Recent content by TakedaLegout

I feel that sometimes the developers use the overinflation of transfer fees to keep the game balanced rather than just fixing the financial system. We've talked about this before, but I think a fix would be a new system where players were given a color coded rating about the ability of your...

First off, for me, negotiating contracts may be the single most enjoyable aspect of the game so no chance I'm delegating it. Secondly, yes I believe the game cheats but with good intentions. I've played this game forever and realize that there is realism in certain players simply not being...

Almost every single time I've co-owned, I've gotten the player back with a 0 bid. However, just this past season, I lost a DM that I valued when lo and behold, the other team bit the full other 50% that they could in the blind bid. I actually had bid several thousand just in case. Oh well...

FWIW, I agree with shalabi's criteria but, as someone stated, to each their own. In this version of FM(2012), I took Mordovia from the Russian league 2 to the Champions league and missed winning that conference by 2 games. After struggling to mid-table, I quit. I am now with Cesena and took...

Well, if strikers are ruining chances and they seem to have good attributes, it could be a funk. I am talking more about wingers or mids who keep taking shots when they aren't any good at it. You can go in and adjust their mentality to make sure they don't shoot or shoot rarely.

With only a few games, it is a bit tricky. My main focus for analysis is in the trends. In this game, guys can go into funks. Sometimes, a shake-up in the starting line-up fixes it but you never know. Also, newer guys tend to take awhile to get it going. The game is big on chemistry. Bring...

I've always noticed this with FM but have never asked. I have a MC that I really want to re-sign. He wants 7,250 and the board won't let me offer more than 6,250. Yet, I can go grab a free and offer him 13K. This also happens with coaches all of the time and it drives me mad. The logic...

Thanks for the replies. Quasit, I am going to give that a try. The one thing that has always frustrated me about this game is when you transfer list these guys who want these huge salaries, or, better yet, offer them to clubs for a fraction of their stated value, and get no takers at all, that...

I've wanted to ask this question for years. Not sure why I waited this long. As the title suggests, what do you do when you have players that you really like but want way more than what you can afford to pay? Do you try and sell them in the summer before their final contract year? do you try...

I have been managing a smaller Russian club for about 7 years. it was my 3rd job in the game. I took them to top 3 in the Premier League 3 out of the past 4 years despite having the 11th largest payroll. For fun the other day, I decided to hit save, then apply for an opening with Stade...

I know I (we) always talk about having to pay more for players. Let me add this frustration to the list. I recently had found a real gem, after giving him a lot of game time and seeing him develop quickly, he comes to me and says he wants to play for a bigger club. I get this, sure, I can't...

If you see my comments in other threads I call this the "FM patented losing streak death spiral". When the game decides it is time for you to lose, there is NOTHING, no matter what anyone on these forums tell you, that will stop the death spiral. I believe the coders of the game built this in...

In the Russian league, since you have to have so many Russian born players, and many of them suck, I have used a system where 2 star min for Russians, 3.5 typically or higher for non-Russians.

I am in about my 12th season. Up until now, my scouts were constantly finding me decent players. Typically my problem was having too many good players to choose from. Now, most of the time, they can't find anyone and when they do, they are just 'recommended'. When I go myself and look at the...

Need to unload. After the previous season, my star player said he was going to leave but agreed to stay if I made upgrades to the team. So I spent big and got 3 studs. Payroll went way up but I had contended for a title the previous season coming in 3rd, only 2 points out of the title...