samjp26 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 (edited) Stefan Strandberg from Rosenborg is such a steal at about £400k, if you're managing Villa I'd say sell Clark to Celtic for about £3m and replace him with Strandberg (if you need a ball playing defender). Other cheap players under £1m a la Lambert: Pele van Anholt - 22-year-old Dutch player from Heerenveen who can play at right back, right mid and center mid. Basically Bacuna. Can pick him for about £200k I think. Zivkovic - 16-year-old Dutch wonderkid striker from Groningen, can get him for £550k at the start of the game although you'll face competition from top teams. By the time he hits 19 you'll get offers of £25m for him should you develop him properly. Edited November 17, 2013 by samjp26 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MessiWillSignForVilla Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Stefan Strandberg from Rosenborg is such a steal at about £400k, if you're managing Villa I'd say sell Clark to Celtic for about £3m and replace him with Strandberg (if you need a ball playing defender). Unfortunately he was only that cheap on the beta, he cost me £2m on the full game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers13 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 How do you choose what shouts to use? I always feel lost with what shouts will actually help my team and get results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy Biro Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 What are the laptop specs? Half a star seems incredibly low even for an old laptop. Processor Intel® Core i5-3317U CPU @ 1.70GHz, 1701 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s) Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 6.00 GB I don't know what other specs to put, there's a ton on the system information page, I don't want to list them all. My issue is that sometimes the game goes really slow and gives me a computer performance of half a star if i go to set up a game, whereas other times like yesterday the game went really fast and when i went to the set up a game page it gave me a computer performance of five stars. that doesn't make any sense to me That is weird, ask about on the fm forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy Biro Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Choosing what shouts is just a judgement call really based on how you've set up and how you want to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers13 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Choosing what shouts is just a judgement call really based on how you've set up and how you want to play. Ok thanks on both things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 I've started as Novi Pazar (Serbian team that I saw play when travelling). Wage budget of 3k a week and predicted finish of 15th (out of 16). Should be a good challenge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyClarke Posted November 17, 2013 Author Share Posted November 17, 2013 (edited) Unofficial Aston Villa update. If it ruins your game, gives you a virus or anything else, don't blame me Edited November 17, 2013 by AndyClarke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Stefan Strandberg from Rosenborg is such a steal at about £400k, if you're managing Villa I'd say sell Clark to Celtic for about £3m and replace him with Strandberg (if you need a ball playing defender). Unfortunately he was only that cheap on the beta, he cost me £2m on the full game He can definitely be picked up that cheap on the full game, I guess it's a matter of how fast you get in there. Also don't try to barter, just bid £400k (maybe £500k) and hopefully they'll accept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted November 17, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted November 17, 2013 Finished 2nd in my first season 4th in my second. Now into my third and it's going terribly. Haven't changed my defence but they just cant defend set-pieces at all. I think I concede from 2 corners every game. Even when training "Defending Set-pieces" is on high. I just don't understand how my team have just gone so shit without really changing anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers13 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 (edited) Finished 2nd in my first season 4th in my second. Now into my third and it's going terribly. Haven't changed my defence but they just cant defend set-pieces at all. I think I concede from 2 corners every game. Even when training "Defending Set-pieces" is on high. I just don't understand how my team have just gone so shit without really changing anything. "Evolve or die," maybe you have to change things up. Edited November 18, 2013 by Rovers13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Anyone tried the new handheld version? In the past it has failed to capture my interest long term because of the limited player database. My favorite part of FM is just trawling through it to find interesting players and bargains. I hear this has been addressed in the latest version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avflife Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 (edited) Practically have to dismantle the Villa team to get anywhere, sold Benteke for much needed funds at the start of the season and brought in Rhodes (finished with golden boot, 17 goals); players like Gabby, Weimann, Lowton and Kozak don't even get on my bench. Play 4-3-3 (counter) away from home and 4-1-2-3 (control) at home. Finished 7th in my first season after it all went wrong after January, nearly got relegated after having the worst run of form and luck imaginable, but managed crucial wins around March/April time; currently rebuilding in my 2nd season as I type. Edited November 19, 2013 by Avflife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Anyone tried the new handheld version? In the past it has failed to capture my interest long term because of the limited player database. My favorite part of FM is just trawling through it to find interesting players and bargains. I hear this has been addressed in the latest version. It isn't too bad. You can now download a large or small database, select more than one league and it feels smoother. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Half way through my first season on my first proper Villa save, sold Delph and Clark which allowed me to buy Fernando (from Porto), Paco Alcacer and Stefan Strandberg. Currently sitting in 4th position on the 1st of January and I'm in the Capital One Cup Semi-Final. Gabby, Kozak and Weimann don't get many games for me either now I've got Alcacer who is forming a good partnership with Benteke. If you play Benteke as a complete forward, Helenius is a really good option to have coming off the bench so it seems, he can play well as a wide forward too. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avflife Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Just signed Van Ginkel, Zaha and a 4 star right-back on loan as well as Barry, Siem de Jong and Zarate. Looking forward to starting my 2nd season, aiming for top 6 and even top 4 if can sign another big signing before the season starts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avflife Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Half way through my first season on my first proper Villa save, sold Delph and Clark which allowed me to buy Fernando (from Porto), Paco Alcacer and Stefan Strandberg. Currently sitting in 4th position on the 1st of January and I'm in the Capital One Cup Semi-Final. Gabby, Kozak and Weimann don't get many games for me either now I've got Alcacer who is forming a good partnership with Benteke. If you play Benteke as a complete forward, Helenius is a really good option to have coming off the bench so it seems, he can play well as a wide forward too. For some reason neither Strandberg (Rosenborg) or Alcacer (Valencia) appear on my search engine in the game, very strange indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Sold Vlaar for £8m in January which funded a move for Vitinho. Benteke spat his dummy out but the best offer I got was £15m, come April and he has asked to stay. Probably going to finish 9th, won the Capital One Cup and I'm in the final of the FA Cup.How much was Van Ginkel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw95 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 How does everyone get through their games so quickly? Do you all just have lots of free time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted November 18, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted November 18, 2013 Sold Vlaar for £8m in January which funded a move for Vitinho. Benteke spat his dummy out but the best offer I got was £15m, come April and he has asked to stay. Probably going to finish 9th, won the Capital One Cup and I'm in the final of the FA Cup. How much was Van Ginkel? I have Vitinho. He's ace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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