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22 minutes ago, Dreambuilder said:
I see. So it's quite hard then to get big matches and consistency stat up more than a notch?
I had some success in improving consistency by fining underperforming players.
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On 26/12/2020 at 19:28, 4football said:
4231 Gegenpress beats almost everything, unless the team you are facing is much much higher in quality. I win almost everything with a 4231 Gegenpress I created.
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2 hours ago, Gregg88 said:
Good Afternoon All!
Finally got round to buying FM21 and now kicking off this challenge.
Had an interview with Wigan straight away, is that the norm? Didn't get the job anyway (Obviously).
I've been given an interview with Wigan in every save I've started unemployed. Never once actually got the job though.
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Sometimes but not every time, I'll do what I need to do in the transfer market and with staff etc, schedule friendlies, change them to my AM and then holiday until the first game of the season. I wouldn't recommend that if its the first few games with tactic though, so you can tweak it before season start.
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4 minutes ago, LyghtWayve said:
10 more games, or 10 games total? I am in my 7th or 8th game. So I need to know if I have 2 games left or if I have 10 more games left. Thanks.
Its hard to say for definite because a lot of factors come in to play. Nobody will be able to say yes, you definitely have 10 games left. I'd say around 10 games left but if you were to lose the next 3 then that 10 games could soon turn to 5. You need to start picking up results now though or you will be facing the sack.
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5 hours ago, libbyshuss said:
lol, not seen this before! Signed a player at 9.13, got this message at 13.59 on the same day:-
literally next to each other in the news items too! i couldn't help but lol
Someone in your squad really doesn't like him lol
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December 2022/January 2023
Results
League
A good run in the league with wins over Rangers and Celtic. Still conceding a fair amount of goals but we are also tucking away a lot of our chances. Pleasing to see us with a cushion of 8 points and 2 games in hand. Board expectations have been updated from qualify to UEL to challenge for title.
Betfred Cup
A comfortable semi final win against city rivals Hibs seen us through to the final where we met Rangers. We scored very early on and we never looked back. Raced in to a 3 goal before half time and had chances to open the gap further before a penalty conceded midway through the second half handed Rangers a small lifeline however we were professional and held on for comfortable 3-1 win and our second Betfred cup win in 3 seasons.
Young Player of the Month January 2023
Absolutely delighted with Aidan Denholms performances this month. Promoted this season from our Youth Academy, I thought I would give him a run of games due to playing so many fixtures and he has delivered. Hopefully he continue his good form into another busy month and will develop even further. Potential starting striker in a few seasons, if not next.
February 2023
Another super busy month with lots of league games, potentially 2 Scottish Cup games and the first leg of the Champions League First Knockout Round.
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43 minutes ago, LyghtWayve said:
Good question, see below. I have a C-.
Also, what happens if I get fired?
I'd say you have maximum 10 games, maybe less depending on the next few results, to turn it around.
If you get fired then you have to look for a new job but considering you're in the first season you'll probably need to look further down the leagues depending on what rep and qualifications you set the manager up with.
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11 minutes ago, raizen said:
i7-8700 32gb RAM gtx 1080. no add ons except graphics pack and skins which i've been using in all previous games with no problem, though i still haven't updated to the new patch on 12/17 yet
no it's like that when idle in game. actually it's like this in the main menu screen even
don't think that's the problem, it's always like this even in main menu screen
I find certain custom skins makes my CPU usage shoot through the roof. Is it the same with the base skin?
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7 minutes ago, Sheikh Amin said:
England teams.
From the second tier or third tier league.
Definitely not. England is too easy and gets super boring.
Try something like Belarus 2nd division on lower league Sweden and try win back to back Champions League.
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11 hours ago, LyghtWayve said:
So, my Stoke experiment is going badly. Seven games in I have 4 points and am plummeting to the bottom of the table. We are on a new winless streak. Team morale is in the dumps. I better understand my mistakes and see why I lost some games. Despite our record, we have been playing better.
However, is it too late to turn things around? Am I about to get fired? Have you ever turned things around after starting so badly?
For some context, I chose Stoke as my team for the save.
Whats your board expectations and your board rating?
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If any of the players you are selecting are out on loan or injured it wont let you select it either.
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21 hours ago, southside said:
Im mostly enjoying the game but there is a lot of smaller annoying things that ruin it a bit. Specific to scotland the tv scheduling is terrible, most weeks in real life celtic and rangers away games are usually live on the sunday or early saturday lunchtime. This isnt happening as much in the game, even worse is after the split in my first season there were no scheduled tv games at all, this is unthinkable and annoying to see as its such a simple thing to check. Same with the ridiculous teams travelling to nearby teams the night before the game then staying after the game and travelllng back the day after, how hard is this to notice as being wrong?
I'm Hearts and played Livingston in the Betfred Cup in the first season and the day before and after the game was taken up with travelling. Its about 15 miles between the 2 grounds and even less from Hearts training ground 😂
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1 hour ago, ollieshrews said:
Does negotiating yourself a lower wage give you more money to spend on player wages?
No but it reduces the outgoings for non-playing staff so it does have a positive impact on finances.
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Quick question mate, is your Austria DB the same as the other from Dave or is it different?
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On 22/12/2020 at 16:44, davie77 said:
Preface:
For a fourth time, on behalf of the Austrian Research Team, I invite you to explore the deepest depths of the Austrian soccer rabbit hole. I wish you a lot of fun.
Information:
The Austrian 2. Klasse (B) (Burgenland) consists of 3 competitions (North, Central, South) since this year. On the federation website there are only match dates listed until November 15, none in 2021. Therefore, I take the best 2 teams from each league and have them play each other three times in a 6 team league in the spring to decide who will advance to the 1st division. Like last year, I have adapted the youth leagues again, from the more than full schedule of the U18 teams became a state internal "Nations" League (built the same as the Nations League). So you save leagues compared to FM19 and have a less crowded schedule compared to FM20.
At the start of the game you should NOT choose "Austrian Level 6 and above", any other constellation can be chosen. Best would be "Austrian Level 10 and above", because the FM uses random promotions and so leagues could shrink/grow a lot.
This file is not compatible with any "name change" files! Keep your distance from it. (This refers to external "name change files", not the LNC).
I highly recommend to check "Add players to playable teams" at save start.
Content:
- 150 leagues
- 10 cups
- 82 reserve leagues
- 1 youth league
- 9 U-18 leagues with 38 subdivisions
Additional files:
Supplemental files are available again this year:
- Austria's awards
- Austria's fictional referees
- Austria's media sources
Click here to download the additional files
Download and install:
Download and put the file into the user folder in the subfolder "editor data".
Example location of the folder on Windows 10: "C:\Users\...\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2021\editor data".
To be able to use the league extension you have to create a new savegame.Click here to download the file
Thanks to all the helpers who made it possible to get the Austria file for FM21 up and running.
Hi mate, quick question, are there real players in level 6&7? Or is that too much work 🙈
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October/November 2022
Results
League
A perfect month for us sees us go 9 points clear at top and 11 clear of Motherwell. I am delighted with this months results, there was some seriously rotation involved in all league game except Celtic because of how many games we were playing. Our cause was helped along the was by Celtic going on a 4 game win less month after playing us!
UEFA Champions League
Buzzing at this. We will be playing in the first knockout round of the Champions League! We should have hammered Zagreb but we were maybe a little fortunate to come away with a draw against Bilbao and Dortmund only beat us by an own goal! Looking forward to the draw!
MOTM
December 2022/January 2023
Putting these two together since there is only 2 games in December however look at the congestion due to the World Cup, 11 games in 34 days.
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September 2022
Results
League
Only 2 games for us this month. Bitterly disappointed with result against Ayr, even with some heavy rotations, we were not able to fully capitalise on Celtic losing to Motherwell. Still in a decent enough position and we have Celtic to play soon.
Betfred Cup
Good result against St Johnstone with another heavily rotated team. Next up is a semi final against rivals, and relegated, Hibs. Celtic out of the competition and the other semi is Rangers v Aberdeen.
UEFA Champions League
Very, very happy with the first half of the group stage. The score against Bilbao does not tell the whole story. We fought well and created lots of chances. The result against Dortmund came as a complete surprise, we 1-0 down at half-time so the bottle I threw must have worked. Shaky end to the gave against Zagreb, we were 3-0 and they brought it back and could have equalised if it was not for VAR!
October/November Fixtures
Shoving October and November together as we only have 1 game at the start of November due to the world cup.
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3 hours ago, elbazzeyad said:
Ok .. but what are the top 5 leagues that I should win .. other than EPL, la liga, seria A, bundesliga and ligue 1
Just for reference, I've done Canada, Mexico, South Africa and China. I will do either Argentina or Brazil as the 5th.
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July/August 2022
Results
League
We had a pretty decent first 5 games, I was a little disappointed after the draw against Aberdeen but Celtic went and drew in matchday 3 so it was not too bad. I am especially delighted with the win against Hamilton. We went down to 10 men after 10 minutes and Hamilton scored on the stroke of half time but the boy showed some outstanding character to come back and pick up the win the second half.
Betfred Cup
A good showing against Morton with a fully rotated team. The win set us up for a quarter final against St Johnstone.
Uefa Champions League
Well, well, well. I did not expect this. We went in to the tie against Copenhagen fully expecting to be put out but we were fantastic in both legs and should have won the first leg as well as the second. A win in the playoffs though sends us into the group stage and nets us 13million in prize money off the back. We were drawn against Dortmund, Bilbao and Dinamo Zagreb. I expect us to finish 3rd here, man to man we are better than Zagreb and after looking at the squads of all 3 teams and knowing the way FM works, I am hopeful of results against all 3 at home. Will it be enough to take us through though?
September Fixtures
We are currently in the middle of a international break so start the month off with a friendly. Only 2 league games this month too.
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Lithuanian Hall of Fame
I forgot to add that Marius Zaliukas is now the best Lithuanian manager in history.
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Pre-Season 2022-2023
Board Expectations
Achievable expectations and looks like we have a new stadium in the next couple of years should we keep performing.
Upgrades
We have further upgraded youth recruitment and junior coaching to go along with our upgrade of training and youth facilities.
Job Offers
I have been inundated with job offers this summer. Some pretty high profile ones too. Leeds, PSV, Lyon and Tottenham have all offered me interviews but I have no interest in moving clubs. I may, however, look for an international job after the world cup at the end of the year.
Friendlies
June & July 2022 Fixtures
Due to being involved in European competition this season, we do not enter the Betfred Cup until after the group stages so I will bundle June and July fixtures in together.
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Summer Transfer Business
Released - End of Contract
These players are just not good enough for us anymore. They all played their part in the last two seasons but we are moving forward!
Transfers out - Free, Loan and Permanent
A couple pieces of transfer business to talk about here, those who left on a free are young but are not good enough. I sent an absolute ton of young players 18-20 out on loan to see if they can develop a bit more. Andy Irving goes to newly promoted Watford for 12.5 million and 50% sell on, I initially rejected their bid of 8.75 million but Irving got upset and insisted I let him leave so he goes. I offered out Sam Nicholson and Craig Halkett as I felt it was time to move them on. Sam goes to League 1 side Brentford for 2 million, great business for us considering we signed him for only 200k. Craig, surprisingly, goes to Feyenoord for 6 million. To be completely honest I do not think he is good enough to compete at that level but that is not my business.
Transfers In
I have kept the core of my squad because most are good enough players and will bring in some decent money when they leave but I have brought a few in.
Marc Navarro (RB) - 3.4 million (West Brom)
Cammy Logan has not developed as much as I would like. He is getting there so Marc is someone to come in for the next couple seasons will giving Cammy some more game time too.
Nathan Collins (CD) - 7 million (Stoke)
I brought in Liam Morrison from Bayern in January but he has been absolutely awful so I needed a new CD to partner John Souttar. Nathan is a well rounded player and will do a good job beside John.
Tyrhys Dolan (AML) - 5 million (Blackburn)
This season will be Curtis Jones last at the club before he goes back to Liverpool so Tyrhys was brought to have some cover this season and take over as starting AML next season.
Marten Winkler (ST) - 5 million, potentially 10 million (Hertha Berlin)
Marten was brought in as a replacement for Kevin Nisbet a little down the line. 5 million up front and 5 million after 20 international appearances seem like good business to me.
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The FM21 Youth Academy Challenge
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La Roda CF - Spain
So I just could not get into my last attempt in Germany so trying in Spain with La Roda FC.
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