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Yeah, amazed me when I read it was just 5k. Thanks for the kind words. To be honest, Anton's life is based very much on a year of Adrian Mole's life in book one. Pandora is really just a teenage lust. Probably shouldn't have called her Pandora really but couldn't help myself. I will have to slow it down a bit. The way I'm writing at the moment is more write than play! Will prob do major moments. Wouldn't like to steal the whole story either so Anton will have to go his own way.

Oh, OK. Didn't realise that.

Nice idea. I've always had a mini fascination with the old East German teams. It's amazing it's taken the Red Bull thing for them to be competetive at the top level, well apart from the massive efforts from Union Berlin. I think it was subbuteo that introduced me to the East German clubs. I always loved the name Hansa Rostock. Perhaps I'll aim to get to one of these clubs in my half German upbringing career write up - though not to steal your thunder. KUTGW.

I hope I can make comments on the FM23 version of the skin here. I've used the FME - Zealand skin for a couple of FMs now. The player screen is perfect for taking nice uniformed screenshots for posting places. I have a question though. Is there a simple way to remove the button to simulate an instant result on the match screen? I am always paranoid I'll accidentally click it.

Actually took the above post for me to notice the llama...this is the ultimate llama...hardcore llamaing!

Wednesday, 13th July 2022 My first full day at my new club, and doesn't that sound a good thing to say? My. New. Club. Well, you know what I mean. It would be a big day. Meeting with the lads in the morning. Training session in the afternoon. Friendly in the evening. Just got to my hotel room to find Pandora asleep. I'm knackered and will join my love soon, after I write this. I have to say I am pleased with the state of the squad. We have options up and down the park but if I had a concern it would be back up to my keeper and the right full back spot. Poór and Miknyóczki will have to convince me. I'm not sure it matters anyway. In a chat with the boss I was told there's no budget left for wages. We have £86,213 in the transfer kitty but we'd have to sell to buy. Not to sound lacking in ambition but I'm going to say I might just do nothing. We have a squad here that is very rounded and surely able to take this division by storm. Artúr Horváth is wanted by Ferencvárosi. The money would have to be right and I would need to identify a replacement first but I would entertain a sale. One has to be open to all possbilities. I'd rather start on a good footing with my players. I don't want to create a Balázs Kenesei*! I dare them to extract protection money from me! I have informed them all the fines should they disgrace themselves. I'm not averse to a little hard tackling on the park so I'll go easy on those that pick up a few bookings. My first chat with the squad went well and I got assurances that they'll give me a chance to prove my worth. I can't expect them to love me from day one. "Give them a week at least", I chuckle. We're on the same level when it comes to winning this league though. The media are puppies and I put them in their place in my first press conference. I am sure they realise that I'm an intellectual. ... I feel my eyes closing. I shall leave you with a poem I once wrote. Pandora likes this one. Eyes close, The mind numbs, The land of nod awaits, Sleepy travels ahead, Sweet dreams, one and all ...oh, we won my first game...not as clearly as I'd have liked but very comfortable. Goodnight, dear diary. ~~~~~ MTK Squad Goalkeepers Bence Somodi is our undoubted number one and I will admit to concerns over Bence's backup. In a chat with our player/keeper coach, Dániel Paulovicz, I discovered that we have a keeper named Bence Varga on loan at Kecskemėti TE whom Daniel is surprised was allowed to leave, believing he's a much better back up. Kecskemėti are a league above us so surely a move that was player instigated. I am yet to decide who will be number two. Defenders Full/Wing Backs After just one training session I can tell you that we are short of quality right backs, our best options being much more center backs than wide players. Our best option at wing back on the right is Ádám Miknyóczki and I am drawn towards a back three at this early stage. The question is who deputises for Miknyóczki? On the left we have much better options. Slovakian Sinan Medgyes will likely be first choice with Gergely Kapronczai competing for the spot in the team. Gergely is the more attacking of the two. In our second team currently is 21 year old Hungarian left back Barnabás Nagy. I'm not convinced Nagy isn't a better player than Gergely. I shall see in the remaining friendlies. Centre Backs Options at CB are Patrik Poór, Benedek Varju, János Szépe (our three alternative right back options), Zsombor Nagy and Roland Lehoczky. I shall let these five convince me in the final friendlies. There are some very good options at centre back in our second team but they're all young and I feel they'll benefit more from a lower level this season. I shall see how they are progressing at a later date. Central Midfield There is an abundance of midfield options here and our best options are tough tackling holding midfielders. I am drawn back to a back four now; the very common 4-2-3-1. The more I think about it, Patrik Poór can handle a left back role, and with our wide players (that I'll come to) it would be a mistake to not utilise them). But, back to our midfielders. Sitting centrally, the battle will be between Roland Lehoczky (see above because he's more a CB in my opinion), Szabolcs Mezei, Mihály Kata and Artúr Horváth. Again, I am not yet sure who is first choice amongst these three. More work for me in friendlies. Slightly more advanced options - or even behind the striker - centrally will be István Bognár, Martin Palincsár, Péter Törőcsik and Máté Krisztián Kovács. István Bognár is clearly a quality player and I can see him sitting centrally and dictating play. All four here are adaptable though. Advanced Wide Men Márk Kovácsréti and Mátyás Kovács are out and out wide men who like to cut inside, although Mátyás is perhaps a little less direct than Márk. The Goalscorers And finally to the men who will hopefully be the ones banging in the goals in our campaign to win this division. Krisztián Németh is our captain and best known player, with 37 caps and 4 goals for the Hungarian National Team. Krisztián starts as first choice up front - he has to with the wages he is on - but fighting to make an impact will be Márkó Futács and Dániel Zsóri. Early Tactical Thoughts I am now firmly in the camp of going out with a more attack minded but possession controlling 4-2-3-1. I want us to control the game but also break quickly to punish the opposition. Bognár and Horváth will be our more creative players, from behind the striker or from deep, respectively. Kata will sit deep and break up play whilst our right side will be more direct and our left a little more passive. The First Teem Meeting I think it went well. I had assurances from Krisztián Németh that the squad is firmly behind giving me a chance to impress and that mentality has meant we start with a great dressing room atmosphere. Still some work to do though. Code of Conduct Finances I've been told the club is not super secure and the transfer budget will likely go down next season if projections are to be believed. Liverpool are our senior affiliates. I think a friendly is in order and have suggested it needs to be a priority before our season opener on 31st July. I'm not so sure we'll fit it in though. I have to trust the board. My First Match In Charge A winning start! That's enough for now...that took ages to write! *Yes, that's my Hungarian equivalent of Barry Kent, one of the best characters in the Adrian Mole universe and Adrian's nemesis...well, assuming he ever had the brains to be so. **Please forgive me if I refrain from typing out all those accents from now on. It's hard work with an English keyboard!

I'm not too sure how I am going to format this from this stage forward. I want to keep the private thoughts of Anton, and probably keep the diary format going. For now diary entries are in orange Tuesday, 12th July 2022 I arrived at Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion at 1.32 pm with a slight hangover and welcomed by the press. "How pleased are you to be here, Mr Nagain?" "Can you turn around the fortunes of this giant club, Mr Nagain?" "Do you have the experience to manage one of Hungary's biggest clubs?" Nándor jumped in with a professionalism I'd never expected of a failed racing bike enthusiast. "Anton will answer your questions later, for now he must meet the owner. No, no, Anton is keen to answer your questions but first things first." Call me impressed, Nándor. We were rescued by a pretty young lady in a smart blue skirt and jacket who ushered us into the stadium to be greeted by a smiling man of about fifty years. He introduced himself as Sándor Zakor, the owner of MTK. Alongside my new boss was introduced András Selei, the managing director. I shook hands in as professional a manner as I could muster and my new bosses directed me to the board room where I was to have a relexed meeting with the club's coaching staff, followed by a relaxed tour of the stadium facilities and an introduction to the players. ~~~~~ Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion, located in the Józsefváros district to the east of Budapest's historic centre, is a multi-purpose stadium built as recently as 2016. The ground holds 5,014 fans all seated. The club train at a seperate facility nearby. Budapest The city of Budapest was originally the three settlements of Buda, Óbuda, and Pest until the three were unified in 1873. The history of the site of the city dates back to before Christ and a celtic settlement that the Romans then settled as Pannonia Inferior. The central area of Budapest along the Danube River is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has several notable monuments of classical architecture, including the Hungarian Parliament and the Buda Castle. Budapest attracts around 12 million international tourists per year, making it a highly popular destination in Europe. It also topped the Best European Destinations 2020 list by Big7Media. Budapest also ranks as the third-best European city in a similar poll conducted by Which?. The Hungarian Parliament Buda Castle Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion circled and the star marks Anton's home town of Szentgotthárd Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre Budapest Futball Club (MTK) MTK are one of Hungary's biggest clubs. Founded on 16th November 1888, the first footballing activities took place in 1901 as the sport grew in popularity across Europe. MTK played their first season in the second league in 1902, were promoted and went on to win their first Hungarian title in 1904. In total, MTK have won 23 national titles and 12 Hungarian cups. The club have qualified for European football a number of tiems and were runners-up in the Cup Winners Cup in 1963-64, losing 0-1 to Sporting of Portugal in a play-off. MTK have a loan partnership with two clubs in the same division as themselves; Bėkėscaba and Szentlörinc, although the link should be terminated with us in the same division. Liverpool and N.E.C. Nijmegen are senior affiliates. MTK's natural colours are white and blue. MTK will play the 2022-23 season in the Merkantil Bank Liga, the second tier of Hungarian football after being relegated last season. The club are 4-7 on to win the title. ~~~~~ Hearing that Liverpool and Nijmegen were our senior affiliates had me thinking we might find some real talent here on loan... ...and I haven't even met the squad yet. ~~~~~ I shall introduce the squad in a fresh post. My first impressions are that it's a well rounded squad. I rarely fall on my feet like this in FM... ...I'm wondering what caveat I shall discover. Quite a few MTK gifs available...duck must be the mascot.

Sunday, 10th July 2022 The first club have returned with an offer. Drava made me the offer this morning. I asked to delay a week. I still hope for an offer from MTK. I ask Pandora for a kiss of luck every morning. My love naturally obliges. Monday, 11th July 2022 One down. Good luck, Gusztáv. I am a magnaminous person. ~~~ I never doubted my ability... My mother once said that faith would be rewarded. I believe it was when my literature teacher stated that my poems showed promise at a teacher/parent evening. I found the poem I'd written in one of my old diaries. Rain, Rain, you cause me pain, To bed I went, plans all sealed, To morn I woke to drops on pane, So much for the day revealed, I'd planned to bike o'er hill and plain, But now I'd just get ailed. One of my best. No, seriously, I had some improvement needed back then. Oh, the frailties of youth. ~~~ I said earlier I couldn't write poems. I still can't, but that's about the standard of Adrian's poetic efforts. I also realise it probably wouldn't work in Hungarian... ...but I'm not an intellectual, nor a polyglot. ~~~ I have, of course, accepted the offer to negotiate the contract. I asked for an extra £100 a week and a bonus of £20k should we win the division. I feel they would expect me to negotiate upwards but it wouldn't do for me to be greedy. Naturally, MTK accepted my negotiation. Eyebrows? I shall have to write a poem in honour of this moment in my life. I must go now, dear diary. My dearest Pandora has invited some friends around to celebrate. I travel to Budapest tomorrow afternoon - may be a bit fragile in the am - to meet the faces at my new club. MY new club. ~~~~~ I am off for the 3pm football. I will be back with an introduction to MTK Budapest and to meet the players. This is what I wanted from this save. Looking forward to this.

This post has become redundant but I will leave it here to explain further why I started again. Now I can only hope these Steam workshop league add ons continue to work. The Luxembourg one I used a couple of FMs ago was fine. We'll see. If I had more time to play I might have holidayed for a few years. I'm too impatient.... If it breaks, it breaks. If so I'll turn to XaW's Norway league addon. Saturday, 16th July 2022 Nándor says I just need to be patient but my early attempts to land a job are making me depressed. Even Pandora's potica is failing to stimulate my belief. They all just say "we're sorry, but we have ended our interview process and your job application has been unsuccessful". Nándor keeps coming to me with jobs at the arse end of nowhere, with miniscule budgets and the chairman's son, nephews and next door neighbours as the only players. I am better than this. Thursday, 21st July 2022 It is no good, I need creative input. Have booked a short break and will pour my heart and soul back in to this when the seasons get underway. I shall be first to pounce when managers lose their jobs...assuming they're not in a grotto town somewhere. ~~~~~ ~~~~~ But, seriously. I did not expect to find it this hard to get a job. I may need to restart this and put my coaching badge up a level or two. I am seeing jobs available in the lower divisions of the likes of Kosovo, Macedonia and Bosnia but the clubs have about five players. The following job has been suggested to me for three weeks now. I think that may be more frustrating than enjoyable. They are well fancied for the division though. When I ran the Koper save I started much higher up. I believe Koper were in the top flight already. Anton is too highbrow to accept a job at an amateur club. There is getting on the starting rung as a manager and there is starting in the mud. Okay, I have made up my mind. I have to give Anton a leg up.

I have noticed that a lot of the jobs I am getting the above message for are sticking around at the Job Centre. It is now 9 days on from when I applied for the 7 Slovenian jobs. 4 of those jobs are still at the job centre.

Okay, I will do. I have a number of steam workshop leagues added but the message isn't limited to those leagues. I wonder if I'm just under qualified too. I have gotten a weekly jobs update with jobs with what seem lesser clubs, if the wage bill is anything to go by. Possibly need to lower my expectations, but I will oput in a bug report with save. Thanks for the answers.

Ahh, that is indeed the case. I do see some clubs listed in the Job Centre have: Grbalj do not have the View Job Advert Bar. I guess that's they key. I must have applied right before they decided on caretaker. Bad luck on the timing. Thing is, I seem to be getting that message for every job I apply for. Wish there was a clear way to know.

Why do we regularly see jobs listed as being available only to see the following message? Is that just their way of saying you're not the man we're looking for or is there something I am missing?

Pretty sure I remember doing a Gundo's challenge way back on here. My brain does have a habit of mis-remembering though. Chester is a lovely place. Best of luck getting back to the big time.

I love that. I don't think I've ever managed at quite as low a level - Loughgall was a tiny place but bigger club. I love the attention to detail. Best of luck with your fat goalie, dolphin watcher and high school analyst.

Career History Landmarks

This is a second attempt at this save. I misjudged how accomplished a coach my manager would have to be to get a job. May things go better for me in this new universe...and god rest all those who fell by the wayside when I destroyed the last universe. Monday, 27th June 2022 I have today officially entered the big wide world of football management, applying for the vacant managerial job at MTK Budapest in my native Hungary. Being an intellectual, I'm aiming higher and applying for second tier jobs. Surely it's the least a National A certified coach can expect. My significant other being Slovenian, I decided to apply for a job at NK Drava Ptuj, a team just relegated to the Slovenian Third Tier. I'd like to showcase my talents sooner rather than later. Being an intellectual and a polyglot, I might consider travelling much farther afield. And so it begins! Tuesday, 28th June 2022 Had a phone call from Gábor Szilágyi of Nemzeti Sport. Understandably, along with enquiring as to whether I would like a job abroad, he clearly knew of my intellect as he asked me "You're a noted polyglot; how useful is your multilingualism in today's footballing culture?" "I'm wondering which language to answer in..." I replied, trying not to sound too smug. A professor I once knew said it never pays to come across with too high an opinion of oneself. I don't know if she was right, or not. Saturday, 2nd July 2022 It's been four days and I've not heard a single piece of news on my applications. Should I write and tell them I'll look farther afield soon? Pandora keeps telling me to relax. "For the sake of the dogs, dear." She said. I receieved a phone call later that day from Nándor Horváth...yes, the same Nándor Horváth I was at university with, and whom I played on the same football team with. Nándor has made a name for himself as a football agent. He spoke with Pandora on facebook and says he wants to represent me in my endeavor to enter the world of football management. Sunday, 3rd July 2022 It would seem Nándor does indeed have the connections he bragged to me about. Early this morning I receieved an email from Károly Kiss, the chairman of Budaörsi Sport Club, a third tier club in my own land. Nándor communicated my interest in management and I have been invited for an interview via Zoom. Budaörsi are recently relegated from the second tier and are among the favourites to go straight back up. THis could be the perfect opportunity to immediately showcase my talents with a promotion. There were concerns however. The second question Károly Kiss put to me left me wondering what sort of financial situation I'd be faced with. You might think I'd be used to it, my upbringing constantly bringing my health into doubt due to meals substantially lacking in nutrition. Dehydrated and frozen slabs of tasteless sludge were the norm and led to significant health conditions. There was barely a week between my thirteenth and sixteenth birthdays in which I was not played skin conditions. Myself and Pandora have become used to a better life but I assured the chairman that I could handle anything. When told I was expected to strive for a top half finish in NB III - Nyugat I started to have further doubts. I ensured Mr Kiss that things would be fine. When the conversation turned to how much money Mr Kiss was willing to allow me for wages I must admit to not knowing if it was a lot or next to nothing. The figure was £5,073 per week (am using pound sterling because I don't know too much about the forint but that it seems to go up to about 10000 forint notes). It does sound such a small amount though. I decided to not ask if there was budget to acquire artwork for my office. Would I get an office of my own? I decided to take my chances and ask for a little more. It seems news travels fast in the world of football management. Just an hour after hanging up my Zoom call to Mr Kiss I received a call from Dominik Szatmári of Magyar Nemzet. Dominik asked if I was seriously considering the Budaörsi job. I told him, "everyone's ambitious; we look at the likes of Pep Guardiola and think 'that could be me one day'". I am sure I heard a smirk. Perhaps I will yet hear from MTK Budapest. Monday, 4th July 2022 Nándor says I might have to look further afield and suggested Bosnia, Montenegro or Albania. Is there culture in Tirana? I suspect so. I'm not so sure about the countryside though. Isn't that where the thugs that tried to kill Bryan Mills in Taken came from? Will pick up an Albanian language course and consider it. My polyglottic skills will be tested. It may not matter. Later that day I received my second job offer interview from Mosonmagyaróvári TE 1904. MTE are newly promoted to the second tier and are favourites to be relegated this season. I accepted the chairman's offer of an interview but will be cautious about this one. They did offer more money than Budaörsi though. Nándor has suggested some vacanat managerial positions in the Czech Republic and in Bosnia. I shall wait for news on my Hungarian endeavours first. Pandora says the dogs are settled in our current home, though she does like the sound of moving back home to Slovenia. I will keep my dear Pandora happy for now. Wednesday, 6th July 2022 I believe I will declare myself officially popular. Drava have offered an interview. Pandora was happy until she realised the job was in Ptuj. "But the west of Slovenia is so much nicer, my love." She assured me, casually stroking little Sonček's head. I am sure the dog winked at me. Does he control my dear Pandora? Salvatore Passante had the impertinence to suggest I was in the running for a lot of jobs. One has to explore one's options, I told him. The money at Drava is quite a lot less than the last two jobs and they just want a top half finish. My grandma always said perservence will overcome anything. She did speak a lot of crap though. Watched Taken with Pandora and went to bed vowing to trust the process. Thursday, 7th July 2022 The opportunity I have wished for has been presented to me. MTK have offered an interview. My intellect has obviously been made clear to the former Hungarian champions. As I accepted the Zoom call I took a breath and told myself to be confident yet cautious. Now would not be the time to ruin my chances by being unreasonable. MTK want promotion, they want possession football and they want success from the club's youth system. The board have a good graps of finances to secure a bright future for MTK. I found myselfimpressed with Sándor Zakor, the chairman. We clearly share a level of intellect. The club are not stingy with the transfer and wage budget though. I hung up the zoom call and spent the rest of the morning with a smile on my face. I was even nice to Sonček and Mavrica. Pandora and I took the dogs for a long, actually relaxing, walk. Upon returning home I noted a message from Nándor to say he had heard I was being declared favourite for the MTK job, with some places offering odds of 11-1 on me. My smile broadened even more and my evening with Pandora was even better, if you get my drift. ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Hello, and welcome to my main save for FM23. I like to do something a little different in FM and so I've taken inspiration from two sources to create this save. In FM14...ish I started as a Hungarian manager named Anton Nagain (pretty obvious where that name derives) and applied to jobs in Eastern Europe (I'd fancied a change). I landed the job as manager of FC Koper and had a very enjoyable career. So, Anton Nagain is a 36 year old Hungarian born in the small town of Szentgotthárd, on the Sába river, and close to the border with Austria. Anton is of German ancestry and is married to a Slovene lady from the Adriatic coastal resort of Portoroz (they met at university). Her name is Pandora (c'mon, I had to, as you'll see...if you don't yet know) and she grew up a supporter of Koper (I got that one in). Images from Szentgotthárd As a result, Anton speaks fluent Hungarian and German along with damn good English and Slovenian. I just wanted to make him an intellectual. Anton studied languages and worked as a translator alongside a semi-pro football career. No longer able to keep up with the rigours of the game, Anton has taken coaching badges and has decided it's time to try something new. Can always translate in the background if the money's bad. Now, you're probably asking what the second source is. Someone will have guessed by now. I can't think what nudged my memory recently, but in the early to mid eighties I was fascinated by the Adrian Mole books - The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole, aged 13¾ and The Growing Pains Of Adrian Mole. They were diary styled young adult comedy novels by Sue Townsend and followed the formative years of the young intellectual, and Pandora Braithwaite obsessed, Adrian Mole through the trials and tribulations of being an adolescent in mid-80s England. Adrian is a self-designated intellectual and (bad) poetry writer with dysfunctional parents. The books are well worth a read, even as an adult. I just thought I'd try and make this somewhat inspired by Adrian Mole. Pandora is obviously Pandora Braithwaite, though it's not a very Slovenian name, and Nándor Horváth is Nigel Hetherington, Adrian's best friend and racing bike enthusiast. I was going to give Anton children but if he ends up moving all over Europe that might be tricky. They ended up being dogs. Pandora would have chihuahuas. Sonček and Mavrica. Sunshine and Rainbow in Slovenian. So why have I set it in Hungary, you ask? I wanted a career in Europe and one that might see me get to European competition sooner than I would with an English manager (have to experience the European competition features in the year they're added). I've started with a higher coaching badge and will aim for the second tier in countries in Hungary or the western Balkans (former Yugoslavia or Albania). I will aim to progress to the top divisions in those countries and then on to the bigger leagues (probably Germany), and want to try and take in Austria or Switzerland (because I've never managed there). Anton's favourite clubs are ZTE FC in Hungary (they have hideous kits), Wolfsburg in Germany and Spurs in England Also, I just really enjoyed that Koper save as the Hungarian born Anton Nagain. Be a nice change to manage somewhere different than the England save I did last year. It still works...I hope. Here's Anton. I've put adaptability up a few notches to aim to reflect on Anton being a polyglot and happy to experience new cultures...of course he is. Anton is a man of the arts and culture. He and Pandora stared for ages at the Mona Lisa on their honeymoon in Paris. This is the second Anton Nagain. My first attempt at this save proved fruitless so Anton is more qualified and enjoyed a better career in football. Save Setup There are a number of league addons in use here. It may be a heavy old game on my ageing PC but I play slowly anyway. Another bonus to smaller European leagues is they tend to be less games than England and I might get through more seasons. Basically, this is most of Europe with much view only. I've allowed the game to add staff. I hate finding a new club and there's no staff. As this is a second attempt I have ticked the option to add players to squads. It may not make a difference as I have made Anton a little better a coach than he was before. Disclaimer: Who knows how long I'll manage to keep up the Adrian Mole influence. I can't write poetry, for one thing, but I do like to combine an enjoyment of writing and of FM. I'll leave it there for a first post. I hope I get a club soon. Getting the MTK job would be the dream.

809 hours. Probably explains why my sciatica has gotten so grief inducing... That was all one save too. Weymouth to Wycombe to Blackburn. And I only did 5 seasons. Or was it 4? Was a lot of writing too, tbf. In the Careers forum.

To be fair, press conferences in real life are very similar. 'can we have an update on MCs injury?', 'how did you rate DRs performance?' etc etc. Ever watch Klopp get annoyed with the questions he is asked? This is because he probably hears the same awful questions week in, week out. Any questions that seem out of place need to be bugged with saves.

That would be one bug, not a few. Players do join clubs down the table rather than the team at the top with all the money. Tavernier joined Bournemouth this season even though it was rumoured other PL teams were after him. Football is about choice for players. If you want issues like the unhappy player looked at then the best place to post them would be the bugs forum, with examples and a save. I am on your side regarding player unhappiness and conversations. I've had similar complaints in the past. Make a specific bug report for that issue because it does sound bizarre. All well and good ranting here, but it needs examples and to be replicated for SI to attempt to tackle it. Once I get my main save going I need to make a promise to myself to bug every issue with the social mechanics in the game.

Only thing I can suggest is to verify files, assuming you're on Steam. Maybe something didn't install right.

If it's anything like rings I played around and found out that the way they worked you select each finger to 1) add a ring and 2) remove a ring. I actually meant to post some feedback on it because I thought it was a really unintuitive way to add jewellery. I come from an MMO background so have some experience with char creation. Try going to the ear with a ring and select the option for a ring again. I think that's what cleared it. As is probably obvious, I am not in front of the game right now. I hope this helps someone.

Guess this thread gets less use then... As many may have guessed that Salisbury save didn't get far. Couldn't find the time to get really stuck into FM and I guess my mind just doesn't like the idea of putting effort in to a save I know will end that season. I was in third place after about 10 games so not too bad. Have my mind working on a long term save for FM23, though I am in two minds about writing it up. I find it hard to sit and play FM for prolonged periods these days - darn back. I just like to write up my careers as writing is something I enjoy. Have an idea for this year's based on a youthful memory of mine. Sort of a combination of fan fiction and FM. Gonna have to splash the cash on that standing desk I was looking at so as I can do more hours in FM in my free time.

I see. I am sure the option is there, at least it was in beta because I always zoom to 110%. I'm not in front of the game atm but is it not in User Interface?