Manager Holiday - Be gone!

Ok just wondered if many people use this feature as I find that it really takes a lot of fun out of the game. I often sign the very best possible players and then once Im half way through a season I know my fate holiday till the end. I wish that this wasn't part of the game. Just wondered what others thought about the "Manager holiday".. good or bad? Obviously you can say "just dont do it!" etc.. But i find that me and a few mates do it alot.

Good. When used wisely.

- Use when unemployed.

- Use when national manager.

- Use when a game error stops progress.

-Use when making custom leagues and testing them out.

-Use when running experiments and Challenges.

-Use when You want to see what the FM world is like in 50 years when left to it's own devices.

Keep it in I say.

Definitely keep it in, to add to the reasons already, it helps a lot when doing sign ups.

I holiday between matches when the transfer window shuts, I would hate the holiday mode to be removed.

I holiday between matches when the transfer window shuts, I would hate the holiday mode to be removed.

This, would be a major change.

Every now and again I have a holiday team or two running in the background from my main team. It's usually a lower level side that I like to try and improve during the transfer windows and monitor how they do during the season.

Every now and again I have a holiday team or two running in the background from my main team. It's usually a lower level side that I like to try and improve during the transfer windows and monitor how they do during the season.

Why didnt i think of this

I like doing holiday saves to test certain leagues. I wouldn't be happy if they got rid of the manager holiday feature.

Only when unemployed now, i used to holiday between matches but not anymore.

Every now and again I have a holiday team or two running in the background from my main team. It's usually a lower level side that I like to try and improve during the transfer windows and monitor how they do during the season.

That is actually a really cool idea. I might try that out.

Why didnt i think of this

lol me too, I just read his post and was like "Wow, I'm dumb"

I holiday between matches when the transfer window shuts, I would hate the holiday mode to be removed.

This is the same for me, I wouldn't be happy with having to continually press space bar in between matches when I have nothing to do.

- Use when a game error stops progress.

^ this.

It's indispensable.

Same here. Most of my saves would have ended abruptely if it hadn't been for the holidaying option to bypass an error.

I only use it when there is an error and I need to advance in the game and when I an a NT manager or unemployed.

Otherwise there is not "Go on holiday" for me, as I have a lot to do in summer (transfers, contracts, new employers and so on)

I say keep it in and play the game how you like. I race through the seasons and it makes my games far more interesting.

I holiday through matches because they take too long.

The removal of the holiday feature would probably stop me playing the game these days.

I don't use it when I'm managing a club, but it is vital for the unemployed spells between clubs.

Its vital in network games.

Use it all the time between matches outside of transfer window. Allows you to minimise FM and do other things while its processing. Not sure how long I would last if I had to sit there and wait all the time.

I only use it when Challenges requires it.

I go on holiday if im up 3-0 in a game

but if they scrap the holiday button we won't get all those really interesting threads that are hundreds of years into the future! giving us exciting info on how the world has changed and who dominates for how long/if at all!

/end sarcasm

I use it from time to time. I'm a parent and have a busy job, it's just not feasible to sit down and micromanage with the time I have available. At least with holiday mode I can get a season done in a week and a half if I'm lucky. It's a godsend; If it wasn't there it'd take me a month to do a season!!!

When i was a student many moons ago I never used it because i spent all my time playing FM and eating microwave pizza.

I think it's a great addition because it allows FM to fit in and be flexible into the dynamic lifestyles of a wide demographic of users. Many other games simply don't offer that, which is why I don't really play them any more.

I go on holiday if im up 3-0 in a game

This made me laugh. I can imagine, 20 minutes into a match, your team go 3-0 up, your manager puts on his coat, grabs a suitcase from behind the seat, waves to the assistant manager and pegs it to the airport for a quick break in the sun.

This made me laugh. I can imagine, 20 minutes into a match, your team go 3-0 up, your manager puts on his coat, grabs a suitcase from behind the seat, waves to the assistant manager and pegs it to the airport for a quick break in the sun.

Last week in my real life team's game I went to a bar at half time.

It was 6-1 to us. I'd set up 3.. done my bit, had to be up early in the morning and it would have been easily another 2hrs before getting home otherwise. The game started at 9pm. Coach was fine with it. We went on to win 9-2.

How on earth would I be able to register the correct allocation of players in Europe / Domestic League when I don't have the required amount of home grown players? Nuff said.

Every now and again I have a holiday team or two running in the background from my main team. It's usually a lower level side that I like to try and improve during the transfer windows and monitor how they do during the season.

I'll add my support for this being a cracking idea.

Doesn't a manager deserve a holiday after a full season of stress and frustration?

Hardly ever use it unless unemployed or occasionally when managing a national team. I always find stuff to look at and tinker with !

They should add a destination to the holiday mode, i choose Morcombe

How on earth would I be able to register the correct allocation of players in Europe / Domestic League when I don't have the required amount of home grown players? Nuff said.

Don't you just need to leave spaces?

The Swedish lower leagues have a 6 month close season, so its pretty important there.

Keep it. Its good if you just want to test a game or skip a year or two.

Haven't read through this. But I use it all the time.

Sometimes I've won the League by Start of April (sometimes end March)

So I take a break and let the Ass Man do it. Unless I have youngsters that need run outs. Then I'll stick around.

Or I'll put just the say 4 youngsters into the spots, and then holiday telling Ass Man to use selected squad. He'll fill in blanks himself.

I use it if I've won the league with games to spare and just want to get to the end of the season, or any cup finals I may be involved with. Also, I occasionally like to holiday for 10 years or so to see how the world has changed and take on a team from then.

There is no reason to take holiday mode out of the game. It's simple, if you don't want to use it you don't.

Obviously you can say "just dont do it!" etc.. But i find that me and a few mates do it alot.

Precisley - everyone is thinking just don't use it if you don't want to

I definitely don't use it when I'm actively managing a club, but it can be very very useful for all the reasons mentioned above. Challenges/experiments/tests, bypassing errors, unemployment dullness, national manager dullness, etc etc.

How on earth would I be able to register the correct allocation of players in Europe / Domestic League when I don't have the required amount of home grown players? Nuff said.

By leaving a number of blank spaces in your selection which is equal to the number of players you are short by.

You do realise that not being able to register a full squad if you don't have enough home grown players isn't a bug, you simply have to leave enough blank spaces. So for example, if you need 8 home grown players and only have 7 then you can register those 7 and simply leave a single space in your squad selection, but if you only had 4 home grown players then you would need to leave 4 spaces free in your squad selection.

Why do so few people know this?

It's absolutely essential for SI QA. It was also pretty good for catching out FM09 pirates iirc

By leaving a number of blank spaces in your selection which is equal to the number of players you are short by.

You do realise that not being able to register a full squad if you don't have enough home grown players isn't a bug, you simply have to leave enough blank spaces. So for example, if you need 8 home grown players and only have 7 then you can register those 7 and simply leave a single space in your squad selection, but if you only had 4 home grown players then you would need to leave 4 spaces free in your squad selection.

Why do so few people know this?

To be fair, I don't think it's really expressed all that clearly. Although, it must be said that most people should figure it out fairly easily. That rule seems a somewhat moot point in my save... It's seems most teams can't fulfill the squad requirements and just opt to go with smaller squads. After moving to Valencia, I found that they were woefully short on options on that front. I've had to sign youth players and really nurture my academy prospects with the hope of finally having more than just one club, and three national homegrown players.

The holiday and add another manager are the best features in the game!

but if they scrap the holiday button we won't get all those really interesting threads that are hundreds of years into the future! giving us exciting info on how the world has changed and who dominates for how long/if at all!

/end sarcasm

Does this refer to me?

Does this refer to me?

I hope not. Your threads are very interesting in seeing the effects of DLR, dominance and general fun anomalies. Keep up the sterling work!

I only use it when unemployed.

I'm surprised that there seems to be quite a few who holiday between matches - there's so much to do between matches!

I usually go on holidays on match-days, just for 1 day, always save just before just in case the match don't turn out how I want so I can reload and try again!

I'm confused by this thread.

What would be the actual point of removing it? You say we shouldn't say "Just don't use it" but isn't it as simple as that?