phd_angel

Choose a club that is at least two stars higher than your reputation. Demands will be so high you'll beg to get sacked.

Dude, I'm basically agreeing with you. No need for overreacting. Are you feeling attacked or something?... Not my intention.

This is really awesome. But weren't you approached by much larger clubs inviting you for interviews?... Also, if an obscure club can with the Champions league (I'm not talking about Europa, but Champions), then FM is a bit meaningless, no?... Congrats anyways.

Thanks for your insights. But if mentality is risk, and if there is low-risk attacking and high-risk defending, then SI should call mentality as "risk mentality", and set options as "very high, high, medium, low, very low".

Thanks. This is amazing. I guess your club became very rich, making huge amounts of money from Europa matches!

This is exactly what I do, but am not usually happy with what I see... I may just go full on Very Defensive, to park the bus in the very final minutes.

Any chance I can win Europa with Maribor? Have you ever won UEFA or Europa with a minion? I'd love to heard your story. Thanks!

There you go. I'm not crazy then. Thanks. My Very Defensive mentality usually works very well in the last 3 to 5 minutes. Total parked bus.

Lower Irish leagues are not available in the official FM22. But you can download the mod made by other gamers. I haven't played Irish lower league mods, but I've played tons of other mods, and they usually (not always) work well. While we are not supposed to promote external mods or websites, I found this post in our forum. Enjoy:

Sponsorship is an area of improvement. Managers are asked so many questions unrelated with the coaching job. why not add sponsorship questions?... I'd love if the board asked for my opinion on sponsorship offers with some pros and cons affecting the game. For example: - "An oil company polluting in Africa is offering $10 million in sponsorship but this will affect the morale of your players from Africa. Proceed or no?". - "Our new sugar daddy connected with a telecom company that wants to sponsor us $1million and will help merch sales in their country. Yes or no?" - "An auto maker wants to invest in our club but demands that you play a striker from their hometown (if you don't, club pays a penalty). Yes or no?"

I saw a couple of famous YouTubers claiming that Defense mentality is a sure way to suffer goals. I must admit I agree with their assessment. Chances are I'll be scored, even against a slightly inferior team. Of course, my tactics is probably set for offensive, but, in general, what are your thoughts on the claim that defensive mentality is underpowered?...

No worries, mate. First time is always the most difficult. I felt like that when I first used the packs too. You need to make sure you find the exact folder paths, and then save the files in there. The videos above will show that. Good luck. I'm sure you'll figure it out... It will be easier when you do it next year.

I'm pretty sure L stands for Latest. These are latest results of matches that are still playing. So, if you saw that screen right after your match, I'd guess those other matches with an L are still playing on extra time.

Love it.

Agreed. I set 95% of my leagues detail to None (only a few major ones), and i still get only 1 star performance. Am I missing anything?... Thanks!

Sorry for venting, but, besides set pieces, staff salary requirements is another area that needs major improvement. For example, all scouts I approach to hire want around $140k salary, but my club cap is $38k. The absurdity is that even scouts making less than $10k in other clubs would demand $140k to come to my club. Isn't this broken or what?... My only solution is wasting my time clicking through the staff database like an idiot, or wait for the odd scout who will accept the salary I can offer. Same for coaches and etc.

I respect anyone who wants to take it slow and play in full time or comprehensive highlights, and also has real life obbligations. I just like to move faster, to get to know new countries and clubs and challenges. Sometimes I get a new job because I was highly successful and got bored, or because I failed and need to restart. Also, I often download updated mods, so I need to start a new save. Thanks for your inputs. It helps me learn about different ways of playing FM!

I'm still flabbergasted that most comments in this thread is for a single save for the entire year of an FM edition. I suspect this is an exception. I recall a survey a few years ago in which I asked how many seasons people play in a single save, and the majority chose the option for less than 10 seasons per save, which, I'd reckon, would not take a full year. Maybe this means that gamers who post most frequently in the forum are not the average gamer?...

In the Chinese first division, I found out that you can only register 7 foreign players per season, and a caveat: the first seven players you hired. Unknowingly, I hired an eighth foreign player under the impression I could include him by unregistering a lesser one, but, to my dismay, the game does not allow me to include him in the Registration page (it goes red). So, I'm stuck with a highly expensive striker. I tried to fix this with the Editor (my "legal team to address registration problems") but can't make it work. I tried to add the Chinese nationality to a couple of foreign players but am not even sure that it has worked (I can't see the nationality added in their information page). Any tips on how to use the Editor to bypass the seven foreign player limit? Basically, I want to swap the eighth player with any of the the other seven foreign players I had hired first. Thanks.

Yes, in addition, if I discover a new realism mod or new league, I may want to install these files, but then need to start a new save. Another reason why I start a new save...

Just curious, how many months have you played a single save?... Have you ever considered playing a single save until the next FM is launched? I ask because I notice that may saves tend to last two to four months, then I get bored with newgens and start a new save and realize another FM version is around the corner in November. What's your experience with actual months played in a save or over one year edition? Thanks.