Matthew Le God

Rubbish! Stop peddling this myth!!! - Exeter City fans trust own the club and have over 4,000 paying members. http://www.ecfcst.org.uk/frequently-asked-questions/ - Portsmouth fans trust have a mere 1,670 "pledges" (yet to be followed up) according to the bid document the council recieved. Exeter City >>>>> Pompey Daft how Pompey fans think their fans trust is breaking new ground in an unprecedented move on a huge scale. A club like Exeter City that Pompey fans would probably deem "tinpot", has not only beaten them to fan ownership but also vastly outnumber them in terms of numbers and put Pompey's fanbase to shame. What does that say about "a club the size of Portsmouth"? You should all stop deluding yourselves about how groundbreaking, unique or impressive the trust's bid is! It is riddled with fundamental flaws that make it unworkable in the short, medium and long term. (the bold, large text is for any lurking Pompey fans from Pompey Online and our resident skates including PES )

As the screenshot shows, they are for cheats that you can't even do in FM12. Just don't buy them and there isn't a problem. I would never cheat in FM as it spoils the fun/challenge, let alone pay to cheat - but some people will.

But as Adkins has never played Fonte in midfield, it would be a little out the blue to do it away at Arsenal wouldn't it?

That would be bizarre, why do you think that?

Yes, but they are for "cheat" type things as you can see on that screen.

For those wondering why the match AI didn't change for FM12 from FM11, it is because they have completely re-written it for FM13 and it has taken more than the development cycle of one edition of FM to code. This has also allowed them to significantly upgrade the match animations this year.

You couldn't be more wrong!

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I'm led to believe Nottingham Forest are paying 75% of Sharp's wages. That is a lot of money we are saving for a player that probably wouldn't be in the matchday squad of 18 that often.

Apply the same logic to the people that post claims here... http://www.southamptonrumours.co.uk/ You also glossed over my first sentence in post #12.

We have gone from League One in 2010 to the Premier League in 2012. What ever the management structure is, it appears to be working extremely well. You also don't have any solid evidence for points 2) or 3).

What makes you so certain Mayuka or Tadanari Lee can't perform that role? What they both have (that Sharp doesn't) is pace - a valuable asset in the Premier League.

You make no mention of the signing a goalkeeper, centre back and right back that Saints signed this summer. I'd also like to know where you see Billy Sharp fitting into the 433 system or on a 7 man bench when we also have Lambert, Mayuka, Rodriguez, Puncheon, Lallana, Guly Do Prado, Tadanari Lee, Ramirez and De Ridder. Some of them are going to be left out, Sharp simply wouldn't get much game time at Saints if he was still here.

All from open play as well.

And Tadanari Lee.

tbf to them a seven figure sum could be anything from £1,000,000 to £9,999,999 and they have put an actual figure on it that they believe it to be.

Odd they are running that story on 5th September, Sharp made those comments on 1st September in a post match interview after Forest vs Charlton. So not exactly "news".

Maybe Crawley wanted to see him play before making such a commitment.

Because his loan ends in November and it allows us to play him if needed between his return and January. We had space in the 25 man list so there is little reason not to include him just in case he is needed.