (October 2010) Gary Gardner £1.5m to join in jan I always raid Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhyscartwright_avfc Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Have now finished my 4th season with Villa. This is how I did: Prem: 3rd. Too many young players and a not so good defence cost me the title. Scored most by a mile. CL: Won it. Beat Bayern 4-0 in final. Also beat Barcelona on the way (winning 3-0 in Camp Nou). FA: Won it. Arsenal in final. Also beat Small Heath 5-0 in Quarters. CC: Lost in Quarters to Spurs. Didn't care. Was an excuse to play youngsters. Transfers at start of season were: IN - I.Munian (Pre-Contract), T.Taiwo (Pre-Contract), tonnes of good regens for a combined £40m. A few of which went straight into first team. OUT - J.Collins (£2m), V.D.Wiel (£4.2m), S.Warnock (£2m), Delfouneso (Ln Fee), Wiemann (Ln Fee), S.Lowry (£1.9m), Agbonlahor (Ln Fee), Bale (Ln Fee), C.Adam (Free), R.Mavuba (£5.25m). Lots of youngsters/regens out on loan. S.Ireland (£5m in Jan). Had to get rid of all those first teamer's on loan fee's because nobody would buy them. Highlights of the season included winning the double of course. And that win at Camp Nou, where I battered them. Some mega wins in league too i.e. 8-1 v Wigan, 6-0 v Forest/Portsmouth, 5-0 v Burnley/Fulham/Stoke. Standout performers of the year were: Shawcross again, A.Young, a regen striker. Now I will win the Club World Championship and done everything I wanted to with Villa. Will decide whether to continue this game or start another at end of next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Burnley offered me the job First signings Delph, Clark on loan for 3 months (October 2010) Gary Gardner £1.5m to join in jan I always raid Villa On what savegame is that? the QPR one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Managed to get to the semi finals of the league cup in my portsmouth game, Utaka and Wiemann are the ones to thank really.. United/Arsenal/Chelsea/Villa/United and Portsmouth left.. as you can imagine it will be quite tough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 And i've just got chelsea in the draw aswell.. great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanvilla_1994 Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Can nyone recommend any strikers for Villa, just started a new game. Got 13.5 million to spend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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