I've read a few bunkerites play this in the past and i've just got the handheld version for the iPad. Started with pools last night and i'm very much win 3, lose 5 with a shocking away record. Goals aren't a problem - anyone recommend some good defenders? Particulary to replace Horwood and Austin someone better in the defence.

Tobias strobl is a solid defender also look at joaozinho he plays for beira-mar in the lower Portuguese leagues i think

Nathan Baker on loan from Aston Villa is class if you can get him

Pique from Barcelona if you can get him, he's good


If not Carl Jenkinson from Arsenal

Paul Dummett from Newcastle reserves (on loan)
Thomas Cruise (free) both left backs
using Haslam, Collins and existing defence has me 9th in L1 after 39 games (3 points off playoffs)

Kept much of the squad plus Tounkara and Ryan Noble from Sunderland on loan.
First season I have not tinkered that much and doing well
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luke james is a wonderkid on the update, he scored 29 for me as i won the league, villa offered me the job next season so i bailed

[quote="Yubep"]luke james is a wonderkid on the update, he scored 29 for me as i won the league, villa offered me the job next season so i bailed[/quote

Cheers guys. James did well for me but James Brown knocked in 26. Flinders has been shocking so I got jake kean on loan. He was bobbins too. Finished 12th in first season. Managed to get rid of some deadwood and now rebuilding the defence. Hopeful of the play offs at the least.

Reckon im gunna start a new game on the new update. Old update finished midtable in championship 3rd season. I fancy seeing Luke James turn into a superstar!

Luke James is imense on the update as is Brownie. Tounkara from Sunderland is a cracking loan player. Keep an eye out for Phil George (GK) - not sure who i bought him off. He was 50k and now worth 1.6 million. Only 18 year old too.

Managed to get promoted through the play offs beating Colchester 3-1 at Wembley. The vic has been extended to 10k and i've got Phil Neville playing centre back. currently 6th in the championship - mid november. My social life is over!!

Its either a social life or FM12.... No brainer really when you get a good game going on FM

Just started a new season with Pools. Colin Nish got player of the month for August, then James got it for September. So far mid way through October, and a young lad I signed called Kane Ferdinand (from Shrewsbury I think) has scored 6 in 5 from right wing and averaged a rating of 10 in the 5 games he has played.

Think I need to invest in this.

Think twice stevo, it takes over your life

If your a late night type of guy Stevo then do it....Many a nights i've spent staying up til 3am just to finish the season and find out next years transfer budget

I've had a brilliant 8 month stint on it whilst the mrs is up the duff, she's off to bed at 8ish virtually every night, so I just wack fm n have some me time.

It's been a very comfortable pregnancy all round, for me anyway, dunno how she's been

It's a great moneysaver. Aside from a wedding last saturday my weekend was spent guiding Pools to the championship with a few beers and one eye on the golf.

I used to lose days playing Championship Manager when i was a teenager so i better learn to walk away from it...only once i've won everything possible with Pools of course.

I used to hammer champ man back in the day but have never really got into one for ages.

I will probably delve into the depts of illegal downloads for it. Looking for a way to keep me in and keep me entertained due to saving for when me house is built.

Managed to get Kezman on a free. him, brown and James fired me to the playoff final, got beat though, already won the JPT to appease the moany fans.

Humphs still gets in I hope misterb.

I tried to sack him off altogether but the board refused

I think this is my plan this month, I am going away in june so want little apart from the essentials going out. I think it will be £40 well spent but I also need to buy a wirless dongle for my PC.

£16.99 well spent

http://www.play.com/Games/PC/4-/22857711/-/Product.html

how do you get the update then? do you download it

If you download it through steam it does the updates automatically.

At the moment im mid-table championship pushing for play offs with Pools, sold James for 2 million to Wigan

What if you don't download it through steam? then how do you get the updates?

Plenty kicking about, look on the sigames website

anyway to get this for free?

If you use torrents then yes.

Do you know what number the latest update is Yubep

Version 12.2 is the latest official one i think.. There is a few custom updates available on the internet

But the latest Luke James in worth £200k straight away

My main save's up to 2022 and I've spent the last decade and a bit upgrading the fuck out of my youth facilities, recruitment network, junior coaching etc.... As a result I'm not really arsed about my transfer budget, I just play through 'til March to see how many wonderkids are in this years intake, then I've got to play another couple of years to watch them develop.

I've forgotten what outside looks like and have given up all hope of feeling the touch of a woman again...

Can only get up to 12.0.4 for mine as its a snide so need a cracked version.

http://www.getgamesgo.com/product/football-manager-2012?gclid=CIOg8Y3vqq8CFQkRfAodpkleXQ

Can someone help? Does that link mean i buy the game and just download it? Bored as hell and cant be arsed going to Asda etc

I do believe it does, you'll already need Steam though.

Just an idea, anyone fancy knocking up a bunker network game? Play Sunday evenings or something, all start in the conference so there's barely any difference between the teams, race to the premiership via promotion or getting new jobs or something like that?

I would be up for it. I will have to buy the legit game though I guess so we can all have the same updates etc.

Do you get this steam thingy with the game or have to buy that as well?

Fuck it, might pop to the Asda

Steam's free, bit like Itunes for games. Don't go on the store, you'll impulse buy a fucking shitload.

I'm just installing now.

Ive played them before it can be a bit of a nightmare if ther is more than 2 because you have to wait til everybody clicks continue to move on

Just watch telly in the meantime. Could set up a vent server and call each other names to pass the time as well.

download it thrugh steam, only £20

Cheers but just returned with it in hand for £20 too.

installing steam now, will it automatically install latest update??

Yeah, it'll automatically update itself in future too, though it's not usually patched after January unless there's something severely wrong with it.

Who should i get shot of?

Pretty much the lot of them. You won't be able to shift Poole, Luscombe, Nish, etc. 'til January as they've just arrived.

Play a 4-4-2 with wingers, whack Brown on the wing, get your scouts looking for a decent target man/advanced forward/deep lying forward to play with James up front, get shot of Collins and Hartley and get 3 decent CBs in (2 to play one for cover)

Michael Stewart's a beast in midfield if he's still available, I think the goal machine that is Febian Brandy may be gone.

Anyway, rambling aside just get shot of who you can and get 3 or 4 decent scouts, they'll get you decent replacements for most of the first team and you'll fly it.