***The Official Football Manager Thread***

[Kobalt]

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my god

I hate this game


Went from 3rd to 6th to finish the season, which means going from CL to no Europe next year because the two teams playing in the Coppa Italia are midtable teams. Brutal way to finish the season

[NoDakHusker]

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Starting a save with a fantasy USA and Canada database found here. Complete with kits, logos and MLS rules are no more!

I've decided this is an alternate universe where the only professional sport in the US and Canada is football. In this world, the NFL was struggling due to player shortages, as safety concerns reached an all-time high. Additionally, the Browns won the Super Bowl - otherwise known as the secret NFL kill-switch. The NBA became so corrupt and scripted, that it led to boycotts of the league. The NHL had enough of Sidney Crosby monopolizing their precious Stanley Cup and opted to close their doors before he could commit any further crimes against humanity. The MLB slipped quietly into the abyss, though baseball fans - as superstitious as they are - claim the Cubs winning the Series was actually the kiss of death.

All the franchises from these fallen leagues formed football clubs and thus joined the newly re-structured US 7-tier pyramid. It's a brave new world.

I definitely wanted to build a team up from a bit lower down the pyramid, so I took over Sacramento Republic FC in the 5th tier. We'll see how this goes..

[Kobalt]

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Guess I'm playing in Europe after all

[ImTellinTim]

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What did the final table look like?

Did they all miss out because of FFP?

[JHedges2]

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How do I watch a top target's games?

I've got Icardi set as a top target, and Wenger "scouting" him (I'm assuming this means he's going to all the games?).

[Kobalt]

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What did the final table look like?

Did they all miss out because of FFP?

I believe so, all 3 teams had one thing in common, and that was their current salary being greater than payroll budget.

[Matty Aqua]

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How do I watch a top target's games?

I've got Icardi set as a top target, and Wenger "scouting" him (I'm assuming this means he's going to all the games?).

Check the team schedule and then I'm pretty sure from there you can attend the game in person
so for instance if you wanted to Scout your man check when his team is playing and then I'm pretty sure you can attend that game providing that you don't have to coach a game yourself on that day ...hope that makes sense

[Matty Aqua]

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Hey guys I'm still trucking with my Peterborough United save I'm about 5 seasons in


I've managed to keep the club up in the championship league but I can't seem to get them promoted although I finally have some money in the bank.
The board decide to keep selling my best players which is really frustrating, should I just invest in youth?

[Suntan Superman]

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This is a new one for me.

[Kobalt]

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He had less than a year left on his contract, he wouldn't renew with me because he wanted to move to a bigger club. However, I refused when he asked for a transfer so he said he'll just leave as a free transfer. I sold him



I'm gonna cry now

My wonderkid GK and AMC wants to leave to a bigger club too and they have 2 years left on their contracts so I'll probably lose them too....

[JHedges2]

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So I found where the youth intakes for all teams are posted.

Question is, if I've already got a scout in their respective country, I assume these kids will be added to the report? Or is there something else I should do.

I did some digging on this, and couldn't really find what I was looking for.

TIA, as always.

[jb12780]

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How do I set tactics which allows the team to play a high press style? I want a tactic similar to Klopp's rock and roll.

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[jasontoddwhitt]

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How do I set tactics which allows the team to play a high press style? I want a tactic similar to Klopp's rock and roll.

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You'll want to play with a high defensive line and set closing down to more or the next step up (not quite sure what's it's called because my tactical setup right now won't let me pick it. Then you can go into opposition instructions, and set every position to closing down always.

That'll really ramp up the pressure.

So I found where the youth intakes for all teams are posted.

Question is, if I've already got a scout in their respective country, I assume these kids will be added to the report? Or is there something else I should do.

I did some digging on this, and couldn't really find what I was looking for.

TIA, as always.

To the best of my knowledge, that assumption is correct.

[jb12780]

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You'll want to play with a high defensive line and set closing down to more or the next step up (not quite sure what's it's called because my tactical setup right now won't let me pick it. Then you can go into opposition instructions, and set every position to closing down always.

That'll really ramp up the pressure.

Yeah I found the settings. I haven't played in a while, yet I opened the save today and found myself top of the table with the Arsenal.

I might try a high line but not too crazy. The same goes with the pressing; press, but not too much.

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[jasontoddwhitt]

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Second season with Worcester and something strange and magical happened. Season started off about what I expected. We won some, we mostly lost, and we were down towards the bottom of the table. But we started winning some more matches and we found ourselves safely in the mid-table.

Then it happened.

We started winning.....and winning....and winning some more. In January we lost back-to-back matches to Darlington and Altrincham by a combined score of 2-7. Despite that, we maintained position in 10th. We won our final 14 matches and shot our way up into the promotion playoffs.

How did we manage this?

Mostly, I think it boils down to an improved attack. Last season, our defense ranked 10th in the league, but we finished next to last in goals scored. This year, our defense improved slightly, ranking 8th. Offensively though, we ranked 9th. (67 goals compared to 41 goals last season).

Did I change strikers? Well, I tried. Jordan Murphy was my starter last season and he only scored 11 goals across all competitions. Despite increased competition, he held on to his job and awarded my faith in him by netting 29 times across competitions.

It can probably be attributed to getting better service from the wings. Ayomide Jibodu was brought in on a free from Derby, and the 17-year-old netted 11 goals and 18 assists.

As for the promotion playoffs, I squared off against Altrincham, a team that beat us both times this year and have only managed one draw in four meetings. We won the first leg 1-0 on the road thanks to a goal by midfielder David Carson. In the second leg, we struck first thanks to another goal from our midfield, this time by Charlie Owens (it's only fitting, Carson and Owens date to season one). Though Altrincham got one back, we hung on to move on to the promotion finals against Salford, a game we got to host thanks to finishing higher in the standings.

The match was a nervy affair, with both squads beating the hell out of each other (37 fouls, 8 yellow cards). The first goal came in the 78th minute when my keeper Taylor Sutton inexplicably stole the ball from my defender Wes Harding, and the ball rolled to a Salford player who could've walked the ball into an empty net.

Time was running and the crowd was beginning to wonder if their boys would be able to mount a comeback. Enter midfielder David Carson, who thundered a shot off the upright from 18 yards out to tie the match at one.

It looked like the match was heading for penalties, but in the 109th minute, this magical run had it's last moment. Striker Japahet Mata sent the ball out wide to Scott McArdle, then proceeded to make a mad dash to the net. McArdle launched a beautfiul cross into the box, trying to get it to Mata. The Salford keeper rushed out, but Mata beat him to the ball and headed it in!!!!! 2-1 Worcester and we hung on for PROMOTION!!!!!!

I'm so screwed next season.