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No threads yet? Surely someone must have bought it by now!! I need a FreddysReview before I part with my hard-slacked cash!

Chop chop Marc!

EDIT: Actually, Marc might still be crying into his Stella after the Leeds whooping of St Helens...anyone else bought this yet? :p
 

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Downloaded and installed yesterday, did a bit of a rush start to see what its like as i havnt played it since 2005 version

Pre Season Friendlys:
Oldham 6 Marseille 2 LOL
Ashton 3 Oldham 1 LOL

two very strange results. If i have time tonight im going to spend some time looking around the transfer market before i play my friendlys see if i can pick up some good players, one notable one i got was jody morris, also some injured players there that are good that are more likely to sign as no one else is interested :)
 

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i downloaded it a couple of days ago, played it for 2mins then logged off... ;)
 

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Downloaded and installed yesterday, did a bit of a rush start to see what its like as i havnt played it since 2005 version

Pre Season Friendlys:
Oldham 6 Marseille 2 LOL
Ashton 3 Oldham 1 LOL

two very strange results. If i have time tonight im going to spend some time looking around the transfer market before i play my friendlys see if i can pick up some good players, one notable one i got was jody morris, also some injured players there that are good that are more likely to sign as no one else is interested :)

Don't underestimate the power of Ashton United! :D ;) :p
 

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Just got my copy now from a mate at work so gonna play it over the weekend.

On the demo I was top of la liga by 12 points when the demo ended half way through the season so im hopeful I can romp La Liga :D
 

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huh thought it wasnt out till next week? or you on about demo?

this could have just ruined my weekend
 

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came out on the 16th

next friday its pes2008 \o/ cant wait for that


always prefered managing teams from lower leagues and building them up rather than managing a top division side, just more interesting.

Last time i played 2005 i took oldham to 3 premiership wins, had to sell my top players each year and get bargain players and build them up while keeping a few core players so that i could stay afloat because the game decided never to upgrade the ground to playing to 15,000 capacity every game :p Kept issueing the board ultimatums and got sacked so took over yeovil and took them to the premiership, although i released a young striker from oldham before i got sacked (bit cheeky ;) ) and signed him for yeovil and he won the league for me every season and ended up playing for england :)
 

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And i thought this was a radio station thread!
 

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EDIT: Actually, Marc might still be crying into his Stella after the Leeds whooping of St Helens...anyone else bought this yet? :p

Sunday was the day of mourning. Im sooooo over it now :D
 

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came out on the 16th

next friday its pes2008 \o/ cant wait for that


always prefered managing teams from lower leagues and building them up rather than managing a top division side, just more interesting.

Last time i played 2005 i took oldham to 3 premiership wins, had to sell my top players each year and get bargain players and build them up while keeping a few core players so that i could stay afloat because the game decided never to upgrade the ground to playing to 15,000 capacity every game :p Kept issueing the board ultimatums and got sacked so took over yeovil and took them to the premiership, although i released a young striker from oldham before i got sacked (bit cheeky ;) ) and signed him for yeovil and he won the league for me every season and ended up playing for england :)

first off, in 2005 the mechanics worked in such a way that each town or area had a rating, so if your club came from norfolk or whatever, then you were never gonna get an attendance of more than 15 blokes and a dog

And managing lower expectation teams has been much easier over the last couple of installments, since the 3d pitch diablo hasnt ruled and theres been no "killer" formation, but as a low league side all you need for success is a defensive 442 counter attacking side with either a pacey or big strong front man with targetman enabled, and if your underdogs then teams come out and attack you, and fail

Found that the challenge is staying at the top with a "big" team with not too much in the way of resources (Arsenal, Werder and Anderlecht have been my fave3) as you have to swap and change tactics all the time, and theres always chelsea who like to give you the bashings at stamford bridge to keep the perfect season off the cards

whose the bloke you signed who made it into england team or was he a regen?

this new one looks like its focusing on team morale a bit with the team and vice captain thingies, has anyone managed a season or anything on it yet with a bit of feedback?

o and yea cant wait for new pro evo, bah gonna keep me indoors for ages :(
 

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first off, in 2005 the mechanics worked in such a way that each town or area had a rating, so if your club came from norfolk or whatever, then you were never gonna get an attendance of more than 15 blokes and a dog

And managing lower expectation teams has been much easier over the last couple of installments, since the 3d pitch diablo hasnt ruled and theres been no "killer" formation, but as a low league side all you need for success is a defensive 442 counter attacking side with either a pacey or big strong front man with targetman enabled, and if your underdogs then teams come out and attack you, and fail

Found that the challenge is staying at the top with a "big" team with not too much in the way of resources (Arsenal, Werder and Anderlecht have been my fave3) as you have to swap and change tactics all the time, and theres always chelsea who like to give you the bashings at stamford bridge to keep the perfect season off the cards

whose the bloke you signed who made it into england team or was he a regen?

this new one looks like its focusing on team morale a bit with the team and vice captain thingies, has anyone managed a season or anything on it yet with a bit of feedback?

o and yea cant wait for new pro evo, bah gonna keep me indoors for ages :(

I did half the season that the demo lets you play and was romping it with barca. I fiddled about though with other teams and for me, its the same as every other version that in the simplest terms, midfield is the key. Obv i changed my tactics and formation depending on who i was playing. If I knew I was gonna lose the midfield, i played long ball or down the wings (if I had a decent target man and wingers). I also managed to pick up a few wonderkids, but i wont tell you who, as thats the fun of the game :d
 

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well in old ones you just had to tweak the tactics but theres always going to be certain things that really work, like having 3 blokes out of the box when defending corners and hitting on the break, or the front post flick on, or 2 tall CBs so that any clearances from opposition end up coming straight back at em as you always win headers etc etc

but yea its been harder and harder to really work the games out with each progression which is good, took me a season and a half to get a 433 working (won WC with argentina with it though ^^)

and could never get the arsenal 1touch passing to really work, even with the likes of iniesta alonso fabregas etc in a midfield trio with WFs for space :( long ball + high tempo is just too good

so its defo worth buying? might go pick up a copy later :eek:
 

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well in old ones you just had to tweak the tactics but theres always going to be certain things that really work, like having 3 blokes out of the box when defending corners and hitting on the break, or the front post flick on, or 2 tall CBs so that any clearances from opposition end up coming straight back at em as you always win headers etc etc

but yea its been harder and harder to really work the games out with each progression which is good, took me a season and a half to get a 433 working (won WC with argentina with it though ^^)

and could never get the arsenal 1touch passing to really work, even with the likes of iniesta alonso fabregas etc in a midfield trio with WFs for space :( long ball + high tempo is just too good

so its defo worth buying? might go pick up a copy later :eek:

See PM
 

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The game is great, it has a different feel to it than the 2007 version as it has a bit more pre-match features.

I'm sure alot of people doesn't enjoy this version though, but personally I find it great :)

Already played one and a half season with Hull oO
 

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fuck it, im gonna play hard mode when I get home and be everton.

My target is to have won the champions league within 3 seasons :D
 

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The new UI skin is awful, I really wish there was a decent alternative.
 

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The new UI skin is awful, I really wish there was a decent alternative.

I like it :)

I don't know why but it suits my eyes alot more, before I could feel the tension in my eyes after playing for a couple of hours straight, now however it seems alot better.

And I'm getting a pair of glasses in the upcoming week :( I'll become a 'foureyes'! :p
 

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UI always takes a bit of getting used to, 2005 was a shock to me after only playing 97/98 before then..... classic game. Cant wait to get home and waste some time on 2008 :) I think ill tell the board i aim to be a title challenger and offer massive wages to some of the better free transfers and see who i can get hold of. Oldham have ricketts and hughes rated pretty well although they didnt rate davis highly and a pretty solid defense but only half a midfield.

Hughes is actually in prison on the game, why didnt they advertise that as a new feature? :D NEW PRISON TRANSFER MARKET!
 

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starting on it next week!

been playing FM07 alot lately.. easymode chelsea :(
 

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Bit pissed off, they didn't include the Man Utd buy-back clause for Guiseppe Rossi and he scored 28 goals in his first season for Villareal and now I will have to spend £30 million to get him. :(
 

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Bit pissed off, they didn't include the Man Utd buy-back clause for Guiseppe Rossi and he scored 28 goals in his first season for Villareal and now I will have to spend £30 million to get him. :(

finished a season already?:eek:

just had my first game, 2-1 against chelski in charity shield with subs anderson and nani combining for the winner in the 92nd min get in!

who turns out good in the united squad? the simple fact that the UI is diff and theyv changed all the colours to this brilliant white, my eyes dont naturally read the stats pages the same :( only signed colocini up to now, name me a good target man!
 

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finished a season already?:eek:

just had my first game, 2-1 against chelski in charity shield with subs anderson and nani combining for the winner in the 92nd min get in!

who turns out good in the united squad? the simple fact that the UI is diff and theyv changed all the colours to this brilliant white, my eyes dont naturally read the stats pages the same :( only signed colocini up to now, name me a good target man!

Yep completed season 1 this afternoon with United, did the lesser treble of Premier league, Champions League and League Cup. Chelsea knocked me out in the FA cup 4th with a 4-0 mauling :(

The only player I bought was Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and he scored 25 league goals for me plus 10 Champions League goals, 80% of his goals were as a substitute as well. Well worth the £17 million. Rooney and Tevez scored over 80 goals between but no suprise that Saha spent 75% of the season injured.

As for the new players, Anderson displaced Scholes very quickly for the attacking central midfield slot and Hargreaves was lightyears better than Carrick as a defensive midfielder. Nani had a great season as well, he played roughly 50% of the games at left wing and provided great cover on the right wing when Ronaldo was injured for a month. The boy cracked in 9 goals as well, a very healthy contribution. Once Ben Foster got over his injury he replaced Kuszczak with a couple of stunning performances, he was pushing Van Der Sar hard for the #1 shirt by the time April came around so he is looking like a great prospect so far. He singlehandedly kept Real Madrid at bay for both legs of the Champions League semi-final when VDS was injured, the bloke must have made well over 20 saves from Van Nistelrooy in those games and was the only reason I managed to beat Madrid.
 

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excellent insight!

though im finding it a bit easy atm, just a straight up, well tweaked 442 with one offensive one defensive mid, iv signed berba for 17m (2games 2 goals atm) some argentinian called Belluschi for 4.5m (scholes isnt gonna get a game this season tbh, this blokes class, hes like a midfield version of shearer) and coloccini for right back / cb cover with pique (and a couple of youngsters, check out the santos CB breno- he looks the part, and a young DM from boca also- banega for 1,7m) already sold saha to newcastle for 8m as theyve already flogged martins and owen :eek7:

but upto now my results have been 2-1 against chelsea, and every other game (granted no huge teams yet) has been 4-0 or 5-1 to me, tevez is taking the piss from 25yards 3 times a game etc

in fact only conceded one in league in 7games and that was a goalie punt up to johnson against everton and he wacked it in past an off the line VDS from 35yards :(

when im up against arsenal / milan / barca etc will it be more of a challenge?even chelski were a bit subdued in the charity shield

and woohoo at the ability to now effectively play a short passing fast paced game against lesser opposition with good results- the engines definitely getting more real (no 25saves a game from jaaskilinen with anelka grabbing 1 in 1 chance down other end etc) and probably alot of scope tactics wise now- enjoying it just worried that the big clubs dont really pose anything like a challenge, already considering trying to win europe with a team like CSKA or somethin
 

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Ok so just got it... but theres no genie out yet.. and i made 2 managers and sold crouch to chelski for 20mill so i got 28mill to spend and dont know what player to get .. so if anyone can help itd rox :p
 

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Just started playing it this morning, went for a random job and got Scunthorpe which is quite a nice one really, going to build up my rep then get a "proper" job hehe.

Just playing my 4 pre season friendlies so far:

beat Forest 4-0
beat Galway Utd 3-0
beat Macclesfield 4-0
beat Sutton 2-0

so a nice solid start and no goals conceded. Bought 2 cut price players from Liverpool reserves who look pretty tasty at this level so thats my Saturday out the window I think :)
 

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Ok so just got it... but theres no genie out yet.. and i made 2 managers and sold crouch to chelski for 20mill so i got 28mill to spend and dont know what player to get .. so if anyone can help itd rox :p

How very lame.

Only noobs add managers and sell players to them. Out of protest I am not going to advise you on anything and I hope my fellow Pro FM players do the same :D
 

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your liverpool, so your lacking good wingers

check out the argie n brazilian squads and go from there, u21s got some great prospects

the belluschi bloke i signed is immense (though hes just got himself a broken leg which is affecting me a bit QQ) and apparently hes ripping up the argentinian prem atm irl (AMC/R) and Ronsina of Fiorentina looks very interesting as a winger as well

gyan asamoah is another one to watch, makes a great pacey CF AND Targetman, as well as a bombing AMR (Similar to Makinwa on 07)

you can get adriano on this version for about 12m at start of game as well, had an offer accepted but went for berbatov instead as hes stronger in the air etc

o and take a look at Balotelli, 17yr old at Inter, looks the business, as do the usuals like Millan (hes 6ft 3 now!) and Pato (whose at AC :()
 

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Ok so just got it... but theres no genie out yet.. and i made 2 managers and sold crouch to chelski for 20mill so i got 28mill to spend and dont know what player to get .. so if anyone can help itd rox :p

I would grab Huntelaar, the game says he has the potential to be as good if not better than Rooney and you can pick him up for around £17 million. As I said before the bloke scored an insane amount of goals as a substitute for me but I am now having problems with him because he doesn't get on with Vidic at all and is constantly unhappy. So it looks like I have to sell one of them and Barcelona just offered me £20 million for Vidic. :(
 

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I would grab Huntelaar, the game says he has the potential to be as good if not better than Rooney and you can pick him up for around £17 million. As I said before the bloke scored an insane amount of goals as a substitute for me but I am now having problems with him because he doesn't get on with Vidic at all and is constantly unhappy. So it looks like I have to sell one of them and Barcelona just offered me £20 million for Vidic. :(

sell vidic get kompany :)

setting up a 14m swoop for him atm as a partner for pique over the next 15years :p
 

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