bodymassindicator

turnip and essex are spot on. In trying to keep it realistic I treat the FA and League Cup as something special and give my best players the chance to shine in front of a nationwide TV audience. They sure would be ****ed at me if I didn't. I'll field the women and physios for the Worthless Cup tho.

retired_claudiaynava

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">31.1.04 Celtic H Scottish Cup 3rd Rnd 1:2 2468</pre>

I held Celtic down with division three Albion Rovers in the Scottish Cup, which I wrote about in one of my old update threads. They only won 2-1. I stuck with my regular tactic.

retired_crazybonejr

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by The Amazing Dale Watkins:
turnip and essex are spot on. In trying to keep it realistic I treat the FA and League Cup as something special and give my best players the chance to shine in front of a nationwide TV audience. They sure would be ****ed at me if I didn't. I'll field the women and physios for the Worthless Cup tho.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


The League Cup and the Worthless Cup are one in the same, no?

retired_mie85

When we're in the Conference, there are more than one worthless cup. I don't know about it, but cups make me feel vulnerable.

All could go well when I top the Conference table, then go onto the FA Cup and get strippped bare by Luton. It just allows other Conference clubs point the pinkies at me and laugh.

Also, I've got to do large amounts of praying in cup ties. Given my rather lousy real life record, I wouldn't like too much time to be spent communicating with Him.

retired_mie85

Oh. And they both share an affinity with chewing gums. I suppose you do too.

retired_tchockfan

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Owen_Universal:
Just wondered, as a (possibly hypothetical) point of principle, whether people stick with tactics that they know (as suggested by Rekwob Toille, thanks) or try to play safe if they are hoping for a draw.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

IMO you're approaching the game the wrong way. Don't think of it as a computer game where you try to beat the AI, and where getting help on a message board is a viable option.

Instead, put yourself in a real manager's shoes. You're managing Yeovil and you've been drawn against Liverpool. Now what? You have one shot at your top flight opposition, so how do you plan to approach it? Everyone here can give you answers. I've changed tactics, played my up and coming youngster, planned to take out their playmaker, and many other things. Some worked. Most didn't. But at least when they do work, it's your victory and not due to someone else telling you what they did.

And I'm firmly in the "cups are worth the effort" camp. My record in them is fairly poor, but I figure that's what the fans want. So that's what they get. I do have standard ideas for how to cope with cups in a busy schedule, but they may well not be better than anyone else's and I'll not share them here.

retired_asohailpk

In the cup, and every other match come to think of it, I always try to score goals rather than defend (even winning 1-0 with 10 to go). Reason: how bloody frustrating is it when you sit back and defend and then the opposition pops one in the 90th minute leavinf you no time to recover. I'd rather get beat 3-2 than a last minute 1-0.