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Gary Neville turned out to be a superstar, he is old and has retired now :thdn: Every game he played he was either man of the match or the 2nd highest rated Crawley player.
The season was a strange season I had no problem beating or drawing with most teams in the EPL. But against the top 4 Chelsea, Man U , Arsenal and Liverpool I was given a footballing lesson.
I played Chelsea 3 times as I also got drawn against them in the League Cup and the score over the 3 games was 18-0 two of the games were at home. :eek:
Just before the transfer window opened in Jan I noticed there were lots of young players with expiring contracts. After spending a considerable time I was able to get 8 first team players. These guy would walk straight in to my squad. I also had to let some of my older guys go on free transfers as I was just not playing them and they were taking up squad space.
One trick he is to make sure you are looking at all the players who contract is ending as I have been able to sign several who did not show up when I selected only show me players who are interested in joining Crawely.
With two games to go and sitting in 5th place and dreaming of the UEFA Cup next season. But I lost my last two games and ended up finishing 8th on goal difference.
This next season should be very interesting due to the high quality of players I was able to get on free which was a real blessing as I was only given 800K to spend on players
I have noticed lots of players aged around 23 with great stats but no history are these regen players?
11-15-2007, 08:44 PM
Winning the Champions League with a Non League Team Post #62
I have now left Torquay because I wnated a challenge Does anybody know a team in the Conference that are one of the lower teams in the division that I will be able to get them at least into the play-offs ?? Thank You
11-16-2007, 10:52 AM
Winning the Champions League with a Non League Team Post #63
As you know I took Crawley up as champions and they start with -10 points and I guess an OK squad.
What tactic are you using??
I am using Jambo Daves tactic and I am sure you could pick any team in the Conference and go up.
The real challenge happens when you are in the Championship or the EPL and the teams around you are spending money you can only dream about on transfers. I am in my 2nd season in the EPL and I was give 800K to spend. When team in the Championship are spending 2 Million on players.
Although I did get an offer of 7.5 Million for a defender who i picked up for 3 7 months before :cool:
11-16-2007, 10:53 AM
Winning the Champions League with a Non League Team Post #64
I also did not sell anyone the first season as you need all the players you can get.
If you go back and read the first page their are lots of good young players you can get on loan.
Torre from Portsmouth is the best one person was even able to sign him for free the next season.
He is easily worth 5 Million pounds in about season four. When you sign anyone always try to remove their Big Club Release clause.
11-19-2007, 09:33 PM
Winning the Champions League with a Non League Team Post #68
Originally posted by Hillbily:
what tactic did you use through out the 29 years
Sorry for the late reply mate. I used a 3-5-2 early on and the switched to a 4-4-2 diamond for the rest. If you're still interested reply again and I'll have a look on my save game to see exactly what settings I used.
11-22-2007, 06:44 PM
Winning the Champions League with a Non League Team Post #69
So in my 6th season I have finished 7th one place higher than last season. I think the problem with my team is that it is very young. The average age has to be around 24. Pretty much the same as last season I missed out on Europe again. But it will take time to build a squad that is capable of beating the top 4 so I am not worried.
A certain D Beckham has taken over as Manchester City manager. :p
I only have 5 players coming in this season as I try to increase the age of my team. Although I am playing Jambo's tactic I am finding it very difficult to score goals.
11-22-2007, 07:20 PM
Winning the Champions League with a Non League Team Post #70
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