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So the time has finally come to start my final save on FM18 before the highly anticipated arrival of FM19.
Now, admittedly I haven't played FM for a few months, so may be a bit rusty on the tactical side of things, but with the start of the new season, it's been near impossible not to get the laptop out and take control of my own side's destiny!
So that being said, I've downloaded the latest transfer update, taken over my beloved foxes and set about my final managerial tenure.
Expectations
I had expected the board to be a little more ambitious than settling for a mid-table finish, with the heroics of the 2015/16 season still fresh in the memory. However, with dust still covering my keyboard, I quickly accepted and settled in to my lightly simmering hot seat.
The board have also entrusted a sizeable £27 Million to further strengthen Mr Claude Puel's summer signings. Now I haven't set myself any rules for the save, I do like to sign young, future prospects and am going to try emphasise HG talent as much as possible throughout the save.
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The Squad
Overall I've inherited a pretty well balanced squad, with new signings, Jonny Evans and Ricardo Pereira looking set to be great additions.
At the minute I have a 26 player strong senior squad, so am certainly going to be looking to offload some players whom I deem to be expendable. However, am going to give the players a chance to prove there worth before jumping to any finite decisions.
In terms of strengthening, an additional striker and winger could be useful acquisitions, but again I don't feel there to be any immediate urgency to address these areas and will give the current squad a fair look in.
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Next up Pre-Season....
So the time has finally come to start my final save on FM18 before the highly anticipated arrival of FM19.
Now, admittedly I haven't played FM for a few months, so may be a bit rusty on the tactical side of things, but with the start of the new season, it's been near impossible not to get the laptop out and take control of my own side's destiny!
So that being said, I've downloaded the latest transfer update, taken over my beloved foxes and set about my final managerial tenure.
Expectations
I had expected the board to be a little more ambitious than settling for a mid-table finish, with the heroics of the 2015/16 season still fresh in the memory. However, with dust still covering my keyboard, I quickly accepted and settled in to my lightly simmering hot seat.
The board have also entrusted a sizeable £27 Million to further strengthen Mr Claude Puel's summer signings. Now I haven't set myself any rules for the save, I do like to sign young, future prospects and am going to try emphasise HG talent as much as possible throughout the save.
View attachment 38279
The Squad
Overall I've inherited a pretty well balanced squad, with new signings, Jonny Evans and Ricardo Pereira looking set to be great additions.
At the minute I have a 26 player strong senior squad, so am certainly going to be looking to offload some players whom I deem to be expendable. However, am going to give the players a chance to prove there worth before jumping to any finite decisions.
In terms of strengthening, an additional striker and winger could be useful acquisitions, but again I don't feel there to be any immediate urgency to address these areas and will give the current squad a fair look in.
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Next up Pre-Season....