Its that time of the year when ‘Daveincid’ has released his megapack for Football Manager 2023. The megapack improves several in-game parameters in over 220 nations to take the realism of Football Manager to the next level, this means that it is time for me to start a long-term save. …

It’s a marathon not a sprint, that is the motto for this years edition of FM. Historical form would see me at least a few seasons down the line at the festive period and here I am on Christmas Eve starting to write my review of season two in charge…

As published on ‘View From The Touchline’ For those of you who have been following my FM23 save with Villarreal, The Crown of Aragon over on the SI Forum, you will already know how much we have relied upon the goals of Fer Niño, our 22-year-old striker. (☆☆☆ current ability).

I have finally managed to complete season one, I must admit the slow burner approach is certainly adding value to the save and enabling me to fully immerse myself into the wonderful world of Villarreal. When I wrote the introductory blog post to The Crown of Aragon series, one of…

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After reading the excellent ‘Football Manager Playbook’ by Cleon Hobson from ‘View from The Touchline’. I wanted to dedicate my second post to a tactical piece setting out how I want my team to play. The initial duty of any new coach is to decide upon a ‘game model’ —…

For those of you who have followed me for a little while you would have noted that my FM22 journey began in Spain with Real Betis, this save like many others spanning across the FM cycle was cut short as a new idea popped into my head leading to another…

The Liechtenstein challenge is the ultimate test for Football Manager players and one which is often overlooked for a more familiar San Marino challenge. Liechtenstein has had few genuine successes in international football since competing in UEFA European Championship and World Cup qualification groups since 1981. This is hardly surprising…

The opening season with ADS in Portugal was nothing short of a massive success. The club outperformed the seasons initial expectations to be crowned Champions of Liga 3 for the 2021/22 season. I must admit that the save so far is so good, I am really enjoying the added dynamics…