Football Manager - Wherever you manage, it's always that team and always their striker.

Wherever you manage, it's always that team and always their striker.
13 Quality of Life improvements I'd rather see over new time consuming features
After a fair bit of effort, I’ve finished sourcing and designing all the crests required for my 72 team, 4 division Australian league system for FM22. This is the fourth division, in an alternate reality where the A-League followed the growth trajectory of the J-League
Sunderland til I die - or retire: I turned Sunderland into the oldest squad in the league
Reddit FC-Introduction
First time I've got this and delighted it's my 19yo starting centre back. The boost to shirt sales is a nice touch too
Could dynamic potential work in FM?
One of these is not like the rest...
Anybody have any ideas on how to get rid of this. As I've signed literally every single lietchensteiner who has a chance of making my team and when I sign crap ones the board gets angry so I cant win.
Incredible regen striker only 16 years old. FM13 May 2060
One of the last custom kits request I had is for a save with Trastevere Calcio, a club that plays in the Italian 4th tier and where a certain Francesco Totti started play football at the age of 8 �� If you've ever been to Rome you should know Trastevere is the most central area of the city ��
The first of July will always be one hell of a crazy day.
Nine games to go. Keeping up with Ajax has been a huge struggle. And we've still got to go to their place in the 3rd from last game. Haven't won anything yet in this save. I am officially anxious.
Managed to win the Euros with Ireland and lifted the trophy at Celtic Park - Just imagine how much boiled piss that’d create at Ibrox, they’d honestly flood the Clyde
Good disguise, Lewis, but not good enough
Some fans are just never happy with anything, gosh!
this is my first ever FM save, i started unemployed with no experience, went to 3 different teams before arriving in my home country and being able to turn the LA Galaxy around. it was great to see the A+
Comfortable survival with only 27 goals scored in my anti-football save
My 5'7 Goalkeeper, what do you think?
It took me 5 seasons, 4 of them in the top flight, but i finally managed to win La Liga ending the dominance of Real Madrid/Barcelona
Arsenal got relegated, never seen this happen in any of my saves before
My first 100 scout rating player from a 20 jpa/jpp scout
and ready to mingle?

Wherever you manage, it's always that team and always their striker.

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 12:32 PM PDT

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13 Quality of Life improvements I'd rather see over new time consuming features

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 04:58 AM PDT

Having to click to end quick chat is clunky and makes tasks repetitive.
Drop-down menus, espically with arrows to sub menus need to be improved. If the mouse strays you start over again.
Failed promises to stregthen a position when new signing is stregthening position.
Failed promises to stregthen position when you sign a play for a different position and shift better player to promised position
Be able to negoiate promises in general. I.E new signing demands to go out on loan but you want to put him straight into first XI
Ultimatiums to board work once in a while? If you've won the prem with a VNS team and you want another coach they should occasionally give you a coach
The always ignore advice button should actually work.
When a compititon draws quarters/semis at the same time replace to wordly list of x or x v x or x with a radial infogrphic.
Make chairmen more diverse (they all honestly seem the same tbh) and show their stats so we can know a bit about them.
Schedule view should default to centring on next fixture. Sick of looking at friendlies when its the end of the season.
Better stats. I want to see a leaderboard of my teams all time goal scores, appearances, ect.
The add to shortlist button on scout reports only works if you clikc aknowledge or scout after. Should work alone.
Accepting revisions to the social feed seems to do nothing? Just get the same revisions offered next season.

The worst bit is this list is inexhaustive.

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After a fair bit of effort, I’ve finished sourcing and designing all the crests required for my 72 team, 4 division Australian league system for FM22. This is the fourth division, in an alternate reality where the A-League followed the growth trajectory of the J-League

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 04:45 PM PDT

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Sunderland til I die - or retire: I turned Sunderland into the oldest squad in the league

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 09:33 AM PDT

I have set up dynasties, I have risen to the top, I have journeyed through continents to where the wind takes me. And yet, I feel quite...... dissatisfied. Almost as if things are going too well. I crave a challenge, a new and fresh challenge.

And then it came to my mind: Wonderkids.

Ah yes, wonderkids. The plentiful of Ronaldos and Messis, blessings from the Lord who likely originates from South America. For the first time, I will be playing without the safety of knowing I can always rely on them to develop or be my cash bank. I am playing with old players.

The rules

1. Only sign players aged 30 or above; get rid of players under the age of 30.

2. Do not take in any youth players, and try to downscale everything related to the youth setup.

3. Never argue with your elders - give in to their demands, try to fulfill them; exceptions are when two players have the same demand(e.g. both wanting captaincy).

4. Do not negotiate their contract unless there are board restrictions; this does not apply for contract lengths, and they should be negotiated to the longest period possible.

The goal, as always, is to get promoted and be an established championship side.

The Team

Good Ol' Sunderland - the magical land with John O'Shea and Joleon Lescott as starting CBs in the Prem. I choose them because I firmly believe that the board knows the value of old players. If anything, the tragedy of Josh Maja should still be fresh in their mind, whispering the treachery of young players.

Apparently not. They wished for me to develop youngsters in their system, and would not allow me to remove such philosophy. I decide to ignore them. They will see in time.

The squad has merely 3 real players: long-serving midfielder Leadbitter, ex-prem winger Mcgeady, and Chris Maguire. I immediately offered everyone else out for transfer, including those players in the u23 and u18. Some of them are not happy with it, but the message had to be sent.

first team tactics at the start of the game

It suffices to say that I need more players, unless I want my coaches, which consisted of legends like Duff and Hyppia, to come out of retirement.

Transfers

I made ambitious loan moves for Messi, Ronaldo, Zlatan and Buffon, but despite 708 fans thinking a loan to Sunderland would be 'a decent opportunity' for Ronaldo, the deals weren't to be made. I have to settle for lesser players, and when Tom "Huddle in the Middle" Huddlestone told me that I don't have the financial muscle to come close to signing him, I know this is going to be a busy summer.

Absolutely based 708 Juve fans

I go on missed out on several star signings such as Sacary Bagna, Danny Simpson and Heurelho Gomes due to the middle east and MLS offering 5 times the money I did. But after some struggles, I managed to get some big names to sign the thing.

Former premier league stars Carlos Sanchez, Steven Naismith, Nathan Dyer, and Marc Wilson join up with the team, alongside Spainards Carlos Martinez, Casto and Angel. Nomadic French international Aly Cissokho also signs, so did Swiss international Almen Abdi and Welsh Craig Morgan.

Former player Lee Camp also returned and promptly asked to leave 10 days later when I signed Casto, despite previously agreeing to be a backup. Cissokho also had concerns about Boukary Drame's arrival. People are very strange these days.

Former Leicester man Paul Konchesky also joined, with his secondary role being my u18s coach. I told him that there won't be anyone in the u18s, but he told me he enjoyed the solitude at the Academy of Light, so I let him be.

My last signing is the man, the myth, the legend Adebayo Akinfenwa himself. Initially disinterested, he was sold when I told him of my vision - perhaps aided by the 2 buckets of fried chicken I brought with me - and accepted my invitation. I am overjoyed at this signing. If anyone encapsulates the phrase 'age is just a number' better than Adam Johnson, it's him.

The squad

Team photo

After making 21 signings and countless sales, I finally assembled a squad of 22 players. Since I only have 2 players in each position and league one would not allow more non-youngsters to be registered (that has to count towards ageism right?), I invested in the best physio and fitness coaches I can get. Ex-Swansea right-back Angel Rangel has already damaged his Achilles and will be out for 7 months during his trial, and I wouldn't want that to happen to my players.

My team averages an impressive 34 years old - about 9 years higher than average. And not surprisingly, we are the slowest team with the lowest stamina, with both acceleration and pace averaging just below 10, as well as the worst dribbling team. On the flip side, our mental fortitude is top-notch, and have the most international experience on our team.

We are speed!

I set up as a rather ambitious 4-2-4. The attacking method is simple: plain old British crossing game. With absolute units like Akinfenwa and Lukas Jukiewicz as target men and good crossers at my flanks, I am confident goals will be plentiful. In the middle we have north-east Pirlo Abdi and north-east Xavi Angel dictating the field and spraying passes, with Sanchez and Leadbitter protecting them. The defense drops deep, hoping to block any advances into our final third.

The first 5 games

While transfers are going on, the season has quietly started. Our first official game is the Carabao club against Huddersfield. We lost 3-1. The second game is the Papa John trophy against Fleetwood. We lost again. The third game is a league game against Bristol Rovers. We barely drew after going down to 10 men because Martinez got his second yellow. Afterward, heavy 3-0 defeat at Oxford. We did manage to pick up a win and kept a clean sheet against Peterborough thanks to an own goal, but things are not good for a championship-aspiring team.

Something is not right, but I refuse to believe that the losses are due to my players being old and slow. It must be my tactical mistake. Lots of work need to be done.

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Reddit FC-Introduction

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 02:58 PM PDT

For a while now I've wanted to create a club, Reddit FC, in which the subreddit can join in on making decisions. I'd do a review every season and ask for directions for the next one.

Before I create the club I would like some thoughts on how you would like the club to be. I'd love it if people answered the following questions, most upvotes win:)

-Which league should I join? -Stadium name? -Shirt colours? -What should be the teams playing philosophy? Formation? -Transfer philosophy?

I really hope at least a few guys like the idea, and that we can create an amazing adventure together

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First time I've got this and delighted it's my 19yo starting centre back. The boost to shirt sales is a nice touch too

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 02:44 AM PDT

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Could dynamic potential work in FM?

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 10:39 AM PDT

One of the biggest things i have been wanting the most these last few years is some sort of a dynamic potential system in FM.

I'm not talking about an excessive system like the one in Fifa, i'm talking about a system that rewards average rating over an entire season.

We have probably all had a decent striker who played brilliantly over a season, but didn't really have the attributes for it. Think like Callum Wilson in fm21. Let's say he has a brilliant season for your Newcastle side, like 35 goals in the league, which is not unrealistic with players like Callum. Next season, he does the same thing again, and stays in form. His attributes will NEVER change over these two seasons, they might even go down because he is 29 at the start of the game.

When Vardy had the brilliant season for Leicester in real life, he was upgraded, both in terms of real life value and in terms of FM attributes. If a player has a season like this in game, shouldn't some sort of this system apply to this too?

Im tired of having players performing well, but just because their potential isn't 170+, their attributes won't change no matter the season and performances they're putting in.

I don't know if there is a way to make this system work, without it being to exploitative.

What do you guys think?

Edit: Maybe it should be called Dynamic Attributes and not Dynamic Potential. Makes more sense.

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One of these is not like the rest...

Posted: 31 Jul 2021 04:58 AM PDT