Declan Cahill
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1 hour ago, B.W.G said:
I'm not sure with touch as I've never used it, @Jimbokav1971 will know a lot more than me as he recently did a save using touch.
Found them, cheers. Yeah touch gets its own location
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First friendly, playing vs an amateur team, so should be winning anyway.
played 4-4-2 all the way through (changed to defensive last 15mins)... balls over the top seemed to catch us out 3 or 4 times and better opposition might have punished us.
only slight disappointment was our wanted top striker who played a stinker. the 2 star rated A: Toth was great when he came on.
So it looks like I made a huge mistake already going by that performance. i've used up our remaining wage budget to try and keep him..... hasn't signed yet though
Really does look good, can only assume it was his 5 positioning that let him down. though he did get on the ball a good bit.
gut feeling is I will regret letting him go, deffo worth more than 350 quid.
next update will be end of friendlies. cheers for reading
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Some Club Info....
Not Bad up front, and excellent depth in the middle.... absolutely desperate on the wings and full back. any injuries here will cost us big time
looking at our attributes we have plenty of accel, pace, agility, aggression teamwork, work rate, jumping and heading.
however we cant pass, cross, tackle, mark, shoot near or long, finishing is poor enough and of the ball isn't great either.
So I have come up with a long ball gegenpress tactic.... in other words lots of running around when the opposition have the ball, and then if we regain possession smash it long to target man or wide players....
what could possibly go wrong????
then if we somehow find ourselves in the lead or come up against bigger teams I will play a more defensive version of the same tactic
The friendlies await.....
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2 hours ago, john1 said:
There is a option you can untick so you can load more leagues while creating new game, can't remember what it was
laptop cant really take more than 12k players with fm20 :/
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On 30/11/2019 at 18:53, B.W.G said:
To take a screenshot in game,you press alt and s (FM20) or alt and f9 (older versions).The screenshot you took will be saved in documents/sports interactive/football manager 2020/screenshots.
You can then upload the screenshot to an image hosting site such as Imgur,Gyazo or Photobucket.Once the screenshot is uploaded,there will be links which you copy and paste,usually the two used are copy link and BBCode (I use Imgur so I'm not sure if this is the same for Photobucket and Gyazo).
Copy and Pasting copy link onto the forum will give us a link to the image while copying BBCode link and pasting it onto the forum will put the image on the forum.
Nothing happens when I press those buttons. No screen shots anywhere.... Can touch do screen shots??!
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1 hour ago, Zanman777 said:
It's refreshing to see people here who don't buy ever year's FM version as well. Which FM do you play?
Fm16, from release day until end of September 2019. Took a month off, started FM 20 about a week and a bit ago. Full FM doesn't run great so just been playing touch on pc
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1 hour ago, Zanman777 said:
I've been watching the full matches on a brand new safe. I can play about 1-2 matches per day. Haven't even left pre-season yet lmao! But I'm getting a much better insight into my team, my tactics, etc. So far it's being enjoyable, let's see.
Deffo worth it if you plan on doing a long save. I'm just starting my long term save now. I'm happy to just play 1 match, I found if I binge play games it become a bit boring, especially on touch when you just sim the pre season, I tend to do that to just see what works. Then I proper go for it. Won't be getting FM again now until at least fm24
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1 hour ago, Axyongaming007 said:
Why you don't loaded Romania?
Can only choose 3 teams in touch. Chose Czech because I fancy bringing Dukla Prague up and to the top of Czech league. Potential that job be available as need to be promoted first time of asking.
Chose Croatia because I think they are one of the best footballing nations, many clubs have affiliates in Hungary, and also I fancied bringing up NK kustosija up in Croatia or if it is available Osijek.
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1 hour ago, john1 said:
Good luck
Cheers. Think I'm going to need it.
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Just now, ManUtd1 said:
Welcome to the madhouse!
Thanks, really wanted to do this for my fm16 Ballymena save. Was still playing it up until September this year. 3.5 years to play 7 seasons. It was great fun....
My boss let's me use internet on night shift so I can play online now and do screenshots.
Have you any threads up yourself, I can give them a read mate?
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Almost. All comprehensive, including friendlies. Took me 3.5years to play 7 seasons. Even watched players I scouted. Deffo my most successful save, had a blip in the middle too
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On 22/06/2014 at 03:38, LewisQ said:
This is my confession.
Like a lot of people, I had an imaginary country when I was young. I first conjured mine in about 1995, when I was 14 years old. Having a fairly precocious interest in geography and politics, this hobby involved the creation of maps, newspapers, and an entire cultural and historical backstory. My country reflected my own personality and circumstances, life events etc.
Being obsessed with football, however, it also involved the painstaking construction of an entire sporting ecosystem. I used the fairly primitive, but highly customisable, PC game Striker to create a four-division league, which I played through meticulously for several seasons. Eventually, I grew out of the hobby, but the details, history and narratives of my own private football league remained embedded in some unassailable recess of my mind.
A few years ago, I was enduring a fairly rough time in my life. I'd lost my job and descended into a rut. I no longer gamed much, but bought a copy of FM 10 for old time's sake. Not having the energy or enthusiasm to tinker with the editor and make the League of Ireland realistic enough to be playable, as I'd always done with previous editions, I hit upon the crazy idea of reviving my childhood league.
This was a mammoth undertaking, involving much dredging-up of old memories and filling of blanks. I reconstructed the map of my fictional country, divided it into its six historic provinces and got to work. I was surprised how readily it all came back. The three great clubs which had dominated the landscape, "my own" club from the capital city who had never quite ascended to those heights, our smaller cross-town rivals, the three major clubs from the western province with their age-old rivalries...
58,000+ database changes later (this took a while!), I had carved out a ridiculously-detailed footballing landscape which my even 14-year-old self would have thought excessive. It consisted of a 16-team Pro League Premier, 16-team Pro League First, sixteen 7-team qualifying groups below that and a plethora of national, provincial and municipal cup competitions. I even delved beyond the pyramid to sketch out the larger local parks leagues and the four-team academies league.
This endeavour entailed creating full squads for each league club (I let the non-league sides take care of themselves - I'm not crazy!). Since then, I've played through the entire league season in real-time for four years, controlling the team I'd "supported" as a kid, but drinking in all the goings-on around the country. I used the low-reputation US Virgin Islands in order to create a hermetically-sealed environment with little to no movement in or out.
Last winter, I finally got round to setting up an inter-provincial competition, which involved a new database and a new game based on the best players from the club database (at six squads of 30, including plenty of newgens who weren't in the original database, this was a bit of a slog, but the competition was hugely enjoyable).
It literally only occurred to me the other day that playing a single career in real-time for four seasons might be a tad eccentric. That said, by its nature it doesn't take up much of my time (two games a week or so, and I leave it running on my desktop so I can assess what's happening throughout the league at my leisure). Sad as it seems, playing the season-ending Christmas Cup final on Christmas Eve has become a (private) pillar of my festive period, even when I haven't qualified and am just spectating.
So what's the verdict, doc?
Took me 3.5 years to play 7 seasons with Ballymena united. Best fun I had. Went into serious detail. Watched games of players I scouted, all matches comprehensive highlight.
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Board Expectations:
19/20 + 20/21 finish Top half Div 2.
After that try get promoted.
Stay within wage Budget.
Financial:
No transfer budget.
Have just shy of 10k p/a left to spend... That could be tricky.
Facilities all below average (training 6, youth 6 academy 4)
Other info:
Squad size 24. Young squad compared to most others in league.
No B Team, No reserve/youth team.
Out of the 24: 3 are Keepers and only 3 strikers, with the main one being on a non contract and wanted by 3 clubs.. Guess that's where the extra 10k p/a will go.
Squad Analysis and possible tactics to come..... With screen shots
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Notes: I like taking over teams that haven't won the top league in their country before. And I like to start at a team that has a vacant position.
Leagues Loaded: Hungary, Czech, Croatia.
Spartacus FC are one of only a few teams to have never won the Hungarian league (in vanilla database). They have a vacant managers position so that's where I'm going to start.
(First time posting on here, I'll try my best to get it right.... More to follow......)
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1 hour ago, scousevasey said:
The crumbling remains of a once great empire
An early goal, a poor conversion rate, and we lose to a team we should beat.
So Vitie is gone. The dream is dead.
I am going to go through to the end of the season and see if anyone is interesting in hiring the shell of a man, crushed by his failure, if only for one reason
Edgar Davids quit in principle. If Vitie gets another job, Davids will follow for this loyalty
Unlucky mate. Least you made it to Xmas to get the shirt
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38 minutes ago, scousevasey said:
I have a feeling that if you do attempt it, there is a higher chance of success
Did a test runon touch, pretty much went same way as you, preseason was worse, playing on attack but couldn't score, getting beat 1-0, 2-0 the odd 0-0 draw. Changed to a flat 5 at the back (attacking FBS) 2 DMs 1 MC, 1AMC and I went out and got a big target man up top. Last 2 friendlies both 3-0 wins, target man assisted 5 of the goals scored the other. Then he got injured and it all fell apart again. Board weren't happy with my defensive style of play, and the fans couldn't 'digestive' it either.
Gna try it again though, its a fun challenge. Can't wait to see your progress
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On 19/11/2019 at 18:49, scousevasey said:
Having moved house over the summer, I cleared the loft and put all of my Subbuteo on eBay. But it got me thinking about the classic game, and inspired this save.
The best way to get a Dukla Prague away kit, must be to manage them right?
Only seeing this now, was going do the same... Don't feel the need to now, will watch on with interest.
Good Luck!
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6 minutes ago, B.W.G said:
To take a screenshot in game,you press alt and s (FM20) or alt and f9 (older versions).The screenshot you took will be saved in documents/sports interactive/football manager 2020/screenshots.
You can then upload the screenshot to an image hosting site such as Imgur,Gyazo or Photobucket.Once the screenshot is uploaded,there will be links which you copy and paste,usually the two used are copy link and BBCode (I use Imgur so I'm not sure if this is the same for Photobucket and Gyazo).
Copy and Pasting copy link onto the forum will give us a link to the image while copying BBCode link and pasting it onto the forum will put the image on the forum.
Thanks for the reply.
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Does it have to be a screen shot or can it be a photo of the screen??? I've a nice idea for my first entry to FMCU but
I can go on YouTube and play FM but after that I know nothing about computering, so how do you take a screen shot????
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13 hours ago, sidslayer said:
😂
That’s what I first thought this thread was about!
Same, dunno how many times my FB will get to the byline and dart into the box instead... I'd rather a hopeless aimless cross than that. (Dribble 3, Flair 2, Cross 9.... Cmon man!!!)
Side note: looking forward to the content!!! Love a good FM read
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Can't say for fm20, but in previous versions they always worked if said in the right tone and at right time. I nearly had some if them in like clock work example.
Calm Concentrate 1-15mins 45-55mins settled early nerves/complacency.
Assertive concentrate after you score
Passionate/aggressive concentrate to a player making mistakes playing poor.
Passionate/aggressive demand more when losing 75mins+
Assertive tighten up 1-0 up
Passionate/aggressive tighten up when just conceded but still 1 goal up (2-1 usually)
There the main ones I use that I can think of. I've used calm down but that seems to work too much and players switch off became uninterested. Besides I've no problem with sending off, I likem to get stuck in
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8 hours ago, craiigman said:
Have they fixed this?
Yeah. Just a tip as well don't tell the players you think they have the ability to stay up. Only one player agrees with you
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Just like in the beta with Bolton. Wanted you to avoid being drawn into a relegation fight.... With a -12 point start
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How about adding racism into the game???
Here me out. The sponsors of the game are kick it out, but apart from the touchline ads nothing else in the game.
How about,for example, when a rival team plays or if playing a foreign team in competition, a section of the fans (home or away) start acting up.
If its your fans, club has to be fined, you need to make a statement that it should be stopped, players do more community work etc. If its the other way round, you have to boost the morale of the affected player, and then maybe have a dig at opposition fans/club that they are disgraceful.
I really think the next step is crowd interaction, a way of boosting attendances, because I know for a fact winning games/leagues/cups etc doesn't always boost attendance the way it should. Example in 7 years I won the league 2 times, won 8 cups and got to euro cup final (lost) with Ballymena who never won the league in there history. Might have got an extra 50 people a game. It should be more than that.
A bit like Dundalk in LOI nobody supported them now there's a good few fans from around the country, and others who just go to watch the Europe matches
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(FMT 20) "I'm Nyiregyhaza Spartacus FC "No, I'm Nyiregyhaza Spartacus FC"
in FM Career Updates
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This save has been scrapped, main reason I've finally got fm20 full version working at a playable speed, no crashes, fewer long pauses, 2D doesn't freeze anymore so couldn't really be bothered playing on with this save.
Sorry folks. Other reasons, kids, work, lack of internet. Thanks to those who read it though