FM2011 - My First Glimpse

[Jack Fulham]

Cool, intresting read and makes me want the game even more!

Thanks for posting mate.

One thing i noticed, is you don't have Middlesbrough's real fixtures from real life. Does that mean the real fixtures have been removed on FM11?

I don't think you ever get real fixtures on the default patch. I am sure they will appear as more patches are released.

 

[Nazmul1996]

R ther gnna be no more updates redders

 

[Calum]

Are their going to be no more updates redders

fixed your sentence for you

 

[SamScfc]

fixed your sentence for you

Awwww, aren't you lovely. :wub:

 

[Joss]

Aren't there going to be any more updates Redders?

fixed your sentence for you

Still got it wrong

 

[Nazmul1996]

Are there going to be anymore updates redder?

BTW - Calum stop being soooooo picky^^)

 

[Redders]

Yes, eventually. Not had much of a chance to play it yet.

There anything specific anyone wants to see?

 

[Joss]

Yes, eventually. Not had much of a chance to play it yet.

There anything specific anyone wants to see?

Other than players screenshots?

Are the principles of the tactics the same? (i.e. Adv. Playmaker etc.?)
- Would generally like to see more on the tactics and match engine.. maybe I can ask Kris that though? In your experience, do the roles/duties better represent what happens in the match engine? (On FM10, I tried to re-create Arsenal's tactics, the descriptions seemed perfect, but still they didn't do it in the match engine.. + things like CBs covering the flanks.)

Thanks, great review btw!

 

[Mike.]

pretty much what Joss said, plus:

Are there any new roles?
What are the transfers like, in terms of variation and in prices?

 

[Zain_Rocks]

@Redders

Mate, is manager interaction any different, changed? as Player Interaction has been improved I see.

 

[Redders]

Other than players screenshots?

Are the principles of the tactics the same? (i.e. Adv. Playmaker etc.?)
- Would generally like to see more on the tactics and match engine.. maybe I can ask Kris that though? In your experience, do the roles/duties better represent what happens in the match engine? (On FM10, I tried to re-create Arsenal's tactics, the descriptions seemed perfect, but still they didn't do it in the match engine.. + things like CBs covering the flanks.)

Thanks, great review btw!

No player screenshots.

Tactic/Roles wise, seems pretty similar to FM2010 - but I don't really focus on tactics or anything. I'm a buy a player slap him in hope he does well kind of guy. Sorry I can't be of much help wth the tactics.

pretty much what Joss said, plus:

Are there any new roles?
What are the transfers like, in terms of variation and in prices?

Goalkeeper
Sweeper Keeper
Full Back
Wing Back
Central Defender
Ball Playing Defender
Limited Defender
Central Midfielder
Deep Lying Playmaker
Ball Winning Midfielder
Box to Box Midfielder
Advanced Playmaker
Defensive Midfielder
Anchor Man
Winger
Inside Forward
Defensive Winger
Deep Lying Forward
Advanced Forward
Target MAN
Poacher
Complete Forward
Defensive Forward
Trequartista

Not sure what you mean regarding prices. I'm Middlesbrough and George Boyd cost £2m, Joe Lewis cost me £1.4m, Stephen Dobbie cost me £950k and Conor Wickham about £3m, if that helps?

@Redders

Mate, is manager interaction any different, changed? as Player Interaction has been improved I see.

Hope these show it,

 

[Redders]

Thought I would finish the season.

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[FONT=&quot]Leicester 1 – 1 Middlesbrough (McDonald)[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]This was a decent result against 4th place Leicester after going behind. Put a few bids in for players in time for the January transfer window.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Middlesbrough 4 – 0 Portsmouth (McDonald 3, R Williams)[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Phew, just what the doctor ordered to be honest. I have been under pressure for a while now, manager’s keep giving me the vote of confidence. This result should keep the wolves at bay for now but I need to follow it up with another good result.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Also, this was a fan day and apparently attracted a bumper crowd of....15 thousand.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I’ve managed to secure the signing of Dinamo Zagreb youngster Mateo Kovancic, but as he is only 16 he won’t join the club until February 2012! Quite pleased as Arsenal were after him also (they had a bid accepted).[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Middlesbrough 2 – 2 Hull (Hines, Hoillett)[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Sigh, went 2-0 up until the 83rd minute. They pull one back then Boyata gives away a penalty in the 87th minute, 2-2. However, in the 90th minute I get ANOTHER penalty....and O’Neill misses it.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Awful, should have won comfortably on what was Joe Lewis’ debut in goal.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]For stats sake, I’ve had 12 penalties in 26 matches and 4 against me. Thats 16 in 26, and my opposition has scored all theirs, I’ve scored half.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Burnley 0 – 2 Middlesbrough (K Boyd (p), Hines)[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Another penalty but this time I scored it! That’s 7/13 scored so far for me. Hines made it two in stoppage time for another decent 3 points (against top of the league Burnley!). Dare I say it...that’s four games unbeaten now.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I have just signed Connor Wickham for £3m from Ipswich, bit of a gamble as I’m not sure how he will turn out – but he’s going straight in the first team for an FA cup tie v Coventry.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Middlesbrough 1 – 0 Coventry (Hines)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]A decent enough game, 16 shots and Hines got the single goal that won it. Fairly good debut from Wickham – he set up the goal – but would like to see him scoring asap.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Preston 0 - 6 Middlesbrough (K Boyd, Hines 3, Bebé, Wickham)[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Mmm that’s more like it, my first proper drubbing on FM11. Hines played brilliant (beginning to wonder if he might be a star on this FM) and Wickham got his first goal. Preston were 20th in the league though, so I expected the win just not by this margin.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]With 18 games to go I am 10th, 5 points off the playoffs.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Middlesbrough 2 – 0 Cardiff (Hines, Boyata)[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Another goal for Hines, another win for me! That is 4 wins in a row and the 5th match in a row that Hines has scored in. Boyata scored a second late on to seal it.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Cardiff we’re top before this game.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]I’ve signed Stephen Dobbie from Swansea for £950k.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Scunthorpe 1 – 4 Middlesbrough (McDonald 2, Wheater, Boyata)[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Good result again but they are bottom of the table so expected it. However, Francis Jeffers scored against me and now I think I should quit.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Middlesbrough 4 – 1 Derby (Boyd, O’Neill, Bywater o.g, Thomson)[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Another 4-1 victory, things are looking very much up. No idea what has changed but another match dominated (after Derby went ahead within the first 4 minutes). Derby were 4th before the game, I’m 7th now and only 12 points off top spot![/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Just a shame Boyata, Bebe, Smalling, Hines and Lansbury will leave soon.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Leeds 1 – 1 Middlesbrough (Sankhare)[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]That’s more like it! Schmeichel got man of the match in the Leeds goal, which slightly shows my domination but had to come from behind to get a point.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Middlesbrough 0 – 0 Coventry[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Oh dear God.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Middlesbrough 5 - 1 Coventry (Wickham 3, O’Neill, K Boyd)[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Yey! Back to best with a comfortable win and a Wickham hat-trick, one of which being a penalty which makes it 8/15 scored. I’m in the playoffs as well, with 14 games to go in the season.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Norwich 0 – 2 Middlesbrough (McDonald, G Boyd)[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Two goals in the last 10 minutes won it, although again it was deserved. Kris Boyd had a mare, so Wickham came on at half time but didn’t follow up his hattrick with anything of note.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Barnsley 3 – 2 Middlesbrough (Sankhare, Wheater)[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Went 2-0 down to two corner cheat goals but pulled it back to 2-2 with ten minutes to go. Then Barry Robson gives away a penalty and I lose 3-2.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Middlesbrough 4 - 0 Doncaster (K Boyd, Lockwood o.g, Robson, Dobbie)[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Comfortable win, couple of good goals as well. Hopefully can get a few wins in a row now. 9 games left and I’m in the playoffs.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Bristol City 1 – 0 Middlesbrough[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]15 shots to their 5 but lost 1-0, it were **** to be honest. Liam Fontaine scored the winner for Bristol.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Middlesbrough 5 – 1 Sheff Utd (McDonald 2, C Morgan o.g, K Boyd, M Kilgallon)[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Easy win, their goal came in the 92nd minute as well (a penalty!). None of my goals were penalties either which was odd.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Notts Forest 1 – 4 Middlesbrough (Boyd 2, Wickham 2)[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Good to see Wickham scoring a couple more goals, and also Boyd. Comfortable win again and 9 goals in two games![/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Middlesbrough 4 – 1 Watford (Boyd 3, Wickham)[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Boyd and Wickham are on fire! One of Boyd’s was a penalty so that makes it 9/16 scored.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Middlesbrough 3 – 1 QPR (Boyd, Hoillett, Dobbie)[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Another comfortable victory, although QPR had ten shots which isn’t great but only 2 were on target.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Reading 1 – 1 Middlesbrough (Dobbie) Wheater S/O[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Wheater sent off after 12 minutes but managed to score on 20mins and hold on until the 82nd minute. A point gained, really.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Middlesbrough 2 – 0 Swansea (De Laet, Boyd)[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Great win against the team 2nd in the table with 2 games left. I’m 2 points off the 2nd automatic promotion spot. Cardiff have won the Championship.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Millwall 0 – 4 Middlesbrough (Boyd, McDonald 2, Dobbie)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]2nd to last game was another comfortable victory, but Swansea, Hull and Burnley all won around me meaning 2nd is anyone’s but Swansea are favourites with a 2 point advantage.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Middlesbrough 3 – 1 Ipswich (McDonald 3)[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Sigh, 4 goals in the match and all were penalties. McDonald scored all three shockingly enough and Leadbitter pulled one back late on from the spot. Clarke was sent off for Ipswich after 35 minutes but I was already 2-0 up at this point. At one point I was in the automatic promotion spot, but Swansea won it.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Play Off Semi Final Leg 1[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Hull 1 – 0 Middlesbrough[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]A sole 80th minute strike from Caleb Folan downed me, but to be honest I am quietly confident I cant turn round a 1-0 deficit at the Riverside.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Play Off Semi Final Leg 2[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Middlesbrough 2 (2) – (1) 0 Hull (AET) (Wheater, K Boyd)[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]It took extra time but I’ve scraped through into the play off final and will face Burnley for a place in the Premier League.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Play Off Final[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Middlesbrough 2 – 1 Burnley (McDonald, G Boyd)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]McDonald scored after 9 minutes and I thought it would be a walk over, however it stayed that way until a David Edgar goal in the 85th minute made it 1-1. However, cometh the hour cometh the man; George Boyd you hero, creeping up in the 94th minute to send me into the EPL at the first time of asking, Win.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Another thing I have noticed that I am not keen on is the contract renewals of staff. I know it was a pain in the **** when you got 25 news items with staff needing new contracts, but doing it this new way slows it down even more.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]But I did like my new yearly training summary.[/FONT]
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[Calum]

do you get to do more than one season with your version or do you have to wait till the full game?

 

[Redders]

More than one season.

 

[Calum]

do you need to give your copy back to SI or did you get a free copy of the game?

 

[Redders]

It's the press release of the game, isn't returned and is accessed via Steam.

 

[pierottskies.oner]

redders, i've been playing the demo and i reckon that in order to get a player to tutor someone or have them learn a skill etc. is ****** annoying because u have to go through the whole conversation, are there anyways to get around it like with the old fm where you could jst press tutor in backroom staff