Football Manager 2012

[Dingle]

Meanwhile, Imran Lachaab (still 15 and awesome) scores free kicks for fun and on top of his two last season (in two games) he has scored another two this season (alas one was in a friendly), in three appearances. Can't help but feel he's losing his ability already .

[TCO]

Sold my last "real" player last night, Trindade de Vilhena for £30mil. I've now got a team full of regens and I've officailly played this game for too long!

[Johnny Drama]

With Dortmund beat Bayern 5-1 in the German Super Cup after going 1-0 down. Balotelli, Ballack, Reus and dos Santos got debut goals with Lewandowski getting the other. I was hoping for Champions League football but with the way we played I am hoping we can retain the title.

[TCO]

In part 2 of fixture gods hate me, after a tough Christmas the season before, I get this.

4 Away league games and 8 total games in a row without playing at home.

[Dingle]

A nice ten day rest before that Roma game though!

[TCO]

That just means half my team will come back crocked from international duty. I'd rather not have the break!

As I've gotten further into my game, I've been looking at random players careers to see how they panned out. Just came across Patrick Van Aanholt and he's had an awesome journeyman career.

His two major honours? Johnstone's Paint Trophy 2014 and UEFA Champions League 2019!

[Dingle]

Wow. I'm currently in the process of selling him from my Chelsea team, but he did awesomely at Schalke. High average rating and went to United for 18.75 million? Not too shabby at all. When I'm as far as you into a game I might look around too.

[TCO]

Yeah for him to develop though, you'll have to play him. The reason he did so well is because he got games at Twente.

Honestly, half the fun I'm having with this game at the moment is thinking of a player and looking him up to see how his career panned, out, it's quality!

[Dingle]

Ashley Cole and Jack Robinson (and Ryan Bertrand) mean that such a thing is impossible, but if I'm ever Schalke I'll buy him >_>.

Has Messi moved? Ronaldo? I always end up checking out Barcelona to see how they've changed since they never seem to be the best team in the world on FM.

[TCO]

Messi played with Barcelona until 2022 and retired shortly after his 35th birthday, he's currently a pretty good coach but unemployed. I think I'll add him soon.

Ronaldo fell out of favour with Madrid in 2019 and they tried to sell him. Both Arsenal and I (Newcastle) had £14mil offers accepted but neither of us could agree terms with him so they let his contract expire. Nobody could afford his ludicrous wage demands then either so he retired aged 35 in 2020. He's currently a (shit) scout at Wigan of all places.

[Whtie Dolphin]

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)

[Guest mr. potato head]

Sweepers are pretty useless, yeah. I had some luck in what I think was a Macclesfield game back when they were in L2 with Clive Delaney as a sweeper and some sort of 3-2-3-2 formation. Never been able to replicate it at higher levels because of lack of quality sweepers.

Edited July 7, 2012 by mr. potato head

[stokeriño]

How typical is it that just as soon as I've picked out winger/forward Matej Vydra as one of my favourites at Juve (HAIL VYDRA!), he goes and gets himself injured on international duty. :@

Really need to get someone better than Palacios in midfield though - shame the only good players my scouts are throwing up are strikers atm.

[TCO]

It's taken me 12 seasons but I've finally done it. I'm free from this game!

[Dingle]

Yeah, but, what about the community shield?

[TCO]

Even FM doesn't recognise that as important!

But I did win it too!

[Gazz]

99 goals?

Pathetic

[Dingle]

Bastard. I just got beat by United on Penalties in the Community Shield, bastards Jagielka and Mata not scoring!

[TCO]

Community Shield really is pointless, after the first time you win it, it's just another friendly.

[Hobo]

47 games unbeaten.

Then lose to Seatle 1-0.

I yelled harshly at my team for that.