Whtie Dolphin

Well, SOMETHING strange is up with this game.....I'm trying to re-sign Carles Puyol, and I have $30M left in the payroll budget to do it, but for some reason, the board thinks giving him 10 mil is unreasonable even though hes already being paid 10 mil, thus meaning my current payroll won't even change. I have his status set as indispensable to the club too. So what, I just let go of the fuggin team captain for nothing? Is there some technique I'm missing here to get him re-signed?

This makes it not at all impressive. It's not that surprising a result to begin with, let alone with you making your own freaks in the editor. Fine, but does it explain two people on the squad bereft of talent and the surname Hoilett beating the best U23 team in the world for 2 goals? The freakish defender didn't assist either one, and the match seemed bogged the in mid field. EDIT: The godly defender (named Bret Bennett) wasn't even playing, I guess Canada left him off the roster for whatever reason. Also, are huge potential fluctuations considered normal or a sign you're doing something in training wrong? I had Iker Muniain's potential go from 3 1/2 stars to 2 1/2 over the course of half a year according to my assistant reports

Imagine the bricks that would be shat if this game happened IRL. Granted, I think both teams qualify for the Olympics regardless since it was the final, and I have a super godly editor-made defender in Canada, but still, HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN? This LITERALLY had to have been a 1 in 100 proposition.

Any truth to rumours of an October release?

That always bugs me, especially when you are in a high-caliber league. Not being able to sell Keirrison right away, even at a reduced price, is kinda stupid when what, 50 teams at least could easily buy and start him?

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand I can't find a video of the clayton/Evans fight, thus making me miss the excellent commentary of Russ Anber, who is the best colour guy CTV/TSN have at ANY sport right now. FAKK!

Only call we got screwed on was our GK not kicking the ball inside the penalty area(when she did). It snowballed to the point where USA got the PK for the goal, but other than that, no other truly bad calls. Other 3 goals were legit, and its Canada's fault they didn't have the aerial talent to hold until PKs. There were a lot of rough challenges, but thats expected for a rivalry game and its iffy to say either way if calling everything would've helped.

Michael Landsberg logic: Because 1 incompetent referee decision affected 3 goals and a general disparity in talent, especially between Canada's defenders and USA's attackers in the air. Lets not even begin to mention the fact that with PKs, there is a clear difference in terms of goalkeeping, meaning Canada literally would have to not miss EVERY TIME until their GK made the save.

I've heard rumours about a file that needs to be deleted in order for the German and Japanese national teams to have IRL players getting actual caps. How do I do this?

Is it just me, or is the Libero/Sweeper pretty useless unless you are using some gimmick 6-3-1 shit or aren't worried about crosses(thus shifting Full Backs to Center Backs)? I never seem to get much defense out of my libero, even though hes quite good (editor-made)

Funny in my Barca game how my first and second teams are so radically different. I'm forced into playing an absurd 3-6-1 because I don't have spare sidebacks, and I'm using a side attack style with crosses as opposed to my typical pass ball to open man, let him beat keeper one-on-one schtick I use for the first team. I've gotta say though, the set pieces are a pain in the ass. The game makes a big deal about corners in the commentary, but they just might as well gift wrap the ball and hand it to the keeper because my players are worthless in the air. Free kicks suck too, its a direct shot every time that either misses or is a rainbow shot that gets caught easily by any reasonably sober GK.

Just out of curiousity, has anyone ever tried taking a shite team in Blue Square North or South or whatever those leagues are called and tried taking them to the Premier League? Would it even be possible without editing in a board willing to spend money or somesuch?

And as it turns out, it didn't. Lost the first game 1-0 because my custom keeper made 5-6 stupendous stops, including a great one off a FUCKING LASER BEAM from Mesut Osil that would've been a goal in any other universe. Spotted Real a 1-0 lead in the first 2 minutes after some truly apalling set piece defense, but then got one back in the 13th minute using a Jap sideback. It was a strange goal, becuase he was at a 25 degree angle to the net and Casillas was positioned like he was expecting a cross, but even so, he should've stopped it, but he didnt, and right then I was like "Yep, I'm winning this bitch." Messi PK, Iniesta goal, 3-1 win, 3-2 on aggregate, like a boss. Starting the season, and got the traditional weak ECC draw. Provided I don't have to do something like play Chelsea or Juventus using my backups, I could win every conceivable cup.

Heh, from the looks of this game I've got against Real Madrid, if I left everything up to my assistant's advice, my team of backups would have a striker, 2 attacking midfielders, 2 wingers, an advanced playmaker CM with the attack duty, and two fullbacks with the attack duty. thats 8 players attacking and 2+GK defending. With my backups. Against Real Madrid. In their stadium. This is going to end so very, VERY badly.

That moment when your cheapskate board refuses to let you pay for that overpowered prospect in monthly installments because they are penny-pinching assholes. Funny thing was that the prospects agent was the perfect agent for what I needed: Very low agent fee and 18 patience, whcih I needed cause the board stonewalled my salary offers. BARCA BOARD, Y U NO CARE ABOUT FUTURE TEAM SUCCESS?

Douchebag media asked nothing but money related questions when I signed Iker Muniain. Its not like he's, yknow, a 3 1/2 star potential guy going onto the best team in the world or anything. >_>

Restarting my Barca campaign and I rebooked the DON'S FLOUR CO. WORLD TROPHY with Arsenal this time and two scrub spanish sides. The Arsenal match will be REALLY interesting because I'm selling Keita and Abidal to them, so they could be walking into Camp Nou wearing Arsenal kits in a friendly trophy tournament. I really wish I had the motivation to write my Barca diary idea, cause this would be a neat start-off point. The extremely hilarious part so far, to me, is the fact I have Pinto on the transfer market for $2(after a lot of save/reloading to reduce the price in hopes of getting buyers) and no one wants him because his salary is too high. Imagine being Pinto and having that headline on the Barca papers "TWO DOLLARS IS TOO MUCH TO PAY FOR PINTO"

and of course this is all on sale BEFORE I get my tax return and buy this game. fuckin a.

How far does this game go timeline wise?

I proposed a friendly at home that got rejected (to fufill the aforementioned friendly obligation). In hindsight I should've went away, but seriously, why is it that the other ten teams that I'm willing to pay money to have no qualms about travelling far? Pretty sure none of the the teams I face like Corinthians, PSG and the random scrub Europe sides are touring Spain, so wazzupwitdat? Also, won the DON'S FLOUR CO WORLD TROPHY by beating Man U 1-0 with a clutch marker in the 85th minute from my custom San Marinese striker of death. I really hate dealing with attacking midfielders like Antonio Valencia who are fucking everywhere at once. Any way to seal that speed?

Yeah, the space is because I need to defend against crosses. I imagine Pique and Bennett would spread out when necessary. And now, my unorthodox formations and tactics are meeting their first stiff test. Forget the Champion's League, the title everyone wants to win is the prestigious DON'S FLOUR CO WORLD TROPHY. Barca v Granollers, Man U vs DAMM. This draw was TOTALLY not rigged or anything. >_> Also, a game-related question.....has anyone who plays with Barca know a good date to schedule a friendly in the first year of the game (assuming no losses in cup competition)? I owe a Brazilian team a friendly after puuchasing a defender from them (I was paranoid I'd get outbidded by Juventus so I threw in the friendly clause.)

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