Football Manager 2017

[Rocky]

Just suffered my first defeat since taking over Wealdstone after 2 months. FA Cup Third Round Replay away to Birmingham going down 2-1
Sitting in 17th spot with 28 points and a game in hand. Currently 4 points clear of relegation, with solid wins over 2 of the top 5 teams.
Dumebi Dumaka has scored 3 hatricks since I brought him into the first team. I wish I had funds to offer him a permanent spot though :/

 

[Benji]

Reputation, regularity of playing on contract, regularity playing for national team IIRC.

[Meacon Keaton]

5 minutes ago, Benji said:

Reputation, regularity of playing on contract, regularity playing for national team IIRC.

Ah so bringing in a no-name like I was trying was pretty much pointless.

[MDK]

17 minutes ago, Meacon said:

What determines if someone can get a work permit in the game? In one of my Braintree games I found an American with good stats (for my level) and he was cheap. Signed him and everything was good to go but he never could get a work permit no matter how many times I appealed.

It depends on what their national team is. Something along the lines of:

If they are in the top ten national teams they need to play a certain percentage of games and it gets higher the lower the FIFA rank
If they are an exceptional talent then to fuck with the rules

[Rocky]

Finished my first season at Wealdstone in 13th. 14pts above relegation zone but only 8 shy of a playoff spot. Losing 3 of my last 5 matches ruined that chance.
I'm happy with the season. Can definitely improve on it next year. Hopefully pick up a few handy transfers.
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Continued on with my Red Star game in Serbia. At the mid season break. Currently undefeated. 24pts clear of 2nd place. 1 Draw game.Made it through the Group Phase of the Champions League (With wins against Juventus & Dynamo Kyiv. Couldn't beat Tottenham though) Have drawn to play Real Madrid (RIP).
Have managed to make my team completely free of foreigners. All Serbian players. Got lucky with a few signings by getting in early.
Darko Lazic, Zoran Tosic, Luka Jovic and Neven Subotic have made a huge difference. All helped by the $25 MIL budget I had.

 

 

Edited November 27, 2016 by Rocky

[DavidMarrio]

Brexit happened during my second season. Just came up as a random news item that I nearly missed. 

[MDK]

In negotiations with a different club and they ask me why I have had problems controlling the finances. Well, you bellend, its because it was an amateur club and quite frankly them being 3k to the good isn't that bad, you fuck.

[stokeriño]

It's still fucking impossible to sell players. I wouldn't care so much if I weren't losing money to the tune of maybe £500k per year (even though I'm within my assigned wage budget). Couple this with every other player's refusal to sign a new contract without a massive hike, and it's thoroughly annoying. Can't I just stick a print-out of the club's finance summary up on one of the training ground's walls with "DO YOU FUCKING GET IT?" scrawled in black marker underneath?

[Just Joe]

14 hours ago, 9 to 5 said:

It's a long fucking way between Barrow and Blackpool!

Club should put Boats on. 

[TCO]

What's even worse is a player turning down £50k a week and then going to a shitter club for half that and usually at a reduced fee too.

But yeah, it's impossible to shift players when you want to. Very easy to get low-ball offers for your star players that unsettle your squad though!

[Gazz]

13 hours ago, Meacon said:

What determines if someone can get a work permit in the game? In one of my Braintree games I found an American with good stats (for my level) and he was cheap. Signed him and everything was good to go but he never could get a work permit no matter how many times I appealed.

Has to have played in 75% of his national team's matches over the last two years and the team has to be in the top 75 of the FIFA rankings.

[stokeriño]

Tranmere Rovers 2016/17 - I've only been in the job six months since I joined in November, but I'm already setting records!!

Spoiler

 

 

 

But hey, I did also manage to achieve something a little more concrete...

Spoiler

 

First silverware in 27 years baby!

 

The more problematic thing is that we lost nearly half a million this season and the bank balance is currently £623k (plus an existing loan debt of c.£1.8m), so that's not at all sustainable. Perhaps a silver lining will be that so many players' contracts are coming up for renewal that I may just be able to cull great swathes of them and save a bit through that.

[Benji]

Oh don't worry too much. Most owners are in it for love of the game/club at that level and will infuse cash eventually. You still got to stay within your finances obviously, but it's not as dim as it might seem.

[stokeriño]

Interesting things that I'd never seen/noticed before: being asked to agree, prior to contract talks with a new signing, that I "will allow the player to treat the club as a stepping stone". 

I mean, I kind of assumed that anyone who wasn't already aged 30+ would be treating Tranmere Rovers as a stepping stone, but if you want to have it in writing then sure.

This was all moot when he then demanded £2.5kpw wages and I scrapped the transfer, but you live and learn.  

[King Ellis]

"Tranmere manager storms out of contract talks singing The Monkees."

[DavidMarrio]

Oh hey I beat Barca in my second season in charge of Liverpool in the Champions League quarter finals at Anfield 6-1 after having drawn at the Nou Camp 2-2 in the 1st leg.
Lets see what the fans have to say on social media 

Quote

Sean Thomson: Liverpool got lucky in that one. Really didn't deserve it! 

6 goals, 25 shots, 12 on target 55% possession to Barca's 8 shots, 3 on target and 45% possession.

WHAT THE FUCK GAME WAS YOU WATCHING SEAN YOU PRICK!! 

[Adam]

Clearly a United fan.

[Arjen Robben]

Tad intimidating. Won them over to my side though 

I also think Arthur Henrique is an actual child. 

[Meacon Keaton]

Paulo Fabiano will be sporting a Hulk Hogan in another year or two. Tell that fool to just shave it all off now.

[Arjen Robben]

He's the dick who keeps moaning about me not strengthening the squad when it doesn't need it. Might force him to shave his hair off.

Don't know why I have Cesar classed as a Key Player when he's played three times in two years.