Another Patch!

Whoop progress is quick by SI. Corners by the looks of the beta forums fixed. As I said on the forum it's a thin line between tactic or exploit and I think the rule has to be if it's possible in football then it's a tactic otherwise it's an exploit.

Could debate that for a long time but I watched the Champions Leagues games this week and even those players don't deliver corners like they do in FM Live.

Meanwhile in Voller we've made the 6th Round of the GW Cup, luck methinks and the Turkey team just seem to be on drugs. I did get dam lucky with the pool and the right winger I signed is proving to be quite the wonderkid cept he's 29:)

£3k a day and a 7.48 average come on that's not too shabby by anyone's standard, of course it'll all go pear shaped soon no doubt.

BF

Doh I got the BF (bad form) it all starts innocently enough a nice opening goal, go counter attack no issues 3 chances to your opponents later and your 3-1 down.

You know now that you just as well not bother it's not going to be your day. Just hope you can pull out of it the next time, always best to leave it a day though:)

Had a few grads come though I didn't win the lottery but the look errm ok. Didn't realise they come though as 15 though so maybe their ok PA but shocking CA, I don't mind that actually sensible change be interesting to see how they work out.

Slight Injury Crisis in Voller

Went through a rough patch of injuries in Voller but managed to keep a semi meaningful side in most games. One DC was a casualty of it all he was absolutely a liability, pretty much strikers skipping past him like he wasn't there and was generally a passenger throughout.

I tried a 19 year old DC to cover and he did an ok job. I got a youth goalie nothing special, in the end but worth a short punt. Been scouting strikers for ages and mostly their 2.5 - 3 star and stats don't suggest that they'd be much special.

I've even tried trialling some but most are fatally flawed like snail like pace which remains a killer stat in FM.

Anyway first stage of the XFA over and quite pleased to have taken 6th, keep that going over the next two weeks and we should get the top tier come season 2.

Meanwhile in Turkylimaz (I'm going to call it Turkey from now on) the team seems completely rampant. Was an odd pool I had where all the youths seemed to have something to offer and the seniors were not half bad either.

It's not my mad skillz I know it's luck but nice to have a little run.

I enjoyed reading T Bags recent post aka blast and he's not wrong, I sometimes strongly agree with T Bag and sometimes strongly disagree but it's always a cracking read.

Other blog that has come up is Arnoldinho FM Live Blog which I'm sure is going to be a good read.

His latest post speculates on the economy and thought I'd do my predictions next post. Then everyone can laugh at how wrong I was.

Not a Lot to Do

Well things are going ok in Voller and pretty steady in Turkylimaz. Got a couple of good youths in Turkey 21 years old and some nice hidden stats by the looks of it.

I joined the OFA in Turkey as the Xtra Time FA was kind of pointless in this first season, well so I thought. Log in no games, Voller is ok as there are games landing every day but OFA zzzzz, as well as that few days and we go again in Voller so keeps the interest up.

What is interesting in Voller is having JP5 at least you can log in and shuffle the assessments round. It's bit of fun looking at a player and thinking I reckon 3 not been shocked so far, at least it's something to do, won't be so much fun when the academies suck them all up.

When a Plan comes togather

I covered the slight turnaround in Voller last post, don't get me wrong we're kind of one of the also rans in the league currently but are now comfortably mid table.

I wanted though to highlight what I did to get around this.

The offending player was this guy:-



I was playing left sided DC I'm not sure if it was being left or DC but he was awful only pulling a 6.67 average. He's not that bad so tried him as an attacking MC, great he starts to play well.

Problem then though is that I've only got a very average looking DC to slot in so I go shopping.



No bids, ok he's not John Terry and oddly also plays Right Back despite being left footed but heck who rejected him?

Very solid DC ok he's not great technically but heck he'll get stuck in and if he does make a mistake (rare as he's 29) he can cover with his pace. Worst case scenario he'd not have worked out and would have had to have played him as sub.

At 29 he's got three seasons, 29, 30 and 31 heck he won't be that bad at 32.

Voller A Bit Better

Results have turned slightly in Voller, I had a DC/DM who as a DC makes a good midfielder:)

Although I'm trying not to sign any more seniors and trying to make do I might have to do something rather than watch the horror show.

Still lacking a goalie and a striker for youths but still searching.

I've been working on the stadium guide (see link on right) although it's a bit ragged it might help some!

Normal Service Has Stopped

Well at least in Turkylimaz, five games played five games won. I put this down to two things form and some players with some dreamy hidden stats. Oh and an inspired signing on the right wing, a 29year old with pace and very high mentals, 19 Determination being the pick of the bunch.

I'm sure that run won't last forever but my aim is to finish middle somewhere.

Here is a little tip for you, something I've kind of coached myself into doing in Voller which is a world that is regen crazy with seemingly every youth getting bid on.

Your pretty much forced to buy blind as by the time you hit the 42 hours a player needs to get an early Judging potential he's long gone. I came to the conclusion quite early I just as well try utility players chucking cheap bids at them.

So if I get a left back who can play left wing and Dc with some fairly decent stats at least he'll be of some use even if it's just as a sub. Money being so tight the old tactics of hire and fire will see you left way behind.

In saying that I'm still a striker and goalie short in Voller for 11 youth players.

It seems that the community is starting to wise up as to how youth academies actually work. I think their pretty fine as they are but naturally if there are millions of them become very ineffective.

I'm not really sure what the 'community' thought they were asking for when they nagged for them. Pretty convinced managers were looking at their youth teams and thinking 'if only the wages were £200 aha youth academies will do that'. No they won't:)

Random Youth DOES NOT EQUAL Hand picked.