I propose April challenge on FM05 is French side LYON.

Original squad it excellent:-
GK Coupet
DR Reveillere
DL Abidal
DC Cris
DC Cacapa
DM Diarra
AML Malouda
AMC Juninho
AMR Govou
SC Wiltord
SC Nilmar

Just needs a little tweaking. GAME ON!

Sounds good! Will have to indulge when i get a spare minute!

A quick question: When playing in european leagues, does anyone change the currency to Euro's?

Hey mon, oreejenal squad "it" excellant mon... (in a Jamaican accent).

I am up for this one, Michael Essien also at Lyon is an excellent player.

Guess Euro glory is the challenge for this one...

Juninho is CLASS!

I have decided to take up this challenge.

After 10 games, I sit top of the league on goal difference from Monaco, Nantes and Rennes!!

Signed Karagounis to play left-midfield.

Got Robinho coming in January and Adu at the end of the season.

Really need some defenders and apart from Nilmar at the moment (who is injured) I am also struggling for decent forwards!!

Guess I should be able to get some decent Bosmans in for the start of next season.

Signed SC Dirk Kuijt from Feyenoord for £8.5m

And young FRA U-21 player Mattheiu Bodmer for £7m (including instalments for games played etc).

Govou star turn at right wing (apart from Juninho of course - who makes the whole team tick).

So, how are we all getting on??

I have just finished my 1st season.

Finished in 2nd place and won the French Cup.

As for the French Cup, who's idea is it to play it on the same day as the World Cup Qualifiers, so I end up with only 3 1st team players available, Coupet, Nilmar and Robinho Adu also became available as it was played at the beginning of June............
I went into the game with a GK as my only sub (couldn't be bothered to move the whole reserve team over for 1 game).

As for Europe, I thought that was a silly idea, so just gave that away

As for Bosmans coming in for season 2, I have decided to go for "The Yoav school of transfers", I have 12 players coming in, including Mark Van Bommel, Hernan Crespo and Thomas Gravesen.

May be Europe could last longer than a holiday in season 2

Has anyone had the chairman buy players for them yet?

I thought my squad was ok as it was so didn't buy anyone. All of a sudden, the day before transfer deadline, and the chairman buys Hasan Sas for 18.25m euros and Raul Tamudo for 32.5m euros!!!!!!!!

My 18m transfer kitty disappeared instantly!

1st time I've ever seen that..........

You must have been messing around too much for his liking Kev!

Never seen that myself either!

Won the League in S1, and the UEFA Cup, beat Newcastle 2-0 in the Final (redeeming a dismal early knockout in the Champions League). Early KO's in the French cups though - mainly as FAL mentioned due to players on International duty.

Season 2, Wesley Sonck, Dede and Boumsong main signings for the season.

Board gave a £9m budget, then increased it by £10 just before the season begun.

£10m not just a tenner!

Chairman buying players? Sack the Chairman Kev!

Surprised you think squad needs no adding - some DC cover needed for sure.

And playing the game in Euro's! Very continental !

I'm half way through season 1 and sit 3rd in league table,
behind Marseille and Paris...

up to 10 players suspended or INJ most weeks!
Need more squad depth in January transfer window.

Season 2 champions again.
Early exits in French Cups again.
Thrashed 8-1 on Aggregate by Inter in 1st KO stage of the CL.

Season 3 signings:-
Jankulovski
Kehl
Kone
Simunic
Reina
Emana
Evra

1st choice lineup is now:-

GK Reina
DR Reveillere
DL Evra
DC Boumsong
DC Cris
DMC Kehl
AML Dalmat
AMC Mokoena
AMR Junino
SC Kuijt
SC Nilmar

Still a few original players in that team, enjoying this challenge....