Help me please!!!

Hi there everyone,

first off i'd like to say thanks in advance for any help you guys give me i've always been a big fan of footy manager games but for my sins i aint played one for a long, long time! So i've been playing this game for a few days now pretty intensely and to be honest i'm doing dreadful and i've no idea why! Most of the posts i see on here relate to the higher leasues. I'm starting out as MK Dons in the 2nd divison, they have a good squad and finances, i've changed all the back room staff got good training schedules, i honestly don't know what i'm doing wrong and its driving me a little crazy. My retention for the ball is pretty dire. I've gone with a 4-4-2 formation with the wingers and AM to run with the ball whilst the DM sits deep.. Full backs to run forward mmmixed and DC to stay back, even against non league teams i can hardly get the ball please help me!!

Thx all!

well first of all, the players that "run with ball" should have good dribbling, technique etc etc. and usually a centre midfield even though attmid should not be dribbling.

and how much do u have on closing down? if u got often that should help u get the ball back. will tire ur team more probably but shouldnt be a matter just give a rest.

and try to go with more "basic" tactics with a lower league team. and u got to be patient at times it takes time to get the team going.

Yeah i really look into the players attributes and only assign them tasks at which they'd be competant at, which is why its so frustrating i spend time assessing the attributes of my players, the real problem for my team seems to be ball retention, whats the best way to improve this?

tactics and shortlist that might help u:

http://www.2shared.com/file/2692397/80d7f75a/tactics.html

u might have to change the tactics a bit, shortlist is included.

Ok thx for your Help red army. I know what to do with the tactics file to import it to the Database. But what is the MKDons.slf file and where does that go for me to import it??

.slf are saved shortlist files mate, you can import it there :wink

stam : .slf are saved shortlist files mate, you can import it there :wink

yepp "my docs" and u know where all the maps of FM are.

there should be a map of "shortlists" if not create one, put the file init.

in the game go to ur shortlist, open the shortlist and wollah!

by the way i dont know how far u have come in the game, so i recommend u restart the game :P, because i found some really good players that u could loan and buy

and something that might help u, many of the players had at least 62% in position rating or whatever on the genie scout, which is really good for a league two heck even a league one side(and some shit championship teams)
and most of the teams around league two/one dont get many players with more than 60% in positioning rating(or whatever it was)

Well i restarted and i'm about 7 games in and sitting 2nd now I'm finding the 4-4-2 diamond form. to be working really well i bought Doriva and he's a qual. def midfielder for 2nd div stardard plus Onandi Lowe who's proving to be a great target striker.

For my sins i downloaded the game, i didn't buy it, i've tried using Genie Scout but because there is no game CD i cant download the patch to use the Genie scout, think i'm gonna have to go out and buy it!!

Redarmy i'd really appreciate a list of those players i could loan and buy the players on the shortlist file u supplied me with weren't up to stardard. I appreciate your help buddy

gojagsy : Well i restarted and i'm about 7 games in and sitting 2nd now I'm finding the 4-4-2 diamond form. to be working really well i bought Doriva and he's a qual. def midfielder for 2nd div stardard plus Onandi Lowe who's proving to be a great target striker.

For my sins i downloaded the game, i didn't buy it, i've tried using Genie Scout but because there is no game CD i cant download the patch to use the Genie scout, think i'm gonna have to go out and buy it!!

Redarmy i'd really appreciate a list of those players i could loan and buy the players on the shortlist file u supplied me with weren't up to stardard. I appreciate your help buddy

oh right, can u somehow send me the game? because that will be easier for me to check out

ok. if you can tell me how to for sure as i've no idea!!

Done it! Try this link that should give you my saved game!!

http://www.2shared.com/file/2696639/1429676b/MK_online.html

Thx Red army

gojagsy : Done it! Try this link that should give you my saved game!!

http://www.2shared.com/file/2696639/1429676b/MK_online.html

Thx Red army

good good, i will respond soon enough.

are you guys doing some dodgy dealing here? :p:p
I'm gonna tell your parents that you're having a dodgy dealing.. =D

Alls fair in love and FM 2008!!

hahaha

well ur mk dons game really does suck, i dont know if i am some kind of a lucky man with fm. but i had some amazing players that i could get.

you had a fairly good shortlist anyways, i looked at ur team and even played a match, i got a few tips i will start by saying that u should loan a few of these players(one is on free i think):

Marvin Angulo (Strong versatile right midfielder and fullback)

Michael Barnes(Good left midfield.)

Mark Jones (good attacking midfield, alrite potential"124"current=87)

James Brown( Versatile player as good as a striker as a right mid, i started a game with hartlepool and he is doing great, a bit of potential as well)

Rocky Lekaj( left right midfield as in ur shortlist)

alrite the next tip is u really could do with mark jones.

and when playing away from home, take away the arrows from ur left right midfield, avoid playing with ur playmaker away from home, and also play with counter attack maybe, with a bit defensive mentality.