we have a thread for players, but i realised we don't have one for staff so i thought this would be a good idea. so if you find a good member of staff can you list him in here, cos personally i find it hard to get the staff these days. can we please keep to the format, and can we give any 7 star ratings, i'll start off.
Name: Pako Ayestaran
Role(s): Asst Man
7 star training: defence, tactical
Current club: none
Other notes: is very good as a manager if you decide to go on holiday, due to high tac knowledge....
G.Nanni-physio-Bologna
F.Baresi-youth coach-Milan
V.Pincolini-ass man-Parma
V.Scala-coach-Roma
P.Paixo (sp) hes brazilian and prob best coach/ass man in game
Claudio Gaudino (fitness at Inter)
Some Scouts
The countries on the right are the places that he scouts best(on my game)(in order of how well)
Antonio Schio - Italy, Ukraine, Croatia 6/10
(Judging CA 17, Judging PA 12, Tactical knowledge 18)
Sandro Orlandelli - Argentina, Brazil, Uraguay 9/10
(Judging CA 18, Judging PA 17, Tactical knowledge 17)
Rene Moons - Holland, Denmark, Belgium 6.5/10
(Judging CA 18, Judging PA 14, Tactical knowledge 15)
Daniel Karbassiyoon - Italy, England, USA, Mexico 10/10
(Judging CA 20, Judging PA 20, Tactical knowledge 17)
Wolfgang Grobe - Germany 6/10
(Judging CA 13, Judging PA 15, Tactical knowledge 17)
Giles Grimandi - France, England, Czech Republic, Belgium, Switzerland 8.5/10
(Judging CA 17, Judging PA 16, Tactical knowledge 20)
Francis Cagigao - Spain, England, Argentina, Brazil 7/10]
(Judging CA 17, Judging PA 17, Tactical knowledge 15)
Tony Banfield - England, Nigeria [B]8/10
(Judging CA 19, Judging PA 18, Tactical knowledge 16)
Francis Cagigao - Spain, England, Argentina, Brazil 7/10
(Judging CA 17, Judging PA 17, Tactical knowledge 15)
Tony Banfield - England, Nigeria 8/10
(Judging CA 19, Judging PA 18, Tactical knowledge 16)
I always go 1 coach for each discipline.
I have 6 and 7 star ratings only:
Fitness: Jon Dalzell & Donogh Holohan
Attacking - Chris Donolly
Defence - Ron Reid
Set Piece - John Murtough
Ball Control - Jimmy Hendrie
Shooting - Tom Boyd
Tactics - Vito Scala
GK - Ray Clemence
Name: Ryszard Szul
Role(s): Physio
Current club: Legia
These are all free agents:
Bjorn Nilsson is a very good ass-man imo.
Luit Zwaneld(spelling) 7 star coach in many things.
Ally Lynch very good fitness coach.
Kenneth Powel goalkeeping coach.
Name: Bill Beswick
Role(s): Asst Man/Coach
7 star training: None
Current club: None
Other notes: 20 man management, 20 determination, 18 JPA, 17 JPP, 18 Dicipline & 20 Motivation
Name: Wil Rodrigues
Role(s): Scout
Current club: None
Nationality: Brazilian (good for scouting south america)
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Here you go for guide
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Strength = Fitness 18
Aerobic = Fitness 18
Goalkeepers = GK 18
Tactics = Tactics 18
Defence = Defence 18 + Tactics 18
or Defence 19 = Tactics 14
or Defence 20 + Tactics 10
Attack is the same as Defence except substitute Defence stats for attacking stats
Ball Control = Technique 18 + Mental 18
19 + 14
20 + 10
Shooting = Technique 18 + Attack 18
19 + 14
20 + 10
Set Peices = Tech 17 + Mental/Att combine 39
Tech 18 + Ment/Att combined 36
Tech 19 + Ment/Att combined 33
Tech 20 + Ment/Att combined 30
These will give you 7 star training on each area,
You only need the one coach on each area but obviously the more you have the less the workload.
Hope this helps
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Sunday, June 1, 2008
FM 2008: Staff Guide
FM 08 : Good Strikers Guide Part1
Post all the good strikers you discover in here too.
Please try to use this format:
Name:
Age:
position:
Club:
Value:
Work permit needed/not needed:
Cristian Nazarith
16?
Striker
America
Compensation
Work Permit Needed (Often get on appeal)
Name: Amauri
Age: 27 years old
position: ST
Club: Palermo
Value: £4.9m
Work permit needed/not needed: Needed
Name: Asamoah Gyan
Age: 21
position: AMR, ST
Club: Udinese
Value: $10,500,000
Work permit needed/not needed: Needed
Name: Mario Balotelli
Age: 17
position: ST
Club: Inter
Value: $4,300,000
Work permit needed/not needed: Not Needed
Name: Edison Cavani
Age: 20
Club: Palmero
Value: $8,750,000
Postion: ST
WP: Needed
Name: Henri Saivet
Age: 16
Club: Girondins Bordeaux
Value: -
Postion: AMRL, FC
WP: Not Needed
Name: Arturo Lupoli
Age: 20
Club: Fiorentina
Value: $10,250,000
Postion: ST
WP: Not Needed
Name: Emilio Nsue
Age: 18
Club: Mallorca
Value: $2,300,000
Postion: ST
WP: Not Needed
Name: Adrian
Age: 19
Club: Deportivo
Value: $8,000,000
Postion: ST
WP: Not Needed
Name: Marco Ruben
Age: 20
Club: River
Value: $5,000,000
Postion: ST
WP: Needed
Name: Welliton
Age: 20
Club: Spartak Moscow
Value: $5,750,000
Postion: AM/FC
WP: Needed
Name: Okaka
Age: 18
Club: Roma (@ Modena on loan)
Value: $8,000,000
Postion: ST
WP: Not Needed
Name: Bojan
Age: 16-17 cant remember
Club: Barcelona
Value: not much - 200kish
Postion: ST
WP: Not Needed
Name: Bojan
Age: 17
Club: Barcelona
Value: $8,500,000
Postion: ST
WP: Not Needed
Name: Luke Moore
Age: 21
Club: Aston Villa
Value: $9,000,000
Postion: ST
WP: Not Needed
Name: Giuseppe Rossi
Age: 20
Club: Villarreal
Value: $12,250,000
Postion: AM/FC
WP: Not Needed
Name: Davide Di Gennaro
Age: 19
Club: Bologna
Value: $2,400,000
Position: ST
WP: Not Needed
Name: Vagner Love
Age: 23
Club: CSKA Moscow
Value: 6 mio €
Position: FC
WP: Needed
Name: Alan Kardec
Age: 18
Club: Vasco
Value: 2.9 mio €
Position: ST
WP: Needed
Name: Rodrigo Placio
Age: 25 i think
Club: Boca
Value: 4Mil
Position: FC
WP: Needed
Name: Wayne Rooney
Age: 22
Club: Man Uts
Value: 25 Mil i think
Position: FC
WP: Needed
Name: Raul Tamudo
Age: 30 (gee I just saw that..)
Club: Espanyol
Value: 12-15 mill but I paid like 20 mill
WP: Not Needed
Name: Charles-Andre Doudin
Age: 20
position: SC
Club: La Chaux-de-Fonds
Value: £275kish (i think he was more than that, but i signed him for man u for that)
Work permit needed/not needed: not needed ( he is from switzerland
Name:Carlos Javier Acuna
Age:19
position:FC
Club:Young Boys
Value:Free agant
Work permit needed/not needed:Not needed
Name: Karim Benzema
Age: 19
Position: FC
Club: Lyon
Value: £6,500,000
Work Permit: Not needed
Ever Banega
19
DM
Boca
£900K
W/P Needed
Arturo Lupoli
19
ST
Fiorentina
£3M
W/P Not Needed
Lukas Podolski
22
FC
FC Bayern
£6M
W/P Not Needed
Giampaolo Pazzini
22
ST
Fiorentina
£5M
W/P Not Needed
Zdravko Kuzmanovic
20
MC
Fiorentina
£3M
W/P Not Needed
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FM 2008 : Good Midfielders Part 1
Use this format if you want share:
Name:
Age:
Club:
Value:
Midfield postion:
Work permit needed/not needed
Name: Darron Gibson
Age: 19
Club:Manchester United
Value:$5m
Midfield postion:Center Midfield
Work permit needed/not needed:not needed
Name : Anton Putilo
Age : 20
Club : Minsk (probably the next belarusian star-bargain)
Value : 160k (IN BP)
Position : MRC
Work Permit : Needed
Name: Sotiris Ninis
Age: 17
Club: Panathinaikos
Value: 180k
Midfield postion: AMRC
Work permit needed/not needed: Not needed.
Name: Yoann Gouffran
Age: 21
Club: Caen
Value: 2.7m
Midfield Position: AMR
Work Permit: Not needed
Name: Mika Aaritalo
Age: 21
Club: Man City
Value: 100k
Midfield postion: AMRL/ST
Work permit needed/not needed: not needed
Name: Lucas Leiva
Age: 20
Club: Liverpool
Value: 6mil
Midfield postion: DM
Work permit needed/not needed: not needed
Name: josh wright
Age: 17?
Club: charlton
Value: 250k
Midfield postion: MC
Work permit not needed
Name: Jeremy Menez
Age: 20
Club: AS Monaco
Value: £4.2mill
Work permit not needed
NameBig Griniego
Age:22
Club:Werder Bremen
Value:not sure
Midfield postion:AMC
Work permit: Not needed
Name: Leonardo Ponzio
Age: 25
Club: River
Value: £2.2Mill
Position: DM,MRC
Work Permit: Not needed (Part Italian)
Name: Pablo Piatti
Age: 18
Club: Estudiantes (LP)
Value: Can be around £65-80k
Position: AMC
Work Permit: Not needed (Part Italian)
Josh Wright
17
Charlton
175k?
MC
Not needed
Name: Eric Addo
Age: 28
Club: PSV
Value: Free transer
Position: DC,DM
Work Permit:Not needed
Good championship signing
Name: Ever Banega
Age: 19
Club: Boca
Value: $2,700,000
Midfield postion: DM / MC
Work permit needed/not needed: Needed
Name: Giovani dos Santos
Age: 18
Club: Barcelona
Value: $10,250,000
Midfield postion: AMLC
Work permit needed/not needed: Needed
Name: Sebastian Giovinco
Age: 20
Club: Empoli
Value: $8,750,000
Midfield postion: AMLC, FC
Work permit needed/not needed: Not Needed
Name: Claudio Marchisio
Age: 21
Club: Juventus (on loan @ Empoli)
Value: $7,250,000
Postion: MC
WP: Not Needed
Name: Alessandro Rossina
Age: 23
Club: Torino
Value: $11,250,000
Postion: AMRLC
WP: Not Needed
Name: Luca Cigarini
Age: 21
Club: Parma
Value: $3,500,000
Postion: AMC
WP: Not Needed
Name: Francisco Merida
Age: 17
Club: Arsenal
Value: $1,600,000
Postion: AMLC
WP: Not Needed
Name: Sami Khedira
Age: 20
Club: Stuttgart
Value: $8,500,000
Postion: DM
WP: Not Needed
Name: Leyrielton
Age: 19
Club: Goias
Value: $3,000,000
Postion: D/WB/MR
WP: Needed
Name: Gabriel Obertan
Age: 18
Club: Girondins Bordeaux
Value: $5,750,000
Postion: AMRL, FC
WP: Not Needed
Name: Omar Benzerga
Age: 17
Club: LOSC Lille Metropole
Value: $550,000
Postion: DM
WP: Not Needed
Name: Lucas Trecarichi
Age: 16
Club: Sevilla Atletico
Value: $1,300,000
Postion: AMLC
WP: Needed
Name: Miguel Veloso
Age: 21
Club: Sporting CP
Value: $9,750,000
Postion: DC, DM (natural)
WP: Not Needed
Name: Helder Barbosa
Age: 20
Club: Porto
Value: $450,000
Postion: AML
WP: Not Needed
Name: Younes Kaboul
Age: 21
Club: Tottenham
Value: $9,500,000
Postion: DC, DM (natural)
WP: Not Needed
Name: Hatem Ben Arfa
Age: 20
Club: Olympique Lyonnais
Value: $8,250,000
Postion: AMLC
WP: Not Needed
Name: Pierre Ducasse
Age: 20
Club: Girondins Bordeaux
Value: $6,000,000
Postion: DM
WP: Not Needed
Name: Serge Gakpe
Age: 20
Club: AS Monaco FC
Value: $6,000,000
Postion: AMRC
WP: Not Needed
Name: Jamie O'Hara
Age: 20
Club: Tottenham
Value: £1.3mil
Position: MLC
WP: Not needed
Name: Alejandro Alfaro
Age: 20
Club: Sevilla Atletico
Value: $7,750,000
Postion: AMRC, FC
WP: Not Needed
Name: Sunny
Age: 19
Club: Valencia
Value: $2,700,000
Postion: DM
WP: Not Needed
Name: Cesc Fabregas
Age: 19
Club: Arsenal
Value: Priceless
Position: CM
WP Not needed.
Name: Javi Martinez
Age: 19
Club: Athletic
Value: $10,500,000
Postion: MC
WP: Not Needed
Name: Neri Cardozo
Age: 21
Club: Boca
Value: $4,400,000
Postion: AMRL
WP: Needed
Name: Renato Augusto
Age: 19
Club: Flamengo
Value: $7,500,000
Postion: AMRLC
WP: Needed
Name: Maximiliano Moralez
Age: 20
Club: FC Moscow
Value: $7,000,000
Postion: AMRLC
WP: Needed
Name: Sebastian Leto
Age: 21
Club: Liverpool
Value: $4,600,000
Postion: AML
WP: Not Needed
Name: Guilherme
Age: 18
Club: Cruzeiro
Value: $5,500,000
Postion: AM/FC (winger imo)
WP: Needed
Name: Roberto
Age: 19
Club: Atletico Paranaense
Value: $3,100,000
Postion: DM
WP: Needed
Name: Paul Anderson
Age: 19
Club: Liverpool (@ Swansea on loan)
Value: $5,250,000
Postion: AMR
WP: Not Needed
Name: Giles Barnes
Age: 19
Club: Derby
Value: $5,500,000
Postion: AMRC
WP: Not Needed
Name: Fabrice Muamba
Age: 19
Club: Birmingham
Value: $6,500,000
Postion: DM
WP: Not Needed
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FM 2008 : Good Defenders
Try to keep posts in this format if you want share :
Name:
Age:
Club:
Value:
Defensive Position:
Work permit needed/not needed:
Name: Rio Ferndinand
Age: 28
Club: Manchester United
Value: $32,000,000
Defensive Position: DC
Work permit needed/not needed: Not Needed
Name: Wes Brown
Age: 27
Club: Manchester United
Value: $14,500,000
Defensive Position: DRC
Work permit needed/not needed: Not Needed
Name: Nemanja Vidic
Age: 25
Club: Manchester United
Value: $16,750,000
Defensive Position: DC
Work permit needed/not needed: Not Needed
Name: Mikael Silvestre
Age: 29
Club: Manchester United
Value: $9,250,000
Defensive Position: DLC, WBL
Work permit needed/not needed: Not Needed
Name: Jamie Carragher
Age: 29
Club: Liverpool
Value: $16,000,000
Defensive Position: DRLC
Work permit needed/not needed: Not Needed
Name: Daniel Alves
Age: 24
Club: Sevilla
Value: $30,000,000
Defensive Position: D/WB/MR
Work permit needed/not needed: Not Needed
Name: Armand Traore
Age: 17
Club: Arsenal
Value: £750,000
Defensive Position: D/WB L
Work permit needed/not needed: Not Needed
Name: Nicky Shorey
Age: 26
Club: Reading
Value: £4.5m
Defensive Position: D/WBL
Work permit needed/not needed: Not Needed
Name: Sergey Ignashevich
Age: 27
Club: CSKA Moscow
Value: £0
Defensive Position: DRC
Work permit needed/not needed: Needed
Name: Matias Cahais
Age: 19
Club: Boca Juniors
Value: £50,000
Defensive Position: DLC
Work permit needed/not needed: Needed
Name: Ezequiel Garay
Age: 20
Club: Racing Santander
Value: £5.5 million, but will proberbly have to pay more
Defensive Position: Sweeper/DC
Work Permit: Not needed
My best scout puts him up there with the best as a definate purchase.
Name: David Luiz
Age: 20
Club: Benfica
Value: $2,200,000
Midfield postion: DC
Work permit needed/not needed: Needed
Name: Guilherme
Age: 19
Club: Vasco
Value: $4,900,000
Midfield postion: D/WBL
Work permit needed/not needed: Needed
Name: Lorenzo De Silvestri
Age: 19
Club: Lazio
Value: $6,500,000
Defensive Position: DR
Work permit needed/not needed: Not Needed
Name: Christian Zapata (wonderkid)
Age: 20
Club: Udinese
Value: $9,000,000
Postion: DC
WP: Needed
Name: Alessandro Tuia
Age: 17
Club: Lazio
Value: $1,300,000
Postion: DC
WP: Not Needed
Name: Peter Clarke
Age: 25
Club: Southend
Value: £325k (but takes £450k to buy)
WP: Not needed
Sean St Ledger
Age: 22
Club: Preston
Value: £300k (but takes £650k to buy)
WP: Not needed
Name: Steven Thicot
Age: 20
Club: FC Nantes
Value: $1,000,000
Postion: SW, DC
WP: Not Needed
Name: Cherubin
Age: 20
Club: Reggina
Value: $200,000
Postion: DC
WP: Not Needed
Name: David
Age: 20
Club: Palmeiras
Value: $5,500,000
Postion: DC
WP: Needed
Name: Carlinhos
Age: 20
Club: Santos
Value: $3,800,000
Postion: D/WBL
WP: Needed
Name: Billy Jones
Age: 20
Club: Preston
Value: $950,000
Postion: DRLC, MC
WP: Not Needed
Name: Anton Frdinand
Age: 21
Club: West Ham
Value: $8,500,000
Postion: DC
WP: Not Needed
Name: Steven Taylor
Age: 21
Club: Newcastle
Value: $9,750,000
Postion: DC
WP: Not Needed
Name: Leigh Mills
Age: 19
Club: Tottenham
Value: $675,000
Postion: C
WP: Not Needed
Name: Gerard Pique
Age: 20
Club: Manchester United
Value: $9,500,000
Postion: DC (natural), DM
WP: Not Needed
Name: Jose Goncalves
Age: 22
Club: Rosenborg
Value: $6,250,000
Position: DLC
WP: Not Needed
Name: Karim El-Mourabet
Age: 20
Club: FC Nantes
Value: $950,000
Position: DC
WP: Not Needed
Name: Domenico Criscito
Age: 20
Club: Juventus
Value: $8,750,000
Position: DLC
WP: Not Needed
Name: Hector Moreno
Age: 19
Club: Pumas
Value:£1million
Defensive Position:CB
Work permit needed/not needed: Needed
Name: Thomas Vermaelen
Age: 21
Club: Ajax
Value: 4.5 mio €
Position: DLC
WP: Nope
Name: Kolo Toure
Age: 29
Club: Arsenal
Value: £15,000,000
Postion: DC
WP: Not Needed
Name: Pablo
Age: 26ish
Club: Atletico
Value: £7m to buy
Defensive Position: CB
Work permit needed/not needed: Not needed
Name: Petri Pasanen
Age: 24ish
Club: Weder Bremen
Value: £4m to buy
Defensive Position: DRC
Work permit needed/not needed: Not needed.
Name: Andrea Barzagli
Age: 26
Clup: Palermo
Value: they'll accept around £12m
Defensive position: DC
Work permit needed/not needed: not needed
Age: 24 (i think)
Club: Palermo
Value: ?? (costs 6-7M)
Defensive Position: DRC (natural fullback)
Work permit needed/not needed:Not needed
Name : Luisao
Age : not sure, mid 20's i tink
Club : benfica
Value : can get him for between 5mil - 8mil
Position : towering centre back
WP : not needed
Name: Miranda
Pos: D C
Age: 22 years old
Club: Sao Paulo
Nat: Brazilian - Work Permit needed
Value: £2.9m
Cost: £4.2m
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Official FM 08 Good Goalkeepers Part 1
if you want share with us please like this
in this format:
Name:
Age:
Club:
Value:
Work permit needed/not needed:
Name:Carlos Kameni
Age:23
Club:Espanyol
Value:8 million release clause
Work permit needed/not needed: dunno
Name: Francisco Guillermo Ochoa
Age: 23
Club: Villarreal or America (Mex) Not sure.
Value: 4-7 million GPB.
Work permit needed/not needed: Needed, should get it on Appeal.
Name: Oscar Ustari
Age: 21
Club: Getafe
Value: $8,000,000
Postion: GK
WP: Needed
Name: Lukasz Fabianski
Age: 21
Club: Arsenal
Position: GK
WP: Not needed
Name: Felipe
Age: 19
Club: FC Kobenhavn
Value: $6,750,000
Postion: GK
WP: Needed
Name: Scott Carson
Age: 22
Club: Liverpool (@ Aston Villa on loan)
Value: $6,750,000
Postion: GK
WP: Not Needed
Name: Marcelo Grohe
Age: 20
Club: Leverkusen
Value: $5,750,000
Postion: GK
WP: Needed
Name: Antonio Adan
Age: 20
Club: Castilla
Value: $1,400,000
Position: GK
WP: Not Needed
Name: Hugo Lloris
Age: 20
Club: OGC Nice
Value: $5,750,000
Position: GK
WP: Not Needed
Name: Diego Cavalieri
Age: 24(?)
Club: Palmeiras
Value:
Work permit needed/not needed: Not needed (Italian 2nd nationality)
Name: Volkan Babacan
Age: 19
Club: Fenerbahce
Value: 160.000 Euro
Work permit needed/not needed: Needed
Antonio Mirante
24
sampdoria
no work permit needed
Name: Eduardo
Age: 25
Club: Braga (on loan at Vit. Setubal)
Value: €475k (can be bought at €575k)
Work permit needed/not needed: Not Needed - Portugese
Reminds me of Quim at Benfica!
Name: Lehhman
Age : 37 or something.
Club : Arsenal
Value : Few Mill
Not Needed
Name: Akinfeev
Age: 19 (i think)
Club: CSK Moscow
Value: Valued at 4m, can buy for around 10-15
Work permit needed/not needed: No
Name: Tim Wiese
Age: 25 (?)
Club: Werder Bremen
Value: Worth about 3.5- I got him for 10
Work permit needed/not needed: No
Name: Artur Boruc
Age: 28/29
Club: Celtic
Value: Valued at 2.9mil, Celtic want 10.25
Work Permit- Not needed
Name: Hugo Lloris
Age: 20
Club: OGC Nice
Value: Euro 3.2 million
Work permit not needed
AC Milan scouts in my game say he would be a good signing and a bid of at least euro 15.5 million
Name: Marco Amelia
Age: 25
Club: Livorno
Value: Euro 5.5 million
Work permit not needed
AC Milan scouts in my game say he would be a good signing and a bid of at least euro 15.5 million
Name: Hilairo
Age: 32
Club: Free
Value: Free
Work permit not needed: Signed him for my Southampton side as is a very good 'keeper in the Championship. His wages are around £7k a week, but well worth it.
Name: Oier Olazabal
Age: 17
Club: Barcelona
Value: on youth contract, signed with 450k compensation
Work permit needed/not needed: not needed.
Name: Miguel Angel Fraga
Age 19
Club: no idea at just signed for Chelsea
Value: 750k
Work permit not needed i think
Name: Hélton
Age: 29
Club: F.C Porto
Value: £7-10m
Work permit needed/not needed: Not neeed
Name: Mikko Vilmunen
Age: 25
Club: Drogheda
Value: 26k (I got him for 50k)
Work permit needed/not needed: Not needed.
Name: Joao Carlos
Age: 18
Club: Atletico Paranaense
Value: £22k
Work Permit: Yes (main problem is this- difficult to get at first)
Name: Preston Edwards
Age: 18
Club: Millwall
Value: 10k can buy for as little as 65k
Work permit needed/not needed: Not needed
Name:Kamil Contofalsky
Age:29
Club:Zenit Peterburg
Value:1.4m
Work permit needed/not needed:Not needed
Name: Kenneth Stenild
Age:20
Club:Aaj (Denmark)
Value:20K
Work permit needed/not needed: -
Name:Ben Foster
Age:23
Club:Man Utd
Value:3.4 Million
Work permit not needed.
Name: Lehtovaara
Age: 19
Club: Tufun (fin)
Value: 6k no permit
Name: Dean Bouzanis
Age: 16
Club: Liverpool
Value: very very cheap
WP: Not Needed
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FM 2008: Good Youngster Guide (Under 19's) Part 3
Name:Mamadi Keita
Age:17
position:MC
Club:Blackburn
Value:350k
Work permit needed/not needed:not needed
Thiago
16
MC
Barcelona B (I think)
£0
No permit needed (2nd nationality spanish)
Scouts regard him as a definate purchase, I'm portsmouth.
Name: Jhonatan Mariño
Age: 15
Position: AMC
Club: Atlético Alianza (Peru)
Value: € 500k I think (sorry I don't use pounds)
Work permit needed/not needed: Needed
Name: Arne Nilis
Age: 16
Position: AM LC, FC
Club: RC Genk (Belgium)
Value: -
Work permit needed/not needed: Not needed
Name: Eden Hazard
Age: 16
Position: AM/FC
Club: LOSC Lille Métropole (France)
Value: --
Work permit needed/not needed: Not needed
Name: Caio
Age: 16
Position: AMC
Club: Grêmio Barueri
Value: € 400k
Work permit needed/not needed: Needed
Name: Gerardo Bruna
Age: 16
Position: AML
Club: Liverpool
Value: €625k
Work permit needed/not needed: I think you need one
Name: Iñigo Rodríguez
Age: 16
Position: AMC
Club: Real Sociedad
Value: €9k
Work permit needed/not needed: Not needed
Extra: One of my FM08 heroes Smile
Name: Levan Mchedlidze
Age: 17
Position: Striker
Club: Empoli
Value: € 2,7m
Work permit needed/not needed: I don't know sorry.
Name: Sotiris Ninis
Age: 17
Position: AM RC
Club: Panathinaikos
Value: € 2,1m
Work permit needed/not needed: Not needed I think.
Name: Levan Kenia
Age: 16
position:AMC
Club: Schalke
Value: 250k
Name: Branislav Jankovic
Age: 17
position:AMC
Club: Partizan
Value:
Name: Nikola Mrkic
Age: 16
position:ST
Club: Red Star
Value:
Name: Jason Bourdouxhe
Age: 16
position: DC/DM
Club: PSV
Value:
Name: Pedrag Stevanovic
Age: 16
position: AMC
Club: Schalke
Value:
Name: Kyan Mouwmeester
Age: 16
position: MR
Club: Feyenoord
Value:
Name: Abdus Ibrahim
Age: 16
position:AMR
Club: FC Dalla
Value:
Name: Stefan Scepovic
Age: 17
position:FC
Club: OFK Beograd
Value:
Name: Ognjen Radulovic
Age: 16
position:AMC
Club: Partizan
Value:
Name: Damir Coric
Age: 16
positionBig GrinC
Club: Hertha
Value:
Name: Niklas Barkroth
Age: 15
position: AMR
Club: IFK Gotheborg
Value:
Name: Erlend Thorvaldsen
Age: 16
position: FC
Club: Fredikstad
Value:
Name: Bastien Hery
Age: 15
position: AMC
Club: PSG
Value:
Name: Nenad Krsticic
Age: 17
position: AML
Club: OFK Beograd
Value:
Name: Regis Etari
Age: 15
position:AMR
Club: Caen
Value:
Name: Thomas Kinski
Age: 15
positionBig GrinC/DM
Club: AA Gent
Value:
Name: Mohammed Fellah
Age: 17
position:MC/ML
Club: Valerenga
Value:
Name: Patrick Lomski
Age: 17
Pos: AMR
Club: He's free no team
Nationality: Finish Look for him in the nat team
Value:Free
Name:Gunter
Age:17 or 18
POSBig GrinR
Club:Cardiff
Nat:Wales
Value:4-6 mil US
Name:Mattock
Age:17
Pos:LB
Club:Leicester
Nat:England
Value:3-4 mil US
Name: Sam Vokes
Age: 17
position: striker
Club: Bournemouth
Value: £40k
Work permit needed/not needed: NO
Name:Steven Jovetic
Age:17
Position: AMC/FC
Club: Partizan
Value: cant remember exactly, around 2, 3 million
WP: Probably
Will need Montonegran Database
Name: Alex Kacaniklic
Age: 15
position: AM L
Club: Liverpool (under 18s)
Value: £400k (compensation)
Work permit needed/not needed: No
Name:Michael Woods
Age:17
position:MC
Club: Chelsea
Value:£850k
Work permit not needed
Name:Pedro
Age:17
positionBig Grin/WB L,AM LC
Club: Arsenal
Value:£800k
Work permit not needed
Name:Giles Sunu
Age:16
position:ST
Club: Arsenal
Value:£0
Work permit not needed
Name:Gael Kakuta
Age:16
position:ST
Club: Chelsea
Value:£0
Work permit not needed
Name:Morten Nielson
Age:17
position:ST
Club: Chelsea
Value:£0
Work permit not needed
Name:Morten Nielson
Age:17
position:AM/FC
Club: Chelsea
Value:£120k
Work permit not needed
Name:Sergi Tejera
Age:17
position:AMRLC
Club: Chelsea
Value:£140k
Work permit not needed
Name: Daniel Caricco (sp)
Age: 17 at begining of season but does turn 18 quite early on
Position: DC
Club: Sporting Lisbon
Value: 12k
Work permit: Not needed
Stats don't look great but scout report said he had the potential to be better than John Terry!
Name. Victor Garcia
Age. 15
Club. Cultural de Leonesa
Value. around 100,000
position. ST, Cf
Work Permit needed .no (spanish)
Name: Jan Polak
Age: 17 (Born in 1989)
position: DC
Club: Slovan Liberec
Value: Got him for 800k
Work permit needed/not needed: Not needed
Bought him for my Hoffenheim side and just started second season and he's been playing like an angel. Got high mental attributes and also pace of 15.
Good one for the future.
Name: Fernando Forestieri
Age: 16
position: AMC (retrain to striker to get a great AM/FC
Club: Siena - Co-owned by Genoa
Value: £1.6m
Work permit needed/not needed: Not Needed
Name:ben sahar
Age:17
position:striker
Club:chelsea(on loan at qpr)
Value:4-5m
Work permit needed/not needed:needed but easily gets it
Name: Cagri Erdem
Age: 16
Position : AMC
Value : 1.1 mill
Club : Kobenhavn
Work Permit : Not Needed
Bought for my everton team along woth Barkroth...Both have been Amazzzzzing....
Name: Gerson
Age: 15 IIRC
Position: DC
Club: Gremio (Brazil)
Value: Can be signed on a free. Don't know how much compensation.
Work permit needed/not needed: Needed
Name:John Fleck
Age:15
Position:AM R/L
Club:Rangers
Value:free
Work permit:not needed
Name: Pablo Piatti
Age: 17
Position: AMC, Train to AMLC
Club: Estudiantes or sumin
Value: Brought for arround £600k
Work Permit Needed but easy to get
Name: Adel Taarabt
Age: 17 or 18
Position: AMC
Club: Tottenham
Value: About £1m
Not needed
Name: Christian Sanchez
Age: 16
Position: DR
Club: Atlas
Value: 150k
Work permit needed/not needed: needed
Name: Mayuka (Can't think of his first name)
Age: 16
position: ST
Club: He is a Zambian international and I can't remember wether his club was in Zambia or South Africa
Value: Free Transfer
Work permit needed/not needed: Needed
Name: Mergim Hereqi
Age: 14 or 15 (depending on what month you start season)
Position: Striker
Club: Stromgodset (Norway)
Value: Paid 20k
Work permit needed/not needed: not needed
Name: Simen Rafn
Age: 15
Position: Attacking Midfielder (Right,Left)
Club: Fredrikstad (Norway)
Value: Paid 250k
Work permit needed/not needed: not needed
Name: Erling Knudtzon
Age: 18 (yes, over 17 but worth signing)
Position: Attacking Midfielder (Right)
Club: Lyn (Norway)
Value: Paid 300k
Work permit needed/not needed: not needed
Name: Carlos Sáez
Age: 16
Position: Attacking Midfielder (Centre)
Club: Rayo (Spain)
Value: Paid 325k
Work permit needed/not needed: not needed
Name: Samuel
Age: 17
Position: Attacking Midfielder (Centre)
Club: Rayo (Spain)
Value: Paid 375k
Work permit needed/not needed: not needed
Name: mario balotelli
Age:17
position: striker
Club:inter milan
Value: free
Work permit needed/not needed: nope
Name:sahar
Age:18
position:striker
Club:chelsea
Value:5m or more
Work permit needed/not needed:nope
Name: Josh Lambo
Age: 16
Position: GK
Club: FC Dallas
Value: FREE
Work permit needed/not needed: Needed
Name: Hugo Guichard
Age: 15
position: AMC
Club: PSG
Value: 1.8m
Work permit needed/not needed: Not Needed
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FM 2008: Good Youngster Guide (Under 19's) Part 2
Post all the good youngsters you discover in here.
Please try to use this format:
Name:
Age:
position:
Club:
Value:
Work permit needed/not needed:
Name: Thiago Neves
Age: 21
Position: AMLC
Club: Fluminense
Value: $6.5M
WP: dk
Name: Renato Augusto
Age: 18
Position: AMRLC
Club: Flamengo
Value: $5.5M
WP: dk
Name: Nilmar
Age: 21
Position: ST
Club: Internacional
Value: $8M
WP: dk
Name: Joe Mattock
Age: 17
Pos: D/WB/M L
Club: Leicester City
Value: 110k
12+ in most of his stats!!
Name: Gavin Carlin
Age: 16
Pos: GK
Nat: Ireland
Cost: 180k compensation
Name: Alexander Zahavi
Age: 15
Pos: AMRL
Club: Sporting
Value: 250k
best youngster i found so far!
Name: Aquino
Age: 16
Pos: AML
Club: Murcia
Value: Compensation 400k
Work Permit: Not needed
Sam Vokes
ST
17 years old
Preston North End
Welsh
Double figures in most of his stats.
Ryan McGowan
D C, DM
17 years old
Hearts
Australian (WP needed)
Double figures for 75% of his stats, including 14 for heading and tackling.
Thomas Fontaine
D/WB L
17 years old
Lyon
French
Tiago Ronaldo
M C - creative midfielder
17 years old
Vit. Guimaraes
Portuguese
Robert Hirsz
AM RL, ST
17 years old
Lechia Gdansk
Polish
Best stats are dribbling, technique, work rate and determination. A lot of stats in double figures.
Flavio Fragapane
D L
17 years old
Charleroi
Belgian
16+ for free kicks, pace, determination and bravery. 14 for tackling.
Joel Paulo Kappes
17 years old
AM/F C
Figueirense
Brazilian
Bruno Formigoni
17 years old
DM - promising midfielder
Sao Paulo
Brazilian
Double figures for most of his stats.
Harry Forrester
AM/F C - promising forward
16 years old
Aston Villa
English
Ramon Rodrigues da Silva
D RC, WB R
16 years old
Bahia
Brazilian
Great physical stats, which is rare for a brazilian youngster.
Rhys Murphy
ST
16 years old
Arsenal
English
Doubles figures in 90% of his stats, definately gonna be big in the future!
Henri Lansbury
AM C
16 years old
Arsenal
English
As above, gonna be a future England international.
Ronnie Schwartz
ST
17 years old
AaB
Danish - no WP needed
Name: Nabil El Zhar
Age: 18 (possibly)
position: AMR
Club: Liverpool
Value: 50k
Work permit needed/not needed: Not Needed
Name: Wojceih Szczesny
Age: 19
position: GK
Club: Arsenal
Value: 25k (if you put sell on clause of 30% +)
Work permit needed/not needed: Not Needed
Name: Rui Fonte
Age: 17/18
position: AM/C
Club: Arsenal
Value: 120k
Work permit needed/not needed: Not Needed
Name: Michael Barnes
Age: 18
position: AML
Club: Man Utd
Value: 75k
Work permit needed/not needed: Not Needed
Loic Damour
15 years old
DM
UNATTACHED and FREE! Became a 'Promising Midfielder' when I signed him.
Name: Ever Banega
Age: 19
Position: DM
Club: Boca
Value: £1.4 mil
Work permit needed/not needed: Not Needed
Name:Guilherme
Age:17
Club:Cruzeiro
Position:AMC/FC
Value:2.5m $
WP Needed,Hard to get
Top propect/Wonderkid
Name:Lulinha
Club:Corinthians
Position:AMC
Value:2m $
WP:Needed,Hard to get
Wonderkid
Name: Genero Zeefiuk (great name lol)
Age: 17
position: ST
Club: PSV
Value: I piad £500k for him
Work permit needed/not needed: Not Needed
Name:Sotiris Ninis
Age:17
position:AMR,AMC,ST(and can be trained to AML)
Club:Panathinakos
Value:800K
Work permit - not needed
Name: Niklas Barkroth.
AgeL 15
Position: AMRC/FC
Club: IFK Goteburg
Value: (2nd season when hes 16) 50k
Work Permit: Not needed.
Ive found a real gem here, looks like the next big name to come out of Sweden.
Name: Jamie Hatch
Age:think he is 17 at start of game
Position: DR
Club: Southampton
Value: 35k
Work Permit: Not needed
12 premier teams want him keeps ostlund out of the team
Name: Santonico
Age: 16
position: d/wb L
Club: Celtic
Value: 12K
Work permit needed/not needed: not needed
Name: John Fleck
Age: 15
Position: Striker (i think, if not then attacking midfielder
Club: No Team (I think)
Value: Free (once signed his value goes to 1.7mil)
Work permit: Not Needed
Name: Alexandre Pato
Age:17 or 16
Position: STR
Value:£15m
Club: AC Milan
Work Permit Needed/Not Needed: Needed
Kyriakos Papadopoulos
Age 15
D C
Greek
Plays for Olympiakos
Carlos Saez
16
Rayo
AM C
Free + 45% sell on
Lauri Dalla Valle
15
Jippo
AM/F
Free + sell on
Slightly older than 17, but well worth a mention
Jordan Parkes
17?
D R/L
22k
I managed to get this guy on a free from Liverpool in my 1st season as Wrexham manager (League 2, 2007/2008 season). Wages = £1700 a week.
Name = Jordy Brouwer (Holland)
Age = 19
Position = Striker
Club = Liverpool
Work Permit = Non needed
name: Filipenko
age: 17/18 (not sure)
pos: dc
club: Bate
Fee: bought him around 180 k
Name:Joe Mason
Age:16
Position:either FC or St
Club: Plymouth Argyle (youth)
Value: you could probs get him for less than 50k
Work Permit: Not Needed
Name:Hogan something
Age:19
Position:FC or ST
Club: West Ham (reserves)
Value: about 1.8 mil I think
Work Permit: Not Needed
This guy has boosted my Plymouth Argyle from 9th place to second so a definite buy for any championship side. i'm loanin him at the moment so i'm hoping that west ham will let him go.
Name: Fredrik Gulsvik
Age: 17
Position: AMR/FC
Club: Grenland, Norway
Value: £1M
W.P.: Not needed
Recently voted "Talent of the year" irl in Norway, and in the game my scouts claim that he'll become a good player. He has an imense physique. A bit like Carew, only better at shooting.
Name: Stephan Hindmarch
Age: 17
Position: AM/ST
Club: Carlisle
Value: Free+10% Fut
Work Permit: Not Needed.
If you're anywhere in the leagues this guy is a very solid signing. Cheap as to a higher ranked club he knoced in a few for my swindon.
Name: Paris Cowan-Hall
Age:17 (16 at Start)
position:AML/ST
Club:Portsmouth
Value:£1.2m
Work permit needed/not needed: Not Needed
Name: Nicolas Millan
Age: 15
Position: ST
Club: Colo Colo (Chile)
Value: 500k+
Work permit needed/not needed: A work permit is needed.
I signed him for Newcastle and did not get a work permit for a season. But he was worth the wait!
Name: Jamie White
Age: 17?
Position: ST
Club: Southampton
Value: 300k
Work permit needed/not needed:not needed
scored a hat-trick on boxing day against norwich
Name: Phil Airey
Age: 16
Club: Newcastle
Value: (£3m on mine)
WP: Not needed
He was dubbed the next wayne rooney on my second season and i've been bringing him on ever since.
Andy Carrol, Kazenga Lua Lua and Darren Lough aren't too bad (all in England under 21's)
Name:Ignacio Camacho
Age:17
positionBig GrinMC
Club:At Madrid
Value:$1m
Work permit needed/not needed:not needed. spanish.
Cesar Azpilcueta (Spelling)
17
Osasuna
RWB
WP Not needed
Name:Sinisa Jukopila
Age:16
Club:Vukovar '91
Nationality:Croatian
WP Needed:No
Absolute quality but you'll need to have croatian leagues in your game as his club is obscure.Also try his teammate Filip Ivic (16)
Name: Yoon Bit-Garam
Age: 17
Pos: AM & DM
Club: some High School in Korea
Nationality: Korean
Value: $1,000 (A STEAL)
WP Needed: No idea. As of now (in real life) Blackburn is after him. I snapped him up with a K-League team and he did wonders.
Name: Sergio Mota
Age: 17
Pos: AM
Club: Sao Paulo
Nationality: Brazillain
Value: £1 Million
Name: Nikola Rajkovic
Age: 15 (at start)
position: DC
Club: Red Star
Value: £80,000 in third season, not much at start
Work permit needed/not needed: Needed
Name:John Fleck
Age:15
position:Am LC , ST
Club:Rangers
Value:£0 not contracted at start so sign him quick
Work permit needed/not needed:not needed
Name:Iago
Age:17
position:AM LC
Club:Barcelona C
Value:£1.5M
Work permit needed/not needed:?- not sure
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FM 2008: Good Youngster Guide (Under 19's) Part 1
you can Post all the good youngsters you discover in here too.
Please try to use this format:
Name:
Age:
position:
Club:
Value:
Work permit needed/not needed:...
Name:Jimmy Cameron
Age:16
position:ST (Then trained to FC)
Club:Southend (Youth)
Value:75k
Work permit needed/not needed:Not Needed
Name: Lucas Trecarichi
Age: 16
Club: Sevilla Atletico
Value: $1,300,000
Postion: AMLC
WP: Needed
Name: Omar Benzerga
Age: 17
Club: LOSC Lille Metropole
Value: $550,000
Postion: DM
WP: Not Needed
Name: Francisco Merida
Age: 17
Club: Arsenal
Value: $1,600,000
Postion: AMLC
WP: Not Needed
Name: Josh Wright
Age: 17
Club: Charlton
Value: $350,000
Postion: MC
WP: Not Needed
Name: Henri Saivet
Age: 16
Club: Girondins Bordeaux
Value: -
Postion: AMRL, FC
WP: Not Needed
Name: Alessandro Tuia
Age: 17
Club: Lazio
Value: $1,300,000
Postion: DC
WP: Not Needed
Name: Breno
Age: 17
Club: Sao Paulo
Value: $4,600,000
Postion: DC
WP: Needed
Name: Bojan
Age: 17
Club: Barcelona
Value: $8,500,000
Postion: ST
WP: Not Needed
Name:Yoel Goldstein
Age:15
position: AMC
Club: an israeli club
Value: compensation
Work permit needed/not needed: Yeah, so he's nigh on impossible to get
(dor malul looks good too, but poss just over 17)
Name:Mika Aal... something
Age:
position: AML/FC
Club:
Value: 75k
Work permit needed/not needed: Nope
Name: Oier Olazabal
Age: 17
Club: Barcelona
Value: $300,000
Postion: GK
WP: Not Needed
Name: Henri Saivet
Age: 16
position: AMRL, FW
Club: Bordeaux
Value: available for £575k compensation
Work permit needed/not needed: Not Needed
Name: Anton Sosnan
Age: 17
position: AM C
Club: Zenit
Paid for him: 500k euro
Work permit not needed
Name: Wijnaldum
Age: 16
position: AM RLC
Club: Feyenoord
Paid for him: 400k euro
Work permit not needed:
Name: Torje
Age:
position: AM R, ST
Club: Poli
Paid for him: 550k euro
Work permit not needed:
Name: Chris Martin
Age: 17
Position: ST
Club: Norwich
Paid: No idea; not tried to sign him.
Work Permit: Not Needed
Without a doubt will be a superb Championship level striker for the future and is well worth trying to get on loan if you're in League Two or even League One and below.
Name: Vincent Acapandié
Age: 17
Position: ST
Club: Auxerre
Value: £700,000 (compensation)
Work Permit: Not needed
Name: Jose Baxter
Age: 15
Position: ST
Club: Everton
Value: £220,000 (compensation)
Work Permit: Not needed
Name: Jack Rodwell
Age: 16
Position: DC
Club: Everton
Value: £600,000
Work Permit: Not needed
Name: Lulinha
Age: 17
position: AMC
Club: Corinthian
Value: £350,000
Work permit needed/not needed: Needed
World class scouts reckon he'll be a leading premiership player, and he's pretty good on Fifa 08 as well. Had a random PA on the last game, but turned out brilliantly for me once.
Name: Mario Balotelli
Age: 17
position: SC
Club: Inter Milan
Value: £2m
Work permit needed/not needed: Not needed
Touted as the next Luca Toni.
Name: Gael Kakuta
Age: 16
position: AM/FC
Club: Chelsea
Value: £675k
Work permit needed/not needed: not
His stats are nothing special but during a mental injury crisis he scored 4 in 4 for me, including a magic curing strike against liverpool
Name: Mateusz Cieluch
Age: 17
position: SC
Club: Polish
Value: £12k
Work permit needed/not needed: Not needed
I signed him for millwall and took millwall to the premiership with him as my top goalscorer in every season! Was worth 7 million when i got into the premiership! well worth the money
Name: Havard Nordtveit
Age: 17
Position: DC, DM
Club: Haugesund
Value: Signed for £525k
Name: Cristian Nazarith
Age: 16
Position: ST
Club: America (Colombia)
Value: Youth contract
WP: Needed
Name: Chris Gunter
Age: 17
Position: DR
Club: Cardiff
Value: 300k-500k
WP: not needed
Name: Nacer Barazite
Age: 17
Position: AMC
Club: Arsenal
Value: 22k
WP: not needed
Has turned out brilliantly for me in 07, but looking good in my current 08 game as well! Quite a bargain as a well rounded midfield player.
Name: Niklas Barkroth
Age: 15
Position: AM RC, F C
Club: IFK Goteborg
Value: 200k compensation
WP: not needed
Name: Breno
Age: 17
position: CB
Club: Sao Paulo
Value: 2.1m
Work permit needed/not needed: Granted WP via special talent after appeal
Name: Francois Wade
Age: 15
position: AML
Club: Auxerre
Value: Cost me £0
Work permit needed/not needed: Not Needed
Name: Mamadou
Age: 17
position: DLC
Club: PSG
Value: Cost me £0
Work permit needed/not needed: Not Needed
Name: Roni Kroos
Age: 17
position: AMC
Club: Bayern Munich
Value: Cost me £85k
Work permit needed/not needed: Not Needed
Name: Lauri Dalla Valle
Age: 15
Position: M/AM/FC
Club: JIPPO
Value: £0 (make sure you make an offer of £0 rather than going straight to the player or you have to pay compensation)
Work permit needed/not needed: Nope, he's Finnish
He's a year older, but otherwise pretty much identical to what he was in '07 :0
Name: Manuel Fischer
Age: 17
Position: ST
Club: Stuttgart
Value: £190,000
WP: No
Not a wonderkid, but looks like he could become a decent player. At least lower Prem level.
Couple more young Brazilians:
Name: Fabio (Full name: Fabio Pereira da Silva)
Age: 17
Position: D/WB/AM L
Club: Fluminense
Value: 240k release clause
WP: No, Portuguese second nationality
Name: Rafael Forster
Age: 17
Position: DC
Club: Internacional
Value: 240k release clause again
WP: Nope, this one's part German
Name: Carlos Eduardo
Age: 19
Position: AMLC, FC
Club: Hoffenhein
Value: $9.5M
WP: dk
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FM 08 : Olympique Lyon
Olympique Lyonnais (popularly known as OL, or simply Lyon, or Les Gones) is a French football club based in Lyon. They play in Ligue 1 and are the reigning champions of France, for the sixth time running. Olympique Lyonnais play their home matches at the 43,051 seater Stade de Gerland, Lyon. OL are also a member of the...
G14 group of leading European football clubs. Lyon was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians but was nationally established as a club on August 3, 1950.
Full name : Olympique Lyonnais
Nickname : Les Gones or OL
Founded : 1899 (i'll take this date because its way Cool than 1950)
Ground : Stade Gerland (43.051 seats)
Chairman : Jean-Michel Aulas
Manager : that would be you Wink
Jean-Michel Aulas took control of the club in 1987 and invested in the club with the objective of European qualification and become an established Ligue 1 side, within fifteen years. European qualification was achieved after a mere two years at the top level (only four years of Aulas' control). After that they achieved - almost every year - european qualification. And with the beginning of the millenium they began their total domination of the french league. Lyon's European ambitions have meanwhile never been realised beyond the quarter-finals, however.
Olympique Lyonnais has a highly-active and loyal fan-base, in Lyon . The supporters have gained a strong reputation in Europe, due to their control of Ligue 1 as well as their appearances in the Champions League. The Stade de Gerland is frequently a sell-out in the majority of their home European and League matches.
Lyon has a healthy rivalry with fellow side Saint-Étienne, which is one of the highlights in Ligue 1. AS Monaco, Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain have been OL's secondary rivals, and in recent years Lille and RC Lens have posed threats.
Ligue 1 Championship: 6
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Trophée des Champions: 7
1973, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Coupe de France: 3
1964, 1967, 1973
Ligue 2 Championship: 3
1951, 1954, 1989
Coupe de la Ligue: 1
2001
CURRENT SQUAD :
No. Position Player
1 GK Grégory Coupet (vice-captain)
2 DF François Clerc
3 DF Cris (vice-captain)
4 DF Patrick Müller
5 MF Mathieu Bodmer
6 MF Kim Källström
7 FW Milan Baroš
8 MF Juninho (captain)
9 FW Fred
10 FW Karim Benzema
11 DF Fabio Grosso
14 FW Sidney Govou
18 FW Hatem Ben Arfa
20 DF Anthony Réveillère
21 DF Nadir Belhadj
22 DF Anderson
23 FW Kader Keïta
24 MF Romain Beynié
26 MF Fábio Santos
28 MF Jérémy Toulalan
29 DF Sébastien Squillaci
30 GK Rémy Vercoutre
40 GK Frédéric Roux
Transfers In :
5 MF Mathieu Bodmer (€6.5m from Lille)
11 DF Fabio Grosso (€7m from Inter Milan)
21 DF Nadir Belhadj (loan return from Sedan)
22 DF Anderson (€4m from S.L. Benfica)
23 FW Kader Keïta (€18m from Lille)
40 GK Frederic Roux (free agent from Ajaccio)
Transfers Out : (there were more but these are the most important imo)
5 DF Claudio Caçapa (Free Agent to Newcastle United)
10 MF Florent Malouda (€21m to Chelsea)
15 MF Alou Diarra (€7.75m to Bordeaux)
20 DF Éric Abidal (€15m to Barcelona)
21 MF Tiago Mendes (€13m to Juventus)
23 DF Jérémy Berthod (€2m to AS Monaco)
22 FW Sylvain Wiltord (€1.5m to Rennes)
Little something on the coachingstaff, scouts, physio. They are all great imho. I'd suggest you give the majority of them new (bigger) contracts, esp. youthcoaches are great give them a contract as "coach", they demand a lot more money but trust me they are worth it. (otherwise other teams will go for them)
Transferbudget : if i remember correctly it was about 20 mil euro but after asking for more the board gave me 45 mil euro which isn't to bad Big Grin.
Squad improvement (well imo) :
Coupet injured for 4 months, Cris injured for 7 months, Fred injured for 2 months, the 3 most important players for the team are out so they need replacement. You need a better GK (Kameni relaese clause), a defender (Ignashevich will cost nothing) and a striker (Adriano in first week, Martins, Owen, Pazzini, ...).
You also need to strengthen your midfield. VDV and Modric come to mind. But be aware of Ben Arfa he starts complaining if you buy even one midfielder. So see that you give him a new lengthy and with a big buy-out clause contract before you buy any midfielders.
Hope i didn't make any mistakes and enjoy this marvellous game.
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FM 2008: Manchester United
The club is also one of the most successful in English football; for over twenty years, since the 1986-87 season, they have won 18 major honours, which is more than any other Premier League club. They are the Premier League's reigning champions, and have won the Premier League/Football League 16 times. In 1968, they became the first English club to win the European Cup, beating S.L. Benfica 4–1, and they won a second European Cup in 1999 then for 2007-08. They also hold the record for the most FA Cup titles with 11.
Since the late 1990s, the club has been one of the richest in the world, and until recently had the highest revenue of any football club for several years running. As of 2007, the club has the fourth largest turnover in club football, but remains the most profitable club based on operating income. Manchester United also remains the most valuable club in the world. The club is a founding member of the G-14 group of Europe's leading football clubs.
Sir Alex Ferguson has been manager of the club since 6 November 1986. The captain is Gary Neville, who succeeded Roy Keane in November 2005.
First team squad
1 GK Edwin van der Sar
2 DF Gary Neville (captain)
3 DF Patrice Evra
4 MF Owen Hargreaves
5 DF Rio Ferdinand
6 DF Wes Brown
7 MF Cristiano Ronaldo
8 MF Anderson
9 FW Louis Saha
10 FW Wayne Rooney
11 MF Ryan Giggs (vice-captain)
12 GK Ben Foster
13 MF Park Ji-Sung
15 DF Nemanja Vidić
16 MF Michael Carrick
17 MF Nani
18 MF Paul Scholes
19 DF Gerard Piqué
21 FW Dong Fangzhuo
22 DF John O'Shea
23 DF Jonny Evans
24 MF Darren Fletcher
25 DF Danny Simpson
26 DF Phil Bardsley
27 DF Mikaël Silvestre
28 MF Darron Gibson
29 GK Tomasz Kuszczak
30 MF Lee Martin
32 FW Carlos Tévez
33 MF Chris Eagles
38 GK Tom Heaton
39 FW Fraizer Campbell
40 DF Adam Eckersley
Reserves
Current squad
As of 22 September 2007, according to official site.[1]
23 DF Jonny Evans
25 DF Danny Simpson
28 MF Darron Gibson
35 DF Kieran Lee
36 DF David Gray
38 GK Tom Heaton
39 FW Fraizer Campbell
40 DF Adam Eckersley
41 GK Ron-Robert Zieler
MF Michael Barnes
MF Séan Evans
On loan
Lee Martin (at Plymouth Argyle until 1 Jan 2008)
Craig Cathcart (at Royal Antwerp until 1 Jan 2008)
Ritchie Jones (at Yeovil Town until 31 Dec 2007)
Michael Lea (at Royal Antwerp until 1 Jan 2008)
Ryan Shawcross (at Stoke City until 1 Jan 2008)
Club Information
Stadium: Old Trafford
Stadium Capacity: 76212 all seater with under-soil heating
Pitch dimensions: Length: 107m, Width: 70m
Maximum Pitch dimensions: Length: 117m, Width: 75m
Reserve Stadium: Victoria Stadium, Northwich
Home Kit: Red Shirt
Away Kit: Black Shirt
Founded: 1878
Chairman: Loves the club
Status: Professional
Reputation: World wide
Favoured Personnel: Roy Keane, Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Bobby Charlton, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Bryan Robson, Ryan Giggs, Mark Hughes, Steve Bruce, Gary Neville, Brian Kidd, Paul Scholes, Rudd van Nistelrooy, Brian Mcclair, Teddy Sheringham, David Beckham, Steve Coppell, Nicky Butt, Sammy Mcillroy, Andrew Cole
Fierce Rivals: Liverpool, Man City, Leeds,
Other Rivals: Arsenal, Chelsea, Bolton
Finances: Okay
Estimated Value: £158m (Loan debt: £685m)
Training Facilities: Top training facilities
Youth Facilities: State of the art training facilities + youth academy
Continental Competition: European Champions Cup
Media Prediction: 1st
Squad Average Age: 26
Squad Personality: Very determined
Captain: Gary Neville
Great game posts
If you have just had a sensational win or a great match write little match report on it as it shows more than a screenshot does.
Who should I sign posts
If you want help and advice on a new signing post as much information as possible – this should include at least your transfer budget remaining, wage budget remaining, bank balance, players already in said position, transfer targets and what type of player you want (e.g. a quick, strong striker that is under 24).
Help strengthening team posts
If you want help and advice regarding strengthening your team post your starting line up and formations, substitutes, your feelings on the team, positions you want strengthening, transfer budget, transfer targets and the type of players you want. If you include as much information as possible it is easier for us to help you.
Updates
If you are going to post updates, please keep it to three a season – end of pre-season, end of January transfer window and end of season. This will make the thread easier to use and less clogged up. Also if you try and only use screenshots in these updates otherwise the thread will be littered with screenshots. If you do want to talk about a signing either put it in one of the three updates.
These updates should be along the lines of:
Pre-season update (year)
Transfers In
Transfers Out
Formation
Squad
Expectations for the season
Pre-season odds
Remaining transfer budget
Remaining wage budget
January transfer window update (year)
Transfers In
Transfers Out
Squad
League table
Cup competitions
Revised expectations
Player and Manager Awards
End of season update
End of season league table
Cup competitions
Manger’s thoughts on the season
Transfer targets
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Well having at a whack at the demo I notice the link up play is much better there fore I am quite excited about how i am going to get Ronaldo to perform.
My initial set up will be a 4-3-3 with the following earmarked to start early in the season:
GK: Van der sar
DL: Patrice Evra
DR: Gary Neville/Wes Brown
DC: Rio Ferdinand
DC: Nemanja Vidic
AML: Ryan Giggs/Nani
AMR: Cristiano Ronaldo
MCd: Owen Hargrieves
MCa: Paul Scholes
FC: Wayne Rooney
FC: Carlos Tevez
I think the side is pretty strong though in the first season I might look to find an extra AMC player as a long term replacement for Scholes. I wasn't that impressed with Anderson in the demo though there wil be plenty of time to test him out thoroughly.
My early choice as a possible incoming player is Matias Fernandez who I tried out with Barcelona in the demo. He was sublime to say the least and can be purchased for under 15mil which is a bargin considering he is a wonderkid.
Strikers
Up front might need some depth too with just Tevez and Rooney in my opinion good enough to start. Saha is someone to bring of the bench and in a long season I think Utd need someone else to take the pressure of the Rooney/Tevez pairing.
Early prospects there are possibly Fred at Lyon (though I will check him out more to see whether he is suitable) and Ashley Young (if I decide to combine a midfield and striker sighing into one).
Midfield
The United midfield is strong when you consider the world class flair of Ronaldo and the promise of Nani plus the experienced old heads of Scholes and Giggs.
However Giggs and Scholes are only medium term considerations so thought needs to be given as to their sucessors. nani certainly is one and Anderson remains to be seen. Hargrieves and Carrick should be good for a few years in the holding/playmaker role.
Defence
It may be that Gary Neville needs a long term replacement brought in since Wes isn't probably in most of our minds as a starting right back. Ideally I'd love to buy Micah Richards though the Man City rivallry might well be a stumbling block there.
Central defence is strong and in Pique there is a bright prospect to replace Vidic or Ferdinand in case of injury.
Left back is strong with Evra and while I was considering a Gareth Bale type player to come in as cover it may be that Silvestre is suitable for a season at least.
Goalkeeper
Van der Sar is undisputed number one in this area though I suspect once he ages past 2/3 more seasons there will be a temtation to buy someone big. My initial interests are in Frey who I think would be cheapish considering his talent. The likes of Ustari, Akinfeev and even Craig Gordon are in the frame though.
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FM 2008 : Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur FC are a long-running traditional English football team who play in the English Premier League. They play at White Hart Lane in London and have recently forged a large, young, English squad for the upcoming season. They are commonly called the Spurs by their fans and have the motto "To dare is to do".
Tottenham Hotspur FC
Founded: 1882
Ground: White Hart Lane
Address: Bill Nicholson Way, 748 High Road, Tottenham, London, N17 0AP
Capacity: 36236
Highest gate: 75,038 v Sunderland(FA Cup 6th Rd replay Mar 1938)
2007/2008: Competitions Barclays Premier League , UEFA Cup , Carling Cup , FA Cup
They have enjoyed a successful past becoming one of the more honored clubs in England:
Football League First Division / Premier League 1950-51, 1960-61
Football League Second Division
1919-20, 1949-50
FA Cup
1900-01, 1920-21, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1966-67, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1990-91
League Cup
o 1970-1, 1972-3, 1998-99
FA Community Shield
1920-21, 1951-52, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1967-68, 1981-82, 1991-92
UEFA Cup
1971-72, 1983-84
European Cup Winners' Cup
1962-63
Tottenham were the first club in the 20th century to achieve both the league and cup double, achieving this feat in the 1960-61 season. They also became the first British club to win a European trophy in 1963 when they brought home the European Cup Winners' Cup.
Squad:
Goalkeeper:
Radek Cerny
Paul Robinson
Defender:
Gareth Bale
Michael Dawson
Younes Kaboul
Pascal Chimbonda
Benoit Assou-Ekotto
Lee Young-Pyo
Paul Stalteri
Anthony Gardner
Ricardo Rocha
Midfielder:
Jermaine Jenas
Adel Taarabt
Tom Huddlestone
Wayne Routledge
Didier Zokora
Teemu Tainio
Attacking Midfielder:
Aaron Lennon
Steed Malbranque
Striker:
Darren Bent
Dimitar Berbatov
Jermain Defoe
Robbie Keane
You take over when the club celebrates it's 125th birthday - with expectatinos high it's up to you to bring success to a club which has been waiting many a year for the glory days to return.
Expectations: The club expect you to be a title challenger within 2 years.
Transfer Budget: £15M
Key Players: Ledley King, Aaron Lennon, Dimitar Berbatov
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FM2008 - Arsenal FC
Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, North London. They play in the Premier League and are one of the most successful clubs in English football, having won thirteen First Division and Premier League titles and ten FA Cups.
Arsenal were founded in 1886, though the club's first period of major success came in the 1930s, where they dominated English football for a decade. After a lean period in the post-war years they became only the second club of the 20th century to win the Double in 1970–71, and during the past twenty years they have been one of the most successful clubs in English football — in this time Arsenal won two further Doubles, the Premier League in 2003–04 unbeaten, and in 2005–06 became the first London club to reach the UEFA Champions League final.
The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history. Similarly, the club have changed location over time; the team were initially founded in Woolwich, south-east London, but in 1913 they moved north across the city to Arsenal Stadium, Highbury. In 2006 they made a less drastic move to their current home, the Emirates Stadium in nearby Holloway.
Arsenal have a large and diverse fanbase, who hold a string of long-standing rivalries with several other clubs; the most notable of these is with neighbours Tottenham Hotspur, with whom they regularly contest the North London derby. Arsenal are one of the richest clubs in English football (worth over £600m as of 2007), and thanks to their stature, have regularly featured in portrayals of football in British culture.
Club Information
Name: Arsenal FC
Founded: 1886
Ground: Emirates Stadium, London (capacity 60432 all seated)
Chairman: Peter Hill-Wood
League: English Premier League
Rivals: Chelsea, Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester United
Value: 352 million Euros (377 million Euros debt)
Training Facilities: Top training facilities
Youth Facilities: Excellent youth facilities + academy
Media Prediction: 4th
Transfer Budget: Ranging from 30 to 45 million Euros depending on squad targets.
First Team Squad
The numbers in brackets are to quote the game help system "each player will receive a star rating based on their expected standard within the team. This can range from 1 to 7 stars, with 7 exceeding expectations and 1 falling well below. Youth players are compared to similar players in their own age group".
GK - Jens Lehmann (4/4), Lukasz Fabianski (2/3)
DL - Gael Clichy (4/4), Armand Traore (3/5)
DC - Wiliam Gallas (6/6), Kolo Toure (5/5), Philippe Senderos (3/4), Havard Nordveit (3yth/3)
DR - Emmanuel Eboue (4/4), Bakay Sagna (5/5)
DM - Gilberto Silva (5/5), Lassana Diarra (3/4)
MC - Francesc Fabregas (5/7), Abou Diaby (4/4)
AMR - Aliaksandr Hleb (4/4), Robin Van Persie (4/5), Theo Walcott (3/4)
AML - Tomas Rosicky (4/4), Francisco Merida (4yth/4)
ST/FC - Eduardo (5/5), Emmanuel Adebayor (4/4), Nicklas Bendtner (4yth/4)
Reserves Squad
GK - Manuel Almunia (3/3), Vito Mannone (1/1)
DR - Justin Hoyte (2/3)
DM - Mathieu Flamini (3/4)
MC - Denilson (3/4), Alexandre Song (4/4)
AMR - Vencent Van Den Berg (1/1)
Highly rated U-18 squad members
ST - Rhys Murphy (3yth/4)
MC - Henri Lansbury (3yth/4)
AMC - Nacer Barazite (4yth/3)
Importantl players out on loan
DC - Johan Djourou (Birmingham)
D/WB L AMLC - Pedro (Salamanca)
AM/FC - Carlos Vela (Osasuna)
Analysis
The while the cream of the team, players such as Fabregas, Gallas, Toure and Van Persie have all maintained a similarly high standard to their last incantations in 07 the real difference to Arsenals squad this time round has been the improvement of squad players like Diaby, Denilson, Song, Adebayor and Almunia to the point that they are very useful rotation/squad players rather than the trade bait they were in FM2007. Ill analyze the squad assuming you're using a vanilla 4-4-2
Goalkeeper - Lehmann seems to have been slightly strengthened in 08, i played a full half season with him and he was very very solid and didnt make the gaff's that he is prone to in real life and in 07. This spot will become a problem after a season or two in the game as Almunia and Fabianski, while solid arnt going to keep many clean sheets if you're consistently playing top level football.
I'd start looking for a suitable replacement after a season. Old favorites Akinfeev, Ustari and Ochao are all rated very highly again and will likely be available for around 15 million euros.
Defense - Toure, Gallas, Senderos and Nordveit are the first team center backs, Eboue and Sagna play the right while Clichy and Traore are on the left. Arsenal again have a very very exciting back starting back four Sanga - Gallas - Toure - Clichy is one of the best in Europe and barring serious injury problems you shouldn't have any problems with that line.
You might look to sign someone short term to cover for Clichy until Traore is able to take over. Djourou returns from his loan at Birmingham at in January to strengthen the center back position.
Midfield - Again a very strong line of four Rosicky(AML) - Gilberto(DM) - Fabregas(MC) - Hleb(AMR) with strong cover from Diaby(MC), Diarra(DM), Flamini(DM), Song(MC) or Denilson(MC) with the potential to rotate any of Walcott(AMR), Eduardo(AML) and Van Persie(AMR/L) through if you're in a crisis. The center of the park is incredibly deep, potentially look at quicker wingers on both sides to cover for Hleb and Rosicky.
Marcelo is available early on and has a release clause of 8 million so he's a definite possibility, other potential targets are the super cheap Luka Modric, Van Der Vaart is able to be picked up for about 15 as well.
Strikers - You start with a great set of five strikers - Eduardo, Van Persie, Adebayor, Walcott, Bendtner and in a season Carlos Vela returns from loan. You can very well go for 10 years without needing to purchase anyone else for this position as every single one of these players is either currently top shelf or will develop to a high level. Of the five i've been most impressed by Walcott, the game engine has a much higher appreciation for speedy players than 07 had and young Theo is one of the quickest in the game, his finishing is a bit low but he makes up for it by running past defenders like they arnt there and getting lots of shots on goal.
Potential targets early on if you're looking to strengthen this area could be Adriano who is listed as "back up" at Inter and able to be purchased for a bargain price of about 10 million and Julio Baptista (i know, sucks in real life, great in the game) who can be picked up for about 15.
Anyway, that's a pretty basic analysis of the squad, I hope it helps some people get a good start at an Arsenal game. You've got a great squad to play with and a massive kitty to strengthen if you need to. Dont hesitate to disagree with any of my analysis or post your own formations, transfers advice, tips and results.
Good luck and Go Gunners!
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OFFICIAL GPTG FAQ
This is an FAQ which has the aim of helping out the new users in the forums and perhaps re jogging the memories of some of the more experienced members.
Well where to start...
This is the Good Player & Team Guide. (GPTG) And it is obviously for helping people with the finding of good players and the strengthening of their team.
Uncovered a rough diamond, think you've found an excellent player, have you built your dream XI, are you looking for some advice on building a successful team or do you need tips on the best players or staff for your team? No matter which it is, this is the place for you.
Explain work permits and how to get them
Work Permits are one annoying thing to get around. They are needed in the UK
and Ireland. So how do you get your player a work permit? What does he need to
get one?
Well, if the player you are looking at has one of these nations as either his
main nationality or second nationality (basically the EU + some other nations),
you're fine:
Austria Germany Norway
Belgium Greece Portugal
Cyprus Holland Slovakia
Czech Republic Hungary Slovenia
Denmark Iceland Spain
Estonia Ireland Sweden
Finland Italy Switzerland
France,incld French Guyana Latvia United Kingdom
Guadeloupe Lithuania
Martinique Luxembourg
Reunion Malta
If it isn't, you'll need a permit.
First of all, the player's calibre is taken into account. If he's a very good
player, has many international appearance's etc then he'll most likely get the
permit first time round. If not you can always appeal the decision, and usually
get the decision in your favour.
If your player was rejected a permit, why did this happen? Well, people are
given Work Permits if they are skilled workers. If your target is not much
better than British players, there is no reason, in the governments eyes, to go
for the foreigner and ignore the English players. Its purpose is to protect the
Economy from being saturated with foreigners, and help give the British people
jobs, no matter what the industry. I used the UK as the example, but the same
would apply to other countries needing a work permit.
There are ways to get around this though. First of all, you can get a European
feeder club. This means that even without a permit, you can still buy the
player. By sending him to the European feeder club for a couple of years, he'll
eventually gain EU Citizenship = instant permit. It's a lengthy process, and
I'd only recommend it for players who are 21 or under. Each country takes a
different amount of time for foreigners to gain EU Citizenship there, so here's
the list:
3 years 4 years 7 years 10 years
------- --------- -------- -------
Belgium Spain Denmark Greece
Poland Holland Slovenia
5 years
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Austria French Guyana Italy Renuion
Cyprus Germany Latvia Slovakia
Czech Republic Guadeloupe Lithuania Sweden
Estonia Holland Luxembourg Switzerland
Finland Hungary Malta
France Iceland Martinique
Ireland Portugal
As well as loaning out, every so often you can try offering your player a new
contract. He will be reapplied for a permit, and if you're lucky, he may be
granted one.
When searching for a new player too in South American countries, keep an eye
out for his other nationalities. Many Brazilians have Portuguese/Spanish, and
some Argentineans have Italian as a second nationality. If you find players
like this then it means they will get an instant permit.
In certain south american countries if your first language is spanish, you wait only 2 years to gain citzenship
Courtesy of Rashidi
We'll start with an explanation of the terms "Current Ability" and "Potential Abiliyy".
Every player in the game will have a current ability, a number between 1 and 200 that indicates the overall level of skill the player possess. Current ability can change depending on a number of factors such as injuries, game time and training.
Potential ability is the maximum value that the CA can reach. It does not change.
Player A has CA 100 and PA 200
Player B has CA 100 and PA 110
Player A is the brightest prospect all in all, as player B has almost “maxed out” and is near his peak.
You can easily find out the CA/PA of any player in the database through the Editor that comes with the boxed game.
What does a negative PA mean?
A negative PA is assigned to some players in the game editor – when you start a new game FM will assign the player a PA from the following ranges:
-10 = PA 170-200
-9 = 150-180
-8 = 130-160
-7 = 110-140
-6 = 90-120
-5 = 70-100
-4 = 50-80
-3 = 30-60
-2 = 10-40
-1 = 0-20
How to Post a Screen shot
1. While in FM, press the 'Prt Sc' button (usually next to F12 on your keyboard).
2. Open an image editing program such as Paint and paste the image
3. Save the file as a JPEG
4. Upload the image to an image hosting website such as Photobucket or Imageshack
5. Post the direct Url to the image here.
What is an in-game Editor?
An in-game editor is a program such as FMM (Football Manager Modifier) which allows the user to change the data within the game after the game has started unlike the Editor that comes with the game which can only affect new games.
Genie Scout
The Genie Scout is a free tool that allow the user to look up information in a save game such as CA, PA, Sale Value, etc.
Next we come onto Regens and Freds.
The game's database starts off with a certain number of players and when someone decides to retire it means that there is 1 less player in the database. A regen is the retired player but the game makes him a brand new name, age, stats, description etc for him, and he is then placed in a random team.
A Fred is a player created by the game at the end of every season that has no relation to any player in the game, it is just to balance out the database.
Feeder Clubs & Parent Clubs
A feeder club is a club that is officially linked with a larger club which is known as the parent club. The feeder club's agreement with the parent club usually has a number of conditions.
These can be anything from, the parent club having to send some of it's younger players to the feeder club on loan or the feeder club holding an annual friendly between the teams to raise funds for the smaller team.
Also, the parent club usually pays the feeder club an annual lump sum of money for the privileges of having them as a feeder club.
Acronyms
In these forums there are a number of acronyms used which might be useful. Here a small summary of some of the more well used ones:
SI – Sports Interactive
FM – Football Manager
PA – Potential Ability
CA – Current Ability
GPTG – Good Player and Team Guide
RVP – Robin Van Persie
RVN – Ruud Van Nistelrooy
IMO – In My Opinion
IMHO – In My Honest Opinion
IRL – In Real Life
IIRC – If I Remember Correctly
AVB – Anthony Vanden Borre
KUTGW – Keep Up The Good Work
BTW – By The Way
DB – Database
TBH – To Be Honest
WP – Work Permit
CBA - Can't Be Arsed
TBF - To Be Fair
FTW - For The Win
TY - Thank You
FWIW - For what its worth
OFC - Of Course
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Saturday, May 31, 2008
Legends Database
Hi there,
I have created my own database featuring some of the people that I think could be called legends of the game, and I would be willing to upload it, if there was enough interest.
Also if there is anyone out there who is a bit more technical than I am, and could help me out with regards to putting a picture in the legends profile, than I would be more than greatful.
The list of the players and the clubs that I have put them with are as follows (if there is someone who isn't here and you want them included- or perhaps you think that I have put someone at a wrong club, then by all means just inform me):-
Pele – Santos
Puskás – Honved
Müller-Bayern
Eusébio – Benfica
Cruijff – Ajax
Platini – Nancy
Michels –Netherlands
Woodward –Spurs
Spencer – Penarol
Figueroa – Internactional
Edwards – Man Utd
Garrincha – Botafogo
Miller – St.Etienne
Valderrama – Tampa Bay
Lineker – Leicester
Fontaine – Reims
Kopa – Reims
Maradona – Boca
di Stefano – Millonarios
Matthews – Stoke
Bican – Slavia Prague
Yekini – Africa Sports
Cubillas – Alianza Lima
Yashin – Dinamo Moscow
Lofthouse – Bolton
Bloomer – Derby
Greaves – Spurs
Dean – Everton
Best – Man Utd
Charles – Leeds
Finney – Preston
Wright – Wolves
Moore – West Ham
Maier – Bayern
Zizinho – Flamengo
Kubala – Ferencvaros
Abédi Pelé – Marseille
Weah – PSG
Beckenbauer – Bayern
Varela – Penarol
Schmeichel – Hvidovre
Banks – Leicester
Haynes – Fulham
Batistuta – Fiorentina
Šuker – Osijek
Riva – Cagliari
Nordahl – Norrkoping
Piola – Novara
Peyroteo – Sporting
Busby –Man Utd
Clough – Nottm Forest
Paisley – Liverpool
Ramsey – England
Shankly – Liverpool
Mortensen – Blackpool
Chapman – Arsenal
Cullis – Wolves
Nicholson – Spurs
Baggio – Fiorentina
Meredith – Man Utd
Krankl – Rapid Wien
Zagallo – Brazil
Santos – Botafogo
Sócrates – Corinthans
Zico – Flamengo
Falcão – Internactional
Altafini – Milan
Meazza – Inter
Rivelino – Corinthans
Baresi – Milan
Blind – Ajax
Koeman – Barcelona
Herrera – Inter
van Basten – Ajax
Passarella – River Plate
Campos – Pumas
Luis Chilavert – Velez
Jennings – Spurs
Luis Burruchaga – Independiente
Brady – Arsenal
Matthäus – Gladbach
Hagi – Galatasaray
Shilton – Nottm Forest
Zoff – Mantova
Klinsmann – Stuttgart
Charlton – Preston
Law – Huddersfield
Hurst – West Ham
Albert – Ferencvaros
Vava – Vasco
Stiles – Middlesbrough
Charlton – Leeds
Bremner – Leeds
Revie – Leeds
Bastin – Arsenal
Wynalda – Saabrucken
Laudrup – Bronby
Laudrup – Rangers
Stoichkov – CSKA Sofia
Cantona – Auxerre
Dalglish – Celtic
Rush – Liverpool
Harkes – D.C. Utd
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