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2 hours ago, анонимный said:
Please do. My M1 MBP is en route with the delivery driver
Would like to know if I should update to Big Sur 11.1 straight away or not.
I don't notice any lag or stutters or anything. Looks slightly sharper too.
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Just now, анонимный said:
Have you tried the 3D match engine since updating? Anything to report performance wise?
Playing now and my 3D replays don't seem bad. I'll play the next match in 3D and report back.
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2 hours ago, Ipswich Staying Up said:
Not sure if anyone else has seen this but the update has really dragged down performance for me on my M1 MBP... been running perfectly and now the in match experience has become very jolty and low FPS... any ideas??
No, I just did all three benchmarks on FM 21.1.3 and FM 21.2
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Type: Laptop
Model: Apple MacBook Pro
CPU Model: M1
CPU Base Frequency: 3.2 GHz
CPU Turbo Frequency:
RAM: 16GB
RAM Clockspeed:
GPU: Integrated
Graphics Level in 3D: High
Storage Type: SSD
FM 21.1.3 - Big Sur 11.1
A: 2:04
B: 9:25
C: 12:39
FM 21.2 - Big Sur 11.1
A: 2:00
B: 9:10
C: 12:31
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On 16/11/2020 at 03:34, Zemahh said:
As the Manual description says
All these years and I haven't actually read the f'n manual. Should probably do that again!
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Well, Martinelli gave it his all at the Olympics.
Four goals for Brazil a 5-4 defeat to France in the quarterfinals with Saliba and Thuram progressing while the Gabi Gooners will be home in time for the Premier League opener.
Saliba scored the fourth goal for France, while recently departed Guendouzi scored the winner for France in the 91st minute.
Spoiler
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28 minutes ago, BrickCommo23 said:
Absolutely loving your transfer business there - the main reason I am trying to push through my first season is to get into the summer so I can do my own clear out.
Shame on selling Nketiah but Thuram looks immense (just started scouting him myself!)
I have this habit of skipping through the first season. This save, I started with the 7 December start date from Brazil, and took over as if Arteta got sacked mid season. I usually do the late April Sweden date and holiday until the end of Arsenal’s season and take over after that.
In this case, I picked up with Arsenal in 6th place in the league, with a 4-4-3 record (loses to Liverpool, Burnley, and Newcastle). We were also top of the group with a 3-1-1 record, wins home to PSV, home and away to Sivasspor, a draw to Grenada, and a loss away to PSV.
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2021 Preseason
Friendly (A): Arsenal 8 - 1 Morecambe (England: National League)
SpoilerThe starting eleven put their scoring boots on and put four first half goals past the National League side. Bukayo Saka (16'), Dominik Szoboszlai ('19), and Nicolas Pépé (33', 36') finding the net. Liam Gibson also conceded an added time own goal to give us a 5-0 lead at half.
The outfield squad was substituted at half-time. After conceding to Cole Stockton (49'), the rotated squad add ed an additional three goals through Gabriel Martinelli (61', 85') and Gaetano Castrovilli (89').
Friendly (A): Arsenal 3 - 0 União Desportiva Oliveirense (Portugal: Portugeuse Third Division)
SpoilerWe kept mostly the same starting lineup, hoping to bed in the new players. Marcus Thuram, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhães, and Gabriel Martinelli are with their respective U23 national squads for the Olympics. Key changes to the starting lineup are Lloyd Kelly in for Gabriel and Reiss Nelson in for Pépé. At the back, there is no functional change. Nelson in for Pépé alters the right side, as Nelson won't cut in as frequently.
An early brace for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (14', 18') and the third from Jack Grealish (60'). The starters played nearly 60' minutes before the squad rotated.
Friendly (A): Arsenal 3 - 0 Niort (France: Ligue 2)
SpoilerNo changes to the starting eleven from the friendly in Portugal.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (45'+2) and Reiss Nelson (12', 54') provided the goals. Aubameyang (1') and Smith Rowe (84') had additional strikes called back after being judged offside. The starting eleven played 61 minutes before the squad was rotated.
Friendly (H): Arsenal 2 - 1 Lazio (Italy: Serie A)
SpoilerTrotted out the same starting eleven for the Emirates crowd. Lazio was down a man after Danilo Cataldi was shown red in the 16' minute. Aubameyang put us ahead with a well taken penalty (18'), but Ciro Immobile (19') equalized immediately. Joe Willock was off with injury (21') and replaced with Grealish. Bellerín (32') put us ahead. Lazio's last real chance came before the break.
The squad was rotated after 59 minutes, and the lads kept the Italians at bay in a drab second half.
After the match, we found out Willock would be out three to six weeks with a sprained knee ligaments.
The season begins with three consecutive matches against Manchester City in the Community Shield, Premier League, and the UEFA Super Cup.
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28 minutes ago, Swills417 said:
@Harper love that Thuram signing. I've always wanted to build a front three of Weah, Kluivert and Thuram.
Any surprises with the young players development?
I'm thinking once I restart after the final patch, I'm going to push for an "offspring" front four with Thuram, Weah, Kluivert, and Reyna.
Smith Rowe and Willock both showed some ability as playmakers from the central midfield. I think I'm going to definitely start them against lower half Premier League teams, and possibly more depending on my Champions League group draw.
Nelson really replaced Willian late in my season, but also operated well as an Inverted Winger/Inside Forward on the left.
Haven't had too much of a look at Saliba, but will keep him with the squad this year.
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2021 Summer Transfer Window Update
First Team Squad
Green: New Signing
Blue: Loaned out
Incomings
Dominik Szoboszlai (20) from RB Salzburg for £32,000,000 rising to £40,000,000
SpoilerBrought in as a part of the midfield rebuild. I intend to play him as an advanced playmaker or attack-minded mezzala. Fills the roster spot vacated by Dani Ceballos, who I opted not to pursue as a permanent signing.
Performance Clauses
£500,000 after 10 league appearances
£500,000 after 20 league appearances
£1,000,000 after 30 league appearances
£1,000,000 after 40 league appearances
£2,500,000 after 50 league appearances
£2,500,000 if Arsenal win Premier League and Szoboszlai makes at least five appearances
Installments
June 2022: £7,000,000
June 2023: £7,000,000
June 2024: £7,000,000
Sell On Fees
5% Next Fee: Player
Lloyd Kelly (22) from AFC Bournemouth for £22,5000,000
SpoilerA left-footed English center back to replace Pablo Marí as the back-up. The fee is a bit on the higher side and I'm not quite sure what I was thinking in agreeing to it without any of it being tie to performance clauses. Add's an English homegrown player to the roster, which will help with Champions League registration.
Performance Clauses
None
Installments
June 2022: £6,250,000
June 2023: £6,250,000
Sell On Fees
None
Marcus Thuram (24) from Borussia Monchengladbach for £40,000,000
SpoilerAfter looking at several options to be the heir-apparent to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, I settled on 6'4" Marcus Thuram. With his size, speed, and skill, I'm going to focus on training him as an advanced forward, but as he is a natural left attacking midfielder, I will be interested to see if instructing him to swap positions with Martinelli in an AML position will help confusing defenders. Thuram's arrival made Eddie Nketiah redundant.
Performance Clauses
None
Installments
June 2022: £10,000,000
June 2023: £10,000,000
June 2024: £10,000,000
Jack Grealish (25) from Aston Villa for £45,000,000
SpoilerI'm a bit overloaded on the left flank and intend to use Grealish as an attacking midfielder or advanced playmaker in the midfield. I began putting speculative bids in for Grealish as Villa were in the relegation zone for much of the season and they ended up agreeing to a deal that was £5,000,000 less than his relegation release clause. I've created a bit of a problem here, since Joe Willock and Emile Smith Rowe both played well in playmaking roles in the midfield for me. Taking over Xhaka's spot on the roster.
Performance Clauses
None
Installments
June 2022: £10,000,000
June 2023: £10,000,000
June 2024: £10,000,000
Sell On Fees
10% Next Fee: Club
5% Next Fee: Player
Gaetano Castrovilli (24) from ACF Fiorentina for £20,000,000
SpoilerCastrovilli is brought in as an upgrade on Mohamed Elneny. My coaches rate him as an attack-minded mezzala, but I intend to use him as a box to box midfielder.
Performance Clauses
None
Installments
June 2022: £4,330,000
June 2023: £4,330,000
June 2024: £4,330,000
Sell On Fees
5% Next Fee: Player
Robbie Burton (21) from GNK Dinamo Zagreb for £300,000
SpoilerRobbie returns to Arsenal after two years in Croatia. Looks to slot in behind Thomas Partey and Calum Chambers as a defensive midfielder. More a speculative flyer to bring a Hale End lad back to the club.
Performance Clauses
None
Installments
None
Sell On Fees
None
Joelson Fernandes (18) from Sporting Club de Portugal for £3,000,000 rising to £5,500,000
SpoilerJoelson will slot in as a prospect on the left flank. He'll be starting playing U23 football with first team appearances in domestic cup matches.
Performance Clauses
£500,000 after 10 league appearances
£500,000 after 20 league appearances
£500,000 after 30 league appearances
£500,000 after 40 league appearances
£500,000 after 50 league appearances
Installments
None
Sell On Fees
10% Profit on Next Fee: Club
Yusuf Yazıcı (24) from LOSC Lille for £4,500,000
SpoilerI attempted to bring Yazici in as a cheap advanced playmaker in January, but limits to Europa League registration swaps made me pause on the deal. His scout report was positive, and the deal was cheap, so I pushed the transfer to this window.
Performance Clauses
None
Installments
June 2022: £4,500,000
Sell On Fees
None
André Onana (25) from Ajax for £22,000,000
SpoilerA bit of a surprise transfer. He popped up in my scouting report as being transfer listed. I jumped at the opportunity. Bernd Leno was in the previous campaign, having set new marks for clean sheets in a single season (30). Onana is better in the air, better with the ball, and mentally stronger. He'll be away at the African Cup of Nations in January, so Leno will be staying for this season unless a big bid comes in.
Performance Clauses
None
Installments
None
Sell On Fees
5% Next Fee: Player
Renyer (18) from Santos for £925,000
SpoilerRenyer was brought in as a developmental player for the right flank. An agreement for his transfer was to find a developmental loan for him, and hell be spending the season with Preston North End (promoted to the Premier League after win the promotion playoffs).
Performance Clauses
£300,000 after one international appearance
£30,000 per appearance for 40 appearances (£1,200,000 total)
Installments
None
Sell On Fees
15% Profit on Next Fee: Club
U23 Signings by Per Mertesacker
SpoilerKeyendrah Simmonds from Man City on a free
U23 filler signed by Per Mertesacker
Riccardo Tonin from Milan on a free
U23 filler signed by Per Mertesacker
Breno (20) from Goiás for £275,000
U23 filler signed by Per Mertesacker
Performance Clauses
£65,000,000 after 20 league appearances
Installments
January 2022: £40,500
July 2022: £40,500
Sell On Fees
None
Outgoings
Mohamed Elneny (29) to Chelsea for £32,5000,000
SpoilerThe Egyptian put in a lot of good performances as a ball winning midfielder and box to box midfielder. Great depth player, but was always going to moving on to make way for squad improvements.
Performance Clauses
None
Installments
None
Sell On Fees
None
Granit Xhaka (28) to Norwich for £33,000,000 rising to £41,000,000
SpoilerAnother player with numbered days from the day I took over. Played well, but had no trust in the moves made by the club. Expected to sell him abroad, but Norwich came in with a huge bid that certainly offsets a lot of the spending.
Performance Clauses
£800,000 per appearance for 10 appearance (£8,000,000 total)
Installments
June 2022: £68,500
June 2023: £68,500
June 2024: £68,500
Sell On Fees
None
Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson (26) to Mainz for £2,800,000
SpoilerHe was already on the transfer list and Onana's arrival spelled the end of Rúnarsson's time at the club.
Performance Clauses
None
Installments
None
Sell On Fees
None
Willian (32) to Real Madrid for £28,000,000
SpoilerWillian was always on the way out. Played very well for the club, winning Europa League Player of the Season and named in both the Europa League Squad of the Season and the PFA Premier League Team of the Year. He also placed third in the Europa League Golden Boot race.
Performance Clauses
None
Installments
None
Sell On Fees
None
Nikolaj Möllar (19) to Millwall for £77,000 rising to £175,000
SpoilerAllowed to move on as the we saw no future for him at the club. A sell on fee will insure the club sees profit if he does come good.
Performance Clauses
£30,000 after 20 appearances
£4,000 per appearance for 10 appearances (£40,000 total)
£30,000 after 20 league goals
Installments
None
Sell On Fees
50% Next Fee: Club
Dejan Iliev (26) to Hibernian for £41,000
SpoilerThe goalkeeper had no future at the club.
Performance Clauses
None
Installments
None
Sell On Fees
None
Lucas Torreira (25) to A.S. Monaco for £19,500,000
SpoilerHad a torrid year at Atlético Madrid and with no intention of using him, I offered him out. Monaco got a discount rate and I'll be hoping he performs well and I make more on the sell on fee.
Performance Clauses
None
Installments
None
Sell On Fees
50% Next Fee: Club
Matteo Guendouzi (22) to A.S. Monaco for £11,750,000
SpoilerSimilar to Torreira, his loan with Hertha Berlin did nothing to help his case. He was in line for an Arsenal return, but after refusing to extend his deal and entering the final year of his contract he was offered out. Monaco again got a cut price deal and again, I'll be hoping for a big return on the sell on fee.
Performance Clauses
None
Installments
None
Sell On Fees
50% Next Fee: Club
Cédric Soares (29) to Wolverhamption Wolves for £12,500,000 rising to £15,500,000
SpoilerThe right-back was easily overtaken by Ainsley Maitland-Niles at right back. Greg Taylor's arrival and performances after the January 2021 window dwindled his opportunities to get time at left back. He joins the Portuguese enclave in the West Midlands.
Performance Clauses
£3,000,000 after 50 league appearances
Installments
June 2022: £2,500,000
June 2023: £2,500,000
June 2024: £2,500,000
Sell On Fees
None
Eddie Nketiah (22) to RB Salzburg for £26,000,000 rising to £32,000,000
SpoilerThe young striker was pushed down the pecking order with Marcus Thuram's arrival and Gabriel Martinelli's return from injury. His lack of positional versatility saw his opportunities dwindle as the year progressed.
Performance Clauses
£6,250,000 after 20 league appearances
Installments
July 2022: £1,680,000
July 2023: £1,680,000
Sell On Fees
None
Loans
SpoilerSeveral players have been loaned out, most notably a permanent deal was not found for Pablo Marí as he goes to Sheffield United. Sheffield has an optional clause to buy for £30,500,000 and will pay 50% of his wages.
The club is making use of an agreement with Real Sporting in the second tier of the Spanish pyramid, with Matt Smith, Ben Cottrel, Tyreece John-Jules, Folarin Balugon, and Konstantinos Mavropanos joining the club as they push for promotion to La Liga.
Miguel Azeez joins Stevenage in League Two, where the club hopes first team football accelerates the young midfielders development.
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7 hours ago, Freddie Sands said:
I believe they will not be in place for pre-21.1.3 created save games.
I have created a new game in 21.1.3 and not been restricted in either the January 2021 window or the 2021 Summer window in the number of U21 players I can sign.
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3 hours ago, rsop23 said:
Transfer window in England is opening on 9th June, and when you sign player from 9th to 25th June, that transfer is showing in last season, not in new. Is that bug or?
Example screenshots from the UI Bugs forum here
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Just now, RossoneriGunner said:
Shame you can't sell the Kroenke's 🤣
The Kroenke's aren't accurately represented in the game! They'll sanction/negotiate deals if you ask (maybe not Mbappe level, but others)
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5 hours ago, RossoneriGunner said:
Are you guys still getting the 'cold shoulder' from players when you sell someone?
Selling Lacazette and Willian upset Aubameyang, each time he was placated with the "play youth" promise.
Selling Özil upset Xhaka.
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15 hours ago, MoosAlbo said:
So what are you looking for in this topic? I am curious.
Smurf is the guru when it comes to helping people get the most for their money when it comes to buying/updating a machine that will fit their FM needs. He'll never stump for a 15" Mac, but knowing how the M1 chips handle FM would inform his advice if someone was asking about a Mac and wanting to stay in the Apple-sphere.
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1 hour ago, lomekian said:
At least on FM we can sell the idiots continually letting us down. Imagine Arteta could get more than £100m for Xhaka, Mustafi, WIllian and Kolasinac like I did in my game!
If anyone wants to talk about realism and FM, this is the counter-argument!
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21 hours ago, rsihn said:
I'm pretty sure you can only get the 16GB models by ordering through the Apple store and they are backordered in the US for about a month.
I ordered mine online with same day pick up at my local store.
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Real life Arsenal is the reason I keep playing FM.
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2 minutes ago, RossoneriGunner said:
Same as me, but I'm going to try the dvd version when it comes tomorrow, but I dont expect it to solve the password problem
Yeah, not sure that will make a difference, but hope it works for you!
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5 hours ago, RossoneriGunner said:
Did you get your FM21 from Steam or on DVD?
Steam.
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7 hours ago, lomekian said:
How strange - have never had that experience or anyone else having that experience. Is it a Mac issue? Have you done a tech support request on the forum on here. they normally respond in a day or two at most.
I play on a MacBook an have not experienced this issue.
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1 hour ago, jessejesster said:
That'a amazing @Harper.
I can't even fathom playing with that many leagues. What is the advantage of it? Realism I'm sure.
Do you find yourself going through the stats of every league at the end of every season or do you do it just to find more wonderkids?
It s mostly that active leagues are more accurately simulated. They are more active in the transfer market and better serve players you may have out on loan. Scouts will have more to watch on their assignments to competitions, nations, and regions.
I also think that the newgens are spread out through the active leagues. I don’t have any personal empirical evidence to support that claim. But I think there might be a bigger chance of a wonderkid from a nation outside of the Central European and South American giants when nations like Sweden, Greece, Iceland, Hungary, Croatia, and Colombia are active.
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5 hours ago, jessejesster said:
BTW how do you find playing with over 25 leagues @Harper?
Yeqh, most people don’t advance more than 5 years in their saves before starting a new one. I seem to be in an odd minority who plays one save from the day the game is released until the next one or even a few years ahead. I got to 2075 in fm20 and 2084 in FM16. Both experienced many crashes an hiccups but some of my fav video game time in my life. What an incredible game FM is.
It's smooth. I have all competitions set to "Senior Competitive Matches" in the detail level and I don't notice any lag on match days. My old PC laptop would lag significantly. If I was doing any multi-tasking (video streaming, message board posting, Internet shopping), there would be a video freeze or input lag when typing/navigatiing
I haven't noticed anything like that here, yet.
I get a boatload of scout reports though. If I assign scouts to a competition, I actually get reports from the competition and match days.
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[FM 21] Arsenal - Still Waiting For Arteta's Tiki Taka!
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Well, yeah