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    Encouraging Players to Cross the Ball

    So I'm looking at the opposition team report, and they concede a lot of headed goals, and the 'goal assists' is high for crosses as well. I am planning to field a team with wingers (4-1-2-2-1), and my forward with best heading attributes as CF. What instructions, either player or...
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    Pre-Match and Tactical decisions

    I am just starting out on FM13, and trying to get my head around the new approach to tactics required........ How do you best interpret the opposition Team Report and what are the most important sections? I tend to look at the Goal Types and Assists stats as the most important, and try to set...
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    Tactics & Formations - shud I be a Tinkerer?

    Having been given FM13 for Xmas, I am trying to get my head around the differences between it and FM12. I am playing lower league (Blue Square North) with FC Halifax, and am 12 games into 1st season. My four best players are GK, ST , RM/AMR and LM/AML as I always like to play with width where...
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    Partnerships, Player Roles and Duties

    Have just started playing FM13, coming from 12. In 12 I found great success playing with 'partnerships' in central defence, midfield, and forwards. So, a 'Stopper' duty, partnered with a 'Cover' duty made up my two centre halves. A BWM and AP in center of midfield. A Poacher and TM, or DLF...
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    Game Stops with: Football Manager has detected that you may not be playing an origina

    Football Manager has detected that you may not be playing an original version of Football Manager 2012 and the game has therefore shut down. If you believe you are playing an original version of the game then please contact SEGA support. I click on the link, and there is no support listed for...
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    Closed Season - What do YOU do?

    So have just finished season 3 in FM12, players are all on holiday, for six weeks (lucky so & so's - they certainly don't **** well deserve it!) I am managing Altrincham, higher mid-table finish in BS, an apart from sending scouts out and about, I was just wondering what you other LLMs do in...
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    Going full time??????

    One for the LLMs here: Am currently in my third season with Altrincham, am hovering just outside the play-offs in BSP at the half-way point in the season, and my players are starting to get frustrated with training. This has happened in both the preceding seasons, at around the same time of...
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    Where are my Scout reports?

    I sent my scout off to scout npower league 2, I have received message saying he has filed reports on 12 players. Where can I view this list of 12 players? Under his 'Reports' tab, there is a list of ALL the players he has scouted, can I filter the ones from this assignment?
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