rp1966 Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 (edited) Now I'm guessing that most people are just using their own real name. But for those who don't, how do you name your manager? Do you use a name of a great newgen from a previous save, a big footballing name from the past, a name appropriate to the country you're managing in, a joke name? Do you always use the same name or change it every save? Tell us about your manager naming methods ... Edited December 19, 2023 by rp1966 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trviggo Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 16 minutes ago, rp1966 said: Do you use a name of a great newgen from a previous save Yup. Got a youth intake kid with 197-200 PA (cant remember exact number) one save and he's been one of my manager names since. In FM24 I even added his son in as a future regen, so he should pop up any season now. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cometdude Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 I use my real name mostly, if not I use Wolfgang Schmidt. Wolfgang Schmidt was the name I used when adding a new manager to cheat at Championship Manager and it has kind of stuck. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rp1966 Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 Only right that I should reply to my own question. So, I used to just use my real name all the time, but went through a phase of playing double-headed games with one manager in the EPL and one journeyman so I needed multiple manager names. This led to me starting to adopt a new manager name for each save (stops things getting confusing in the hall of fame, too). So I have a few methods: For European clubs I'll use a country specific variant of my real name (my first name has a version in most European countries, though I need to get inventive with my surname) For UK saves I'll often use 'Ron Manager' - stolen from The Fast Show, which I guess dates me! For non-European saves (like my current Japan one) I try to make up an appropriate name for the country - so my current manager is Takeshi (from Altered Carbon, the Netflix series) Murakami (one of my favourite authors). Funnily enough, this is a combination that the game can generate for newgens and there's a team in the league with a young striker called Takeshi Murakami - would have signed him, but he wasn't good enough Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phnompenhandy Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 I just think of an appropriate silly name. Right now I'm managing in lower league Scotland and support Loch Ness in real life, so I'm "Andy McNessie" In the beta I was managing a Devon college where I taught, so I was "Grumpy Grockle". 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazertaz13 Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 I use a made up name for some fun. For my first name I use one of my dogs (retired racing Greyhounds) and then add Taz for the last name. As you can imagine I tend to look for players with Pace to add to my team (see a theme). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rp1966 Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 17 minutes ago, phnompenhandy said: , so I was "Grumpy Grockle". Quite like the idea of the media asking you about "Grockle-ball" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavutOzkan Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Random name generator, or a former real-life player, or a former wonderkid. I sometimes use a photo of people in bands I like from the country as well and create 3D versions of them using that feature. For example, when I was managing in France once, I had my avatar as Joe Duplantier from Gojira, just with a different name. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zek Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 I go with a name that's appropriate for the country, for example I use Scott Walker whenever I feel like managing in one of the British leagues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justified Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 If I'm just messing around then Boaty McBoatface works. No idea where I got it from. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fc.cadoni Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 Real name Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alian62 Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 I use .. Nicholas H Yellopoparopulous ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagenham_Dave Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 5 hours ago, Zek said: I go with a name that's appropriate for the country, for example I use Scott Walker whenever I feel like managing in one of the British leagues. At least you'll have no regrets. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor L. Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 I have a name that is my alter ego for any game I need to name myself. Been using the name for 20+ years. Trevor L. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mobius Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 I just call myself Alan Partridge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phd_angel Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 I usually use my middle names (I have two middle names IRL). Recently I chose Titan as my first name followed by my mom's maiden name. I chose Titan because it sounded like Tite, the former head coach of the Brazilian national team during the World Cup IRL. But now I'm thinking, maybe I should chose a variation of Jose Mourinho since he's my avatar picture... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadecane Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Real name if playing in Spain. Mike Oxlong if playing in england. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rp1966 Posted December 20, 2023 Author Share Posted December 20, 2023 46 minutes ago, Dadecane said: Real name if playing in Spain. Mike Oxlong if playing in england. Great name ... took me a moment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hovis Dexter Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 12 hours ago, phd_angel said: I usually use my middle names (I have two middle names IRL). Recently I chose Titan as my first name followed by my mom's maiden name. I chose Titan because it sounded like Tite, the former head coach of the Brazilian national team during the World Cup IRL. But now I'm thinking, maybe I should chose a variation of Jose Mourinho since he's my avatar picture... Using the letters in the name "Jose Mourinho," you can create the name "Romeo Joinus." 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poison Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 Usually I'm using joke names. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjericho Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 Something that matches the region I'm managing in. When I did a Scandinavian tour I went by konungur jeriko Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoarau Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 I name all my manager profiles after former newgens. I have a handful and more from countries all over the world that i can use depending on the route of RP I want to approach the save with. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty217 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 I look at a bunch of youth teams for the country I'm going to use as my nationality and mash together two names that sound good. Either that or I re-use a name I got that way in a previous FM. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPE3D Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 I look at my birth certificate and then try and spell it correctly. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatsupdoc Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Pablito (my nickname irl) COOCOOLABALZA (all caps; indicative of the style of unhinged football I intend to bring to your club). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevhamster Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 If I don't use my own name, I use one of two other options. If it's a save I'm streaming on Twitch, I use my channel name which is Exploding Carrot. If it's not a stream save, I use the name Chuck McGlumpher which is a name which appears in a Billy Connolly song. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox-7- Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 I usually impersonate a former player of the club I'm going to manage ATM for example I'm Manuel Pascali at Kilmarnock, in FM 23 Miroslav Klose at Kaiserslautern, in FM22 was Marcos Senna at Villareal, in FM 21 Ruud van Nistelrooij at Heerenveen...and so on, I found this way give me the best immersion in the game I used my name only when I made journeyman saves from bottom leagues around the world to the top, but now I can't play that kind of save anymore because it takes too much playing time that I simply don't have 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadAss88 Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Former players, At the moment, Dimitar Berbatov at CSKA Sofia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jyny Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Simple, I use my own. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSinister Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 I've been using the same name for 25 years now, Peter Beense, named after one of the most famous Dutch singers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etebaer Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 (edited) I used ot use my real name but that is already enough to make id abuse possible so i use a made up name since many years. (Yeah, i had my bank account fraudulent misused by someone else without even having online banking enabled at all only by knowing my name) The name i use now is made from 2 names i used in MMOs for the reason of being uniqe and not needing me to put numerals on it like in "Legolas1929" (made up name) whch i deeply dislike (unless the game is set in an universe where all names are made from numbers or you play a nameless prisoner i.e.). If that inculdes creative spelling i am ok with it as long i do not have to use numbers. Thats all - i guard my privacy. Edited December 25, 2023 by Etebaer 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreambuilder Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 Always used real name but after I saw the Beckham series it became Beckham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gggfunk Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 On 22/12/2023 at 13:33, Fox-7- said: I usually impersonate a former player of the club I'm going to manage ATM for example I'm Manuel Pascali at Kilmarnock, in FM 23 Miroslav Klose at Kaiserslautern, in FM22 was Marcos Senna at Villareal, in FM 21 Ruud van Nistelrooij at Heerenveen...and so on, I found this way give me the best immersion in the game I used my name only when I made journeyman saves from bottom leagues around the world to the top, but now I can't play that kind of save anymore because it takes too much playing time that I simply don't have This. When I manage a club which is run by a manager I like and I feel he suits the club, I impersonate him. For example, I play as Arteta when I manage Arsenal, Xavi when I'm at Barcelona, etc. On the other hand, when I have a save with a team which, in my opinion, doesn't have a proper manager, I choose one that I think would fit such a club best, preferably a former player. With Ajax I use Patrick Kluivert, at Hibernian Scott Brown, and at Napoli Thiago Motta. There are situations when my club doesn't have a proper manager and I can't think of anyone who could be a good match, and then I create an imaginary manager who previously was a youth coach at the club and was given a chance to run the first team. I give him the highest badge, but a Sunday league rep, and choose maximum points for working with youngsters and youngster knowledge. For instance, when I play at BVB I am Martin Bierhals, and when leading a Spanish team I'm Mikel Paredes. Finally, when I play my most important save - Zero To Hero - I'm either myself or my favourite imaginary manager - born in London, a big fan of Arsenal: Michael Soprano. The surname is obviously inspired by my favourite series The Sopranos, but don't worry, the manager doesn't have any mob ties... In both cases, I have no badges and Sunday league rep. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis_D Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 My own name, or Juan Kusalloff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranquelme Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 Eddie Guerrero 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalenichol Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Usually a combination of two famous footballers from the particular nation. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadecane Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 A lot of u use former players names. How does that work with those players being in the actual games as coaches? some here have mentioned Klose, Senna, Van Nistelrooy, etc all those guys are in the game as hireable staff, maybe not fm24 as I havnt checked, but in other versions, ive hired them. doesnt that kill your immersion? Or do u remove them via editor? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gggfunk Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Dadecane said: A lot of u use former players names. How does that work with those players being in the actual games as coaches? some here have mentioned Klose, Senna, Van Nistelrooy, etc all those guys are in the game as hireable staff, maybe not fm24 as I havnt checked, but in other versions, ive hired them. doesnt that kill your immersion? Or do u remove them via editor? I just set nicknames to them, like instead Miroslav Klose I would name him as Miroslav Schmidt, etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dadecane Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Just now, gggfunk said: I just set nicknames to them, like instead Miroslav Klose I would name him as Miroslav Schmidt, etc. Gotcha. Makes sense Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novem9 Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 I use authentic names or names of favourite newgens from prev saves. All started from Francesco Ferro - I generated this on some website about names in different countries. It sounds great for me and I used this. And this name style of F.F. started to be my schtick. Flavio Fuentes in Portugal, for example. The most funny thing, one of my favourite newgens has the same F.F. name! His name is Franco Fugueiredo and I used him too 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox-7- Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 4 ore fa, Dadecane ha scritto: A lot of u use former players names. How does that work with those players being in the actual games as coaches? some here have mentioned Klose, Senna, Van Nistelrooy, etc all those guys are in the game as hireable staff, maybe not fm24 as I havnt checked, but in other versions, ive hired them. doesnt that kill your immersion? Or do u remove them via editor? Nah, as I play almost short-term saves (6-7 season) the real counterparts in game doesn't get involved as head coaches, so they don't became 'main carachters' in my saves. I basically let them have their own career in the save as staff members around the world and avoid to sing them in my team. However, to avoid this 'immersion issue', when I plan a save I don't choose a former player that has already a coaching career at good levsls IRL, so i.e. I never played as Steven Gerrard, De Zerbi or Arteta 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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