If FM were a girl I would be the worst cheater in the world; I can quit a new game in the first 2 matches simply if the team are just terrible or if I can't stand the board.
So I would say this is about my 15th new game in FM13 and probably the 4th or 5th with Chelsea FC. Now that I look at it they are my favorite EPL club because they have such a good youth system and most importantly 4 Nigerians which is 3 more than all the other big clubs.
Now as we start all you Chelsea fans should get accustomed to the sound of this name as you will lose your voice once or twice during this tale because the name will be on your lips for the rest of the season. Jowo Obahor or BaBa; simple name. You'll be informed on an irregular basis but due to the length of one of my FM sessions this could span a few weeks to a whole 2 months in game time.
Transfer Policy ----> Young players, 15-21 with a few exceptions. I'm also partial to formerly famous players like Gattuso, Beckham and the lot.
Pre-season here we come!
For our first order of business we ignore Roman and Zenden because in Nigeria superiors and coworkers are often disrespected and I am proud to continue that tradition but I still promise old Roman that I'll be EPL Champion just because he's got the money and I want a nice big fat transfer budget on the plate to work with.
As stated in my above transfer policy I'll be looking to bring in 3 of the best young attacking midfielders I know and can afford; Deuolofeu, Sterling and (Ross) Effanga and if you are to Google Ross Efanga's heritage you'll know why he made it into the top 3 must buys also known as BaBa's Top 3 Bargains.
However before I continue I must first snub the media before laying down my first 3 transfers. The next 2 will be Alen Halilovic and any of the Argentina Under 20s (simply the best) despite there only being about 8 or 7 of them to choose from. I had to soften Sterling and Effanga up with some press talk before I swooped in like a vulture but Deulofeu on the other hand has a buy-out clause which means (Buy Out Clause/48 months)= no money spent in my opinion. After tense negotiations with the board my proposed ideas of a new ground and a bigger transfer budget were shot down like my character in Black Ops multi-player; simply appalling to think that Roman expects an EPL title with Fernando Torres as my back-up striker and Turnbull to back-up Petr. However despite the blip I gather myself and the headlines read "Baba Praises Effanga/Sterling." I was tempted for the better half of 30 seconds when the name Insigne popped up but when compared to Deulofeu he was quickly tossed aside. After one mouse click it appears that Brendan Rodgers is getting worked up with my banter with Sterling; as if he does not have enough to worry about with his cannibal.
Despite not being able to wrap up even one of the transfers before the first game of the pre-season against Jeonbuk we look set with some reserve side players and under 18s featuring in the form of Kiwomya, Feruz, Bertrand, Romeu, Cahill and Loftus-Cheek. Sadly the Chelsea boat seems to be sinking after only 7 minutes of play with an error from Kiwomya leading to a successful counter attack from Jeonbuk. But lo and behold if not only for Kiwomya to redeem himself through Feruz, with a precise pass to set Feruz up for a simple dribble past a Jeonbuk defender and a clean finish to the near post. *In the background the fans can be heard chanting the name Ba! Ba! Ba! Ba! Ba! Ba! Ba! Ba!*. Who again but Alex Kiwomya with a brilliant diving header on a Bertrand cross! *Once more the name Ba rings around the stadium*. After another Chelsea corner is knocked out of the box by the Jeonbuk center-backs; Azipilicueta latches onto it and rifles a shot back into the box headed for the top left corner only to meet the imposing figure of the goalie who only manages to knock it down to his feet were Feruz heads it into goal on the bounce. Things are looking up for Chelsea so far. But its been disallowed! The fans make themselves known with a few profane words aimed the ref with the least being a few death threats. Bertrand gets the booking for standing by Feruz's second and the fans sound on.
After the half-time whistle the big boys take to the field to finish up the job and put Jeonbuk to rest. However it appears that Mata and Oscar have been left out much to the dismay of the Chelsea faithful who are not shy with their opinions of BaBa's tactics. In order to appease the fans BaBa takes off Lampard in favor of the young Brazilian Oscar. Just when it looked like Chlesea were finally ready to bury the game after an uneventful second half Fernando Torres chested the ball down beautifully after beating the offside trap only to lack the pace and ball control to keep the ball from gently rolling into the keeper's arms; BaBa does not hide his disappointment.
After a dissapointing showing from the "Big Bad Blues" BaBa stated in the following press conference that he asked Zenden to take the full-time team talk and was quite dissapointed with the senior team's reaction to the talk stating "We cannot call our selves a first rate team when our senior players seem only too happy to rest on the laurels of their younger counter-parts when they should be leading he charge and we are going to have to work on that all pre-season if we plan on lifting that trophy and whit this showing we might need to delve into the transfer market to beef-up the squad in terms of ability unless we plan on beating Fergie and Wenger with 16 year old's but aside from all the doom and gloom Alex and Islam showed that they might be ready to make the leap to the Reserve side but right now only for about 45 minutes apiece until they show their consistency at that level.
After the match we had some more negotiating to do to get Effanga and Sterling to make the jump after sealing the contract with Deulofeu.
Headline: "Deulofeu to sign for the Mighty Blues."
Deulofeu might go on loan but I would appreciate an audience's opinion on this one because in my last Arsenal save he was outstanding without even getting an assist or goal; what to do? Loan or not because not means First-Team rotation player to me.
Sterling mentioned the move was too good to ignore whilst Effanga signed the contract and is ready to pack his bags and move house.
After the scrap against Jeonbuk we face the New England Revolution with the sole goal ocming from captain John Terry. BaBa declined to comment on the game.
Breaking News!!!!! *****Monday 30th July 7:30 PM: Sterling and Effanga put pen to paper!"
Our next match much like the one again New England Revolution was handled by Boudewijn Zenden who ensured anothe one goal win this time with Romeu getting the win for us.
Well thats it so far and we're only 18 days into it, wish me luck and please if you can tell other's about this, remember the more support and views this gets the more likely it is to continue however not saying I;ll stop after this post. Bye then and remember the Nigerian Way is the way to glory.
So I would say this is about my 15th new game in FM13 and probably the 4th or 5th with Chelsea FC. Now that I look at it they are my favorite EPL club because they have such a good youth system and most importantly 4 Nigerians which is 3 more than all the other big clubs.
Now as we start all you Chelsea fans should get accustomed to the sound of this name as you will lose your voice once or twice during this tale because the name will be on your lips for the rest of the season. Jowo Obahor or BaBa; simple name. You'll be informed on an irregular basis but due to the length of one of my FM sessions this could span a few weeks to a whole 2 months in game time.
Transfer Policy ----> Young players, 15-21 with a few exceptions. I'm also partial to formerly famous players like Gattuso, Beckham and the lot.
Pre-season here we come!
For our first order of business we ignore Roman and Zenden because in Nigeria superiors and coworkers are often disrespected and I am proud to continue that tradition but I still promise old Roman that I'll be EPL Champion just because he's got the money and I want a nice big fat transfer budget on the plate to work with.
As stated in my above transfer policy I'll be looking to bring in 3 of the best young attacking midfielders I know and can afford; Deuolofeu, Sterling and (Ross) Effanga and if you are to Google Ross Efanga's heritage you'll know why he made it into the top 3 must buys also known as BaBa's Top 3 Bargains.
However before I continue I must first snub the media before laying down my first 3 transfers. The next 2 will be Alen Halilovic and any of the Argentina Under 20s (simply the best) despite there only being about 8 or 7 of them to choose from. I had to soften Sterling and Effanga up with some press talk before I swooped in like a vulture but Deulofeu on the other hand has a buy-out clause which means (Buy Out Clause/48 months)= no money spent in my opinion. After tense negotiations with the board my proposed ideas of a new ground and a bigger transfer budget were shot down like my character in Black Ops multi-player; simply appalling to think that Roman expects an EPL title with Fernando Torres as my back-up striker and Turnbull to back-up Petr. However despite the blip I gather myself and the headlines read "Baba Praises Effanga/Sterling." I was tempted for the better half of 30 seconds when the name Insigne popped up but when compared to Deulofeu he was quickly tossed aside. After one mouse click it appears that Brendan Rodgers is getting worked up with my banter with Sterling; as if he does not have enough to worry about with his cannibal.
Despite not being able to wrap up even one of the transfers before the first game of the pre-season against Jeonbuk we look set with some reserve side players and under 18s featuring in the form of Kiwomya, Feruz, Bertrand, Romeu, Cahill and Loftus-Cheek. Sadly the Chelsea boat seems to be sinking after only 7 minutes of play with an error from Kiwomya leading to a successful counter attack from Jeonbuk. But lo and behold if not only for Kiwomya to redeem himself through Feruz, with a precise pass to set Feruz up for a simple dribble past a Jeonbuk defender and a clean finish to the near post. *In the background the fans can be heard chanting the name Ba! Ba! Ba! Ba! Ba! Ba! Ba! Ba!*. Who again but Alex Kiwomya with a brilliant diving header on a Bertrand cross! *Once more the name Ba rings around the stadium*. After another Chelsea corner is knocked out of the box by the Jeonbuk center-backs; Azipilicueta latches onto it and rifles a shot back into the box headed for the top left corner only to meet the imposing figure of the goalie who only manages to knock it down to his feet were Feruz heads it into goal on the bounce. Things are looking up for Chelsea so far. But its been disallowed! The fans make themselves known with a few profane words aimed the ref with the least being a few death threats. Bertrand gets the booking for standing by Feruz's second and the fans sound on.
After the half-time whistle the big boys take to the field to finish up the job and put Jeonbuk to rest. However it appears that Mata and Oscar have been left out much to the dismay of the Chelsea faithful who are not shy with their opinions of BaBa's tactics. In order to appease the fans BaBa takes off Lampard in favor of the young Brazilian Oscar. Just when it looked like Chlesea were finally ready to bury the game after an uneventful second half Fernando Torres chested the ball down beautifully after beating the offside trap only to lack the pace and ball control to keep the ball from gently rolling into the keeper's arms; BaBa does not hide his disappointment.
After a dissapointing showing from the "Big Bad Blues" BaBa stated in the following press conference that he asked Zenden to take the full-time team talk and was quite dissapointed with the senior team's reaction to the talk stating "We cannot call our selves a first rate team when our senior players seem only too happy to rest on the laurels of their younger counter-parts when they should be leading he charge and we are going to have to work on that all pre-season if we plan on lifting that trophy and whit this showing we might need to delve into the transfer market to beef-up the squad in terms of ability unless we plan on beating Fergie and Wenger with 16 year old's but aside from all the doom and gloom Alex and Islam showed that they might be ready to make the leap to the Reserve side but right now only for about 45 minutes apiece until they show their consistency at that level.
After the match we had some more negotiating to do to get Effanga and Sterling to make the jump after sealing the contract with Deulofeu.
Headline: "Deulofeu to sign for the Mighty Blues."
Deulofeu might go on loan but I would appreciate an audience's opinion on this one because in my last Arsenal save he was outstanding without even getting an assist or goal; what to do? Loan or not because not means First-Team rotation player to me.
Sterling mentioned the move was too good to ignore whilst Effanga signed the contract and is ready to pack his bags and move house.
After the scrap against Jeonbuk we face the New England Revolution with the sole goal ocming from captain John Terry. BaBa declined to comment on the game.
Breaking News!!!!! *****Monday 30th July 7:30 PM: Sterling and Effanga put pen to paper!"
Our next match much like the one again New England Revolution was handled by Boudewijn Zenden who ensured anothe one goal win this time with Romeu getting the win for us.
Well thats it so far and we're only 18 days into it, wish me luck and please if you can tell other's about this, remember the more support and views this gets the more likely it is to continue however not saying I;ll stop after this post. Bye then and remember the Nigerian Way is the way to glory.
