FM 2005 Tips

[kick_ass1987]

Ok ill start a section for this... (thinking that we are all playing as swindon) who have you found to be the best signings, and what do you find are best formations etc.... i think omar daley is the best buy for swindon, 5k but you cant get him until the 2nd season, because he is on a season long loan at preston.... but make a bid ASAP before his price goes up and anyone spots him.

[DV]

4-1-2-1-2.

With the full backs and hole man pushing forward, attacking

I find with Swindon that no matter who plays on the right wing they always play bad and gets 3s and 4s.....no matter WHO!!

I go with Evans in goal, however he has moved on I now have Steve Simonson in goal, with Nicky Eyre (on-loan from Spurs) as back up

Back 4 is usually

Duke, O'Hanlon, Heywood, Nicholas

I have Jenkins, Ifil, Reeves and Parkin who can fill in...

Holding midfielder has been brought in on loan. First Issac Osbourne then later Jordan Fowler, Pook can do a job there though

2 midfielders are Migz who is my best player by far and one of Pook/Howard/Smith depending on how they are playing

I play Igoe in the hole where he is very good, if hes injured I play Howard or Caton there.

Striker are two from Roberts, Fallon, Caton, Parkin (Jon not Super Sammy ) oh and Andy Kirk

Currently 3rd in League One 2nd season Feb....

Best line up is probably

Simonson

Duke
O'Hanlon
Ifil
Nicholas

Fowler

Miglioranzi
Pook

Igoe

Roberts
Fallon

[kick_ass1987]

but you have to sign roberts dont you.... same as jenks, because they are still at their other clubs at the start  :?

[DV]

but you have to sign roberts dont you.... same as jenks, because they are still at their other clubs at the start  :?

Jenks you can buy for £0, just put an offer in

Sometimes City accept peanuts for Roberts right at the start. I think I had to wait a while till he was frustrated not playing and a few other teams were interested then I bought him. Cant remember how much I paid but I sold both Parkin (to Hull) and Evans (to [get this] Man Utd) for decent money

[kick_ass1987]

Well i just did a game with your formation. i drew at home 1-1 with oldham, everyone played a 7 except ifil and heywood both played 8, and my scorer was Guy ipoua with matty getting man of the match

[DV]

Well i just did a game with your formation. i drew at home 1-1 with oldham, everyone played a 7 except ifil and heywood both played 8, and my scorer was Guy ipoua with matty getting man of the match

Home or Away

and did you change style to attacking

I generally go attacking at home, and normal away

I find it much harder to win away games....but once you win a few confidences goes up and its easier to get results

[kick_ass1987]

it was home, but no i didnt do attacking, i will next game... but its hard with parkin being injured for 4 months, soapy tit wank

[DV]

it was home, but no i didnt do attacking, i will next game... but its hard with parkin being injured for 4 months, soapy tit wank

I dont even have Parkin.....

Roberts gets alot of goals, Igoe should score shed loads from the hole though he does for me....

[kick_ass1987]

do you get igoe it run inbetween the 2 strikers or just leave him in the attacking midfield, if you get what i mean (right click and drag the arrow between them or not)

[DV]

do you get igoe it run inbetween the 2 strikers or just leave him in the attacking midfield, if you get what i mean (right click and drag the arrow between them or not)

Yeah I have Igoe running forward from the hole

I also have the full backs, Duke and Nicho running forward to the half way line to create some width

[kick_ass1987]

well what iv done, is a bit less attacking, iv got the left and right back only running to the same position as the defensive midfielder, and the DM going into the centre of the midfield, and the attacking midfielder just staying still (Juan Ugarte ) i just won 3-1 away at Dony, with Guy Ipoua scoring all 3 (and i got him from dony for only 4k ha ha ha)

[Ben Wah Balls]

I played with a 4-1-4-1 which worked incredibly well, it is the formation to have in the premiership

If you can get Kenny Lunt in right midfield, snap him up - he is the solution to the right wing problem he averaged about 8. David Sanchez is also superb. Youseff Safri is good too.

If you ever get to the premiershup buy Fabrizio Miccoli, got him on a free for 50k a week wages, half my wage budget but worth every penny

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v367/2hats/miccoli.jpg

I eventually won the premiership with this squad http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v367/2hats/premsquad.jpg

Morale is all important, best to keep a steady team if you can.

Transfers are the key for me though, the team Swindon start with is pretty good, O'Hanlon and Evans were good enough for the premiership but I got loads of free transfers in and thats what makes the difference.

[kick_ass1987]

Iv just noticed, that Guy ipoua lad has got 4 goals in 3 games for me, and only cost 4k, ha ha.... he is pretty godly.... him and parkin or him and Daley next year will be ace, ill get promoted if i dont this time round, no probs, especially with your formation, cos that works.... nice one !!!

[Ben Wah Balls]

Oh yeah key player Kyle Lapham. He is unbelievable, his value went from nothing to £2.5 million in a couple of years, he also played in the premiership, Lapham and O'Hanlon in central defence works wonders.

Nathan Doyle is another great player for right back. Roscoe D'Sane in attack too, you can get him cheap from Aldershot I think he can score 20+ in league one, decent in the championship too.

[magicroundabout]

This is my team. Got promoted to Championship after first season
Got Tim Sheerwood on a free and has been supurb in my 3.5.2 formation. not doing too well though now

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/magicroundabout/Swindon.jpg