deadmanwalking11 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Originally posted by crazy gra:<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by deadmanwalking11: <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by trundle: <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by scottme01: would you accept 8.5 million for john O'Shea? (1st season in january) Very much depends on how much cover you feel you'd have left in your squad, as you don't want to leave yourself short when it comes to the fixture congested run-in. I think he's a great squad player to have due to his versatility, but 8.5m's more than a fair price for him. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> sell him and buy borre </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Who has some crap defensive stats? Berbatov for four consecutive months Just had Ronaldo score his first hat-trick for the club too in a 4-0 win against Liverpool Boring you with mundane facts from my game with cool smilies attached You'll be pleased to hear crazy gra, that Jo gave Ferdinand a tough 90 minutes in my recent 0-0 draw with CSKA. He seemed to be able to roll him with ease on the odd occasion it was played forward. I think I'll be buying Akinfeev on the strength of that game - 18 bloody shots he saved. You probably have more people on long shots mixed/often than I do - I only have my AMC on mixed, everyone else on rarely.And I'm pleased, but not surprised. You're tempting me to ditch ideas of buying Aguero in favour of STbs like him and Amauri. I do feel I could do with some aerial prowess up front, although I'll never get a WP for Jo atm. Don't too heavily judge keepers until you've seen them on 8.0.2 as hopefully they'll have much harder shots to deal with. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> His stats are good!!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trundle Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 You probably have more people on long shots mixed/often than I do - I only have my AMC on mixed, everyone else on rarely. I actually have everyone on rarely as I find my players tend to shoot from distance a fair bit no matter what I tell them. It always seems to be when I'm chasing the game in the final few minutes, with some oaf like O'Shea taking it upon themselves to attempt a wonder goal everytime they get it. And everyone look here and see if you agree with me on it, please. Not something that I've noticed but I'll keep an eye out for it when I play again. No idea re vanishing Beckham. You could upload your saved game in the bugs forum for them to take a look at. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico73 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 crazy - Yeah noticed that and also just had a run of three games with an early red card in each (Pique, Fletcher & Ferdinand) Pique & Ferdi were last men, Fletcher was a two footed lunge! Each one was in the first 5 mins and totally ruined the game for me! As for Aguero you should get him, absolute quality! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy gra Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 AVB has terrible stats such as concentration, decisions and positioning might not be very good either. He's a much better winger. And you don't have to quote the whole quote when you reply to someone. Originally posted by Adiee:That's the first thing I checked out. There's nothing saying he had retired! He's vanished into thin air! You might want to check the bugs forum then.My current game's going pretty well. Evans and Breno are playing extremely well at DC together despite a slight lack of pace and Foster has started well too. Gibson is nearly holding down a first team spot with some good performances and also got 2nd in Young Player of the Month for March. I mainly wanted to give Nani and Tevez a good trial by playing them as much as possible. Nani is still failing to impress, but Tevez has picked up recently with some good performances as well as goals. Some recent goals have been absolutely key. The goals in the first match were a great team for him to score against (and he got MotM), whilst he saved my bacon against lucky opponents in the other two: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy gra Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Originally posted by Rico73:crazy - Yeah noticed that and also just had a run of three games with an early red card in each (Pique, Fletcher & Ferdinand) Pique & Ferdi were last men, Fletcher was a two footed lunge! Each one was in the first 5 mins and totally ruined the game for me! As for Aguero you should get him, absolute quality! I'm talking about yellows for little fouls that would usually only warrant a yellow card after a few offences. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir frosinone Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 yeah that is happening to everyone hopefully it gets sorted out on the patch 8.02 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawKam Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Who would you sign de rossi or fabregas to replace hargreaves as the MC position? i'm planning to sell since he's worth 15m and that he's getting a bit old now... in the 4th season btw thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico73 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Yeah I know what you mean crazy, just seems to give a yellow card for very little and the old 'he's on thin ice now' line comes up! As with you it appears that Nani just isn't doing it! I was going to get rid of PJS but he seems to be a reasonable replacement for either Ronnie or Fernandez (as has been said he is superb!) so may off-load Nani instead. With regards to Borre, I have him as a secondary RB or DM and he is very consistent even though his stats aren't that great in areas, averageing 7.4 over half a season so far! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy gra Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Nani just hardly ever gets an 8 for me. Usually gets 7s, which isn't too bad, but not when he gets more 6s than 8s. A few of his stats aren't brilliant either, so I may look for a replacement. Originally posted by JawKam:Who would you sign de rossi or fabregas to replace hargreaves as the MC position? i'm planning to sell since he's worth 15m and that he's getting a bit old now... in the 4th season btw Hargreaves must be 30/31? That's not old for a DM as he should be top quality for another 5/6 years. De Rossi would be better than Fabregas as Fabregas is an MCa, but I really wouldn't see Hargreaves.He's one of the quality, start-of-game players that you shouldn't sell. Try getting Lucas or another young DM to replace him eventually if you want, but not for now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico73 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Originally posted by crazy gra:Nani just hardly ever gets an 8 for me. Usually gets 7s, which isn't too bad, but not when he gets more 6s than 8s. A few of his stats aren't brilliant either, so I may look for a replacement. So who to get to replace Nani? Will Gabriath from our youth team turn good as he did in '07? Also has anyone got to use McCormack yet as he was Worldclass in '07! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawKam Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 i've got banega as well, will he do the job? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy gra Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I was thinking someone like Messi if the money was available! If I can unsettle Alves then I'll get him and use him on the right wing. I'd prefer someone who can play both sides, but right wing is the priority. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico73 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 If I can unsettle Alves then I'll get him and use him on the right wing. I'd prefer someone who can play both sides, but right wing is the priority. I'm presuming you're using Ronnie on the left then??? I've never had Messi personally as the money has always put me off but is he as good as he should be?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy gra Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 No, I use Ronaldo on the right usually unless Nani is playing. Giggs or Andy play on the left. If Nani goes then I'll only have Ronaldo who can play on the right, so I'd need a right winger. I won't sell Nani until the end of the second season anyway unless I get a massive offer because Giggs will need replacing first. He's still better than Nani atm but I imagine his pace will be quite poor when the 2nd season starts. I was forgetting I have Matty! He's been out for nearly 3 months now with a torn calf, but if I don't use Giggs next season much then I'll have Matty and Ronaldo on the wings with Andy playing in the centre to back them up along with Nani if needed. And there's still Martin. Originally posted by JawKam:i've got banega as well, will he do the job? Might do a backup job well enough if you train him hard in defensive training. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico73 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I won't sell Nani until the end of the second season anyway unless I get a massive offer because Giggs will need replacing first. He's still better than Nani atm but I imagine his pace will be quite poor when the 2nd season starts. I was forgetting I have Matty! He's been out for nearly 3 months now with a torn calf, but if I don't use Giggs next season much then I'll have Matty and Ronaldo on the wings with Andy playing in the centre to back them up along with Nani if needed. And there's still Martin. Got to be honest I don't pay much attention to RM's as we have the best in the world! I am in my fourth season and Antonio Bryan is developing well enough to back-up Ronnie. I spose there is Walcott but I hate buying from teams I don't like IRL.How's de guzman in '08? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Liddle Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Nani hasnt been that instrumental for me either, but ive signed bentely so i tend to play ronnie on the left Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico73 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Originally posted by Dave Liddle:Nani hasnt been that instrumental for me either, but ive signed bentely so i tend to play ronnie on the left You have got to go and get Matias Fernandez, he is superb as mentioned earlier on in the thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evon Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Originally posted by crazy gra:I was thinking someone like Messi if the money was available! If I can unsettle Alves then I'll get him and use him on the right wing. I'd prefer someone who can play both sides, but right wing is the priority. I wouldn't recommend that. He's great technically but much more at ease at FB. You should go for Quaresma, Silva etc. Nani's pretty decent for me though. Consistent enough and gets 8's quite alot. My wingers always get the high ratings consistently while my central midfielders suffer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico73 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Originally posted by Evon:<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by crazy gra: I was thinking someone like Messi if the money was available! If I can unsettle Alves then I'll get him and use him on the right wing. I'd prefer someone who can play both sides, but right wing is the priority. I wouldn't recommend that. He's great technically but much more at ease at FB. You should go for Quaresma, Silva etc. Nani's pretty decent for me though. Consistent enough and gets 8's quite alot. My wingers always get the high ratings consistently while my central midfielders suffer. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> I think your spot on Evan, Alves is a better Fb but saying that I find de Silvestri even better and there are much better RM's out there. Not sure about Quaresma in '08 haven't tried him. Silva is a LM is he not?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Liddle Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 ye Rico73 i have fernandez, i play 2 AMC's behind a lone striker holding up the ball rooney/tevez, fernandez has been a gem since signing him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico73 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Originally posted by Dave Liddle:ye Rico73 i have fernandez, i play 2 AMC's behind a lone striker holding up the ball rooney/tevez, fernandez has been a gem since signing him so who are you playing as the lone striker Rooney or Tevez then two AMC's? If so I would play Matias and Rooney behind Tevez Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Liddle Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Rico73: if both are fully fit i play tevez on his own with matias and rooney behind yes. if either rooney or tevez are not performing too well at half time i switch them round and usually improves their performances. All 3 are banging in the goals rooney has 35, tevez has 25 and matias 22. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Liddle Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Just to update on my progress, season nearly over, won the premiership, league cup, FA cup, and im now in the CL final vs inter. Hopefully ill win all 4 in my 1st season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Liddle Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Success! all 4 it is Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adiee Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Here's my squad: And here's what I've won: http://img218.imageshack.us/my.php?image=honourskn0.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adiee Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Originally posted by Adiee:Here's my squad: And here's what I've won: http://img218.imageshack.us/my.php?image=honourskn0.jpg Not that that worked! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadmanwalking11 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Gibson is nearly holding down a first team spot with some good performances and also got 2nd in Young Player of the Month for March. I mainly wanted to give Nani and Tevez a good trial by playing them as much as possible. Nani is still failing to impress, but Tevez has picked up recently with some good performances as well as goals. Some recent goals have been absolutely key. The goals in the first match were a great team for him to score against (and he got MotM), whilst he saved my bacon against lucky opponents in the other two: I think nani is a good replacement of giggs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadmanwalking11 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Originally posted by Rico73:I won't sell Nani until the end of the second season anyway unless I get a massive offer because Giggs will need replacing first. He's still better than Nani atm but I imagine his pace will be quite poor when the 2nd season starts. I was forgetting I have Matty! He's been out for nearly 3 months now with a torn calf, but if I don't use Giggs next season much then I'll have Matty and Ronaldo on the wings with Andy playing in the centre to back them up along with Nani if needed. And there's still Martin. Got to be honest I don't pay much attention to RM's as we have the best in the world! I am in my fourth season and Antonio Bryan is developing well enough to back-up Ronnie. I spose there is Walcott but I hate buying from teams I don't like IRL.How's de guzman in '08? Donnt sell Nani man!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy gra Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Originally posted by Evon:<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by crazy gra: I was thinking someone like Messi if the money was available! If I can unsettle Alves then I'll get him and use him on the right wing. I'd prefer someone who can play both sides, but right wing is the priority. I wouldn't recommend that. He's great technically but much more at ease at FB. You should go for Quaresma, Silva etc. Nani's pretty decent for me though. Consistent enough and gets 8's quite alot. My wingers always get the high ratings consistently while my central midfielders suffer. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>As for Silva I shall see how he does for my Valencia team. Quaresma does look good too and might not cost too much compared to the likes of Messi, but I won't need another winger until the 3rd season I reckon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trundle Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Re Quaresma's price: he's just gone to Arsenal in Jan 2009 for 18.25m. Is Francesco Bolzoni any good on other people's games? I've only noticed him on this save, and have loaned him for cover at DMC after my original target, Maldonado, wasn't granted a work permit. And for anyone who plays with a playmaker, I'd thoroughly recommend setting Ronaldo as it. I've felt in the past that I haven't been getting the best out of him, but since giving him the role midway through last season, it's totally transformed him. You could probably arguue that it's turned me into a bit of a one man team, but he's now averaging a goal per game and an assist in every other. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Valentino Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Originally posted by crazy gra:<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Evon: <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by crazy gra: I was thinking someone like Messi if the money was available! If I can unsettle Alves then I'll get him and use him on the right wing. I'd prefer someone who can play both sides, but right wing is the priority. I wouldn't recommend that. He's great technically but much more at ease at FB. You should go for Quaresma, Silva etc. Nani's pretty decent for me though. Consistent enough and gets 8's quite alot. My wingers always get the high ratings consistently while my central midfielders suffer. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>As for Silva I shall see how he does for my Valencia team. Quaresma does look good too and might not cost too much compared to the likes of Messi, but I won't need another winger until the 3rd season I reckon. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> Silva is a legend you baffoon, gets alot of goals, a massive number of assists, can play on both wings, everything you're looking for. In my Valencia game he has been the 2nd best player for me in both seasons, and hes only behind Villa because Villa scores 50 goals a season. He also keeps winning midfielder of the year (UEFA) and he would be a great pairing to Ronaldo <3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitchy Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 [quote I think your spot on Evan, Alves is a better Fb but saying that I find de Silvestri even better and there are much better RM's out there. Not sure about Quaresma in '08 haven't tried him. Silva is a LM is he not?? Silva is AM LRC in my game. He is quality. Ben Arfa (from Lyon??) is good (and cheap) picked him up for about 5m good back up on left wing and also good as a first choice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy gra Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Originally posted by Jimmy Valentino:<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by crazy gra: <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Evon: <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by crazy gra: I was thinking someone like Messi if the money was available! If I can unsettle Alves then I'll get him and use him on the right wing. I'd prefer someone who can play both sides, but right wing is the priority. I wouldn't recommend that. He's great technically but much more at ease at FB. You should go for Quaresma, Silva etc. Nani's pretty decent for me though. Consistent enough and gets 8's quite alot. My wingers always get the high ratings consistently while my central midfielders suffer. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>As for Silva I shall see how he does for my Valencia team. Quaresma does look good too and might not cost too much compared to the likes of Messi, but I won't need another winger until the 3rd season I reckon. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> Silva is a legend you baffoon, gets alot of goals, a massive number of assists, can play on both wings, everything you're looking for. In my Valencia game he has been the 2nd best player for me in both seasons, and hes only behind Villa because Villa scores 50 goals a season. He also keeps winning midfielder of the year (UEFA) and he would be a great pairing to Ronaldo <3 </div></BLOCKQUOTE>I said I'll see how he does for my Valencia team. He had great stats on 07 but didn't overly impress, so time shall tell. Re Quaresma's price: he's just gone to Arsenal in Jan 2009 for 18.25m.Is Francesco Bolzoni any good on other people's games? I've only noticed him on this save, and have loaned him for cover at DMC after my original target, Maldonado, wasn't granted a work permit. And for anyone who plays with a playmaker, I'd thoroughly recommend setting Ronaldo as it. I've felt in the past that I haven't been getting the best out of him, but since giving him the role midway through last season, it's totally transformed him. You could probably arguue that it's turned me into a bit of a one man team, but he's now averaging a goal per game and an assist in every other. That's a pretty decent price for Quaresma.Never heard of Bolzoni, but I had Maldonado on a game on 07 and he wasn't that good. Why are you getting a DM when you have Hargy and Carrick?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico73 Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Guys, has anyone seen many of the current youth team come through and be good enough in '08 I know that in '07 there were quite a few that became world class! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy gra Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Not sure there's any world class potentials, but the better ones are the older youth e.g. Martin, J.Evans, Gibson, Hewson, Cathcart, Simpson. I didn't like Amos on 07, but he seems to be a little better and a better prospect than Zieler in 08. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xx11 Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Originally posted by Rico73:Guys, has anyone seen many of the current youth team come through and be good enough in '08 I know that in '07 there were quite a few that became world class! Alot of them are -10 / -9 / -8 PA so it can be random for the youth be any good. In mine I have Fabio, Evans, Pique, Simpson, Gibson all in one of my teams. Eagles is decent enough but not great, same for brandy who probably can do it for a lower prem team and Bardsley is ok. You can find better players then most of them mind you, but these ones I find can do the job when necessary, but I may have just been lucky with the draw (ie fabio is a -9 I believe, and as he one of the players I training tracked I know he 173PA on my my game) Only way you will know how good they are is use a third party tool (which I dont like doing generally but was researching training), or to just wait and see for a few years, which is what i primary have done hence not knowning how good Brandy etc actually is. Oh, some say fraizer campbell is good as well, but in my game i dont think he above championship level. Hell, even transfer listed for 0 for 2 years had no interest (that said nor did eagles but I may give him some runouts soon to see how he is as shipped out all regens for loan) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnetboyz Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Zieler not as good prospect then? qas starting to like his progress on my game but it seems he won't improve too much longer in that case Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy gra Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Not sure if Zieler is worse, but my main point is that Amos looks better and with a good PA could be a useful 3rd choice for many years. Also, Amos is English Zieler ist unt German. We not like that for sure Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnetboyz Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Originally posted by crazy gra:Also, Amos is English Zieler ist unt German. We not like that for sure ahh yes i forgot about your weird hatred for amazing french & german players Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawKam Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Originally posted by Barnetboyz:<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by crazy gra: Also, Amos is English Zieler ist unt German. We not like that for sure ahh yes i forgot about your weird hatred for amazing french & german players </div></BLOCKQUOTE> why's that crazy? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Valentino Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Originally posted by JawKam:<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Barnetboyz: <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by crazy gra: Also, Amos is English Zieler ist unt German. We not like that for sure ahh yes i forgot about your weird hatred for amazing french & german players </div></BLOCKQUOTE> why's that crazy? </div></BLOCKQUOTE> He's just a patriotic bastard, but he has his exceptions such as the GKs Timo Hildebrand, Seba Frey and the legend that is Paddy Evra. Hes also a stubborn bugger... Originally posted by crazy gra:<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Jimmy Valentino: <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by crazy gra: <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Evon: <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by crazy gra: I was thinking someone like Messi if the money was available! If I can unsettle Alves then I'll get him and use him on the right wing. I'd prefer someone who can play both sides, but right wing is the priority. I wouldn't recommend that. He's great technically but much more at ease at FB. You should go for Quaresma, Silva etc. Nani's pretty decent for me though. Consistent enough and gets 8's quite alot. My wingers always get the high ratings consistently while my central midfielders suffer. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>As for Silva I shall see how he does for my Valencia team. Quaresma does look good too and might not cost too much compared to the likes of Messi, but I won't need another winger until the 3rd season I reckon. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> Silva is a legend you baffoon, gets alot of goals, a massive number of assists, can play on both wings, everything you're looking for. In my Valencia game he has been the 2nd best player for me in both seasons, and hes only behind Villa because Villa scores 50 goals a season. He also keeps winning midfielder of the year (UEFA) and he would be a great pairing to Ronaldo <3 </div></BLOCKQUOTE>I said I'll see how he does for my Valencia team. He had great stats on 07 but didn't overly impress, so time shall tell. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> At that I say baffoon once more Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico73 Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Oh great! I sold Amos for peanuts early on as he was no good in '07. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evon Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Fraizer Campbell >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All other youth That is all I need to say. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnetboyz Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Amos looks like he could be a decent keeper on mine atm (but he will never play due to Riou being my best keeper ever) is it worth selling him and having a sell on fee? or a buy back clause? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trundle Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Never heard of Bolzoni, but I had Maldonado on a game on 07 and he wasn't that good. Why are you getting a DM when you have Hargy and Carrick?! Because I predominantly play a 4-3-3 formation now, with Hargreaves at DMC and Carrick at MCd, so I didn't have sufficient back up (only really O'Shea) for Hargreaves. I was really disappointed that I couldn't sign Maldonado as I'd been tracking him for many months waiting for his contract to expire. I saw him as a decent, experienced back-up until the time came for me to replace Hargreaves with someone younger. Makes me feel better about it if he wasn't that good for you on the last game though. I've just finished my second season which will have to go down as a disappointment. I was unbeaten in all competitions entering Ferbruary, but defeat to Porto in the first round of the knockout stages began a dreadful month in which I was also dumped out of the FA Cup quarters. Finished with a Prem/League Cup double. Might do a summary later if I can be bothered. This is my current squad. VDS has finally agreed to return next year as a back-up, allowing me to sell Foster and bring in a new 1st team keeper without having to worry about prematurely promoting either Zieler or someone else to the first team squad. This season was a trial for Foster and I think that he failed to show that he can cope as anything other than a back-up (a status he's not willing to accept). I'd forgotten that I'd agreed to sign Hutton on a year's delayed transfer, so Simpson will probably leave for the right price too. Evans, Gibson and Campbell will stay on as back-ups but I may sell Eagles if someone matches my valuation. So my targtes for this summer are: - A first choice GK (Cech, Frey, Akinfeev - in order of preference). - A DMC (either an exceptional young prospect, or an older, very cheap, mediocre back-up). I loaned Bolzoni for the end of last season, and although he didn't impress enough for me to think about making a bid, I might try and bring him back on another loan deal. Long term targets remain: - Toulalan to replace Carrick - Ibrahimovic to replace Berbatov - A top TM regen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trundle Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Originally posted by Barnetboyz:Amos looks like he could be a decent keeper on mine atm (but he will never play due to Riou being my best keeper ever) is it worth selling him and having a sell on fee? or a buy back clause? He's pants on mine so I'm not really the person who's opinion you're after, but securing both clauses sounds like a great idea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy gra Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Originally posted by Jimmy Valentino:<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by JawKam: <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Barnetboyz: <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by crazy gra: Also, Amos is English Zieler ist unt German. We not like that for sure ahh yes i forgot about your weird hatred for amazing french & german players </div></BLOCKQUOTE> why's that crazy? </div></BLOCKQUOTE> He's just a patriotic bastard, but he has his exceptions such as the GKs Timo Hildebrand, Seba Frey and the legend that is Paddy Evra. Hes also a stubborn bugger... </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Hold on a minute. I mainly just prefer English players, but I've also found that French players are usually a let down. As for Germans, I'll avoid them at all costs for obvious rivalry reasons. If someone is an absolute genius then I might try to get them, though. Amos looks like he could be a decent keeper on mine atm (but he will never play due to Riou being my best keeper ever) is it worth selling him and having a sell on fee? or a buy back clause? You could sell him, but he'll probably develop better with your training.Just looked at Amos and Zieler again. Zieler looks like he did on 07 whereas Amos has improved. Zieler may be better now, but Amos has two more years on him. Originally posted by Trundle:Because I predominantly play a 4-3-3 formation now, with Hargreaves at DMC and Carrick at MCd, so I didn't have sufficient back up (only really O'Shea) for Hargreaves. I was really disappointed that I couldn't sign Maldonado as I'd been tracking him for many months waiting for his contract to expire. I saw him as a decent, experienced back-up until the time came for me to replace Hargreaves with someone younger. Makes me feel better about it if he wasn't that good for you on the last game though. So my targtes for this summer are: - A first choice GK (Cech, Frey, Akinfeev - in order of preference). - A DMC (either an exceptional young prospect, or an older, very cheap, mediocre back-up). I loaned Bolzoni for the end of last season, and although he didn't impress enough for me to think about making a bid, I might try and bring him back on another loan deal. Mate, you are Man Utd, hence you don't need to use a DM AND an MCd in your tactic. The MCs should both be MCas, so you really don't need another DM. Carrick and Hargreaves are fine and can be backed up with Pique and Gibson if needed. You probably won't get Cech just now unless you've been bumming him for the past two seasons and Chelsea aren't doing too well. The other two are much more realistic targets, even though I disagree with you on selling Benny Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Liddle Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Update - starting 2nd season now, aim is to probably do an unbeaten premiership run since i won everythin in 1st season. Transfers In - signed mascherano from liverpool on a free since his contract ran out, a nice free carrick replacement since ive just sol him to sevilla for 15 mill(not alot i know)- also signed christian pander on a free from schalke (temp replacement having sold evra to barca for 17 mill last season). Decided to go for behrami as neville's replacement (costing me 15 mill) - using simpson as his back up Transfers Out - Sold fletcher to newcastle for 4.7mill, Kuszczak to pompy for 2 mill, and carrick to sevilla for 15 mill. Looking to offload saha next if any1 will have him! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Liddle Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 sigh... chairman accepted bid from barca worth 22mill for pique Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy gra Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Why sell the best left back in the game? If he was English he'd be the best player in FM maybe And you should have got a lot more for Fletch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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