Hello Guys. I'm currently managing Newcastle in my second season- in my first year I bolstered my squad with key players like Rafael Van der Vaart and I powered through the season finishing a wonderful 3rd in the premiership and lifting the FA Cup. I released excess weight in my squad both last year and this year which allowed me to bring in quality players like Van der Vaart, Eboue and Igor Akinfeev.
My second season is practically over- I finished 3rd again and I won the FA Cup again but I was also lucky enough to get to the final of the Carling Cup as well as reaching the final of the Champions league which I am yet to play. The Charity shield was a welcome bonus as well
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My top goal scorer and world player of the year for 2 years running is Micheal Owen who puts in around 40 a season. I play him up front with Alan Smith and they are a very dangerous duo- Here is my formation:
--------------Alan Smith--------------------------Micheal Owen---------------
----^-----------------------Rafael Van der Vaart------------------------^--------
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Damien Duff-----------------------------------------------------Mario Santana
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---------------------------------Ever Banega---------------------------------------
-Jose Enrique-Nedum Onuoha-Abdoulaye Faye- Emmanuel Eboue-
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---------------------------------Igor Akinfeev-------------------------------------
Subs: Shay Given, Charles N'Zogbia, James Milner, Steven Taylor, Joey Barton etc
My squad is good but not good enough to challenge the big boys for the long haul- Owen as well as 4 or 5 other key players get injured regularly for months on end and because I sold all the rest of my squad for money- Obafemi Martins, Andy Carroll, Mark Viduka etc I do not have any back up strikers and very few good defenders or midfielders to fill in I struggle when these key players are unavailable.
So can any of you please recommend key players in most positions but especially up front for my squad so I can really challenge in the premier league. I am preferably looking for players no older than 25 with potential and brilliant performance. I imagine I will have in the region of £60million to spend on players as well as around £1.4million to spend per week on wages. So AFFORDING THE PLAYERS is not the problem but ATTRACTING THE PLAYERS is!! I need brilliance that will want to become part of the toon army whatever the price.
Thank you to anybody who replies- I really appreciate it!!
My second season is practically over- I finished 3rd again and I won the FA Cup again but I was also lucky enough to get to the final of the Carling Cup as well as reaching the final of the Champions league which I am yet to play. The Charity shield was a welcome bonus as well
.My top goal scorer and world player of the year for 2 years running is Micheal Owen who puts in around 40 a season. I play him up front with Alan Smith and they are a very dangerous duo- Here is my formation:
--------------Alan Smith--------------------------Micheal Owen---------------
----^-----------------------Rafael Van der Vaart------------------------^--------
----|||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|||--------
Damien Duff-----------------------------------------------------Mario Santana
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------Ever Banega---------------------------------------
-Jose Enrique-Nedum Onuoha-Abdoulaye Faye- Emmanuel Eboue-
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------Igor Akinfeev-------------------------------------
Subs: Shay Given, Charles N'Zogbia, James Milner, Steven Taylor, Joey Barton etc
My squad is good but not good enough to challenge the big boys for the long haul- Owen as well as 4 or 5 other key players get injured regularly for months on end and because I sold all the rest of my squad for money- Obafemi Martins, Andy Carroll, Mark Viduka etc I do not have any back up strikers and very few good defenders or midfielders to fill in I struggle when these key players are unavailable.
So can any of you please recommend key players in most positions but especially up front for my squad so I can really challenge in the premier league. I am preferably looking for players no older than 25 with potential and brilliant performance. I imagine I will have in the region of £60million to spend on players as well as around £1.4million to spend per week on wages. So AFFORDING THE PLAYERS is not the problem but ATTRACTING THE PLAYERS is!! I need brilliance that will want to become part of the toon army whatever the price.
Thank you to anybody who replies- I really appreciate it!!