DS

Managing Canada now for a while, I have beaten Mexico and USA on more occasions then I have lost to them, I have beaten top countries from Africa and Asia and even Europe. One day I decide to arrange a friendly against Wallis and Fortuna (some tiny island with like 10 people) because I always verse teams higher then me on FIFA rankings in friendlies to improve my ranking but then sometime rankings change just before game and they come under me so I though if I am going to verse teams ranked lower them me, they might as well be a really easy team. Somehow I lose 2-3 at home after dominating them. It doesnt even enter into the realm of realism. So for the first time ever I will be reloading because this is obviously a game bug.

Kriss

That's quaint, writing poetry about your FM experiences, at least I assume that's what you're saying?

E

international football so predictable. greece won the euros on mine so i had to reload too

Alurny

There is an issue with teams fielding gray players. Look in the bugs forum ( I think Jimbo posted it).

Bratto17

Yep, this is 100% totally unrealistic Greece couldn't possibly win the European Championships! Oh wait - they did, in 2004! Shock, horror!

Neji

Yep, this is 100% totally unrealistic Greece couldn't possibly win the European Championships! Oh wait - they did, in 2004! Shock, horror! </BLOCKQUOTE>

I think he was being sarcastic.

Jimbokav1971

If I reloaded every time I lost to a grey team I would have reloaded about 15(ish) times by now.

Once you have reloaded once though, where does it stop.

Next week you might completely dominate USA in a competeitive fixture but their GK have a blinder and your best striker have a shocker. They get a dodgy penalty and win 1-0.

Do you reload then as many claim that there is a problem with "super keepers" and "1v1's"?

Where does it end?

Pablo1986

Yep, this is 100% totally unrealistic Greece couldn't possibly win the European Championships! Oh wait - they did, in 2004! Shock, horror! </BLOCKQUOTE>

Santa Claus and the tooth fairy don't exist either...

Bratto17

Yep, this is 100% totally unrealistic Greece couldn't possibly win the European Championships! Oh wait - they did, in 2004! Shock, horror! </BLOCKQUOTE>

I think he was being sarcastic. </BLOCKQUOTE>

Sorry if you were being sarcastic E, it's just that DS's post saying that his experience is a bug is absolutely ridiculous!

QUOTE JIMBOKAV

Yet another excellent post there from Jimbo, nothing wrong with the match engine IMO - at the end of the day, freak results happen. Thats life!

Jimbokav1971

Bratto. I don't agree. Sorry.

There are lots of little things wrong with the match engine, and the issue with the "greys", (not sure whether it's a bug or not), is certainly unrealistic and certaiinly something that needs work.

My point was that if you reload the game every time that something unrealistic happens then where do you stop?

Greece winning the Euro's is s good example.

Anyone remember a Roger Milla inspired Cameroon taking the World Cup by storm?

What about North Korea reaching the Qtr Finals of the World Cup in 2002?

N.Ireland beating England.

Scotland beating both France & Italy in the same qualifying tournament.

Sutton 2 Coventry 1 (1989)

Wrexham 2 Arsenal 1. (1992)

Hereford 2 Newcastle 1. (1972)

Liverpool 0 Wimbledon 1. (1988)

Shrewsbury 2 Everton 1. (2003)

It's just football.