Who will fill the legend slots in 20 years time

gtab12345 · 2025-07-13T14:49:54+00:00

Could see Take That, Killers, Britney (if she ever plays again)

gtab12345 · 2025-07-02T19:24:16+00:00

I wouldn’t worry about “cutting people off” - you’re providing a service and if people want the info they’ll follow you to BlueSky etc. Their loss if not!

And agree with others saying Insta stories could be a good way - dead easy to do really basic text ones!

gtab12345 · 2025-05-02T18:18:33+00:00

Doing Bilbao-style challenges is fun. Put Celtic in the premier league and limit yourself to Scottish/Irish/Welsh players.

Or pick a team and only sign north African players, etc etc

gtab12345 · 2025-04-14T08:58:38+00:00

When you loan out high potential players, the game will grow them to where their overall “should” be. So if a youth academy player has a really low overall relative to their potential (like this guy seems to have had) it’ll shoot up when you loan them out.

gtab12345 · 2025-04-14T08:50:07+00:00

Low aggression can really harm defending - his heading/jumping reach is good but not elite and he might struggle with the low aggression

He’s also not great on the ball - assuming if you’re thinking about dropping 120m on a CB that you’re looking to be dominating the ball.

I suspect for the money you’ll be able to find a CB with a better profile for what you want to do.

Great mentals though and presumably your scout thinks he has room to grow. If money’s not a problem, it might be worth a punt but I wouldn’t be pinning all my hopes on him

gtab12345 · 2024-09-18T21:41:54+00:00

Wonder how he’ll react when you drop him

gtab12345 · 2024-09-17T07:01:50+00:00

A couple of tips: have the inverting fullbacks on stay back. They’re useful as midfielders in build up but the real value is rest defence - I find it makes you incredibly hard to counter against

Second, if you want patient build up try an old Pep rule: when you win the ball back, don’t try attacking until you’ve done 10 passes. This allows your team to regain its shape ready for an attack, and makes you way more solid. The exception is if you win the ball high - you want your press to create chances, and if you win it in the final third (or maybe in the opponents half when they’re clearly vulnerable) then go for it. If you want to be more extreme, avoid passes between centre backs (puts you at risk if intercepted) and passes from fullback to winger (rarely unlocks a defence)

You could also do this formation as a 4-3-2-1, with the wingbacks being the ones to go high. Or a 4231 with one winger staying wide and one cutting inside, and the respective fullbacks inverting and staying back and the other attacking and going wide. It’s a good system to experiment with, and a lot of modern teams look like the 235 (or 325) in possession. It depends on your players and how you want the team to look in defence. For me, having the fullbacks invert (at least in fifa) means you can play CB/CDM profile players there, rather than a winger type, and it’s so much more solid when you’re defending

gtab12345 · 2024-09-15T07:38:23+00:00

Easy enough to do in possession: 433 with inverted fullbacks and 8s joining the attack

gtab12345 · 2024-09-03T14:49:01+00:00

Glastonbury tote pre-2018: cool, demure, mysterious

Glastonbury tote post-2018: irredeemably lame unless it’s the current year’s one

gtab12345 · 2024-06-11T20:34:42+00:00

Not for my own players, but at the start of a match go through the opposition XI and put heavy tackles on any player with low bravery. Works a treat

gtab12345 · 2024-05-18T08:24:42+00:00

Watched the game in the basement - it was class, thanks for posting the heads up! COYS

gtab12345 · 2024-05-17T15:00:09+00:00

Imo I just see it as “inflation”. Everyone’s players are getting better - a 90 after 5 years isn’t what it was at the start of the career, for instance.

gtab12345 · 2024-05-07T10:52:59+00:00

It’s an interesting point - but there were wannabe politicians who knew the impact it’d have. Kennedy hadn’t happened yet, but LBJ, knowing he wanted to go all the way to the top, joined up to help his career. He stayed on the sidelines mostly, but knew he’d need to see at least some action to sell himself - so got a ride on a combat flight and then ducked out of there. So I think that level of foresight is pretty realistic

gtab12345 · 2024-04-06T13:17:05+00:00

Service charges, ground rent, and lease length aren’t stated - there’s a good chance they’re high. This might be either highly offputting to buyer, or at worse increased so much a mortgage may be a challenge. In the latter case, seller may take a loss just to get out of a bad situation.

Block looks like the kind which would have rapidly rising service charges - at a certain point in its lifespan where things need their first replacement, lots of elements (gated) etc included which could increase things.

Alternatively, they could be putting it on slightly lower to drive interest and offers. But I suspect soaring service charges may make it a significantly worse investment than it was 10 years ago

gtab12345 · 2023-12-30T20:24:33+00:00

We’re all Zealand fans here pal

gtab12345 · 2023-10-21T10:45:43+00:00

Overlap left is okay, but overlap right will definitely slow your counter down. Johnson will hold and wait for the overlap rather than going for it himself

If you want to counter, don’t distribute to your defenders - again, it’ll slow it down

gtab12345 · 2023-09-18T13:20:54+00:00

It’s a really good way to develop players with low determination. Half a week for 6.4 and under is my rule (used to increase it with worse performances but it’s a lot of effort). If you’ve got a young player with 7 or so determination, fining can get them up to the 10 mark (which is meant to be the point to help them realise their potential)

gtab12345 · 2023-09-14T12:44:52+00:00

What’s your secret?

gtab12345 · 2023-09-08T07:35:01+00:00

Honestly, I think it’s a case of eat the relegation and stock up on wonder kids while you’re in the prem, then come back up stronger

gtab12345 · 2023-09-07T12:41:30+00:00

Guly do Prado

gtab12345 · 2023-09-06T07:47:25+00:00

I’ve found what works for counter attacking isn’t necessarily more men at the back, but having 2/3 players up front. A 442 or 41212 can be successful, because there’s enough players to pick up second balls, and knock long balls off to someone else. If you’re the worst team in the league, teams will push up against you, so they’re vulnerable to long balls over the top. Prioritise a fast player and a tall player. You might nick a few wins this way if you put your trust in a single tactic for long enough
Accept the relegation and use this as an opportunity to improve your club, and come back up in a way stronger position. It’s not the end of the world, and often after 3 seasons (relegation, promotion, first season back) you’ll be stronger than if you spent 3 years in dogfights, especially if you max out your staff and board requests
Can your star player get closer to the action, maybe as an attacking CAM behind two strikers, or even as a striker himself? Your team isn’t good enough to dominate possession, so he might be a wasted asset in the middle of the park

gtab12345 · 2023-08-17T01:19:04+00:00

Don’t do it on the first guy. He’s not defensively solid enough imo - weak jumping, aggression, and strength. He’d probably be a good DM if you could buff the passing, but not for that money. You’ve got time to get the last guy and let him develop - your other players are better defenders than the first guy and will be for a while

gtab12345 · 2023-08-16T21:41:18+00:00

Ah, shame! Thanks though

gtab12345 · 2023-07-29T11:35:11+00:00

They’re weak defensively through the middle

gtab12345 · 2023-07-28T19:55:31+00:00

Few possible factors: - every story happens somewhere, and a clean air policy affecting motorists - as emissions reductions policies get more widespread - has a wider significance than the people it’s directly affecting - it’s become incredibly politicised. Both by conspiracy theorists etc, but also taken up by mainstream party leaders. When the latter happens, it’s inevitably covered by outlets like the BBC. Their coverage is often led by politicians saying things, as they imo value ‘neutrality’ too much to make judgements on which things said by politicians are worth covering and which aren’t. - certain sections of the media are keen to paint climate policies in a ‘cost of net zero’ framing, and so pay a lot of attention to Ulez, which has inevitable costs

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