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    February 05, 2020

    Football Manager - You have failed me for the last time

    You have failed me for the last time

    Posted: 05 Feb 2020 09:58 AM PST

    When the opponent gets a last minute highlight

    Posted: 05 Feb 2020 01:37 PM PST

    When you change your U18's formation to copy first team tactics, but they lose 1-0 on the opening day ...

    Posted: 05 Feb 2020 11:05 AM PST

    Clearly I’m playing some arousing football

    Posted: 04 Feb 2020 11:08 PM PST

    My centreback on a yellow when I tell him to stay on his feet

    Posted: 05 Feb 2020 01:21 PM PST

    MATCH ENGINE UPDATE: FM2020 update 20.2.4 features improvements to one-on-one finishing and penalty kick conversion rates, among a suite of other changes.

    Posted: 05 Feb 2020 06:12 AM PST

    Every time

    Posted: 05 Feb 2020 04:28 AM PST

    Every 90th minute highlight

    Posted: 05 Feb 2020 01:37 AM PST

    My Inter team (Season 2)

    Posted: 05 Feb 2020 12:53 PM PST

    Wait I've seen this one before...

    Posted: 05 Feb 2020 03:43 PM PST

    Carabao cup final in my 3rd season with Blackburn...This is what pain looks like.

    Posted: 05 Feb 2020 05:07 PM PST

    That’s one way to force through a move to Tottenham

    Posted: 05 Feb 2020 10:52 PM PST

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    Posted: 05 Feb 2020 11:39 AM PST

    This fucking game...

    Posted: 04 Feb 2020 09:56 PM PST

    Taking Hoofball to the Extreme (Part I)

    Posted: 05 Feb 2020 01:19 AM PST

    Inspired by the aggression famously instilled into Millwall by /u/Hurball, the desire to create an unconventional legacy was born. You see it had often been said that the art of a successful 4-4-2 was dying out, and with the retirement of the old-school managers, it would be no longer. It was going to be my job to save it.

    Now the tactic, might not seem that radical, but I assure you that with me at the helm, any aerial ball was sure to be won. Pulis and Allardyce have tried it, but they only focused on the strikers. They'd forgotten that football is a team game, therefore it was essential that anyone, regardless of their position, be dependable when any cross comes in. I, on the other hand, was only to bring players of great stature

    But which team, was going to be converted into the ultimate hoofball team. The data was analysed. I had aspirations to guide a team to become the biggest in the world, using the revolutionary tactic. It was important they play in a reputable nation and be on the path already to a route one rebellion . And so, across all top 5 European nations, the team with the highest average crosses per 90 mins this season was found.

    Piacenza, plying their trade in Italy's Serie C.

    Immediately I signed on the dotted line, eager to create my hoofing dynasty. A quick look at the squad and the reason for the existing crossing tactic was found.

    Youssouph Cheikh Sylla.

    He was immediately established as one of the key players heading into the season ahead, but the rest of the squad proved disappointing. No more players above 190cm, with our CBs and GK only 189cm , 189cm and 190cm respectively. Infact, our 176cm CM was identified as a key player by backroom staff. Blasphemy. Some new additions would have to be made.

    Before that could happen, there was a big issue to be fixed. The club's board had informed me that the was a vacancy in the role of my assman. The question was, who could join me on this journey, holding the same core values as myself. Luckily, there was a man without a club after recently retiring who was happy to make the move to the North of Italy. His name? Peter Crouch.

    Crouchy was more than happy to join, signing mere days after my appointment. Finally, the player business could start. A small wage and transfer budget meant our eyes were turned to the loan market. Focusing on height and heading ability, some players were shortlisted.

    Meanwhile a 2-0 loss to German outfit Augsburg in the preseason, reaffirmed the need for transfer business.

    A squad complaint of a lack of depth at CDM, led me to sign 25 year old, Javier Vet on loan from De Graafschap. Although only coming in at a measly 190cm, playing in a position traditionally lacking height and an improvement on our 176cm midget meant he was a quick addition.

    Loan signing Ollie Hawkins (196cm) from Portsmouth joined the club as a secondary ST to play alongside Sylla upfront, whilst an attempt to sign 194cm RB Michael Nottingham failed, as he chose Burton Albion over us.

    Attempts to offload our shorter squad members failed, due to their high wages, so funds remained limited. The sale of a squad player for $250k helped however to ease the financial strain, opening up more wage funds for loanees.

    An impressive 2-1 victory against AC Chievo (recently relegated from Serie A) demonstrated the squad's capabilities under our new leadership. Adrien Julloux (193cm) and Ben Richards-Everton (196cm) were brought in to bolster the flanks.

    A 1-1 draw and 1-0 defeat against fellow minnows Viterbese Castrense and Reggina Calcio respectively left a sour taste as my first month as manager drew to a close.

    Part II will see the start of competitive fixtures as we enter both cup and league competitions, with signings to be made as the transfer window wraps up.

    submitted by /u/babyjman
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    It sure gets the job done.

    Posted: 05 Feb 2020 08:07 PM PST

    The career of Richard Jones - a true journeyman regen

    Posted: 05 Feb 2020 08:28 AM PST

    The career of Richard Jones - a true journeyman regen

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    As a young boy, born November 2017 in the former coal mining village of Ton Pentre in Wales, Richard Jones dreamt of being a professional footballer and playing for his country just like so many others. Richard though was one of the lucky ones, and started his career playing for Penybont FC. Before he had turned sixteen he'd moved to his childhood team, Watford, where his professional journey would begin. He started life there well, scoring regularly for the U18 side and settling in well to life away from his family.

    By summer 2034, Doncaster Rovers (team I manage) had started to show an interest in the young forward. Despite the fact he loved Watford, and they'd a fairly decent record in bringing through young players, the chance to go to a team dedicated to bringing through young British players was too much of a temptation. For a fee of £1.1m, Richard transferred to the English champions with a promise of being considered a genuine breakthrough prospect.

    After arriving at Doncaster he made an immediate connection with their legendary U18 manager Gary Neville and he led the line well, scoring 50 goals in 67 youth games for the club over the next two seasons and helping them win back to back FA Youth Cups. During the 2035/36 season he was named on the bench for a couple of League Cup ties before finally make his career debut in the FA Cup fourth round at home to Leicester and three days later he came off the bench to score his first senior goal against Norwich in the League Cup SF.

    Richard's career debut

    Despite his early promise, Richard was still way down the pecking order at Doncaster and only made one more late substitute appearance that season although it did mean he got to make his PL debut. Even though the club normally prefer their youngsters to qualify as a home-grown player before allowing them to leave on loan, with a bloated first team squad the decision was made that the best thing for Richard would be to get a loan move to get some first team football.

    There were lots of League One clubs in for him but Billy Kee, manager of Championship club Preston North End, made the decision to bring him in and Richard never looked back. Despite the club having finished 20th or 21st for the past six seasons straight, Richard's 30 league goals meant they moved up to 16th and he was not only the division's top scorer but won the Football League Player of the Year award. He had absolutely loved his year in Preston and had even managed to break into the senior Wales squad and get his first couple of appearances.

    2036/37 Football League Player of the Year

    Back at Doncaster the club had three forwards breaking the twenty goal mark and there was just no room for Richard in the first team squad. The club had hoped to get him a loan to a PL team but instead he ended up making a move to newly relegated West Bromwich Albion who were favourites for the 2037/38 Championship title. Unfortunately for Richard, their star striker Jack Joyce failed to secure a move away from the club, meaning Richard started the season on the bench and to make matters worse, the team had a terrible season. He did get a run of games later in the year and managed to finish the season their joint top scorer with 13 league goals but the team couldn't even secure a Playoff place and there was no doubt Richard's stock had fallen slightly. At the end of the year he retained the Championship Young Player of the Year award and had managed to get his first goal for Wales but he was further from the Doncaster first team than ever.

    He did secure a new long term deal that summer but the club were keen to get him out on loan again and Doncaster's feeder club, Lens, had just been promoted back to Ligue 1 as champions. He had the option of returning to the Championship but Richard decided a new challenge would be best and headed to France. He took to French football quickly and again finished as his new club's top scorer with fifteen league goals, helping the team to stay in the division and even scoring in both games against PSG. Over the course of 2039 Wales would be about to go unbeaten as Richard became a starter for the national team and helped them qualify for the Euros as well.

    Wales 2039 form

    Up to his spell at Lens Richard had been regarded as a poacher more than anything but his time in France saw his game really develop and with Doncaster having brought in Ireland and Man Utd legend Mark Healy for £80m, the idea was that another new country would help his development. Richard himself had fallen in love with Lens and the experience of playing abroad so, with that in mind, he went to Villarreal for the 2039/40 season knowing he would also now get his first taste of European football in the Europa Conference League as well.

    He had another great year over in Spain, again finishing as the club's top scorer with 23 in all competitions, but his 5 goals (and 7.56 average rating) weren't enough to take them all the way in Europe. Disappointingly, the team lost on penalties to Rennes in the SF and his boyhood club Watford were the team who won the final, it would have been a great moment for him personally to play them in the final. This was a real breakout year for Richard though and although he struggled for goals in that summer's Euros the team made the QF and he felt he was ready to start in Doncaster.

    Jones' Villarreal season

    Doncaster were still full but Richard, who would turn 23 in November, really wanted to find a home for himself and Doncaster had younger prospects waiting to come through so a deal was struck with Championship team Middlesbrough for £25m and a 50% sell on clause. Boro had just finished 3rd in their first season back in the Championship and their manager, Nacho, felt that the goals Jones seemed to guarantee would make all the difference in their promotion push.

    Jones held up his end of the bargain with 29 league goals (37 overall), again finishing top scorer, but the team finished a disappointing fifth and again lost in the Playoff SF. Nacho was gone, but Jones decided to stay. The next season was more the same, 31 league goals (40 overall) but Boro were down in 9th place. The bright light was Jones prolific goalscoring for Wales (including 18 in the 40/41 season alone) had qualified them for their first World Cup since 2026. Jones led them to the QFs and Wales had a new hero.

    Jones' sensational 2040/41

    After two years as the Championship's top scorer and Football League Player of the Year (both won for a third time) and with Boro sticking with the manager who got them 9th, Richard was keen to leave. Then came the call, Doncaster wanted him back - he was on his way back to the very top of English football. Or so he thought. Jones demands for a regular starting spot meant that negotiations broke down, even though he had been assured that he'd be a useful option for the squad. Jones had interest from other teams in the PL but no one coughed up the necessary fee and he was stuck there for another year at least. His season started terribly and it looked like he was going to sulk the season out but by Christmas he was firing again and although Boro again slipped in the league to 11th he somehow managed to win both the Championship Top Goalscorer (with 27) and PoTY awards again.

    Summer 2043 came and Doncaster's interest had faded but PL Bournemouth, fresh from a 13th place finish in their first season back up, decided it was time for Jones to step up to the top flight for the first time as a starter. Having entered the final year of his deal they managed to secure his signature for a bargain £21.5m and the Boro fans, having seen him score 111 goals in just three years for their team, let him go with their blessing. He'd never forget that from the fans.

    Just weeks after signing for Bournemouth his manager Stephen McManus left the club and Harry Toffolo came in as his replacement. Jones again managed to finish top scorer for his sixth different club but he only got 8 league goals as a dismal Bournemouth went down. This was a nightmare time for Jones as people started to cast him as a potential Dwight Gayle / Robert Earnshaw type player who might not make it in a higher league, but he smashed in 16 goals by the time January came around and a big offer came in for him from abroad.

    Jones get his mega move to Real Madrid

    Clearly his great season for Villarreal had left a lasting impact because due to an injury crisis Real Madrid needed a new forward and turned to the 27 year old Jones. It didn't really work out, in fact it went horribly, and the only goal he scored was in a 2-1 home defeat to Real Sociedad that knocked Real Madrid out of the Copa del Ray. He did manage to pick up a CL winners medal but he was on big wages and there were concerns that he'd end up rotting on the bench there for a couple of years until Bologna came in with a loan move and he was off to experience another new league.

    Richard had a great 2045/46 season in Italy and still to this day thanks the club for giving him back his confidence. He smashed home 17 goals over the course of the season, finishing as the club's top scorer (7th different club) and would have loved to have stayed. The mid table Italian team couldn't realistically keep him though and he ended up returning to his former home for a knockdown fee of £11m.

    The Hawthorns was his destination to play for a West Brom team who had been a mid table PL team for the past couple of seasons. Any doubts there had been about his ability to shine in the PL were well and truly put to bed as he scored 17 goals in an injury hit season to take the team into Europe.

    Jones 46/47

    Again he was top scorer for the club that season and had really developed his game now to drop deep, use both wings and get involved all over the pitch. He even managed to score against his old club Doncaster. Then, with a lack of depth compared to recent years in their attack, Doncaster moved in with a £40m bid to bring him back to the club. This time, Jones was happy to accept more of a supporting role at the club and the deal was quickly signed.

    Doncaster had been champions the past three years and Jones got to play more than he was expecting after a long term injury to the starting left winger but the club failed to retain the PL title. They did win the League Cup and the FA Cup but in the summer of 2048 there was an almighty reshuffle and it was always likely that a nearly 31 year old squad player would be one of the first players on the way out.

    Jones season back at Doncaster

    Lazio were the side that secured his signature for £30m and he spent the next three years there, starting for the first two and a half and becoming a club icon. He got to play regularly in Europe throughout this spell and finished top scorer for the club in his first two seasons (that's eight clubs). By the end of his third season in Rome he was now nearly 34 years old and Lazio decided not to renew his contract but they would forever hold a special place in his heart due to his connection with the fans. He also managed to become his country's all time record goalscorer during his time in Italy with the team having missed out on another WC qualification but having appeared at every Euros since 2036 (which was their first tournament in 12 years).

    All time top scorer for Wales

    It was summer 2051 when Jones had left Lazio and another new country and a Galatasaray who had just finished runners up in the Turkish Super Lig. A mixed season with troubles behind the scenes saw Jones score just eight goals for the club and start only half of the team's games. Despite looking good when he played, Jones was gone after a year and made the move to a sixth new county with Sporting CP.

    Soon to turn 35 when he arrived in Portugal, he'd really transformed his game into being more of a creative, deep lying forward and although Sporting would not win anything whilst he was there, he fell in love with the club and spent the final two years of his career there. He may not have been prolific as he once was but he still managed to play 74 games for Sporting and had average ratings of 7.51 and 7.42.

    He might not have made it at the very highest level but what a career he had, loved by fans all over Europe and a hero back home as well.

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    Here's his profile (haven't got any older saves to show his proper attributes)

    https://preview.redd.it/m0nmdahys4f41.png?width=2604&format=png&auto=webp&s=c04c4a8d9ac92443cb2ed7fa63aa17698f635b64

    Here's his career stats:

    https://preview.redd.it/w40fe7ibt4f41.png?width=2550&format=png&auto=webp&s=6afc664ca5e0867e82896cac42e3b50777648392

    He's set to become a member of staff so I'll be bringing him back to Doncaster this summer although I hope it doesn't ruin him like I nearly did twice before!

    Edited to include bio:

    https://preview.redd.it/cs13bn4xw4f41.png?width=1828&format=png&auto=webp&s=df0bc8f791f25979c73620005ab9ef9d40e547a0

    And favoured clubs:

    https://preview.redd.it/m1zp4181x4f41.png?width=782&format=png&auto=webp&s=ab6527dcb29115081b54ec75da60be6c0129fa97

    submitted by /u/likesiamesefish
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    Brentford Moneyball. Max Efficiency

    Posted: 05 Feb 2020 07:10 PM PST

    Just to confirm that ageing does stop at 100.

    Posted: 05 Feb 2020 08:36 AM PST

    Fast start

    Posted: 05 Feb 2020 07:33 PM PST

    It can't be THAT bad, can it?

    Posted: 05 Feb 2020 02:13 PM PST

    Just lost 1-3 against Braintree at home, two games left and the last one is against Maidstone... help! I won’t survive a playoff. Any tips?

    Posted: 05 Feb 2020 08:46 PM PST

    Managing England on FM18 and this annihilation occurs.

    Posted: 05 Feb 2020 07:55 AM PST
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