Recent content by Pompey_Dan

I'd like to share this article I originally published on my blog - I'd be interested in your thoughts & observations... “GET INTO 'EM!” - a cry from the stands all too familiar to English fans weaned on the game during the seventies, eighties and early nineties. And how many of us have looked...

After studying 50 English Premier League matches played out by the Football Manager match engine I noticed how often long goal kicks resulted in a turn around of possession. In fact less than a third of the long kicks taken reached their intended target, whilst the percentage of successful short...

A quick search through the Football Manager community returns countless articles and threads dedicated to coaches, scouts and assistant managers, but very little has been written about another significant staff role, the physio. In real life the physio is a key member of the backroom staff...

The dawning of each new Football Manager season brings with it renewed hope that this will be the year that you pluck the next world star from the back streets of Buenos Aires or the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. Expectancy of signing tomorrow's stars today is heightened as "newgens" are...

YouTube - Funniest strangest Penalty kick ever ( Moroccan Cup ) Love the way the 'keeper starts giving it the big one after the "save!" :D

The other day, I read this article about Nelson Valdez of Hercules (Spain), just after they had beaten Barcelona 2-0 at the Camp Nou with Valdez netting both goals. What a fantastic back story, I think this guy's a legend and I thought I'd share. :)...

A NEW MONTH, A NEW CHALLENGE! P Bored of your usual Football Manager game? P Want a test to your finely honed managerial skills? P Want to compete against other fm-base members without the need for a network game? Then the Challenge of the month could be just what you've been looking for...

This thread sees the return of my East European adventure, the first Football Manager story I ever undertook. Playing only in Eastern Europe it followed my journey from unfancied manager to... well who knows where?! In the original thread(s) I experimented with different techniques including a...

IT'S BACK! Are you bored of your usual Football Manager game? Do you want a test to your finely honed managerial skills? Do you want to compete against other fm-base members without the need for a network game? Then the Challenge of the month could be just what you've been looking for...

Hi, I've just started 'playing' with photoshop and I'm looking for small projects that will help me learn more, that's why I've started this signature request thread. If you would like me to create a signature to help advertise your FM-Base story please post on this thread. You'll need to...

Whilst thinking of ideas for a new story or challenge, I created this game-save that has reached the year 2066. I won't be using it now but thought other members might want to use it to create a story or just for fun. The English (to Championship), Italian (Serie A) and Spainish (La Liga)...

The FM Base Challenge of the Month competition has been running for a few months now and I'd like to know member's thoughts and ideas about it. I'd like the competition to be owned by, played by and contributed to by the FM Base community and so I have set up this thread so you can discuss...

This thread is dedicated to helping understand how to create and participate in a Football Manager based challenge. What is a Football Manager challenge? A football manager challenge sets a specific target for participants to achieve and a set of rules that they must abide by in achieving...

INTRO It’s back... tell your friends, tell your family, go up to random people on the street and tell them... all about the FM Base Challenge of the Month! Bored of your usual Football Manager game? Want a test to your finely honed managerial skills? Want to compete against other fm-base...

Warning! This thread is dedicated to a tool I have been working on to help design "personal" training schedules for your players. The idea of creating a single, specific training schedule for each player is time consuming and requires dedication, it is not everyone's "cup of tea" - therefore...