Football Manager

[Fappin Raptor]

Downloaded a logo pack and was able to put it into the game, but it was missing some logos. Decided to delete it and now have no logos whatsoever. :marshmellow: I hate having to re-learn everything every year.

EDIT: I was able to finally get Germany unlocked. :fap:

 

[Bigpapa42]

Do you still have your logo packs from last year? They will work. The only things that won't work is if you have FMF files (compressed packs, basically) from FM11. That was the problem I had. But you can unpack them using the Resourcing Archiver from FM11 and then put them into your FM12 graphics folder - should work then.

 

[Lanteri]

Just had the most frustrating match ever against Newcastle. 25-0 on shots, (8 on target, 5 blocked, 3 clear cut chances, 7 half chances), and 63% of the possession and we drew 0-0.

Can't finish apparently.

 

[Bigpapa42]

Just had the most frustrating match ever against Newcastle. 25-0 on shots, (8 on target, 5 blocked, 3 clear cut chances, 7 half chances), and 63% of the possession and we drew 0-0.

Can't finish apparently.

It usually means you aren't generating quality chances, which bears out with just 3 CCCs. Check out the match analysis and see where the shots are coming from. Chances are a good number are speculative shots from well outside realistic range for the given player. You really only forced their keeper to make 3 "quality" saves.

 

[Lanteri]

It usually means you aren't generating quality chances, which bears out with just 3 CCCs. Check out the match analysis and see where the shots are coming from. Chances are a good number are speculative shots from well outside realistic range for the given player. You really only forced their keeper to make 3 "quality" saves.

Yeah. That's the problem I'm having right now with my two 4-4-1-1 tactics that I have. This one I usually control possession and concede very little, but it's dreadful in terms of finishing.

The other one I can score more consistently, but it's leaky as fuck defensively.

 

[Lanteri]

Newcastle sacked Tony Pulis after that match btw. Replaced him with Eddie Howe from Burnley.

 

[calgaryballer]

Good choice!

 

[Lanteri]

Edinson Cavani on Tottenham just isn't fair as well. Damn the premiership big guns have been loading their teams in this save. Between Di Maria and Krasic joining Chelsea, and now Cavani on Spurs. Blegh. Must be nice to have money. :shifty: Spurs has Balzaretti at LB now as well, and Srna at RB.

 

[calgaryballer]

Srna always goes to City in my games

 

[calgaryballer]

Lost a dirty FA Cup Semi to Wolves They fouled the shit out of me, and Milijas scored a belter. We had the ball for almost all of the second half and couldn't get it in. Hurts more because West Brom beat Chelsea in the other semi and we've put 10 past them this season

 

[Fappin Raptor]

I played for an hour and the game booted me out and now says it's unavailable. This is really getting irritating.

 

[calgaryballer]

I played for an hour and the game booted me out and now says it's unavailable. This is really getting irritating.

Have you tried switching to offline mode?

 

[calgaryballer]

Go in to the last game with my fate in my hands. A win, and I am guaranteed fourth. A loss, and I can fall all the way to 6th. I have no idea what I've done to be so successful this season. My tactic sucked in 2011 (even though I was always tinkering), and apparently it's the same match engine. I think the new confidence system has made it easier for me to keep everyone happy. The losses don't sting as much as 2011

 

[calgaryballer]

Also, beat Sunderland 3-1 at the Stadium of Light to consign them to relegation :smug:

 

[calgaryballer]

Marveux just made an enemy. Have fun in the reserves bitch, we'll be offloading you in the summer

 

[calgaryballer]

Fourth Place! A summary coming shortly

 

I took him the Manager of the Year award, and loanee Daniel Sturridge finished second in the Young Player award.

Thoughts on Players
GK
Tim Krul - Was rock solid all year. Had a bit of a dip in the middle of the year, but came back even stronger. Fraser Forster has played well for Celtic, but this is Krul's shirt

FB
Danny Simpson - Exceeded expectations in the first half of the season, but kind of slumped in the second half. Will have a fight for his spot next season
Francois Clerc - bought as a LB, but out of his depth. At RB he faired better, but I'm not sold on him
Davide Santon - His leg break sapped him of some of his skills. I dunno if he will be what he was hyped up to be. Still has a place, but ceiling is lower than hope
Tamas Kadar - ended up playing 20 matches for me, which is more than I'd have ever thought. He was rock solid and earned a contract when I was thinking of letting him go
Ryan Taylor - He'll be sold, but played well when he had a chance

CB
Steven Taylor - immense all season. Probably my pick for Player of the Year
Coloccini - he struggled all year. I never felt comfortable with him after a couple of bad performances. Still my best CB by stats, but was out played by Goeweleeuw
Jeffrey Goeweleeuw - one for the future became one for the present. He became Steven's primary partner and has a shot to secure it next season
Frederik Sorensen - another young guy, played very solid all year

Midfield
Tiote - our slump coincided with his ACN duty. A destroyer in midfield who could still pick the odd pass
Cabaye - the midfield boss. Played a ton of assists and asserted his control on midfield. Holding on to him could be tough
Mohamed Diame - a nice backup for both Tiote and Cabaye. Did well at both
Danny Guthrie - solid if unspectacular. Ideally, I will find an upgrade, but as a 4th midfielder he's not bad
Hatem Ben Arfa - my first choice AMC. Ran hot and cold with his goal scoring form, but in the last month he was sensational.
Sylvain Marveux - he played AMC while Ben Arfa was hurt and never asserted himself. He slumped when Ben Arfa came back, and never impressed again. Poor attitude and will be sold

Wingers
Demba Ba - more of an inside forward for me this year, he needed a bit of a rest, but he made the offence tick. His drives from the left flank opened everything up for everyone else. Would like to see a better finishing rate though
Gutierrez - Frustrating. 18 assists and 8 goals, but I can't help feel it should have been more of both. Lost count of how many times he kicks a cross right at the first man. Sidney Sam will challenge, but Jonas is still first choice
Emil Larsen - he took some time to adapt to our system, and I'm still finding his best spot, but in the last 2 months he picked up some great goals and good all around play
Jonathon Pereira - Not really sure why I bought him. He seemed to just be 'there' never creating much of anything. Good utility man, but he may find games hard to come by

Strikers
Danny Sturridge - 17 goals, what else can I say? Without him, there is no way we are looking at CL football next season. Wish I could keep him on full time, but his wages are crazy. The fans loved him, and he'll go down in NUFC lore
Papiss Cisse - he struggled just after I bought him, but a change to a 4-3-3 built around him while Sturridge was hurt seemed to bring out the best in him. Six goals in the last four games (all wins) pushed us up the table and secured the Europe. Looking forward to even more next season
Leon Best - the forgotten man. He played 5 games for the seniors, bitched about playing time, and was sent to the reserves. Scored 12 goals in 12 games, so he has talent, but won't be in a Newcastle shirt next season

 

[calgaryballer]

Transfers So Far

Players In
Adryan - 4.5 star potential from Flamengo. Paid £925k for him
Oliver Markoutz - young striker from Bayern, arriving on a free
Sidney Sam - arriving from Leverkusen, will push for time on both wings. £2.4 mil

Players Out
None yet, but will be dumping Ryan Taylor, Leon Best and Sylvain Marveux if possible

 

[Lanteri]

1-0 victory at Goodison over Liverpool makes me 3-0 now in the Merseyside Derby. :smug:

Calling it a night now since I gotta work at 5 am.

3 matches in 5 days at the end of December, all away from Goodison right before the January window opens. Fortunately, they are against Burnley, West Brom and Wigan, followed by home matches against Stoke and Norwich. We're currently in 8th in the table with 7 wins, 5 draws, and 5 losses, for 26 points. If we want to make a serious run for European football we have to take as many points as possible from this stretch.

 

[calgaryballer]

Just bought this 14 year old. Thinks he'll be a rotation player, I dunno if I can say no entirely :|

 

[Fappin Raptor]

:facepalm: The game reset my files and locked the German national team. So far this game has sucked ass for me and I know it's not FM but Steam and it's shitty ass program.