[retired_kgage1]

Yea, i agree. I'm still getting the feel of things yet though as i only brought it the other day.

[retired_smcdonough]

i managed to keep hold of people like fernandes and o'neil though which has been a help

[retired_smcdonough]

dunno weather im aloud to say this in here but it is to do with portsmouth

anyone else notice that at the start of the season people were saying "theve brought in good players like james and campbell"

well now they seem to always add kanu to that list hahaha

proved everybody wrong again dint he !

[Thatchi]

Just Started my games as portsmouth.

Transfer in's.
Jon Dal Thomasson 9.5 Million (lil expensive but has produced solid displays in friendlies and first game of season)
Curtis Davies - 6 M

First game of the season vs Arsenal, have to admit i wasnt very hopefuly about this game with Benjani and Lua Lua out injured, Pedro Mendes suspended for 5 games and both mathew taylor and david james out injured.

Went in 2-0 nil down at half time (i was pretty chuffed it wasnt 4-5), stuck a tight marker on Adebayor and also one on T.henry but set tackling on hard for ol Henry see if i could chop him down.
It worked 2 Henry got injured on the 51st minute, adebayor hardly got a touch 2nd half, Jon Dal Thomasson fired me back into a 2-2 draw with 2 goals and Kanu got the winner giving me a 3-2 victory against arsenal on the opening day

[retired_Cherrieruns]

I used the 4-5-1 in the first season and came 4th with pompey which I find to be a very good result. I am struggling at the moment and need to get back on track. my fukn luck i get valencia in the Qualifying for Champions league and I lost that 2-1 on aggregate (my strikers are poor, Jo is so overated) so I need some help in sorting my team out. I need a tactic and tell me who should play where. These are the options I have at the moment:

GK: Enyenma/James
DR: Vanden Borre/Ratinho
DL: Marcelo/Taylor
DC: Stefanovic/Primus/Campbell/Djourou/Digard
DMC: Sivok/Hughes
MC: Manuel Fernandes/
MR: O'Neill (Central as well)
ML: Guardado/Niko Kranjcar
FC: Jo/Higuain/Denneboom

I heard a lot of people talking about a few of these players and they are really good but honestly they are quite carp. Jo I dont think improves much more, Denneboom probably wont either. I just need some pointers because I used that 442 diamond and at half time was losing 3-0 so I reverted to my tactic and lost 3-2 at full time. Im not using my tactic as I dont think Portsmouth are suited to that kind of attacking sort of play.

Anyway what I probably need is to get more out of my strikers because they have been a bit average and were last season also.

Thanks

[retired_Yiondari]

Im thinking of starting a new game with portsmouth tommorow because i like having a bit of money to spend. Ill probally sign some brazilian youngsters and hope they do the trick

[retired_smcdonough]

yeah im starting agin its sooo bloody annoying :@

[retired_edpt]

im enjoying my 08/09 season, im 4th i think at xmas time (liverpool are bottom!!!) and my team is something like this (4-1-3-2):

GK: Enyenma/James (james avg 7.5)
RB: Halford/vanden borre
LB: taylor
CB: davies
CB: kaboul
DM: wernbloom
CM: mascherano
CM: reo coker
CM: fernandes
ST: jo
ST: eddie johnson

and i find jo is really good. top scorer in prem. the first season, and young player of the year in teh first 2 seasons.

[retired_Cherrieruns]

Are you serious? Jo is pathetic he misses so many 1 on 1 chances. He is fast and dribbles alright but he has bad positioning and cant shoot. He scored like 8 goals in 24 games for me, Ratinho and him are the worst signings I have ever got in the CM/FM Series.

[retired_calendargirl08]

My games been a bit inconsistant but I seem to be getting there.

Season 06/07:

Using a basic 442 attacking with a few tweaks

1st choice team:

G James
DR Johnson
DL Taylor
DC Campbell
DC Primus
MR O'Neill
ML Kranjcar
MC Davis
MC Fernandes
FC Benjani
FC Doula

Finished 16th (very poor start and bottom at christmas after only 8 points in first 14 games)
League Cup: Semi-Final defeat to Spurs 5-4
FA Cup: Final defeat to Chelsea 2-1 (earned UEFA Cup spot)

Transfers in:

None

Transfers Out:

Lots of Loans

Season 07/08

Using a 4231 formation

1st choice team:

G Dudek
DR Johnson
DL M Taylor
DC A O'Brian
DC S Taylor
MC Davis
MC Fernandes
AMR O'Neill
AML Kranjcar
AMC D'Alessandro
FC Pizzaro

Position: Currently 16th in January
League Cup: 4th round defeat to Blackburn 3-1
FA Cup: 4th Round match v Stoke to come
UEFA Cup: 1st Knockout stage match v Sparta Prague to come (won group easily)

Transfers In:

Doula (Sporting Lisbon) 750k
Glenn Johnson (Chelsea) 2.6m
Jerzy Dudek (Parma) 1.5m
Steve Taylor (Newcastle) 3m
Claudio Pizzaro (Bayern Munich) 6.75m
Andres D'Alessandro (Wolfsburg) 7.5m

Transfers Out:

Toderov (Wigan) Free
Harris (Forest Green) Free
Mendes (AEK Athens) 2.7m
Kiely (Luton) Free
Lots of Loans