Football Manager 2014:
Heaps of people seem to be playing this now so thought I'd start a thread.
I got it a couple days ago and super addicted but am soooo shower. :P
Managing Southampton.
How about everyone else, who you playing at and how you progressing?
There's like 3, you AFEV and I :P
I'm Maidenhead United, have won three consecutive titles and am currently top of league one (after starting in conference south). Absolutely beastly :3 scored 165 goals in 46 league games last season :O and am back-to-back JPT winners.
Currently have a French bloke up forward, regen named Chris Gomis, has scored 41 goals and has 11 assists in 26 games after 64 and 25 in 35 last season :D flowering legend! Overall statline: 74 games, 116 goals, 37 assists, 8 yellow cards.
Haha nah dude, I am pretty sure there is a few more.
HB does.
PB does.
BoredSaints.
JB is getting it soon.
Plus you AFEV and I. :P
Wow soliid, meanwhile cows on my team cannot even win. Probably gonna get sacked. ;D
I still play '13. I'm doing the Next Goal Wins challenge (Try and take American Samoa, the world's worst football team, to the World Cup)
I got it about a week ago I'm ManU finished 2nd after a up and down season
Money seems a lot tighter then most games
For example
Chelsea spend 59M on a player
My board give me a budget of 23M
Wish someone would buy my players that want to leave
I just closed my youth academies yeah i know some stars could come through but really CBF
Daz please, I got 4 million for a transfer budget. :P
Quote from: Vinny on July 12, 2014, 10:51:08 PM
Daz please, I got 4 million for a transfer budget. :P
touche ;)
Quote from: Vinny on July 12, 2014, 09:35:32 PM
Haha nah dude, I am pretty sure there is a few more.
HB does.
I haven't actually played in a long time. Didn't even buy FM14
Quote from: Vinny on July 12, 2014, 09:35:32 PM
Haha nah dude, I am pretty sure there is a few more.
HB does.
PB does.
BoredSaints.
JB is getting it soon.
Plus you AFEV and I. :P
Wow soliid, meanwhile cows on my team cannot even win. Probably gonna get sacked. ;D
Iv got it just not a good enough laptop to play it on atm :P
Quote from: Vinny on July 12, 2014, 10:51:08 PM
Daz please, I got 4 million for a transfer budget. :P
Try having 30,000. :P
Promoted out of Skrill North with Guiseley in my first season. Basically on the back of John Macken and Ally Shankland.
Mid-table in the Skrill Premier during the second season but I've got some great players in loans that just came in and I think we might push for a playoff spot.
In previous FMs I took Gateshead to the champs league :P
Still play my 10 hours a week since 05 lol.
I play err, FM 2013 handheld. :P
Due to me being really good at this (last manager mode I won 17 league titles and like 40 Cups in the 30 seasons), I set myself a challenge to buy no one at all. Currently managing a Portsmouth side in Skrill Premier (Third team in 4 seasons), got the perfect formation and tactics set out, just need a good attack.
In my first season I conceded only 39 goals (the least in the league) but only scored 29 (the least in the league). Finished 20th of 24, only survived because of goal difference. :D I have 17 0-0 draws throughout the season, and made Rd 3 of the FA Cup where Everton were too strong (By 1 goal). This season I made it to Christmas 5-10-9 and in 17th, and am yet to concede more than 2 goals in a single match. Conceded 20 goals (the least), scored 17 (the 2nd least), so am quite happy. Unfortunately got knocked out of the Cup in the 1st round but am into the 2nd round of the FA Trophy. :)
It's going to be a long 30 seasons, if I can just make it to the Premier League I'll back myself. :)
Haha that's a pretty interesting challenge man.
Deep runs in cups is what makes it. How long do you spend on the game? Training is a huge part+scouting. I'd def scout for young talents and sign them on pre contracts if that counts as not buying.
So just investing heaps in to the youth academies and scouting then to bring in young players?
For some reason my squad is not becoming familiar with the new formation?
Training on tactics only at high intensity for last three weeks, all match training on tactics too.
Played 7 friendlies so far.
Any ideas guys.
Maybe it's a stupid formation? :P
Did I just get Badgered?
Haha 4-1-2-1-2 with Liverpool.
Suarez, Sturridge.
Coutinho.
Henderson, Gerrard.
Leiva.
Cissokho, Agger, Sakho, Johnson.
Mignolet.
Quote from: Andrew3747 on July 15, 2014, 08:31:01 PM
Deep runs in cups is what makes it. How long do you spend on the game? Training is a huge part+scouting. I'd def scout for young talents and sign them on pre contracts if that counts as not buying.
Quote from: Honey Badger on July 15, 2014, 08:37:48 PM
So just investing heaps in to the youth academies and scouting then to bring in young players?
Unfortunately the handheld version is a little rundown and easier to manage than the full PC version, so that's probably why I make it sound so easy.
If the board let me upgrade the training facilities I would. Scouting I'm not doing as it's whoever is in my club + whoever I can get from my reserve side, which don't go down as transfers should I offer them a contract. I considered about whether to allow free transfers but deciding against that too.
Quote from: Vinny on July 15, 2014, 09:59:30 PM
Did I just get Badgered?
Haha 4-1-2-1-2 with Liverpool.
Suarez, Sturridge.
Coutinho.
Henderson, Gerrard.
Leiva.
Cissokho, Agger, Sakho, Johnson.
Mignolet.
narrow formations are really hard to get right in FM.
I'd def read into football tactics specifically Tactical Theorems. huge help for me helping to understand tactics. It also shows how much of a real life sim FM really is.
Quote from: BratPack on July 12, 2014, 10:00:17 PM
I still play '13. I'm doing the Next Goal Wins challenge (Try and take American Samoa, the world's worst football team, to the World Cup)
I BEAT NEW ZEALAND! Now I only have to beat Columbia to make it....
I am so boned
San Marino is prob the worlds worst.
Quote from: Andrew3747 on July 16, 2014, 11:07:34 AM
Quote from: Vinny on July 15, 2014, 09:59:30 PM
Did I just get Badgered?
Haha 4-1-2-1-2 with Liverpool.
Suarez, Sturridge.
Coutinho.
Henderson, Gerrard.
Leiva.
Cissokho, Agger, Sakho, Johnson.
Mignolet.
narrow formations are really hard to get right in FM.
I'd def read into football tactics specifically Tactical Theorems. huge help for me helping to understand tactics. It also shows how much of a real life sim FM really is.
Thanks dude, appreciate it
So I added in another tactic and all of a sudden the players started become familiar with the original one, probably just a glitch or something. :P
Just signed a bloke named Tony Abbott :P
Pretty average centre back but he's still young (20).
Made it into the epl with maidenhead too, 5 straight titles :3 am 2 wins and 2 draws after 4, beat city and newcastle but drew liverpool and southampton.
nah i dont have FM14. Ive just been playing FM13. I'm in 2030 now.. so 18 seasons? :P
And yeah I've won around 12 leagues :D EVERTON FTW
Also my formation is legit 4-3-2-1 with wing backs, 1 DLP, 2 wingers, 1 IF, 1 AP and 1 Poacher
sounds like it should never work but it works so well. Its really important to get a really good CM who can attack and defend though. And having the 2 wingers at ML and MR means that they will also help defend
I had to pick up a Karl Pilkington, young CB.
My formation is 4-2-3-1. Two Wing backs, two limited defenders, the CDMs are Deep Lying and Ball Winning. Attacking three are Winger, CM, Winger (Defensive through the centre of the pitch), and the Striker is a Poacher. Seems to be working well enough, my CM has high stamina so can play out 90 minutes easily. :) Wing Backs struggle sometimes.
Quote from: BratPack on July 12, 2014, 10:00:17 PM
I still play '13. I'm doing the Next Goal Wins challenge (Try and take American Samoa, the world's worst football team, to the World Cup)
I know it's an old topic but I DID IT!. it's 2054 in my game and my character is 73 but I DID IT!
We have Brazil, Netherlands and Chile in our group :(
Quote from: BratPack on December 18, 2014, 01:36:13 AM
Quote from: BratPack on July 12, 2014, 10:00:17 PM
I still play '13. I'm doing the Next Goal Wins challenge (Try and take American Samoa, the world's worst football team, to the World Cup)
I know it's an old topic but I DID IT!. it's 2054 in my game and my character is 73 but I DID IT!
We have Brazil, Netherlands and Chile in our group :(
Nice work BP, how is he still playing at 73 though?
Quote from: Kellogscrunchynut on December 18, 2014, 01:56:56 AM
Quote from: BratPack on December 18, 2014, 01:36:13 AM
Quote from: BratPack on July 12, 2014, 10:00:17 PM
I still play '13. I'm doing the Next Goal Wins challenge (Try and take American Samoa, the world's worst football team, to the World Cup)
I know it's an old topic but I DID IT!. it's 2054 in my game and my character is 73 but I DID IT!
We have Brazil, Netherlands and Chile in our group :(
Nice work BP, how is he still playing at 73 though?
The manager is 73 :P not the players
Quote from: BratPack on December 18, 2014, 02:13:52 AM
Quote from: Kellogscrunchynut on December 18, 2014, 01:56:56 AM
Quote from: BratPack on December 18, 2014, 01:36:13 AM
Quote from: BratPack on July 12, 2014, 10:00:17 PM
I still play '13. I'm doing the Next Goal Wins challenge (Try and take American Samoa, the world's worst football team, to the World Cup)
I know it's an old topic but I DID IT!. it's 2054 in my game and my character is 73 but I DID IT!
We have Brazil, Netherlands and Chile in our group :(
Nice work BP, how is he still playing at 73 though?
The manager is 73 :P not the players
Ah that would make sense.
Quote from: PowerBug on July 17, 2014, 08:37:18 PM
I had to pick up a Karl Pilkington, young CB.
My formation is 4-2-3-1. Two Wing backs, two limited defenders, the CDMs are Deep Lying and Ball Winning. Attacking three are Winger, CM, Winger (Defensive through the centre of the pitch), and the Striker is a Poacher. Seems to be working well enough, my CM has high stamina so can play out 90 minutes easily. :) Wing Backs struggle sometimes.
Total football going on over here