FM2009 Compo

Benny · July 14, 2009, 01:12:36 PM

Righto, roll up. If there's any interest I'll make it more formal in here.

Here's the suggestion,

Standard Database
Nation - England
League Level - Blue Square North and South
DB size - small

Team to manage - Blue Square North - Vauxhall. Everything else default.

Three seasons to start with? Post up your progress and hints and tips and let's see who can topple Dewey as the resident statto...

Any takers?

Zootoxin · July 14, 2009, 03:43:21 PM

I am in mate sounds like fun.

By Standard database you mean the patched version but without any user changes?

What Patch version are we at?

Benny · July 14, 2009, 04:42:11 PM

dunno the patch level, as long as you don't make changes, go with the default....

(I've played one match...they really are shocking)

Dewey · July 15, 2009, 09:15:02 AM

How many millions do I get lol

Ok I've never stooped this far into the mire of 'playground' football - but I'll give it a bash.

I guess you have a wage budget of 'half a conker and crisp packet' and transfer budget of 'sweet FA'?

Benny · July 15, 2009, 04:19:04 PM

Right, let's get it on.....

You're going home in a funky ambulance,
You're just a small town near London,
You all live in a funky caravan..

and other such highbrow taunts and chants....

Benny · July 16, 2009, 12:30:36 PM

You lot started yet?

I've played my pre-seasons....lost all bar one, which was a 2-2. They really are crap. I'm hoping my new signing, Yankov, can be our salvation.

Dewey · July 16, 2009, 01:59:00 PM

Won't start until the weekend mate ... quite looking forward to it though in a sadistic way..

Zootoxin · July 16, 2009, 03:05:32 PM

Lost first game of the season.

My 4-2-4 free flowing attacking football might be a little too much to ask of the motormen.

Only time will tell.

Zootoxin · July 17, 2009, 09:58:18 AM

BENNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where the hell did you find this bag of lazy, work shy one footed fat toss bags!!

PLD 6
WON 0
DWN 3
LST 3

Scored 4
Conc 10

Terrible!!!

Worst thing is! I am totally hooked on FM again

Dewey · July 17, 2009, 12:09:12 PM

Thing is that 6- 0 loss might be good - it might go to Goal Difference lmfao!

Zootoxin · July 17, 2009, 06:31:44 PM

Unfortunantly or (fortunatly) I have just realised that my database is my modified one where I gave Liverpool 1 billion in transfers and made all the players at Man U and Chelski 35 years old!

Erm..... Guess I better start again.

Benny · July 20, 2009, 11:01:57 AM

Well, 7 games in and it's going......badly.

My striker looks the business, but the rest are pretty poor. An interesting pre-season, recording loss after loss. I've got myself a few free signings. Yankov and the loan striker on the attached are probably the cream of the crop....

bY cream I mean curdled and fairly woeful. Expect a full update in the next day or so.

Dewey · July 20, 2009, 01:52:47 PM

I'm currently several games in, I signed 5 no hopers, who turned out to be erm... awful.

I've won 1 drawn 1 and lost several!

I'm getting into debt.

On the positive side, I see flashes of Arsenal, sorry WBA, sorry Hull City, sorry ....

Usual game goes something like this, let a goal in the first 6 mins, score an equaliser, then watch my goalie (and I use that term in its loosest erm term) as he invariably props himself up against an upright and watches shots from 30 yds fly into the net! Useless? I only wish he was that good!

Is this enjoyable, hmm not so far, I don't mind losing if I can build a team, but with 0 funds I haven't even got that too look forward too. Will I complete a season - I've no idea, it depends on how masochistic I'm feeling.

Benny · July 20, 2009, 01:58:00 PM

Where's your bulldog spirit?

Sign Yankov on a free to bolster the defence, then have a hunt around for some freebies.

I usually score a couple then capitulate. If I can bolster the defence (got a new keeper whose name I can't remember on a free - Dean Parton or something like that) who seems ok.

C'mon Dewey, unleash the donkey jacket and get yourself stuck in. Imagine the feeling when your mighty motormen take on Hull.

Zootoxin · July 20, 2009, 06:00:07 PM

After my restart due to dodgy joke database I seem to be doing ok.
Pre-season I recorded a couple of wins one of them was a 5 - 1 thumping too.

Lost first game of season but went on the draw the 2nd and win the third!!

My problem is I have signed so many players to find some one decent my wage bill is through the roof.

Not sure if the club will last the season.

Onwards I say men!