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GIOVANNI TRAPATTONI RETIRES It is with great sadness that it has been announced today that Giovanni Trapattoni has retired at the age of 71. "Trap" led a glorious and diverse managerial career ranging from Ireland, Germany, Portugal and of course his native Italy where he won his real acclaim...

A bit of objectivity here please. What would you consider to be your greatest strenghts and weaknesses as a FM Manager. Personally I think I am very good at the off the field stuff. I nearly always find a way of balancing the books and getting the right kind of training (not just a download...

Its a simple enough question. Im doing a game with Lincoln town and media prediction is 6th in CCola League 2. Its January 1st and I am top of the league. If I do get promoted the question is should I make major changes to the squad or is persevering with my squad the way to go.

Ive decided to go into lower league management. Only 2 times I have I picked Leeds and Peterborough and I got them both promoted and was offered a job in higher league. Does anyone recommend me keeping a blog of my next one (for myself not to publish here - as I dont think anyone reads them)...

I have noticed this. I often put myself as a former international player or professional player just so that some rookie isnt managing a European side. Im my cuurent save I have 30 caps for Jamaica and I won a Bundesliga and Deutsch Pokal Cup in my first season with Frankfurt. I left Frankfurt...

CM 01 02 download on this site. Do I have to download another programme to get this to work on my laptop? ---------- Post added at 02:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:08 AM ---------- Also it may be something like "MS-DOS defender" I came across it somewhere but I cant find or remember...

Hello all, Ok Im Sheff Utd. I was given a reasonable amount of money at the start of the game (just less that £4m in transfer funds) and I had a reasonable balance of £15m for a Championship side this is quite good. I made some signings but sold some players too. Transfer market I made £2.9m...

Anyone encountered a player with this disease before. I had a mini pandemic of it in my team. I was 5th in January and missed out on Europe as 3 of my players got 14-20 month injuries due to it. Not just me either. Fulham have 5 of their players with it and got relegated as a result. Its...

Ok so Im Sunderland. Its my 1st season. I have worked out (what I consider to be) an excellent home tactic. I have used it before with other teams and its one I created myself so I know it well. Its proven a success as a home tactic for my Sunderland team. I have won every home game (played 4...

Ok I think anyone who has ever played more than one game of FM09 realises that there is a usual method to the game. Same teams come 1st-4th City always buy Srna etc. However have you ever encountered a team have a surprisingly good 1st season. In my Real Madrid save Hull managed 6th place in...

Ok I think anyone who has ever played more than one game of FM09 realises that there is a usual method to the game. Same teams come 1st-4th City always buy Srna etc. However have you ever encountered a team have a surprisingly good 1st season. In my Real Madrid save Hull managed 6th place in...

Hi lads, Im looking for a challenge. Something a little outside the box but maybe not as abstract as you lads are currently doing. I have now gone from being Man Utd, Real M. Barcelona etc and winning comfortably to Tottenham, Palermo, Villareal, Aston Villa etc and winning comfortbaly. I think...

Ok so as you can see from the screenshot my strikers are not exactly prolific in front of goal. Between the three strikers in my squad they have 16 goals in 48 games. That isnt good enough considering the quality of player in my team and that we are current Premiership Champions. The basics...

Ok obviously winning is a great feeling and the object of the game. But what are the little victories that you love in a game of Football Manager. Example: I love when I sign an "average" player who my scouts and fans disregard because I want to play a certain tactical system and he fits into...

Squad Discipline Domestic Bias Financial Control etc etc Do these actually affect the game in any way. Or is it merely just an overview of what kind of manager you are. My ratings are: Club Player Loyalty 14 Domestic Player Bias 8 Financial Control 17 Hands On Approach 18 Squad Discipline 17...