davehanson
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2 hours ago, Stevmon said:
Hopefully the purchase goes through quickly! Would be a great bonus if it was done before full release 👀
But winter update is much more likely.
No, I mean in game.
Is the club up for sale in game, do they get taken over, or are the Glazers happy to keep the club
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What is the situation with the board/takeover? Do the Glazers stay in charge or do Utd get a takeover fairly quickly?
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Not sure if this has been mentioned or not.
I have started a few games in England now. Exactly the same leagues loaded (I load a lot) and a large database. Sometimes I get around 125k players loaded in the database and other times only about 86k. Anyone else finding a discrepancy in the amount of players loaded?
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4 hours ago, kiwityke1983 said:
So far for me the interactions are even more broken than previously which is impressive.
My entire squad are currently up in arms because of something but I haven't had the chance to even talk to anyone about it, they've all just collectively agreed to hate me for not having a decent reserve goalie!
I've had a few conversations and not had one be a positive outcome yet.
Literally everyone reacts negatively to everything, especially being criticised for poor training.
I had similar. Started last night as Real Madrid. Quite a lot of the squad complained that we didn’t have enough depth in attacking midfield. I told them that I was happy with the depth - I’m not even playing with an attacking midfielder! 90% of the squad angry with me.
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So, I bought from CD Keys - early access included in the version I bought. Game key taken by steam, yet no option to install.
First time I have bought FM from CD Keys - will be the last too!
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Hopefully today. Am on holiday to Spain from Saturday for the half term week. Would love to get the game installed and set up, then I can picture myself sitting by the pool, drinking Pina Colada’s while playing FM24. Perfect.
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Right from CM the original for me. I went in the shop to buy Birds of Prey for the Amgia (I did buy it a few months later) - came out with Championship Manager. Returned it 3 days later as I couldn't get it working - the guy in the shop asked if I had formatted the floppy discs as it said to - oops.
Versions blur into one for me - but things that stick out:
Around an hour to set up the game on the Amiga when it first came out.
CM Italia - awesome, being able to manage the likes of Baggio and Batistuta
Whichever version had the Diablo tactic. CM with arrow right forward to the strikers - unbeatable tacitc.
Freddy Adu being god-like
Losing my GF at the time as I played too much CM
Had a mate at school who got signed for Northampton - signing him and watching him become a not very good player
Ah, memories.
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Communication is key in any business or industry. The fact that Miles, and the team, have come out and owned the fact that FM23 isn’t really as good as it should have been is highly commendable.
As someone said above after reading all that I am already excited for FM25. The fact they have also communicated well that FM24 will be an improvement but the massive leap comes with FM25 is brilliant too - we know where the series is headed.
Cant wait. Well done SI 👍
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On 12/03/2023 at 12:32, ThanatosAFC said:
Brighton for sure, you've got everthing in hands to become an elite club in some years.
I just started a save with Brighton. Great fun at the moment - some really good players if I can manage to keep hold of them. Just need to try and find a striker - I know we have Ferguson but want someone to lead the line for the first couple of years.
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The first I can clearly remember is the Original Championship Manager, played it on the Amiga. I have played ever single version and sub version since. Some I like more than others.
There was a game though that I used to play around my mates house. We were trying to think what it was called the other day, neither of us could remember. It was played on the Amiga too, so if someone can give me the answer I would be eternally grateful:
Same sort of time as the original CM - so circa 1992
Was definitely out on the Amiga - not sure about others
Made up names, no real names **EDIT** looks like it did have real names
The only other thing I have to go on was that there was sound and when a goal went in the commentary sounded like 'Goal, lee Chapman'
I don't think it was actually Lee Chapman, but it sounded like it.
Long shot I know, but it really bugged us the other week.
GOT IT: Football Masters on the Amiga. Still not sure what is says when they score - I'm going with Lee Chapman.
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4 minutes ago, themadsheep2001 said:
@davehanson just read my second to last reply to you which makes it sounds like I'm annoyed. I definitely wasn't! Was on the tube so had to be brief due to signal. But tone doesn't carry across words, sorry!
No, thats okay. I re-read my remarks to you and thought they could have come accross not how I meant them too.
I am currently re-reading Pairs and Combinations in the TTF, haven't read it for quite some time, hoping that I might be able to pick up a few bits I have missed from it. Will look out to see if you post anything on your Ten Hag system.
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20 minutes ago, themadsheep2001 said:
No offence taken. But one thing I would say is how specialised is your system?
Is it built for flexibility? I'd call a lot of what I play "super systems" they reflect a play style, but aren't so specialised that I can't tweak a few roles or TIs without it all breaking down. I don't usually use more than one slot.
I wouldn't say it is particularly specialised to be honest - not really sure though if I am being totally honest. I very rarely use what you would call specialised roles (RPM, F9's etc). Maybe it is just me being completely bad at adapting tactics? As I said, and this isn't a I can't win, I win the games by playing 'my' way.
But you know, say as Man Utd - go to an away game against Madrid/Bayern etc and they are better than you. So I would then change to play that little deeper, a little narrower, nothing too extreme, but would just end up getting played off the park. So, I tend to just revert to my default style and hope it turns out okay. Not sure if that is making sense with what i want to say?
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3 minutes ago, DarJ said:
tactical familiarity is overrated. It's nowhere as important as people tend to make it to be in my opinion
Yet I find the opposite. If I have new players to bed in, or have converted to a new tactic then it takes a good 4 or 5 games for my team to start getting good results. We might scrape victories and wins, but it doesn't feel good until that familiarity is there.
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Just now, themadsheep2001 said:
I didn't say that at all. I literally just said I make a few tweaks to my system.
I wasn't trying to put words into your mouth - I am trying to understand this because it is bugging the hell out of me. Sorry, didn't mean to offend.
My usual playstyle if I am a fairly decent team is shorter passing, a little wider width, counter press, higher line. If I play a 'better' team and I want to defend a little deeper, so drop the line to normal, go a little narrower - drop that to standard width and counter attack as I expect them to have most of the ball but feel my strikers can do some damage on the counter, then I inevitably end up getting mauled. I am usually better sticking with my standard playstyle and hoping I can beat them that way.
I would say my changes are only a few tweaks - not going from one extreme to the other, yet it just doesn't work without that familiarity being top notch, so am wondering where the differences are that you find.
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1 minute ago, themadsheep2001 said:
Nothing, I have a system that I tend to play ( I usually have some sort of tactical replication going) and I just make a few tweaks within that system.
Right, so you usually play narrow, counter and through the middle?
So you are not adapting to the way that they play then, it just happened that your system that you usually play nullifies theirs and exploits their weakness's?
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On 09/01/2023 at 10:41, Pipster said:
I next got Liverpool in the FA Cup Quarter Final and at home. I decided to go with 2 DM's this time
Honestly, in those 18 games in your save, where you played against Real Madrid you have to look at where the goals come from? Who scored, who assisted? Did they come from crosses? Also if you played that game 18 times by quitting and reloading it then I presume you played a different tactic 18 times? Tactic Familiarity is massive in this game.
I guess the same question as I have just asked themadsheep2001.
You are right, tactical familiarity is massive, but you can change to 2 DM's and win the game. How?
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On 08/01/2023 at 22:47, themadsheep2001 said:
Think I lost to Liverpool once in 9 games in my last save, and that was actually at home. Constantly turned them over away from home because they did the same thing: throw the kitchen sink at you with a high and wide back line. Stay narrow and let them cross all day and just bombed down the pitch on the counter
How are you doing that though?
What I mean is, you are setting up there to specifically play Liverpool. You know they are going to play high and wide so you stay narrow and counter with focusing play through the middle. With only 3 training slots for tactics - which take quite a while to learn so your players are competent, how do you win that game even playing the 'correct' way?
It's just it never happens with me. I alter tactics depending on who I am, who I am playing, whether home or away, but if I try to deviate too far from my base 3 tactics then I am knackered - will just get beaten easily. I am (only) guessing you don't play the way you do against Liverpool most of the season, so I guess I am asking what are you doing to get your players familiar with that way of playing?
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WTF was that header
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2 minutes ago, Coulthard's Jaw said:
This is easily the best World Cup final any of us have seen.
For me the 86 final between Argentina and W Germany is still better.
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Not a penalty for me, Di Maria tripped himself up. However, stupid of Dembele, once he is done just don't run directly behind Di Maria, was it not obvious to everyone what he was going to do?
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@knap, sorry, but I am not really sure how to use the googledocs to sort through what I want.
What tactic would you recommend for a top team - I'm thinking Bayern/Real/City/Liverpool/PSG etc - doesn't matter what formation etc.
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Anyone else experiencing a jerky match screen? I am okay everywhere else, but during the actual match screen - in any type of 3D, it just looks very jerky.
Doesn't bother me too much as I play the actual match in 2D, but I do use 3D for replays and they are terrible at the moment.
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Hahahahahahahahaha Germany.
Brilliant Japan
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1 minute ago, JJ72 said:
4-2. Not sure why it wasn't offside
Becasue the offside law is just a ****ing mess.
He was stood in an offside position, but wasn't 'active because the ball didn't go directly to him. When the ball was cut back he was then onside.
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FM24: Manchester United - Same old problems?
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Mmmm. I would have thought that at least, in game, the owners would be looking to sell.