Here's a question for everyone: whenever the Board agrees to improve training facilities, or youth devlepment, or whatever the hell it is - is there some sort of record anywhere telling you that it's happened?

For instance, NEC agreed to my request to improve training facilities (or build a youth academy - I can't remember which). At the same time they agreed to extend the stadium - so a stack of coin just disappeared one day.

I know the stadium extension will take time, so that 's fair enough, but I'm unsure about the other thing they're meant to be doing - will they notify me when it's done? Will there be a permenanent record somewhere of it having happened? (just to stop me asking again in the future)

In my A-League game, with the Victory, I made a request to improve training facilities and the Board told me they have already agreed to the request.

Ok - fair enough - but is it there? how do I know if it's been done yet or not? (to stop me asking the same question of the Board - because over time, playing multiple games - it's easy
to forget what the hell you asked about!)

Edited by pippinu: 3/6/2009 12:14:40 PM

well given that you've got no other way of aquiring the former without the latter unless you buy old...

January, aim to have the funds by then and if you don't do it you'll at least have heaps of dosh accrued and be ready to swoop when his value drops because he has a year less on his contract.

That does seem kind of odd. How on earth do you accrue bloody reputation if you haven't been able to do it in 20 odd years?

I don't need a young defender with basic 15's, I need a world class one with 17's or better. Otherwise what's the point? I already have my 2 top class CBs, and a decent array of utility/backup defenders.

I have my target, I just need the cash to prise him away.

He's 23, plays for Portsmouth. Kevin Fletcher. English.

His current value is 11.25 million.

He has:
20 - Concentration.
19 - Agility, Jumping, Stamina, Strength, Tackling.
18 - Acceleration, Anticipation, Marking.
17 - Composure, Determination, Positioning, Balance.
16 - Heading, Bravery, Work Rate

He has no stat under 10 (his lowest are long shots, finishing, passing, finishing at a high for a CB 11), his the ability to be a left back as well (stats for corners, crossing, dribbling, flair, creativity are all 12-14ish), and his pace is a 14, which is not shabby at all.

I just need the 25 to 30 million it will take to buy him. It might not be this season, but it should be next.

I'm still being hampered by the fact the game considers me some random side insignificant compared to Arsenal, who finished 5th last season, or United, or Everton or any other "big" side.

Edited by macktheknife: 3/6/2009 01:34:18 AM

Take the youth path, raid a team in Brazil or eastern europe for a young defender with stats 15+ in the key attributes.

35 million on a keeper? Sure why not. 96k a week + 15k app and clean sheet bonus? Hell yeah. Also bought a striker for 18.5million.

Would like a DC now, but only 11.5 million after transferring some of the wage budget, so I'm not going to be able to stretch it to the god knows how much clubs want for their players.

Team is now 4 stars across the board on the Assistant team report, with a 5 star AML and MC.

Thanks to the chairmans "loan", I've still got 20 million the bank, without any of the CL or EPL Tv money (which is monthly now iirc).

Means your graphics card isn't capable of handling it.

I've had enough issues in the past with work permit players that I'm not even giving myself the chance to sign players who don't get a WP, by not getting an international loan feeder. Sticking to requesting commercials.

Need a striker. Juventus stole the one I was wanting. I've got my 2 front line strikers, a couple of backups I'm going to sell, then a couple of young prospects who play in the 18's and reserves who could make an impact this season, so I really wanted 1 striker, better than 1 of the first choice players, to improve the squad.

Have 5 players who do well on the wings (1 dedicated AML, 1 AMRL with a decent left foot to play at AML, and the rest AMR's who I've trained up to AMRL), with a few of the wingbacks able to fill in if needed.

In the centre of midfield we have 3 high quality midfielders (2 young, 1 old), 4th choice is our defender/dm/mc utility player (who I'm really proud of, as I've brought him up from the youth system and has played 229 games for us).

The old guy is 30, so I've been looking for a replacement and may make a signing in this pre-season, as my youth prospects aren't really good in this area.

Central defence might need a pique/evans type signing, as I already have my vidic/rio combination with a crazy 27 year old Ukrainian and a 29 year old frenchie who scores as many goals as our strikers do. 3rd choice is the utility.

Wingback I've got sorted, have a top quality left and right winger, with a good young leftback prospect, with the 2nd right back spot taken up with an England squad member.

Got 2 good keepers (old though), a 3 high potential youngsters. Maybe I could sign a player nearer to 27 or so.

Ended up finishing 10th which was 3 better than last season. I got the win against Newcastle but drew with Palace and if i'd of won that game i wold have come 7th :evil:

Just lost my first match, Away to Reading in the first round of the league cup.

Chairman just kicked in 41 million to the club. It says it's a loan, but nothing on the finances screen shows it as a loan.

marconi try this it worked for me.


Users with screen resolutions at 1024x768 or lower:

Right click the game shortcut (on the desktop, the quick launch bar or in the start menu)

Go to the "Shortcut" tab

In the "Target" area, add the following: "-small_screen -windowed" without the quotes

Click "Apply" then click "OK". The game will now run in windowed mode no matter what screen resolution you're using.

Hehe yeah its almost like - cr@p here it comes....

Hmmm...That's a toughie...I got's no ideas lol. Wait till Afro comes on...he might know.

Anyone who wants to see how close the table is in the EPL:
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3156/picture1owb.png
I could Potentially finish 7th but also potentially 14th...I've got Newcastle at home which i hopefully can get a draw and then a win against Crystal Palace away. I'm hoping for around 10th.
Also anyone had a goal scored against them or scored for you where one player basically goes to the edge of the 18 yard box, either on the right or left, and basically driblles through players to the byline then cuts in and dribbles past a few more before squeezing the ball through the near post? I hate it when it happens to you but love it when you do it...Always seems to happen and you can just tell when it's going to lol

There isn't one.

Windowed is shaded out for some reason.

Fuck. You.

English Football Association have offered you the opportunity to replace Stuart Pearce as England Manager.

The job offer has been accepted.

Go to 'Options', 'Preferences', 'Display and Sound', 'Display Mode' and click the option you want...That's what it is on mac but i'm assuming it's the same...

tick window mode in the preferences?

Still don't know how to make FM not take up the full screen, I.E. making the userbar visible.

Nice.

20k. I'd used an editor to put the ground up to 19k then 20k after getting sick of not getting a new stadium, and after we finished 4th last season, we sold 15k season tickets and sold the place out every week.

Weren't you like 11'000 before this? A jump of about 35k is massive!

Believe me I was tempted. Especially after the 3-1 loss to Bolton which pretty cost us the title.

On the plus side.

New.Fucking.Stadium.

FC United Stadium will cost 100 million (with 75 million interest on the loan), with a 15 year stadium sponsorship at 3.27 million per season (so basically puts the price back down to 125 million all up).

Finished on the 23rd of June 2032 (a year and one month pretty much).

Undersoil Heating. Capacity of 47,563.

Fuck.Yeah.

:lol: Australia is gun in FM. When i took over they were 20th in the world. We got up to about 14th at one stage and stayed there for about 4 moths.

Ha yeah, I arranged a friendly against Australia, if I can get within 3 goals I'll be happy.

True...I guess maybe a win would be a massive achievement :lol:

:lol: Cook Islands was there on offer, it was them Bahrain or Iran. I thought I'd give it a go knowing there wouldnt be too much expectation for them.

Wow you screwed up mack lol. TBH if that was happening to me i would of probably not saved and tried again lol. Good on you for not doing that. I used to do it heaps though but hardly ever now.

:(

Run in went:
L
L FA Cup Semi
L
D
W
D
L
W

Bolton loss in the 2nd last game dropped us from 1st to 2nd for the first time since round 9, strikers had a 16 and 10 hour goal drought just in time to ruin the season.

Could end 3rd if Arsenals last game of the season (postponed due to Champions League final) is a win for them.

Entire season pretty much down the drain in 2 matches.

Won't have to qualify for the CL Group stage.
Will probably have a new stadium being built.
Will need a new striker. (If I can actually afford one, will be expected to pay 5x a players value to sign them).

Edited by macktheknife: 2/6/2009 06:19:51 PM

cook islands aye:d