What was that then?

I'm usually playing with a 4-2-2-2 formation, or 4-1-3-2 if I have a decent AMC in my side.

Purchased the game last week........

After reading / hearing about people not able to install or having problems, I kinda eas expecting to encounter problems. Had million and one attempts at installing FM08 on my new laptop, wouldnt have any of it, thanks SADDENED for all your help I admitted defeat in the end



The FM09 installed no problems at all



I have not played a game with the 3D engine thing yet as it dosnt really bother me, and thats obviously one thing that will make majority of peoples laptops / pc's run slow.

Started season with Leeds, only have £100k availiable to spend, not doing too badly thus far. Cant see the board standing by me though, Im currently 2nd which dosnt appear to be good enough



Only signed couple of players (2 from Swedish league / 1 from Ireland) Im finding it quite realistic.
Beckford scores few goals but his actual rating is 6.10.
Becchio dosnt score as many but rating is 7.15.
Delph & Howson are class.
Prutton is bit hit & miss.
Robinson has bout on good game outta five.

Im playing

4 4 2 diamond

4 flat defenders
1 defensive midfielder
2 wing / outta midfielders
1 attacking midfielder
2 strikers

Maybe Leeds isnt the best team to start off with, but I dont see the point in going to Arsenal / Man U / Chelsea or other top clubs. Im not finding it too different to FM08, fully intend to start looking into training methods & sorting out scouting trips soon.

Anyone else started non premiership ?

It runs fine on computers that meet the minimum specs

My Barca team

Jorquera

Alves
Millito
Puyol
Abidal

Marquez
Xavi

Messi AML
Iniesta AMC
Hleb AMR

Bojan

Signed Behrami from West Hm doing well aswell

......Except that Keane is woeful. I've signed Keirrison and the fans think it is an "aberration". Thick scouse tw*ts.

Got mine working now after the new patch. Bit silly how they treat a operating system that only got changed less than 18 months ago as 'unsupported'. Yet Xp is 7 years old. Yet i digress.

Mid September now and having a slow start but still better than the real team. Signed Diarra but couldn't sign Marcelo yet could no problem in Demo (along with everyone else).

Playing 4-4-2 with:

Foster
Srna rb
Evra lb
Vidic
Ferdinand
Ronaldo rw
Buonanottw lw
Anderson
Carrick
Berbatov
Rooney

[uTranslation:[/u I bought a laptop with a crap graphics card.



Apart from those with crap graphics cards can't play the 3D.

Im playing the '08 version but struggle to know what to mess with when it comes to tactics and what actually makes a difference. Any advice on what works well. I generally go for a solid back 4, lots of pace & flair in midfield and prolific strikers. usually 4-4-2, sometimes 4-3-3

I Have A Great Tactic 4-2-3-1 I'll Put Up The Link When I'm Home Tomorrow, I Was Arka Gydnia In The Poland 2nd League, I Won That In My First Year Then Came 9th First Season In The Top Flight Then 5 League Titles In A Row And The Champions League Group Stages 3 Times, Now I Have Just Taken Over At Tottenham In 2013/14 I Think It Is After They Sacked Sam Allardyce...

Oh La-Dicko

Tried it this afternoon on the 3D engine, works ok actually



As I said though, having it in 3D dont make slight bit of difference to me.

You have to pick your team based on the individual attributes and their positions. That is for example, central defenders should have good positioning, heading, marking etc. The attribute number is dependant on which league you are in.

I created my own 41212 based on the above and I took Leeds from League 1 to European Champions in 6 years.

Ta for confirming my initial thoughts.

Decided to stick with '08 for the time being, into my second season with Villa my starting 11 is something like this:

Green

Onouha
Woodgate
A. Ferdinand
Bale

Nolan/Reo-Coker
Jenas

Barry
Elano
Young

Carew/Ashton

Bench:
Ankerman
Davies
Reo-Coker/Nolan
Petrov
Carew/Ashton

Also signed; Vanger Love who has been quite dissapointing so far, Signed Sturridge who is out on loan and Danny Welbeck who is also out on loan.

Finished 6th in my first season at Villa so looking for a top 5/4 finish this year.

I hae got promoted twice in three years with the mighty Montrose! 4-4-2 all the way upto now

Fm 2009 4-5-1 attacking but push the 2 wide men forward a little bit.

Played about with formations for the first month and was unsuccesful but went pretty much unbeaten with an injury hit squad for the rest of the season.

Anyone got major injury problems with this game aswell? all of this list out for at least a month and it's really effing me off

Bojan
Eto'o
Arshavin
Messi
Marquez
Alves

Now you know how Arsene Wenger feels



Usual case with 1st database....

Think I got email from FM WEEGIE about a update thats going to be available this week some time. That should iron out most teething issues such as this.

Started with City, and yes because they have money.



Thought i'd go for youth, i only have 5 players over the age of 26 and Hamman is one of them but looking get shut of him, or not offer him a new contract as i'm currently only using him in the cups. Currently 6th in the league, league cup semi-final and 2nd round of FA cup, so far not too bad. Also, into the 2nd round of the Uefa cup, although i am likely to come face to face with AC Milan shortly if i beat Racing, which will be tough. I'm just looking to maybe finish 5th in my first season, and reach the semi-final of the fa cup, and i've already done that in the league cup, and with a bit of luck might reach the final and who knows from there. I'm hoping to do well in Uefa cup, although i have AC Milan in the next round if i go through, going to be very tough. Things aren't looking too badly at the moment, will list my signings when i get chance to go on, as spelling some of there names is a nightmare.

I'm looking to maybe give them a season or two to gain experience then hopefully take the premiership by storm after that.

I bought a french kid at Chelsea - Sankharre I think he's called. French defensive midfielder. I bought him for future years but injuries got him into the side, he's been very good. Think he's only 18/19.

I signed someone called John Fleck from a Scottish side as my scout highly recommended him, he was only 16, nearly 17 when i signed him. I only planned on using him occasionally, but like yourself, injuries forced me to use him more than i needed and hes been quite good at the minute, and his potential is very good.

I had him on FM07. He was at Rangers, is he still ? If he is, he hasn't progressed so well in real life.

My scout on '09' has just recommended him too. I signed a Brazilian Defender as cover too, Thiago Silva, £2.5m. He's in the reserves mainly, playing when I have injuries etc. His average rating is 7.6 when he comes in.

I think he was at Rangers. He kept getting recommended to me, so i spent about £2million on him in the end, hes done OK though, and has been rated around the 7.2 mark.

Its out now, and was on launch day.

This passcode thing. My mate has bought the game and registered it via the phone. Could I put the disk onto my computer or will it already have been registered and not allow me to use it?

Not too sure, Juice. You're the one without the internet at home, aren't you?


Am I right in saying that, if I went to my friends and downloaded Steam, I could play FM at his house, without the disk, just by signing into my Steam account?

I have Thiago Silva!



He's immense, he's my top scorer atm, from centre back!

The re-gens on this game are all class, Wigan have 3 5* re-gens in their current crop of academy players, and they're all class.