Brian

With the limited strikers at my disposable, very good! League table Results (The bad run in form was when I had to play 2 attackers, due to an injury) Tactic Main strikers (Hibbs was the one injured)

Same here. Using a 3 striker formation in the lower leagues of England (10th tier), because the defenders on that level have a very hard time dealing with 3 strikers pressing and moving.

I'm currently managing in the 10th tier of England, just like you. I don't use opposition instructions. Like you said, with the mental levels from the players at that tier, you want to give as less as instructions as possible. That's also the reason I don't use Player Instructions at this level. It's the same with team instructions, as few as possible, but still be able to play the tactic I want (Route One/counter).

That is alright, but he hasn't got any club interested in 3 months. And then the game is programmed to go ahead and let 3 other clubs put in a bid... that's kinda weird. If other clubs are interested, I completely understand what you said. So if I make a bid and then put him off my shortlist, other clubs aren't going to bid for the player?

Does anybody have the same problem? Just made an offer for a free player on my shortlist. I trialed him in August and put him on a shortlist. When I just offer him a contract in November (3 months later!), he instantly received offers from 3 other clubs. This has happened to me all the time, missing out on a lot of players. But the most frustrating thing is that they've had zero offers in 3 months and as soon as I put in an offer, other teams submit one as well. Is this a general thing or a bug?

Going Route One in the 10th tier in England. Almost bottom at the league in terms of possession, but first at goals scored and non penalty xG.

Every year I managed some big teams like Ajax, Celtic, Barça, etc.. and go for the complete total football experience. As I'm from the Netherlands and Johan Cruijff is my biggest inspiration, it's always fun recreating teams from the past that played total football. But, I never make it past season 3-5, as I get bored fairly quick due to the teams being so strong in their respective leagues. So I wanted to give myself the ultimate football manager experience and started to manage on the 10th tier in England, at Sidmouth Town A.F.C. Went there on holiday some years ago, so I thought it was fitting to managing them to the Champions League. After almost everybody rejecting my contract offers and joining other teams, I managed some players to come and play in Sidmouth. We went from expecting to finishing 15th to 3th. With only one promotion spot, it's going to be brutal.

Kilmarock is bottom at my save, although they're underperforming xG points by 14 (!). How much are you in debt? European money always helps. But I would look to make room in your wage budget and singing free players only. You should be getting in the Champions League within 2/3 seasons. And with that money, you can look for good, young players to eventually compete with Rangers and Celtic.

It's a fantastic way to develop your youngsters. The fact that they're playing in the second division of a country (number 38th in the world). This means the best talents play there when they're 17 or 18 y/o and then at 18/19 when playing time matters most their in the first team or another league to get playing time. When I'm managing Ajax, I use the following method: First year: Ajax U18 Second year: Jong Ajax (Netherlands second division) Third year: Move to the first team, loan or sell. Maybe at Volendam, you want them to play for 2 years at your Jong team for development. In real life, most Jong Ajax players play between 40-60 Jong games before making the jump to the first team.

One of the most intense finals I've ever managed on Football Manager. Managed to overcome a 3-1 trial at half-time.

I usually look at playing time. Most of the time this highlights the best players, but more importantly when playing the star/important players you don't have players complaining about player time. This really helps with your dynamics and atmosphere at the club. Also, I watch player reports and look if they are consistent performers and if they like big matches. This helps allot imo when trying to get consistent performances from players. And if you are not sure if a player is good enough, compare him with players in the same position from teams that are expected to finish above you. This will give you an indication if your player is good enough to be in the league. For lower leagues, I think in general speed, strength and teamwork are most essential. Hope this helps.

Results are really coming together. Callum McGregor in the ''Frenkie role'' at HB really impresses me.

Running the 4-2-3-1 that is inspired on Ten Hag's 4-2-3-1 at Ajax. Some roles are based on the playing player: Right wing Daizen Maeda - Winger support Liel Abada - Inside winger support Striker Kyogo Furuhashi- Advanced Forward attack Oh Hyeon-Gyu - Pressing Forward attack

Currently trying to play Ten Hag ball (Ajax 18/19) at Celtic and going really well. Yes, I know Celtic are just overpowered. c

After watching some videos late at night from the Ajax squad back in 18/19 under Ten Hag, I decided to give it a go. Still tweaking, but the first results are very good.