Since my last post, my jobs have been as follows:
Organise and run inter fed events 2-3 times per week
Do reports and Fed Point awards on each event
Do reports and Fed Point awards on 15 inter fed competitions, including updating the table after each one
Keep the fed blog up to date
Senior CFA screenies, and org senior leagues
Oversee all other CFA orging
These have pretty much been my tasks ever since becoming mod back on Xmas Eve, so you can see why I sometimes don't post here all that often. It does get too much sometimes, and I think I bit off a little more than I could chew by taking on the mod role. Therefore yesterday i resigned as org from all FA's aside from the CFA and asked to be removed from my role as moderator. I shall still continue in my role as CFA org, because it is something that i do enjoy, plus the team we have is a good one.
Aside from that though, I think i'm going to go back into youth management. I've missed it since i dropped it, so now that I will have more time, that's what i'm going to do. I probably won't go all out youth though, still keep some of my senior players and try doing a bit of both. Expect more frequent updates...
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Friday, 4 March 2011
Tactics? Not A Scooby Doo!
As I previously mentioned, half way into Season 10 in Lemerre, I was struggling, and struggling bad. With the players I had, I thought I should at least get into the top 7, but I was knocking around near the relegation zone with no signs of form turning. My tactical nouse is non existent, and if I had the players, then it was clearly the tactics that were letting me down. So what I decided to do, was turn to the ‘cheat’ tactic of the 4-1-2-3. I know, I know, I’m not proud of it, but I had to do something to save myself from getting relegated to the Championship.
After getting some advice from a few users of the tactic, I set about my revival. Sure enough I avoided relegation, if only just and unspectacularly. So during the off season I set about getting rid of my wingers and getting players in who would fit the new tactic (see previous post). The season started much in the same way that the previous one did, with a lack of form and a lowly league position. Even with “the best tactic around” I couldn’t win games. I choose to yet again switch my tactics.
This time though, it wasn’t something that the whole game world was using, it wasn’t something that a few people said worked, and I don’t think I’ve seen anyone using it since, but it’s my favored formation and it always has been. With a solid back four, 3 midfielders (consisting of a ball winner, a deep lying creator and an original central midfielder), an AMC advanced playmaker and 2 poachers, my old 4-3-1-2 was reborn. Yes, it is similar to a 4-3-3, but the AMC is more of a midfielder than a striker, so I am happy now that I am using my own tactic, however wrongly set up or inefficient it is. Low and behold, form has picked up, although I don’t expect it to be long lived and I am still in and around that relegation zone.
Bottom line, and the whole point of this post, is that I am awful with tactics. If I can’t get success from household names on £70k, then I’m never going to get anywhere. I’ve thought about accepting the inevitable drop, then selling the high earners and signing a side of players on less than £15k wages. I think this would be quite a good project, to search and get these players, then selling them as they go over the threshold. I’ve also thought about going back to youth management, but I really don’t have the time now that I’m modding. And if I’m honest, I’m not sure I really have the time for modding anymore either.
After getting some advice from a few users of the tactic, I set about my revival. Sure enough I avoided relegation, if only just and unspectacularly. So during the off season I set about getting rid of my wingers and getting players in who would fit the new tactic (see previous post). The season started much in the same way that the previous one did, with a lack of form and a lowly league position. Even with “the best tactic around” I couldn’t win games. I choose to yet again switch my tactics.
This time though, it wasn’t something that the whole game world was using, it wasn’t something that a few people said worked, and I don’t think I’ve seen anyone using it since, but it’s my favored formation and it always has been. With a solid back four, 3 midfielders (consisting of a ball winner, a deep lying creator and an original central midfielder), an AMC advanced playmaker and 2 poachers, my old 4-3-1-2 was reborn. Yes, it is similar to a 4-3-3, but the AMC is more of a midfielder than a striker, so I am happy now that I am using my own tactic, however wrongly set up or inefficient it is. Low and behold, form has picked up, although I don’t expect it to be long lived and I am still in and around that relegation zone.
Bottom line, and the whole point of this post, is that I am awful with tactics. If I can’t get success from household names on £70k, then I’m never going to get anywhere. I’ve thought about accepting the inevitable drop, then selling the high earners and signing a side of players on less than £15k wages. I think this would be quite a good project, to search and get these players, then selling them as they go over the threshold. I’ve also thought about going back to youth management, but I really don’t have the time now that I’m modding. And if I’m honest, I’m not sure I really have the time for modding anymore either.
Saturday, 26 February 2011
Out With The Old, In With The New
The off season came and went in a flash this season. So much to sort during with the Federation stuff and the CFA. No time for wage auctions, let alone to update this blog. I'll start just before last season's end then. Remember a certain amazing striker I had, Diego Bustamante? Well, it was decision time. On £50k wages at the time, his demand was £100k. With a fair bit of money now flying around in Lemerre, it would have been a major risk to go with a rebid. So it was either extend at the £100k, or sell before wage auction time. Fortunately, a friend in the CFA had been after Busta for quite some time, and after long discussions in negotiation, I sold him for £4.5m. Considering I had signed him off the free agents list for £2.1m, to make a profit was something I was only too happy to do.
With projection jumping by around £5m, i started searching for a new striker, defender, and whatever else i could find. There was an awesome striker that was in a transfer auction, ending shortly after the sale of Bustamante, but i disappointingly missed out on bidding. A £2m+ TV player going for £1m. Gutted. The next day however, the manager that signed him, put him on the transfer list, with an auto of what he had paid. Without hesitation, Marcio Ferreria was a Fiftyfifty player for just £1.1m
Next up was a DC. I saw a player i liked, and stuck in an offer, hoping that all of the £1.5m up front would be enough to tempt the all French manager into selling. I had to wait a few days while he found a replacement, and also had to pay an extra £200k, but i got my man.
Searching through the transfer auctions i came across a good, solid DM, with the current bid just a fraction of his TV. Wage demand seemed a little high, but with 54 days remaining on his current wage of £55k, i stuck in a maximum bid of £350k. Happy that i had signed him for just £250k, i noticed that he had joined me on a one season contract at £75k. I am sure i clicked "take over existing."
So with a new look team, i set about season 11 with a bit of optimism, but that was soon quashed with a poor start to the season, carrying on from where i had left off in the last. More of that, and my complete inability to create a good tactic in a later post.
With projection jumping by around £5m, i started searching for a new striker, defender, and whatever else i could find. There was an awesome striker that was in a transfer auction, ending shortly after the sale of Bustamante, but i disappointingly missed out on bidding. A £2m+ TV player going for £1m. Gutted. The next day however, the manager that signed him, put him on the transfer list, with an auto of what he had paid. Without hesitation, Marcio Ferreria was a Fiftyfifty player for just £1.1m
Next up was a DC. I saw a player i liked, and stuck in an offer, hoping that all of the £1.5m up front would be enough to tempt the all French manager into selling. I had to wait a few days while he found a replacement, and also had to pay an extra £200k, but i got my man.
Searching through the transfer auctions i came across a good, solid DM, with the current bid just a fraction of his TV. Wage demand seemed a little high, but with 54 days remaining on his current wage of £55k, i stuck in a maximum bid of £350k. Happy that i had signed him for just £250k, i noticed that he had joined me on a one season contract at £75k. I am sure i clicked "take over existing."
So with a new look team, i set about season 11 with a bit of optimism, but that was soon quashed with a poor start to the season, carrying on from where i had left off in the last. More of that, and my complete inability to create a good tactic in a later post.
Monday, 14 February 2011
Lemerre And It's Activity Problems
It really came to light on Friday night. All season I have been running community activities on a daily basis, with next to no interest whatsoever. Reward Point Challenges and one match CPU Challenges will attract 4 people at the most. Disappointing to say the least. I do try my hardest to play up "The Federation" but still we really have got an activity problem.
So onto Friday night's event then, a CPU Challenge. The way I run this is by giving the game world a level 5 CPU side to play. Lose or draw and you are out of the competition. Win, and you move onto a level 6 side, and so on. On Friday night, there was 53 managers online, yet only 14 taking part in this challenge, and that was a good number in comparison to other events.
The problem with Lemerre is the fact that it is one of the newest game worlds. Whereas worlds like Voller and Ramos already have good strong communities from pre reset game worlds, Lemerre is completely new. We have a number of 2nd, and sometimes even 3rd accounters. That is the problem with Lemerre. What I, we, need to do, is to get those people to make Lemerre their primary account. How we are to do that i'm not sure. I'm looking at writing another blog, solely for "Federation" events with reports and score updates. As for any other ideas, answers on a postcard please...
So onto Friday night's event then, a CPU Challenge. The way I run this is by giving the game world a level 5 CPU side to play. Lose or draw and you are out of the competition. Win, and you move onto a level 6 side, and so on. On Friday night, there was 53 managers online, yet only 14 taking part in this challenge, and that was a good number in comparison to other events.
The problem with Lemerre is the fact that it is one of the newest game worlds. Whereas worlds like Voller and Ramos already have good strong communities from pre reset game worlds, Lemerre is completely new. We have a number of 2nd, and sometimes even 3rd accounters. That is the problem with Lemerre. What I, we, need to do, is to get those people to make Lemerre their primary account. How we are to do that i'm not sure. I'm looking at writing another blog, solely for "Federation" events with reports and score updates. As for any other ideas, answers on a postcard please...
Sunday, 13 February 2011
Backtracking
My last real update was towards the end of season 9. Wednesday see's the end of season 10, so it's been a while.
So, in that post I mentioned that I would give a Ryder Cup update. One word, fail. I still think it was a good idea, as a few in CFA in Lemerre said, "something different for a change." Truth is though, we always struggled to get games played when it came to the match ups week. We are still unable to create 2 team competitions, so we always had to rely on the managers being active enough, and remembering who they were up against and to both accept a friendly. It was never going to really work in all honesty, so I decided to scrap the competition.
I also mentioned that I had came to the end of the youth experiment. I had reached the top of the youth rankings, and won a number of competitions, but now wanted something different. All youths were up for sale, with most in recurring £1 auctions. This weekend, i have had to release a lot of them. These are the players that took me to the top of the youth world, but i couldn't get £1 for them? The trouble was, that the best of the youngsters were 3.5* maximum. I never built my youth side on potential, more current ability. That's where so much success came from with so little money. I've seen teams full of players on £5k-£10k wages, but the highest i was paying was £2,500. But when it came to selling, no one wanted 2.5-3.5* players, everyone is after 4* plus.
So without a treasure chest from my youth sales, i've pretty much started on the seniors from scratch. My first season in the Premiership was fairly successful, but this season has been a struggle. I'm currently sitting just above the relegation zone, but i think i should be able to steer clear. More on that when the season finishes on Wednesday.
So, in that post I mentioned that I would give a Ryder Cup update. One word, fail. I still think it was a good idea, as a few in CFA in Lemerre said, "something different for a change." Truth is though, we always struggled to get games played when it came to the match ups week. We are still unable to create 2 team competitions, so we always had to rely on the managers being active enough, and remembering who they were up against and to both accept a friendly. It was never going to really work in all honesty, so I decided to scrap the competition.
I also mentioned that I had came to the end of the youth experiment. I had reached the top of the youth rankings, and won a number of competitions, but now wanted something different. All youths were up for sale, with most in recurring £1 auctions. This weekend, i have had to release a lot of them. These are the players that took me to the top of the youth world, but i couldn't get £1 for them? The trouble was, that the best of the youngsters were 3.5* maximum. I never built my youth side on potential, more current ability. That's where so much success came from with so little money. I've seen teams full of players on £5k-£10k wages, but the highest i was paying was £2,500. But when it came to selling, no one wanted 2.5-3.5* players, everyone is after 4* plus.
So without a treasure chest from my youth sales, i've pretty much started on the seniors from scratch. My first season in the Premiership was fairly successful, but this season has been a struggle. I'm currently sitting just above the relegation zone, but i think i should be able to steer clear. More on that when the season finishes on Wednesday.
Thursday, 10 February 2011
Still Here!
I've not forgotten, nor am I neglecting this blog. But it is getting harder and harder to keep it updated. Being a community moderator in game world Lemerre, I am running a community event every night of the week. Whether it be a quiz, a CPU challenge, a beat the mods night or even competition quick plays, i rarely have time to come on here to update my goings on.
I am still here though, and i do hope to update this on what is happening very shortly.
I am still here though, and i do hope to update this on what is happening very shortly.
Sunday, 16 January 2011
Busta Move
So much to catch up on then, let’s begin with the end of the youth experiment. Despite another fairly successful season 8, I was always looking more towards seniors. With two of my long time youth stars now starting to mature nicely, I decided to keep them and get in a few others to mount a challenge on some senior honours. All I needed was a quality player to start things off. I already had a quality CB along with some decent midfielders, so I decided to go for a striker. After searching round, I found the best weren’t for sale, so reverted to the free agents list. I found this fella. The signing on fee was £2.1m, but when he signed his transfer value was £230k. He was also only 4 * high profile at the time. He’s improved a bit since then.
A season later and my financial projection is still going down, down, down. I’ve figured out that with all these players asking for more and more each season (look at Busta’s demand for starters) I cannot afford to run both a successful youth and senior team, so from now I’m going more for seniors.
Season 9 ends on Wednesday, with auctions on most (I’m keeping and loaning out a few of the better players) of my youth set to end after that. Hopefully I can get my finances going back in the upwards direction, then I can buy some more reinforcements to go with my new superstar striker.
A season later and my financial projection is still going down, down, down. I’ve figured out that with all these players asking for more and more each season (look at Busta’s demand for starters) I cannot afford to run both a successful youth and senior team, so from now I’m going more for seniors.
Season 9 ends on Wednesday, with auctions on most (I’m keeping and loaning out a few of the better players) of my youth set to end after that. Hopefully I can get my finances going back in the upwards direction, then I can buy some more reinforcements to go with my new superstar striker.
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