first season= boruc, Billy Jones(3.2mill from Preston n.e) caldwell, loovens, fox, gibson(loan from man u), Flood/robson/Nguemo/crosas rotated, Acosta(AMR from sevilla, 1.4mill) mcgeady, driver(hearts 1.7mill), Karadeniz (Besiktas 7mill, 3mill up front 4 over 48months)
Through some weeling and dealing by the end of the first season I had bought, Diego Tardelli from atletico miniero. UNBELIEVABLE!!! 42 in 45 after first full season. I sold many players, including samaras for 3 mill, scott brown for 6 to stoke, and mcdonald for 4mill.
In my third season, top of the league by a margin, no losses no draws, quarter final of champions league and this is my team:
GK= Boruc
RB= Diego Renan CB= Miranda CB= Rafael Toloi LB= Fabio
mc= Axel Witsel mc=Hernanes
AMR= Guiliano Amc= Eden Hazard Aml= McGeady
sc= Tardelli
Bench Includes Wilshere on loan from arsenal, McManus, Paul Taylor(17yr old regen i think, at celtic anyway, brilliant, worth 2.5mill already), Fred, Gael Kakuta.
I have bought cheap and sold high with some players. I sold acosta to Man Utd for 8.5 mill, flood, fortune, crosas all for 4-5million to various clubs, maloney for 6.75 mill to Juve!! Karadeniz couldnt settle but i got 11 million from Barca for him by the end of the season.
Theres a few ways to do it. The fans dont mind you selling, so long as you improve. Its taken me to the third season to get a settled team, i only signed witsel and hazard at the start of the season and no-one in january. its taken me this long to get the team settled and morale consistent. This is a risky way to go about it, undoubtedly rangers will push you all the way, if not bet you to the title if you mess the team up too much. Just make sure you win the cups if this happens. my advice, go for it. im trying to challenge for the champions league with celtic within 5 seasons. 2 more to go, dnt think this year, got chelsea in the quarters.
I use an arsenal type formation for home games and away league games and a rigid 4-5-1 for away in europe and away to rangers. let me know if you want to know the tactics.