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Good luck going forwards!

I am super OCD about kit numbers. I always try and assign classical positional numbers to new signings and youngsters. e.g., an attacking midfielder will always wear #10, the back up AM tends to wear #20.

Underrated: Messi (at least in terms of output, his stats still look fantastic. Ribery, Reus, Mueller, Aguero. Overrated: Doria, Varane, Isco.

Didn't play a single match on FM13 so the UI changes over the last two years have baffled me. Playing as Bayern, managed to retain the CL and BL (along with club WC!). Not sure how long I'll play this one though since Bayern's finances are incredibly robust and they start with a dream squad (so...

German cup match at home against Stuttgart. Get the lead twice only for Boateng to score a beautiful volley into my own net in the 84th. In the 89th matters go from bad to worse as a Gentner long shot sneaks in at the near post. I lost 3-2 with 33-9 shots, 12-6 on target. 4 CCCs and 5 HC for me...

I will probably do one when I start my inevitable Roma save... but it may be a while.

Name: Will Thompson Date of Birth(day/month): 7/12 City of Birth: Surrey, BC Nation: Canada Languages(max.3): English, French, German Height(centimetres): 183 Weight(kilograms): 70kg Best mental attributes(2)(no determination): Creativity, Flair Best physical attributes(2)(no natural fitness)...

The anticlimatic campaign First season with Bayern. Wasn't paying attention to other CL results but drew Real and then Barca. Knocked them both out 3-0 on aggregate to make the final in Lisbon. My mighty opponent? Celtic, who had seen off both Manchester sides en route to the final. lolwut?

My defence is fine, albeit I'm Bayern so my defenders are amazing. 19 conceded in 29 Bundesliga matches, two clean sheets against Real Madrid in the CL. My fullbacks get 9+ ratings without goals or assists when we come up against good wide players. But there is a huge problem with bad...

I have six players out on 4 month+ injuries. 'nuff said.

From Bayern: Robben and Kroos both have curls ball, and I think Gustavo has stays back at all times. Lahm has tries to play way out of trouble. Benfica's Gaitan also has curls ball.

De Rossi is Roma. No deal.

As much as Raikan is shamelessly self-promoting (:P), his training schedule really has worked well for me.

I'm Leverkusen and in preseason before season 2 Bernd Leno got a cruciate ligament injury, out for "8-9 months." This is really worrying for me as in my first season he was named Bundesliga GK of the year (even beat Neuer!) and I figured I was set for goalkeeping for the next decade. Should I...

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