Half way through first season with Barrow..

retired_brego21 · 06-15-2005, 01:19 PM

I have started a new game with 5.05 patch, and started as Barrow in Conference North. Finances not too bad, they even gave me £8,000 transfer budget! Mind you, as you will all probably be aware I haven't found it that easy to spend it - I still have £7,000 left!!Before the start of the season, I only managed to bring in one player, a SC. The squad was wafer thin though, and in my last pre-season game I only had 4 subs I could use.
Obviously I needed bodies, but even loan deals from League 2 were falling through - the clubs accepted but the players did not want to come to Barrow. Eventually I managed to get a AMC from Gravesend reserves. As the season started, results were mixed, as I was still working out what my best tactics should be. I managed to get through to the first round of the FA Cup, and it was here were my inexperience showed. I had a game on the Tuesday before and my captain and inspirational CB was one yellow card away from a suspension, and thats right, I played him and he got a yellow card - suspended for my big cup game. Also my striker that I bought picked up an injury, meaning I had to go into the game without my star defender and star striker. I was at home to Port Vale of League One, and after 10 minutes I was 2-0 down. I managed to steam the tide and it finished 2-1 following a last minute penalty. At least a healthy 3500 came to watch, which helped the bank balance.
Unfortunately the defeat affected morale and I lost the next 3. Action was needed and I brought in 2 new midfielders with good aggression, a 19 year old on a free, and a DMC on loan from Boston, and changed my tactics, filling up the midfield. It seemed to work, and after the Christmas programme, I am 3rd, 4 points behind the leaders Nuneaton..

retired_tinkfaeree · 06-15-2005, 01:38 PM

Cheers Lord Lucan, although there are some things you can improve:

a.) update threads should earliest be started after three seasons, not at christmas in the first season

b.) one update per year is sufficient

c.) divide your text into parapraphs. They immensely improve readability.

Otherwise, I hope you're enjoying your game.