Recent content by herne79

I've been experimenting. And so far, these are the (ongoing) results, playing as Newcastle: Total Played 16, Won 14, Drawn 1, Lost 1 - Goals Scored 42, Conceded 7 League Played 10, Won 9, Drawn 1, Lost 0 - Scored 23, Conceded 3 (top of the league) (One loss away at Man Utd in the Carling Cup...

Download Scroll down to the bottom of this post, files are attached there. Intro This is a two tactic strategy, aimed at keeping the opposition on their toes and giving you that "fans hail tactical genius" message. Screenshots of the 2 formations are below - the "Zulu" tactic (so called...

I'm looking for Brazilian regens. I have assigned my best scout (who is Spanish, JA 20; JP 19) to look for them. I've set his assignment conditions as: - Age is at most 16 - Scouted PA is at least Good (3 stars) In 29 days he has found zero players. Weirdly, the "current cost" of these 29 days...

Playing as Juventus and whether I want him or not I get Llorente join my club at the start of the 2013/14 season. This time around I figure I'll adapt my tactics to fit, and create a Target Man + Poacher strike partnership, but realise I have no Target Man back up for Llorente at the club (I...

(I play Juventus).

I want to start a new Real Madrid save, focussing on developing youth to bring through to the first team. However, I'm confused about the U19s team, Real Madrid C and Castilla. There doesn't seem to be an active U19s league, and friendlies are few and far between for the Real Madrid U19s team...

Introduction Since the first World Cup in 1930, there have only been 8 countries who have won football's ultimate prize (some more than once of course!). I wanted a new challenge in FM 2013, not just another long term save with a club or a managerial career, so I came up with the idea of...

For a bit of fun, what's been your largest win? Just had mine, a 17-0 win for Man Utd in a pre-season friendly vs Wigan Robin Park. Rooney scored 8 and the team's average rating was 9.31. I know it's a meaningless match, but quite fun none-the-less :).

I've set myself a challenge to win the World Cup with all 8 previous winners using tactical formations actually employed by the winners, and I've hit a bit of a road block. For all 8 nations, I'm just starting a new save each time and setting myself as each nation's manager - however Germany...

Tweaked Tactics List Please see post #2 below for a list of all tweaked tactics. Credit First and foremost, all credit for the core tactic goes to seanhrfc for his original work found here...

Is there a guide somewhere as to how these auction games work? They sound intriguing but I have no idea how to get involved.

During my search for a Buffon replacement, I notice that I have a decent looking young goalie (Leali) that could provide me with an answer. One thing though, he has a Potential Ability of -9. What does this mean? Is it some form of code to produce random attributes and/or PA? If so, within...

Choosing Player Roles | Football Manager 2013 Guide The above link provides a list of player positions with their recommended PPMs & Attributes, and is incredibly useful. Click on a position and you will be presented with: a) A description of the role. b) A list of recommended Attributes...

Download See bottom of this post for the tactic download file. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inspiration I love Italian football, Juventus especially, and have long held a fascination with tactics which make effective use...

I love Juventus and love playing Juventus in this game, so thought I would write this opening season guide for any one else who may like to play with the Old Lady. Note - the guide is written for the full game based on the 13.3.2 (Jan '13 transfer window) update. To help navigate, the guide...