The top Fenerbahce and Turkey substitute right winger Colin Kazim-Richards, formerly of Sheffield United, will now be thinking he's Cristiano Ronaldo and doing crap stepovers for the Frecheville Blades following his £400k move yesterday. CKR becomes the 13th Blade at the Blades.
I'll post more next week, when I've had actually had time to play some FML and do some modding... Next Thursday is Mod Day 2, when all the mods descend on SI Towers to eat pizza, so I'll probably be blethering on about that excitedly...
Friday, 30 May 2008
Thursday, 29 May 2008
12 Blades, and nervous times...
Nicky Law finally took me to having enough Blades for a team and a sub, so my participation in the DFA Reserve League finally got under way with a 3-3 draw against Melih's excellent side. Well, his seniors are excellent, his reserves are clearly around the same standard as Sheffield United!
Apart from that, it's been a successful start to the season, in terms of admin - our new federation organisers all did a very good job and there were very few hiccups with the start of the season. Well, I've not had many complaints yet... Anyway, well done all!
The Blades are yet to make their competitive debut this season, but after a hectic pre-season I'm hoping that the extra fitness will see me make a better impact early on. I've risen to 38th in the rankings, so all should be going well... More soon!
Apologies for the lack of updates recently, I've been snowed under both at work and at home - a quick shout out anyway to all the mods in whichever two GWs haven't yet been able to start. The poor sods have been in them for over a week with no users to moderate or teams to manage! I'm sure you'll get your chance when the time comes...
Apart from that, it's been a successful start to the season, in terms of admin - our new federation organisers all did a very good job and there were very few hiccups with the start of the season. Well, I've not had many complaints yet... Anyway, well done all!
The Blades are yet to make their competitive debut this season, but after a hectic pre-season I'm hoping that the extra fitness will see me make a better impact early on. I've risen to 38th in the rankings, so all should be going well... More soon!
Apologies for the lack of updates recently, I've been snowed under both at work and at home - a quick shout out anyway to all the mods in whichever two GWs haven't yet been able to start. The poor sods have been in them for over a week with no users to moderate or teams to manage! I'm sure you'll get your chance when the time comes...
Monday, 26 May 2008
Season Start...
The new season in GW4 starts tomorrow night at 8pm BST, which means that the FAs get locked down tonight at 8pm. After that, no-one can join or leave an FA, so all our new FA organisers can finally stop chomping at the bit/bricking themselves and get to work.
By 8pm tomorrow, all the promotions and relegations have to be sorted and next season's leagues ready to launch. Maybe they want to get the cups going as well - I, on the other hand, can put my feet up at last and enjoy not having to fuss about too much!
The Blades rebranding with actual Blades continues apace, with more news. This season's real-life loanee from Reading, John Halls, has been added to the mix and will give cover at right back. I've decided to enter a Blades-only side in the DFA Reserve League and League Cup... Still only 10 Blades so far though :s
By 8pm tomorrow, all the promotions and relegations have to be sorted and next season's leagues ready to launch. Maybe they want to get the cups going as well - I, on the other hand, can put my feet up at last and enjoy not having to fuss about too much!
The Blades rebranding with actual Blades continues apace, with more news. This season's real-life loanee from Reading, John Halls, has been added to the mix and will give cover at right back. I've decided to enter a Blades-only side in the DFA Reserve League and League Cup... Still only 10 Blades so far though :s
Saturday, 24 May 2008
Oops...
Apologies for missing a post on Friday - here's a special bonus Saturday edition instead! I got a bit carried away with a little programming project at work yesterday, and I was busy signing Blades.
This morning I've snapped up Paddy Kenny, the Blades star keeper, while yesterday saw me nab Stephen Quinn, Christian Nade and Chris Armstrong - I now have 8 real life Blades and a huge wage bill!!
The key to the success of this True Blades influence so far has been the excellent form of midfielder Michael Tonge. Thankfully, in FML at least, if not real life, he doesn't run like my gran. Also the DC pairing of Kilgallon and former Blade Gary Cahill is pretty solid for FML. I'm now up to 44th in the rankings!
Here he is bursting onto Amauri's clever pass for a goal against 'Phil Sinkins exceptional FrootLoops' in a 2-2 draw. OK. So we're still making progress on formatting!
This morning I've snapped up Paddy Kenny, the Blades star keeper, while yesterday saw me nab Stephen Quinn, Christian Nade and Chris Armstrong - I now have 8 real life Blades and a huge wage bill!!
The key to the success of this True Blades influence so far has been the excellent form of midfielder Michael Tonge. Thankfully, in FML at least, if not real life, he doesn't run like my gran. Also the DC pairing of Kilgallon and former Blade Gary Cahill is pretty solid for FML. I'm now up to 44th in the rankings!
Here he is bursting onto Amauri's clever pass for a goal against 'Phil Sinkins exceptional FrootLoops' in a 2-2 draw. OK. So we're still making progress on formatting!
Thursday, 22 May 2008
Theme Teams...
One of the popular trends in FML is for theme teams - everyone likes to sign players from their favourite club, and I'm doing this now as much as possible.
I've had Gary Cahill for ages, who was on loan at the Lane until Christmas. Then I signed Billy Sharp, and i recently got hold of Matty Kilgallon. Today, though - it got serious. I signed Michael Tonge, and he's playing well. I've got a bid out on another Blade as well - do I go all in? I could probably pick up a couple more, but I'll be struggling to get a full first eleven I think... Still, I always said I'd do it before the end of the beta!
I've seen some quality theme teams over my time in the beta, and it's certainly one way to personalise your FML experience. It also gives you a good excuse for being rubbish. Speedy Gonzalez was always a favourite - a team made entirely of players whose surname was Gonzalez. It was made more ironic by the fact that there is a properly decent Gonzalez, and the guy couldn't sign him. Africa FC has always been popular too - it's possible to build a very good side using only African players (and I've seen the same approach for Chileans, Italians, Englishmen...).
There's also always the possibility of only signing youth players - an approach that has been very successful for some, most notably in GW4 for James Aspey's Hackney Rovers. I think the key here is finding a youth striker or two who can really bang in the goals at senior level.
Anyway, back to the topic in hand - we're heading into season 6 now, what Blades players are still about...
I've had Gary Cahill for ages, who was on loan at the Lane until Christmas. Then I signed Billy Sharp, and i recently got hold of Matty Kilgallon. Today, though - it got serious. I signed Michael Tonge, and he's playing well. I've got a bid out on another Blade as well - do I go all in? I could probably pick up a couple more, but I'll be struggling to get a full first eleven I think... Still, I always said I'd do it before the end of the beta!
I've seen some quality theme teams over my time in the beta, and it's certainly one way to personalise your FML experience. It also gives you a good excuse for being rubbish. Speedy Gonzalez was always a favourite - a team made entirely of players whose surname was Gonzalez. It was made more ironic by the fact that there is a properly decent Gonzalez, and the guy couldn't sign him. Africa FC has always been popular too - it's possible to build a very good side using only African players (and I've seen the same approach for Chileans, Italians, Englishmen...).
There's also always the possibility of only signing youth players - an approach that has been very successful for some, most notably in GW4 for James Aspey's Hackney Rovers. I think the key here is finding a youth striker or two who can really bang in the goals at senior level.
Anyway, back to the topic in hand - we're heading into season 6 now, what Blades players are still about...
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
A big end to the season...
Well, it was a big end to the season for the Blades. Somehow we squeaked through into the DFA Trophy Final, where we faced James Tucker's giants Kaswell.
A first leg 2-1 defeat left us with it all to do, and we could only draw the 2nd leg 2-2. An admirable effort against one of GW4's great teams. All the more bittersweet as I beat the bugger 2-0 away in the league recently. Still, it was an extra £300k in the bank that I really wasn't expecting - I've always struggled in the cup for some reason!
And a slightly sad end to my reign as DFA supremo - the time had come to hand the keys to the FA over to the users. I'd intended to do it last season, but had been talked round. This time, the, um, bloke wasn't for turning, and after a short period of looking for applicants, two guys I'd hoping would apply did so - and I've today been able to appoint them as the new organisers - James Aspey and David Hamill, who I'm sure will do a great job. Similarly, the Monster, Weekend and Extreme FAs are also getting new organisers. Shafiq Aldina has taken charge of the UFFA competitions, where I'm sure his energy and enthusiasm will bring the impetus that UFFA needs.
The XFA needs new heads as we've just promoted three of its senior members, including the two organisers as well as Andy Coburn (whose blog is linked in the blogroll), to become moderators in the new gameworlds that are just about to start up. I think they should be live tomorrow, all being well...
And congratulations to Man Ure, on their latest triumph. I'm sure they'll be back to their normal relegation-fiddling tactics again soon ;) No, I'm not still bitter about that game vs West Ham last season, or the Liverpool U21 B team Reserves v Fulham fixture just before it!
A first leg 2-1 defeat left us with it all to do, and we could only draw the 2nd leg 2-2. An admirable effort against one of GW4's great teams. All the more bittersweet as I beat the bugger 2-0 away in the league recently. Still, it was an extra £300k in the bank that I really wasn't expecting - I've always struggled in the cup for some reason!
And a slightly sad end to my reign as DFA supremo - the time had come to hand the keys to the FA over to the users. I'd intended to do it last season, but had been talked round. This time, the, um, bloke wasn't for turning, and after a short period of looking for applicants, two guys I'd hoping would apply did so - and I've today been able to appoint them as the new organisers - James Aspey and David Hamill, who I'm sure will do a great job. Similarly, the Monster, Weekend and Extreme FAs are also getting new organisers. Shafiq Aldina has taken charge of the UFFA competitions, where I'm sure his energy and enthusiasm will bring the impetus that UFFA needs.
The XFA needs new heads as we've just promoted three of its senior members, including the two organisers as well as Andy Coburn (whose blog is linked in the blogroll), to become moderators in the new gameworlds that are just about to start up. I think they should be live tomorrow, all being well...
And congratulations to Man Ure, on their latest triumph. I'm sure they'll be back to their normal relegation-fiddling tactics again soon ;) No, I'm not still bitter about that game vs West Ham last season, or the Liverpool U21 B team Reserves v Fulham fixture just before it!
Tuesday, 20 May 2008
FML on YouTube!
I stumbled across some videos on YouTube about FML - you can find some good introductions on there, such as Miles Jacobson's speel, and Seb Spiers giving a good walkthrough of the game.
FM Israel have done a demo of how to create a team, which should still be relevant for the beta at least. Another general video is this one by Roni913, which seems to focus on his team, Ronin Warriors.
There are four new gameworlds starting up today, all being well, for the winners of the PC Gamer competition, and I guess maybe some of the guys who've just registered their interest on the main FML site, www.footballmanagerlive.com - which has recently been relaunched.
FM Israel have done a demo of how to create a team, which should still be relevant for the beta at least. Another general video is this one by Roni913, which seems to focus on his team, Ronin Warriors.
There are four new gameworlds starting up today, all being well, for the winners of the PC Gamer competition, and I guess maybe some of the guys who've just registered their interest on the main FML site, www.footballmanagerlive.com - which has recently been relaunched.
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