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Originally Posted by Cici900

I have to say i'm startin to think this isnt worth it. is there anyway i can get rid of my team. i lost a game 3-0 yet i had 72% possesion

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It takes a lot of patience but it's worth it when you see trainees improve and start to win games.

To have that much possession and still lose would have to be a bit unlucky.
Have you read all the Newbie hints and tips?
What formation do you play?
Have you picked a training regime and got trainees and a decent coach?
Sack every player you don't need. I only have 19 players. One goalkeeper. 5 Defenders (1 is my coach), 4 wingers, 6 Inner Mids and 3 forwards.

I think patience really is the key to the first few seasons.

3-5-2 seems to be the preferred formation. If you pick that wingers are by far the most important. Only buy or train young players for the position you training. i.e. if training playmaking you can use older players as forwards.

Previously players over the ages or 21-22 would never improve again but after recent new training changes they can improve even if they older but not as quickly.

get a new team, im not sure how good they track your IP address so i just done it in a net cafe, i bought a top-class player for less then 15k only to realise that his wages were 200k+ a week so my team was screwed really!!.

with my new team ive got a hard division. most teams have players with TSI of 10k+. i dont stand a chance and am defo getting relegated!. will stick it out and try build my team up though as ive been told everyone gets a crap team at the start and small ground!

havce conceded 22 goals and scored 3, 6 games in and 3 points :(

Thats what happened to me i bought a top class player but his wages were 500k+. i sold him a few weeks later and im still in death

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Originally Posted by Cici900

Thats what happened to me i bought a top class player but his wages were 500k+. i sold him a few weeks later and im still in death

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Common mistake for newbies. The warning sign is player whose been transferred every few weeks. I nearly did this a couple of seasons ago but my bid was blocked due to lack of funds for wages. :p

Stadium capacity should be 20-25 times supporters club membership. Your biggest source of revenue will be always be gate receipts so ensure you build up your stadium as it will pay for itself & means more money to pay higher wages.

The Cup is also a good source of extra money. If you not concerned about the league & think have a chance against better team you could go Match of the Season for a few games. The downside is squad morale is murderous & league results will suffer even against poor sides. I did this a few seasons ago & got through to round 7, lost 3-2 to Premier side after being 2-0 up. Huge increase in revenue playing to either full houses at home or massive away stadiums.

Any one still playing?

First season in division 2 not going well for me with 3 defeats. Lead 2-0 today but lost 2-3 which is disappointing as good opportunity for some points. Team in poor form & crowds dropped as I am not winning. Have been able to play reserves in the cup so far but now is 1st team all the way.

Transfer fees are really high so really difficult to improve my team. All signs mean I will be back in division 3 next season. Only bright spark is I have midfield trainees who I have been training for long time & at least one should be good enough for 1st team later this season.

Still playing and developing a nice little team. Made it to the 4th round of the cup for the first time. I'll be playing the reserves in the next game though cause I've no chance. Will be in the promotion shake up again this season, was second in the league last time, first before that, teams in my division getting much stronger overall, keeping it interesting. I'm in IV 43 still if you were wondering. wexfordexile.

On my third team, I seem to come back to it every 6 months, but I'm still doing terribly.

My best purchase was brilliant set piece midfielder but I just bought 2.8m defender with supernatural set pieces so will be interesting to see how he gets on. Sold reserve for 1.2m to partially pay for. Another 3 players up for sale that should yield another 2.5m. Wages now a big problem as hard to make much profit on 2 week cycle which probably highlights the importance of trainees.

Haven't controlled my team properly in over half a year. Just keeping it alive with the odd log in in case I get interested again. Accumulated nearly €30m.:D

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Originally Posted by lucanhoop87

is the set piece skill important?? have to admit i always just disregard it and go for the normal skills defending etc..

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I did not train set pieces but existing midfielder scores a lot of free kicks & penalties than other players.

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Originally Posted by Poor Student

Haven't controlled my team properly in over half a year. Just keeping it alive with the odd log in in case I get interested again. Accumulated nearly €30m.:D

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New fans feature could affect your team as they might get annoyed you sitting on transfer kitty. I am guessing 3rd division?

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Originally Posted by pete

New fans feature could affect your team as they might get annoyed you sitting on transfer kitty. I am guessing 3rd division?

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Got knocked down to Series V. My team is pure crap I haven't input selections in months and sold off the best players.

My fans can get angry because I'm not spending money? Sounds way too complicated.

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Originally Posted by lucanhoop87

whats your team id pete?? have you been playing for long??

did it take u age to build your team up??

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Rebel City (73508)

I was not organised properly for first two seasons at least. Took me long time to get out of division 4 but only 2 season in 3 (highest ranked qualifier) due largely to easy enough league.

Getting killed in division 2 so will be relegated this season. Poor form at start of the season meant a few loses & now can't buy a win. New fans feature means attendances down to 35k from full house 65k last season. Making a lose on every 2 week cycle so can't be sustained. Player transfer fees are also too high. I think they have really messes up the game engine.

You need to get some good young trainees & stick with one type (playmaking or defending probably best as can play 352 or 532) for 2 full seasons to get maximum value. If promotion out of reach put trainees into first team for maximum effect.