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#44709 What Was The Last Film You Saw?

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18 Jan 2013 03:42:58

I watched Django a few days ago.

I really can't make my mind up on what I think about Tarantino and his style.

#44707 What is your Favourite FM of all time

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18 Jan 2013 03:24:19

FM07, mostly because I had some of my greatest saves on that version. Won the Champions League with Sampdoria.

#44676 The Italian Football Thread

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18 Jan 2013 00:27:09

The bans for Cannavaro and Grava and the point-deduction given to Napoli have been lifted upon appeal.

Great news for Serie A!

#44668 How to arrange a training camp?

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By zulu9812 | Permalink | On 17 January 2013 - 09:22 AM

Is there a trick to get them to do that? There doesn't seem to be the option to ask for it in a board meeting during pre-season.

Not that I know of.

#44404 Transfer Rumours 2013/14

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17 Jan 2013 13:53:50

Rumours in Spain saying that Pep would like to have Neymar at Bayern.

Of course what Pep wants as far as transfers are concerned is pretty much irrelevant, even if it is true.

#44277 Transfer Rumours 2013/14

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17 Jan 2013 08:27:38

May have been mentioned here before but Milan are apparently interested in getting both Santon and Krul from Newcastle.

#44262 What Was The Last Film You Saw?

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17 Jan 2013 05:16:47

Ronin.

Great car chases. Really don't get why I haven't seen it sooner.

#44251 Pep to Bayern

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By Telegram Sam | Permalink | On 16 January 2013 - 18:17 PM

I can't see that. 10-15 years? The man's 71. He's clearly very capable of continuing for a while yet but I'm confident he'll have moved on in the next 2-3 years. If I had to put money on it I reckon he'll have handed the reigns over by the 2014-15 season.

People have run nations well into their 80s, I don't doubt that a healthy Ferguson could do the same with a football club.

#44024 Pep to Bayern

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By duckeggmoon | Permalink | On 16 January 2013 - 16:31 PM

I'd put money on United being his next club.

I doubt it.

First of all, Pep has been very consistent in saying that he does not want to be a manager, he'll prefer clubs that have an established structure with directors of sport, chairmen etc. sharing the responsibilities, letting him focus on coaching. FC Bayern is a prime example of such a club while United are pretty much the total antithesis.

Second of all, we have no idea if he actually has what it takes to be successful at a club other than Barca, What he did with Barcelona was very impressive, but Barca are not like any other club.

And finally, I think most people have realised by now that Fergie won't leave his post until his health gives in. That might be as far as 10-15 years away.

#44010 Transfer Rumours 2013/14

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16 Jan 2013 16:22:09

Because they're an unlikeable club with a red-faced arse as their manager.

#44008 Pep to Bayern

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16 Jan 2013 16:15:29

This has been rumoured for a while by the way, it's not completely out of nowhere.

Judging by the reaction of you guys I suppose the rumours might just not have been picked up by the English media. I'd wager that the general interest for FC Bayern in England would be pretty low, so it makes sense.

#44002 Pep to Bayern

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16 Jan 2013 16:08:23

Perfect fit for him. Hoeneß, Sammer and co. will continue running the club while Pep can focus entirely on coaching, just like he's said he wants.

#43972 Ballon d'Or

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16 Jan 2013 15:03:06

You know you've got yourself a really rubbish team of the year if one decided by fan votes ends up being better.

#43969 How to arrange a training camp?

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16 Jan 2013 14:52:36

Only the board can arrange training camps.

#43967 The Night Thread Mk. IX

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16 Jan 2013 14:49:19

By duckeggmoon | Permalink | On 16 January 2013 - 11:11 AM

That's some shameful shit.

I like living in 2001.

#43910 The Night Thread Mk. IX

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16 Jan 2013 10:24:39

I'm still on XP \o/

I'm definitely becoming more and more of a Luddite as I get older. Can't stand most of the technological change these days.

#43581 Player Fitness

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14 Jan 2013 23:53:50

A players natural fitness attribute is the key in terms of how quickly they recover to full fitness after games (or injury), if you want to give players a really high workload you should look for players with very high ratings for stamina and natural fitness, they won't tire as easily during games and will recover faster afterwards.

I'm going to guess that you are using a tactic that expects the wingers to cover a lot of ground during the matches, with high settings for forward runs and high closing down. I'd try lowering the closing down settings a few notches for Kuba, he won't press the opposition as much but that will be compensated by him being much fresher when you go on the attack.

#43577 Is FM 2013 actually worth buying?

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14 Jan 2013 23:31:43

Hard to say, apart from the technical issues I've had I can't say that I regret buying it.

It's a bigger change between FM12 and 13 than there usually is, the question is whether you'd make any use of the improved online/network play or FMC. Otherwise it is pretty much just the little tweaks and additions like always.

#43546 I just won a drawn game...

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14 Jan 2013 22:07:34

First leg of a Champions League quarter final against Real Madrid, I draw the game 1-1 but at full time when I get to the team talk screen I notice I have the option to congratulate my players for the win, I found that incredibly strange and then I notice something even stranger, the game has given me a 2-1 win despite me only scoring one goal in the match.

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/w8rKpgSL1PmrAtlobjKX9BRCMWSHxB2oaGITrXQU.png

Has anyone else experienced a phantom win/loss like this?

#43530 Transfer Rumours 2013/14

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14 Jan 2013 21:42:27

By Number 1 | Permalink | On 14 January 2013 - 20:27 PM

Harry Redknapp is baffling. After we beat his ragtag mob he said his players weren't worth their salaries, and then he goes and trumps the lot of them. He started the wheels in motion that bankrupted Portsmouth and it seems he's leading QPR into similar territory.

From this perspective QPR is the perfect fit for that red-faced clown, thanks to the wealth of the owners he can overspend as much as he likes on players without ever having to truly deal with the consequences.

#43189 Show Your Newgens

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By zeonflux | Permalink | On 13 January 2013 - 11:17 AM

That kid is a monster, do you play you top regens regularly Franck or do you use him for Cup matches and as a late sub only?

I try to give them the occasional start, it's tough though as I am in a title race and seldom have the opportunity to rest my key players.

#42794 FM 13 - Amusing Screenshots Thread

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13 Jan 2013 05:21:29

Sent my scout to watch a young newgen play and he came back with a report recommending this guy:

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/UkiLxxvxedyI6pjp3CTnCLnPytqv9desDEJr14du.png

Wouldn't want to manage him if his personality is anything like his name indicates!

#42762 Show Your Newgens

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12 Jan 2013 23:02:13

If any of you have any really good newgens that you want to brag about, then this is the place to do so!

It's still early days, but I have really, really high hopes for this kid:

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/Fo4jSmWgsvLMjWi60HEi1OOHQvB8895QbvV73pps.png

He is far and a way the best 16-year-old player I've had on FM. Great technical attributes and the mental attributes of a seasoned veteran already.

#42103 The Night Thread Mk. IX

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https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/mirrored_images/bOA1li7uXE7ELLPvIDO7XwOsLw70fxLafeP2YszB.jpg

#42016 Scottish Football Thread

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10 Jan 2013 15:56:14

There's like two dozen "exiled" football clubs scattered around Europe. It's not as uncommon as you'd think.

#41866 Welcome to the new forums

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10 Jan 2013 02:12:57

Qwas! \o/

#41748 The NHL Thread

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09 Jan 2013 18:44:20

Brian Burke has been fired by the Leafs.

#41743 The Night Thread Mk. IX

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By Phoenix Arrow | Permalink | On 09 January 2013 - 18:01 PM

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Yeah, because the Republicans are fucking saints.

Oh, the IRA are a bunch of real nice chaps!

The fact that I consider loyalists to be a bunch of despicable arseholes doesn't necessarily mean that I have any sympathies for the republicans now does it?