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That’s what would put me off starting my main save right away, I want the real name fixes. I think normally they come out a few days after beta release, so I may start my main save then

I know many people hold off on their main saves during the beta period and play as a big team to test out and learn the new game in those couple weeks before the full game launches (I did it this year as well) but have you ever started your main long term save for the game cycle as soon as the beta drops? And if so, have you had any problems before? My worst nightmare is starting a save at beta launch, getting 10+ years in and finding a save - ending bug from the beta.

Leicester 34/35 - March A bit of a mixed month I'd say. We started with a 2-0 against Stoke which was good but then crashed out of the FA Cup shockingly against Championship side Sheffield United 4-1, a really terrible result and there's no way we should be losing it even with the rotated team we sent out. We then struggled in the next game as well, not really getting started and largely we were lucky to get a point. It was back to winning ways to round off the month though with a 4-2 win against Fulham which was good and then we finished up with a 1-0 win against Watford, not the best result but a win none the less. 7 games to go and we're 3rd in the league, however Chelsea will be breathing down our necks if they win their game in hand which will take them just 2 points behind us.

Leicester 34/35 - Youth Intake Absolutely woeful. I swear these intakes get worse every year. The thing is, I've signed all but one of the players you can see purely out of sympathy, there's no point in a youth intake if I don't sign any of them up. At least the majority are on youth contracts which are cheap and don't require any negotiations.

Leicester 34/35 - February We started off with a smashing off Wolves, at this point it was back to back defeats and I was starting to get worried, but luckily we were off to League 2 Newport in the next game in the FA Cup and we won that 3-1. It was then onto Norwich and these two games against Norwich and Ipswich were massive as these teams were 17th and 18th so we had to win them both, and we did. We looked very good in both these games really, scoring 7 goals across both games and we also kept clean sheets as well which is important. 27 games played and we're still in 4th, 4 points clear of Everton in 5th. We're only one point behind Chelsea in third, it's so tight! We've also made a new signing on transfer deadline day... We've signed a third striker to add to the squad for £13m. He's already scored a brace against Newport and came off the bench to score against Norwich and his value is already up to £50m, hopefully we've got a good long term striker here as he's still young with a lot of potential.

Leicester 34/35 - January Overall, a very positive month where we conceded just 3 goals and scored loads. We started with a 2-1 win over Palace before our second big win of the season, hammering Chelsea 3-0 confirming the fact we've gone unbeaten against them in the league this season. It was then onto Southampton in the FA Cup third round and they were dispatched with ease before Aston Villa were then victims of the same treatment as they were beaten 3-0. Our final win of the month came at home to Burnley where we scraped past them, before losing to Arsenal at the Emirates 2-0. The arsenal game was a shame as we'd just beaten them in the league very recently, but we were not up to the standards required away in south London. The league table is still looking very healthy with us up in 3rd, although Chelsea can overtake us if they win their game in hand.

🤣🤣🤣 No thanks.

Leicester 34/35 - December December I feel was split into two halves. The first half, Watford Fulham Newcastle and stoke, were really dissapointing. Yes we beat Fulham but we shouldn't have drawn to Watford, Newcastle a draw isn't awful but there's absolutely no way we should have lost to Stoke (albeit away). It was a shocking performance, one of the worst I've seen during my time at Leicester and we didn't deserve to win at all. However then in the second half, Ipswich Arsenal and Tottenham, we were so much better. We beat Ipswich as expected really but then put in an incredible performance to beat Arsenal, and not just through luck - we beat them 4-1 and were absolutely outstanding! I believe that's the first win we've had against a 'big' team since joining the club, it's definitely the first of the season anyway. We did come crashing back to earth in the next game though against another North London club in the form of Spurs, we didn't even play that bad but conceded two similar goals down the left hand side, probably something I should have dealt with after the first time it happened. Halfway through the season and we're still up in 4th at the turn of the year but Liverpool are breathing down our necks and have a game in hand on us as well. I'm really hopeful this is the year we qualify for Europe but I've got a bit of a record of falling apart in the second half of the season after January!

Leicester 34/35 - Youth Intake Preview Well as usual at Leicester the youth intake preview isn't very inspiring, pretty much all hopes are on the striker to have some decent potential.

Leicester 34/35 - November Things have slowed down a bit this month with just the one win in the league. To be fair, we got a very impressive draw at home against Manchester United and also held on for a point with ten men against Everton in the league so it's not too bad given the circumstances. We also played Everton in the EFL Cup 4th round but sent the backup brigade out and I'm not too disappointed to go out of that, the board didn't care about it so there's no reason for me to take it seriously either. 12 games played and we sit 4th in the league, hopefully in a jam-packed December we're able to add a few more wins to our tally.

Leicester 34/35 - October An unbeaten month! We started off with a 2-0 win against Southampton before actually the most dissapointing result of the month came against Chelsea. We were 2-0 up against Chelsea away from home and had limited them to no chances before we blew it towards the end of the second half, the last goal in particular was our own fault as we gave the ball away in midfield. A point at Stamford Bridge isn't a bad result but it's annoying knowing we were so close to all three. The next game was Crystal Palace who are absolutely flying this season so we knew it would be a tough test and it was, we had to grind out a 1-0 win and saved a penalty late on so we were definitely full value for the result. Finally, we played bottom of the league Burnley and as expected it was a routine victory at Turf Moor and even featured a first goal for the club from new Brazilian midfielder Roberval. This good run of form has sent us flying up the table into third, but it's all very congested in the Premier League at the moment as we're still relatively early on in the season.

600 games in, not too bad!

Leicester 34/35 - September After a good start to the season last time out things have started to slow down. We beat Nottingham Forrest in derby which is always good and looked comfortable in doing so as well, winning by three goals to one. Then we had two of the toughest games of the season back to back in the form of City at home then a trip to Anfield and understandably we lost both of them. Then in the final game of the month we scraped past Championship side Brentford on penalties after going a goal up in the second half. It's worth noting our goalkeeper got injured for 5 weeks (which seems to be happing quite regularly with this guy) so we have leaked quite a few goals this month that maybe we wouldn't normally as our backup isn't exactly the greatest. Although saying that, he did save a penalty in the shootout against Brentford so I can't complain about him too much. Back down to a much more realistic 9th place after 5 games, hopefully we manage to pick up a few more wins next time out.

Leicester 34/35 - August 3 games played of the season so far and 3 wins. We're off to a good start in the league picking up 6 points from 6 and also into the third round of the EFL Cup, where we'll face Championship side Brentford at the end of September.

Leicester 34/35 - Summer Transfers Well we didn't get either the Valencia or Lazio jobs but honestly I'm not too disheartened by that, I'm looking forward to the season ahead at Leicester. Outs One big sale this summer and that's star midfielder Emilio Carlos going to Juventus for 70m. We got a pathetic budget from the board so somebody had to go to make money for the new signings. Ins First up, Gil comes back on loan but this time, he will be joining permanently for 10m at the end of the season. Should hopefully be a good deal given he scored 24 goals in the Premier League last season. Next up, the replacement for Emilio Carlos who left to Juventus for 70m in order to make some money for signings. Big risk replacing him with an 18 year old but with that potential I think he's got a big future. Already he's shown glimpses of quality in the first two games. Now for our new winger. Probably our best player brought in this summer in terms of quality, he got 18 goals and 13 assists last season in 20 Brazilian Serie A games. Hoping he smashes in the goals for us! Comes in at 13.25m, our most expensive signing of the summer. And finally, the steal of the summer. Rafael Rodríguez joins as an 18 year old from Mexico for a mere 750k! 5 star potential and an absolute giant at 6"6, that's all you need in a centre back isn't it! Media prediction The media predict us to finish 12th, although I'm hoping we do a little bit better than that. Tactic We're going with the 4231 control possession to start off with this season. Squad overview

Another one! Now I had an incredible time at Lazio in my save last year, turning them from a mid table side to Serie A champions in 5 seasons and absolutely loved it, by far my favourite spell in charge of a team in any FM save. I'm not openly looking for a new job but I am willing to attend the interview, we could be on for a sensational return!

Another job offer, this time from Valencia in Spain. This is a slightly annoying one as they've came to me towards the end of the summer after I've complete my transfer business at Leicester which I'm pretty happy with, so I will attend this interview out of curiosity but ultimately it comes down to money I think, both in terms of the wage they can offer me and the transfer budget as well because during my time at Leicester we've never really been backed by the board which makes it difficult for any big progress to be made.

Well this came out of nowhere. Obviously they are a massive nation, but they're full of older players and are clearly needing a bit of a rebuild as many of their top players are over 30. They struggled at the World Cup in the summer only reaching the third round, but did make it to the finals of the European Championships in 2032. It's a difficult one in terms of realism, because technically it is a step up in jobs and a wage increase, but do I want to go into international management this early into my career? (I'm only 49). The original plan was to do some international management towards the end of my career as a bit of a retirement tour, but to be honest I wasn't expecting to get this big an offer this early in my career. I could manage both Leicester in France, it's not common at all but I also don't think it's out with the realms of realism. If I did that I would earn 112k a week which isn't bad at all! I'm really not too sure. We've had a good summer at Leicester I think, but a risky one with a lot of young inexperienced players coming into the first team. I'm not totally against the idea of only managing France, but that would mean giving up on the project we've been building over the last 3 years. Let me know what you think, remember in this save I always try and make the decisions as I would if I was the manager in real life!