Gundam Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. They are currently in the Premier League. The club was founded by the Reverend John Farrall Wright in 1874 as Christ Church FC, but changed its name to Bolton Wanderers in 1877. Bolton were one of the 12 founder members of the Football League, which formed in 1888.[3] Having remained in the Football League since its formation, Bolton have spent more time in the top flight (Premier League/old First Division) than out of it. Reputation: National Chairman status: Loves the club Finances: Secure Estimated Value: 40.5M Pounds (Loan Debt 22M Pounds) Stadium: Reebok Stadium Stadium Capacity: 27723 All-Seater Training Facilities: Top Training Facilities Youth Facilities: Average Youth Facilities+Youth Academy Media Prediction: 14th Budget: Avoid Relegation: 5M Pounds Mid-Table 6M Pounds Top-Half 6,5M Pounds Continental qual: 7M Pounds Title Challenge: 7,5M Pounds Winner: 8M Pounds 1 GK Ádám Bogdán 2 DF Nicky Hunt 3 DF Jlloyd Samuel 4 MF Kevin Nolan (captain) 5 DF Gary Cahill 6 MF Fabrice Muamba 7 MF Matthew Taylor 8 MF Joey O'Brien 9 FW Johan Elmander 10 FW Ebi Smolarek (on loan from Racing de Santander) 11 MF Ricardo Gardner 12 GK Ian Walker 14 FW Kevin Davies (vice-captain) 15 DF Grétar Steinsson 17 MF Riga Mustapha 18 FW Heiðar Helguson 19 MF Gavin McCann 20 FW Ricardo Vaz Té 22 GK Jussi Jääskeläinen 23 MF Blerim Dzemaili (on loan to Torino FC) 24 DF Danny Shittu 25 MF Tamir Cohen 26 GK Ali Al Habsi 27 DF James Sinclair 28 DF Jarosław Fojut 29 FW Zoltán Harsányi 30 DF Chris Basham 31 DF Andy O'Brien 34 MF Robert Sissons 35 FW Tope Obadeyi KEYPLAYERS: 4 MF Kevin Nolan (captain) 5 DF Gary Cahill 14 FW Kevin Davies (vice-captain) 22 GK Jussi Jääskeläinen YOUTH: There are really no good prospects so i really recommend investing in this asap. GOALKEEPER: Jussi Jääskeläinen is the number one, Ádám Bogdán is good enough for backup. Personally i would try and sell Ali Al Habsi he just isnt very good. For 3rd backup theres always the oldie Walker or you can sell him. So no investment needed in this department. DEFENDERS Right: Here we have Nicky Hunt , Grétar Steinsson and Joey O'Brien. Nicky is alright just decent i sold Nicky and Joey, Joey just doesnt seem good enough.Gretar is pretty good keep him. Centre: The only one worth keeping is Gary Cahill , the rest seems better for the championship. So I sold the rest, i could however not sell shittu so i loaned him out. Left: Here we have Jlloyd Samuel, Matthew Taylor, Ricardo Gardner. Samuel is championship quality sell him, Taylor and Gardner are decent enough and do nicely on left wing as well. Recommended Buys: Rob Wielaert DC/DR Cheap and solid. Oguchi Onyewu DC Cheap and solid. Paulo Ferreira can be loaned from chelsea Ludovic Magnin can be loaned from Stuttgart hes decent nothing more. Hamed Diomande DC (Cheap as chips very good prospect and gets Permit) MIDFIELDERS DM/Centre/AM: Here we have Fabrice Muamba, Gavin MCcann, Kevin Nolan, Tamir Cohen. Tamir Cohen i would sell he is simply not good enough. I would recommend maybe signing an extra MF for depth. Depending on your formation. Wingers: This is something Bolton is very short on after selling diouf, Current there is only Vaz Te ,Riga , Gardner, Taylor , Kevin davies can play here to i would however not recommend it. Vaz Te is not good enough sell him. Riga is just decent , Gardner and taylor do pretty well on the wings especially Gardner. Recommended Buys: Jose sosaAMRLC(bayern) can be loaned very versatile midfielder/winger Eidur Gudjohnson AM/FC Cheap and quality can play as striker too. Francesco Bolzoni DM/MC cheap very talented and better then Muamba i think and very versatile. STRIKERS Johan Elmander<<<< Good striker. However seems injury prone Kevin Davies<<<<<< Dont Sell him absolute legend still at his age. Heiðar Helguson <<<<<<<< Zoltán Harsányi <<<<<<<< THESE 3 Are not Good enough sell them. Tope Obadeyi <<<<<<<< Recommended Buys: Eidur Gudjohnson AM/FC Cheap and quality scores easily and can play as Midfielder too. Henrik Larsson ST Good Backup ,asks alot of wages though. Ricky van Wolfswinkel ST Cheap talented striker (has 20 jumping) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundam Posted December 5, 2008 Author Share Posted December 5, 2008 Nobody playing with bolton? lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundam Posted December 6, 2008 Author Share Posted December 6, 2008 Came in 10th the first season. Lineup was: Jussi Jääskeläinen Grétar Steinsson Oguchi Onyewu(dirty bastard) Gary Cahill Joe Mattock Fabrice Muamba Kevin Nolan Eidur Gudjohnson Ricardo Gardner Johan Elmander Kevin Davies Elmander ended shared 2nd spot topscorer with wallcot, and had bayern munich etc chasing him. Gary Cahill had Arsenal,liverpool etc chasing him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz1808 Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 just started as bolton, some good reccomended signings there :] what formation did you use? 10th seems like a really goos first season with this squad! after enyeama so he can battle it out with jussi, masilela for left back and thats it so far although have only done 2 days lol! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundam Posted December 6, 2008 Author Share Posted December 6, 2008 Lol, justi wasnt injured for me all season,2nd season i got Leo Franco for free. I was playing a 442 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV21 Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Hi guys, Finished 8th with Bolton first season. Won the League Cup, knocked out on penalties in FA Cup 3rd round to Blackburn (bloody up 3-1 in the first leg before letting the lead slip!). Had 6m to spend after stating my intention to finish mid table. Went nuts with the loan-system, filling up the squad with average players, no real big names. I tried to address the winger problem by bringing in Ljungberg on a free transfer and he performed quite well as a squad player. I'm using a 4-1-3-2 formation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV21 Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Oh, and one more thing, Gary Cahill was an absolute monster for me at the back. However I parted with the big man for 15m and 10% sell on clause to Man City at end of first season (who also bloody well signed Lescott for 4.8m). I signed Diego Lugano from Fenerbahce on a free transfer in his place. City spent 79m for the entire first season and spent 79m again in the transfer window closing at end of Sept. I'm nearly into January and waiting to see what they spend after Christams. They were interested in Elmander, however he got a 5 month injury and is sidelined. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundam Posted December 7, 2008 Author Share Posted December 7, 2008 Elmander was a monster for me,i refused to sell him though. Besides he had 2 years left on his contract. Im 4 games into the season conceded 0 goals won 4 games my CB's are Cahill and Papadopoeloes or whatever lol that greek guy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundam Posted December 7, 2008 Author Share Posted December 7, 2008 2nd season Lineup Leo Franco Grétar Steinsson Gary Cahill Sokratis Papastathopoulos Joe Mattock Shaun Maloney Sunny Kevin Nolan John Fleck Uche Elmander Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV21 Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 2nd season lineup (having just clicked over into January and made a few signings) Jaaskelainen Steinsson, Lugano, Shirokov, Pasqual Castillo Gakpe, Nolan, Sow Altidore, Pogrebnyak Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV21 Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 I will most likely look to sell Ricardo Gardner in the summer (end of 2nd season) to cash in on him before his value starts to decline. My main priority areas are a quality CB and a new left winger. I may also sell Jaaskelainen, if I can sign Timo Hildebrand on a free (he is out of contract). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundam Posted December 7, 2008 Author Share Posted December 7, 2008 I sold gardner at the end of first season for 9 mil euro's. Ya should have signed leo franco end of first season on free transfer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmase11 Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 2nd season lineup (having just clicked over into January and made a few signings)Jaaskelainen Steinsson, Lugano, Shirokov, Pasqual Castillo Gakpe, Nolan, Sow Altidore, Pogrebnyak altidore was an absolute monster for me in my bolton season signed him in my second year for £1.8m, he got 28 goals that season and won countless young player of the months along with a few player of the months then in the window, roma came in with a £20 million bid, i just had to let him go for that kind of money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmase11 Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 has anyone kept muamba? he's amazing in my game, broke into the england squad and is now a regular starter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundam Posted December 7, 2008 Author Share Posted December 7, 2008 yeah still got muamba signed sunny but he hasnt really settled in. I actually had bolzoni but my chairman accepted an ac milan but for him end of first season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV21 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Yes Muamba has been good, but I have been rotating him him with Castillo (2nd season). Gundam- Leo Franco wasn't interested in signing for me at end of first season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ypresfr Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 Hey guys! I did the Bolton thread for FM08 but Gundam beat me to it this year! Very good OP by the way and some good suggestions by the looks of things. As a Bolton fan I'll give you my two cents on the FM version at first sight: GK: Jussi looks good - about right compared with real life but Al-Habsi has been way underrated imo if you look at some of his performances towards the end of last season, particularly vs Middlesbrough and Bayern Munich. Those two should be ok for the 1st season though. DR: Steinsson should be good - crossing is a bit low for me but I'll let the researcher off. Hunt is too good! Heading is 16 but in real life I've hardly ever seen him head it successfully and concentration is a bit high! J O'Brien is okay but better in midfield than right-back for me. Still, three decent options here. DL: There's a choice here: you can either take a risk and play Gardner there or buy a new one cos tbh Samuel has been vastly underrated and not good enough. Personally I would get someone else unless you plan to play with attacking full/wing backs. DC: Cahill is fine and could grow to be excellent by the looks of him. A O'Brien is okay but still underrated in my view despite making a few mistakes recently irl. Shittu is poor irl but his defensive stats look okay even though with 8 concentration and composure and 9 decisions I wouldn't want him as my first choice just as back-up. Fojut is a bit like a younger version of Shittu - I'd loan him out and see how he gets on. MR: Even though I've only seen him a few times I reckon Riga's been underrated: all he can do is run fast on the game it looks like! For me his dribbling, flair and set piece stats should definitely be higher. Davies looks like he could make an okay winger - esp against smaller full-backs. Vaz Te is not good enough tbh. ML: If he's not playing DL, Gardner looks like a decent winger as he is irl. Taylor is slightly under-rated though - okay he'll never go round anyone but he can certainnly head the ball and you can't fault his technique. No investment needed in this position though imo. MC: I'm no big fan of Nolan irl - although he has been doing better this season - but he should form the heart of a Bolton midfield. Muamba looks okay and like Cahill could develop into a possible England international. McCann is good defensively but very slow so use with caution! Cohen is simply not good enough - so sell if you can. Depending on your formation you may need a more attacking player but Nolan and Muamba certainly look good enough. FC: This was our downfall on FM08 but Elmander looks to have solved the issue well. What does Davies have to do to get 20 for bravery, teamwork and work-rate?! He has been improved (rightly) from last year's though. Smolarek looks okay - anybody's better than Rasiak! Helguson is not good enough so sell if you can. So after my essay I'll say that a DL, MR and DC are needed and possibly a more attacking and clever MC. Of course it depends on formation but I think I'll go with good old 4-4-2 from the start and target a mid-table finish. I'll give updates on transfers etc when I can. Wish me luck! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPSBWFC Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Reserved for me Another one who got the game for Christmas, played previous versions of the game religously, this time round though, my time is a little bit more limited. As always will be playing as Bolton and will come back to add to my post. Would be much appreciated if the few who have decided to play as Bolton, keep coming posting info, little gems you may have found etc. As previously mentioned agree with some players being a little underated, but hell that aint something thats new to just this season. Will also be plaing as 4-4-2 and my first task as always will be to bring in the staff and the youth players. Will post again soonish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxduke Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Anyone still acually Bolton? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieren2 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 just started as bolton.its much tougher to succeed this time round ive found. play defensively ina 4411 formation team GK Jussi need young understudy to eventually take his place LB started with gardenerand signed jorge ribieiro 1.1 million from benfica sold samuel RB hunt steinson and o brien CD Cahill and mosquera 4.4 mill from seville shittu and de merit 800k as back ups, cahill gets booked every game. DM Edu 1.1 mill from valencia is my starter have balzoni on loan from inter muamba whose injured for 5 months and binya 160k from benfica cm slightly more attacking than my dm nolan only real option but hes been poor this season so far and interchange with my other midfielders. LM have gardener a taylor usually start with taylor got player of month for august also have leonardo a signing from a french yteam looks good put still settling in RM acosta or davies. need investment here any suggestions. am/forward usually play a striker here usually play a elmander here but hes injury prone. have landon donavan coming in january. ST try to use a big target man so try to play davies up front also have kepa and mcoloch to loan signings as back up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxduke Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Found a decent young LB/LWB/LW he's danish and is called Michael Lumb, he plays for AGF. LOL Why are Benfica's players so cheap? I'll post a SS of my team when I'm done with transfers. I have only just started. Is Nolan any good or should I sell him, I wanted to sell Taylor but he didn't want to go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keano161 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 finished 7th first season with gardener on song, he gt 17 goals and elmander got 11 but he was out for quite a while i baught jimmy briand in january he wasnt rated well but did well gettin 7 goals in 13. Line up- Jussi steinson----cahill---shittu(he did very well suprisingly)----taylor Riga---------------nolan-------------mcann or Jan polak from anderlecht-------------gardener elmander or briand----------------davies Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
50stones Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Im in my first season with bolton and placed 9th at the end of january in my first season. I have moved out a lot of players and brought in quite a few: In: Paulo Ferreira - 1.3m Fabien Delph - 1m Lautaro Acosta - Loan Pablo Osvaldo - Loan Jose Sosa - 3.5m Fabricio Fuentes - 400k Vahid Amraei - 230k Cala - 675k Robert Lewandowski - 800k Franco Zuculini - 600k Georginio Wijnaldum - 2.9m TOTAL 11.5m Only Ferreira, Fuentes and Sosa (AMR) have played regularly in the first team. With Acosta, Osvaldo and Lewandowski getting some game time. The rest are for the future and developing pretty well in the reserves or on the fringes. Out: Vaz Te - 2m A. O'Brien - 3m James Sinclair - Loan Robert Sissons - 85k Nicky Hunt - 2.8m Ian Walker - 160k Heider Helguson - 1.3m Gavin McCann - 2m Jlloyd Samuel - 2.5m Riga - 170k Loan fee with 3m future fee Tamir Cohen - 800k I am playing 4-4-2 with the following usualy starting line-up: GK Jussi RB Steinsson LB Ferreira CB Cahill CB Fuentes RW Sosa LW Gardner DMC Muamba AMC Nolan FC Elmander FC Davies The team is all playing quite well especially steinson, cahil and gardner with muamba doing very well. I am struggling for goals though and Elmander is really struggling for form. I have tried playing lewandowski and osvaldo with davies but they arent doing that well either. Has anybody else had problems with elmander? I am playing him as the deeper of the two forwards with a mentality of 12 creative freedom just above midway and most commands on mixed except run with ball which is on often. Lewandowski is struggling with the same commands and osvaldo who would probably be best suited is aslo lacking form although has the best strike rate. Any suggestions for changes and/or players to bring in for the second season would be great. I will probably need: 1 x CB because fuentes doesnt look like signing a new contract. 1 x RW as riga will most likely leave and sosa is better as back up acros the midfield. 1 x 30 goal a season striker (dont we all : D). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer Rex Bishop Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I finished 7th in my first season and made it to the Carling Cup final. About to enter the January 2011 transfer window and this is what my team looks like: Keeper: Jussi. Legend! Back-up: Al Habsi, although I recently picked up Vincenzo Fiorillo and Al Habsi is unhappy so his days are likely numbered. Right Back: Steinsson. He's been awesome and scored three goals in the first half of the season. Player of the season last year. Backup: Joey O'Brien. He's not spectacular but he's versatile. I sold Hunt to Newcastle for £4.6 million last January, WTF were they thinking?! I also got a guy named Lopes dirt cheap from a Portugese team. Center backs: Henrique and Cahill. The future of my defense is set for years to come if I can keep them. Backup: Andy O'Brien and Dorin Goian. Goian was a £1.7 million purchase and had a monster first season, raising talk of a £6 million transfer to Villa. Sold Shittu to Crystal Palace for £3 million. Morons. Left back: Gardner. Another legend! Turned down an £8 million bid from Villa last year as I had no other options there . . . regretting it now. Backup: Tamas Kadar. He'll be awesome. Defensive mid - Javi Garcia. Got him in a cut price deal from Madrid. Backup: Muamba. Too good for the bench really so we'll see if he gets upset. Also Joey O. Center mid - Nolan and Luigi Bruins. Bruins was an absolute steal at £1.8 million. He scored nine last season and has 7 already in December and is top scorer for my team. Nolan is much better in the game than in real life. Backup: Juan Manuel Mata was signed for just £3 million from Valencia. Good eye for goal, although he seems unhappy. Also got Eyong Enoh from Ajax for just £600,000. Joey O and Muamba can play here too. Right AM - Gervinho. Haven't really been overwhelmed by him. But he's only been here a few months. Backup: Bojinov and Kevin Davies. Left AM - Matty Taylor. Scores goals and very dangerous from set pieces. Backup: Mata. Striker - Elmander, but he is always injured so I might try to get a replacement. I negotiated a deal for Pogrebnyak but his WP was rejected. Might try for a sensational Tottenham-style reunion with Anelka. His value has dropped severely because he doesn't play. Backup: Davies, Bojinov. I've got Lita (on a free) too but he's being a jerk due to lack of playing time. Missing training, whining in the press, etc. I'll turn a good profit when I sell him. Also got some good youth players through scouting so the future is bright! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsallaboutthierry Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 First time I've ever managed Bolton and there is a lot of work to do in the squad. I'm finally checking out the club thread but have just had my first silverware - champion's league - in 2013. For some reason (maybe my team talks who knows) we just aren't a cup side and the 2 legged nature of the champion's league suits us having gotten to the semis the season before. Finally have Bolton in a position to challenge the ridiculously mighty arsenal for the title. Missed out on the league by 2 points in 2013 having had 2 previous 3rd place finishes. The main success (playing 4-1-3-2) has come from solid work in the transfer department. I have made the signing of the season every year and I thought I'd post a quick summary of the best deals in to help anyone planning a game with Bolton: Top of the list Robert Lewandowski (750k). Has scored over 30 league goals for the past 3 seasons. Miguel Torres from Real Madrid (1.9m) plays DRL and has been invaluable as a reliable full back. Just a good all rounder. Mirel Radoi (2m) - got him in january 1st season as his asking price was then an unbelievable 2m. Is current club captain but has a shocking disciplinary record. Rafael (3m) - paid a lot for him but playing on the wing he is fantastic. Direct is all you need to know about him he puts his head down, runs for the byline and crosses. That's all there is to his game but with Kevin Davies in the box what more do you need? They were my best signings of the first season all still in the champion's league winning squad. We finished 10th in that first season with elmander and riga catching the eye - this let me sell them on for decent money at the end of the year to buy in: Daniel Aquino, Davide Santon, Javier Saviola, Thiago Motta, Amr Zaki, Mark Beevers, Dudu Aouate and Martin Jiranek. Suddenly the squad had depth and quality in places and we reached 7th in the league. Third Season was where I extended the quality to all positions - bought in Ivan Rakitic, Fabian Monzon (Monster Left Back) and Sergio Asenjo in goal (had to stretch the transfer budget to breaking to meet his 7.25m release clause after buying Rakitic and Monzon). The squad was starting to take shape and this shone through with a 3rd place league finish. Beyond Muamba and Nolan the central midfield was starting to look thin though. This was addressed due to the monumental carelessness of Arsenal, Chelsea and Werder Bremen as i was able to bring in Diego, Abou Diaby and Jon Obi Mikel all on frees. These guys were the last pieces of the puzzle along with Oneyachi Apam in 2012 leaving me with a champion's League winning squad of: Asenjo, Joe Hart, Apam, Miguel Torres, Monzon, Antunes, Beevers, Cahill, Radoi, Gerson, Mikel, Muamba, Diaby, Diego, Rafael, Santon, Rakitic, Aquino, Lewandowski, Scott Sinclair, 2 x Regen Strikers. 2012 was the year I sorted the backroom staff too and began to build a reserve squad for the future. A lot of fun can be had with Bolton and I recommend them as a project to anyone. Hope this has been a useful post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer Rex Bishop Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 Going into the 2011-12 season, this is what my Bolton side looks like: ------------- Akinfeev ------------- Steinsson - Cahill(vc) - Henrique - Kadar ------------- De Jong ------------- -------- Fellaini --- Bruins --------- Gervinho --- Helguera (regen) - Mata Bench: Fiorillo, Goian, Muamba, Nolan, Assulin, Saivet, Necid Also just signed Davide Santon from Inter, I imagine he'll be playing quite a bit in place of Steinsson. My problem is that I'm anticipating a bit of unrest this season . . . I've grabbed quite a few good talents for free or on the cheap and I can't keep all of them happy. But really, when Saivet is available for free, are you going to say no? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purefun Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 How much did you pay for Felliani and how is he performing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer Rex Bishop Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 He had a big bust-up with Everton over a new contract, demended a transfer, and they offered him for £7.25 million. He's only played in a friendly against Boro but he did score from a corner (big surprise!). He's still only 23 and he's an improvement on Nolan, who just turned 30. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer Rex Bishop Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 I should point out that £7.25 mil was Fellaini's actual value. He wasn't really on my radar but I was looking for a central midfielder and he just dropped in my lap. I had just had a £22 million bid for Javi Martinez fall through as he chose Barcelona instead (what a surprise . . .) and he was only valued at £8.5 million, so I knew that getting a quality central midfielder was going to be expensive. Fellaini's height and defensive qualities will compliment Nigel de Jong in the DM role and Luigi Bruins, who is more attack minded. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer Rex Bishop Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 OK, I have £25 million or so in reserve and I'm looking to improve my attacking midfielder right. Should I go for Ben Arfa - around £33 million over time . . . or Nasri at around £10 million? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisandro Lopez Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Nasri, purely because of the price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arsenal_2111 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Nasri, but I would say there are better options because Ben Arfa is too expensive and Nasri isn't as good at AMR. If you can get Theo Walcott, Marquinhos or Pjanic for about the same then I would get one of them instead. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer Rex Bishop Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Thanks. It's 2011 in my game so Pjanic and Walcott are now outside of my price range, and wouldn't come anyway. I'll look at Marquinos, or I'll wait a while to see if anyone is transfer listed or if Ben Arfa's price drops as his contract runs down a bit (2 years to go). I had a £25 million bid accepted for Balotelli but he wasn't interested in coming to Bolton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott1228 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Think am gonna start a game as bolton on 9.03, what areas need strengthening and what formation should i play? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer Rex Bishop Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Realistically, most of the team needs strengthening because there isn't a lot of depth. You'll need a new center back and left back as Shittu and Samuel aren't really Premier League-class players in this game. I picked up Tamas Kadar from Newcastle because he can cover both positions and has good potential, but Eduardo from Botafogo would also be good. You'll need a right winger/midfielder as Super Kevin Davies lacks pace. A central midfielder is also in order as beyond Nolan and Muamba there's not a lot of quality. I have been buying a lot of young players, as there is no quality in the reserves and you'll need to get home-grown talent in for the UEFA Cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris1232 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 So is bolton a fun game ? i might start one up ;] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer Rex Bishop Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Well Bolton is the team I support, that's why I went with them. But I think it's fun. :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris1232 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 ahh, i see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purefun Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Always look at Vandamme at Anderlecht, a versatile defender and very good tbh. Could also play in the midfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer Rex Bishop Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 My other advice for Bolton would be to check the transfer list and the "out of contract soon" list as often as possible. Jump on bargains when they become available. You won't have a ton of money but if you spend wisely you can improve your team a lot without spending much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer Rex Bishop Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I went ahead and spent £13 million (£4 mil up front, £9 million over 24 months!) on Marquinhos. His first game was a 5-0 demolition of Reading, and he got an assist. However, he has upset the squad a bit due to the competition. I really have a high number of good strikers, including some coming up through the academy, so perhaps I will offload some to keep the homegrown players happy. I still have more than £10 million in the bank, and no idea how to spend it. This is the problem with a youth system, I've bought a ton of future stars and now I have no need to spend my money! Perhaps I'll wait until I have enough for Aguero. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer Rex Bishop Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 How much did you pay for Felliani and how is he performing? Into January in his first season with me and he's scored 10 goals and was runner up for world midfielder of the year (behind Fabregas, just ahead of Juan Manuel Mata who is also at Bolton). Not too bad for a £7.25 million purchase. To think, I almost spent £22.5 million on Javi Martinez If you aim your free kicks for the penalty box and tell Fellaini to challenge the keeper, you'll get a lot of goals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObaMartins09 Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 How much transfer budget are Bolton given on the new patch? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer Rex Bishop Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 In the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup now. Came back from 2-0 down to Atletico Madrid at the Reebok to win 3-2. Fellaini is now at 21 goals for the season. Probably won't win the league but the Champions League is within our reach. Nani is unsettled at Man U so I'll be looking to tie him up. His value has dropped to £12 million due to lack of playing time. I love Mata on the left but Nani is definitely the better player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer Rex Bishop Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Won the UEFA Cup, beating Liverpool 3-2 in the final with a hat-trick from my regen striker Helguera. Finished 4th place . . . Man U finished 5th but made it to the CL final where, luckily, they lost on penalties to Madrid. Had they won they'd have qualified through the back door and I'd be in the UEFA Cup. Phew. Fellaini was my player of the year, scoring TWENTY NINE goals in all competitions. Most of them from corners. The board gave me a £36 million budget which I supplemented by selling Assulin for £8 million to Reading in the Championship and Gervinho for £8 million to Shaktar (£5 million profit on each). I'm about to obliterate my transfer record (£13 million for Marquinhos) with a £20 million bid for Freddie Adu and £34 million for Anderson. Rooney is also interested in joining but Man U want £35 million or so and striker is not a priority. I'd prefer David Silva to Adu but Valencia won't sell him. I think having Marquinhos and Adu swapping wings and providing crosses for Helguera and Fellaini will be a great combination. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisandro Lopez Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 29? Would have been better if he got 30 goals. Congratulations on winning the UEFA cup though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer Rex Bishop Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Cheers Hopey. I landed my big targets for less than expected. Got Anderson for £28 million (partly down to my good relationship with Ancelotti who is coach there) and Adu for £18 million. I also got Arturo Vidal on a free. He won't be displacing De Jong but he's worth £7.5 million so if he gets tired of being a backup I'll make a very tidy profit! It's the end of October and I'm off to a great start in the group stages of the CL and a good start in the league. Problem now is that Mata, Necid, and Nolan are looking to move on for new challenges. None of them, except maybe Mata, would be considered starters but they're all good for back-up. Should result in a war chest of £25 million or more in January, so I may look to improve the defense or get in some more promising regens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalli.s Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Its amazing, have never read this thread before and have signed some suggested players: Onyewu and Wijnaldum. Have also brought in Fleck, Mota, Masiela (LB), Lambo will be coming in Jan and a right winger cant recall his name - emergency buy for 260k. Have been after a goalie all pre-season and when the window shut, realised Enyeama went to Chelsea for 55k - gutted. Any hows won my first three league games and my first cup game. Looking good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raskashtan Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Just started a Bolton game, 4-4-2 formation. Brought in Van Damme as suggested to cover the weak LB position as Samuel simply wont do, Julio Alvarez from Almeria to give the central field an attacking/ creative aspect to support McCann or Muamba, Helder Rosario from Malaga as he was only $3M and we needed another solid starter for the defense, and Miguel Angulo from Valencia which was a bargain for about 550K as he is a good right midfielder though 31 years old. Otherwise the usual lineup is Davies Elmander Gardner McCann Alvarez Angulo Van Damme Cahill Rosario Steinsson So far doing quite well with this squad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer Rex Bishop Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Hey guys, update on my Bolton game. It's June 2015 and I just beat Madrid to win the Champions League! I also won the EPL and the FA Cup for the second year running, for a remarkable treble. Here's what the team looks like these days (r = regen): -------------- Akinfeev ---------------- Santon - Henrique - Schaefer ® - Kadar -------------- de Jong ----------------- -------- Rafael ® ---- Anderson ------- Makaay ® ---- Helguera ® -- Marquinhos Bench: Joe Hart, Josh Barnett (r CB), Chris Ferguson (r DM), Fellaini, Wilshere, Adu, Saivet. Makaay, Helguera, and Rafael are all monster regens worth around £30 million each. Helguera feels he's accomplished all he can at Bolton and wants to move on. Barca are interested so I may use him to get Messi or Bojan. Bojan only has a £40 mil release clause but I can't see how he'd fit in my system (too short). I've had a lot of money to play with so I've got a fearsome youth program. My U18's won every game in the league with a +91 GD! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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