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Phew. Literally came down to the fact that I beat them 1 - 0 at the Bernabeau in the second game week (we drew at home). Won the league on H2H.
LLM seems to be more challenging in FM22 compare to last edition. Previously, i can get away with one simple tactic all season long, now i'm stuck in mid table because my tactic not working properly. With the level of lower league players, making some sophisticated tactic just take forever to works on them.Right so I've played two seasons now and on both occasions we have started really well, knocking about in the nationL league play off places, acceptable cup runs etc. Then all of a sudden a switch flips. My strokers forget they have feet and we literally can't buy a win. I have a secondary tactic preloaded so I can switch. This will bring a performance from nowhere and then the shite resumes. Then, when we can't make the play offs anymore, we string 4 or 5 wins together.
This game can fecking do one.
Have some self respect mate, nobody should be considering moving to Stockport.Arandina FC Update
Finished the season 4 points clear and almost immediately started the process of giving away players that aren’t good enough to free up wages. To my surprise, the clear out is going quite well and we got in a young CB, LB and ST. We also have loan offers in for two very good attacking players…
…and then it happened! A job offer from Stockport County and I don’t know what to do.
They are in League One, and after the interview, agreed to give me 70k a week in wages to reshape the team, as well as the staff!
The problem is, if these loans go through at Arandina, we could have a team capable of competing for the playoffs, and perhaps doing something really special in Spain.
We are 1.5 million in debt, however, and my badges have stalled because of this.
I have stopped playing for now because I will either have to…
A) Stay with Arandina and hope that I can get these players in without other teams swooping in and leaving us in chaos (but with the chance of having a really competitive squad in the division if it all comes off)
B) Go for the progression, and what would be a fourth team in 4 years at Stockport. The chance to be in League One, just a good season away from the Championship. But a massive job to rehaul the squad, which might not be good enough to have any sort of competitive season.
No idea what to do…
But….but….it’s League One! !Have some self respect mate, nobody should be considering moving to Stockport.
Stay in Spain!But….but….it’s League One! !
Yeah, it was a tough one, but decided to stay in Spain and the few good loans came off. Am close to having a very reasonable squad for this level now and am 5th in predicted table based on our transfer business so far. Stockport were League One, but that was about the only reason when I really thought about it!Stay in Spain!
I got over my crash issues, created a new manager and took over Ivory Coast for the AFCON. Zaha turned into peak Ronaldo and we beat Morocco 4-0 in the final. I resigned because their World Cup qualifying group has Cameroon, Nigeria and Morocco and they’re currently bottom. Seems an incredibly tough group with I think only group winners who go through. Didn’t fancy that blot on my record as the FA expects me to qualify
I love this sort of stuff. I won the treble with United and Pogba wanted a move. I was pissed off because what more could you want? I'd just delivered the bloody treble. Denied the move and he threw a hissy fit and everyone ended up annoyed with me, the manager who at the risk of repeating myself had just won them the treble.I think the squad hates my gutts by now, got into another fight with a player. Nico this time, wanted to leave for Arsenal but I actually would need him as midfield cover this season so I didn't let him go, he threw a hissy fit complained everywhere and in the meeting with the team leaders I had to resign to letting him go or else would have risked the entire squad being upset. Well feck it, put him on the transfer list for a price no one is going to pay, demoted him to the B team and don't give a shite anymore what he is doing now. Promoted two youth team players instead, they aren't quite ready yet but will probably have to share a couple of games in the first team sooner than I would have liked, seeing they are 16 and 17 years old.
Oh yeah, and because I'm a petty bastard I hope Nico's career goes just as much down the drain as Umtiti's did.
I usually hard line it and just push through and if you can keep winning games, it usually goes away, or at least gets you through to January when you can make a proper exchange!I think the squad hates my gutts by now, got into another fight with a player. Nico this time, wanted to leave for Arsenal but I actually would need him as midfield cover this season so I didn't let him go, he threw a hissy fit complained everywhere and in the meeting with the team leaders I had to resign to letting him go or else would have risked the entire squad being upset. Well feck it, put him on the transfer list for a price no one is going to pay, demoted him to the B team and don't give a shite anymore what he is doing now. Promoted two youth team players instead, they aren't quite ready yet but will probably have to share a couple of games in the first team sooner than I would have liked, seeing they are 16 and 17 years old.
Oh yeah, and because I'm a petty bastard I hope Nico's career goes just as much down the drain as Umtiti's did.
We've got a Swiss Challenge League and Liechtensteiner Cup double winning manager around these parts who played a box.Anyone figured out a way to recreate the 4-2-2-2 box formation? The two no.10's are a pain in the ass. Thinking it's better having a 4-4-2, that way they defend in the 4-4-2, and then change the instructions of the wide players to come inside and roam, that way you get them dropping into half-spaces and drifting wide too.
That's how you know you're into a proper FM save.I think the squad hates my gutts by now, got into another fight with a player. Nico this time, wanted to leave for Arsenal but I actually would need him as midfield cover this season so I didn't let him go, he threw a hissy fit complained everywhere and in the meeting with the team leaders I had to resign to letting him go or else would have risked the entire squad being upset. Well feck it, put him on the transfer list for a price no one is going to pay, demoted him to the B team and don't give a shite anymore what he is doing now. Promoted two youth team players instead, they aren't quite ready yet but will probably have to share a couple of games in the first team sooner than I would have liked, seeing they are 16 and 17 years old.
Oh yeah, and because I'm a petty bastard I hope Nico's career goes just as much down the drain as Umtiti's did.
They've probably forgotten by now so you should be fine.I love this sort of stuff. I won the treble with United and Pogba wanted a move. I was pissed off because what more could you want? I'd just delivered the bloody treble. Denied the move and he threw a hissy fit and everyone ended up annoyed with me, the manager who at the risk of repeating myself had just won them the treble.
I closed my laptop and never played it again. That was about 4 years ago and haven't played FM since.
True. Funny thing is, Atalanta ended up almost paying the € 29m I was asking for him, got € 26M in the end. So good riddance to him, but considering that he wanted to move to a better league, I'm not quite sure if he got what he was looking for, the complete thicko.That's how you know you're into a proper FM save.
How long until Immobile retires? Maybe then you can make the final as well.No Lazio in the Europa Conference this year, could be our time to make the final..
.. Knocked out in the 2nd knockout round by Marseille.
Missed a 1 on 1 in the 85th minute, lost to a 25 yard screamer in injury time.
The board are also refusing to allow me to sign this top quality prospect from South Africa. They're just full blown racists tbh.
Power through! One of my players just did the same and I told him to grow up and criticized his first game and he was back to a 7.1 in next fixture and scored the winner in the third.Man City have just made lowball bids for three of my players on deadline day and have made them all unhappy because they want to win the European Cup and have a chance at doing so at 0 time winners Manchester City.
Love it, nothing beats low balling efforts from other teams that make your own players upset you are not accepting them. Had this happen in my United save. Barca bid €43M for Greenwood, they hadn't won anything in the time I had won the league twice, one FA Cup and only was beaten by Liverpool in the CL final on penalties. Greenwood wanted a move to a team with a chance of winning the CL and apparently saw a higher chance of doing so at Barcelona, who I repeat hadn't won anything the last two season and in one didn't even make it out of the group stage of the CL. The interaction logic in this game is so amazingly broken, it's almost funny how bad it is.Man City have just made lowball bids for three of my players on deadline day and have made them all unhappy because they want to win the European Cup and have a chance at doing so at 0 time winners Manchester City.
Just sell them all mate. Rebuild from scratch, the ultimage rebuild.Oh brilliant, now ter Stegen who was injured twice this season being out for 3+ weeks complains about not getting enough playing time. He literally plays every fecking game he isn't injured, the absolute cretin.
Already on the lookout for a quality youngster in goal, so far pretty much all I have seen looked very average, I have one who is looking quite good stats and personality wise but is only rated as a 4 star potential with one being white. Best talent I had seen so far I missed out on in the summer transfer window because he decided to go to United instead of joining me, bastard.Just sell them all mate. Rebuild from scratch, the ultimage rebuild.
Can you not just lob that massive transfer budget into your wage bill and pick up the freebies on decent contracts? And some loans?feck me, now my max wage has been cut from £13k a week to £8k, even though I’m not even using a quarter of my budget. My transfer budget was at £50 million, it’s now just cut to £35 million for the new season, even though I’ve not done anything with the money.
I think the problem is the low sponsorship and prize money for the league, even though I’m in the champions league groups every year. Not sure how long I can take this without adjusting some figures in the editor somewhere in a tiny way. It’s really unfair.
Ive got the slider fully to the side of the wage and there’s a massive wage budget left over - I think it’s £250k a week unspent. It’s something to do with club or league reputation that seems to be limiting me.Can you not just lob that massive transfer budget into your wage bill and pick up the freebies on decent contracts? And some loans?
I think they have been very careless with lower leagues/smaller nations on this version. All sorts of little bugs with registering players and offering contracts.Ive got the slider fully to the side of the wage and there’s a massive wage budget left over - I think it’s £250k a week unspent. It’s something to do with club or league reputation that seems to be limiting me.
I had to use the editor to actually fill my stadium, as the game had set the max to 9k in a 16k seater, even though I was playing teams like City, PSG etc in the CL.
He's 35 now so could be soon!How long until Immobile retires? Maybe then you can make the final as well.