John Swarbrick Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 I reloaded the game as i'm just not taking this. Set his disliked clubs madrid to 100, favoured clubs united to 100, give me a larger wage budget and offered him 125k a week. Nobody dare say i'm cheating cos it's not cheating it's not fair. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Swarbrick Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Ok he signed. Phew. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Cheating makes me sad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Swarbrick Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Ok guys I need a right back just starting third season now. Neville is just too old now and Brown played at right back all last season but I want a natural attacking right back like Evra. Alves is at Barca so he's a no-no. Rafinha has gone to Madrid he's a no-no. What do people reckon of Cicinho? Attacking right-back with pretty good stats? Could probably get for about 19 mill. Thoughts? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Jaswarbrick £19million for a defender who can't defend? No deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Swarbrick Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 What about Chretien at Palermo? Or Micah Richards who can't dribble or cross? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Buy Chretien. Like Richards, he can play at both CB and RB, but is much better going forward than Richards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purefun Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 What about Chretien at Palermo? Or Micah Richards who can't dribble or cross? Have a look at Clerc from Lyon, he is better than Chretien imho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitchy Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Someone quick? I don't want to continue incase he accepts the contract deal and moves. go to the transfer centre and cancel the deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky_07 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I'm going to buy a right back at the end of the season going to have a look at this Clerc from Lyon and Rafinha. I beat Real Madrid in the First Knockout round of the Champions League 8-3 on aggregate. Hows other people doing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Swarbrick Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I can get Chretien for about 15 mill whereas Clerc will cost about 30 mill. Should I try and drive down the price of Clerc and go for him or just go for Chretien? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Jaswarbrick I'd go for Chretien. There isn't much difference between him and Clerc, and he offer's better versatility. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtdCCFC Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I have begun as the mighty red devils, just started and am looking to buy Asamoah Gyan for a Target Man.I will put up some results shortly One problem u only like get 12m to start the game, i mean what u gunna do with that??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooney_08 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 im now just starting on the weegie update with united,ill keep u updated Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky_07 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 im now just starting on the weegie update with united,ill keep u updated Good luck mate keep us posted on transfers and how you start in the league Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Swarbrick Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Ok, i'm gonna go for Chretien I compared them they are both like dead close anyway and Chretien 15 mill cheaper. I need a backup striker. I have Rooney, Tevez, and Berbatov. But I want 4 strikers like in 98-99 we had Yorke, Cole, Ole, and Sheringham. Any suggestions? Welbeck, Saivet, Fleck, Brandy, and Campbell aren't ready yet and i'm selling Saha because he's past his best. Also selling Manucho because he wants to go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Jaswarbrick Pitty about Manucho because he doesn't perform that badly when called upon. I personally just retrained Ronaldo to play as a striker. He plays really well there and it saves money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Swarbrick Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Sorry if it sounds like i'm just dismissing your suggestion tomtuck, but I really want 4 natural strikers because well, i'm just picky. Ideally a fast striker because Tevez and Berbatov are more creative strikers and Rooney is my fast striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 How much money do you have to spend? And what is the maximum that you want to spend? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Swarbrick Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 About 60 mill left after buying and selling other players. No more than about 15 mill on a rotation striker. 20 at a PUSH. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky_07 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 What about Hunterlaar? I have him him with Tevez, Rooney, Berbatov and Manucho and are all performing very well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Swarbrick Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 He's a bit more of a target man rather than a fast striker. I can get Adriano for 16 mill what do people reckon? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtuck01 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Well Adriano isn't a fast striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Swarbrick Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Yeah you're right. What about Defoe? 15 mill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky_07 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Yeh Defoe isn't a bad rotation player he would be happy to come on now and again and do a job Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Swarbrick Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Ok i'm going to get Defoe. Now should I sell Fletcher? I have Carrick and Hargreaves for my two MCd's, and Anderson and Matias Fernandez (who i'm just about to buy) as my two MCa's. So Fletcher can only fit in as an 'backup of a backup' player, so I could get some money for him right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky_07 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I was going to ask the same question about Fletcher and Park? I'm coming to the end of Season 1 and I'm thinking if I sell these two players I can replace them with better players they have hardly played for me this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitchy Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I was going to ask the same question about Fletcher and Park? I'm coming to the end of Season 1 and I'm thinking if I sell these two players I can replace them with better players they have hardly played for me this season. I always find that I don't play fletcher and park so i sell them early on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky_07 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 End of Season Report League Table http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee342/mark_evans7/LeagueTableend.jpg League Cup http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee342/mark_evans7/leaguecupfinal.jpg Fa Cup http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee342/mark_evans7/facupfinal.jpg European Cup http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee342/mark_evans7/eurocup.jpg Squad Stats http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee342/mark_evans7/Squadend.jpg So a very good season I think! Now for the changes which I'll post when I have made them. Does anyone think I need to change anything? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky_07 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Right here are my transfers so far http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee342/mark_evans7/transfersnew.jpg and my squad http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee342/mark_evans7/squadnew.jpg Manucho is the player you can't see What do you think of these two regens my assistant told me not too sign them but I though why not http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee342/mark_evans7/regen1.jpg He has a PA 197!!! http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee342/mark_evans7/regen2.jpg He has a PA 189! So what do you think, I dunno who to sell now Im trying to get rid of Brown and Kuzsack who are in my reserves along with Giggs and Scholes who are tutoring people. I have no money left to spend so need to sell to buy anyone. Appreciate any tips Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThE BoMBeR Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I have a question for you man utd fans... How much do you sell Tevez for? Cause I can get him for free as his contract will run out in one month... I'm at the end of second season. thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandycoleuk Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 My brother is so annoying lol, everytime I play a prank on him, he gets upset and deletes FM from my laptop. I have just begun a new United save on the original patch. I have taken on what could be an interesting challenge by trying to achieve success with the current squad with the addition of just one striker - Michael Owen from Newcastle for £10m + 20% sell-on clause. I will be playing a flat 4-4-2 with one defensive central midfielder and one attacking central midfielder. Here is my squad for the 1st season in my United save: GK: van der Sar / Kuszczak DR: G Neville / O'Shea DL: Evra / Silvestre DC: Ferdinand / Brown DC: Vidic / Pique MR: Ronaldo / Park ML: Giggs / Nani MC (defensive): Hargreaves / Carrick / Fletcher MC (attacking): Scholes / Anderson FC: Tevez / Owen FC: Rooney / Saha I will be giving updates at the end of every August, start of every January and end of every season - so that way you will see how much progress can be made throughout the season. Thanks for reading and any feedback and advice is much appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitchy Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Right here are my transfers so farhttp://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee342/mark_evans7/transfersnew.jpg and my squad http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee342/mark_evans7/squadnew.jpg Manucho is the player you can't see What do you think of these two regens my assistant told me not too sign them but I though why not http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee342/mark_evans7/regen1.jpg He has a PA 197!!! http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee342/mark_evans7/regen2.jpg He has a PA 189! So what do you think, I dunno who to sell now Im trying to get rid of Brown and Kuzsack who are in my reserves along with Giggs and Scholes who are tutoring people. Bring them back into the first team squad and set their asking price to zero. That should get people interested and then when they make an offer you can negogiate the price you want. I normally get about 5-7 for kuzszack and about 3-5 for brown. you may be able to get fernandez from villerial (sp) with the proceeds if you get top money for both. I have no money left to spend so need to sell to buy anyone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitchy Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I have a question for you man utd fans...How much do you sell Tevez for? Cause I can get him for free as his contract will run out in one month... I'm at the end of second season. thanks 25 million Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aduh Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Hey all ! I'v just start 3 season. Please look at my squad: I think my squad is almost perfect. What buy do you suggest for next season ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitchy Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Hey all !I'v just start 3 season. Please look at my squad: I think my squad is almost perfect. What buy do you suggest for next season ? A striker. Maybe Vela. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haniunited Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Hello everyone, I am nearing the finish of my first season with ManUnited, I am using the 08-09 updated teams patch. I won the premiere league, in the final of the champions league, and in the final of the FA cup. Here is my tea, can you guys recommend me any new players or players to get rid of? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky_07 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 haniunited - very good season mate. I would be looking to get rid of Brown, O'shea, Park and Wayne Bridge why did you sign him for? and Fletcher. I would start thinking about replacing Giggs and Scholes now maybe just let them tutor your younger players. Maybe you need to look for a Keeper too. Hope this helps you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haniunited Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Evra got injuried for couple months in a very busy time thus i needed urgent replacement, so i signed bridge as he is like a mini version of evra and was unhappy at chelsea so i got him quite easily despite the rivalry between the two clubs, very good at going up and he did help me a lot, played fairly well, did the job just right, he is a great backup. i have to mention that i was very hesitant about moutinho but his mental attributes made me make the risk and hell he was a lot better than i expected i think in the latter stages of next season he will be my ideal replacement for scholes or perhaps anderson will take that role, we will see. the problem is that players like park and fletcher never features a lot for me and i wont be able to get money from selling them, im sure no teams will be interested. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haniunited Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 1st season summary(08-09) & next season(09-10) preview I have signed Samba as CB and Guardado as a winger, who is pretty much a clone of Nani even better perhaps, as my fourth established winger. I believe my team has been strengthened enough to live up to the expectations after winning the champions league and the premiere league. Squad for next season: GK: (1)VDS, (1)Foster. Defense: (1)Evra, (1)Vidic, (1)Ferdinand, (1)Neville, (2)Brown, (3)Oshea, (?)Samba. Midfield: (2)Hargreaves, (1)Carrick, (1)Scholes, (1)Giggs, (1)Ronaldo, (1)Nani, (?)Guardado, (2)Anderson, (2)Moutinho. Attack: (1)Tevez, (1)Rooney, (1)Berbatov, (3)Manuchu. Key: 1-1st choice. 2-same level as 1 but starts less frequently. 3-rotation/backup Below are players brought in for senior squad (for upcoming season) compared to their "clones" that i already have: Samba (Central Defender) Guardado (Winger) I've also invested in these young players and added them to the youth team: Wijnaldum Georginhio (attacking midfielder) John Bostock (attacking midfielder) Henry Saivet (striker) I could buy Messi and co but i prefer to play the game the way i want to play it, just like reality, and like Sir Alex does, never sign super stars, sign players who could become ones. I also never use tactics from this forum, as i regard it as cheating...i use my own tactic that is tweaked to work the best with my squad; An attacking minded, slow temp 4-4-2 with heavy focus on not conceding whilst keeping the attacking momentum. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary for my first season: Premiere League: Champions. The reason i lost only once is that i play full games not highlights, i watch all my games and study the opponent very well and tweak my tactics to exploit theirs, so i almost always succeeded to score after going down. the only team to beat me was pompy away from home. towards the end of the season i started to get tired and just wanted this season to end to i played the last 5-6 not important league games with extended highlights. oh and i also played the FA CUP FINAL with extended highlights, didn't really care for it... League Cup: Hammered by Chelski, out Semi Final. FA Cup: Lost 0-1 to Chelsea in the final. Champions League: Easily beat Porto in the 16 then got hammered by Fiorentina 4-0 half time away form home but Manuchu came to the rescue and snatched two early goals in the second half, then Ferdinand bagged another in the 93rd minute. Underestimating them almost led to a disastrous early exit from the champions league so take my advice and take your opponent seriously. Anyway i battered them at old trafford by a Berbatrick (Berbatov Hattrick). Won 1-0 at home to beat Arsenal in the semis then drew 1-1 at Emirates. Beat Inter Milan 1-0 in the Final with an own goal by Vieira in the final 15 minutes. No players were bought or sold in this season because it is supposed to be like the current 08-09 PL season.(I use the 08-09 patch). Interesting Info: -Scolari hates me so much that he publicly expressed it. -I've managed to get some good relationships with fellow managers and with my players, will aid me in stealing their youngsters in the future (e.g Tottenham, Arse, Westham, Wigan). -english clubs are doing very well in contineltal championships. -Liverpool replaced three managers. -City are looking like title challengers (finisghed 4th), signed ben afra and they already have robinho as i use the 08-09 patch. -Milan (AKA team with average player age 78) won the mighty UEFA Cup. -Demolished the scousers 6-0 at Old Trafford in the league. -Managed to keep Ronaldo happy without ever hearing this Madrid bullocks. -Used mind games to get Bolton relegated, I just don't like them. their managers said he will be happy if Chelsea win the league or smth like this, i looked and they were in safe zone 5 points clear of Fulham so i replied "You can still get Bolton relegated you know..." later after beating them 3-0 i sent them on a three match losing record and said that i am unsure he is the type of man i want in the game then all his players got low or okay morale and lost the rest of the games and got relegated. -Fav personnel in 4 of my players. -FC Bayern German champions, Barca Spanish champions, Inter Italy champions. -Barca sign Arshavin in January after he already signed for Fiorentina in August, sounds a bit bizarre. My take on the season and myself: I started very well, crushed lesser teams home and away, struggled a bit against stronger teams away from home but still manged to snatch three points almost always. Definitely excelled against the other teams of the BIG FOUR as i had to face Arse, Scouse, Chelski away from home in the first half of the season, managed to draw with Arse and Chelski and beated Scousers 2-1 at Anfield . Chelsea gave me a good run for my money, although the final gap is not small, it was no bigger than 1 point until week 35 of the league as they had a disastrous run and bulked under my mind games pressure.. I regret not attacking whilst playing big teams at home as i realized later in the season that i am more than capable of playing with confidence no matter what the opposition is made of, if i play at home. I also regret playing perhaps a bit more than needed defensively in the champions league away from home as i almost got beaten by Fiorentina 4-0 but a super tactical move from me (yes im bragging) ensured i score three and end the game 4-3 with three away goals and beat them later at home to qualify to the semis. Top scorers: Rooney - 28 Berbatov - 25 Tevez - 22 Ronaldo - 21 Manuchu - 12 Scholes - 9 Nani - 6 Ferdinand - 4 Hargreaves, Vidic, Moutinho(singed January), Anderson, Bridge(January)- 2 Evra, Giggs, O'Shea, Carrick - 1 Top Performers Ronaldo - 7.25 Ferdianand - 7.23 Brown - 7.22 Foster - 7.2 Berbatov - 7.2 Moutinho - 7.19 Tevez - 7.18 Evra - 7.18 Rooney - 7.16 Nani - 7.16 Giggs - 7.16 Vidic - 7.15 Manuchu - 7.14 VDS - 7.14 Flethcer - 7.13 Bridge - 7.11 Scholes - 7.08 ... My take on my players: Players that surprised me are Moutinho and Manuchu, the first i signed by coincidence, of course i heard of him before but never ever considered signing him as i thought i have enough creativity and flair in my midfield but a team had a bid accepted for him and sporting had to inform me of that because united and sportig have an agreement so if i matched the bid they were obliged to accept mine too and leave it to the player to decide, i said i have nothing to lose so i went for it after studying him very closely and monitoring his form and he turned out to be insanely good for me. The number of assists he had for half a season with half the games of this half season not playing in is nothing short of wonderful - 9 assists. Manuchu caught my attention as i did not consider giving him first team appearances at first but after a couple of impressive goals and injuries to Rooney and Berbatov I had to have players to dominate in the air up front so i played him and he impressed but i was still not convinced that i should not buy another strike until he scored a couple away from home against Fiorentina so towars the end of the season he was a regular sub and sometimes a started in relatively easy games. Bridge, some asked why on earth i bought him but Evra had one hell of an injury in the most busy period in the season. I had chelsea, liverpool, arsenal, chelsea again and then city to play and i had two defenders missing so i needed a good reliable defender to fill in for Evra, i remembered that i read earlier that Wayne Bridge is far from happy at the Bridge, i scouted him and compared him to Evra and thought that he will do exactly what i want a left back in my tactics to do, perhaps not as good as evra but my predicion was right and i was right to "disobey" my scouts whom i usually listen to. he did pretty well for me, bagging 2 important goals and going forward very well assisting the midfield whilst attacking, he also didnt have a step wrong defensively. I sold him to Tottenham after the end of the season as he started whining about first team football, jeez. I was pretty harsh on some of my players, as i had to sacrifice some of them in order to get some important three points. Players like Rooney suffered some hard times under my management as i used him to man mark some players in some games and in other games left him isolated upfront, resulting in a fairly inconstant season for him and despite of all this he still managed to be the teams top scorer. Other players i misued at times are Anderson, Carrick, Hargreaves, Tevez. Buy hey! it worked, we're double champions after all, and I never give a fly if a player is upset or happy, all i want is consistent results from the team. Thanks for reading, I'm really glad i can share my FM stories here on this site with such a wonderful community please leave a reply Any recommendations, comments, thoughts? fellow managers... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santhkumar Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 Start of second season, Barca's offer for Marcelo 5m+12m over 24 months + 8m after 10 matches + 20m after 1 international +20% of next sale should i accept it chiellini is available at 32m. he is at sevilla but he wants 105K Pw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haniunited Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I think you should accept and get a proper replacement. He is such a good young player and will definitely play interntational sooner rather than later, so you will get 20m out of nothing.\ btw what are we talking about pound? euro? dollar? Can anyone please comment on my first season i spent lots of time typing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santhkumar Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 pounds. Can i employ pique as a backup DM. I have Veloso Sold Hargreaves for 25m For the defence i have backup with evens and sakho who's PA is 198 & CA 121 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooney_08 Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 hey just a quick update on my 1st season with united on the latest weegie update players i signed : sankhare 925k anthony Obodai<get on this guy hes mint victor moses 2.9m frederic Bulot 300k Rivaldo 1m< just for this season still class joe Mattock 1.5m Players out : gibson to Qpr 3.6m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyyManutd Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 hey guyss first post :$ lol, right so im at xmas in first season (no patches :$) and im really struggling for goals. Rooney, 19 in 28 apps, tevez at 14 in 21(3) apps...And ronaldo, what a let down at 8 goals in 31. my tactic doesnt seem to be working for him, but we are still 2nd in the league, 9 behind chelsea with 2 games in hand, its winnable ...Still in all COMPS as well. I need a striker, a good one who will score alot of goals for me.. Sergio Aguero is a nono as i only have 18million, trying to sell park etc.... They want an offer of 30m...I DONT HAVE THAT its 17.25 up front and 11 odd over 18 months, cant really afford it. Any others? good finisher would be ace..thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyyManutd Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 And we just got battered 5-0 on agg in league cup AGAINST WEST HAM !!!! this shows my problem Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyyManutd Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 NVM, sold alot of people and got the money Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haniunited Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 looks like you got real problems andyy i suggest you play full match not highlights, and see what is wrong with your team with the quality in unites squad, they should never, ever lose 0-5 thats is just plain (no offense) obvious that it is your fault. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyyManutd Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Gotten a bit better, top of the league, 2 clear with a game in hand..still in FA and beat AJAX 1-4 away from home think we just had a bad game :D lol, this aguero isnt preforming very well, no goals yet after 3 or 4 games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManUtdCCFC Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Jesus Christ mate we dont want your life story!!! After going off Football Manager 2008 while I've been working, I've finally got down to starting a new United save on original patch and this one is to be my last attempt to play a long-term United game:I will be playing under my name which is Faiz Khan and I will turn 30 years of age on the 18th November in the 1st season. I have loaded up all English leagues as well as the Spanish, Italian, French, German, Dutch, Scottish and Portuguese leagues. I have got to the end of August in my 1st season. Looking at the expectations of my board, I am expected to put up a decent fight for the Premier League crown and reach the semi-finals of the Champions League. I have also been expected to reach both domestic finals. After notifying the board of my intention to at least challenge for the League, I have been given a decent if not unlimited transfer budget of £10m together with a £1.2m wage budget to strengthen a already a potential title-winning squad. The one position in the squad that really needed adding to was up front. With that, here are my transfer dealings before the end of August: Players Out Adam Eckersley - Sheff Utd - £650k Fraizer Campbell - Brentford - Loan Chris Eagles - Sunderland - Loan Kieran Lee - Coventry - Loan Players In Michael Owen - Newcastle - £10m + 20% sell-on clause Gabriel Torje - Poli 1921 - £300k + 40% sell-on clause Rene Mihelic - Maribor - £275k + 20% sell-on clause Luca Santonocito - Celtic - £45k + 45% sell-on clause Toni Kroos - FC Bayern - £20k + 30% sell-on clause Aquino - Murcia - £0 + 40% sell-on clause Henri Saivet - Girodins Bordeaux - £0 + 40% sell-on clause Younousse Sankhare - Paris Saint-Germain - £0 + 40% sell-on clause Owen is the only player to go straight into the 1st team and he will provide excellent cover the 1st choice front pair Rooney and Tevez. Aquino, Santonocito, Kroos and Saivet have been placed in the under-18s so they can play regularly with players their age while Mihelic, Torje and Sankhare will contest matches for my reserves. So, with just the addition of Owen, my squad for season 2007-08 looks like this: Goalkeepers Edwin van der Sar Tomasz Kuszczak Defenders Gary Neville John O'Shea Patrice Evra Mikael Silvestre Rio Ferdinand Nemanja Vidic Wes Brown Gerard Pique Midfielders Cristiano Ronaldo Park Ji-Sung (out for around 4 months) Ryan Giggs Nani Owen Hargreaves Michael Carrick Paul Scholes Anderson Darren Fletcher Strikers Wayne Rooney Carlos Tevez Michael Owen Louis Saha Progress So Far Community Shield The traditional curtain-raiser for the new season, as well as my 1st competitive game in charge, was won comfortably by FA Cup holders Chelsea at Wembley. Shevchenko scored two quick fire goals before Rooney's thunderous strike before the interval pulled a goal back for my side. But on the hour mark, Drogba forced the ball past van der Sar to secure a 3-1 victory for the West Londoners. http://img385.imageshack.us/my.php?image=manutdvchelsea2007communo0.jpg Premier League The defence of our League crown has begun with an unbeaten run, gaining 7 points from the first 3 games. As you can see, I've conceded on average a goal per game and are yet to keep a clean sheet so far this season. Otherwise, it looks like a decent start to the season with Newcastle leading the way with Chelsea closing in as well. Liverpool and Arsenal have started slowly and are behind with games in hand on us. The early strugglers in the bottom three are Birmingham, West Ham and Sunderland but it is still very early days. http://img363.imageshack.us/my.php?image=englishpremierdivisionsmk9.jpg Champions League As defending League champions, my team was given a bye into the group stage of the Champions League and we have been given what looks like a tricky group: Man Utd PSV Sporting Olympiakos Now into September, and you will know about the season's progress in my mid-season update which will be posted in January. What do you think of my squad and also my overall transfer dealings even this early into my United career and also what do you make of my start? Any suggestions and advice much appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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