Football Manager

[calgaryballer]

Only one game, but either I have gotten better with tactics or this team is just more my style but I am crushing the 8th placed team right now

[calgaryballer]

Scrap that. I won my game and was looking forward to Russia. Then I get a crash dump. My previous save is from 3 hours ago. I don't want to go through it all again, probably time to start a new game...

[calgaryballer]

Today's NUFC game is why I won't start until Jan update is out. I need SISSOKO in my team

[Anthony]

Scrap that. I won my game and was looking forward to Russia. Then I get a crash dump. My previous save is from 3 hours ago. I don't want to go through it all again, probably time to start a new game...

Boooo. I find that things start getting really interesting a few years in, when you bounce around to new clubs.

So Pardew gets fired from Newcastle in my Liverpool save and takes over for Harry Redknapp at Everton (who replaced Moyes after he left for Dortmund). Pardew now has Everton firmly established as a mid table Championship side. Classic.

In my Liverpool save I've won the league, the Europa League, the Champions League, Super Cup, Manager of the Year, and the Community Shield. We've also been turning a tidy profit of at least 30 million each of the past two years. Despite spending 23 million in transfers this year I still managed to bring in 85 million in player sales. Probably try and win a few titles and see what's out there. Now that Rangers are in the top flight again, I may look to take them over if McCoist leaves.

[calgaryballer]

Agreed on all counts. I had a backstory in my head of a hard done by manager. I mean, who gets Champions League football one year and then is scrounging in the Russian Second Div two years later? It was to be a redemption story when I brought Ural to the top flight and beat Newcastle in a cup

Alas

[Pitty]

Took over at Crewe, brought in Tom Kennedy, Rob Lainton, Luigi Bruins, Craig Forsyth, and Ben Davies through Loans/Transfers. Anyone get other good League One players?

[calgaryballer]

New ME Update today and from what I have played, it makes the game make so much more sense. No longer do my players launch dozens of potshots or run to the byline only to turn around and kick it back to the keeper. The runs and passes they make seem intuitive. Overall, well done SI

[Pitty]

New ME Update today and from what I have played, it makes the game make so much more sense. No longer do my players launch dozens of potshots or run to the byline only to turn around and kick it back to the keeper. The runs and passes they make seem intuitive. Overall, well done SI

I was wondering why I couldn't get any good scoring opportunities. I played 15 matches with Crewe, and scored one goal, while my talent was head and shoulders above the rest of the teams in League 1.

[calgaryballer]

I was wondering why I couldn't get any good scoring opportunities. I played 15 matches with Crewe, and scored one goal, while my talent was head and shoulders above the rest of the teams in League 1.

Pre patch you mean? It was bad

[Pitty]

Pre patch you mean? It was bad

Yep, mine is patching right now.

[calgaryballer]

Man, almost wonder if it's too easy now!

Since the patch:

4-5 loss vs City
7-2 win vs QPR
1-0 win vs Liverpool
1-6 win vs Villa

[Anthony]

In my final season at Liverpool we won the Community Shield, European Super Cup, Club World Championship, Capital One Cup, FA Cup, Premiership title, and Champions League title. Second straight Champions League title, and second straight league title. Frankly I won everything there was to win at Liverpool, so I decided to step down over the summer and see what else was out there, a la Pep and Barcelona.

Having stepped down, the Bayern manager Rafa landed the Liverpool job, so I jumped at the chance to take over in Munchen. Rafa left me with an absurdly depleted and aging squad. They've won 3 straight league titles so Rafa did well there (besides selling Alaba to City ), but the squad was in massive need of an overhaul. First bit of business was to bring in these lads...





My first task was to revamp the strike force. Somehow Gomez is still playing but doesn't have enough in his locker to fit in with my style of play, same for Mandzukic. I also inherited Balotelli and Muller, but Balotelli is terrible and Muller is perfectly suited to play out wide for me, and has done well out there scoring 12 goals in 20 matches from out wide. Kovacevic was one of the hottest prospects while playing for Genoa, and luckily I held off Juventus and City to land him. He's scored 4 goals in his first 2 matches.

The summer will see me bring in a central defender and a new ball playing defensive mid.

-I saved my Liverpool save so I could go back to it at some point. ;)

[Anthony]

And in my first season in charge at Bayern, we win the Champions League final against United. I've now won the Champions League 3 seasons running with 2 different clubs. I think my created tactic may have broken Football Manager.

[calgaryballer]

My hours played:

FM12 - 354.8
FM10 - 328.1
FM11 - 304.3
FM09 - 206.2
FM13 - 134.9
Sum - 1328.3

55 days of my life spent playing this game (3% total)

Not sure if proud or disgusted

[Anthony]

And I win the Champions League with Bayern again, this time in the final against my old club Liverpool. So I've now won the Champions League 4 years straight with 2 different clubs.

Looks like it's time to move to France or Italy.