FM Official Thread All Fantasy Football Manager talk here please

Definitely agree, I feel they've focused a lot on the wrong things and there's a lot they can improve but it feels like they're doing the classic yearly update move of doing things in phases so that they have a "big" update each year when it would be definitely be possible to combine feature updates into one version. Set-pieces have been the same for years (pants) and need a major upgrade imo (as well as dedicated set-piece staff), I hate the new scouting updates compared to the older versions of FM (although I guess they're more realistic). The amount of rotation you have to do to make sure players stay fit is ridiculous. I feel the tactics system is too complex. I like a challenge but it just all feels too hard and boring.

 

Been fixed for the full release today

 

Will you sign for us now though?

 

Probably makes it less likely if anything!

 

I'm doing okay with my Watford save in FM23. Flogged off Kabasele, Flap-man and WTE in pre-season. Installed Okoye as no.1 and bought in Szymon Zurkowski, Josh Onomah and Felix Passlack. We're currently 2nd behind Narch.

Also, Jeremy Ngakia is keeping out Mario, he's decent in FM23.

 

Not sure if the deal is available in the UK or not, but Football Manager 2023 is available to claim for free on Amazon Prime in the US at the moment.

Worth a look if you have UK prime and don't have FM 2023.

 

Set-Piece revamp in 2024

 

Much needed!

 

FM24 beta is out - hire me as your set-piece coach! Wish Chelsea + Liverpool were interested IRL!

 

Are your stats any good?

 

Got a 13 in set-pieces which isn't bad (set-piece coach at Man Utd has 16...)!

 

Every year I say nah not this time, I’ll leave it another year before I buy the next version of FM as I don’t play it nearly as much anymore, and yet…

 

Same, I've barely played (7 hours + 4 hours) the last couple of versions, yet still buy it everytime.

 

When I get the game, I’ll bring you into my set piece team. Who knows, maybe after a few seasons, the FM version of you may make it as the next Watford manager! I’ll keep you posted

What are our players stats like? I know our younger players such as James Morris and Ryan Andrews were utter dross in FM 23, perhaps their stats/potential may have improved since they’re playing more regularly for us?

 

I miss playing FM, but the third kid coming along did it for me.

Every now and again on a Friday night I’ll crack open CM01/02, line up the beers, and blast through a few seasons once the family are in bed.

Whenever I’m home in the UK, it’s inevitable that pub talk leads to Champ nostalgia stories. My career may be over now, but I’ll always have the memories.

 

@reids accurate? Jovial? Mind games? Sadly in my game Chelsea snapped you up, I think the choice of them and me (at Slough Town) wasn't a tough one for you to make.

 

I feel this Luke, having a couple of the little ones myself doesn't help. I kid myself I'll play, but I just won't have the time and by Christmas I'm sure the dust will be gathering on the (imaginary) box once more!

 

Think that must be randomised as my personality in my save is "fairly determined"!

 

Wary this post could simply be the infamous reids mind games in action…

 

Mind games is accurate, the way he handles the hooter in the politics section shows this.

 

Is the new version any good beyond doxxing our Reids? Heard they’d shoved a few extra things in before they change the match engine.

 

I haven't played the Beta yet and will await the release on the 6th. I have XBox Game Pass so get it for nowt each year. I will be sure to snap up @reids in my save.

I do like the sound of the set piece coaching but the tiresome press conferences and training schedules still continue in FM24 yawn.

 

Anyone still playing FM14?

 

The match engine is so much better in FM24 than 23. I am still getting used to the minor tweaks but it definitely feels better than last year in most ways. Unfortunately, you have some poor stats in my game Reids.

 

@reids went Lootown scum in my save. paid for the ingame editor just to move him away from there.

 

Outrageous!

 

Not all heroes wear capes

 

Never had you down as a Scummer.

 

I’ve given up on 24 and gone back to 2018. Grey is getting more goals than games with Deulofeu, Richarlison and Pereyra behind him. What a team we had

Doucoure is a beast. Chalobah the next big thing. Bring in a centre back and a left back and it’s UCL every year

Take note ponzo

 

I got FM24 yesterday as it is free on Epic Games Launcher until the 12th September. My last FM was 2014 so I decided to do the tutorials, I am totally lost now. Safe to say I delegated most of the work to my staff.

 

Still waiting for the update on the FM blog about FM25 progress which they said would be out around the end of January.

The biggest problem with FM is it has no rivals to push the team to make sure the game is bug free and top notch. Reminds me of when PES was taking players away from FIFA in late 2000's and FIFA upped their game.

 

https://www.footballmanager.com/news/development-update-football-manager-25-1
FM25 has been cancelled

 

Long way back from here. Fans totally turned against the product. Poor old Miles. He had it so good a few years back.

 

This is a big moment now for FM and what was Championship Manager all those years ago. Undisputed number 1 management game for decades, but I can't help but feel that this has made SI and Miles to some extent very complacent. It has been said they always have needed a challenger of sorts, I'm not sure where that challenger is or will come from, but it does seem they are destroying themselves without one. If FM 2026 turns out to be a dud, it doesn't look good. Maybe they need some fresh ideas, I certainly don't play as much as I used to.

 

The project to move FM onto a different game engine started five years ago. I think they had some FM players test what they had either near the end of last year or begining if this year, must have been truly terrible if they have cancelled the whole thing. One thing I noticed is the blog statement was by Sega and not by Miles himself.