Sonic2006

Have spent a long time building up a decent team with free players on FM08 with Exeter.

Just thought, for anybody who is struggling finding decent players this low down I might give a few tips.

1) There is a decent database of good, free players. Use this, if you have money in a transfer budget, well you are lucky. I do think this would be better transferred over into your wage budget though.

2) Spend a good hour, if you can sifting through the players who don't have clubs. There are some gems who will really improve your team. I will list my star players at the end of this thread.

3) Take a chance and offer clubs £0k for their transferred players, a lot of the time you might be able to pick up a player from a higher league, for nothing because the team wants to get rid. Worth trying - but remember, some players want a decent wage.

4) Keep a very close eye on the budget when going for players, its essential you keep money spare incase a decent player does come up - and this can happen.

5) Use the loan system to pick up some players as well, there are a lot of decent players who are on the Transfer or loan list.

Finally, to the point of this post, for those who want to find some decent players for a Conference / Lower League team.

My Gems are;

Carl Asaba; Has all round decent stats for the league. Will score goals and is also a decent leader. Has scored 9 in 12 for me so far and can be picked up for free. (expired)

Nathan Jarman; A striker with a decent amount of pace. A little in-consistant but if you can get him scoring goals he goes like a mad-man, another free transfer. Has scored 8 in 14 for me.

Joe Tillen, (AML) this one is my STAR man, even though the above two have scored nearly 20 goals between them. Joe has so far played around 7 games, scored 4 and set up 2. He is the man I can trust to take the ball down the flanks and get it forward. Again this is another free from an expired contract.

Hope this helps a little.

The Art of Drowning

came here to suggest Jarman

also on a free is a guy called Scott Donelly, he looks pretty good.

Red_Arrow

Phillip Green is also good

The Art of Drowning

you wont find them on the demo if you load the english quick start.

But with Scotland the likes of Steve Mcglinchey and Robbie Foy will be class at conference level.

The Art of Drowning

also to add Queens Park seem to have some class players and all of them can be taken for free because they are an amateur club.

Again these players wont be on the English quick start

Phil12345

I have signed Scott Donelly and a host of other young, handy players like him. Cant remember this many good free players at this level in 07. Hope there still there in the full version

Sonic2006

Also signed him.

Now, I have also taken Steiber from Villa, as well as Mikaelson and another player all on free but with 50% sell on fee.

A lot of choice around if you look. :thup:

Lower League Only

Nice players, imagine my anger at my scout / filter / ass man

when i found all 3 were willing to discuss contracts ......
YET were not interested in joining me " ALEGEDLY "

* restarts game and trusts in his insticts *

Guess this is why i play the demo first... i can mess it up time and again in preperation for the real thing next week

Sonic2006

I had trouble signing Tillen for some reason but I am glad I made the effort and got him in the end. I sold a lot of my better players (the ones my Assman percieved as my better players) and then in turn invested that in wages.

But yeah, have to say its weird you had them show up but not keen on discussing. I am sure they will be very decent players for you.

Lower League Only

Oh, just a quick side point but with my Salisbury team i asked for a Parent Club and got Bristol City.

And they "Forced" me to take Shaun Lamb on loan..

Hell im not complaining ! Take a look at him !!!