I got this on Monday, and with me being in work all week I have been on it non stop, think the term people use is addicted.

First season - Second in the league on GD and won FA cup.

Second season - League cup, semi of CL and Fa cup and league champs.

Made a few good buys and sells in the transfer windows so will let you know them all after I just pump chelsea here...

Transfers in -

Oscar Cardozo 10.5m
Robbie Cotton 1.2m (Youngster and the fee was compensation)
Rafael (from alcorcon) 1m (Youngster and the fee was compensation)
Joseba beorlegui 975k (Youngster and the fee was compensation)
Christopher Samba 10m
Donny Keen 1.9m (Youngster and the fee was compensation)
Marco Antonio Bueno 2m
Crisetig Lorenzo Free
Gareth Bale 23m
Daniel Sturridge 4.7m
Jordan Rhodes Free
Ibrahim Afellay 1.7m
Jese 1.7m (Youngster and the fee was compensation)
Landon donavon 6m

Best signings by far have been...
Sturridge netting 10 in his first 4 games
Donovan he is a wizard on this
Oscar Cardozo, I dunno I just love the guy haha and has come up with the goals!

Transfers out -

Jack Robinson to Real Madrid for 5m
Joe Cole to west ham 3m
Maxi Rodriguez to Sevilla 3.5m
Brad Jones to Sevilla 2m
Jay Spearing to wigan 3m
Jose Enrique to Ac Milan for 28m
Ibrahim Afellay to Villa for 6m
Fabio Aurelio to Corinthians for 1.3m

Also turned down a bid of 28m for Agger and one of 25m for Teenage mutant ninja Skrtel

My starting team seems to vary depending on opposition...

Defensive approach

------------------------Reina---------------------

Johnson ----Skrtel--------Samba----Bale

------------------------Agger---------------------

Kuyt ----------------Gerrard--------Downing/Donavon

-------------Cardozo/Suarez/Sturridge----- <<<Rotate those 3


Attacking

------------------------Reina---------------------

Johnson ----Skrtel--------Samba----Bale

Kuyt ----------------Gerrard--------Downing/Donavon

-------------Cardozo-Suarez-Sturridge-----

Usually rotate Dagger in there with Skrtel, Samba or Bale.

4-4-2

------------------------Reina---------------------

Johnson ----Skrtel--------Samba----Bale


Kuyt ---------Gerrard------Lucas/Adam--------Downing/Donavon

-------------Cardozo/Suarez/Sturridge-----

Have a few others but cba writing them down.

How is everyone else doing on here then, if you have ot it obviously.

Sorry dunno how I missed Samba off my best signings, solid in Defence and scored 9 goals for me from Jan to the end of the season, class signing if you can get him.

You play computer games at work? Wouldn't mind having your job

would love to play this as a big fan on them all, but my computer has got outdated and is too slow to play theese anymore!

my best achievement was starting unemployed and after a year and half took over northwhich victoria in conference north, and then signed 22 playing spending a whopping £0 in jan as they had no players all made up, and took this onto back to back play offs eventually winning one, then worked my way up teams and leagues

FM is just like real life with Newcastle... It's a bloody nightmare but I still can't help but play.

his boss allows him too as he does the work he should be doing

As long as he's not skiving

The boss has no say in the matter! Or dad as I call him.

I have to go through the trauma of serving drunken idiots for 12 hours it's the least he can do let me play this.

Samba played 44 games for me this season has scored 11 and got 2 assists, and part of the best defence in the league... not bad for a CB.

Edited at 10:43 Sat 14/01/12 (GMT)

Oh and for the record I hate Barca.

Beat them 2-0 at their place they come to Anfield and destroy me 5-2

Edited at 11:00 Sat 14/01/12 (GMT)

Start of season 6 on my save.

NICE!

Any youngsters you reccomend?

Third season in as I took a day and a bit off it...

Gerrard has just ruptured his ligaments and his considering retiring... 7 months out
Bale broke his leg and is out for 3 or 4 months
Johnson has broke his ankle and out for 2 months

I got Lucas and Henderson in CM need a new CM soon!

Just signed Gotze though! Coming to me in June what a player he is. 30 mil though is a tad steep but oh well.

I doubt I could help you, i'm at Swindon

Also 6 years in all the youngsters on my save are regens.

I have to operate on a budget too.


-----------------Murphy-----------------
Newell---Stack----Naylor---Molyneux
-----------------Hansen-------------------
---------Ness-----------Maio-------------
Forrest---------------------------Ritchie
--------------------Inglese----------------

Thats probably my first team.
Andrew Murphy in goal got for a free from Livingston is probably my best player. (Kept 23 CS in 42 games in my League 1 winning season) Should be in the Scotland side but both times he's been called up he's got injured in a match before he travels. Rotten luck lol!

Newell at RB is a regen youngster came through my club, not a Championship level yet but has potential and is fairly reliable when he has played. Looking for him to step up possibly following releasing my captain Caddis after injury saw him 'suffer a complete collapse as a footballer' Also got Todd Kane (originally chelsea youngster) but i prefer him in midfield as he scores some belters! (coming back from a broken leg last season too)

Stack - new signing for this season. Irish regen costing 500k

Tom Naylor - Spent 300k on him in season 3 when he was playing BSP football. money well spent. (probably my new VC now)

Molyneux - Injury last season so he's not quite his best, going to stick with him and show some loyalty as he can be handy going forward.

After another season or 2 I may start a season as Morecambe see if I can get them playing prem football.

I wrote more about my team but the forum is being a noob and saying it contains an uncommon character.

Basically..

Jacob Bryndum Hansen - Danish regen bought to replace Sean Davis who has now retired to my coaching staff. Hansen turn to step up.

Jamie Ness - good allround midfielder, lacks a physicalness though.

Alessandro Maio - Italian 18 year old regen, just signed him and he's a good prospect for future, high earner though.

James Forrest - signed him last season aftr he was transfer listed at Celtic. Won fans player of the season.

Matt Ritchie - Still at the club and in the first team since being at the club when i started. Won fans player of the season 4 times in a row before missing out last season after having a couple of injuries. Nevertheless - Is listed as an Icon.

Roberto Inglese - my £475 forward. funny number i know i thought 1 click down from £500 would be a 3. good player but lacks technical skill.

Season 1 - League 2 winners, JPT regional final. Comazzi S/o after 3mins 2nd leg. Defence held for an hour than crumbled.
2 - Top half League 1
3 - 4th, Playoff final.
4 - League 1 winners. conceding 29 in the league.
5 - top half Championship, 5th round Fa cup eventually losing 2-1 to Lpool i think.

Giant killings - Beaten Newcastle in the LC twice, also Stoke on a run to the 4th round.

I think theres about 6-7 Championship clubs in the Prem now too.

Got Leyton Orient into the Prem got them 8th and then was sacked for finishing 16th the following season.

Game is stupid.

Mich you are wasting Bale at left back!

I know currently in mid April now though so gonna get another left back and play him left mid/left wing.

Gonna off load Downing Kuyt and Donovan see if I can get 35 mil for the 3 and then hopefully the board may give me more to buy a quality LB and CM

just promoted cardiff to prem via playoffs, and outplayed a strong spurs side first game of season but drew 2-2, amazing transfer window for me after first season

2011 summer:
IN - Suso (liverpool) loan
sol campbell free agent
jordi gomez (wigan) 1.7 mil
steve jennings (motherwell) 100k
matthew clarke (chesterfield) 60k
jason koumas free agent
david carney free agent

OUT - aaron wildig to oxford loan
gabor gyepes newcastle 180k
dekel keinan to vitesse 250k
jon parkin to peterborough 100k
solomon taiwo to port vale on loan


Jan 2012

IN - marlon harewood free agent
christopher dilo (blackburn) loan
jesse joronen (fulham) loan
loris karius free agent
all above are keepers because i had all 3 injured

OUT - solomon taiwo to plymouth loan
anthony gerrard reading 375k (cardiff board intervened and sold him i couldnt do anything :(

now for the exciting complete rebuild after promotion


summer 2012

IN - marcos alonso (bolton) 2.5 mil
kyle walker (spurs) 3.4 mil
jack butland (birmingham) 1.5 mil
luciano becchio (leeds) 3.3 mil
billy sharp (donnny) 1.5 mil
jan vennegor of hesselink (was at bolton) free
michael owen :) free agent
sean morrison (reading) 700k
jonjo shelvey (liverpool) loan
papa bouba diop free agent
jake caskey (brighton) 170k
kdenek grygera free agent
oscar (valladoid) 28k

OUT - craig conway leicester 2.6 mil
sol campbell released
kenny miller everton 1.1 mil
lee naylor released
paul quinn released
tom heaton released
aaron wildig released
jordan santiago released
ibrahim farah released
nathaniel jarvis released
alex evans released
solomon taiwo released
jason koumas hamillton free
stephen mcphail released
jordi gomez loan to celta


i now have a competitive premier league squad line up :

my first team at the moment is this:

----------------------------------D Marshall--------------------------------


K McNaughton----M Hudson--------Z Grygera--------K Walker


P Whittingham-------------A Gunnarson------------------D Cowie

------------------------------------J Shelvey--------------------------------

-------------------R Earnshaw--------------M Owen--------------------



Subs:

D Blake
S Morrison
D Carney
P Diop
J Mason
S Jennings
B Sharp

what do you think guys, willl i stay up???????

Started a new game as Charlton...

By the December I got an offer to become Sunderland manager, I took over and took them from 20th to 9th.

End of that season I got an offer by Arsenal which I took then when I saw Liverpool sacked Dalglish later that year couldn't help but go there.

Also took the GB team to 2nd in the world cup

Not bad for first season or so.

3rd in Championship. Draw specialists. Reached 1/4s of League cup, losing 2-1 at Goodison. Got some more youngsters. Sold Maio for 1.9M (Chairman accepted) a year after signing on a free. Oh, England, Scotland & Ireland all going to 2018 WC as group winners. Need to check Wales as they were in the playoffs.

Think I must be in my 7th season now.