retired_thomas1975

Just qualified from the group stages of the CL with a group consisting of Barce, Roma and CSKA. I got 10 pts winning 3 and losing 2

retired_staykay

Started aRangers game as soon as I got it out the box. Noticed some interesting things.

There are some rather quality signings available for nothing, three I noticed were Kallon, Kleberson and Ignashevich.Was able to buy Kallon and Ignashevich but Kleberson slipped through.

Spent the majority of the season buying young talent from abroad for buttons (highest signing was Loic Abenzoar from Lyon for about 800-900k)

Best signing was definately Ignashevich who was a rock all season but I also snatched Nacer Barazite from Arsenal for about 500k. Now he is young, but he had a 7.12 avg after 8 games and 9 subs in the league(scoring twice, 2 assists and 2MoM's. 68%pass success, 66% shots on target) Which is good cause for the majority of the season I actually played him as a MC rather than a AMC. I also got Fabian Vargas from Boca for nout but he's only played in two games so far.

I played about with some tactics. Starting with a 5-3-2 / 5-3-1-1 type of thing but changing to 4-4-2 before the end of the season

4-4-2 formation

GK McGregor (who's a moody wee git in this, says he wants to play first team football when he's on the bench, then saying he wants to movce on when he does)
DL S. Smith (Papac as well)
DC C. Cuellar
DC S. Ignashevich
DR A. Hutton (brilliant)
ML D. Beasley (had problems with this wing, no one really tended to blend in. McCulloch I found is better as a striker and Beasley tended to be hot and cold
MC K. Thomson (outstanding in this game I was very impressed, 70% pass completion. Perhaps a bit too good, better in this than RL perhaps, but not as good as...)
MC B. Ferguson (32 appearences, 10 goals, 12 astsm 5 MoM's, 7.13avg, he's just too oustanding)
MR again, problems no one held onto this positon. Kallon was good but I sold him, the rest, Novo, Burke, Furman, Naismith all had a go, Naismith was possibly the best but he's better as a striker
ST ... (this was problematic for me, Cousin, Darcheville, Buffel and McCulloch all had a good goal return and I rotated them. Boyd was.. disappointing but stull scored 5 in 13)
ST Naismith (21 in 27, nuff said)

I played the entire season and won it before loosing a match (by that point I was playing my young players)

Few nice young players to have a look at

Nacer Barazite (see above) Michael Barnes (Man U, ok, one for the future) and Eros Corradini, A wee gem who I bought from Parma/Cesena for 180k. He's a GK and only 19 but I shoved him on near the end of the season and he played 4 and had a 7.50 avg rating. He did let in 6 goals but 4 of them were in a 4-4 draw with Inverness on the second last game of the season and even in that game he got an 8 rating)

CHampions League wasn't that great, qualified from my group (despite loosing 4-0 and 4-1 to Chelsea) but Real spanked me rotten in the next round.

Lost out on the League cup but beat Celtic to the Scottish Cup (which made them sack Strachan)

retired_mickey

Final position in the league: 1st
UEFA Cup: Winners
Scottish Cup: Winners
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Best 11

McGregor
Hutton Cuellar Lugano Shorey
Ferguson Thomson
Burke Robertson Kewell
Aaritalo
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So far...

Signing Barbosa(GK) on a free, Cahais for 1.7m, Thicot on a free. Re-signed Evans on loan. Selling Beasley for 1.6m.

Man United offered 12m for Aaritalo, negotiated for 15m but they declined and player became unhappy.

retired_tabbyj0

Ok, started as the Gers right away and my first season went well, despite bieng knocked out of the CL early went on to win the domestic triple.

players out
Steven Smith, £2.6m
JC Darcheville, £450k (never really used him and he was left in the reserves)
Danny Cousin, £750k (same as JCD, left to rot in the reserves)
DeMarcus Beasley £7m (I think the Recreativo manager was on crack that day)
Kevin Thomson £6m ---
Charlie Adam £7.5m --- Both Thomson and Adam's sale were veto accepted by David Murray, swine
Chris Burke £5m

These sales were over the course of the season, and my purchases were
Esparza £2.4m
van der Mayde £1.4m
Mauro Zárate £3.1m
Adel Taarabt £5.25m
Lulinha £2.4m (Tho he only arrived at the very end of the season)
Nordtveit £2m

I play a 4-5-1 with an attacking mid who floats about going forward or pulling back as needed and one of the central mids pulling back to DM when we are in possession. I found the Gers defence somewhat leaky at the back but Boyd, Buffel and Ferguson provided many more goals to counter this. Celtic were in tatters after the first old firm clash as Strachan was sacked then ol Martin O'niell was brought back and subsequently sacked after the second old firm game went my way. I've always been a fan of a small compact squad of youngsters and so far my team is coming together.

retired_rosegus

am just starting my Rangers game, who should i bin?

retired_RoughNeck791

I have the same problem with ferguson! Even thomnson has a vicious streak in him. They cost me games by getting sent off and even when they get banned for all there yellow cards

retired_nsample

The problem with Ferguson is that due to a data error, he has an attribute of 1 for decisions!

retired_mark lewis

In my game both thompson and fergie get some amount of yellow cards and sent off about twice each after half a season. not very realistic.

retired_mark lewis

my squad.

Mcgregor
smith/papac El-mourabet Cuellar Hutton
Aaritalo Thompson Fergie Burke
Mezenga Boyd

in: El- Mourabet £1.2m
Aaritalo £110k
Josh Wright £250k (reserves) for the future
Barkoth £200k (under 18s) for the future
Torje 600k (reserves) for the future
Breno just arrived in January £3.5m
Benzerga £230k (reserves) for the future
Acapandie £475k (reserves) for the future

Out: Hemdani £1.5m
Buffel £2.6m
Novo £1.2m
JCD £850k

All out of fund now. hope to get a good GK in next season plus a MC. get rid of some more numpties (whitaker).

retired_klubdoll

I played a whole season with my Rangers team with only 1 purchase: Mike Zonneveld (PSV) and managed to win the treble in Scotland and reached the semi final of the Uefa Cup.

You need to play to their strengths, like using Boyd as a target man and supplying him with balls to his head etc.