Challenge 16 - Les Rosbifs

[tembo_86]

Yeah, they all performed well. But everybody was left out in the shadow by the beast himself Patrick Vieira. What a crackin player! Anyways, fun challenge. Finished second in the league behind an impossible Man van Nistelrooy United team. He also sent me out of the CL in the semis!

A request to the challenge team: More non wib-wob 1 seasons challenges? I love one season challenges!

[au]

Had a go at this with the autumn 2013 db, this is how I got on.

Transfers: http://postimg.org/image/rlpfzk9gx/

GK points (65/40 * 10) 16.25: http://postimg.org/image/5hkbzsrn5/

DC points (3.9 tackles per game * 10) 39: http://postimg.org/image/uhhoxrwfl/

MC points 17 (11 assists, 2 MOM): http://postimg.org/image/9qgsd8e0h/

FC points 65 (41 goals, 8 MOM): http://postimg.org/image/piz8gcyy9/

Young player of the month points 60: http://postimg.org/image/g6lm8ye41/

Player of the month points 10: http://postimg.org/image/4mcnmjwmp/

Young player of the year points 25: http://postimg.org/image/sa0l7dkvl/

Giving me a decent total of 232.25 points

[Redknapp69]

good scores all round from the buys

might be easier for you to use hotlink for forum from post image as well instead of the direct links?

[RTMFW]

My first attempt at a challenge since it used any DB and I'd just downloaded the Oct 2016 so wanted to play it, also my first ever season with Arsenal, didn't realise I could get attached to a club!

Anyway, I think I have SS of everything I need here: http://smg.photobucket.com/user/RTMF...Challenge%2016

I actually failed miserably first time and got to the first transfer window having only purchased a defender, so had to start again, and therefore had better knowledge of who might join! (Ward-Prowse bid worth £49million was rejected - I'm sure the board wouldn't have allowed it bus still wanted to see if there was a price they'd accept!) Surprised at how well the youngsters did, carried Arsenal to the title and League Cup... were knocked out of the Champions League in the Quarters by the mighty Leicester City and lost the FA Cup final to United.

Anyway Purchased:

GK Christian Walton from Luton:
Games Played: 44
Goals Conceded: 36
MoM: 0
P/YPotM: 0
YPotY: 3rd
Points (44*10/36) = 12.2

DC: Dominic Iofra from Wolves
Average Tackles: 2.9
MoM: 0
P/YPotM: 0
YPotY: 2nd
Points: (2.9 * 10) = 29

MC: Will Hughes from Derby
Assists: 15
MoM: 4
P/YPotM: 0
YPotY: 1st!
Points: (15 + (4*3) + 25) = 52

SC: Zach Clough from Bolton (James Wilson would not even talk to me, bloody loyalty!), started the season on absolute fire, PotM 3 of the first 4 months, faded after but kept chipping in with goals:
Goals: 47
MoM: 16
P/YPotM: 3
PotY: 1st!
Point: (47 + (16*3) + (3*10) + 25) = 150

Total: 243.2

[AMC]

Congratulations on completing your first challenge mate, shame Clough slowed down a bit in the second half of the season as it would have made a more than decent score even better!

Don't forget to post a link to your screenies in the results thread otherwise your score won't be counted for the Challenge Tables or KOTM.

Hope to see you trying your hand at some more challenges mate

[RTMFW]

Thanks mate, yeah really enjoyed it... will do that now.

Yeah trying the tribute challenge now, which is a great thought guys.

[kikivampy]

I'm trying it, with october 2016 Database!!!

A few questions:
Uncapped at full level means that we can't buy english U-21 level, I'm ok?
A striker is a player who plays as a striker (AM/FC for example) or a strict stricker (SC)?
Thanks!

What a realistic challenge! Wenger will go, and I'm french! But really this Arsenal from october 2016 sucks comparing it to 2010...

[kikivampy]

I have an answer for my second question above, many of us used for this challenge a FRC as SC, so no problem for a AM/FC if he plays only as a striker!!!
It's only my opinion!!!

[kikivampy]

Boring Arsenal, Boring Challenge...
2 conclusions for this challenge:
1) I undertand better why Arsene Wenger is still the Manager of arsenal. Finishing 9th this challenge, the board is happy, out of the cups in 3rd and 4th round, 1/4 final Champions League!
2) I understand better the bad results of this year... Arsenal is no longer a world class club!!!

As you see, if I'd be the Board, I would sack myself!!!
My score is not so bad, but I'm not satisfied...

GK Christian Walton (Brighton): 21/7 * 10= 30pts
http://imgur.com/xkNxlBv

DC Joe Gomez (Liverpool): 2.9 tackles per game * 10= 29pts
http://imgur.com/bR9PKzf

MC Will Hugues (Derby): 6 assists, 5 MOM, Young of the Year= 46pts
http://imgur.com/piNBQXG
http://imgur.com/SQ4hZ7X

FC James Maddison (Norwich): 11 goals, 1 MOM, 3 Young of the Month= 44pts
http://imgur.com/tiH2V4t
http://imgur.com/jU9OWER

The tactic I used (4-1-3-2 default tactic)
http://imgur.com/V1w78cE


Total for this challenge: 149pts (3.68 Tapanified 2.21.1, October 2016 DB)

I'm going to try a second time, but with another database, because Olivier Giroud is not Thierry Henry!!!

[kikivampy]

Fantastic challenge with the Original Database (2001-2002)!!!
Really enjoy it!

GK Paul Robinson (Leeds): 24/8 * 10= 30pts
http://imgur.com/si0pXgJ

DC Joleon Lescott (Wolverhampton): 3.5 tackles per game * 10, 2MOM= 41pts
http://imgur.com/cKCvU9H

MC David Dunn (Blackburn): 17 assists, 7 MOM = 38pts
http://imgur.com/JEcWsGk

SC Jermain Defoe (West Ham): 25 goals, 5 MOM, 3 Young of the Month, Young of the Year= 95pts
http://imgur.com/S0AAx3p
http://imgur.com/HAETvXS
http://imgur.com/AZcfIDb

The tactic I used (4-1-3-2 default tactic)
http://imgur.com/TZKnb4B


Total for this challenge: 204pts (3.68 Tapanified 2.21.1, Original DB 2001-2002)

Nothing to compare...
It was a time when Chelsea (Ranieri was the manager) and Man.City were so weak,
a time when you were kicked from semi-final of Champions League with a goal of Antonio Conte (Juventus).
A time when Xhaka was Pat Viera and O.Giroud was Thierry Henry.
A time when The Froggies were World Champions and European Champions...
Don't forget it! And a message to Arsene...Please go on Holidays!!!​

[welchia]

Used ODB .68

Overall fun challenge with sub-decent performance, should have went for a different tactic and maybe a different DB.

Total points : 112

Goalkeeper

(Games played / Goals conceded) 61/63 X 10 = 9,68


Central Defender

Average tackles 2,7X10 = 27 points


Midfielder

13 Assists = 13 points
MoM X 5 = 15 points


Striker

34 goals = 34 points
MoM X 1 = 3 points
Young player of the month = 10 points


Transfers :


GK - Paul Smith


DF - Chris Riggott


MF - Richie Wellens


FW - Dean Ashton


YPOTM


Tactic

[Faceless]

Done with 3.9.68 data

Spoiler!

Transfer & Tactic




GK 20 points




DC 32 points




MC 13+4(3) = 25 points




SC 39+5(3)+10(2) = 74 points
Unfortunately, he got long injury (8 months) in Feb

Total 151 points

[dweatherston11]

Took on the challenge with the original .68 DB. Arsenal are a beast of a team, but with my non wibwobbing and insistence on 2 strikers as a rule, I wasn't too successful!


So I signed these 4 guys, and went with this tactic. Didn't get King in time for the League cup run which was annoying, he was cup tied. Bowers was as well, not such a big issue though.


Getting Man United in the FA Cup third round away from home was a kick in the balls. King was good, Langley was surprisingly good, Bowers not so good, and Myhill was decent, but at 19, maybe should have gone for someone older in goals.






Points-

Myhill - 55 games / 42 goals = 1.3*10 = 13points
Bowers - Tackles/gm = 1.8/10 = 18points
Langley - 17 assists + 3*5mom = 32 points
Marlon King - 31 goals = 3*4mom = 43 points

total = 106 points

Can't believe King or Langley never won YPOTM. Absolutely ridiculous. King came third in European Striker of the year and European player of the year. He outscored Henry playing alongside him. Games rigged.

[James_y]

Gave my first challenge a go, thought time someone tried this on the March 2019 database. Results below:

Goalkeeper - Woodman - Games/Conceded ((20/11)*10) = 18.2 points
Defender - Barrett - Tackles (4.5*10) = 45 points
Midfielder - Rice - 7 Assists, 6 MOM = 25 points
Forward - Sancho - 46 Goals, 12 MOM = 82 points
Young Player of Month Awards - 70 Points
Young Player of Year Award = 25 points
Total Points = 265.2

Spoiler!

[Faceless]

Congrats on completing your first challenge mate. Hope you enjoy other challenges as well

[James_y]

Cheers mate, was fun. Nice little break from my long save

[riise]

Started this on Luessenhoff's modified ODB... hope that's ok, but no problem if you don't end up accepting my score - not wib-wobbing so not expecting to trouble the top of the leaderboard, just doing it for my own entertainment really!

[generalsmuts]

Started this on Luessenhoff's modified ODB... hope that's ok, but no problem if you don't end up accepting my score - not wib-wobbing so not expecting to trouble the top of the leaderboard, just doing it for my own entertainment really!

OP does state that any database can be used so you might be ok. I don't know the specifics of the mods on it so I'll have a word with the other mods and see what we all think,

[generalsmuts]

We're all happy with that DB Riise so you'll score once completed.

[riise]

Ace, thanks. Obviously couldn’t have a horribly modified DB where I made all my players amazing, but wanted to check whether it was ‘official’ DBs only

[riise]

DB: Luessenhoff's modified ODB - 3.9.60

GK: Mark Goodlad, Port Vale, £825k - 13.478 points

Spoiler!

DC: Zatyiah Knight, Fulham, £4.9m - 30 points (inc. 1 MoM)

Spoiler!

DMC: Sean Davis, Fulham, £8m 27 points (inc. 5 MoM)

Spoiler!

SC: Shola Ameobi, Newcastle, £2.5m 43 points (inc. 4 MoM)

Spoiler!

Ameobi was YPotM twice... so 20 points

Spoiler!

And here's how they lined up! I haven't played with a back four for about 15 years, but given how much this formation got out of the lone striker, I might have to start using it in other saves!

Spoiler!

Ameobi was third in YPotY and Goodlad made the TotY! But no points for them.

So I make that 133.478 points (round how you like, wasn't sure looking at the leaderboard)

Forgot how good Arsenal are on ODB... accidentally won the Prem & FA Cup lost the League Cup Final to Chelsea and Roma saw us off in the Champions League Quarters.

[Faceless]

Well done sir

[luke_21]

Decided to give this a go on the ODB. I wasn't sure if you were allowed to sell players to raise funds(?) so I decided not to. I priorities Defoe and Dunn, leaving me little money to use, so I settled for Lescott and Mark Goodlad in goal. Transfers are below:

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/32/GLmGQf.png

I used my favoured non wib-wob tactic, as seen below:

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/2880/kL6lNp.png

In terms of the team's performance, it went very well. Won the league with a 3-2 win at White Hart Lane in game 37 which must have delighted the fans! In the English Cups we faced Man Utd in both finals - losing 3-0 in the League Cup but winning 4-0 in the FA Cup. In the Champions League we reached the final but lost on pens to Roma after a 0-0. Roma only made it to the knockout rounds thanks to a stoppage time goal for Barcelona in the last game of Phase Two Group Stage, so I always felt they had fate on their side! Anyway, on to the players.

Goodlad was actually super in goal all season so that worked out well! I was a bit late signing him so he was cup tied for the League Cup and missed a few games there.
55 games, 33 conceded and 1 MOM = 55/33x10 +3= 19.7 points.

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/254/1sc7SW.png

Lescott was pretty poor, board and media were hating on him all season. He did improve towards the end at least. A 3 month injury impacted his games but probably didn't make much difference to his score. His best quality was arguably his aerial threat at corners.

Points for Lescott - 1.8 tackles x10, plus 1 MOM = 21 points.

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/3373/ViO7Ae.png

David Dunn was quality, 20 assists and 6 MOM, plus 1 YPOTM for a total of 48 points. Slightly sad his 18 goals counted for nothing!

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/1315/RSgxRc.png

Defoe got 35 goals all season, with 9 MOM and 3 POTM. Points total for him is 92.

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/948/PRHORp.png

Here are the awards screenshots:

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/6273/p7jGbq.png
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/5328/8kAv0i.png

Ian Evatt took two YPOTM and YPOTY, despite an average rating of 7.00. Defoe was robbed there!

Total points for the challenge is 180.7!

Edited to fix screenshots

[aharo]

Hi! I'm new here and i dont know where to ask this, so i leave a couple of questions here:

I am interested in doing all of this challenges but i will like to know if...

1) can we use the monthly contract trick? And the trick that consists in growing up the player price until you know how much money a team is going to pay for that certain player?

2) can we have installed more than one update at the same time or we have to change between them?

3) are we free to use any patch from this web (saturn, tapani...)?

Thank you very much for your work and effort and forgive my bad english

[James_y]

Hi! I'm new here and i dont know where to ask this, so i leave a couple of questions here:

I am interested in doing all of this challenges but i will like to know if...

1) can we use the monthly contract trick? And the trick that consists in growing up the player price until you know how much money a team is going to pay for that certain player?

2) can we have installed more than one update at the same time or we have to change between them?

3) are we free to use any patch from this web (saturn, tapani...)?

Thank you very much for your work and effort and forgive my bad english

I'll try my best to answer these:

1) can we use the monthly contract trick? No And the trick that consists in growing up the player price until you know how much money a team is going to pay for that certain player? Not heard of this trick, if you feel like it's a cheat then probably not as we try and play fairly here

2) can we have installed more than one update at the same time or we have to change between them? Check through the forms but you can have different versions of the game saved in different folders

3) are we free to use any patch from this web (saturn, tapani...)? Unless it is specified in challenge instructions can use either