Football Manager 2021

[Mike]

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[Lofty]

Good effort that. I have decided to start my first big save of 21 after going off it a bit during my traditional opening Arsenal save. Now going to drag Coruña back to the big time.

[Baz]

I’ve got a new laptop that hopefully doesn’t sound like it’s taking off during FM matches, so I’ve started a game. Got it in my head that I wanted to manage in Norway. There are four levels but for some reason, although you can select the fourth, you can’t actually manage teams in it. Annoying cos there’s a team called Frigg. I know you can download databases but I’m a sucker for Steam leaderboards.

So I’ve started unemployed in the hope of getting a Norwegian 3rd tier job. There was one available - Arendal, one for the Frozen fans - but I didn’t get it. However I did somehow get the Denmark U21s job (despite failing to get their U19s job) so those lovely Norway lot will know my name soon enough. Built my tactic around a lad called Anders Dreyer, but he’s soon to be 22 so he can suck it. Now I’m all about a purposely chosen eighteen year old [black!] lad called Mohamed Daramy who has seemingly snubbed his Sierra Leonean ancestors to come and play up top for me. :cool:

[wullie]

Premier League 2025/26 started badly

https://i.imgur.com/QvZ0yIf.png

But then mysteriously really picked up

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[Baz]

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15-0!

Dunno who Nicolas Madsen is but he's amazing.

[Mike]

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Was a rather busy window. A last minute attempt to sign Danny Ings on load from Chelsea sadly failed.


Going well after ten games
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[Ian]

Had a go at this last night, not because I think there's any real likelihood of me getting back into it but because it's on Game Pass and thought I may as well distract myself from a shit United game with a shit computer game.

My initial observations are that the UI is absolutely wretched and that in the six years since the version I last played they've just piled even more shit into it. I only got as far as doing one friendly because as ever setting up a new save is the worst part of the game but even then I did, of course, immediately get FM'd with a healthy lead in possession, shots, xG (ugh) and a man advantage for 30 minutes leading me to a heroic late equaliser with Sigma Olomouc.

I'll at least give it a go until I get to the competitive games before I condemn it to the bin once more but I don't think being able to bang my fist on the table in press conferences or find out who everyone's mates are in the squad is what was missing from FM for me.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I only got to 8 hours on this version because me eyes just couldnae tak it. That was during two national lockdowns as well, so there's little hope for the future when I might be allowed to leave the house.

I wish they'd leave press alone, it's a completely pointless part of the game until such time as there is very advanced AI that could respond to things you actually creatively say to it (so about 25 years' time).

[Dquincy]

This makes me sad.

Used to enjoy reading people's updates.

[Ian]

The colours aren't great but the fucking layout. Maybe there's a way to change it?

The team-talk page where it tells you how your players react to you going "Lads I think scoring more goals than the other team is the way forward *point finger*" has all the players arrayed around the screen in a circle rather than just in a list like it used to be. Absolute shit, a change made for the sake of making a change. Nobody actually feels like they're sat in a room surrounded by disinterested millionaires so don't array the fucking icons "around me" you cunts.

[Mike]

Just get a new skin?

[Ian]

Will there be ones which significantly change the layout of the UI or will it just be a fresh lick of paint over the existing nonsense?

[Spikey M]

The colours aren't great but the fucking layout. Maybe there's a way to change it?

The team-talk page where it tells you how your players react to you going "Lads I think scoring more goals than the other team is the way forward *point finger*" has all the players arrayed around the screen in a circle rather than just in a list like it used to be. Absolute shit, a change made for the sake of making a change. Nobody actually feels like they're sat in a room surrounded by disinterested millionaires so don't array the fucking icons "around me" you cunts.

I fucking hate player interaction. I took over at Newcastle and they were a right load of depressive mongs (understandably).

"I expect a mid table finish with the right signings"

We thought you were going to give us a chance, boss :(

"No, no, I am, I just mea...:

No, fuck off, I'm going on loan to Hull.

[Ian]

I'm looking forward to I DEMAND MORE PLAYING TIME two games into the season.

[Shindig]

"No, Sean Longstaff. I can't have you training to become a cavaliering left-back."

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

"Boss, I really do think a third string goalkeeper should be starting at least every other week".

[Shindig]

"I'm not thinking of the title just yet. We're taking every game as it comes."

SPOKESPERSON DISMAYED AT CLUB'S LACK OF AMBITION

[Baz]

The UI is dogshit.

The squad selection screen is the worst, and it’s hard to get to the main squad screen to pick your team from there. And the match screen is horrendous with seemingly most data inaccessible at the end of a match.

[Dquincy]

I've not played a new FM since FM11; mostly due to the increased unnecessary features and 'in-deptness'. Don't have the time nor interest.

Sounds like most people have similar concerns with the newer versions. But is that because we're all getting older (and the customer market is just getting replaced by people younger than us), or is the game becoming less popular due to these features? (Us lot being a very small sample pool)

[Shindig]

I don't think it's popularity's waning. 2021 sold a million copies in record time. I'm with you, though. I hate the faff. I can hand as much as I want over to the Assistant Manager but it still doesn't flow like I want it.

[igor_balis]

TBF I don't find the interface much more annoying than previous ones. Well, I do find things they've done annoying, but not in such a way that it impinges on my experience of actually playing the game. Like, I agree with Ian, the team talk having the players arranged around you is REALLY stupid, but mostly because it's clearly part of their push in FM 21 to make it more "realistic" and "immersive", when in reality it's the kind of annoying gimmicky thing they'd have in a shit 90s game. But, as it's always been, the UI etc is far less important than simply whether you can get past that first pre-season, and then finish the first season.

Speaking of which, I've actually gotten a save going for the first time in ages. Used a mod that makes the top 3 tiers of Scottish non-league playable, and have successfully taken "Petershill" to two promotions in three seasons. One promotion away from the riches of League Two and trips to Stenhousemuir and Annan Athletic :drool:

[Reg]

Will there be ones which significantly change the layout of the UI or will it just be a fresh lick of paint over the existing nonsense?
I echo this question. Anyone out there who can save us? The team selection screen is SO bad, and the team talk screen annoys me probably more than it should.

[Yevrah]

I had a go at the Xbox version the other day as it was on GamePass and it did a fairly decent job of making it playable with a controller. What wasn't that playable was the actual game itself, which, as has been said, is just a horrible bloated mess.

[igor_balis]

Speaking of which, I've actually gotten a save going for the first time in ages. Used a mod that makes the top 3 tiers of Scottish non-league playable, and have successfully taken "Petershill" to two promotions in three seasons. One promotion away from the riches of League Two and trips to Stenhousemuir and Annan Athletic :drool:

I think my favourite part of this save so far is that i've been able to successfully utilise a strategy i've tried and failed dozens of times - using a slow old playmaker.

https://cdn.fbsbx.com/v/t59.2708-21/160647465_729120464466487_2526542237960816322_n.gi f?_nc_cat=100&fallback=1&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=041f46&_nc_ohc=WdxjcZQwgegAX9INWjy&_nc_ht=cdn.fbsbx.com&oh=f1a388c115bd8883aab209ac56c1145b&oe=604FE356

:drool:

i expected to have to pay about £60/week (huge bucks at my level), but he demanded an amateur contract, as player/scout. his 4 JPA and JPP aren't even that bad. he just sort of walks around the pitch, but against Scottish tier 7 keepers freekicks are basically pens.

[Luke Emia]

Started playing this again the past few days and have managed to get Kings Lynn to the promised land of the Premier League I spent next to nothing in the summer getting everyone in on loan. But, 23 points from 21 games points to us staying up quite comfortably.

New stadium isn't ready till the end of the season though so we have had to play our home games elsewhere for the season. Previously when I have had this happen we have rocked up at Norwich which is sensible as it's only 40 miles away. This time no stay at Norwich, so I thought maybe Ipswich or Peterborough or even at a push MK... Nope this season we are playing our home games at Tranmere just the four hundred mile round trip for a home game.

[Ian]

I'm just playing as United as I invariably do with a new save. I've done my first game of the season and it went well enough but I'm not sure I'll last. There's nothing about it that's convincing me it's done anything about the stuff that stopped me playing in the first place and it's added more irritating stuff as I've already mentioned. The problem, I suppose, is that they had essentially got the core bit of the game right (or near enough) years ago so now they just have to tack more shit on and bloat out existing features to justify a yearly release / their existence.

On the plus side, basically the same formation I used in FM15 looks promising so far so hopefully my brief stint in this won't involve too much farting about with tactics.

[Jimmy Floyd]

As you say, the match engine and transfer system is basically pretty good, so I don't understand why they don't spend all their resources making it look great and run fast, to maximise those sweet 'maybe' sales. Instead they bring in loads of bollocks pointless features every year, as if people will pull the trigger based on the chance to know the imaginary social dynamics of their imaginary squad.

Maybe Miles thinks this does look great. I think I've done a surrealist post before about him having pictures of himself woven into his net curtains or something, so I won't repeat it.

[Ian]

This business of arguing over future playing time in every contract negotiation can do one as well.

More admin / reasons for players to bitch at me isn't what anybody wants.

[wullie]

I'm up to 2028 in my one and if it wasn't for the 'send assistant' button I'd have definitely thrown in the towel long before. One bug I keep getting is a post-match interview asking how I plan to approach the match I've just finished.

[John Arne]

I'm in summit like 2032, never done a press conference or ran a training session. Pointless drivel.

Just polish the game and make a skin that isn't horrendous from the outset. Thank fuck for downloadable skins.

[Shindig]

I barely get a game going. I won the League Cup on 2013 in my first season and felt I was never going to top that.

[Ian]

That's it uninstalled.

All the annoying shit that it already had when I last gave up plus reams of new annoying shit. Not worth my time, and my time ain't worth much right now.

[Dquincy]

Why don't you play the slimmed down version? FM Touch?

[SvN]

I think I'll make this my last season.

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[Shindig]

The hell is going on with that goal difference? :D

[igor_balis]

Season 4, my first up in the Lowland League (one promotion away from league football).

Was smashing it at first, challenging the mighty East Kilbride, but as we roll into February we've gone off the boil a bit. Still in 2nd, but level on points with 3rd and 4th (who I think we'll finish below).

In more exciting news though, we somehow smashed Clyde (mid-table championship) 3-0 away in our third round replay, and drew St Mirren away. Lost but...

https://i.ibb.co/k4dHk0Q/yes.png

:drool:

there's nothing better than a big away draw early on in a save like this. pretty much paid for my next 2-3 seasons.

[igor_balis]

also a quick moment to appreciate the mighty Harry Girdwood

https://i.ibb.co/Fhdqyfp/girdwood1.png

https://i.ibb.co/9cs6WwP/girdwood2.png

love that the sortitoutsi facepack goes down this far, even the vast majority of grey star mopes i brought in on trial that weren't good enough for the 7th tier had photos. definitely makes it a more immersive experience.

[Baz]

He’s gotta get an SPL start before he retires.

[igor_balis]

Lads.

https://i.ibb.co/c6WQy67/promo1.png

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:fun:

Was fearing the worst when we went 2-0 down in the first leg against Formartine, but big Harry got us a goal back in the 94th minute and then we never looked back.

[Baz]

Before I get onboard with the celebrations, have you made your own tactic?

[igor_balis]

Before I get onboard with the celebrations, have you made your own tactic?

Yeah, but it's pretty basic.

https://i.ibb.co/fHJ1BMX/tac1.png

My centre mids get pretty awful average ratings, because the play pretty much bypasses them. When I tried to slow things down, they played better and we started losing :sorry:

[Mike]

Things are still going well in Germany.
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Which is impressive when you see the wage budgets.
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[igor_balis]

Managed to draw at home to non-league Gala Fairydean Rovers in the 3rd round, but thank god i managed to beat em in the replay cus:

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:drool:


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:sherlock:


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:sorry:


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:rave:

[Mike]

Things have gone a bit wrong
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[igor_balis]

Why do my chairmen keep insisting on playing direct defensive football??

[Manc]

Brexit.

[Bernanke]

Got roped into getting this years version after my hometeam got Hamsik IRL, so wanted to try it out. That first season was a breeze but now it's all back to regular regen-farming. Picked up a nifty central midfield pairing:

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My headcanon is that they share an absolute don of a father, who keeps a Korean wife on the side and got them both pregnant around the same time.

[Mike]

Finished my third season, and the first in the Bundesliga.
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[igor_balis]

Solid progress being made in scotland:

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Gridwood's SPL dream lives on, ish:

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[John Arne]

I've just started a new journeyman save, 33 leagues loaded, mostly in Asia. Set my manager as lowest possible rating. Let's slog...

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[igor_balis]

I've just started a new journeyman save, 33 leagues loaded, mostly in Asia. Set my manager as lowest possible rating. Let's slog...

https://gyazo.com/883986adb6d717214371a5c3b4dad3f8.jpeg

I hope you get into it cus this is exactly the kind of save I love to follow.

[John Arne]

From my base in Saigon, I started applying for jobs that I found interesting, and in leagues I had not yet managed in.

2 applications were DHL’d to Hong Kong, with both Eastern and Kitchee both looking for a new manager – however, these were long shots. Managing in Hong Kong is a long way from where I am now (sat on my balcony, in my underpants, enjoying afternoon sun).
Kitchee and Eastern had finished 1st and 2nd last season in the HK Premier League with Kitchee qualifying directly for the 2021 AFC Champions League. Within 24hrs both had told me that my application was unsuccessful. Not even a zoom chat.

I became teary, sniffly and desperate and after those 2 quick rejections I immediately applied for 12 jobs - the majority of them half star reputation.

Sha Tin (HK Division 1)
FC Ulaanbaatar (Mongolian Premier League)
Nakhon Prathom United (Thai League 2)
Chiangmai United (Thai League 2)
Visakha (Cambodian C-League)
Al-Shamal (Qatari 2nd Div)
Al-Nasr (Qatari 2nd Div)
Nzema Kotoko (Ghanaian 2nd Div)
Wa Suntaa (Ghanaian 2nd Div)
Tiga Naga (Indonesian 2nd Div)
PSKC (Indonesian 2nd Div)
Persis Solo (Indonesian 2nd Div)

I finished up my fried bat and coconut soup, enjoyed a cheeky late-night hot chocolate and went to bed at 9pm (GMT+7)

I awoke ready and raring to go - opened the lappy and headed straight to Yahoo! Mail....

I had been invited to Zoom interviews with Sha Tin, Ulaanbaatar and Tiga Naga (which I had really started to enjoy saying out loud). Elsewhere, I had received instant rejections from the 2 Qatari clubs and Thai teams. I was saddened by the rejection, but pleased that I had at least received some offers. Deep down I wanted to head to the Thai second division, however, given my lack of experience and penchant for a good massage, the rejection made sense.

The interviews went well, this despite my attempting to drop some questionable puns on the guys at Tiga Naga. FC Ulaanbaatar expressed that they were concerned by my only being a Sunday League footballer with zero management experience; I politely reminded them that they were based in Mongolia, had existed for 5 minutes (since 2010) and had finished 7th last season, a gentle nudge that perhaps Jose Mourinho was not likely in the running for the job.

Following the interviews, a mere 30 minutes later, all three offered me a gig (should this concern me??) – I dismissed Sha Tin as the offer of $1,200 per month was simply not enough to live on in Hong Kong – I would have had to sleep, eat and bathe at the Hong Kong Sports Institute Training Centre. The offer from Ulaanbaatar surprised me: $130-a-week, which in Mongolia would get me a nice penthouse apartment, and a couple of yak. The offer from Tiga Naga was $800 per month, plus free use of the sauna facilities on Monday and Wednesdays, and the chance to manage in front of some proper raucous crowds - the only downside was Tiga Naga was based in the Kampar Regency, a Muslim majority regency within the province of Riau.

2 days later I headed to Tan Son Nhat airport and peered up towards the departures board for my flight…



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[7om]

What the fuck did I just read.

[Baz]

Badge could be the fake Crystal Palace one on Pro Evo.

[John Arne]

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/team/23159518.png


First update since taking the reins at FC Ulaanbaatar and it’s going surprisingly well.

A quick look at the team and it revealed that we were not exactly stacked with talent. Our best player is 34yr old Japanese centre back Mizu Sasaki, whose playing history revealed that he hadn’t kicked a ball since 2019. Locally, our best player was the one and only Sukhbaatar Osokhbayar, a left back with tons of pace, a decent cross and bags of determination.

Mr Mizu

https://gyazo.com/7301a502ca0aa051d09973e8000d1ceb.jpeg


Oso

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Depite having finished 7th last season, the bookies Baat365, had us at 10-1 third favourites. Mongolian giants, Erchim, who had won the title 7 years on the bounce from 2012-2018 found themselves going through a mini-crisis nowadays, and were 4th favourite. The only 2 teams in the league who didn’t come from the capital of Ulaanbaatar were Deren FC (Deren) and Khangarid (Erdenet).

So yeah, I decided given the somewhat agricultural strengths of the team, I decided to go with the old 4-4-2, playing on the back foot, quite direct, early crosses and essentially shooting on site.


https://gyazo.com/6dffb43445b934b43855ecc0f6cc6a4b.jpeg


Only 2 goals conceded in the first 9 goals suggests it’s the correct approach… so far. Outside of the first XI, it’s gets very thin, very quickly – so I think success this season is going to depend on injuries and suspensions.


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Away from the field, the arsehole board don’t have enough money to fund a coaching course, so I’m stuck without any qualifications and ½ star reputation.

The short-term goal is to spend 2 years here, ideally qualifying for next seasons Asian Confederations Cup and the mega bucks that brings ($43k).

[John Arne]

Very next game, Mr Mizu suspended. Beaten 2-1 by literal yak herders Anduud City FC. Now it all goes tits up.


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[igor_balis]

https://i.ibb.co/8DJRt3S/lg1.png

:rave:

https://i.ibb.co/fdxtSH3/grudo.png

Girdwood's SPL dream is most definitely still alive.

All that said, this is still by some distance the most wtf moment of this save:



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https://i.ibb.co/SVgD5Yt/frm2.png



regardless of his physicals, he is gonna take the fucking piss out of the scottish 2nd tier

[Baz]

That is some coup!

[Gray Fox]

There's something that the Scots want you to know...

[Mike]

Our Bobby :wub:

[Shindig]

He'll be buried with those white teeth.

[Bernanke]

After walking the league 7 years in a row, I finally made it past the CL group-stage (finished 3rd twice):

https://i.imgur.com/a7BHFng.png

It was down to us or Feyenoord ahead of the last game, and we faced them at home. How did it play out?

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

Who is this J. Pavlik then?

https://i.imgur.com/EJPK12J.png

The lad scored a hat-trick in the deciding game with the game winner in stoppage time, on his 20th birthday. Madness. :drool:

[John Arne]

https://sortitoutsi.net/uploads/team/23159518.png


FC Ulaanbaatar

2020

Finished my first season at FC Ulaanbaatar, and somehow managed to win the league and qualify for the 2021 AFC Cup, a season earlier than I had expected.

Unfortunately, the finances are not looking good, and there is basically no budget for next season.



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At the end of the season, half my squad were out of contract - I managed to renew 4 or 5, whilst 4 left; however, I dipped into the freebies and actually managed to overall upgrade the team.
Buuuuuut, I didn't realise that the AFC Cup (and registration) was on 2nd Feb, whereas, my new signing weren't joining until April. Ooops. I was heading into the 2021 AFC Cup with basically 7 senior players and a load of kids.

2021

First prelim round, we managed to see of Taiwan Steel 5-4 on aggregate, and then had the mighty Benfica (Macau) in the final round of qualifiers...


https://gyazo.com/b965a052d29635518cfeeee9f61d644c.jpeg


No idea where that performance come from. Second leg drew 2-2, sneaking through on aggregate.

We were handed a tough group, with 2 DPRK teams in Kigwancha and Pyongyang City and Eastern AA from HK. 2 opening defeats, but we managed to beat Eastern 3-2 at home before going on the finish 3rd in the group with just 4pts.

https://gyazo.com/e96f90ba6bd2b9281445e7aebbb01277.jpeg

In the league, when the new players finally did arrive, we managed to improve on last season, and lost only 1 game. I think I struck it lucky in that the foreigners in the squad are probably some of the best players in the league. Despite no money, the board finally agreed to a coaching course, so I now have a National C License.

2022

I wanted one more go at the AFC Cup, so I decided to stick around for another season. I learnt from last season and ensured all my best players remained and were registered in time.

I was feeling confident. Opening preliminary draw gave us another trip to Taiwan, this time to take on the mighty Taichung Futuro.


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I couldn't face another season in the Mongolian Khurkhree Lig after that, so I resigned after being knocked out of the AFC Cup, and before a ball had been kicked in the league. I left with a C License, and about 3/4 of 1 star reputation.

The job search starts again.

I've applied for a few jobs in the Egyptian 2nd Division, a couple in Myanmar and 1 in Vietnam. I think I'd prefer to stay in East Asia for now, ideally in Myanmar or Hong Kong.

[igor_balis]

firmino is shit

[Danny]

:D

[Bernanke]

https://i.imgur.com/w40BPgI.png?1

This kid.... :drool:

[Smjffy]

"This kid's gonna be somebody better than anybody I ever knew."

https://i.ibb.co/C16qxpZ/Sam.png

Successive league titles from Conference to Premier League, a debut season in which a 5th place finish was secured and then a golden generation sneaking its way through for the second season.

:drool:

Yes mate!
https://imgur.com/undefined

[Manc]

Not at that weight.

[igor_balis]

nearing 500 games with petershill

probably a couple of seasons away from spl

[Kikó]

Is bernanke and smiffys player related?

[igor_balis]

I'm not sure how I've managed to bash through this save so quickly. A small database on a fairly powerful desktop probably makes a big difference, and I spose having less players to scout/afford saves time trawling through player searches.

Started the save in March, and I'm in my 12th fucking season. Scouts recommended a Turkish 18 year old who'd been released by Galatasary this summer, and had the likes of Inter and Real interested, and managed to quickly throw a big contract at him before one of them came calling. Two months later he's gone fucking mental cus i failed to fulfil the promise of "improving the strikers" - I thought the lad I got on a free who played for Raith in league one last season was pretty good, but whatever. He insisted on being transfer listed, and I've managed to sell him to rangers for £200k (genuinely a very decent amount for us), and a 50% sell on. Our training is so shit it will probably benefit us long term as long as Rangers play him and don't let him leave on a free.

[Mike]

Been a while, but we got to the end of the season and things went well!

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

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[Dquincy]

How long is it taking you to get through a season? Are you playing it as much as you used to?

[Mike]

Not playing anywhere near as much as I used to. The care free single life days of playing it all the time are gone. Just got a new powerful laptop, so hopefully can play it a little more.

[Bernanke]

https://i.postimg.cc/28FsvCQK/Screenshot-2021-07-19-at-19-38-32.png

You know his mum do you?

[Shindig]

I haven't tried FM on this PC. Not that loading's the thing that stops me playing.

[Dark Soldier]

It is simultaneously the best and worst version. The ME is utter shit, I can use the same tactic at all levels and it looks exactly the same regardless of player ability.

One dude did a video where he set elite players finishing to like 4, and they still scored 40+ a season. The transfer, regen, training and scouting is the best its been. Press conferences can get in the bin, as can the whole.morale aspect.

I think I'm finally done with it as a series until it gets a full overhaul. Four.months without playing it and no desire to start a save, longest I've ever gone.

[Yevrah]

I’m on about 4 years now. It’s a shame.

[Boydy]

It must be at least a decade since I properly played the PC version but I'm still loving the mobile version.

[Browning]

Been playing a lot of FM Touch recently, it's the first time I've properly got into a save in years....

Started with no reputation and looking to work my way up from the bottom in England. Started life at Spennymore Town in the Vanarama North and had a great campaign thanks largely to their striker, Frank Mulhern, scoring almost 50 goals. We finished in the Play Off places and managed to beat arch rivals Darlington at their own ground in the final 4-2 to seal promotion.

The good times kind of stopped there though. Mulhern moved to Ireland after refusing any contract talks and his replacement finished as the top scorer in the National but wasn't quite as good. We had a safe mid-table finish but nothing spectacular. The following season all the players who had been good the year before turned to complete shit and we were relegated and I was sacked for it.

I spent the summer turning down jobs in the Vanarama North/South. I had previously been offered the Plymouth (League 2) job and turned it down to stay loyal to Spenny so I wasn't willing to go any lower than the National for a new club. Eventually I had 2 offers on the table from Vanarama National sides.... Southend who were the bookies favourites for the title but had started like shit and were down in 12th, or Fylde who were in a relegation scrap but had a lot more funding. The challenge of Southend was more appealing and I immediately turned them around, finishing 3rd in that first campaign but losing the Play Off Final on penalties.

The next season we continued our momentum and absolutely pissed the title, giving me my first proper silverware and my first stint in the Football League, some 3 years after turning down the chance to reach it with Plymouth. Our League 2 campaign started really brightly and we were in the Play Off places when Peterborough came calling for me and I had to go and step up to League 1. Southend, with the squad I built, would go on to secure back to back promotions.

Posh were languishing in 17th but wanted me to make the Play Offs... this wouldn't be easy but I had to try it. We made a flying start and I reached the dizzying heights of 3rd (we were never ever going to catch Wednesday or Preston who were both about 10 points above me even at that point) but towards the end of the year, form died on it's arse, we couldn't buy a win, and in the end I missed the Play Offs on Goal Difference. I did however win the Papa John's Trophy, which is the real prize everyone wants. I expected to be sacked, but a board take over happened, and the new chairman reduced my target to mid-table... so I clung to the job by the skin of my teeth. The next year we set a new League 1 points record and absolutely romped to the title, never even looking threatened by any of the opposition. This was mainly due to raiding Swindon for Nya Kirby for a pathetic 500k who turned out to easily be the best player in the division.

And that brings me to my current season in the Championship... where once again we started out great. After a decent amount of games played (20 or so) we were up to 2nd place... but a run of 8 games without a win has seen us fall to 3 points outside the Play Offs. Not bad for a team who is aiming to battle bravely against the drop. Last night I was preparing for a crunch game against Blackburn who are a point behind us when Blackburn decided to offer me their manager job. Normally I wouldn't move to a team below us in the table with much higher expectations (Play Offs) but.... they have a transfer budget of £95m (compared to our £8m of which I think I have £3m left) and a wage budget of 1.4m per week (compared to our 240k).... we are half way through January so I'm going to have to move fast if I want to use those budgets but..... the temptation to move is extremely high. I've not actually decided yet but.... it looks like another new job is calling.

[Baz]

Bring the Premier League back to Blackburn. :nod:

Shame Shearer’s not on it as a coach or something.

[Manc]

£95m? Venky's in.

[wullie]

With no proper strikers available I threw Justin Kluivert up top and hoped the old man's influence would kick in, going quite well

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

[Reg]

With no proper strikers available I threw Justin Kluivert up top and hoped the old man's influence would kick in, going quite well

https://i.imgur.com/nEQqJxD.png
He was brilliant for me on FM19. Winger-Attack on the left.

I’ve noticed you playing with Roma a few times, Wullie, how’d the affiliation come about?

[wullie]

They'd be my Italian team if I had to pick one, I think. I follow a very varied routine with each FM game, big game as Cov, big game as Roma, new one comes out, rinse and repeat

[Reg]

Cool. Yeah, I’ve always liked Roma ever since CM01/02 (what a squad that was). Their colours and kit, Totti, the city. Shame about some of the absolutely horrible fans, but the rest is top drawer.

[Bam]

Doris football to be added to FM22. I hope you can turn that off, I don't want it slowing the game down.

[Shindig]

I can't believe I had to google that. :D I wouldn't worry about resources. They've not got that many players.

[Gray Fox]

Miles said it wont be this year. Though he'll likely make it like when Brexit was put in and not give you the choice.

[Shindig]

It does open up some fun challenge runs.

"Just how would Steph Houghton get on at Vauxhall Motors?"

[Mike]

It’ll just be in as additional leagues, like I don’t run the Welsh leagues, you won’t have to run women’s leagues.

[Bam]

Good. But that still means some tart can become the manager of Man United or something.

[Baz]

They can in real life.

[Bam]

Not really going to happen is it.

But if they give that Chelsea women's manager a ridiculous current ability when she just talks nonsense then...

[Spikey M]

Such a gammon.

[Shindig]

"Nah, mate. I'm not having that in my super serious football game." <scratches his head when Adam Campbell's career doesn't pan out>

[Spikey M]

Bam still refuses to play Tomb Raider until this day.

[Dark Soldier]

He played the first iirc. His mam came up the stairs and heard him mumbling 'I'm a scaffolder love, let me erect something for ya', stumbling into a scene that involved the controller and imminent counselling.

[Browning]

That season with Blackburn was some ride.

Taking over with a game against my old club away from home was some start in itself. When we won that game 3-2 with a last minute goal it was clear this was going to be a fun time. Our form was decent but not spectacular after that as we Won 3, drew 1 and lost 2 of the next batch of games. Then we went to Birmingham and were 2-0 down at half time and playing like shit and falling away from the play offs. I made wholesale changes at HT and battled back to earn a 2-2 draw and something clicked that day. We then went on a run of 7 wins in a row including dismantling 2nd place Swansea 5-1 to move up to 2nd in the table with just 4 matches to go. Of course that run ended with a 0-0 draw against relegation threatened Pompey where we had about 12 shots on target and their keeper saved everything. Swansea edged back ahead of us, and despite us recovering with a 4-0 win against Rotherham, our automatic promotion hopes died when we somehow let slip a 3-1 HT lead against runaway league leaders Burnley (who won the title by 19 points with 103) and lost..... 6-3. We then got beat by midtable Sheffield Wednesday to fall as low as 4th in the final standings.

But we dusted ourselves off, went to Reading and smashed them 4-2 to have one hand on a place in the Final. The home leg was a formality as we left it late to seal a 2-0 win on the night. Off to Wembley to face Derby where USA International Alex Mighten gave us an early lead only for Derby to level it after 18 minutes. Not much happened for the rest of the game until the 92nd minute when we got a highlight that was literally just my regen striker, Peter Andrews, on loan from Liverpool, curling home a free kick to send us up. :cool:

I didn't think it was going to happen this year, but fucking hell did that feel good when that hit the net.

Shame the budget next year is only £45m... I was hoping for another silly one, but I guess they can't keep up the ridiculous spending forever.

[Dquincy]

http://news.sky.com/story/manchester-united-to-be-renamed-on-football-manager-following-trademark-settlement-12374342

Man Utd being fun sponges.

[Giggles]

That’s the beginning of the end for it.

[Dquincy]

What killed it for me was all the different roles for each position. Bollocks to changing that every time I changed the player or attacking nature of the team. Seemed way too time consuming.

[Dquincy]

Every now and then I get tempted to buy the mobile version but then realise I'll probably not play it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I have decided to get back into my FM20 save.

As a refresher here is my job history:

https://i.imgur.com/e5AduU8.png
https://i.imgur.com/FpLFq5C.png

If you don't remember it was an Octodecagon challenge with me trying to win the following trophies:

FIFA Club World Cup
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Super Cup
African Champions League
Copa Libertadores
O-League (Oceanic Champions League)
Asian Champions League
North American Champions League

International competitions:

FIFA World Cup
Olympics
UEFA European Championship
Nations Leaue
African Cup of Nations
Copa America
Oceanic Nations Cup
Asian Nations Cup
North American Gold Cup

Here is the squad at Hertha right now:

https://i.imgur.com/srFf41I.png
https://i.imgur.com/6UUc9va.png
https://i.imgur.com/YGaNf24.png
https://i.imgur.com/Udf8EcU.png
https://i.imgur.com/BoN0btA.png
https://i.imgur.com/POD9Oo1.png
https://i.imgur.com/9G3iQ8R.png
https://i.imgur.com/709eMEY.png
https://i.imgur.com/wU16CSd.png
https://i.imgur.com/yZjJpZ0.png
https://i.imgur.com/wuOP3fJ.png
https://i.imgur.com/k3v5uF5.png
https://i.imgur.com/Bc3Tqnl.png
https://i.imgur.com/gWxFkl2.png
https://i.imgur.com/JZQbRuO.png
https://i.imgur.com/ZP1kppr.png
https://i.imgur.com/3ces1pJ.png
https://i.imgur.com/irmPeBU.png
https://i.imgur.com/VKTBlZs.png

It's currently February 2040 we're second in the Bundesliga right now 5 points behind Bayern, we've won our Europa League group ahead of Zenit, Malmo & Maccabi Haifa and we're in the quarter final of the DFB-Pokal.

With New Zealand the Nations Cup, which we are hosting, will start next month which should be a breeze. On the game New Zealand have won the Nations cup every time it's been played so it should be easy.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Hertha & New Zealand 2039/40 Season:

League:

https://i.imgur.com/1EDVMMw.png
https://i.imgur.com/oDGY7W7.png

https://i.imgur.com/Qp5VQPO.png

We went into the final day 2 points behind Bayern but I didn't like our chances and they smashed Leverkusen. Our games against Leverkusen (we were 2-1 up and comfortable, I then made 3 changes and a minute later my best CM hobbled off, they then scored in the 92nd and 94th minutes) and Leipzig (Bayern had just lost to Dortmund and we could have gone into first) are were we lost the title.

Cup:

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

No real problems.

Europe:

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

Pissed it throughout and in the final we had Chelsea who are currently being managed by Ole Binman:

https://i.imgur.com/Nifp1K4.png

:moop:

New Zealand:

https://i.imgur.com/LhD87fw.png

Absolutely pissed it and that knocks off the Oceanic Nations Cup from THE LIST.

Future:

The plan was to win the Europa with Hertha then win the Champions League (for a second time) whilst also finishing off the club side by winning the Super Cup and Club World Cup. Solskjaer has fucked that plan though so I've left Hertha as I can't strike off anything from the list in the next season.

All said it's a bit of a failure in Germany which is a shame as I really like the squad I've built. Injuries hurt us though our only real LB got injured for the final few months which fucked as as did our number 1 CM going down for a bit.

Only job available right now that I might be interested is Valencia as they'll be in the Europa League next season but their finances aren't great and the squad is very old.

As for Internationally I've missed the European Championships (they started about a couple of days ago) but I will be going to Europe to try and win the Nations League as the Gold Cup is more than a year away.

Edit: Applied for the Valencia job and they rejected me :moop:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://i.imgur.com/l91OCc7.png

Dutch manager was very insecure after they lost in the second round of the Euros so I declared my interest and was employed a few days later.

This is the guy I'm looking forward to using the most:

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

Sadly a lot of our best players are 30+ now but I'll hopefully win the Nations League with them. Not sure if I'll stick with them for the next WC though.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I was turned down for a few jobs despite being a hell of a lot better than the managers they hired but I have a new club job:

https://i.imgur.com/2yulQM5.png

I wasn't planning on staying in Germany but the start of the season was approaching fast and the cupboard was bare. They're not in the Europa League but they're in the Conference league so I can add that to my list.

Here is the squad:

https://i.imgur.com/Snwdyz1.png
https://i.imgur.com/9Av3nLG.png

A lot of shit in there and despite having £36m in the bank I've only got £9m as my transfer budget and £163k p/w free in wages. First league game is in less than a week so I've got to shift a lot of crap quickly.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Bayer Leverkusen & Netherlands 2040/41 Season Update:

Transfers out:

https://i.imgur.com/hw7aubt.png
https://i.imgur.com/kaAulIk.png

I tried to shift a lot of shit and was moderately successful at it. Would have liked to have gotten rid of more in the Summer but a lot of the players who left in January wouldn't move in the Summer as they had recently signed new contracts.

Transfers In:

https://i.imgur.com/dLgn3K4.png

£1.6m. Not a great use of finances as I already have a backup keeper (who didn't want to leave) but I hope he can make the team some cash at some point.

https://i.imgur.com/HqWK3nm.png

£350k which I think is a bargain. He can play across the midfield (although he's a little slow as a winger) and I think he can big.

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

A bargain at £14.25k. I couldn't register him (like a lot of the players I bought) for some reason but I like him a lot.

https://i.imgur.com/Bra56vQ.png

My big Summer signing and I was a little disappointed. He scored 15 goals and had 5 assists in 23 games this season but he struggled with a few injuries and he went missing in a lot of games.

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

£2.1m. He was mainly used as backup but he might become a starter next season along with someone further down this list.

https://i.imgur.com/XGxAk0w.png

A freebie on low wages. He didn't play much as he was just a decent backup.

https://i.imgur.com/q9Z5wWC.png

£8.25m and I was gutted that I couldn't register him as he'd have played quite a bit especially with so many injuries the team had. I expect him to have a big season next year.

https://i.imgur.com/7VsyzWD.png

£2.4m which is probably a little on the high side as he has a lot of holes but I think it's worth the punt.

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

£575k and he played in a few games, will probably go out on loan next year.

https://i.imgur.com/qlVQVh5.png

£5.5m and I might use him with Maulen as my starting CBs. I tried using them both together a lot in some European, Cup and easy League games. They've built up a nice partnership already which will help.

https://i.imgur.com/Ry2hFp7.png

£22.5k. His composure will really kill him as a TOP guy but I think I can make a lot of money on him.

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

One of my BIG January signings (I couldn't register him though) at £26m. I think it's a bit of an overpay but this kid is going to be a star.

https://i.imgur.com/3N9SvkB.png

Another big January signing at £18.75m and I was hoping he'd really elevate the club. He didn't sadly. He struggled with injuries and he went missing in a lot of games. He also formed a bad link with my new RB.

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

£49m and he became one of our best players. Despite his low finishing I played him up front in his debut due to injuries and he got a hattrick. The kid is special.

https://i.imgur.com/17TVMbO.png

I bought him for Hertha for £8.25m and I had to bring him with me when I saw he was interested after Arsenal came in with a big offer for my RB.

https://i.imgur.com/GvT1IiO.png

£13.25m and he doesn't really fit my system but I couldn't say no. He could be a real threat in games where I need to change things up. He's also got a cool name.

https://i.imgur.com/mj9U61r.png

£3.3m and he was largely bought as he can play on both sides of the wing.

League:

https://i.imgur.com/B3AaC2R.png
https://i.imgur.com/g3WJtBB.png

https://i.imgur.com/mLpSg5h.png

Really thought we'd easily tie up Europa football but we sunk after January due to injuries. We'd have had Europa football if Dortmund had beaten Wolfsburg in the cup but they failed us.

Cup:

https://i.imgur.com/wO4sGVU.png

Meh. I just used it to give the youth some games.

Europe:

https://i.imgur.com/2z0GQSw.png

We were absolutely flying until the second leg of the Vitoria game and then we couldn't do shit. We were lucky to be in the Feyenoord game (they were 4-0 up but we scored 2 late in the first leg) as they totally outclassed us.

Netherlands:

Lost to England in the Nations League which saw us crash out in the group stage and we've done well so far in World Cup Qualifying.

USA have sacked their manager just before the Gold Cup so I'm hoping to jump to them.

In regards to Leverkusen I was planning on leaving if I didn't get Europa football as it's going to cause a delay in getting the list done but I don't care. I like this side a lot right now and want to push them on further.

[Browning]

Think my England career game has had the fairytale ending that means it's done... albeit not the one I wanted.

After that promotion with Blackburn we went straight back down the next year despite a hot start that saw us got 20 points from our opening 12 games. We were just completely shite in the second half of the season and could barely get a point. The next year we won the Championship fairly easily to go back up, and the season after that we finished 3 points off the European places. The following year, we went a bit better, and finished 3 points off the Champions League places but in the Europa Leagues places. The next year we dropped back down to an 8th place finish but we made it all the way to the Europa League final, including famous 4-0 wins over PSG and AC Milan. Unfortunately, the final was a bridge too far as we lost 2-0 to Spurs who had finished the season in 2nd. This however meant no European football at all the next season so I was hopeful we would push on. We didn't. The season was a train wreck and we were barely above the relegation zone when I was sacked. Sergio Ramos replaced me, got relegated, and then sold off all my young stars for around £500m, but Blackburn still bounced back to the Premier League the season after. Meanwhile, after rejecting the Man United job to stay at Blackburn, I was only interested in a Big 5 job (fuck Spurs). I turned down Spurs and Brighton twice each as well as Everton, Cardiff and Norwich and kept holding out, and finally after 2 years away, Arsenal and their ridiculous budgets of £475m to spend and £4.5m a week on wages (or there about) came calling for me.

I spent almost every penny of that budget despite it being ridiculous because Arsenal had a few superstar players but absolutely fuck all in terms of depth. I did notice they had 2 of Wonderkids I signed for Blackburn, namely Edwin Meza, a LB who I had signed for £1.5m who they had spent £69m on.... and Jorge Ross who cost me £1.8m and they had bought in for £55m. Both would end up being rotation options for me. I signed a new Goalkeeper as priority number 1, and then added an aging Giovanni Reyna from Manchester United which got the board salivating as he was a "global superstar". Other big signings came in, but perhaps the most interesting to me was paying £50m for Volker Jahn, a regen who Arsenal had had before but for some reason was on the loan list when I was at Blackburn despite being the number 1 German winger. I loaned him for a few years and then bought him for £30m and they had subsequently sold him to Atletico Madrid, so I bought him home. This meant I now had 3 members of my old Blackburn team and while none were starters, all of them contributed hugely off the bench.

And the season went... about as well as it could. We didn't start amazingly, but we started well enough that we were only 4 points behind City most of the way. City when started to slip up and we moved above them and opened up a 5 point lead with 8 games to go. Unfortunately, looking at the fixtures, we still had to face Liverpool (H), Man Utd (A) and Chelsea (H) while City had an easy run in with no big teams. Those 3 games were all in a row too, and we only had 1 game after them.... my return to Ewood Park. Of course.... nothing would be decided until we got there. We chucked away the 5 point lead by drawing 0-0 with Leeds and then chucking away a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 at home to Relegation candidates Swansea, and we even missed a late penalty to nick a point. Luckily, we had by far the superior GD. We beat Liverpool 3-0 in the first of those horror fixtures but Man Utd scored a last minute equaliser to dent our hopes... but we were rescued when City could only draw at Southampton, meaning we still had the advantage. We then beat Chelsea 2-1 with a late goal off a dodgy pass back.... and City slipped up to a 1-1 draw at home with Bournemouth. This meant we went to Ewood Park needing 1 point to win the title. In a poetic twist, our loss to Swansea meant that Swansea were 3 points clear of the relegation zone.... a relegation zone currently occupied by Blackburn. They had to win to stay up. They scored first as well as the only 2 remaining members of my team combined to put them 1-0 up.... but we came alive and beat them 4-1 in the end meaning I did finally win a title at Ewood Park. 2 weeks later, we beat Atletico Madrid in their own stadium to also win Arsenal's first ever Champions League. Man City had won the previous 5 CLs... and the previous 11 Premier League titles.

There is a temptation to carry on and see how much of a dynasty we can build.... but I think I could play 50 more seasons and not ever top that final day, so it feels like the natural end to a fun save.

[Mike]

2024/25 has gone well.
https://i.imgur.com/u3hBCB1.png

[Dquincy]

A decent thread from someone who plays Craig Dawson up front for PSG on FM21.

1405318003890311173

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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

oof.

[Dquincy]

This your career or lifted from the world wide web?

I've continued with my FM11 career. Currently in 2080. Just left Benfica after winning the Champions League with them. Have joined a Leeds United who are languishing 21st in League One.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

From my career.

I'm France at the World Cup and I just noticed that. I'm facing the Doctors next.

[Dquincy]

From my career.

I'm France at the World Cup and I just noticed that. I'm facing the Doctors next.

Have Congo got a 'beast' upfront who plays for someone like AC Milan? They all surely can't still be goat herders.

[Shindig]

Lomana LuaLua :cool: And Chancel Mbemba.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Have Congo got a 'beast' upfront who plays for someone like AC Milan? They all surely can't still be goat herders.

This is their best player:

https://i.imgur.com/JdkGS62.png

They have a few other decent guys but no one else who is as good as that guy.

Here is the lad who scored the goal:

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

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Bayer Leverkusen & France 2041/42 Season:

Transfers Out:

https://i.imgur.com/s6VSQ2u.png

Ended up shifting quite a lot and there aren't many at the club who were here before I came.

Transfers In:

https://i.imgur.com/S1NTKxY.png

I needed CM's badly as I only had one at the club after the sales so in came Ojo for a bargain £5.5m. He was a Chateauroux player in Ligue 2 although he had a loan spell at Freiburg last year and did well so I knew he'd fit.

https://i.imgur.com/M1cES6v.png

Another crazy bargain, this time for £0. I was checking the transfer list and found Ojo along with this guy, who for some reason was listed for free by Watford. I have no idea why as his contract still had a few years on it.

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

I wanted an ELITE striker and I got it in Gato. 35 goals in all competitions from 35 starts and 2 sub appearances. He was the Bundesliga top scorer and came second in the Golden Boot. The only knock on him is that he seemed to go without a goal for a couple of games and then score a hattrick.

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

Another freebie. I don't think he'll ever really feature but I felt like he was worth a gamble, at worst we'll make some decent money.

https://i.imgur.com/Ibbm3di.png

I wanted to get rid of my current LM as, despite being very good, he was earning £240k a week and was incredibly injury prone. I didn't manage it that season but I did get his replacement this season. Signed for £28m from the scumbags Liverpool.

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

£15.75m. A little expensive but I had no full back cover and I wanted someone who I hope will eventually take over at LB.

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

Another transfer listed Watford player for £0. I'm not really sure what was going on here (they also had another who was a bit crap) but I took advantage. I was hoping he'd link up well with Gato but in the end I played him mostly at RM.

https://i.imgur.com/kNU7YKi.png

£17.25m and our last Summer signing. I wanted a bit more depth.

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

£22m, he couldn't play for us last season at all due to registration but he was someone I signed almost instantly after I had a look following youth prospect day. I think he's going to be special.

https://i.imgur.com/7I722wn.png

£27m. I didn't need him but I liked the look of him so dipped in. Mainly used as cover at RM.

https://i.imgur.com/ir12C9d.png

£9.25m and he's another who I snapped up after he was produced.

League:

https://i.imgur.com/wy5UDxA.png
https://i.imgur.com/G5bhdP8.png

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

A really bad start meant we were never truly in it. I'll happily take second though especially ahead of Schalke (who are only one of three teams to win the league in my save) and Hertha who have a much better squad and a lot more money after my stint.

Cup:

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

This went well.

Europe:

https://i.imgur.com/ys2amip.png

We were great and deserved to win, the AZ second leg was the only nervy game we had. At points during it I was sure we were going to crash out.

France:

I was with the Netherlands and was planning to take them to the World Cup but the French manager left so I jumped ship:

https://i.imgur.com/CXFx8cA.png

Only problem match was against the USA (who I failed to win the Gold Cup with) we absolutely shat on them but our strikers refused to score. Thankfully we finally nabbed one to ensure it didn't go to penalties. An absolutely piss easy run all things told.

In the final we had an easy game:

https://i.imgur.com/X2ErF9j.png

They were never in the match and we cruised to victory.

The List:

FIFA Club World Cup
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Super Cup
African Champions League
Copa Libertadores
O-League (Oceanic Champions League)
Asian Champions League
North American Champions League

International competitions:

FIFA World Cup
Olympics
UEFA European Championship
Nations Leaue
African Cup of Nations
Copa America
Oceanic Nations Cup
Asian Nations Cup
North American Gold Cup

Hopefully I'll win the Nations League and European with France before going back to trying for the Gold Cup. The club things might take a while now that I've decided to try and turn Leverkusen into giants though.

[Manc]

Some effort, Mahow. How on earth are Korea reaching the final?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://i.imgur.com/fDtINv6.png

It was some run. Brazil didn't even make it out of the group.

Here is the squad:

https://i.imgur.com/hTUT0FL.png

And their best player:

https://i.imgur.com/vNc05ph.png

He was bought by Porto for £1.8m before joining Aston Villa for a MASSIVE £88m who after a good few years sold him to United for £46.5m. He barely played for the club before moving to Atletico for £32m.

[Manc]

Are you knocking this out on Touch or full fat? I've purchased the former and it seems to have more depth than I anticipated.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Full fat but it's 21.

[randomlegend]

Hertha Berlin have just bought Foden for £117m in 2023 in my game. Havertz also went to Valencia for just over £100m.

[Dquincy]

Cracking update, Mahow. Keep them coming please.

That's quite a few players you bought in over the season, seems like a squad overhaul. Surely you're not doing that every season.

I'll try and do an update on mine soon. I wasn't feeling it with Leeds so went back a month to when I saved the game before leaving Benfica.

Lastly, that Korean fella doesn't look very...well, Korean.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

There are only a small handful of players left in the squad from when I took over. I'm pretty happy with where my squad is at right now and there wont be much movement this season.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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

Mental game.

I was so angry when they scored an equaliser.

[Spikey M]

Hertha Berlin have just bought Foden for £117m in 2023 in my game. Havertz also went to Valencia for just over £100m.
Don

[Dquincy]

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

Mental game.

I was so angry when they scored an equaliser.

:drool:

Are you watching in 3D, 2D or just commentary?

[Dquincy]

I've just rejoined Gillingham in the summer of 2081, having won the Champions League for the 2nd time on the trot with my Benfica side and it was all a bit too easy. So let my contract expire and the Gills job became available.

The Gills finished 3rd in the Premier league and have very unreasonable Saudi owners. Didn't realise they were £30mill in the red until I joined them, but that got sorted when my Saudi owners accepted an £89mill offer from Seville without my consent for my best player.

Currently in preseason and trying to asset strip my previous Benfica side for their best players.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:drool:

Are you watching in 3D, 2D or just commentary?

3D, Key highlights.

[Manc]

2D is the one. I fear for the day they toss it in the bin.

[Yevrah]

I've bought this. :eyemouth: and Yev Bin Man has taken over at Man Utd.

[Dquincy]

Welcome back to the thread, Yev. I've missed your career updates.

Not a clue what your second sentence means. But that's not uncommon for me.

[Yevrah]

Cheers.

I thought I'd see if I could do a better job than Ole, so Man Utd to start it is.

Quite fancy a longer term Norwich game after a season or two of this though.

[Yevrah]

Got bored of Man Utd quite quickly, so decided to start again with the Oxford City job and learn the game. The wealth of information thrown at you is utterly ridiculous. Almost every single screen is a cobweb of absolute clutter.

[Dquincy]

Recently completed season 2080/81 with my Benfica team (on FM11).

Season turned out to be another good one. Having been at Benfica for the last 6 years, the domestic competitions are won with ease every season, which is becoming a bit mundane. The challenge however lies with the champions League and we managed to win it again, for the 2nd consecutive year. We also added the Club World Championship to our list of silverware at Benfica. Pics of the season below:

League standings:

https://i.imgur.com/dR9hQjZ.png

Champions League fixtures:

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

Champions League final:

https://i.imgur.com/PPKpHJ2.png

Domestic cup final:

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

Club World Championship final:

https://i.imgur.com/6W7MSxJ.png

Midway through the season i signed a pre contract with Gillingham to join them for a 3rd stint. Have just moved to them in the summer and stolen a load of my Benfica players (asset stripped the bastards!). Shall send an update on my manage profile next.

[Dquincy]

Got bored of Man Utd quite quickly, so decided to start again with the Oxford City job and learn the game. The wealth of information thrown at you is utterly ridiculous. Almost every single screen is a cobweb of absolute clutter.

Is it worth you doing the half fat version instead? May be more streamlined.

[Dquincy]

My career so far on FM11. It's been a journey.

CV history:

https://i.imgur.com/b2sAqbj.png

Biography:

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

Overview Stats:

https://i.imgur.com/wt8GsBW.png

[Shindig]

I often wonder if the game's ever going patch in the option to kill your manager off.

[Yevrah]

That is some effort Dquincy.

In other news. Giant killers!

https://i.postimg.cc/XJVvKZgS/Oxford.png (https://postimages.org/)

:cool:

[Manc]

Intruging that you've stuck with FM11 for so long Dquincy. From memory '12 was the the go to of that era.

[Bam]

How old are you in the game, Quin?

[Dquincy]

How old are you in the game, Quin?

I'm 98 years old in the game. Can't imagine I'd be too useful during training sessions.

After a 6 month break from the game (irl), I carried on as I wanted to reach 100. But in doing so, I've got back into it.

[Dquincy]

Intruging that you've stuck with FM11 for so long Dquincy. From memory '12 was the the go to of that era.
My mate still plays FM12 and I wondered if I should give it go. But if I was to ever ditch this save, I'd probably give the latest version a go.

FM11 just suits me in terms of the balance between detail and speed of progressing through the seasons.

[Gray Fox]

Yeah there's a serious amount of unneeded clutter in the latest version.

I get it, if you want all of the stats, great you've got them, but I reckon 90% of players don't touch it. You can ignore it if you wish, but it's still there slowing your game down.

[John Arne]

I play FM21, in the FM11 mindset.

- Ignore press conferences
- Ignore training
- Ignore 90% of available stats analysis
- Commentary only

[Queenslander]

I've downloaded the 2021demonto see if my brain still functions.

So much clutter I'm thinking of just reinstalling 2012.

[John Arne]

I've downloaded the 2021demonto see if my brain still functions.

So much clutter I'm thinking of just reinstalling 2012.

The clutter isn't helped by the horrendous default skin. Immediately download a dark skin.

[Queenslander]

http://news.sky.com/story/manchester-united-to-be-renamed-on-football-manager-following-trademark-settlement-12374342

Man Utd being fun sponges.


The clutter isn't helped by the horrendous default skin. Immediately download a dark skin.

Who are you playing with ATM? I tried the Brisbane Roar but fuck me it is too much for me after coming out of retirement.

[John Arne]

Who are you playing with ATM? I tried the Brisbane Roar but fuck me it is too much for me after coming out of retirement.

I'm in 2028 with Aberdeen (since game start). Absolutely donning Scottish football, but can't manage to break the Champions League. Also, despite having the best facilities, have no decent youngster coming through at all. Getting bored, so might hop over to Serie B soon.

[Queenslander]

I'm in 2028 with Aberdeen (since game start). Absolutely donning Scottish football, but can't manage to break the Champions League. Also, despite having the best facilities, have no decent youngster coming through at all. Getting bored, so might hop over to Serie B soon.

Cheers. I might as well have a crack at filling Celtic with Japanese and Australian players.

[Dquincy]

Who are you playing with ATM? I tried the Brisbane Roar but fuck me it is too much for me after coming out of retirement.

I'm managing Gillingham in the Premier league at the mo. But as you'll see above, I've chopped and changed a fair bit.

Celtic is a good one to start with. Should get top 2 with relative ease and then can move on from there.

[Queenslander]

I'm managing Gillingham in the Premier league at the mo. But as you'll see above, I've chopped and changed a fair bit.

Celtic is a good one to start with. Should get top 2 with relative ease and then can move on from there.

Thank you.

[Yevrah]

After many aborted attempts over the weekend I finally got into a new save:

Norwich 20/21 Season Review

The Squad

https://i.postimg.cc/GpNPhd4f/Norwich-Squad.jpg (https://postimg.cc/5HBQscq5)

Solid performances from Pukki and Buendia as well as a few others.

The Cups

https://i.postimg.cc/sDs30WTn/Norwich-Squad.jpg (https://postimg.cc/4n2CYYkt)

Cracking run in the League Cup was brought to an abrupt end by Man Utd, as was the FA Cup by Liverpool.

The League

https://i.postimg.cc/gkkfZHSP/Norwich-Squad.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Slightly annoying to miss out on winning the league on goals scored, but we got promotion, which was the main thing.

Next Season

Delia has given me a WARCHEST of £48m and allowing me to double the wage bill to just under the million mark. Staying up will be all I care about, so it's time to go shopping.

[Dquincy]

Nice update, Yev. Like the skin being used.

That points total is mad considering two teams achieved it. And that Irish striker looks promising.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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

PSG :harold:

[Dquincy]

2081/82 - Mid Season Update

Fixtures so far:

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

Premier League table so far:

We've had a decent start but Arsenal are the form team currently. Hopefully they'll wane.

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

Squad:

https://i.imgur.com/xwoqi6P.png

Key players:

Nabbed him from Benfica when I left them.

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

https://i.imgur.com/koXkmY3.png

https://i.imgur.com/5Lk4qe1.png

https://i.imgur.com/54b4bDb.png

[Yevrah]

Sacked from Norwich after being too close to the relegation zone after 12 matches. I messed up really by investing too much of the WARCHEST in youngsters and not enough on quality to improve the first team and when injuries hit we were fucked.

Still, no matter. I got to grips with a lot of the screens during that game, so I think it's time for some form of Journeyman effort. This laptop won't run enough leagues for a worldwide one, so will need to stick to European leagues only for now.

[Yevrah]

Right, I think I've worked out a way for my chugging laptop to run a truly global game. 36 leagues loaded from 18 divisions:

https://i.postimg.cc/RZ9SGf8d/Leagues.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

And Yev Bin-Maan, with 96 caps and 39 goals for his country and no coaching qualifications to speak of (making him a 2 and a third star manager no less) is born.

Life has been easy on Bin-Maan since hanging up his boots, living and enjoying life in Saath Afri-ka he had no desire to get into management, but an argument via live link with Gary Neville changed all that.

https://i.postimg.cc/pdrt1BBf/Yev.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Cape Town Spurs operate in the South African second tier, but are favourites to go up.

[Dquincy]

If anyone is interested, this is how the World Cup and Euros have played out on my save so far.

https://i.imgur.com/2w8gXO2.png

https://i.imgur.com/V8ZCqlJ.png

[Yevrah]

That Spain run in World Cup finals. :sick:

[Dquincy]

Bunch of bottlers. Albeit they fared slightly better in the Euros. I've yet to have the inclination for international management.

Edit: Special mench for Ivory Coast.

@Yev good shout with the journeyman save. Much more interesting climbing up from the bottom.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://i.imgur.com/S5zV6EW.png

I think that might be my biggest transfer ever. Loved him at Hertha and when I realised I could get him (ideally I wanted my main striker from Hertha, Matias Rodriguez but I couldn't get him) I had to do it.

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

He'll be the second highest transfer on this save when the instalments go though. Only behind Mbappe who went to Barca for £183m.

[Dquincy]

Christ on a bike, that's a lot of £££. How much money is left in your club bank account after that? Surely you'll need to sell to accommodate?

He does look rather good tho. Don't often see 5* for both ability and potential.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I have sold two players since (and bought another too) but I still have £60m in the bank even after buying him.

Also, I've agreed a deal to join Man United at the end of the season. They're currently 9th in the Premiership and came knocking at my door.

[Yevrah]

2020/21 Mid-Season Update - Cape Town Spurs

So our first job in management has started both well and utterly horrifically at the same time. On the plus side, we're top of the league and favourites to go up and get my first trophy on the board:

https://i.postimg.cc/256sKrN9/League-Table.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

On the downside, there's a problem. Well, two problems.

Firstly, we're now over half a million quid in debt and haemorrhaging cash at every turn. On close inspection of the finances, this is solely down to our pitiful gate receipts - despite playing in a 35,000 all seater stadium in Cape Town, we have an average attendance of fewer than 400. I don't know what promotion pays, but I doubt it's going to cover this mess.

Secondly and perhaps most problematically of all, our board will only let us do this when it comes to contracts.

https://i.postimg.cc/dVB79mJm/Contract.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

So (now we're into the new year and almost all of my players have less than 6 months left) I'm having to sit and watch each and every one of them get picked off. Shambles.

[Gray Fox]

Pleb How do I win the Champions League?

[Browning]

I also want to know Pleb

[Yevrah]

2020/21 End of Season Update - Cape Town Spurs

Season just finished and title secured, along with a sweet 34 Hall of Fame Points.

https://i.postimg.cc/43Yx0wnz/League-Table.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

The WARCHEST for next season has been set at £0 and our wage budget will be the same as it was this year, so I'm off. The Supersport Utd job is available in the Premier League and Kaizer Chief's manager is very insecure. The latter would be the motherload, but I'm not sure my achievements to date would get me either job, so I may have to use my bin man credentials to convince them I'm absolutely the right man for the job.

[Yevrah]

After working my binman magic in the media, the Kaizer Chiefs fans are onside.

https://i.postimg.cc/VL4LVV9V/Contract.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Just need their board to sack the current manager now...

[thommo]

I appreciate how much Yev Bin-Maan sounds like a South African coach too.

[Yevrah]

South Africa seems utterly fucked. First I get a professional club where I can't offer contracts for longer than to the end of the season and then I apply for the available Supersport job and nothing has happened with it for over three weeks now.

[Yevrah]

Six weeks after applying:

https://i.postimg.cc/PqPy09gf/Contract.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

:cool:

£240k transfer budget and £55k on wages, with about £30k spare at the moment.

[Dquincy]

Looking forward to the first SuperSport Utd v Cape Town Spurs clash. Make sure you asset strip them of their best players as well.

[Pleb]

Pleb How do I win the Champions League?
Loans and Ronaldo 1 nil.

[Dquincy]

2081/82 - End of Season Update

Not a bad first season on my return to the gills, won some silverware, but no chance of winning league when Arsenal go do that. The invincibles reign again. And their striker is just fucking ridiculous; 50 goals in 38 league games. mental.

Anyway, back to the gills, a comfy second place in the league meant the Saudi owners were relatively happy and offered me a new 2 year contract.

https://i.imgur.com/4CmLSoC.png

This is the weasel that ran amok for Arsenal up front this season.

https://i.imgur.com/NWg4fNO.png

Champions League we ran close but got knocked out at the semi final stage. Slightly unfortunate to have 6 first team player out injured for the 2nd leg, including both my centre backs.

https://i.imgur.com/OcZvJ2w.png

FA Cup we fared much better and a cup final against 2nd in the Championship meant we were always favourites, albeit we made it hard work for ourselves.

https://i.imgur.com/l4h1dG4.png

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

End of season squad, inc stats.

https://i.imgur.com/f2W9fMD.png

Our main striker.

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

[Mike]

Loans and Ronaldo 1 nil.
I hope you sang loans.

[Yevrah]

2021/22 Mid Season Update - SuperSport Utd

So after binning Cape Town Spurs off after leading the to the second tier title we moved to SuperSport Utd. 33-1 and 5th favourites for the title we had a bit of work to do, but after a shaky start (including exiting the first and second cup tournaments of the season in the first round) we hit our stride and are top at Christmas.

https://i.postimg.cc/C1fd6gX8/League-Table.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Top 2 gets us into 'Europe', so that has to be the aim from here.

[Bam]

Thinking of getting a new laptop, would this run FM at lighting speed? https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/dell-inspiron-14-7415-14-2-in-1-laptop-amd-ryzen-7-512-gb-ssd-blue-10229443-pdt.html

[Bam]

Half tempted to push the boat out on this: https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/dell-xps-13-13-4-2-in-1-laptop-intel-core-i7-512-gb-ssd-silver-10218229-pdt.html

[Yevrah]

I don't know much about buying PC's Bam, but this place seems pretty good bang for your buck vs. Currys.

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/17-gaming-laptops/

Thinking of getting one from there myself for FM22.

[Bam]

I don't know much about buying PC's Bam, but this place seems pretty good bang for your buck vs. Currys.

https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/17-gaming-laptops/

Thinking of getting one from there myself for FM22.

I'll have a look, cheers.

[Mike]

The biggest game to date on my save:
https://i.postimg.cc/3R2tczZv/1-C13-FCB4-38-CE-4-E2-F-B6-F3-900953-C8685-F.jpg

[Yevrah]

2021/22 End of Season Update - SuperSport Utd

We did it!

https://i.postimg.cc/fTxkfVKx/League-Table.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

https://i.postimg.cc/kXZwKhTV/League-Table.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

:cool:

Think I'll see my contract out and have a stab at the African Champions League.

[Baz]

Using your own tactic?

[Yevrah]

Yeah, a 4-2-3-1 Gegenpress, but I need to introduce another as there were some signs of tactic crackage (if that's still a thing?) towards the end of the season. If Orland Pirates hadn't such a cluster fuck with fixture pile up I don't think we'd have hung on due to the amount of chances we were missing and draws we had.

[Gray Fox]

If you need advice on winning the Champions League down the line, ask Pleb.

[Yevrah]

This chap has just come through my academy.

https://i.postimg.cc/zX3SxCcs/League-Table.jpg (https://postimg.cc/dLPy1yv6)

5 star potential (with one silver star) and tackling at 15 for a fifteen year old could make him a monster. Just given him his debut in Champions League qualifying (does your knowledge extend to African Champions League winning Pleb?) against some Liberian goat herders. :drool:

[Baz]

Future SuperSport Captain, there.

[Yevrah]

2022/23 Mid Season Update - SuperSport Utd

Well, I say mid-season, for some reason we now have two months off and it's still October. Last year we had a month off in January, so I've no idea what's going on. What I do know is we're reasonably well placed at the break.

https://i.postimg.cc/0yBN4Cgw/League-Table.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

And that due to the ridiculous break we have some ludicrous scheduling coming up:

https://i.postimg.cc/8z0hbWty/Scheduling.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

We're out of the (elongated) South African version of the Charity Shield and the League Cup, which is probably a blessing, so just the league, main cup and 'Europe' to concentrate on. Talking of the latter, this is the group stage draw:

https://i.postimg.cc/SsCSPFqX/Europe.jpg (https://postimg.cc/wyxYtr1H)

El Tunis look ridiculously good (having as they do a squad of players worth millions compared to my handful of couple of hundred k players) and have won 4 of the last 5 editions. Might need Jimmy Floyd to give us a rundown here.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Esperance tend to have a high rep I think, as does Tunisia itself, so they, Ahly, and Sundowns tend to be the teams to beat in Africa on the recent versions I've played. Research is pretty lacking generally for teams outside the highest rep 10/12. Group D there is definitely the group of death.

If you have a large enough database, then Mazembe would be the threat in your group as they are loaded from all the copper mining dollar down in Katanga province. They tend to have a lot of the better Congolese players, some good Zambians, and imports from west Africa.

[Yevrah]

Cheers. It's cracking managing here. When I get the new laptop I might load all of the custom leagues for every country in Africa and start at the very bottom.

[Yevrah]

Just hit January and I've lost 7 players to the African Nations now too. :nono:

[Yevrah]

Actually, it's not even that, it's an African national tournament for B teams of each nation.

Absolutely mental.

[Pleb]

This chap has just come through my academy.

https://i.postimg.cc/zX3SxCcs/League-Table.jpg (https://postimg.cc/dLPy1yv6)

5 star potential (with one silver star) and tackling at 15 for a fifteen year old could make him a monster. Just given him his debut in Champions League qualifying (does your knowledge extend to African Champions League winning Pleb?) against some Liberian goat herders. :drool:
I guess so? Also I hear trails is the way to go.

[Yevrah]

We smashed our group:

https://i.postimg.cc/TPpV1WyX/League-Table.jpg (https://postimg.cc/zLYbPvSd)open source screen capture (https://postimages.org/app)

Not sure what to expect from here on it with it. The teams left all look better than us on paper, but then Orlando Pirates topped their group, so who knows.

[Yevrah]

Quarter Final draw:

https://i.postimg.cc/xj4W1B6k/Europe.jpg (https://postimg.cc/nMqddSbZ)

Could have been worse as at least Casablanca don't have any players in their squad valued at over £1m.

[Yevrah]

Cracking win over Casablanca sees us into the semi's.

https://i.postimg.cc/7h4R7yTD/League-Table.jpg (https://postimg.cc/8JywQ9Hn)

Where we'll play Es Tunis.

https://i.postimg.cc/nzbSbt27/League-Table.jpg (https://postimg.cc/GBKxGVZh)

This will be my last season in South Africa, so would be great to end on a high. Into the semi's of the cup and the league is a two horse fixture congestion, fitness sapping, shit-off vs the Pirates.

https://i.postimg.cc/mDywv1tf/League-Table.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Dquincy]

Casablanca. Love it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Bayer Leverkusen 2042/43 Season Update:

Transfers Out:

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

Finally managed to get rid of Akpinar who, whilst great, was always injured. Also sold some of the players I bought to the club in Ojo (who I signed for £5.5m) and Genovese (also £5.5m) so made some nice profit. Also, I wanted to sell Schurig and I rejected offers above that but the board sold him after I agreed my United move.

Transfers In:

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

£18.75m which in hindsight was a massive overpay but I was struggling to find players to spend money on in the Summer.

https://i.imgur.com/LdJV4Jc.png

£160m and a former player of mine at Hertha. I hoped he would help us take a step forward and he did but it was too little too late.

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

I secured a deal to sign him on a free in the Summer but I wanted him in January so I paid £17.75m to bring him in early.

League:

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

https://i.imgur.com/LsMla5L.png
https://i.imgur.com/Wt4gACQ.png

Another shit start fucked us yet again. I really thought that despite the start we might be able to claw Bayern back but it wasn't to be.

Cup:

https://i.imgur.com/GRPL5pY.png

Meh.

Europe:

https://i.imgur.com/t319fJD.png

I thought we had a chance here especially as we looked brilliant in the groups (the 6-3 loss to Atleti was with the yoof and finishing second provided a better draw) but City were just too much for us.

Squad:

https://i.imgur.com/8VF6YKV.png
https://i.imgur.com/4BYuXne.png

The squad has been MASSIVELY improved by me and they club is set as I've also made them a fuckton of cash (I've boosted the balance by just under £135m). It's bittersweet that I'm leaving them as I really wanted to win the league and Champions League with them but I couldn't say no to United.

I'm sure I'll be reuniting with some of the players in Manchester.

France:

We're in the Semi Finals of the Nations League and we're up against Spain who we battered in the WC so I'm confident, hopefully I can knock that off THE LIST.

[Yevrah]

Frustrating as fuck:

https://i.postimg.cc/WbkQyXTQ/League-Table.jpg (https://postimg.cc/rKqn0GdJ)

https://i.postimg.cc/8Ct3vYmr/League-Table.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

https://i.postimg.cc/YqQtFpGG/League-Table.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Would/could have made it 2-0. I seem to get screwed by VAR every time in this game.

[Browning]

My experience with VAR is it always gives the same decisions. Every possible offside is confirmed as offside and every potential penalty ends up being a foul, it's just a case of whether it was in the box or not. Complete waste of time.

[Baz]

Sounds like last season.

[Yevrah]

https://i.postimg.cc/q76rk4Tv/League-Table.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Heroes. :hail:

Orlando Pirates in the final, which bizarrely is our next game up after a two week break.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://i.imgur.com/rttZI0e.png

Struggled to beat Spain but we managed to make it 3-2 with 5 minutes left and then it was fairly easy against Italy.

Here's how THE LIST stands now:

FIFA Club World Cup
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Super Cup
African Champions League
Copa Libertadores
O-League (Oceanic Champions League)
Asian Champions League
North American Champions League

International competitions:

FIFA World Cup
Olympics
UEFA European Championship
Nations League
African Cup of Nations
Copa America
Oceanic Nations Cup
Asian Nations Cup

The caretaker manager at United actually won the Champions League (annoying as I'd have liked to have gone for the Europa) so I've got a chance at the Super Cup this season. Will stay and try for the Club World Cup which is just over 2 years away too.

[Yevrah]

https://i.postimg.cc/prc5nz0H/League-Table.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Gutted.

[Yevrah]

After the disappointment in the Champions League final we secured the league and cup double and moved into the top 10 of the South African Hall of Fame.

https://i.postimg.cc/qvC8fDRH/League-Table.jpg (https://postimg.cc/xXnkMRM6)

The board have given me a transfer budget of £2.7m for next season, so even though my contract is running down and I'm actively looking for other roles, staying might not be the worst thing in the World.

[Yevrah]

https://i.postimg.cc/VLZPFMkh/Breaking-News.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Ill explained rule set FTW!

[Yevrah]

Oooh, they have some form of explanation now.

https://i.postimg.cc/3R0FzsXp/MLS-Rules.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

It's all coming back to me how wank it is managing in the MLS. On the plus side we were second favourites for the title before the season started, so there may be an opportunity to bag a quick trophy then get the hell out of here.

On the further downside, one of my designated players is this mess:

https://i.postimg.cc/qRr2ZN7f/Yev.jpg (https://postimg.cc/McscnKRt)

Look at the state of him.

[Yevrah]

I've signed some players and it's become even more apparent why the MLS is awful.

https://i.postimg.cc/d0J5hsb9/Awful.jpg (https://postimg.cc/FYnyq4sf)

Why does that squad salary say I've selected £90k's worth of actual spend when it's more than that?
Why does it not drop at all when I de-select Carlos Vela?
Why are some players I've bought greyed to 'Out' and I seemingly can't select them no matter what?
How do transfer fees count towards the cap?

Shambles.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Yeah I couldn't get my head round it fully when I was managing Toronto. I had a similar thing regarding registration so I just went on holiday for a day and let the AI sort it.

[Yevrah]

Did you end up with players you wanted to play not being selected though?

[wullie]

Craig Peacock's earning his money there. I've tried MLS once that I remember and couldn't get the hang of it enough to stick it out

[Jimmy Floyd]

'DP' is a designated player i.e. a 'star' whose wages don't count towards the cap. Not sure how many of them are allowed these days but it looks as if you have three of them.

I had an enjoyable game with Seattle once and did get my head around it, the only thing that made it a bit shit was that the draft wasn't properly implemented and all the college regens were dogshit, so after a few years it became a bit odd. Not sure if they've sorted that out by now.

Also unlike the legendary African CL, the NACL is a terrible competition.

[Yevrah]

Designated players are the easy bit Jim and some of their salary does count, but only the first £11k or £5.5k.

Checked out the NACL and it does indeed look a bit lame.

I also stumbled across what I think might be the new format for the World Club Championship, which makes you realise FIFA/UEFA's inertia led indirectly to Super League proposals.

[John Arne]

Is that the mega 10 groups of 3 or something silly?

[Yevrah]

It is indeed.

Apparently they're going to run it every 4 years instead of the Confederations Cup (guess the brown envelopes from that have dried up). Current edition has been postponed due to COVID and the next will be in 2025. Not sure whether it gets even more crazy by that point, but I liked the idea of it tbh.

[Yevrah]

Although 10 groups of 3 is shit. Just have 32 teams in it and do 8 groups of 4.

[Yevrah]

Also, the Champions League, Europa League and UEFA Conference League qualification and moving between them looks like a complete mess and that's even before you add in the abomination that the Champions League is about to become.

Honestly, these people do not have a clue how to run a global or European game. Almost any sports promoter you could suggest would do a better job.

[Yevrah]

Here's UEFA explaining the Europa Conference League qualification.

https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaconferenceleague/about/


In all, 184 teams will be involved over the course of the season including at least one from each of the 55 associations and 46 clubs transferring from either the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League.

:sick:


Before the group stage there will be three qualifying rounds and a play-off round (split into a main path, and a champions path for those transferring from the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League champions path). The access list explains which teams (including some national cup winners) enter from which associations and in which rounds, as well as how clubs transfer from the other competitions.

Ah, can't forget the access list. Here it is in all its glory...

https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0263-10c848fb43cc-49ac1262ab7c-1000/access_list_2021-22_final.pdf

What in the actual fuck is that?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Did you end up with players you wanted to play not being selected though?

I saved it before hand so I could go back just in case but from what I remember no.

I think the AI even allowed me to go slightly over the cap.

[Yevrah]

Cheers Mahow, just done the same and it worked a treat. Well, bar for those who were greyed 'Out'.

[Yevrah]

This chap was on loan at Nashville and becomes the biggest signing of my career so far at £10m from Toulouse. First wonderkid too.

https://i.postimg.cc/j2gFYLZ5/Europe.jpg (https://postimg.cc/2LWw48pR)

Doesn't even count as a designated player either. I couldn't offer him a contract without making him one, but as I have three already he went through as a senior player only. Means I can bin Vela off and get a heavy hitter to replace him.

[John Arne]

Is Rossi still around, Yevrah?

[John Arne]

Also, I find NewGan face pack tool really useful. Very quick to add real faces to regens.

[Yevrah]

He retired in 2021 after slumming it in Poland for a bit and is now looking for Head of Youth Development roles.

[Yevrah]

Also, I find NewGan face pack tool really useful. Very quick to add real faces to regens.

Cheers. I'll have a looksie.

[John Arne]

He retired in 2021 after slumming it in Poland for a bit and is now looking for Head of Youth Development roles.

2021? Are we talking about the same Rossi. I mean Diego Rossi, LAFC striker.

[Yevrah]

Ah, sorry, I thought you meant Giuseppe. :D

Diego is still around and pretty damn good.

https://i.postimg.cc/0yJYdcKj/Europe.jpg (https://postimg.cc/LJ2gmkTF)

[John Arne]

He's a very good player. Just joined Fenerbahce on loan, IRL

[Baz]

You bringing that sithifrican defender over?

[Yevrah]

Hoping to, although I can't sign him for another year and a half (when he hits 18). Not sure I want to be in the MLS that long either, so might wait for the next club.

[Yevrah]

In further evidence of how poorly implemented this all is, my board are now slightly disappointed with me and it's down to this:

https://i.postimg.cc/Fs9MMYXg/Leagues.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Those top two objectives are mutually exclusive.

[Jimmy Floyd]

God I used to love the US Open Cup. Proper madhouse competition, in a country famed for its closed off leagues and oligarchical sports systems, that you then suddenly find yourself playing the Chattanooga Red Wolves or Des Moines Menace for a place in the last 16.

[John Arne]

Imagine coming up against Albert Edward :drool:

[Yevrah]

God I used to love the US Open Cup. Proper madhouse competition, in a country famed for its closed off leagues and oligarchical sports systems, that you then suddenly find yourself playing the Chattanooga Red Wolves or Des Moines Menace for a place in the last 16.

Talking of which (and we might be languishing in the league) but we've just made the final.

https://i.postimg.cc/7YrKd6jP/Leagues.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[Yevrah]

We've just slipped outside of the playoff spots after a run against so many teams above us, the players are unhappy as I wouldn't give one of their mates a Des contract and the board are giving me an E rating. I do believe I'm about to get sacked.

[Yevrah]

A huge win against Nashville takes us back into the playoffs and takes the heat off for a bit with six league games to go:

https://i.postimg.cc/44Lyy7bw/Leagues.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Seattle (who we seem to play every other week) at home up next and then it's the US Open final against Austin.

[John Arne]

We've just slipped outside of the playoff spots after a run against so many teams above us, the players are unhappy as I wouldn't give one of their mates a Des contract and the board are giving me an E rating. I do believe I'm about to get sacked.

Is my mate Henry Nguyen still listed as Chairman/President/Owner?

[John Arne]

Am I right in thinking a US Open win gets you a Champions League spot?

[Yevrah]

Is my mate Henry Nguyen still listed as Chairman/President/Owner?

He is, have a word.


Am I right in thinking a US Open win gets you a Champions League spot?

It looks as though it does, which would be nice, but a bit odd as no one seems to care about it. My board certainly don't.

[John Arne]

He is, have a word.



It looks as though it does, which would be nice, but a bit odd as no one seems to care about it. My board certainly don't.

I was actually talking to him tonight about Rossi... which prompted the question to you :D

If I remember correctly, qualifying for the Champions League really screws with MLS fixture congestion, or at least it did on FM20. And, as you'll soon notice, the players coming through the SuperDraft tend to be absolute garbage.
Still, keep the updates coming - it's a good read.

[Yevrah]

He's actually your mate. :D

And cheers, I want out of this hell hole ASAP if I'm honest, ideally to one of the Chinese money bags teams.

[John Arne]

He's actually your mate. :D

And cheers, I want out of this hell hole ASAP if I'm honest, ideally to one of the Chinese money bags teams.

You should head to Asia. China and Australia are both good fun.

[Yevrah]

https://i.postimg.cc/mgfsgCkv/Leagues.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

We absolutely shat our way to that. :D Embarrassing really.

The board claimed they were happy, but are still giving me an E. On the plus side, that's another 43 points for the Hall of Fame and Yev Bin-Maan is now a 3 star manager. Owen Coyle had better watch out...

[Yevrah]

https://i.postimg.cc/3wjSFDKD/Awful.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Quite surprised that one gets as high as a C- if I'm honest. These players are absolute wankers though.

[Yevrah]

Heading into the international break, things are not looking good.

https://i.postimg.cc/L40p1GQF/Leagues.jpg (https://postimages.org/)[/url]

https://i.postimg.cc/7LVvYRJc/Awful.jpg (https://postimages.org/)[url=https://postimages.org/]

Given we were 11th when I took over and we've won the only actual real trophy in their history under my stewardship that seems a tad harsh, but whatever.

[Manc]

Spoken like a true bin man.

[Yevrah]

Gotta live the role.

We miss out on the playoffs.

https://i.postimg.cc/sghNHgPs/Leagues.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

The board and players still hate me.

[Baz]

How on Earth are Minnesota on -14 GD? Can only assume San Jose pumped them 9-0.