Arnar

May 2

Something must be done about loan managers, why cant i select that i do not want to accept any loan offer with a buy clause?

Bought a player for 1m transfer fee with clauses up to 650k and 20% of profit of next sale.

I put him on developement list and the loan manager accepts an loan offer with a optional fee of 400k with 350k in 2 installments.

2 weeks after signing him he is sold with a loss of 250k???

April 24

You just got to love when a 166cm guy with 4 jumping reach and 9 heading out jumps a 188cm cb with 15 jumping reach and 15 heading on the back post.

April 11

6 hours ago, mikemagnum4311 said:

I saw the final update hit and download at startup, but when starting a new save, it still has the only option of start dates in the 2023 season. Am I missing something?

You could load up another league that you can start in january 2024. Then pick a mls team to manage.
Argentina, iceland, norway, sweden, brazil and more start just after new years in 2024.

March 29

Im having a little problem with editing Icelandic rules.
For some reason the rules are incorrect in the default database.
Rules that require teams to have 8 hg/team players in their squad and number restriction that are only editable by converting to advanced rules.
So i want to start in the season that is starting this april irl but when i start a new game with my edited rules the teams for this season is last seasons teams.
That does not happen when i start with the default database.

Is there anyone know what might cause this?

February 15

15 minutes ago, makavali said:

Has anyone actually seen a staff member who's progressing in terms of attributes? I'm pretty sure it was promised as a feature for this year's game. Am I dreaming?

I'm in 2030 currently and I can't recall seeing any arrows. Just went through my whole staff (40 members in total) out of curiosity and I didn't see a single one.

Ive seen it on some off my staff through the years in my season.

Edit: i checked him in a newly started save, he has gone up from 15 to 17 in technical and 1 in motivating, jpp and tactical knowledge.

January 19

So i just played vs Liverpool and lost 2-1.

These are the ratings of my players. I dont understand why my cbs got so low rating?

Both of them lost 1 aerial duel with 1 key header each.

My rb apparently lost all his aerial duels... but gets a credit for winning 1 key header? checked the highlight and he did win the header.

Do attacking aerial duels have that much influence on player ratings?

Also in player statistics it shows the same amount of headers if you select attacking or defending.

January 11

5 hours ago, 2feet said:

team moral affects your attributes. they'll drop by a few points at various times during a game.

maybe your coach is choosing the wrong type? or maybe the opposition is watching how previous teams have scored from set pieces and is copying them. like exactly what happens in real football. so you need to adjust maybe?

take the time to set up your own free kicks, based on what you see is currently going wrong.

And why doesnt his 4 star set piece coach adjust how the team sets up for set pieces?

What is the purpose of adding the role... when it doesnt matter how good of coach you hire is in setting the team up?

4 stars should surely be one of the best in the league.

Im in my 8th season have had a 1 star set piece coach and 4,5 star set piece coach. They all have set the team up the same, based of the set piece wizard at the start of the game.

That screenshot is taken from a last 16 game (ai vs ai) in the world cup.

The 3 unmarked guys passed the ball between them before scoring.

January 9

4 hours ago, zeza said:

Recruitment focuses are still glitched, almost a month that it's glitched and no fix yet.

Sent a report and had a lot of responses but feels bad that I can't play the game properly..

Yeah i dont understand why this hasnt been addresed.

Ive tried to create many assingments with 1 silver stars and 2,5 stars potential but its like the scouts dont even go to matches, like if you create assingment for japan and the scout is consulting the staff for weeks to find suitable players and he doesnt find any player. Then i go to the player search and find multible players in the japanese league that are 3+ stars potential.

Seems to me that when scouting assingments are created it adds players and it will not discover new players.

January 9

7 hours ago, KingCanary said:

Minor question- does anyone else get frustrated by the amount of agents/players who won't negotiate when it comes to contracts?

I don't mean they won't enter talks- just they'll come in with a number and will not budge one inch off it. I just looked to extend a couple of players with two years to run on their deals- they both wanted uplifts on their salary, fair enough but both would just not budge at all on weekly wage. One came in at £110k p.w- I said £86k (a rise from his current £68K), he said £110k. I said £92k he said £110k. I said £100k he said...£110k. Second player said £88k. I said £68k (a rise from his current £60k) he said...£88k. Again and again.

Not saying this doesn't and shouldn't happen but I've seen it a lot this year and you'd think players sometimes might be happy with an extra two years on their deals and an extra £10-20k p/w on their wages.

It seems to happen to me when the player isnt very interested in joining the club.

January 5

One thing i have noticed is that the player status bar while playing a game.

You have to change player role multible times for it to switch.

If the other team changes tactic and player position it doesnt update correctly

f.i want to have my wing back man mark a winger, just played a game where the other team swithced from 4-1-2-2-1 to 4-2-4, the rw went to the lw and lw went to striker. It showed the old positions in the player status bar.

So my rwb was man marking a striker and my lwb was man marking the lw.

December 27, 2023

I get that gks didnt get injured often enough during a match but in the last 22 matches my gks have fractured their lower arm while catching a routine cross 3 times.

December 16, 2023

He only got a yellow for it. xD

December 11, 2023

20 hours ago, dannyo666 said:

This was a promised headline feature that along with the new engine(which for me is worse than 23)was the reason i bought the game- as far as instructing your team to do things which just do not happen live and in game is a shambles...If the AI cannot build a squad why play more than a couple seasons?its a joke......Nothing worse than assembling a world class team from a mid table team and moving jobs and the new AI manager just dismantles it in a few months...selling world class players and signing rubbish players,stacking CBs,giving crazy contracts,signing middle of the road players and giving them 300k a week all in ...below is literally whats on the FM24 headline feature page....

Smarter opposition recruitment is the order of the day for FM24, with AI managers now programmed to consider factors like form and reputation more so than ever before.

AI Managers are now better geared up to recognise imbalances in their squad make-up and will take their tactical style into consideration much more when shortlisting players. In essence, this means that they’ll look to fill Attribute gaps in their squad. So, a manager using a Gegenpress approach will look specifically for midfielders with high Stamina and Work Rate Attributes if they determine that their squad is missing such a player.

Did we get any explaination for why this isnt in the game?

December 10, 2023

I pretty sure that most of the instructions are only to get more highlights to go your way.

If the opponent is chasing the game they go F.I 4-2-3-1 or 4-1-2-2-1 and have 4 player outside the box when i have a goalkick so every player in my backline has a player marking them.

I have never ever seen my team do it even if i have high line, prevent gk short distribution and always press on every player of the other team. There is also no urgency in trying to get the ball forward.

The tempo is always the same. slow or high then team plays at the same tempo.

I havent found a way to replicate long throw ins where there is a player that comes and flicks it further into the box.

I also cant have my players take a throw in and cross it to the back post for my attacker to head it in.

Tell my players to cross early and low crosses no i will run to the byline and cross into a defender for a corner.

Players trying to take a defender on to when counter attacking, no i will just run and stop and pass it back.

December 6, 2023

15 hours ago, Brother Ben said:

Fair play to him for going through the pain barrier. A modern day Bert Trautmann.

He fractured his arm catching a cross.

December 5, 2023

My Gk had go off injured. After the match i get a message that he fractured his arm after getting struck by the ball. The highlight shows him coming out for a cross, catching the ball and then kick it out of play.

November 24, 2023

I loved the game in early access.

I see too many mistakes from my players, while opponents seem to make little to no mistakes against me.

I see the same goals over and over.

Free kick in the middle of the pitch, headed away straight to the set piece taker who either runs in to the box and scores or he passes to a player on the edge of the box who is unmarked and scores.

Ball gets cleared after a corner or a set piece out wide to a player who the puts it into the top corner.

Players just deciding to pass the ball to a player on the other side of the pitch straight to a player who runs through and scores.

Center backs just ignoring the striker who runs in behind them and scores, my player usually are called offside in the rare occasion they make the same run.

My gks are always underperform on the expected goals prevented and in save percentence. I have a 4 star gk for the league im in.

I dont see the point in II teams in germany they never play a game and are semi professional and my backroom staff pester me with wanting to promote player to the II team.

I have taken a team from 3 Liga to bundesliga in 3 seasons and im not even a favorite person.

The scouting center is a choir, you need to really tinker with it, so you dont get the same players who are on the shortlist in every scouting update.

Intermidiate suggestions on players who are on my not interested list.

Since the first season some team go on mid season break, mine hasnt gone in 2 years.

November 11, 2023

7 hours ago, Dotsworthy said:

Is it a new signing?

The club welcome feature is bugged and is causing players to match the welcome players personality, rather than the usual effect.

Yes he was, that explains it, but good to know that i have to pay attention to who is suggested to welcome the player. Hopefully i can pick another player.

on a side note i tried using in game editor to up it to 16 again and it drops down within days.

November 11, 2023

Has anyone had a player determination go down considerably over 1 month? Had a guy go from 16>11 in a month.

September 7, 2023

1 hour ago, Daz2205 said:

Speaking of releasing things and such... isn't FM23 supposed to be given free on Amazon Prime Gaming on the 7th (today)?

*Edit* - And now it is. FM23 is free on Prime Gaming. Activated through Epic Games Store.

I mightve gotten it if it was on steam.

April 3, 2023

On 29/03/2023 at 16:16, themadsheep2001 said:

Please don't make false accusations about moderators. The only thing thats ever been consistently said is be constructive with feedback. And being frank, you're one of those who has repeatedly failed on this, hence the number of times mods have had to speak to you about your conduct and posting

Comments like that are a good way to kill communication from the likes of Neil etc, no one wants to communicate with people who are rude.

It's frustrating that this needs to be repeated, but a general point: before you press send on a message, take a second to process what you've written. if you cannot leave feedback without being rude, making personal digs, or being generally impolite, please don't post. Because I assure if you do and it falls into the above category it can only get you into trouble.

Funny how this polite rule only applies when directed towards mods or si staff.

March 15, 2023

Well seems like after buying every version of the game since cm 93/94, i will skip the 2nd version in 4 years.
there are so many things that annoyed me in 22.

March 5, 2023

On 04/03/2023 at 13:55, Ozilva said:

Kimmich = 89
Rodri = 88
THIAGO = 84  (Really?)
Kanté = 84
Gundogan = 83
Casemiro = 82
...
Fabinho = 79
so no, he's not the second best DM in the game, those are attributes taken from the current version, do your research properly.
I'm looking at the general attributes and the Overall. And I'm not talking specifically about Casemiro, but showing that the methodology is flawed.
I talked about Fabinho and Thiago, do you think Thiago's attributes should be better than Casemiro's? If you think so, I don't even have anything else to discuss.

Surely the game is called FM23 and not FM in recent years. In 2023, VVD is not consistent and is no longer a player that has proven WC in recent years. And even if you want to take that into account, do you really think VVD is better than Varane? Prove to me in numbers that VVD is better than Varane. I'm not saying that VVD is bad, I never said that, but look at his Overrall compared to the other CB's in the game. What makes him an 89 overall? Show me the methodology, please.

VVD = 89
Rubens Dias = 87
Laporte = 84
Silva = 84
Rudiger = 83
Marquinhos = 82
Araujo = 82
Varane = 81

To be a good player you have to play for Liverpool. I understood now.

Salah = 90 Overrall / Finishing = 17
temp / Goals / Goals per Game

17/18 = 32 / 0,89
18/19 = 22 / 0,58
19/20 = 19 / 0,56
20/21 = 22 / 0,59
21/22 = 23 / 0,66
22/23 = 9 / 0,33

Ok. You are absolutely right, I cannot question that the game I bought in 23 is doing the wrong attributes. You are absolutely correct. Salah in 2023, who is averaging 0.33 goals per game, really needs to have an Overrall of 90.

Rashford = 79 Overrall / Finishing = 14
temp / Goals / Goals per Game
22/23 / 14 / 0,58

Before the WC, he played 19 games, and only scored 8 goals and 3 assists.
After the WC he played 20 games, scored 17 goals and 4 assists.

Nunez = 77 Overrall / Finishing = 15
temp / Goals / Goals per Game
22/23 / 6 / 0,33

Gakpo = 77 Overrall / Finishing = 13
temp / Goals / Goals per Game
007 ( 0 assist / 0 goals / 7 games)

My criticism is just wanting it to be a game based on real attributes, not marketing. Unfortunately the game is based on marketing and not on real attributes. I've shown Salah's stats for the last few years, and he's still at 90 on Overrall. So what is your argument now?

Thoughts on varane and casemiro after today?

March 5, 2023

18 hours ago, Ozilva said:

You are sure. I came here to question Casemiro, Varane, having a mediocre attribute, players with 5 CL, 1 WC (Varane), and who play at the highest level in recent years. I am wrong. But players like VVD, who are completely overrated and have pathetic quality. Or Salah, who has a mediocre goal average in the PL in recent years, both being classified as WC(90 Overral).

But yes, your argument is correct, MBAPPE in a single good season, turned Overrall 100. Playing in the Farm League. The Wrong one is me, who pays $60 every year to have a game based on Marketing and not on real attributes. If you think that's how it should be, why doesn't SEGA make a Football Manager Ultimate and stop selling a new game every year? That way, they can draw on previous years instead of just the respective season. Correct? And even if it were true, Casemiro and Varane, experienced players with many titles, would be Overrall 90, not 81. That's why I say, there is no methodology. But fanboys will defend.

And do you know which team I play for? Minor league teams. I like Ajax. I like Borussia, or West Ham, Everton, I like teams that I can turn into great teams. I cited only crude examples of how poorly balanced the game is. I make AJAX beat PSG and Liverpool who are 100% Marketing.
And every campaign I do, Liverpool and Chelsea are winning the PL. It's really funny because this is far from reality. But according to you, this is correct. Or PSG, always winning CL. That's their dream, maybe in the multiverse called FM, it will happen.

Wait so liverpool have finished in 2nd place 3 out of the last 5 seasons, won it 1 time. Gotten to 3 cl finals in that time, won 1 are overrated because of 1 bad season?

Mo salah has lead the premier league in goals for 3 out of last 5 seasons and never finished below 5th and is 15th highest goalscorer in premier league history but is overrated?

and because you beat liverpool and psg in a video game they are overrated?

And lastly how are si gonna predict the outcome of a season that havent been played?

Do you want them to push out monthly updates to down/upgrade players?

if i recall correctly actual teams use the database from SI.

January 9, 2023

4 hours ago, Gilberto Silva said:

Why are squad numbers always such a mess in the second season?

Harry Kane switches to number 6, Marcus Rashford to number 12, Mo Salah to number 6. Why?

Because the team either had someone with their number as preffered or bought someone with it.

so the next season the ai goes and gives the #10 to the player who has it as preferred and if 2 or more have it, the number goes by alphabetical order. Then f.i Kane gets the next free number

i.e for the WC if aguero and messi were in argentina squad, aguero got nr 10.

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