[Difficult to speak to an individual on team talk]

I can't even work it out. are they all selected? aren't they? i have no fcking clue. nothing to click on. the role? nope, the pos? no not that. the player name perhaps? absolutely not that takes you to the profile of the player ffs. what a stupid arse end way about it. 

[FM22]

On 23/08/2021 at 16:35, jarradccfc said:

When does everyone think we’re getting an announcement for FM22. Its that time of year again!

i think it's outrageous they release a game every year. back in the day we would get update patches. a disc sent out with all updated squads/competitions etc. 

i know how the world works but i only buy a new FM every 5 years. mods and db edits keep it modern. i only miss out on the 2 or 3 new features added per year. 

it's a top game made by the same top people as always, but SI don't need my £40+ every year.

[FM20 - Why 4-2-3-1 is so effective compared to other tactics?]

i find this tactic to be very overpowered. I'm doing a man utd save right now with it.

to sign a few wonderkids and save some up front costs, i offered A LOT of 'win champs lg bonus within 3 years' clauses in the negotiating phase.

i only went and won the champs lg that season lol. i paid out more in bonuses than what i won in prize money. 

4-2-3-1 is a beast

5 hours ago, Stobby84 said:

Hi all,

I just have a curiosity which is stated in the title of the topic. I am playing with a save with a team of the lower belgian division (usg) and, since budget is small and players attributes are limited in skills I tested several mostly defensive tactics. It worked quite well and results have been even slightly above expectations.. then, I decided (as a test) to switch to the classic 4-2-3-1 in a large version and my team has become a top team even if players were really average !

I am astonished since I tested the same choice on another save (with an average team) and I immediately got good results.

So my suspect is that the match engine has the tendency to reward attacking/offensive styles since, in lower leagues with average teams, it looks more rewarding to attack even against a stronger team than building a good defensive strategy .

Have you had different experiences ?

 

Have a good day!

 

[transfer system=mugged off system]

19 hours ago, majesticeternity said:

Transfer markets also have to do with how you set the game up in the first place.

*Part* of the issue can be that there are too many players for the amount of clubs that are playable, or too many good quality players, too many high quality newgens, etc.

Then add individual club finances, and manager/club buying styles...and so on.

I routinely get 2-3 or even 8 times the listed value of a player offered and get good money for them every time. And others in past threads have had the same thing.

I still do get where players sign for much less elsewhere though....

I didn't think about this. I've been playing the same save for a year lol. if i can remember i just loaded up a regular medium database, i never intended to play for so long. so the db is small and rubbish tbh. i dunno, nothing will stop me playing it's just annoying being held back by the AI. 

[AI managers not utilising their wage budgets.]

So as the title suggests. I see in multiple saves the AI managers will have a beefy transfer budget but way over spending on their wages. Why don't they have the magic financial slider and fix their mess?

The league we're in (Scotland) is growing exponentially but they can't sign anyone decent due to wages. They just keep buying a lot of low price junk. The rep of Scottish Prem is very good now (2031), we're on a par with Eriedivisie/Liga NOS (about rank 4 coefficient). Serie A is now 6!

Some of the teams have been upgrading facilities but not all. I would like the league to be more competitive. It's hard when Celtic/Rangers/Dundee keep qualifying for europe bet get swotted aside. I reincarnated Third Lanark so I'm the boss round these parts now. The other teams survive on loans so they have one good season, then can't replicate in the next. It's so sad and painful to see them treading water and go through new managers every season. 

Having said all that I love this game. Been playing on/off since CM2:97/98❤️♥️

[Changing Who Handles Youth Intakes]

On 06/03/2021 at 05:34, xdaem0n said:

Whoever is selected under "Provides Youth Development Information" in the Advice and Report section is the one that announces new youth intakes. It seems like they're also the ones that influence it.

i found this the hard way. a whole year of paying a HOYD for no reason. the fabled professional personality finally kicked in the year after and produced absolutely zero professional kids lol.

[Signing Youth Intake players]

15 hours ago, Orion_ said:

You can always retrain player for other position especially youngsters. I never treat their natural positions as something obligatory. When attributes are good you can change players position to any other of your choice. Many CB's have good attributes to be strikers (good physicals, anticipation, decisions, heading).

too true. i have half my youngsters in selected position training. i love those paul warhust/phil neville characters who quickly learn every position i throw them in! 

[transfer system=mugged off system]

On 15/02/2021 at 11:19, Tyburn said:

It’s all about if a player wants to come to you or not, or if a player wants to leave you or not. Players get unhappy, even if the bid is stupidly low for them, because they WANT to leave you. Players sign for other clubs for less money than you’re offering because they WANT to play for the other club, and not you. Some clubs just don’t WANT to sell YOU a player but will sell them to another club.

It doesn’t happen all the time. It happens enough to make the game interesting.

Seriously, if this DID happen all the time, then it would be so frustrating. But more importantly if it NEVER happened, and you always got your own way, the game would be SO boring.

It’s not a bug.

it's enough to make me think shenanigans lol. the whole AI is nuts.

earlier today i had an agent offer me a player, ok i say, i put in the offer. it's accepted. the agent wants a 1 year contract for his client. i say ok but why not try 2 years? he instantly turns red after having full green patience and the contract talks are done lol. within the week the same player accepts a contract with another team on a 3 year deal🤡wtf lol.

i'm not mad it's just hilarious. if i lose a player i just move on, plenty of regens about. but the whole game is absolutely nuts. but i still love it and spend too much time on it. 

[transfer system=mugged off system]

On 19/01/2021 at 02:06, jimbo22 said:

This is what were told all the time and it doesnt fit. I made a post recently where I signed a player one summer, had a 30m release clause in his contract, teams started bidding for him the next window and they were for his game value (around 10m). I refused a bunch of bids, he was unhappy. I told him that he had a release clause and still had to reject multiple bids around the 10m mark (after setting his asking price to 30m), where teams would come back in with bids for similar values just restructured differently. If I refused the first 5 offers what makes you think i'll accept the next 5 with the same overall value???

 

There is a clear problem with the transfer market and there has been for years. Excusing it for the AI trying to unsettle the player will, sadly, never see it fixed. 

the game is clearly a bit broken. after playing some more I've had multiple instances where I've had to pull out of bidding for a player. usually because the selling team wants insane money. then they accept lower bids from other AI. i keep getting low balled on selling my players, it's unreal. my players get unhappy and unsettled for rejecting 30% of their value. wtf.

another issue i see now is work permits. i have every permit rejected. then a team from bloody SOUTH AFRICA will swoop in and seal the deal. the players take huuuge pay cuts to not sign with your team. it's so funny at this point. it doesn't matter what league I'm in, it doesn't matter what databases i have loaded. nation coefficient/league rank/world rep means NOTHING to these players🤪😂

[transfer system=mugged off system]

5 hours ago, sporadicsmiles said:

The AI is bidding low to unsettle players and try to get them to force a move through. This is a pretty common thing. It is why any key player should always have at least 2 years on their contract. That way you can flat out ignore teams making low bids to unsettle a player because you do not have to worry about losing him for nothing. And players typically get over being upset about offers when a transfer window closes. The other factor to consider is contract length. This is something you should also be doing to the AI. You have to play the long game and plan your transfer activity, but you can unsettle AI players in exactly the same manner to get them for cheaper than you normally would. 

The thread linked above is a good explanation for that. Also take into account things such as promises, squad status, etc. Maybe he is being offered key player status, with several promises being made. You also are not privy to hidden clauses in the contract (I think) that may bump this up. 

I'm not sure how your save is going, but this is absolutely not true. Liga NOS is far more attractive to players because the standard is a lot higher, and Porto have a higher reputation and a better standard than any Scottish team (at the start, again I do not know your save). 

Then again, this is never something I have come up against, for whatever reason. So if you think it is a bug you should report it as such, with whatever info is requested and it will be looked at. 

this is insane! the last SI game i played fully was CM02/03😂then i got the mobile fm19 which is a joke. then i got fm 20 so the last 12 months of ownership has been a real slap on the face. this thing is so in depth now. if the AI are purposely coded to mess with you then it all makes sense haha. 

 

i will read the thread tomo, it's late now but thanks to the person who posted it.

 

as i said, I'm 8 seasons in so I've done my best to loan players to st johnstone/aberdeen/dundee. these 3 teams are only just behind the auld firm and me. we hold our own in europe so we've collectively caught up with holland/portugal. but i think it's got to be the promises promises. mason greenwood preferred porto to glasgow😂

my wage bill is on a par with the best english champ teams. and my reputation has been stuck at 3 and a half stars for 3 seasons. so these are problems also. just like real life for scotland. 

we're so close to getting into the top 6 leagues in europe on coefficients. once in 6th we get 2 champs lg places. i think that will be the catalyst for us to kick on. the scots national team are 31 in the world ha.

don't think it's a bug, just very harsh. i willplan my transfer attacks from now on. thanks for replying🙏

[transfer system=mugged off system]

hi guys

so my grumble is the fact we get completely mugged off by the AI when it comes to transfers. the AI offer 30%+ BELOW market value consistently. then the other side is when putting in offers for their players, they demand often 800%+ ABOVE market value!?! what the actual??? 

also when offering wages the AI is insane in their demands when negotiating with the player. but then accept a much lower wage from a different club!? again wtf is this??

an example earlier was on a scottish save in 2027, mason greenwood's contract has ran out, i went in, he wanted 200k a week. obv I haven't got that. he then went and accepted Porto's offer of 95k a week! 

i'm thinking maybe because it's scotland? but jeez in these 8 seasons I've managed to help the other teams git gud, the scottish prem is on a par with Liga NOS in portugal. together we are doing ok in europe.

 

so i'm at a loss and repeatedly losing out on fantastic deals. i refuse to use exploits and add manager bs. but i love this game😕thanks for reading.