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phd_angel

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  1. I was missing out on much needed signings and the slider was still stuck after a couple of weeks, so I decided to load a backup save. Key lesson is: don't touch the slider unless it's absolutely necessary.
  2. I need to increase my transfer budget from 14 to 18 million, but the slider is greyed out. As you can see, I have a huge excess available in my payroll. Why can't I just slide to increase my transfer budget? What should I do? Any tips are appreciated.
  3. Good to know, thanks. I always wondered what types of changes my ass man would do when I'm away, such as, do they keep the same mentality and formation, etc.
  4. I play a minion club in the Premier League, so I've been recently clicking automatic simulate match when playing against the big ones (Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, etc.). Sometimes I can draw, and even an upset win at times! (It even feels that my Assistant Manager does a better job than me... I always click auto results in friendlies...) Do you ever use automatic results in league games? PS: Automatic resolve is not available in vanilla FM. You'd have to use a customized skin...
  5. There are many more by the day, but I recall enjoying this one:
  6. Thanks for your insights, Andros. I'll pay more attention to the role (vs position). It's clear that these DMs are poor at winning the ball, as you pointed out, so I should place them more to a MC position.
  7. I see many top DMs with low stats for marking and tackling (see example below). I thought that a good DM should have them high, or am I misunderstanding this role? Thanks for any insights.
  8. Every year I get to choose some more or less exotic country to send my team for pre-season training camp: USA, Singapore, Spain, Austria, Italy, China. Does it matter to the quality of training or to any commercial possibilities? I wonder if I choose China every year, it would result in commercial and sales benefits after a while... Any insights please? Thanks.
  9. I've never been able to convince the board to remove or add one single item in the club vision. (For example, I want to get rid off "play solid defensive"...) Is it possible? Have you ever done it? Any tips please?
  10. Make him take a blood test. He's probably anemic.
  11. Start unemployed. Try a journeyman. It can be quite realistic and satisfying.
  12. There some good tutorial videos on YouTube, I was researching this very topic last week.
  13. Dialogue between head coach and FM characters need some serious improvement. Yes, there are lots of egos and conflicts IRL football but the dialogue blurbs don't make much sense, and it has not improved in many years. It's not just the wording (more or less melodramatic), but the essence and repercussions: you are basically dealing with five-year old children who throw tantrums in most exchanges. Not realistic. Here's a couple of typical examples: Board: "We'd like to discuss increasing the payroll for physiotherapists." Me: "Thanks. I'd like to invest in improving training facilities." Board: "We are extremely frustrated with this lack of agreement." Me: "You are not playing well, so I can't give you the same amount of time." Player: "What do I have to do?" Me: "Work hard to cut down mistakes." Player: "You are sabotaging my career! You'll regret this!" You can add your own examples. It's just disappointing that there is no care given to the dialogue interface...
  14. Good point. I should have shown that all my frontline is scoring a lot. So, it's a goal fest! Look at this. This is not typical, at least not for me. (Plus, my board forced me to play defensively counter-attack, and QPR was an underdog in my league!).
  15. My strikers are scoring incredibly a lot in FM23. This has been noted by some Youtubers as well. Are your strikers scoring like monsters too?!
  16. Sorry for this basic question. Should my DL and ML be right or left footed (and my right footed on right-side)?... I used to think that the outer foot was ideal, but start seeing advantages otherwise. For example, if I place my right-footed DC on the left DC position and my left-footed DC on the right DC side of the pair, they can better protect from central attacks. Anyways, what's your suggestions? Thanks.
  17. DoctorBenjy, Zealand, Loki Doki, and Workthespace met to debate FM23 in a video shared on YouTube on Jan 23, 2023 (Check DoctorBenjy's channel). They began apologetically and appreciative of SI developers, but didn't hold back in their criticism and frustration with the game for the next 90 minutes. They said they are recording less videos and playing less FM23 due to their disappointment with a flawed game that "feels like beta". They believe the graphics engine is possibly the biggest weakness in the game today, and said they'd stop buying FM every year if they didn't live off the game as content producers (except Loki Doki who was the happy dude in the bunch). They begrudgingly agreed that "they are enjoying FM23 more than FM22 but not as much as they expected". They joked that SI leadership ignores them and a "silent majority" guides their decisions on game development. Given they are content producers who live off FM, I was taken aback with the level of frustration and criticism. Some thoughts I had... Is the graphics engine worse than the game engine? Does FM23 feel like beta? Do hardcore FM gamers (20%) differ from the silent majority (80%) of casual gamers who buy the game? Does SI leadership ever care about what content producers and forum gamers have to say to improve the game vs the "silent majority"?
  18. Over the years (IRL, over various FM editions), I noticed that I end up coaching some clubs more often than not. These are not my picks, but clubs I ended up coaching due to some random invitation or multiple job application when unemployed. Valencia and sometimes Fiorentina are a couple of examples, but QPR is the club I end up coaching most often. Is there any club you coach not by personal choice but by random accident?... Any thoughts on why this happens? (I suspect it has to do with the way my initial coach profile is set up...)
  19. QPR 5 x 4 Sheffield Utd. This match was a nail biter. If you see notable events below: from winning by 1x0, to 1x2, to 2x2, then to 2x4, my losing a penalty, but then ending with a spectacular comeback 5x4.
  20. A glitch? This dominance defies any logic: even a totally dominant club will eventually lose due to some random mistake or strike of luck.
  21. Dave - Maybe you could survey your followers to ask them how often they would like to install your realism patches. I doubt that most players start a new save every month (At least that's not my case: I spent five months in my last FM22 save). To have an idea of the best cadence of updates would allow you to better spend your time with this or other projects. Just a suggestion... Thanks.
  22. I coach Airbus UK, a semi-professional club in Wales. In contract negotiations to hire staff (e.g., scout), they require ridiculously low salaries, such as 200 pounds per year. Even for a part-time job at a semi-pro club, you'd expect a better wage or allowance. This is an old, old problem in FM. Maybe you can fix it this time around?
  23. Fantastic skin! Just a minor note that it requires full sidebar to work (sidebar icons becomes invisible). Great job! Thank you.
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