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      Football Manager 2013

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      Red Barrovian
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      Re: Football Manager 2013
      Reply #138: Mar 04, 2013 12:36:35 pm
      Finished my 2nd season with Liverpool, another season of good progress and success. Started put by winning the Charity Shield against the Mancs on pens after a goalless draw. Got knocked out of the League Cup by United in the quarters and re FA Cup by Middlesbrough in the 3rd round. In January I sold the misfiring Suarez to Madrid for £22.5m and bought Luuk de Jong for £30m. He's been awesome. Finished 3rd in the league which was excellent and won the Europa League against Spurs 3-1 after going behind. Henderson and de Jong (x2) with the goals.

      Oh, and Henderson is F***ing quality. As is Assaidi.
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      Re: Football Manager 2013
      Reply #139: Mar 04, 2013 01:41:08 pm
      Won the Euro Super Cup, FA Cup and Club World Cup.

      3rd in the league. 6 points separated the top 6 teams.

      Barcelona approached me. Don't know what to do. I'll probably stay because i have come within a whisker of winning the league all 3 seasons.
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      Re: Football Manager 2013
      Reply #140: Mar 04, 2013 04:36:05 pm
      Board gave me £43m, sold Borini for £10m and selling Suso for £2.5m. Brought in Oxlade Chamberlain for £20m to make my four wingers: Ox, Sterling, Assaidi & Lennon. Also signed Honda on a free transfer (for the extra revenue if anything else) so now I have Honda, Henderson, Gerrard & Shelvey competing for one spot. Thinking of loaning out Shelvey, thus allowing Honda and Hendo to battle for the role and then I'll just bring Gerrard on to the bench when one of them is unavailable. Think I have a shot of the title this season.
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      Re: Football Manager 2013
      Reply #141: Mar 04, 2013 07:33:23 pm
      Suarez injured for 4 months, in the mean time Coutinho and Nem cemented the left wing role. Plus Suarez is sh*t though. Neymar is transfer listed. Sold Suarez for 24m, earlier he was in talks with Hull city for 12m WTF!. Sold coates for 20m and bringing Wilson into the first team now. Henderosn scored 8 goals and assisted around 13 playing as a defensive winger.
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      Re: Football Manager 2013
      Reply #142: Mar 04, 2013 08:57:46 pm
      Hopefully get Wellington Nem in.

      Wanted Lucas Moura but PSG have him in rotation role and still won't let talk to him for 50million. The prices for players is stupid. I can't talk to any player for less than 30m. Got Lamela in for 40m and Sociedad want 49m for Griezman.

      Anyway loaned out Raheem and Ibe to premier league clubs where they will start most games. Sold Honda for 20m, Gameiro 11m, Agger 10m and Johnson 3m.

      Brought in Sakho 20m, Lamela 40m, Martin Olsson 7.5m.

      Just want Wellington Nem and Benzia now for 50m combined to finish the squad.

      Squad:

      Leno

      Corchia
      Sakho
      Varane
      Schenikov

      Chamberlain
      Lucas
      Lamela
      Shaqiri

      Cavani
      Suarez

      Kelly
      Olsson
      Mavuba
      Sahin
      Willian
      Wellington Nem hopefully
      Van Wolfswinkel

      Need a back up trequartista which is why I'm looking at Benzia. Want Insigne but he's 50m ;D. If anyone knows someone good for that let me know. Could of got Guiseppe Rossi for free but he went to Juve.
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      Re: Football Manager 2013
      Reply #143: Mar 04, 2013 09:40:40 pm
      I wish I could get Varane in any of my saves.
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      Re: Football Manager 2013
      Reply #144: Mar 04, 2013 10:53:56 pm
      Cost me 32m.

      He is a monster. 20 goals in two seasons, avg rating of 7.9 and World Defender of the Year.
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      Re: Football Manager 2013
      Reply #145: Mar 04, 2013 11:33:05 pm
      Is the homegrown thing not a problem for that squad Crouchie?
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      Re: Football Manager 2013
      Reply #146: Mar 04, 2013 11:44:40 pm
      I'm on the simple mode whatever that's called.

      I found the changes to the full game a bit much and couldn't get in to the game until my mate recommended playing the simpler mode without the training, squad registrations etc. until i got the hang of the game a bit more and then switch to the full game mode.

      I haven't switched yet as i'm having too much fun with this save. Once you get a few seasons in with Liverpool and have money it becomes interesting (hence why i rejected Barca and their 100m+ budget).

      For that reason i was able to sell the lieks of Flanno, Robinson etc. for really good money (5m and 7.5m respectively) when they didn't grow much and not have to worry about the homegrown stuff.

      Lucas is my favourite player on the game coincidentally. He is an absolute beast. I always protect him to make sure he plays as many games as possible. Him and Varane.

      My board set up a link with Brighton, too, in the Championship which really helps as i have some really good yougnsters i wanted to loan out and Brighton have a thin squad.
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      Re: Football Manager 2013
      Reply #147: Mar 04, 2013 11:53:09 pm
      I'm Soceidad and I think I've found a save to keep me occupied.

      Greizman-Vela-Preto were class the first season. We're in the Europa league as we defended like sh*te.

      Capoue and Corchia in straight away with the 22 million + sales I made.

      Going to try to get a cheap/young attacking midfielder in and be off. Think we can make top 4 no problem now with the changes.
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      Re: Football Manager 2013
      Reply #148: Mar 05, 2013 04:44:32 am
      Let me know how Griezman goes before i convince myself 49m is a worthy amount for a back up winger :D
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      Re: Football Manager 2013
      Reply #149: Mar 05, 2013 06:17:04 am
      In India for a few weeks so started a Liverpool save to keep me occupied when everyone's busy during the day.

      Gave us about 20m as I thought that was fair and I've signed  Andre Ayew and Iago Aspas. Playing a 4-4-2 with Sterling and Ayew out wide. Gerrard and Lucas in the middle and Suarez playing a support role with Sturridge leading the line.

      Scored two goals in the last 10 mins against Everton to come back from behind and win 2-1 so a good start! Don't think I'll be able to handle 4 competitions with the squad quality I have though.
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      Re: Football Manager 2013
      Reply #150: Mar 05, 2013 04:58:22 pm
      Transfers:



      Final team for season 16/17:

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      Re: Football Manager 2013
      Reply #151: Mar 05, 2013 05:21:36 pm
      Won the European Super Cup 4-0 against Inter. Goals from Honda, de Jong (x2) & Sterling.
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      Re: Football Manager 2013
      Reply #152: Mar 05, 2013 05:47:49 pm
      Grrrrr. 20 shots to 5 away to Bayern and lose 3-0.
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      Re: Football Manager 2013
      Reply #153: Mar 05, 2013 06:25:48 pm
      Grrrrr. 20 shots to 5 away to Bayern and lose 3-0.

      Have you got players taking too many long shots? I find that you need to have it on the minimum amount or they waste so many attacks with stupid long range efforts.
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      Re: Football Manager 2013
      Reply #154: Mar 05, 2013 06:58:21 pm
      No they're sitters that they're missing.

      Ridiculous.
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      Re: Football Manager 2013
      Reply #155: Mar 05, 2013 08:34:08 pm
      Made sales and here how we are going into the campaign:

                               Bravo
      Corchia Mikel Gonzalez Ig. Martinez Oczipka
                        Stepenanko (loan)
                 Zurutuza Illarramendi
      Griezmann                              Prieto
                                Vela

      Should be a decent league season
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      Re: Football Manager 2013
      Reply #156: Mar 06, 2013 07:34:26 am
      Squad at the moment:

      GK
      Reina
      Ospina

      RB
      Johnson
      Kelly
      Hardman (regen)

      LB
      Enrique
      Potter (regen)

      RCB
      Skrtel
      Wilson

      LCB
      Agger
      Iñigo Martinez

      DM
      Lucas
      Paulo (regen)
      Flamini

      LCM (deep lying playmaker)
      Xhaka
      Allen
      Gerrard

      RCM (advanced playmaker)
      Honda
      Henderson
      Shelvey

      Wingers
      Oxlade-Chamberlain
      Sterling
      Lennon
      Assaidi

      ST
      de Jong
      Defoe
      Quagliarella (on loan)
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      Re: Football Manager 2013
      Reply #157: Mar 06, 2013 11:39:39 am
      Allen good for you? He was trash in my save.
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      Re: Football Manager 2013
      Reply #158: Mar 06, 2013 11:50:59 am
      Allen good for you? He was trash in my save.

      He is sh*t on my save. Hendo is much better even though allen has better attributes. May be something related to hidden attributes. I accepted 10m bid for allen, he rejected because of his wage demand. c**t.  ;D

      Sold Borini to Madrid for 22m, now he is their main striker with Higuain injured and Benzemma joined city :D. Suarez moved to Hull city for 13m. Coutinho is fantastic on my save. Always creates something out of nothing.
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      Re: Football Manager 2013
      Reply #159: Mar 06, 2013 12:13:22 pm
      One thing i noted on FM 13 is, it is pretty easy to unsettle a player in playing in small clubs.  Chelsea easily unsettled GJ on my save. Liverpool have less reputation than chelsea on this game. I easily unsettled Neymar, Zouma, Maher etc.
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      Re: Football Manager 2013
      Reply #160: Mar 06, 2013 11:10:15 pm
      Joe Allen is very very good for me. Xhaka gets in ahead of him but whenever I need to rest him I bring Joe Allen in and he never lets me down. Wouldn't dream of selling him.

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