Football Manager 2012 Announced!

[CPFC2010ANDON]

Anyone want to buy this, I can get it for £7.99. PM for details.

[SexualChocolate]

Originally Posted by Joedidyjoe

Honestly, is it just me? Whatever I do it's an absoloute disaster. All you lot are getting these damn success stories, promotion in the first year or even contending.

I've restart maybe about 5 times, trying different tactics. Ones you lot use, others i've downloaded, but I end up going 3 0 DOWN IN THE FIRST HALF TO AN 18TH PLACED ******* DONCASTER WITH MY FIRST TEAM.

IT'S JUST SO STUPID. WHY DO I HAVE SUCH BACK LUCK! I'VE USED TACTICS THAT YOU'VE BEEN POSTING AND WHY DO I NEVER SCORE, CONCEDE ABOUT 5 EVERY TIME AND GET 30% POSSESSION.

I DON'T BLOODY GET IT.

Look up the FM Grid Tactics. Phenomenal. Don't stick with them though as it's proper cheating!!

[chav_hater]

I bought this off Steam the other day but haven't got round to downloading/installing it yet. Doing it now, anticipate a late night of playing.

[Blind_Eagle]

Originally Posted by CPFC2010ANDON

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No more please Carl.

[SteveyHawking]

Originally Posted by SexualChocolate

Look up the FM Grid Tactics. Phenomenal. Don't stick with them though as it's proper cheating!!

I don't see the fun in using other people's tactics/training/shortlists et cetera. What's the point in playing the game when you're pretty much just watching what other people have done for you?? Even if you're terrible at the game it seems a waste of time.

[chav_hater]

Originally Posted by chav_hater

I bought this off Steam the other day but haven't got round to downloading/installing it yet. Doing it now, anticipate a late night of playing.

Finished my first season in charge of Sutton United in 3rd place, losing the play-off final to Eastleigh. Signed Jamil Adam and Pablo Counago up front who scored 18 in 43 and 18 in 32 respectively.

[Pint of Speroni]

After returning to Sutton I decided my team wasn't "Sutton enough" for me, so sold half the players even though most were about 27 and reaching their peak, bought in a load of youth that blended as a team and now going to really go for the title after finishing just outside the Europa League spots last season.

Originally Posted by chav_hater

Finished my first season in charge of Sutton United in 3rd place, losing the play-off final to Eastleigh. Signed Jamil Adam and Pablo Counago up front who scored 18 in 43 and 18 in 32 respectively.

They will tear up the league, trust me!

For me, Jamil Adam scored tonnes all the way up and until the Championship and got 15 then (though I did go up the leagues quick).

Out of interest, what's your team?

[chav_hater]

Originally Posted by Pint of Speroni

After returning to Sutton I decided my team wasn't "Sutton enough" for me, so sold half the players even though most were about 27 and reaching their peak, bought in a load of youth that blended as a team and now going to really go for the title after finishing just outside the Europa League spots last season.


They will tear up the league, trust me!

For me, Jamil Adam scored tonnes all the way up and until the Championship and got 15 then (though I did go up the leagues quick).

Out of interest, what's your team?

After 4 games of 2nd season:

Scriven/James Gilpin

Malakai Field - Sam Page - Anwar Uddin - Darren Ebsworth

Jimmy Adcock - Harry Beautyman/Arwel Marriott - Anthony Riviere - Jordan Clarke/Tony Taggart

Counago - Adam

Some new names but the bench remains mostly players at Sutton at the start of the game.

[BBK]

I'm having an amazing season in my first in the PL.



Already beat Sheffield United 4-0 in the LC final and have Norwich in the FA Cup final.

Also Dougie has won the Championship with Bolton.

[Pint of Speroni]

Originally Posted by chav_hater

After 4 games of 2nd season:

Scriven/James Gilpin

Malakai Field - Sam Page - Anwar Uddin - Darren Ebsworth

Jimmy Adcock - Harry Beautyman/Arwel Marriott - Anthony Riviere - Jordan Clarke/Tony Taggart

Counago - Adam

Some new names but the bench remains mostly players at Sutton at the start of the game.

Tony Taggart is easily my favourite ever left winger on FM, absolute dream for me!

[SexualChocolate]

Originally Posted by SteveyHawking

I don't see the fun in using other people's tactics/training/shortlists et cetera. What's the point in playing the game when you're pretty much just watching what other people have done for you?? Even if you're terrible at the game it seems a waste of time.

Erm, the fella asked for tactics?

[SteveyHawking]

Originally Posted by SexualChocolate

Erm, the fella asked for tactics?

Oh I wasn't having a pop at you for telling him where to find tactics to use at all. I just don't see the point of people not playing it with their own tactics/training/shortlists regardless of how bad they are. Where's the fun in copying someone else?

[Pint of Speroni]

Originally Posted by SteveyHawking

Oh I wasn't having a pop at you for telling him where to find tactics to use at all. I just don't see the point of people not playing it with their own tactics/training/shortlists regardless of how bad they are. Where's the fun in copying someone else?

I'm in this camp, on FM12 I have used purely my own tactics, and this time it has largely been succesful since the start so I haven't changed much.

That said, on previous games I've usually struggled (probably because I've been Palace who are underrated) to get tactics that work and so look at others for advice, although it is a lot less fun.

There are few worse feelings on FM than your team being dreadful even though you are using a tactic that you know works from real life, though.

[Joedidyjoe]

Originally Posted by Pint of Speroni

There are few worse feelings on FM than your team being dreadful even though you are using a tactic that you know works from real life, though.

That's the problem..

I've given up now.

[Eddie McGoldrick's tash]

Any advice on fitness/ stamina.

I´m a fairly casual player so haven't read any of this thread.
BUt basically every season I start well but after xmas my team seem to really struggle in the second half of games and concede so many lateish goals, regularly throwing away leads)

Any idea what I am doing wrong?
I try to rest players for games when they seem to need it during the season.

Any advice?

[chav_hater]

Fkn joke! My fixture build up is ridiculous, I am only still in the league! This week it goes Sat, Mon, Wed, Sat.

[EagleSE24]

What condition do you want a player to be before you play them? I don't like starting anyone less than about 93-4%. However when the fixture pileups occur, it results in some ridiculous squad rotation.

Anyway - 4th season in change of Palace. I'm top of the Prem, through to the knock out stages of the CL having beaten Real Madrid 3-2 away from home.

Team is roughly

------------------Smithies

Clyne ----D. Luiz-------Piscu (Millwall)--Parr

--------------------Jedi

---Van der Vaart--N.Alves(Inter) - Williams/Nick Powell

-------Neymar (on a free!) - Pedroza

Subs from
Speroni
Marrow
McFadden (free)
Rhodes (£3m)
R. Lambert (£1.7m)
Gardner
A. Judge (Notts County swap for Easter)
Zaha
Scannell
Aurelio (free)
A. Williams (Swansea)
Barry (700k)
J Park (free)

[Pint of Speroni]

Originally Posted by chav_hater

Fkn joke! My fixture build up is ridiculous, I am only still in the league! This week it goes Sat, Mon, Wed, Sat.

I've had a Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday before to end the season, horrible.

[dan27]

Originally Posted by Eddie McGoldrick's tash

Any advice on fitness/ stamina.

I´m a fairly casual player so haven't read any of this thread.
BUt basically every season I start well but after xmas my team seem to really struggle in the second half of games and concede so many lateish goals, regularly throwing away leads)

Any idea what I am doing wrong?
I try to rest players for games when they seem to need it during the season.

Any advice?

Yeah what I tend to do is go on all the training schedules (defenders, midfielders and forwards plus any others you created) and over the course of the season, every 8 weeks or so, tone down the intensity of the training. I generally end the season with my players all training at around 1 click above 'light' on the slider - basically the lowest 'medium' setting possible. Also, before the season starts, between mid July to end of August then put all your players on intensive conditional training schedules.

Obviously rotate your players when you can and if you plan on giving them a week off then tell them that you're planning on resting them, almost every time they'll be positive about it and it's such a straight forward morale boost for the player that it will be really helpful in the long run, although don't it too often because they'll get annoyed at not playing.

This is what I do and I very rarely have an unsuccessful season.

[SexualChocolate]

Originally Posted by dan27

Yeah what I tend to do is go on all the training schedules (defenders, midfielders and forwards plus any others you created) and over the course of the season, every 8 weeks or so, tone down the intensity of the training. I generally end the season with my players all training at around 1 click above 'light' on the slider - basically the lowest 'medium' setting possible. Also, before the season starts, between mid July to end of August then put all your players on intensive conditional training schedules.

Obviously rotate your players when you can and if you plan on giving them a week off then tell them that you're planning on resting them, almost every time they'll be positive about it and it's such a straight forward morale boost for the player that it will be really helpful in the long run, although don't it too often because they'll get annoyed at not playing.

This is what I do and I very rarely have an unsuccessful season.

I rag the shit out of my players training-wise. From Feb onwards though I'll give them the odd day off, that's all. I've got 'heavy' routines for:

GK
FB
CB
DM
CM
AM
Wingers
ST
Fitness (for pre-season).

Then I have 'lite' versions for each other than Fitness; which is virtually identical in make up, but only 'medium' for the whinging little bitches who moan about their heavy training routines. Seems to work for me too, the youngsters improve very quickly.