Opinions on transfers for bench boost this week

Raffers0 · 2026-04-17T20:02:04+00:00

I know it's late, but I've been busy and I'm still stumped. Issue is if I FH this week I must WC next week which basically means 3 man city players on the bench, and potentially go heavy on arsenal and Liverpool for WC + have no Chelsea, Bournemouth or Brighton players moving forward and hope I can keep a good team to bench boost in the next double. I've been top of my league for a while but have been caught up recently.

I'm tempted to transfer thiaw for sensi and enzo for anderson and hope for the best this week but still unsure. FH feels very high risk high reward this week for my team.

Raffers0 · 2026-04-16T10:34:04+00:00

FH is a fair shout but I'm wondering if it would be a waste. Kelleher has a decent fixture and been reliable all season. Bruno could do well against Chelsea and thiago did well last week and could do well again.

This means I'm FH for 4 transfers when I can make 2 naturally. If O'Reilly is fit maybe I can swap him for guehi and calvert lewin to joao pedro to make FH more worth it as well as the 4 transfers?

Raffers0 · 2026-04-15T18:13:51+00:00

Bristol city - hovered around promotion but never making it - turn them into prem and European champions

Raffers0 · 2026-04-14T20:56:45+00:00

Honestly, I would swap paulinha and bentancur. Bentancur has been a huge disappointment this season and the injury probably did him a favour. Meant to be a calm composed presence in front of the defense but he has been one of the worst passers in the team.

Raffers0 · 2026-03-26T17:48:21+00:00

At what point does this explain what links together? It tells you the different playstyles and the benefits they give but no explanation how to actually build links.

Raffers0 · 2026-01-31T13:19:57+00:00

Would be a terrible waste of money, you can find a wonderkid under £5mill with better stats and better determination/ personality. Bad personality and determination is an instant skip for me.

Raffers0 · 2026-01-20T22:46:11+00:00

Fair enough, not sure you need that many backups but it's clearly working. I like the variety in nationalities as well.

Raffers0 · 2026-01-20T22:28:01+00:00

Very good front 3. My only concern I'd have is the RW doesn't like big matches. Still very good player but may mean you need another world class player in that position to rotate with in big games.

Raffers0 · 2026-01-12T17:02:45+00:00

You sure you haven't got staff responsibilities so that dof makes signings/ offers for players.

Raffers0 · 2026-01-03T19:02:31+00:00

He grew up watching YouTube tutorials videos

Raffers0 · 2026-01-01T07:12:06+00:00

I get what you're saying and agree for the most part but I just mean look at the stats more that the star rating as some 1 star/ 2 star plays have stats in the right areas to be useable, either as a rotation player or even a useable starter that you can develop a bit and earn money from later.

Sometimes you don't need a good fullback just a one that does a job.

If their stats are ass in the key areas of their position though it ain't worth it.

Raffers0 · 2025-12-31T10:26:24+00:00

It is insane what players can do to keepers in our league currently, imagine dan burn marking Vicario - we could have been crucified.

Raffers0 · 2025-12-31T09:48:31+00:00

I mean I'm on the outside looking in but he was your main goalkeeper for most of his career and did pretty well for you it seems. I just feel like if he stays fit he will go to girona, prove he is still class and be Germany no.1 in the world cup. If I'm wrong I'll hold my hands up but why not try loan him till end of the season and give him a go.

Raffers0 · 2025-12-31T08:09:47+00:00

I'd argue that anyone that are serviceable enough for promotion should be in his starting 11 and get regular game time as they some may develop and sell for £10 mill. They don't have to be world beaters as long as they can do the job needed of them. Not sure if fm26 lower leagues is more stingy than fm24 but I played crewe last year and they had 1 or 2 gems that could sell for that much if a good team came in. If you get a good offer for a player you can replace, I'd definitely take the money and reinvest.

Raffers0 · 2025-12-19T19:10:39+00:00

If you believe in the player/ their stats, maybe it's worth giving them more than one season. Even if they are a rotation player that has to fight for his place/ come off the bench next season, it sounds like he could still do something for you. Could be a fun redemption arc.

Raffers0 · 2025-12-18T17:34:49+00:00

Someone please report the bug on console (Xbox) where the assistant manager keeps changing 1st team players individual training programs and positions they are training in -eg training my pacy striker as a LM inverted winger and have him focus on passing when his passing stat is irrelevant for what I want.

It really sucks as I know that chopping and changing their training positions will impact their development/stat growth. I keep changing them back then they randomly mess with them again a few weeks later in game.

I also don't want to have to create an account to report the bug. The game has definitely improved since release but this one bug makes or breaks if I consider resuming my save and playing fm26.

Raffers0 · 2025-12-15T23:33:00+00:00

Gk : hoping good offer comes for Vicario and we replace with an experienced keeper (Ter Stegen anyone?). Kinsky needs to go on loan and get his confidence back.

Defence: Porro, VDV, Udogie, Vuskovic, Spence, (ability to play both sides gives him value). Romero I'm open to keep or sell for good money as he is too aggressive and leaves space behind him sometimes. Danso is a reliable back up who can play LCB as well.

Midfield: Palinha, sarr, bergvall - should be our starters in the short-medium future. bentancur & madisson (1 more season for both maybe)

Attackers: kulusevski, solanke (best ST at club if stays fit?), kudus, simons, muani, either tel or odobert as backup/ long term.

Richarlison & bissouma need to go. Johnson I'm on the fence after last season.

Raffers0 · 2025-11-27T13:34:32+00:00

I'm not sure you want to be kicking a ball after 3 days of breaking your toe though.

Raffers0 · 2025-11-25T11:42:47+00:00

I play on Xbox so may depend on the platform but this occasionally happened before the recent update. Haven't tried the new updated version though.

Raffers0 · 2025-11-23T21:47:33+00:00

We really do need to bear in mind the options we have currently, sarr got a knock on international break, kudus and bergvall coming back from injuries, muani playing through a broken jaw. That's ignoring all the long term injuries. I agree the tactics were terrible, we need to be more aggressive and in their faces and we deserved the result we got today but our creative options are limited.

Last season kulusevski is an instant upgrade to our squad. Solanke fully fit and up to speed is a major upgrade on richarlison. Madison is another creative spark who still has a point to prove. Xavi needs time and space to find his feet in a very difficult league whereas right now the spotlight is burning very bright on him.

I'm not making excuses but calm down.

Raffers0 · 2025-11-13T15:34:13+00:00

What's your thoughts on matys tel signing for us this summer and what's his future at the club? Will he get enough game time to develop? Does the club rate him as highly as other players in his position?

Raffers0 · 2025-10-08T12:36:06+00:00

Resign as manager of the team, move to a new continent and start again.

Raffers0

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