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So I realized to my horror that I loaned two players in and they both have a clause allowing them to play U23 matches for their parent club. They seem to almost always get selected so they are usually tired when our first team matches roll around. Two questions: 1. Does this ever happen in...

Just now figuring out I need to be more cautious at home. No explanation why. But you live, you learn.

Do you all save tight marking for penalty box assassin types, great finishers but not necessarily all that agile or quick? I tend to use it for that and the Miroslav Klose aerial threat types.

I saw Corby Moore's name mentioned in another thread so I bought him for Tranmere. So far the board and fans are not happy, but his performing alright in preseason. We'll see how it plays out. James Rowe has been a good find in midfield as well, but desperately hoping for a young forward to loan...

1. How important is individual training? Will a young player in regular training improve anyway, or only if he is following the right individual training program? I ask in part because players seem to always be complaining about their individual training and their workload (not sure if it...

Hmm. When I took over Tranmere mid-season i didn't hax fixtures for either, but when asked at the beginning of the following season, i accepted and matches came up for both. I was expecially glad about this for the U23s as I needed them to keep fringe players' match fitness built up.

I hired a fitness coach whose rating seems quite sufficient for Conference National level. I keep getting messages that players are unhappy with the quality of fitness training. the number of players seems to be growing. I don't think there's anything unusual with the coaching assignments, and...

I've seen some things like that. Does that mean the game is not working right, or that it is working and the coach in question needs to be replaced?

OK - thanks for explaining so well. Related to this, I have a player listed as a WB/M R. The best formation for the team seems to be a 4-1-2-3 and as this guy is my fastest and best crosser of the ball on that side, I'd like to use him as an AM/R instead, but I see all of that red on his readout...

Back in last week after several years away. Enjoying it but definitely still getting up to speed. One area I am struggling with is the player interaction, team and individual meetings. I think part of it is the diff between American and British English. But I seem to have a knack for saying the...

For creating a new tactic. What about looking at your squad on the Tactics page, experimenting with the highest Roles ratings (the little green or red spiral that shows how well they play at Target Man, or in support vs. attack) and just finding the 11 overall best roles you can find, then...

Agree that it is more fun to start your career in the lower levels. I am currently on my third manager in the opening season with Nuneaton Town and, in case you didn't know, they are dreadfully poor.:D But your post also makes me wonder if tactics don't mean as much as we want them to. My first...