Ack my laptop crashed and corrupted the save game on which I'd bought Briand, so had to go back to an earlier save. However this could've worked out in my favour, as I was priced out of Briand this time round by some other clubs.
Because of not getting Briand I followed your advice Bushey and looked at Stancu, didn't look all that special initially but decided to give him try. Was a little concerned at first because he didn't score at all and started to suffer a crisis of confidence, but once he broke his duck he's been nothing short of a revelation.
He's scored 21 goals in 25 games so far, including a hat trick against Man Utd in the League Cup to give me a 4 - 2 win, 2 goals in the League Cup final to give me a 2 - 1 win over Liverpool and 2 goals in the Champions League to give me a 3 - 1 win over Real Madrid. He was also instrumental in my 6 -1 thrashing of Man Utd in the league. He's become unplayable and is the first name on the team sheet! An absolute steal for 400k.
Thanks very much for the tip! The team really looks to be taking shape now, in my second season and I'm currently sat in 4th in the League after 26 games, 5 points off 1st with a game in hand.
Thanks again for all the help and advice
