Football Manager 2020

[John Arne]

Beta is out.

[Pleb]

Anything changed?

[John Arne]

Doubt it.

[Baz]

£28.99 on CDKeys (https://www.cdkeys.com/pc/games/football-manager-2020-steam-pc-eu-cd-key?mw_aref=rapdab&utm_currency=GBP&gclid=CjwKCAjwxt_tBRAXEiwAENY8hVXRUpNUYRD-xvy89A6jj3Qso1iwhmEKZWfRXrg7lnEm2-y91jBpVxoCClIQAvD_BwE&utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) inc beta

£25.85 on shopto (https://www.shopto.net/en/dwnld54186-football-manager-2020-pc-download-eu-p175389/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) exc beta

[John Arne]

£28.99 on CDKeys (https://www.cdkeys.com/pc/games/football-manager-2020-steam-pc-eu-cd-key?mw_aref=rapdab&utm_currency=GBP&gclid=CjwKCAjwxt_tBRAXEiwAENY8hVXRUpNUYRD-xvy89A6jj3Qso1iwhmEKZWfRXrg7lnEm2-y91jBpVxoCClIQAvD_BwE&utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) inc beta

£25.85 on shopto (https://www.shopto.net/en/dwnld54186-football-manager-2020-pc-download-eu-p175389/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) exc beta

£22 in the Vietnam Steam Store :drool:

Also, go Zebre!

https://gyazo.com/871431a44b2806790a21750cfcbe463a.jpeg

[Raoul Duke]

What are the main new features? I've not played for a few years.

[John Arne]

What are the main new features? I've not played for a few years.

Genuinely, half the features they announced were already in FM19 (short term loans etc.)

- ME Improvements
- Development Centre for U23 and U18
- Club Vision (which will probably be viewed once in any career mode, at the start of the save)
- Backroom Advice overhaul

Basically, a data update.

[Pleb]

Club Vision is the only notable thing that's new to the game apart from the usual graphics update etc.

[Giggles]

If I cave and say I'm buying this someone ban me. The last two have been shite.

[Ian]

£28.99 on CDKeys (https://www.cdkeys.com/pc/games/football-manager-2020-steam-pc-eu-cd-key?mw_aref=rapdab&utm_currency=GBP&gclid=CjwKCAjwxt_tBRAXEiwAENY8hVXRUpNUYRD-xvy89A6jj3Qso1iwhmEKZWfRXrg7lnEm2-y91jBpVxoCClIQAvD_BwE&utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) inc beta

£25.85 on shopto (https://www.shopto.net/en/dwnld54186-football-manager-2020-pc-download-eu-p175389/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) exc beta

Seriously if you're going to give the money to them just pirate it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

A good match engine update would make up for a lot of the shite they have pointlessly added over the last five to seven years, but I fear this will still not be a game for people with jobs.

[randomlegend]

Bring back sliders.

[John Arne]

And WibbleWobble.

[Dark Soldier]

Already broke the game, ME is a joke again:

https://i.gyazo.com/4ffe780badddb27b9ca92fe38e24ceb8.png

[Mike]

I've started with Liverpool, won the Community Shield and am about to play my first game of the season.

Signed up Sergej Milinkovic-Savic for £66million and Steven Sessegnon for £14million, while selling Lovren for £30.5 million with another £8mil if he plays.

The bigger news is that Jonathan Panzo and Erling Haaland are set to sign next summer, having already agreed deals, I wanted to give them a season where they are but make sure I had them.

[John Arne]

First season done - quite enjoyed it - the game seems a little quicker this year.

Lost the community shield, but won 11 of my first 12 league games - thinking I was gonna romp the league - however, December came and about 30 games in 2 months (league, carabao, world club cup, European cup) - I managed to lose league games, and also only managed 3 wins in my last 8.

In the end, finished 3rd in the league, behind Manchester clubs. Won the Euro Super Cup, World Club Cup and Carabao Cup. Inter beat me in the CL Quarters on away goals.

I also signed Savic and Haaland, and sold Lovren :D

Ins:

https://gyazo.com/eebf536956cdf90eb632eec18b9bd48a.jpeg


Outs:

https://gyazo.com/d859796f8949bd7e63e6ef4ddb0deaa0.jpeg

[Dark Soldier]

I'm undefeated in 74 games lol. This breaks the match engine near enough:

https://i.gyazo.com/0d447935e1ed8a604452095bb2cd2790.png

Mejbri is fucking insane this year:

https://i.gyazo.com/e79af850ee6cf387e6a8d1c8fc570db8.png

[Yevrah]

That skin actually looks quite sharp.

[Dark Soldier]

That skin actually looks quite sharp.



Its in 4K so probably helps with clarity somewhat. Dark skin is lovely though this year. The game is genuinely one of the better entries in a long while.

[Yevrah]

How is it better?

[Mike]

Its in 4K so probably helps with clarity somewhat. Dark skin is lovely though this year. The game is genuinely one of the better entries in a long while.

I downloaded a modified version of the dark skin that fixes how bright the news is.
https://www.fmscout.com/a-dark-is-actually-dark-fm20.html

[Dark Soldier]

How is it better?

More responsive, the match engine feels better (although there is an issue with 1v1s currently, but it is a beta). They've implemented new plans for clubs, so you have a seasonal plan with goals and aspirations and a long term plan with multiple targets to achieve. I haven't had a player piss and moan about lack of playing time yet as, when you offer new contracts, you can pick their specific roie in the squad (fringe player, impact sub, squad player, star player etc). A lot of QoL implementations. Training is the same as last year, which I liked anyway.

u18s and u23s have been moved to the development centre, and you can get early feedback on youth intakes, so say a month or two before they come in you'll receive a report from your DoF or HOYD with information about whats good and bad etc. Game is a lot more responsive (although my PC spec is ridiculous so it helps), and I've yet to see an actual, big annoyance bug.

[Dark Soldier]

An example of club plans (it is Man Utd so loft ambitions):

https://i.gyazo.com/65ecdf98f8fe77d4aa02a296a7b7d2b3.png
https://i.gyazo.com/983f7fe5006e1271535779bb31322e7b.png

[Dark Soldier]

New contract negotiation pre-screen:

https://i.gyazo.com/6642ecfef17b84a73539be345676b612.jpg

[Mike]

Just had the CL draw...
https://i.imgur.com/hlNsJIr.png

Glad I avoided group G!

[Gray Fox]

I want John Arne banned immediately for daring to sell Divock Origi. Contract for life.

[The Merse]

Whatever they’ve done to speed it up is welcome. I’m noticing smoother processing, lack of juddering in games (I can play new shooters on my Mac without issue so I’ve always felt it’s their optimisation). Too early to say what dev centre impacts, and otherwise it’s an update at the end of the day, but I’m enjoying it.

For perhaps the first time ever in CM/FM I took over Arsenal first, having done my usual and loaded up with Swedish Feb 2020 start date and found them 9th, coupled with my detest for Emery’s management of the club at the moment it felt a good option. Drew with Sheffield United and needed away goals to beat Rennes in the Europa but since then have won 5 on the bounce to head back to the top 6 and get through to Roma in the EL semis. Glad to see that not only are Nelson, Nketiah, Sami and EMS great prospects, but also John-Jules and Balogun from the U18s. Should be a nice save to ease into the new game before heading for a downloaded 8th Tier club or similar.

Oh, and a) wonderkids seem more reasonably priced from the scouting I’ve done, and b) I like the contracts / player pathway promises where you tell kids what role they’ll have over the duration of a contract year by year.

[Mike]

Ouch
https://i.imgur.com/tQRfBgz.png

[Jimmy Floyd]

Bodybagged by virtual Neil Warnock, I'm surprised Miles hasn't put a mental health helpline number in for that.

[Shindig]

Miles probably followed him with a recorder for six months to get it right.

[Clunge]

Anyone given Touch 20 a go? Is there a beta for that? 17 was probably my favourite FM of all time, but 18 and 19 were a mess. Playing on Mac too.

[John Arne]

Anyone given Touch 20 a go? Is there a beta for that? 17 was probably my favourite FM of all time, but 18 and 19 were a mess. Playing on Mac too.

I havent tried it, but yes, there is a touch beta.

[Mike]

Going well ten games in.
https://i.imgur.com/VSAP4A8.png

https://i.imgur.com/6FmLQtc.png

[Gray Fox]

How dare you concede a goal against West 'am.

[Mike]

I know! Just let 2 in away against United, still won though.

[Dark Soldier]

Game is broken as fuck:

https://i.gyazo.com/9a881cbac793ec1f42071bb9b8ebdaf4.png

[Spikey M]

You're no Neil Warnock.

[Mike]

Ughhh
https://i.imgur.com/NYPJXal.png

[John Arne]

Ughhh
https://i.imgur.com/NYPJXal.png

That's the best version of Brexit. You can basically have 17 foreigners out of 25 in the registered squad. And I've found with that Brexit that every foreigners is issued a WP, even youngsters.

[Mike]

Ah good. They’re all getting new long term deals a week before it starts

[Baz]

Game is broken as fuck:

https://i.gyazo.com/9a881cbac793ec1f42071bb9b8ebdaf4.png:lol:

I’m skipping this version. Too addicted to WoW Classic.

[Smjffy]

I still play CM0102 with the updates and I doubt that's going to change. I did give 2019 a little go, I think but I swiftly lost interest.

Maybe if I ever have a machine capable of making the game run as fast as CM then I'd be more inclined but I want to rattle out seasons and play casually these days.

[Foe]

Can the FA scrap the Bosman rule? That’s a bit of a bugger.

[Spikey M]

You'd hope not. How can you retain any 'ownership' of a player if they aren't contracted to you?

[Yevrah]

It would take about 5 minutes for a competent lawyer to ride right though that.

[Mike]

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

Heartbroken.

[Gray Fox]

#MikeOut

[Bernanke]

Any news on how well this will run on Stadia? If it's processed super quickly I'd be interested in throwing a tenner a month on it until I'm bored.

[Spikey M]

Warnock mind gaming Liverpools season into the sea. :cool:

[Trancemeister]

Benfica are offering me 200m€ for Christensen. wtf!

And he rejects them

[Mike]

Since the Warnock comments I drew again then failed to win the World Clup thingy. Thankfully after that we returned to winning ways by beating City away.

[Trancemeister]

Full game is now out.

[Manc]

All over this.

[Danny]

Caved and bought it Saturday. Already through a season and about 10 games into season 2 with Crewe.

[Spikey M]

Got it for £28 from CDKeys. Any decent tactics out yet?

[Bam]

Where is the cheapest place to buy FM20?

[Bam]

Got it for £28 from CDKeys. Any decent tactics out yet?

Ah, should have read the thread first.

[Baz]

Where is the cheapest place to buy FM20?

£28.99 ( https://www.cdkeys.com/pc/games/football-manager-2020-steam-pc-eu-cd-key?mw_aref=rapdab)

[Lofty]

Playing mobile, standard Arsenal save first up. Managed to pip United to 4th and beat them in the Europa League final having spunked £55m on Declan Rice. Christmas in second season now, got Haaland for £90m then realised I have too many strikers, tried playing 3 outright strikers and did a Spurs, tweaked it back slightly and am now top 6 and escaped a tasty CL group with Napoli and Dortmund. See how long until I get bored before I fire up a 30 season Barrow marathon :D

[Trancemeister]

Who's got the best logo pack?

[Giggles]

Who's got the best logo pack?

Were they not banned?

[John Arne]

Nope. FM19 graphics work just fine.

[Lofty]

A lot of places shit the bed this year because clubs are a lot more on it with copyright, Juventus not being named correctly for instance. There is even an 'Arsenal Edition' you can pay extra for so all player pics, club crest and kits are accurate. Not sure what other clubs are. As such people are more reluctant to make or host logo packs. I got an alternative one for mobile which looks good.

My Arsenal save I got sacked in the third season before Christmas. Sold old Aubameyang to Chelsea for £40m, Özil left on a free having been player of the year the season before but refusing to sign a contract. I tried to focus on youth but results were all over the place so can't complain really. Might start another one at some point going for more established talent.

Not sure whether to go for a challenge save, Journeyman career or hometown club save next.

[Giggles]

Is there an edition between the full one and the mobile one any more? I think it was called Touch.

[John Arne]

Yup. You get Touch for free when purchasing the main game.

[Mike]

Who's got the best logo pack?
Sortitoutsi.net has always been my go to

[Giggles]

Yup. You get Touch for free when purchasing the main game.

Just checked there, €22 when the full game (including Touch) is around €30 :D
Fuck that.

[Giggles]

Sortitoutsi.net has always been my go to

That’s reminded me I’ve been paying them for about 5 years now and keep forgetting to cancel.

[Spikey M]

Just checked there, €22 when the full game (including Touch) is around €30 :D
Fuck that.

Touch is a con anyway. When you buy it on one device, you should be able to download it on all of them. Having to buy it on every device you'd want to play it on is a joke.

[Bam]

Touch is a con anyway. When you buy it on one device, you should be able to download it on all of them. Having to buy it on every device you'd want to play it on is a joke.


That's a complete piss take and also why I don't use it.

[Bam]

Sortitoutsi.net has always been my go to


I'm finding FMScout better for graphic's at the moment.

[The Merse]

Enjoying this. After winning the league with Arsenal in 2021, I finished second to an undefeated Liverpool who conceded 6 goals all year the next season. The answer for this year? Replace Lacazette with Mbappé. £160m + Torreira and a near 500k per week contract is all it took.

[Baz]

Enjoying this. After winning the league with Arsenal in 2021, I finished second to an undefeated Liverpool who conceded 6 goals all year the next season. The answer for this year? Replace Lacazette with Mbappé. £160m + Torreira and a near 500k per week contract is all it took.
Got a screenshot of the final table showing they only conceded six? :eek:

[Yevrah]

That sounds quite quite broken.

[Dark Soldier]

They are ridiculously OP. Also look at Bernardo Silva's stats, fucking insane.

[Lofty]

Liverpool are fucking filth on my saves, always win the league early by a massive gap.

Got binned on my Arsenal save, now doing proper unemployed unknown unqualified journeyman long haul save. Got a job at York City in september, now top of the league in February after my free transfers turned out to all be better than the current squad. Interested to see what the step up is like.

[The Merse]

Got a screenshot of the final table showing they only conceded six? :eek:

Actually, it was 5 ffs...

https://i.ibb.co/N23JkcF/Screenshot-2019-11-28-at-17-17-53.png

But finally, on Boxing Day just after the world cup break in 2022, we've ended their 76 game unbeaten run and become the first team in 3 years to score more than twice against them...

https://i.ibb.co/SX5r8PX/Screenshot-2019-11-28-at-17-18-28.png

Mbappe is mint, obviously. Well worth the £25m p/y basic salary.

[Pleb]

This Chelsea save that I'm on is a dumpster fire. Most of the squad are out injured and half of the squad hates my living guts.

On the plus side plodding along in the Champions League and trying to get top 4-6 in the Premier League. Reece James is a solid starter right from the get go but that still doesn't sort out my fucking wing back problem.

[Lofty]

Started an unemployed unqualfied no rep save. Got a job at York, got them promoted, took a job a league up at Newport, got them promoted. Par for the course all my best players were cherry picked and I was relegated. Before the end of that season though I was offered a job with the marginally better Carlisle. Took that job but think it's gonna be an Unai Emery effort as my 'best' team is piss poor in terms of performance if not stats and any decent transfers either want too much, or don't want to come on loan at all. Think I might be plying my trade somewhere else shortly.

[Mike]

Took my Southport side up
https://i.imgur.com/wPiqOmX.png

[Mike]

Season is now finished, was waiting for the playoffs and stuff.
https://i.imgur.com/BdU3qEy.png
I'll spoiler the rest ;)


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[Lofty]

Nice, good job in that league.

I am still in my journeyman career although have been at Doncaster for a few years now, got them in the Prem finishing 1 point out of the european places in the first season. Highlight dramatically was going to Birmingham last day of Championship season with them 1 point ahead of me to be top of the table and winning 3-2 having been behind twice to win the league and automatic promotion (chasing pack were so close a loss would have bumped me to a play off berth).

[Raoul Duke]

Anyone played/playing this on the Switch? Is that version any good?

[Spikey M]

It's shit and part of the reason I fucked the Switch off all together. FM Touch on the hole is a shower of shit.

[wullie]

Took over Brentford in October of the first season with them in 23rd, led them to the playoffs and somehow battered Stoke 8-2 in aggregate. Around March I'd requested the youth recruitment get beefed up with the promise that I'd look to bring youth players into the first team, turned out they meant immediately as I was sacked for not doing so the day before the playoff final, which the caretaker then won to take them up.

Just been rejected by Forest due to my complete inexperience with getting teams promoted, lovely stuff.

[Bernanke]

Where's the cheapest place to pick this up right now?

[Baz]

Where's the cheapest place to pick this up right now?

Argos (https://www.argos.co.uk/product/4094490?istCompanyId=a74d8886-5df9-4baa-b776-166b3bf9111c&istFeedId=c290d9a9-b5d6-423c-841d-2a559621874c&istItemId=iipptaqxp&istBid=t&&cmpid=GS001&_$ja=tsid:59158%7Cacid:532-198-3455%7Ccid:200291570%7Cagid:12525667730%7Ctid:pla-843374584991%7Ccrid:66128557730%7Cnw:g%7Crnd:11535 362668418000465%7Cdvc:m%7Cadp:1o1%7Cmt:%7Cloc:1007 100&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=200291570&utm_term=pla-843374584991&utm_content=shopping&utm_custom1=12525667730&utm_custom2=532-198-3455&gclid=Cj0KCQiArozwBRDOARIsAHo2s7vKbZfTSMvxZqbrINSy A7Qf9U8EJZgwViJsKVl2KyUDEvz3fpHa-rcaAiRyEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds) is £22.99 but it’s physical.

Cdkeys (https://www.cdkeys.com/pc/games/football-manager-2020-pc-steam-cd-key?mw_aref=rapdab) is £26.99

Steam is £33.99

[randomlegend]

Caved and bought it, started the traditional Man Utd game.

Raided Leverkusen for Havertz and Bailey. Also bought in a left-back called Rayan Ait-Nouri who the scouts raved about.

Managed to bin off Rojo, Matic and Young from the dross pile.

[randomlegend]

I see high tempo tactics still produce a millions 1-on-1s where your strikers turn into complete retards. Cool.

[Jimmy Floyd]

For years they've had the problem of too many chances created and therefore the 1 on 1s need to be saved in order to keep the goal tallies down.

[igor_balis]

Random FM question. I've basically always had no youth squad or youth coaches, and just put them all in the first team with "available for 90 mins" for the u23 games etc. Is there any reason I shouldn't be doing this? Easier to build one massive group of good coaches.

[Spikey M]

Do they not all get the arse ache about lack of 1st team minutes.

[Lofty]

Journeyman save is now in the year 2040 and after a bad start a few seasons in to my Doncaster tenure they binned me off the ungrateful fucks so I took a sabbatical with Rayo Vallecano, in my second season Leeds came knocking in the relegation zone with a £50m transfer kitty. Since then I have won the FA Cup, League Cup and Europa League with them, but whenever I get a good run of form going in the league I invetiably end up drawing 10 games in a row then can't make up the lost ground. In my time at Leeds I have turned down Inter, Roma, Napoli and Juventus. Thinking if I don't win the league this season I will look for a final move before the game presumably retires me.

[Spikey M]

I feel like form is overpowered in this edition. If you lose 3 games in a row because you have Liverpool, City and Barcelona in a row, then you can bet your arse Yeovil will be turfing you out of the FA Cup in the next game.

[Mike]

My second season with Southport and we got beat in the first round of the playoffs. Gutted. Better just aim to win the league next season.

[Mazuuurk]

I got this now and started my annual save with Arsenal. Doing alright, haven't really done any signings in the first window which is a first, and I'm actually somehow managing playing with a 4-2-3-1 with an AMC which, amazingly, finds use for Ozil.

Though as always with that formation, while my results are good I always struggle to get the most out of the 3 AMs and especially the AMC, so really I think I'll try to go towards a more traditional 4-1-2-2-1 (4-3-3).

I just find it works better when the midfielders have a little space to run into.

[Mazuuurk]

@DS ok whats the cheat throw in this year? I'm not doing too well :moop:

[Mike]

My second season with Southport and we got beat in the first round of the playoffs. Gutted. Better just aim to win the league next season.

Off to League Two!
https://i.imgur.com/R0afaaQ.png

[Mike]

Some screenshots

https://i.imgur.com/47DNnRa.png
https://i.imgur.com/DZCSc0g.png
https://i.imgur.com/uXMq5wv.png
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[Spikey M]

I've started a Bolton save as they have a 12 point deficit at the start of the season and a supposedly weak squad. It's surprisingly easy. 5 wins on the trot and I'm in the top half of the table.

[Manc]

https://cdn.tv-programme.com/pic/equipes/133/1373.png

I'm having a cracking time managing Braga this year. The challenge is obviously to compete and eventually surpass the big three and it's proving challenging. The first three seasons saw us swat away Sporting and consistently finish third. With Benfica & Porto exchanging titles we have closed the initial 20 point gap in half to just ten however, our results against the established powers have been woeful winning just 3 games from 19. With such form it's no surprise that our only domestic silverware was the Portuguese Carabao in 2022. Our adventures on European shores have been relentless. Dynamo Minsk, Luzern, BATE, Manchester United, LASK, Getafe, Valencia, Napoli, Galatasaray, Sevilla, Strasbourg, Ludogorets, Sion, Lazio, & Portimonense. We have yet to progress past the Europa League quarter final. :moop:

With my tactical nous nothing to shout about (some variation of 3-5-2), player acquisition is were the the Liga NOS may be won and lost in the years to come. The board quickly established a sell before you buy culture which is par for the course in Portugal.

Season 1 - Diego Rolan (£8.5m) - Pablo Mari (£2.2m) - Willian Arao (£5.5m)
Season 2 - Nikola Jambor (£6m) - Ruben Semedo (£9m) - Ezequiel Avila (£5.5m)
Season 3 - Romain Correia (£1m) - Luis Suarez - (£15m)
Season 4 - Leandro Balerdi (£4m) - Exequiel Palacios (£10m) - Angel Gomes (£2m) - Cristiano Ronaldo (Bosman)

Perhaps the only failing in the four years has been Avila which is strong going. A bigger plus is our ability to retain the likes of the Horta brothers, Xadas, Galeno & Trinaco. The investment from Porto & Sporting has been lacking, Benfica on the other hand have heavily invested in the likes of James Rodriguez, Maxwel Cornet, Goretzka, Anton Miranchuk & Ritsu Doan. Perhaps their most impressive arrival is the addition of PEP (m8) Guardiola who replaced Lage after he took charge of the national side after the 2022 Qatar World Cup. The Catalan wasn't first choice and neither was Luis Castro as both Benfica & Porto offered me the the vacancies first. Ronald Koeman heads up Sporting.

[randomlegend]

How's the match engine update?

[Spikey M]

I'm not having that Ronaldo is released on a free in 2022 and signed for fucking Braga.

[John Arne]

I've just realised that my physio is Goring's granddaughter.

https://gyazo.com/02401032dfd95b1aa493a5dbfb8eb037.jpeg

[Manc]

How's the match engine update?

It's improved, but remains unbalanced.


I'm not having that Ronaldo is released on a free in 2022 and signed for fucking Braga.

It's not beyond the realms of possibility that a 37/38 year old Ronaldo ends his playing days in Portugal.

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Season four was by all accounts bang average. We once again finished third in the league this time amassing our lowest points tally and scoring a miserable 46 goals. We limped out of both domestic competitions in the semi finals and a Griezmann led Barcelona taught us a lesson in the last 16 of the Champions League. Elsewhere Koeman won the Taca de Portugal with Sporting and led them to a second place league finish, leaving Pep M8 to land the title and Porto to languish in fourth. On to the summer...

Season 5: Martinelli (Bosman) - Ronald Araujo (£4.2m) - Fede Valverde (£9.25m) - Juan Hernandez (£7.5m)

A phenomenal window by all accounts and performances on the pitch followed suit. We finally broke our streak of 3rd place finishes going one better behind a rejuvenated Porto. We were never able to keep pace with the Champions, but should be encouraged by our 78 point total (9 adrift). It was in the cups were we really shone collecting both trophies and putting both Benfica and Porto to the sword. Europe remained flat as we fell to Leipzig in the last 16 now managed by Ronald Koeman. Wim Jonk replaced him at Sporting.

With £103m spent (£1m net) in the five years our squad is incredibly solid. I'd argue we are only a top shot stopper away from challenging for the title.

[The Merse]

I've gone Dulwich Hamlet again this year, and have taken them up to 6th in League One by Xmas 2023 with the usual mix of youths released from big clubs and non-league talents.

One of the most polished editions I've found. Really enjoying it.

[Luca]

I brought in Bruno Fernandes, Federico Chiesa, Alex Telles, and Michael Bradley on a free (:cool:) and pissed the league/Europa League in season 1 with United.

1:1s are still fucking broken.

[bruhnaldo]

Fuck you for taking Michael Bradley to United tbqh

[Luca]

As a TFC Season Ticket Holder from day 1, I feel that I was well within my rights.

[bruhnaldo]

Lmao that's fair I guess. Were/are you in Inebriatti ?

[Luca]

Lmao that's fair I guess. Were/are you in Inebriatti ?

Nah. Was loosely affiliated with the Red Patch Boys for a while but never a full-fledged member. I’ve always thought the ‘Ultra culture’ in MLS is full of sad wankers trying to emulate the worst parts of European ultras without understanding the context of what they are emulating.

In more FM news, I’m going full Wolves and just building a team of Portu(geezers). Bruno Fernandes, Fernando Luis, and Ruben Dias are all starters. Trincao is trying to fight for a place in the squad. Bunch of Portuguese youth in the ranks. Expanding it out to the Lusitanian world more broadly, Alex Telles is a starter as well.

[bruhnaldo]

I’ve always thought the ‘Ultra culture’ in MLS is full of sad wankers trying to emulate the worst parts of European ultras without understanding the context of what they are emulating.

Can't say i disagree brother.

[Bam]

Yank hooligans. :henn0rz:/:wanker:

[Spikey M]

Green Street was cringey enough and there was only one of them in it.

[Bam]

Two.

[bruhnaldo]

I could tell ya'll some stories about these fuckin hOoLiGaNs but trust me when I say basically none of these boys are about that life and I've tried very hard to see if they'd match the energy they had online with what they had in person.

[bruhnaldo]

Green Street is the problem. They all LIKE the idea of organized fights and shit like that but when it comes down to it all the wanna do is talk shit on North American Casual on facebook lmfao

[Spikey M]

Two.

Wood was one, who was the other one? I'd look to find out, but it's been about 15 years since I saw it and I can't face it again.

[Bam]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP7FNTP_RKc

[Bam]

Wood was one, who was the other one? I'd look to find out, but it's been about 15 years since I saw it and I can't face it again.

Charlie Hunnam and his dodgy accent.

[Bam]

Actually, I just googled him and it says his from Newcastle. :cab:

[Spikey M]

That's a dodgy accent too tbf.

[Shindig]

Eurgh. It's transatlantic enough to get on my nerves.

[Manc]

https://cdn.tv-programme.com/pic/equipes/133/1373.png

After securing the cup double in my fifth year as manager I fully expected us to push on, but we had a shocker both on and off the pitch. 64 points our lowest tally to date saw us place 4th missing out on the Champions League via goal difference to a rejuvenated Sporting. Porto comfortably retained the title leaving newly appointed Benfica coach Thomas Tuchel to secure both domestic cups. The German didn't last long as he was replaced by the formidable Antonio Conte the following summer. Roger Schmidt saw the continuation of the carousel at Sporting.

Off the pitch we were dealt a few hammer blows. Xadas walked away at the start of the season sighting bigger and better things and club captain Ricardo Horta follow suit at the end of the season. They moved to Bordeaux & Rennes respectively. :moop:

With the Europa league awaiting us and the task of returning to the top three we needed investment. Calvin Stengs (Bosman) was picked up from Manchester United and former La Masia graduate Carlos Alena (£15m) arrived from Aston Villa to bolster my midfield. Following his brother out the door was Andre Horta to Betis for (£25m). The band has well and truly broken up.

Fast forward to May 2026 and somehow we were Liga NOS Champions! December witnessed the start of a 22 game unbeaten which included a 15 game winning streak. Our performance in Europe was equally as strong as only Manchester United and away goals prevented a final appearance. The secret to our success lied with our attacking force with Hernandez (32), Suarez (19), Galeno (21) all putting up their best numbers.

During the summer the board announced we would soon depart the beautiful Estadio Municipal de Braga for a new 45,000 seater home, a move which could usher in a new era of domestic dominance.

https://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/foto/0,,40266595-DP,00.jpg

[Mike]

Off to League Two!
https://i.imgur.com/R0afaaQ.png

Playoffs secured at the first time of asking!
https://i.imgur.com/1gLfQvc.png

[igor_balis]

Managing Rugby Town (level 9) on FM19, just had my season 1 youth intake.

https://scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-9/89467846_680328329200654_3439408500671774720_n.png ?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=b96e70&_nc_ohc=nLnl6DL5tUEAX9jU7AC&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr8-1.xx&oh=edb79659418363c47986d48658d655f9&oe=5EA61076

:drool:

[mugbull]

Do the new FMs still have the co op version where you play with friends?

[Mike]

They do

[mugbull]

Fireeee

You were who i was thinking of when i remembered that feature

[The Merse]

Managing Rugby Town (level 9) on FM19, just had my season 1 youth intake.

https://scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-9/89467846_680328329200654_3439408500671774720_n.png ?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=b96e70&_nc_ohc=nLnl6DL5tUEAX9jU7AC&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr8-1.xx&oh=edb79659418363c47986d48658d655f9&oe=5EA61076

:drool:

Captained their U-14 side, back in the days when VS and Town were seperate. Age groups were a shambles as they just picked up Villa and Cov rejects at 16 and stuck them in the U19s.

[Giggles]

It might be time to buy this shit.

Touch is 22 euro for the iPad, presumably I could buy the full one for around the same for the PC though. Is the full one as convoluted to set up (training, staff, etc) as it was?

[John Arne]

My current save :
Bayern Munich II > PEC Zwolle > Athletic Bilbao
Just applied for the Barca job - but don't think ill get it.

[Pepe]

It might be time to buy this shit.

Agreed. Really hoping for a sale.

[Gray Fox]

Real world clubs are running full simulations of their postponed games on this, in the absence of something to do. Some even pausing and holding polls to let the crowd decide tactical changes.

It's proving quite popular so I'd assume a sale will follow soon.

[John Arne]

My current save :
Bayern Munich II > PEC Zwolle > Athletic Bilbao
Just applied for the Barca job - but don't think ill get it.

Barca said no, but Inter Milano came a-calling.... $198m transfer kitty :drool: and the ability to sign non-Basque players :)

[igor_balis]

Captained their U-14 side, back in the days when VS and Town were seperate. Age groups were a shambles as they just picked up Villa and Cov rejects at 16 and stuck them in the U19s.

No shit! My old colleague played for their u-18s and occasionally got on the 1st team bench, but sacked off football entirely to do law at Sheffield Hallam. By sacked off I mean he didn't even bother doing 5-a-side, he just got mad into DJing, drinking, smoking and illegal drugs. He has zero regrets.

[igor_balis]

ALSO:

https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-9/89552206_570666693797689_3104946340631674880_n.png ?_nc_cat=106&_nc_sid=b96e70&_nc_ohc=06LHYSKBRzUAX-DOLPh&_nc_ht=scontent-lht6-1.xx&oh=06e0cd6d6357e7b06fd6619a4691c2f6&oe=5E9407F3


https://scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-9/89421765_2504384296493587_7932971760134127616_n.pn g?_nc_cat=109&_nc_sid=b96e70&_nc_ohc=10qM9wsBQMUAX8Ooxcl&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr8-1.xx&oh=f9c75eafa3c5e752852dee0b958e78a5&oe=5E92F80F


https://scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-9/89478267_216501689428897_5716306973658447872_n.png ?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=b96e70&_nc_ohc=gxkDVH2aZNwAX-ikp68&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr8-1.xx&oh=1cd12c23245fb1d26d021dbbdfa8b80e&oe=5E91CBF3


https://scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.15752-9/89468925_903382416746545_1447424272472473600_n.png ?_nc_cat=102&_nc_sid=b96e70&_nc_ohc=1NIKl2SMAE4AX8agKMA&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr8-1.xx&oh=2529b48935e790341b2c7579f4c82985&oe=5E90F958





:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

[Mike]

Got the mighty Southport to League One, sit second after 10 games. Man United came calling, turned them down and told the press I’d never work for such a soulless organisation. :lol:


Agreed. Really hoping for a sale.
It’s £23 on cd keys. Dunno if that’s good for you though.
https://www.cdkeys.com/pc/games/football-manager-2020-pc-steam-cd-key

[Gray Fox]

According to Miles there were 84k people playing at once today, which is a record for this version.

[mugbull]

I've just found this very active Youtube channel of a middle-aged American woman playing FM


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9epKh7znW84

Surprisingly it's better content than most of the banshees that play football manager on Youtube

[Spikey M]

I don't believe you

[mugbull]

I didn't believe my dad when he explained how sex happened but now I love it

[Shindig]

You shag your dad?

[phonics]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/270326079648956433/695355295882280970/unknown.png

:cool:

[phonics]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/270326079648956433/695355295882280970/unknown.png

:cool:

I am bottom of the league after 3 games.

:cool:

[Spikey M]

#EntwistleIn

[phonics]

#EntwistleIn

Going from strength to strength.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/270326079648956433/695361223293665340/unknown.png

[Spikey M]

Where did you get that skin from?

[Giggles]

Where did you get that skin from?

It’s 01/02 with a data update isn’t it?

[Spikey M]

Oh :(

[Shindig]

I need to get back to my old save. I want to see if Saviola keeps playing til 50.

[igor_balis]

I downloaded it a while ago, since it's freeware and has a massive community of people doing updates etc, but I don't think it's aged well at all. Leave the memories alone.

It might be sacrilege but crap graphical match engine > no graphical match engine.

[Gray Fox]

Phonics continuing the Arsenal traditions of ignoring the teams actual needs and buying a fancy new forward.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I go the other way on match engines, the modern ones are so bad I'd rather stick to text commentary and leave it to my own imagination.

The limitations of 01/02 when I went back to it were more the mechanics of the game/season lacking detail.

[Spikey M]

I downloaded it a while ago, since it's freeware and has a massive community of people doing updates etc, but I don't think it's aged well at all. Leave the memories alone.

It might be sacrilege but crap graphical match engine > no graphical match engine.

I want the new-fangled game, but that screenshot gave mena rush of nostalgia. There must be a CM01-02 skin out there somewhere.

[phonics]

I go the other way on match engines, the modern ones are so bad I'd rather stick to text commentary and leave it to my own imagination.

The limitations of 01/02 when I went back to it were more the mechanics of the game/season lacking detail.

I need something between this and FM15. I hit continue game about 7 times and was in mid September instead of 3 days into pre-pre season.

[Mike]

Won the League One playoffs in my first season in the league with Southport. Media prediction was 24th.

[Baz]

Only thing 01/02 is missing is right-clicking, otherwise it's the PERFECT GAME.

[Giggles]

Could just tap a mouse for 6 hours and save the download space.

[Shindig]

I'd need flashing text saying "GOAL FOR NEWCASTLE!" to complete it, though.

[Smjffy]

I've been playing 0101 religiously for a fair while and the biggest downside is tactically you can't really try much too new as you already know what works but as far as speed goes, interface etc, it's in a league of its own.

Recent update, Tapani patch, you're set.

[Boydy]

Mobile is decent if you want to be able to get through seasons at a good pace.

[Smjffy]

I'm currently downloading the touch one. Do I still have to do all that faffing around stuff to get real names etc?

[Lofty]

I got Touch 2020 on my ipad, halfway through the season so far and it's ok. Real names wise I assume you mean stuff like Juventus being Zebre etc? I havent bothered looking to change it and also ios is a pain to install logo packs etc unlike mobile on android where you can look into the files so I havent bothered looking into it.

The main irritation with Touch for me is the in app purchase buttons, not sure if you can turn them off but the 'purchase dodgy lasagna' and 'buy magic sponge' buttons really irritate me. It's definitely and upgrade on mobile but hoping reports about it being too easy arent correct as I like trawling the market and turning clubs around.

[Smjffy]

I'm on the laptop but it's not good enough for the full version. I've sussed the real team name thing out, it was the same as it used to be. Just waiting on a logo pack now. I do agree with you about the purchase buttons too. I wasn't sure what you meant initially but one month in and aye, they are the pay to play things init. Robbo needing a specialist for three months right as the transfer window closes (no signings) did make the magic sponge button tempting though. :moop:

It's probably going to be easy being Liverpool given what I read in the thread early doors but I have an idea in mind.

[Clunge]

Still playing Touch '17. It's flawlessly good.

[Smjffy]

£130M plus 20% profit sell on for Mbappe. Too much? First season, last few games left.




Bonuses and Clauses




Wage After Reaching Club League Games
£350,000 p/w after 30 games



Seasonal Landmark Goal Bonus
15 (£2.2M)



Seasonal Landmark Goal Bonus
20 (£550K)



Seasonal Landmark Goal Bonus
25 (£550K)



Sell On Fee Percentage
20%



Loyalty Bonus
£19.25M



Appearance Fee
£175K



Goal Bonus
£130K



Team Of The Year Bonus (Division)
£1.3M



Top Goalscorer Bonus (Division)
£2.6M



International Cap Bonus
£54K



Unused Substitute Fee
£28.5K



Winning the Champions League
£2M



Agent Fee
£2.9M

[Baz]

Nah, Mbappe is always worth it.

[Smjffy]

I only bid out of curiosity but it's ready to be confirmed, I just can't bring myself to do it yet as the intention was to not buy a single player and rely on youth when the first team started coming to an end but I am tempted to cash in on Salah so I can get a decade out of Mbappe instead.

[Mike]

Get him in

[Smjffy]

Woah, woah, woah, Mike. It's been a while since I have done FM but surely it can't be forgotten how reckless I used to be with the finances. This one requires thought in these uncertain times.

As a side note, I like that you can no longer see the youth intake on a particular date but when do I see what players I do actually have?

[Spikey M]

Mid March.

[Smjffy]

Mid March.

I got that bit but when I go to the development centre it doesn't tell me any of their names, just a description of the intake. I can't even see any of the players.

[Spikey M]

You don't get anything until March now, bar a cryptic email which says something along the lines of 'our youth prospects have loads of wingers and a top prospect from Kenilworth. There are no Centre Backs of note.'

[Smjffy]

Yeah that's what I am referring to. I am near the end of April and I still can't see what players they are referring to other than those cryptic things.

[Spikey M]

That's weird. Are you sure they're not sat in your Under 18's? You get them in a 'Youth Development' squad in mid-March like you used to.

[Smjffy]

I don't seem to have an U18's team. Just a reserves.


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


Is it because it's FM Touch and not the full version do you think?

[Spikey M]

It must be, but fuck knows when you get them. The season is all but done.

[Lofty]

Touch, journeyman unemployed career with Sunday league experience. Got a job with Dorking in the VLS won the league exceeding expectations in my first season. Had a wobbly second season in the VNL and scraped avoiding relegation with a win on the last day of the season. Playing possession based attacking football with kids and no transfer budget, just bagged an absolute beast striker for season 3 but hope I can get some real form together, it's interesting dealing with contracts at this level but it would be nice to upgrade to a position of at least knowing players cant just leave when they want soon.

[Dark Soldier]

Posted my new tactic if yous fancy it:

https://fm-base.co.uk/resources/2413-ultra-attack-designed-for-top-teams.808/

[Lofty]

Third season with Dorking was a bust, relegated and runners up in FA Trophy. Resigned and applied for a load of jobs only to end up managing Maidenhead in the same league Dorking have been relegated to. Foolishly just looked at their final league position and objectives and took the job. Turns out half of the good players are unhappy and leaving on free transfers. Had to do some real digging and despite unearthing a few diamond kids I think promotion is going to be a stretch. Fortunately I get the impression failure to get promoted will result in the sack so should be interesting. I don't expect to move up the leagues quickly but wouldn't mind a stint in Spain or Germany's lower leagues to mix it up.

[Adramelch]

I am managing Atletico in one of my Jman saves and we've given away 9 penalties in 24 games. I thought it would be tactical, but going through them it doesn't seem like it would be (and I've been using this tactic for like 3-4 season now and it wasn't an issue). It just feels like the game is cheating, Real, Barca and Bilbao (the rest of the top 4) have 0 penalties conceded. Pretty annoying.

[Lofty]

I changed my tactics from 4231 wide possession to 4222 dm narrow geggenpress this season and ended up smashing the VNS with 108 points and a +73 GD :D

[Luke Emia]

Started as Kings Lynn and I’ve gone from the VNS to League One in seven seasons. Barely any money and the promotion from League Two felt like a massive fluke as my squad was terrible I still had half a team of part-timers.

Anyway I struck upon an idea, look through all the Premiership U23’s for players whose contracts are expiring at the end of the season. Then from April onwards any who have been scouted and come back as must sign I’m offering £0 for. Means I can tie the transfer up before they get released and all the other clubs come in and blow me away for wages. I’ve signed 9 players who all appear to be better than anything I have at the club with this little tactic and the benefit is rather than them all asking for over 1k a week I’ve managed to bid them all down on wages. Season only finished last week but my squad is pretty much built for next season already.

[Lofty]

Very nice. I scored a keeper from Arsenal that way but 99% of them wont entertain me.

[Lofty]

Suspect FM 2020 Touch has a bug. Was smashing the league but got a load of long term injuries and can't bring in replacements because there is an ongoing takeover that is simultaneously going well and badly on the same day.

[Smjffy]

Buckley Town - Season 2019/20

Season Summary

The media suggested a season of struggle was ahead after predicting us to finish in 16th place but fifteen transfers later the squad had a completely different look about it and it quickly became apparent that we would challenge. Corwen looked as though they would be tricky to catch early doors but they soon started to fall back around Christmas time and Bangor City were more late comers than a consistent thorn in our side.

In truth our position was never really threatened.

https://i.ibb.co/Qn79vzn/league.png

We enjoyed a run on both domestic cups and whilst losing in the semi finals was unfortunately, beating TNS in the Welsh Cup more than erased that memory and qualifies us for the Europa League next season which is an added bonus.

https://i.ibb.co/qCCCpp9/cups.png

If we can keep the majority of the squad together on non-contracts whilst adding a few more numbers than I reckon we should be looking at avoiding relegation from the top flight with ease but I want regular Champions League football, ram packed stadiums and a steady flow of youngsters coming through.

https://i.ibb.co/dk6dRHR/kylesmythscorer.png

A minor fuss was made when Kyle Smyth joined from rivals Flint Town but he answered his critics well with 15 in 42 but with 11 assists also.

https://i.ibb.co/QX78w5V/topscorersamwade.png

After failing to make the grade with Cardiff City, Sam Wade had spent much of his career bumbling around and doing nothing much of note in the Welsh lower divisions, first with Goytre United and then with Llanelli but with 40 goals in 39(1) in his debut season at Buckley he's for sure a keeper.

[Raoul Duke]

Currently on sale, 1/3 off at the moment :sherlock:

[Spikey M]

My Sunderland team have been promoted twice on the bounce and have finished 6th at the first time of asking in the Premiership.

The squad needs investment, but our finances are still shite. £40 million to spend and I have a load of 30 somethings that have their contracts expiring that I really don't want to renew.

Will Grigg in particular is pissing me off. We've had 3 offers for his transfer listed arse, and he's rejected their contracts every time. He's leaving on a free now having sat on the bench all season scratching his arse and, - yes, wait for it - my bank balance is terrified.

My first team striker is currently a 17 year old 'wonderkid' that came through in last years youth crop. He was already Championship standard when he arrived, so worth the work to develop him, but he only bagged 8 goals this season. The fella needs to fix up.

Any decent cheap player recommendations welcome.

[Lofty]

Are you managing your wonderkid's training and having him mentored?

Got Bristol Rovers to the Championship in 18 months, having taken over with the remit of avoiding relegation. Signed Lovren and King on free transfers to be mentors. Sacking off half the squad to survive next season now.

[Giggles]

Currently on sale, 1/3 off at the moment :sherlock:

Until they change what they’ve been told about for years it’s not worth a cent.

[Adramelch]

I mean, I've still gotten good value from the game, but the ME is admittedly fairly atrocious for 2020.

[Spikey M]

Are you managing your wonderkid's training and having him mentored?

Got Bristol Rovers to the Championship in 18 months, having taken over with the remit of avoiding relegation. Signed Lovren and King on free transfers to be mentors. Sacking off half the squad to survive next season now.

Can you still do that? Where is it?

[Spikey M]

Until they change what they’ve been told about for years it’s not worth a cent.

I'm still enjoying it. It's 50 times the game FIFA is, which is just a fucking computerised sticker book these days.

[Adramelch]

Can you still do that? Where is it?

Mentoring is in the training tab on the left panel thingy at the main screen.

[Spikey M]

Mentoring is in the training tab on the left panel thingy at the main screen.

This is what I get for assigning training to my assistant. Cheers.

[Adramelch]

This is what I get for assigning training to my assistant. Cheers.

Honestly there was no reason to remove it from where it was all those years. I get that there is this induction thing that's meant to show you all those things, but I decided to skip it and then had to google to find how to mentor people.

[Gray Fox]

Is the ME still getting your full-backs to bomb on and put in back post crosses?

[Adramelch]

Is the ME still getting your full-backs to bomb on and put in back post crosses?

It's a bit more varied than that nowadays, but it still has a lot of the good old stuff, like 3-4 posts every other game, strikers unable to finish 1on1s, wingers shooting from insane angles and the likes. But hey, now you also have VAR. which, if you want to watch highlights means having the referee run all the way to the monitor, look at the monitor and walk back to the pitch to announce the decision (which is always a penalty if the doubt is "penalty or not", or 95% of the times a free kick if the doubt is "inside or outside the area"). And you can't skip it because "realism".

[Jimmy Floyd]

I never get the realism thing. If it was realistic I wouldn't be the manager of fucking Chelsea.

[Adramelch]

What do you mean? I think it's totally realistic that not only would I be managing Liverpool after just 10-odd seasons in management, but I would also win CL in my first season there.

[Spikey M]

Harry Redknapp is able to manage football clubs but requires his dog to do his banking. Let's not question reality.

[Mike]

My southport side were able to make it through their first season in the Championship in tact. Some big changes in the summer, having, for the first time, got an actual budget to improve with. Two central midfielders and a centre back already in. I need a striker so bad, but cheap (free) ones are just hard to find.

Sadly it means the end of fan favourite, Will Donkin, who just isn't up to this level anymore, so wasn't offered a new deal. We're in the process of getting a new stadium. Hopefully they name it after this absolute LAD.
https://i.imgur.com/8liwMEP.png
https://i.imgur.com/fjjRA9D.png

[Adramelch]

I offer 32 million for a player, his team comes back with a negotiation for 38m, I offer 35m and they now want 60m. I offer 38m out of curiosity and they now want 65m. Top notch.

[Baz]

I offer 32 million for a player, his team comes back with a negotiation for 38m, I offer 35m and they now want 60m. I offer 38m out of curiosity and they now want 65m. Top notch.:D

That reeks of “well we tried to be reasonable but fuck you.”

[Adramelch]

My scouts reckoned I would be able to get him with 15-27m as well. :D

[Giggles]

That’s one of the things was always bullshit with it.

[Adramelch]

My favourite thing is, you're managing say Barcelona, and you and Real are going for the same player. You offer him the same role but like double the money, but he still picks Real. And it even happens against clubs with lower reputation.

[John Arne]

My biggest issue with the game is that after 6 or 7 seasons, basically any decent players costs upwards of £70m. It's impossible to buy a finished article.

[Lofty]

Bottom of championship with Bristol Rovers, Brentford are 15th just offered me a job with a 37m budget!

Shame to leave Bristol but can't really turn that down.

[Mike]

I've gone from the Conference north to my second season in the Championship without spending a penny :D
https://i.imgur.com/UXmWCjI.png

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

[Lofty]

Top effort that! Had a wobble taking over Brentford as the team weren't set up for my tactic, felt like I was hanging on for January a bit but now I'm unbeaten in 7 so turning it around a bit hopefully. Even put my B team out against 7th in the table and won 2-0!

[The Merse]

Went in to the last day of the season of my second year with Arsenal needing to better Man United's result by 4 goals...
https://i.ibb.co/w40xwBM/Screenshot-2020-05-05-at-06-31-39.png
Pretty satisfying way to get my first title with Arsenal (29/30 - spent a few years with Dulwich Hamlet, then 3 with Brighton, 2nd season at Arsenal), especially as it came about after being top for months and then giving it up with a collapse into a draw at Villa and 5-1 defeat against Liverpool in the penultimate fixture.

[Smjffy]

Is it supposed to be so easy? I took over my home town and rattled out a few seasons, we got promoted to the top flight, struggled for the first 2/3 seasons, made the group stages of the Europa Conference once which gave us some hefty funds, following season we went out early doors so I focused on stripping the division of it's good players or rather anyone who wasn't already with TNS. Next season we battered the division and qualified for Champions League for the first time. Straight to the group stages, finished 3rd, knocked someone out of the Europa then got knocked out ourselves.

I'm using DS's tactic with very few alterations but it seems a bit easy. Excusing an 11-0 defeat to Benfica that is. :moop:

[Adramelch]

There's tactics that completely break the game, but even with a bog standard tactic it's quite easy.

[Lofty]

Yeah I feel like some older versions you would be in real trouble if you didnt get your house in order quickly. This time it is more transfers etc that are a pain than winning games.

That said I really needed to win all of the five remaining games this season to steal a promotion place only to ship 3 goals in 10 mins against Swansea eventually finishing 5-1 :moop:

[Mike]

I'm using DS's tactic with very few alterations but it seems a bit easy. Excusing an 11-0 defeat to Benfica that is. :moop:

That’ll be why, pretty sure he made his tactic to break the match engine. Try making your own? Doesn’t his have a silly formation and stuff you’d not see in real life? Sorry if that’s not the case, I’ve always made my own.

[igor_balis]

I'm using a game breaking tactic. Why am I winning all the time??

[Dark Soldier]

To be fair mine isn't game breaking, its just designed to completely forget defence and score as much as possible. You'll still get the odd very heavy defeat.

[mugbull]

I saw a video on Youtube where some guy modded the match engine and the players were doing all sorts of spastic shit. If that's possible - which I had no idea - it should be possible for all the FM communities to come out and make a realistic ME mod every year no? Difficult, but possible. I would totally buy the game if that happened

[John Arne]

I started a new game as Buriram in the Thai league. Very enjoyable first season, winning the league and reaching the semi-final of the Asian CL. Star man is former Arsenal man Nacer Barazite, with Thai bothers Sarachat and Muenta also coming along nicely. I've been given a massive kitty of $5m... looking to bring in Tristan Do for $1m at right-back and probably save the rest until a decent right midfielder comes along.

[John Arne]

I started a new game as Buriram in the Thai league. Very enjoyable first season, winning the league and reaching the semi-final of the Asian CL. Star man is former Arsenal man Nacer Barazite, with Thai bothers Sarachat and Muenta also coming along nicely. I've been given a massive kitty of $5m... looking to bring in Tristan Do for $1m at right-back and probably save the rest until a decent right midfielder comes along.

Tristan Do agreed a $3.5k-a-week deal. He is worth nowhere near that, but he's 26 and Thai - which means I can offload one foreigner spot and get rid of my current right-back, a Brazilian bloke (who was decent enough) called Vinicius. Both foreign forwards left the club (Bueno & Cuesta), so I have a massive gaping hole up front, with only Muenta as a recognized striker. I agreed a deal for a Brazilian lad for $4m, however, I bottled it - he would only sign a 2 year deal, which realistic means he'll be leaving on a free in 2 years - waste of money. Agreed a deal for North Korean striker Yu-song (Su-yung??), however, I bottled again, this time because his stats were all over the place; decent finishing and pace, but fuck all anything else. Probably malnourished, too. Also signed up German-Thai defender Manuel Bihr from Bangkok - $300k for a national team player, decent third choice CB, and another local player.
Actually heading into the season with 2 or 3 foreigner spots to play with.

[Manc]

Currently managing Scotland and enjoying it to no end. The job began in the midst of qualification for Euro 2020 with the team lying in second place after four games. My debut would see us hold Belgium to a 0-0 slugfest, quickly followed by a narrow win over Kazakhstan. A trip to Cyprus the following month and we turned on the style running away with a 4-0 thrashing courtesy of Griffiths, McBurnie & Armstrong. 7 points from 3 games was ideal, far from ideal was the Russians donning Belgium and ourselves via a 92nd minute winner in Moscow. After squeaking past San Marino 1-0, yes San Marino, we still had hopes of securing automatic qualification knowing Russia played Belgium in game 10. Hazard & Co held up their end of the bargain winning 3-0 however, unable to score more than once in Kazakstan we missed out by one goal.

On to the playoffs were we drew Finland at Hamden Park. Possibly the worst 119 minutes of football ever played was put out of it's misery as Griffiths headed home from a corner to avoid the lottery of penalties. Next up was Norway and we charged out of the gates scoring 3 inside half an hour. The Scandis clawed back two of their own, but we held on and secured our place @ Euro 2020. Joyous.

Our opponents in Group D; Ukraine, Switzerland & England. Spicy stuff. We had a mare in the opening game losing comfortably to Ukraine 2-0. Next up was England, a game in which we had to secure points. Sitting deep and compact we frustrated the Lions all game, the plan was perfect and then Liam Palmer booted one into his net with minutes to spare. Disaster. With the top two decided the pressure was well and truly off in the final game, and it certainly showed as we donned the Swiss 3-0, the third of which was a wonder strike from McGinn. Our showing in the final game proved vital as the three points saw us qualify via one of the final four best loser spots. History made. The second round threw up a familiar foe in the form of Belgium, we had held them before and we did so again. With Italy waiting in the quarter final, the game would be decided on penalties. We missed 3 from 4 and that was that.

The first Scottish team to progress from the group stage in a major tournament:

Allan McGregor
Palmer
Hanley
Hyam
Cooper
Robertson (c)
Jack
McCrorie
Callum McGregor
Christie
Griffiths

Honorable mentions to McGinn, McBurnie, Armstrong, & Phillips.

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[Jimmy Floyd]

I love national management on FM. Such an underrated way to play the game. Holiday through the fallow months, make a cup of tea, water the geraniums, and then come back to find two gun regens before inching past Macedonia with a last minute goal. Nothing like it.

[Disco]

One of my favourite games was starting as Bermuda and then onto any tiny shitty nations that would take me.

[Pleb]

This is making me want to load up a China international save because why not.

[Mike]

I’m the Holland U21 manager on my safe. I love having a second job like that’s, just because I like getting all the languages.

[Lofty]

Touch is alright but I have foolishly joined a group on facebook where everyone is posting pics of tidy looking custom skins, logos and some really good newgen profile pictures etc which makes me lament the limitations of Touch more, especially the 3 nations game limit.

[Dark Soldier]

I have the paid for regen faces if anyone wants 'em. They're a million times better. Heffen is best skin, on FMScout.

https://i.gyazo.com/f8644c4df081695be868ae7ec4ae0279.png

https://i.gyazo.com/7019a7dc7a8bdf7ebbcee38b14bb90a0.png

[Mike]

Link me up

[Dark Soldier]

Done.

[Pleb]

This is making me want to load up a China international save because why not.
Our squad is fucking shite.

Naturally shagged the East Asian Cup because my main focus is primary not fucking up the World Cup qualifiers and having a go at the ANC.

[John Arne]

I have the paid for regen faces if anyone wants 'em. They're a million times better. Heffen is best skin, on FMScout.


Yes please, sir.

[Dark Soldier]

Forwarded mate.

[Pleb]

I have the paid for regen faces if anyone wants 'em. They're a million times better. Heffen is best skin, on FMScout.
:wave:

I'll have that please good sir.

[Baz]

Do the regens come through with new faces or are you just assigning fancier cgi faces to the players you like?

[Dark Soldier]

Do the regens come through with new faces or are you just assigning fancier cgi faces to the players you like?

The latter

[Dark Soldier]

Better for long term saves, so they don't look like sex offenders

[Raoul Duke]

Can't remember if I posted this before but SI should use tech similar to https://thispersondoesnotexist.com to generate regen faces. They could even age them. Would be phenomenal.

[Spikey M]

Better for long term saves, so they don't look like sex offenders

My world beating, now 21 year old Regen has a sick moustache, thanks!


Yea chuck us the link cheers love x

[Dark Soldier]

Will do tomorrow when back on PC

[Adramelch]

I like how the star rating has been more fluid in the latest versions, but as with virtually everything SI does, it's too fucking wild. I have had a player go from 4.5 stars to 2.5 stars and then back to 4 within the space of 6 months, while his performances have been consistent and his stats have barely changed (and it's not even the first time).

[Smjffy]

I'm livid. :moop: I just won the league title with FC Juniors of Austria after three seasons as I was attempting to do a YDWAWK save...

:cry: FC Juniors are fucking ineligible for promotion.

Anyone have any decent suggestion for a European club in a lower backward league that's got a decent set up for a similar save? So gutted.

[Adramelch]

Also, while I'm addressing my complaints, why is it so hard to sell unwanted players for a reasonable price? And I am not talking the average players, but 4-4.5 star players that just don't fit my tactics.

[Manc]

I'm livid. :moop: I just won the league title with FC Juniors of Austria after three seasons as I was attempting to do a YDWAWK save...

:cry: FC Juniors are fucking ineligible for promotion.

Anyone have any decent suggestion for a European club in a lower backward league that's got a decent set up for a similar save? So gutted.

Look no further than Altinordu F.K. (https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/football/2017/oct/12/altinordu-dominate-turkish-football-homegrown-players).

[John Arne]

I like how the star rating has been more fluid in the latest versions, but as with virtually everything SI does, it's too fucking wild. I have had a player go from 4.5 stars to 2.5 stars and then back to 4 within the space of 6 months, while his performances have been consistent and his stats have barely changed (and it's not even the first time).

Remember that stars are indicative of a players ability against the other players in your team. So if you have a 3.5 CA player, but then you sign a couple of superstars, his rating will reduce to 2.5-3.0 stars. That said, cant say if seen it go up and down so quickly as you mentioned.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Question for people playing the last couple of versions: do you need the keyboard at any point to play? I really can't remember, I'm up for a game but I'd quite like to play it with a remote mouse on my TV, because fuck hunching over a hot whirring laptop for that long.

Player search is the only thing that comes to mind from 18 backwards, but I'm sure I can live without that.

[Spikey M]

Remember that stars are indicative of a players ability against the other players in your team. So if you have a 3.5 CA player, but then you sign a couple of superstars, his rating will reduce to 2.5-3.0 stars. That said, cant say if seen it go up and down so quickly as you mentioned.

It's also indicative of how likely they are to reach their potential. A player may have 3 stars for potential in the youth team, but if an injury crisis hits and he gets promoted to first choice right back, then it could easily change to 5 stars within a couple of months.

[Spikey M]

Question for people playing the last couple of versions: do you need the keyboard at any point to play? I really can't remember, I'm up for a game but I'd quite like to play it with a remote mouse on my TV, because fuck hunching over a hot whirring laptop for that long.

Player search is the only thing that comes to mind from 18 backwards, but I'm sure I can live without that.

As you say, only if you want to search for a player, club, country or competition by name, but you can navigate to them via other means.

[Smjffy]

Look no further than Altinordu F.K. (https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/football/2017/oct/12/altinordu-dominate-turkish-football-homegrown-players).

That's the one. I've taken it on. (Y) Cheers.


I have the paid for regen faces if anyone wants 'em. They're a million times better. Heffen is best skin, on FMScout.



Will they work for FM Touch? If so then I'll have 'em. I can't figure out how to fix the logo's on FMT either. :moop: