FM2011 as Rovers

[RedJ]

I'll find one and PM you it JD

[Buzzberry]

2023 Won the Prem and Champs League with DRFC, stay out of debt and play friendlies away at rich teams every other day to get a bigger budget, but keep playing the reserves and youth in the friendlies to keep players fresh B) :side:

[RedJ]

2023 Won the Prem and Champs League with DRFC, stay out of debt and play friendlies away at rich teams every other day to get a bigger budget, but keep playing the reserves and youth in the friendlies to keep players fresh B) :side:

Wow, does that really work? Sounds like a plan.. must try it some time.

[herouk87]

2023 Won the Prem and Champs League with DRFC, stay out of debt and play friendlies away at rich teams every other day to get a bigger budget, but keep playing the reserves and youth in the friendlies to keep players fresh B) :side:

Wow, does that really work? Sounds like a plan.. must try it some time.

Yeah it does, I used to have my preseasons away everywhere to get a few mill in the bank. Gotta wonder how much you spend on Wages buzz if the champs league doesn't keep you out of debt?

Update: Started the 2016 season. Won the Charity Shield and Euro Super cup against Man Utd (they won the UEFA cup last year and got knocked out the Champs League by Celtic this year). Got rid of a few fringe players and brought in Ribery, Gignac and Jerome Boetang all on frees Also got 4 new youth players including a 6'8 center back (15 years old) and a French keeper who is 14...it's like a creche

Also sent Leigh Griffiths out on loan to Newcastle. They've paid £1.2m for the loan and another £3 to make it permanent. Not bad for a 300k player

[MrFrost]

I don't know where to go now.
Losing in the play offs seems to have ruined things for the following season.

I think I have limited myself with not playing with a large database as well.

Don't really want to do a restart.

[RedJ]

2023 Won the Prem and Champs League with DRFC, stay out of debt and play friendlies away at rich teams every other day to get a bigger budget, but keep playing the reserves and youth in the friendlies to keep players fresh B) :side:

Wow, does that really work? Sounds like a plan.. must try it some time.

Yeah it does, I used to have my preseasons away everywhere to get a few mill in the bank. Gotta wonder how much you spend on Wages buzz if the champs league doesn't keep you out of debt?

Update: Started the 2016 season. Won the Charity Shield and Euro Super cup against Man Utd (they won the UEFA cup last year and got knocked out the Champs League by Celtic this year). Got rid of a few fringe players and brought in Ribery, Gignac and Jerome Boetang all on frees Also got 4 new youth players including a 6'8 center back (15 years old) and a French keeper who is 14...it's like a creche

Also sent Leigh Griffiths out on loan to Newcastle. They've paid £1.2m for the loan and another £3 to make it permanent. Not bad for a 300k player

Knocked out by Celtic? and like a creche? building for the future then reckon you'll have a side on par with Fergie's fledglings?

Good move shipping him out, especially for such a high fee.

[RedJ]

I don't know where to go now.
Losing in the play offs seems to have ruined things for the following season.

I think I have limited myself with not playing with a large database as well.

Don't really want to do a restart.

I usually get pissed off and start again if I don't go up

[herouk87]

I don't know where to go now.
Losing in the play offs seems to have ruined things for the following season.

I think I have limited myself with not playing with a large database as well.

Don't really want to do a restart.

I usually get pissed off and start again if I don't go up

haha thats the spirit.

I'm having a few difficulties with my Rovers save.

Started the season well...progressing in all comps and haven't lost yet (only conceded about 5 goals in ten games) but i've got an injury crisis on my hands. 4 out of my 5 recognised strikers (Dzeko, Nava, Gignac, genned player) are all injured as is my best youth striker. Wishing i could bring Leigh Griffiths back but since Newcastle paid a fee for his loan i can't. I also sold an ok prospect to them who could have played.

I've got to make do with putting Ribery on Dzagoev up front for now. Shame i've got Man City next

[RedJ]

I don't know where to go now.
Losing in the play offs seems to have ruined things for the following season.

I think I have limited myself with not playing with a large database as well.

Don't really want to do a restart.

I usually get pissed off and start again if I don't go up

haha thats the spirit.

I'm having a few difficulties with my Rovers save.

Started the season well...progressing in all comps and haven't lost yet (only conceded about 5 goals in ten games) but i've got an injury crisis on my hands. 4 out of my 5 recognised strikers (Dzeko, Nava, Gignac, genned player) are all injured as is my best youth striker. Wishing i could bring Leigh Griffiths back but since Newcastle paid a fee for his loan i can't. I also sold an ok prospect to them who could have played.

I've got to make do with putting Ribery on Dzagoev up front for now. Shame i've got Man City next

Spent 5 minutes laughing at this

Could you not forge a new formation out of what you've got? & maybe have Ribery be trained up in the striker position to help you out with that?

[DonnyNoel]

Well after getting bored of my all conquering game I've downloaded an unofficial update and about to start a new game with the new signings. Could be tough though, media prediction 22nd!

[RedJ]

Well after getting bored of my all conquering game I've downloaded an unofficial update and about to start a new game with the new signings. Could be tough though, media prediction 22nd!

What's different about the update? is it the summer signings included? maybe a daft question

[DonnyNoel]

Well after getting bored of my all conquering game I've downloaded an unofficial update and about to start a new game with the new signings. Could be tough though, media prediction 22nd!

What's different about the update? is it the summer signings included? maybe a daft question

Yeh its a fully updated database for how things are now although the season still starts in 2010. All promotions and relegations are done (Brighton in the NPC etc) and we have Bennett, Spurr, Keegan, Brown, Naylor etc.

Only problem is somehow the person doing the database seems to have completely deleted Brian Stock from the game!!! So not sure I even want to continue with it already! I might do though, seeing as I play a 442 and have loads of CMs I might give it a go, just a shame as Stocky is usually worth a couple of million at least.

[RedJ]

Well after getting bored of my all conquering game I've downloaded an unofficial update and about to start a new game with the new signings. Could be tough though, media prediction 22nd!

What's different about the update? is it the summer signings included? maybe a daft question

Yeh its a fully updated database for how things are now although the season still starts in 2010. All promotions and relegations are done (Brighton in the NPC etc) and we have Bennett, Spurr, Keegan, Brown, Naylor etc.

Only problem is somehow the person doing the database seems to have completely deleted Brian Stock from the game!!! So not sure I even want to continue with it already! I might do though, seeing as I play a 442 and have loads of CMs I might give it a go, just a shame as Stocky is usually worth a couple of million at least.

Why not just create him?

[DonnyNoel]

Well after getting bored of my all conquering game I've downloaded an unofficial update and about to start a new game with the new signings. Could be tough though, media prediction 22nd!

What's different about the update? is it the summer signings included? maybe a daft question

Yeh its a fully updated database for how things are now although the season still starts in 2010. All promotions and relegations are done (Brighton in the NPC etc) and we have Bennett, Spurr, Keegan, Brown, Naylor etc.

Only problem is somehow the person doing the database seems to have completely deleted Brian Stock from the game!!! So not sure I even want to continue with it already! I might do though, seeing as I play a 442 and have loads of CMs I might give it a go, just a shame as Stocky is usually worth a couple of million at least.

Why not just create him?

Wasn't totally sure how to do that so think I will just crack on with it. I've signed Marcel Seip (Dutch DC), Delron Buckley (South African AML/ST) and offered contracts to pretty much every unnattached goalkeeper!

[RedJ]

Any chance of the link pal? Oh, and another one to look out for is Bobson, a Dutch (I think he is anyway) left winger. Gem.

[DonnyNoel]

http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/downloads.php?do=file&id=5146

Cheers, I'll look out for him. Signed Iain Turner on a free!

[RedJ]

Cheers and is that on this update, Turner on free? I might make Stock if I can be arsed

[DonnyNoel]

Yes he is (albeit for 5k p/w!), as is Jason Brown, Seip and your man Bobson was just offered to me on a free by his agent but can't really afford his wages!

[RedJ]

Yes he is (albeit for 5k p/w!), as is Jason Brown, Seip and your man Bobson was just offered to me on a free by his agent but can't really afford his wages!

Oooh good!

And I'd do everything I could to get him in, he's great. Maybe offer him a trial for a month to get some cash in?

[MrFrost]

Just gone to load up my game and it isn't there.
Gone completely.

Any ideas...................?!

[RedJ]

I'm afraid it's corrupted the save. Have you got your settings to save more than one copy (i.e. a few different files with the same name but a number next to them)? Cos this'll load the game but a little earlier than your last save, otherwise you'll have to start from scratch. Very frustrating, I know..

[MrFrost]

Found the save. It had been moved to a different folder. God knows how.

[RedJ]

Found the save. It had been moved to a different folder. God knows how.

t'wonders of technology, eh?

[DonnyNoel]

Well I finshed my first season an incredible 9th. The only problem with an updated databse is it doesnt really account for changing players ability, so West Ham and Blackpool walked away with the promotion spots, and Swansea and QPR came straight back down as their players hadn't been made better.

My succes was built on 3 cracking defensive signings (Turner, Seip, Hubica) and the 26 league goals of a certain Billy Sharp. Bennett's stats hadn't been adjusted so he was out on loan all season and Brown and Naylor weren't up to much so let them go along with Keegan and Locky.

Got a fair bit of cash to spend this close season so hoping to build a promotion charge over the next couple of seasons.

[RedJ]

Well I finshed my first season an incredible 9th. The only problem with an updated databse is it doesnt really account for changing players ability, so West Ham and Blackpool walked away with the promotion spots, and Swansea and QPR came straight back down as their players hadn't been made better.

My succes was built on 3 cracking defensive signings (Turner, Seip, Hubica) and the 26 league goals of a certain Billy Sharp. Bennett's stats hadn't been adjusted so he was out on loan all season and Brown and Naylor weren't up to much so let them go along with Keegan and Locky.

Got a fair bit of cash to spend this close season so hoping to build a promotion charge over the next couple of seasons.

That's the thing with custom DBs. Had a look, didn't really like it too hard for me

If you can do that well with a DB that hard, then that's very well done indeed.

[herouk87]

Thats good work...I'd take 9th for us in real life this season..

I'd also take a fair bit of cash to spend

[RedJ]

I've got a really good save going that I'll type up when I can be bothered.

That's probably the very best we could hope for in real life, with a lot of luck anyway

[DonnyNoel]

Well the summer didn't go too well, lots of targets identified but not too many signed and sadly my team is already losing its domestic bias. I signed Danny Webber and two young English players for the future as well as French/African DM, a French winger and Davide Petrucci but think he's also one for the future so loaned him out to some little club in Sheffield.

Only played 5 league games so far (W3 L2) so too early to tell how its going and I have a trip to the Emirates to look forward to in the LC 3rd round.

[RedJ]

Do you try to keep a healthy domestic bias? I don't even bother with that, and just sign the best player I can for the role (provided I think they'd fit in, of course). Good shout on Petrucci. Not too sure Webber's that good, but hope for you he proves me wrong

[DonnyNoel]

By the time I quit my last game in 2030 my domestic bias was 1%!! It doesn't bother me as such but its a shame I can't get English quality in. I do sign foreigners at a young age so they count as \"homegrown\" but I don't think that counts towards domestic bias.

Webber is so so, mainly my attacking substitute and has scored a couple of goals. Fairhurst has plenty of potential so he's out on loan. Brown was pants so I let him go which left me with Sharp and Hayter so I signed Webber as 3rd choice and got a kid in from Blackburn on loan as 4th choice to let me loan Petrucci out too. As I've got plenty of wingers I can always chuck Shiels up front too.