In my experience, some players will get "lazy" if they are guaranteed a place in the first team every week, so I use a lot of rotation in my line-up. My defensive line, for example:
DR: Two players of approximately equal skill. One is a bit on the nervous side, so I usually reserve him for low...
That would be quite a bargain. No reason to go straight for the 2.9 though - see if you can't get him for 2 :)
Oh, and good call on the keeper. You can buy a lot of stadium seats for £40M :)
How do your scouts describe him? Professional? Consistent performer? I personally look for keepers who can keep a cool head in the high pressure matches, but still deliver a top quality performance when playing against a much weaker opponent. If his personality matches his stats, I would...
My golden striker:
In the last four years, he has knocked in over 200 goals for my team. Other achievements include:
Top Goalscorer (Premier Division): 3 years in a row
English Footballer of the year: 3 years in a row
Best Player in Europe: 2 years in a row
And many more... I'll stop now :)...
It would be cool if players could develop personal rivalries, ranging from friendly competition and all the way to Roy Keane vs. Alf-Inge Håland. The latter would have to be extremely rare, of course, but would be really interesting to deal with.
Just because a challenge results in an injury to your player, doesn't mean that the opposition player was fouling. A perfectly legal challenge can still result in injury, and sometimes players just crash into each other in the heat of battle. I've even seen my own players get injured from...
Is it possible for a team to aquire new rivals over time? I've taken Lincoln City from BSP to Premier Division, yet the fans still get more excited when I knock Grimsby (who are currently in BSN) out of the FA Cup, than they do when I tear Chelsea a new one in an away game. I understand that...