Football Manager 2019

[Mike]

https://i.imgur.com/tEibhmz.jpg


Football Manager 2019 will be saying goodbye to the iconic ‘Manager Man’ who has featured on the cover of every Football Manager game since FM 2005, to be replaced by a manager’s eye view of the pitch as the gaffer and players head down the tunnel ahead of a big match. With redesigned logos, loads of new and improved features, and the implementation of the DFL Bundesliga license for the first time, Football Manager 2019 is set to be even more comprehensive in its realism than ever before. See the new look for the first time in this exclusive trailer:

The full version of FM19 will be released on November 2nd. FM Touch 19 and FM Mobile will all be released on the same day like last year.
As expected the FM19 Beta will be released two weeks before the full release. Looking at the calendar October 18 or 19 seem to be the dates for the FM19 Beta release.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66-BT930evI

I've just pre-ordered. Loads of places have it, I went with the sortitoutsi.net one as I got extra off for being a premium member.

Who you going to play as?
I will do the beta with Liverpool, as always. Then I think this is the year I finally make Wycombe Wanderers into world beaters.

[Yevrah]

Changing the box art is now listed as a feature?

[Mike]

The bigger question is was he always called Manager Man or did they make that up just to say he'd been removed? :D

[Giggles]

Last few years I've said I'm not buying and ended up caving, but 2018 was so bad that I can't see it happening this year.

[Jimmy Floyd]

You know when Pro Evo was the best for ages, then got supplanted by FIFA? That needs to happen to FM. Except it won't.

[Giggles]

You know when Pro Evo was the best for ages, then got supplanted by FIFA? That needs to happen to FM. Except it won't.

I was wondering about that before. Has FIFA started to resemble actual soccer again? For years there it was all about doing 50 flicks and tricks on your way to a hard earned 11-9 victory.

[Jimmy Floyd]

About ten years ago probably, but then I don't really play live action games so others will have to confirm.

[Giggles]

About ten years ago probably, but then I don't really play live action games so others will have to confirm.

It seems to be just a vehicle for shilling packs of virtual cards these days, with the actual game being there as a by-product. I'm actually surprised that Football Manager never went down that route too, they'd make an absolute fortune.

[Shindig]

If only Eidos pushed on. :(

Hell, Konami should get into management sims.

[Yevrah]

I was wondering about that before. Has FIFA started to resemble actual soccer again? For years there it was all about doing 50 flicks and tricks on your way to a hard earned 11-9 victory.

It's getting better all the time, but still has a long way to go.

[Yevrah]

That video also starts with an offensive sink. I'm out.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I can definitely see Miles having a sink like that.

[Disco]

RIP Ian Manager.


If only Eidos pushed on. :(

Hell, Konami should get into management sims.

Like EA they'd have to get out of gambling and back into games again first.

[Dark Soldier]

Enjoyed the fuck out of 18 so I'm in deep for 19.

[Lewis]

If those David Brent boots he's wearing are anything to go by every game is a televised FA Cup tie against Premier League opponents.

[Alex]

If those David Brent boots he's wearing are anything to go by every game is a televised FA Cup tie against Premier League opponents.

:D

"You can still find them....."

[Lewis]

When that Sergio Georgini regen comes through. :drool:

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Fm2012 ftw.

[Shindig]

2013 was my last one. I thought that was alright.

[Pleb]

When's CM00/01 coming out then?

[Bam]

Fucking Pleb.

[Mazuuurk]

That video makes me want to vomit.

[SincereTheRebel]

You cant even aim products at males or females anymore :face:

[SincereTheRebel]

I haven't played since FM 15. I dumped 20 seasons into the game. It was super nice.

I may give this one a try, but not until 2019.

[hfswjyr]

They haven't actually said what's new have they? (Other than the cover obvs)

[wullie]

I've got an inside man, I'll see if there's any juicy details I can get.

[John Arne]

New Features:

- No more manager man
- Added some new leagues
- Added license for German teams
- Lost license for Brazilian teams
- 12 new player animations
- Players still got upset even when promises are delivered
- FM19 Touch!!
- FM19 Mobile!!
- Qatar World Cup to be randomly rescheduled to Australia or Canada!
- Saved squad templates still don't fully work properly.

[neo_hippy]

I really want to see what (if any) additions they have made to the switch version.

I've had a lot of use out of the first version, but don't want to pay another 30 quid just for a status update. There's a fair bit missing from the main game though that could be implemented in a switch version.

[wullie]

One change I asked for is on that news item where it says 'leading producers of players' or whatever and tells you how many top flight players a team has produced, but it's just a number and you can't actually see who the players are. If that's fixed, I want my name in the credits

[wullie]

Details I've got are that training is getting a revamp, the German national team still need that file editing to enable them, there's VAR and hawkeye and everything's now very purple. Form an orderly queue

[John Arne]

Does anyone actually deal with training anymore? I just hand it all over to my Ass Man.

[wullie]

Same, I only tend to get involved in training when I want someone to learn a new position otherwise it's all a bit too daunting for my tastes. I'd be interested to see if that changes with the new one.

[Spikey M]

Fuck training with Mahows dick.

[-james-]

They really are scraping the barrel for things they can add at this stage.

[Dark Soldier]

I do all the training, in as much as I assign all players to train their preferred role and leave it be. Some PPMs too.

[Smiffy]

I'm going deep into this version. I've had a long enough break.

[Mike]

Same, haven’t played 18 in months.

[John Arne]

I'm trying not to be negative, but my god that interface is purple - given it looks quite retro, I should like it, but I don't. . Thank God for skins.

[Mike]

It’s out!

[Spikey M]

Demo or full?

[Giggles]

Demo or full?

A beta. Not sure if that's closer to demo or full though.

[Dark Soldier]

Absolute fucking state of some of the Liverpool players :D

https://i.gyazo.com/fdb2de9ef308331afc0000667675e441.png
https://i.gyazo.com/99805ce1d940cade027072fa925ddf35.png
https://i.gyazo.com/fdcf3bc87ea9f3588944466a79ed10dd.png

[Baz]

Someone on reddit claiming they don’t fall in the legal side of GDPR:

https://www.reddit.com/r/footballmanagergames/comments/9pbsps/fm_2019_violates_the_gdpr/?st=JNEYU8PH&sh=81e46836

:rosebud:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fuck training with Mahows dick.

Can training be female? If so, yes please.

[Mike]

The beta. So full game.

[Pleb]

Sell it to me Mike.

[Danny]

Apart from the purple skin what else have they changed?

[Dark Soldier]

424 still broken

https://i.gyazo.com/96c3a454b3b10e1d8b7371d245e52858.png

[Dark Soldier]

Apart from the purple skin what else have they changed?

Its a cleaner UI by miles, load times are way better, training is more in-depth and seems way better, tactic creation is a hell of a lot better, ball physics are superb. I'm loving it, as ever. Haven't had a player moan about lack of football yet, even after 12 matches.

[Dark Soldier]

Yeah game is still piss easy (yes I know its United but still, lol). This is with my own tactic and not one that's been downloaded:

https://gyazo.com/ef74a4bc6dbf71d59c4a43320f30e6ba.png

[Bernanke]

https://i.imgur.com/1mnYcMS.png

[John Arne]

Its a cleaner UI by miles

I don't think he should get all the credit. It's a team effort :joy:

[Mike]

It's time!
https://i.imgur.com/x8vyS5m.png

Playing as Liverpool on the Beta as I always do, and I give myself some coaching badges and playing experiance. When I start my full save I don't do this. So here I am
https://i.imgur.com/VS9yEGY.png

https://i.imgur.com/EdU7J4J.png

[Gray Fox]

Are those Hashtag United kits in the background?

[John Arne]

I'm sure you've all discovered, but there is an alternative light and dark skin available in the preferences.

[Mike]

Finished my first pre season
https://i.imgur.com/tfaD5iW.png

[Gray Fox]

I've not bought since '16. Is it worth it yet?

[Mike]

Always.

[John Arne]

For lazy twats like me, the Wannachup Instant Result skin is out already..

https://www.fmscout.com/a-wannachup-fm19-instant-result-skin.html

[John Arne]

Also, is it just me who would much prefer the pitch on the right, and the player list on the left. Vice-versa feels properly wrong.

[Mike]

With the opening game at home to Spurs just days away the transfer window has SLAMMED SHUT

https://i.imgur.com/fZJuUB7.png
Moreno is also hopefully leaving to Bayern

[Foe]

Tierney and Robertson?

Echoing scotlands problem of how to play them both.

[Spikey M]

Alternate them. It’s not a problem with 50+ games a season.

Unless one of them is a whingey tart.

[Mike]

Exactly, Moreno is finally out the door so I needed a second left back.

[Mike]

August went pretty well:
https://i.imgur.com/MqaJWFV.png

https://i.imgur.com/UGHV3V9.png

[Clunge]

That new interface has to be the worst iteration yet. Still tempted to pick up Touch ‘19 though.

[Giggles]

That new interface has to be the worst iteration yet. Still tempted to pick up Touch ‘19 though.

Touch is always a good idea on the face of it but turns out to be a complete waste of time.

[Spikey M]

What is the difference in terms of features?

[Clunge]

Touch is the only version of FM I have time for now. I can get s couple of seasons done on Touch in a week. With Classic, it takes me a week to do the period through Christmas. Also, I can’t get away from the fact I know I’m playing a game so the whole gruelling rigmarole of player meetings and the media, match prep, training, etc, I cannot abide. I want to rock up at a club, gut it, rebuild it and win. Ideally without it taking over my life.

FM desperately needs a challenger.

[Mike]

They got Alisson Becker right (https://www.reddit.com/r/footballmanagergames/comments/9q3o5u/fm19_has_alisson_becker_spot_on/?st=JNJ8X44P&sh=f6792ab2)

[Raoul Duke]

Anyone playing this on a Mac? Is it in any way optimised for it or still utter balls?

[Mike]

Won manager of the month for September.
https://i.imgur.com/D4cGCf8.png

[John Arne]

Anyone having an issue where all your players need a rest every fecking week?

[Demerit]

Downloading it now..

[bruhnaldo]

Thought about having a go at the mobile version but feel like it'll just be $9 wasted after a week's worth of play at best

[Spikey M]

Thought about having a go at the mobile version but feel like it'll just be $9 wasted after a week's worth of play at best

I bought the FM16 mobile version and it was basically CM01/02 in terms of content but with none of the charm. The results also seemed to be completely random with little (if any) difference being made by team selection/tactics. I don’t know if they’ve improved on it, but they’d have to have invested a lot of time into it to make it worthwhile.

[Giggles]

I bought the FM16 mobile version and it was basically CM01/02 in terms of content but with none of the charm. The results also seemed to be completely random with little (if any) difference being made by team selection/tactics. I don’t know if they’ve improved on it, but they’d have to have invested a lot of time into it to make it worthwhile.

That's how I always found Touch.

[bruhnaldo]

@Spikey ironically that's what I assumed I'd be getting out of such a game, that old school feel just in my pocket, but also want to see tangible differences in my team if i'm spending any time on it.

could simulate a FIFA career mode for absolute random results really

[Boydy]

I really liked the mobile version I bought a few years ago. Might get it this year. Is it out now?

I really couldn't be arsed with the full game any more. I bought last year's when it was on sale a few months ago just to try it out and I just don't have the patience for it these days.

[bruhnaldo]

Boydy says 'pre-order' for me but may be different where you are.

[Boydy]

Yeah, just had a look and it says 'coming soon' on the Google Play Store here.

[Spikey M]

That's how I always found Touch.

Really? Bollocks. I was going to get that for the Nintendo Switch. Hopefully there’s a demo on it so I can test the waters.

[Ian]

I really couldn't be arsed with the full game any more. I bought last year's when it was on sale a few months ago just to try it out and I just don't have the patience for it these days.

I think I'm now at the point where I will almost certainly never buy a new one again. I had my FM15 save going when I still had a functioning laptop as I'd be able to half-arsedly play FM while watching football or NFL or wrestling. Laptop died and to do that now I'd have to sit at the PC in which case I'd rather be doing something else.

That and I just don't feel much of a point to it. You learn the wrinkles of the game, you get a tactic that works and replace players when you need to with similar ones. regens come through, you win everything eventually anyway, etc. I guess that's where they've expanded on the player interaction side of it but I basically despised where they were going with that so I suppose I'll always have a look at previews and that to see what's happening with the series but buy it? Nah.

I'd probably play a half decent mobile management game. What was that one people were talking about on here (I think) a few years ago? I played that for a bit.

[Mike]

Simmer down...
https://i.imgur.com/7PAuj2J.png:mad:

[phonics]

The realistic picture with the bad 3d background and the awfully spaced text. Is that green and purple stuff a different font? Fucking monstrosity of design.

[Boydy]

Maybe you should make a skin for the community then.

[Mike]

Does anyone here still have their boxed copy of CM01/02 and if so could you either scan the cover in at as high res as possible or if you don't have a scanner, take as clear and high res picture as possible of it?

[Disco]

I'm repeatedly amazed that such a successful game can be so poorly put together in places. I have no experience with design or typography but I still wouldn't let something like that into anything we made.

[Baz]

Got to the end of the first transfer window (and subsequently the start of the season) last night and after completely mullering my squad by selling everyone I could, I managed to raise a whopping £113m. I arranged a MEGA £106m deal for Mauro Icardi to come in and show Firmino how it's done. Cancelled. Not enough funds. Window shuts. I'm doomed.

I've no backup goalie, backup left or right back, backup half-back or backup attackers at all. :uhoh:

Might re-train Lallana to be a striker. God knows about the rest. I suppose Hendo can fill in as a DM if necessary. Full-backs are shot though (Robertson and Trent remain, unless I shove Gomez out there) and Origi is just garb.

[Mike]

Even if the deal hadn't fallen through you'd still have had no full backs or DM?

[phonics]

Maybe you should make a skin for the community then.

I tried once back in like 12 or so when I still liked the game, it's a truly awful system so I almost understand how they fuck it up every year.

[Baz]

Even if the deal hadn't fallen through you'd still have had no full backs or DM?
But I’d have won every game 7-3.

[Spikey M]

I tried once back in like 12 or so when I still liked the game, it's a truly awful system so I almost understand how they fuck it up every year.

If it’s anything to do with their editors (is it?) it’s always going to be a labour of love. I don’t know how people create those mega-league packs. It took me about half an hour for 14 year old Spikey to create myself and add me to the Southend team.

Even then I wanted to leave by Christmas. Loyalty: 20 indeed.

[Mike]

What a group
https://i.imgur.com/OSEfoRE.png

[Baz]

https://i.imgur.com/5PajQ61.png

Are you having a laugh.

[Boydy]

What's a CWB?

[Mike]

Complete Wing Back

[hfswjyr]

I think this game might be a bit too easy. That or I have absolutely cracked tactics at my first attempt.

Got promoted with Leeds as champions, I’m now 5th in the premiership in my first season at the beginning of February. I haven’t even changed my defense.

You just have that Leicester touch.

I have found in the past the beta is easy mode, and once the game comes out it's substantially more difficult.

[John Arne]

Oh, yes please.

https://gyazo.com/3cd28266dd2691c539bbf9c785d1467b.png

[Baz]

Just told Unai Emery I'm not unduly worried by him pinpointing Firmino as a threat he can neutralise because I've got a lot of weapons in my arsenal. :henn0rz:

[Spikey M]

#Bantered

[Mike]

Just had the January transfer window close. Lucas Leiva signed for Real Madrid for £19million, it could go up to £24million!

https://i.imgur.com/ShWRXf7.png


Heres the league so far.
https://i.imgur.com/gDGcS9j.png

Not going amazingly well.

[Clunge]

Which Newcastle players are completely OP to deserve that?

[Mike]

They don't seem that good. Must be Rafa. Rondon has banged a few in, his stats aren't great though. Anyways...

Won my first trophy!

https://i.imgur.com/kYVa7Mj.png

https://i.imgur.com/PTXd3rk.png

https://i.imgur.com/nuK3Pv2.png

[phonics]

Decided to go with Birmingham for funsies. I accidentally didn't put anyone in my training camp squad so everyone hates me, I've yet to win a game outside of beating Leeds 5-1 in the Carabao Cup :cab:

[Foe]

So you basically went on holiday without the boiz. :cool:

[Baz]

https://i.imgur.com/5PajQ61.png

Are you having a laugh.

https://i.imgur.com/tysoped.png

u wot

[Spikey M]

Has the engine been changed at all? Or is Wing backs and 3 central attackers still all that’s required to win everything?

[Baz]

I don't know what they've changed, but they've certainly added a lot more injuries.

https://i.imgur.com/fRQd42z.png

:mad:

[Dark Soldier]

Has the engine been changed at all? Or is Wing backs and 3 central attackers still all that’s required to win everything?

Gegenpress and 424 are completely overpowered now. Here's my own tactic, screenshots of United and Leipzig save in it plus other users:

http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/share-download-fm19-tactics/373325-424-attacking-press.html

[John Arne]

1056984009312428038

[Baz]

Quality video, not gonna lie.

Amused me seeing Guido Merry as one of the tweets. :cool:

[Baz]

Selected 19.1.0 Update Changelist
- Various stability fixes
- Match spectating is back
- Fixed various VAR issues
- Match Injuries toned down to expected levels
- Increased Penalty Conversion
- Fixed line-ups panel getting stuck on goalkeeper on Macs
- Improvements to opposition instructions
- Resolved a couple of issues related to players on loan
- Resolved issue where clubs transfer budget was incorrectly reduced
- Fixed Danish Superliga not scheduling in future seasons due to Relegation Stage problems
- Tweaks and fixes to how fatigue is displayed
- Fixed display issues indicating players weren't training or progressing correctly
- Fixed various unhappiness and interaction issues
- Balancing work regarding the sacking of managers
- Various Match Engine improvements
- Fixed various UI issues
- Addressed various additional issues

[Baz]

It's worth noting that this patch creates a new folder in the db folder, so if you do the real name fix (https://sortitoutsi.net/downloads/view/43990/fm2019-real-names-and-german-national-team-fix?page=3)​​​​​​​, you'll need to do it again.

[Baz]

First game post-patch:

https://i.imgur.com/uj6nIsq.png

:sherlock:

[Mike]

Had my first youth intake, did alright!
https://i.imgur.com/heAsEMa.png

[Mike]

Was going to offer this guy a youth contract until I spotted this
https://i.imgur.com/LjWSvDI.png

Idiot.

[bruhnaldo]

lmfao what in the fuck

[Baz]

I’m really enjoying my save. Actually bickering with Lovren and Lallana at the minute because I’m trying to sell them to raise some money to bring in Sule(?) from Bayern.

Lovren was mad I turned down a £12m offer from a Chinese team, but I’d already accepted a £15m one from a different Chinese team. He failed to agree terms though so now I’ve accepted two £12m bids from two more Chinese clubs but tried to persuade him to go the one who didn’t have me paying half of his wages. His response? “I disagree. I think West Brom is the best move for me.” They haven’t even bid for you, you lummox!

Meanwhile everyone in America were apparently interested in Lallana but nobody actually bid for him so it’s looking like a cut price £18.75m to Watford is his only option. He’s worth £48m but he’s 30 and always injured, plus I’ve signed two players who can play centre mid, so I’d rather cash in now and bring in a new centre back to rotate with VvD, Gomez and Matip.

I am absolutely loving it though. I feel really involved and immersed, not sure what’s changed. Maybe it’s cos I’m not normally Liverpool? Probably helps that I’ve got them playing like Klopp does too. Oh and I went top of the league on New Year’s Day!

Also signed a player I proper loved on PES2017, even though he’s no good and doesn’t have a work permit. Some things never change. :baz:

[Mike]

Won the league with Liverpool with a game to go!
https://i.imgur.com/jzwRYK9.png

[Baz]

Mignolet dancing on his own. An outcast, clearly.

#realism

[Mike]

https://i.imgur.com/s4yrRqf.png

https://i.imgur.com/JoeSaYl.png

https://i.imgur.com/2lCUdWy.png
https://i.imgur.com/Exyf3Xl.png
https://i.imgur.com/7iLkuwk.png

https://i.imgur.com/hxXjqpJ.png

https://i.imgur.com/z1xtvw2.png

https://i.imgur.com/WR8uVVY.png

https://i.imgur.com/y0T62vP.png

[bruhnaldo]

gratz bub

[Baz]

https://i.redd.it/vkqr2kb9zyw11.png

[Mike]

Started my main save. Started with no job.
https://i.imgur.com/W98U1s1.png

Soon got snapped up
https://i.imgur.com/DcQ7aCT.png

[Baz]

Get Zlatan.

[Mike]

First match was a thriller
https://i.imgur.com/O5DoE3l.png

[Giggles]

I thought they'd cut you to shreds.

[Dark Soldier]

Made a fucking insane counter press tactic :happycry:

http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/share-download-fm19-tactics/373606-5131-counter-press.html

http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/attachments/share-download-fm19-tactics/1184749d1541796043-5131-counter-press-188e322f90a1c036dd98c62167294137.png

[wullie]

https://i.imgur.com/TzzSIoN.jpg

Whoever the FA have got sending these reminders out is stealing a living

[Dark Soldier]

If anybody feels like trying it I've made an insane 5-1-2-2 very attacking formation, which is very solid defensively. It can be found here (use the 5122 link further down the page, the 5131 is for shutting up shop):



http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/share-download-fm19-tactics/373606-5131-counter-press.html



And Steam Workshop link:



https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1564503692

[The Merse]

Mike

How are you finding Marin? Has he made your first XI yet? Looks like a Kim Kallstrom like guaranteed acquisition in every game for me - he’s replaced Sessegnon as my starting LW in 2020 for Fulham with the former joining Arsenal for 70m and he’s better in truth, in a team playing down the left heavily with Tierney behind him.

[Dark Soldier]

Marin is an absolute beast tbf, just doesn't fit into my formation. Hoping to sell him on for insane profit in a season or two:

https://i.gyazo.com/c18096a461cd93fd00b12fdf4547a80b.png

[Mike]

Mike

How are you finding Marin? Has he made your first XI yet? Looks like a Kim Kallstrom like guaranteed acquisition in every game for me - he’s replaced Sessegnon as my starting LW in 2020 for Fulham with the former joining Arsenal for 70m and he’s better in truth, in a team playing down the left heavily with Tierney behind him.
I only did one season with Liverpool for the Beta so I’ll never get to know.

[Baz]

https://i.imgur.com/aEhuLHB.png

In yo faces, Mike phonics & igor_balis

(I appreciate you not using EDT files so we can compare scores. Boo to DS for spoiling the fun.)

[Dark Soldier]

Gotta disable that Brexit mate :happycry:

[Baz]

Gotta disable that Brexit mate :happycry:Yeah I've just had it. Any player on less than £8K can't play for the first team, and we can only have 17 "foreigners"? Sounds tough.

My U23 team will be awesome, though. Or some players I want to bleed into the first team will be on megabucks for their age. :cab:

[Dark Soldier]

Tbf I've got an under 18 player on 26k per week. Scouts gone mental for him and he wouldn't take anything less.

[Baz]

Tbf I've got an under 18 player on 26k per week. Scouts gone mental for him and he wouldn't take anything less.Regen or someone I should be buying?

I can buy that Paqueta guy cheap (£12.75m). I don’t need him at all but seems daft to pass on that value.

[Dark Soldier]

Its a regen, 4.7m from Atletico due to release clause. He arrives in Jan:

https://i.gyazo.com/e68a79de469f4e1a9483b4c0c83f1f37.png


Paqueta - I'm on the update so he cost me 48m + 25m over three years:

https://i.gyazo.com/44435664941f11ba1f48ac9dde14a0cd.png

This is my current best regen. Down arrows are due to injury:

https://i.gyazo.com/2b567b6c50974fd80cbfb43061be987c.png

[Dark Soldier]

Oh and this guy is basically gonna be the new Modric:

https://i.gyazo.com/09f338cb9b2b7abe89900a6d91359e6b.png

[Boydy]

SvN is there anyway to do modals for images on the mobile skin?

[wullie]

What a roller coaster of a season

https://i.imgur.com/ZlUmsKl.jpg

[Baz]

Are there any word class fullbacks who can play on either side?

[John Arne]

João Cancelo perhaps?

[Baz]

Just found this tool (https://www.fmscout.com/players.html?id=1409194) which will be good to waste time at work.

[Baz]

Gotta disable that Brexit mate :happycry:Yeah, Brexit fucks it. :(

[Dark Soldier]

Yeah, Brexit fucks it. :(

I've switched it off completely this version so you don't even get the 'UK isn't leaving the EU' message.

[Baz]

I'm having to run a strict one-in one-out strategy when it comes to "fgn" players, and all the promising young players in the youth teams will just rot in there forever, I reckon.

[Shindig]

I miss the days of 3 non-EUs. They felt like such luxuries.

[Mike]

Started my main save. Started with no job.
https://i.imgur.com/W98U1s1.png

Soon got snapped up
https://i.imgur.com/DcQ7aCT.png

Got to the end of the first season. I only took over half way through of course.

https://i.imgur.com/Ww8dnVs.png

https://i.imgur.com/5B7jhYr.png

https://i.imgur.com/PpSPcWQ.png

https://i.imgur.com/DJqUxhS.png

[Spikey M]

I buckled and it's downloading. So weak.

[Spikey M]

Touch is meant to be cross platform, right? How does that work? Now that I have it on the laptop I should be able to play it on the Switch (When it's released), but how does that work in reality? I'm assuming it's all saved on a cloud? Do I have to buy the game again for the Switch?

[randomlegend]

This version worth getting?

[Baz]

This version worth getting?
Yeah, definitely.

Only £26.99 on cdkeys (http://goo.gl/EUyZcw) too.

[Mazuuurk]

I'm thinking about it as well. 30 quid is alright to be fooled I'm paying for something new and better for about 6 seasons.

Is it working to play on a Mac? Or does it crash all the time.

[Clunge]

FM17 and FM17 Touch worked a dream on Mac. FM18 and FMT18 were diabolical on Mac. If you get it, report back plz. Have held off FMT18 until I get a better idea about Mac performance.

[Raoul Duke]

I've not got the latest couple of versions but the Mac platform was utter gash for the last one I had. Just abysmal UI and interaction design.

[Mazuuurk]

I got it. It crashed when I was tweaking the display settings in my first game :eyemouth:

That said, apart from that it seems solid enough. I find the UI a little hard to look at, but starting to get used to it.

[Giggles]

I nearly caved when I seen the CDKeys price but then I remembered 2018 was a steaming pile. They've gone so lazy.

[Dark Soldier]

I've put 150 hours in so far. Half of that is it running in the background though as its the first thing I load when I boot my laptop.

[The Merse]

I'm thinking about it as well. 30 quid is alright to be fooled I'm paying for something new and better for about 6 seasons.

Is it working to play on a Mac? Or does it crash all the time.

Much improved on Mac this year.

[Mazuuurk]

Not seeing a huge difference, but it seems to run quite smoothly at least in the menus. The matches still make my macbook go fucking nuts of heat but apart from that seems alright.

Seems you basically just need to select a "Gengenpress" tactic to win.

[Dark Soldier]

Just use my 5122 mate :rave:

https://i.gyazo.com/1a39449e6da3a79238ef3b44aab3a0a8.png

[Baz]

Haha that's outstanding. Hope you can keep it up all season!

[Mazuuurk]

Fuck me, can you post some screens of it DS?

[Dark Soldier]

Fuck me, can you post some screens of it DS?

Its the one I've linked to in here Maz, the 5122 further down the first page of this thread:

http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/share-download-fm19-tactics/373606-5131-counter-press.html

https://i.gyazo.com/0be87267ba3849faeaf09b5401638acc.png

[Dark Soldier]

Haha that's outstanding. Hope you can keep it up all season!

Was a test save, doing a main Valencia save now.

[Mazuuurk]

Looks nice, could probably get that working as well. Just have so many AMC's to accomodate for in my squad at Arsenal, but prolly get rid of Özil sooner or later as he is annoying in that he literally can only play in the AMC role.

It really fucks me off these little "role suitability" boxes as I get really OCD about having players be "as Green as possible" (even if like a 18 year old kid might be more "suitable" for a role can't mean that he's better there than Ozil, for instance).

[Baz]

Touch is out for the Switch.

1067347652994576384

[Dark Soldier]

Me and Guido broke the fucking game :happycry:

https://i.gyazo.com/fa30fac7b09d5688d07e0d0a75da0d00.png

[Baz]

Why what's happened?

[Dark Soldier]

Corner exploit. Play 433, copy the below exactly, blitz every cunt. There's also a throw in exploit.

https://strikerless.com/2018/11/29/short-corners-my-plan-b/

https://i.gyazo.com/a8181d5c3a059a5ad655a4d95eac5361.png

[John Arne]

Corner exploit. Play 433, copy the below exactly, blitz every cunt. There's also a throw in exploit.

https://strikerless.com/2018/11/29/short-corners-my-plan-b/

https://i.gyazo.com/a8181d5c3a059a5ad655a4d95eac5361.png

Which 433 do you use, DS?

[Dark Soldier]

One that I made. High line of defence, narrow, counter and counter-press, higher line of engagement etc. Two CFs and one AF up top. More results, second season:

https://i.gyazo.com/970dbbdbac398e7f52e95b5c35d38259.png

[Dark Soldier]

Oh and fucking lol

https://i.gyazo.com/921a14372751252b202a7cc59f7af804.png

[Baz]

:lol:

[Mazuuurk]

What in the hell is this...?

https://twitter.com/DugoutFM

[Mazuuurk]

Anyway, DS - how to you get your corner-taker to consistently pass the player on the edge of the box? I've got my team set up like yours but I'm not seeing a massive amount of corner goals, it all seems quite normal? Must be missing something.

[Dark Soldier]

It needs to be a 433, copied exactly as this with either the DL or DR who stay back taking the corner:

https://twitter.com/DorkSirjur/status/1068996787359399937

Does not work on beta patch (although there's another tweak for that), 19.1.5 for now.

[wullie]

One change I really like in 19 is that they've turned the stroppiness down by loads. Previously when a player would ask for a chat you either had to promise them the moon or they'd start a revolt, whereas now they're so happy you've spoken to them they drop the issue immediately. They must really be starved of affection.

[wullie]

Since the latest update all I seem to play out are goalless draws but got promoted in spite of that. Liverpool had a decent season though

https://i.imgur.com/XhTrd0s.jpg

[Mazuuurk]

One change I really like in 19 is that they've turned the stroppiness down by loads. Previously when a player would ask for a chat you either had to promise them the moon or they'd start a revolt, whereas now they're so happy you've spoken to them they drop the issue immediately. They must really be starved of affection.

The main problem with this that it all gets insanely tedious after a while just dealing with it, even if you learn how to do it.

Maybe that's just how it is being a manager in real life as well mind you :sorry:

[Bam]

Just downloaded this today, could someone point me in the right direction of things I need to do/download before I start?

Also, what's the best skin this year?

[Danny]

I am using this

https://www.fmscout.com/a-tcs-fm19-skin.html

[Bam]

Do I need to do any licence fixes?

[wullie]

https://sortitoutsi.net/downloads/view/43990/fm2019-real-names-and-german-national-team-fix

This should do the lot

[Giggles]

Is there any point to it over 18? Near chanced it this morning but downloaded a FIFA 19 demo instead.

[Dark Soldier]

No the match engine is probably the worst they've created and I'm done with it for this year. Away from the ME its the best yet.

[Giggles]

I never used that anyway so wouldn't be an issue. Instant result all the way.

[Dark Soldier]

Then yeah its worth the download.

[Giggles]

At €35 it definitely seems like a better buy than Touch for €22.

[Spikey M]

You get touch as well for the $35.

I paid £27 for both though. It's on CDKeys or whatever it's called.

[Spikey M]

https://www.cdkeys.com/pc/games/football-manager-2019-pc-steam-cd-key

£25.99 Giggles

[Giggles]

https://www.cdkeys.com/pc/games/football-manager-2019-pc-steam-cd-key

£25.99 Giggles

Nice one. I'd been looking at the copy which included the beta demo thing.

[Mike]

Why were you looking for a copy that included the beta? :|

[Giggles]

Why were you looking for a copy that included the beta? :|

Because that's what came up first when I searched on CD keys and I didn't notice until Spikey posted his link.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I've got this after not getting last year's. The interface and that is better than ever, as is the scouting and training and tactics, but I have two gripes, one is it still just all takes FOREVER to get anywhere (must be 30+ hours to do a season properly and I've got a reasonable machine), and the second is that the match engine is terrible.

[Dark Soldier]

Plus corners, and now throw ins, are completely fucking broken beyond belief


https://i.gyazo.com/99e1f7cf20a93f8e82620b9e56ad4e5f.mp4


https://i.gyazo.com/56c32dc89158c3760700a27efc8aecd3.mp4


https://i.gyazo.com/73e76b5796836400b60245338ee8f0e6.mp4


https://i.gyazo.com/9531c0e7d9eeab34083309d7cd093fa6.mp4

[Jimmy Floyd]

Defending as a whole seems to be a complete mess. As ever it's largely a finishing lottery and the game is best enjoyed on text mode so that you can't see it.

[Dark Soldier]

On 2D its still decent, 3D is laughably bad.

Did you miss the whole fuck up with defenders set to cover? Have more than one set to that role and all your defenders would go towards the person on the ball, so you'd have four defenders on one opposition player, with the rest of the opposition attackers wide open.

[Giggles]

What's broken about them?

EDIT: Ah, didn't see the last post there.

[Dark Soldier]

What's broken about them?

EDIT: Ah, didn't see the last post there.


One corners, have the below set-up and have one of the DL or DR taking it set to play short. Mirror it on both side. Between 1 and 3 goals a game:

https://i.gyazo.com/3ed759bf434f06fede49622c4eec41bd.png

Throw ins, mirror this set-up with DL or DR taking throw in, I just scored four goals in one game from them:

https://i.gyazo.com/2f6c5b412fbd4a0fe38925bd1e07a868.png

AI cannot defend either set-up to save its life.

[Bam]

Is there a file to fuck Brexit off? Can't be doing with that nonsense.

[Dark Soldier]

Is there a file to fuck Brexit off? Can't be doing with that nonsense.

Here's the one I made. It switches it off completely.

https://files.fm/u/vsfemrv7

[Bam]

Cheers, I found a file on FMScout.

[wullie]

Had a news item that one of my youth players has come out as gay, first time I've seen that happen. Forgot that they'd even added it as a possibility

[Jimmy Floyd]

Good old Miles called them 'gaygens' at the time which was reassuringly on-brand of him.

[Spikey M]

This is news to me. Might start an Iranian save to see what happens.

[wullie]

It came up right around the point where you get the reminder to renew contracts with six months remaining or tell them they're being released, so I had to extend his contract to avoid the do-gooding PC brigade getting on my case, even though all you have to do is look at my CDs. You'll see Queen, George Michael, Pet Shop Boys. They're all bummers

[Mazuuurk]

Why are people inspecting your FM moves, though?

[Bam]

Anyone got a decent tactic to recommend or knows of a website for tactics?

[Mazuuurk]

FM Scout has a few

[Mazuuurk]

I know training a player to get a Preferred Move uses up some of their PA/CA, but does those points get "unlocked" again if you train a player to stop doing a specific move...?


Or does that in itself use up PA...?

[Dark Soldier]

Anyone got a decent tactic to recommend or knows of a website for tactics?

http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/share-download-fm19-tactics/375228-4-4-2-h-4-4-1-1-too-sweets.html

TOO SWEET HOME version. Completely and utterly breaks the match engine.

This is Brentford season three after I started using it, both defeats were playing weaker sides:

https://i.gyazo.com/2841cc2cfd73bba067b369c7f9c7db5b.png
https://i.gyazo.com/4b1b81bf8e722488b890eaf5614c8435.png

[bruhnaldo]

Binned off the FA Cup to be full strength for Fulham at home, unbelievable.

[Bam]

Random.

[Giggles]

Because that's what came up first when I searched on CD keys and I didn't notice until Spikey posted his link.

Just been uninstalling this. Someone remind me in November that I only opened this twice since I bought it so I don't make the same mistake again.

[John]

Downloaded this out of boredom and started up a save with Rangers. I'm just heading into my second season now and have so far been reminded of both the pleasures and frustrations of this fucking game.

I created an asymmetrical 4-3-3 formation, identical in shape but not intent to the one I was using in that OFK Beograd save a few versions ago, and it worked wonders throughout the season. Ovie Ejaria, on loan from Liverpool, finished the season with twenty league goals from attacking midfield, although his four assists were a bit of a let down. The other Liverpool loanee, Ryan Kent, was even better. Playing out of position and with a role that didn't entirely suit him he finished the season with nine goals and sixteen assists from twenty four games.

Alfredo Morelos is a fucking machine in this version, I'd recommend him to anyone, playing at any level you can lure him to. He isn't lightning fast, but he's quick enough, and his combination of anticipation, off the ball, work rate, strength, and finishing make him an absolute bull up front. He finished last season with twenty eight goals from twenty nine games for me, and he only played sixty minutes in a lot of those as I was trying to bring through a youth player for when he eventually leaves.

I ended the season with 101 points, finishing second to Celtic on 102 because having gone into the final day of the season two points clear, and my last game being against them at Ibrox, the fuckers turned it right on and flattened me 4-1. Then four days later they beat me in the cup final too. :moop:

In preparation for next season I'd already agreed to sign Marcin Bulka from Chelsea with the intention of having him deputise for McGregor for a season before taking over, but McGregor retired so the young lad is straight in at the deep end. I'd also signed Aleix Febas on a free, as well as Gianluca Gaudino during the first season, forgetting I had a load of midfielders out on loan, so I now have the most overstocked central midfield in Europe.

I managed to con Calum Gribbin out of Man Utd for 900k to replace Ejaria behind the striker, but after a debut against some goat herders in a European qualifier in which he scored three and set up four he tore his calf muscle and will be out for four months, so that's a complete fucking waste of almost my entire transfer budget.

Still, Morelos remains and Borna Barisic is a don so we're winning the league this year, then I can move on to my youth only save in Albania or somewhere.

EDIT - Almost forgot, this happened.

https://i.ibb.co/Dp0JCh3/guus.jpg

[Jimmy Floyd]

He went to Burton Albion on my game. Something very broken there.

[bruhnaldo]

I ended the season with 101 points, finishing second to Celtic on 102 because having gone into the final day of the season two points clear, and my last game being against them at Ibrox, the fuckers turned it right on and flattened me 4-1. Then four days later they beat me in the cup final too. :moop:

I would've chucked my fucking laptop through a window

[John]

There doesn't seem to be much middle ground in terms of results on this edition. I was smashing all before me, including blasting Basel 10-0 at Ibrox in a Europa League game, then put three youngsters into the lineup for a cup game against Aberdeen and got biffed 7-1. I played them again in the league the following week, played my full side again, and murdered them 4-0 but with a stat line more fitting of a 28-0 win over two legs. It's quite offputting.

[John]

One nice thing I have noticed is that slightly smaller clubs tend not to ask for such bonkers fees for their promising newgen players. Even Reading gave up a 'promising centre back' whose perineum my scouts were keen to fondle for 700k. Dinamo and Barnet were also robbed of their promising youth products. I stole a couple off smaller Scottish sides too but even in whatever version it was you'd have to dish out ten million for a conference youngster you could get a kid from Ayr for a few tracksuits and a packet of chocolate Hob Nobs so that's nothing new.

Loan players seem a little easier to come by too. I've got Diego Dalot, Phil Foden, and Harry Wilson on loan for the season. Wilson is unsurprisingly giving the SPL a bit of a roasting, but Foden has been a bit of a disappointment. Celtic have gone into the same market and come out with Hudson Odoi, who looks crap, and Scott McTominay, so lol at them.

[John]

Just suffered my first proper classic FM dicking on this edition. Alfredo Morelos had four goals ruled out for offside in the first fifteen minutes, so of course Motherwell scored with their first shot on goal. I finished the game with thirty five shots on goal, they finished with six. 2-1 loss. Outstanding.

[igor_balis]

Following with interest, John.

Scottish league was where I've had the most fun recently. Started with Hibs on FM14 (when Hibs, Hearts and Rangers were in the 2nd tier).

Won championship first season then won SPL first year up. Was really chuffed at breaking 30 years of Old Firm domination until I realised Inverness won it during my first season. :moop:

The main problem I had was the problem you get in any shit league - trying to maintain interest smashing the statically shit domestic competition while you seek continental glory.

[John]

Won the league fairly comfortably in the second season, so I think I'm ready to move on to my long term, youth only save for this edition.

I've pretty much settled on Arouca of the Portuguese second division, but suggestions are welcome.

[Manc]

Botev Plovdiv
Envigado
Valerenga
Vojvodina

[Giggles]

Longford Town.

[John]

Botev Plovdiv
Envigado
Valerenga
Vojvodina

Vojvodina would be an interesting suggestion, but I went OFK Beograd a couple of years ago so the Serbian league is out.

Having actually started up with Arouca, I don't think the club is at all suited to what I want from this save. Not a single player in their squad has come through their own youth system, primarily because they don't seem to have one. I like a challenge with these saves, but this club just seems fundamentally incorrect. That'll teach me to pick a club based on some nice results on Google images.

[Manc]

Boavista would be my Portugal pick.

[Dark Soldier]

Just go Braga and lol

[John]

Just go Braga and lol

I was just considering them. I assume their youth output is mental?

[Dark Soldier]

I was just considering them. I assume their youth output is mental?

Yup, third to Porto and Benfica I'd say. Insane youngsters at the start (Trincao is Godly, sold him for £106m in my Brentford save to PSG. He has variable PA though.) and I've snapped up a few very good regens in saves.

[Mazuuurk]

Won the league fairly comfortably in the second season, so I think I'm ready to move on to my long term, youth only save for this edition.

I've pretty much settled on Arouca of the Portuguese second division, but suggestions are welcome.

Is that you only intend to field like a u-23 team or whatever at all times, or you only intend to field players that have come through the academy (even when they grow older)?

[Bam]

Started a (familiarising with the game) save with Rotherham and we're looking like we will get promoted with ease in the second season, but I find myself thinking about starting a new save with a slightly bigger team. what to do. :worried:

[bruhnaldo]

Can't you win the league and just get a new job

[John]

Is that you only intend to field like a u-23 team or whatever at all times, or you only intend to field players that have come through the academy (even when they grow older)?

Only using players who've come through my own academy, whatever their age. I allow myself to buy back youth products who've left the club, either newgens I've sold or real players who've left the club prior to my starting the game. Those aside I just ignore the transfer market completely and use the time I'd otherwise spend scouting on fiddling with my lineup to squeeze in as many youths as possible and tailoring training to get as much value from each player's PA as possible.

[thommo]

I loved reading about that OFK Beograd save a few years back John, but I can never seem to replicate it when I play the game. I get suckered into the transfer market and normally end up buying way too many players, resulting in mass unhappiness as I promised they would all play, only for me to sell up and cancel contracts and repeat the cycle the next summer.

Started a save with Slough Town, in the National South, and it's the first time I've not needed a lower league database to play as them. Wages are tight however and by picking up two staff members I've effectively stopped me from signing anyone else on a part-time contract. I'm hunting for loans and players who will just play for an appearance fee but anyone who is willing to come is pretty dogshit, and below first-team standard.

[John]

The odd agent would test my will power by appearing in my inbox with the promise of some five star newgen for eight quid and a stadium tour, but I'd done twenty odd seasons with Dinamo Zagreb on the previous edition using only youth, so I was well into the rhythm of just ignoring all transfer news and getting hyped for the next intake. Once you're properly involved in a save with those sorts of self imposed restrictions, every 7.5 performance by the atrocious sixteen year old left back you're being forced to play feels like a league win on its own.

[Mazuuurk]

Only using players who've come through my own academy, whatever their age. I allow myself to buy back youth products who've left the club, either newgens I've sold or real players who've left the club prior to my starting the game. Those aside I just ignore the transfer market completely and use the time I'd otherwise spend scouting on fiddling with my lineup to squeeze in as many youths as possible and tailoring training to get as much value from each player's PA as possible.

I always feel like doing a save like that, maybe with a big club, but at the end of the day I just get super bored during summers and whenever I find a player who looks immense I just buy them (admittedly almost always at 16-17 years old).

[John]

I'm back in Eastern Europe. I've started with Petrolul Ploiesti of the Romanian second tier. They start off with a decent, fairly young team that should bring in a few transfer fees once I've won promotion and managed to work a couple of intakes into the lineup. They also have an extensive youth network and not a bad coaching setup. There endeth the positives.

They've recently reformed after what Google seems to suggest is about their hundred and fifteenth dissolution, so while the game tells me they've won several titles in the past it also tells me they were formed in 2016 and had their finest moment of success in 2018 when they won the third tier. They're joined in the second tier by another name I recognise from various European qualifying fixture lists, Pandurii Targu Jiu, who Floyd dismissed at the time as being 'just letters', but who at a glance have a squad roughly twelve times as talented as mine, and they're not even favourites for promotion. I have so little money that I've just had an appointment for my currently vacant 'Head of Youth Development' position cancelled over a three grand compensation fee, and even offering contracts to my seventeen year olds on a hundred quid a week is worth considerable chin stroking for the moment.

This is the game for me. I'll do some screenshots of my starters and the youths most likely to step up at some point when I next play.

[John]

In Romania if you're drawn away from home in a domestic cup you can buy home advantage. I've just paid four hundred quid for home advantage against a third tier side purely to see if there was a catch, and it doesn't appear that there is.

If the other team has a tiny stadium it's well worth it as the ticket sales will be significantly higher, but I don't think I've ever seen a system so open, inviting really, of cheating.

[Raoul Duke]

That's ludicrous. When you're a few years in and have everything sown up you'll never play away in the cup again.

[bruhnaldo]

That's insane lol

[John]

My wage budget at the moment is £8367 a week. I'm spending £8368 a week. The board are so disturbed by my largesse that they've cut the percentage of transfer funds available to me from fifty to fifteen percent, and told me that I better sort it out or I'm for the bullet.

[Baz]

Ask for a new contract and request the minimum.

[John]

It's October of the first season.

[bruhnaldo]

What if you renegotiate some really young players contract with an added appearance bonus and an extra year in exchange for £1 (or idk like 50) less per week?

[John]

I'll be getting rid of at least one player in January so it's not an emergency, and we're top of the league at the moment so they're not going to bin me over a quid a week.

[Danny]

https://youtu.be/RReHoXJF-zs

03/04 database :drool: