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7741_1339451243.jpg When you're a Bradford fan there's always a light at the end of the tunnel.
Unfortunately it's usually an oncoming train:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_7741.jpg |
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| I want to get started on FM11. However, I can't break myself away from my FM10 game.
Got Bradford City up to the Premiership and have kept them there for the last 4 seasons. I've also won the League Cup in that time and average a top 10 finish.
This season I'm up to 4th with 10 games to play and am in the 2nd Knockout Round of the UEFA Cup.
Why would I quit?
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| Quote: saint billy "How hard is it to score a penalty?!'"
Maybe stating the obvious here, but you don't only look at a players penalty stat when deciding who to take them, others such as composure, influence, finishing and age all have an influence. Also, make sure you have a long list of takers and at least one of them is on the pitch before every game.
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25447_1348672452.jpg [quote="JWP":2j6vfnh9]Smith> Jesus[/quote:2j6vfnh9]
[quote="boz the warrior":2j6vfnh9]lee briers is a nice person whoooo luck at lee forming a scrum the wire bum banger[/quote:2j6vfnh9]
Challenge Cup winners 2009, 2010 & 2012
League Leaders Shield 2011:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_25447.jpg |
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| Quote: saint billy "How hard is it to score a penalty?!'"
I'd say it was quite easy, my players have scored 7/7 this season.
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| Quote: oli30045 "I'd say it was quite easy, my players have scored 7/7 this season.'"
Think I'm 100% as well
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| Quote: oli30045 "I'd say it was quite easy, my players have scored 7/7 this season.'"
My players scored 1 in 6.
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Transparent Backgrounds/Kermit%20the%20Frog.gif Tweet from @martinoffiah 23/08/2011: 'Must admit i did love watching Saints- Cunningham Joynt Longy Tommy then Leon, last classic RL team ever'. Even the dark side can't help but love the rebellion.:Transparent Backgrounds/Kermit%20the%20Frog.gif |
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| Quote: Gaz_E "Need to fiddle with my formation for the Blues (Everton) - you might have just solved an issue for me.
I'm playing as Everton also. I use two formations: One a 4-3-1-2 and one a basic 4-4-2. So far I have finished 5th (6th was my goal), 2nd (6th was goal again) and 4th (Title Challenge was my goal), 6 points off 1st. Won the Carling Cup against Liverpool in Season 3, as well as getting knocked out of the Champions League Quarters by the eventual winners, Bayern. Board are unhappy with me even though I have had the best defence in the last 2 seasons of league football, I am working towards having 5 star coaches (currently 4 stars in each area) and the club is turning a profit. I am mainly spending money of youngsters and then shipping them out on loan. Currently 5 games into season 4 and top of the league, yet to concede a goal. Fingers crossed I can finally win the league.
I'd say my strongest side at the moment is:
Howard
Onouha
Jagielka (c)
J. Boateng
Baines
Arteta
Rodwell
T. Cairney (this guy just runs midfield for me)
L. Suarez
Lewandowski
Kadlec
Subs from:
A. Smithies
R. Bertrand
M. Mancienne
Van der Vaart
Lukaku (sadly, only on loan)
Lucas (19yo Brazilian, not the LFC clown)
B. Sahar
S. Pienaar
M. Fellaini
F. Rizcon
R. Barclay
T. Cahill
Oh, I was also given the England job at the end of season 2, after Capello resigned. Currently played 7 of the World Cup qualifiers, winning 6 and drawing one (Russia away), conceeding 2 goals and scoring 18.
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| Started a new game as Blackburn, sold off some dead weight + Morten Gamst Pedersen, that along with a couple *slightly cheeky* transfers meant i've currently got a lineup of
Robinson
Emerton
P. Jones / P. Cannavaro
Samba
Olsson
Ninis
Jenas
Romiric
Hazard
Neymar
Lukaku
Bunn
Cannavaro / Jones
Nelsen
Lallana
Vyntra
Kalinic
MB Diouf
Took over Man Utd in order to sell Samba at the end of the season for 27.5 Million, he was desperate to go, and we agreed the fee but it got cancelled due to transfer budget reasons, and I was desperate to seal the deal. Since Fergie "retired", Phelan took over, and got sacked a couple months later, so McGuinness is now head honcho there.
End of the season sees me brining in Smithies, Sakho, Subotic, Defour, and a couple others, while Emerton, Nelsen and Romiric are all off.
Start of April now, im in 10th and in the FA cup semi, having knocked out Man Utd in Phelan's final game as manager in the 5th round replay. Also beat them once in the league, as well as getting one over Man City and Chelsea, all of those came away from home!
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7741_1339451243.jpg When you're a Bradford fan there's always a light at the end of the tunnel.
Unfortunately it's usually an oncoming train:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_7741.jpg |
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| Quote: Dodo "Started a new game as Blackburn, sold off some dead weight + Morten Gamst Pedersen, that along with a couple *slightly cheeky* transfers meant i've currently got a lineup of
Robinson
Emerton
P. Jones / P. Cannavaro
Samba
Olsson
Ninis
Jenas
Romiric
Hazard
Neymar
Lukaku
Bunn
Cannavaro / Jones
Nelsen
Lallana
Vyntra
Kalinic
MB Diouf
Took over Man Utd in order to sell Samba at the end of the season for 27.5 Million, he was desperate to go, and we agreed the fee but it got cancelled due to transfer budget reasons, and I was desperate to seal the deal.
You're lucky you posted that here and not on the official FM forums. You'd be flamed to death for such flagrant cheating. But we'll forgive you. Cheater
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7741_1339451243.jpg When you're a Bradford fan there's always a light at the end of the tunnel.
Unfortunately it's usually an oncoming train:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_7741.jpg |
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| Well I'm still on with my FM2010 game. Currently up to the 2019/20 season or to put it another way, my 10th in charge of Bradford.
In that time I've taken the Bantams from Div2 also rans all the way up to English Champions last season.
Along the way I've won the Div2 title, the JPT, the League Cup, and the Community Shield.
Went out of the Champions League this season at the group stage after finishing 3rd behind Real Madrid and Galatasaray.
Current Squad (though I doubt you'll recognise most of them)
GK: Marcel Sauter (Germany)
DR: Ignacio Castano (Spain)
DL: Jimmy John (England)
DC: Kerem Usta (Holland)
DC: Giorgos Skrekas (Greece)
DMC: Andy Simpson (England)
MC: Lori (Brazil)
MC: Freddy Adu (USA)
ST: Kostas Angelis (England)
ST: Levan Mchedlidze (Georgia)
ST: Gianmarco Zigoni (Italy)
That's my main 11, the rest of the 25 man squad tends to rotate most seasons
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Transparent Backgrounds/Waldorf.gif "As you travel through life don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things" - George Carlin
[url:2cg5oc2o]http://twitter.com/AndyGilder[/url:2cg5oc2o]
[url:2cg5oc2o]http://fromthewesternterrace.blogspot.co.uk[/url:2cg5oc2o]
This week: Four keys to a Rhinos win in the WCC:Transparent Backgrounds/Waldorf.gif |
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| Freddy Adu
If the kid's career slips any further he might find himself at Bradford in real life...
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| Quote: Andy Gilder "Freddy Adu
Park Avenue?
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| Quote: Gandy "Park Avenue?'"
No, worse than that, City.
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| Quote: GCM1980 "No, worse than that, City.'"
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53838_1362327793.jpg And so you aim towards the sky,
And you'll rise high today,
Fly away, Far away,
Far from pain....:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_53838.jpg |
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| Quote: Andy Gilder "Freddy Adu
If only Freddy Adu was as good in real life as the makers of FM seem to believe he is....
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| Quote: Conroy "Think I'm 100% as well'"
Spoke too soon
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