Foreign Market

Rhino · Cult Status

Foreign Market

Adam · League Player

The foreign market was cool :)

Football Academy · Cult Status

Possibly. I want to see the timings for running league matches when all the hitches have been smoothed out first. Week 2 games were actually finished Friday evening which just didn't happen on the old game!! But transfers and then the webform problem dragged everything out again. Should this engine perform above expectations and cut my time used drastically, theres the possibility of more leagues ie. Holland, a South American Super League (featuring the best of Argentina, Brazil, and so on). This means I don't want to introduce the players from Holland into a foreign player market, only to later discover I could have used Holland as a league all of its own.

Also, most of you don't have enough money to splash out on players from outside the game yet. So for the time being you'll have to look forward to week 12 and the first youth player introduction.

Richard.

Football Academy · Cult Status

On the foreign market front, if managers contribute towards a list of English players from teams not in the game then these could possibly be included in a foreign market once there is sufficient money in the game. At the moment, only a couple of teams would sign all the players so it would be pointless.

Eg. Ipswich fans might like to see Alan Lee - JD!!

Richard.

Safehands · Cult Status

Id like to see Tony Adams, Steve Bould, Nigel Winterburn, Lee Dixon, and Dave Seaman come out of retirement :)

not guessing many others would agree though......................................!

cheers

Sim

Stu · Cult Status

I'd like to see them all at Arsenal. You would need a team of physio's then as well as players!

Stu

Safehands · Cult Status

Strangely i was reading the other day that Winterburn was training as a physio looking for a role at the club

Also Lee Dixon will combine media work with a scouting role for Arsenal, and Dave has been taking his coaching badges to succeed Bob Wilson in the future as GK coach

Maybe even Tony for manager one day. He seems to be doing well at Portsmouth (didnt start off quite as well at Wycombe granted.......)

Football Academy · Cult Status

As stated, because this foreign market could be introduced in the future when more money is in the game, a shortlist of players who could be put on it needs to be drawn up. A short list to start us off is below, people can add to it in this thread. Only players from Scottish or English Teams not involved in FA can be put here in case other leagues are to be opened.

RM Martin Devaney Barnsley
ST Steve Jones Burnley
ST Kyle Lafferty Burnley
ST Ade Akinbiyi Burnley
ST Jamie Cureton Colchester
ST Chris Iwelumo Colchester
GK Boaz Myhill Hull
RM Stuart Elliott Hull
LB Sam Ricketts Hull
CB Alex Bruce Ipswich
CM Sylvain Legwinski Ipswich
ST Alan Lee Ipswich
LM Matthew Spring Luton
RM Richard Langley Luton
CM Akos Buzsaky Plymouth
CB Danny Cullip QPR
CM Marc Bircham QPR
ST Kevin Gallen QPR
GK Darryl Flahavan Southend
ST Freddy Eastwood Southend
ST Ricardo Fuller Stoke
ST Robbie Fowler Liverpool

Clubs may be wrong as they don't take into account Summer transfers but should give you an idea of who they are.

Feel free to add to this list.

Richard.

CRadford7 · Cult Status

I think Robbie Fowler should be put down for Cardiff City - aftr all he is now officially a Bluebird!

Bald Eagle · Sunday League Player

CRadford7 wrote:

I think Robbie Fowler should be put down for Cardiff City - aftr all he is now officially a Bluebird!

How low has Robbie gone? Cardiff are rubbish! Oops, I hope there aren't any Bluebird fans playing FA at the moment!! biggrin

-- Edited by Bald Eagle at 19:19, 2007-07-25

CRadford7 · Cult Status

He signed on monday, on a 2 year deal - Signing of the Summer!

JOP · Cult Status

Mark Jones - Wrexham

Safehands · Cult Status

Is this just English Players FA?

or can we put some names forward internationally?

Freddy Adu for example? or some players from Argentina / Brazil / Holland where you might not have an active league in the game

cheers

-- Edited by Safehands at 20:33, 2007-07-25

Football Academy · Cult Status

I think there might be one or two around Dave...

Simon at the moment theres a possibility of a future Dutch and S.American league being introduced so I don't want to count players from those leagues. Players in the US can as theres no chance that league will be founded, and Scottish players as that league won't be introduced (sorry). Anyone at an obscure club yes, avoid the major leagues though.

Richard.

Safehands · Cult Status

Ill start scouting America and the rest of the "un-major" footballing globe

American players i always kept an eye on in the past

Freddy Adu
Landon Donovan (although he did go to a german club, not sure if hes still there)

From Scotland id like to see

Nakamura (celtic), Craig Gordon (hearts), Naismith (soon to be Rangers), Gravesen (Celtic)

Bald Eagle · Sunday League Player

Safehands wrote:

Ill start scouting America and the rest of the "un-major" footballing globe

American players i always kept an eye on in the past

Freddy Adu
Landon Donovan (although he did go to a german club, not sure if hes still there)

From Scotland id like to see

Nakamura (celtic), Craig Gordon (hearts), Naismith (soon to be Rangers), Gravesen (Celtic)

I think Donovan is at L.A. galaxy with Becks.
What about Riquelme, plays in Argentina I think?

CRadford7 · Cult Status

What about:

Billy Sharp - Sheff Utd

Football Academy · Cult Status

Riquelme did spend a season in S.America although he was on loan there, still belongs to Villarreal and is in there squad on here. Donovan is with LA Galaxy because he was their 'media star' before Beckham arrived.

Richard.

Football Academy · Cult Status

The foreign player market has players in ready for this week now.

Richard.

Parkybhoy · International Player

Also from Scotland

Massimo Donati (Celtic), Scott Brown (Celtic), Artur Boruc (Celtic), Stephen McManus (Celtic), Aiden McGeady (Celtic) McGreagor(Rangers), Kris Byod (Rangers), Kevin Thomson (Rangers), Alan Hutton (Rangers), Stephen Naysmith (Rangers)

All young players with good technical ability. All old firm players but if you see anything of the games up in Scotland you can't deny these players would be a good addition to FA and would help all teams.

Just my view

Spartikus47 · Cult Status

Various players i would recommend to see on here;

Vagner Love - CSKA Moscow (Highly rated Brazlian International - now eligible for work permit throughout eurpoe)
Daniel Carvahlo - CSKA Moscow (As Above)
Miroslav Klose - (Bayern Munich)
Bastien Scweinsteiger - (Bayern Munich)

Spartikus47 · Cult Status

As for the US market Nathan Sturgis is one of the highest rated young defenders in the MLS, playing for Real Salt Lake. Also he would possibly give the lower clubs in this game a shout at competing in the foreign market??

His work permit would i believe be fine due to his appearances in the Under 20 world youth cup.

Other really highly rated young players from states are;

Danny Szetala (CM) - Racing Santander
Chris Seitz (GK)- Real Salt Lake
Josmer Altidore (ST) - Red Bull New York

Hope this helps

dwilson23 · Cult Status

I think the foreign market is a good idea but its a bad 1 to,iv just had a look at it there and theres a few good players there for sale but for the smaller clubs its just out of there reach,the bigger clubs will benifit alot more with this as they have the money to spend,the smaller clubs cant get the players cause we cant afford it,the gap really is getting bigger already and it will just get worse instead of better if nothing is done,i think there should be a steady flow of cash coming in maybe from gate reciepts so theres cash coming in for the smaller clubs,if no1 can c that the gaps widening they need there eyes tested,we just cant compete no more.

David Athletic Bilbao

Safehands · Cult Status

Hi David

surely this mirrors real life though? Its another option for managers to bring players in (and a good one i feel)

And dont worry - its not just the smaller clubs - i havent got any money either!

i have bought heavilly at the start of the season though (as have you). If we hadnt bought so many players in, we could afford the foreign players market - so it comes down to budget management as much as anything else

I think the current system of gate receipts and winnings added at the start of a new season is fair to everyone and doesnt really need any tweaking personally?

cheers

Stu · Cult Status

There was a prestige limit on the last game for the foreign market and this time there's division limits. It looks like the big and small clubs won't be bidding against each other so I've no idea what you're worried about

Some big clubs have 22 players now and if they want a new player they'll have to sell first and small clubs with small squads will benefit from people wanting quick sales

Stu

CRadford7 · Cult Status

I would also like to see Klass Jan Huntelaar from Ajax added. He is a quality young striker!

Cheers

dwilson23 · Cult Status

Dont get me wrong lads a think its a really good idea and yeah i did spend money at the start cause i sold my one and only young good player to get abit of cash,that cash has gone and i have no1 left thats worth very much to tell you the truth,i think its a really good idea ,just wish a had the funds to join in cry

,maybe next year biggrin

Jozz · Cult Status

-- Edited by Jozz at 13:27, 2007-09-19

Jozz · Cult Status

Sorry must have submitted the last one in error

Mr Lee of Ipswich would need to be given a high rating at going down easily!

What about Shane Supple Billy Clarke (both playing for Ireland) and Pablo Cuanago (Spanish I believe) all of the Tractor Boys?

Cheers JD Chievo

-- Edited by Jozz at 13:30, 2007-09-19

Safehands · Cult Status

Id like to see

YAYA TOURE - Kolo's younger brother (although he recently was signed by Barcelona for £6m so maybe that means he is added to their yoth academy database?)

Arouna Kone - good little forward from all accounts

David Souza - highly rated forward - think he ended up signing for Inter Milan in the end?

cheers

Luke_C · Cult Status

Craig Gordon