Scottish FIFA 13 Ultimate Team Squad Builder - Week 2

Hey guys! Today I'm going to be bringing you another Squad Builder. This team will be made entirely of Scottish players and isn't as bad as it sounds (apologies to fans of Scottish football). We found some great hidden gems in this team and on Wednesday those chosen for our Hidden Gems squad will be revealed. If I have missed any players you would like me to review  just leave a comment and I will do a separate post for you. Enjoy.

Starting in goal we have Gilks who plays for Blackpool in the Championship. There aren't a lot of choices for  GK in this team and I chose Gilks based solely on his reflexes being higher than other choices. It turns out however that Gilks is a bit of a tank in the net, regularly pulling of fantastic reflex saves against players such as Rooney and Falcao. For 400 coins or less, he is a great player, saving this team on more than one occasion. Example

Next we have our two CBs. As LCB we have McGregor from the SPL. A decent CB, he did his job, but nothing more, and failed to stand out and for 250 coins that is okay. As RCB we have Wigan's Caldwell. His height is a bit disappointing, leading to some tense moments during set pieces, but overall a very good defender. Always in the right place at the right time, Caldwell matched the likes of Pirlo, Balotelli and Rooney and even managed to pick up a goal for himself. If you shop around you might be able to pick him up for under 300 coins, so if he doesn't play well for you you can just quick sell him for a profit.

At LB we have Wallace, playing for Rangers in the Scottish 3rd Division. To be honest I chose this player to compensate for the CBs' lack of pace, but he actually turned out to be an all round good player. He's great going forward and supporting the LF but gets right back in position after the attack thanks to his high defensive work rate. His only let is his shooting but he creates more chances than he takes. For under 1000 coins he was definitely worth it but unless he fits into your team perfectly, you don't need him.

On the other side of the pitch, we have Whittaker from Norwich in the BPL. Another player picked for pace but in this case that is all he is really good for. For around 1500 coins this player is, in my opinion not really worth the coins and a bit of a let down to the squad over all.

In the three CM positions, starting from the left, we have McCabe, Fletcher and Adam. McCabe is the first bronze player of this series and I actually chose him because of my experience with him in career mode. A decent player available for 200 coins, he played as well as his gold team mates if not slightly better. Fletcher, who plays for Manchester United definitely under performed in this team, and as the highest rated player in the squad, that was very disappointing. I think I picked him up for 500 coins but if I could do it again, I wouldn't pay higher than discard value for him. Finally we have Charlie Adam from Stoke. Adam was a bit of a surprise actually, pulling off a few skill runs and getting himself on the score sheet more often than not, so for 600 coins this gold player is pretty much the exact opposite of Fletcher.

Finally we get to the forwards, who in my opinion really make this team so much fun. In the LF position we have Templeton who has cards for both Rangers in the Scottish 3rd Division and for Hearts in the SPL. This guy is a bit of a beast. He has 87 pace with 4 star skills and weak foot making him a dream of a winger. Don't let his shot stats fool you, because he can score great goals against the likes of Lloris, Hart and Valdes, from all positions. For only 1200 coins, I'd recommended you give him a go, and with two cards available you can try him out in a few different teams.

On the other side, converted to the RF position we have Snodgrass, another Norwich player. I wasn't expecting much from Snodgrass in this position with his low pace but his dribbling and skills made up for it easily. I only wish his IF card wasn't so pricey. Maybe with the prices all going down I can pick him up for future squad builders, but in the mean time his rare card does the job. Snodgrass picked up the majority of goals for the team as well as Man Of The Match on most occasions and for 1500 coins, I would definitely call that a bargain.

Lastly we have our striker Ross McCormack from Leeds in the Championship. A good striker with pretty decent attacking stats, I like to think of him as a silver RVP, with all round good stats but just lacking in that little bit of pace you want in a solo striker. For around 400 coins he is definitely worth a look for fans of cheap silvers.

All in all this team has a few stand out players and can hold its own against those Division 1 teams, including the Brazilian sweat teams. You know the ones I'm talking about. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this squad builder and try out some of these players yourself. If you want me to do a squad builder for a particular country or league (the more obscure the better) just let me know in the comment and Hidden Gems from this squad will be revealed on Wednesday. Thanks for reading guys and girls. Peace!

Just A Quick Update

For those of you out there wondering about this blog, there will be more content after the exam season (in about a month), such as live streaming Call of Duty, FIFA videos on YouTube, Let's Play series on Gears of War: Judgement and so much more. So hang on in the mean time and watch us explode over the summer. Peace!

Twitter Give Away!

Ok, so that didn't really go as planned so instead as well as the Open Invitation challenge, there will be a twitter give away of the same mystery prize which will be revealed upon reaching 50 followers on the new TrampishRedman twitter account.

Once this target is reached, two lucky followers will be chosen at random to receive this prize. This give away will be the first of many which will take place at specific milestones and will hopefully become more frequent over time. For those of you reading this now, you will be able to look back one day at this moment and say "I was first you know!" Imagine the privilege of telling your grandkids that.

Of course I'm just kidding, but please do get involve with this and enjoy the next few weeks of content. Peace!

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Hidden Gemsdays - Week 1

First of all I would like to give a quick introduction to this series and what it will be about. Every Wednesday, we will be taking the players from Squad Builder Sundays who are under appreciated and under priced and create a special new team out of it.

So for the first members of this team, we will be taking three players from the Belgian Squad Builder. These players have actually become three of my favourite players of the year and are so undervalued that you probably won't play anybody with these players.

First up we have the only gold player and the most expensive player, and that is going to be Kevin De Bruyne. De Bruyne is a reasonably cheap, Bundesliga in form who you can pick up right now for around 30k. He is an incredible all round player with decent pace, dribbling and attacking play but I think he belongs on the left hand side simply because his five star weak foot allows for the perfect cut inside and shot. He has four star skills for all you skill players out there which is decent for a CM and is able to walk through teams on occasion. His shot is formidable allowing you to score montage worthy long shots from anywhere on the pitch. All in all, he's a great player and his price is on the rise, so pick him up and if he doesn't play well, just trade him for a profit.

Next we have our RB, Ritchie De Laet. This guy has incredible pace and decent defensive stats making him a formidable wing back, but he also has great attacking stats and a tendency to get up the pitch and support the forwards. For around 1800 coins on Xbox Live, this player is a great find and so undervalued, you may be able to get him for under 750 coins.

Finally, we have the beasty Jonathan Legear from the Russian League. This player is unbelievably good and for only 750 coins I highly recommend you stop reading this blog, turn on your console and buy him now because you will not regret it. With high pace and dribbling, this player will run rings around the opposing LB, allowing you to get in that game winning cross/shot. Speaking of his shot, you may remember me mentioning it in this weeks Squad Builder Sunday. Since then, I have played a tonne of games with said team and it has been so fun, but the stand out stat from the whole team is that Legear, on average, scores 2.5 goals every game. I don't know where EA have gotten this 69 shot from because really that should say 100 OP, because if he misses you have done something terribly wrong. So go out and buy him now, even if it means building a team around him, but with the Russian league being so good and so cheap, you can't go wrong.

Ok guys, this is it from Hidden Gemsdays, but please let me know what you think of it and what you want to see in the future. This weeks Squad Builder Sunday I'm going to bring you some Scots and let you know what I think of them. If there are any Scottish players you would like to see reviewed, just leave me a message in the comments and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. So until Sunday, Peace!

Reviewsdays - Week 1

For Reviewsdays (That's right. Review mashed up with Tuesday) this week I'm going to be reviewing Futwiz.com. Now I know what you are thinking; A website? A FIFA website?. I know this doesn't seem like a great way to start a reviewing series, but to be honest I don't have any new games, movies or music right now and I'm not sure I have the know how yet to do a comic review, because, well, I'm kind of new to the game.

So in the mean time I'm going to be talking about this FUT website.

Now this website is one of many which try to make life on FIFA 13's Ultimate Team just a little bit easier. I first came across this website when it was mentioned in a video by Zerkaa and have since loyally only used this one (...and FUTHead but shush). This website is great for trading and squad building with daily stats of average market prices and an app to create and edit squad with out needing to buy any players.

Here, you can see the squad builder function in use, where I have created an in form BPL team. From this I am told the chemistry of the team (without a manager) and given all the card stats of each player. This allows you to search for and try out players without the hassle of buying and selling and so saving you coins in the long run.

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If you scroll down from your squad builder you can see a list of all the players stats and also their current market value on all three systems along with a total letting you know how much the squad in question will end up costing you. This is useful if you have a budget for your squad and if you go over this budget you can swap around some players and the prices then change automatically. Pretty cool, right?

I advise you go and check it out now], mess around with the features and then use it before you next try your hand at trading. Peace out!

Belgian FIFA 13 Ultimate Team Squad Builder - Week 1

Today I'm bringing you a little sweaty squad builder containing all Belgian players that will set you back between 25k and 350k depending on your budget. A lot of the more expensive players featured in my version of the squad are used in multiple teams, wherein lies the savings. This squad is unbeaten so far on my account in the 1st division. It has the major pace factor which is crucial for your sweaty teams and contains a few hidden gems you might be able to pick up on the cheap.

*All prices are based on Xbox prices at the time of publishing*

Starting in goal we have Thibaut Courtois. A great, young keeper, he is tipped to be one of the best in the coming years. At 20 years old, he is a future Chelsea #1 and a personal favourite of mine. He can also fit in to your BBVA team but with plenty of cheap options in this league, I would leave that to preference. I have chosen to go for his standard card as it only set me back 700 coins but if you can pick up the IF version for under 20k I would highly recommend it. With great reflexes and handling don't expect any spills from this man.




Next up we have our 1st CB, Jan Vertonghen. A Belgian first team regular, introduced to the BPL this season, he has great pace for his position and defensive stats. Along with his strength at the back, you get a high attacking work rate and a powerful shot so don't be surprised if he picks up a few crucial  goals for your team. You can pick up his standard card for around 1,500 coins today if you're lucky and you won't regret it. I've included a picture of his IF version just to show what a perfect version of this squad would look like, but you will be lucky to pick this up for anything under 120k.



In the second CB position, we have Thomas Vermaelen, the Arsenal veteran and captain. Vermaelen actually played alongside our other CB, Vertonghen, during their years at Ajax and are currently partnered in the defence of the Belgian national side. He shares Vertonghen's high defensive stats and has similar pace and mentality making this a perfect partnership at the back. A bargain at around 2,100 coins, I would recommend this man for any low end BPL side.







At RB we have Ritchie De Laet, who plays for Leicester in the Npower Championship. This player is all pace. At 87, he can keep up with nearly any striker thrown at you, making up for his other, mediocre stats. This card is slightly pricier than the others and you may struggle to find more than one for auction at any one time. For this version of the team, I picked him up for 4,500 coins but in previous versions, I managed to get him for as cheap as 700 coins. A key component of this team, with a high attacking mentality, you may find De Laet higher up the pitch than our RF shown below (no spoilers here!), setting up goals with his amazing crosses and scoring a few wonder goals by cutting in.


At LB we have Derick Tshimanga, recently purchased by KRC Genk. Our second of four silver stars in this squad builder, Tshimanga shares De Laet's fantastic pace but because he is a Pro League silver player he is incredibly cheap, averaging at around 2000 coins but selling for as low as 650 coins if you shop around.







Moving on to our CMs, we have Kevin De Bruyne on the left hand side. Another future Chelsea star, De Bruyne is at home on this side of the pitch have started as a left midfielder and with a 5 star weak foot. De Bruyne is by far my favourite IF card and at 30,000 coins I think he is a bargain. His dribbling helps him keep up with our LF and his incredible shot will have you scoring screamers regularly from outside the box.





In the middle of our team, we are going to have Marouane Fellaini. I've gone with his 1st IF card in my team any of his three versions will work for this squad. With fantastic defensive stats and a high defensive mentality, Fellaini is a fantastic holding midfielder on FUT and what he lacks in pace he makes up for with brute strength. I managed to pick him up for 73k coins and I have never looked back.





In the RCM position of our squad we have Axel Witsel. I have yet to try out his IF as I am currently shopping around for it but the standard card I have is average at best and is only there because Dembele is incredibly overpriced as a CM. a blemish on an otherwise perfect squad, hopefully the IF version will be much better.








Starting on the left side, at LF we have the one and only Eden Hazard. Hazard is perhaps the best in his position and is one of the main reasons this team was created. With great pace and dribbling and a fantastic shot, Hazard is an amazing attacking player, scoring plenty of goals and picking up assists left, right and centre. For around 70k coins he is a relative bargain and is a necessity for your BPL teams and hybrid squads alike.





On the opposite side of the pitch at RF we have Jonathan Legear. A converted RM from the Russian League, he is another hidden gem. His pace and dribbling are incredible and his shot is unbelievable; you won't even realise he is a silver player until he is credited for a goal.

Next up we have our striker. Now in an ideal world we would have Lukaku here, but sadly he costs an incredible 77k coins. So instead I have filled the void with Everton's Mirallas, since he cost me a mere 600 coins. Don't get me wrong, Mirallas is a decent player, but it just isn't the same without Romelu.







All together this squad set me back 180k coins and has yet to let me down. It consist solely of pacey, attacking players with great dribbling and goal-scoring potential.

I hope you enjoyed this squad builder and go out and try your own version of the squad. If you do let me know how well you do and what, if anything, you would change. If you have any suggestions or requests for future squad builders, leave a comment and I'll get back to you. Thanks for reading and until next time, peace!

*UPDATE - Lukaku acquired!* 

All prices stated are either current Xbox Live auction prices or from Futwiz

Utilising The FUT Online App

With FIFA Ultimate Team on FIFA 13, it is key as a player to be able to make the most of trading from anywhere at any time. Taking myself as an example, I have left my Xbox 360 at my university accommodation and without access to it I have made 100,000 coins and upgraded from 2 teams to 8, allowing myself to pick and choose and rotate my teams as I see fit. With this app, linked below, all this was possible in just three weeks of part time trading. No packs, no games, just strategical trades. If you'd like to see either a series on trading up, a squad builder or a tutorial, leave a comment and they will be up in the near future. Thanks for reading and keep coming back for your updates.

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