Re: Football Manager 2010 : Sat Sep 18, 2010 4:30 pm  

I can't do it.

Since I've reinstalled it I just can't get the team playing at all well. The tactics side of it is so complicated and there is very little feedback as to what the problem is in the first place. I feel like David Moyes

Currently playing as Bradford as running around mid table. I get smashed away, just lost 6-0 to Aldershot, despite having a back line featuring Fielding in goal, Spence, De Laet and Irikepen. Pretty much all the goals were scrappy affairs with balls up to their strikers ping-ponging about until someone lashed them in. I just don't know what to change to improve it.

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:28 am  

Lost in the League 1 play-offs for the 2nd year running. Bugger. It's hard to get up for another season after that!

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Sun Sep 19, 2010 12:51 pm  

Dennis Sorensen from Cottbus is excellent for any Championship teams wanting a winger. Can cover the wide positions on both flanks and fill in as a striker. (Natural AMR)

Available on loan for £45k in January or £850k transfer.

Right midfield with an attacking winger duty.

Absolute menace with the ball and also when crosses come over into the box from the other wing.

7 games so far, 4 goals, 3 assists, 1 MOM.

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Sun Sep 19, 2010 12:51 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

I can't do it.

Since I've reinstalled it I just can't get the team playing at all well. The tactics side of it is so complicated and there is very little feedback as to what the problem is in the first place. I feel like David Moyes

Currently playing as Bradford as running around mid table. I get smashed away, just lost 6-0 to Aldershot, despite having a back line featuring Fielding in goal, Spence, De Laet and Irikepen. Pretty much all the goals were scrappy affairs with balls up to their strikers ping-ponging about until someone lashed them in. I just don't know what to change to improve it.

Try tweaking your training/coaching side?

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Sun Sep 19, 2010 4:27 pm  

Managed to get up and running and started with Inverness in Division 1.

Got no money in the transfer window and had a heap of injuries, but made a good start and after 8 games am 2nd in the table on GD. Out of both the Challenge Cup (lost on pens to Elgin) and the League Cup (lost 1-0 at Airdrie) though.

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Sun Sep 19, 2010 4:32 pm  

Six years into the job with Darlington and going well despite my chairman. One season in the Premier League but straight back down Finished in playoffs last year but hope to go one better this time round even though my transfer budget is virtually non-exisitent.
Turned down City last year and this summer I've turned them down again aswell as United. Both offered me four-year contracts with massive transfer budgets, but I want to get Darlo back into the top division and keep them there, then maybe I'll consider other offers.

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Sun Sep 19, 2010 8:44 pm  

Playing as Newcastle in the Championship, done all teams transfers except a couple (missed out on Tiote for us lot and one or two others) and after an indifferent start the team now has a decent understanding, with about 6 games to go we are tussling it out with West Brom for the title (same pts, goal difference us on top) yet our last 6 games a couple of them are away to teams in the play off positions. We are pretty much guaranteed the top 6, and unless anything goes terribly wrong, the top two and automatic. Had Ben Arfa away on a rest for the past month so having him back for the run in will be crucial. Will post squad/transfers etc when season finished

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Tue Sep 21, 2010 12:34 pm  

15 games into the season and I am already 8 points behind Rangers thanks to the problem of drawing too many games that I always have. I also failed to qualify from my Europa League group after I drew 0-0 at Roma and FC Twente won to snatch second place from me.

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Tue Sep 21, 2010 2:33 pm  

Is the jobs bit of the game broken on this one?

I set myself up as a former professional footballer (Not far off the truth) and managed Bradford to 17th so far. All the players hate me and I'm about to be sacked after promising promotion.

Despite this I keep getting news reports linking me with Serie A, La Liga and Premier League jobs. Stupid stuff like "High profile manager Saddened! has been linked with the vacant AC Milan job"...

Re: Football Manager 2010 : Tue Sep 21, 2010 4:36 pm  

Finished my first Premier League season with Bristol City in 14th place, had a good last 6 games and moved up from 17th after I changed my team tactics slightly and set some individual player tactics.

Man Utd have just offered me the job there with an 81M transfer budget, I'll turn it down as I'm still enjoying the challenge. If I want a Man Utd game I'll start one.