arsenal987 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 as the title says what are your FM superstitions mine has to be watching the replay of my goal right until i see the net rustle dont ask why i just have to. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swirlypop69 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 the night rustle ??? :confused: EDIT: Sorry, just worked out you meant net >.< Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPompey Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I wear a suit for all finals I reach Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich74 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I take of my sock and put it on my hand the hand I use to move the mouse for any cup finals I play Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blidly Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I turn my pc on before i play , normally helps Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swirlypop69 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Turning it off would probably improve my results :L Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich74 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 I have a gorilla costume I wore to a fancy dress party recently I'm thinking of putting that on when I play big games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seule Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 I always leave shirt number 13 blank... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggusD Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Here's mine http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php/265874-FM-is-listening-to-what-you-say!! It has become very important for me to avoid jinxing when playing FM. The guy who programmed the FM Jinxophonometer is really devious! Even if I don't have FM loaded I am sure it's planning my inevitable demise, using my own words (or thoughts) against me... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_numbers Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Never, ever, EVER leave the mouse hovering over the pitch. It should be on the toolbar bit just below the scoreboard. Always start a player against his former club. Never substitute a player on his hat-trick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samdiatmh Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 all messages MUST be read before starting the match the cursor goes between my team name and the score all whooping and hollering at scoring must be made after they start celebrating the second you stop thinking about FM, then quit the game always use defaults for shirts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabajingai Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Bah, a suit? I wear a tracksuit and cap and wave my arms at the pitch directing the players Tony Pulis style, barking instructions at the top of my voice. I swear to god the people working at Starbucks have never seen anything like it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grep Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Mine is putting the mouse arrow always outside of screen when playing 3D even if the arrow disappears after few seconds Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Never under any circumstance stop playing if you're on a winning run. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koki Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Never buy an English keeper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
heathxxx Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Turning my team into an FM variant of the United Nations always wins prizes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_magic Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Always have a bottle of water in my hand for important match days! (ready to be thrown if things are not going my way) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 I have to put on for big games or i fear i will loose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klyemann Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 I never stop playing while I'm on a good run. Also I always stop playing when I loose. This can often result in pulling an all-nighter or playing only 7 matches per week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyscarab Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 None. Superstitions are nonsense Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungy Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 if i am passive-calm my team generally does well, the moment i am distracted by wife or child the opposition will score and my team forget they are playing football and run around the pitch doing headless chicken impersonations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisey Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 I attach my cafetter and waste bag to myself, best superstition as things got messy before those 2 attachments Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steverevo Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 If I lose the first game after I turn on then I turn the game back off and leave it for the day. I never try to defend a lead by going defensive. (Always leads to the away team scoring if I do). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilT Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 I wear a see-through dress when i start playing & keep it on until i win. Then i discard it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanNUFC Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Never think you're gonna win your next match with ease, it usually turns out the opposite otherwise! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyscarab Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 I wear a see-through dress when i start playing & keep it on until i win. Then i discard it I don't really know how to respond to that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave80 Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 Get up. Get dressed. For every game I lose I take off an item of clothing, then I pick the kids up from school. Some days are ok, others are just awkward.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperManager Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 I always have to concentrate solely on FM, nothing else. I also listen to a special song for the big games... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason the Yank Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Never under any circumstance stop playing if you're on a winning run. This. If I play in a country with a heavy Chinese culture (China, obviously, Hong Kong and Singapore), I don't give players shirt numbers that have a 4 in them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_numbers Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 I hope you include Japan in that Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason the Yank Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 I never play in Japan, because I can't find an XML that gives me what I want (namely the info tabs). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeney-G Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 I speed up the play when a shot has been saved until the key highlight is over, then slow it down again, i do this constantly over and over again, a habit i wish i had never got in2. But now i feel like im losing time if i just let the highlight play out when i no nothing else is going to happen lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Whippy Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 I leave the mouse hovering over my half of the game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsar Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 never look at the tactics screen or make a Sub outside of Half time unless it cant be helped, you can guarante the min you go back to the game they have scored same applies to alt tabing for any reason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreh68 Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Never ever change tactics, subs, shout, anything when conceded a corner or during it. the other team will score 150% of the time! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYMYK Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Always modify tactic slightly if the match engine shows the opposing team controlling the ball. It works. I swear! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherlover Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Bah, a suit? I wear a tracksuit and cap and wave my arms at the pitch directing the players Tony Pulis style, barking instructions at the top of my voice. I swear to god the people working at Starbucks have never seen anything like it. Haha! Well played. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trents Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 As soon as the match starts I put my hands over my eyes leaving a small gap to spy the opposiiton score. I then continuously chant to the footballing gods to avoid the 0 turning into a 1. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnriqueZove Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 NO superstitions. Although some peculiar things I do is like creating a world team, representation from each continents like that stuffs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy_Jambo Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Put my pants back on if i lose.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiago_wakabayashi Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Never buy an English keeper. Why? xDDD This.If I play in a country with a heavy Chinese culture (China, obviously, Hong Kong and Singapore), I don't give players shirt numbers that have a 4 in them. LOL, it's better really LOL. And it works a lot? xD Well (un)fortunately I don't have any superstitions I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidFury Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Revived. -The mouse cursor must be on the far left edge of the 'Last 5 mins' bar, directly in the middle of the upper and lower line of the bar. -Never ever be confident in Press Conferences; be as coy and defensive as you can; comment on your good form? Defeat. Confident of winning the next match? Defeat. Admit that you're good for promotion? Defeat. -Don't look away from the screen when there's a match on. I often find the allure of some Alan Partridge or Blackadder too hard, but if I take my eyes off the screen, the opposition will score... -Former players will always score against me -Players will always end goal droughts against me -If I ever consider or think about my keeper's clean sheet record, he'll concede in the next match -Added time is the devil incarnate. If you're losing/drawing, and there's 2 minutes of added time, the game ends at 92:00. If the opposition is losing/drawing, and there's 2 minutes of added time, the game ends at 96:00 and your team will cordially invite the opposition into the back of your net -Newgen youths are better than real youths Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
suckerkevin Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Toilet break before every 1st team game. p.s. i manage my youth and reserves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jibby123 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 I have to send my youth team on a pre-season tour of a recent or current warzone (where possible). god knows why. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soccer Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Always clear my bowels before getting into the dugout! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garethjohn79 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Cheating.I believe that SI keep tabs on it and hold your team back:p.In early FM(post entering a name to unlock a Tycoon etc) games I used the cheat of becoming Chelsea and a LOW manager and signing Caersws' worst players for £20,000,000 then buying league 1 players for Caersws only too find they were crap and I couldn't win as well if I hadn't cheated. I always seemed to find console FM's easier on the very first save,with it getting gradually harder with subsequent saves. Eg I won CL,EPL and FA Cup first season with Liverpool on FM 03,then couldn't win much with Barca or R Madrid later.I believed that FM tracked your games and adjusted to your experience and achievements,so would create a new X Box profile every so often too play a new FM save. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9sublime Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I always urinate in the same pint glass whenever I am hiding in the shed at the back of the garden doing an FM14 all nighter, while hiding from my wife while she looks after our recently born triplets. She thinks I am on business in the city, but I actually lost my job 4 months ago. If a pigeon lands on the roof of said shed, I send off a speculative job application to my local U12s football team, complete with exported statistics stretching back to a treble winning season in CM 00/01, spearheaded by Martin Palermo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gladman1 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I role play with different costumes. I have a suit and tie on when we kick off. If i see a clear cut chance i press the space bar and quickly change into my football strip to cheer the move on. Then its space bar again to jump into my tracksuit to issue sideline shouts. A match usually takes me about 2 hours but I really feel im getting involved with all aspects of the game. When the match is over I again don the suit and tie for my post match interview. When this is all done i jump into my car and have a drive around the block imagining im just leaving the ground after matchday. Now where are those street cones I stole? its almost time for training! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9sublime Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Two hours to get through a game? That's nothing! My wife does regular patrols so I have to shut the laptop lid and hide behind the lawnmover whenever she walks past the shed window. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley6 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Hate being drawn as the "away" side in cup finals, I know it's neutral but I always seem to lose them! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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