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#235405 The Manchester City Thread
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#235395 Transfer Rumours 2014/15
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Wouldn't be surprised if there is some sort of deal with Chelsea involved amongst it all because a move directly to Leicester makes little sense, when in all likelihood he'll be playing Championship football in 7 months time. Secondly, moving to Chelsea now makes little sense either when we have Costa, Drogba and Remy. If the original reports are true, the idea was that we'd sign Kramaric and loan him out. He'd then come back for next season and effectively replace Drogba, who'd could possibly retire at the end of the season and join our staff team. Could be some logic to it all.
#233606 Transfer Rumours 2014/15
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Kalas I believe is going to be returning from his dud German loan and move to Middlesborough for the rest of the season. Nathaniel Chalobah also returning from his failed Burnley loan. While Borrusia Monchengladbach have made an offer to sign Thorgan Hazard permanently.
#233605 Transfer Rumours 2014/15
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Pretty sure he did hand a transfer request in for a move to Chelsea before having a change of heart.
I do remember there being a song similar to the below taking place after he changed his mind.
You put your transfer request in, your transfer request out
in, out, in, out and you shake it all about,
You do the Stevie Gerrard and you change your mind,
that's what it's all about.
#232633 Transfer Rumours 2014/15
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What are you even on about? Cerci is moving to Milan, it's basically been confirmed by the player himself- with his excitement about his impending medical. Without Torres, this deal wouldn't have happened though because there would have been no bargaining chip to offer Atletico. In essence, it's all effectively a simple player swap/trade.
#232170 Transfer Rumours 2014/15
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It's actually a decent business move tbh. There'd be no other real way for AC Milan to get Cerci without giving something back, so to effectively sign Torres to then use him as a bargaining chip to bring Cerci back to Italy, where he last played well, is a good deal for everyone involved really. Though, this is effectively Torres' last chance.
In a way, it's kinda like some trade deals you see in the NBA.
#231840 Transfer Rumours 2014/15
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Realistically, Torres hasn't been the same since his knee injuries at Liverpool. There was always that hope he'd recapture the form he once had but that certainly long lost now. He doesn't have that yard of pace or acceleration he used to have that would get him in behind, which has resulted in his overall game having changed to adapt to this. While he's not slow, it's not enough to really cause a defender trouble if they're positioned well enough. That's not the say he can't be useful, he can, just not at the same level that his past reputation produced. He'd probably do better in a 2 striker system and at a mid-level side where the pressure/expectation to score every game or two isn't as great.
I do feel sorry for him, can't fault his professionalism though.
#231176 Transfer Rumours 2014/15
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Pogba signed a new deal in October until 2019. So unlikely he'll be sold for anything less than something ridiculous.
#228473 Champions League 2014/15
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#228436 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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There's still plenty of questions to be answered though. RVP is certainly not the player he once was and it will be interesting to see if he can maintain the sort of touch he's found again. Similar with Fellaini and how long he can continue his recapturing of form. Mata is another who has been inconsistent and I still can see him being sold to help generate funds to strengthen more concerning areas.
Man Utd have certainly shown more than at the beginning of the season though and Champions League football is within reach once more. Development beyond this season though is still a little more unknown.
#225501 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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Really missed Matic in central midfield I thought and Costa looked a yard off the pass.
#220974 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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#217707 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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I wouldn't say he was a fool, there was certainly more to him leaving than just wanting to move to a bigger club. Firstly, he was close to leaving earlier in the season because of behind the scenes unrest, while iirc there was some further issues re: transfers. And while it's all fine raising money, selling Pochettino's most important players without his approval was never going to go down well.
Let's be honest, no one expected this sort of run from Southampton this season after losing a number of key players who were big reasons for their excellent season last year.
#217310 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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Sound quality all depends on where you're located tbh. If you're further back or higher up than the quality of the sound can be pretty crisp and distortion free. Usually turns out crap when you're recording something from close and nearer to the speakers. Also, video quality tends to be good these days since most phones can record in 720p or higher.
#217307 What's the last thing you bought thread
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No one is forcing you to stay.
#214732 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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Probably because he doesn't stay fit enough for long periods to maintain that attention.
#213579 How long have you been playing CM/FM?
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Had myself an excellent Juventus team back in those days.
#213577 The England National Team
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TBF though, has there ever really been a period of time when England picked players based on form? It's always been the same players picked, irrespective of how they were performing for either club or country. Once upon a time there were those who wanted mainstays like Beckham, Lampard, Gerrard, A.Cole, etc dropped for lesser players who were either in better form or would provide a more balanced system.
These days the pool of quality players England has to select from is dismal, so it definitely makes more sense to base selection on form rather than reputation. Even if it does mean selecting less talented players on occasions.
#212214 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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Rodgers cost you points on many occasions with the way he approached games. The mentality of "well score more than you" was all well and good when Suarez was in the team and firing like he was, with the added bonus of a fit Sturridge to compliment. Not playing smart percentage football contributed to dropped points and such a dismal defensive record, particularly in that Chelsea game.
The start to this season further showcases these flaws in his methods of management.
#212179 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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Liverpool's challenge last season had more to do with Suarez's sheer footballing ability than that of Rodgers managerial nous. Was easy to play attacking football when Suarez was firing. When it came to actually relying on more than that, Rodgers faltered.
Naturally, trying to replace someone like Suarez is basically impossible, but expecting a regularly injured Sturridge to replicate and exceed his efforts last season was always going to backfire. Rodgers has also invested a lot of money into average players who've ultimately not really improved the squad whatsoever. Along with believing he could summon sense into Balotelli to deliver on his footballing ability.
Now, most of Liverpool's hopes are pinned on a 19 year old Sterling.
#211907 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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#210229 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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Pls, I'm hardly that one-eyed. One just gets a little tired of seeing the conveniently selective and ironic nature of some players/situations.
In all honestly, I couldn't even care. Doesn't exactly alter my life in anyway. It's just good to point things out.
#210206 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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EX girlfriend. Which is often overlooked. Not that it excuses the cheating.
Again, not denying he's done wrong, he clearly has. I just find it funny that he's the only one actually ever singled out for any of it and anything positive he does is widely ignored. When you've got Giggs shagging his brothers wife, Rio finding it funny to call fellow black people "choc ice", hosted an unauthorised party were a young player was accused of rape, was banned for "forgetting" a drug test, and has now recently copped a 3 game ban and fine for his misogynist behaviour on twitter. Yet, all is quickly forgotten for those.
Ultimately, it comes back to what I said earlier, none of us really know what he's like in person.
#210201 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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So you know him personally then? Or do you just believe everything that's in the papers (and that comes from Rio/Anton's mouth) as gospel? Which is ironic, since it's only ever the negative things that get the majority of the press and attention, not the genuinely good things he does.
Examples include;
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2207928-john-terry-gives-chelsea-shirt-to-fan-whose-mother-had-just-died
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2528923/My-Special-Day-Young-Chelsea-fan-meets-John-Terry-Roman-Abramovich.html
Fact is; neither you nor me know exactly what the man is like away from the football pitch. Calling him a "horrendous human-being" though is a touch over the top nonetheless.
#210038 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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Yeah, but he's still a quality CB and thus makes what you said completely irrelevant.
#209099 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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Robbed of a penalty for either of the 2 Chelsea plays held in the box from the same corner. We went too defensive, fucking annoys me as well when JM tries to settle for the 1-0 like we used to do. Should be pushing for a second to kill the game.
Utd were average though, nothing about them really impresses me either. Fortunate to come away with a point.
#206606 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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3 points.
Terry celebrates his 500th game as captain with a win.
Cesc scored his first Prem goal for us.
No real complaints besides Dave getting a red and having him miss the Man Utd game next week.
#206141 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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#205453 FM2015 Features - Managerial Style in Football Manager 2015
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I didn't mention anything about such features, though I do believe that beyond any initial influence they'll ultimately provide little in the way of changing the overall game or experience.
As far as I understood it, coaching badges are purely an extension of manager reputation. The game is football manager, the idea is to manage a football club, so obviously I'd expect my manager to have the required badges to do exactly what the game is based around. It's not like you can take up other footballing roles and build up into a managerial role.
As for management style, again, it's something that will have a more initial impact than anything longer term. Your manager stats change as it is depending on what sort of approach you take, this effectively just separates it from that and makes it a more stand alone detailed section.
Each year the game just further breaks down particularly aspects into their own stand alone sections, giving that allure of more detail. Which is fine with some things, but a lot of what has changed either is unrequired or has been expanded upon too far and actually becomes more tedious as the game goes on. What made older releases excel and so appealing was the ability to jump straight in and manage a side. Now days it's become fiddly and it's getting to the point where the detail of it is getting a little beyond what is literally needed. Soon enough it will take you 1 real time day to complete 1 day in game.
Classic Mode on the other hand should literally be just that; a carbon copy of earlier FM days. With basically each new FM release just updating the database and implementing only whatever basic features that have been updated: scouting/search bars/etc. That way it preserves that nostalgic feel which drew everyone in to begin with.
#205231 FM2015 Features - Managerial Style in Football Manager 2015
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There's a couple nice little features like picking languages, the new layout looks alright from a glance and the new scouting system is a nice change. I'm just not sure if it's actually worth the money because after a day or so I'll be over much of what bogs the game and experience down, as has been the case for the last few releases.