FOOTBALL Football Manager series

[Bevab]

I don't have gamepass so no new version for me. I am not a buyer I wait for free versions.
I got to change my laptop so started a new save with some database changes. Started a Indian domestic save, still in preseason. Would be fun to do a low budget team because I mostly play as Manchester United.

I have to be completely honest I don't know how to assign scouts in new versions, so they do their own thing on their own.
I believe they made way too many redundant screens in this one.

I am a very bad observer of little things and wouldn't notice much. I am simpleton I had fun good, I didn't bad.

Let me know how the save goes... my first save was with my hometown in an edited Indian database. Gave up on it because of several data issues in the file but I'll probably fix them up and try a new save once the realism pack is out and I forget the experience I had at first. It's been years since I went completely low budget too, I'm currently managing Newcastle in a new save as they were the first 'big' team that gave me a job and they've got plenty of money, nothing like the save I did ten years back with them that was probably my most favourite save across every FM for the sheer fun. I'm thinking of either doing a youth academy challenge with certain modified rules to allow for fun or a journey through multiple countries/leagues as a Hodgson like figure once the realism pack is out. I've managed United on multiple occasions in previous FMs and I've always ended up with a super team because of their sponsorship money and strong academy giving them a massive lead in the long run over everyone else.

I've never assigned scouts in the newer versions too... but this one I might start doing again. All you need to do is set recruitment focuses which work similar to FIFA's and are very easy to set up finally. The recruitment meetings are also much better this time around with meaningful suggestions. You're spot on with the redundancy of so many screens.. it feels like we're simulating a corporate manager's life at times with the tedium and that is my biggest bugbear with the series at the moment. It's just too much clicking till we get to the fun parts.

I definitely think you'd have fun with this version... hopefully you manage to snag it soon!

 

[Rumple43]

After absolutely smashing FM19 with a career through to 2040, and then FM20, playing a fairly lengthy career through to 2032 where I took Sheffield Wednesday to the Prem then created a football factory at Ajax Cape Town in South Africa I've now moved on. 20 was a hoot, trying to bring through quality SA players, send them to Europe to develop and seeing if I could improve the National Team. It's all here, if anyone is arsed: https://community.sigames.com/forums/topic/522749-fm20-from-sheffield-to-south-africa/

Anyway, after a reasonable lay off, I'm now on FM23. Bought it about a month ago. Downloaded the Tier 10 English database and started a game unemployed with zero experience and no coaching badges. Got a job at a Tier 8 side, Brighouse Town, and thoroughly enjoying myself.

Junior players on like, a fiver a week. My top earner in my first season was on about £130 a week ha!

One thing I've noticed is the array of in depth stats in this one, the analytics, and how Gx is embedded in literally everything. I get the use of it all, and it's application, I'm just an old school kinda guy

 

[Bevab]

After absolutely smashing FM19 with a career through to 2040, and then FM20, playing a fairly lengthy career through to 2032 where I took Sheffield Wednesday to the Prem then created a football factory at Ajax Cape Town in South Africa I've now moved on. 20 was a hoot, trying to bring through quality SA players, send them to Europe to develop and seeing if I could improve the National Team. It's all here, if anyone is arsed: https://community.sigames.com/forums/topic/522749-fm20-from-sheffield-to-south-africa/

Anyway, after a reasonable lay off, I'm now on FM23. Bought it about a month ago. Downloaded the Tier 10 English database and started a game unemployed with zero experience and no coaching badges. Got a job at a Tier 8 side, Brighouse Town, and thoroughly enjoying myself.

Junior players on like, a fiver a week. My top earner in my first season was on about £130 a week ha!

One thing I've noticed is the array of in depth stats in this one, the analytics, and how Gx is embedded in literally everything. I get the use of it all, and it's application, I'm just an old school kinda guy

The xG stat is often meaningless if that’s what you’re worried about. You can safely ignore the rest of the data too if you want but they’re also useful if you do want to delve deeper and devise a better tactic.

 

[JoeyMcgee]

Hi everyone , does anyone here know how to cheat in the game ?

 

[Bevab]

Hi everyone , does anyone here know how to cheat in the game ?

…there’s an ingame editor for that.

 

[DuneTiger]

If anyone here still plays, has FM26 got you excited in any way? Cause personally with all the delay and cancellation of FM25, it feels like the sting is out of the excitement for this graphics engine overhaul. I also use the 2D screen a lot of the time, especially if I'm tinkering with my tactics, so maybe that's why I don't care for it much.

Also really concerned about the early signs with what they're doing with the UI. It looks a little too aracdey? Not sure if that's the best description but not sure how else to describe it.

 

[Rumple43]

After absolutely smashing FM19 with a career through to 2040, and then FM20, playing a fairly lengthy career through to 2032 where I took Sheffield Wednesday to the Prem then created a football factory at Ajax Cape Town in South Africa I've now moved on. 20 was a hoot, trying to bring through quality SA players, send them to Europe to develop and seeing if I could improve the National Team. It's all here, if anyone is arsed: https://community.sigames.com/forums/topic/522749-fm20-from-sheffield-to-south-africa/

Anyway, after a reasonable lay off, I'm now on FM23. Bought it about a month ago. Downloaded the Tier 10 English database and started a game unemployed with zero experience and no coaching badges. Got a job at a Tier 8 side, Brighouse Town, and thoroughly enjoying myself.

Junior players on like, a fiver a week. My top earner in my first season was on about £130 a week ha!

One thing I've noticed is the array of in depth stats in this one, the analytics, and how Gx is embedded in literally everything. I get the use of it all, and it's application, I'm just an old school kinda guy

I saw that this thread had a few new posts, then stumbled across this post of mine from April 2023 lol

My knackered old laptop can run 2023, but as of FM24, they made it so it was Windows 10 or up, so 23 is where I'll be stopping unless I get a different machine to run it on.

Suffice to say, in the 26 or so months since I started this tier 10 FM game, I'm now in 2051, and my career has been pretty solid

I'm currently working on boxing off the Pentagon Challenge after turning Cardiff into the best team in the world. I've done some other stuff as well, including saving my real life favourite team, Sheffield Wednesday, from dropping out of the football league.

I should pick up the Copa Libertadores this season with Santos (though the Brazilian season is absolutely brutal in terms of number of games), then I just need the Confederation of African Football Championship (CAF) to finish the set.

I've seen some stuff with the new FM, and the problems they've had with it. I do hope it works out as a natural evolution for the series as it does need something new, but I doubt I'll be giving it a go any time soon.

 

[DuneTiger]

I'm currently working on boxing off the Pentagon Challenge after turning Cardiff into the best team in the world. I've done some other stuff as well, including saving my real life favourite team, Sheffield Wednesday, from dropping out of the football league.

Sheffield Wednesday are the club with those awful owners no? Just murdering the club from the inside out?

2051, I never have the stamina for such a career, I get to like 2030 with an English climber save and than my brain goes, "you know Japan could be fun", and I get to 2030 with the Japan save, and repeat the process.

Will have a read through your pentagon challenge sometime though, I do enjoy a good story. Remember following your Cricket 22 one with England.

 

[Rumple43]

Sheffield Wednesday are the club with those awful owners no? Just murdering the club from the inside out?

2051, I never have the stamina for such a career, I get to like 2030 with an English climber save and than my brain goes, "you know Japan could be fun", and I get to 2030 with the Japan save, and repeat the process.

Will have a read through your pentagon challenge sometime though, I do enjoy a good story. Remember following your Cricket 22 one with England.

Ah apologies, that was just a link to the start of a forum article about what the challenge is, not my work. But thank you for the kind words!

I've mainly gone on for so long because I can't change or upgrade, so may as well just keep chugging along.