I'm currently in my 2nd season with Newcastle. In my first season we finished 4th so qualified for the CL. The first signing I made was Cristian Benitez for £2m and Garra Dembele for £425k. I could've probably got Benitez for less but really didn't want to miss out on getting him. I also managed to sign Varane who fitted straight into central defence alongside Taylor. At the start of the 2nd season I managed to get Kranjcar, Yuri Zhirkov and Adam who are great signings. It might also be an idea to get backup for your fullbacks. I play 4-4-2 with Jonas steaming down the right, and Zhirkov on the left. I just let Jonas run all game long. He's not got the greatest stats for crossing, so tell him to get to the byline. I started off with Lualua on the right doing exactly the same, he started off brilliantly getting loads of assists, but then fizzled out. The main problem I was having was getting my defence right. I was trying the Stopper/Cover tactic but after a season and a half I decided I wasn't happy with it, so have changed to Defend/Defend which seems to be working quite well. I reckon in my 3rd season I could be challenging for the title.