Football Manager 2010

[Simon Pieman]

Yeah Langers

[Bogus Dave]

Playing fm08, as barcelona. Pissed the league by over 15 points, but annoyingly lost the champions league final to real madrid 3-2, after being 2-0 up

Messi is annoyingly mediocre too

[caveman]

today i just got town in the premier league, and i got a message saying the directors are prepared to give me 500m for new players and a new stadium.. clicked "accept" 

up popped

"APRIL FOOL"

ha ha ha

[Leggett]

Does anyone have a massive player database? i wanna start as a blue square south team, and need as much help as i can get

[Panda Paws]

I'm in 2021, Town have been in the premier league for four years and finished fourth last year. through to the knock out stages of the Champions League now!

[Berniman]

Did you manage to get that life you were after?

[Barry Scott]

I periodically update my progress here, but of course i'm still stuck in fm2006. I have over £750m transfer budget (2023) and some of my wonder kids, mainly because i buy anyone who looks any good at less than 17, are immense.

Got a 20 year old D/WB/MR 20's all over the shop, ghosts past many players every game at MR (he's like Messi without the goals), value £24,000,000 currently (cost £130k comp at 16 from some shit chilean team). Just turned down a £88m bid from Real Madrid.

My other RB, that actually plays at DR, is also 20 and is worth £19m (cost £275k comp at 16 from Boca). My main striker is 23 and worth £27m, averages a goal a game over a season, £2m comp from Hertha @ 17. I sold my 2 main centre halves, one for £79m to Juve at 25 (got him on a free at 17) and the other for £38m to Real at 26 (£5.5m from Everton @ 17).

They were worth , £22m and £19m, the best in the game, but now my youngsters are almost as good (I only conceded 11 goals last season). I'm like a player factory, at one point i had 120 players on the books, i had a clear out that season and received £270m towards my silly transfer fund.

I also went 111 games unbeaten, which is why i think i'm starting to get bored. Although i spend hours and hours and hours scouting. It's says i've played for 41 days and some hours.

[Panda Paws]

Did you manage to get that life you were after?

I work part-time in an off licence, serving about 3 customers an hour. FM passes the time

[sonicyouth]

nice stuff barry. i had some great games on fm06, lots of awesome brazilians.

i'm in 2014 with swindon on fm10. currently sat top of the premier league after 30 games in my third season of premier league football. qualified for the euro cup last season after winning the league cup/finishing sixth but lost to napoli in the first knockout round whilst suffering a patch of poor form.

got a very young team though, so can only improve. i also just managed to sign igor akinfeev on a free transfer :0

[Barry Scott]

nice stuff barry. i had some great games on fm06, lots of awesome brazilians.

i'm in 2014 with swindon on fm10. currently sat top of the premier league after 30 games in my third season of premier league football. qualified for the euro cup last season after winning the league cup/finishing sixth but lost to napoli in the first knockout round whilst suffering a patch of poor form.

got a very young team though, so can only improve. i also just managed to sign igor akinfeev on a free transfer :0

Yeah, youth is ace. I spend masses of time finding talent and offering them contracts at 16. If they won't accept it's normally because they're 16, so i set a note to remind me the day they turn 17, then offer again and they accept! (I just offer 20% or so more than they ask for, unless other big clubs are also competing, then i'll offer then 5-20 times what they ask for.)

My trouble is, i'm obsessed with youth and making money, i won't even sign amazing players on freebies if they're over 23 (I turned down Fabregas at 27). I have to sell before 25 or i fear i won't ever get rid. If i sell players below about 23, i will only sell if they give me 50% sell on clauses, just in case they turn into gods. I'll even sell them for pennies provided i get 50%. Sold a DC to Inter for £6.5 + 50% and they just sold him for £22m, so sometimes pays big.

I just sold a shit hot 18 year old ST to Lazio for £12m + 50% and i think he'll turn into a fucking legend. Mainly because they bid that up front with no negotiation when he's only worth £5m and he cost me £1.2 in compo at 17, which is always a sign of greatness in my experience.

I had to sell though, because i have 10 or so strikers 18 or under and some of them are gonna be gods. I have an 18 year old Argentine FC who i bought, sorry stole, from Boca at 17 for £1m comp (which is massive for comp in South America). He was offered contracts by about 30 clubs. He asked for about £475pw, so i gave him about £5k pw and maximum bonus. Needless to say he joined and he's gonna be scary good.

[DV]

I miss FM06, my saved game nearly 30 years in didnt survive the laptop re-build

[Chubbs]

Yeah, youth is ace. I spend masses of time finding talent and offering them contracts at 16. If they won't accept it's normally because they're 16, so i set a note to remind me the day they turn 17, then offer again and they accept! (I just offer 20% or so more than they ask for, unless other big clubs are also competing, then i'll offer then 5-20 times what they ask for.)

My trouble is, i'm obsessed with youth and making money, i won't even sign amazing players on freebies if they're over 23 (I turned down Fabregas at 27). I have to sell before 25 or i fear i won't ever get rid. If i sell players below about 23, i will only sell if they give me 50% sell on clauses, just in case they turn into gods. I'll even sell them for pennies provided i get 50%. Sold a DC to Inter for £6.5 + 50% and they just sold him for £22m, so sometimes pays big.

I just sold a shit hot 18 year old ST to Lazio for £12m + 50% and i think he'll turn into a fucking legend. Mainly because they bid that up front with no negotiation when he's only worth £5m and he cost me £1.2 in compo at 17, which is always a sign of greatness in my experience.

I had to sell though, because i have 10 or so strikers 18 or under and some of them are gonna be gods. I have an 18 year old Argentine FC who i bought, sorry stole, from Boca at 17 for £1m comp (which is massive for comp in South America). He was offered contracts by about 30 clubs. He asked for about £475pw, so i gave him about £5k pw and maximum bonus. Needless to say he joined and he's gonna be scary good.

thats the way to do it, i play in a similay way, but i have age brakets for each position as in once at a cirtain age i get rid and wont sign.
GK- Aslong as stats are still good i'll sign at any age(but normaly no older than 30)
CB- Wont buy over the age of 27 if i have them at the club once they hit 30 i look to selll them.
MID- wont buy over 25/26 years old, and again will sell as above
ST- wont buy over 24/25

The above is just a guide, if someone special comes up on a free then i will go for it, i like to keep my squads average age at abour 25. One thing i have learned is you needs one of two older guys in there for experience.

[Barry Scott]

One thing i have learned is you needs one of two older guys in there for experience.

Believe it or not i've pretty much only just realised that. 

Only because I'm playing amazing at the moment and the average age i ended last season with was 21 (my lowest ever, but it was easier than many other seasons). I have my first player over 30 for about 10 seasons (Brazil Captain and my Captain has been with me since he was 18 and has a record of something like 70 goals in 99 apps for Brazil) and my 28 year old DMC. (Portugal's Captain - DC, DMC, MRC and they always play him at centre half, his shittest position, especially as he gets 20+ goals a season from midfield.) I deduced it must be the only reason. Plus no cunt will take them off me!

[Leggett]

Ok, I've got a question for you... I have created a team (Sparta Swindon), home kit burgundy, away kit black and white, however the clubs main badge colour and home match text colour is black and white, whereas the away match text colour is green and dark green (the keeper's away kit colours) why is it doing that?!? Can anyone help me (if it makes sense to anyone )

[sonicyouth]

i got it wrong earlier, it's 2015 but i managed it with one game to spare

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average age of 23