Shout Mercy

I'm on PC. I loaded up my old FM22 save. 12 Seasons in with Celtic with a larger starting Database and it is considerably faster than my FM23 save

I only have the 4 Scottish Divisions loaded. After adding a few things to the starting database I was given a game speed of 4 stars. I have tried this but with no success. I don't want to have to start a new game every 5 seasons to combat this :|

Hi, I cannot see a forum for FM23 Technical Issues so I hope it is ok to post here. I am a couple of games into season 2029/30 but I have noticed a considerable increase in load time between days over the last half season or so. The processing time taken for the first several seasons were absolutely fine but for the latter part of season 2028/29 and continuing onto now the speed in which days progress has fallen of a cliff. It can now take up to 30 seconds to load into another day and worse if it happens to be a game day. I haven't made any changes to the game recently, all graphics files (skin / facepack) were in place long before this started happening. Maybe it's just the amount of information in my game now that i am several seasons in but i have never had this issue in previous FM's. Has this occurred to anyone else? Is there a solution? Thanks in advance.

That was my original thinking but the youth facilities are rated at 19/20 . I have not had the option to upgrade them since the first season.

Hello, apologies if this is in the wrong forum section. I am currently managing Celtic and I am just about to start season 2029/30, the save is a continuation of the one I started in BETA (in case that matters. At the end of season 2028/29 I received a message that told me I had failed in the promise to make the Youth Academy the best in the country. I'l admit that I don't really take an interest in my youth teams and let my staff take care of everything but my Under 18 team has won the Youth Champions League the last 2 seasons in a row (they have also won the Domestic Youth League/ Cups) several times too. If the fulfillment of this promise is to use youth academy prospects in my Senior squad then I have an issue, that being that all my intakes have been absolutely horrendous. Not one player in any of my youth intakes so far has looked even half decent. I have made sure to invest in Youth Coaching & Facilities and my HoYD has great stats in all the right places too but it makes no difference. Does anyone have a clear idea of what is required to fulfill this promise?

End of season and I've just had a message telling me the board are unhappy that I have "Failed to develop the best youth academy in the country", Given that I am in Scotland and my U-18's have won the Youth Champions League 2 years in a row I find this a very harsh assessment.

Hello, I don't want this to sound like a whiny post so apologies in advance. I'm also not sure which Forum topic this should be under so again, apologies if in the wrong place. Normally I have always just used the Commentary only option in FM but after my team was continually being outplayed / battered by inferior teams I started watching the Key Highlights to see if I could identify what was going spectacularly wrong and here is what I found. 1) Free-kicks anywhere from between 18yrds - 22yrds are nine times out ten a goal, regardless of the players free-kick stat. I think some serious re-balancing needs doing here. 2) The amount of goals scored from around 25yrds - 30yrds by players with low Long Shots its baffling. 3) Fullbacks, Wingbacks & Wingers are scared to cross. Whenever they have a great crossing opportunity they would rather spin round and pass it back in-field. What usually happens then is the attack fizzles out or it leads to an opposition counter attack. I have tried to remedy this by using both Team and/or Individual instructions regarding crossing but it doesn't seem to make any difference. My striker is 6ft 7" with 18 Jumping and 17 Heading, lets give it a try eh? 4) Fullbacks / Wingbacks running away from the ball. Countless times I have watched as my Fullback or Wingback chases down an opposition Winger only for some reason to decide at the last moment they would rather take up position in the centre of the box, this allows said Winger the time/space to cross into the box which more often than not leads to a goal. 5) Defenders...oh dear. They all turn slower than a frigate. Some seem to enjoy watching the ball just roll past them. Some (most) enjoy dawdling on the ball (again, player/team instructions do nothing) and some definitely have £5 on the opposition striker scoring inside the first 5 mins. 6) Define short passing? I like to use the short passing instruction. What this translates to on the park however is hump it as far across the field as you can when there is clearly several better options in front of you, which leads me to... 7) Goalkeepers ignoring the pass to Central Defender / Fullback instruction. What's that? 4 players in front of you waiting for the pass. What? You'd rather launch it to my lone Striker with 6 players round him? Brilliant. 8) Phil Collins once sang about a girl with an "Invisible Touch". It would appear that girl is now roaming the stadiums of FM23. The amount of penalties given when there is (forgive the Scottish turn of phrase) hee-haw contact is infuriating. 9) Clear through with the Goalkeeper to beat. but what's this? A wasp has landed on the corner flag and you're determined to kill it? Fantastic. 17 Finishing / 18 Composure but can't hit a cows jacksie with a banjo from 6 yards. Well worth the £40mil I just spent on you. 10) ...and just to round things off. You're bottom of League 3 with £10 to spend and you desperately need a striker. Have no fear because my scout reckons there's a Norwegian lad at Man City who might just be World Class. Aye, cheers mate. Again apologies for the rant but it was either this or I went full Basil Fawlty and batted my car with a stick.