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I got Sakho quite cheap, £6.75m. Tried on other games can't seem to get them to budge below 7.5m

I have a bit of a dilemma. I've just received a ridiculous offer - £48.5m - for Steven Gerrard, and was wondering whether its worth accepting. Bearing in mind I've also got an £18.5m offer on the go from Barcelona for Alonso. I've got a team loaded with young talent - Saivet, Fleck, Sakho...

Anyone who isn't Brazilian is classed as Foreign, not like over here where its just non-EU players are counted as foreign (and there is no limit). Do a search on Brazilians based in anywhere but Brazil and see what you come up with at the lower end of the price range. Maybe even try to pick up...

Stick with Brazilians, there are plenty of very good Brazilian players that you can pick up for next to nothing. As you're Gremio, use the youth, they've got a great youth academy. And how many Europeans play in Brazil? The only one I can think of in recent memory was Petkovic at Flamengo

Very good point. If the opposition has pacy wingers, its a given that you should be playing full backs that can shift when needed. I usually go for stronger players when playing teams with no wingers e.g. back four from left to right - Sakho, Fazio, Agger, Carragher

What was the famous quote from a Bob Paisley about a certain Burnley manager...... "A lot of teams beat us, do a lap of honour and don't stop running. They live too long on one good result. I remember Jimmy Adamson crowing after Burnley had beaten us once, that his players were in a different...

I've had it happen on an old game, where I won 2-1 (not on penalties) then went to the results screen and had lost 3-0.

I usually give a player 4-5 games in the position, give them a chance to impress, If they look like they are improving, or are already playing well, then they stay in. When their form dips I'll swap them out for the next guy, then go through the same process. e.g. I had Dossena at left back for...

Give them that, you don't need to pay any more than that. Try a couple of lower offers in the 8-11m mark, and if they say no, the just offer a flat 16.75m, no clauses

Bad idea...... Mascherano (just for the fee the 3rd party receive alone!!) and Alonso have been immense for me in the middle. Should have kept Arbeloa, great to have on the bench as he can player both full back roles

Doesn't he have a minimum fee release clause? I thought nearly every player, if not all players in Spain had one. He looks well worth splashing the cash on, being only 16. I got lucky with a regen the other day, 16 years old and 5.5m, got him for 8 because he was on a Youth contract

Just been checking through the u18s, and have come across a player for Villa.... now hes worth 5.5m and hes only 16.... going off that do you think he's worth getting from them? and if a regen is worth over 1m at 16, is thatt generally a good indicator of talent? Cheers

I'm just about to start my second season, hopefully will have the same success as the season before (prem and CL) plus bring a few more younsters through. I don't think I need to buy for a few more years - unless someone whos a one off pops up then I'll be splashing the cash. Just realised...

Fingers crossed then, as apparently the chairman wants to step aside on my game. And I'll get some megabuck owner with more money than sense Fingers crossed he wants me as manager...

I'm having exactly the same issue, look forward to the ansers on this one.....