Football Manager 2009 Official Thread

[Twist]

Don't know why I put official lol.
But yeah this thread is so that we don't have to keep doing multiple ones. In this thread you can discuss transfers, matches, leagues, squads and anything else concerning FM09.
In my Leeds game, I'm 12 league games along in my season, and so far I've been reasonably successful, winning 9 games, drawing 1 and losing 2. My 2 losses were to Millwall 1-0, and Peterborough 2-1.
Leeds Season Review
League 1: 1st - 28 pts
Johnstone's Paint Trophy: Northern Section Semi-Final vs Shrewsbury
FA Cup: ELIMINATED 1st Round - 1-0 to Crewe
Carling Cup: Quarter-Finals vs Man City - beaten Stockport 3-0, Wigan 5-4 on pens, and Bolton 1-0
Biggest friendly win: 6-1 vs Guiseley
Biggest league win: 3-0 vs Crewe, 3-0 vs Carlisle
Biggest cup win: 3-0 vs Stockport (Carling Cup 1st Round)
Biggest friendly loss: 2-0 vs Bristol City
Biggest league loss: 2-1 vs Peterborough
Biggest cup loss: 1-0 vs Crewe (FA Cup 1st Round)
Top scorer: Jermaine Beckford (10 league goals, 3 cup)
Top assist scorer: Pat McCourt (10 league assists, 1 cup)
Transfers IN: Michael Higdon (40k from Falkirk), Pat McCourt (Loan from Celtic), Jackie McNamara (55k from Falkirk), Brian Saah (40k from Leyton Orient).
TRANSFERS OUT: Neil Kilkenny (110k to Burnley).

It's my first season with Leeds by the way, just starting a new game with Swansea City.

[Minstrels]

I'll post my squad up later, hopefully it wont be moved because we've got a decent case to have it in the sports forum.

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Man City - Premiership
5th - 61 pts if I win game in hand will go 3rd above Liverpool and Chelsea
League Cup - Winners (v Leicester 1-0, Fulham 1-1 3-1 on pens, Mboro 3-2, Sunderland 3-1 and Arsenal 4-2 on pens after 0-0)
FA Cup - Semi's v Arsenal
UEFA Cup - Qtr Finals v Sampdoria
59 Games played won 39 drew 18 lost 7
Biggest friendly win v Oldham 6-0
Biggest league win: 4-1 v Sunderland and Mboro
Top scorer: Jo (10 in league and 10 in cup and continental)
Assists: Martin Petrov 14
Transfers IN: Diarra from Pompey 5M, Yury Zhirkov from CSKA Moscow 11.5M, Marcelo from real Madrid 5.25M, Kyle Bartley from Arsenal 1M. Edmilson, Giuseppi Rossi and Matias Fernandez from Villareal all for 26M
Transfers OUT: Michael Ball to Everton 725K, Hamann to FC Twente 500K, Elano to Barcelona 6M and Dunne to Arsenal 5M

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Man City - Premiership
5th - 61 pts if I win game in hand will go 3rd above Liverpool and Chelsea
League Cup - Winners (v Leicester 1-0, Fulham 1-1 3-1 on pens, Mboro 3-2, Sunderland 3-1 and Arsenal 4-2 on pens after 0-0)
FA Cup - Semi's v Arsenal
UEFA Cup - Qtr Finals v Sampdoria
59 Games played won 39 drew 18 lost 7
Biggest friendly win v Oldham 6-0
Biggest league win: 4-1 v Sunderland and Mboro
Top scorer: Jo (10 in league and 10 in cup and continental)
Assists: Martin Petrov 14
Transfers IN: Diarra from Pompey 5M, Yury Zhirkov from CSKA Moscow 11.5M, Marcelo from real Madrid 5.25M, Kyle Bartley from Arsenal 1M. Edmilson, Giuseppi Rossi and Matias Fernandez from Villareal all for 26M
Transfers OUT: Michael Ball to Everton 725K, Hamann to FC Twente 500K, Elano to Barcelona 6M and Dunne to Arsenal 5M

Pritty decent season you've had then.
EDIT: In the first post I forgot to put that I lost a game, 4-3 to Leicester. Was an amazing game, they shockingly went 4-0 up inside half an hour and i pulled 3 goals back only to have a shot cleared off the line in the last minute to deny me a brill comeback .

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Fairly **** team, gunna off load Nihat once he's fit again and bring in another striker. Could do with another GK, LB and CB as well.

[Jack.Lfc]

What ever you do, dont sign joelean lescott, he's just cost me a place in the Fa cup final by scoring a own goal.

[Rarelime]

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Fairly **** team, gunna off load Nihat once he's fit again and bring in another striker. Could do with another GK, LB and CB as well.

GK- Sergio Asenjo ~ Valladolid ~ £7.25M min fee release. Young keeper, one of the best in the game.

[Grainger@CUFC]

Just started the 2009/10 season in the Championship as Carlisle.
Won League 1 ahead of Leeds, both got over 100 points
Won the JPT 3-1 against Brighton aet.

In: Steve Jennings (£220K Tranmere), Timothee Atouba (free), Panu Korte (£14K HJK), Gavin Skelton (£50K Kilmarnock), Tom Elliott (£40K Leeds), Michael Bridges (free after loan finished, Hull), Alan Tate (£70K Swansea), Rocco Quinn (£7K Celtic), Dmitri Mihaylov sp? (3 month loan, Liverpool)

Out: Luke Joyce (£120K Doncaster), Josh Gowling (£70K St. Johnstone), Darren Campion (£20K Morton), Evan Horwood (£50K Bradford), Grant Smith (£15K Bradford), Danny Carlton (£50K Accrington Stanley).

That's just from what I can remember I'd highly recommend signing Korte if you can, quality stats and he's only 16 when you start. Might have to wait a while to sign him though as he's reluctant to move.

[Brody]

1st season with man city 7th at the mo in November
Signings
In: David Wheater (10.5m) Tuncay (9.5m) Vagner love (14m) Ramires (12.5) Renan Oliveira (6m)
Out: Martin Petrov (4.5m) Elano (7m)

Got some other people coming in at january
Antonio Valencia (12.5m)
Ariel Borysiuk (1m)
Freddy Drogba (250k)

Going well so far