Recent content by Spleen

This is my story (unashamedly inspired by Iain Macintosh's Heidenheim Chronicles), of how I joined Liverpool at the foot of the table in November 2033, and, seized by a sudden destructive impulse, decided it would be funnier to relegate them than keep them up. It was played in FM13. I was...

So, it's 2033, and as ever some pretty crazy stuff has happened over the past 20 years in FM-land. Genoa reaching the Champions League final, England winning 2 World Cups in 3, Ireland winning the Euros. And that was just stuff I wasn't involved in. Myself, I was busy with my ten glorious...

Apologies if this duplicates another thread, I'm sure someone will tell me. I just played the FM2015 demo to get a taste of whether I should upgrade (I still have a save going in FM13). Pros: I love the new match engine... on the pitch at least. The variety of animations give the players real...

If I sell a young player with an £11m buy back clause, and he later turns out to be really good and has clubs bidding £20m for him, will I automatically get the excess over £11m? Or do I have to activate the buy back clause and sell him again to get full value?

I've got a promising Brazilian teenage striker in my reserves at the moment - quick, strong, good technique, has shown a penchant for tap-ins. According to his information screen he "could be the next Serginho Chulapa". No, me neither. He did get 20 caps for Brazil and play in the 1982 World...

Hi all, Everyone knows that FM13 is harder than previous issues, but how much of that is in the mind? Well, I thought of an objective measure - the ratio of posts in this forum's "Post Your Frustrations" thread to those in the "Post Your Successes" thread, compared with previous years. So...

Hi all, I've never really got to grips with co-ownership of players. I'm managing a Serie B team and have a promising 20-year-old kid with a current value of £1.2m. I keep getting offers in my inbox from various Serie A teams to buy half of him for £525k, after which he'll stay with my team for...

Hi all, I've randomly picked Hellas Verona to start a new game, and they have seven under 20 coaches and one general coach, compared to 4 advised (in the boardroom screen). They also have an amazing 8 physios, compared to 3 advised - even top teams don't need that many. Most of the staff have...

Hi all, Does anyone know how long you have to wait from the last club trial day before you can ask your board to host a new one? I have a good first XI, but only four spare players and my board has slashed my wage budget. I can't even play the kids due to regulations. I basically have the...