Can't find a thread on it. Who's playing?
Started as Charlton, 18 games in and 8th place. Didn't manage to make hardly any signings due to nobody wanting to sign any of my players.
Kermogant, Wilson, Solly and Pritchard seem to be the heros in the team. Just lost 6-2 to Palace. That was a low point.
Struggling to find a tactic that doesn't consistently ship goals.
Anyone got any tips? Cheap players to sign?
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Also thread here: http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/comment/1363043/#Comment_1363043
Signed some young chap - 18 year old centre half who has a lot of potential.
And a holding midfielder called Lingazi - or something similar - he seems pretty reasonable
Indeed it seems the days of just being able to download a tactic are gone.
Got us to the Prem. Currently 8th
I keep promising myself I'll give this version a good run soon.........................
I'll stick to our online multi-player *cough 2nd in the prem with charlton* .
I have edited the database, in my CAFC save, to make Callum Harriott more realistic (before he was league 2 quality) at least he can contribute in the championship now.
I have commentary only, so having the stadium your playing in as a background for each game makes it a bit more interesting.
Took Barnet to a few champions league finals and won then getting the boot for finishing 2nd to a rampant Liverpool side that nicked one of my best players when we were still on the march upwards.
Finished my forty year career in Spain with Espanyol winning a cabinet busting 17 la liga titles and countless other glories along the way. I managed about five seasons on a long haul flight to south America last year.
Always play players in their strongest positions and stick by your guns
I was officially classed as addicted before I had to delete the fm2012 from my iPad and enter rehab for this addiction!
Solly became an excellent manager in the lower leagues upon finishing his playing career by the way
Mouyokolo is a very good additional CB if you can keep him fit. He's the Danny Haynes of Championship defenders.
I use the classic style tactics as shouts seemed to become less effective with the latest patch. I also move the AM out to the wing and then back down the centre on 15, 30, 45, 60 to keep the AI unsettled, pulls man marking all over the shop and opens the game up for a striker to drop deep or CM to push up.
Solly, Wiggins and Dervite have been my 3 best players, although Fuller has improved since I told him to knuckle down if he wanted to be in the first team.
Bought back nick Powell and another youngster I had to sell back for big bucks to balance the budget. That's pretty much all the money I've ever spent in transfers as I'm investing it all in the academy. Been tier 1 since we were in league one.
Building a new stadium ready in a couple of seasons with a capacity of 26,000. Hopefully will continue producing top players and keeping hold of them to eventually become a big club.
Got another save with Real Oviedo and got promoted back into the second tier of Spanish football. Oviedo are a great team to take over as they have a massive (30,000 all seater) stadium whilst all the other teams in my first season had 2-3,000 capacity stadiums. Was a massive benefit having 30,000 fans watching the home leg of our play offs, was like having another couple of players on the pitch. Their striker is also incredible and is a club legend, puts in 100% performances every game, and always has "looking very professional" as his body language on the pitch. He's club captain and influence of 20. Trying to put money into their academy that has produced the likes of michu and mata. Go the same route as my crewe save
Always play a 2-3-2-2-1 formation, so 2 centre halves, 2 wing backs and an anchorman, then two central mids, two wingers and a big man striker. Play the ball on the floor, make sure each individual player has set to "short" passing in player instructions and long shots to "rarely". You get some great football being played, just get your players to work on their defensive set pieces as they'll be dealing with a lot of crosses. Is usually my one downfall, particularly with crewe. Had that problem with them from season one.
Biggest difference was giving up trying to create a genius tactic and simply playing players in their best positions and in their best roles. Nothing fancy, and now they're knocking it around like they're Barca.
Bank balance isn't looking too great, even though I've stayed within the wage limit. Hope we don't run the club like that in real life.