Topic: Football Manager Series

[ToneLa]

[AndyMuller]

TAA is unbelievable in this.

[richiedouglas]

Playing FM touch on the ipad as Liverpool.

Fairly disappointing season, but last day of the season needed City to lose at home to Burnley and I could win on GD. They went 1-0 at ht. Down 2-1 at 70 mins. Won 3-2 ffs.

Can't get Bobby scoring and Origi has scored double. I've bought Immobile (who I regret) and Lauturo Martinez.

[Something Worse]

Playing FM touch on the ipad as Liverpool.

Fairly disappointing season, but last day of the season needed City to lose at home to Burnley and I could win on GD. They went 1-0 at ht. Down 2-1 at 70 mins. Won 3-2 ffs.

Can't get Bobby scoring and Origi has scored double. I've bought Immobile (who I regret) and Lauturo Martinez.

Martinez is so good that I sold Bobby.

[please, I have my reasons for it but...]

My 1860 Munich save is my first fun one in years, already won 3.Liga and Bundesliga II and in my first season in the Bundesliga, I managed to finish sixth despite a predicted pre-season finish of 18th.

Now it is 2022-23 and in the Winter break for the World cup, I am second after 10 games on 22 points and I managed to win my EL that included Paok, Sporting Lisbon and Dinamo Zagreb.

I recommend taking a look at Rodri from Leonisa, Roberto Massimo from Stuttgart, Armini from Lazio, Corbo and Cangiano from Bologna, and Stevanovic from Partizan.

[ToneLa]

Armini is boss.  Mauro Icardi is a goal machine as well. Lewis Cook from Bournemouth might be a good cheap midfielder.

[richiedouglas]

Playing as Liverpool means the board want you to win everything. FA Cup, League and Euro.

Second season I won the CL, lost in the FA Cup Final and finished 3rd (but I was resting the team to try and win a cup). I'm on a C- and facing the sack. Can't seem to catch City up. Their last minute goal record must be ridiculous.

[CornerFlag]

Put my West Kirby save on the backburner for now and switched to creating New Brighton in the North/South leagues.  So far I've won 2, lost 4 and drawn 8, because we're specialists at conceding in the last five minutes of a game.

[Gerry Attrick]

Haven't played FM in years, but I bought this years for something to do during furlough. Never used to do top division clubs because I think they're not too interesting after a few seasons, but I've started one with Liverpool to make sure I get used to it before branching out. In the second season the board expect me to win everything. Admittedly, the squad is absolutely stupid but even so

[Keita Success]

Playing as Liverpool means the board want you to win everything. FA Cup, League and Euro.

Second season I won the CL, lost in the FA Cup Final and finished 3rd (but I was resting the team to try and win a cup). I'm on a C- and facing the sack. Can't seem to catch City up. Their last minute goal record must be ridiculous.

Had two seasons with Liverpool.

Won the PL, FA Cup, CWC, Supercup, and community shield twice, plus the CL once. Signed Dybala in my first season, then Haaland, Sancho, Aoaur (it however you spell it), Alphonso Davies, Upamacano, plus a few wonder kids. Thought it was fun, but easy. Tried to find another more interesting job, but nothing appealed.

Started a new career with Leeds. Hatem Ben Arfa is the best signing I’ve ever made.

[ToneLa]

Everton finally relegated in 2025

What took so long??

[Malaysian Kopite]

Took over AC Milan, lost 5 of my first 7 league games, thought I was going to get sacked so I had a team meeting, following that somehow went unbeaten for the rest of the season and winning the Serie A, with me just save scumming the last title decider against Inter. Not sure what's happened, but I've heard the game can be too easy?

[Something Worse]

Took over AC Milan, lost 5 of my first 7 league games, thought I was going to get sacked so I had a team meeting, following that somehow went unbeaten for the rest of the season and winning the Serie A, with me just save scumming the last title decider against Inter. Not sure what's happened, but I've heard the game can be too easy?

I just won the league with Everton, first season.

So yeah. Gegenpress 4-2-3-1 is unstoppable

[ToneLa]

I just won the league with Everton

Out.

 

[Something Worse]

Out.

 

I've run out of challenges! I've won the league with every type of team. After winning it with Brighton I knew there was only one shitty option left

[ToneLa]

I've run out of challenges! I've won the league with every type of team. After winning it with Brighton I knew there was only one shitty option left

Haha, fair dos. That's exactly why I created my own club, but the journey is way more fun than being the elite...!

There's different kinds of challenges out there, There's a few player created ones that sound solid:

The Pentagon Challenge: as a manager moving to different clubs win the UEFA Champions League, AFC Champions League, CONCACAF Champions League, the Copa Libertadores and the CAF Champions League. See https://community.sigames.com/topic/503285-fm20-the-pentagon-challenge/

And I don't have the stones to do the Youth Academy challenge: start as low as you can, aim to win the PL & CL in the same year...but only with players from your youth setup, no signings!

The San Marino challenge is boss though, take them to the top of Italian football and win the World Cup! It'd have to be with Cattolica Calcio San Marino for your club these days. See here

[Garrus]

Found an absolutely ridiculous newgen someone posted on another forum:

[ToneLa]

Woah, he seems so good I half think he's edited and they photoshopped out the editor icon (just cause the price and the report are for bang-average players)

... watch him get bought and wasted at Man City 

But there's where they'd edit it, looks a bit blocky? But it's a compressed pic so..

[Garrus]

Woah, he seems so good I half think he's edited and they photoshopped out the editor icon (just cause the price and the report are for bang-average players)

... watch him get bought and wasted at Man City 

But there's where they'd edit it, looks a bit blocky? But it's a compressed pic so..

It's from Football Manager Touch and there's no editor available for that version.

He's only 14 and just popped out of the academy so that's why the N/A exists for value, hasn't signed a contract with the club yet. Considering it's 2023, user controlled Mainz is probably a side that qualifies regularly for European competition, so a 3 star player at 14 years old is very, very good!

[ToneLa]

It's from Football Manager Touch and there's no editor available for that version.

He's only 14 and just popped out of the academy so that's why the N/A exists for value, hasn't signed a contract with the club yet. Considering it's 2023, user controlled Mainz is probably a side that qualifies regularly for European competition, so a 3 star player at 14 years old is very, very good!

Ahh it's Touch 

Oh yeah, if unedited he's gonna be a world beater. Wonder what his overall potential is (can't tell without the editor). Three stars, the funny thing about FM a lot of players don't think that's a "good" rating. It really is.

As good as To Madeira 

[Garrus]

Yeah, I used to be the same with star ratings a few years ago. Then in an injury crisis, my 2* striker scored 10 in 15 to fire me into Europe and since then I've not given them too much heed. Attributes and form are more important in the game.

[Something Worse]

Yeah, I used to be the same with star ratings a few years ago. Then in an injury crisis, my 2* striker scored 10 in 15 to fire me into Europe and since then I've not given them too much heed. Attributes and form are more important in the game.

I've had players go from 2* to 4.5 and back again, but i can't help myself, I keep just putting out the best star players.

[Welshred]

Star ratings also change for a player compared to the average rating of your squad I think. So if you have a team of galacgico's an extremely good player could still show as 2.5 stars.

If you have a team of shite a 1 star player would show as 5 stars.

[Garrus]

I've had players go from 2* to 4.5 and back again, but i can't help myself, I keep just putting out the best star players.

Star ratings also change for a player compared to the average rating of your squad I think. So if you have a team of galacgico's an extremely good player could still show as 2.5 stars.

If you have a team of shite a 1 star player would show as 5 stars.

Yep, it's also dependent on your staff giving you the reports. There are hidden attributes that affect player performance too. It's ok as a rough guide to your team though.

[AndyMuller]

Best tactic and formation on this? I’m having the weirdest, most inconsistent season with Liverpool ever.

[Something Worse]

Best tactic and formation on this? I’m having the weirdest, most inconsistent season with Liverpool ever.

4-2-3-1 gegenpress. Get yourself a proper AMC like Havertz or Aouar (ideally both) ASAP because Lallana doesn't stay fit. I edited Ox to make him a CM but if you don't want to you'll probably need one more to go along with Hendo, Gini and Naby

[AndyMuller]

4-2-3-1 gegenpress. Get yourself a proper AMC like Havertz or Aouar (ideally both) ASAP because Lallana doesn't stay fit. I edited Ox to make him a CM but if you don't want to you'll probably need one more to go along with Hendo, Gini and Naby

Is that 4-2-3-1 wide or narrow? I've signed Thiago in the January transfer window and looking to play him as the AMC.

[Something Worse]

Is that 4-2-3-1 wide or narrow? I've signed Thiago in the January transfer window and looking to play him as the AMC.

I go wide, Salah and Mane score a ton. Bobby does ok but I eventually got that Lautaro guy and I think he had 25 in 15 games at one point.

[AndyMuller]

Just won the quintuple with the reds in my first season haha! Can anyone recommend any teams to play as a challenge?

[ToneLa]

Just won the quintuple with the reds in my first season haha! Can anyone recommend any teams to play as a challenge?

Yeah, try one not in the PL 

I make my own club these days that start in Vanarama North... you get to see things you don't in the PL. More varied stadiums, harder to keep a track of things, harder to tempt players. Transfer embargos when the club gets bought..

Or do like the Pentagon challenge as I mentioned above. Never quite managed it, but it's fun 

[Jake]

Yeah, try one not in the PL 

I make my own club these days that start in Vanarama North... you get to see things you don't in the PL. More varied stadiums, harder to keep a track of things, harder to tempt players. Transfer embargos when the club gets bought..

Or do like the Pentagon challenge as I mentioned above. Never quite managed it, but it's fun 

I did this recently, not with the editor just with the create-a-club function when you start a new game.

Got promoted from the Vanarama North first time round, then took three seasons to get promoted from Conference national. Was enjoying it and finished third in my first season in league two too, which sent me up again.

But I was enjoying the challenge of balancing the books, focussing on the FA cup to keep the balance in the black, and then my chairman went and injected 6 million quid for no bloody reason and now I've lost the motivation. I could probably buy my way to the Championship with that but where's the challenge?

[gwalk]

Just won the quintuple with the reds in my first season haha! Can anyone recommend any teams to play as a challenge?

start unemployed and skip a season, then apply for the team that gets promoted to the NIFL premier (3rd teir in Northern Ireland) and see how far you can take them

i did it a while ago, got them promoted twice, left to join Glenavon in the 3rd season, won 4 leagues in a row, no cups yet and still trying to crack the CL groups (got into Europa once and finished 3rd in a group with Beşiktaş, Malmo and some Slovenian team)

[Crimson]

Asked this in the "what game you playing..." thread, but didn't get a response 

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Anyone played FM Touch? I'm under the impression it's a lightweight version of the full game. Is the specs the same, but some of the functionality left out? Or is it optimized for lesser hardware?

I have an elderly laptop which I use for games over the Christmas holidays. FM or (older) Total War-series are my go-to franchices 

[naYoRHa2b]

I haven't played it but imagine it would run better on older hardware then the fully fledged game just because some of the functionality is lesser.

https://www.footballmanager.com/the-byline/what-are-differences-between-our-games

[Garrus]

Asked this in the "what game you playing..." thread, but didn't get a response 

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Anyone played FM Touch? I'm under the impression it's a lightweight version of the full game. Is the specs the same, but some of the functionality left out? Or is it optimized for lesser hardware?

I have an elderly laptop which I use for games over the Christmas holidays. FM or (older) Total War-series are my go-to franchices 

I pretty much play only FM Touch these days. It's a more straightforward/accessible game to play. There's no player interaction and the staff roles are simplified. It's mainly just tactics and transfers you focus on.

It's definitely a much faster game to play. You should be able to complete a season in FMT in a 3rd of the time it would take you to do so in the full fat version of the game (with similar leagues loaded etc.), watching all the matches.

If you're looking to purchase for PC, I'd recommend buying the full game as you get FMT free with it so you can see which one you'd prefer.

I've got a 7 year old laptop and I can run all the major leagues very smoothly.

[Crimson]

Okay, thanks mate. My laptop was struggling with FM '19 when loading little more than a handful of leagues.

[GiorgosCarraGoonies]

Do you have an Xbox?  FM20 is on Gamepass Ultimate for PC, it's worth a subscription if you've got an Xbox too.

[Garrus]

Okay, thanks mate. My laptop was struggling with FM '19 when loading little more than a handful of leagues.

In that case, you'd have received FM Touch 19 free as well. You can try running it and see if it works smoothly. There's no big requirements jump to 20.

[Jake]

If I got fm20 on Steam do I have to pay extra for FM touch on my phone?

[Garrus]

If I got fm20 on Steam do I have to pay extra for FM touch on my phone?

Yes. Different store fronts.

Touch doesn't work on mobiles though. Only tablets and PC as far as I'm aware.