***The Official Football Manager Thread***

[NoDakHusker]

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Well, at the end of 22 games my Bangor City side finished 7th and a single point from finishing in the top half. I was stuck in the bottom half playoff, where my team dominated and held the 7th place spot. I managed 49 points from 32 matches.
The teams placed 3-8 now are battling for a Europa League place. My team is in great form and I'm hoping to somehow get a spot in Europe next season, the $$$ from that would be a great help.

I also applied for and was promptly given the Nigeria national team job. I've got to secure qualification for the 2018 World Cup and I've also got the Confederations Cup soon. Here's what that looks like:

[rsnomar05]

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I hate this game.

Man, that sucks.
7 CCC's and only 2 goals. That must have been so frustrating.

[The GIGGAS]

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I hate this game.

Serves you right for playing as the Whitecaps.

[NoDakHusker]

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WE DID IT WE DID IT WE DID IT! Hello, Europe! The media said we couldn't do it, we weren't good enough, we didn't deserve it yada yada yada. Looks like I got the last laugh.

[kaletore11]

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Man, that sucks.
7 CCC's and only 2 goals. That must have been so frustrating.

My players missed EVERYTHING while leading 2-1, I knew I'd concede sooner or later. And sure enough, a free kick went in off the bar two minutes before the final whistle. Then a red card in extra time and that's all she wrote.

[rsnomar05]

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Got the result I wanted vs. Juventus in the 1st leg of the CL Semis. The match could have easily gone the other way as, up 1-0 in the 38th minute, Rulli saved a penalty. I was so excited I jumped out of my chair! That was completely momentum swinging, and we went on to bag two more goals and win 3-0 at home. Now I just need to not choke at Juventus and we're through to the final.

[Mo]

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Every once in a while I load up my FM 11 save.



So today, the Club has decided to honor me by straddling me with debt







But really, take that SAF!

[rsnomar05]

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Every once in a while I load up my FM 11 save.



So today, the Club has decided to honor me by straddling me with debt







But really, take that SAF!

Did your transfer budget take a huge hit? I would think given your success in that save that your club is just printing money. But then again, losing 89 million in a season isn't ideal. Be thankful there's no FFP.

[rsnomar05]

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And the dream season continues! We're through to the Champions League Final!

Edit: And we face Man Utd, currently 5th in the EPL. Millennium Stadium in Wales here we come!

[Mo]

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Did your transfer budget take a huge hit? I would think given your success in that save that your club is just printing money. But then again, losing 89 million in a season isn't ideal. Be thankful there's no FFP.

Not really, it's been pretty much the same since i took over, Club gets a ton from sponsorship.

The only difference is, i would turn a profit without the Glazer debt.

[rsnomar05]

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And Roma have won the Serie A! Now we have a Champions League Final to go win!

The final league standings show just how wide of a gap there is in quality between Roma/Juventus and the rest of the league. It was a two horse race between Juventus and me last season, and it was a two horse race again this season. I don't expect that to change in the foreseeable future.

[rsnomar05]

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Champions League Final vs. Man Utd. They are leading 2-1 late as I am completely dominating. I'm feeling extremely frustrated, thinking this is it. I'm going to lose the CL Final in a match where we were the better team and blew chance after chance. At 80 minutes we go into full-on overload, route-one football. And it's turnover city. My players can get close to the box, but Man Utd. are in the 11 men behind the ball "set up the barricades" defense. So once my players get close to the box they are swarmed and turn the ball over. When they do get a shot it gets easily blocked and cleared.

As the clock strikes 90 minutes, the ref adds 3 minutes of stoppage time. I demand my players put their bodies on the line for their shirts. But I am not optimistic I will get a goal. Utd.'s swarming defense is preventing my squad from getting any quality chances. 91 minutes pass, and Falcao finds himself unmarked, thanks to everyone in my squad pushing up the pitch. Mata finds him with a through-ball, and it's a one-on-one with my keeper, Rulli. Falcao surges into the box and blasts a shot, but Rulli saves it! That would have clinched the game for Utd. Rulli blasts the ball up the pitch, but it's cleared right back to him. Rulli blasts the ball upfield once more, and this time my defender John Stones is able to head it forward to Javier Hernandez, who is ten yards outside the box. Hernandez is a terrible dribbler, though, and he is easily dispossessed by Vertonghen. Hernandez tries to win it back, but Vertonghen collapses to the pitch and the whistle blows. "Surely a dive!" the commentator yells as precious seconds tick off the clock.

92 minutes have passed as Vertonghen orders delivery pizza, waits for the delivery pizza to arrive, and then eats that delivery pizza before taking the free kick. That's how long it felt like his time-wasting took, at least. I'm praying the ref will add this time-wasting on as additional stoppage time, but I am pessimistic. Vertonghen lobs the free-kick towards Falcao, but John Stones beats him to the header. 30 seconds left. Stones boots a wild ball upfield that sails out of bounds to the right and out of play. ARGH! YOU #&$^%&$!! What a terrible pass! "Digne is in no hurry to take this throw," the commentator says, obviously.

Digne takes the throw at 92:50. Ten seconds left. Just hoof the ball downfield, the final whistle will blow, and....Calum Chambers intercepts the throw and desperately launches the ball into the box. Kevin Großkreutz heads the ball away, outside the box to the right, where Juan Iturbe tracks it down. The 3 minutes of stoppage time are now up. Iturbe fires it back into the box, and Hernandez out-jumps Großkreutz. Hernandez's header floats towards the far post.......and.......IN! NO WAY!!!!!!!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

I jumped out of my chair, yelled loudly, and ran around the room! Thankfully no one was around to see me do this, as I would have looked like an escaped mental patient.

In the first period of extra time, while I had most of the possession, my squad was way more tired than United's. This meant that Utd. were able to carve open my defense. They had about 6 CCCs in a row as Rulli made fantastic save after fantastic save. Sensing a winning goal was coming from Utd. I switched from control to counter, hoping all those men behind the ball would frustrate the Red Devils. Hoping I could somehow snatch one on the break. At 101 minutes new Utd. sub Kaan Ayhan was easily dispossessed by Calum Chambers who sent a through-ball down the left-hand side to Juan Iturbe who was sprinting unopposed towards the Utd. box. I sat on the edge of my seat nervously, knowing this was a golden chance that we couldn't afford to blow. But Phil Jones caught up and tripped Iturbe from behind, just outside the box. "Yes!" I thought. "This is either a straight red or his second yellow! Either way he's off!" My excitement quickly turned to incredulity as Jones was let off with a warning. Total B.S.

My assman had been pleading with me earlier to sub off Youri Tielemans due to exhaustion, but I had subbed in a striker and an inside forward when pressing for the tying goal. I had also replaced defender Niklas Sule with Alessio Romangnoli, as due to taking several knocks Sule's stamina had fallen to 53%. So that was all 3 subs, and a tired Tielemans had to stay on. And take this crucial free kick. And blast this crucial free kick INTO THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF THE NET! YES!!!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! !!!!!!!! THEY CAME FROM BEHIND, AND NOW THEY HAVE TAKEN THE LEAD!!!!!!!!!!!

As we entered the second half of extra time I switched to contain, play even safer, low tempo, time wasting, etc. Now, it says in the description of contain "don't look to score." It may say that, but don't tell that Frederico Bonazzoli. Gerard Deulofeu sprinted past two defenders down the left flank, then tapped a low cross into the box to Alessandro Florenzi. Florenzi drew the defense to him, then squared one for Bonazzoli who tapped the ball into the open net. WOW! GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!! THEY CAN'T BE CAUGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOO!!!!!!

I stayed in contain to be safe, but it didn't matter. A demoralized Man Utd. side never threatened to score again. The game ended, and the fairy tale season was complete! The Giallorossi have won the Champions League!

That was an absolutely fantastic football match, and one of the best I've been a part of in all my years of FM.

[rsnomar05]

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Beat Brazil in a pre-WC friendly:

[jasontoddwhitt]

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I think my game is broken.....England won the World Cup.

[jesmith29]

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I think my game is broken.....England won the World Cup.

Do you have the 1966 version?