kingjericho

Apologies I went and checked the game after I posted and there are in fact some changes this year. Thanks for the correction. I'd like to see more styles added in future releases. For example Simeone's combative 442 that won the league in 13/14, Guardiola's Bayern/City which is no longer the Barcelona tiki taka, and others.

Hope the hotfix addresses the ME lagging

Presets were made in FM21(?) and haven't been touched since. I believe they were made by SI but not tested, that's why some of them don't work very well but they all have an inherent logic. They could use some tweaking - for instance the Wingplay 442 has a low block for no apparent reason - but there's no doubt they are a great starting point. Also, none of them use new roles that have been added in later versions, such as wide centre-back, inverted wing-back, wide target man, etc.

Great progress so far, as usual in your saves. To prevent crashes I now use auto save after matches! Why still on FM22?

Luton Town // Sky Bet Championship // May 2030 + end of season The match against Rotherham has to be one of the most nerve-wrecking matches in all my years playing FM. We scored first but they equalized shortly after. Then, we went down to 10 and they scored 2-1. This result would leave us out of the title race and in grave danger of falling into third place. But, on the 87th minute a great header from a corner put the scoreboard on 2-2, and on the 95th minute a real "Aguerooo" moment with a dramatic 2-3 winner that also put us on top of the league due to Reading drawing 2-2. In the final match a draw would clinch automatic promotion and a win would clinch the title. Reading also had a great season. Aston Villa had a good spell in the second half of the season but in the end they bottled it and unlikely QPR got the last promotion spot. This is the base XI and most used subs. Every player in the squad had either goals or assists which is always something that pleases me. Key players from defence/midfield/attack: A physical beast. Terrible technicals but who cares, he scored 8 goals and was POM several times due to his huge % of aerial duels won. Excellent signing. He was adapted to MR and performed superbly with many assists. One of the few touted by the staff with Premier League potential. He was the second best scorer but by far the most important of my strikers. Used mainly as a TF/S his strength helped link up play and provide for the AF. Finances are bad but not for very long I assume. PL money will pump in soon. The transfer and wage budget for this summer also predict an improvement and I will not bargain too much in assembling the best squad I can.

Yes please!

Luton Town // Sky Bet Championship // April 2030 Nerves got to the team as the season approaches the end. Two penalties cost us precious against Burnley and Norwich, and we struggled more than usual to score. In fact the last league match where we didn't score was on December 1 away at Hull. Reading now lead the table with two matches left, but more worrying than that is Aston Villa, who may still force us into the playoffs. We play Rotherham (A) and Nottm Forest (H) to wrap up the regular stage.

I play lower leagues every years and there are a couple of golden rules for me. tactics are limited because players are limited - keep it simple because players will not be able to do fancy stuff physical and mental attributes matter most - nobody in the lower leagues is technically gifted so it's the physical game that gives you an advantage use short term contracts because there are loads of free agents and you can improve your squad massively every season don't blow your small transfer and wage budgets on a "star" player because 6 months later you'll find a free agent just as good use trials, DOF suggestions, and agent offers to find good free agents don't try to do youth development because you won't have good enough facilities to do that - you'll have the odd good prospect but that's about it Regarding tactics more specifically, every team is poor so don't worry too much about media predictions. Just play your game (probably you want to dominate the opponent) and with a handful of good signings quickly you'll be stronger than the so-called favourites.

Luton Town // Sky Bet Championship // March 2030 We lost the M1 derby again to Watford, this time in embarrassing fashion. We also lost away to Bristol in a bleak display. Fortunately we scraped by Sheffield Wednesday and then ended the month with two goal-heavy wins. Reading are in good form but also dropped a couple of points; Nottm Forest fell a bit behing and have already been caught by Aston Villa. At the end of the month we received the news of a forgettable youth intake. Nobody will make it to the first team but I'll sign whoever the HoYD suggests.

Luton Town // Sky Bet Championship // February 2030 Man City breezed past to the fifth round. In the league performances weren't as good as last month's, and on a cold saturday afternoon in Stoke we lost after seventeen matches. Reading and Forest continue to put pressure but we've been holding on and keeping a lead between 3 and 6 points.

The strength of a 4-4-2 is primarily through the flanks. In my opinion a FB/S would be a good option because he still is defensively responsible and helps a bit in attack. Or maybe a WB/D just to add something because a FB/D is really conservative.

Luton Town // Sky Bet Championship // January 2030 Morale manager at full force! I know the tactic is good and I only sign players who fit the system, but keeping fitness and morale levels high seems to be enough to make this average squad unbeatable. Reading and QPR have been overtaken and keeping this form there's no stopping our promotion hunt.

Tactics with logical principles continue to make sense. OP plug and play tactics don't because they exploit the ME, but tactics that "in theory" make sense apply to every version. You may need to adapt some concepts such as LOE and DL from older games but the principles remain the same.

My wingers score less than last year for sure (using the same tactic), but they still provide width and many assists. It seems the Winger (Attack) attacks the box less often when a cross from the opposite side comes in.

GOAT thread for me

Luton Town // Sky Bet Championship // December 2029 Throughout this save I've done pretty well in these hectic months and this is another example. Undefeated the entire month and winning 6 of 8 is impressive for a team that was expected to battle relegation. The defence has stabilized and there's already a big gap to the non-playoff places. Anytime we can jump into first place, what a surprise that would be.

Thanks! I will. So far I've not focused much on youth development as I've been in clubs for a relatively short time and only now facilities are at a good level. I do have one player with great potential. He's out on loan and performing well, maybe next season he may feature in the first team.

Every position has its own specifications. Even from a DR to a WBR there are differences in defensive positioning for example, so the CA adjustment makes sense to me.

Luton Town // Sky Bet Championship // November 2029 Many goals scored, and a bitter loss to big rivals Watford after going 0-2 up at halftime. Best attack, lousy defence, and well within the playoff zone.

Luton Town // Sky Bet Championship // October 2029 A light month on the schedule with all sorts of results. The two wins place the team on playoff area, although the reliance on set pieces is strong. Let's try to improve some more from open play during next month.

Luton Town // Sky Bet Championship // September 2029 The month didn't start very well but after a last minute goal against Cardiff the team's morale increased a bit and went off to have a good remainder of September. A belter on the 92nd minute from Stoke prevented us from winning four in a row. After only one win in five matches things improved and so did our standing. We're predicted 18th and I still don't have a clear idea of what we can aim for, because even though we have high possession and shots we're struggling to convert.

Luton Town // Sky Bet Championship // August 2029 We missed two penalties in the two league matches that we drew, so that's 4 points lost already. In the EFL Cup we naturally lost to Pep Guardiola's Newcastle. They're filthy rich and Federico Chiesa is the star player but so far they haven't been able to finish a season in the top 4. The early impression of these first matches is that our style still means we dominate most teams statistically, but our player quality is often not enough to convert chances into goal scoring opportunities.

Luton Town // Sky Bet Championship // 2029-30 pre-season Lots of friendlies with good results, no injuries, and everybody fit for the first official match. Adrian Derrick - MC - loan from Man Utd - I like his profile and with one of my centre mids unhappy he might play more than expected. Jack Austin - ST - €450k - my backup striker refused a new contract and left, so I replaced him with a younger option. He's less capable on the immediate but he's got great potential and good stats for the Advanced Forward role. Luca Gunter - GK - €400k - I needed a goalkeeper and would either get a backup for Andrew Fisher or a new starter. Gunter was the best price/quality option and he comes initially to be the second in line. Stephen Nesbitt - ST - €3.2m - Nathan McCann failed to convince me he can be a viable option at this level so I invested in a Target Man. He'll be second choice to our best player Mason Burstow but he'll still play a lot as the season is long and this role requires peak physical condition. Travis Akomeah - DC - free - this monster will start alongside Fredricson in the centre of defense. I expect many dangerous highlights from set pieces.

I'm 99% sure from several instances that when there are various loan offers for a player and the DOF is set to handle the offers, he doesn't do anything. It only happens when there is more than one offer at the same time.

Luton Town // Sky Bet League One // April 2029 + end of season There was nothing left to play for in these final matches so I just instant resulted them and it wasn't that bad. Great season. We were promotion candidates from the start but once everything started to click we became unplayable and barely undefeatable. Wigan finishes 2nd and in the next couple of weeks a third lucky team will follow us to the Championship. Suffice to say the summer signings played a key part in our success. There are two fairly important players whose contracts are up but they want a lot of money so it's possible they will leave. They're not irreplaceable - in fact they will be out of the base XI for next season - but they are still very valid options, but for the right money only.