ICTChris Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 I got bored with my ongoing SPL campaign as ICT and started a new game as manager of Hamilton Accies. I have guided my club to the top of Division Two despite us being relegation favourites, and also put Killie out of the CIS cup before dominating DUnfermline and losing to a stunning Skerla header I have won my last seven league games in a row and have by far the best defence in the league. I am also unbeaten in the last 10 league matches. My team lines up as: -----------------------McEwan----------------------- --Whiteford--Lumsden----Diamond---Hodge------ --McPhee-----Sherry-------Convery---Corcoran--- ----------------Gribben------Carrigan--------------- Sherry has been a revelation in midfield, McPhee and Corcoran rip the pish down the flanks. I have Zander Diamond, Barry Hodge and Dave McEwan on loan from SPL clubs, so I am a bit worried about when they go back. Diamond is brilliant! Gribben is one of the leading scorers in the Division with 10 goals, Carrigan has 6 or 7 goals and is one of the leading suppliers of assists. I wished I'd heard of Albion Rovers player Paul McManus when I started - he has a finishing rating of 18 and is worth £150,000, I should've tried to pinch him from the Rovers in the close season when he was out of contract Anyone else playing CM at the moment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALL HÚNS 'n' TIMS ARE SCUM Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 I never play in the Scottish Leagues, I like to go a for a sleeping giant in the lower English Leagues like Sheff Wed, Hull, Bristol City etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BCityfan Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 Yep, I'm playing it at the moment. Surprise surprise I am Brechin City, I'm just into my third season and I am still in the 1st division where I started. I finished 6th in my first season, with Graham Gibson netting 22 goals, and the next season I finished 7th, with Graham Gibson netting 36. Graham Gibson is excellent on my game, he started off with a value of £32,000 and now he is worth £300,000 and can't stop scoring. I have only spent £24,000 on players and that was for Gary Bollan, apart from that, I haven't spent a penny and I have a healthy balance of £1.2 million, I just kept saving. I am 4 games into my third season, winning the first 3, then losing 2-0 to Falkirk, so I dropped down to 2nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 Far too easy to succeed in the European leagues. There is a wealth of good players available ludicrously cheap, and managers in Scotland never seem to wise up to a nice flank-based 4-4-2. If anyone wants a challenge, play a South Korean team and start in their 1st division, as league rules permit no foreigners AT ALL in the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 First I went East Fife, I won the 2nd division in my first season by a mile, in the second season, I got a huge lead at the top of the 1st division, only to let Falkirk claw it back so they were 3 points behind me and me with a better GD by 5. And I was going to Brockville on the last day. I lost 2-0 so still won the league. In the SPL, I got comfortable mid-table positions for 2 seasons and then challenged, unsuccesfully, for the tilte. I got into the UEFA Cup, beating some Ukranian team then Marseille before I lost to Ajax, still beat them, at Bayview mind. they built a statue of me outside Bayview, anyone else got a statue? The thing was, I still had most of the team I started with. Decent signings were David White from Brechin and Craig Brown from Alloa. Now I'm Raith Rovers (me and my friend throw a pen at a piece of paper to decide which teams we go btw, I didn't pick them ). Despite having no money to spend and being 25-1 shots, I won the 1st diviiosn in my first season. Now, my team is full of loans and free transfers but I'm doing OK in the SPL. Like Nacho, I always play 442, with wingers, never fails. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketheheadlesschicken Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 they built a statue of me outside Bayview, anyone else got a statue? I got a statue built after I won the League Cup as a 1st Division team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Minertaur Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 I went Cowden and got us to third in the spl. I won the League Cup and got to the semis of the Scottish. In the Uefa cup I beat West Ham and then went through on away goals against Rapid Vienna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codfish Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 I got a statue built after I won the League Cup as a 1st Division team. Same here - I won the League Cup with Saints in my first season, as well as the championship. Sitting mid-table in the SPL at the moment, but I'm on a horrendous run of defeats at the moment. I'm starting to get bored of that game though, and I'm looking for a team to start afresh with in the Scottish Leagues. Any suggestions (any league, but preferrably a wee challenge - not East Stirling though!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 Start as one with a lot of debt. BTw, Ricky Waddell is a fabulous winger in CM03/04. Cheap as hell from Partick, and a great performer at European level. Players all have "hidden" stats in CM03/04, and his seem to be based around his mazy solo-run ability. That's how I got a UEFA cup spot, and two 2nd place Champions League spots in my first 3 seasons in the SPL as Morton (I then got bored and started again as MSV Duisburg, who are mid-table Bundesliga. I'm finding this harder than the Scottish league as I don't know as many players. But 4-4-2 still got me the Bundesliga 2 championship in my first season.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 Same here - I won the League Cup with Saints in my first season, as well as the championship. Sitting mid-table in the SPL at the moment, but I'm on a horrendous run of defeats at the moment.I'm starting to get bored of that game though, and I'm looking for a team to start afresh with in the Scottish Leagues. Any suggestions (any league, but preferrably a wee challenge - not East Stirling though!) If you're playing an unpatched version of CM03/04 you might find it harder to claw it back than most. Morale plays a HUGE role in runs of defeat/success and apparently patches made it easier to regain and lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 Pissing over everyone with Falkirk in the 4-4-2 1st div champs x 1 SPL Champs x 4 UEFA Cup winners x 1 Scottish Cup winners x3 League cup winners x 5 Champs League Semis x 2 At last count, 12 players in the Scotland squad. Knocked back the England job. Will be chapping the MD at Falkirk's door for a job as manager shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 Will be chapping the MD at Falkirk's door for a job as manager shortly. Most UK lower league management positions get at least 5 applications from CM addicts each time the jobs are advertised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Booth Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 Pissing over everyone with Falkirk in the 4-4-21st div champs x 1 SPL Champs x 4 UEFA Cup winners x 1 Scottish Cup winners x3 League cup winners x 5 Champs League Semis x 2 At last count, 12 players in the Scotland squad. Knocked back the England job. Will be chapping the MD at Falkirk's door for a job as manager shortly. Not the world's most realistic simulation then, is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codfish Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 If you're playing an unpatched version of CM03/04 you might find it harder to claw it back than most. Morale plays a HUGE role in runs of defeat/success and apparently patches made it easier to regain and lose. Yeah nacho, I found that before in CM4 and CM03/04 before the most recent patch, but now I've found that it just needs a wee change in formation, or a narrow win against anyone to give them a kick up the arse! I'm probably going to start a new game tomorrow - I'm either going to go M*rt*n or Berwick (no reason, just the first two lower league teams I thought of!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 I got a statue built after I won the League Cup as a 1st Division team. i don't have a statue and i won the SPL with Morton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Minertaur Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 I got a statue after winning the league cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted August 12, 2004 Author Share Posted August 12, 2004 McEwan, Hodge and Diamond have returned to LIvingston, Dundee and Aberdeen respectively and I'm still kicking bottom B) Brought in youngsters and we're still brilliant. Jim Sherry is fantastic, the best midfielder in the division, Brian Carrigan is superb up front and with Corcoran and McPhee wreaking havoc down the wings I'm unbeatable I still only have £6,000 to spend on players though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 I got a statue after winnning the UEFA. The Falkirk Stadium is now a 23,000 all seater. So yes Winston, it is VERY realistic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundermonkey Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 Stick with wingers 442!! 5 seasons at Falkirk 1 1st div title 2 Prem titles 2 Scottish Cups 2 League Cups 1 treble season 1/4 finals of Champions League Moved To Notts Forest 1st Div title Made Scotland Manager Jumped ship to Man City next season Saved them from relegation and turned £24m debt into £3m in the bank. SACKED Bizzarely offered Man Utd job but became Assistant Manager. Offered Liverpool job 1/2 final of Champ League Won Double in 2nd season Won European Championship with Scotland (in England!) Lee Miller scored winner. Still no statue Aim is to roar back to Westfield and take over from player manager Jens Jeremies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith Against The Machine Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 Just about to start a new season, as East Stirling, I like a wee challenge. Some of the managers you end up with about 3 seasons in is hilarious. Kevin Keegan has been Scotland manager, Sven Goran Eriksson has been Rangers manager, and Walter Smith has been Brechin manager, in some of my past games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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