marble heath
I have been an avid FM fan for years. Struggling to find motivation this year after playing as a top team and the game being too easy.
So I'm going to set myself a challenge, a journey-man save. Where I start with zero coaching badges, unemployed and try to find whatever lower league club will take me and work my way one job at a time to the top.
I will post my progress here for anyone that wants to follow.
Europe it is, here we go!
I'm applying for the worst job available, lowest league, lowerest predicted finish
marble heath
South shields it is!
marble heath
First game in the league, 3pts in the bag. I also found out that my team are newly promoted to the Vanarama North division...this is going to be a tough season
League game post match press conference and I have my first hater
F@*k you in particular Lee Noble
smoky needle
good luck
I am bad in managing city builer games and so on
this is too many numbers and stuff for me
tacit basin
I managed harrogate town in FM22, just missed out on promotion
marble heath
I once read a blog of a guy who played FM19 and set himself a challenge of only being able to by players with the name Steven/Stephen or any combination of Steve etc.
tacit basin
And how did he do?
marble heath
This wasn't the one I read, can't find that one but it was maybe 5yrs ago or more
https://community.sports-interactive.com/forums/topic/546400-the-many-steves-challenge/
tacit basin
Reminds me of that comedian that wanted to look for everyone who had his name. Dave Gorman I think he’s called
marble heath
Great comedy show, and his other one Googlewack
marble heath
Off to a great start, goals are starting to fly in as the team get used to gegenpressing in semi professional football. Injuries are a concern but i havent tweaked training yet. Club has agreed to fund my National A coaching badge so that should give me more options for my next club at the end of the season.
smoky needle
Off to a great start, goals are starting to fly in as the team get used to gegen...
What does club get if you have that badge?
marble heath
Coaching badges are how I increase my rep and stat caps, club gets a better manager but it's a long time before those move up
smoky needle
Oh
So not really realistic
tacit basin
i played gegenpress and found my players burn out real quick. i do like the tiki taka style though
marble heath
If you start with no badges your manager starting stats are basically zero. As I work through my badges I won't have my stats capped. It's not an issue as it can take a full season to raise a single stat like player handling or motivating. It's more if you want to start as a big team manager you pick continental pro badge and you get enough skill points to allocate to yourself that matches what your coaches and assistant manager has
marble heath
i played gegenpress and found my players burn out real quick. i do like the tiki...
It's classed a gegen press but I don't press at all. The game just doesn't have a lot of flexibility when you pick a starting play style and change it yourself.
tacit basin
4-2-3-1, such a classic and deadly formation
marble heath
left foot on the right and right footer on the left, I usually have more instructions but lower leagues its a bit messy.
First Month report card, going in the right direction
smoky needle
If you start with no badges your manager starting stats are basically zero. As I...
does it have some time limit?
like you start in your twenties and end up in seventies?
smoky needle
4-2-3-1, such a classic and deadly formation
isnt last number always 1?
marble heath
Depends on number of strikers or forwards, 4-3-3 and 4-4-2 are also common
smoky needle
Depends on number of strikers or forwards, 4-3-3 and 4-4-2 are also common
yeah
just saying that last number is always 1 in how he wrote is as 4-2-3-1
rest can be moved but last will always be 1
marble heath
No limit to lenght of career on PC (30 season limit on console)
marble heath
Yes essentially, but you can retire when you reach a decent age and create a new manager within the game you have simed so I could be a new manager again in 2053 in the same "world"
tacit basin
yeah
just saying that last number is always 1 in how he wrote is as 4-2-3-1
res...
I don’t get what you mean?
smoky needle
I don’t get what you mean?
4-2-3-1
can there be 2-2-3-3 one?
or would someone play it?
marble heath
You can make your own and tweak others but it will always force the name in to a traditional x-x-x-x or x-x-x even if you push your full backs up to attack the formation name will list them in the defence number, lowest you can have at the back is 3 most is 5. So its always 3-x-x-x, 4-x-x-x, 5-x-x-x
smoky needle
You can make your own and tweak others but it will always force the name in to a...
oh yeah but is there any advantage to have the keeper surroned by allies?
I never cared about football so no idea if there even is s strategy that has more palyers at the back
marble heath
It depends how you want to play, if i got back to back promotions with a team i would need a tactic that can keep the game tight, prevent theopposition (which would be way better quality than me) from scoring, soak up the pressure and hope to sneak a goal or two on the counter attack.
shell pike
@tall blade
marble heath
Vanarama National League North is now covid free again
Update going in to the Christmas period
Still in both cups and unable to shake Scunthorpe at the top of the table
smoky needle
Vanarama National League North is now covid free again
is there politicians too?
like you lobbying for city to build you new stadium?
marble heath
No, you have a board and they decide on your request for improved facilities, budgets, number of staff allowed etc. You'll sometime get taken over by rich owners too and have an injection of that sweet sweet oil money. But no politicians
weary dome
@marble heath if you ever want a network game or a draft give me a shout bud
marble heath
<@597516155732885523> if you ever want a network game or a draft give me a shou...
Was always curious how network games operate. Consistently get on is my biggest issue at the moment, with 3 kids and my dad is going through some rehab for a stroke. Definitely interested in getting something setup soon though.
