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Originally Posted by Grimario
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That is very trueQuote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
Would love to see someone put together a full Australian pyramid for FM17.. Anyone using a decent one?
Battery died on my flight and when loading back up, save is corrupt :( Going back a few weeks to the last auto save.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
There was a decent one a few years ago but haven't seen one for 17 :(Quote:
Originally Posted by football_macigian23
Guys sorry to interrupt on your excellent jerk save updates but I thought id get in and tell mine.
for years I've been so anti a league saves as its basically impossible to do anything serious of note or any fun, I usually go a Belgian, Norway, lower level German or Spanish team or do the non league dream
after probably 2 editions I've finally given the jerk one a go again
Season 1
awful, ****ing awful. I tried utilising kokko and nordstand in a target man, false 9 arrangement and the pair were hopeless together, any fixture where they were injured or suspended (kokko loves a heavy tackle) nabbout/vujica are so badly rated so basically had no left side I also play with no transfers on first window so couldn't fix it.
managed to limp to January with only 2 wins and a ffa cup qf where I got jammed by glory 4-0 then made the executive decision to cut some ties. I sold kokko for 200k to Sweden, brought in Mitch Austin (on a free after victory let him go to keep beister) and LB youth from Palermo on loan to fix my left side, brought in vidosic as my guest player. immediately changed the formation to a 4-4-1-1 with vidosic and nordstand together and bang the goals and results came. still finished 9th as I was so far down.
Second Season
FFA Cup champions with all games against A League opposition. brought in basically all victories rejects as squad players (Ingham, mahazi,) got Alex cisak in as a much reliable GK, kept vidosic, & signed a Brazilian (Thomas) as my number 9 (false 9)
changed my formation to a 4-3-3 with the false 9 (so basically striker less) went too a fluid counter attacking approach and killed teams on the break with vidosic clut, Steve ug feeding my front 3 quickly.
finished 3rd on GD unfortunately knocked out by MV in prelim final.
Starting 3rd season now and just been offered interview by Tianjin Teda
did the interview but jeez I'm confident about my jerks team, I've signed Scott McDonald, Rhys Williams, Adam Federici, Jack Hingert all on normal wages and Bernie ibini as my guest player and a young English talent by the name of Ryan Yates.
might save it if I get the Tianjin job and come back at a later date.
certainly enjoyed the jerks much more then any other fm editions, feel as though its much more off a challenge.
So many MV rejects available, eh? Bray was my best pick up but he is gone at seasons end. Looking likely to get Jordan Holmes in full time after his loan period ends.
Mabil on loan has finally come good too but not sure I will be able to keep him permanently. So many good marquee options out there as well.
Finally got caught up to where I was before this... only won 2-0 but lost league game after short turn around 3-2 to MV. Beat AU 3-0 after a week off and now having an easy time of it against Buriram midweek.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
How did you not get sacked season 1??? and i agree on Kokko and Nordstrand every game the ****s get injured and dont get me started on how shit Nabbout is in game (8 pace wtf). How does hoole go??? he always whinges to me about no first team football but whenever I play him he does jack shit. (Just like real life haha)Quote:
Originally Posted by BodyNovo
I reckon I'm going to start a non league job in England. Want to experience brexit
Hoole is somehow happy being my back up fb and winger now. He's started 3 or 4 games but the rest just off the bench.Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
Thinking of making a move for a Petermann since he's on the outer at Palermo. Would be a step up from Poljak.
Also picked up another gun youth striker from the npl. He's even better than the guy i had come through my set up and cost me under 2k.
Finished season 17-8-2 record, top of the league by 7 points.
Beat City 2-1 in SF then Perth 3-1 in ET of the GF thanks to them getting two players sent off.
Kokko finished the season on 18 goals and 8 assists from 34 starts and Sergio Sagarzazu justified marquee wages on the left wing with 16 goals and 7 assists. Vidosic chipped in with 7 goals and 11 assists as marquee AMC and loanee Mabil had 8 goals and 16 assists on the right. Cowburn got fans POTY with a goal, 5 assists and 7.44 average rating for the season. Jackson was the standout performer though with a 7.57 average rating and is in the 2018 WC squad.
My youth player scored 5 in all comps in 23 appearances. The even better NPL regen I signed from Marconi for 25% profit and a friendly scored 5 as well in 19 appearances (includes Asian CL).
Comfortably won group in ACL, 5-0-1 record, bettered by MV who had a 5-1-0 record in their group. Sydney didn't get out of group, teehee. MV are through to QF with a two leg win over Beijing Guo'an whilst Jets won against Jeonbuk.
Labi, Boogaard, Sawyer and Alessi all released. Mabil and two Brazilian DC loans all expired and couldn't renew :( Beadling extended and will probably partner Jackson unless I get another star loan in and the Brazlian DL still has another year to go. Jordan Holmes finally agreed to transfer so will join me after loan ends. Davide Petermann will be a Jet as well coming in under the cap when he exits Palermo. If I win ACL, I have promised him a near $30k bonus... ugh. Have an NPL left winger regen coming in to back up aging marquee - scouts rate him as 4.5 stars, so hope he comes good. Also have Christian Gonzalez, Sydney FC youth player, coming in on a free. He looks quality and is only 21, so will be a decent option if the Braz DL gets recalled.
Despite his great season, hoping to offload Kokko. He will be 31 before season starts and the NPL striker is already better than him with my youth player not far off it.
Also, I am now £40m in debt as the club bought Hunter Stadium. I am never going to be able to spend transfer fees again :(
just finished my 4th season last night and had my greatest tactical moment in FM history.
season 3 was a nightmare, didn't get the Tejan job and lost boogard & Jackson to season injuries, killed me scraped 6th knocked out first week to Sydney
Season 4 started it all with some unreal signings.
basically a brand new team from season 1
clut, cowburn, jackson, steve ug, hoole & bymora were the only ones to remain.
signed Cameron burgess, Alberto aqualani (beast in the HAL actual jerks should look at him), gerthin jones from Everton, bruce kamau, Rhys Williams & Federici.
finally got out of my rigid formation and went fluid.
finished 2nd and had to play the gypos in the gf qualifier. Okon is easily the best manager on the game for youngsters he removed basically the whole squad and has a team of regeneration players with Steven Davis from Southampton marshalling them around averaging 65% formation a game.
I changed my tactics to play the most rigid game possible and planted Lachlan Jackson as my target man (yes you read right), with the instructions not to move from the front line and just hassle to the fluid cbs. 2 goals from the big fella of crosses winning 2-0, back to my normal formation for the gf v MV and a 3-1 win AET.
contract is now up and I'm thinking its time to go although the ACL interests me, I can't go much further with this team as the youth products aren't very decent and the average age of the team is now 28
will decide tonight.
Jackson at ST wow Mark Jones is that you?Quote:
Originally Posted by BodyNovo
He just got MotM against Uruguay at the WC. If only he was as good in the real world.Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
how much of a difference fm 14 to fm 17? should just straight upgrade or say by 16? or wait for 18?
massive difference wait till 18 I sayQuote:
Originally Posted by goaliepersempre
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Originally Posted by goaliepersempre
Huge difference but I would actually suggest get FM17 now for dirt cheap... it's been down as low as $25. FM 18 won't be a playable game for about 6 months after release anyway, so even though it will be out later this year, it won't be worth playing till early-mid next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
Got out of WC group with a 1-1-1 record, including a 4-3 loss to Spain. Beat Uruguay in the second round and got smashed by Argentina in the QF as they went on to win the whole thing.
Offloaded Brymora to WSW. He's not very good.
Picked up a former Inter Milan and Sporting Lisbon youth squad right winger so that means Hoole can go back to the bench. Also had another pair of NPL gems recommended to me, regen striker signed from New Town Eagles and another who dropped out of FFA CoE. Still trying to offload Kokko... surely a goal every other game striker must be wanted by someone.
In typical Jets fashion, have drawn Perth in first round of FFA Cup.
Some idiot (i.e. me) still had his asking price set at £2.5m from when I had clubs trying to steal him after first season. Sold to ADO Den Haag for £450k. They're also after my AML who I would happily offload for the right offer. He's just hit 30 and starting to decline. Blackburn are interested in Vidosic as well so I might suddenly have two marquee spots opening up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
he has just signed for pec Zwolle on my game after I leftQuote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
have joined Beijing
wish I read a bit more on them.
there 4 foreign players bar 1 are all over 30 and have contracts into next year. hopefully can sell them on.
3 games to go in the regular season coming 8th.
evergrande and Shanghai miles ahead.
Blackburn and Ipswich both bid and Ipswich took him. £1.2m is insane but okay. Freed up squad room and wages for Terry Antonis on a free and going to get Curtis Good in to partner Jackson. Also got Armenakas in on loan so that covers all of my attacking third options if needed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
Vido straight into starting line up for Ipswich with a goal on debut. Good for him.
Kokko also has a goal with ADO Den Haag... and no wonder he signed.... they are paying him 44k a week!
Wish Nathan Burns was in FM17
first season of Beijing done
sold basically the whole squad and bought the best players aged 18-23 in the country. all about 2-3 stars current ability to 4.5-5 star potential ability and over 15 in work rate.
had to keep the foreigners as no one wanted them although otero (a Venezuelan) my winger was amazing and won the player of the year award.
played a Liverpool high press high tempo like formation with my number 10 Renato Augusto basically doing a berbatov and just roaming around dropping quality balls to the wingers and striker. the
managed to take them from 8th to 2nd and made the semis of the cup.
just completed the off season last night, finally let all my foreigners go bar otero and have signed Osaki from Leicester (asian designated player), luka modric on a free :D at 33 & a Brazilian striker playing in UAE for peanuts with 5 star current ability.
won my AFC qualifying game 5-0 against a Thai team.
The creators of this game are ridiculously smart the youth potential in china is amazing and pretty well matches the plan that china youth prospects are going to be some of the best in the world.
will aim to win the league and the champions league then leave at the end of my contract to head to Europe or South America.
So, this bloke I picked up from Marconi Stallions for £1.8k is good. Possibly the best Australian player of his generation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
http://i.imgur.com/95WR4Ky.png
Like really good.
http://i.imgur.com/2DFhKGm.png
That Man Utd bid is worth £1m up front, £300k over 12 months, £650k after 10 games, £130k per game (10 games), £650k after 5 international appearances, £650k after 10 goals, 40% of next transfer and a friendly. Board accepted without me getting to intervene so he is off but ****ing hell, that's insane. Means I have to rely on the Jets youth player who isn't as good :(
Arsenal just offered similar but up to value of £5.25m. Jeebus.
He turned both of them down. What the actual ****.
Wow. That guy might hate money?
I've got a game going with the Jets. Second season absolute killing it. Roughly 10 points clear of everyone bar the mariners who are 1 behind. I've been looking at starting a new game because my finances are absolute shit. Do they get better? How much $$$ do you get for wining the league etc. I want money to build the clubs facilities but I'm not sure whether I will be able to unless I can make a profit once in ACL.
It's bizarre. That would have set me up for 3-4 seasons of money loss. Liverpool have put a bid in now and PSG are interested. Might still get the cash.Quote:
Originally Posted by weston
Finances are still shit, especially when against all logic, the board agree to your request to buy the stadium :(
I am only half a mill in the red but that's with £3.2m of transfer income this season.
You get an okay boost in kit revenue after a season or two but it's not substantial. Going up to QF in ACL still isn't huge cash so I am hoping a SF in the CWC will be the windfall I need to get back in the black.
Im in season three they get worse and youll never be able to give anyone decent good wagesQuote:
Originally Posted by weston
He moved to Liverpool, £4.4m if he meets all his targets. £11k per week, definitely couldn't compete with that :(
Just taken over by a Perth based consortium, £3.5m pumped into the coffers with £6.6m now in the bank. Gypo has been sacked, new board of directors put in and transfer kitty of £2.2m available.
Very Nice, Mr Lee sold the club?Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
Yep.
Start of 19/20 season. Just beat Sydney University 13-0 in FFA Cup game.
Solid Australian spine to the team...
GK - Holmes
DR - Iranian regen
DC - Chapman and Jackson
DL - Iraqi regen
MC - Chinese and Brazilian regens
AMR - Oikonomidis
AMC - Rogic
AML - Armenakas
ST - Australian regen
Bench is good too...
Cowburn, Petermann, Antonis, Gonzalez, Good with regen GK and ST
Have another Iranian regen coming in too, first 5 star prospect my scouts have ever found that was affordable for me. Hoping to offload Antonis and Petermann/Chinese MC before window closes.
How is Cowburn and Jackson stats wise and where do you play Cowby?Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
Jackson is a Socceroo and only his love of me and the Jerks saw him stay in Newcastle. Turned down a move to sc Herenveen for a £1200 a week pay rise. Cowburn is about on par with Risdon, 3rd best Australian RB. He is my versatile bench guy, covering all D and MC spots.Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
Halfway through season update for Stanny since no one else gives a shit... (and he probably doesn't either)
Starting 11 same as previous update but that Iranian regen that came in is amazeballs so the Brazilian guy fell to the bench and Petermann hasn't featured at all.
That was true until my Asian U23 players (both FB's and both MC's) buggered off for 6 weeks to Asian U23 cup. Cowburn has seamlessly walked back into starting DR, have promoted a youth DL into the starting line up (Christian Gonzalez went to Asia for £40k) and Brazilian regen has paired with Petermann in midfield. And now, in consecutive games, I've lost regen striker (30 goals, 10 assists in 27 starts) and Armenakas (4 goals, 11 assists in 22 starts) to 4 month injuries. I lost Rogic for two weeks as well which meant a regen right winger (Oikonomidis moved middle) got a few games but I have Rene Piscopo on loan for the left side and a different regen striker up front. Even as a bench player, he's still managed 8 goals in 13 appearances such is my domination of the league.
Jackson has just left for Feyenoord (£1.2m rising to £1.8m with clauses) so that means Curtis Good will partner Connor Chapman at the back. Hu Lei (Chinese regen) turned down a £1.4m move to Al Nassir
200th game in charge about to come up. Won the league a few times, won the ACL once and won CWC after wins against Auckland City, Dortmund (fkn lol) and Casablanca in the final. Am undefeated this season with only a draw away to Sydney FC dropping points.
http://i.imgur.com/lYPnjZz.png
Jets fans are awesome/wankers.
I do think it's time to move on though. I've exploited the "buy young, sell for profit" idea that makes the A-League a profitable starting point and have snapped up enough Australian youth regen's to make the club successful for a decade.... but being able to beat Dortmund (admittedly well under strength) and have 6 or 7 Socceroos on the books is a bit much. Time to get a job in non-league England if I can and turn a freshly promoted Conference North/South team into Europe in a decade.
Very awesome grim and good luck in England. I cant wait for fm18 to try out an Jets and Everton career modeQuote:
Originally Posted by Grimario
I actually read this.
And why Everton, Stanny?
Will wait till end of season, I think. Contract is up come end of May and the club refused a £100 a week raise after I won CWC, so haven't extended and they are bricking it.Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
Hu Lei just left, again for Feyenoord, for £2.2m. Have realised I have become their feeder team... Jackson, Pedro Delgado (former Inter youth I got on a free) and now Chinese regen all gone there. Jackson obviously already on the books and the other two I got on a free so that's a very tidy £5m or so from their sales.
I suspect it will be much more difficult in England. Can't offer Asian Champions League when starting fresh in the Conference South.
Clut is off as well. In first season he was a regular, 28 games and 4 goals with 7.09 rating. Antonis arrived and he was only ever a bench player, 6 starts and 11 subs but still chipped in with 4 goals and a 7.02 rating. He spent the entirety of the last year on loan in K-League though, 30 starts for Jeonnam and looks to be headed back there with FC Seoul coming in with an end of contract offer for him. I've put him up for a zero free sale so hopefully someone comes and gets him so I can save on 6 months of wages.